Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-25
foreign Nems.
From tho Boston Daily Advertiser of23d.
Arrival of the CAMBRIA.
IA Days Later from Europe.

The steamship Cambria, Capt. Judkins, ar,
rived at half past 3 o'clock on Saturday Of
lernoon, in Is days from Liverpool. She
was full of passengers, having brought 90
from Liverpool, and Is from IIalifsx. She
has also a large amour, Of freight, including
50 2,500,O0O in specie. She left E4,700 at
Halifax. We have received our files Of Lon
don, Liverpool and Paris papers to the dates
of departure, and are also indebted for papers
to the kind attention Of the officers Of the
ship.
The political news is not important. The
aspect of affairs throughout Europe is somewhat
/ gloomy, and the prospects Of the future moi
promising. The principal evils are the results
of bad harvest, throughout the northwestern
parts of Europe, and the reaction of too great
prosperity in former years. These evils are
most grievously felt in Ireland and in all parts
of the United Kingdom-France and Belgium.
II There is more or less of pressure il, the money
market, and arrangement of The finances, in
England, France and other countries. The
public funds are depressed, in comparison with
their ra,es for some years past. -
The price of bread stufS, -four grain, Sc
had materially declined since The last arrival
The cotton market was much depressed, - and
large exports Of gold and silver continued.
| The most important intelligence by this ar.
rival is the development OF the Ministerial Sys-
| TEN of measures for the relief of the people OF
Ireland. This includes the temporary relief re
quired by the immediate pressure of famine
and measures for the permanent relief OF the
population. The system proposed is far from
giving general satisfaction. Ii is difficult to ex
plain satisfactorily without going into more
details than we can find room for at present. -
These measures were brought forward in
10th Houses Of Parliament on the 25th of Jan.
uary, and they were fully explained in the
Peers by Lord Lansdowne, and in the Commons
by Lord John Russell. We copy the following
brief summary from the London Weekly Times
The sum and substance of the immediate
measures are the formation of Relief Commit
tees in the electoral districts of Ireland who
shall be empowered TO receive subscriptions
levy rates. and receive donations from Govern
ment by means Of which they shall purchase
food and establish soup Kitchens, and distribut,
rations to the destitute, without the indiSpensa
BILE test of labor. II is proposed that one hal
of the money expended upon The public work.
| shall be borne by the nation, the other by tn,
| landlords of ireland, to be reraid in periot
extending over twenty-five years, in terms o
the provisions OF the Drainage Act, passed las
| session. The Government also propose 10 ad
vance f5O,OO0 to the landlords, in order to fur
niSh their tenants with The means Of purchasing
seed, the amount to be repaid by the end Of thi,
/ year. Such Is rapid outline Of the remedia
measures proposed 10 meet the present exigen-
IIcy. The Intentions with respect TO the fuiur,
in measures OF more permanent character
will be best CLEANED from the Noble Lords owl
statement of his scheme, as presented in ou
parliamentary digest.
On the following day the other two genera
measures of temporary relief'-the Corn lmpor'
ation and Navigation Laws Suspension Bill'
received the seal Of Legislative sanction by th'
Royal assent The other subsidiary measures
including the Bill authorizing the use Of Sugal
in Breweries and Distileries, progress through
the various stages with rapidly.
LATEST FROM 1RgtAND-The accounts from
Ireland are still very distressing. The deaths
by starvation in Mayo, Sligo, Cork, Tunm, &c.
are numerous, and sickness is generally preva
lent There is, however, a faint hope of i'm
provement. In wesimeath the markets ars
falling, and the Dublin Pilot says this is IN,
case everywhere. In Derry and Kildare Q
great number OF the farmers have large pits o.
excellent potatoes, the quality OF which is, 10
every respect, equal to that Of former years
The usual weekly meeting of the Repeal ASSo
cIalion vas held on Monday, Alderman Butlei