Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-27
THE EUROPEAN NEWS.

Saturday evening by the Liverpool steam-packet
HIBERNIA. The dates to the 18th instant being
nearly month later than previous accounts. We
make the following compend
There is no political intelligence of interest Ireland and
Irish affairs continue to be the chief topics of interest, and
Famine yet stalks unchecked through the land France Is
experiencing financial crisis, well as suffering
from scarcity.
Complaints are made in the papers much grain
is from the United States to French than to English
ports Large orders is said have by the
Very large shipments of grain for England and France have
bo1b made at Consaninople.
fe Prussian Monarch had at last fulfilled pfomse made
quarter renury uso, and svon his subjects
stution.
"BERLIS, FEBRUARY 20.-Prussia has length received
something in the shape of the longpromsed constitution
The King has issued letters patent enacng that the provn
cal States Of the kingdom shall be united into general diet
often shall be necessary loans increase
existing taxes Thus the King accords diet
troll the public money The concession is not perhaps,
very great-ceanly nothing like what expected-but,
considered the first step towards liberty its Importance
not be overrated" -
The English market had ucuated during the month,
but the quotations the sailing of the in ad
Of those of the Sd utmo Cotton had declined about
I'D. per pound.
The of the of Great Britain in the high
degree satisfactory. The of the income the
expenditure of the country Tor the year ending the 9Th of
January last less than E2, s46 900 The surplus Of
the financial year ending the 5th Of April will be considerably
MORE the of the quarter for the first six
weeks already exhibit increase upon the corresponding
period of last year of 950O, embarrassing of
G24 excise 9lO6 000 and the balance of various mis-
ceaneous items
The income of the year estimated at Esq 900,
and the expenditure, including G422 900 for additional in
al
plus of g336, 923.
"In making the above statement the Chancellor Of the
Exchequer omitted all granted for the relief Of Ireland
Two millions of pounds sterling had already been advanced
and he did think that he should be reckoning the
expenditure much less than FL 00O 900 month up the
time of the next harvest The numbers requiring relief might
still increase. He therefore could calculate the
CURED less than Gs 600, 000 which, with the e. 900
already advanced made the whole to be advanced either
grant oan at not less than fl0 0O0 000 No taxation,
no increase of the income property tax, could provide the
money within the year, and he therefore compelled
enter the market a borrower"
The London Times of the 25h ultmo devotes an article
the Mexican war; of which the accounts says are exceed
ingly confused The with which taken, pro-
annexed &c. is cited astounding, and the Times
says:
ga sxteen-gun sloop impounds province regiment of
volunteers quarter of continent; and
taken by fifty and gansoned by five twenty in the
midst Of and exasperaed population The armies
oil Occupa-
on all represented by deachments which would hardly,
if concentrated, make up effective division"
The various schemes suggested for closing the then
rehearsed and ridculed. The article closes thus
'The point most perpexing TO ordinary European minds
is the object for which this much desired peace sought If
the provinces and ports the people and property the
and customs Of nation be seized and distributed Gd Hb
already, is hard what further advantages
be gained by the most amcabe negotiations. What
does President Polk want TO buy with two millions Of dollars
when he get much for nothing Philip Of Macedons
receipt for taking fort sensible enough but who
drove laden with silver into unprotected
The Mexcans have clearly the vantage ground of their foes
Defeat and invasion may easily he put up with when they
leave the conqueos bcggas and the vanqusbed chooses
Santa Anna aered with compliments and beset with soil
citations, and has the daily refusal Of half dozen
Of the eternal amity of his enemies He hardly do better
than strengthen himself by additional defeats and fresh
pulses and leave his adversares complete their humiliation
and embarrassments by proracted career of glory"
The Times of the Gath discusses the finances Of England
Ten years ago the national debt f7ss 39s at the
close OF 1916 it had been reduced a7s2 9ls 1884, The
failure of has required its increase by GS 000 0OO
and all the ground gained before has thus been lost All Ire
land cast upon the bounty the State The prospect
surplus in the Treasury after meeting the expenses Of the
Government very slight In conclusion, the Times says
"The present year has been confidently looked forward
by many as the expected epoch Of similar fiscal emancpa
ton Public opinion had already marked the boon But
it be- With Ireland converted into one vast pauper
colony, with pauper landlords pauper farmers pauper pea
SAINTS, all hanging the Treasury there no more
thought Of remission The workingmen of England must
bear with their taxes II stands that they
How else they feed all Ireland which they know they
have to do"
The Irish poor emigratng in great numbers chiefly
the United States All the ready ports crowded but the
Chronicle says "unfortunatey they those whose
will severely felt they Pecuniay and
not destitute" Freight for Storage passengers has risen
four guineas Landlords aiding their peasany emf
CRATE:
"Mr X. B. Guinness of Dublin has issued address
his tenanty the county Of Wexford offering 93
each person IN family provided the whole go together and
also FL for each individual the latter be paid arr-
val in New York. Quebec, any other American port that
may be fixed upon"
The Journal DIES Debas states that good understanding
has been restored between NJ Guzot and the English Minis
ter Lord Normandy the latter making the first advances
the Austrian Minister acting mediator Lord Normandy
had been received with great cordially by the King Louis
Philippe Count Walewk has been appointed French Min
lister to the Plate Republic, and sail in few days.
baassng The Paris correspond Of morning paper puts
down the deficiency at nearly thirty millions pounds
sterling and adds that the Department Of Finance unable
to the demands upon it. The Budget Committee, ii
added has been ordered make appearances square
much possible but their version will show decien-
cy OF 400, O0O, 600 francs, sixteen millions sterling
france, like Germany, is menaced with extensive emf
grations to America In Asace the inhabitants of whole vii
lagos are preparing TO take their departure in the spring
Their determination do has been taken in consequence
Of the excessive dearness of food which higher Asace
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