Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-17
Foreign News.

ENGLAND.-In the House of Commons
there is vet much fretfulness displayed over
the treaty of Washington. The members,
after freeing their minds over the way the
Americans had overreached them, voteI
to adjourn for the races of Derby day, thus
perhaps restoring their nerves
The House of Commons has voted that
the public houses of London shall be kept
omen week DAYS from A. NJ. until 1880 at
niobt. and in towns having over 25OO pop
ulation. from A. NJ. to IL p. NJ, and in
towns with less number of people. from g
A. NJ. to 10P.M.
The owners of the Durham cOllieries are
eiecting large numbers of their tenants
who were among the striking miners, and
some 22S of these elected families are camp
| ing in the fields.
| FRANCE.-Gambetta in a speech at
Auxerre predicted that the final struggle
would be between republicanism and Bona
partism, severely denounced the conduct
of the Bonapartists, and concluded with
an earnest appeal to unite in the work of
consolidating the republic.
The National Assembly has passed the
electoral bill to the second reading by a
vote of 1913 to 3lS. Louis Blanc and Gam
BETA opposed the bill, and at the conclu-
sion of their speeches received perfect
ovation from the left. Batbie and Dufaure
advocated the bill. The right center have
issued a programme drawn up by the
dukes de Broglie and DfAuditfret Pasquier
and NJ NJ. Goulard and Lavergn, favoring
the immediate organization of the powers
of President MacMahon for the continu-
ance of his title of president OF the repub-
lie and the maintenance of a political truce
at the end of his present seven years term.
or, in the event of vacancy in the mean
time The left center are dissatisfied with
the,programme as not conceding enough to
them.
The American pilgrims who are on their
way to visit the pope, went in process
sion to the grotto of Our Lady LourdeS-
They carried the American flag. Large
crowds witnessed the procession and I'M
covered their heads and slluted the pill
grims with loud cheers rs they passed.
The sacred banner which was brought
from America was presented at the shrine
At the close of the ceremonies the pilgrims
proceeded to Marseilles to take the steam
er for Civita Necchia.
NJ. De Sainte- Croix was brought before
the police court, Saturday, for assulting
NJ Gambetta, and sentenced 10 six months
Imprisonment and to pay fine OF 300
francs. He was also ordered 10 pay the
costs of his trial. He declined to accept
legal assistance The other rioters, who
were also arrested, Thursday evening,
were sent to prison for terms ranging
from one week to month.
The Government has suspended the
publication of lie Pays, Bonaparli>t, l.
Rappel, Radical Republican, and lie Dir
Neurieme Steele, Conservative Republican
organ, for a fortnight because of violent
attacks upon its policy.
IrALY.-The health of the pope i again
the subject of concern. He has had the
| fever but is better.
The American pilgrims are at Rome and
have assured Cardinal BorromeO that upon
their return to the United States they viii
advocate the organization of pilgrimages
to Rome at stated periods.
SPAIN-The Carlist war in the north
east progresses as usual. fortune seeming
to be on the whole against the Carlist
| bands.