Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-05-08

WAsHNGroN. Monday, April y. As soon as
The Secretary Of State returns 10 Washington,
ine Nicaragua question VIII be immediately Ia
Ken up by Cabinet England has committed
violations Of the Convention so recently agreed
upon and s1lomuly ratified hy her. and the Bril-
isn Ambassador succeeded in getting Slulers
treaty with NlcaDgul with the notifications
proposed ley Gen layIor's administration, lad on
tine table ln the Senate.
TINS lost ground must be recovered, and that
modified treaty must be confirmed, or all the
rights and interests of the United States IN Cen
trh America will be sacrificed to the British
mere has been ton much neglect or concession
already Chatheld should have teen sent home
when Mr.. Squier was recalled.
1t Is stated that Mr. Walsh late Secretary of
Legation at Mexico, who was sent to Huyfi to
unite with the British aud French agents in con
tnTaling the government Of the Island IN Sou
l.uque, has been snubhed by his sable highness.
strange that there should have been any hesita-
Ton IN recognizing the government of Liberia,
ana yet SO much willingness to follow foreign
examples Ia San Domingo. General Tayors
policy was 10 encourage the Domnicians against
The layuens--whites against blacks, republic
cans against impcrialists-and make Sououque
pay indemnity for conliscated American property.
II ~ announced here confdentially that Mr..
foote' OF the Buffalo .ifrsriiser late 4 s. charge
10 bogota, will soon take a seat at the editorial
desk OF THE Republic, arrangements 10 that end
beng IN progress.
The Hoodconh Planning .uachine.-I Important
erhct he jury IN the case of Sloat VS..
Nphg et al, returned into Court this morning
with a verdict that VIM. Woodwork was the IN
Fehtor OF the planning machine IN ls2S-that the
reissue of the patent in 1915 was for the same
machne-and that the machine used by the de-
lehGants Is an Infringement Of the amended pa
tent.
Judge Grer remarked, that he hoped counsel
would never again induce witnesses to come into
court and swear that VIM. Woodwork was not
the inventor of the patent If it should again
occur he would hold It to be prild fdce evidence
That the witnesses intended 10 periure themselves
by swearing to what they knew nothing about
Was not 10 be believed that so useful aud valu-
able a machine had been seen by persons 40
years ago, and had never been made use of until
lo%e The question had been tried in every
circuit Cont in the Union, and had been decided
ID each that Woodwork was the inventor. He
hoped to hear no more opposition TO it.-Phaa-
dsiphia Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, April 20. Dispatches were
Yesterday received from Mr.. McCurdy, u. 5.
Charge at Vienna, of the date of March 29th,
STATING that the Austrian Government had refus-
ca the application of the Sultan for permission 10
release hossuth and the Hungarian patriots. his
companions from confinement By a compact
between Austria and Turkey, the latter power
was charged with and accepted the surveillance
OF these unfortunate exiles numbering several
hundreds; but finding the expense of their main
,ehance becoming burthensome, she applied to
De released from the encumbrance.
Permission was granted in reference to all ex-
oePl hossuth and eight or ten others. This de-
clslon was communicated before intelligence
reached Vienna respecting the recent action of
our Government An urgent appeal will be adj
dressed 10 Austria on this subject,