Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-05
Foreign News.

Foreign News.
ENoLAND.-Rev Adam Sedgwick, the Eng
lish geologist, is dead, aged IS.
Mr. Lowe, chancellor Of the exchequer,
has again declined to receive any proposals
for repeal Of the malt tax.
A telegraph dispatch from Cadiz confirms
the report that it was the Spanish steamship
Murllo which ran into and sunk the English
emigrant ship, Nortbfiset, off Dungeness
| light-hous on the night of the 22t ult.
The steamship, however, was not sunk her
self, as was at one time believed, but has
arrived at Cadiz in safety. Her destination
was Ii sbon, for which pert she had cargo,
but upon entering that harbor she was sig
nailed not to land as there is an extraditlon
treaty between Portugal and Great Britain,
under which the officers would have been
surrendered to the British authorities to
answer to the charges brought against them
She consequently put to sea again and pro-
| ceeded for Cadiz as there is no extradition
| treaty between Great Britain and Spain.
The Murillo sustained no damage by the
collision. The passengers on the Murlllo
have made afidavits before the British con-
sui. They say that the collision caused
| severe shock, which was felt by all on board
| Tie huTillO. III lew InOueuts buc phceCu-
gers heard loud cries for help, and learned
that vessel had been struck and was on the
point of sinking, but, owing to the darkness
| and slight log, little was distinguishable of
the vessel Several of the passengers of the
Murllo asked the captain to lower the boats
| and endeav0r to save those on board the
other vessel, but the request either passed
unheeded or was absolutely denied. The
passengers were Mortified at the GOODNESS and
lnhumanity of the captain, who appeared
totally Indifferent to the despairing appeals
which continued to come from the direction
of the sinking ship. lie ordered the engines
of the Murillo, which had been stopped only
a few moments, to be again put in motion,
and she steamed away, leaving the vict ms
of the collision to their fate. A dispatch
from Lisbon, this afternoon, says the Murillo
has just been sighted off that port. 1t is
supposed that she was ordered to leave Cadiz.
The sentences of the gas-stokers who
were convicted of violating the conspiracy
act have been committed, their terms of I'M
prsonment being reduced to eight months.
First snow of the season fell in London,
| Feb. lst. The heaviest for many years.
| 1t is rumored that the troubles between
| Great Britain and Russia on the khlvan
| question are increasing, and that the Gov
ernments of France, Austria, Italy, Turkey,
Denmark and Sweden have determined to
support the British Government in the posi-
| ton it has assumed.
France The committee of thirty have
concluded their discussion OF the sub-com-
mittee's constitutional project. They adopted
the amendments to the decree proposed by the
subcommittee, which provide for the creation
Of a second legislative chamber, Tor new
electoral law, and for restricting the presi-
dents privilege Of addressing the Assembly
on occasions when bills are before 1t. The
bills and draft of the decree, as amended
will be submitted to President Theirs with
another amendment permitting the executive
TO speak IN the chamber on all important
interpretations of the government.
President fhiers has since III formed NJ
De Lircy that he canLot accept the constitu-
tional project sub omitted to hun by the Com
mlttee of Thirty.
There was an excited debate in the Nationa
Assembly, on the 30ih ult., over the revela-
tions of the Committee OF Inquiry concerning
, the Lyons war contracts.
TIE government ~ nsor is bothering hi:
head about Sardou play, l. Oncle sam,
because of Its insults to America.
| =
} passed the b III TO amend those clauses of tn,
constitution regulating the relations of tht
state and church. Dr. Folk, minister OF
ecclesiastical affairs, made strong speech in
support OF the measure, declaring that il
was justified by the attitude assume towarC
, the country by the heads of the Roman
church.
AUsrRIA-The prince of Wales, who il
&c
probably assist at the opening of the Vienna
,xpos itiOn. The shah OF Persia will also be-
present Emperor William will visit St
Petersburg at the end OF May, and will pro
ceei thence to Vienna, accompanied by the
car. A ST. Petersburg paper states tina
Prince Nicholas, the hOspodar of Montene
gro, is PREF aIlng to attend the exposition.
RUssIA.-The latest report with referenc,
} to the Anglo-Russan troubles in Contra
: Asia is to the effect that Russia has m ade
, proposal establishing a neutral zone, and
! guaranteeing the independence and neutral
Ity of AfghanistaI.
The Russian Grand Duke Nicholas il
: about to proceed to Jurehed, in order to par
; tclpate 10 the Khivan expedition.
Public opinion is in an excited state owe
accounts of atrocious cruelties p-epetratet
by the Khivans on the Russians who b Ave
iallen into their hands. The people
, are heartily in favor OF the expedition
against Khlva, and demand the exemp ar,
I punishment OF the Khivans. The milltar,
preparations lOr the campaign are on i
! grand scale, and pushed forward with vjgor
} The total force will probably number so,
7 900 men. Princes and others OF high ranl
are volunteering to accompany the army.
ITALY.-A special telegram from Rom
says the Pope told NJ. Corcelies, the pr sen
representative of France at the Vatican, tina
he wouli leave Rome if the establishment
of the heads of religious orders were sup
pressed by the Italian Government.
There have been slight eruptions from
Mount Vesuvlus the last few days NJ dam
5 age has been done, but the residents of th
village at the foot OF the volcano, who suffer
t ed SO severely from the last eruption, ar
e greatly alarmed.
. SPAIN-General Gonzales, commanding tn
royal troops, routed a large force OF Carlist
:, led by the cure of Santa Cruz, with los
? OF Al Car.ists killed, 100 wounded, and 2
taken prisoners. A band under Cassant
., Bare has also been dispersed.
? The Orleans railway company has beef
notified that railroad traffic IN the north O
! Spain is interrupted by the Carllst insurrec
8 ton. The Spanish companies advise mer
chants to send forward no freight at present
as the running OF regular trains is tempora
riiy suspended. 1t is reported that Don Car
los occupies the magnificent viaduct on tn
Northern railway at Ormaistegui, and j
> ready to blow it up if hard pressed by tn
> royal forces. Several trains have been firet
y into by Carlists and obstacles have been plac
ed on the track.
The report of the Committee on the Abo
/ lition of Slavery in Porto Rico was presente,
: to the Lower House OF the Cortes yesterday
Tne Government has promised to allow full
discussion of the subject.
a Petitions to the Congress for the abolition
OF slavery Continue to come in from all part
:, of the kingdom.
. A deputy moved that the bill for the abo