Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-03-30
TIKI. NEWS BY THE ulRERNIA.

TIKI. NEWS Bl THE ulRERNIA.
The Eastern mail brings US full accounts
brought BY the HIbernia.
There is DO political intelligence of startling
interest. Ireland and Irish affairs continue to 10
the chief topics of interest, and Famine vet stalks
unchecked through the land. France is exper,-
encing financial crisis. we'll su fer
ing from scarcity The Frussian Monarch had
at last fulfilled promise made quarter of a
century ago, and given his subjects a Cons,itu-
ton.
The commercial news viii be found of course,
important. ana generally favorable. The Flour
market has been depressed but had rallied again,
aud the prospect that prices would be sus-
tanned The Cotton market appears TO be firm.
The Times of the gath discusses the hrmness
Of England. Ten years ago the national debt
was I,oo. 39o,5I0 Al the close of le46 1t had
been reduced 10 esq 81 ;, 9e4. The failure Of .
root has required its increase by Is 00o, 600,
and all The ground gained before has thus been
lost All Ireland rs cast upon the bounty Of the
State. The prospect of a surplus IN the Treas
ury, after meeting the expenses of the govern
meEt, is very slight. In conclusion the Times
saws:
''The present year has been confidently looked
forward 10 by many as the expected epoch of
similar fiscal emancipation Public opinion had
already marked out the boon. But il cannot be.
With Ireland converted into vast pauper
colony, with pauper landlords, pauper farmers.
pauper peasants, ali hanging the Treasury,
there can be thought of remission. The
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taxes. 1t stands to reason that they must. How
else they feed all Ireland which they know
they have TO do.
On the a2i Lord Russell brought forward tho
Budget The balances in the Exchequcr for tho
year above 60 100000. The revenue from
customs had been larger than was anticipated.
having increased IN every article except those
on which the duties had been reduced. There
| increase in the ordinary revenue OI
E500.000. Ii probable there would be .
reaction, as the high price of food made It impos-
sible to purchase many dutiable articles.
Many mills had been stopped great numbers Of
laborers hal been thrown out of employ ment.
The expenditure for Ireland, he thong would
reach 10000, 000 for which he asked loan.
Lord Russell announced the LIST, that he
had effected the loan of Es000.o00, and upon
these terms every contributor Is to pay Esq
los for El0a in stock and the ,ate Of interest
falls trifle short of 3. per cent. An address
was moved IN the both, praying that war vessels
might he employed IN bringing food for the Irish.
Lord Russell sand the proposition had been
sdercd, but not though, advisable, that ono
million TO one and hall quarters of corn were
needed, and the vessels could bring but a
small portion of that that the expense for fit
ting them up would be great and that priv ate
enterprise would be discouraged. lie said the
Government had agreed to provide freight for
bringing food.
i O'Conneli is rapidly sinking His physicians
have announced that he is too weak TO write let
tiers, ana his stated this at one of the repeal
meetings. Wilmer & Smiths Times says:
Mr.. O'Connell, 1t IS said. is dying. The stats
of his health prevents his removal to Ireland
His confessor. Dr. Miiey, left Dublin by express
to attend him in London, where he now remains
His complaint is stated TO be water on the chest
and dropsy in the l-gs--fatal symptoms ever at
his time of life. The number of inquiries daily
AZ his hotel is great, and it is said Il from
the palace Is amongst the number.
The Irish poor emigratng in great num-
bers, chiefly to the UniteG: States Already tho
ports crowded, but tho Chronicle saya, '.un-
fortunately they are those whose loss will severely
felt as they possess pecunIary means and not
destitute" Freight for steerage passc myers has
risen to 4 gnIneas. Landlords are aiding their
peasantry 10 emigTate.
Mr.. X. = Guinness, Of Dublin, has issued
address to his poorer tcnantry in the county Of
Wexford. offering t. to each person in family
provided the whole 60 together, and also I'll for
each individual, the latter sum TO be paid
rival in New York. Quebec, any other Ameri-
port that may be fixed upon.
The progress Of starvation among the Irish still
continues. Rev. Mt Newell writes that in the
parishes of Oranmore and Ballimacourty 81 per-
sons have persisted from lack of food since De-
cember. The new poor law proposed by tn.
Govern me nj is strongly opposed.
The King Of Prussia has issued letters enacfing
that general Diet of the States shall be called
together whenever new loan taxes are
wanted and proposing to convoke them a'-o
for consultation whenever he thinks best This
Is the and substance Of the Constitution for
which Prussia has been waiting 50 long. Swift
erand is to have general council! Austria has
sent more troops to the frontier of Switzerland
and Italy. " ar has again CONNIE need the
borders OF the Black Sea body Of 1000 noun.
taineers attacked the fortress Of Gaga and killed
many Russians but were repulsed.
Further outbreaks have occurred in Spain
The Carists making great progress in tho
north. In Catalonia they have already appeared
III great force. The French governmen mt has
sent large military force TO the frontiers. Pro-
lects had been introduced into the Chambers at
Madrid for raising 1000 troops and borro wing
200 millions of reals. The lean produced fall
in the fands. Both projects were under debate.
The King of Bavaria has beco infatuated
with Spanish dancing girl, named Lola Monies
that Oh his desiring to create her Countess ton
Starenberg, and endow her with some Of the
Crown domains, his ministers have resigned, and
there ext Is an idea Of declaring him mad, and Of
calling his eldest TO the throne.
The Presse publishes letter from China,
brought by the last Indian mail, stating that MI
Everett, the Anne rican envoy, had been received
with great pomp and ceremony by Killing, the
Imperial Commissioner and had partakeu Of .
grand banque, specially prepared in his honor
Mr. Everett. in the course of the dinner, props-
sed the health Of the Emperor Of China, and the
Imperial Commissioner proposed that Of ths
President OF the L. States A very frie ndiy feel
ing was manifested by Killing and the other on
cial personsges towards the Americans. After
having thus formally opened diplomatic relations
between the United States and the Celestial En-
pire, Mr. Everett and his suite took their depart
ure from China on board the Vincennes.
An old tea drinker says the best way