Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-19
FOREIGN NEWS BY THE HIBERNIA.

FORElGN NEWS BY THE HIBERNIA
In commercial affairs there seems n he . con
tinued improvement in England SO far as regards
the condition OF the money market The stock Of
bullion or specie, in the bank of England continues
TO increase and amounted, by last returns to about
thirty millions sterling, equal to nearly sixty-two
and half millions of dollars and the continuous
importations of the precious metals from Europe,
and still more from the United States, furnish SUBJ
ject Of comment for the English papers. Wilmer
d Smiths European Times says:
"The undue expectation Of bullion from the United States
occasions here present. almost much
own slender stock did in October last The indications Of de-
rangemen the export Of about S3 900 has already
occasonsd, watched with increasing anxiety The effect
of this has been much overasd We think there cannot be
doubt that the loan operations of the United States Govern
men in the face of the present expectations of SPECIE and
the drain Of bullion for the exgencies Of the in Mexico
the immediate of the actual inconvenience suffered
by the banks the other sde The cessation Of the uno
unate with Mexico would conduce than any other
reinyigorae trade and equae the exchanges their
ordinary level"
The Of emigration from the British Isles America
forms another topic of remark in the English papers The
Liverpool journal last quoted observes that
In 1916 no fewer than I29 S5l persons emgraed from
shores but in the first nine months of lS47 the emgra
on reached the astonishing number of 240 persons the
greater proportion Of which bsng Irish emgrans to North
America There sailed from Liverpool Ia SOL from other
English ports 22,094-ota from England 1876, ,395 from
Scotland g. 1855 from Ireland 95 9ll forming together
240 460 human beings The mortality attending the passage
Df this vast multitude has been indeed terrific But must
borne in mind that great numbers prior their going
board the vessels which carried them their destination
of fghtfu disease which, doubtless all the misees
of sea voyage more or less aggravated.
The Special Commission in Ireland continues its mean
choIy abo and far seems scarcely instance has
Cured Of Of the accused having escaped conviction It
also feature of importance, well of novelty, in
ympahy has been shown by the peasany towards the cIm
,as under actually convicted than heretofore
The late violent schism in the Church is fast subsdng
own into tranquility, if quite into concord Dr. Lee,
he Bishop Of Manchester, consecrated, by the
Archbishop of York, Chapel Royal Whitehall, the
sd instant.
As regards the Bishop of Hereford Sir Firoy Kelly
aving obtained a rule to show cause why nnndamus
hould issue command the Archbishop of Canterbury
hear the objections made Bishop Hampdens conrma-
ion the Attorney General the part of the Grown and Of
he Archbishop showed against the rule on Monday
anuary "a in elaborate and conclusive argument and
he proceed for several days in succession
The decision would doubtless be against the mnndanus
ord Denman had announced that the judgment OF the Court
would be given Tuesday, February |.
From the Continent the intelligence with regard to money
fairs similar that from England Money extreme
plentiful Hamburg, the of discount being only 81
,er cent.
In France the Guzot Ministry been sustained in the
Chamber Of Peers by the signal majority Of III.
The Moniteur publishes detailed account Of the imports
md exports Of France during lst5 ls46, and ls47 The
month Of December, isa7, presents dmnution in the
venue from this of than 20000o0f, COM
pared with the same month ls45 aud ls46. pom the
whole OF the year ls47 there eo nsay 00Of
as compared with ls46. The report in the Moneur upon
the commercial navigation of France is also unfavorabe
While the number French merchant vessels employed has,
since s46 been reduced by 5s those Of foreign countries
have been increased by ., $50.
The death Of the King Of Denmark opens a complicated
question for the other European Powers to SETTLE IN the sue
cesson Of the Duchy Hosen which lead to the dis
membement Of the kingdom and the isnment OF new
State at the mouth of the Baltic.
Affairs in Italy have reached unexpected crisis Amin
suection has taken place island Of Sicily, of which the
Piedonte. Gazette Of the Goth gives the following details
eMessina began the insurection the 4h, eight days
before the general rising and had organized civic guad ana
taken possession Of the fort Of ST Salvador In Palermo, at
the first reports Of cannon, the baranou or country peoPe
aocked in arms to the capital headed by the priests with cru
rxes in their hands, harangung the muituoe anu saying
hat as Christ died for them they should die for Their country
The cavalry attacked the people, but were epulsed WIN
oss OF fifty men the people only lost twenty some per-
sons were seen pouring boiling oil the soldiers fpm the
windows and among the pieces o furniture that assaed
heir heads from above there piano Inc chauei oi
Messna still held out il believed they would shortly
surrender"
The Journal des Debats says
The troops which had been Gent by the steam
from Naples were dsembarked without difficulty near
mo- where they took position the shore ana In .ne o
ssn SAUCE, Who commanded them effected comm1nica-
ton with the Due de MoO and Gen Vial who were in the
Cas,ea Reale II was thus asceraned that the insurgents
had appointed three committees when hsa ens 20 e Duc
de Maio note declaring that the people ueanueu e con
,u,on Of 1912 and the liberty Of the press This demand
being rejected !, was decided lombard the city, but the
Count dAqua who had the command IN chei OF .ne e.Pe
ha ,nc,ons from the King and accordingly returned to
Mslas - he 7h All the foreigners at Palermo bad left
the city and embarked
Gan To,vsoS Col HESRr WILsoN, Col. BELKsAr,
- rE.;.x n,auYvr left New Orleans for