Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-28


treatment of patients of the poorer classes, among
which, It may well be apprehended, the disorder
will be most prevalent. The daily papers are full
OF warnings and precautions; the medical men APP
pear TO treat the disease with prompt decision
every sanitary and cleansing step has been taken,
and We may hope that under the protection of Pro-
vldence, we may escape from any very severe ysl-
tation of this terrible scourge.
The death of the Earl of CARLISLE, at the ad-
vanced age of rs, will remove Lord MoRPETH TO
The House of Lords, and most probably cause some
new ministerial appointments. We do not hear OF
any final arrangement between the two sections of
the Conservatives or Tories but il is very general
ly supposed that the death of Lord G. BENTINcK
will facilitate their union-under whose leadership
no one presumes to determine.
A late census OF the Wesleyan Methodists makes
the number Of that sect in Great Britain and Ireland
TO be i59,454; showing decrease Of 1861 since
last year. There appears TO be great difficulty in
maintaining preachers in some OF the circuits, and
of the speakers at a late meeting said that the
Church of England had recently built one thousand
additional churches, whilst they, the Methods,s
were about Withdrawing ministers even from old
circuits.
The sale at The Duke of BucKINGHAM's princey
mansion of Stowe has concluded, aud the amount
realized is se75,564 l4s. Sd. The house has been
completely dismanlled, with the exception of two
or three rooms used by the Marquis of CHANDos
when residing there. Even the chapel has not
escaped the general wreck The alter piece AID
The organ have both been sold. The final destina-
tion OF the mansion and estate is yet unknown
The Economist of this week has good article
" on the marked features of the European fer
meJlt," in which it says:
m has generally been considered the prerogaive of great
II.
monty brought their heroes historical crises and
national CONVERSIONS have usually called forth commanding
minds fitted govern and to guide them. There
countries mute ngorous Hampdens nabundance, anguish
ng obscuty and waiting only the occasion
into grandeur and celebrity, and periods Of social agitation
have generally brought all these hidden capacities light
But The whole world smtten with barrenne The
deaIh Of great men is perfectly unexamped Neither in
France, Italy, Germany has any appeared equal
the cssany who has the least chance OF being remem
bered in histoy-any Of staesmanke capacity above
very ordinary standard There is hing very omnous
and gloomy in this universal blank, his deay Of
d:ccy There is no resting-pace for hope, haven Of
salvation, rock towering above the the deugc
o-m OF power appearing through the mist to ride the wh
wind and direct the storm In the exciting crisis Of the
fate Of many nations in period Of chaos creative desola
ing as the result prove, which calls aloud for Chatham
Cromwell Washington, look in vain in any coun
try for the coming man who should take his s,and like the
prophet, between the living ard the Dead and command
that the plague be stayed"
Whilst we admit the fact that no man of firs-rate
of overwhelming abilities has been produced by the
events of the past nine months, we are most decid-
edly Of opinion that just such men have been called
into action best fitted the emergencies which they
responded TO. Would NAPOLEON or a CROMWELL
have acted more efficiently in the positions which
LAMARTIsE, CAvAIGNAc, or an old Archdake
JONI of Austria have filled /! We think NOT. Nor
would even a WASHINGTON have better discharged
the duties which these men have sustained.
The view which the Edinburgh RerieU takes Of
the present state of public affairs is much nearer
TO our own:
"Fhe most satisfactory feature OF The whole panorama Of
public adrs (says the revewe is, perhaps degree of
vigorous force and vtue has been demonstrated to exist
present IN the political system, which, considered in its most
significant light approaches to guaranty Of the public peace
Nothing be gratifying than the contrast in this re-
spect Of the Europe Of lsis with the Europe I793 Sixty
years ego Europe would have been naby plunged in lanes
from the Arctic the Mediterranean under one
tenth Of the temptations which both soyeegns and people
have resisted Arbitration supersedes war; il does
prevent and such community Of accord and tiaciabity
all descriptions appears promise well future tranquil
ly. Mos sincerely il is be hoped that the worst NAV
nov e really Pas that The political system Of the civilized
part Of the world may survive unchanged in lis usefulness
and power; and that the state Of Europe may experience
disturbances than such have already alluded to-
The principal events in IRELAND, during the week,
are the conclusion Of Mr.. O'BRIESs trial for high
treason, the verdict Of guilty. and The sentence Of
death, which has been passed upon him. There
is general impression that this sentence will not
be executed, but that he will be banished for life
How far this idea is wefounded few days will
determine.
Railroad statistics are an interesting branch Of
inquiry, particularly al this time, when so great
depreciation has taken place in railroad proper
ty, without any visible adequate cause. One thing
is certain, the general traffic and business by this
mode Of conveyance have not diminished, and the
dividends upon several Of the routes, where the de-
probation has been greatest have been quite as great
as usual. Late returns show that during the half
year which ended last 30th June, 26,330,492 pas
sengers have travelled by railroad proving that
about 1000 persons are daily on the move The
number of accidents which occurred were lS9 of
which ninety ended in death of these latter, six
only were passengers, the remainder were railway
officers and servants, laborers employed on the
works, and suicides. Respecting another mode of
intercourse il may be stated, that England contains
no less than 1922 miles Of turnpike roads, and
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