The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-11-11
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

II
The steamship Hibernia, arrived at Boston,
Nov I'd Tie information which she brings
Is interesting, but not generally OF decisive
character On the Continent, the aspect Of
political affairs is anything but propitious.-
France is in n very alarming state ofagitalion
the Red Republicans nre becoming holder
aud more daring. Austria IL conyused with
civil war of the most embiltered kinl Ma
pies and Sicily are at war, and The cities of
The Inst bombnrded and wasted. The Car
lists are threatening civil war in SPUN, and
the populnco are turbulent in Berlin
In England tho harvest is completely got
in.
IN Scotland, the potato crop is still repOr.
ted good, whilst that of Ireland is Immensely
short the ont crop il, however, good The
large supplies which are flowing IN from the
Baltic, aud other ports, tend etfectualytO
keep down prices.
The state oftrade and commerce is repor.
ted 10 hive been very quiet during the week.
Cotton, though very low ut previous adyres
had undergone another decline of One-eig@
of a penny per h.. and general dullress
prevails even ut that, in all descriptions.
The alarm which WINS nj first crenied by
the nppearance ofthe cholera in Englundhas
sensibly abared. The Register-GeneraI Of
the metropolis reported thirty additlomN.
SEES only up TO Saturday. The general heaM
is better this yenr thnn in ordinary years.-
There was only one case reported OF BIZ
n,iughnn,. Al Manchester, not Il single cHse
Ind occurred. Liverpool had so far escaped
the peslilence. In the city of Edinburgh, the
disease seemed to have been rather more
prevalent Than in any other place, whilst The
port of Leith had escaped. When the whole
subject is properly regarded, there is moth
ing TO Justify any degree OF alarm.
IRELAND.
A renerul anxiety is manifested lay all ranks
and parties in Ireland to second the recon.
mendation Of the jury of Clonmel, 10 spare
the life of Mr. Smith O'Brien. Other convlc-
ted men, not allied by RINK and lineage to
the great arisocracy Of Ireland, have not re-
ceiyed the same consideration ut the hands
ofthe memorinlists.
The Lord Lieutenant, in replyt to the depu-
rution Of the inhabitants of Dublin and It's VI
cinity on behalf Of Mr. O'Bricn, declined 10
give any direct answer To the memorial, "be-
yond the assurance that full weight wooId he
riyeu 10 the recommendation of the higbF
resnectabIe Jury which tried him IheiWes
of the prisoners now stand MS hostages WY
the future peace Of the country; ana we eW-
nestly hope that no untowurd event WIN ST.
pervcne, to contract the mercilul feelings
which the Lord Lieutenant, and tue Queens
Governments, apparently ehlerhI"'
FRANCE.
| A ,,ew Reign of Terror HTedfened.-At no
one time since the breaking ont OF the French
insuIrection in February, has the position OF
affairs beer more critical ihnn at present.
! In almost every quarter of the continent.
there are symptoms Of he most uhSa'isae'o-
nv nature for the continuance of peace.
The system of agitation ofbnuquets which
has Just been inauguratcd at the BnrrIee
Puissonmrre,is the subject of much ALARM
! The doctrines openly promulgated, and It's
chiefactors aud insiiga,ors, are now with
this party the common topics OF eulogy.
GERMANY.
A letter from Hamburg dated Oct IL. says,
the elections for the Constituent Assembly
this city begun yesterday, and, contrary 10
all expectations, the conservatives were bea-
ten, only two oftheir candidates out oftwen-
iy-three being returned,
AUSTRIA.
Vienna was comparatively quiet on the sh
inst.
..,.~- ITALY.
Charles Albert has notified to the French
and English Government his intention of re-
Stunning hostiities forthwith in case the medi-
alton does not produce immediate results
lie has received very cold replies from both
Governments, sufficiently so TO cause him &c
hesitate before again assuming the offensive