Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-03-13
5oret9n Nems.

The foreign news brought by the Pacific
which has arrived since our last is Of more
than ordinary interest.
In England the ministry have all resign
ed in consequence of the signal defeat of
the government party by a vote in Parli-
ment, the character Of which may be gath
cred from the following paragraph from one
of the London papers.
On Thursday, Feb. ~, the Government
received a most signal defeat, from the
effects Of which it was almost impossible
they should recover. Mr.. Locke King
moved for leave to bring in a bill to make
the franchise in the English and Welsh
Counties somewhat analogous to the fran
shlse in the boroughs, by giving the right
OF voting to all occupiers of tenements Of
the annual value of $40. Lord John Rus
sell opposed the motion, as was natural, but
when the House divided, 100 members
voted for the introduction of the bill, and
only 50 against it, leaving the Government
in the formidable minority of forty eight.
A new ministry had not been agreed on.
and considerable excitement prevailed in
the political circles.
FRANCE.
The most vigorous circumstances are
being made by the Government against the
enterance of Austria, with all her States.
into the Germanic confederation. Nothing
is talked of in the diplomatic world but
protocols, ultimatums, and casus 6eM with
with regard to this question. The tone of
the 81 ysee is warlike that of the organ of
the assembly vehemently opposed to all de-
monstratlons OF energy on the part of the
Executive. The Government have sent
considerable reinforcements to the ARMY of
Rome, so as to put the expedition on a war
footing, The second Council of War sit.
ting at Lyons having sentenced a number
OF persons for having belonged to a secret
Society.
1t is announced that Garibaldi has made
his appearance near Geneva-which is
rather surprising, considering that only a
day or two since he was in good health on
Staten Island. He and Mazzini, with, it
is SAID, ample means, are making extensive
arrangements for the revolutionizinr of
Italy IN the Spring. All kinds of surmises
are thrown out respecting their alleged in
t%entions.
Bishop Huges from U. s., was in Rome
predicting the down fall of professionalism,
and the consequent increase of catholism
especially in America He is said to be
electioneerlng for a Cardinals hat. which
from It's supposed effect in strenotbinO the
Church in the New World, many believe
he would obtain.
RUSSIA.
The Hamburg correspondent of The
L'"es informs US, on the au thority of tray.
elers who have lately passed through Po-
lahd, that an enormous Russian army has
oeen concentrated in an imposing and
menac'ng position in the kingdom Of Po-
iahd, and that rumors of an important OK
petition are freely circulated amonp the
various corps Of that army.
TURKEY.
1t is SAID that Gen. Dembinaki has been
sent to ConstantinopeI, but that Kossuth
and the others are still at Kutabia. All Of
o~N' H"S Icll Dnumla.
EGYPT.
A Geographic dispach from Vienna,
says: '
Ilhe last news from Egypt is of the
hgueSt Importance. The Sublime Porte
mas addressed categorical demands to the
V,lceroy, which the latter refused to COM
ply O wi.n' Instead OF reducing his army to
@U'OoO men, as he was told, he has ordered
d leVey OF 10000 land troops, and I5,OOO
men tor the fleet. He is determined to
oppose any aggression of the Porte by r
II is thought not unlikely that the Eastern
question will assume a serious aspect.