The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-17

enemies Of her maritime power:-Frsnce which ought
to prevent her from expressing and using Europe for her
exousve advantage; Russia. which disputes Asia nth
her; and the United states whose prepondssnos in Am
marims stsies shall .ns seoin,s Ens,snd-fhe dsy on
yAieh they shaH comtne to attack her simultaneously an
EUROPE in .amertes and Aisle Il 80 evident that this
ought to be the obsct Of every statesman who wishes
70 emsncpsts Europe and the liberty Of the
England for past events and We who feel what may
expect from her in future. shall applaud with all
which may prepare hi. salutary triple
IDEAS " al arrive at "A later period.
Irrom the Liverpool Mail Oct all
ne ieses IN raris 10 honor OF the matrimonial con-
poned die in consequence il alleged of the in
undsons in certain parts Of France by the late
II is good and convenient, but il il not the real az
There is storm brewing which the prudent hut
his quarrel with Englan and vet he
has deliberately, and with malice prspsnse provoked H.
would not lock well to have ftes in honor Of his
sons marriage, with helpless and unprotected infanta
of SPAIN sold by worthless mother at which fetes the
British ambassador Lord Normandy for potent political
funds agiate the money market and derangs the good
knga private interests, a. fundhsldsr trader and
manufacturer
ing events. We should like TO knov-hs possibly or
probably doeswhat 10 the meaning Of the dina
Gibraltar What is the object of the day and night eff
forts at Sheerness Portsmouth, and Plymouth In these
arsenss there has not been such pnIns proportions
ened with invasion The Globe paper peculiarly
der the patronage Of Lord Pamerson publishes the fol-
lowing =:
EXTRAORDINARY AcrIvITv AT SnEERNEss DocE-rAap.
An Admiralty order has been received at her Majesty
dockyard sheerness for the following ships of to
be brought forward for commits sioning with all possible
expedition, viz The Waterloo, 100 guns; the Howe
100 guns the Asia, 81 gums the Ganges, 81 guns; and
Mon arch q IL ~ LII; 81.
guns Russell, ~ guns ana Hercules ~ guns The fol-
lowing frgates also nearly completed The Corn
guns; and Chichester, SO guns Many want but few
stores to complete them when they to be
y put into commission and sent upon foreign service
The artisans and mechanics have been compelled fer
some time past to stop in the usual hours allowed for
their meals and to work until quite dark, to
rally for foreign equipment,
What can be the meaning or object of these hurried
in the British navy are fitted and ppissoa for mmo
dise service The expenditure cannot surely be incur
red ior mere pastlme or idle display There must be
some right to assert But where the or other is we
are completely in the dark.
Ireland.
Two loads Of flour, the property of Messrs
Grub, Of Castle Grace Mills, were on Monday
last attacked, within about a mile OF the police
station at Knocklofty, whilst on the way to Clon-
mel, by party consisting OF men, women, and
boys, who carried away three sacks OF the flour
They appeared to have been lying in wait. con-
cealed in a house on the road side, and were sup
piled with bags for the purpose of helping them.
Free Press.
The English journals (says the Steele of Sun
day. offer no prospect oil any amelioration in the
state OF Ireland. O'Connell, despairing of OBJ
tanning the subsidies annually voted him by the
poor people OF Ireland, or wishing, by pc rsonal
sacrifice, to acquire share, of the public pity,
has just announced that he will accept the ac-
customed tribute this year. But to this the ef-
forts OF the Iberator in the present crisis appear
to be limited. Not one of his letters or procla-
nations bears the stamp of the politician who -
able, In great difficulties, to foresee and to advise
The government, on its side, pursues, with a not
very enlightened obstinacy the line OF conduct at
first embraced. The system consists in the
iaisses fare. or do-nothing policy-.in abstain
Of augmening the supplies of grain or efecting
diminution in the prices. In principle this con-
duct cannot be blamed. But the spirit of the sys-
tenn must not be carried to the length of repres-
be made at reduced prices for the benefit of the
necessitous laborers. Aims, in this shape, present,
in fact, very peculiar advantages; they are sue
cour against unforeseen calamities and an encou-
of the county of Limerick having voted sum of
0OWto be laid out in the purchase of maize after.
wards to be doed out to the people at low prices,
the lord lieutenant refused his sanction to this vote.
science, an expedent which could, at all events,
invoke in its favor the reason Of humanity But
if the famine continues to rage in Ireland, the
elements of disorganixation increasing still
faster. Disorder and rebellion are ubiquitous
The workmen employed strike for an increase Of
wages they even go so far as to fire upon the
overseers OF the works. In some counties the
cattle are strangled during the night an outrage
which might well be explained by the pressure of
hunger in others, however, from a pure spirit
OF mischief, the draught and working horses
are killed. The lives of the magistrates are
nowhere secure; several of them can only leave
home ~ under the protection of an armed escort.
Ii these disturbances continue, the government
must reinforce the troops which occupy Ireland,
in tho midst of these troubles, and if the bet.
ter 10 express the anipathy of the two races, all
the London papers, without exception, attack
the Irish landed proprietors, and cast upon their
own shoulders the necessity (heavy enough for
them, indeed,) of providing for the safety OF Ire
land; whilst the Irish journals of all shades in
politics concur in invoking the assistance of Eng
land, as a repatriation which is due to their coun-
try. If the part of O'Connell were not finished,
or if some popular aXitator were to take posses.
sion OF the part witch the Lberator has ceased
to act this social disea would soon be transfor
med into rebellion. But by dint of amusing his
with chimera like 1.-The repeal OF
the union," old O'Connell has made them lose
the sentiment of reality. Instead of rising to a
revolution, they will vainly agitate themselves in
anarchy.
The Paris papers of the 10Th ult., have been
ceived
ne J0hrndt deS DcOdLS, Wltncut avOWlnS lte
object, denies the truth of the rumour that trance
had urged Queen Donna Maria to the deplorable
coup dftat which bids fair to to her the loss
of her crown of Portugal. The Dfbats isl seems,
guilty of an discretion in that article in saying
that " a constitution suspended is constitution
for we informed that numerous
departures from the Charte of 1890 were to be
arrayed against the existing Government of
France by the Opposition journals of the follow
ing day. The fallacy Of the assertion might be
proved by passages in our own history, which
furnishes seve raj instances of the suspension of
the Habeas Corpus Act; but the French Govern
ment will not probably be dealt with in cool
gumentative way by press in regard of which
the French constitution is-as that press COM
plains-not merely suspended, but positively
violated
The potatoes are totally destroyed by the blight;
and the distress of the people is in respect less
severe than that which is reported to prevail in
Ireland. Last year was considered a calamitous
season. 1t was, however, one of abundance COM
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