Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-29

and the whole of the estimated deficiency will be
met This statement has had good and cheering
effect upon the country and owing to this and other
causes, there has been great advance in the stock
market, namely three per cent. in three per cent.
consols since Monday, say during the last three
days. There is much public business yet before
Parliament; among other the bill repeating the
navigation laws, and Mr.. Hume's reform motion !;
the latter tonight and it is expected that
final vote to its reception will be taken before
the House adjourns. do not know of any distur-
bances or meetings Of the people, except for peace
able and proper objects, during the week. Chart
ism IL not dead, is very quiet, and am sure that
the people will gain much more by peaceful be-
havior, and by firm but temperate procedure, than
by the reverse; and believe that they are aware
of it. This is one OF the best symptoms Of the
times.
FUssrLL, who was one Of the leaders in a late
outbreak near London. has been tried and found
guilty Of sedition. His sentence is not yet pro-
nounced. ERNEST JONES, and the other principal
incendiary characters who aided and abetted in the
proceedings, are now under trial. wholesome
example may their fate prove TO the crowds that
they addressed, and whose worst passions and feel
ings they excited.
The Colonial Department has been accused Of
great negligence in the performance OF its duties,
and the late virulent disputes in the House OF Com
mons between Lord JoHN RUSSELL and Mr.. HAYES
on one side, and Lord G. BESTIScK and Mr.. DIS
RAELI the other, have arisen from charges brought
against the department. But, from a statement
which Lord BRoUcHAx made the other night in the
House OF Lords, il appears wonderful that no worse
mistakes are made than those with which Lord G..
BENTINcK unjuslly accused it. Lord BRoUeHAM
said \: " The Colonial Office receives between ten
and eleven thousand dispatches in year; about
lone hundred every three days, or two hundred
weekly and these have all TO be read, abstracted,
considered, decided upon, and answered. There
are twenty-nine different colonies in correspond
'ence with the Office, with twenty-nine different
systems Of laws"
There is still rumor that Sir R. PEEL will GER
tainly Join the Administration, although some Of
the papers assert that he lent his aid to Lord John
on recent occasion 10 prevent his staining de-
feat and resigning before he was prepared TO take
his place.
Curious opinions sometimes expressed in Par
lament on the subject of slavery. The following
is an example. Mr.. LABoUcHERE, in speaking on
the West India question, said, referring to Sir X.
Ings, highly orthodox man and member for the
University Of Oxford: "As to slavery, my honor
BILE friend seems to look upon it as patrarchical
institution, sanctioned by scripture, and which,
therefore, ought to be kept up" Sir r.. lNeLIs
replied What said was, that, the state Of
slavery was recognised by the Book Of God,
would not be party to any proposition for declar-
ing it unlawful Ifany member Of your Congress
had said as much we should have had heavy denun-
Citations Of the sentiment at Exeter Hall but coming
from the Church and State representative Of the or
thodox University Of Oxford, il seems TO escape
notice.
Nothing new at the Theatres. Several new
books announced which ! have not space to attend
to, excepting to say that Mr.. MAcAULEy is busy
on work upon English History. II may be men