The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-03
The Foreign News,

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The Foreign News,
| The papers brought by the Acadia, do not con-
tain any items Of news of striking interest. But
they bring us abundant intelligence of the most i'm
portant character The political affairs and social
condition of Great Britain have assumed an aspect,
which cannot be regarded without the most intense
interest, by all who study the signs of the times"
great revolution is slowly but surely approaching
on the other side Of the Atlantic, and the results
will be felt all over the earth.
There can be little doubt that the corn-laws, so
justly obnOxiousto the great mass of the working
population Of Great Britain will very soon be essen
TALLY modified, if not abolished. The popular power
Is every day increasing in England, and vast acces-
slons must be made to the rights OF the people
The greatest excitement prevails the subject OF
the corn-aws, and the debate in the House of Com
mons terminated in one Of the stormest scenes ever
witnessed in that House. So furious was the scene
that the reporters were, on the direction OF Of
the members, obliged to withdraw before its termi-
nation
The agitation now 80 prevalent IN Ireland respect
ing the repeal of the legislative union between that
island and Great Britain, has assumed very for
midable aspect. Troops are pouring into Ireland.
and serious apprehenslons, not altogether without
good foundation, entertained respecting the oc-
of violence and boodshed in that distract
ed country
Then the state of the revenue of the United King
dom, presents an interesting topic of examination
and reflection. Altogether, the whole aspect OF the
affairs OF that nation portendsa great upheaving of
the social and political elements, which will require
the most profound, liberal, and sagacious states
manshlp on the part of those in whose hands are
the reins of government
FoURIER1saI. organ of Charles Fourier on
this continent in order to conceal its chagrin at the
uncomfortable drubbng it received about Its report
of Mr.. Webster's Baltimore speech, has retired to
its Fourier SHE'LL and yesterday protruded its horns
in very amusing manner. 1t represents our re-
ports of the sayings and doings of Messrs Brisbane,
Greeley, and Goodwin, as inaccurate and false, to
sustain which grave charge, it quotes single In
stance to wit in one of our reports we stated that
Park Goodwin read letter, in which the worthy
founder of the order of society was represented
as having denied the true God" The " Tribune"
says that the words used were" That Fourier
was fortunate enough to discover, after the proract
ed, patient and seldenyng labor of forty years, the
true, God-ordaned social state of man," Well,
squash is not obligated to very clearly, but every
other body can at once perceive that there is no
between our report and the official
one. If Charles Fourier-an obscure Frenchman-
have discovered what Jesus Christ did not know
what God has not revealed in his word, we think
that his claims to divinity are tolerably well esa-
bshed and that he has made very fair offer at de-
NAL of the true God. The organ Of the Fouriertes
says eur reports were only "fun" 1t is quite true
they were funny; if they had not been, they would
have entirely tailed IN conveying accurate idea
Of these meetings. And we inform our Western
contemporaries, and all who take the trouble of OBJ
serving the vagares OF Fourierisn, that if our re-
reports have been censurable at all, 1t is because
they have not revealed one-half of the blasphemy,
insanity, and folly which characterize all these meet
ings.
1t was indeed lauzhable to witness the conceited
wnggings of this organ of the Fourlerites. tin.
tends regenerate society-utterly exterminate the
sold Adam'-and elect Henry Clay into the bargain,
who, will be then obliged, I'VE suppose. to turn Ashland
into the site of grand phaanx. Well, 1t may try
its hand as long as it likes at tnkering this Haugh-
ty, wicked world, but allow it to tell fibs
without administering to tia little wholesome cor
rec,ion.