The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-05-08
TWO DAYS LATER FROM
ENGLAND.

The steamer Sarah Sands has arrived .,
New York, 90 days from Liverpool, with
dates to April q.
This is only two days later than we Ind
before, and one Of those days was Smdn,
No change had occurred in the price ofbreod
stuffs; but prices regarded as more firm.
New MINISTRY IN SPAIN. The only II,
portant political news is that of change If
ministry in Spain. A London paper saws
Queen Isabella has at length emancino,oJ
herselfby dismissing the Ministry which ON
shaved her. At the head of the Minislrv !,
Nj. Pacheco. No other appointment In,
been as yet officially announced, but the prin
cipal members of the new cabinet wor,
known TO be as follows: NJ. Pacheco, prosi
dent of the Council and Minister of Foresr
Affairs; NJ. Salamanca, Minister Of FinoncSo"
M. Pastor Diaz, Minister Public Instruction
Nj. Benavides, Minister of the Interior N
Sotelo, Minister Marine; and NJ. NIazarrejo
Minister ofWar.
The new Spanish Ministry presented il.
self in the Chamber of Deputies on the OOH
when NJ. Pacheco declared in the name or
the Cabinet that his colleagues and himseG
were determined to pursue modCraterM
eral policy, and that they desired an adaow.
meut ofthe chamber for some days to grc
them time to consider the several proiects Of
law presented by the late cabinet lie de-
clared that his foreign policy would be espec
Tally Spanish, that good relations would new
ertheless be maintained with all foreign pow
ers, and ;hat the government of the Queen
would not allow the crown ofPorlugal TO be
put in peril.
IRELAND. Emigration from all parts ofthc
country proceeds at n rapid pucc. The
Quays ofDublin resemble the haIting place
ofam Eastern caravan. Crowds ofemigrans
with their separate allotments of luggage
stud every available spot.
The Cork Constitution gives dismal &c.
count ofthe devastations committed by fever
the victims TO the contagion filling the grave
yards to overlooking.
EMGRATIoN. Upwards of G000 German
emigrants have, within the last fortnight
passed through Colonge, on their way to Be
men, Havre, aud Antwerp, where they will
take their departure for America. The great.
er part ofthem seemed to be rather well Of.
The town of Mcnden was lately so full Of
emigrants that it rcsembled the camp ofa
wandering tribe; the streets were literally
crammed with baggage, and people waitn.
IOf steamers. IL Is CulCulu'Su Ndl l<O,OV !
Germans will cmigrate this year.
EcoNoMY OF FLOUR. The following SUI.
ments from n London paper indicate thH'
real want of food is felt and not, MS has been
asserted, merely difficulty in gettingt to
the tables of the destitute:
"All the great families are now setting
very praiseworthy example of sparing -four
and potatoes. The Queen neither has pOta.
toes nor any sort of pastry requiring flour
Lord F'irZwilliam, Lord Fortescue, and | Be.
lieve. very many others, have no hot rolls o..
lowance their servants MS TO bread, land give
visitors only one small piece at dinner Sir
James has also stopped all pastry and rolls,
and though we are allowed second helping
of bread, it is not put in bread basket, butt
the loaf Through in that there may he no waste
All the cavalry stop 3 Id. Il day per horse
of oats, which makes an enormous quantity
HoRRIBLE MASSACRE. The following has
Just been received from very intelligent ma.
val officer at Ascension. The detail is one
of the most appalling proofs of the calami.
ties to which the slave trade leads. and we
trust the efficiency of the blockade may put
an end to its being continued, in that ofAtri-
ca at least, for some time TO come
'AsCENsIoN, JAN. !, 1S47. We have just
received news of n most horrible massacre on
the coast. A slave depot, called GNlNmas,
known TO have 1000 slaves ready for sMp'
ping, was so closely blockaded by our cruz
sers, that the slave owners, findmgit impos-
sble TO embark the slaves, and not wishing
the expense offeeding them, ctually in cold
blood beheaded the whole number, placing
their heads on poles stuck IN the beach, say.
ing, you will not allow us to make profit Of
prisoners we take in war, so we will kiII0IL
Cork Constitution.