Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26
FROM OUR EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT

Il LONDON, AUGUST 3, lS4S.
The worst news we can tell of ENGLAND is that
the weather is at present very unfayorable for the
wheat harvest, which, if it were favorable, would
now be very generally in hand throughout all Eng
land south of Yorkshire. The consequence is that
prices rise in Mark Lane and the bread loaf dear
er. The alarm about potatoes has in some degree
subsidized, but il is conceded that the disease very
general among that crop; although it is hoped that
from the much greater quantity OF land planted this
year, there will be about an average produce.
Minister'S by throwing overheard their proposed alteration
in the navigation laws for the present session. have very much
increased the difficulty of carrying it whenever they may again
bring forward The opponents Of the have taken
fresh heart and will heap additional obstacles against any
material alteration. We do not imagine that the present
vgaon laws long survive, because they belong that
class of statutes which have become incompatible with the
existing state Of society The delay too is injurious
chants and to the shipping interest generally So long the
laws exist, although they may be said to be in moribund
state they potent check legitimate commerce. and d
rect capital into unnatural channels and, besides the unce
any to how long the existing system endure para
lyzes legitimate commercial enterprise The bill for altering
for all but abolishny the navigation laws is of
joy in the House Of Commons, but the House Of Lords
may, and probably will reject it and the opposition it
will it is to be feared, gain strength by the delay.
We nave many rumos ABOUT changes IN Inc Cabnet One
is of union of the Wings and Peeites with Lord AnEH-
at the head. Another Of strong ultra conservative
administration, headed by Lord STANLEY aided by the Duke
of WELLISeToN, Mr.. HEaRIEs, Lord G. BENTIScK Lord
ASHLEY, Lord BnoueHAM, Duke of RICHMOND Sir RoBEnr
IsGLIs, Lord LYSDHuRsr, &C. We do not believe that any
change contemplated and should depecate any alteration
whatever at the present moment Lord
JoHN RUSSELL, like M. LAMARTINE, always to
rise in the estimation of his friends and to acquire the
confidence of his opponents in times Of danger and difficulty
The prompt decision with which Ministers brought forward
the bill for the suspension Of the habeas corpus in Ireland
and the energy which they have displayed in relation the
disturbances in that unhappy country have for them the
support Of all parties There scarcely be recolected in
the history OF the country any instance in which
Of equal importance introduced and carried through the
Commons in day, with only ten opposing votes and
through the Lords the succeeding day. without any oppo
sion whatever But let Ireland be tranqulzed all the
vuperation of party will be let loose again. Mr. HUME
will open his plans Of reform, Mr.. OSBORNE will have
onnium gaihsrum budget of grievances. Lord GEoRGs
BssTNcK will have another volume of opposition statistics
and Mr. DsRAELI another vial of and ready
for the occupation Of the few most important days of the
session Of Parliament and the perpexing delay Of Ministerial
measures.
There considerable anxiety in London, at The
Of the week. respecting the state Of Lepooand
Manchester arising from the number of Irish aboers those
places, and the knowledge that very dangerous ncen
diary characters had long resided there carrying the
cture and the sale Of pixies and other weapons the lower
classes the people So great the alarm and apprehe-
sion Of outbreak Liverpool that petition forwarded
Parliament asking that the suspension of the of hateas
corpus might be extended Lverpoo this was however,
followed by contemplation, expressing confidence in the
be firmly and efficiently exercised Some of the Liverpool
papers admit that the peace of the was, time in
considerable danger OF being broken but that the energy
the authorities and the enrolment Of nearly twenty thousand
special consabes comprising the most respectable merchants
and tralesmen Of the place. together with addition Of hr
teen hundred regular consa5es 10 the police, and the pepa
ration for the encampment of thousand OF the military
Eyerton, had placed Liverpool in state Of security and
stored the confidence of the inhabitants great dread
have been entertained Of ncendarsm, and Of the
newspapers have very ooishy published detailed plan by
which Liverpool might have been fired hundred places
once, and the shipping in The docks destroyed like wgs
CRATE" II il satisfactory, however, be enabled to add
that only Liverpool and Manchester but every other par Of
England Scotland, and Wales, perfectly tranquil
receipt Of the latest intelligence. What here follows in
ton TO IRELAND was published yesterday.
There is little news from FRANCE this week. VI
THEIRS has acquired popularity by his very able
report and speech upon Nj. PRUDHoNs extraord
nary proposition for the confscaon Of one-third Of
all rents Of lands and houses for the joint benefit Of
tenants and of the State. Nj. THEIRS has had TO
deal with the whole Of hereses absurdes and soph
with which the Communists have for four months past been
supplying and exciting The working classes He has planted
his foot firmly and crushingly upon the monsrous assertion
that property Is robbery He has dealt Communism blow
that il will not from The National Assembly
gave the coup de grace Monday to NJ. PRUDHoS and the
Socialists by rejecting his proposon-he too for
il, against il 50 The greatest indignation expressed
by the Assembly at NJ PRuDHoSs pers,ng in bis proposal
After NJ PRrDHoS had said what he pleased the Minister Of
the Interior W. SEWARD, nscended the tribune and declared
that the Government had imagined that the tribune o.
that House should have been disgrsced France
nsued they by the apology for crime Of every sort
and the excitement revolt and every bad pnson which
they had just heard and witnessed W. PRuDHoS has given
notice that he intends resgnng his the Assembly There
will not be much heard about Communism in that body
after his retreat The Minister for Foreign Affairs has depe
Gated al discussion respecting negotiations with other
tries. NO good" he said, "could be derived from their
exposure lie objected to the foreign diplomacy Of the Gov
being exposed to public discussion and
"A he could say was that their negotiations in Germany
and Italy going satisfactorily, on the principle Of
fraternity which guided the republic The loyal conduct Of
the French Government producing the best effect aud
the assurances he had 10 give the Assembly the state