The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-11-04
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM
UROP e.
ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA,

The new and fast snlllhg h"ynl man
Steamer Europa arrived ut New oFk o"
"Wednesday afternoon, having made the pas
sage from Liverpool TO that CITY III IL days
the shortcs passage on record.
The trinl of Smith O'Brlcn has been
brought to close, and he has been found
guilty of high treason and sentenced to be-
hung and quarIered.
The general report of the late harvest, so
FIR ms il has vet hcen threshed, is far from
satisfactory, and is generally confirmatory
orwhat we have already stated, that the crop
will I've rather below the ordinary average of
years. The heavy arrivals from abroad pre-
vent prices from rising, and the average
hover about the point where the duty censes.
The factors, however, still look forward tor
Il rise in the duty on The 18Th or on the 25tl
instant But in this case The advance VIII
l,e hut trihing, and will he with difficulty
maintained against the continued arrivals
from abroad The crop of potatoes in Scot
land appears to he abundant, and the surplus
over The wants of,he Inhabitants will he con-
siderable to aid their less fortunate neighbors,
----Wiimer 8. Smith.
ENGLAND.
The fact seems 10 DC established that the
Asiutic cholera has reached Great Britnin.-
Cases are reported in Sunderland, Shields,
Hull, and Edinburgh. The first cases APP
penred in the low lying dstrict near London
Urs, who came from llambnrgh and were
attacked by the malady on the voyage. The
origin of,hc disease in Edinburgh is not
known Up to The last accounts there have
been 25 cases in Edinburgh, 20 Of which
flave proved fatal There were about the
,sane number Of cases in London. The uu-
Ihorities are taking every means to prevent
Ihe disease from spreading
FRANCE.
r Il, 80, ril
Sou,uued to he the election Of President ct
the Republic and the various contingencies
dependant thereon.
The article A of the constitution is TO the
following effect: That ifno candidate shall
obtain more than half the entire number of
votes delivered, the National Assembly shall
elect by ballot, one ofthe five candidates who
shall be highest on the poll. This was finally
adopted.
"Art As. The President of the Republic
is elected for lonr years, and is not re-eligibe
until after an interval of four years." was read
and adopted, and the Assembly rose.
AUSTRIA.
There has been a severe battle fought be-
tween the Croats and Hungarians, ut which
abe Ilungariuns proved victorious.
REVOLUTION IN VIENNA.
The German mail has brought tidings of
another instruction s. revolution in Vienna
which has terminated in the defeat of Tx
military and the flight Of the Emperor The
signal for the present uprising was given by
the attempt ofthe Government, or the Wa
Minister, to remove from the capital certain
regiments which had shown sympathy will
the popular party. The people prevented
the departure of these reg iments, which Ii
nally Joined then and for the first time il
the revolutionary events of Germany, bod!
sofsolGiers were found on the side ofinsur
rection. The Minister of War, Count Lam.
berg and the two Ichys, all being murder
ed. Vienna was in the possession Of tht
insurgents on the 7th.
THE CHOLERA IN GERMANY.
HAMBURGu. Authentic accounts state tina
the disease is still on the increase Mt Ham
burgh. From the LIST of September, when i
broke out, TO the Goth there were l $3.50 case:
,ofwhich $50 died, 302 recovered and 3S
were under treatment There is great dea
.ofsickness on board the English ships lynn
mt Hamburger.
BERLIN. Up to the 30th ult. there hav
been 1904 cases ofChoera in Berlin, OF
of which Terminated fatally, 800 reported a
cured, and 800 still doubtful.
THE CHOLERA IN ASIA MINOR.
ALEppo AND DAMASCUS. The ravages Of
the pesienco at Aleppo and Damascus ar
stated to have been frghtful, particularly {
Damascus, where not fewer than 10000 pei
sons are supposed to have died within tn
.awenty days proceeding the 9th of Angus
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tl-P"Ir GEN TAYLOR is ELECTED, HE Will
DO MORE TO CURB THE SPIRIT coYQUEs'
AND CHECK THE SPREAD OF SLAVERY, TIA
ANY OTHER MAN THE wings CAN ELECT.-JOh
Quincy Adams to Mr. Hudson.
nT"I consider cpeJU Whig uotc giren