Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-02-25
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EyCIl,s
ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA

interesting and important.
Parliament has been occupied with hs ..
measures Of relief for tho people cr Ireland Y.
Scotland The government plans appear IN n.
ceived with general appreciation by oil parlie, h.,
in and out Of Parliament.
The accounts from Ireland continue 10 be of,.
same appalling character.
Scotland, too still suffers. and in some nan.
England. the people complain tina, they csDoa
procure food
The most important commercial news bro,.,. |
by the Cambria is that relating TO breads,ui, NY.
Of which have declined materially since our n,''
Gus acc cunts.
The Bank Of England has again raised i, ~.
Of discount from 3 - 10 4 pcs cent The Con-
market was agitaied 10 consequence, aud d,,i,.
took place. Money, however, 1t is said. /. ,Ls.
dant at the London Stock Exchange.
Trade in the manufacturing district. ren,,,
dull.
The general European news does no, Do.,u.
much interest.
The London Times states that the minister.
Austria, Russia aud Prussia, did not attend a.
opening Of Parliament Ia consequence Of the q,
NAL protest contained IN the Queens speech ,g,,s
the annexation Of CrscOw.
II is announced that several steam vessels BELLA.
ing 10 the British Navy, have been despatched
ireland with provisions.
A Queens letter in aid OF the distres,es IN l..
land and Scotland, has been issued 10 the Ar,b.
bishops Of Canterbury aud York, directing Il, nal.
LEGATION in the different doceses. A collection
to be made a; the private dwellings Of the p,i..
toners in the following week.
Easion Lodge, the magnificent residence n
Viscount Maynard, and one Of the mobiles, nan.
sions Of England, was, with lis valuable contents
DESTROYED by fire. on the 81 ult
TuE DISTRESS IN ScoTLAND-The pess,n,t,
Of Scotland are suffering the most dreadful pine
/ iions.
10 Dingwsil. some families are represented 10 |.
so destitute OF fuel as to be obliged 10 ca, then
vegetables raw while Others rather than be r.
duced to such straits, convert household furniture
into fire-woOd.
a food.riot took place in Aberdeen on the 29i
ut The unemployed met in the neighborhOod Of
The town, carrying with them black flag sul
sent deputaiion 10 the Magistrates; who, Wiih The
concurrence OF the principal corn merchants, tod
them that shipments OF grain would be suspended
I throughout the day there was much excitement
and special constsbles were sworn in Toward.
evening, hour.csrt was attacked, windows were
broken, and the Police pe,ed with stones but The
Police having made sally, about fifty men, "snd
great number of tcomog" were secured Even,
ually. the mob was persuaded to suffer shipmensio
iulhl actual engagements i, being declared by ihs
Magistrates that no more should be sent away
The induS Of Irish paupcrs into Glasgow con-
iinues. During one day, the Magistrates invest
gated two hundred cases OF vagroncy, nine TENTS
Of the vagranis being natives Of Ireland Man
we're sen, back on the Irish steamers. One mn
I brought up vas so exhausted that he was order5
TO the Hospital but be died before be could bs
got there.
House Of Lords. January 25lh The Cora In
( portation and the Navigation Laws Suspension
iention Of their lordships TO the melancholy STATE
Of Ireland, snd The steps taken by goyefnmen, TO
meet the calamity by which il was afflicted. The
extent Of this calamity might be judged Of from the
estimates formed by competent judges, which cal
culsted the loss OF the crops Of oats and potlioes
al no less in vaGe than sixteen millions sterling
the loss On the peiaSp crop slone being in weight
between eight and nine millions of tons. The
noble Marquis dvelt at considerable length 10 de-
tail on what had been done by the government,
and then proceeded to consider the proper eourse
TO be pursued FOR the future
The Government. he said, proposed TO lend mon
ey to individual proprietors Of land, at l-2 per
cent, for the pext % years, to be repaid BY ins,a
ments also 10 allow them TO sell even entaed e.
taIes. Il was also proposed 10 establish soup kIieb
ems To purchase waste lands for the use OF labor
ers; to aid emgrants; to provide against the des
tItuion OF the aged sick and infrm, aud TO enable
landlords 10 sell portion Of their estates in Ords
10 pay of mortgages and make improvement
j HOUSE OF CoMMoNs, January 2lst.-A commit
tee of The whole house having been formed, lort
John Russell proceeded 10 deyelope The new min
isteria measures for the relief Of ireland and Scot
land He spoke at great length, and showed thai
the Feights on the importation OF corn had serious
Ilu and hat 80 l.la
with its neighbors in the markets OF The world 4
was necessary, not only to repeal the duty on corn
but TO suspend the Navigation Laws. The snspen
sion OF the Corn Law, according TO the minister's
intention, only to extend 10 the LIST Of Sepiem
Der next.
In concluding his speech, he proposed TO susPent
the navigation laws till the LIST OF November ner
and he moved that il be an instruction TO the char
man to ask leave 10 bring in bill to suspend ih'
duties on corn ill Sept Isl. ls47.
The Chancellor Of the ESchequer rose To state
the measures which il was the intention of the goF
eminent TO propose with regard to the articles o.
. sugar, molasses, aud rum. BY the law, as d
present stood, private brewers were allowed to US
sugar in the making Of mall liquor, and he pro
posed TO relieve public brewers from The prohlor
ton at present existing. lie found thai loO lbs .
) sugar was equivalent to quarter Of wheat ano
therefore in that respect the revenue would be 70
some extent gamer. He did not anticipate, ho"
ever, that that alteration would dsplace malt 10 any
extent, but nevertheless he believed II would Dc
beneficial TO the West India proprietor and 'h'
grower Of barley in England. He was mol, how
ever, prepared to extend this permission TO mOas'
es, which for many reasons stood in different 20
I siton. lie proposed also TO allow the use Of sug"
in dis,ilIeries which would be practically duty fee
GOVERNMENT Measures FOR THE RELIEF o.
IRELAND. LoRp ]. RussELI's SPgEoH, Jan 70
Lord John Russell brought forward his g'ea
n improvement Of ireland. Money is TO be advance
for seed for the next crops Loans will be macs
10 such of The Irish lanhlnrds rs wish 10 Improve