The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-07

lion and half OF persons, Is, wthout any ejccnent
legal PROCESS ut and permanently severed um tn
land Add to this class about 100000 families of tn.
smallest hodersthat is to say persons who pay none,
rents and occupy the same land from year year une
landlords, and we have 100000 families. two millions
and half of persons. who absolutely destitute
who in ordinary times form the most distressed Dor
ton of the Irish rural population That this is not
eyaggcraton there is melancholy proof in the sarn.
annourc ment made Ia night by Mr.. Labouchere thai
the number Of men at present employed the public
works In ireland was q ~ 900. EL III -
Now, it is exceedingly doubtful whether in a hun
drcd Of this wretched will be able emgrate TIL.
cost of even reaching North America cannot be SET
at less than 81 los co ahead An ordinary family
therefore, would require twelve fifteen pounds for the
mere passage and for such families have described
anything like this sum must be unattainable In some
small holders who destitute may be BY
landlords but landlord will have interest in send
ing the laborer His departur.
is not necessary to clear the land Thus the des
titute win remain and the emigration will be not
labor but of capital also Thirty forty thousand
heads of families the most thrifty intelligent and
prsing of the class which has will probably
leave Ireland within the year. and is at least doubtful
whether the social system of that country enfeebcd
il is, will derive vigor from the removal Of so much
healthy blood.
We cannot but wish that different and as we believe
attractive object held out to this class OF
persons There much no doubt to tempt them
the Atlantic The fact that the Irish in the United
States send from three cities in single year 100000 to
their relatives at home is not only proof to the
of the industry, perseverance and frugaty which
natives of Ireland evince but also potent encou-
ragement TO those Who can ieare the mother country TO
seek abroad that secure field Of enertion which they do
would prize in the highest degree and with abundant
profit both to themselves and others might be offered
them mt home Ten in Ireland in perpctuity would
be valued by such men have described, and
worth more to them, than hundred in the remote
gions beyond the Mississippi If emigration on any large
market in Ireland 1t would be better that should take
place from the destitute class though Government
aid necessary to effect it, But with strong dis
position to emigrate amongst class who have themselves
the Of leaving the country, think Earl Grey
has done wisely in determining not to administer to-
artificial stimulus
There the books Of the Dublin Mendcity s,456
daily recipients of charity
Immense numbers of young men are Offering them
selves at Cork for enlistment in the army.
The Young Ireland doctrines are spreading rapidly
Already their weekly rent exceeds that taken at Conc
liation Hall The amount declared ut their meeting
yesterday week was .f2l IS. I'd.
The latest accounts that there fewer deaths
by actual starvation in Dublin Cork, Limerick and the
other large towns but the returns sent up the Castle
and the statements received by the Central Relief
Committee represent the average mortality amongst the
poor rghtuy increased since the beginning of the
month While the large towns are better off, the suffer
ngs of the people in the interior intense than
Hundreds are dying every day of slow starvation
Of dysentery and fever the consequence Of insufficient
remote from great markets, in anticipating
state Of things The supplies of corn in the bag
CARDS Of the farmers are rapidly disappearing not as
either used by their families food sold to distant
dealers This s the substance of almost every commu
ncation from the southern and western counties from
parts of Donegal and Antrim, from Longford Meath and
Letrim The great majority of the deaths from dis
eases brought on by starvation.
The Dublin correspondent of tho Daily News says
Emigration is growing more active Our quays are
crowded with utitudes not of the poor but of the well
fed and comfortable have several groups start
ing for Liverpool by the steamers and all appeared to be
farmers of better description If any encouragement
held out by the landed propretors the current
would be far stronger and where they do cooperate the
profered aid does not act as efficient stimulant
large land owner Mr. r. $. Guinness, of Dublin has ad-
dressed letter to his tenants this subject He acts
with far greater beray than most Of his order and
while he advises the poorer tenants to emgrate at once
he assists them by gift of 3d. for each member Of
the family the whole family going together" On
rival whether ut New York. Quebec, elsewhere, the
emgrant will find in bank H. for each member Of his
family Mr.. Guinness concludes with the following pa
rental advice @ have but further advice to give
YOU that whatever land to- you will be loyal sub
obey the laws Of that country but above all that you
look with hope, confidence and gratitude to that good
and your families from the famine here, and brought
you to the plenty and abundance that awaits you in
America"
France.
We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday to
the Sd ut.
question of the establishment of line of comn,unca
ton 10y steam between the ports of France and the
tinen of America, and urges upon the Chamber OF De-
putes the necessity Of adopting the bill now before it for
that purpose.
The Constitutional makes some remarks upon the
bank question, from which we gather that it. upon the
whole appro, Of the conduct of the bank throughout
the money crisis and entcrtans expectation that the
recently adopted by the bank to prevent fur
their drain of money will be found to be sucent for the
existing exigency.
The Cou,Tfer Francois says:-To celebrate their re
Cancellation, NJ Guizot will in few days give to Lord
corps dplomatiqne will be invited The Courier is
very apt however to state as facts what are merely
probabilities and suspect that in the present instance
it has resorted to it's old practices
The Chamber of Deputies met on Wednesday, when
Of four millions of francs in aid of the public chart
table institutions OF the Kingdom in consequence OF the
high price of provisions.
good deal interest is felt in Paris to the mod
cation Of the duties cotton and iron which 1t is I'M
dersood to be the intention Of the French
to introduce about the end of the present month At
present manufactured cotons entirely prohibited In
France but it is understood their introduction will be
allowed at duty of from % to 80 per cent the vaua
ton. This duty is of itself enormous that 1t will
amount pretty nearly to complete prohibition but still
it is understood that it will be vigorously opposed by the
manufacturers who at present enjoy the monopoly The
duty upon iron is at present per cent and it under
stood that the minister intends to propose its reduction
to 10 per cent.
postscript to our Paris letter contains the following
M Guzot has Just received invitation to dinner,
for Tuesday the 10th Instant from Lord and Lady Nor
manly. Thus the reconciliation is complete, for NJ
Guizot will reply tomorrow the English Ambassador
that he cordially accepts the invitation"
The Courier Franaas states that an attache of the
French Foreign Office has been despatched to Tuns on
special mission He Is it is said the bearer OF the re-
ply of the French Government to the application of the
Bey for support against the sultan is added that the
the ambassadors Of the foreign Powers ut Constantnope
having excited the Dvan to act against the Bey ofTunis
Spain.
Our accounts from Madrid Of the 26th of February,
state that the departure of the Queen Mother for Paris
was to take place on the sth 10th of March.
The debate on the address still going and was
likely to last week longer When the courier left Mad
rid NJ Mon replying to the vigorous speech of NJ.
MadoZ
The accounts from the north Of Spain still describe
the Carlists daily increasing in number and strength
but they give no data upon which estimate can be
formed of their force.
The loan is meeting with considerable opposition
m the Congress.
Germany.
A letter from Berlin, dated Feb 22d says 1T has
been this day decided that Prince Soms- Hohensolms-
Lch is to be president of the General Diet which opens
the 18th April 1t is said that in all communications
and official documents the mobiles will be designated
the first assembly and the members Of the three other
States the second assembly The last will have foi
president NJ dc Rochow dc Stupc marshal Of the court
It stated at time by the newspapers that Count
dArnim dc Botzenburg late Minister of the Interior
would be Marshal Of the Diet He was in fact, nomina-
ted to that post by the King but positively refused tc
undertake the duticsn