Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-08
FROM EUROPE.

The Steamer Pacific arrived at New York yes
terday afternoon with advices from Liverpool to
the 22d ultimo.
The cotton market was in rather better condition
than at the time of sailing OF the last preceding
steamer.
TIE BRIrIsH MIsIsrRr.-The Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer budget regarded having FASTENED ministerial
catastrophe On Tuesday there count out IN the Com
mons, and Wednesday the attendance was 30 limited nat
discussion provoked and less than two hours per-
mtted adjournment On Thursday evening" the Ministers
left n the minority Mr.. LOCK KIss's motion Tor
extending the pound franchise from boroughs to counties
Lord JoHS RUSSELL question by the strange objection
that the forty shilling eehoders who in the department.
would be swamped by the ten pound voters whom ms Lord
ship suspected would be found more honest than the nifty
pound voters He added, however, that the reform act
needed REFORM and that next year the Ministers would ong
in bill with that object This promise did not prevent the
House from going division, in which there were two to
one against the Ministers.
HOUSE or CoMaoxs-At four o'clock the Speaker took
the chair, when number Of petitions presented On
the question being put to go into COMMITTEES on Ways and
Means Sir B. Hall asked whether the payment Of the newly
proposed house tax would be necessary qualification for
voter in the Of the assessed axes Lord John Rus
sell said he unable to answer the question He could
only say that no new qualification was intended.
PosrPoSrMESr THE BUDsEr.-On the order Of the day
being announced for going into Committee Ways and
Means for the consideration Of the Chancellor Of the Exche
quers statement, the House being extremely full Lord JONI
that this order of the day might stand for Monday next
which day he would explain the reason for having made this
request Hear, hear Mr.. HERRIEs asked the noble Lord
whether her Maesiys Government intended positively to
bring this order Monday Lord JoHS RUSSELL said he
unable TO give positive He would only pro-
mise Monday night TO state the for the request he
had just made the House. No further discussion took
place. and the House Immediately being seventeen
minutes to six o'clock.
REsIesAr1ox or MIsIsrsRs.--sinee the above was ir
type we have received from special source by telegraph
the following important communication "The Budget hal
been Withdrawn, and 1t Is reported condentiay about the
House of Parliament that the Chancellor Of the EIcheque
has resigned that Lord JoHH RUssELL 10 understood has
also rendered bis rssignauon and that Sir JAMES GaAHAM
at the Pemes suggestion, has been sent for The greatest
excitement prevails and umor with her thousand tongues,
announces all kinds Of dubious reports"
FROM THE TINES LEADING ARTICLE.
Lord JoHS RUSSELL has rendered his resignation to her
Majesty and only holds the Office until another government
be formed. The extensive loss Of parliamentary conf
dence, rather parliamentary sympathy which his ordshp
and colleagues have evidently suffered of late, has probably
prepared most of our readers for this result
Vigorous Inconsistencies are made by the Gov
eminent of France against the entrance of Austria,
with the other German States, into the Germanic
to Rome in anticipation Of war. Gen. Rebellion
has been appointed to command the first brigade of
the army at Paris.
Poland is overrun with Russian troops, and
large numbers Of Russians are concentrated in and
around Vienna, producing great alarm.
The Ministerial papers say that France will me-
diate between Germany and Switzerland, and that
England will support the latter.
There is probability of war between Turkey
and Egypt. The Sultan desires the Pacha to re-
duce his forces, and the Pacha refuses.
Accounts received at Constantinople announce
the defeat Of the Arabs by the Turks near Bagdad.