Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-05-06
NATIONAL INTMnIGENCER.
A WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

nard line, arrived at Jersey City, opposite New
York. on Saturday afternoon, with dates from Liv-
erpool Of the 5.h ultimo.
The intelligence brought by her is important, as
relieving the public anxiety in regard to the threat
ening movements of the Chartisis, OF which we had
accounts by the previous arrival.
ENGLAND is now quiet. The Chartist demon
sration on the 10th passed off without any serious
breach of the peace. large assemblage took
place, but there was no procession. The petition
was sent 10 Parliament by deputa!ion.
Thoroughly persuaded that they OF the British
race who have ever known how to make and to
guard their freedom, and to tame their monarchs to
the sober and firm will of the nation, have no need
Of violence to enforce, upon Ministry always re-
sponsibe, any change Of laws or institutions which
the deliberate sense of the realm demands, we are
Of course, deeply grafed that this threatened rou
BILE in England has passed off. Either the pur-
poses of that sect more loyal than was supposed
or the calm and resolute measures of the Govern
ment have intimdated the leaders of the intended
mob, and induced them to stop at that great lawful
means Of public redress-petitioning- has
heretofore shown itself more potent to bring about
Gh~-.y .,anne hose Of Ansln-Savon race than arms
or tumult has ever been any where else. s'
The Ministry of Lord JOHN RUssELL-a Wing,
Liberal Ministry--had evidently acted the manful
and the prudent part. No matter what it proposed
to itself for the future no matter what il may de-
sign to beralize or to reform, it that this was
no moment for making concessions; that such
would be taken as the concessions of weakness,
not Of justice or humanity, and would have excited
instead of satisfying those who extorted them. En-
gland has never won any part of her freedom by
mobs and when she shall begin to employ that
process, probably that freedom will be at an end.
No: she has system of authority wisely ac-
commodating and sure to yield to the popular pres
sure, before that pressure grows strong by
lation and sweeps away with rush all embank-
ments of legal constraint Never, perhaps, has her
Government stood in such imminent peril as that of
sudden created, not by any i'll action of the poti-
cal powers within, but by the present contagon Of
tumult without; and yet the conjuncture seems to
have been met and overcome without the slightest
shock.
The high and calm confidence Of the Government
in ITSELF and in the faithful support of the great body
Its measures, not less moderate than firm for pre-
venting the Chartist disturbance.
The measure of sending off the Queen to the
Isle of Wight appeared to be taken by many as
a sign of Governmental trepidaton. It is now, we
think, obvious that il meant not fear, but strong
ministerial resolution the resolution to remove the
royal person from the scene of action in order that
there might be additional dsquiet about the safety
of the tender and tmid sovereign; especially that
in the case of any dreadful necessity of shedding
blood the reproach, the stain, the memory of fact
so bitter might not disturb her future reign rest
upon their Queen, but upon the Ministry. They
meant, in word, like gallant and true men, loyal
at once TO their country and its CROWN take upon
their own persons (avertng them from Victora) all
the consequences Of any bloodshed which might
ensue from their purpose Of resisting any mob at
tempt TO awe the Parliament or change the Govern
ment by violence. 1t was noble and right
thought. The laws, when wrong, must, in free
countries be legally changed; and the Government,
if bad, can always be made what the sober people
desire to have it. if they set cooy and resolutey to
work
From FRANCE there is little news of interest.
Monetary affairs there, and on the Continent gene
rally, are very discouraging.
In DENMARK war has commenced, and a battle
has occurred in which the Danes were victorious
over the MISUNDERSTANDING army.
PRUSSIA is occupied with the Danish quarrel.
The Diet has authorized loan Of $4,000 900
thaers, to meet the exigencies Of the Government,
and also 10 give the guaranty Of the State to the
extent Of 25,OOO,O0O for the purpose Of aiding in
the restoration of credit, and assisting commerce
and manufactures.
AUSTRIA has offered terms Of peace to Lombar.
dy, by which she proposes TO abandon Italy after
having obtained indemntes and settled certain com.
mercial treaties.
Sir George Grey's bill for the greater security o
the Crown Of Great Britain has passed its second
reading in the House Of Commons by the following
very remarkable vote: Yeas 452, nays 35.
FROM OUR EUROPEAN cORRESP 0NDENT
LONDON, APRIL l3, 1s4S.
The principal domestic event which has occurred
since wrote you last has been the meeting Of the
Cbartists on Remington Common, on Monday last.
This place is on the Sury side Of the river, and
about mile and half south Of London Bridge.
Ten days before the meeting, we were told that