New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-16
days. il seems proper to givc in condensed FORM the
Etatistics Of British representation


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The ~oiitpsnsl. Interest.
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The Irish Peers in the House Of Commons are: Wis
count Palmerston for Tverton; viscount Burlington,
for Berkshire; Earl Annesley, for Grimsy ViseOgnt
Monck for Portsmouth; ViscOunt Galway, for Rat
ford and Lord BOtham, for East Yorkshire. The MN
OF literature and science are: Benjamin Disrae. for
BuckiDehamfhire; Thomas Macaglay, the historian,
for Edinburgh; MscGregor, the commercial sta
fist, for glasgow; William Sterling, author OF A.
mails # lie Artists Of Spain ETC. for Perthshlre WA
Ga6store author Of The State in its RELATION 10 he
Church, and other works, for Oxford University Dr.
Austin H. Layard, author Of NiHsrea aad rs Remains,
etc. TOR Ailesbury; James Wilson. the Editor OF Ias
Eeoromia, for Wes;bury; Sir William Wordsworth,
the Editor Of d. bees works, etc, for SOUTHWARK
Sir l.. Bulwer Lytton. poet drsmatist, novelist for
HerfordsliTe; William johnson Fox. Anti Corn-Law-
League writer, for OLDHAM; W. MackinnOn, author
OF very pitful) History 9 Ci'"'at'os etc, io[
I've; K. MOncktCn Mines, author Of Memorials y
Traro etc, and BENJAMIN Uvera, author OF io"
in tic Fast both for Pontefrach; Edward Mall au-
thor of several theological and political works, Tor
Rochdale William Mure, author OF Hstorg o. Gre
clan Literature, for Renlrewshire, Scotland w T. Ur
qulsrt author Of The Life # Francisco SfJr-a, for
We.tmesth County, ireland Robert Stephenson the
celebrated railway engineer for Wbitby; william
Michel physician, for BALDWIN; John Brady, surgeon
for Leitrim. Whether Lord John Russell may be
faiCly cesteG uHUtr lLt Htau VI LiCiSi' sVH'V"'H'
dare not decide.
There are al least 100 seats the representatives Of
which are nominaly elected by the cOnsttuences bat
really appointed by Dukes, Earls, Marquises, ladies'
and other persons, who turn their local influence 10
POLITICAL account. TIE Marquis of Westmnstsr, for
instance dispOses OF two seats for Chester, t1wn
mastering 52i electors; the Duke of Norfolk OF one
seat for Arundel the Duke of Sutherland OF two seats
for Newcastle under Lyme; the Marquis Of Lansiowne
of enc seat for Cslne; the Earl FizWilliam Of two
- IL nulg ,f a. y Of
for Chichester Miss Pierse of one seat for Northler
ton, sc.
The Gisproportion OIL one side Of the electoral body,
and on tie other of the representatives when compared
with tie entire population, may be shown by some ic"
instances:
In Berkshire the entire population amounts to
40 Cos. and the number Of electors 70 1ScJ IL
chooses nine representatives. for the House, while
eicestershiTe with an entire population Of 23l3J-,
and a constituency Of l3,OSl disPoses OF six seats
only; Lincolnshire with population Of +I|5$, and
24iS2 electors, dspOses OF thirteen seats IN the House,
while Middlesex with an entire pOpula;ionO Of ,55j575,
and constituency OF IL 400 elects only fourteen men,
bers Lancashire, with population OF 2J5l 80 has
constituency of only c,1c6 electors, and dip0ses OF
but twentysix seats in the House while BucAin2 ham
shire, with ertre population OF l65,1%3 anu with
6 125 electors, il represented by eleven members.
Sussex with an entire population of SO 5ii and with
1884 electors, elects eighteen members while
SianordsliTe, with population of 6jS7l6, and with
1867 electors, elects only seventeen.
The relation of the Electoral body TO the population Is
County Eector represents % persons OF the
IN one County ecto represents, persons Coaa
II seos1d ere County EectOr represent, 4 persons the
In one Borough Eeecr represents $50 Of the
In WLes Borough EetOr represents IA Of the
In sco,sld one Borough Esc;OE represents ss Of the
HE ds ior srd are not 30 comp for EnsAn4 and Scot
the following may be taken as fair Proclamation 'ls
One E,ool ish County represents Sc Of the cOun
o Istio in al IRISH borough represents persons of the Dor
Tie general deficiency CT the European Grain markets
may besated follows the deficiency oigrain in France
N place of being ten millions of hecOlitrcs stated
by the Nonitem to calm the alarm, greatly exceeds
twenty millions that is, more than eight million quar-
tiers Of English measure; aud the deficiency of potatoes
l. not less than Oue-iOuTth OF The average OF the last
five years he the deci ncy III wine oil and chcstnuts
is yer greater The deficiency in the produce OF corn
in Belgium ard Holland is about four millions OF hectic
tres thar Of the Kline Provinces, Prussia and Swift
zeIland, at moderate estimate, Is taken TO exceed
ten million hectolitres. The estimated deficiency in /
Italy is known to be very great but there is greater
difficulty in arriving at even prOXimate result. /
Tie lowest estimate, however, gives ten millions OF
loctotres of grain deficiency thrOug the great
,ran producing districts OF Western Europe OF not less
han forty -four millions of hectolitres, (seyenteen mil
ion quarters.) The deficiency in England s known to
worthy of grave consideration give that amount as the
deficiency in wheat alone Thus there lisa fatal deficiency
n the last harvest in Western Europe alone OF no less
Ian twenty-five million quarters without taking into
account the great nierorty and short coming OF other
cereals and the general prevalence of the pOtatoro
deficiency which, if valued in wheat, must be equal
10 at least five million quarters, or grand total of
wenty-seven million quarters Of grain.
As 10 the supplies that may be expected from foreign
markets il is asserted by very competent commercial
In Poland the crops have been very short in Russia
deficient by the high prices asked for grain at the
Baltic ports before deficiencies were known. And
hsugh in the Danuban provinces the harvest has not
aed yet the stocks there, well st Odessa great
y essened by the immense expectations to the Meditera
ard France AS America il is unable TO supply
two million of quarters. All the ships of the world
adequate 10 the supply OF quantity near ap-
preaching moiety Of the deficiency, which present
Known to all England 10 exist" KARL MARX.
rom Our Own Correspondent
LONDON, Friday. Jan q. 1854.
Once more the Exchange has some hopes of peace.
The preparations for departure Of Baron BrGnow in
London, and Count Kisseleff in Paris, had created
kind OF panic in the meneyed world. 1t generally
believed that the Car would declare aganst both
powers, as soon be informed that the combined