, 1870-07-04

Pope's infa1llhility ty-Eamely, thzt Of finding
I means to avert the famine with which We aro
II. .~eatened. It is question which COMES
| hon-e TO every household, rish sh Or, Or poo, 3?
5rsna6t with rettenchment and Inconvenience,
and to the other with .poGtive want.
Hnt creat ~ Is the concern which it causes to
families. ii Ia smAn II comparison to the anxi-
ety which L oca asions in governmental circles,
for there = nd n 'ore dangerous enemy Of im-
ner;a1 nv, and ~oan >chical institutions than a
fanine. Il furnishes such cogent and prse-
tica) l1usttstiope Of the correctness OF the
political theories put forward by the Repnb-
iican opposition that it y a.. more 70 be
dreaded than all the phlhpples deliver
ed from the tribune agstaat maladministra-
ion and e1ravaeanee. Hsnce the prompti-
tude with which the Imperial government has
always acted on the first ev1den,:e presented
to it of probable faiIuEe Of ths z1,ps, and the
energy which it is nov dRplayingia providing
for p emergency which promises to BE- s,ao At,
been despatche3 by it into all tbs depart
ments to ASCERTAIN, not merely the actuH con-
dition Of the crops, but the stock Of cereals on
hand, so as to provide as full7 as possible for
the deficiency which is apprehended.
In many parts Of France tho farmers are kill
ing their cattle from absolute waus Of food for
them. Hay Is at such An e1hortitant pEsce
that none but agriculturalists Of large means |
can afford to purchase it.. In the Corps Leg
islatif yesterday, u1gont agpos]s wese made
Deputies, to zee that the orders issued to al
Low cattle to browse in the forests C. the
stato and the Grown were promptly executed.
It was affirmed that, owing to
persistent drouth, aud tho intsnse heat which
accompanied it, the animals wero literally per-
ishing OF hunger, close to forests in which tho
g!ass was allowed 70 50 to waste without prof
ting any one. u. Segris, the Minister o{
Finance, stated that after the first interpella-
tion "as addressed TO the government on this
telegraph, authorizing, over the whole or
tent Of the foEcsts of the State, this gratui-
tous removal Of the grass fof the use Of
the large cattle, and ALEC that thoy should be
admitted within the limits Of tho forests
themselves, whenever their introduction was
not likely to be attended with injury to tho
trees With regard to sheep and lambs, tho
admission Of which Vas forbidden by ar
,ists, .isie 11o oou q the code forester, and
To1si W1e e1d3d o2d3d.ncsa eay ,na BE- a1thor5sd
crees, it would be sufficient for
requests to be addressed to the keepers Of thc
forests and transmitted to tho Minister, with
favorable recommendation for the latter to
1859, to give the necessary orders without
sublectlng tho applicants to tho delays at
tendant upon the obtainment OF Imperial
DEGREES; / give You these. particulars in
order to prove to you the extent OF
the evil, and the influence which it is
likely to exercise On the prospects Of Ameri-
can farmers for the next couple OF years. II
the grain crops in tho United States turn out
al abundant and Of AZ good quality as some OF
the Now York papers represent, the exports-
ton from your side will be very largo, and the
ba1ance Of trade will be 10 considerably in your
favor that you will soon be enabled to return
to specie payments. It il not from Franco
merely that tho drought is likely to create =
large demand upon your cereal resources. The
uews received from Spain to-day in this con-
nection ia very bad. In the PROVINCES Of
Leon. Valencia, and VaIadohd, the crops are
entirely lost, owing to the want Of rain, and q
similar calamity is approhended in the provin-
.ea usually moHt favored in this respect