Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-05-20

her business ard Englands; and we quite
vnced that in the present state of Europe any people who
desire and deserve liberty acquire it, There free
dom worth having but that which nation acquires for itself
is Engands policy rest her oars and abstain far
possible, from all act comment upon the affairs of other
nations. catastrophe must come to Spain must
to every country where power has osclaed between
desposm and license, and has not yet settled in the middle
point of fair free, and constitutional form of government
The Duke and Duchess MoSrPEssrER are on their
road to Seville the is, that the Queen mother
join them in their political Punishment but this step that
NARvAEz would scarcely upon present There is
little doubt but that the French Provisional Government
requested the removal of the Mon,peners from Madrid
There strong Of schemes going on in the south
Of France for the restoration Of the Orleans family and these
ntgues would be suspected of receiving aid from the pre-
Of the Duke Madrid Spain wishes to avoid Offend
ing France This would be very mpoc in the present un-
settled state Of Catalonia where large body of Carsts
organizing under the management Of Generals Royo and Boil
lis This Cast gathering might be increased to any amount
by transit Pyrenean sympathy Therefore monarchica Spain
wishes TO keep upon good terms with republican France and
the Monpensiers removed to Seville
Theres much dread Of political outbreak at Madrid The
Government has also struggle with commercial paralysis
Of the kind that which Expresses France and nearly
all the continent of Europe and aiming cure this by
coming but the money is coined from bullion drawn
from the bank cellars, the is far from certain for the
coin will pass into the hands Of capitalists and holders Of notes.
who will lock it up until times become less perous
There about political disturbances in GREECE.
Nothing of importance in the literary world our
London booksellers will not engage in any extensive under
taking until politics little settled In the theatre
cal world the great of the day Is the arrival In good
health of JxSsr LrsD. Indeed the Opera House needs her.
for Covent Garden has monopozed nearly all the available
talent, except the fair Swede. Two performances by anna
will take place London the 18th and l7th May
for the benefit of the Shakespeare fund.- On the 18th the per-
formances will be "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and
" Animal Magnetism !" on the 7h g Every Man in his
Humor and "Love, Law. and Physic." The amateur per-
formers will be Mr.. Mark Lemon, Mr. c. Dickens, Mr.
Leech, Mr.. Forster, Mr. Costello Mr.. George Cruksbank,
and Mrs. Cowden Clarke and others of less transatlantic
celebrity Macready is going through round Of his
chasacters at the Mary y-le-bone Theatre.
APRIL 2S.-The news of this morning is almost
entirely favorable. A very large reform meeting
at Leicester has been most admirably conducted.
All the news about the French elections is on the
side of law, order, and peace. LAMARTINE has 95
votes out of every 100, LEDRU RoLLIN not more
than 35, and Louis BLANC and ALBERT about g.
There is rumor that Ledru Rollin has intimated
his intention to resign, and that Lamartine has said
if he seriously offered his resignation, it would be
accepted So far the Provinces have been heard FROM
there every appearance of the moderate party having large
majority the National Convention There is not the report
of single outbreak during the progress ofthe elections
Another most gratifying circumstance, inasmuch it shows
confidence in political affairs is the rapid of public secu
rites at the Paris Boure Three per cents which closed on
Tuesday at Al ], closed Wednesday at 44j, and this
mornings express quotes them at at The respective prices
of the five per cents 62, 65, and SO. Railway shares
have advanced in the proportion. The Orleans has
risen from 5l5 to 570 and the Rouen from 375 425 The
assigned for this improvement is the confidence pro-
duced by the expected results of the elections the general
tranquility and order which prevail There is report,
however, that the Government has renquished its design of
dsposessng the railroad companies and taking the manage
ment of the roads in its hands, owing English cap-
aist who interested in these roads, having undertaken
their completion This assigned for The extra.
ordinary rise at the Bourse it, however, needs confirmation.
1t is singular fact that than two thirds people
entitled the late election in Paris avaied themselves
of that privilege.
There has been slight popular commotion RoME but
order restored The financial difficulties Civ
ing way -Four ecclesiastical Legates had been recalled and
their places filled by persons of the laiy The Jews in the
Papal dominions have been emancpaed every exeron
making Rome to perfect the organization of the army des
tined for the service of Lombardy II will consist in all Of
ls, 900 The Madrid mail Of the 22d says that the
hostility Of the Narvaez government England and its rep
rosentative was becoming daily more conspicuous.
The from IRELAND is not satisfactory, and there is
that Government is about to establish martial law in
Dublin and Of the counties Th had depressing effect
upon stock exchange yesterday which is removed
this morning. -