The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-10-07

The news from India is indeed
gloomy not to say discouraging Little
or no real progress is yet made toward
quelling the insnrrec,ion while by the
latest accounts, it had broken out 10 the
Bombay Presidency So far from Delhi
being taken, the beseigers arc them.
selves beseiged.
The barbaraties which have already
attended the instruction are almost in.
credible. They are thus spoken of in
the Bombay Telegraph
The history of the world affords no
parallel to the terrible massacres which
during tue last few months, have desola.
ted the land Neither age, sex nor con.
dition have been spared Children have
been compelled to eat the quiveriug flesh
of their murdered parents, after which
thoy we're literally torn assunder by the
laughing fends who surrounded them.
Men in many instances, have been mutt
lated, and before being absolutely killed
have had to gaze upon the last dshonor
of their wives and daughters previous to
being put to death. But really we can.
not describe the brutalities that have
been committed ! they pass the bounda-
ries of human belief, and to dwell upon
them shakes reason upon its throne.
The financial fever which has for
some weeks been pr eying upon the trade
Of the Country, seems determined to have
its "run."
Its devastation haa been wide and
sweeping and will of course cause much
depression in burness for the coming
winter and consequently much suffering
among those who depend for supper; up
on their daily labor.
1t is with satisfaction that we notice
that New England stands the shock bet.
ter than any other part of the country
and no part of it is less affected than
Vermont The Banks generally have
done what they could to stay the panic,
and it is hoped that the worst is past.
We will continue to hope though such
hope has been expressed every day for
several weeks, while matters were con-
stantly growing worse.
On Tuesday last, the Nationa
Horse Show opened in Springfield, More
interest was apparent than last year.
The correspondent of the Traveller speak
ing of the first day says;
The day was most splendid one
throughout, and the number of visitors
to 'Hamden Park has been immense
The city presents most animated ap-
pearance, all the hot els are crowded, and
large numbers continue to arrive from
all sections of the Union IN the various
trains.
Among the distinguished agricultur.
lists present were David Hill, the owner
of the celebrates Sherman Morgan
French Morrill,, owner of the Morrill,
horse and d. c. Linsley, editor of the
Vermont Stock Journal
Thomas Babingson Nacaulay, the
English historian, was recently made a
peer of the realm, with the title of Baron
Mscauley,
Gen. Pillow having stated that du
ring the negotiation Of the Washington
Treaty, President Tyler expended $500,
600 of the secret service fund to purchase
tho influence of the political press in the
slate of Maine. Mr. T. replies that in
no year of his administration did this
fund amount to $4,000.
| Three more survivors from the
wreck of the Central America we're pick.
ed up, after being CD the water eight
days aud twenty hours without food oil
drink,
The building where gas is made
in Woodstock was destroyed by fire, on
wednesd ay last,
The Queen has selected Montreal as the
permanent capital of Canal the ques-
lion having been referred to her, for final
decision by the Legs lature of the Pro
vince.
Jack Hickok, blind man was drown
ed at Burliugt ou, Vt, Saturday 10Th
lust.
The iucapacity Of men to understand
each other is one of the principle causes
! of their i'll temper towards each other.