Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-12-25


to award premiums on crops, and to make
arrangements fOrthe year ensuing. Com
peditOrs for premiums on Crops. will be
required specimens. and the statement Of
culture required BY the Regulations. A
full attendance 10 requested, as important
subjects will DO brought before the meeting
for consideration.
A. s. LEWIS. Rec. Sec,
Liteh6eld. Dec. ls, 1851.
[By Telegraph for the Hartford Courant.l
Arrival or the Europa at Halifax.
Crisis in Francs. Tie assembly DissoL.
Ved. ArrGst of Members opposed to
Louis Napoleon. Paris in-0 State of
Siege. New Government Proposed
HALIFAX, Dec. go.
The Europa from Liverpool, Dec, 9.
bound fQr New York, arrived here this
afternoon. after q constant svocession Of
heavy gales.
The Canada arrived at Liverpool on
the Sd inst, at O'Clock, P. NJ. She ex-
perienced a very rough and tedious pass
age. ys
The Baltic arrived at Liverpool at 9
P. NJ, on Thursday. the 9Th inst.
The affairs of France have at length
reached crisis. and long dreaded coup
Dictate has been made.
On Monday night. the LIST inst. Louis
Napoleon seized the reigns Of Govern
ment, dissolved the Assembly, and de-
clared Paris to be in state Of siege, ar
rested the leading opponents Of bis po-
Icy. and appealed TO the people. Pre-
paiations for this movement were perfec-
ted with consummate skill and secrecy,
and every thing was consummated before
the Assembly or the public had the least
animation Of it. s...r.
An entire new ministry was formed
during the night Of Monday. At day.
light on Tuesday morning the Presidents
proclamation was found posted through
out the city. in which he ordered the
dispersion Of the Assembly and the re-
storation Of universal suffrage. Also.
proposing new system Of government,
and an instant election BY the people and
the army. ef President. % bald office
ten years. supported by council OF
State. end by Two Houses Of Legislature
and that pending the election the Execu-
tive power shall remain in the hands oil
the President. The election is to take
place during the present month. and the
President promises 10 bow TO tho will oil
the people. He says that he has been
forced into the present attitude. And il
il certain that Theirs, Ghangarnier, and
others Of his opponents. had decided to
demand his arrest and impeachmens on
! the I'd inst. and were almost in the very
act Of moving in the matter when they
themselves and their principal friends
were arrested and conveyed to vincen,
mes.
| Whenever members or Assembly have
attempted to meet officially. they have
been ordered 10 disperse and arrested j
refused.
Two hundred Of the ma1nbers have
been arrested; many were subsequently,
released, but all the leaders Of the oppo-
sition were imprisoned.
The hundred members Of the Assem-.
4 bly, are said to have given in their adhe'
sion, 10 the President. and telegraphie
} dispatches from the government departs
ments say that the Presidents messag.
i has been hailed with the utmost enthu
siasm.
Subsequently. these reports were con
. ltradicted. and several barbados wer
y erected in the different quarters Of Paris
!, but were speedily broken by the troops
y ~ Hon. Joel II. Poinsett. formerl
Minister to Mexico. died at Stratesbura
!. s. G.. on Friday last. aged IS.
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: ~ The New York Express says tina
). Rev. Mr.. Prescott. Of Boston. lately tn
l. colleague Of Rev. Dr.. Croswell. Of III
d Church Of the Advent. is 10 have a nc,
! trial for hsreticd opinions and Romis
i tendencies.