The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-28

re-comnence. These remarks apply only 10 the
Russian provinces; The conquered lands are, of
course, VI the Cars discretion IL Is the that he
reiens, indeed; and this circumstance goes far to
explain the inordinsie but patient desire of con-
quest which distinguishes the policy of the Rus.
s,an cnipeiors. TIL &C
sixty millions of inhabitants In It's European pro-
vinces; there rs room and food for many more.
There Is thu difference between poverty in new
country and poverty in a civilized country-in the
former it is the want of the luxuries of life, in the
latter II IL starvation. Russia has it's poor, bur
there is food for them; there Is az abundance cf
logs 10 build houses with; there are millions of
acres OF .rnle soil waiting for civilizations there
more work than hands TO do it. Scared by the dis
tress and wretchedness which poverty entails upon
people in all old country, there have been parents
that have killed their offspring "lest they might
come 10 want" In Russia the case is far different
"a numerous family Ia quite a treasure TO Rus
sian peasant. The numoer of his sons increases
the number Of acres Of land which he farms, aud
his daughters are married oti-hand. He is not
asked To provlde them with marriage portion;
nay, he is even sometimes paid for them The
lower classes, IN almost every part of Europe,
think ii a curse 10 have many chdren; IN Russia
they are royal road TO veal IN. Hence the POM
lauon increases very fast, and would do so much
faster not the children killed by over-feedng
Ten or twelve children what one might call
the usual allowance of married couple ia Russia,
but one-ihrd OF them die IN their infancy. The
extra ordinary abundance of the necessarles OF life
is a pow elful encouragement TO marriage, and old
bacheloTshp and old maldship are things one
scarcely ever hears OF Some friehttul abuses re-
suit from this state of things A late traveller in
Russia tells us OF boys OF fix and seven years of
age, who were actually married to bouncing young
women Of tour-and-twenty. He STATES the case OF
wives who carried their husbands about in
their AIMS. These unnatural marriages u
source Of the most dsgraceful connections
Though the child was husband de Jure his father
was husband de facto When the boy grew 10 he
found his welded wife an old woman, and made
al haste TO have one OF her sons married to some
girl whose age and appearance were more congo
NAL To his taste Baron HaXthausen confirms this
statement, and informs Us that though the practice
has Of late been forbidden by law, il is still upheld
by the custom OF the country and by motives OF in
terest
The RUSSIAN FLEET IN TIE BLACK Seat is
the intention Of The admiralty 10 order OF our
first class iroates 10 be mme diatev commissioned.
and also 10 complete The crews to the war estab-
hshment III the ships Of the line now getting
ready for sea, This measure becomes the more
necessary AT this moment, when we observe the
threatening attitude of Russia towards the Porte,
and Whit we bear IN mind, moreover, that Rus
sla has well equipped and well. manned feet of
about 20 ships Of the line, five of which three
deokers, in the Black Sea, besides several heavy
fngates. If the Russian army should advance
upon Constantinopc, division two might
easily get possession OF the principal forts the
nsrih side OF the Bosphorns and OF the Dardanelles,
whereby this powerful fleet could pass into the
Mediterranean forthwith. where, at present, We
have but hali-a.dozen sail Of the line TO oppose
thtm.-LCudOn HraM.
AMERICAN MAu TO lRELAND-IMpoRrANcE OF A
DmECT MAIL To LIVERPOOL For some weeks
past the direct mail communication between Dublin
aud Liverpool has breu discontinued, and the cor
rerpondence Tor that important port has been trans
miit-d via Holy by the mail dispatched from
kinRsiowD at halt past seven m The injurious
consequences anticipated from this change are al
ready experienced, aud are the subject Of general
com,isis, amongst the mercantile classes IN Dub
In and Liverpool. One very striking instance of
the misc hlevous effect of the change we shall at
present notice. The weekly mail tor America is
DISPATCHED from Liverpos every Saturday and the
Irish letters aud papers TO be forwarded by that
mail, well rs communications to Liverpool
age nts connected with American houses, must ar
rive carly on Saturday forenoon On last Saturday
the whole lrish correspondence reached Liverpool
long after the mail steamer had started. The mail
rcm Kingston to Holy head dispatched at half past
seven, p m, on Friday evening, IN consequence
OF the easterly wind dad not arrive at Holyhead in
time for the train which takes the mail for Liver
pool; and the lrish correspondence had to be de-
famed some hours, eventually reaching Liverpool
long after the departure Of the mail steamer A
m. reliant extensively engaged IN transactions with
New York, has forwarded TO us Communication
complaining bitterly OF the delay OF n week in the
despatch Of his correspondence, which 10 likely TO
be productive OF considerable loss rs well rs incon-
venence. But the hardship complained OF by this
individual Merchant, Is felt by the whole CONNER
the direct mail from Dublin to Liverpool In vari-
Gus ways. THIS very day, we know that another
merchant, 10 provide against the possible missing
of The mail this evening via Holyhesd, arranged TO
foiwaid duplicates of his letters TO New YORK. by
friend who proceeds direct To Liverpool by The Cy
Of Dublin Company steamer, which leaves Kings
town al FIX ia the evening. IN ofder to the
despatch of his correspondence by the American
mail steamer tomorrow. The truth is that with
60 important port Liverpool, To- which the great
current If lrlsh trade 10 directed, "a direct mail
communication from Dublin il perfectly indlsp-nss-
bic: ard We would recommend the mercantile body
to make an earnest representation on the subject
10 The Msrquess Of Clsnricsrde, Postmaster en-
eIAl, who, We doubt not being made acqusin'-
ed with the very injurious working NJ the pre-~nt
sysi,m. which neither be nor the Admiralty sniic-
pst.d will remedy the evil by rc-estabshing "a d-
Ieci mail with Liverpool Dublin Mercantile id
ttrtIsr.
Foreign Thestricais.
Madame Schroeder. one uf the nrst tragrdisns OF
n he "a 1I.ts