Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-01-12
Foreign Nfus.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 90
The correspondence between Mr.. Adams
and Earl Clarendon WAS published to-day
IL occupies eight columns Of the London
Times Included in the correspondence is
the suggestion Of Mr.. Adams that when the
Shenandoah arrived in Liverpool, the British
Government should take some action against
her c'ew. Lord Clarendon replies that there
was nothing to justify any action unless
against such OF her crew as might be British
subjects; and he says that the naval officer at
Liverpool was fully satisfied that the crew
we're all foreigners, and that there were none,
known TO be British subjects, on board
OConnell, the Fenian, on being sentenced
to ten years penal servitude at Cork, made a
speech and expressed the hope that there
would be an exchange of prisoners before his
sentence expired
Queen Victoria teaches Bible Glass every
Sunday
The last English census develops the Gu
fious fact that there are more Scotch descen-
dants in London than in Edinburg, more
Irish than in Dublin, more Roman Catholics
than in Rome, and more Jews than in Pales-
tine.
Garibaldi has offered his services to the
authorities of Naples to nurse the cholera
patients in the hospitals, but the Syndic of
the city would rot permit him thus to expose
himself to danger. No act Of Gsribaldi's in
the height of his military fame is n6bler than
this.
The plague killed 10000 cattle in England
THE FIRST TRIAL FuR HIGH TREAsoN.-
The Knoxville Vhig Of December 2Oih, says:
" An important trial came off last week in
the Federal court. John L. Gamble,o of Blount
county, was srraigned and tried for high
treason against the United States, and after
five days trial was acquitted by jury. He
was also appointed agent 10 collect guns, and
performed some acts under that agency.
" The defence was that there was no guilty
intent. 1t WAS admitted that be was an en-
rolling officer, and that be enrolled the CON
scripts of his district. but it was denied that
he did so with the view ofaiUing the rebellion.
On the other hand, it was insisted by his
counsel, O.. p. Temple, that he was Union
man, that he accepted the office by the per-
suasion Of Union men, exercised it in such a
way as TO favor Union men and protect them,
and that, in fact, he never seized single gun,
or put single conscript into the rebel army.
Alter the examination Of about thirty witness
SEES, and lengthy arguments on behalf Of the
Government by c. w. Hall, District Attorney
OF the United States, and q. p. Temple on
hehali of the defendant, the jury we're charged
by Judge Trigg, and who, after retiring and
consulting, returned a verdict of not guilty.
This case was novel and important, be-
cause 1t was the first regular trial for treason
against the United States that had ever tALsn
place In the State, and the fret that has tax
en- place in the United States since the com
mencement of the late rebellion, il not for
the last forty years. 1t was earnestly insist
ed by the counsel ot the defendant, that il he
cgld be convicted, three hundred known
Union men in East Tennessee, who had held
this ard similar offices during rebel rule,
could likewise be convicted OF high treason.
while he instgators and leaders Of the rebel
lion were sheltered aHd protected by amnes-
ties and pardons. The defence was based on
the broad ground Of not guilty in intent, and
not on technical poinis The defendant re-
fused to apply for pardon, because he insis-
ted that he was never guilty OF any crime to
be Aldoued F."