Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-05
European Affairs.

European Affairs.
The foreign news does not materially
change the aspect of affairs on the Continent
The look of things, and the general feeling.
seem to Indicate, if anything. more cXpccta-
ton of II pacific arrangement of their difficult
tie, over there.
The comparative stcadncss of the money
market, and the price Of brcadstufs in Eng
land seem to show that they have there, no
strong apprchcnSions, ut least, Of W,mcdimc
ho>tilitirS.
In the matter Of hrcadstufs. we are spc-
cially Interested. England is now supplied
with provisions. from Middle Russia and the
shores Of the Baltic. and from America \
wlr in the East will. of course, clos, the
usual outlet of the Baltic and the Black Sea
Importaton> will be stopped. and England.
as we'll as Italy and the French shores of the
Mediterranean, will find deficiency in the
annual supply of grain. This deficiency
America will have to supply, and at increased
prices.
The Paris correspondent of the London
u Times, Writes as lOlloNS ON tine state OF tnc
Continent -
P,HrS. July II. Is p. M-Wc are far more
pariticlllv disposed to-day than for some DAYS
past or. rather. our hopes of Il solution
without war of the eternal Turkish question
which is beginning to he rather tircsomc-
are more huoyant. This change. which has
produced corresponding effect ON the prices
Of public securities. is explained 10y the re-
III, f. inn
to the effect that IA note drawn up by the
English, French, Austrian, and Prussian
Ambassadors, ut Constantinople, has been
accepted by the Sultan, and forwarded to
st. Petersburg for the approval of the Empcr
or of Russia. The note contains the cund-
tiunS of settlement of the point at issue,
and it is considered probable that it will not
he rejected. 1t is spoken of as drawn up
with due consideration for the dignity of
all parties. How much of this intelligence
is strictly correct | cannot Yet say, as the
channel through which it comes has not always
been iniallihlr. 1t is certain, however, that
news of IL generally pacific tendency has been
received; and the confidence in the maintcn-
anrr of peace has again revived.
Still, it is evident that matters are in
critical condition, and anything short of care
full management, may prccipitatc Il general
" 0'"ss - among the European powers. We
can only wait and soc.
CuAMrLAlN ANp ST. L,wRENcE C.SAI.-
The object OF canal to connect the waters Of
Like Champlain and the st. Lawrence, has
again been brought before the public hv our
contemporary the sun, who has published Mr..
Mills Report OF his survey in 1913. We fully
concur IN the opinion. that there is no work of
ti,.,t
which will by its construction produce such
beneficial results on the trade of the country.
Tins we are sure will be the ncluson of all
who examine the subject, and to our mind il
would have been wiser policy on the part of
Governments had the cost of this work been
Inc IuG"d IN the estimates instead of the sum OF
tJu 600, IN construct a canal between Lake
Chats and Luke Chaullcrc. We are mistaken
# the construction of a caEal to connect Lake
ChamphIn aud the st. Lawrence would not
have been pore acceptable to the Ottawa peo-
pie, for IN realty that is the beginning and
basis at the Ottawa lmprovcmeuts-wher .
the so 600 vote will not more than cover one
nth of the cost of making canal to connect
Lake Ch lis with the Caudierc. For our part
We are favorable to the Improvement of the
Ottawa River but we are not IN favor of arth
ing candle measures. We should have been
better pleased to see fall and comprehensive
report by an able Engineer as to the practlca-
blhty and cost of constructing and making
the route from Montreal to Georgian
Bay on Lake Huron. This route makes e
distance to Lake Huron some 400 miles less
than the present route by Lake Erie, and even
If the cost should be 100000 as we predict
1t will be the amount is trltlng when the re-
sources ofthe Ottawa are taken into considera-
to .-.nOntreal Gazette.
The sound of your hammer, says Franklin,
ut five in the morning, or nine at night, heard Il
10y your creditor, makes him easy six months
longer but if he sees You at the gaming
table or hears your voice at the tavern, when {
YOU should be at work, he sends for his I
money next day.