The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-05-27

him TO place Dublin under the provision, -
the Crime and Outrage Prevention AS,
His EXcGlIency declined ucceding TO Ills 10
quest. lie said the agitation had in nro oe'
measure subsidized, and ii was far better ,tu.
il should he put down by the good sense " oS
the people than by measures Of coerciou
Should the Improvement not continue. LoD
ever, lie should put in force all the powo.,
with which he was entrusted by law ia NM
ish offenders, a. guard her Mnjcsty's subiec,.
from present and prospective danger
GERMANY.
The Republican insurgents were dcfs,,oa
in several engagements, aud the lnrger no.
ton of them finally relrented to an sIonGG II
the Rhine, nenr Basic, which thew bcgnn y, ;"
iorliiy, leaving force of 500 under Cav
Herwegh, 10 keep their enemies at bny md
their deionces were complete. This ro.,
guard was cut of, and on the 2Sth ult, ,bo.
comrades left their "slnnd home" to seot
shelter in France, their lenders, HeipZen ,rS
Ilecker, penitenily recommending them ~
dispense quietly. The French aurhori,i,0
dsOrm the fugitycs MS they cross the FROM
tier.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Danes, forced TO evacuate Schleswic
las was statedby the last ndvices,) were drS,
en- back TO the island Of Aslen by The Prns.
slams, who were Mt the last accounts prenor
ing TO dislodge them,nnd probably succceIIod
as Gen. Wraugel had a large force. with ono
ry prospect of victory. Among his Dov;sh
opponents the consciousness that thew We've
cOntending against the forces Of the wbols
German Confederation, with detnchmcn,
Of the organized army of forty millions of
people, cannot but have had depressinpec
feet, for with n population of less than i've,
millions 10 fall back on, tie contest on their
part must be hopeless one. Still in thu
military circles Of London the general opin-
ion is that the campaign may be long ono
for the Danes will have the advantage in
maritime operations. A blockade ofthe Elhe
is considered not improbable, for public opiu.
ion in Denmark is decidedly in favor Oft
and if Prussia is thus pushed hard by sea,
the reply will be military occupation ofJut
land.
POLAND.
Prince Czar;oryki has addressed n letter
TO Count Arnim, AT Berlin, full of bitter dis.
appointment at The Justification of all the
hopes held out by the Prussian GoverEmen,
ted Berlin "wilh heavy heart from the dis
appointment of these bright nniicparons."-
The reports from his unhappy country arc
very melancholy, for every where, bloody
scenes, engagements between The Iaudwehr
and the military, eXcesscs of the popuIace
against the life and property oflhe Jews and
Germans, are the order of The day In many
parts the Polish mobiles are pressed to the III
termost by the armed peasants, vino demand
The immediate fuifment of the promises
made TO them in the | egiEnirg.
The Polish emigraIIs assembled At era.
COW number more Than 1900, most oftem
ina deplorable stale reimbursement, The
Austria commissary, NJ. Krieg, having given
orders 10 permit no more Poles coming from
France TO enter the city or tcrrItory,a CO.,
uInn of73O of them was stopped Oh The irou'
tier.
..... ....... ITALY.
The Political Clubs were actively pTepaI.
ing for the coming election, and the arma.
meut of volunteers proceeding with great
spirit. Delegates had arrived from Sicily 10
treat with the Pope OH the subject OF an Ilal.
ian political Congress.
War has been declared by the King q.
gainst Sicily, in consequence ora decree Of
the Parliament nj Palermo, which declares
/. Ferdinand Bourbon and his dynasty arc
forever fallsn from the throne of Sicily. 2.
Sicily shall govern herself conSiuIiOnallr
aud call TO the throne an Italian Prince, us
soon as she shall have reformed her siatWc.
When the above declaration of Sicinn IN
dependence was issued at Palermo the city
was Illuminated for three nights folowinC.-
The bronze statues ofthe house Of Bourbon,
except Tint of The good Charles the Second
were thrown down hy the people, and will
be cast into cannon hy the Government
The bombardment of NIessina is continued
with unmtigaied violence. The Siciiians
have nicknaIned Ferdinand the IRE tOmbar'
da'ore"-the bombarder King.
FRANCE.
The Republicans-the friends of Lamar
tnc-seem TO have iriumphcd in the election
of members ofIhe National assembly.
The square in front Of the HolcI de It,
which for centuries las been the raIIyHS
ground ofthe Partisan polticians-eageF 10
destroy or create governments, to deny CT
decapituIe their leaders--was never probably
filed with more deeply interested cro"S
than on the evening ofthe ESIh OF Apn'
Five days had Paris been in suspense WINS
tho inspectors were engaged in counngu'
ballots for members to the National Assem-
bly-it had been announced that Their aOo'
rious task was nearly completed-and IlTL,
sands of good citizens anXiously awaited lHo
result. fit should appear that Lama niIo
and his friends were elected, there wouuHo
reason TO hope that France wouId sea1'!
proceed towards the consolidation OF he'
lreedom,-hut should those factions wIoe,;'
terrain notions utterly subversive OF cN' sos.'
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