Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-02-25


We are indebted, as usual, to our friend
WnircoMB of the fremont House, Boston, for
an early copy of Wilmer and Smiths European
Times, from which we make the following short
abstract of foreign intelligence -
llEALTK-Fevers, influenza, &C., are I'M
usually prevalent, not only in England but in
almost every part of the continent of Europe
Not less than six Of the crowned heads are 'ad
up the Emperor Of Russia and the King of
Sweden, with fevers, and others with various
complaints. The King of Denmark died of innu-
enza. lie was born in I7S6, crowned, 1889. Great
political complications were expected to be occa-
sioncdb by his death. In the city of London, for
the week ending Jan. %, 1857 deaths were re-
ported being $50 more than the average. In
Edinburgh, the deaths in Dec. 1Sl7, were 1880 !;
in Dec. 1916, &c; in Dec. 1915, 4ol. The
official reports respecting the state of the Chole-
ra, in Russia, represent the disease as less ma
lignant than in 1912. The mortality in the
city OF Brussels from the lst to the llth Jan.
amounted to 1913. In Spain, the influenza has
ragged with great fury; 10000 were infected
with it at one time in Madrid. Great distress
prevails in London and other large towns among
the poor classes.
SrEclE.-'rhe European Times says about
S3,soo,ooo have been imported from the United
States, and that considerable anxiety is felt in
England, for the arrangement in our affairs,
which it is supposed so large impor,ations must
occasion. As much as to say, John Bull is
alarmed to see the money he paid us for pro-
visions coming back so quick, and is afraid we
shall not have enough left to pay for the immense
exports which our low tariff enables him TO
es a table showing the comparative exports
of iron from Liverpool for three years; from
which it appears that almost four times as much
was sent to the United States in lsi7, as in
1916 II our imports Of other articles of Br-
fish manufacture increase, under the present To-
cofoco tariff, in the same ratio, is it not high
time that the Organ of President Polk should be
denouncing the Wings as panic makers, so that
when the crash comes. which his war and his
tariff make inevitable, the poor wings may take
the curses, which belong to the f,yoritc meas
ures of the administration.
EMiiRATfoy,-In 1916, l2o,s3l persons en-
igratcd from the United Kingdom; in 1877, tie
emigration reached the astonishing number of
2lo,732 persons, mostly IRISH emigrants to North
America. In Armagh and other Counties of
Ireland, preparations on larger extent than
heretofore, are making for emigration, and by a
superior class people.
ITALY.-ln consequence of recent disturban.
ces, circular has been issued in Rome by Car
dinal Ferctti. making the censorship of the
press more stringent than usual
"Int llgence has reached of fresh instruction in
Naples. Palermo is in state OF eheion-the streets
have been barrcaded, and sixty of the cavalry killed
The women it is said, poured hot oil on the heads OF
the soldiers as they passed AT Syracuse, the people
had seized the fortress, allowing the governor with the
principal officers to leave it.
=" The greatest evaporation still remained in Milan
Upwards Of 80 persons, it has been calculated, had
been killed by the sodcry in the alray OF the Bird inst
among the rest Councillor Mazanin. The dsscn-
tons are not confined to Milan. AT Brezcia, the
com,nandan of the place killed with poinard, |
Tor making some remarks n s' The prh'i, cafes
Ih. movement commenced AZ Mpan has spread
to the Venetian provinces !.citers from Turn de-
between the students OF the university and the troops
on the 9Th, the struggle was renewed on the 9th 1t
the principal OF which were soldiers. The university
was closed, and many of the students had taken
refuge in the Swiss and Piedmontese territory.
a number OF persons compromised in the recent dis
turbances have been arrested, and important papers
and considerable sums OF money were found in their
possession. The papers are said to prove that for
egu government excited the rioters in favor of the
last branch OF de;hroned dynasty 1t is added that
the Prince OF Canine is seriously compromised in this
matter A legal investigation OF the affair has COM
menced and is prosecuted with activity. Adherence,
also, several arrests had taken place.
A great movement OF troops is i'll progress towards
the frontiers OF Lombardy. The Austrian army Tor
Italy, owing to successive endorsements, is pre-
pared for all events 1t includes - 600 men, whereas
| in ordinary times the mum Der is only $1,000
| TRANCE-Ihe runor ot an intention to abdicate
the part OF the King has been revived. 1t is asserted
that his physicians have recommended 4 greater de-
gree OF rcpose than is possible with the present posi-
ton OF Louis Philippe but is believed also that there
are political motives OF high gravity or such an act
1t would il is argued, bring the regency into immc
diate action with all the moral power OF the crown;
for the King, although no longer the nominal sover-
eign, would inspire the Government with force, and
he would be regarded the natural guardian of the
Young king 1t would also afford occasion for sal
utary concession, which the Government now refuses
TO make on account of there being breaking up OF
their system. ii would be experiment OF new
government with all the moral force of the old, and all
the popularity which a lew Judclous reforms would
impart New actors would be on the stage, but the
old prompter would be at hand. At the death OF
Iouls Philippe under such circumstances. the new
Government would be already in action 1t would have
rallied round it all the partsans OF the dynasty, and
the guarantees OF power would be already IN ul play
Such the arguments brought forward III farls Tor
the abdcatlon OF Louis Philippe
IrEMs-It is estimated by the London Times that
from Is Is to 1899, England loaned 10 Foreign Coun-
tres t9l ,19l,JI.
Eliza Narston has been sent TO Bed FORD Jail John
. Bunyans dem for month, Tor snanng hare.
The weather has been extremely cold in Paris.
Slavery on the Swedish island of Bartholomew, w