The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-17
Condition and Prospects In Europe
The SucuOSed Famine.


such as was most generally, and, we think most res
sonably expected Paramsnt is not TO meet until late IN
January. The ports are NOT tobe opened
more popular policy than this might be imagined by
those who make popularity the reward OF concessions 10
premature clsmor and submission TO estimate
necessity. But those who Judge OF a governments az
tons by its adherence solemn an its appre
citation OF circumstances, will hesitate before they ac-
cuse the Cabinet of delay, obstnscy, or Injustice To
elected viz, that of convoking Punishment, there are
many AMI obvious objections For to the most
certain supply of food for the empire, it is evil
dent that Parliament could not be summoned
without causing the greatest embarrassment TO
those for whose especial behoof was proposed tina. II
should assemble The unhappy state Of ireland urgently
requires the presence Of representations Their sphere
OF action is their counties and not in London
II is their Immediate business to act not TO talk They
have most momentous duties TO perform; but these are
provincial, not metropolitan local. not Parliamentary
To console the Responding, and stimulate the indoent
among their own neighbors-to assist in the collection.
and superntend the disposal of iunisto encourage the
Of useful and discourage the jobbcry in I'M
profitable worksto regulate the payment of just, and
repress the exacton of immoderate wages-to facilitate
the purchase and prevent the plumber Of provisions
to subdue violence combinations, and menace-to miti
gate an undoubted calamity, and diminish its pro
bable commemorative now the first
duties of the Irish gentlemen. TO neglect such duties
for the opportunity Of talking in 81. stephens
would under any circumstances be Of questions
BILE policy but now that Lord Besborough has by the
exercise OF rational vgor solved the problem OF sta
tuory dic ulties ii would be of gross folly and
psrdonabe rsshness ireland cannot this moment al
She claims the OF each OF her vino has
heart for sympathy head for counsel The evils I'M
der which she abors such demand Legislative ~
reference far less than personal and distbutye activity
and the crisis is one where man who might be worse
than useless in Parliament may DO the very greatest
quantity OF good in his own barony or parish.
So much for the further prorogaton of Parliament An
equal amount of justification may he urged for the
duct of the Ministry their non remission Of the
duty. We are not unaware that an apprehension has
prevailed for pssks past Of coming dsarfh We
ourselves shared the alarm But The danger is noD no
which had become generally known within the last few
days but the public accounts recently received from
America such as to remove Guoh OF the unen-
sness that has been felt to tho prospective supply of
wheat and flour. In e svnnares Of Ne1 York IS stored
an abundance gram awa"e only the 'mpnse OF spe-
eation TO be discharged upon our shores such an i'm
pulse will be given by tho notosty Of duties having
reached their lowest point That any delay in transmit
ting the boarded hher i'll be caused by hope
that present duty will be abrogated is shown TO be
highly improbable by the decension which abundant
supply has already caused in the prices OF the Amerca
market The eager avidity for selling dearly has al
ready given to the prudent desire of selling al
any obtainable price Competition has Sulled the appe
tte for excessive gains the other side Of the Atlantic
ut the very time that the detected auence of
resources has deadened the edge OF speculation here
Instead Of advancing our home prices have already be-
gun 10 decline. We do not indeed, anticipate such
trograde movement shall raise the duty above
its present points but there appears every reason for
concluding that the rise in the value Of wheat viii
not be SO rapid as was once anticipated I5eosn.
IDENTIFY Of the infun from America, specuio1rs illk
of corn sat HamJurgh and other ports, whi gn n
Ensiish buyer Whether this opportunity is likely
to occur or not We leave to be decided by those who
will take the trouble to the prices OF the last
with those of the present year.
Now these, on mere money calculations, give
rage much higher than the present But this docs not
constitute the only, the essential difference
between the two years. great proportion of the
wheat sent TO market last year OF very inferior
description The bull this years yield, on the
contrary, is Of an exec .uty. Last year we paid
for mixture of good oonsderably moro than
we paid during the SAM ....H lsI4 and ls43 This
year paying for GO H sometang less than
we paid for bad in November ear. Nor does this
limit the difference Ueween the two Pc
RODS Fears entertained in S5 that the obstacle OF
and vacillang duties might intercept the introduc'
ton of foreign till the winter should prevent It's
across the Atlantic More than this the po
tso blight of lS45 unanticpated visitation. No
MANI minister prepared for it. 1t came upon all
unaware. No grain merchans-no mllers-no meal dea-
lers in the field to soften the rgours OF sudden
scarcity. But this year tho is widely different
The duty cannot ascend high to prohibit
under any circumstances ana there seems
every reason for believing that will remain where
il is for several weeks to come Again, the potato
blight has been foreseen for months;if due prepare.
tioDs have not been made to mollify its severity the
fault does not rest, and certainly the remedy does
not depend, upon Parliament the Government
Both OF them have done their duty in giving free
admission to the only substitute obtanable in place of
the blghed root Nor could both Of them together
hundredh part ofthe misery which upon
Ireland by repealng the duty article Of
which Irishman in i've hundred could have the
means OF purch asing
On the whole then we think that moderate and
thoughtful Of all classes will acqu the cabinet of
an impolitic obstnacy a heartess indifference the
susrings Of our Celtic brethren and at the time
will give them credit for justice and consistency In
opinion, ministers have done well in declining to pur-
chase ON equvocal popularity by omenting ground
less panic and opposing TO the aluremens OF party the
frmness Of principle and the obligations of solemn
tract.
From the London STANDARD, Oct 3Ol
Lord j. Russell and Lord Cottenham at the cabinet
council, on Wednesday, urged earnestly the consuu
iona necessity for early session. (before Chrismas
not only to obtain an act Of indemnity for Lord Besbo
a of Act 10 Oh
tain sanction for the reduction the Is
dsty imported grain The council broke up without
coming to any dehnive resolution at the meeting Of
the ministers 7husday the subject resumed and
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United :satss nth intelligence that the SUPPLY q grain
% ss rende ef H%prosc %
reduction Of the duty; thus remoping principal ,notire
gatonc lake ancsey STEP iwiaf he is sad to cali tie
adminsiration of a despotism.
The objections to early session have boen raised
and most obviously pressed by the Irish secretary and
the other ministers connected with the government Of
Ireland, and with some show OF reason They allege
that early session must embro them with MIR OCon-
nell and his adherents thus dePIving the cabinet of its
Of day say gives birth 10
and dangerous than that Of the day befote-proiects
which the Romant radio must contend for, because
they the projects of the priests, and which any
minister hoping retain the confidence OF the nation for
aweek must resist to the utcrmost because they
made mischevous Then would inevitably
schism and with the downfall of Lord John Russells
government indeed, Mr. Thomas Steele and the rest of
the repeal rabbe ere already calling for Sir Robert Peel
who there be doubt, will throw himself into their
ranks, if he can find no other ushers to office
II is not only on the side of Ireland, however. that
there such difficulties threatening the administration
at the assembling Of parliament whether early late
We have the testimony of the mowners journal to the
fact that feeling Of the necessity Of reducing produce
and wages between 80 and 40 per cent flor such must
be the effect Of working bat four days instead of Sky us
rapidly spreading and becoming almost unirerso This
reduction in the amount Of wages contempors
with steady advance in the price of all the prin
ca necesares oil LIE, Is not calculated TO iniuse an
agreeable temper into the proceedings OF the popular
branch of the legislature.
third objection to early session may come from
Lord Pslmerston who cannot be DESTROYS OF explaining
the process by which he has managed give the nch
government and people triumph over
From the Paris Reforme Oct 90
Are all the misfoitunes TO befal this winter? In
addition 10 the excessive dearth Of provisions TO the dis
asters caused by incendiary fires, and tho public
lamites occasioned by the destructive scourge of
dalton, threatened with a commercial crisis
Money is boarded and foreigners Withdrawing their
capital. Several banking firms have already addressed
circulars to their eli. MS informing them that in
uucnce OF the scarcity of money they are Obliged to