Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-05
Total ...... $3.50, 1884 4sss. as4 loas, ss4 1854

The entire exports in the present year, to 9th
November compared with those Of the last the correspond
ing date, is no less than fs, $685. 9O4, the total being
949, $685. 64s against e4o IA Theres also
Of nearly e. 00O, 900 1916 and ls47.
The Morning Chronicle publishing very curious series
of papers upon the condition and modes of living Of many
classes Of English society and the descriptions indeed
very painful to read The developments have, however, in
cited Lord AsHrEr and other benevolent gentlemen exert
themselves to remove Of the grievances complained Of
We have many modes of getting living in London which
you know scarcely by G. the vending of cat
anddog meat There upwards Of three hundred timer
ant retailers Of this article daily perambulang the streets Of
London and its envrons Upwards Of Ave hundred worm
horses slaughtered every week to supply these retail
vendes Each horse yields, average, cwt of flesh,
when cooked by boiling This is sold by the wholesale dealer
to the retailer Ids per cwt in winter and los. in
mer these retailers sell the Of dogs and cats
3D. per h. Some retailers vend much cwt. day,
and the whole three hundred average about half cwthe
price increased for all purchases below pound in weight
Thus the furnishing boiled flesh the dogs and
London their less than ESQ., geo year.
Humble this mode Of getting living is, there many
instances record where individuals have, by pursuing it,
acquired comfortable provision for old age. We wish that
there degrading employment followed in our
great metropolis the vendors Of cat and dog meat
emen compared with Of thousands Of their citizens
Sir CHARLEs NAPIER has addressed letter to the
public, which fills five closely printed columns Of the Times
upon the subject of the navy and its expenses The sum
and substance Of what be says to be- that have
spent about ninety millions sterling during the last twenty
eight years in rebuilding navy twice and now we
find the fragments" Sir CHARLrs says: We
have got rid Of kicked down. made away with l3
three decke, LA decker 81 first class gates, i55
second class gse SO third class and 334 vessels of still
inferior rates-otal TIT vessels and above 10
receiving ships. In place thereof, have got Ia new
treedeckers 40 deeker 81 ga,es and l6l vessels
Of inferior rates. exclusive Of stesmers- ALL 3e9 vessels
He goes say OF the % hree-deckers borne the
nary list Of 1885, accounted for and 3 have vanish
ed of $50 Ssodeckers 4s reported and Ill miss
ing of 81 SOS and AS there have disappeared %, and
remain none VI lei frgaes, e. frgaes built dur
ing the wary there remained, be accounted for 81
and there have vanished l24." He says: "Lord Spen-
GERS board built whole lot Of corvettes, 1--WE believe
and called them aser lbs ordshps hounds, but as they
found incapable Of either sailing keeping TO wind
ward, they an gone" Many other queer things
said by Sir CHApLEs in his long epste II onetenth Of
what he says be fully established without Satisfactory
PLANTATION ii is time indeed hN the proceedings Of The fsvy
board should be looked into