The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-06-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival of the Hibernia.
STATE OF IRELAND.

/ We are indebted 10 our friend, Mr.. Pike oil
the Asior House, for English papers 10 the
/ 18th, from which we learn the following in
telligence.
We issued yesterday an Extra, containing
an abstract of the news, as received from Bos-
ton. by Telegraph, which news appeared al
so in our regular Evening Edition.
The financial difficulties in England have
rather increased Than diminished since our
advces by the steamer proceeding this.
The newspapers are filled with laugubrious
articles upon the subject. The Bank oil
England is besirged with applications for
discount, but ii its chary of its accommoda-
tons.
Wilmer and Smiths European Times,
says:
:'AlI public securities are representative
value OF The best descriptions Of railway stock
has fg'len enormously-tradei is nearly brot'
to stand still-credit receives a shock which
skaters the whole social system, and the cap
ltalisIs and the carpenter. on the score of in
dependence. may shake hands, may shake
hands, IS there is scarcely a Shaving be-
tween them. Terrible this-but true. The
Chancellor opens his mouth in Parliament,
he wllraise The interest in Exchequer bills,
which are now drug in the market. in or
de- 10 ease the Bank, and prevent the me-
cessty of his applying to it in advance of the
national revenue-a strange remedy, not sur
passed IN originality by the more philosophic
attempt 10 extract sunbeams from cucum-
bers
LORI. Besborough, late Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland. died early in May. The papers
speak OF his memory with respect; and I'M
der the circumstances in which Ireland, is
placed. IT will be difficult to select as popular
successor.
The Lord Mayor of London gave most
sumptuous entertainment fortnight since 10
The Cabinet Ministers, their ladies and chief
supporters. Lord JOHN Russell spoke in
handsome terms of the aid the United States
had generously offered to Ireland in present
miserable condition.
The weather in England has been favora-
BILE TO a good crop. and the accounts from The
Continent are encouraging, and yet the price
of grain rises. But, as the harvest approach
es. fall is confidently anticipa ed. cor
respondent in one of The London papers,
thus writes in the following unqualified man.
MIR
81 have just traversed the whole Of the
central and uppe- districts of the Peninsula
! can affirm that for The last twenty years new
er was the aspect of the country, or the op-
Grafton Of the farmer in a state so piomis-
ing From Egypt we learn that the corn
harvest in both Upper and Lower Egypt had
heen got in, and was most abundant. the vi
ceroy estimates that there will be 4,3OG, 900
hectoltres of corn for expectation in July,
al the rise Of the waters Of the Nile.
But the prnmi of future abundance
cannot quiet the present want and famine
still RACES unslaked. Wilmer & Smiths
Times, says:
The great Lion of Europe is the Pope: he
is making converts to Liberalism than his
predecessors have made TO the Faith for CEN
tnries back. lie has established kind Of
Representative body, composed Of delegates
from the difrrent provinces, who are to as
semble in Rome AT stated periods, and dis
cuss with his Holiness, affairs ofState, The
measure has given unbounded hopes to the
people, " no expect TO find in the successor
Of ST.. Peter. aDorher and better Rienzi-a
true tribune Of the people. Austria fIowns
on his proceedings, but as yet, dares net in
terfere.
The Irish iuuudation upon Liverpool is
exciting no little agitation in that ciiy-as
the following from Wilmer & Smith demon
sirates:
in some of the English towns near the
Irish coast. fever is moving down its victims
daily. Liverpool; now the greatest port in
the world, is. unhappily from its location the
principal recipient Of Irish destitut;on and
disease. Astounding as the numbers appear
since the commencement offhe present year
nearly 100000 human souls have been tro'n
INTO that rowu, the debris of the sister coun-
try The local taxes which mustprovide for
this enormous amount Of wretchedness. have
been swelled to theIexient that shocks the
nerves of that alarmingly sensitive biped,
the Oldest inhabitant.' The pressure thus
created ought not to be local, but a
National burhen; yet the Executive, who
think that the Liverpool public ought 10 paw
IN kind for the advantages of their position,
decline 10 interfere,