Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-12-16


the money, stock, cotton and corn mar
kets, and business everywhere appear in
quite an unsettled and uncertain posi-
ton. They may not so remain, but at
present it is very difficult TO say how or
when change will come.
The sad condition Of the peasantry Of
Ireland will compel Parliament to call
for another Irish Loan and this. with the
large deficit in the revenue, will embar-
rass the Ministerial party.
The reports from the manufacturing
districts are still of sad character.--
The working Of short time, cd the en-
tire stoppage of many mills, continue,
with but little alteration. The work peo-
pie are, therefore, suffering great priva-
tons. The number of cotton mills in
Lancashire is 900, employing 10000
hands. 200 mills are now entirely
closed, while the number of hands in
full work is only about 43,OcO; on a
short time, $1,000 and the number I'M
employed is IS 900 In Manchester a.
lone, the number unemployed is now
10000. Their distress is represented
as very severe. One report Of today
says: 'The operatives are absolutely
starving; the middle classes, shopkeep-
ers aud wholesale dealers, are without
income beggars are more numerous
than customers; and taxes for the relief
OF the destitute are doubled
To these immense numbers of unem-
ployed men must be added other thou
sands lingering about unfinished and
suspended railway works. Their con-
dtlon altogether is most distressing, and
is attracting general attention. That
something must be Immediately done for
the relief of these unemployed and star
wing thousands, is generally admitted.
This week, the failure of Messrs. True
man H. Cook, produce brokers, of Lon
don, for $50 000i., and some say as high
as one million. has contributed to destroy
confidence, both here and at Liverpool q;
while the announcement that the Royal
Bank Of Liverpool would not probably
he able to resume business, on account
of the bad state of the affairs of Messrs.
Barton IL Co., has increased the depres-
sion.
The foreign news is increasing in in
terest daily In Italy aud Switzerland
blood has already been shed.
You will he shocked by reading the
details of further horrid occurrences in
France. On the Cd instant, the well
known, accomplished aaa ,isl.ns
diplomatlst, Count Bresson, Ambassador
TO Naples, committed suicide by cutting
his throat with razor.
Count Mortier French Ambassador 10
Turin, attempted to murder his two chill
dren and commil suicide, but was hap
PLY prevented 10y the arrival of his
friends.
Letters from Constantinople state that
the government barracks at Scuiari, the
largest and finest in Europe, and capable
of accommodating 5000 men, have
been entirely. destroyed by fire.
From Switzerland news is hourly ex-
pecled of great engagement between
the two contending parties. Frburg
will he the scene OF action.
Tne only important news from Italy
is the protest of the Duke Of Tuscany
against the occupation of Tivizzano by
the troops of the Duke of Modena. In
Florence volunteers were actually enrol.
ling themselves 10 march against the
Modenese troops, and expel them from
the invaded territory. 1t is stated that
blood has already been shed.
The accounts from Ireland are truly
shocking The most horrible murders
have recently been committed in that
unhappy country in broad day.
The Lord Lieutenant has issued q
proclamation, addressed to the lieuten-
ants OF counties, announcing the deter
mnatlon of the Executive TO resort 10
every means in the reach OF the Queens
Vicegeren, 10 suppress the wicked spirit
which now dislurbs the public pea ce,
and retard5 the social improvement and
the prosperity of the country.
The particulars relating TO the total
loss of the packet ship Stephen Whit
ney, with 81 lives, on the coast of Ire
land, will be read with painful inter-
est.
Slavery in French Guiana.
On the lth of December, last year,
we brought 10 the notice of our readers
the legislative proceedings in the French
Colony of Guiana, consequent upon the
recent laws OF the French Home Gov
eminent for modifying and regulating
the institution of slavery in the French
colonies.
We are indebted to Capt. Cheever,
of the brig Gnzelle, for copies OF farther
legislative proceedings of the Colonial
Council.
AT the session of the 3lst of August,
series of propositions were offered by
Messrs. Savage and ST. Quantin, as the
general basis OF new plan of colonial
ton and emancipation for French Gui-
ana. The report goes into much detail
but the following are its principle fea-
lures:
1.-The inhabitants of French Guiana
will accept the immediate emancipation
of their slaves and will oiva THAR active