The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-13

victories can dispense. As you 60 into hotels and
public places you boxes for collecting charity
| the poor Well the English a rich people and
generous. and will make noble effort To dssipate
| this misery. But what any private enterprise
however brave. do to meet calamity which has
fallen on the whole people and the extent of which is
so alarming that even statesmen in Parliament stand
ashast and look for nelp from the and find
comfort in the words of Presidents Message? Can
any fact indicate strongly the relations between
the two countries, which grew so strong in
their hours of trial? Sixteen years ago. when this
last frost fell on England there unusual pros
perity here 1t came from our All the channels
of American commerce had broken down, all our
wealth rushing into English markets our conf
mercial supremacy giving way TO England. eager
to find her opportunity in calamity and her pros
perity in
STORIES OF DISTRESS.
How changed! And If we cared to point moral
what lesson it would be, But looking
out these cold streets, seeing London
under her canopies of fog and snow, pass
ing at every abject, pitiful erea-
ture craving bread. and hearing in every moaning
winter wind the voice of and want. one cam
not have the heart to remember anything but the
grief of England, wish for anything but album
dart mercy. Is it not written that they who
strong should not boast of their strength. lest the
nonr or calamity should come! You read the news
papers and in every column is note of sorrow.
On Saturday, in Birdcage Walk, fell on the
ground and died at once She starving her son
had had work for five months; there were thrce
children and nothing for them to cat. Birdcage
Walk is in ST. James Park and is Of the historical
spots in London. 1t is the centre of rich and pop
ulous section, under the shadow Of duca mansions,
within few moments walk of the Queen palace.
Here English mothers fall and die of hunger. The
Midland Railway announces that it will reduce the
wages Of its employees shilling week The Mid
land Railway can build hotels which the munfcence
of Fisk could not equal 1t pay it's aborers.
That shilling a week will out of many poor
souls Christmas dinner. In Northampton me-
chanic, thirty-ive years of age, tried to cut his
throat. His wife had just brought him baby. He
had no work, no food. Suicide was the welcome he
gave his newborn child. laborer named King
is arrested for stealing fragment of cheese. In the
police court he told his story. He had been out Of
employment six weeks had applied for aid at the
workhouse; had even asked policeman to lock him
up that he might obtain a nights lodging. He was
sentenced 10 fourteen days Imprisonment. In the
Gloster Wagon Works the men are reduced four
shngs week and compelled to work ten hours q
day. In Burnley the workhouse is full and the APP
plications for relief have increased fifty cent In
the Berwick country people attack butchers wagons
and vans carrying provisions to obtain food Houses
have been entered for the same purpose. Think Of
burglars breaking into houses for bread In Wolver.
hampton the other day the number of applications
for pauper relief two-thirds in of ord.
nary times-over fifteen hundred of an increase in
one week. "The great majority Of these" says the
journal from which l am quoting, "were abe-bodied
men, who said they had been out of work for many
weeks, and their wives and children starving at
home" In Maryebone district, few minutes
walk from the Langham Hotel, the great estates
Of the Russes. the Grosvenors and the Cecils Will
lam Sullivan died the other day. The doctor said at
the inquest that the cause of death starvation.
William the of laborer, and his father could
not earn food for him. The who sat at the
inquest practical He advised the father
and the mother to apply to the workhouse and get
food. else they would not be able to do any
work.
DISTRESS PROVINCES.
This story comes from all over England. In Man.
chester times than during the cotton
famine. The distress of the laborer means distress
in other circles. II poor men cannot buy articles
small shopkeepers cannot sell them and trade is
at end. All the money goes for food. and the
manifold industries outside Of the sale of food al
standstin. for Injuries. such books the trade
is dead. A book dealer told the other day that
his trade at end OF course if
people will not buy books, publishers will not
make them and the printers suffer So the circle Of
distress goes around and around. Men and women Of
energy and benevoence doing all in their power
to remedy the suffering The Queen has sent 81 900
to one fund. Here is the offica, of announc
ing her charity THE Queen notwithstanding the
deep sorrow which has fallen upon her. has noticed
your appeal in behalf of the suffering poor of Lon
DON and has commanded to send the enclosed
check Her Majesty contribution for alternating dis
tress in the metropolis" The Queen. God bless
her! How she to think of her subjects!
But if she gave a whole years salary as Queen and
lived on her income it would be too large con
tributon.
"LoRD, LORD HAVE MERCY"
In the meantime hear strange voices, talking
as you heard Englishmen talk. in this gen.
Grafton. at least. Here lines Of that
clip from radical paper. The capitals I find
them:-
The Curse Of God sweeps DER the land,
Lord, Lord, have mercy!
We die. and feel no helping hand.
Oh. Lord. have mercy!
Famine and horror plague and blight.
Oh Lord, have mercy
Enwrap i'll triple night,
Lord, Lord. have mercy!
The great are throned on seats of Gold,
Lord. Lord. have mercyl
The starving Poor are bought and sold.
Oh Lord, have mercy
The swollen rich Cypress and slay,
Oh Lord. have nercyl
While Millions curse the light of Day,
Lord. Lord. have mercy
The Mothers weep in want and woe;
Lord. Lord. have mercy
The new born Babe brings joy moro,
oh. Lord. have mercy
Disease. Starvation. Crime and Fraud,
Oh. Lord. have mercyl
Bear their wings thy curse oh God,
Lord, Lord have mcrcyl
REVOLUTION u!
This is voice In poetry. know these lines are
"incendiary' and not taken from very respecta
bic paper; but they of the voices you hear
now in England. Here is another voice in prose- the
capitals being also as find them These arrests
referring to what Bismarck is doing society,
will end in result advantageous TO the Dcspot-
isms: though for time, doubt il will seem to do
REVOLUTION in Europe is growing stronger
and stronger every day. The millions gradually