Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-08-11
Brattleboro, Aug. 7, 1866.

FoREIcN.-Mr. Waiter, chief proprietor and mana
ger of the London Times has been defeated for Parl
lament. 1t is good hit. He made an elaborate
speech not long ago, in which he affirmed the unfit
ness of the people for extension of the suffrage and
now the people have pronounced upon his unfitness
to legsate in their behalf Mr.. Waiter ought not to
complain, especially he is now left free to make a
bold push for the peerage, for which he has long been
dieting
In his brief address to the electors of South Ian.
cashire, Mr.. Gladstone significantly said
"You are conversant-few SO much so-with the
legislation of the last thirty-fve years. You have
SEEM you have felt its results. You cannot fail to
have observed the verdict which the country general
y has within the last eight days pronounced upon the
relative claims and positions Of the two great political
parties with respect to that legislation in the past and
the prospective administration of public affairs.
humbly but confidently, without the least dsparage
ment to many excellent persons from whom | have
the misfortune frequently to differ ask you TO give
your powerful voice in confirmation of that verdict
and 70 pronounce Nth significance as 10 The direction IL
Thch you desire The wheels Of State to more"
In speech at Liverpool he still further indicated
his liberal tendencies by the following contrast be,
tween the University of Oxford and Lancashire
1--WE are represented in that ancient institution
represented more nobly perhaps, and more conspcu-
ousy than IN any otherplace-at any rate, with
ures that relate to the past Of England. come into
south Lancashire, and find here around me an as
sembhge Of different phenomena. l find develop
ment OF industry CHEERS y find growth Of enter
prise find progress Of social philanthropy | FIND
preValency OF liberation; and | find IN ardent de
sire for freedom. (Cheers.')
AT the latest accounts the Liberal majority in the
new Parl lament will be eghty-one.
The famous DR.. Pusey has written letter express.
ing ms regret over the rejection of Mr. Gladstone by
the University of Oxford, on account of is fidelity tC
the Church Of England.
The Roman National Committee has hit upon n
novel way OF expressing its sympathy with the Uni
TED States. 1t has sent portion of the wall of Serv
ms Julius, the sixth King Of Rome, who was murd
ered and on it has engraved the following inscription
States, this fragment from the wall Of Servius Tuus
by which the memory Of both brave defenders of lib
erty Is joined given by the citizens of Rome in the
year 1860" THIS nemento is accompanied by long
address in which the memoralists say that they re-
member the words of congratulaton which the Amer
leans sent TO the Pope seventeen years ago, when he
appeared to have commenced Il new era Of liberty
but that, sad delusion the Romans still sigh after
that Liberty which the Americans enjoy. The Amer
leans have fought and conquered tho Romans still
suffer, struggling, "If this ancient stone be any au-
curry you Will always remain free, we shall become
free"
The geological world, says the Leeds Mercury, will
he sorry to hear that the wonderful toad which was
found embedded In block Of magnetism limestone at
Hartlepoo and computed TO be 5000 years old, ex-
PRED on the 30th ult II was found in April last and
had been in an aquarium at the Hartlepool Museum,
and while there has attracted thousands of visitors.
Its death is attributed to injuries which supposed
70 have been inflicted by some excursiouists from
Newcastle