The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-22


On Saturday the 2sl ulf the House of Lords met to
pass the and navigation bills Lord Stanley
Cd regret that the sugar for the purposes of dst
laton was to be made permanent and Lord Brougham
entertained similar views
On Monday, tho a5h, Lsrd John Russell brought for
ward his great scheme TOR the temporary relief and m.
permanent improvement of Ireiand Msnev Is 10 3, ad
vsnced for seed FOR the crops Loans ,piU be mai.
10 snch TIE landlord, as wsh 10 Improve their waste
lands or the lands VH be bought ~ fired
price In cases, however where tbs landlords will neither
improve nor sell, powers will be taken by the govern.
mont 10 DAY at valuation For the Of pasfe
Hnds million sterling is to he adcanced The land so
purchased wiH be reso small lots for the purpo,e of
ersans yesmsn preparatory, whose status aOi III up
me eritng void between III. peasant the present race
81 IandIsrds Drainage is to be extensively carried out
These may be considered the permanent features the
scheme The temporary projects Of relief new Poor
Law relief committees to administer funds and supern
tend the distribution of food without exactng work in
return giving OFT door relief thu poor houses to the
aged and nnrm paupers and other measures Calculated
to mitigate the severity of the present visitation Further
arc announced as being in but what
they are the frime Minister has not deemed it
cemary to explain. Probably they refer to psl
cal Identification between the institutions Of England
ireland One thing Is clear that the church OF Ireland
il not to be intslersd with. The sment of Lord
John Russell most avoraby received BY the House.
only to have twenty-five years 10 repay at small
Of interest whatever they require from the govern
the productive work be borne by them the other
hall IL to be borne by the nation gsneraly. The Irish
landlords BODY are universally unpopular in Eng
land and while there is every desire expressed to mit
gate the severity of the Irish famine people on this side
81 the water object to the ministerial project mainly be
cause saddles the industrious people of this country
with additional imposts owners of the soil
in Ireland-the absentees who have hitherto danced
unfortunate tenants even undcE the pressure of the
present Distress appear 10 be the only persons who will
be permanent gamers by it,
The question universally asked is, how much will
these irish measures COST The temporary outlay, it
appears, will be at least seven millions only; the u
mate drain will probably reach tive three times
amount This Is really serious matter for the ndustr
GUS classes in England who now camorisg for the
tho prosperity Of tho counry But these and ali other
subjects connected with ireland arc to undergo search
irg analysis Lord Lansdowne the evening m de
Irelsnd. ~
On Tuesday, the asth the Royol assent Dss siven to
the esrn and the navignon Bills in the Peers where the
6usinsss q" other rsspeets merely routine In the
Heuss the subjects discussed had reference to the
Chelsea pensioners the ten hous BILL and the National
Galerya the matters in the present condition of the
country, Of subdued interest.
Thursday, the 2Sth was principally occupied by MIR
F6rrands attack on the Poor Law Commissioner and
more particularly on Sir James Graham. The reply of
the latter wa. ds,hed and telling, and he carried the
On Friday, the 29th, the MOntpsnsier marriage dis
cusssd in the House of Lords and the House of Som.
moSs was engaged in good deal of mutfarious bust
ness In reply to question respecting Letters Of argue
uSasr the 4meriesn flag, Lord PGimerston stated the
authority 81 the Mssean Charge daSsres, that per.
sen IN EngtsHd had besn suthsTised to sch letters
Foreign suHects sbrsaf the nsbts lord sdded
amtnas to Be treated as pirates for Being snsoced
Tho parliamentary proceedings on Monday FEB II
had exclusive reference to the state of Ireland The
measures OF the government were discussed at great
length In the lower house in for the most part spirit
Of generous criticism Ths urgency Of the crisis was
admitted by all the speakers Mr. Rosbuck made bitter
at their extravaganza their went Of business habits
their incapscy TO dischaIgs, efficiently the duties
with some exaggeratlon in tbs statements of the honor
able member. The debate adjourned.
On Tuesday the 2d] it was resumed when tho second
reading OF tho Destitute Persons Teand) bill took place
and the other measures connected with Ireland were
put in train to be speedily carried out Sir Robert
Peel made Speech i'll which the conduct the
government was warmly suogized In parliament as
in the press the distress in Ireland is the only topic
But the United Kingdom is ri.ing in its might and the
corn markets already feel the of the
In all directions they falling but, under any cir.
cumstances tbs importation OF provisions prove
months to cone, the most speedy way of reaisng for.
tune Happy they, on the western continent, who have
well filed granares to export!
We have thus glanced at the parliamentary proceed
ngs during the last fortnight. The famine in ireland,
ana the state OF there may be said to have
exclusively occupied the attention of the peoples repre-.
sentatves. The time la: come for graphing boldly
with the chronic evils of that country Never was the
public mind in so fitting frame. The fault will Ger.
ainy rest with the ministry and with the British
nation, panacea does not spring. like the tabled ashes
OF the ptonix out of the gloom and misery and desoa
uon which now like pail, covers Ireland through its
length and breadth.
France.
The advices from Paris are of the lst inst
lew days alter the delivery of the royal
speech, the Chamber OF Peers began the discus
SION OF Its answe r thereto. Its debates occupied
several days. The Spanish marriage was the
man question dwelt upon. The only points
worth no,lcing, however, were two-hrst, that
several noble peers heretofore distinguished for
thelr aevousn TO an intimate alliance between
Great Britain and France, warmly de blended the
conduct OF the Government in the Spanish bust
ness, even although it had had the effect of break
ing on the entente eodtale; and next, that M. Gui-
cot, the Minister OF Foreign Affairs, took very
hgh tone indeed when speaking OF Great Britain,
strongly recommending the Chamber TO main
tam boldly what had been done-to make no
concessons-no advances, but to wait until the
gooo sense OF the English people should convince
them that France had only cicised her rig hit and
that they had nothing to gain by remaining on bad
terms with her. Such language in the chamber of
feersand from M .Guizo, too, was so novel that il
created great sensation, and the sensation was in
creased by the fact that the eminent Due de Brog-
lie, formerly warm English allianceman, took the
same ground as the Minister. The destruction OF
Cracow was Indignantly denounced by several
peers. M. Guizot took no part in the discussion
on that su Ject, but he read to the Chamber a
despatch he had received from the Russian am.
6assador, in which it was stated that the Russian
Government Indignantly denied that it had any
intention, asWas reported, of abolshing the sepa-
rate existence and even the very name of the
Kingdom OF Poland, so as to analgamate Poland
with Its own empire. The other paragraphs OF
the address caused no debates Of any interest
L he address Itself was finally adopted, and sub.
sequendy presented to the King. 1t was, as
usual, mere paraphrase of his Maesty's speech.
1t will be on Monday next that the Chamber OF
Deputies will begin the discussion of its address.
It's debates will be much longer and much more
violent han those OF The peers.
The Minister OF Finance has presented bills re-
latlve to the budget in both chambers. The def
cheney OF the year 1916, in other words, the ex.
cess OF expenditure over income, amounted 70
,Z57, 9b3i, or, deducting the balance in hand
from the preceding year. to 10 305 $685., and this
vast deficiency IS in spite of an increase in the
receipts of 81, 1000, 0O0f. The causes of the de-
liciency are the vast outlay that has had to be
made IN the purchase of corn for the people--the
increase in the army and navy estimates on ac.
count OF the dearness Of food-the extraordinary
expenses Of Algeria, and the necessity of incrcas.
ing the navy, especially for the service on the
western coast OF Africa 1t is conjectured that
tne present year will also close its account with
an alarming deficiency. Exclusive of the de-
hclency of last year, the deficiencies of previous
years amounted TO 354, 996, 1861 All these fact.
are very remarkable ia the of country &c
extraordinarily rich as France-a country in
winch, Year after year. the revenne increasss In