The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-29

in our aldai which brought pain and sorrow
'opo many homea
FROM EUROPE.
The Steamship Atlantic arrived at New
York on the esd with English dates TO the
18th
IT, ENGLAND,
The public announcement wa reiterated
thAA kqsauth would leAye Tor New York IN
tho atsameF Washington, hut some private
letters speak Of the poasibiliiy OF his defer
ring his departure for some days longer,
Kossuth visited birmingham on the 10Th,
and Manchester on The lth inst, and was
hailed everywhere with the most exiraordna-
~ display ofpopular enthusiasm A process
pion nnnlbering some 100000 pern0na escort
ed him into birmingham, whore hs was en-
teriAined At the mansion OF Mr. Coach. Ow-
ing toferld bealtb, kOsauth confined himself
20 a brief akproAsiOn of thanks f1r. the hearty
welcome he received. AZ Manchester, on the
following day according 60 the London Tunes
his reception was more waEm, general and
enthusiastic than lac has met at any other
place since his arrival in England. All bus
mess was nearly suspended. aud the dAy was
generally observed IA a holiday bv all claas-
-. lie Wa publicly received at Free Trade
Hall, where the meeting was presided over by
8eorgeyNVison, Esq. and a very natierinR
address was presented Co Kossuth, 90 which
~ hAde most eloquent reply IN a speech
OF an hour aud half duration.
Another search for Sir John Franklin r.
about 20 he undertaken by Lieut. PIN. Of the
Royal Navy, who viii 90 through Russia and
Siberia, 60 the locality OF the alleged Polar
Sea- Ile has the support Of the Admiralty
and ofthe Royal Geographical Society, aud
calculates upon Abe aid OF the Emperor OF
Russia. Lady Franklin has devoted $500 to
carrying out his plan, rH-
az = FRANCE.
= On Sunday, upwards Of 600 Of the officers
md men.of the regiments newly arrived IN
Paris, wcru introduced to the President. who
Addrr'sod them. The speech OF the Frcsi-
dent is looked upon As declaration Of war
against the Asscnbly,and IL is said great
: Isl disnppro, ed OF hy the Ministry. II caused
slight decline on the l3oursc, but no other
results are apparent Tho people haYc re.
ccivcd IL fAvorably, and IL IL said tho officers
or all grades, and soldiers declare their irlen-
ton IN adhcrcto tho President in preference,
and if needful, in opposition, to .tln Assem-
bly,"
The report Of the Dict Of the Committee so
whom had boon referred the Electoral law
TrSsisaarsl ls.r tlf- president. -Eaad tho
Assembly on the 18th. IL recommends the
absolute rejection OF the measure.
The proposition &C the Qumsiors with re-
gard to the calling ON troops fnr the defence
-ui the Assembly, Is the prevailing topic NJ
Paris,it having been discovered that, hiihough
the Assembly has this power,thc appointment
ola general over the said troops rests with
the President
The Austrian military commander Of Milan
has prohibited ting religious meetings Of the
Protcitants residing in that city,
STILL LATER FROM EUROPE.
Tho Asia, from Liverpool the 10th, reach
cd Halifax the .2ith.
The English news il devoid of Interest,"
Kossuth continued his triumphant progress
through England, receiving AZ every stage
such demonstrations Of admiration and anec.
ton, rs seemed almost without precedent
He aitcDded on the l2th, grand banquet ut
the Town Tiall,, Birmingham, when eight
hundred and fifty gentlemen sat down.
On the 18TH he was present at the Polish
and Hungarian Ball, Mt Guldhall, where he
was met 10y the Lord Mayor aud most Of the
influential citizens.
p tits stated, very confidently that NJ. Kos
suth will not sail for the U. $. before the goth
Of this month.
Accounts from New South Wales to the
l8th Of August, have been received, giving
the most Aattering accounts, both ms to the
quality ana quantity of the gold round about !
Bathurst The receipts per week into the
towns were said to reach 100000 to S25, 900. |
The Government AIMED escort brought about
$4,000 per week
FRANCE.
The second reading OF the new electoral |
law was lost on Thursday evening, the 18th, |
by a majority Of 375 TO 948 Notwithstand- |
ing the defeat Of the ministry before alluded !
20, everything in Paris was tranquil, and no
agitation is likely 10 be attempted by the |
Mountains, unit nearer the general elections, /
VIXEN, OF course, the strength of parties will |
be exertad to the utmost
The Submarine Telegraph between Eng
land aud France is now in full operation. On |
the 18th, the first conveyance was made by
this means of the price of English funds to
Paris.
AUSTRALIA
The steamer Severn, which arrived AZ
Southampton 18TH brought mails from New
Zealand, with Sydney dates TO August 18th.
She brought two packages Of gold dust, valu-
cd at c I200, and ffteen packages of diamonds,
valued vt $4,000. The Sydney News states
that gold Is most plentiful in Frederick Val
ley, and that the gold-diggers are making a 1
rich harvest. Lumpa of gold from twelve 70
difieen t,0nRds have been found. The Ex-
press states that two men in Frederick Val
Icy produced 6 go worth OF gold in two days
The gold is found in large quartz veins. An
immense quantity ofgold has arrived at 'Ba-
thurst.
The BIDLs A SEuTARtAN BooK.--A mat
ter Of no little interest has recently ongrossod
the School COMMITTEES OF the City OF Cam f.
bridge II appears that one of the rules in
the SCHOOLS OF thai city is, that selections from
the Bible'be read by the pupils daily. This ,
order has recently been objected 20 by a