Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-24


in the social condition Of people than the increase Of tenn
perate habits and the dmnuton of paupersm and crime
and if as our eeraders assert these effects have been pro-
duced through the operation Of their code Of political
yand we know how disprove their asserionlhen
most certainly ought hesitate before take any step
in contrary direction The statistics of railways are also
shown bear upon the trade question On the LIST Of
January 1885, there 603l miles Of railway in opera
ton in the United Kingdom. The total number Of passen
gers during the year $780, nearly l76 900 per-
sons travelling by railway every day There during the
last half Of the year increase Of than of
passengers the first half year upwards Of Of
whom were of the lower classes of the people, travelling by
the Parliamentary cheapest trains This fact is, doubt
strongly illustrative of the improved condition Of the working
classes from the increase of food and employment and the
consequent increased total Of material comfort and
tonal prosperity. The receipts from passengers in ls49
were. ..Io,2U,SS% Is. "a.
From goods neutrality-suspicious.. $685. z
Making total Of. ........ ELL, 800 ,4ss ss lOd.
or a792 $50 more than in 1913. These statements show
that in this country railway passengers make yearly three
journeys each for every nhabtant in the United Kingdom
and that the annual receipts by railways considerably
than o.eha of the whole income Of the great Russian
pire which, probably does not exceed eighteen millions
sterling.
The money market remains unatered Money plentiful,
and the terms the It is rumored that the bank in
tends reducing the rate Of interest and lend money stock
at IA per cent The funds have undergone any great
change during the week The railway market has been rather
active and Of the shares have advanced in price, The
corn Market like the weather. has been variable during the
week, but upon the whole, may be quoted higher.
Foreign arrivals have been sho I. From France the
counts Of the harvest which has made considerable pro-
gress, good but prices of grain fully maintained.
From Holland learn that the weather has not been favor
able to the harvest work. New barley has been brought
MARKET the quality good but the harvest will not be large
Owing to the weather. the accounts of harvest
not favorable they fortnight ago. The gene
raj result both here and the continent depends entirely
upon the weather The growing crops very promising in
Lower Modavia, and generally throughout Walachia In
Upper Modavia, however, where the finest white wheat is
grown, il has suffered both from early rains and recent
lrought.
The quantity of tobacco, cigars and snuff entered for home
during the year which ended 5h January last
vas 27,6s5,757 lbs, and the duty paid thereon was
Cd 1850 S. Sd. During the year 7,62a lbs. of British
snuff was exported from the United Kingdom
n the year which ended last 5h Of January there
81 432 l03 lbs. Of soap manufactured in Great Britain.
The theatrical world affords nothing new the season is
awng rapidly to close The two opera houses have been
veil attended, but the expense at which they
onduced makes very doubtful whether they have yielded
ny profit The leading novelty in literature is the postum
work Of the late poet laureate, Mr.. WoRDswoRrH
which has just been published Its title is The Prelude
Grooth Of Poets Mind" It is spoken Of in very high
Of praise, and the extracts which have fully
Justify the encomiums il has received.
The news from FRANCE is uninteresting. The |
,aot for the committee Of Surveillance during the