The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-23
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The Omciai Notihcaticn OF the Opening OF the
Enxiish Ports, and the Suspension OF the
Navigation Law.
ANso prcImo
| VICTORIE REGIME.
| CHAR. 1.
AN ACT to suspend, until the first day of September
one thousand eight hundred and the duties
on the Importation OF corn.
Dy an act passed in the session Of Parliament
holden IN the ninth and tenth of the reign her
present Majesty entitled to the laws relating
70 the importation OF corn enacted that there shall
sors on all corn grain meal and four imported the
United kingdom or the Isle of Men, from parts hsyond
day Of February which will be in the year OF Lord
thousand eight hundred and forty nine certain duties
Whereas by Of the partial failure certsn crops
usually forming part Of the subsistence of the people
be limited duties should be levied upon the
| entry for consumption Of the said articles, any
Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and con
sent OF the Lords Spiritual Temporal and Commons
in this present Parliament assembled and by the autho
ry Of the same, That duties of customs shall be
chargeabe upon any corn grain meal -four, already
imported hereafter to be imported into the United
Kingdom the Isle of Man, from parts beyond the seas
and entered for home consumption after the passing OF
this act and before the first day of September the
| sent year.
An Act to allow until he first day of September lsa7
where's, it is sxpsdent to allow, for limited time
corn, maize grain, meal, -four rice, and potatoes to
be imported in any ship or vessel from any country
expectation only, should be allowed to be entered for
home consumption: Be it, therefore, enacted, by the
advice and consent Of the Lords Spiritual Temporal
and Commons in this present Parliament Assem-.
after the passing Of this act and before the first
day of september in this present year. shall may
United Kingdom for home use from any country in any
ship or vessel OF any country however any
growth produce any country any thing in the Law
OF Navigation to the contrary in anywise nOtwthsand
IL. And be enacted that from and after the said pass
ing OF this act until the said first day OF September in
elusive in hi present maize grain, -four
meal rice, or potatoes, the growth produce any
country. which may have been warehoused in the
United Kingdom for expectation only, may be entered
for home consumption any thing in the Law of Naviga.
ton to the contrary in any wise, notwithstanding.
The Famine In Europe-Ths Destitution In
| Ireland and Scotland.
| SCOTLAND.
(From the Liverpool Standard, Feb. a
Last night DR. Mackay delivered an address in Great
George street Chapel detailing the distress in which the
Highlands and Islands of Scotland are at present plunged
He said that OF 400 900 souls nhabiting the Highlands
about so 900 at this moment totally daily
0Sd al Ts sG m 6 o charity and that number
arrves the Highlands and Islands of Scotland will
500 600 totally dependent upon charity. The failure OF
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and the whole of Scotland and the population Of the
Highlands and Islands totally dependent upon that
stating that potatoes formed OF food
the people This calamity has fallen upon population
who totally destitute of money buy other food
and who have in their extremity The popu.
ation OF the Highlands divided INTO two classes of
being permitted TO build huts plant their little
patches OF potatoes which furnish with ans OF
au%oe existence throughout e year and Of crstess
landlords, but raising little more than sufficient
meet those rents and their wants This class 90 live
almost exclusively upon potatoes The loss had come
suddenly and unforeseen The Highlands and Islands
naver looked brighter and greener than during the
| past summer; and in many localities the blight came
in a single night He had seen fields biackened
which week before were aourishing in luxuriance
of scientific attanments in the pride OF their know
ledge, overlooked the working OF God in this matter
and extent OF distress existing in September in Island
OF Null scores OF whose population have
II not assisted with meal supplied by the committee;
ana read another letter from gentleman in of the
islands Stating that in ordinary years TIE condition Of the
population is one of dem starva,ion'0 The crop the
year before last the reverend gentleman stately had
been most abundant one, and had been sold at high
prices Last year, in consequence greater breadth
land had been sown, which, however, had proved total
failure. They had taken the care, in the dis,ri
button OF relief to provide against fraud and dssc
ton oil sect had been permitted TO interfere in their ope
ra'ions They had been endeavorng get the able
died poor to into the lowlands procure work
and now upwards Of three hundred work on rail
ways and other works, who regularly sent their earn
to their families at home. The reverend gentleman
proceeded to give number of OF
the state of poverty in which the population Of various
localities sunk and their excellent conduct under
the pressure OF sfction, and concluded by powerful
appeal for assistance in the efforts of the 10
save them from perishing.
1t is stated that there $50 900 families over and
above the ordinary laborers and destitute in
ireland, requiring at calculation OF $40 per family
$1,000 for their yearly maintenance
Description is futile to convey any notion of the suffer
ing in Ireland but idea may be had from Individual
bborao
Dispensary, in the county of Cork gives these details
which we extract from multitude OF others in the Cork
On Monday morning last woman called of my house
at avery early hour and, forcing herself the hall
hnement In answer to my nterrogaory as TO whether
her labor bad, she said no" but she is sufocated
by the smell of dead that was in the house with
her" When visited this miserable and suffering crea
tG'e found her lying on the ground. without particle
OF straw to protect her from the dampness of filthy
sarthen floor single article OF covering screen her
from the bitter cold to which in this comfortess cabin
she was exposed Immediately opposite her. near the
hearth where the fire had burned out lay body of
her father inow in the rags in which he died and In the
attitude in which he beshsd his last Putreiaction had
disease OF which he died, viz, the gnant dysenery
| that is now ravaging the country.
A man Of the Of Healy died in the parish of Dri
moleague about fortnight ago. his wife and two chill.
dren remained in the house until the purescent exha
tons from the body drove them their compsn onshp
passing tho MAS cabin had their attention drawn by
loud snarng, and ON entering found tho gnawed and
nohBeu keieoh Vi Iieay cohtebueu Tor by ase OF hun
cry Dogs and pigs that were completing their honid
banquet on his putrid remains
A woman IN the townlsnd of Letther, belonging TO
Alexander ODriscoll, Esq and which there is lore
poverty than any farm OF its in the west rid
ing, crawled to my door; she the time laborng
under malignant fever, wa emaciated to the utmost
gree, and appeared if the grave at that moment vo
miied her forth handed her some relief and directed
her to leave the door, as dreaded infection my sm
~ DON'T want this" said she, pointing to the sh
ling which had given her, but want 10 get my boy
eured he dead these eleven days; he died in two
eier his father; got tho sickness myself my two
chdfen are dyinK; no person Will go give them or
me drink OF cold water and got up in the fever to.
gay ana put the corpse In ditch and came to you TO
gent put In the grave that the dogs may eat it,"