Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-22

vase for the winning naton havng appropriate inscP
ion,) national trophy, 10 be placed IN It's academy
arts OF there might be, in add n, other prizes
honorary Otherwise, for each class. VIII venture
cay that such grand regatta Of all nations would do more
to improve ship building year than II has been i'm
proved, comparatively, for the last hundred years
Notwithstanding the sarcasms in the Times against the
Cooperation of London, and many too palpabe instances Of
folly and mismauag cement which may be brought sgains
that body there are abundant proofs that they do mach
good with the immense funds which pass through their hands
late shows that public Improvements within and
without city been made since 1885, out revenue
received by the city from the duty on coa TO the amount OF
33 066 and out of its other income since 1885, no less
than el O66 $780, and further Of flls.054 fo chart
table purposes and e54 GAG for miscellaneous public
in al ga, s76, $50, or nearly e63, 900 per onnum.
The registrars returns Of marriages. births, and deaths in
England just rendered. present the following facts The
number Of marriages. for quarter which ended 3oh June
1851 49s, being excess Of 377 over the num-
Der registered in The spring quarter OF s4s The number
of births registered The quarter which ended September 80
1884, being the largest number registered in the
quarter Of the yesr The deaths during the quar-
81 600, being So, 9s4 below the births The emf
grafton from all the ports Of the United Kingd IN during that
quarter So 603, The rate of $50 day. Il untor
unatey hsppens that statistical return given for the
ho kingdom, the other for only part Of it. and thus they
both rendered vauesss in the attempt TO al
raj result We wish friends here would condescend to
take lessons from your eide Of the II would be
advantage statistical officials they would pay your
neighb.r and friend Mr. KENNEDY TO give them series OF
lectures upon these subjects The entire amount Of the
duty hops for the present year is announced icing
a237, 490.l7.
The Bank Of England returns show increase of 4s9
in circulation Of ETY. 664 bullion; of fl35, 303 in
aofl in
sies owing great the payment of dividends
and decrease of fa40 04On discounts Money very album
dant both the Stock E1chsnge and the general market,
and lower terms may be looked for The exchanges
altered Money also very abundant Paris, and the
Of discount has fallen to one and half per Good bills
be procured these The English fluids
continue rise, and less uneasines felt respecting the a
fairs Of France the soca markets really do not know
why. Gold continues arrive from Russia, and additional
supplies anticipated from the United States. The market
for railway shares is buoyant.
There any alteration of consequence in the colonial
and produce market The corn market is firm, but without
quoabe variation in price The following comparison has
been made of the present prices Of wheat four and Bread
in London and Paris
London. Paris.
Wheat, per or, highest price. .43s. 3ss. 4d.
Flour, per sack Observation-Disclosures 1885,. .29s. Cd.
Do. per do, second quality .29s ...26s. 90.
Bread first quality, Alb loaf. 3D.. 4ad.
Do. second quality, A. ID. at. none. 3sd.
Thus the best wheat is IL per dearer in London than
Par and the best aour and bread about 90 per cent
dearer.
Thea,ricas are dead letter at present In Literature the
mes interesting book is Mr. CARLYLEs Life of John Ster-
ling Many novels and works of fiction have been lately
published but Of them of first second-rate cha
racter. Mr. rRDHAM, gentleman Of sufficient reputation
to be employed by the Times Sour correspondent in
Hungary, has published work entitled Kossuh and the
Magyar Land" towards which great amount Of public
tention is this moment turned. The Economist says the
title misnomer and that the book should have been called
Mr. Pidham, the Times, and the Austrian Government for
that in reality, it gives very little information about either
Kossutb his country or his country The work is said
10 contain revelations with respect to the English dplo
matisls at Vienna and Munich which confer no credit
upon them. The style Inflated and sttish, but many
of the narratives graphic and interesting. Mr. PIidham
fact that the whole of the diplomatic
Of the United States in Germany, including Consular
penses do equal in amount the expenses of the English
legation at Munich.
FRANCE appears to concentrate all the news of
the week in the formation Of the new Ministry,
which is composed very nearly of untried but re-
spectacle men; and the opening Of the Legislative
Chamber and the Presidents message. The latter
was read TO the Assembly on Tuesday the ques-
ton Of urgency was raised respecting it, and re-
jected by a large majority. The chief, if not the
only, portion of Louis NAPoLEoN's message, which
commands much attention and interest, is his pro-
posal to almost entirely do away the law of the
3lst of May 1850; which, he says, disfranchised
three million electors. The President asserts that
great numbers Of the disfranchised class have de-
termned submit this law, and that they purposes at
the general election coming the meeting armed neces
say, and prepared defy by their numbers any force Of
military police that Government could bring 10 prevent
their exercising their right This Louis ma
holds terorem before the Conservatives adding
it the assurance, vouched for by his police that general
instruction is organized throughout Europe. His message
is, however, in the language Of policeman than
statesman, of the terrorist than the liberal He makes il
erpedent elect the members of the Assembly by universal
suffrage, necessary to elect the President by that mode He
that it is necessary have the oadest principle
granted for his election restricted for that of the
Legislature To procure enlarged constituency fol
himself, ard to repeal the law prohibiting his reelection
SEEM fact be the sole selfish policy of his
He to drive bargain with the Assembly but it i
much to be doubted whether the he pursuing viii
disarm single foe procure single additional friend
The Government found the only support on the question
urgency, from the benches the extreme Left The Times
however, advocates the reelection Of LOUIS NAPOLEON
says that nothing else presents at the present tme goc
chance for the man of order; provided il b
done by legal MEANS and provided be retains regans tn
confidence OF class of statesmen in the country.
DurrS has been again elected President of the Assembly
. NM RrnrAr DIur and PrSorrs threa NJ m,