Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-03-17
FOREIGN.


The steamer Cambria arrived at Bos.
ton, in sixteen days from Liverpool, on the
20th ult. The greats feature of the news
by this arrival is q decline in the prices of
grain, -four, &c, in the chief British mar
ket. The decline is not extensive, but uni
versally conceded, and based upon inn
mense receipts and stocks as well as an m
creased stringency in the money market.
The English Parliament, in view of the
distress in Ireland, has almost unanimous
ly passed law RENTING entirely the du-
ty on corn, and suspendng the navigation
laws. These measures are intended to be
but temporary.
The following in reference TO the con-
dtion of Great Britain is taken from the
Liverpool Times of Feb. 4th:-
'The eyes OF the nation are fixed on Ire
land, where death is doing its work thro'
the fundamentally Of starvation. The de-
tails are Notwithstanding. The poor
try TO escape, and thousands find their way
daily TO England and Scotland. Liver
pool and Glasgow are oyerrun with these
poor creatures. In the former town as ma
ny as l0o 900 have received outdoor re-
lief in a week. The pressure Of local tax
alton on the rate payers is likely 10 ruin ma
ny small house keepers and leave them
without covering or shelter. The pres
sure has become so overwhelming that Par
lament has been. appealed TO, but has hith
eric given no relief.
A Qneen's Letter has appeared, addros
scd to the ministers of the Church of Eng
land, requiring subscriptions to be made;
and large sums have been thus collected IN
every place Of worship and by every form
of faith in the kingdom. UnhappIy, the
state of the Highland poor is nearly as bad
as that Of the destitute Irish. For them,
also, liberal subscriptions continued 10 be
gathered.
On Monday, the 25'h, Lord John Rus
sull brought forward his great scheme fol-
he temporary relief and The permanent
improvement Of Ireland. Moneys are 10 ad
yanced Cor seed for the next crops. Loans
will be mlde to such Of the landlords as
wish to improve their waste lands; or the
lands will be bought by government at q
fixed price. In cases, however, where the
landiods Will nei,her Improve nor sell, pow
ers wl be taken by the government to buy
at valuation For the reclamation oil
waste lard millions sterling is 10 be ad
yanced. The land SO purchased will be
resold in small lots, for he purpose of ere
a'ing yeoman proprietary, whose Status
will ill up up ihe existing void between the
peasant and The present race Of landlords
drainage is to he extensively carried out.
These may be considered the permanent
features of the scheme. The Temporary
projects Of relief are, new Poor Law
relief committee to administer funds, anC
supern'end the distribution Of food with,
out exacting work in return; giving on
door relief at the poor houses to the aged
and intirm paupars; and o,hor measures
calculated to mitigate the severity Of the
present visitation. Further schemes are
| announced as being in preparation, bu
what they are the Prime Minister has no
yet deemed it necessary to eXpllin. Pro
| badly they refer 10 some political linden
ficaiion between the Institutions of Eng
land and ireland. Oae hing is clear, tina
| Inc church Of ireland is not to be interiereC
| with The statement Of Lord John Rus
sell was mas. favorabIy received by The
House, and more especially by the lrisl
landlords, who are not only TO have q
years to repay, at small rate Of interest
whatever slni they require from the gov
eminent, but half only Of the present ox
ponse incurred in the productive work i
10 be borne by them; the ether half is I
be borne by the nation generally.
I Perils Of tie Sca.-Inielligence was re