The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-05
E;nrca DaysI.a,er from Europc.

Further adraHce IN BreddsfuFl- D,Dl,rnbk con.
d,toR Of ! ekind--M cling efihe English and
French Pariiameais Isyorfam measure, NJ
The Qpn's Speceh and BRITISH Ministry =
OpcHng II ne English and F,e1,ch POgis-
Sale d .d,r,em RHers II Morgge.
NV NoRK, Feb. Z 1871.
7 be steamer Sarah SIND, arrived here this al
terno II, with Livorpoo! aud London dates OF III,
20lh ult.
Ahairs in IT, lnd arc growing worse every day,
Rio's are prevalent, and the poorer people ar,
daily starving Ia death. Ia that country. 200
600 acres were laid under POTATOES aud only about
one-siSth thereof has produced any cr,.p At all
and OF tat. ia some parts OF the county, did MT
produce good crops.
Parliament commenced its session on the 9 /,
ult., aud was opened by the lreen in pesson.-
In hcr speech she refers to the condition of Ire.
land, and recommends the Parliament To take IN.
to consideration whether BY increasing for a linn.
tied period, the facilities Of importing corn from
foreign countries and by the admission Of Sugar
more freely into brew,rrs aud dis,il cries. tn,
supply of food may be ben, liciaI,y augn entcJ.
The QUEEN call, the attention Of Parliament To-
the consideration of measures for the permanent
benefit Of Ireland. She had ordered a protest
against the extinction Of Cracow and e,prrssed
a confident hope, az does also the King Of the
French, that the difficulties in lac river ll4uc
will soon be arranged.
The British Ministry are determined, SAYS the
European Times, to carry out three great meas.
urcs which the urgency OF the case demands.
They are determined to suspend the Navigation
Laws, go a. 10 allow vessels Of every county To-
bring provisions to the British shores. The,
are determined to repeal the duties las, session,
on the importation of grain. They have deter
mined to prohibit the use Of grain in brcNrlics
and dislllerics, ard permit the use Of sugar and
moasscs under certain restrictions. Finally, the
whole Of he available British Navy is to be oc.
cupIed in bringing food from every quarter Of
the world, where 1t can be procured to arrest he
starvation Of which Ireland is the scene Ia feet
1t is known that several experienced mer b. n,s
have agreed 10 furnish in a month OF two from
the States, large quantities. Il corn, at Is IS,
per quarter under the current rates. The farm.
ers are already taking the alarm, and 50 far from,
keeping back, are now engag, in forcing their
produce on tie markets.
An o'Ece has been opened ia London 10 gran,
letters Of marquc and reprisa, accorting To the
DEGREES Of the Mexican Government, against the
United Ssatcs. Three priyateer, have. it is snid,
been already despatched. The rates Of surancc
by American vessels have in consequence been
increased.
The Sirius steamer. the pioneer vessel in steam
navigation; was lost on the Irish coast on the
18th ultImo. Twelve Of the crew and several
regular troops were drowned in attempting TO
get ashore.
ii. NJ. steamship Sphinx, 1866 ton and 500
horse power, was totally lost on the same day,
on reef Of rocks near the Isle Of Wight.
letter from Mr. Golden, dated MarseiIl,s
d C. 29h, says: 81 ID an immense movemen,
in corn, and the port is crowded with ships; up.
wards Of one million two HUNDRED thousand
quarters Of wheat have been imported, and near.
y all has gone into the interior, chi, tly in tn,
direction Of Lyons. The roads are SO cut up by
the transport Of ii, that they resemble rivers ol
mud The French Government has suspended
the navigation laws, aud corn is brought in free
Of duty, by ships Of all nations from any port A
large portion of it is brought here from the Black
Sea in Greek SHIPS"
FiGnce.-The papers contain the speech OF
the King OF the Fnnch, AT the opening of the
Chambers. He speaks ia terms Of great .aiis.
faction Of the marriage of his son 10 the Infln,a
Of Spain; has concluded tonmcFc,sl treaty with
Russia; protc,,cd against the extinction Of Cra-
COW, lie says the activity aud RESOURCES OF
France continue 10 increase, SC.
The Baak of France has been relieved by a
Ian .! bullion by The Bank Of Eushnl.
-Four steamers laden with corn, bad Hundred
in the Rhonc, on their way to Lyons; one Of
them contained 2C00 sacks Of wheat, and sunk
under the enormous weigh, Of her cargo.