Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-02-13


site preparation to be made for putting into operation the
of the last session Of Parliament for the establishment of local
courts for the recovery of small debts 1t my hope that the
enforcement of civil rights in all parts Of the country which
the act relates may by this MEASURE be materially facilitated
6 recommend to your attention which will be
laid before you for improving the health Of towns object
the importance of which you will not fail to appreciate.
Deepy sensible of the blessings wbch after season Of
calamity have been often vouchsad to this nation by
experimenting Providence, conde these important matters
your care in full conviction that your discussions wi be
guided by an impartial spirit and in the hope that the present
suengs OF my people may be ghened and that their future
condition may be improved by deliberate wisdom"
The reply to the Queens speech moved in the House
of Lords by Lord Heaheron speech of some length the
leading topic of which the condition of Ireland The
Monpensier marriage, the difficulties in the Rio de la Plata
and the humiliation Of Cacovia touched upon Lord
Heatherton remarked that he hoped the commission for ac
tatng the transfer of real property would with every
assistance to enable them to accomplish the object for which
they embodied calculated he thought in great degree
to relieve the existing distress of the sister island.
Lord Carew followed, and he was succeeded by Lord
Stanley, whose speech occupies the Times more than three
closely printed columns Lords Lansdowne and Broupham
the Duke Of Richmond Lords Fi,zwliam Westmeath Ro
den, Hadwic and Auckland also addressed the House at
length
In the House OF Commons the engrossng subject of
was the distress OF Ireland and the debate and the other
eighteen
and a half columns of closely printed matter.
MEXICAN PRIVATEERS.
AS important news any that eyes in the Lon
don papers, the Of the fact that the Mexican
Government has opened Office in London for the sale of
letters of maque and repsa against vessels Of the United
States. The London Times saws
he terms which these letters are to be granted SO far
as we are able to judge from cursoy examination are not
inconsistent with the recognised practice Of international law
No anaftapn Is aIo IL.
Mexican subjects and the second article of the official ord-
nance expressly declares that the patents will be granted only
TO vessels OF which the captain officers and individuals
appointed thereto are Mexican citizens according the
OF the Republic But adds the Times, Certificates of ma
tualzation probably lying the office near the Tow
err ready to be granted to applicant Of whatever country
VINO can pay his money and give the required security
codance with the published ordinance Thus Spaniard
portuguese or even Engshman may fit out a prva-
tee to cruise against the vessels of the United and
the event OF capture he has only produce the certificate to
prove his citizenship"
but justice, however, say that the Times dscourages
and rather denounce any enlistment under these letters of
marquee and hints that the Government ITSELF by an order in
council should put stop to the business while correspon-
dent in the paper vigorously denounces the act as no
better than piracy.
can hardly be doubted that if the English people or Gov
eminent were to favor such letters of maque against
commerce, infinite mischief might be done; but we appre
England to tolerate such proceeding behalf Of Mexico
Some of the papers that three have actually
sailed from London and, confirming this report we find
the following important notification in the New York Com
mercial Advertiser transmitted by London correspondents
of the Commercial List" under date of
"LoNDoN, JANUARY 80, ls47
Three prvateers sailed from the port of London on the
9th Of January, ls47. They British ships but have
been renamed according Spanish regulations and they
carry letters Of marque. The are as follows:
Reina de Castillo, Capt Moody, 2l4 tons, 80 men,
Sebastian del Cano, $ Smith, 1853 g 80
Magalanes, :" Lash, l53 20
These three vessels cleared of the port London for
Manila, but really for priva,eeng the broad Atlantic
MEETING OF THE LANDLORDS OF IRELAND.
highly important meeting of the landlords Of Ireland was
held Dublin, Thursday The 18th of January the
qus OF Omond presiding The object of the meeting
express the opinion of the landed gentry with regard the
means of alternating the surngs of the people On the
platform Daniel y ConneIl and smith Bnen, noble
men, gentlemen and cergymen from every county Ireland;
the Tory the Wing, and the Repeater the Protestant the
Catholic, and the Dssenter all assembled together cordially
cooperating for the common object Of forming Irish party
for purely Irish purposes
The resolutions adopted by the meeting call upon the rep
resenatives of Ireland operate cordially in Parliament
for the advancement OF the interests Of that county,
the Government to local supplies of food sufficient
keep the people alive, well suspend the navigation
laws ana the duties temporarily, order let
supplies freely. They also call upon the Government
poy all the surplus aborers at the time aordng all
possible facilities for private employment and TO establish
scheme Of systematic colonization The Government also
called upon to establish seed depos
Daniel O'Connell make few remarks secondng one Of
the resolutions He said that what the people wanted
ood-ood it idle to talk Of thorough draining and sub
sofng they good under ordinary circumstances
but present the first object of the Irish party should
TO compel the Government give food the Irish people,
Mr. OConne in the of his remarks denounced the
London Times without STINT and charged that journal with
eliminating the Irish people, by saying that their landed
gentry the worst aristocracy in Europe !" that the
peasany the lowest vermn the hababe globe and
that the middle classes dishonest mean, and serve
CONDITION OF IRELAND.
We have only for few Of the extracts which por-
tray the wretched condition Of the poor of Ireland
in the London Herald, dated Dublin the I'd Of january
says:
"The accounts from all parts Of Ireland this day heart
rending. Death from starvation is common that 1t
scarcely excies notice. One gentleman, from Mayo writes
Death is that wakes seldom attended,
graves-he followers being appearance, CHASTITY their
departed relatives friends is impossible to do sufficient
justice the patient endurance Of the people under this truly
awful visitation"
John Coghlan, parish priest Of Kkely county Of Mayo,
"Two months ago my pensioners exceeded 1000 souls ;
they considerably reduced below that numbedeah
h starvation he's made its fearful This week two
persons have died OF hunger girl named Mary Dodd,
Of Barco, aged l6 years, the other man named James
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