The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-05-09
TIE REPUBLIC OF ENGLAND.
Erom PuRch.

LIE NIL DIN VI In - i@-A-ND'
from Punch.
Yesterday Dr. Plilck had dream, which
was not all a dream. lfr. Punch was read
ina the Morning Herald at the club, and he
fsii asleep thereover, and he dreamed that a
Great revolution had been accomplished, and
an ancient monarchy topsyturvyfed, and that
the Morning Herald was the Government pa
rcr and contained as follows
This day the Citizen President Of the Re
rulIc. and Minister of Foreign Affairs, took
i.osscsson Of tic palace Of the nation.
His Excelency's Ministry Is composed as
fo!lors Minister Of the Foreign Afialrs, Pres
ilcnt Of the Council, and Poet Laureate, Citi-
zen Monck.on Mines; Minister Of the lnter-
Or Citizen benjamin D'israei High Cha9ce.-
lor Citizen Samuel Warren, With Ten lbous-
anil Year" for salary; Chancelorofthe tx
rheaucr. Citizen Fear.us OConneri Minister
of fbe Colonies, Ciiizon Bulwer Lytton; Min
is.cr at War, Citizen Cohden ; Minister Of Ire
land. Citizen Stafford. who resumed with pride
the name Of O'Brien Master q the Mint, Git
zen Duncom5e; Pavmaster-General, Citizen
Bor.hwicl1; Archbishop of Canterbury, Cit
-en Bright; ComEIander-n-C Chief, Citizen Mac
Iiaie: Master OF the Horse, Citizen Widd.-
comAe.
Citizen Punch was sent ambassador TO. Par
j., where the arrival Of II. Z. was greeted
wltl frantic applause.
Citizen I1ruhart has been appointed Gov
pruor and Conlnaander-in-C hcf of the Mares
Nest Islands, and has sailed in quest Of his
government.
Ci'ize1 Anslev took leave as Consul-Gcner-
al Of Jericho lie addressed parting nllocu-
tion 10 the President of the Republic, which
he performed, for about three days, in a pri
vate room.
Citizen JOAN Russell is quieter to-day.
Since the go-ious events Of Fru .tidor, in which
lie behaved with so much mistaken gallantry,
the Citizens head has wandered considerably,
and, it is supposed, has not recovered from the
blow inflicted on 1t at the storIning Of Downing
It. when engaged in a single combat with the
intreuid Citizen keeley lie still imagines
That there arc Wings left in the country.
Citizen Landscer goes Ambassador TO Wen
IA C.tizenness George Sand. Ambassadress
from the French Republic, had an audience,
Yesterday. Of his Excelency the Minister of
Foreign Affairs. The wife Of lis Excellency
was present during the interview.
~ The Louisville Journal has letter
from New Orleans stating that James Erwin,
Jr., whose death was mentioned in a former
PAPER, did not commit suicide as was reported,
hut that he was killed by the accidental dis
charge of pistol he was placing under the
pillow Of his he'd. The writer farther saws,
the deceased was not the young man who had
i personal difficulty with Mr.. S. 5. Prentiss
Ky The trial Of Charles Lsngfeldt, for the
murder OF Mrs Radcmacher, in Philadelphia
was called on this morning in the Oyer and
Ierminer, but on account of the illness of the
prisoners counsel and the alleged probability
Of discovering farther evidence in his favor,
was postponed to the 18th of May.
~ There has been a riot at Portland, in
consequence of the abduction, as many sup
pose Of a young, beautiful and intelligent girl,
by her own mother, from that place. The
girl has been brought up in Portland. The
mother, II is said, keeps a had house in New
York. The houses Of several citizens of Port
land, who were thought to be concerned in
letting the girl 60, have been sacked by the
mob
81 The Boston TrarelIer notices the arri-
val Of the remains of Major Edward Webster.
Of the Massachusetts, Volunteers, who died in
Mexico in the bark Chief, from Vera Cruz, on
Monday morning. The remains are in charge
Of Lieutenant Wing, of the Massachusetts
Volunteers. The war horse of the deceased
is also on board.-The remains of the son have
arrived just as the father was performing the
last sad Offices to the corpse Of his beloved
daughter, Mrs. Julia Webster Appleton, who,
like her brother, died in the bloom of youth.
HE SUSPENSION OF GEN. Scorr from
the command will give much trouble to the
administration yet. 1t leads to discomfort and
decentralization in the Army. Should the ar
my not be Withdrawn, and it is now too late TO
think of its withdrawal this season. the troons
will melt away very fast with disease: thew
viii suffer all the decentralization that results
from prolonged inactivity and discontent-
Fash. Cores. Of n. Y. Jour. Com.
John Foster said two very witty things.
On being told that the Emperor Alexan-
der, was pious man, he said, "Yes,very
pous, no doubt he said grace before he
swallowed Poland On being shown
Some worsted work, in which red was the