Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-08
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The steamship Canada, from Liverpool
March 9th, arrived at Boston last week,
bringing one weeks later news from Eu-
rope.
ENoLAND.-On the 18th inst, Lord Der
by said that the question at issue between
the free traders and protectionists would be
decided at the ensuing general election.
He repudated a factious opposition, and
declared he had no desire to return to the
law of lS46-nor wish to recur to the
laws of l442 He impIored their iordShips
to apply themselves, not to the removal of
free trade, but 10 such notifications of the
system as would mitigate the blow inflicted
on the agricultural portion of the conmuni-
ty and alleviate the injustice from which
they suffered.
Lord Derby concluded by declaring his
determination not to finch from performing
his duty on the subject, if the sense of the
country supported his opinions. But he
would not overstran the influence which
belonged to government, nor would he abuse
the position in which his sovereign had
placed him. and by mere majority force
upon the country measure against which
a great portion of the country had expressed
an opinion.
Lord Grey, Canricarde and Beaumont,
considered the Premiers statement unsat,
sfactory, but Earl Powers considered that
an attempt had been made TO place Lord
Derby in the position of first bidder at an
auction.
On the 10Th, Lord Derby, in the Lords,
and Mr., Disraeli, in the Commons, anoun-
ced their intention to dissolve Parliament
as soon as the Militia bill and other necessa-
ry measures were passed.
IRELAND Lord Eglnton had held his
first Levee and Drawing Room, as Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland. They we're most
numerousIy attended, far beyond anything
since The days Of Earl Grey's Vice Royalty
Lord Mas (the new Irish Secretary had
gone down to canvass the electors Of Cole,
raine, vacant by the resignation of DR.. Boyd
From the tactics adopted by the Defence
a ssoca,i ion, three-fiths of the country will
be completely in the hands of the priests al
the approaching election.
FRANCE.-M. Carnot, opposition candi'
date, had been selected for the F ourtl
Consumption of Paris.
A Presidential decree has been issued
authorizing the Minister of Finance to
reimburse the Renters of per cent. at
the rate of 100 francs, or to effect their
conversion into new Rents of4 10 per cent
The weekly returns oftEe bank of France
where discontinued.
The Bishop of Orleans had declined to
accept the seals of Supreme Counsel Of
Public Instruction TO which he was appoin-
ted.
1t was said the civil list of Louis NapoIe.
on would be 500, 900 frances, free from the
charge of maintaining the royal establish
NETS which fell upon Louis Philippe.
AUsTRIA.-Lord Derby's accession to
power in England had given great satisfac-
ton to the Court of Vienna. The govern.
ment had resolved to abstain fiom the repi
sails upon English travellers previously
threatened in consequence of the counte,
nance gwen in England to the Continen
tai refugees.
KossUTH's sisters are still in confin
ment in Austria. 1t is supposed that the
Government is at a loss to know what &c
do with the relations of the exile. The
correspondent of the Times at Vienna
writes -" If might beEpermitted to give
an opinion on the subject, should say tha
the best plan would be to permit one anc
all to emgrate, for as long as they are il
this country they can hardly fail to form a
medium OF communication with the Revo.
lutlonary party. OF what use as hostage.
are parcel of women and children? The
family is IN great distress, and small
sum- believe about Gl2[-havinp been
forwarded by some phiIanthropist for their
rellef, the Imperial authorities, after salts.
tying themselves that it was really intended
t"r Their support, with great readiness con.
sented to It's being naid into the hands of
the aged mother, who has third daughter.
and the thirteen children of the two dauph.
ters W no are in prison, dependent on her
for their daily bread"
A subscription has been opened at Vien-
ma tor testimonial to the hostess of the
lnn in which Marshal Haynan took refuge
from Barclay g. Perkins's drayman.
A Protestant clergyman at Trieste, a ma.
tive of Hungary, has been forbidden to ex.
ercse his functions. His papers have all
been seized, aud he himself, | believe
thrown into prison, on suspicion of carry
ing on political correspondence with the
members of the emigration.
Religious federation in Austria has been
further illustrated by a Ministerial edlct fur.
bidding the meeting of the Anabaptists in
certain OF the Crown lands, that are moi
named.
Another seizure has been made Of qOo
Bibles, the property of the British and
Foreign Bible Society, who have two pr;n,
ting establishments in Hungary-the prin.
cpal one at Guns. The printing ofBcs
has been lorclbIy closed, and the nnhl,ca
ton OF the sacred volume interdic,ed h,
older OF Government. This invasion of,bS
rights OF property is the second instance ~
the kind that has occurred lately. and ,hs
English agent OF the Society has not va,
succeeded in obtaining any satis(actorv
answer to his inquiries on the subject
Austria IS paying especial attention 70
her navy On recent visit to Trieste tho