Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01


was 49s per quarter; about 37s, fall OF nearly
25 per cent The consumption Of wheat in Great Britain
and Ireland during The three months which ended on tue o
of April last 1000 600 quarters the foreign wheat en-
tered for consumption only 100000 quarters The Morn
ing Chronicle seems consider Mr.. GRASrLEI BERKELEY
the comng man for whom the party have long been
looking and that he very likely to trip up Mr. DlsRAELrs
heels and his leadership from him. Thdebate certainly
exhibited considerable proofs Of disoganzson IN the froec-
onis party and however much they may ageeas TO Lord
srAsLErs advice agate of DOORS there decided
proof they carry any measure adverse to free trade
in Parliament
The only other business in the House OF Commons, 50 far,
during tie week. was division the third reading Of the
Irish Parliamentary Voters bill A powerful attempt
made extingush the this STAGE but Gov
enment was supported by the liberal Irish and English
bers and this small of justice to the sister country
passed by 254 1876. The Government abo
ishng the office of the Irish yiceroy which Lord JOHN Rrs
intends submitting to the House Friday night
templates the creation Of three Crown appointments
Secretary Of State for Ireland, at salary of $4,000 per
snnum, and under Secretaries, al the respective salaries
Of e. 600 and Ell 500 per Lord CLARESDoS will,
is understood be Secretary for Ireland Sir W. SoMER
vILLE the present chief Secretary for Ireland and
ohe gentlemen be raised 10 the Peeage good un-
dersandng having been restored between this country and
Span Lord HowDEs has been appointed Minister to the Court
Of Madrid Mr.. HUpsos formerly Secretary of Legation
Washington, will succeed Lord HowDEN Minister at Rio
de Janeiro. Mr. CxAArroS long and favoraby known
at Washington Secretary of Legation and Charge DAT
fares is appointed Secretary of Embassy Consannope
He will be succeeded at Washington by Mr. AUeUsTUs Pa
GET, who attached to the British Legation at Paris
One general observation may be made in relation to all our
markets. whether of grain other home foreign produce
and that is, there in almost every thing tendency to IN
in price, Tea may be considered being the most
striking and almost only exception The trade and navlga
ton returns to the 5th Of April last show an nceed I'M
portation and entry for home consumption of every article
except coffee and cotton the former has fallen of from
1885, 255 bs entered for home consumption to the same
period las. year, 465ss4 lbs this year the increased
consumption of chcco and other aduteraDg ingredients
held for this decrease. The importation Of cotton
to the 5h of April last year l,6sl 1858 cwt it is only
1885 7si cw this year. English funded stock Of every
kind has upward tendency in spite Of the protecons
dividends and the may be said Of all for
eign stocks which all in good odor. What little life
there is left railway shares is diminishing, and that is
saying much for this species Of property There
certainly is amount of capital 10 England which swat
ing for prof able investment and this must, we think give
additional impetus the tendency which is almost every
where visible. ,s. .... y. r.. =.
MAY l6.-The FRENCH Government, at present,
resembles the architect who, finding something
wrong at the top of the house, sets about changing
the foundation. The wisdom of such plan may
well be doubted The fact is, there exists kind
of almost personal quarrel between the President
and Assembly on one side, and the Partisan popu-
lation on the other LOUIS NAPOLEON is not popu-
lar in the Faubourgs, nor is the majority of the
National Assembly regarded there as the concen-
tration of wisdom; and therefore when one side
returns EUGENE SUE, the other thinks itself bound
to reply by bill of pains, penalties, and disfran-
chisements. The forty or fifty thousand workmen
who flock to Paris at certain seasons may be dis
franchised, and the Socialists lists be thereby re-
duced at the next election. But this will not
the rest of France. How reclaim the army and
the artisans of Lyons How prevent the peasants
of the South from turning Red Republicans! There
will be real efficiency in the proposed plan to
reduce the Socialists in number and strength, SO
to turn the tide, and leave the monarchists predo-
minant. The proposed law will admit all to vote,
who pay, or who are called upon to pay, the per-
sonal tax. This ls a tax estimated at three days
labor, or its value. In 1885 upwards of six millions
of persons paid the personal and movable tax, very
nearly five millions Of them paying, on average,
ten francs for both. There are not more than one
million of INDECENT adults in France; therefore the
new qualification cannot much diminish the num-
ber of voters. The danger is, that if the National
Assembly alter the constitution in one respect,
it may in another. >aa. @#..... st.. .s..
There have been rather serious riots in the de-
parment of Saone and Loire; at one time the insur-
gents amounted 10 about 5000, the disturbances
were, however, easily suppressed. A great con-
test but not of warlike nature, is going on be-
tween the advocates of the two lines of railroad
communication between London and Paris. There
is no great difference in the times requisite to make
the transit; that by Dover and Boulogne taking ii
hours, As minutes; that by Dover and Calais occu-
Pying II hours Is minutes The Calais route,
| however, is said to be the most regular.
more serious matter is the strong feeling which
exists in Paris with respect to the i'll success Of Ba
ron Gross mission to ATHENS, to settle the dispute
between the British and Greek Governments. The
Baron is said to have been Uictimized by some
diplomatic maneuvre Of Lord PALMERsToNs s.
RUSSIA is also said to have taken up the business
rather warmly. The French ambassador has had
explanations with the foreign Office here, which are
said 10 be satisfactory. Many comments have,
however, been made on the fact that neither the
French nor Russian ambassador was present at the
dinner given to the Corps Diplomatique by Lord
Palmerslon on the Queens birthday, which was
held yesterday. We cannot imagine that any thing
serious can grow out Of mere point of etiquette,
for, TO our commOnsense view of the matter, there
seems to be little at ISSUE A very good guide
on the occasion is the stock Market where prices
are more inclined TO rise than to fall taaa;
Letters from Consaninope of the 23d u state that the
Turkish foreign office has announced that diplomatic relations
hox