Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-11


further hostlities but they have earnestly entreaed
the King to adopt concatory course. There is
nothing new from Rome, excepting the approaching
election of three new Cardinals. NM. Fornari,
Robert, and Rosmini are spoken of as likely 10
succeed to that dignity.
The rumor from SPAIN is that the state Of the
Catalonan provinces is rapidly getting worse, and
that large bands of Carlists have penetrated into
Estramadura. conspiracy had been discovered
at Barcelona, and seven officers had been condemn
ed to be shot. Nothing new from any other part
of Europe.
Our Colonial Department must have been greatly
mismanaged, if what is stated by some of the daily
journals be true. They assert that, of the forty
three colonial dependencies of The British empire,
there is not one that is satisfied with its present con-
dition. Canada, Van Deman's land, the West
Indies, and the Cape of Good Hope are cited as
cases in point. If only half this be true, it is time
that the Department was called to account We
scarcely know what to say about the postage diff
Guilty between you and US: we really do not see
that the British Government can make any new
overture towards an arrangement, nor can we ina
CINE that your realiatory measures were correct in
their theory, Or that they have proved profitable in
their practice.
The Liverpool Finance Association have lately
published an analysis of the official expenses of our
House of Commons. Their statement shows that
seventy-four persons are employed, who receive
annual salaries amounting in the aggregate to
456,793, or S2s3,0O0. The Speaker has 95 900
per annum; his Council 81 500 the Examiner of
Standing Orders 1850; the Librarian e 900 !;
the Chief Clerk 93,50O, the second 81 1900, the
third el,35O, and the fourth 9l,lOO. There are
forty other clerks receiving various salaries from
42OO to 4S0O. The Sergeant-at-Arms has E 500,
and his Deputy gl 900; the principal Doorkeeper
Is75 per annum. 1t is generally allowed that
there is room fer considerable reduction in this
department.
We have no cerain news Of Sir JOHN FRANKLIN,
but there is small degree of hope entertained that
he has passed throagh Behring's Straits, and is
now working his way home round the Cape of
Good Hope.
There is nothing worth recording in the theari-
cal world, and very little in the literary. Lord
DENMAN and Lord BRcUGHAM have published PAM
phles, the first on the Saue Trade, the latter on
the French ReUoiution. Neither Of these "noble
authors" will add much to his literary fame by these
productions. The Lord Chief Justice looks only
on one side of his subject he is therefore partial
and preudced in his conclusions. The Ex-Chan-
ceor argues on every side, and with equal weight
and force he therefore comes to no concIusion-at
least he does not enable his reader to come to any.
OCTOBER 20th.-Late news from Ireland en-
courages the idea that the lives of SMITH O'HRIEN
and his compatrots will be spared, but the Lord
Lieutenant very properly refrains from any direct
expression of his opinion until the trials of The re-
m naming prisoners shall be concluded. McMANus
and O'DoNoHUE have also been found guilty of high
treason, and Mr. MEAGHER is now On his trial.
Ireland is quiet there is not even the rumor Of an
outbreak.
From France we have nothing of importance.
The Montagnard and Communist party in the As.
sembly have published an address TO the people, in
which they say: ave are driven back TO the gates
Of the monarchy, and it is there that we now are ;
il is 10 the men Of the monarchy that the destinies
of the republic have just been confded" The peo-
pie are exhorted TO be " calm and firm masters Of
themselves in order to be masters Of the future"
The election of President Of the Republic will take
place on the 25th of November. letter from Pa
rs, dated on the 18th instant, says: "The success
OF Prince Louis NAPOLEON is now considered as
tain by all parties" The system of agitation by
banquets, which was the immediate instrument by
which the revolution of February was brought about
has recommended; it is now used by the united
ultra party against The Modera.es.
The States General OF HOLLAND has been OPEN
ed with much solemnity. The King was received
with every mark Of loyalty and respect, and his
speech IRON the hrone uepcted IN strong terms the
prosperous and peaceful condition of the country.
The last news from VIENNA IS that the Hunga-
rian army is within two German miles of the city
Count AUERsPERG has stated that nc will not inter-
fere between the Hungarians and Croats. There
is rumor that he has ordered the Ban to retire.
There was no appearance Of Vienna being for the
present seriously menaced.
Nothing new from Frankfort or Berlin. The
disa1eclon in the Austrian army under RADETzKy
increases and il has been at least decima,ed by de-
sertions one hundred and fifty Hungarian officers
have been imprisoned at Milan. CHARLES ALBERT
seems inpatient at the slow work Of negotiation
and his people throughout Piedmont are urging him
TO immediate action. The French Government has
declined interference, except by mediation, in the
affairs OF Italy, and M. BAsTiDE's despatch con-
cludes with the following striking words: Deter
mined 10 compel Russia TO observe the principle of
non-intervenion in Germany, the French Govern
nen finds itself constrained in its turn TO conform
TO il as regards Italy,"
The weather has suddenly set in very cold. We
had the first snow of the season in London on the
morning Of the 18th. =.
CULTURE OF TEA IN THE UNITED STATES.