Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-01-06
foreign Ncws.
ENGLAND.

COMMERCIAL. The most important ntclli-
gence by this arrival, says the Boston Advertis-
er, is Of a commercial nature This on the whole
is of favorable character, although n revival OF
business WAS not 50 decisive as many had hoped.
There was, however, great improvement in the
state Of the money market The apprehension
in regard to the sulicency Of food, 50 far as can
be judged from the state oilhe corn mark ct, had
aoatcd This is, Of course, unfavourable to the
prospects of large imports of American grain
and flour at high prices. The Jemand Tor -
merican flour during the month, had been mod.
crate, and the price had declined to a small ex-
tent. The demand for cotton had been more
extensive, and the sales much larger than in the
preceding month, but in consequence of the i'm
preston that the new crop in the United States
will afford full supply, there had been no ad.
vance, but rather decline Of prices
The Bunk Of England on the 22d of Novem.
Der reduced the rate Of discount from per cent.
to Z, and on the I'd Of December to 6 per cent.
The effect Of these reductions was to cause all
advance IN public securities.
PARLIAMENT. The Queens speech on the
opening Of the session, was delivered on Tues
day, Nov 49, 1t was read by the Marquis of
l.ansdowne, the Lord Chancellor being ILL., In
the House CT Lords the address, in answer to the
speech, passed without important debate and
without opposition. In the House of Commons,
Mr. Haywood, the mover of the address, attrbu.
ted the existing depression to the enormous rail-
way specuatons- on which, he sad elG1 ,000,.
OUU had been already expended, and 1875, 000, 900
more would ue required. To this cause was to
be added the deficient grain crop, and the failure
OF the potatoe crop of last year, the deficient
supply Of cotton and over speculation in corn.
Mr.. Grat!an objected to the address, saying that
there were other and better means of probing
the wounds OF Ireland than by means of the sol
dier's bayonet He moved an amendment de-
clarng the necessity that government should
devise immediate measures to avert pestilence
and famine from a large number of her Maesty's
subjects in Ireland After some warm debate,
Mr. Grattan, at the request of many members
Withdrew his amendment, and the address was
agreed 10.
IRELAND.
The condition of the people Of Ireland seems
to be more deporabe than ever. Assassinations
continue; and besides clubs end muskets, poison
has IN some cases been used as the instrument
to crafty private maloce. The work houses in
many places full to overlooking, and NOR
tally among certain classes Is very great. Re-
pe1Tion staikdd OF Openly, anIs-5 poasd6try are
procuring urms by all possible means There
are symptoms that military force will be used
by the English government to check these pro-
ceedings-in which event the slaughter of the
Irish will be great before they can be entirely
subdued, urged on as they are by poverty and
despair.
pRANcE
The representatives of Great Britain Austria
and Prussia hold n conferonca with N Gnizoi
recentlv oCter which n conrinr was desnatchol
70 Swii1erlanJ with il il said an offer IF ,nedi-
alton and an ininnc,ion 10 both parl;es 70 sne-
nend bos,iIi,ias Tbe paris Uonite,,, nnbIishos
u royal ordinance summoning the Chamber OF
Peers and Deputies TO meet on the 2Sth of De-
in Paris in consequence of the recent rise in the
price of provisions. The Coaserrateur attributes
il TO the holdinp back of corn bv the farmers and
does mt consi1e, the rise either Jnrabie ar Dis
nnie,ing
GeneroI Duroa oid.ta.comn of tho K;nc who
,,oe candidate Far the renresen,ativn of Roche
ca IN tIa Cbanhor Of nenr,;es Inns lost his a..
iec,;on III nrndrcoJ nreat sensation in Par.
;S oud oo,rIo o m,;,b The ;ncrcase of radicolism
Sso,nn NON, -, tho roforn dinners which occnr
Joiiy in the de,ar,mon,s cnnsed much oppre-
bens;on om'on1 Tho friends of Ministers Al
he roIorrn hsrnnets noliced in the journals
IateIv The he,Itb of the King was uniformly q.
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my, ,uo, ,,,;a,o1 .oooo,,, of 1;s,r;br,;no
sodin~s nioco.Ja oG ,ae r;IIono5
oro,,nJ Pr; nav
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CoPy lne lolo" interesting nc
reSPecli ''iIs c1uitry rom ine LlvetPoo, Iies
from "heh II WI, NC seen !'lat 'io "ole'tO u"u
VI Easueo VI PaPII ISn1onSi nus ueeh eeioa'ou
~ arls 81 tie reuelal parry AZ S"i~o', ei
nave peeI ullnoS' e'cIy Where lrIu1NPhG c he
campaign was opened oy Heheral Duiour' "lo
Hls' invested the cl'y OIL rlour5, winch sPeeuii
chPlIu'uteu "Nnout d olo"' nc ''se ~ o'oSseG
tie county, eoInPe1'eu 'nG cahtols o. Aug ana
och"hz 10 SURRENDER anu anu eSpeiieu t'!e 'eSui'l
from these places Inc SundeTounu troops
gaihGu some advantages IN several skrmishes
which LOOK pace IN iicino and Uri, and ovei
ochsenoeins DIVISION out a'tei some hard night
ing, on the "a, tne victorious army OF the ieder'
ais advanced TO me heights which, command the
Lueefne' Here the troops oil the Sonderbnnd
maue vigorous resistance, but Tie fedeials car
rled the wei known heights oil The hothenburg
al the point OF the bayoret, and early on the
morning OF the oath the city of Lucerne surren
dered at discretion.
On Friday the Goth ut, protocol was signeC
IN Downing street London) by the Duke dc
Brogle and Lord Pamerston, with the concur
renee OF the ministers of the Northern Power.
IN Paris and London. SIR Stralford Canning left
pose OF urging lhe federal authorities of Swift