Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-14


maintained. The quantity of wheat and -four imported
during the last year exceeded that Of the preceding by at
least million Of quarters Of the former and 900 cwts
the latter yet appears, from the circular issued that this
excess will do little than countebaance The deficiency
of the crop 1885, compared with that Of s49 On the
Continent appeavs generally that the stock hand is
getting short, and the demand increasing The Colonial
market is suffering from superintendent supply of every
description, and almost every article has declined in price,
This is particularly the case in sugar. coffee, cocoa, and
salpere. There is no dminuon in consumption, but pro-
duclion have fairly ovesken demand and gives
at reduced prices full supplies Of the necessaes and COM
forts and convenences of ea state of things which ap
pears be very desirable inasmuch as is natural
one unshacked by regulating and restraining mposs, and
unavorabe to gambling speculation and reckless adventure
The cotton and the silk markets are dull both for mate
rial and for goods The wool sales are spirited and prices
fully maintained The sales of are large, but rather
heavy Rice is cheaper are hemp and metals Of all
kinds.
We commence our survey of Continental Politics
with strong feeling Of distrust in our power to
say any thing satisfactory about them. Ii we begin
with.our next neighhor FRANCE, we can only say
that, in about week from this time, the revision
OF the Constitution may be discussed according to
the lllth article of that instrument for at the end
the last year of its existence and the country may
again be hurried among the storms and tempests
which will be sure to mark the collisions of parties
when debating upon such an important subject.
The Constitution, as it stands, embraces contra
dictions and Representatives, but to NEEDLE with
il, or, at all events to give it that thorough revision
which hundreds of thousands of petitioners are
asking that it may receive, would be to call up
chaos again, and unfx every thing which the last
two years have been employed in settling. 1t
seems probable, however, that the uIion of parties
now apparently taking place in favor Of revision
will fall short Of the legal three-burths Of the
Assembly. All parties excepting the Democratic opposi
Of all shades of re and oall descriptions Of
Republicans excepting moderate united for the
vision Of the Constitution nevertheless very much doubt
the safety proprey Of such the present juno
ture We for the repeal of the by which the suffrage
restricted, and would alter the Constitution far
to make LOUIS NAPOLEON eligible for reelection but
would not attempt any further revision of it leaving the
question Of thorough revision to the decision Of the
Assembly, coming fresh from the people, and elected by
extended suffrage Many sober calculating in France
entertain the opinion that since the Republicans and Anti
Revsoniss in the Assembly number about $780, and the
Resons Of every shade about 40, will be impossblet
obtain of $780, threeourhs the whole Assembly,
of order argue that nobody will attempt coup deat at the
risk Of exciting revolution, that revision will
take place. and another President will be returned in 1853
place of Louis NAPOLEON There an additional probi
biy that this may be the case arising from of union
among the Revsoniss the object towards which hat
revision shall be directed The Legitimiss for
condition that it would not be reform Of the present
Constitution, but appeal to the voters in favor Of monarchy
republic The Bsnapariss favor the revision with view
Of obtaining the repeal Of the exclusion Of LOUIS
for the next Presidency The Orleas demand apartal
revson but they would not give LOUIS NApoIEoS tie right
Of reelection Now, how these three parties agee upon
any plan Of revson seeing that the object each desires to OBJ
tain conflicts with that Of the other two The 260 anti
Revsonsts united in determination 10 vote against any
and every proposition for rovson regarding all of them
attempts overthrow the Republic and they oppose
all pettonng upon the subject Some Of the late debates in
the Assembly have been very violent and Incorporate
The Espana, (the Spanish newspaper,) the organ Of
Queen CHRsTIsA, contains violent attack upon Lord PAL
MERsros, taking for its text letter Of congrauaon alleged
have been addressed by Sir G. H. sErMoUR to the Duke
SALDASHA at Oporto. Sir GEoReE and his principal,
Lord PALMERsroN accused in this article of playing the
game at Lisbon Sir H. BULwER was charged with
at Madrid.
The Duke DE sAIDAsHA entered Lisbon on the 18th at
the head of 5000 troops and met with enthusiastic
reception it is thought that be hesitated approach the
capital without the absolute presence and support Of por
ton of the army which he could best rely Letters Of the
23d mention that Cabinet has been formed by SAL
DANHA himself being President of the Council and Minister
Gd interim of War NJ JozE FERnEIRA PEsTASA, Minis.
ter of the Interiors M JoAauIM FILLIsPE SoucI Minis
ter Of Justices Marquis LOUIE Minister Of Marine M.
MERINo MIGUEL FRASzINI, Minister of Finance; and M
JERvIs ANTRIauIA, Minister Of Foreign Affairs These
Ministers principally Of the Progressas party they are
all Of honor and integrity, and have all been in former
Administrations 1t feared however, that the Ca
bnet might be led too far in its dciatoral measures and to
this fear attributed the non-accepance Of Office the Peers
popular at Lisbon, and the Queen very much the
The uras urging the abdcaton of the Queen Thus
with revolutionary party paramount with an exchequer
only exhausted but anticipated for than twelve months
to come the affairs Of Portugal are, at the best in very
precsous state and although SALDASHA has the desire to
support the Queen, and will do all be in her cause his
power to do feared to be inefficient IN fact he himself
has expressed his belief that Constitutional Government
be maintained in Portugal without radical change
in the forms and requirements of the present The &C
carnations Of the people Oporto and Coimba for the Char
ter, well the excitement of the popuace at Lisbon
seem to warrant this conclusion.
Affairs at ROME drawing rapidly crisis between te
Papa authorities and the French Army Of Occupation
Gen. GEMEAU has caused 5000 raions and large guam
y of powder to be taken into the castle of st. Angelo, and
special steamer has been sent from France with important