The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-06-12

the purpose of going to Mexico, and toEh,
share IN the warllke sport going on lhe,.
We doubt, if Mr. Polk will furnish ,bn,,
pass to the City of Mexico, or even ~ IL q
| friend and coworker, Antonio LopeZ dc S.,
"a Anna.
From IRELAND, the accounts are unCor,,
nately no better. The mortality from s',I
ness produced by famine is awful. Sin ~
lefhad afforded partial alienation ~ ~
extract the following from one of orr y" ~,
changes: ""
The accounts from Ireland are very ovc,
A Dublin correspondent Of the Morn"
Chronicle says-"There have been Gr,L,:
tumultuary proceedings and procession ",
the peasantry in various parts of the CONT,
and the military and police have been in gas
eral requisition TO keep this spirit ofnsuIo.
dination in check. The reports of tho nr,.
rcss pcstilence are quite dshcarteping ~,
Notwithstanding all the imports of food o o"
the immense extent ofreliefin food apdro, O
ey, great desttution still prevails. and ~
markets are advancing. All accounts conon.
in showing that the mortality is still very con
siderable. According TO some calculo,ion
the population has already been dimipsL,i
to the extent of nearly one million. Gon
deaths and emigration. But should sw
pose that this estimate, tor which there cl,
be nothing like certain or accurate do,,
greatly exaggerated" The Kerry Eypm'a,.
says: "The Catholic Clergy ofthis Cow,,
have been obliged to suspend Their us,nJ
monthly conferences III consequence oyNys,
inability TO attend, owing to The heayyduis.
that deyolve on them in their respective NM
isles in these times of famine and deal
The pestiIence is nearly us destructive
some parts of Ulster, as in any the soun
crn or western districts. In the norhar
County of Fcrmanaghth the mortality is frig
tul. The Cork Examiner contains details
the ravagcs pestilence in various parts o.
that exclusive County. In the famed dstr-
Of Schulz the extensive relief afforded H., \
caused some alienation, and the moraIiu X
decreasing. In the Cork workhouses
deaths, last week, were 95--an increase q
IL over tie preceding week.
In Dublin fever is still on the increase, 81
the disease las broken out in the Pencnl
ry.
From Mayo and Galway there ure fnIr
very uniavorable accounts oftlIe spread Of
the pestilcnce. The reports from the com
try rs to the appearance Of the crops an
highly encouraging. The accounts ofthero
tatoes are also highly favorable.
IRISH PAUPERs IN LIVERPOOL. Thcrcir
now in Liverpool about 10000 destitute
IRISH. On the 18th ult., the inhabitants m.
to devise means for relieving the rate pave,
from the burdens thrown upon them hN q
Cnornous influx ofIrsh paupers. The ".
or presided; and Mr. Rushton having cyan.
cd the statistics of the subject, The meeMg o.
greed 10 several resolutions; among Other
for petition praying Parliament to pass v,
bills now before it for the relief of paup
in Ireland, and for the deportation of ln.
paupers from England.
The Lord Lieutenant ofIreland died at Il
Castle of Dublin, on the 10th ult.
Restriction OF FOoD IN THE PALACE
The following order has been issued by tlf /
Lord Steward of the Queens Household:
"BuARD OF GREEN CLoTH, 18th MAY, ISL
Tier Majesty, taking into consideration Il +
present high and increasing price of pro,
sions, and especially ofall kinds of bread al
flour, has beer graciously pleased TO cor &
maud that, from the date of this order, no Dc II
scription oftiour, except seconds, shall be u,
ed for any purpose i'll her Maiesty's househo
and that the daily allowance Of bread sha
be restricted to one pound per head for eve
ny person dieted in the Palace.
by her Majestys command,
/ ORTESCUE.
BreadstuflS are scarce and dear through
out France. The municipal council of Par
is, during one of its late sitlIngS, listened
with the greatest attention to the details com
municatcd by the Perfect of the Seine, reia-
tive, to the distribution oftickels for bread al
n reduced price. 1t appears thalh WIN ne
come necessary to deliver 3,500OOO tickets
for bread during the month of May, at an en-
pense Of 1,l05,000c
Very serious food riots have occurred in
Lille, Tourney and Cambiai.
GERMANY. a bread riot took place al
Stuttgart, Sd ult. which was suppressed !!
the King in person.
TAHITI. Advices from Valparaiso, 10 The
9th February, bring some accounts Of III,
state of affairs in the Pacific. After year
of fighting and trouble, the French have Oh
taiued entire possession OF Tahiti, wilhou'
bloodShed