The daily union., 1846-10-01
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Ireland.

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We have already addressed our readers repeated
ly upon the subject Of the state of Ireland and the
frghtful prospects Of that unhappy country We
offer no apology for the frequency and importantly
of o'tr appeals: should think that we owed IN
apot,gy 10 any man whom we charged with being
likely to - i;ci these appeals with indifference.
Famine approaching; these are words to which
the may become familiar and callous, but where
is the being with mans heart in his bosom who
can seriously reflect upon the real import of these
words without feeling Of the deepest horror at the
possibility of their being realized. What is faminei
Imagine 1t in your own family, imagine 1t surround
ed by all the other comforts Of life.
Fancy your wife and children, though warmly
sheltered and well clad, clean and waited upon, but
stai wing; the young camourlng for food that you
have not TO give; their elders wasted, and awaiting
speedy death, in dutiful submission to the will OF
Heaven. This were famine in its least frightful
state Now look at it in the form that it must take
In Ireland. Famine, aggravated by cold, and wet,
and squalor; and worst of all, by ignorance which
forbds to look beyond this world for consolation.
This is famine, Irish famine.--Lirepoot Standard.
a...r. France.
We have received the Paris journals Of Tuesday,
September 8, by our ordinary express, but their
contents not very important. They contain but
little further remark on Spanish affairs, having ap-
parently expended all their ammunition the fire
ofartices they have been keeping up during the last
week.
The Debats enters a, great length into the subject
of the present state OF crime in France taking its
text certain official returns lately made relative to
dimina justice in that country. Our contempora-
ry, after entering at great length into the melancholy
statistics afforded by the document in question,
comes to the conclusion that the bagne system is
not only quite inefficient to check crime, but abso-
lutcly contributes, in large degree, the general
corruption. ...a...
The Debats dwells particularly on the fact that
cases of recdive Cor further condemnation after hav
ing undergone one term of punlshment) are becom-
ing more and more frequent every year The only
remedy for this state of things is to be sought for
the Debats thinks in complete reform of the peni
tentiary system. ., .....-.
The Commerce inveghs against the ministry for
having procured only partial suspension of the
ukase which imposed heavy duty on French ves-
sells in Russian ports. 1t complains that even this
partial improvement only regards the Gulf of Fin
land, which is often for number Of months, it
says, unnavigable on account of the ice, whilst the
cabinet of St. Petersburg maintains all its rgors
specting the ports of the Black sea, which can be
frequened the whole year round.
Brussels letter of the 5th instant states that
Don Henry, who has for some time been living in
cogno at Ostend under the title Of Count d'Aes,
of Madrid has just proceeded to Ghent, accompani-
ed by his aide-de-carnp, M. Calvet.
correspondent writes from Rome, 25th ult., in
the Augsburg Gazette:
sDeputatons are daily arriving from different
parts Of the Roman states, with addresses Of thanks
to the Pope for the amnesty. The Bolognese have
addressed letter to the Romans, thanking them for
their sympathy on this occasion. Copies of this
letter, finely written parchment have been dis
tributed to the highest members Of the clergy, the
Roman princess and several savans and artists. Ros-
SIM is engaged to compose the music OF hymn,
written by Count Marchetti, in commemoraton Of
the amnesty
The provisional government, which has existed
for the last six months at Berne has just been rem
dered no longer necessary by the nomination Of
permanent one. The conservative party has been
completely defeated, and the nov government ap.
pointed on the 9th and 25th uitimo s composed of
men remarkable for their democratic opinions In
the grand council also, out Of 226 members, 1893 are
radical
We have received AIgiers journals to the Cd. from
the maintenance Of tranquility on the frontier of
Morocco. Abd-el-Kader was said to be close TO
Taxa a Moorish town, about twenty-five leagues
from the frontier, where he engaged in all kinds
of intrigues, with view to improve his affairs. II
would also seem, from the subjoned letter from Al
sers in the Toulonnais Of the same date that fears
were entertained Of disturbances in other parts of
the colony: .
"The minister Of war (say the Constitutional, J
anticipates the necessity Of applying for an extraor-
dpary credit Of as 900 900 francs, to provide for the
subsistence Of the army in Africa. In Algeria and
the south of France the corn harvest is confidently
expected to be below the average, and the barley
and po,ato crops will be very deficient This will
certainly not amount to dearth, but II WILL in the
.norebension Of the government, require consider
.biv Increased expenditure in providing food for the
army"
aCocsiderable reinforcements (says the same
;o,rnal) are about TO be sent out TO 0cesnia. The