Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-05-03
Foreign News.


o. The following highly important Foreign
News c""o over the telegraph wires yesterday
afternoon, and portion of it was issued in an
Extra from this office, which is one of the Asso-
citation which defrays the heavy expense of these
expresses. We have revised it and place il be-
fore our readers in as connected form as DOS.
sible.
Arrival of Steamer Cambria at
Halifax.
FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EU-
ROPE.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE, ST. JOHN, NIB
Thursday, 10 A. NJ.
The Cambria, with London papers of The 18th
and Llverpoolto the 18th inst arrived at Halifax
yesterday, at 3 l-2 o'clock, P. NJ.
The Cambria has forty six passengers for Bos-
ton, and she will probably reach there at about
5 o'clock Friday morning. She had on board
E52,O0O in specie to purchase Grain, in conse.
qucnce of the resumption Of hostiIites between
Germany and Denmark, whereby the supplies
from the Baltic have all been suspended.
ENGLAND.
There is no news given of any Importance.
excepting that of commercial nature. 1t will
be seen that the revival of continental distur-
Dances had interrupted almost every branch of
trade.
CoMMERCIAL-Breadsiufs.-The Liverpool
market during the past week, has evnced some
marked symptoms Of termination. The latest
quotations for best Ohio -four have advanced 24s
I'd to 25s per barrel, and for Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Western Canal, 24s; sour, 23s Sd
United States and Canadian Wheat, white and
mixed, Gs 4d 6s l0d per 70 pounds; red, 5s Sd
a 6s; Corn pei quarter, yellow, sos 32s white
20s cd, to 3Os; Corn meal per barrel lbs to las.
The same influence has contributed to the firm -
ness Of the Ncapolitan market.
IRELAND.
In Ireland, Mr.. Duffys trial is proceeding
with, but the result will not be known until to-
morrow. The report for the past year from the
District Poor Law Inspectors to the Commits
soners at Dublin, records volume of misery
most dispiriting to glance over; every page Of
this book, which is about to be laid before Parli-
ament, teens with evidence of the exemplary
patience of tho unhappy peasantry of Ireland,
under sufferings that have had no parallel in the
history of the civilized world. A clergyman
from the parish Of Connaught says-"This
whole district is almost wilderness; out Of
$4,000 inhabitants, which was the population of
the Parish years ago, am sure we have not
5000 at present; and as for land-holders. | am
positive there is not one out of five remaining,
SO that the creatures that still live and move
here may be termed rather an accumulation of
dead and dying humanity than what is generally
meant by a population"
The most Reverend DR.. Crowley, the Roman
Catholic Primate, expired on the 9th inst. in
Drogheda. after an attack of Cholera of nine
hours duration; the deceased prelate was highly
esteemed by all members Of religious and politi-
cal persuasions, being everremarkable for chris
tan iberality towards his dissenting fellow coun-
trymen, and love Of peace and order. DR.. Crow
ley was a warm supporter of the national system
of education, and indeed Of every measure which
tended to the progress of enlightenment
FRANCE.
The Cholera is making sad ravages among
the troops who are quartered in the temporary
barracks erected in the several quarters of Paris
it is believed that the dampness of the wealth
er has much contributed to the development of
disease; measures have been adopted for their
removal into more healthy quarters.
The are at present thirty vacant seats in the
National Assembly in consequence of death or
resignation ; there are more than sixty members
confined by indispost:on to their apartments.-
A gentleman usher died on Sunday of Cholera.
lie Constitutional states on the authority of a
letter from Perpigan, that a sanguinary battle
had taken place in Catalonia between the royal
ist chief Pons Bessdeloli and Cabrera, in which
the two generals were killed. Other accounts
say that Cabrera, who had been wounded in the
action took roinge in tavern, where he was dis
covered and put to death by the Miguehtes.