Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-01

33 O00 0OO The Chancellor of the Exchequer has rec
fled his Of railway expenditures by saying that the
amount expended
In ls4l, was. "a, 500 600
In 1872 ............... A, 5000
In lS45 IA, l0o0Uo
and that if the expenditures of the second hayear Of s47
had gone on unobsuced would have been cas- O0O Ooo
Your readers will please my former figures, which
taken from the former official statement admitted
to have been erroneous.
The appointment of Mr. BERSAL to the position of chair
of committees of the House Of Commons, and of Mr.
JosEPH PARKEs to the office of Chanccry Taxing Master
have given very general satisfaction.
The health Of the Lord Chancellor Lord CorrENHAa) is
said to be in very precaous state, although he reported
to be recovering. Who is to 'cluch the Great Seal in
Of vacancy is OF great doubt. Lord CAMP
and Sir JoHN JEnvIs mentioned, and the eccentric
but yet vigorous and capable Lord BRouGHAM is thought to
be not entirely of the category Of possibilities Lord
DEsMAS is said TO have wish to retire from office, and
there is great probability Of almost entirely organ
cation of the Courts of Law The prefermens in the
Church have given much dissatisfaction the saaced High
Church portion of the Establishment butmuch pleasure the
Wings party, and to the liberal portion of the community
oil political denominations The Archbishop of York Or
MuseRkvE) is called by the intolerans 80 good Of
man. nothing more; Mr.. LEE, the Bishop of Manchester
is ga nobody, and hardly admitted be good
of man but Dr. HAMPDES, the new Bishop Of Hereford,
is called by the High Church party ga downright hereto"
His heresy supposed consist in stalking the Bible the
whole Bible, and nothing but the Bibe for his rule faith
and holding nothing necessary be believed, less
than is therein laid down" This appears be good oho
dox doctrine; but the University of Oxford who ought to
know best, says that is not Heterodoxy, however APP
pears be very much upon the increase for late
show that in Wales there are thirteen dissentes to one
E,rthar
likely hand; the health of the Bishop of London is
in exceedingly dubious state and el2,OOo per annum
and the patronage of ninety vings trembe his breath
The Archbishop Of Canterbury (Dr HowLEr is consera
bly, eighty years of age, and vacancy in the Prate
ship of all England would prodgous rusing among
gowns and cassocks Connected with ecclesiastical
the late decision in the Court Of Queens Bench that all
marriages with the sisters of deceased wives Illegal which
has rendered about five thousand children llegmaie.
EUnorE presents varied but not unpromising aspect
this The reform movement is going in FRANCE,
and gathers strength it goes Every mail brings reports Of
reform 6nnguets at Rouen, Amens &c. One lately
held Lyons which sixteen hundred persons attended, and
the number would have been doubled had there ROOM
The health Of the King poinedly omitted at this
ing, had been at several previous The official
turns the French customs for the month very un.
favorable, the being only 1906 Osi francs in oc
tober, 1896 it l4O55, 655 and in October ls45,
1893 465 francs The influenza is raging terribly Mar
selesmore than half Of the population ,000) said
be suffering under IT, Political relations between England
France reported to be resumng much cordial and
friendly aspect. II good for the peace Of the world that
such is the May every good feeling between the two
nations be increased
SPAIN is pretty much in the position. There
rumor which the Times appeared to give credence that
the Queen was enee and that the undoubed fact had been
communicated TO the French Government However there
no confirmation Of this desirable event. and it probably
nothing more than one Of the many idle tales which the
settled Of that unhappy country almost daily gives rise
to- Gen. EsrARrERo has returned to England. He will be
safe heret may fairly be doubted whether he in
Spain
The civil war has commenced in SWITZERLAND. Blood
has been she'd at Frburg and Lucene and those Cities
the great points OF the power Of the Catholic
canons have submitted the army Of the Diet England
has mediator in the person Of Sir SPARROW CANNING
and is hoped that suspension Of hosies will take place.
England will not be party to any ocble interference with
Switzerland. Sir SrRATroRDs mission is sanctioned by the
Ministers Of all the great Powers Of Europe in London and
Paris.
In HuxeARr the Archdukc STEPHEN has been unanimous
" elected. Pslsne. II remarked that the Emperor Of
Austria who presided at the Diet, surrounded solely by
Hungarian councillors. Prince MErrKRsIcH and the Count
DE KoLLownaTm were usual by his side. The Diet
has opened under happy aupces liberty has been
given the press many sauary reforms projected, and
the bappest results anticipated II isa very significant
feature in the late arrangement Of the Italian Commercial
League that notice whatever is taken Of the interests Of