Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-03
1;orciau Nous.
Four days Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL. OF THE PACIFIC.

ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
The Amercan Mail Steamship Pacific. Capt.
Nve. arrived at New York Monday morning.
with ~ passengers, having left Liverpool Feb.
9th. at quarter past IL, F. NJ.
ENerAND.-A company has been advertised
for constructing an Atlantic and Pacific juno
ton Canal. through the lsthmus Of Daricn, at a
cost Of cl5,0O00OO sterling This routo, it mp
pears, has never been actually surveyed, but
some superficial observations have been made
which load TO the assumption that if the levels
should prove such as they are supposed TO be. a
canal capable of passing the largest vessels with
out locks might be oxcavated for the sun speci-
fed.
A meeting was held at ST. pancras, London,
on Monday, 90 petition government TO use their
T. iluence towards putting an end 10 the occupa-
ton OF Italy by Austrian and French troops
Lord Dudley Stewart and others made speeches.
There is a report that the East india Compa.
ny intends To increase the number of Europeans
in it, army. The total of the Indian army is at
present no less than 222000 men
FRANcE.-Among the objects composing the
marriage offering of the empress, the emperor
placed, instead of the customary purse. portlo
lio enclosing 2j0OOJ francs The empress,
however, haviug expressed a strong desire that
this sum should be- entirely consecratod 20 char
table purposes. The sum VI lO0,OOU francs viii
be bestowed on The maternal s0c.ctics 90 assist
poor lying n women 10 providing Tor their wants.
The chlrity viii be placed under the immediate
patronage of her majesty the empress and the
sum of 10000 francs win be given TO provide
now beds az the Hospital Of ncurb'es. A de-
cree appears in the Monitcur confirming these
grants on behalf Of our much-ioved wife the
Empress Eugenie."
Paris, FridnL-Thc names Of the 1879 per.
sons condemned by the commissions mxtes and
pardoned by the Emperor, are published in the
Mouueur this morning. The Monteur was
looked for this morning with greet anxiety, by
thousands OF families to ascertain if their rela-
tives were included IN the Emperors promised
political amnesty. Never, probably, have SO
many copies Of the government journal been pub
lshed 100 a single day. Pardons are decrecd to
no Jess than 1912 persons .condimnesl by name.
exclusive of the Generals and the reDreseniqfiG
dl peuple who were prescribed or sentenced to
DURANGO, in consequence of the events of Dec.
1851. and The exiles are to De forthwith restored
90 freedom. There was much rejoicing and a
better state ot feeling no all classes of society
throughout Paris. The Emperor, 10 the name
aud spacill intercesslon,i J. is stated, of the En-
press bus liberated o CREST number Of minor Of
iclirr-. wao were condemned 90 Jess than sis
months imprisonment each. for yenlal crimes
TITS announced l.ut orders haye been given that
the persons smnested by the Emperor shall b,
Immediately SET 40 liberty.
The police heyc made a number Of arrests o
/ persons having 10 thc,r possession photographic,
/ camcaturs representing tie Empress smokiu.
/ ID cigarette.
Ihe ez representative Bartholon, ofthe Noun
+ tom. Has o1tu.a .aage 10 ieIurn immediately 50
/ France.
More 'hau 100000 persons have visited Notn