Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-05-06
Foreign Mus.
Arrival of the Ste amer Niagara.

Arrival OF the ste amer Niagara
The advices show a slight improve.
ment in the Cotton market, and some
increase in the prices of Bread stutfS.
ENGLAND.-TheBritsh papers areengros.
sed with the coming election, and the par.
ties are anxious for the contest.
1t is said that the friends of Lord John
Russell, desparing OF getting him re-
elected as a member from London, are try
ing to smuggIe him in for Edinburg.
The Arctic Expedition sailed on
Thursday, the 18th instant The ships
comprising it are the Assisanc Captain
Belcher the Rescue, Captain Kellett; and
the North Star, Captain Cullen propeI-
ers Intrepid, Captain McClintock, and Pio-
neer Captain Osborne.
The story of the two ships seen in the
iceberg being those of Sir John Franklin, s
expedition is generally discredIed.
Sir John Matherson, owner of the Island
of North Roma, on the West coast Of Scot
land, has offered it as "a gift to the govern
ment for a penal settlement
Prof Wilson, the Christopher North"
of Biackvoods Mrgazine, has resigned
is chair of philosophy, in consequence of
age and mfrmity
lRELAND.-Lard Eglinaoa, Viceroy of
Ireland, intimates that the government has
intention of abolishlng the Vic royalty
FRANoE.-A paragraph in the Steele
denies that there is or mas been any diff.
Guilty recently between the France and
English government.
The Minister of Public instruction has
issued an order to schoolmasters, to assume
the manners and habits compatible with
their profession.
M Martain, an advocate of Strasbourg,
resigned rather than take the prescribed
oath of allegiance 10 the President
Forty-nine provincial papers have ceased
to exist since the Cd December, in conse.
quence of the excessive restrictions placed
upon the press.
A great drought prevailed in the south
of France. The Intelligence Beige says
that orders have been given to persons
expelled from France not to enter Belgium.
AUsTRIA.-On the 5th instant, telegraph
lc notices were forwarded to all the Aus
trian legations that neither the external
nor internal policy of the Austrian Empire
would be changed in consequence of the
death of the Premier prince Schwarzen-
berg). 1t is said he left among his papers
a memorandum, insisting on the necessity
of carrying out the line of policy he had
adopted. He bequeathed all his movable
property to his Legitimate daughter, who
married an Austrian officer some time since
RUssIA,-The St. Petersburg iourna
announce another victory by the Russian:
over the Circassians
GERMANY Hanover has declared in
favor of Commercial and Customs Union
with Austria. ..
The new constitution of CasseI is about
to be published. 1t proposes to establish
two houses-the upper one composed OF
nominees of the crown, and the lower one
of 80 delegates chosen by the people.
Austria, Bavaria, Wurtemburg, and some
other small states, have agreed to afford
protection, though their ministers and con
suls, to each others SUBJECTS abroad
A meeting has been held of ship-owners
from all the b dtIc ports, to endeavor to
procure reduction of the iron duties.
SPAIN AND PoRTUGAL.-The latest dates
from Madrid bring no news of interest.
Accounts from Lisborn are to the 18th
instant.
Newspaper correspondents there claim
to have discovered that intrigues are on
foot, Jointly in Portugal and spain, for
further cnrtailment Unconstitutional govern
ment .,
The French Conul, who recently per-
ished in the steamer Parto, is said to have
had a hand in these intrigues.
IrALY.-Rome, at the latest dates, was
full of foreigners drawn there by the festi
vties of the holy week.
The NeapoIitan state trials are indefinite
ly postponed. MaIdina, well k"owr
banker of Bologna, has failed. and thereb
reduced to beggary some of the first tamllle
in the city. :.
A letter from Floranc6 STATES thdt II
consequence of the nAammatory appeal
posted up in most of the cities of Tuscany
the retirement of the Austrian troops ma
been countermanded.
TuRKeY AND EGYPr.-The statemen
of a renewed Misunderstanding betwee
there Two countries is contradlcted. ~
200 workmen are engaged on the Egyptla
railroads. ..
PARIs, FRIDAY NIeHr.-The Nation'
Guard intend giving fete to the PresIden
Some sensation has been created by
statement that the Russian Imperial Aims
nae sets down Henry 9Th as King of France
and the Count de Paris as heir apparen
1t is considered not unlikely that measure
will be taken for the proclamation Of tn
Empire even before the grand review
the 9th May.
No less than 2,O0N petitions have alreac
been presented for the establishment of Il
Imperial government.