Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-05-20
Seven Days Later from Europe.
Haiitdr Telegraph Office,

TUESDAY evening, III O'Clock.
The Royal Steamship Canada sailed from Liv |
erpool on Saturday, May LIST, at 9 o'clock, Z. M.
and arrivd here at o'clock this evening, with
81 passengers.
Engtand.-The House Of Commons was oc
cupied on Wednesday in discussing measure
proposing to abolish religious tests in Scotch
Universities. AMER heightened discussion the
measure was rejected by Is majority.
The second reading Of the Colonial Bishops
bill was made the occasion of speech by Mr..
Gladstone in favor of appointing Bishops in con
necton with the Church of England, to the Col
ones. The debate was adjourned until the 9th
of May.
Mr. IIeywood's motion for Committee TO
consider the propriety Of preserving the Crystal
Palace, aud long debate, which cnsued termi-
mated in diysion-.I03 for Committee, to 32l
against t--so the Palace will be pulled down. -
It's demolition commences May LIST, the anniver-
sary of its opening.
On Friday, according to announcement, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer brought forward
his Budget 1t proposes to repeal none of the
existing taxes says nothing of imposing new
except the continuation of the income and prop
erty tax for a limited time and estimates the in
come of the commencing year will be, from pres
ent sources, G5l ,626,O OO, aud the expenditures
e5l, 1899, which will leave a surplus of Ej6l,-
02l.
The Halifax and Quebec Railway was also
the subject of some conversation. Mr. Golden
asked the Colonial Secretary, Pockington, if he
would lay the correspondence relating to that
railway before the House SIR J, Pakington de-
murred and Mr.. Golden would place a motion
for it Oh the notice book. Secretary Packing
ton stated in reply that nothing had taken place
between the late government, and the parties
who were anxious for the construction OF the
proposed line that could be construed into
qualified assent.
The language of Earl Gray went no further
thun to say that the government would be no
party to any such guaranty as that sought for, I'M
less they were satisfied with the line. The
subject was now under the notice of the gov
eminent.
President Roberts inaugural address. on his
third reelection to the presidency Of Liberia,
has reached England. II represents in general
terms the colony as flourishing but the late at
tack on Basa Cove has caused a deficiency of
$1,000 in the revenue.
There is considerable activity in various de-
partments of trade, and some houses, closed
since the revolution Of 1915, have now been re-
opened.
The great fctc on the 10Th inst. has given an
impetus TO business.
The following Is from the Vienna correspond
ence of the London Tunes:
/" 1t having been found impossible TO establish
case against Madame Ncszlenyi and Rutk ",
they have been liberated, and are now residing
in the Hotel National, in the Leopoldstadt. The
Austrian government has at length come to the
conclusion that nothing Is to be gained by de
taining Kossuth's relations here, and according
" the whole family some IL persons, believe
will be permitted to quit the country on the
LIST Of May As people here can never do any
thing with good grace. difficulties have been
al. fto p.h, flluy In
90 with the enigranis. The authorities insis
on the hossuih family emigratng alone, which,
+ IN my opinion, Is most unreasonable, as there are
! four females and eleven children Of the party
Justice requires that | should state that Kos
suth's sisters were kindly treated during their
/ imprisonment and that their mothers letters TO
/ them were duly delivered, after having been
read by the authorities, to whose safe keeping
/ they were entrusted. The old lady admonshad
/ her children to take courage and to remain firm,
as the sun must rise AT last, be the night ever
dark and long As Madame Kossulh and her
family will not be permitted to come here they
viii meet with Mesdames Meszlenyi and Rutt-
kay. some where on the road 10 BOdenbach."
Efdnoe.--Louls Napoleon has referred ques
ton of competency OF the tribunal that confscat-
ed the Orleans property TO the council of State,
thus removing II from the reach OF legal author
tics.
/ Letters IRON Rome mention mat the lhllan
question is again TO become OF interest, in con
sequence Of a complication of difficulties that
have arisen between France and Pope Pius,-
The iRcandiary fires rage with Increased vehe
mencc
iadia.-A ielegraphic despatch, IN anticipa-
ton ofthe mail from India received FROM Trieste,
from the mail steamer Adua, arrived on the 2oth
of April, with Bombay dates to the Sd Of April.
The expedition against the Burmese goes on a
pace "a battle of three hours duration had been
fought between $500 British troops and a body
ofuatve mountaineers TO The North of Peshawar
The latter were defeated.