The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-20

CONDITION OF IRELAND The condition of Ire
land seems not to improve in the slightest degree.
On the contrary, her fortunes seem to be getting
DINNER and DINNER. Famine, murder, and
assassination have full play, while her orators
and patriots are divided among themselves as to
the remedy for the evils under which she labors.
The English government know not what to do
a majority OF the Irish themselves think repeal
of the union would act as panscea for all her
sores and calamities but they cannot agree on
the proper means to pursue to obtain IT, Let a
nation, numbering as many inhabitants as Ire
land does, be united the attainment of any mea-
sure, and she cannot help but obtain it. Let Ire
land be united in this way, and demand repeal
of the union, and she will obtain it but what
can be expected to result from dsunion and con-
fusionl
1t is stated, however, by England and by her
statesmen, that Ireland is drag upon them-that
she has exhausted Legislation for her benefit; but
yet they are not willing to sever the union.
Now, here is Ireland on one hand, with ma
jority of her people in favor Of repeal, and Eng
land on the other, considering Ireland drag on
her-would it not be policy for England to get rid
of the drag by consenting to repeal OF the
union
One thing Is certain, that Ireland will be
thorn in the side of the British ministry, and
source of weakness to England, as long as she re-
mains in her present dissatisfied state. She may
find this out to her cost before many years have
elapsed. Let England again be engaged In war
with France, and Ireland would, in all probabili-
ty, throw its influence against England. Her
commodious and spacious harbors would afford
France opportunities for landing troops, for
storms will not always occur for the especial be-
nefit of England. There will be crisis in Euro
pean affairs when the present monarch of France
dies. AS soon as the nation is relieved OF him,
its young blood will again boil, and seek an OPP
portunity to wipe out the defeat at Waterloo, and
the treatment of its Emperor. If Ireland cannot
be concilated, it would be policy for England
to consent TO a separation.
NoTARIEs PUBLIc.-We perceive that the Legis-
lature of this State is discussing the propriety
OF allowing the common councils of cities and
the supervisors of towns to appoint notaries pub
lie. 1t is very little matter, we apprehend, how
these useless officials are appointed, SO long as
they are inflicted on the people. Their principal
buslnessis to protest notes, bills acceptances, Sc,
for non-payment, as if a mans bank account, or
his purse, did not afford sufic lent evidence of the
fact Protest, to be sure, binds the endorsers;
but why could they not be bound without this
expensive formality Within few years
great many unnecessary offices have been abo-
lished, and we think the time has come when
notares public should be likewise abolished.
NAVAL ISrELLIoENcE-The United States sloop-of-
war Saratoga D. G. Farragut Esq, commander arrived
last night from Pensacola, having board thirty
a. - ,lf.- NH
bad weather since leaving Pensacola and has lost two
men by falling from aloft. The following is q list Of
her ofacers:-D. q. Farragut Esq, commander; w. H.
holland, lieutenant F. B. Renshaw do; L. B. Hunter
surgeon; g. H. White, purser; Wilkinson, MASTER
B. Steel assistant surgeon; X. r. Breese, j. Waters,
Jas Parker, midshipmen; Loyal captains clerk; r
g. Bell boatsw4in; Henry Welton, gunner; J. g. Thorn
as, carpenter.
The United States ship, Of the line Columbus Com
modors Biddle, from the Pacific, and last from VAL
paraiso at Rio Jsnero Dec. 81 and would sail for
home the 10th Of January The Columbus has been
absent the United States since June She
visited during that time the japanese sIsnds Philippine
Islands, Island Of Java, China, Sandwich Islands, Cali
fornia, Lima, Chilli and Brazil She has been ordered
to Norfolk where her arrival may be hourly looked
The sloop of Albany Is daily expected to arrive
ut the Brooklyn navy yard from the gulf Of Mexico
Pensacola, with invaids from the gulf squadron
The sloop Of war Saratoga momentary expected
to arrive tho Gulf for repairs. The u s. YES.
ut this station the Receiving ship North
lima, ships Macedonian and vncennss, steamers Full
ton, Polk and Legsre brigs Dolphin and Warrington,
and storeship Issak Walton The ship Plymouth sailed
few days since for Norfolk for repairs, whence she
will depart for the East Indies The new steamer
IL getting quite slowly,
HAzATLAN, Dec l, Is47-At anchor, in the harbor,
Independence razee, Commodore Shubrick Con-
gress Capt La Vallette, who, with 500 shore 60
verns and commands Masstlsn, supported by we'll sp-
pointed batteries and the two frgatee; Cysns Com.
Dupont; Portsmouth, Com Montgomery soon for home,
all her crew being their term OF enlistment; brig
Caroline, prize to tho Portsmouth, Lieut.. W. A. Bart
lett comdg taken up tho Gulf and has been
to-day for 000 The Dale, Com. Selfrdge, holds
Guaymas where she relieved the Portsmouth the 9th
Of November.
Lieut. Haywood, U. 8 N, with three officers and IS
men, were posted by Com shubrck at San jose, near
Cape St Lucas, early in November to hold that port
some probability of revolution appearing in the
| try.
The Erie has sailed for Calao, via Panama, (Pueba)
zone to Panama for Com Jones; Southampton In the
Gulf giving supplies to San Jose, La PsE and Guaymas
The frigste Brandywine, commander Storer was also
at Rio Jsneiro Dec. 49, all we'll u s. schooner Onka-
| hys, had sailed few days before on cruise.
| City Intelligence.
The WEArHER.-The weather, during the early part
Of the day, remarkably fine but towards evening
the air became damp and raw. Ths sky was obscursd
bv clouds and a late hour there n strong indi-