The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-18

The FAMINE IN ScoTI.ANp.-The London Morn
tng Herald publishes several extracts from letters
scotland with which had been furnished by Rev John
Cumming n give below p,s.. 2; s ss,sc'n
"Ths condition Of this parrish in common with ell
other parishes around is present deporably alarming
surely the equally condition Of the pescsiul
the loyal and the deserving Population Of the Hsbrde,
particularly by The great iorbssrancs and
the submissive department Of our Hghlsnders ought
surely to arrest favorable and immediate attention in
ZION he Rec. NJ MKinnon, Paris1 Of Broeadsis
actually did not die want may be said to have died 81
starvation their disease having been evidently from
"'' - From the Rev j. MIvor, Pari.h of skat
I" know several families who do not taste bread or
animal food for several days They subsist entirely on
From the Rev j. Lsmont Parish of SsDordaIs.
Zone poor woman told me that she had lived for two
where woman, with a child at her breast, bad not
tasted any thing for some time until going some distance
,ns got .Gms food n another aou' and 11s
in the faces of the people, and unless something be DONE
and done soon the consequences must be Of the most
Fromlthe Rev. j. Dspar, Parish If Kslwsehan.
There is painful peculiarly marking our present
prospective relief from the potato crop, the
end Of July but this there potatoes in toro
In word my opinion il, shat there trials awaiting
in the Hghlsnds for the next nine months such a.
the aid and sympathy Of public required
than they are this year.
From David Rsse Esq Parish Of To5ermoby
have met with men and women who declared that
they had not tasted food for twenty four hours and
lately applied to for relief, who declared
that she and her husband both lived on three hs'-
porth of barley meal for two days The emsciated
forms of men, women and children, may convince the
superficial observer that the distress deep and general
In a letter from the Rev. Archibald Clerk parish Of
Klmallie 1t is sed that out of population Of nearly
5000 in that parish there B. lao requiring aid, and
6os requiring instant food to prevent starvation.
The Rev. Donald Macdonald Incumbent of Kilmeny,
that there are in the villages and other localities SHAY
upwards OF 1000 souls, whose pressing wants and i'm
pending starvation demand immediate relief"
lMPoRTNrT MERCANTILE DECISION AT NEW Or
LEANs.-Ihe New Orleans Commercial Builetiw
Of the 9th inst contains the following -" Judge Straw.
bridge recently decided that the landing Of goods the
effect, legal delivery under the bill OF lading.
This is not in accordance with decision Of the former
Supreme Court which held TINT the vessel not
onerated from her responsibility except by actual
delivery Of the goods to the consgnee his agent and
that after public and special notice to the
neglected refused to send for take charge Of them
the duty Of the ship to retain the them and
place them in warehouse other safe place. charging
the parties all reasonable cost and that might
be incurred. decision Of the Chamber of Commerce,
some since made to the effect and under
which, the usuage has since been retain the response
bility of the ship until actual delivery Of the goods
contaminated. We regret that the present is
not of sufficient amount to authorize appeal to the
Supreme Court, as it is question of considerable i'm
portance and frequent occurrence in the commerce Of
this city"