New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-08

add 10 ii on say that in Eng terc is no 'c Vi
famine; can you say the same OF lrelahu. nn naS
of our tello,,subiccts is doomed. Its duration IS
a thing TO reckon by months. Ai'cr ta'' lfeial'u
Will be dependant your wisdom or your 'ii'is
Charity she deprecates with scorn. one ue'iislus
leave 10 purchase food, ana 10 ger employ 'hehI'
You will not be rash enough 10 refuse her request
yor will open the ports and admit, at any rate.
r,.ize and coarse grain. But upon what principle
,,n Won rest therel How will you reduce or abolish
tho duties on the staple food oil country without
doing the same TO another (! W Ill YOU vote money
to give employment TO the Irish people 1t would
be an act of nuui!icent charity If it were not las 1t
probably would be- perverted into monstroUs job.
But remember, if you do this, you will be taking
away the money of the English people at time
when the money will be scarce and employment
much rsrer than 1t Is now, 10 feed the Irish VIII
this BE- just Do you think it viii be tolcrable
The present corn laws doomed. II is for the
Premier 10 decide whether he will sign tie warrant
OF their execution. Self.love, the tenderness OF
sponsorship. and lingering regard for the graces
OF consistency, may stay his hand. But his mer-
cy will be suicidal. Ii he delays others Will be
! found ready 10 act for him. He will only gain the
eQuivocal praise of having been unseasonaoy, and
on one point ONLY consistent But there IS much in
: the look of the thing with premiers as well as
nrudes And the most prudish of Premiers may
hesitate before he condemns what ne has sanction
ed and sanctions what he has s,renuously denOuu-
t is
to take-io abstain from taking an open part in this
important discussion-io leave 10 others the merit
ofset,ng the ca estion-and 10 resign
Wilmer & Smiths Times says:
1.-The state of England since we last addressed cur
readers has been very peculiar and extremely eXcit
The feeling then was that pressed all hands by the
cries of the country and the urgency at the Minis
tiers would have opened the ports by order in Couu
Gil for the free admission Of every description oil grain
Every thing fact indicated such result The Caol-
ne, had pro,racted, ard il said, angry stngs the
fears o. ihetpubc becoming serious the accounts
OF the potato crop from all parts of the country-we had
almost said from all parts OF the werd-especally from
Ireland were really alarming the price OF grain, until
checked by the prevailing feeling tina, the CornLaws
would be suspended, rising daily. All this, combined
with the panic in the Share market and the utter pros
trson of the buoyancy and speculation winch existed
only short time previously in rampant iIupetuosty
caused the opening Of the ports 10 be looked 10 with
hope and with certainty, thing that mS; be- But
the Gudnuncs have been doomed to disappointment -
! THE PORTS WILL. OPENED Secrets, hermeu-
cally sealed sometimes out can tell how
and those who profess be wise in the workings OF
Cabinets declare thut the opposition came not from the
First Minister oil the Crown but from the Nunqueror Oh
Napoleon that the commercial spirit OF Tie Premier
was ovcrrued by the constitutional prejudccs OF the
soldier.
storm-nnd a storm based upon the fears OF public
famine must he no joke, even TO so lmpassiye per
sonage as a Minister Of Stae--it was confidently eX-
pected that Parliament would have been lipfnedate4y
called together in order that the nation might have the
benefit OF The nations wisdom IN such an emergency.
The expectation premature. II is now intinated
in selnotcia Journal that the collective wisdom
will not meet much if any, before the usual tlne--cer
,anly not before the beginning of The year.
THE inference all this clearly is that the dang ger
has been exaggerated and het Government Is IN pos
session of information which demonstrates tnat matters
are not so bad as they have been represented.
The fine weather which has red in this country
during the last fortnight has enabled tue farmer to take
the hest precautions arrestng the diseaee TO which
the potatoes subject and much good has been done
in the way OF saving what was thought TO have been
rrccOvcraby lost Nevertheless, It s clear from all that
has TRANSFERRED that the injury the escuent has been
very and far as the poor OF Ireland are con-
cerned the evil must cause hardship and Its conconlt-
ant-disease.
TIE RAILROAD SPEoULATIoE.-Thc London
Times has published document reiave TO the railway
interest OF this country which has excited much interest
and good deal OF alarm The document exhibits the
astounding number OF 63 projected companies to car
ry which will require nearly tTo-h9GS 81 the ma
fioaal debt of England Even the deposit Of ten per
cent will alone absorb 53, l363Oe IL further appears
that there are Il railways completed, representing a
capital of SO $50 S57 In the OF construction
there are lis lines of railway, complete which even
with the parliamentary power OF borrowing ore.tnrd on
debentGre will absorb 9325-so that the Invested
capital in rails leaving entirely out OF view the nee ap-
nounc ents is already the enormous sum OF sl36l2
ols But it the old the and the announced under
takugs added together with the ten per cent de-
posit we have the incredible sum OF 46i95o3 40 re-
uuired for this branch Of trade alone European Times
THE OREGON QuEsTIoN.-On this interesting
subject we find the III tue European
| Times
1.-The Oregon question ia beginning to excite some
alarm again. the time approaches for the delivery OF
the Presidents Message the opening OF Congress
is rumorcd here-the intelligence which came to hand
yesterday by the tibcrnia gave continuation to the state
inent-that Mr. Polk vii! take high ground ON the ques
ton and that ne will farther than In his inaugural
address AT any time OF less depression IMAM he present
such an impression would have made itself felt on The
markets and may 90 yet as the Intelligence by the
Hiberlia only came 10 hand when the business portion
of the DAY had been partially consumed. The prooao
ity however that with the tagnan feeling in all mat
;crs of commerce which rules At present people VIII
wait the result rather than anticipate 1t by any prea'
turc movement. This veXed question OF the oregon
has II is said occupied great deal OF the Cabinets al
,,aon during heir late frequent prot'accd s!ngs
There appears 70 be something very warke IN the wind
tor the activity the seaboard and III the naval arse
mails is steady and unremittins Us 1t was month or
six weeks ago.
THE STEAMSHIP "GREAT BRITAIS."--The
Steamship Grca, Britain, Lieutenant Hosken arrived
York on the 2oth. We subjoin the following derived
from person board
The ship started in good trim, and was going on very
well until eleven P NJ. on the 30h, when something was
found wrong with the propeller, which was striking the
sern.pust very hard. The eng reversed, and
after two three good thuinps the arm broke of. The
ship then continued with very low and seered
BY the sails the wind north eastery. aud the NessAnAk
ing very good way seven nine knots until t first
instant about three p NJ when another OF the arms OF
the propeller broke leaving only one Qhouent the re-
y
which had been placed the end OF it. The most was
then made of the sails and the propeller just kept
from dragging the vessel going AT times ten knots though
when the breeze from the eastward she only made
8: knobs The vessel felt the sails directly and was con-
sdered possess very superior sailing qualifications
and very good way made under tine circumstances
The distance run the 29th ut l57 knots BY the
log on the lst instant l6i on The 2d ED; on The
3rd Isl on the 9TH. 90. The propeller, or what
was left Of it, did wonders a. times. making four knots
neaus. moderate eas,er!y wind. On the 9th the ship
made {. knots close she could lay with fore and all
sails reefed topsal and mansRwhich is noted as good
decidedly" About quarter past five the remaining arm
of the propeller broke leaving onythe half arm and the
small piece of another about Two feet rom the centre
The slcar., was cut down low possible AT twenty
minutes past the sh the engines were stopped
and all sail Sc, they coud carry The wind reshened grad
uay into breeze and the ship scudded and steered
beautifully taking spray lar5oard quarter ana
beam occasionally, but easy OF easier than any snip
which The crew ever Witnessed On the llh two snIps
We're ahead. which up 10 at tue rate Of
two miles an hour close hauled. TINS gays The log
s wonderful with our little spread OF canvas. ana Inof
than expected" The weather continued variable
though inclined he squaly thick, and dirty until The
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