Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-09-04
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.


HoLLASD-The annual budget of for lS4S amount
to IL $780, s35 FORMS and for 1S49 II, 1876, 067 forms
To this must be added for each the years. 500 600
forms destined to cover unforeseen expenses.
Thus, population of about three million souls already
with monstrous debt amounting 22S 942, 5ll forns
the annual interest payable which amounts to of
36, 294, 600 forin will have pay the State annually
the Of II ,679>54 forn which the rate of almost
eight forms head when pauPers and children say
third) deducted.
members Of the Belgian Ministry, formed by Mr. r. Ro-
ger who the Home Department Vcydt Finance
DHoffschmdt Foreign Affairs DE Hausey, Justice Frere-
Orban, Public Works; General Charal, War.
A New GERMAN PoRr.-Iaie advces from Germany
communicate fact of interest the mercantile world
II announces to the mercantile and shipping interests the i'm
poant fact of the rights and privileges Of free port having
been accorded 10 district the Weser where the small
stream the Geeste into the river This place
Bremehaven, where all vessels OF heavy burden bound
Bremen obliged to bring up. The Hanoveran Govern
men deepening the water at and in the approaches Ha
bourg, believed with the intention Of making Harbourg
also free port.
COLONIAL AND CONSULAR APPorSTMESrs.-Snce our
last publication of the 4h Earl Dahouse has been APP
pointed Governor General of lnda and Sir Henry Pottinge
Governor of Madras Sir Henry Smith succeeds Sir Henry
Polngcr Governor of the Cape OF Good Hope. Sir II. E.
r. Young WILL il is reported, shortly the Office Of
Lieutenant Governor Of Australia and Sir Robert Wilson,
now Governor Of Gibraltar is likely to relieve Lord Seaton in
the administration Of the Ionan Islands.
THE STEAMSHIP GREAT BRITAIN.-We think il not i'm
probable that in our next publication we shall have the salts
faction of announcing that this magnificent ship again afoa
and possibly in one OF our spacious craving docks.
RiILwArs.-By parliamentary return, just printed, il
appears that the 2lst ultmo G35, 49, 7S9 paid and
$780, 6 remained TO be paid, by the several railway
panes having had purchase SALE lease, Imagination bills
before Parliament in the late session.
CHoLERAIS RussIA-The Paris Constitutional states that
the cholera raging with intense severity amongst the Rus
san army in the Caucasus 1t has already carried off the
General Kowalewsk and Col Prince Orbelan The malady
has diminished in attachments OF the army and nceas
ell others II is added that the cholera has appeared in
some Of the mountain districts under the dominion Of
Russia.
RoYAL COMPLIMENT TO THE PoET TENNrsoy.-Alfred
Tennyson the poet has been soiournng Esher in bad
health No thought it worth his while to call him
TO solicit his acquaintance. The Queen and Prince, hearing
OF II, paid their respects to him without delay.
The Railroad Journal has published interesting article
showing the comparative marketable value Of the principal
railroad shares in France the 22d September 1915 and
the 3ls July, s47 The loss varies from 1927 per share
to 4s2f In wentyone undertakings the total loss the
marketable value has been less than 4sS 3O7 500 frances
OF E19,532, 300 Thus, within twenty-five monihs the
French market has lost 800 2i9l 900 shares
forming aggregate capital of ,232, 90o, 900 frances
E49, 3l6, 600.
CAPTURE OF SLAvER.-A correspondent St Helena
in letter dated June l6 informs that Capt Birch OF the
Waterwch, Of guns, had just captured fine bgantne
with BIO slaves board. She apparently American
built vessel but had when captured, neither papers
lors on board.
Executions on CAPITAL CoSvIcTIoSs.--By an official
document printed by order Of the British House Commons
is shown that in five years. 1885, there 2s6 per
convicted capital charges and 3O7 executed the
next five years. 1917 persons convicted 3O4
ted in the next 1877, Of which us executed in
the next 7G7, out Of which Al executed.
SHAKsrEARE's IRTHPLAcEWc gratilcd 10 announce
that Prince Albert has contributed the of G250 the
Queen Dowager has also added 00 and the Corporation
Sratfo another Gl0O towards purchasing the birthplace Of
the Bard OF Avon.
There has lately been discovered ceaux in the Ioet
large stone jar Of rude workmanship containing six hun
ded Roman coins The about sixteen inches in height
and eight inches in diameter II found species
chamber about yards square, the walls Of which
coated with Of extraordinary polish II the
time enclosed in niche, which had only one opening
Of sufficient size to admit mans hand to drop in the coin.