Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-07-15
European Items.

The Crops. Accounts from the United King
dom, France, SPAN, and Eutope generally, repre-
sent the prospects of The crops (which III SPAN had
begun to be harvested), unusually good An
immense surface has been sowu with gram, and !
tar yield is confidently expected. There is, as Yet,
some uncertainty IN regard 10 the potato crop. Ap.
pemances are, on the whole, decidedly favorable
but the day Of danger from blight has 10y no means
passed.
Great Britain. France and Spain have by an ALI.
ance put down the Junla in Portugal, aud brought
Institutes to u close. lruilless effort was made
IN Parliament to censure the British Ministry for
this deed.
During the last eight months, more recruits have
been enlisted for the British Army at Skibherceu,
Cork, where the distress has been extremely great
than III twenty years previous. The devastaioms
OF war often cause famine; but here, famine causes
men to rush into the bloody jaws Of war Yet is it
any better to die of shotwounds than Of starvation
| II has been resolved on the motion of Sir Culling
Smith, that females be Admitted members Of the
British organization Of the Evangelical Alliance
now sitting at E'lmburgh-bui they not 10 be
allowed TO speak ~ To sit on comniicCs.
The Bishop of Norwich. At recent meeting to
promote ragged schools, observed tina, Mr. Peio
by educating the railway hands in the comfy "i
Norfolk, had beaten the beer-shops out Of the field
The proprietor of bone. mill in Liverpool adj.
veriiSes that parties sending their 0lcn b0Hes To h.
ground, will find their orders attended to with pune
tualiiy aud despalch"
A public meeting was TO have been held at Alb.
erdeen the 10th ul,, for the abolition of drink
ing usages at funerals.
Mr. Bancroft. the American Minister, is very pop
uar with his own c0unirymen aud also Englishmen.
The city authorities Of Liverpool have adopted
the strong measure Of sending back the myriads oi
paupers who have found their way there from Ire
land. This harsh step is sanctioned by the Gov
eminent, aud justified IN the ground Of selGpreser-
Walton. The cos, Of relieving Irish casual pour is
now "a 900 week, and the arrivals Of miserable
victims Of famine aud fever average 1000 day
The taxpayers nust sink under such pecu.
MARY burden, even il they not swept into the
grave by the disease introduced Hence the May.
or has advertised FOR steamers to convey these pau
pers across the Channel again.
Grand Popni Prejeet-It is loudly whispered
in Rome that the Pope is about to embark in an
entirely new enterprise which will be of a nature
to astonish Europe, aud the particulars Of which a
few days will more fully reveal Some say its ef.
feet will be to bring back to the church great
number of d,sseniers. The Courier des Eiais
Unis says il should no, b. surprised 'f lis ohec'
! was to bring about reunion between the Romql
and Greek Churches problem the solution Of
which has for so many centuries troubled Pope
and Councils"
A Noble Dssd-The work Of emancipation i
going On in Northern Europe The Democratic
Paciique contains letter from ST. peicrshurg
da ed May 10, which announces noble deed. NJ
Ru'nin. Of the great proprienrs of the coun ~
under the impulse of h- humane feelings had sud.
denly granted complete rnfranchiselncnt to 5000
serls, of both sexes III Mini and Riazan and Also
Tor trliilng rent. permitted them to occupy the