Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-07-01
9oreial1 Menus.
Arrival Of the Franklin and
Niagara,

mort from the Old World -
ENc1ANp.-The business before ParlIa-
ment is comparatively unimportant'. Oh
"wednesday, the proceedings were inter-
upted by the disorderIy conduct OF FERGUS
O'Connor. member for Nottingham, who
caused a great sensation in the House. by
his absurd Behavior, and by striking one ol
the members. He was committed to the
Sergeant Arms. to remain in confinement
ill the end Of the session. Two physicians
have since testified that he is insane, and ne
will be removed to an asylum. i
On Thursday, petitions were presented
from Jamaica, Antigua St. Kits, British
Guiana, aud 1lhe MISUNDERSTANDING
of the diaiTesscd condition. Of those colo.
MES, and isssqgAing the Ngar act OF ls4o
as the ca1sn II their ruin.
In the Commons, the Chancellor Of the
Exchequet announced that the extra gram
of .f20O ,O0Afor the expenses OF the kaifIr
war will net begwaHted.
The threat made by the French Minister
of Police TO expel the correspondents OF the
London press from Paris, has walked up the
entire editorial force. All the London pa
pers have leading articles on the subject
The English Ambassador at Paris has APP
piled tothe French Government on the
subject. y
The Cape of Good Hope Mail Packet
Warburger, with dates from the Cape to the
9th Of May, had arrived. The news
showed most clearly, contrary TO all expec'
tations, that the war is lar from being fill
ished. The Kaffirs had rallied throughout
the Amatelos, and had gone back TO the
Water Kloof, where Macomo was in COM
mand, and had been joined by large num-
Der Of rebel Hnuentots. The Kaifirs are
as much unsubdued as ever, and fight with
the greatest energy and ferceness 1t was
thought, however, that the policy OF the
new commander-in chief, Gen Calhcart
would soon tell powerfully upon them-he
had directed the cattle Of the Kathrs should
be DESTROYED when captured. Two Of the
rebel chiefs had been captured and sen
fenced to be hung, to strike terror into thu
remaining chiefs
In corn market at Mark Lane on the 9th
there was not much animation, but thu
previous week prices were maintained
Foreign wheat experienced steady DE
mand. English -four was dull.
FRANCE.-Advices from Paris mentor
that the French government had reduced
the rate of interest Oh Treasury bonds, II
cons equence Of the progress augmenta
ton of cash 10 the Treasury, whlchamonn'
ed to "a, 900, 0aa0; of frahcs,
Tha main subject of interest this week
1.-The difficulty Between the CONSTITUTIONS
newspaper and the government. The edt
tor has received second oficiakwarning-
the third involving suspension of the pa
per. Doct. Vernon, the writer OF its OBJ
noxious articles, seems inclined to stick &c
his statements. One Paris correspondent
writing on the lihh, says lit is known in
political circles that the President is equal
y incensed against yCavaignac, to whose
laundering he attributes the publicity given
TO the matter ;-he (the Presidency having
his own reasons for keeping the Belgian
question as quiet as possible. 8.
The chateau d Eu, l4ouls Phillipe's coun.
try house, was seized on the 4th inst, in vir.
tue of the Presidential decree, and the
question of its confscaton is to be argued
before the council. The froest Of En-, as
we'll as the chateau, has been seized under
the con6scation decree.
The distribution of Eagles al strawsburg
passed off quietly.
Throughout France the weather is superb.
Ia the South the mulberry trees and the
vines have recovered from the frost and
wine and silk are looked on as likely to lie
good crops.
An immense sensation had been produced
on the Bourse and in political circle, by a
fresh article in the Constitutional, on the
subject of Belgium. The main features
Of this composition was the declaration Of
the writer, Mr.. GARNER de Cassaenac, that
his aggressive articles against the Belgian
government had been undertaken with the
sanction of Louis Napoleon, and composed
under his auspices. On the following day
the Moniteur published a disavowaI, but
M. Veron Of the Constitutional replied
hereto, refusing to accept it, and charging
he President most explicitly with having
inspired the recent article against Chan
GARNER, and observing that the hostile
policy advocated against Belgium is not in
faGtdisaEowsa b 4he.afIioial sorgN4. There
is no doubt that Louis Napoleon is privy to
these attacks; amt it seems certain that a
rupture between the two powers will soon
take place, which would be a signal for
great confusion in European politics, lea.
ding eventually to war.
GERMANY.-The district of Mulhasen
and Helligenstadt have been visited bv a
great calamity. The bursting of water
spout caused such a sudden rise Of the
water Of the Unstrut and other streams
that lot only is the whole harvest of the
present year destroy ed, but the fields are
covered with stones and sand to such an
extent that it will be impossible to brine
them into cultivation for years 10 come
In quarter of an hour the Unslrut rose
Ia feet above its usual level. The loss of
life is considerable. In Dlngelsdt | | bodlas
have been found, and 10 persons are mis-.
sing. In the district OF Mulhausen, above
20 persons have been drowned. The roads
are everywhere destroyed, whole herd. of
cattle and sheep have been lost, and bull.
dings have been so completely swept away
that scarcely stone Of them remains.
The Hanoverian government has made
several reductions in the rate or tolls on
the Elbe. Mr.. SiIsbee, the comedian and
Mr.. Howart Paul, came near losing their
lives on the 9th inst, by the TALL Of an ava
lanche in the great St. Barnard Pass. They
were buried IN the snow and rescued by the
monks Of the Hospital.
lTALr.-lt is announced, by way of
vienna, that the States of the church have
joined the German, Italian aud. Austria