Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-26
FOREIGN NEWS.
Further Extracts from Foreign Paper
received by the Steamship Hibernia.

1AeSoau'S iom iTeldhu commune 10 be distress
/ ing, and the monsrous doctrine has been breach
cd by some persons in that country that Tie popu.
fat,on MUST he reduced in numbers couai 10 the
reduction in the quantity Of food. The people
must die OF starvation, while the produce Of their
island, which would have supported them, has
been Withdrawn 10 England. Horrible cruelty
Al least nine hundred persons have died Of hun
| ger, and thousands by diseases produced by ia
mine, since December last Mr.. O'Connell's
health is failing; ne is suffering from depression
OF spirits, which is making serious inroads upon
lie.
The liberal contributions from England and
Government relief measures have alevialed vast
mnlli,udes in Ireland, as we'll as The Highlands
OF Scotland. Soup kitchens have been esiab.
lishsd in The destitute sections the men are tenn
porarily employed on public works, the poor and
decrepid are provided for permanently, and mea-
sures are in progress for supplying seed for new
crops. Lord John RusselPs government meets
with no serious political opposition.
The export Of specie from England 10 the U.
States continues 10 attract attention. II amount.
ed TO about Sls,000O0O during the Tour months
ending with February.
The non-receipt OF remtances from Mexico
by The Dee steamer, sent down Mexican Stock
The tobacco duties, which should be applied 10
possession OF by Santa Anna.
The receipts Of the Irish Repeal Association
have fallen TO Ell per week.
10 1914, the number cf quarters Of corn inn
ported into Great Britain from Ireland was p
S0l 2C6; in 1916 the quantity increased more than
a third; in 1916, il declined more than half as
compared with 1874.
monetary. revulson is approaching. Heavy
commercial failures are announced on The Con-
md ND
ness. The condition OF The Bank OF England is
naturally looked TO with much interest under such
an uneasy state of things Unfortunately, The
weekly returns are bad. The deposits show a
decrease, and like result is with respect TO
The stock of bullion. The Bank Of France, al the
same time, is far from being in dourishing state.
The British Government-according TO the
statement of the Prime Minister'S now expend-
ing nearly one million pounds sterling per month
in procuring food for the Irish poor. The popu.
laton in the North OF Scotland, after a success
sion OF outbreaks compelled tie authorities and
dealers 10 furnish meal al reasonable prices.
letter from Dublin says Every days post
brings bach of reports OF inques,s on the bo-
dies Of persons who died of starvation, and some
new facts in reference 10 the famine, which is de-
cimating the South and West. We are no Ion.
ger surprised 10 hear of dead bodies being dis
covered on The high roads or in The bitches; such
dreadful scenes are every day witnessed in many
| wide districts The small isrmer is rapidly de-
scending 10 the condition Of the peasan-the land
is neglected, and The prosTecls of even more
dreadful times appear unques.ionable. We learn
to-day that gentleman in Kiimurry, county
Cork, has recently purchased seventeen horses
al SIS. each, 10 feed bis hounds. The owners were
small farmers, who had no food Tor them-who
had no seed grain, and therefore wanted not
horses.
Mr. Everett, A mercan Commissioner al Chi
| ma, has been received with much pomp and cere-
mony by Killing, the Imperial Commissioner, Mr.
| Cushing's old friend and has paraken of grand
banquet, specially prepared in his honor BY that
Chinese High Functionary. During The dinner
MIR. Everett gave the health Of the Emperor OF
China, "w,h all the honors," and MIR. Imperial
Commissioned Killing gave that Of The President
of the United States The best feelings are man.
tes,ed by Killing and all other officials toward The
Americans.
Diplomatic relations between the United States
and the Celestial Empire being thus formally
opened Mr.. Everett and his sui'e toot ,h0ir de-
parlure from emma On board the Vincennes-
whether to return 10 the United States or not, the
advices give us no information.
On the 22d February Sir Charles Wood
brought forward the budget and entered INTO Il
nanca exposition of the revenues. The calcu-
la,ions of the former Chancellor had been excee-
ded by f2000,000 sterling. This was owing 10
the Potato blight. No new taxes were proposed.
The Irish drain on the revenue is more than
million month.
A meeting was holden in London some days
since to protest against the humiliation OF the
Republic of Cracow. Some imposing names in
The English Peerage were present, and made
strong speeches against this act OF monstfous IN
ius,ice-and here the movement will end An
other wear. and the existence OF Cracow will have
been forgotten.
correspondence of The New York Tribune
F2ANCE-PARIs, Feb. 81.
The great event in the political world, during
The past month has been the debate in the Cham
Der Of Deputies, on the address in answer TO the
Kings speech from the throne. The Spanish
marriages and the humiliation OF Cracow, we're
| The only Two subjects that occupied The public
mind; and of those Two, the former was consider
| ed OF paramount importance. Everybody IN TACT,
| felt anxious TO see the attitude the Government
| would assume in face Of England, and 10 learn
whether the rupture of the entente cordiale would
| lead TO a state Of permanent hostility between
| the two countries. When the paragraph iela-
live to the Spanish marriages was called on, M.
Guizot stated that he would not enter into any de-
bate at all on the subjecl, being DESTROYS OF main
tanning The stricest reserve as the best means OF
replying to the friendly sentiments expressed TO-
| ward France in The English Parliament, and OF
putting an end 10 the unfortunate irritation that
| had existed Tor many mouths between France
| and England, or rather their Governments This
| announcement, caused unbounded as.onishment
| in the Chamber, and the people out OF doors were
| literally astounded al seeing such lame and
| impotent conclusion" 10 matter that had alb
! sorbed the attention oil the press and Leople OF
! Enrope for so long a time. II certainly pas a
| yery strange termination 10 serious quarrel;
| but il would have been accepted nevertheless by
| all parties, had not the Government newspapers
| been so imprudent as to taunt NJ. Theirs and the
| opposition with nd daring TO attack the Cabinet
| for lis conduct in The marriage business. NJ.
| Theirs, however, was by no means disposed 10
allow il TO be thought that he had shirked the de-
bate from dread OF The Governments and so, al
| ter some little skrmishing between him and M
| Guizot. he determined that the matter should un-
derso The fullest discussion. He accordingly
made a speech of several hours length, in which
| he condemned NJ Guizot for having acted un-
fairly and, in fact, dishonorably, toward the En-
| glish Government in the negotiations that pre-
coded the marriages; with having broken his
pledged word; with having put an end 10
The English alliance, which is SO necessary to
France, and to The interests OF liberty and civii-
cation in Europe; with having effected The mar
riases with unseemly haste, and with having
thereby aliena,ed Spain from France. 'And all
this.n said he, " has been done 10 accomplish an
&C, that is either null or dangerous; null, il the
Queen of Spain shall have children; dangerous,
if she shall not for then France will be exposed
to war with England" M. Theirs concluded
his brilan. Grafton by praying Heaven that the
Queen might have children, inasmnch as that
would render null the work o! the Government,
and thereby save France from great misfoituncs.
The speech was remarkably temperate through
out, but still produced great effect. M. Guizors
reply to il was most able and effective. Its. how
ever, generally admitted that he did not succeed
in proving that his conduct toward the English
Government had been blameless. He maintain
ed that he was right in fastening The marriage oil
Duo de Monlpensier contrary to his engagements,
inasmuch as Lord Palmers;on was putting for
ward the Prince Of CobuFg as candidate for
the Queens hand, in violation OF the engage
ments into which he had entered. He maintain