The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-03-01
FOREIGN.

The Baltic brought few items of ncws--
Parliament was opened by the Queen in per
son on the ith. We extract n couple Of par.
ogrophs from her speech
The recent assumption of certain ccclcsias-
teal titles conferred by n foreign power La.
excited strong feeling, in the country, and
large hodics of my subjects have presented
addresses 20 NJ, expressing attachment ~ the
throne and pfiying thar such assumptions
should be- resisted. have assured them Of
my resolution 20 maintain The right- or ,ns
crown and the independence ofthc nation a.
gpinst al oncrooy hmcu's from whatever quar-
ter th. WaA proceed.
have 40 The simc time rVprcssrl M oar
most desire and firm determination, under
Gods blessing. 90 maintain unimTlircd the
religion. liberty which Is 80 Justly priced hy
the people OF this couRtry. It. viii ho inr
Won IN consider the measure -Nlirh-wtll L..
lard before Won an -hi. subject
FUANcE.--Wo learn by lcttcrs Crom paris
that the Presidents donation bil * almost
certain of being rejected by the legislative as
s"mh'v, lu thnt event national subscription
Is confidently spoken af Such a step would
undoubtedly be- "A severe condemnation of the
Assembly,
LICENSING ~ ILLNors.- The following
are the main feature, Of the No License Bin
.v-lv'-l'-rr- rrr-cutty 71s'rvt Wy -t'Ie -TrindE
Legislature.
!. II repeats present Iircnsc Lave.
?. Prohibits the sale OF intoxicating drinks
IN less quantity than one quart, under a PEN
atty of ~25.
70 rTrrrrurs -irrrrrTvUy me mo "a
from $50 to 500.
1. Provides for n penalty of not less than
S2j, nor over 500, for selling more than
quart, and permitting the same Ia bc drunk
on the premises of the seller
2. Giving away liquor, TO como within the
provisions of the law,
MELANCHOLY DEArn-On Monday nj.
tcruqon, Feb, 10th, at LunCnburgh, (Mass)
Silas w. Marshall aged ? years, came To n
sudden acnth hy becoming hung low the neck
IN a tdNel suspended from n roller attached
10 the wall Of the pantry. Whether he was
swinging in it for amusement, or experiment
ing with il 70 see whether hanging for a mo-
ment by the ucck would take away all sem
sation, II is impossible to decide.
c7y a splendid gold watch,valucd at $500,
has been presented to Mr. Douglas, the origi-
nntor ofthe-bill for the admission Of Gtlil;,,-
MIA, by tho young men of that State
BArTIsrs IN NERMoNT-Frou footing
up the columns of statistics in the Report of
the Vermont Baptist Convention, il appears
that the whole number Of members in the
Baptist churches in the State is 6,963; num-
Der OF churches, l 04 number Of pastors II;
number baptised the past ycar,-aio.
- The .outhcrncrs are cracking up a
native piano-forte manufactured at Wartburg,
Monroe county, Ga, which is said IN compare
hrorably with the best northern make. This
shy the southern papers MS the way to in
timidate the North" Good. There's music
in this sort Of warfare.
o. AS Mr. Michael Sexton was crossing
the bridge over the creek near the "Sinclair
Place, in Essex, fore-whec of the wagon
came on, and Mr. Sexton and the horse were
both precipitated into the water, and the cur
rent being strong, both were Immediately car
ried under the ice and drowned. --
SSy An outshoot of the anti-papal excite
mcnt in Edinburgh, is the formation of Wig
orous Reformation Society to difIusc infor-
mator, respecting, and renew the zeal of the
Protestant Reformation. A series of twelve !
lectures by the most eminent Of Scotland is
proiected-Dr NlcCrie delivering the FIRST a
periodical under the editorial management
of DR. Cunningham is To form part Of the ata-
dus operandi. Another Society composed I
wholly of young men, already exists there
-CaSNEeF4e+lFy- The. Hartford CoHrant I
gives the result of the town elections in Con-
nccticut, showing that the Wings have made
large gains, they having carried 7S towns
entitled to ils Representatives IN the Lcgis-
idTUfC3 The TocCs 60 towns, entitled to 80
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