Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-04-30
FOREIGN ITEMS BY THE CAITDoNIA-

ing attempted to raise the price of bread from ten
10 thirteen centmos the pound. The populace hav-
ing attempted to assail the government house the
Ausrians on duty fred and killed four persons and
wounded several others. On the following dav
several bakers shops were attacked until at length
the magistrates were compelled to post up bills an.
nouncng that the price again reduced TO its
former rate, and flour lowered 81 sack The
people appeared to be pacied by this concession,
out Dragons were still stationed at the provision
shops.
CHiNA SUdAR.-We understand from an author
ny upon which we can rely that we are likely to
have large supplies of sugar from China In fact.
/! IS said, that the Chinese can supply us with an
unlimited quantity, and that already 10000 tons
have already been shipped. The quality is rather
white and chrystalised, and including first costand
expenses of transit it will stand in about 3Os per
cwt being the produce of free labor it will be adj
mittGd at the low duty.
An infectious disease has broken ont AMONG tbe
sheep in Derbyshire; they are selzod with difficult
ty of breathing refuse their food. and die in a few
days. great number have been carried off by it,
VIcTomEs OVER THE SrKus.-Since the des-
patch of our paper by the Unicorn" our advices
from Bombay inform of two more great battles
having been fought IN India between the British
and Sikh armies, both terminating in decisive vic
tory to the former. The first was under the COM
mand of Sir II. Smith, and the latter Sir Hugh
Cough which was perhaps one of the most bloody
my of the enemy has been driven headlong over
the difficult ford of broad river; his camp, can
non, (5G pieces) baggage stores of ammunition and
of grain-his all, in fact, wrested from him by the
repeated charges of cavalry and infantry and in
that Of Sir Hugh Coughs, the Skhs lost $4,000
men and GO pieces of artillery. The English had
300 men killed, 10 of whom were officers, and
$500 wounded, of whom l0l were officers. Her
Maiesty's SD and 62d regiments suffered enor-
mously. General Dicke and Brigader Taylor are
among the dead-UUmr s. Smith.
The Corn market, pending the discussions of the
Government schemes is, like all the produce mar
kets in a complete state of stagnation. Prices va
ry but little, and parties merely purchase from hand
to mouth to satisfy their immediate requirements.
The general belief is that if the is passed
the article will rise in value, but to this doctrine
there are, of course, many dissentients. Under
the new arrangement the price Of corn will oscil-
late between 45s and ASS per quarter. Without
entering into The minutin of the question, we may
observe that if this calculation proves accurate it
will leave an ample margin for the profit of the
United States and Canadian exporters. But the
British farmers getting up the steam in the race
Of competition, and every improvement in tiIling,
draining and the most scientific application of cap
ital is being pressed into their service.
The uncertainty about the new tariff in the Uni
ted States prevents goods from going forward, and
will greatly lessen the receipts of duties in the Uni
ted States for the first half of this year.
There is a report that the Zollyeren intend in
crcasing considerably the duties American to-
bacco and it is very probable this increase will take
place If the American Government refuse to ratiy
the Xoverein treaty. The price of wheat and
grain of every kind is falling Germany, as there
is every prospect of large crops this season.
INDIAN CoRN.-This article continues to arrive
in great quantities IN the principal ports of this
country, and is already becoming one of great con-
sumption. In Liverpool we have several flour deal
Iprsn bnltprs W IN fOrth TnJio
flour, and bread made of the Indian -four, as the
prominent article Of sale; and amongst the higher
classes Of society it is used with English or Amer
lean -four in making bread. At meeting of the
Horticultural Society, held in London, last week,
there were distributed to the members lage guam
iity of packets of seeds of the early sorts of Indian
corn, the earliest and most prolific variety, and the
most suitable to cultivation in this country, which
had been sent over from New York to ascertain
whether its growth would not introduce a fresh ar
: ticle of food here.
, THE PorATo DIsEAsE.-The Cork Examiner
saws -" We regret to state that each succeeding
day confirms the accuracy Of our opinion respec-
ting the potato crop. The accounts we receive re-
port the disease to be steadily progressing in every
district. The journal states that the quantity
of Indian corn imported by Government TO meet
, the deficiency created by this disease is wholly in
= sufficient. Even 60,000 quarters Of Indian corn is
G not u weeks consumption for Ireland, should the
i have been fed with what is called strabout" or
It hasty plddng-but in the Limerick Union they
II refused eat it at first but afterwards greedy de-
O voured it. In Cork the Indian Meal is supplied by
$ the Relief Committee at one penny per pound and
e it is bought up with the greatest aydity.
T. Clare journal says" We regret to learn, on
good authority, that in places the people are
n eating the seed potatoes, their present necessities
r obligng them to deprive themselves of the hope Of
=" Il supply even for next year. The accounts from
If Cork represent the prevalence of considerable dis
it tress caused, no doubt by the high prices of the
rs ordinary kinds of food"
is EvIcTIoN OF TENANTRY.-On the 18th ult.
H. siXty-one families consisting of two hundred ant
n seventy persons Of all ages and both sexes,
A. evcted from Mrs. Gerrard's estate, in the county
in of Galway, and their houses and cabins complete
ly demolished. This was accomplished by the Sher
y ilf accompanied by large force of the Both reg
,e ment, and also by a heavy body OF police. The
v poor tenants escaped to the bitches of the high
Sc road, where they hudded together and slept. The
ID scene is described as the most appalling ever wit
Mt messed.
DREADFUL OUTRAGEs.-The papers are fillet
with the particulars of n great number of Agrarial
OF outrages recently committed in Ireland.
il, The REPEAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3d. TIL
- usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Associatio
So was held this day at the Cancellation Hall Alder
rs man Rooney in the chair The only feature of in
VS. terest was the production of a letter from Mr.. o.
n Council, which was ordered 10 pc placed on IN
be minutes. The rent for the week amounted &
El79 9s
March 30th,-The attendance to-day was scanty
IT. The chair was taken by Mr., Dunno. Tom Steel
made violent speech against the Coercion Bill
of and used the epithet bloody minded Lord ST. Gel
e. mans" and said, Why dontyou dare to prescott
h me for denouncng you a cold blooded projectc
he OF massacre z" This speech was followed b
nine groans. The rent for the week amounted t
G255.
PARIs.-The news from France is not important
Or The journals are much occupied with the Polls
instruction and the Oregon question.
yn In the Chamber of Peers discussion on the sc
cret service money was converted into debate o
IT. the subject of Poland. Stirring speeches in beha
of Polish nationality were made by the Count
i'm Montalembert the Prince de la Moskowa, and
Victor Hugo. NJ Guizot declined TO lnterer