Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
FURTHER EXTRACTS PER THE BRlIANNi"
,P,om The Liverpool Times, October ~,

The state of Ireland is The piihciPdi 'oi'. :.
which the guidnuncs are now e4elcas at
pens and their tongues. nc e.'r,,,, : ~ ha
iam;,v which has overaken thai country IS 10 DC
road IN The efforts which are being made 10 meet
/ Il The first consideration is 10 ind empoyueh,
I lar ,b- neope 10 enable them 10 buy iooui anu
/ nc ,he ,pnnev !, 10 cumc out Of The pubic purse
!. Tho npyI no;nl is 10 make The works 30 nhuer'a-
ken Of perma nenlly useful and reproductive Ihdi-
acer. The Lord Lieutenant mas assuIl'.n' ~, pn
his official responsibility, backed, Of course " '"0
/ government whose representative lie i, .iie po"I
er of going beyond the acl oil ias' sess'on, an
! EMPLOYING The peasanlTy, not only IN Inc nldh!ns
| bridecs and nublic roads, but also in improving
| The land hv draining and subsoiling. The oniy
! ieasibls objection which can be urged against
| This mobilization of the Labor-Rate Act has oeen
removed. by preventing, as lar as possiole, lnui-
! vidpal landed proprieloTs from taking uniair au-
vantage Of The alteration. II IS very oeilcd.c
subi.c, and must be handled with consummae
tact and talent, 10 prevent Joboins on Inc one
hand, aud DO justice 10 he requlieiiei'i, VI ale
pconle on the other. Hitherto the Lord Lleuleh-
AMI has risen with the occasion; and II IS won
Sc,,u considering the number Of Stale physi-
c;,nstbal a bound in Ireland, how ne has conrlVed,
as The instrument for carrying out the law, 10
avoid The oblouuy which almost invariably ac-
comn,nies the acts oil the executive IN that DIS
lracted land. ,,,e
Several parts of Ireland have been the scene Of
famine riots not produced 50 mucn py aosoiue
want as disposition on the part Of the unrnly 10
lake advantage of the prevailing distress Tor the
fnuherance of their own nefarious designs. Loss
Of life followed The riots al DunsaIvon. Inc
Government seems disposed 10 make every pro
vision for the emergency, but II VIII submit 10
no attempt 10 override the law. We have ofen
sail. and we now repeat, that although Inc loss o.
Ike potato as a primary article OF iood mus, III
The nature Of things, occasion great temporary
distress in the sister country, II can hardly IAN 10
oiye rise 10 a better state Of things hereafter
The ease with which TIE Irish peasant has been
enabled 10 raise his cheap and unsubstantial food,
has nur,ured that want oil energy, neulrallzed
habits O, continuous industry and these constl-
tu,e the detects and The bane Of the national char
ac,er. The introduction OF English capital into
Ireland under the circumstances which now
exist, will be productive OF great and permanent
good But care must be taken that II serves me
people not The landlords. The moral and social
condition of the peasant must be raised, ana II me
calamity which now, like pail, nverspreaos lhe
land, is instrumental hereafter 10 making 'ne
peasanlry as one OF Ireand's finest pastoral poets
phrases IT, "bod by excuion and noble selfre-
lance" they will become their "coun!ry's pride"
in the most comprehensive and dIgnihed sense ol
the words.
Ireland is not the only portion Of the Queens
realms invaded by famine. In The highlands oil
Scotland immense desitulion exists ana lherc, as
in Ireland, The poor have been reduced TO the sad
extremity oi existrg without the potato. Those
| who know, and can appreciate lhe splendid ro.
| mances Of Scott connected with The Highlands
Of his naive country, will be pancd 10 learn that
/ n.en who can lace death in every form are now
trsuced 10 The sad stare OF physical dfstiiuion.-
| The Times per hasscnl gentleman, who
| reioices in the Sobriquct Of 4 "commisS'onrr" 10
| the Highlands, and he has transmitted 10 lis en-
! ployels an awlully graphic sketch Of The want oil
! food amongst tnc 1easaniIy winch now exists
! there While agricultural science has enabled
! lie Scotch landed proprietor 10 acquire an inde-
pcnLencv the iier OF The soil is little better Than
a serf. This should mol be. Some Of The most
| painful and awlully graphic sketches Of charac-
Ter that The present generation has been CONVEX
| SAINT with. NAV be read in The sketches OF The
| Times commissioner. We ailude 10 the subject
| here for the purpose o. showing that our COM
| mon humanity, no matter in what form II may
meet our eye, is entitled, and ought 10 receive, the
sympathy of every man who possesses heat
within his BOSOM
The Monpenscr marriage Is consummated-
The great object o. Louis Phippe's ambition is
oralified-a French prince stands on the footsteps
of the Spanish throne. Much ink has been split
in the controversy between The London and The
Paris redQctcurs IN his controversy IL has been
fine theme in these dull times for the profession
al politicians ANA hey have turned Ii on both
sides 10 ,;,c o,s, account. bm, while lie dispute
waoea 50 iIcrrc:y while tie battle u the pen
Proceeded apacc-ihc vii: old monarch Of La
Grau!e Nation" pursued his policy witiicnt urn
ing TO the ighl or the ic:i, caring neither Tor Inc
rowns Of his ally ihc FEELINGS OF his own peo-
ple. He has steadily cleverly, coverily pursued
his game, and captured it. All his plans for the
a,t nall dozen wears as regards Spain, seem 10
have been cuicuc!ed with especial reference 10
he result upon which the world now Looks and
nsjyes. The marriage, u is said, will ami has
| produced Il l'elns al rs.ianScmeni he'we"n me
| courts OF ST. James and Inc Tuilerles. we nope
| moi Ply that il should. Spain seems 50 afii
50 aenorallzeu, snst any hardly sink 1t has been
our policy and our misfortune 10 interfere unne
] cessarily in the affairs OF our continental neigh.
| bors. We have already burned our fingers in The
operation, and IN defiance OF past experience, il
| healed feelings prevail over cool sagaciiy, will
| 10 so again.
! The Tears OF impending famine, and The state
| of the grain markets, not only in our own but in
neighboring countries, have produced leeiins IN
favor of throwing open The ports 10 the admission,
duty free, Of every description OF PROVISIONS
| Under The new sliding scale, which has upwards
| OF Two years yet to run its course, The minimum
duy on wheat is Is. the maximum duty los. per
| quarter. The rapid rise in price will speedily
| bring down The duty 10 the lowest point, but even
this, il is commended, ought not TO be enforced in
The face oi the impending dearh. Foremost in
this movement, are Of course The iree-raders, who
view the imposition OF taxes on food OF any kind
as an abominalion The circumstances which
al presen; exist, give 10 the theory OF uniaxcd
bread The force Of practical truth. The subject
is canvassed with much spirit and the organs OF
the government are busy engaged in support
ing The withdrawal oithe inp:sl duty. The ques-
tim is narrowed 10 one between the prolectoniSiS
| and the free traders.
The price Of grain is rapidly
rising IN all The European por,s. the best proof Of
scarcity; and the supplies Tor Great Britain, as
! well as the continent, must come principally
from The United States and Canada, where The
harvest has been happily abundant. Why The
| consumers in these islands should hr saddlcd with
four shinss a quarter more in the price than
our foreign rivals, al time, loo, when Inc TO.
vernmenl IS compelled 10 feed one por ion OF the
empire on, Of The national eIchequer IL would he
difficult to reconcile with reason or political ccG-
nomy. To make England and Scotland pay ior
Irish destiiulion, is forced upon Us BY The urgency
of circumstances but This exaction Of palIry
mpo,'. in trying crisis, sins against even
| handed Justice towards those already bnrlhened
with the compulsory support OF others; besides
il acts as positive restriction on The commerce
OF The county. Much OF the food imported into
England during the mex; six months will be paid
for in goods and barter, which is The soul Of
trade. must necessarily be crippled by the mini.
mum duty Whether viewed as simple mca-
sure Of even handed justice, or asa means Of Civ
ing illpto The dropping trade Of the manuiac-
turing districts, the ports ought, and We trust will,
be thrown open for the admission OF every de-
scriplion Of food. Meetings have been held in
Manchester and elsewhere 10 impress The subject
on The Government. When nation is thorough.
IL rouscd The duty will be abandcncd-not ill
then.
The fear of famine has overtaken the cancMe
of Paris, and riots have been The consequence
In every great metropolis, there are 10 be found
numbsrless disconnected spirits on The alert for
row." in order 10 have plausible excuse for
appropra,ing the properly Of others TO their own
purposes. The prelexl OF scarcity in the matter
aE ia..a IS ins The Of e1cuSa ,rhich srch