Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-01-15
foreign News.
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ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
Lord Palmerston, Minister of foreign al
fairs, has suddenly retired from the office
of Foreign Secretary, to the Amusement
and regret of the whole nation. He is sue
ceeded by Lord Granville. His retirement
is imputed to the discussion which were
known to have existed in the Cabinet for
several months back, and was p~recipitated
by the significant reception and emphatic
avowal of opinion to the Kossuth deputa.
ton, to whom his Lordship used language
by no means complimentary to the Absolu-
lists of Europe. The fearless position as
sumed by him proved distasteful to the ma
jority of the ministry, and hence the result.
This has been the all prevailing topic of
conversation at this festive season, and had
created universal sensation. The under
Secretary, Lord Stanley of Alderly had al
80 tended his resignation. Among the ru-
mored causes Of Lord Palmerston's seces.
sion from the Cabinet was that of a differ
ance of opinion upon the abstract question
of the French revolution, though the mys-
terry was not likely to be revealed before the
meeting of Parliament appears that the
return of many Irish emigrants to their own
country has attracted considerable attention
in Ireland.
FRANCE.
The all engrossing topic Of the Presiden.
tial election was occupying the French
mind to the exclusion of all others. The
President was Throughout the whole of
France still in possession of an overwheIm-
ing majority, which was reported as likely
to be greater than that of lS49. 10 to |
and 9 to l seem to be generally the odds in
his favor.
The poll of sixty.eight departments,
though incomplete, gave Yes, $40, 900, No,
$4,000, and the Geographic report from
Paris on the 18th Dec, gave as eighty-one
departments, Of which q were complete
Yes,6 Gil, 200, No, 1904 900.
Many of the Deputies had been set at
liberty, and much speculation was INDUCED
in as to the new press law, to be shortly
promulgated. The best informed think
that each journal wonld have TO deposite a
certain sum with the Government as a Sc
curity for their good behaviour, The OF
fences Of the press were in future to be-
LIST, an attack on the President I'd, incl
ting hatred among citizens Sd, attacks
upon religion, family or property. Each
offence was to be punished by fine and i'm
prlsonment.
A correspondent Of the London Globe,
writing from Paris on Friday morning,
says amongst the rumors in Paris is one
to the effect that some ministerial changes
will accompany or immediately follow the
assumption of the Government, when pro-
nounced legal by the vote Of the people.
Count Mont d. Alembart is spoken of as
likely to form a part of the new Cabinet,
and that the Portfolio of public struction
will be conceded to him, but that nj. de
Morny, and some others, will remain in of
flee.
The papers state that Police of Rennes
having been informed that some OF the ref
ugces in Lon,Ion were about to enter Brit
tany from Jersey had taken measures to ar
rest them.
Three days back M. Breeders, Commits
sary ofPoIice, gave orders to arrest a young
man who presented himself, with a pass
port quite regular, "You," said NJ. Broe-
bers, ''are furnished with a passport which
is not worth anything. 1t is under a false
name. Your name is lie Balleur De Viii
liers, son Of one of the editors Of the Pros
crit. You are from London, and have been
reported several times condemned for polit,
ical offences" The young man was obi
ged to admit that the magistrate was correct
and in an hour afterw rds he was on his
way a prisoner to Paris.
FRANCE AND MOROCCO.
The CldmOr PublicO quotes a letter
from Gibralter, of 9Th instant, stating that
that the Emperor Of Morocco had refused
to ra ify the treaty concluded, between the
French Admiral, Dubourdieu, and the Pas
cha of Tangiers, and is making towards the
town at the head of an army of4O,O Don men
This alarming report, it says, has induced
the Spanish Government to receive on
board and relieve The Europeans who wish
to quit Morocco. There is little doubt but
Tangiers and the other towns along the
COAST will be sacked by the Bedouins, the
moment hostjlities %recommencc,