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FROM EUROPE ny TELEGRAPH.

TRINITY BAY, Aug. IS.
The following news has just been received
from Nalentia, and from its general interest
have forwarded it to tho press for publica-
ton. Signed, DESAUTY.
vALEyrIA, August 25.
Later and highly important intelligence
| has been received from China. A treaty of
peace has been concluded with China, by
which England and Franco obtain all their
demands including the establishment of
| Embassies at Peliin and naturalization for
the expenses of the war Later Indian news
are to hand, the dates from Bombay being to
the 18th of July. The accounts represent
that the mutiny was being rapidly quelled.
To-days London papers have long and in
tcrestipg report by Mr.. Bright, the Allan
Tie Telegraph Company Engineer. The Il. NJ.
Steamship Asia, with the mails for IIilafax
and Boston is to be- despatched from Liver
pool ON Saturday next. The Screw Steam
ship NorIhAmerican with the Canadian mails
was to leave Liverpool to-day for Quebec and
Montreal. and the United States Mail Steam
ship Fulton for New York was to be des-
patched from Southampton to-day.
New York, Aug. %.
The following despatch has been received
from Dlr. Seward, Secretary of the Atlantic
Telegraph Company, for the American Press
LONDON, Aug. %.
The Emperor of France returned to Pari
on Saturday.
The King of Prussia was too i'll to visits
Queen Victoria at Potsiam. Her Majesty
will return to England on the 30th of Aug.
The news of the settlement of the Chinese
Question was received at st. Petersburgh on
the Dist. Under tho terms of the treaty of
Peace, the Chinese Empire is open to the
Trade Of all Foreign Powers the Christian
Religion is allowed in all parts of the country;
Foreign Diplomatic Agents are admitted
and ample Indemnity is to be given England
and France.
A despatch from Alexandria dated August
9th, states that the Steamer Madras arrived
at Sucz on the 18th witt. news from Bonn
bay to the 10Th July.
LONDON, Sept. l.
To c. w. Fie1d, Nep York;
The Directors are on their way
to Nalcntia to make arrangements for open
ing the wire to the Public. They convey
through the Cable to you and your fellow
citizens their hearty congratulations in your
joyous celebration of the great international
work.
THE ATLANTIC TDLnuPArI GO
BosToN, August p
We understand that Lord Derby, in answer
to representations of the Directors of the At
lantlc Telegraph Company, has signfied the
willingness of the British Government to
amend the charter Of the company SO as to
place the organization upon an absolute
equality as regards the British and American
Gnvprnments
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03

SOLD OuT.--Wc understand that Mr. Sire
leigh has sold out his interest in the New
York Tribune to Mr. Sinclair, gentleman
who has long been connected with the bust
ness department. OF the paper. The price was
thrtv-thrce thousand dollars. which sum
pays for a tenth interest in the paper, making
the value Of the whole establishment $500
600. The profits of the paper for the last six
months have been $50 200, which has been
devoted to the purchase of new press, and
the erection of the finest press room in this
city. As matter of course, there have been
no dividends for about year; but previous
to that for several years, the dividends were
nearly cent. per cent. on the par value Of the
stock, or 33 per cent. on tho market value.
~ Y. Courier.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03

The GREAT GOLD NUGGET OF AUSTRALIA
The Australian correspondent of the London
Times gives the following account of the last
great gold nugget found in that country ;
The great event of the current month has
been the discovery Of monster nugget OF
pure gold, at Ballarat, weighing 2,2l7
ounces This, the last and largest mass of
metal yet discovered, is thus described
This wonderful nugget is about 20 inch
es long by or I broad, and nearly as much
deep 1t had narrow escape Of being two
nuggets instead of one, for at point one
third from the end its continuity is only
maintained by narrow neck, which is 50
Slight that tie men were afraid to handle
their prize much, lest they might break it in
two Ins ape it has a gr0tesque resemb ldnc'
10 a skeleton horses head and shoulders, thu
narrow part we have mentioned representing
the neck or it looks like a continent, will
a peninsula attached to it by marrow
isthmus. 1t bears upon its sides the mark
of several hard blows from the pick "
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET.
(BosroN, "Wednesday, !Sept. |, 1851

[BosroN, Wednesday,, Sept. |, 1883
At market 1862 Cattle, about 1900 Beevcs, and
1852 Stores, consisting of Working Oxen, Cows.
one two, and three years old. Market beef,
Extra, per cwt., c SO II 700; LIST quality, 90
IA G25; I'd do. SIS; Sd do, 500 ordinary co..
Working Oxen from $50 500 SITS per pair,
Cows and Calves from 2jai0a50aG0. Ycarlinss
none. Two years old 2ia2S; Three years old 1Oa37.
Sheep and Lambs 74OO at market; Prices in lots,
81 GOA It's each; extra and selections 50 0Oa
Q IS each. Swine, 27j Western at market
Hides, sasc per lb.; Pelts, 5Oa75c each; Cali
Skins, l2al3c per lb. Talow, 7a7sc Veal Calves,
none at market.
KENARks.-Thcrc was large stock at market
again this week. but the quality was so good the
last that oxen sold at about the as last week
Those of lower grades were dull and sold at de-
cline. The market for sheep was the dulle9t Of
the season sales made at decline Of 80 cents
per head and large number will remain unsold
at the close Of the market.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03
New YORK, Aug. 3

A private letter from London, dated 18th,
by the city of Baltimore, states that the
Hughes Printing Telegraph Machines were
placed upon the line Of the Electric Tele-
graph Company, between London and Liver
pool, on the 18th inst, and had.greatly as
tonished the Telegraph Managers, operators,
&C., by their wonderful performances, work
ing with the most perfect regularity at the
rate of 80 to 10 words a minute be-
tween the swo cities, notwithstand-
ing heavy rain which lasted for two days
and disabled all other instruments. The first
message over the Atlantic Cable from Trini
ty Bay, was flashed through to London by
the Hughes machine The speed of the
Hughes machine is about 800 per cent
greater than the English machines which dc
not record the message transmitted, willis
the Hughes prints every word in plain clear
capital letters,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03
GOLD FENERI KANSAS.

ST. Louis, Aug. 80
Leavenworth advices of the Goth have been
received. Considerable excitement exists in
Lawrence and Kansas City in consequence of
recent arrivals from the gold regions ofPike's
Peak, confirming the existence of gold in
abundance in that locality. A company
which went from Lawrence in June, had
met with good success. The gold found is
similar to that Of Frazer river and Cali
tornia. Mr.. Richards who arrived at Kan
sas City on the 2Sth, reports that with very
little prospecting satisfactory amounts were
obtained. Two men with inferior nipple
ments washed out six hundred dollars in one
week, in small stream so miles from Pixies
Peak. a second Frazer River excitement is
approhended.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03
THE MILITARY COMMISSION.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. %

ST. LOUIS, aug 20
despatch from Kansas City GOTH by the
U, S. Express, says the Military Commission
authorized by the Secretary of War to adjust
certain differences between the Quartermas-
ter's Department and the Contractors who
furnished the Mules for Utah, met yesterday
at Fort Leavenworth. Adj Gen. Sherman,
Lieut.. Col. Roberts and Gen. Gaines, were
present. The board made two Intellectual
attempts to organize, and its preliminary pro-
ceedings were exceedingly inharmonious. The
precedence Of rank had not been definitely
settled last evening.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

New York, Aug. 26.
The Washington correspondent of the
Times says that Pierre Soulo is in that city
cnroute for New York, where it is understood
he is to have an interview with General
WIN. Walker, touching Central American
affairs. 1t is believed Walker now has his
oyo ON Yucatan with view to an eventual
descent upon Cuba.
The Joint Committee on the Cable Cole
bration have decided to send Special Mes
senger to Washington to invite the President
and his Cabinet to bc present at the ce re-
monies
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News of the Week.
BY TeIegr pin TO the Daily Free Press.
NOMINATIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 2


The Anti-Tax and American County Con-
ventions assembled here to-day and made an
unsuccessful attempt to fuse. The Anti-Tax
Convention nominated Thomas Williams for
Congress for the 22l district, and nominated
the balance of the Democratic ticket The
Americans nominated George R. Moorhead
Republican, for Congress for the 2lst district,
and appointed committee to make nomin-
alton for the 22d district. The balance Of
the ticket nominated is composed partly Of
the nominees of the late Republican Conven'
| ton
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YELLOW FEVER.

BosToN, Aug 27,
A despatch from New Orleans of the Goth
received at the Merchants Exchange News
room, states that, up to noon on the 25th,
SO persons died Of the Yellow Fever,
CHARLESTON 20
The Official Report Of the deaths for the
week ending yesterday, include 80 from vel
low fever.
New ORLEANS %.
The deaths from yellow fever for the
last twenty.four hours were 10.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03

THE STATE HousE.-Roof on and coppered
dome partly framed--and the work Of set
ting the heavy stones Of the columns and
portico is progressing rapidly. On Monday
last copy of each of the newspapers pub
lished at Montpelier, Of Walton's Vermont
Register for 1858, volume of proceedings
and debates Of the extra session OF tho Legis-
lature Feb, 1879 and a card, giving tho
date of the burning of the old house, the time
of the rebuilding, aud the names OF the COM
missioners, superintendent, and architects,
were deposited in the fourth stone from the
bottom Of the fifth column, counting from
be cast - UMchman.
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FIGHT IN CuURcH.-Last Sunday morn
ing, as Rev. o. 7. Lanphear was entcringihis
pulpit in the orthodox church, at Exeter, n.
H., one of the g ladies' " of his choir made a
furious attack on another female singer. The
scuflo soon terminated, but Just as the SER
vices were commencing, the first belligerent
went in " again, thus indulging in a
"repeat :" as well as ga shake" This
musical performance was decidedly peculiar,
as every beat was accented. Bonnets We're
quickly resolved into their original bits Of
ribbon and wire, Dresses were stripped of
their - delusion,' and the mysteries of the
toilet exposed in a way not often seen in the
sanctuary Worse than all, the faces of the
sweet singers of the temple were scratched by
each other nails in a manner that, however
unfeeling, was not at all un-feline. After the
combatants had suffered considerably in their
persons, and their skirts looked literally like
the skeletons of their former selves, some OF
the other sex mustered courage enough tC
part them. Tho original assailant, however
had to be carried out Of the " seats" to pre-
vent her from making another crescendo at
tempt at repeating her mad-ri-gal, The caus
of the trouble was that the assailant accuses
the assailed of flirting with the leader of tn
choir, married man and son-in-law OF tn
virago. This sort ofjealousy has led the amazo
into previous troubles with various females
Lowell Cuisen.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT ABOLISHED IN Ca
NADA.-By the "act abolishing arrest in civil
actions" &C., passed during the last session
of Parliament, Imprisonment for debt is vir-
tually abolished in Canada. The effect will
be to empty the iails of Upper Canada of
debtors. Now almost every Jail contains
Debtors many Of them large numbers.
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If brevity is the soul of wit, Talcyrand
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Lord Kames, in Il conversation with his
gardner one day, said, - George, the time
will soon come when a man shall be able to
carry the manure for an acre Of land in one
of his waistcoat pockets - to which the
gardener replied 81 believe it sir, but he will
be able to carry all the crop in the other
puckctn
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03

Lever, in one Of his stories, tells of ii dash
ing Individual who boiled his hams in Sher-
ry wine; whereat, an honest Iiibermian OK
claimed 81 wish was Il pig them times
myself"
Among the interesting developments of
the efforts now making to elect the Demo-
cratic candidate IN the Sixth Congressional
District Maine, is the following funny letter
from the Collector of Customs at Ellsworth,
to one Of his deputies
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Sufferers from Scrofula and Scrofulous Affections
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bones in your body, the flesh off your bones
Why let your sluggish blood drag and scatter its
distempers through your veins AYERS CoMr. Ext
of Sarsaparilla these complaints and cleanses
them out of the system. Use il faithfully and you
bring to society ahcathier clcanlcr, and far more
acceptable member.-Democrdt, Baltimore, Nd.
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DEATH OF EX-GOVERNOR NET.
CALF.

CLAREMoNT. n. H., Aug. 26.
Ex-Governor Ralph Motcalf died at his
residence in isplacc at 5 o'clock this morn
ing of erysipclas and carbuncle
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CHITTENDEN COUNTY
PICTU RE GA LER Y
WELLS. MILLER & co

WELLS, MILLER T 60,
Successor TO T. NJ. Parker,l
PATENT SPIERE0TYPE,
PATENT AMBR0TYPE,
MELAINoTYPE,
LETTERGRAPHS,
PHOTOGRAPHS,
Plain, In Oil CT India Ink. Pictures made as
cheap as in any place in Vermont, and
FAR BETTER.
~ Please remember the place l47b Clu-cl
Street, Burlington, VI.
burlington, May nth, 1855, dtwtf.
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ELECTION RETURNS.

We hope some of our friends in each town
in the County, will take pains to send us
early, accurate, aud tWrcturns of the cleo.
tion on Tuesday.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03

The Lamoillc County Convention held at
johnson Aug. 9th, nominated Thomas
Gleed ESQ.,, for Senator. The convention
was large. Hon. Homer E. Royce addressed
the convention in AN able speech
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CENTRAL AMERICA.

BALTIMORE, ~,
Advices are received here from Portocabello
of August 18th. The English and French
Fleets had commenced the blockade of Vene'
zuelan Ports.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-03

CRASDERRIEs Frost BITTEN. The frost
yesterday morning was very destructive to
the cranberry crop in this vicinity. Mr..
Fisher, of Dedham, lost one hundred barrels,
valued at SIS per barrel. A sample picked
by him shows eleven out of fourteen frost
bitten, on an average.-Boston Traveller.
august %.
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VI q rried

At johnson, on the 25th Aug, by Rev. Mr..
Dougherty, Mr. John Messer, of the firm Of Mes
ser johnson, Chicago, H., and Miss Lucy W.,
fourth daughter of the Hon. Samuel Merriam, OF
johnson.
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OHIO NOMINATION.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 26.
John Hutchins was nominated yesterday
for Congress by the Republicans of the Goth
district, vice Joshua r. Giddings.
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Fncnd Higgins ;-lou must arrange matters Sc
be at home yourself at election and two weeks
before, and also to let Norton go to Brooklin. Ge
neo Black Republicans from Fox Island to look aftei
the Light and pay them well while Norton is alb.
sent. The State Committee have made an assess
nent on the oflcehoders. Any expenses that you
may be at will be deducted from your assessment
Every thing looks well; but want and must
have every vote.
Get home soon you can.
TIIOS. D. JONES.
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THE SAW AND TIE SAucEn.-'I come for
the saw, SIR" said the urchin. "What
saucer?' "Why, the saw, sir, you borrow
ed" replied the urchin. II borrowed no
saucer "Sure your did, Sir borrowed
our saw, sir" "Be off | never saw your
saucer" "But you did, sir-thcrc's the
saw, sir, now sir "Oh, you want the
saw -
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UNDERHILL ACADEMY.
s. l.. BATES, A. h, Pri cipai.

CALENDAR, 1859.
Fall Term begins Sept. @ Spring Term, Feb. II.
Winter Term Nov. Is. Summer Term, May ~
The Principal is an experienced Teacher, aud
competent assistants will be employed to take
charge of the ornamental branches and to assist in
the other departments.
For further information enquire Of the Prinei-
pal or J. II. BoSrwIcK, Secretary.
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