Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-02-26

caused by influenza. Those for the week which
ended on the 22d, were l,40l, including 80 by in
fuenza. The mortality is still 294 above the av-
erage OF the preceding five years. The influenza
has been very fatal to the aged. The venerable
Mr.. D'lsRAELr father to the talented author and
member OF Parliament( has fallen victim TO it.
No less than nine admirals have died during Its
prevalence and several generals and other officers
of rank.
The emigration from the United Kingdom was,
during the first nine months of l547, far greater
than, previous to the returns being made up, It was
estimated TO be.
The shipment from English ports was. .l36,395
From rom I Sss,.an os OBJ
Making total of............ .230,46l
If $4,000 be added for the last three months, we
shall have 10000 as the amount of emigration Tor
the year. A very great number certainly, but, as
the increase of population in the British Isles is as
certaned to be about 1000 day, shall still have adj
don Of nearly 1000 people at the end of the year The
emigration principally to the United States and Canada
Mr. McQuEEss oStatistics Of the British Empire" fur
nishes much curious information and few persons will be
prepared for the estimate which he makes upon good data
no Doubt of the agricultural stock in the United
Kingdom.
The number Of horses he estimates at 2, 250, 900
(of which more than ], 500, 900 used in
agriculture, their value being. E45, 600, 900
The number Of cattle a. 500 600 and value 2l6,000 600
The number Of sheep so, 000 000 value. $1,000, 900
The number Of pigs, of all ages, he estimates
at 100000, and their value. ll,s70,000
| Making i-ooS, cIO,OVV
be the total Of capital invested in this species Of
agricultural stock alone When this amount is added the
value of the CARTS wagons poughs, theshng machines, and
other innumeDbe implements Of husbandy and maierie
If
labor which is produce its all important results
the capital invested by the agricultural of
Great Britain exclusive of buildings, fences Seed and many
other of outlay, less than ESQ., 600 Ger
tainy wonderful amount for small territory. II is to
be hoped that another session Of Parliament will be u
ferei eapse without the organization Of bureau in the
Board Of Trade for the collection of such statistics may
enable estimate the annual agricultural products of the
kingdom and thus obtain knowledge Of the returns which
this immense capital realizes the aimporiant Industrious
and truly honoraby employed portion Of the community who
cultivate the SOIL bill prepared and brought into Par
lament by Mr. MILSER GIBsoS in March last, for this pur
pose, but through the pressure of business not acted
upon It proposes that these shall be collected under
the direction Of the registrar general of births deaths, and
marriages. by the agency the subegsers England and
Wales. II win be good beginning, but will need much
alteration in its details before it fully answers its object 1t
industry and employment trade, commerce. and manu-
acure has had the busy finger Of Government pryng into
and publishing, in annual statements, all the details Of its
products the agricuurist should have been almost entirely
overlooked except by the gaiherer and the thing-
regular annual publication Of the statistics Of agriculture
will be Of the greatest utility, not only those engaged in
its pursuit. but the whole British public In connection
with agricultural matters, may be mentioned that that
fortunate root, the poaO is denounced and lis cutya
ton treated impoitc, by many scientific and some Of
the journals connected with horticultural matters The Car
| deaer's Chronicle says
"Facs surely point strongly than any argument to
the mpocy Of encouraging the cultivation Of the potato,
ce aid human subsistence along with other and more
hardy varieties Of food Its very poduciyeness when healthy,
evidently leads the awful social caamtes in the
of failure and if the cultivation Of this plant is perseyered 10,
Europe expect respite from those dreadful vstaons
which told by the welinfomed author Of the Irish
Crisis in the Edinburgh Review has produced fewer than
seuen partial general amdes IN Ireland during t,cen
sir years, viz in 1922, 1885, g. u 81 and ls45 g.
one in every three or four years If the richest country in
the world would sink under such series Of disasters what
be the inevitable condition Of the poorest We repeat
them that the cultivation Of the potato by the poor for their
subsistence should be discouraged in all possible
and a on other hand the of other ar
c Of food should be the first and serious object of al
humane persons throughout the United Kingdom"
There good deal Of force and proprety in these obe
vaon but their value would have been much enhanced il
the writer had told Wha he would propose substitute
for the potato II is unfortunate for that northern
climate forbds the cultivation Of your beautiful and bountfu
Indian corn and is equally unfortunate that the mass OF
people, with than John Bulsh obstinacy, cannot
be induced adopt its regular article Of food unless
fairly compelled do by hunger and absolute necessity
There certainly conncxon between com, currency and
cash and having dscoured, perhaps too largely, upon the
FIST few words may be Of place respecting the
latter and first of currency The Bank to the lst