The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-05-12


York on Thursday evening, with European
dates to the 2lih ult:
ENoLASp.-On Thursday, in the House
Of Commons, the subject OF ahoishing the
stamp on newspapers, and the duty on adj
veriising, came ny Tor discussion. Miner
Gibson made II long speech in favor ol abol-
ishlng all taxes on knowledge, aud Intro
duceI motion TO that effect. The Chan
cellor Of the Exchequer looked on the guess
iion rs one of revenue, and could not afford
TO lose the million and half per aunum.
AT his suggestion, the discussion was post
poned till Friday week. Sir j. Packmgton,
on behalf oil the Government, gave notice
of motion for leave 10 bring in Il bill. grant
ing a constitution 10 New Zraland also that
it is not the intention uf The Government to
make any alteration at present with respect
20 the Clergy reserves ia Canada. On FRS
day, motion respecting grant TO the
Maynooh College was adjourned. The
militia bill was read n third time, and the
debate thereon postponed.
lion. Abb 1T Lawrence and Mrs. Ban>
croft DAVIS were al The Queens Ievee Oh the
22d.
The extraordinary statements concerning
the ships seen on the ice by the brig Renn-
walton, in April, 1851, have led TO .eneih-
ened investigation. and there is asfone
opinion that he vessels seen were Franklin's.
The assertion that they might have been a
rilcc ion is done away with, by The fact that
the Renovation had only two while the yes
sells seen had three mHs.s. Sir +. Belcher 5
expedition had sailed.
The most important subject of discussion
in The English Parliament. has been the
question oil re-charierug the East India
Company, whose present charter expires in
1854 As the immense powers Of this COM
pany involve the government of one hun
drei aud fifty millions of people, with con-
slant annexations Of populous territories b,
ilibuslerins expeditions, the subject Of a
new charter may well be consid. red a grave
aud weighly question of legislation.
The arrival of two tons AID half If gold
dust at London, in single vessel from Aus
ltalia, had created prodIeious sensation
in the English capital, and will no doubt be
followed up by English emigralions, only ex-
ceeded by the exodus from Ireland 10 A.
merica, and by speculalons which will throw
the great South Sea bubb.o into the shade
IRELAND The London News has dis
patch from Dublin, dated April esd, which
says: News reached here to-day that
Thomas Francis Meaoher. the Irish nolit;.
cal convict, had escaped from Van Deman's
Land. The intelligence has reached his
friends f, ON nrivntn source.n
FRAxcr.-A remarkable statement an
pea,s in the Iondon Times resn.c,;uo he
course 10 he pursued bv Austria. Prussia
and Russia in the event Of Louis Nnnolro,,
a.sumino the lille q, En-, error 1'hn sinh.
,rnnce of The story is. Ina, .he lato Prime.
Schwnrzcnberc had addressed circnlnr to
the Europenn Conrts. exercising bis ror.
viciion that Lonis Mann. vas about IN
erect an imperial throne. adding thar Aus.
tria felt no alarm in consequence and ad,o.
.allnr the claim, of the President ia ,L.
friendship and alliance of all conservative.
Governments. Prussia answered this en-.
.nlar oh the 18Th, and Russia IN tb,. ooh of
February. The tenor of botb renli.s l..
that the Two mowers locked unon ,h, desi,,n
%: LOUIS Naroleon neither with favor or hos
ii.ity that they believe that he is disuo.ed
I, follow the forei,n nolirv of his unclr and
seven now aiming to SEPARATE Ike bowers
i, order TO prof hereafter by ,ha, Sc, sraton:
hut that the three mowers aclinn in con.
rer, could keen him in check Russia and
Prussia. how.,er. would r.cocr;z. him ~
Emperor il elected 10 that Office. but mc,eIv
~ an elective monarch. no, as ,h,. toun,ln,
o. a Nauoleonic DYNASTY.
Iouis Nanol,on announces in tho Dotr;e