Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-02-02

paymasters and pursers from 967 to 475
The Government has appointed commission for the pro-
motion Of the great exhibition Of manufactures &c., in 1851
The perfect mpartay has been shown in the appoint
Every shade Of political opinion 10 the country, and
every great interest in the State, adequately represented
by its recognised leader by appropriate representative
Free Trade, Proectonsm the Peerage, the Commonaly,
Science, Art and Manufactures the East Inda Company
&C. all to have voice in the preliminary arrangements
for the exhibition The Prince Consort Of course, the
head Of the list then follow the Duke of Bucceugh the
Earl Of Rosse and Sir Charles Lyell Mr. Labouchere and
Lold Granville President and Vice President of the Board
Of Trades Lord John RUSSELL Sir Robert Peel and Lord
Stanley, heading the three great political PARTIES Mr.
Gladstone Mr.. Eastlake, the artist, and Lord Elesmere Sir
Archibald Galloway, chairman Of the East India Compa
nyi Mr. Richard Wesmacot the sculptor; Mr.. Barry, the
architect and Mr.. W. Cub, the engineer, very appro
priatey placed the list Mr. Golden, Mr. Thos Bailey,
Of Manchester, Mr. John Cot, Of Leeds and Mr. Thomas
Gibson, represent the manufacturing interest; Mr. Thomas
Barring, the mercantile and Mr. Jones Lloyd the bankers
Mr. Philip Puey represents the agricultural society; and
Mr. Alderman Thompson, the city interest. The selection
appears give great satisfaction and augur we'll of an
undertaking which far has progressed satisfactorily An
architect Manchester has prepared model of building for
the exhibition which include thyfour Of ground
The health of the Metropolis and the country generally
continues goods the deaths in London below the average
Of the every of cholera have vanished
The prevailing disorders bronchitis and pneumonia We
have Colonial news Of Importance The principal Literary
the publication of number each Of the three pn
cpal Reviews, the Edinburgh the Quarterly and the West
minister each Of them doing their work upon the principles
Of the schools which they respectively belong Mr. Track
ERArs Rebecca and Ro,cena" is terrible failure The
January number Of Peadenniss is very excellent Mr.
CHARLES Dickens is about commencing the editorship
of weekly miscellany, price 3D. ADDISON, however,
the Spectator which sold for EACH and JoHNsoSs Ram
blers" had not much higher price. BLAcKwooD has
powerful article the Year of Reaction and very bitter
one upon British Agriculture and Foreign Competition.
novel by Miss BREMER is announced, entitled :" The
Lighthouse and Scenes in the North" We sincerely
glad learn undoubted authority that THOMAS MOORE
the poet is in the enjoyment Of good health both physical
and intellectual his cottage Slopeon he takes daily
walks, and drives usual in small pony carriage We
anxious, by this statement to do away the melancholy
nature Of paragraph in former letter. extracted from Lon
don journal, relative the health of this celebrated
Miss BRoNTE, the authoress Of Jane Ere and I" Sr-
y," the survivor Of three sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and
Anne, who each have been before the public under the
sumed name of Bell Charlotte Curer Bell, Emily
T Els Bell, and Anne Acton Bell. Emily published
volume Of Poems under her assumed name Fills Bell and
Anne wrote " Wil9fre Hall" as Acton Bell Emily and
Anne both died consumpve but Charlotte remains and
hope will long continue to do SO, and instruct the
world with OF the lucubrations Of Crer Bell
There is nothing new in the Theatrical world, if we ex
cept the production of Mrs MowATrs Drama Of Fashion
or Life Neto York" the Royal Olympic Theatre it
received with great applause and promises have
full run.
FRANCE affords nothing in the way Of political The
crisis, which, few days ago, threatened the Ministry,
to have passed The introduced into the As
seby by the Minister for Instruction. all but negaved
49,, &C.,; f,ri Il
vote annuled the day. of Irregular
!, ty and the Ministers then obtained majority Of 80 Th
way in which teachers have been hitherto appointed to tn
National Schools liable great abuses, and this bill
oil will probably, prevent their occurrence reconciliation
has since been effected between the dsenent parties of tn
Conservative majority in the Assembly and it is said tina
Ministers may depend upon the undivided support of tina
. section of the members.
The national guard Of Paris in February, ls4s, numbered
about S. 900 bayones under the Provisional Government
it amounted to no less than "a 1874 present
of twelve egons containing, in the whole, l0O 5s5
men or about every 95l Of the population Of
Paris The maintenance of the national guard will cost the
city Paris during 1850, less than francs
Some of the journals crtcse this expense and appear to
doubt whether the services of the national guard fair
compensation for the The French customs duties are
fast approaching their position before the revolution
The first IL months Of ls47 produced 49, O00 600 francs
Do III months of ls4S do. SO, 00O, 900 do.
Do IL months of ls49 do. 100000 do.
The report of M Prero the general agent for the savings
banks Paris shows that the Judgments in those institutions
during sf9 amounted to u.s. 1876 frances and the with
dawas to only 1885, los. We regard these institutions
certain thermometer by which judge Of the condition Of
the aborg classes That their condition rapidly improv-
ing shown by the fact that the depoes during the first six
months Of ls4s only s33 francs, whilst those Of
the second amounted TO- 240, $50 francs The oadsin
the north of France have increased in receipts during s49
less than twenty per cent in short every thing that
hear from France tends to that trade and commerce
fast improving, and that confidence is in great
established in the continuance Of peace and tranquility.
regular line of steamers is about commencing between
Hamburger and New York the voyage is calculated at
twenty-five days. The most active trade in Hamburger at
present 10 Coffee of which less than 81, 000 000lbs
have been sold during the last three months is still the
avoe article Of speculation. The whole amount sold dur
ing the year was $4,000, 900 lbs, double the amount Of
ls4s. There is great commercial activity in Hamburger at
present
/ JANUARY IL.
The only Of the morning is, the sailing Of new
Arctic Expedition search Of Sir JoHS FRANKLrS and his
gallant companions. This expedition consists of the Enter
PRISE Capt Collinson and the Investigation, Commander
Mcclure. The best wishes Of mankind go with them
The London journals and ALL speak in high terms of
Gen TArLons message to Congress. Mr. MERsDIrH's re-
port however does please WE'LL and has called forth
| long article in the Times of this morning.
occk-Leters from Have, dated yesterday, state that
the news received by the Hberna had caused considerable
~. 81 rotforr fharo +