The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-04

gractousy pleased to that from the date OF
household and that the daily allowance of bread shall
be Id per head to each disted in the palace
Ms: CusnMAS.we regret to state that this Lady has
been dangerously ILL., She has however. suhcienty
recovered to proceed upon visit to the Lozess near
Birmingham. We are informed Miss Cushman will
shortly proceed to the Continent where she will remain
until quite restored and then return to her London
gagement when she will produce play written
for her by celebrated novelist Miss Susan Cush
man has been acting very successfully at Blackburn and
Newcastle (Stafordshre]
Mr.. GEORoE yANDESHoyy.-This gentleman made his
first appearance since his return from America, on
Wednesday last, the l2th ult in his favorte char
acter Of Hamlet" He enthusiastically applauded
Dissolution PARLIAMENT The latest rumor is
that Parliament will be dissolved the 10th 26th Of
june public business admits; IL not the dissolution
will not be later than the first week in July.
Two Weeks Review of Affairs In Europe.
From tho European Times May 10
The commercial pressure to which We alluded in our
last has continued unabated The intensity in the in.
terva has rather increased than otherwise The Bank
Of England has been besisged with Populations
relief and papers have teemed with elaborate dis
QUESTIONS on corn currency and cottonthe three Cs
which rule trade and absorb minds at the present
time to the exclusion of all topics less az
fectng the pockets Of all who eaty sovereign
cia embarrassment, In times of affection like the pre-
sent, take place in the Bank Parlor. Wealthy mer-
chants the recipients In times Of ordinary prosperity
BY the fate which rules nations well individuals to
| bend the knee in humblsness, and cry for help.
Another high priest Of Croesus the Chancellor of the
Exchequsr, has had poured into his unsympathisng
rial less hard than gold less fnty than Chanceliors
heart A deputation Of merchants afflicted with ple-
waited upon this functionary the other day You
are said he addressing one strong but mournful-look
believer" The vsage was obliged to the soft i'm
parchment. :" am of the largest holders in the
The s Is en- take advice"
60 home and sell it'
Money scarce that artificial value is impaired
to it. Men of undoubted sovency at what
ever sacrifice in order as the Americans quantity phrase
It, ito realize" All public securities Depressed
the value Of the best descriptions of railway stock has
fallen enormously-trade is nearly brought to stand.
st-credit receives shock which skaters the whole
social system-and the capitalist the carpenter on
the score Of independence may shake hands, there
| scarcely shaving between them. Terrible, this-but
he will
the interest on Exchequer bills which now drug
necessity Of his applying to It in advance Of the ma
tonal revenues strange remedy not surpassed orig
nalty by the more phosophic attempt to
beams from cucumbers
The House of Lords has been making painful erpe.
riment on public patience The Irish poor law having
escaped the shoals and qucksands Of the Lower House,
launched last week into the arsocratc branch
OF the Legislature The Irish landlords headed by that
frothy Mlesian nobeman, Lord Montsage, creature
of the wings and formerly Of their colleagues flew
which mad bull attacks scarlet cloak and so mauled
and disdgursd the poor thing that when it picked
nixed The bill, readers aware has for its OBJ
ect benevolent duty which ought long since to have
peen that OF making the land support
the soil to contribute towards the maintenance of the
paupers in proportion to their stake in the country But
this would not answer the purpose of Irish landlordsm
To saddle Irish restitution the Saxons and send rag
fed wretchedness in shoals the channel foster
ana spread disease and contagon around is the aim and
end Of the phianthropc lords OF broad In green
Erin. Noble disnterestedness which, to the scandal
of British peers, found too many coadjutors The
amendment amounts to this-to try relief for
twevemonth. so that by making ii uncertain giving it
an ephemeral trial instead OF fair chance Of work
ing permanently-it may be the more readily OBJ
| structed and defeated. A direct negative would
have been far more straightforward and honora-
BILE. Political consequences of the highest i'm
portance are involved in this move of the refractory
peers already the ministry are putting their house in
order preparatory to dissolution and as a set of
agant the cruel injury inflicted the Irish poor
bill the Government has stopped the bill for advancing
three quarters Of q million Of money to three needy
Irish raiwsys-a just and spirited retributon
circumstances seeing that the bulk of the money would
Ultimately reach the purses OF the landlords.
The House of Lords the bringing up Of the report
has had the good sense to rescind Lord Montesxles
amendment which limited the Irish poor law bill to
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is dead Lord Bes-
borough since the time that he assumed the office has
won golden opinions which he not been destined to
enjoy or all offices under the British crown this
most trying and the most thankless There is really
little practical utility In maintaining the representative
OF majesty In state in Dubn bad Imitation Of in fact
kind Of living satir' on monarchy in England--for
virtually all the onerous duties appertainng the
situation chaked out if carried into effect In
the home secretarys bureau in Downing street. But
the Irish are fond OF show,are poor and neither
dispense with the pride and pomp the Office such as
is with the outlay in hard accompanies
its administration it, abolition would be benefit for
would make the distinction of political favours less
matter OF toadysm to the great for the time being
in Dublin Castle than it is present This lord eute.
nancy is moreover badge of copouest for the extinc
ton Of which, If the Young had any practical
or personal respect they would loudly insist
distinguished nobleman to say that he has displayed
great rmuess of character high grasp OF
mnS inn ho
the channelby the way OF the most trying
periods in hs history Of poor bleeding rclands mso
tunes He expired ut his official residence on Sunday
| night.
May, which in cheerless and bleak has been
putting on her sweet and sylvan beauty with gay good
humor to the delight Of the farmer the of the
the satisfaction of everybody The greatest
misfortune that can afict humanity barren harvest
It paralyzes mans ingenuity, and like the wand of
enchanter ransmutes the prncsly mansion the pea
SAINTS cottage such calamity, thank Heaven Is more
distant than IL appeared fortnight back At that time
the season unusually backward, and, coupled with
the existing scarcity OF food, people became seriously
alarmed about the future The feeling now reversed
hope has banshed dependency and from present ap-
pearances every indication exists early and pro-
life yielding of the earths fruits It is needless to en-
large upon the very great advantage Of good harvest
TINS year 10 the whole OF our population continu.
ance oil such weather rs the present will good
crops Of barley aud in this country and If on the
continent 1t shouldbc of the kind the rye crop
fail to turn out WI this season With all SPRING cor
good start Is more than half the race, as it grows
rapidly and Is comparatively safe If it cover
| the ground with u toerably thick herbage We have
before us reports from almost every district Of the
country which satisfy that the pros
poets of good harvest almost universal The wheat
crop is at present too early to speak Of but may
say that weather could be favorable it
the present 1t will BIO observed that the price wheat
and flour Is still on the advance and there the
part Of many persons great fear Of scarcity it being
impossible TO estimate with any degree of certainty the
stock in the hands of the farmers. AS regards the
continent IL stated in tho Chamber of Peers the
10th instant, by the Minister Of Commerce and Agr-
culture that the prospects Of the next harvest
extremely promising. The crops througho Be lgium
said to promise abundant harvest CORES
pondent of London paper says: have just travers-
ed the whole Of the central and upper districts Of the
| Peninsula affirm that for the last twenty years
the aspect ofthe country the operations Of
| the farmer, In state promising. From Egypt,