Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-04-25
News from Europe ana California.

TO Mr.. BARBER, the assurances of our most
distinguished consideration"
News from Europe ana California.
New York, April 18th.
The steamship Pacific arrived at her wharf
at New York at half past 10 o'clock this tSat-
urday) morning. She brings Liverpool dates
to the 9th. She has made the quickest trip on
record-9 days and 20 hours.
Cotton was dull and nominal.
The Grain market is firm, without change in
prices.
Provisions stand as at last advccs The i'm.
portations are small.
Trade in the manufacturing districts is very
dull and unsatisfactory.
Money is easy for short periods.
Liverpool, Tuesday eve, April 8.
The accounts of the State of trade through
out the country during the present week do not
possess any new or important feature
Commercial affairs are generally quiet, bu,
the value for foreign colonial produce is stead
y maintained.
The grain trade manifests less activity than
it did last week, nevertheless prices are well
sustained. and moderate amount Of business
is going forward at Mark-lane.
Yesterday Indian Corn sold at 30a3l for
white, and % to 30s for yellow. The demand
tor this article at the market held here today
was rather brisk, and holders were enabled to
obtain an advance of Cd to Is per quarter.
The imports Of cured Provisions from Amer
lea are but light. AT this market Bacon is a
shade lower, but Beef somewhat firmer.
There are still much speculation in Paris as
to the formation of a new Ministry.
1t was remorcd that combination is to be
formed including M. NJ. Baroche and Olillon
Barrot.
We learn from Berlin that it was not yet de-
clded whether the Dresden Conferences would
be discontinued.
1t was generally believed that Austria would
consent to return to the Frankfort Diet.
Accounts from Strasburg announce that the
President of the Frankfort Diet had been sum.
noned to Vienna in great haste.
New York, April 10.
The steamer PrOmetheus arrived last even
ing from Chagres. She brings ten days late
news from California, but it is not OF much i'm
portance.
In consequence OF the continued drought, thu
hopes Of The miners have been disappointed.
Although the Prometheus brings no gold dust
we learn BY her that 81 100000 is on the way
TO the Atlantic States, and had arrived at Pa.
mama.
We learn that destructive fire occurred a
Nevada city, which destroyed property to the
amount of million OF dollars, this added to tht
drought will increase for a time the difficulties
in California.
The Cherokee was at Chagres to sail TO
New York on the Sth.
The steamer New Orleans arrived at Pana
ma, April LIST, with 2l2 Messengers and 5000
600 in gold dust. The Northerner arrived The
same day, with 80 passengers and SSO0,0OO il
gold dnst.
The Antelope arrived on the Sd, with l6(
passengers and 100000 in gold dust. They
all left San Francisco March Is.
The specie and mails were left at Chagre.
by the prometheus.
The Legislature have passed bill for sys
TEN of common schools which meets genera
approval. 1t has also prohibited the sale o
lottery tickets, and has appropriated 100000
and upwards to pay the persons engaged il
military operations against the Indians.
1t has also exempted the city of San Fran.
cisco from assessing and collecting county
taxes. This act, however, was vetoed by tht
Governor. The Legislature also passed an &C
authorizing the Treasurer to negotiate loar
OF S5O0,000, but he has been unable 10 ob'ar
il.
orders from Judge Parsons of the Fourth Dis,
trct Court (San Francisco) citing certain
editors to appear before him and answer to
contempt in consequence of certain structure:
upon his charge 10 the Grand Jury.
One of the editors was fined $500, and re.
fuslng TO pay was sentenced TO close confne
ment until the fine was paid. The citizens helc
a mass meeting and denounced Judge Parsons
and wanted to take his prisoner from the ja
by force.-The accused was then taken before
the Superior Cont and discharged on a writ o
habeas corpus.
A fire in Nevada city, on the 18th destroyed
$50 houses, involving loss of one million dol
lars.-The fire ragged from one o'clock unit
hall-past seven Wednesday morning. The
flames were only stayed by having no NOR,
materials to devour One life lost The fire i,
supposed to have been the work of an ncen
diary.
Lynching is still in force. James Baxter o
Maine and Chas. Simmons of Mass. were
found guilty of horse stealing, and at ono,
hung.
The U. S. Assay office is now in full blast
Within three hours the Office received 100000
in dust.