The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-10-09
FOREIGN.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMrp
HIB MA.
I5DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

pool 10 the morning Of The 18Th ult
The news by this arrival is painfully into,
esting, and deeply important.
The monetary and mercantile crisis sin
continues, and the failures are numerorymI
the liabilities ofthc firms that have slryDon
ded payments are enormous, amounting 4,
several millions sterling.
The London correspondent Of the Al,
referring to the present crisis.snys "Monc,f,
exceedingly scarce, and failures are hume.
Gus and of almost daily occurrence. Yet s
many respectable and wealthy firms are .n,.
pected of being in difficulties, that no OH,
dares to mention their names openly till lw
are given in the columns ofthe morningIut
nails" Our correspondent predicts that lg
present crisis is only "the beginning Of ln
cnd,r and that, in less than thirty days, ",tr
eral of the heaviest London houses will B.
swept away by this terrible crisis in the mc
camille world" Our correspondent state
that upwards of two hundred Amcrc1p
drafts, all of very heavy amount,are return.
cd, unacccpted, by the EibernIn.
The political news is equally HDporop,
The whole oflhc North OF Italy, and even o.
Switzerland, threatens to be involyedma v..
with Austria.i The Paris correspondent nj
the London Times, on the l7h. wrilcs A.
follows,
"The Austrian Governments Determined
to march troops into every town or city @,
italy in which National Guard have been a,
shall be established. Thus, Rome may n
deemed in n state of siege and hostlites H.
evitable. 1t is now, / lament to say, impo,
sibie to believe that terrible collisions ".
not occur, if they have not already taken
place, throughout Italy. The next new,
from Milan, in particular, is looked for with
uncomfortable anxiety. The Austrian Gan
son of that city numbers $4,000 men, Tie
people are said 10 be determined on revolt
There would in such case be Il horrible ua.
sacre, and the instruction might he qucUeI
The people of Piedmont, of Nlodena Lu.
ca, of Tuscany, my, even of Switzerland
would attempt TO succur them, and thusl-
whole ofthe North of Italy aud Swil2crbrl
might be engaged in an awful contest. Rome
will not be so early the theatre of war it (,
believed; bur Naples, if not already iniuIn.
volt, will attempt revolution. 1t Is STATE
here to daY, that an Instruction took MA
in that city on the 9th inst. Ii is even sai.
that the King was in the hands ofthe pcoDh
| There are, however, reasons for beLeruy
that the instruction had Not vet occurred Oh
the 9th inst) The Duke of Nodena has le.
moved from his capital to Parma. This
preparatory to the occupation OF lllS terrific"
by Austrian troops. III word, were iule
geuce 10 arrive here tomorrow, that fir
Piedmont To Culabriu all Italy was in a 'aa
it would occasion no surprise"
The most encouraging accounts are T
lished of the harvest, which, it is stated,
be an average one.
The Coru market has undergone an Dr.
provement. Prices have advanced consj..
ably. On the 18th ult. Wheat was quCi
DDS. to 5Ss. per quarter, and L. :. Flou:
24s. to 26s. per barrel On the l7lh, ssh.
was quoted 3s. to As. higher, and the LOad
Morning Herald of the 18th states, that lar.
sales of American Flour were made at ),
;}0s. per barrel, on the 10th.
The Bank of England has not issued Of
new order relative 10 the rate Of discounts,
minimum of which remains undsturbcdM
/ l-2 per cent.
The amount of bullion in the Bank on Ue
4th Sept, amounted to ES,959 037, shown.
Il decrease, rs compared with the preyjoy,
return, ofElS0,6l5. On the lth uIt., the Ias'
return was published, showing a sill further
decrease, the amount being fs,9I5,CT2.
IRELAND.
RELIEF DEpors. The government re(iciI
system having been generally through, 10
close, some other Majesty's steam vessels ao
employed i'll removing the stores remain.
at the depots along the coast. In various d.
tricts of the sonth west severe distress 81
prevails, and, unless the new poor law sIa
soon be put into etfectual operation, and en-
poymcnt upon large scale provided
The able bodied, the approaching winter W
be one oftcrrible suffering amongst the N@
The government has determined to lc.L
some ofthe principal depots,where the a'ar
able food is TO be stored, i'll order To I've PR,
parded with some achincry for relet,sDoJ-
circumstances render it absolutely nece'S'
in remote districts, during the winter MONS
SWITZERLAND.
DECISION OF THE DIET WITH RESPECT /
THE JEsUITs. Letters from Berne of Tie
inst announce that after discussion v"
lasted two days, the Diet decided-tlrst
the question ofthe Jesuis was federal
and second, that the cantons in which V'
order existed should be summoned 10 OS
miss them, and that those in which IuV
were no Jestiits should be forbidden toa0"''
them under any denomination wba'e'u
The resolution was voted by twelve ca0!''
and two half cantons. The represents
of Lucerne, SchweitZ, and Nalais, reSIe'",,
" protested in the name oftheir constitute"
and declared that they would MAINTAIN Wv
Jesuts in spite ofthe injunction OF the wv ",
On the 9th ult. Il despatch was receNtu
the Directory at Berne from Prince Me i;G,r
ich, containing an explanation OF 'nc rpnr,,
ence between Austria and the Court Vi i 'on,
and copies of the different notes lh'e'on"'7
ed between the two courts on t'e "i,n,Ie
of Ferrara. Prince Meternlch ho''l'e i.n,cl
Confederation that they need not Do u",,' rm
at the accumulation ofImperal troops V ,tog
Swiss frontier, as the only object y. o[M
troops is to s'ass,ue IN Italy The ersc'"'o"V
clauses ofHte treaty Of Viennd."
AUSTRIA.
The affairs of Italy occupy genera an fe
ton. There are signs of rctrac'on ,,esd
part ofAustria. In answer to the Ts,hr;
the Legate of Ferrara, the Emperor po&r.