Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-22
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, NOVEMBER 6, 1851.

All is SmoOtn SAILING at pTtscIt. 0Icdt DTltdlH
political relations with all nations are peaceablt
and friendly her social condition at home bears
the impress Of harmony and prosperity. Her gar
nefs are filled with the produce of rich and abun
dant harvest. Her ships spread their sails or
every sea, and drop their anchors in every harbor
The shuttle and the loom scarcely ever at res,
in her busy manufactures. Her commerce is ex-
tending, her revenue increasing her Government
lberalizng, and her taxation diminishing. Her
prisons are comparatively tenaniless, her poor
houses are no longer crowded. Every thing which
surrounds and forms part of the physical condition
of England bears the mark of improvement; every
phase in which we can contemplate her moral,
social and political condition is stamped with pro-
gress There are however warning voices raising the
cry of breakers ahead;" and it will be well, per-
haps, TO attend to the premonion.
The coming year. say the political soothsayers,
is laden with three great events all OF them are, II
is true, contingent but all of them strongly marked
with probability of occurrence, and each and all
of Them should they occur, calculated to materially
affect the welfare of Great Britain. The three
great events to be unprecedented in 1852 are polit-
cal disturbance in France, in Italy, and in Germa-
ny financial embarrassment and national bank
ruptcy in Austria and scarcity of food, and all the
horrors and evils unavoidaby arising from it, in the
north of Europe, and generally throughout Germa-
ny. We have been preparing ourselves for the
first two of these calamities for some months past
but the lasts lately arisen cloud in the European
horizon.
We are willing TO hope that the occurrence of
any one or of all of these calamties, grieyous as
they would be TO the country and the people that
had to bear them would not affect England socially
politically; would disturb her quienes at home or
her peaceabe relations abroad but each and all would
highly injurious her commerce. and destructive to herade
A. &c is that
Of the Serenity millions which England EXPORTS less
than rentyeght Of those Millions much larger than
the Of British exports the whole Of the Colonial
possessions and India put togethers taken by The nations
of Continental Europe it must be admitted that any thing
which is likely affect the commercial relations of England
with those countries is to be overlooked in our estimate
Of the future OF the three anticipated evils perhaps scarcity
FOOL with the unavoidable accompaniment OF high prices,
is the most be deaded BECAUSE if there were not on the
continent any symptoms Of political fermen and financial
embarrassment they will be be induced by the pres
Of these calames We will speak Of the condition
of France something new and probably decisv respecting
the approaching crisis in that country may be developed be-
fore close this communication. To Germany and Italy
the year 1852 must bring many events and to the for
er full Germany Of all the fementipg elements Of dis
cord and d.conten be added famine the north and nation
al bankruptcy Venns, what reasonably be looked for
and confson And Italy, her oppre busy home,
will not let the opportunity pass unmprovsd.
That there has been general and very serious failure of
crops throughout Germany longer matter Of doubt this
applies nearly every description of grain. The wine is also
almost general failure Wheat already twenty-five per
cent deare than in May rye about the same and
potatoes fifty per cent higher. The vine has somewhat
covered uuder unusually and genial October sun
but the wine will be poor and small in quantity, the fruit
having suffered from disease similar to that of the potato
Such is the alarm among the farmers in the Rhenish
vnces that considerable quantity of cattle has been sold at
half the ordinary price, owing to the anticipated scarcity of
winter feed Not only the of the last harvest de-
fcent but the old stock hand is than usually
by the supplies for the large army foot The Prus
sian Governments beset with petitions for the prohibition Of
exports of grain and for the suspension of the duties upon
imports. Large purchases have already been made Odes
wheat under the expectation that these petitions will be
acceded Some Of the Governments Of southern Germa-
ny particularly that Of Wurtembeg, making large pur
chases of corn The markets Rotterdam, Hamburg aud
Cologne brisk and from all parts Of the interior Of Ger
any large orders continue TO be received In the
OF last week 10000 quarters from England Ger
tany the English market is present favorable
The producer than the bnt in the latter ca
Iacy have abundant reason to be satisfied with boun
tfu harvest Much OF the Hungarian wheat has already
been consumed Bohema and ii said that unless
siderable help is contributed by the Government half the po-
puaon of Gacia ard Pennsylvania perish during the
coming winter This aid the Government is in condition
TO yield, for already there is than probability that the
Austrian Minister Of Finance have forced
loan to keep the wheels Of Government going little longer.
Thsloan would be levied principally upon Trieste and in
Bohemia and Moravia but it would have ruinous effect
upon the entire country, and give fearful impetus and
cenaon the general discomfort Under these appearances
of interruption in commercial dealings with continent
tai Europe pleasant reflect that with all the of the
word-ess west and souththere has not been for many
years promise Of good trade than there the pre-
sent moment.
although reports rife that the Cabinet is almost OF the point
Of dissolution upon Lord JOIN RussELLs reform
The Morning Herald says
cit pretty freely circulated that the late Council
only three members of Lord Jons RussELLs Cabinet sup
ported his Reform Bill proposition. The other mem.
bers were opposed TO any Reform Bill at ALL This d.
vision in the Cabinet has caused great condemnation
There is good deal Of significance in the fact that Mr.
FREDERIcK PEEL, second Of the late Sir RoBERT PEEL
and member Of Parliament, for Leomns,e has succeeded Mr.
HAwEs in the official position of Under Secretary for tn
Colonial Department. Mr.. HAwEs has been appointed i
the office Of Deputy Secretary at War.
striking instance Of the progress of liberal opinions
hibted the late induction Of the shes Of London
Office. Mr. Swift Of the steris Roman Catholic
he attended on the occasion by Romsh priest, fu
canonica, his chaplain. This is the frs, instance Of
Catholic clergyman having ocia,sd in any civic ceremons