Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-05-09
foreign Nous.
ARRIVALOF THE CANADA
At Halifax.
One week Later from Europe.
HALIFAX TELEGRAPH OFFICE, !
Wednesday, May !. {


From the manufacturing districts, the in.
:elligence is now cheerful, and business
generally has somewhat improved.
Freights have slightly recedcd. Passen.
gers continue abundant at previous rates.
The British Ministry have met with anoth-
er signal defeat, and this time upon a por-
ton of The Chancelor's Budget. The de-
feat came unexpectedly, and created great
sensation.
No actual outbreak has occurred on the
Continent, but from France, in particular,
the reports indicate a very critical state of
affairs. The Socialists, as the elections
draw near, evince the most deadly hatred
towards the present Government. They
have nominated Eugene Sue as their can
didate for Paris. His opponent ofthe order
party had not been determined upon at last
dates. The funds are sensbly affected
A frightful loss of life occurred at Anglers
on Monday, by the breaking down of sus-
peution bridge over the Loire, by which a.
bout 300 men of the nth Light Infantry
were drowned.
The Pope has returned to Rome, and was
well received. There is nothing new of a
definite char acter reativ to the Greek ques-
ton.
A convention is said to have been conclu-
del between An tria and Prussia. An Aus
TRAN officer of high rank has been arrested
in the act of sketching Prussian- fortifca-
tons.
The Cabinet of Vienna has esponsed the
the cause o: Denmark in the Schlcswig COLI
troversy, and the probability of peaceable
solution of that question is farther removed
than ever.
There are later advices from China and
India by the overland mail In the latter,
evidences of inquietudc continue to exists,
but commercially the news from both quar-
tiers is satisfactory.
The Canada had fine run to Newfound'
land, and would have arrived here on Mon
day had she not been delayed by immense
quantities Office. She was embedded in the
ice SEINE 80 hours and sustaining very con-
siderable damage especially to her paddles
The Canada sailed for Boston at a bout o
clock this morning and up to this time ha:
had an unfayorable wind.
ENGLAND.
The probability of speedy chang in the
Ministry is increased this week by sigma
defeat in the Chanceor's Budg which pro
poses reduction ofthe duty on stamps from
l-2 per cent to halfa crown upon all engage
ments under ESQ sterling Sir H. Willough
by, one of the Stanley party, moved an a
mendment reducing the duty to Is which
was carried against the Ministers amldS
vociferous applause.
The Government has introduced bill
prohibiting intermural intermenls. Tn
new measure for regulating the mercanti
marine Of England, is meeting with nue.
opposition in and out of Parliament
The news of Mr.. Calhouns death creates
good deal Of sensation in Eng land.
From LELAND there is nothing new to re
port, except a continuance OF fayorabl
weather for the agriculturists. Many ofth
emigrants now leaving for the United State
are people of considerable means.
The new steamship City of Glasgow sal
ed for New York on the 10th, amid the &C
clamations of3O, 900 people. The steame
Asia, of the Cunard line, will be in read
ness to test her power wi h the Atlantic, {
Collins line, and will sail from Liverpot
for Boston on the 18th of May, three day
alter the Atlantic for New York. Larg
bets are said to be pending the issue Of tn
race.
FRANCE.
The proceedings of the Assembly ar
devoid of general interest. The publ
mind appears TO be almost wholly engrosse
by the approaching elections, and serlou
apprehensions are entertained for the result
and for the maintenance Of public orde
The Socialists are especially active, an
under guise of preparing for elections, ha'
INDUCED in language most exci'elng, rnifaI
", and irrellgious. The Government ha'
restrained their RIGHTEOUSNESS in some d
gree, by supressing their meetings, at OF
Of which the we'll known Able Chatel turl
ed the Scriptures into ritiCule, and observe
that the Christian religion had made Or
vious mistake in setting bounds to the gra
tihcations Of the passions. he advocate
in gross terms, the full and unrestricte
qualification of the human apPetites, al
maintained that in the most sensual mattel
alism was placed the extreme felicity
man. II know no God" he cried, "
cept the Sun, and him because he is vislbl.
The chairman qualified the declaration
adding, th.t no doubt he spoke OF the st
as the representative Of another still mo
powerful. -.
The present unsettled condition Of
fairs is being sensibIy felt on the Beurs
where the funds are gradually receiving
value. Government is causing the remoy