Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-06
Foreign News.


pensation to the Canadian sufferers by the
Fenan raids, but he did not apprehend a
repetition of these errors. He trusted
Great Britain would never seem afraid to
risk ANYTHING in the assertion of her Just
rights.
Earl Russell is evidently in a hurry that
Great Britain should offer to do something
somewhere. for he moved that, in view of
the mutually embittered feeling of France
and Germany. copies of the correspondence
with those powers be called for, and asked
what the course of the British government
would be in the event of Il rupture between
them.
Earl Derby thought very sensibly that
things Of the past and those of the future
We're not pressing themselves for discus
sion.
The House of Commons will take Il recess
over the Whitsuntide holidays. adiourning
on the 18th of May until the first of June
The Royal geographical society has con-
ferred IN honorary fellowship on Mr..
Stanley, who has hitherto received only
the society's medal.
The g lockout " of English farm labor
ers is to be submitted to arbitration for
settlement The steamship Prussian from
Liverpool for Quebec, Thursday, took out
80 Warwickshire ftrm-hands and 100 chill
dren to find homes in Canada The next
steamer of the same line will carry 80
laborers from the agricultural districts.
great strike of miners in Durham col
lleries is in progress. 1t is estimated that
oo,ooo men are out of employment thereby.
FRANCE.-Thc French are quiet and
wondering whether De Broglie's plan for
IN upper house can be carried, ana wheth-
en- the story Of Rochefort's escape from
New Caledonia was an April fool or
not. The MacMahon republic amuses it
selfby shutting down on an " independent
newspaper now and then.
GERMANY.-Now that the Reichstag has
dissolved after giving Bismarck about what
he wanted in the way of an army, that
famous prince is peaceful - again His
master the Emperor, is Just now enter
tanning the Car of Russia WHO is the oc-
casion of very mighty visits in Berlin
The Car, Monday, received Gems. Won
Moltke and Manteuffel, while Prince Gort-
schakoff held conference with Prince Bis
marck.
I SPAIN.-The Carlists have been driven
from before Bilbao. which city they have
been besieging with large army for three
months. Serrano, with his army of relief,
renewed his attack upon the CarliSt works
/ Wednesday and drove the enemy quite
steadily.
The entrance OF the Spanish republican
troops into the city took place on Saturday,
the main body of the CarliSts retreating
in great di-ordcr. while large bodies sur
rendered, in the hope of receiving amnes-
ty by SO doing. There was great rejoicing
in Bilhoa and 4 grand illumination. The
ha1 IL, l.. 9 Il,
siege, We're without bread The obstruc-
tons placed in the river Nervion to pre-
vent the approach of the government war
vessels have been removed. The main
body of the Carlists is now ut Ripoll I'M
der Prince Alphonsc. Don Carlos is at
Durango. Marshal Serrano is expected
ut Madrid on Saturday. Lisbon maifeStcd
its JOY over the release of Bilboa by 4
grand parade, with bands of music. the
people shouting Bilboa and Liberty"
1t Is thought that the raising of the
seige ruins the Carlist prospects, and that
Serrano will soon overcome such troops
rs Don Carlos has left
AsIA.-The famine in Asia Minor grows
worse and worse. In Angora alone 100
deaths daily are reported.
j. :. Adams, formerly Secretary of the
Vermont Board Of Educatiou. has heen an
pointed postmaster ut .JockSony lille
Florida.
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Master Cotton will call a meeting of the
state orange TO be held May 10Th. lmpor-
tant measures relating to the CauginaWa-
q canal VIII be introduced. Tie West
ern Patrons are taking hold OF the matter
with energy, and 1t looks rs though some
thln@ besides tax IS to he done.
The Central Vermont Railroad Company
has caught several of its station agents
has issued an order saying that. II they do
:" any more lll''I VIII get INTO trouble.
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