New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-22

OF THIS great city, and seeing It's millions entirely
immersed, apparently, in business or pleasure
IN making money, or in spending it-would ever
dream Of the terrible elements OF destruction fer
menting beneath this gay surface. And yet ma
ny of the best informed predict that in few
years all the horrors Of the French Revolution
will be here repeated That many-headed mon
ster, the people, is fierce with long borne opprcs
| sion and suffering, and when they once rse IN
their might, ovcrpowering, but irrational, humani-
ty must Sfudder at the consequences.
Every thing in nature tends to an average; the
mountains and valleys are approaching the same
level. This progress in civil affairs has not vet
arrived, but come it will. The contrast between
the poor and the rich is too violent to be perma-
ncnt. One nobleman has estates upon which
yeu may drive in straight line for thirty miles;
and at the sale of the property Of the late Duke
of Sussex, his plate sold for 100000; his
trinkets for $4,000; and his snufl-boxes and
watches, each for much more. Now look at
the other side. \ Clergyman, seventy years old,
90 shillings, and in his pleading for more time,
he sald have been living for months past,
with my wife and two daughters on potatoes and
bread. They have no bed TO lie on, no chair to
sit on, and God help me, only some old mating
to cover them at night. | am poor, mseraby
poor -
The Times of the same day announces the
Queens intention of giving magnificent series
OF balls. Her Majesty has also lately made a
royal visit to the Italian Opera where distress
could be seen in the glare Of the chandeliers, nor
groans heard in the shouts of loyalty from the
full-drcsscd thousands filing the five tiers of
gold and crimson boxes and the brilliant parcrrc
She has also visited the Thames Tunnel mar
rowIy escaping being run down by Il steamer the
Royal Academy OF Arts, the new Houses Of Par
lament, &c. &c. No wonder that a poor
man, who yesterday was Pa ssing the palace near
me, Indignantly exclaimed, There she goes in
all her tinerv, and many and many s the day
We worked for a penny and two pence the hour
and glad to do lt-and | have to give her the half
of it,"
Similar feelings are very general. In the Isle
of Wight | was told by hocl-keeper, that for
every pair OF horses let out, the Queen took an
excise duty of five shllllngs. \ householder IN
the same lovely place, SAID that his rent was f2O
but taxes 80 more How would Americans bear
tax of nearly 80 per cent y violent radical,
whom lately found, in the person of seller of
old books. said that he prayed daily that America
might never get the curse of prmogeniture. He
exclaimed" we Brtons are slaves. We are still
vasscls under the Norman Conquest. The Nor
man mobiles rule us Saxons, and place their feet
o.. our nechs. They have only changed the feu-
l,l +ln IF TX
off than American slaves, for when we get SICK
our masters turn us off to starye, send us 10
the work house, where we are kept on Serenteen
pence per week. Sir, there will be a revolution,
but it Will be Elclot war OF cxlermnaton."
1t is painful to record these things, but fear
they are too truc. No begging IN the streets is
allowed by policemen, but the poor creatures be-
scechng looks are expressive enough, as they
stand by window where peaches are for sale at
dollar each and pine apples for eight dollars
each one New hundreds are daily added to the
starving population by the stoppage OF the iron
wo:ks. &C. What will be the end no one can
tell. We may hope for the best, but must fear
the worst.
Your regular correspondent will Of course send
YOU the usual items of news y painful one Is
the loss of the steamer Pegasus with forty human
lives. On her voyage from Lelth to Hull, she
ran on d sunkcn rock, stove hole III her DOW,
but was backed off, filled and sunk. Had she re-
NAMED quietly on the rock, all might have been
saved. The late duel between Col. Fawcett and
Lieutenant Munro, in which the former tell, con-
tnues to occupy large share OF public attention.
The revolution III SPAN seems to have ended IN
the bloodess fall of the Regent. The next cour
lcr may however announce new revoiuton.-
Spanish bonds rise and fall like the barometer.
l.. II. tord
Pamerston have made fierce attacks on the
ministry of Sir Robert Peel, who answered them
very lamely. He will probably be forced 10 re-
sign. He complained much that the American
Tariff prevented English manufactured rubbish
being shipped off to ruin our trade when giut
occurs here. The Irish Arms Bill is opposed as
such tyrannica measure deserves.
Mr.. Hume, perhaps the most liberal minded,
honest and republican member in the House. was
refused by the mnsicrials leave TO bring IN . a
bill for the establishment OF schools to promote
sound education for the rising generation OF the
United Kingdom, at the public expense without
sectaran bias, 10 the end that general instruction
and spirit of Christian brotherhood and good
will may be disseminated among all classes In
his speech he stated that OF 55,OO0 CRIMINALS
$4,000 could neither read nor wrlte and only
230O could read and write well. In BTmng-
ham. of &C, 200, about %, 600 received no educa-
ton whatever. He highly euogised our Alncr
can example. ,3
Mr.. Hume is distinguished for his enlightened
zeal in behalf OF the people. To his untiagsng
excrtons is due the opening OF the caiieries' Ao-
beys, Museums, &c. TO the people, to whom 'hey
belong; and the appreciation OF them by lIel
crowds and good order, has justified his PLeases
in their behalf. am glad TO know that flls hish
and peculiar merits are well known among U.s.
and were he an American ne would no" oe
found high in Office.