The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-01-31

more, indeed, than the facts vorro,,.,
spectators for the fall had mnde v The
minds TO something decidedlv Loa,u up Their
speech of Mr. Polk. They even i IN The
themselves with the beliefthotNIrp Impressed
might come to Europe long viii ;a,oAehham
he would speedily follow, and tha, 1or that
diate fear of hostilities would ho o,. ul lmme.
Disappointed in these expectotiom MaPerIienced.
only hurriediy bought back their s,o %vy not
turned their accounts. ''OcN but
The BRITIsH Dock YARDS. Thai,
Examiner ofthe 9th ult. saws, London
"Ihe greatest hustle and ACTIVITY n...,.
our docks and naval yards; meosuro % S,I
ing at command large fleet wbeno Uf nav
may be wanted are adopted in every o,'
ships are repaired, engines for stem, quarter
are ordered TO be. made within Iim,o ,GSe5
rod, and every symptom in these '' sou Pc
leads TO the belief that the present t'J9SPeCs
tration are resolvedto assert Rri,;s ,rIu,lllls
and be prepared to maintain them "SAI'
ONE HUNDRED LIVES LosTl Tb,e.
papers are filled with accounts If =" ~ 'oel@
heart rending casualties at sen. occosi.. nION
the late terrific gales on the EpgGJ' 10y
French coasts. 1t is stated that ne s"S and
hundred vessels were lost, during tbo One
of December; and, At moderate coIcn T,VuA
no less than one hundred human bo,n~suL..Ou'
persisted. Amongst the most d;s, so"a'e
shlpwrecks, is that of the 81. David ,,o .n9n5
with passengers and goods, and trod;ro Ci ~
tween Ilavre, Plymouth, and Liyernoo w.
large part of her cargo, and several han.
were found on the French coast: md 'Ja'! sT
supposed that every soul on board no,i, L. y
during violent gale. The Tom R owTn
steamer is supposed to have founderS 81
the Dutch coast, on the 9Th ulr.. wbe, a
persons, it is said, persisted. Several ye,a,
with valuable cargoes, have been lost IN A,
English coast; and many lives have heonln,
DUBLIN, DEC, %. The charters for tbe IN,
corporation of the three new colleges wer
this day formally signed and sealed; and The
principals and vice-principals inserted there
in. The institutes are to be STYLED respectt.
" the Queens Colleges, Belfast. Cork. and
Galway DIR. John Ryan has received the an
pointment OF Vice-Priucipal ofthe Queen,
College for Cork"
FRANCE.
OPENING OF THE French CHANBERs-
THE Knees SPEECH. The 9th ut, being
the day fixed for the opening of the French
Chambers, detachments ofNational Guard,
and troops of the line were stationed at an
early hour along the Quay of the Tuieriqs,
the Bridge ofCOncord, and the streets tbrougb
which the cortege was to proceed 10 the Cham
her of Deputies. AT one o'clock the King
left the TuileTies.and proceeded TO the Cham.
bers. Upon entering the hall ofthe sttnrs
His Majesty was received with loud acClama.
tons. He seated himself upon the Throne,
and after saluting the assembly, he pronounC.
ed, whilst seated and wearing his hat the
Royal Speech. He congratulated the Cham.
hers on the general state of the country-a.
ludedto the prosecution ofgreat works which
had been voted--to pacific and amiCOble as.
suTances received from all Foreign Powers
the friendship existing between the King Of
the French and the Queen of EngluDd-the
mutual confidence existing between the Two
Governments-the slave trade convention,
and TO the affairs ofAlgeria. Resecn1g The
movements on the banks of tie Plata the
King says:
IL have reason to expect that the eONNM-
ed action of the French and English wMWO-
duce on the banks otthe Plata the re-estab-
lishment ofcommercial relations regular and
pacific, the sole object ofour efforts
The concluding paragraph OF the speerb
refers TO the Kings family:
wherever my sons have appeared, lmy
confidently assert that they have worlhlyu up
held the name of France. My grandsOns ID
crease in number. My dearest wish and
mos. fervent hope is, that by our devotion 10
France, by our zeal 10 serve her faithfully
affection may be assured TO us, and the union
ofmy family and my country forever strength
ened."
The speech was followed by cries Of
"Tire Le Roi."
FRENCH AFRICA.
THE WAR IN ALGERIA. FRIGHTFuL RM-
zIAs. The National gives fiightful picture
of Marshal BugeaudTs doings in Africa Ar
cordmg to the accounts published by thSiS,,
per, so prisoners were one day shot IN colo
blood-l3 villages burned--the Dahra mass
ere acted over again, for il appears that a pot'
ton ola tribe having hid themselves I'D aca'e
the same means were resOrtedto exactly
were employed by Colonel Peihsser' ana al
smoked and baked to death. The maFha
himself is the author of all these hoTors-hS
last triumph was monster raz2la--he D'
order. .~ihe most strict secrecy as to his OAR
DarOuS proceedings anu uie "i''i
counts, (which we have just given sum-,
mary, calls him second Attiia, for ne pau
all to the sword and fire, sparlng only Vo'"'
and infants.
Loss OF FRENCH WAR STEAMER AM Mp
GREAT SACRIFICE OF HUMAN LIFE i%
French papers give the particulars OF lne , ",
tai loss of the war steamer Papin, on tDe VVS'
ofMogador. She was ordered 10 the p AM
can coast, to join the French and m,% NJ
squadron, stationed there for the PH r. was a.
putting a stop to the slave trade 1ns ' %a
ordered to touch at Mogador, to @AS % %s
French Consul, but in terrific gale on W sy
9th ult., she was lost, and only se' tmHarj
were saved out of one n ~n~si
and fifty. The Captain and French 1Un r',
were among the drowned. The S'eap nro W.
of $50 tons burthen, and lao horse PONo' tbe
The Moors waded into the surf, swan Inv w M
wreck, and brought on their backs V Todt
one, forty-four seamen and marines, nspy
not been for their undaunted bravery "f
more lives would have been SacrlHceH ,a,-