Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1847-02-25
ARRIVAL or TIE CAME RIA
Fifteen days later from England.

kins, arrived on Saturday last, in sixteen
days from Liverpool, having left on the
4th inst. She had LOG passengers to Hal,
flax, and brought lG to Boston,
The state of the markets, and the stu
alton Of the suffering poor, arc about the
only topics of interest gained from our
foLcign files The British ports have been
opened for the admission Of breadstuils,
The duties on corn being entirely RENTED
until September next, and the navigation
laws being suspended
The exports Of gold continued, and in
Guiding the amount brought out by the
Cambria the bank had lost two g. quar-
ter millions since December 10.
On Monday, January 25lh, Lord John
Russell brought forward his great scheme
for the temporary reliefand the perman-
ent Improvement Of Ireland, Money is
to be advanced for seed for the next
crops. Loans will be made TO such Of the
Irish landlords as wish to improve their
waste lands will be bought by government
at fixed price. In cases however, where
the landlords will neirher improve nor
sell, powers will be taken government TO
buy at valuation. For the reclamation
of waste lands million sterling is 10 be
advanced. The land so purchased will be
resold in small lets, for the purpose OF
creating yeoman proprietary, whose sta
tus will fill up the existing void between
the peasant and the present race OF land
lords.
In Parliament, as in the press, the dis
tress in Ireland is the only topic But the
United Kingdom is rising in its might, land
the corn markets already feel tho inhu-
ence of the sympathy. In all directions
they are falling; but under any circum-
stances, the importation of provisions must
prove, for months to come, the most speedy
way of realizing fortune. Happy they
on the western continent who have well
filled granaries to export!
The topics OF the last fortnight are few
in number, and barren of interest, The
Parliamentary proceedings have eXcIu'
sivcly absorbed attention. The eyes Of
the nation are fixed on Ireland, whore
death is doing its work through the instru-
mentality of starvation. The details are
Notwithstanding. The poor try to cs-
cape, and thousands find their way daily to
England and Scotland. Liverpool and
Glasgow are oycrrun with these poor Crea-
lures. In the former town as many as
100000 have received out door relief in
week?
But the distress is not confined TO Scot
land and Ireland, there is much at pre-
sent existing in England, The high price
of provisions and the reduced stock Of cot
ton are amongst the causes that have
aggravated the condition Of the operatives
in many Of the large towns Of Lancashire
and Yorkshire. The cotton mills, under
the influence Of the present quotations Of
cotton, care workingly IangudIy. Alr
Bright is going to take up the question Of
the cotton crop, by moving fora select
committee to inquire into the best mode
of promoting the growth of cotton in
India. Indeed, there is a prevailing con-
vic,ion that the days of cheap cotton are
gone, and are not likely 10 return for an
indefinite time.
In the House of Lords, on the LIST in
stant Lord Brougham presented petition
from the Mayor and magistrates of The
town Of Liverpool, with regard to the in
Aux of the Irish poor into that port. In
fourteen days, no less than ll,lO4 pau
pers had come over from Ireland, being
at the rate ofsO0 day, and the number
was moi diminishing.
The subject Of Mexican letters OF mar
que was brought up in the House of Com
mons on the Goth ult. and was immediate.
ly disposed oc by the satisfactory expana-
ton of the British minister for Foreign
Affairs. We give the conversation be-
low
Mr. Barclay wished TO draw the attcn-
ton of the noble lord, the Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, to an advertisement in
the Times on the 9Th January, stating
that the Mexican consul was ready TO is
sue letters Of marque against the United
States, and Offering to naturaIize English
men, so as to enable them TO avail them
selves Of such letters ofmarque. He
wished to know what steps the noble lord
had taken to prevent the rovivpI Of such
an atrocious proceeding? The French
government had declared that any French
subject who made use Of letters Of marque
issued by the Mexican government would
forfeit their quality, and be treated as pi- |
rates.
Lord Palmston said the advertisement
in question was not issued by the Mexican
consul, but by some expert gunmaker on
Towcr-hli, who stated that at his shop a !
cpy fsuch letters of marque might be
seen. He. (Lord PaImerston) had ascor
tanned from the Mexican minister that no
one in this country was authorized to issue
such letters Of marque, and had referred u
communication on the subject fiom Gen
eral Mendoza to the Queens Advocate,
for his opinion lie believed the British
government had no power to declare that
any British subjects abroad should be
treated as pirates, unless they were found
guilty of an act which, by the law of ma
tons, would be piracy
IrcIand,-From This unhappy country,
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