Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-05-15

quarterly and yearly show that England least has
suffered little in commercial prosperity These returns
have surprised those who looked for far different
suit The Of the country, far the financial returns
afford clue is in healthy, if not buoyant state.
!. FRANCE. a
Our accounts from Paris are the nth instant by which
learn that the contemplated extension Of the present sys-
tenn of free trade in foaJ the 3lst July lS4s all
but certain The Paris journals OF Saturday say that Cab
Council has already held this subject and that
the Minister of Commerce and Agriculture has been desired
procure the requisite uscaoy documents and reports to
support the project Meanwhile another article has appeared
in the Debat which goes further than the preceding
for lets clearly enough that the wishes if not the
intentions, of the Cabinet extend not merely temporary
extension OF free trade food but to Its permanent establish
ment The ministerial organ declares that the responsibility
OF the welfare Of the people, during the coming year. rest
upon those who would oppose these precautionary
In ne may be regarded certain that the present
strcted will be continued till August ls4s, not
only every species Of grain and vegetable subsistence but
in animal food in every state, including OF course, sailed
provisions.
The difficulties of the Ministry of Finance, owing to tn,
scanty and slow returns of the Receivers General and tho
small amount of the indirect taxes, multiplied, and have
at length driven the Ministry to temporary expedens TO sup
ply the exgencies OF the department II reported the
Bourse Friday, and assured ALSO credited among
the besnoed persons that the Treasury had raised loan
Of thirty millions from the Bank for year, at five per cent,
and that welknown capitalist has supplied three millions
more the terms. tas IN.
being invited by notes from the Austrian Cabinet and
y urged by Count dAppony declare himself the subject
Of the French policy in Italy, had replied in the of the
Cabinet the most satisfactory declaring that France
would give any encouragement those who dream Of
the reconstruction of the Italian Union, and consequently M
Rossi has received instructions enjoning him harmonic
more and more with the policy Of Austria.
SPAIN
The intelligence from Madrid comes down the eth of
April 1t belongs rather the category Of private than Of
public events the chronced being chiefly those
of individuals Gen. Seano, of whom the papers have had
much say lately, had been justified by the Prime Minis
for refusing to leave Madrid when ordered elsewhere by
the late Ministry the ground that being member of the
Coes he right placing his Legislative above his mill
tary duties.
Ofthe Queen and her movements the following is
given by the Madrid correspondent of the London Times
"MApRun, ApHn 1.-THE hopes of those who really
wish well the young Queen have been yet defauded
Notwithstanding the most praseworhy exerions employed
effect reconciliation between the royal persons, the
Indifference, the estrangement nay, the same dislike,
still exist between them The unhappy young who
suffered himself, for vanly royal e TO be led victim
in the unhoy sacrifice Of October last is now paying the
penalty of his weakness
ssYiedng 10 the advice of those who she aware
anxious for her happiness the Queen has made advances
toward reconciliation. These advances have not been met
they ought Her Majesty agreed the formation of
pate establishment in favor of her royal consort she has
sought than arrange all the differences between
them in a personal interview she has written TO her hus
but those who profess TO be intimate with the internal
Of the palace that all has been tried in
The interviews have taken place the letters have
ed without reply and up to last night there appeared as lit
tie prospect of reconciliation at the commencement.
sOne of the conditions said have been demanded by the
King sine qua was the management OF the whole OF
the Crown property. To this the Queen gave decided
usa the ground that the Royal parmony belonged mel
her herself to her husband, but to the Crown and
that she answerabe to the nation for its proper
ment and consequently, could place it OF her
immediate control If the story of embezzemen and plumber
narrated the other day in the Congress of Deputies by Madoz
correct the scrupes of conscience did not weigh with
Royal persons of advanced and maturer Judgment
but of less integrity, than the young Isabella
The twenty hours of each day still passed apart
from each other by the Royal pair The King rees to
pose early hour, and rises early The Queen, the
contrary seeks her couch At advanced hour Of the night
and often not until four or five o'clock in the morning She
rises late Her time between breakfast and evening
pied either in public affairs in music. She also reads with
much attention, the newspapers of the capital which she in
ssts being regularly brought TO her and she appears 10
take unusual interest in what passes in the Cortes.
"A o'clock she dresses and goes TO drive For the
last eight days she drives herself in small pony pha
ton-a present, believe from the Queen Of England, OF
whom by the way, she often speaks in Of great admir-
ration and whom she declares she determined to take
her model in all her actions In her phaeton she
panied by her cousin, the Inana Josepha and her uncle
Don Francisco de Paula follows short distance in til
bury driven by himself She is not attended by Of
any kind ouder and servants form her only
suite during these promenades.
"Her drives invariably in the Prado and frequently
she descends from her carriage and walks for hour lean
ing her unces her cousins, and followed al
distance by servant in the Royal livery, in the midst
of the people, whose salute she receives with graceful and
grateful attentions. She the palace halt past
o'clock Her during these excursions bears
the slightest trace of i'll humor sadness the
rary she appears the midst of her admnng subjects gay
and smiling
sWhen the King leaves the Palace he seldom does so
until after the Queens departure He then goes out in
close carriage and drives another and entirely opposite
direction the Pado and toward those places where few OF
be met with and he generally returns at later
hour than the Queen"
a PORTUGAL.
THE CIvIL Wan IN PoRTuGAL.-We have Lisbon news
to the 10Th instant Count Toja the part Of the Queen
and the Government, had called Sir hamilton Seymour
and Admiral Parker who had placed the British squadron at
the Queens orders, and promised that the would land
Immediately if she desired it. protect her The immediate
rails on the Alemteo
Money not forthcoming, and the Queens troops and
Generals a stand STILL Very little energy was
displayed by the insurgents and appeared nearly evident
that Of the two Portuguese parties neither could subdue the
other The possibility Of Spanish aimed Intervention had
been increasing and the prompt action of resident auo
rites the consequence, as il probable that Donna Ma
ria might solicit the aid Of troops from Spain.
The state Of the money market daily The dis
count Bank Of Lisbon had risen to fifty per cent
The dearth Of bread equally dsprng the price Of wheat
Of the first quality being 47 shillngs per English quarter
Distress had in and taken for the
lief Of the poor Times, 1911 uitimo.
On this news the Times remarks