Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-03-15
Goretoll Nrms.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
AMERICA.

increasing T0PWmHy 81 ETeSldem BOND
pdrie-.4rriualo Of The Ladia .Ndit-7he Repub-
lie Of Bay--Dcposition Of The Pope Reverscs
Of The AustrianS in Hungary The ANNEXATION
Of Cuba, &c.
From the Boston Alias, March 9th.
The steamship America, Capt. Shannon, ar
rived at Halifax at quarter before three this
morning, March 81 Our express messenger
started Immediately, and arrived at Digby Gut
at II o'clock ana 40 minutes, A. NJ, in hours
and so minutes from Halifax, and proceeded a.
cross the Bay Of Fundy, in steamer CoDqueror,
in q l-2 hours, being detained nearly two hours
in the Bay OF Fundy by immense fields Of ice.
The following is on abstract of her news.
ENGLAND.
The early part of the last fortnight the demand
for cotton was most active aud animated, and on
the 18th tremendous excitement existed, and
sales to the unusual extent of fully $4,000 bales
wero effected, of which the amount of business
done on speculation reached about $4,000 bales
With such an extensive inquiry prices advanc.
ed accordingly From the 10Th to the 18th the
rise in American descriptions was one farthing
per pound. Brazil, OF which 1880 bags were
sold, also advanced to the same extent ; whilst
Surat and Egyptian we're done ut l.Sd higher
than during the preceding week. The sales
from the oh to the 10th were 1920 bales, Of
which 65,720 " ere American, and 1920 Bra
ill.
The state of trade in the manufac turing dis
tricts on the whole, is satisfactory; the employ
meut is plentiful and activity prevails throughout.
There continues good demand for American
securities in London. The reported payment Of
the Pennsylvania interest in one half relief notes
was received with considerable disfavor. United
States 6 per cents. continue in demand on the
Continent, and orders for the Stock have been
ordered at 1861. Money continues to get more
abundant, and the rate of interest rules lOw.-
The English funds have receded; Consols, in
London, on the 23d, 92B Il 93t.
The India mail has auiyed with dates from
Bombay to the 10Th, Calcutta, 9Th of Jan, and
Hong Kong to the Both of December.
In England, Mr., Labouchere has again brought
forward the Government proposition for the mod
ifcation of the Navigation Laws; and Mr.. BAN
croft, our Minister, states that, to whatever ex-
tent in llberality the British Parliament may be
disposed to leglslate in this matter, lie is ready
to sign Convention Tomorrow based upon com
plete reciprocity aud upon the opening the entire
coasling trade Of the Two countries 10 the YES
! sells Of both.
BY the proposed law it will be competent for
an American vessel 10 come to Liverpool from
the United States laden with cotton aud tobac-
co. Sne will be permitted to discharge all or
part Of her cargo m the Mersey, take Ia Man
chester goods or Goals or passengers, and carry
them to Glasgow or London in transit, and clear
out with perhaps fresh cargo lrom her tinu port
Of discharge.
The Cholera returns have now swelled to
l2,lgS, OF which $40 have died, 37c9 have re-
covered, ana 3 lOl continue under treatment, on
which the result is not stated,
The reports from California continue to excite
the most intense interest. The excitement has
now extended to all classes. The French Gov
ernnent has dispatched an engineer 10 Califor-
MIA with the object Of surveying the new dis
cuycrlCS.
FRANCE.
The National Assembly has finally voted its
own dissolution, and the new Assembly will meet
about the middle of May Louis Napoleon
seems 10 be daily acquiring political strength and
popularity, and politicians who have hitherto
from apprehensions of instability or other motives
Withheld their support, now come forward to de-
clare themselves BnnapartisIs, and accordingly
very great progress has been made in re estab.
fishing public confidence.
The bonnet rouge, the symbol of liberty as
well as of crime, has been put down in almost
all parts Of France. Aon,agnard flags and So.
calst inscriptions have shared the same fate.
NJ. Ledru RollIn, having lnterpeated the
Ministry OF the Affairs of Rome, received 10 re-
ply an intlmaton that the French Government
did not mean to acknowledge the Roman Gov
ernment without previously ascertaining that il
approves Of its acts, and that the French Minis
try was anxious that the Pope should be placed
i'll position becoming a temporal prince aud
head Of the Catholic Church; and the Assembly
in spite of an Intellectual effort of the Red Re-
lubllcaus Ia feter the Government by declara-
ton of principle, passed unceremonously to the
order Of the day.
The course of events IN Continental Europe
continues marked by the flight and fall of Prn
ces. The Grand Duke of Tuscany has fled from
Florence with his family and has taken refuge
at Porte San Stetano. A Provisional Govern
; ment has been declared by the excited people
as part OF Italy.
In the Roman States the Republican feeling
has reached the highest point of excitement, ant
the Executive Committee has usurped the Papa
authority, which is altogether set aside. ! he
Pope is deposed, and a Republic is established
We have from Rome the important intelligence
OF the deposition of the Pope and the establish
; ment of Republic. This event took place at
o'clock in the morning of the 9th Of February.
1t has been voted that he shall enjoy all the guar
an,ees necessary for the independence OF hi:
3 spiritual power.
SARDINIA.
Sardinia remains quiet The King seem:
) conscious that be has not the confidence OF the
Italians, accordingly his object seems to be con
fined to the ma ntenance of his own power with
IN Piedmont.
, AUSTRIA.
: In Austria and Hungary affairs have again Ia
ken an uniayorablc turn. The lmperasts have
certainly been beaten in several encounters with
the lIungarians, and BEN is likely TO give then
a great deal of trouble. 1t is impossible to reaC
the accounts of this ratricdal war without being
shocked at the trghtful vindicIiyenoss and bar
barlty with which hostIlltes are carried on
Prince Windischgratz has been lntrusted will
the settlement Of the affairs of Hungary.
: We have had repeated reports OF the entrance
of the Russians into Pennsylvania, but no nu
thentic accounts have yet reached US Of such al
I important Intervention. There cannot, however
. exist q doubt but that Russia is Intriguing ac
lively with view to encroachnents in that quar-
: ter. Lord Palmerston, however, seems TO bt
fully aware of the danger, and, in spite of tn
: oboquy attempted to be fastened upon him, i
steadily circumventlng an intrigue which, It per
severed in, would lniallby bring about a gene
raj European war;
| The Austrian banker, Mr. Jna, has taken
new Austrian Loan of 60,000,00O tlorlns, IN con
junction with the firm OF Rothschlld and tn
Russian house Of SteigIlIz q Co. The Empero
: has authorized the expectation OF considerable
: portion of bullion from the stock In the vaults L
The Bank of Russia, with view 10 facilitate tn
}, DaVment of this loan,