Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-11
LoNpoN, FEBRuARy 10, .s4s.


LoNpoN, FEBRUARY 10, S4s.
There have been very stormy debates in the
French Chamber of Deputies lately, and discharges
and determinations brought forward by the contend
inc parties have not raised the characters If those
who have for some time past welded the energies
of that great nation, either as statesmen or men.
NJ. THEIRS concluded speech on the I'd instant
with the following very striking passage Prov-
dence, which has so many times protectedtrance,
will continue, ! trust, TO ward off from rs until
better times all this fatal crisis but in fine, if any
misfortune should produce general charge, just
see where you would be. You have GREETED be-
tween France and England dangerous hostility !;
you have planted in Spain the germ of a most diff
fcult question, that OF succession. In Ialy the
graves complications menace the genera peace.
In Switzerland you are compromising the policy
which constitutes our force and security. Oh l
declare it in the face Of Europe, you have exhibit
ed want Of foresight wholly without ex.mple !;
for will not consent 10 doubt your goot inten-
ton - This speech received great applause, and
caused considerable agitation in the ChambG. M.
GuIzoT replied to M. THEIRS few days after
wards. His speech was more an accusation OF his
opponent with revolutionary principles, AMI an in
consistency with his former opinions, witch he
quoted and referred to at greatength than ananswer
to his present arguments and statements. There
is rumor, and we give it only as such, tina Con-
gress of the great European Powers is abolt 10 be
held in reference to probable state of affair which
may arise upon the death of Louis PHILIPPE! The
debate in the Chamber of Deputies on thereform
baag,efs is expected with much interest About
one hundred Deputies have more or less assisted at
and promoted these popular demonstrations and it
is expected that great Indignation will be expressed
in the tribune at the offensive epthets used in the
speech Of the King, and repeated in the address,
respecting them. The occasion will, of course, be
used to anticipate to some extent the question Of
parliamentary and electoral ,eform Within the
last two years twenty-five councils general have
declared in favor of parliamentary reform, and re-
form banquets have been he'll and numerously at
tended in nearly fifty chief towns in the departments.
The French papers have until lately systemati-
cally avoided any allusion to the great increase
which has been year by var taking place in the
naval and military establishments of France. The
!" Journal des Debats," howeer, has at length been
roused in defence Of the Administration against the
charges of Nj. THEIRS, to make the following
declaration: " We have inceased the effective
strength of our army, enlarged arsenas, improved
our ports, strengthened our brtlfcailons, and IN
creased tenfold the stores fo our nary and our
dralq; and this we have don with our ordinary
budget" The alarmists on his side the channel
say: g For what purpose canhis teatohd increase
in the French naval stores beintended! France
has neither colonies nor commerce TO demand
such an immense increase inner naval force. Il
can only be intended for purposes of aggression
and the only Power against which naval force
on such large scale can be possibly employed is
England"
But let us turn to more undoubtedly peaceable
statistics The table of the prices acorn in different parts
France, which regulates the impo duties has just beer
published for the last month II shows average price
nc francs 81 centmes the hectotre ofwha Last year
the same time 90 francs 80 cennes being decline
from Sl.97 to 1925 the English bushe The "Moneur
publishes the following commercial returns of France in s47
The customs duties diminished l9,s4Il7s francs com
pared with those of 1885, having amounted only "a,
francs The number of French vessels which entered the
harbors of France in 1s47 1885, measuring 95l ions
The foreign vessels 49, 800 do l,s96,93s do