Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-01-13
forttqn Ntws.
FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Caledonia.

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The steamship Caledonia, Capt. Lott arrived at E
Boston, the 4th inst, bringing dates from Lverpoo
to the 18th ult.
The news by this arrival does not excite any spe
cia interest. The monetary condition of Great Brit
ain is not materially altered since previous advices-
Cotton had slightly receded in price, and flour had ad
vanced about Is. on a barrel Bushes had revived
little in some manufacturing districts and money was
perhaps little easier on the best paper The Banl
of England still continued its rate of discount at
per cent
Parliament had passed tine Arms bill for Ireland
and had put into the hands of the Lieutenant of Ire
land such power as was believed would enable hin
to control the turbulence of the Irish Besides this
Parliament appears to have accomplished lttle and
temporary adjournment was talked Of
The Corn Laws, with the sliding scale of duties
to 90 into operation again on the LIST of March,
If the price of wheat continues it has for somt
weeks past the duty on wheat will then be about 5s
quarter.
IRELAND.
The Irish Arms Bill Just passed by Parliament
contains the following important provisions:
"The constabulary force in Dublin Of 400 men is
to be increased to 600 and upon district being pro-
claimed by the Lord Lieutenant an efficient consabu
larry will be raised on tbs spot, or despatched from
Dublin and the expense will be betrayed by the dis
trct proclaimed. 1t will thus be the interest of dis
tlrbed district to re-establsh order. With special
exceptions the carrying of arms or their possession by
unauthorized persons, eXceptn their own dwelling
houses is forbidden Arms found on suspected per
sons stopped and searched by the constabulary, will
be taken away and forfeited to the crewn. Other
stringent precautions are taken to prevent the mprop
err use of firearms. Constables have the power o.
requiring all males between l6 and 60 to assist il
searching for Oh securing the murderer and they who
neglect this duty will be liable to Imprisonment for two
years; thus making the whole population responsible
for the arrest of crminas."-.fmGicdn Traveller.
The state of Ireland is represented as little les;
fightful than by previous accounts.
The London correspondent Of the American Tray
eler, under date of Dec. l7th writes:
The citizens of certain counties in Ireland still live
in daily fear of being shot down sin broad day" by
the blundcrbuss of the assassin. Even the liberal
kind-hearted, pious Dr. Houre, Dean of Achonry, is
threatened with the terrible fate Of Major Mahon.-
He has received letter from "Molly AIacgure," and
that means death. This worthy man is compelled to
have two policemen with him when he rides out; they
remain upon his own grounds when he is sitting at his
Preside; they accompany hn on his way to his parish
church. only four hundred yards from his residence
and watch over hmat all times, whether indoors Or
abroad What an awful state of things is this? It's
by no means an isolated case Hundreds Of worthy
landlords are hurrying to Dublin with their families,
and dwelling houses in that capital are crowded with
these frightened refugees. There is another scene in
this black tragedy which is scarcely credible Rea-
tivcs and mourning friends are obliged to attend the
murdered and mangGd remains of landlords and mag
statcs to the grave with muskes pistols in their
hlnds primol, loaded and cockcda circumstance, it
is remarked, never taking place even in actual war
fare, for tn ere is truce and suspension OF ho5ttos
while hostile camps bury their dead-and it is sgni-
E, ,,-,, tlt oil Il NJ
and poor rates have ceased in counties when these
enormtias are connonthat landlords and agents are
compelled to move about with escorts Of armed men
whit boots it TINT comfortable tenants, well able to
pay, refuse to hand over the rcnttha Mr.. OBmen IS
fired at-tat deputy-lieutenant is wounded-that
attacks upon houses take place nghty-that Sir
Robert Gore Booth is sentenced to death by the
Thugs-and thlt threatening notices have been serv
ed upon landlords and clorgyncn without number
what boots it provided john O'Connen be enabled to
keep up his scdtous spoutng and thus levy from the
confelemted villains throughout Ireland means to
live at ease and tide and drive through the land Mr..
John O'Connell has opposed the Irish coercion bill
with all his strength yet the bill will be the law Of
the land-in spite Of his opposition 1t pltltul to
find such man opposing just and necessary measures
for putting an end to horrible crimes.
ITALY
A letter from Rome, of the 9Th of December, says:
"a very marked and significant demonstration took
place here on the 3d. the news arriving the taking
of Lucem3 by the federal troops. Several hundreds
Of young men formed procession with the banner Of
the PontH, the banner of Italy, and the trl-coored
flag of tly, at the head and went to the hotel Of the
Charge dAhlirs, where they saluted him with loud
acclamatons and cries of "Viva the Swiss Confedcr
ation Viva the Italian Confederation, Long live Pious
TX, Down with the Jesuits," &c. They afterwards
dispersed quietly, not having been disturbed by the
authorities.
Rumors of the most positive nature are current of
the advance of additional Austrian troops towards the
Italian frontier. Il have Just been informed" says
letter from Vienna of the 9th inst, IN the Allgemene
Xemng, "that two regiments have been ordered to
march Immediately towards Italy. And letter from
Prague of the 9th announces that the Comnander-ln-
chief of Bohemia received instructions on the 9TH, to
place all the troops under his orders on war footing
with the least possible delay to call in the men on
Through A large body of artillery left Prague on
the evening of the 9TH, by the southern gate. This
sudden movement has given rise to much conjec-
ture.
SWITZERLAND.
The dissolution of the Sonderbund having been
effected new provisional governments have been Or
ganzed and the Jesuit; have been driven from the
Popsh cantons; those from Friburg are said to have
found refuge in the domain of rich nobleman near
the Swiss Diet in the flush of victory should be less
tolerant and liberal in its treatment of the offending
cantons than could be desired There appears also
to be some lack of harmony among the members of
the Diet The number of the Federal party killed in
the attack on the nuhers, is officially reported to
have been 48, and wounded 222 while the loss of the
Sonderbund forces is believed to have been three Or
four times larger.
THE LqRuenza.-Throughou the length and breadth
of the British isles has this epidemic been raging
well in most parts Of the continent Of Europe. In
London, nearly one half of the persons employed in
public and private establishments have been laid up
On one day alone there 1870 clerks and Others
absent from the Post Office, and 1900 of the police
force were off duty In the country, all classes have
suffered from it, and whilst business is impeded plea
sure has been almost destroyed. The rate of mortal
ity is fighHuy on the increase. AS it has been most
viuent on the eastern coasts of England and Scot
land it proves the extent to which it has been created
by poisonous exhalatons, borne forward on the preva
lent westerly wind.
The Cholera.-In Constantinople this disease had
nearly ceased; thirty only, from the Gath of October
had been attacked, ten of whom had died. The quar-
antne of eleven days had been suppressed. At Ire
bizond if reached IFS climax about the Odd of Septem