Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-04-21
Foreign Items.

RIGA during the week ending March %, and as
many more were to follow the next week.
II Is said there Is n secret treaty between Louis
Philippe, Austria, Prussia and Russia, TO sustain
a monarchy in France. II will remain secret I;
or, II acted upon, will help to put Kings in Louis
Philippc's condition.
The distress among the French mechanics and
lower classes is extreme, and the finances are so
deranged that no money scarcely can be real
lied on any thing. For instance-an American
gentleman owned a beautiful horse, which short
time ago he paid $500 for. Wishing to sell il on
leaving Paris, the most he could obtain for Il in
specie was S25 This is fair specimen Of the
ruinous sacrifices which have to be made on
sales OF property.
II is said there are full half million of per-
sons out Of employment in and about Paris, and
the number is dali y increasing.
The Provisional Government having appoint.
ed a committee TO ascertain the number Of per-
sons killed in the late revolution, IN order to
afford relief to their families, il found that
nearly all Of those who had died from natural
causes during the "thrce days" were returned
as dead patriots, and buried at the expense Of
the government; and their widows and children
now claim to be adopted by the Statei Truly,
the Parisians go ahead Of the Yankees, in driy-
ing cute speculation.
The Due dAumale and Prince de Jonvlle
(sons of Louis Philippe, are said TO conem.
plate coming to the United States. The same
Thing is reported Of the King himself
Ii is stated that Guizot, the Ex-Mlinisicr, has
not avaed himself of the advantages of his stu
alton to acquire riches, but he retircs from exile
comparatively poor man
Among the persons appointed to Office under
the new French Government, is man who at.
tempted to assassinate Louis Philippe, several
years ago.
Fihy-one different Clubs have been formed in
Paris since the revolution.
The Club Of the Sorbonnc, Of which the cele-
brated Prof. Miehelet is President, has adopted
regulations similar to those of the former Club
of the Jacobins
The Monitcur contains DEGREES, abolishng
mgging and other corporal punishments in the
Navy. Also, that all persons confined for debt
shall be set at liberty.
Four Gteiieys soucedu1, or community houses,
are to be established in Paris-one in each Of
the four populous quarters and designed to con-
tain four hundred families each The saving to
be effected by all messing together, it is estima-
ted, will be equivalent TO an increase Of wages.
These dteiiers are to contain reading-roons, asy-
lums, schools, courts, gardens and baths. The
cost, according to the estimate Of two architects
will be about 900 900 francs each.
Leopold, King Of Belgium, seems to have acted
recent tronIies in lie tingiom than hoe ,sSSaIl,.
cbaracter;zed Enro,,ean soveregns sc soon 4,
be bearI ~ ,bo an of I or;. Tb;l;nre he s,,n,-
moned bis Cabinet and ,old Them ibat IN main.
tain b;s throne. he wond No, sutIer one dron Of
blood to be shed. The Ministry assured him
that he was beloved by the people, and that he
must continue King but, they said, you must
grant reforms to the nation. =" Reforms !" ex-
claimed the monarch, you must grant them.
An sncb reforms a, The nation re,,,,;res ,0,,s, he
GRANTED. and for that. non and me repres~nto,irs,
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cap-visor is nearly worn off retnrnina ,bo s.,.as
Of the people, who are in the mood to ;doI;~e sy-
cry person dating his nativity from tho Isnj of
the . stars and stTipes."
Valentine Mott, son Of the New York u,rccon
Of the same name led the reople in the reyoln-
ionary attacks at Palermo. Sicily. in which 1000
Of the Kings troops were killed
When the inhabitants of Mess;no S;cav o,ar
threw the royal govcrnmcnt tbey 49, 80
The tails to release the nolit;csl Ir;soOerv OP9n
nany dungeons. thew found Skeletons in cL.;ns
md some that had been nurdorsd b., -,
nails into their skpIls Tbese ren,a;: 81
posed TO be those of persons who had mSsteIS;.
ously disappeared, after speakino AGAINST The
Government.