Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-02-13


CONS" the Scourges,' the " Platos," the Terri
bless" the Avengers" we see are all about to be
employed in the peaceful duty of transport ships.
We have before list of no less than thirty-se-
ven government vessels engaged in the conveyance
Of provisions to the furnishing populations of Ire
land and Scotland, viz:
Number. Tons.
Ireland al present. l6. ,2l2
Scouana 40. .............. 7.... 1853
ordered on service. IL $50
10 be appropriated. ............ a.. 1000
81 "a, s2l
Of which twenty-eight will be steam vessels, whose
collective horsepower is about 1000, and the uni
ted compliments of the whole number will be about
5000 officers and men.
The British Ministry, it is also stated, have de-
termined-
To suspend the Navigation Laws, SO as to allow the
vessels every country obng provisions the British shores
To repeal the duties Of the last on the importation
OF gran which, under the present emergency have only
been useless but positively mschievous by holding out pre-
MUM, to the amount in favor of France and other
tries where corn is wanted. ..
And prohibit the of grain in breweres and diste-
es and permit the of sugar and moasse under
restrictions that the great quantity Of human food required
III the distaton Of fermened liquors be saved the
nation This arrangement said, will only the
public but also be the of materially increasing the
venue"
is to be hoped that these will stop all further
rise in the price of food and depess it. We have
wish nor heart to profit any upon European calames
and the most pleasant that the of
countrymen could have, would be reduction in the
price Of -four. Indeed it is question whether we are gain
ing Ivy the enormous price of food because what gain
corn, wheat and provisions lose the end in the
fall Of great staple 1t is impossible that Europe
can purchase freely of cotton made goods when all its
necessary for the primary article of e-that is
bread
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
The British Parliament assembled the 10th utimo The
Queens speech had favorable effect upon the funds in Lon
don, and expected 1--WE don't WHY lower price
Of food and thus TO alleviate suffering in Ireland Parliament
on that very day. entered upon discussion of the condition
Of the Irish people, and among others who spoke Lord
John Russell Mr.. Laboucherc the course of his remarks
said
the Government chose they might themselves purchase
corn in America and bring home in ships-ofthe-lnc each
of which would two thousand tons of corn and thus eight
ships ohe-ne would bring home sufficient feed the
people of Ireland and would bring down the price of grain
The speech was delivered by the QUEEN in per-
son, and is as follows:
"My Lords and Gentlemen II is with the deepest con-
Germ that upon your again assembling have call your
enon TO the deauh of provisions which prevails in Ireland
and in parts Of Scotland.
n Ireland, especially, the loss Of the usual food Of the
people has been the Of suepgs OF disease and
RACES have become frequent chiefly directed against pro-
perry and the transit Of provisions has been rendered unsafe
in some parts Of the country.
With view TO mitigate these evils, very large numbers
Of have been employed and received wages
OF act passed the last of Parliament Some de-
vatons from that act which have been authorized by the Lord
Lieutenant, in order to promote useful employment,
WILL trust receive your sanction Means have been taken
to lessen the Of districts which are
from the ordinary Of supply Ourages have been
repcssed, far as possible, by the military and police
II 10 thati n he
most distressed districts the patience and resignation Of the
people have been most exemplary.
The deficiency Of the harvest in France and Germany,
and other parts Of Europe, has added to the difficulty of OBJ
tanning adequate supplies of provisions.
II will he your duty to consider what further
required alleviate the existing distress recommend
you take into your serious consideration whether by in
creasng for limited period the facilities for importing from
foreign countries and by the admission Of sugar freely
into the bewcres and dstees the supply Of food may be
beneiciay augmented.
al have likewise direct your consideration TO the
permanent condition Of ireland. You will perceive in the
absence Of political excitement, opportunity for taking
dspasonue survey Of the social evils which act that por
ton Of the united kingdom Various will be laid
before you which, adopted by Parliament may tend to raise
the great Of people in comfort promote agriculture
and to lessen the pressure Of that composition for land which
has been the fruitful source Of crime and misery.
The marriage of the Inanta Louisa Fernando Of Spain
to the Duke dc Monpensier has given correspondence
between my Government and those Of France and SPAIN
he extinction of the free State Of Cracow has appeared
to me to be manifest violation Of the treaty OF VIENNA
that have commanded that protest against that act should
be delivered to the Courts Vienna Pcersburgh, and Berlin
which were parties to it. Copies of these several papers will
he laid before you.
entertain confident hopes that the hoies in the river
Plata, which have 80 long interrupted commerce, may soon
be temnaed and my efforts, in conjunction with those Of
the King OF the French, will be earnestly directed that end
My relations generally with foreign Powers inspire me
with the fullest confidence in the maintenance Of peace
"Genfiemen Of tie House of Commons. have directed
the estimates to be prepared with view to provide for the