Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-15
foreign Mus.

The Africa arrived on the Stn inst. bringing
the following interesting news from Europe.
FRANCE The Prince Of Caniro has gone from
Paris to Rome. Some of the British journalists
have taken fancy that the object OF his visit Is
to persuade the Pope to assist at the coronation
Of ,uis Bonaparte as emperor of the French.
PARis, March 25.-The MOniieu contains de-
cree, imposing severe restrictions upon the sale
Of the materials for printing. Entries are to be
made Of the names aud addresses Of purchasers
and copies of this register sent to the Perfect OF
Police. No private press, however small, can he
possessed without authorization. Printers cen
sps are in future to be conferred by the Minister
of Police.
PARIS, March 26 Letters received from the
department bring fresh accounts OF the violent
proceedings OF the mixed commissions. IN the
department Of the GirOnde (of which Bordeaux
is the capltaD 80 pers,ns have been condemned
without trlal) to exile-among whom ale nearly
one half ofthe members Of the council general
Of the department, several magistrates, advocates
and literary men In several instances, the per-
fects have sent for The editors of newspapers and
ordered them to publish articles in favor oil the
government, under penalty Of having their pa
0ers suppressed. The editors are not even al
lowed to observe neutrality. Two of the editors
of the GIronde are among the exles, although
TINT paper has not written line of comment on
public affairs since the coup detot.
The following is an official account OF the fate
Of the prisoners arrested in one single depart
ment-namelv, that of the Bases Apes-in
consequence of the disturbances which succeed
ed the coup d'etat of the I'd OF December. The
total number of prisoners amounted to 1910
Of these 557 we're set at liberty but out OF this
number 346 still remain under the surveillance
Of the police (; SO are banished from the depart
ment of the Bases Alpes, and forced to take up
their residence in some distant village OF France
The choice of government; 10 are expelled
iron France 953 are transported to L1mbessa,
| in Algeria 43 are transported 10 Cayenne, and
I2 are sent for tlial before the military courts.
It is to be remarked that the prisoners who are
TRANSPORTED without trial, are not the most guilty
NOT those OF whose guilt there can be no doubt
but unfortunate victims who were either innocent
" dawn into the affairs, or who are suspected Of
entertaining republican opinions. Those OF
whose guilt there is doubt, are sent away with
out Trial. The real criminals are the twelve
who are sent for trial before the military courts
II upwards Of 1000 persons are thus sent into ex-
lie from one small department, it may be con.
ceived how many are sent from the rest of
France.
The President has been caricatured during
the Carnival in Client, and apologies have been
demanded from the Belgian Government
1t appears that, among the other ahsurdlties
in which the good people of that town INDUCED,
was mask mounted on horseback, and dressed
so as to represent, in manner not to be mis-
taken, the august President of the French Re
public. The figure was decorated with an i'm.
Inenso false nose, such as the Journal pour Rre
has made familiar to the public, and which is
supposed to be fac smile of the proboscIs OF the
nephew OF his uncle !" and it carried in its
hand huge cat o nine tails, with which it be-
labored from time to time the backs of a set of
puppets, who were evidently mute, because they
had padlocGs on their mouths, and who were
decked out in the new costume eff the Senators
and councillors of state. To the Renaissance
made u on this subject, the Belgian Government
has replied that it regretted that a parody, of
which it highly dsapproved. should have been
exhibited ; and, as a satisfaction to the President
it offered to dismiss the Commissary Of Police on
duty on the occasion, who ought 10 have proven.