Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-05-14
Foreign News.

dlStrl button OF political power IN the OnlSet
Kingdom. He complained that the legitimate
influence of large and important towns wa'
swamped by small and decaying borough'
where the power of a single individual was
paramount over the constituency. George
Anderson, member for Glasgow, seconded the
motion. He showed that England was en-
titled to 440. instead of 400 members, in the
Parliament; Ireland to 80, instead of los
and Scotland to 76, instead of 60. There
were eight constituencies with an aggregate
of 1910 which had the same representation
as eight others with 295, 900 votes. 1t wa!
impossible to decline redistribution much
longer. Mr.. Gladstone acknowledged the
great force of the reasons on which the mo
ton was based, but said he was unable tc
support it. He admitted that he was in IA
vor ola redistribution of the seats in Ireland
but even that was not urgent The subject
was full of difficulties aud it was idle to ap
proach it, unless members were prepared &c
deal with the details. This was the last year
of the present Parliament, and there was nc
time to consider question of SO much i'm
portance. A division of the House was final
| ly reached, and the motion was rejected, II
t 26S.
News was received. Friday, of the death Of
John Stuart Mill, at Avignon, France.
Mr.. Ralph Waldo Emerson is at Stratford-
on-Avon.
FRANcE-The idea of a formal proclama
ton, at an early day, of conservative re-
public as the permanent form of government
in France attracts public attention, and the
friends of the measure think it is gaining
strength. Little reliance can be placed on
plans made by others for M. Theirs to follow
however.
AUSTRIA. The American exhibitors at the
exposition, together with the honorary COM
missioners and several of the suspended com
missioners, held an informal meeting. last
week, at which searching inquiry was de-
manded into all the charges made against the
suspended commissioners The new COM
mssioners favor the holding of another meet
log at an elrly day at which they could prom
Use that John Jay and Baron Schwartz, the di-
rector general OF the exposition would be pres
ent. The American exhibitors have gone to
work in an active manner to arrange their de-
partment and secure proper exhibition of
their goods. The United States frIgate, Con-
gress, and transport, with goods for the
exhibition, have arrived at Trieste.
TIE Vienna c)rres pondeDt of the London
DAILY NeWs rldlcules the American depart
ment: Two cases of COILS firearms, three
bnnacles one stuffed eagle, two salt-cellars,
dent St chair and SIX bottles of water
taken from the Mississippi river. The ex-
PLANTATION of this meager display is found in
the former mismanagement of the American
section, and 1t is confidently hoped now that
the new commissioners have gone actually at
work to repair the evil effects, that the goods
from America VIII be speedily unpacked and
that the exhibition from that country Will
com; up to the standard expected.
The number OF visitors to the Exhibition
since the opening, has been from 1000 to
l6 600 daily.
y serious misunderstanding arose between
the Archduke Charles Lpuls, the pa.ron, AMI
Baron Schwartz, the superintendent of the
Universal Exhibition, in conseq hence of the
b tckwardness OF the arrangein The
Emperor siding with the Baron, Archduke
Charles took umorage and left Vienna.
There was panic on the Vienna B)urse,
Friday, and So great was the excitement
among the stock Spectators that business
was suspended. During the time of the
panic Rothschild and -chey were publicly
lnsuted on the Bourse.
RUssA-rae khan Of Khi5a has sent am
| bassadOrs TO Russian post, No. /, at the
mouth Of TIE river Jax trles, with author ity
to accept any terms Kaufman, the Russian
commander, may prescribe. Tne favorable
termination OF the expedition may he l)oked
for by the end Of May. rne khan is giving
up prisoners, but has treated them 50 brutal
| ly that. it is thought, he will ger LITTLE ad
vantage by now yielding them up.
| Emperor William has gone back to Berlin
| IrALY.-The Pope, Thursday, received q
deputation from Spain, who brought a large
contribution from the faithful sons OF the
church. In reply to their address, the Pope
exhorted them 10 take warning from recen
events in Spain, and hoped princes and peo-
pies would return to Christianity and moral
ty. The health OF the Pope has not been a.
good, he having overtaxed his strength IL
receiving visiting Populations.
| In the Chamber of Deputies, Friday, Sig
nor Visconti Venosta, Minister of Foreign
| Affairs, made a speech in favor of the bill
ab)ishlng religious corporations. lie said
ltay was not compe led to preserve the oh
legations of mortmaln by which these bodIe,
existed, but, at the same time, sh )uid leave
the generals of religious orders the means o
| keeping up their communications with tue
| Catholic world. Italy, in a5olshing The
emporal power, had contributed - the pro-
Sress OF the century, but she must refrain
from attacking the spiritual power.
SPAIN ten. Sckles, last week, on behal
Of the United States, congratulated the Span
lsh government on its abolition OF slavery il
| Porto Rico.
It is said that trati; will soon be resumed
on the Northern Railway in Spain, there be
ng u tacit agreement between the Govern
ment AMI the Carists to respect the neutral
Ity Of the railways and permit the running
Of trains so long as they do not bear troops
or material of war.
Gen. Velarde in telegram says: " Many
Carlists are surrenderiDg,' and announce
that he is making preparations TO order {
levy en- mdsSe to raise forcas 20 assist hi
troops in crushing the instruction.
The bands of Carlists commanded by Campo
aud Gomez have been totally defeated by the
national forces. Many of the Insurgents
including their leaders, were killed.
The Carlists claim a victory for their chief
| DorregarAy, in Navarro. and assert that they
took three commissioned officers, including d
colonel, prisoners, and captured a piece Of
artillery. But these pretensions are dscred
tied by the official dispatch announcing th'
defeat and rout of DJrregarry, which is o
| later date than the CarlIsts dispatches.
The e ections to the Constituent Corte
have resulted IN favor of the Federal Repnb
Iicans. This foreshadows plan of govern
ment similar to that OF the United States.
MIsCELLANEoUs--The Spanish troops. in
Cuba, attacked the intrenched camp OF the
insurgents at NaJaro Grande, and, aided by
artillery, dislodsed the insurgents. The
Spanish commander reports a loss of foul
killed and sixteen wounded, and says the in
surgents lest sixteen killed and many wound
ed, who were carried to the woods.
In Mexico the police have been ordered t
prohibit Jesuits living IN societies in a AGA
Several Jesuits preached disobe dience to the
laws and the Constitution, and their arrest
was ordered, bat being advised Of the move
ment against them, fed.