The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-16
Later from Europe.
ARRIvALOFT THE FRANKLIN,

! The steamship Franklin. with four DAYS
later intelligence, from Havre arrived at
New York the It'll
+ ENGLANp.-The flour market was dull and
Sd to cd lower. Wheat had declined Id to
I'd per 20 pounds
The iron trade was much excited. and the
prices firm Some manufacturers advocated
another rise OF Dos per ton. in adlition 10 the
advance OF Dos on the l.t of October.
The harvest in the North has nearly all
been secured. The wheat crop would on the
whole be under the average in quantity ,whilc
the quality in most instances is superior,
The Queen still remained in Scotland
The body Of the Duke of Wellington was
still at Walmcr Castle awaiting the nere>sa-
ry arrangements for the living in state at Chcl-
SEA Hospital.
The American t'uano expedition to the
l.osbo, Islands wa. creating much unea>inrss
among the dealers in Guano & Peru, ian bond
holders. Fears OF collision were enter
tanned
The London Time, contains an article on
the subject. condrmna.ory of the proceedings
of Mr. Webster. and expressing a conviction
that the Peruvian government NAV he able
10 beat of or capture the whole of the mer-
chant vessels engaged in the expedition. I'M
less the naval >'ludron of the United States
should Interfere Ia prevent it,
Strenuous cxcrtiunS are being made l., the
High Church party. TO he allowed to SIT for
despatch Of hu>inr>. an event which has not
taken place since III, AT which time the up
per house bern" engaged about the writings
Of Bishop lloadlrv. the Crown in.rrposrd and
the proceedings OF the cnnvoration were bro't
to clu>c
FRANCE. 1t Was expected that the En-
pre would be declared on the 18th
An Internal nachinc. designed to assassin
ate the President, has been seized AT Mar
settles. and i. WAS thought that ano,hcr was
vet concealed there. The conspiracy 10 muir
der the President is believed to have extend
ed throrgho the province of Var. and wa-
81, on foot by French and Picdmon'ese So
ciali>ts. Onr hundred we'll known and VIC
lent Socialists have been arrested.
The Paris Journals principally occupied
with chronicing the progrc>, of the President
through the southern departments. AtGrrn-
ohlc. Avg non and Marscilc>. the President
was received with most extravauaut outward
demonstrations of i"v. Beneath all ti, cur
rent of popular rejoicing however. there are
plain indications of secret dislike and hatred
to his rule This Is proved bv the discovery
of well planned conspiracy to assassinalc
the President at MarSeillcs where a iormida-
bic Internal machine. placed in a house on a
street through which Louis Napoleon was TO
pass next day, was seized hv the police The
machine was composed of 30 gun barrels.
loaded with 1900 bullets. besides blundcr-
huSScS, similarly charged with grape shot
This battery, if fired during the passing oft the
cortcee, would have completely swept away
the President and attendants: many of the
ronspirators were arrested. The plot. con-
coctcd by secret society. had long been
watched by the police.
The London Times on the authority oflct-
tiers from Paris. states that the first official act
towards the conS,lmmation of the empire. will
probably take place about the 10Th of Octo-
bcr.whcn.on the President. arrival at Tours.
a decree will be published in the Moniteur
for an extraordinary convocaton of the Sen
ate, tor the purpose of examining the add
dresses emanatlng from the dcpastmcntal
councils general. and of either framing re-
port thereon.or passing a"Senatls Consulte."
inviting Louis Napoleon to assume the impe
rial dignity.
: The return the Prince to Paris. after
completing his present journey. is to be cclc-
brat"d with royal and imperial pomp and
magnlfrencc. that is TO eclipse an ything of
the sort ever seen in France.
IRoTTING AT MoNTPEIIrH-Atth the An
nnal Fair of the Washington County Agri
cultural Society. recently held at Nlontpelier,
track was prepared, and some very good
specimens OF trotting exhibited In the fore
noon of the second dnr q; Lo..o. .-..l r