Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-01-02
foreign Nrtus.

/ There was a great fire in Glasgow on De-
cembor 9TH, in the block of buildings entered
by Buchanan street and Exchange square, and
occupied principally as the warehouses OF mer-
chants engaged in the cotton manufacture
Loss in goods, yarns, and buildings is compu-
ted at elOO,OO0, which is said to be covered
by insurance.
NAPLES AND SroI1Y.-With regard to the
@ttompt to assassnate the King the IL Nord
- the whole affair is denied, The Times
y, ~, correspondent on the other hand writes
~. S?tails of the attempt vary little,
ou' 'i'V ',i''n ,,ot is officially announced. Some
detected in the affair" WV i''''''
vi the reported ma9rrootionary movements
in Sicily, we find the foho,yina toms
6 despatch from Maple dotod tbc 7tb
instant, was received in Parie sn Tuesday.
announcing that the Instruction in Sicily was
suppressed, and Bentaycgua made prisonel."
The Globe confirms the statement of the
accounts from Naples announcing the repres-
sion of the Sicilian instruction, and adds
that large quantities of muskets had been
landed for the insurgents
The connection, according TO other ac-
counts. has extended 10 the army, and the
Courier Mercantile states, from Naples. that
the act of distributing revolutionary procla-
nations to their comrades and adds, the in
former, also a soldier, has been raised TO the
rank of sergeant in consequence.
letter from Palermo in the Italia del Po-
polo, the organ of Mazzini, says -" Some
soldiers, surprised in the act of distributing a
national and liberal address to the King, have
been recently arrested and confined in the
&c aid fol-
lowed by proclamation to the army, which
was extensively circulated in Naples"
That paper says further;
" We hear from Palermo that the events
we have so ardently wished for have common
ced The first step has been most favorable,
as 600 armed men were enabled to assemble
at moments notice, led by men of talent
e9d energy. The movement commenced at
MelzoJ0so. All the noighboring districts
NlAairate, honnira, Nicari Cimina--haye ris-
en-. Fetcs, concerts and iluminations have
been held. The condOct Of our brothers has
been most sensible. There hus been no pill
lage, no cfusion of blood no act ofviolonce !;
but brotherly love throughout. At the mo-
mont | am writing learn that the insurrec-
ton is spreading. and We hope for success
The rallying cry is I3ua Italia ? The flag
is tri-color, without arms or municipal de-
vice.
RUssA-Advices from St. Petersburg, Of
Dec. Sth, state that 10000 Russians, COM
mandod by General BernloH. are ready to
march upon the frontiers Of Persia at the first
call of the Shah. Besides which two CONF
plcte r0rps formea are ready 20 march for the
Austrian frontiers
AusrRrIA.-Thc dates from Australia re-
cciyed in England are TO Sept ~ The fol-
lowing is from the Melbourne Herald OF It'll;
" Tho gold fields, which every experiment
and inquiry show TO be inoxhaustble, are
Welding larger produce, and now ones are
being opened in all directions Quartz min-
ing proves 20 be lucrative in skiliul hands pos
sesscd of capital, and this being asccrmined,
a new complexion viii be given TO mining enc
terprise.
The escort returns for the year give total
90 i,ootoit ounces. Dunolly. newly dis
covered field. was attracting much notice
The correspondent of the Standhurst Courier
says .-' A. present there arc about 81 200
people on these diggings
From the Melbourne Argus The quartz
reefs at the various gold fields arc producing,
on the whole, very satisfactorily results, par
ticularly at Bcndigo, which. although about
the oldest still continues to be the most pro-
ductive in rich quartz
TIKI EAsr.-Thero is news from Constan-
tinoplo to the 18th Hcrat surrendered on the
Goth Of October TO the Persian General Mou-
rad-Shaf. The British operations in the Per-
sian Gulf had commenced
War was proclaimed against Persia at Cal
cutta ON the LIST of November and the last di-
vision of the fleet for the p~--i~-. OH l~e'
Bombau 90. enc lst of November Five thou
sand troops are to occupy Karrack and Blu
shire