The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-06
NEW YORK, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1876
PARIS, 10th Sept, 1876

PARIS, 10th Sept, 1876
The Controrersyregarding the Marriage Of the Queen
Of Spain-7N Prospect Of Famine - Ireland Ger
many-Franes--dmeriea.
In the United States, where rational ideas pre-
vail in regard the machinery of governments you will
doubtless regard with curiosity the sensation produced
in Europe by the announcement of the fact that youth
in Paris possessing very special claims attention
any knownquality OF mind body, is about to marry
little Spanish girl Of about fourteen whose notice
Able quality "a Of possessing large dowry This
political circles, and produced the interchange Of null
ttuds Of diplomatic notes between the of
doubts still entpained whether this important event
can be allowed to take place. do whether it may
not be the means Of disturbing the peace the world
Surely surely absurdity no further GO Alas that
mankind in this nineeenth century should be the victim
Of folly So unIterabs: WIN nations never learn to
geant Of royalty and this last and greatest absurdity
connected with Royalty created recently $780,!
In the midst Of these discussons the people of Europe
are menaced in several parts OF the continent with the
real distress Of scarcity The harvests generally
the prices Of all kinds Of subsistence apprehended
strong are the fears the author
pairing measures Of s1isvission In England PARTICULAR
y the coming wintSr season looked forward to with
the repeal Of the Corn Laws would lower not
been realised The harvest is deficient, and yet the i'm
pottatons hsvo not to that extent which the
reduction Of duty, cOObined with the deficiency of the
homo supply would have promised On the contrary the
prices have risen. In the principal English markets
and yet the demand 10 . brisk a. ever.
The situation Of Irslsnd truly alarming Other peo-
lower standard Of subsistsnce and the evil Which ss
aics them takes the form Of inferior quality of food
the quantity being stila sufAcent But unhappily in
Ireland the actual standard Of substance has been the
cheapest quality Of the cheapest article of food-the po
tato They drew their subsstence from the very bot
mine and the grave. The British government has hui
namely resolved to come TO the rescue Of this miserable
aucng still greater s by the promotion Of
public works BY loans az low rate Of interest
State governments has also been directed to the subs
tence OF the people until the next harvest Breadsus
Of every kind have risen in the northern well in
the southern provinces Provisions against famine
already in progress in several places The
Of Hesse is taking active measures The citizens of Co.
benz have formed association for the purchase of
hectores Of corn 70 be sold at first cost if the
price should rise above certain limit during the winter
Unfortunately it is be feared that Germany instead
OF giving Increased means Of employment, by tho
tension Of its public works. will be compellcdto close
many OF its larger factories Independently of the
financial crisis The public funds at Berlin have fallen
from to cont and is apprehended that the calls
promptly or generally answered and Is possible. even
that the companies will be compelled 10 suspend their
moment when it necessary to afford employ
to the aborng classes calculated that the railway
in progress in the German States employ million Of Ia
In France, the prospects little better Dsturban
ces have already broken out several deparments al
though the minister OF commerce, in his late circular to
the prefecs OF departments endeavors ay the pub
lie fears by representing the Of alarm having
been exaggerated there be doubt that there
exists most serious grounds for apprehension Tue intel
gence received from different parts of France leave
doubt that the harvest has been in general deficient
The produce has been estimated with precision in
the South and in the West and it il found that the crops
Of this year inferior to those Of tie last
and pretty nearly what they in 1882 II is true,
that in few Of the Northern departments they exceed
the local pon but they much short of 1t in
the central and Southern departments The vegetable
crops have also been materially deficient owing
drought ind the potatoes have, in many localities alto
gether failed
Already these effects manifested practically in the
markets. At this time last year the price Of Paris
varied from 10 to ~ trancs the hectotre varies
from 20 to 81 francs which shows increase OF 30
per cent. the price The price of bread announced
about 3D. per pound) 1t ia nearly the price al
Rouen and the principal towns Of Normandy Its 2ad
per pound at Lille and has risen to higher prices
in Lorraine and Asace Thus it is 3sd at Strasbourgh
2Id at Nancy, and 81 at Colmar.
The government although it discourages any serious
apprchensions is nevertheless taking of pre-.
caution. The ministers OF the Interior of public works
and of commerce. have sent instructions to the projects
of departments establish extensive works for the
po of the poor The canals railways and roads
will doubtless be the main of governmental EN-.
ployment
America is, of course. looked to in this emergency
Will not the high prices to which all breadstus
Inevitably rise in Europe, attract subsistence from the
West Will il not in fact assist the prices in your
markets