Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-05-14

The moderate members Of the Senate make the
18th parallel their fighting line" President Polk
IS evidently more disposed to lean to the side OF re-
sistance than concession, and, on our side we can
really discover motive argument TO justify us
in any farther departure from the position assumed
long ago by the British Government and confirmed
by the emphatic declarations of the Ministers and
the Crown.
The following letters from Lord Aberdeen, close
the correspondence between his lordship and Mr..
Pakenham, us TO the subject Of the Oregon territory,
as published in England by order Of the two Houses
Of Parliament
FOREIGN OFFICE, March 3. 1896
SlR-I have much satisfaction in conveying to
you the entire approval by Her Majesty of the steps
which, as reported in your despatch OF the 18th of
January, you toook and Of the letter which you
addressed to the American Secretary of State, for
the purpose of ascertaining, clearly and authoria-
lively, whether the United States Government
would be disposed TO admit the application of the
principle of arbitration in the Oregon question,
on any other terms than those which they had al
ready rejected.
In thus acting. you have, in the most judicious
and satisfactory manner, anticipated the instructions
which was preparing TO forward you on this sub
ject
We have nothing to do but to await Mr.. Buchan-
ans reply to your appeal to him, although collect
from your despatch that your proposal will certainly
be refused. Should that reply, ho,cerer. be of sucl.
nature as to gire any ground Of hope that the mat
ter IN dispute may be brought TO amicable issue,
by means Of direct negotiation, shall giadly arail
myself Of such an opening. Ifnet it will then be
for her Maiesty's Government to consider what
measures it may be expedient to adopt, in order to
meet any emergency which may arise. am, SC.
lSlgnedl ABERDEEN.
FOREIGN OFFICE, March 8. 6 p. NJ, 1916.
SIR Since my preceding despatch of this day 5
date was written, have received your despatch of
the 9TH OF February, with its enclosure by which,
you put me in possession of the final rejection, by
the United States Government of our proposal of q
reference Of the Oregon question to arbitration.
There Is, of course, time, before the departure
OF the mail of this evening" for the consideration OF
so serious question that which is involved in the
Presidents decision, as now announced. lam. Sc
lSigned ABERDEEN.
IRELAND.
We have still to record the receipt OF ALARMING
intelligence from the sister country giving the de
tail OF the approaching famine, which has already
made It's appearance in several parts of the country
bringing with 1t train Of diseases, the results OF
which 1t is very painful to contemplate. Meetings
are being held in various parts to devise means tc
arrest the progress of the evil, and procure work
and food Tor this now starving peasantry. meet
ing OF the citizens of Waterford was held on the IN
Instant the mayor in the chair to adopt measures tc
meet the existing restitution in the borough. To-
cal relief committee appointed During the
proceedings, the following observations were made
by the Rev MIR. Shehan :-'''There was never such
restitution in the city as there is at present. Show
me mason, carpenter or any other tradesman, en-
ployed. The artisans have no employment. and
consequently they are in state of restitution
took the trouble of examining the reports OF the
Farming Institution, and | found that in March
lS45, potatoes OF the best quality sold at I'd
stone; in 1874, at I'D; in 1916 at I-2
and now, this year, they as high as I'd to s I'D
by retail, and it is by retail that the poor buy them
AS there is no employment, and prices are so very
high, there must be extreme restitution" Com
mittees have been formed at Ballyduff Killenkere
and Balleborough, County Cavan. Accounts pour
In upon us daily of the increasing distress.
In many places there are no potatoes eft-in none
will the fast perishng root be found after Nav.
Castelar, paper has the following headed Famine
in Mayo:-''This gaunt and long dreaded scource
has at last broken forth. We have been written 10
from several parts Of this extensive country by gen
tlemen upon whose veracity we place the most i'm
plIclt reliance giving the most awful accounts of
the suiferlngs of the people at this early period of
the year. Even at Through, in the immediate
neghborhood Of this town. many families are at this
moment, we learn, without food; and the wretched
sufferers are in vain endeavorng to get provisions
In time, that their children may not die! At the
market of Castelar, Saturday last provisions,
which were hitherto considered reasonable, rose to
an alarming height-potatoes from 2 I'D to 3D.
per stone, and oatmeal from lbs to Is per cwt.
great riot has taken placeat Clonmel, in which
an attack was made OH some mills and shops in that
town and neighborhood, and several Of them plum
dered by the mob. meeting was held in the
Courthouse at Clonmel-Capt. Osborne, j. p, in
the chair. subscription list was entered into and
over 5O0t subscribed, for the purpose ofgving en-
poyment TO the inhabitants in its vicinity alone.
The Repeal Association had its usual weekly
meeting on Monday. April 49, Mr.. O'Connel was
present, and spoke very forcibly against the Coer-
cion Bill. The rent was upwards of2O0 pounds.