Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-02-26

of letters delivered through the mails during fiscal year
49, 4s0 or supposng your population be twenty
millions, about two and half letters TO each.
The great exciting subject Of the day appears be the APP
poinment Of Dr. Hampden TO the Bishopick of Hereford
His election has been confirmed, noticed my last but,
far from the business being appears be only
commencing. The is not much about Dr. Hamp
den between Lord John Russell and the protesting Bishops
between the Crown and the Church. the Sovereign and the
Clergy II literally who in future is to be the head of the
Church The Bishopsare fast taking sides The Archbishop
Of Dublin, Dr. Whatey, has out at the request Of bis
Clergy with noble manifesto in defence Of DR.. Hampden,
although he certainly loses sight Of the dignity Of clerical dis
when he charges the protesting Bishops the other
opponents Of Dr. Hampden with acting than The most
unscrupuous petoggng attorney that was pored for
perjury" The Archbishop recommends alteration in the
form Of Church government; "not" he says, "a govern
ment independent Of the State claiming control tenn
poa and properties but in due subordnaon to the
State and in its egimate province not government
by the Clergy, but in the American Episcopal Church,
by the clergy and laiy conjonty only by those exclusive
" who members of the church." 1t is certainly
rous circumstance find Archbishop of the Church of
England referring to the American Church furnishing means
for improving the constitution Of his proud hierarchy
Mr.. Gladstone, the member for the University of Oxford,
has, in letter addressed his constituents made very nearly
similar observations The Bishop Of Oxford has also read his
ecantaon Of opposition DR. Hampden. Some Of the pa
pes fancy that sharp fit Of Influenza with which the Arch
bishop of Canterbury moe than eighty years of age was
seized had influence upon the Bishop of Oxford who would
probably object be Pmate of all England but how
ever the good old Archbishop has recovered and Dr. Wilber
force if he had any designs upon Lambeth, has had his
BILE and some expense consistency for his pains
The friends of the Church are perhaps, egitimaey
poyed in attempt to restore the hes held by lay i'm
popaors the exclusive Of the Church. Certainly
thes granted for the of the Church. and the Church
only and although it is probable that if enjoyed by the
Church they might be abused msused, yet is
dent and fragrant abuse Of this ancient of Church
when it appropriated to lay purposes committee,
the head of which is Lord John Manners has been formed
take charge of the subject This committee state that in
1885, the great small thes, and in many BOTH
producing exceeding ,O00 900, had been alien
ated from 1852, nearly half Of the l0,7ls beneces
which then existed in England and Wales and that,
amongst other results OF this of thes from their
original destinations there in 1885 about 1900 parishes
without gebe houses and about 500 beneces under f200
per annum." The committee have recommended the for
nation of society be denominated g The 1.-THE redemp
ton Trust for the Church Of England and Wales" and the
society has been formed accordingly.
In FRANCE the principal thing be noticed is the
bn Of the Kings health, far to allow the Queen TO hold
her usual receptions Of company The debates In the Cham
bers have been violent and denunciaory The holding of
great reform meeting in Paris had been forbidden by the
thonies but preparations making for holding it in
defiance Of such opposition Every generous and just man
in the civilized world will cry shame upon the French Govern
ment for its treatment of the brave but unfortunate Abd-e
Kader The conduct England towards the fallen Napoleon
ungenerous and unjust enough but there that
violation Of treaty, although it most indeensibe
breach of every feeling which ought to have influenced Eng
land in her of brave and confdng enemy But
in the of Abd-eKader, the pghted word Of Prince
who in position which authorized him to pledge his
honor and that Of France has been shamely
at nought
The Of France upon the decrease the receipts Of
ls47 being 64s 900 francs less than Of Is46 The
stamp duties duty sugar and salt and the produce Of
the sale Of tobacco have increased all others diminished
Among others the produce Of the post Office has fallen off
900 francs during the last year The returns Of cattle
slaughtered and animal food introduced by the barriers into
Paris during s47, makes the annual consumption of meat
by each Of the million inhabitants Of that city to be fifty
eight kopramme or one hundred and thirty pounds
dupois each of trades and professions in Paris
the number Of be three hundred and
seventy-sx II there be no in the French statements
the consumption Of animal food per head in Paris is very
greater than that London Which probably does not
reach than eighty five pounds for each individual
Respecting Srs the last that the Queen is very
much out Of health, and that consultation Of sixteen phys
clans recommended change Of air to her Majesty She APP
pears be rather mpacticable patient and her habits
empoymens and DO not in way convey the
iea of sick woman However her absence from Madrid st
this unc,ure might be attended with important results in that
city Of csbas and plots The Spanish people have great fear Of
their country becoming province France and would regard
the absence Of the Queen from Madrid most unavorable
event Esparero appears to be the lion Of the day In Ma
drd aud his arrival there regarded augurng well for the
future peace Of Spain He has since his recovery from the
influenza taken his Senator and the meeting be-
tween him and Nsrvaez apparently very cordial and
friendly. There less thin sixty thousand persons
confined by the influenza in Madrid, and the mortality
greater than has been any time since the vista ton Of
the cholera in 1882. -Four Of the Ministry at present
suffering under the prevailing malady Nar'aez himself being
one Of them
AusrRIA is increasing her army the division in Italy
numbers rs, 600 in ordinary times il is composed Of
30 900 only The Austrian Government is said 10 have
racted with gunmaker Vienna for 500 600 muskets The
Dutch papers that the Jcsu who sought the hospitality
of Austria ae having been driven out Of Switzerland have
compelled quit Vienna and 10 seek shelter elsewhere
Bavaria also appears hostile the Jesu having ORDER
ed all who were within its territory to quit the in three
days.
JAsuARr 2s-There has been lately great deal OF what