Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-15

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less speed and fatality in various continental countries. Tn
oscotc Gazette that decreasing in that city
neghborhood 2 42 persons have been attacked il
first appearance of whom $50 have recovered and ,o2
ded467 being still on the sick list AT St. Peesburgh th
disease appears extremely mild and rather the usual cpl
demc than Asialic cholera. There have been observed
Moscow the frequency Of boreas and other at
mospherc phenomena occurred in 1880. The disease
rapidly decreasing ConstaRnope Bagdad and Trebsonde
The SuaJa Mercury that the cholera has broken
in very violent form in Gaca aided by the poverty Of the
Inhabitants and the Of proper food among the
classes.
Under all circumstances however, this dreadful disease
far from being the destructive agent which its former
visitation. Physicians know better how treat il than they
did then the disease itself appears to be Of mder type,
and there win be much less OF that despair and abandonment
among the patients which prevailed great degree
1882, and which, doubt greatly increased the mortality.
The growth Of CorroS appears to be receiving attention
from the French Government and being taken
for the promotion of its culture in Agera upon large scale
Specimens of cotton grown in that country spoken well of
and already the French people calculating upon becoming
independent of the United States for that article The Man
chester Commercial Association has received advces that 45
bales Of cotton grown from New Orleans Seed the produce of
the East India Companys farm at Combaore, have been
shipped to Manchester for SALE This cotton said to be Of
very good quality, and much of its superiority is supposed to
be owing to the seed having been earlier than usual
The Directors of the East India Company appear be de-
srous that nothing should be neglected which may tend
promote the improvement Of India grown cotton. Whether
they will succeed in raising in quantity and quality
to furnish any material part of the English demand very
problematcal Many persons who best acquainted with
the subject say that Australia offers far better cotton field
than is to be found in any part of Hndosta but that your
cotton growing States have nothing appehend from either
aud still less from Algeria There probably nothing in the
commercial and manufacturing history of the world which
affords parallel to the cotton trade The first impulse to
this trade in England not given until from l76S to $780,
when the improved machinery of Hargreaves and Albright
was brought into operation The power-loom, of the
most important of modern Inventions adopted gene
rally until 1916 and yet the manufacture this article con-
stues and has long done so the staple branch of Engands
trade, and OF the principal of her commercial
Perotywhs the material furnishes the United States
with of her most important exports There is, probably
little chance Of England losing her superiority in the
acure of cotton there is of the United States being super
seeded in its production.
DECEMBER II, lS47.
The state of London and the country health remains
pretty much last week nearly forty deaths
recorded in the Times Tuesday the average is about m
Among other deathsby influenza may be mentioned
that Of Mr. CUnrEIs, M. P. for Rye writer in the Med
zeal Times CDR j. c. HALL estimates what he calls the sick
and death tar levied upon the country for want of proper
sanitary regulations, at 100000 The unnecessary
Deaths says, CO. 900 annually, and that twenty EIGHT
of prevenbe sickness each of these deaths
that the number of Of sickness and death which
nuay take place. and might be emeded by proper MEANS
less than 740, O00-uuy horrible
to be made in country like this.
sorry to say that the last whaIer from the Arctic
FRASKLIS. Government will send immediately expedi-
tons both by and land, in search Of him. God grant
that they may be late Lord JouN RUSSELL has given
notice that he does intend for any suspension of
the laws in their scale of gradual abolition beyond
March, This is important notice. and worthy the atten-
ton Of the shippers Of breadstus from your side The large
Importation Of live animals for food still continues. The
turns for November the receipts Lonton and the
posts for the month have been 54s6 CATTLE and 57 calves
and 90 554 sheep and lambs The consumption Of London
may be estimated from the fact that during November Smith
field market alone contained 20, 5n oxen $50 cows COS
calves 320 Sheep and 206 pigs that the imported
number bears but small proportion the home production.
communication has taken place between the Government
and the various gas companies, with view TO the cyyng
duty Of Is pei 200 cubic feet Of gas Calculations have
been made which show that such would produce annu
ally than two millions sterling the Government, and
leave the companies able pay dividend of per cent
upon the paid up capital besides large Of undivided
profit Very few OF the members of the House Of Com
have yet broken ground their theatre Of action
Mr.. j. WILSON editor Of the Economist and member for
Westbury, has however, made very successful debut in
speech the currency question, in which he said the fun
damcnta OF Sir r. Pees bank bill was the confound
ing capital with circulation, and currency with bullion"
His speech made great sensation in the House, and
much appaudei The administrative details Of the Bark Of
England will doubt receive much and most material re-
vision from the select committees which Parliament has
lately delegated the consideration Of the entire subject of the
currency. The Bank will he delicate and difficult natter to
deal with The power and policy Of the directors well
he present mode of their appointment, will be prominent
part Of the inquiry The great question Of the ritual abol
ton OF the Bank by the erection and substitution of Gov
Office Of issue, although properly connected with
the business Of the committees, will probably be agitated
in their discussions somewhat analogous proposal is
subject the Bank upon its present Independent basis
still directly the supervision Of the Government of the
day 1t proposed do this by placing active control
the election and retirement of the Governor the hands
Of the Treasury In point of fact" says the Daily Ne,c
TO render the appointment Of chief officer Of the Bank
of the great prizes of patronage, which are at the
ulants and the embanassments OF political parties"
Any proposal Of this kind would meet with most decided
and most likely successful opposition from all who dread the
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