Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-28
MORNING LEADER
London Correspondence of the New York
TIE GERMAN WAR.

TIE GERMAN WAR.
The war, SO far as sctual fighting is cont
eerned, makes no progress, put me Ger
mans are waiting for ships and heavy ar
tillery. A train Of mortsrs and shell has
Just passed through Hamburger. Austria
which heads the moderate party, and leads
the war in order to control it, offers to
leave Jutlsnd if the Danes will also leave
the corner of SehlesWig which they still
hold But the Danes are not in q humor
to listen TO any such compromise The
Danes are however, ready to give up Hol-
stein. They have discharged every HOl-
steiner in their army. There is q report
that Russia is preparing TO act against
Sweden in case that Power should join
England and France against the Danes
Europe is 8 great chess board, with the
pieces so arranged that any movement is
full Of peril.
THE CONDITION OF IRELAND.
The debate on the condition Of Ireland,
last night was Of some interest. Mr..
Hennessey said the population of Ireland
since 1887 had diminished s, S,00O, ,0O0-more
than the population of Denmark and the
Duchies. Including natural increase, this
was loss of 100000 or 600 900. The
feeling Of discomfort and evaporation was
never so great as now. Sir Robert Peel
gave humorous account Of the Fenisns
and their ancient origin, when they were
great runners, wore long hair, ate fish and
slept in trees like gorillas. He thought
the best thing Irishmen could do for them
selves and for Ireland was to emigrate-
Mr.. Bright quoted Protestant gentlemen
Of the south Of ireland, who said the whole
population would welcome a French army
st Bsntry Bay. Up jumped an Orange
man, from Ulster, who declared that all
his part of Ireland would rise as one man
to defend it from invasion. Mr.. Brights
speech WAS denounced as democratic and
revolutionary but il was very true for
all that Emigration to America is the
one safety valve that saves ireland from
an immediate outbreak at home. In Eng
land there is some pity for ireland, but
more hatred and still more contempt
The mass Of the people know little Of the
country and care less. Emigration is to
them "good riddGnoe." But notwith-
standing the distress, there was not one
case of homicide in Ireland in the last
month. and more persons starved to death
in London last year, than in all Ire
land.
TLoGGHG IN TIE ENGLISH AREY AND NAVY.
The question Of hogging in the army
and navy came up on Thursday night
There is not SO much fogging as formerly.
The amount is reduced 10 fifty lashes for
one offence. Il used to be 8 thousand
In 1862, 85 900 lashes were administered
in the navy, and 5000 in the army. To be
accurate there were 5, 999. It was argued
that men fit be hogged, we're not it for
either service; but the answer was that
the Government could not be 50 select, and
must take such as they can get. The 30
cisl status Of the British soldier is, for
some reason the lowest Of any in the civil
lized word. The fogging clause passed
but by only three majority. Then came
the question as to branding, or indelibly
marking Of deserters and those bad sub
jecIs that are drummed out of even this
army. The practice was introduced by
the late Lord Herbert, to PUT g stop to re-
enlistments by these bad chsracters.-
This clause Was strongly opposed, but got
q majority Of thirty. In the course Of the
debate it was stated that fogging was
practioed in every jail and WorkhOuse in
England.
CONDITION OF CATTLE AND SHEEP IN ENG
LAND.
Another domestic trouble brought before
Parliament is the condition Of cattle and
sheep in England. This wonderful coun-
try Of beef and mutton is in a great panic
on account Of the diseases Of its animals.
There are 100000 head Of cattle in the
United Kingdom, and 100000 sheep
In six years the losses by disease have
amounted to EGG 100000. But this is not
the worst. Many more diseased animals
than are lost, are killed, sold and eaten.
When the poorer, refuse them, and they
escape the police, they are made into ssu-
sspes. Great quantities Of diseased meat
are every week siezed in London but i'm
mensely larger quantities are eaten, It
was not plesssntsubject for debate either
just before or just after the dinner hour.
There is TO be some law Of inspection and
prevention. A Tory member declared it
was all owing to free trade and the import
alton Of foreign cattle; and as to inspec-
ton, he would like 10 see q veterinary sur
geOn, with his stethoscope, examining the
lungs Of herd Of wild bullocks just
landed from q Belgian OF a Spanish
steamer.