Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-01-28
Foreign Items.

The Presidents Message was received in Eng
land on the 30th ult., by the ship Ashburton
from New York. 1t is published in full in the
London journals, but does not appear to have
created especial interest-since IL failed to COM
municate anything strikingly new. The evidence
it gave that the war with Mexico would be in
definitely continued, caused a slight depreciation
in the bonds Of that country, and disappointed
the hopes of the commercial public.
Mr. Bancroft, American Minister to England,
has gone to Paris on a visit.
The surveys for the proposed canal across the
isthmus Of Suez, have been completed, and ii is
expected that active operations will soon be COM
menced.
The number of men who deserted from the
British army during the year ending on the list
Of April, 1876, IA 2665.
The cultivation Of sugar has lately increased
SO much in the British East India Possessions,
that seven or eight cargoes have been shipped
to Europe during the present year.
7 y M, Guizot has ordered q Pole TO quit France
within twenty-four hours, because Of a speech
against the Empsror Of Russia, at a Polish din
ner.
The Dublin corporation has voted $3.50 for q
portrait of the late Mr. O'Connel.
The King Of Bavaria has abolished the cen
p. sorship of the press in his dominions
AT a late meeting Of the Scotch Antiquarian
Society, there was exhibited the original death
warrant of Mary Queen Of Scots, and an auto
graph letter of her stern monitor, John Knox.
A French inventor has succeeded in discover
ing a method Of gliding silks, without %injurinI
the material, and a most dazzling effect is sale
to be produced by the gliding, especially upol
satins.
TIL practice of taking ether, opium, iauda
mum and morphine, as means Of intoxication, ha
increased to an alarming extent among the low
- oIasaoa 80 oa~f..n dsofusot. ia E,olanH M..
Immense quantities Of rock salt, Of a superio
quality, have been discovered in India.
Great additions have been made to the coas
defences Of England, and numbers Of heav,
guns have beer sent to foreign stations.
The health of London had greatly improved
The Cholera in Russia was abating, and althoug
: a few cases had appeared at Stettin, in Prussia
there was reason to hope it had nearly expende
itself At Constantinople il was abating, a
though comparatively but few cases had occul
red. There was no Cholera in London or Pari
Dublin, Dec, 27~-Distress is increasing /
an alarming extent in some Of the western an
southwestern counties, especially along the coas
and pestilcnce is again following up destitutiol
Fever is raging desperately in the work-hous
and the guardians refuse to sit there. The co
lection of the rate, however, has progrcssC
most satisfactorily here, and no opposition h
yet been offered. Through the beneyolence
the British Association three thousand chlldr(
are fed daily at the schools in this district, wi
a ration Of rye bread (ten ounces) and half
pint Of soup. The Sligo Champion says, the
are at present one thousand three hundred Of
fifty inmates in the Sligo work house-mo
than the house can conveniently hold. The n
plications for outdoor relief exceed all bell
and we are sorry to say, many not in absolu
distress feel no shame in endeayoring to subs
upon public charity.
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SwITzERLAND.-Thc pacifcation Of Switzi
land, to which the unexpected great moderate
Of the triumphant party has not a little contrib
ted, has given great satisfaction throughout L
rope. Al the same time we cannot conceal fC
ourselves that the intrigues which have been
actively set on foot at Vienna, with a view to ur
upon that ~ianatical court some vigorous interve
ton on behalf OF the broken up Sonderabur
may yet tend to disturb the future peace Of /
country. There is evidently an active spi
evoked in favor of the Catholic party and X
an evil hour M. Guizot should make comm
cause openly with Austria, in order to undo
that the Fcderals have accomplished, it will
deed prove an inauspicions day for Europe.
RoME, Dec. 14.-Aner a long and stormy
bate in the Vatican parliament yesterday,
hall came to a most important vote, and b.
majority of20 to 4, decided that all It's delibe
tons, speeches, acts, and individual votes, sho
be published, and nothing kept unknown 81
on the occurrence Of "mos urgent motives"
y 81 Mr. Clay is soon to have a public dim