Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-13


of war with BURNAH had been alayed. His "golden
footed Majesty had complied with all the demands Of the
| Indian Government. There had been serious fire Al
Hong Kong and several lives lost.
The overland mail brings from AUSTRALIA that tn,
cooniss had been much excited by the discovery Of gold
at Melbourne Port Philip NOW called Victoria in such
prodgous quantities to leave the Sydney dggngs
petey in the shade The daily yield about 600
All accounts however agree that the work is exceedingly
hard Government escorts had been established to pro-
the treasure in its transit to town. the daily amount
transported being from 1000 to 5000 The colo
nists getting alarmed at the influence of the gold
discoveries their staple export wool Shearing was
going on rapidly and though the wool is said to be SUI
perior in quality to last years cp,.it win fall con-
sideraby short in quantity owing to the great NOR
tality during the Landing SHOULD the s'god
ever continue there must be large falling off in the
export Of wool during the next twelve months particu-
larly from Victoria and New South Wales whence owing
to the difficulty of obtaining labor much of the wool will
have to be sent home in an unwashcd state
The second edition of the Times gives the following
paragraph:
PARIS, WEDNESDAY, FEB 18.-The Moniteur publishes
communicated note, declaring that there is truth
in the of menaeng demands being made foreign
Governments by France of its warike intentions and
that the Government has not taken any step that
would show change in its pacific policy
LONDON, FEBRUARY 20.
The motion by Lord Mass, in apprehension of the
Earl of CLARENDON, was discussed in the House of
Commons last evening The motion was sustained
by 1877 votes, and opposed by 229; showing ma
jority of 90 votes, in house of 366, in favor of
Ministers. Lord Mas, Mr. Moore, and Lord G.
Hamilton, Irish MEMBERS and Col. Sibthorpe and
Mr.. Newdegate, and Mr.. D'Israeli, English ones,
spoke in favor of the motion, and Lords John Rus
nj pal, Nv oh opdC NJ
English members and Sir D. Norreys and Messrs Roche
and Power Irish members,) againstit The division has
given the friends of Minister'S much confidence. What
dislike the Irish members have Of the Wings they
have much stronger feeling against the Tories and they
viii not, must think, body do any thing which
may tend to bring the latter into power. There was
nothing else of Importance in the proceedings of either
House Lord DERBY has given notice that he intends to
oppose the Parliamentary reform BILL should reach the
House of Lords OF it will be strongly opposed
on its second reading in the House OF Commons next
Friday
The new law for regulating rather for destroying
the press in France has beenpubshed The public jour
nas under its restrictions viii be any thing rather than
echoes of public sentiment; they will not in any
measurable degree be chronicers of the events the pn
IONS and the discussions and proceedings Of the times
The caution money for daily paper, has been fixed at
$4,000 francs, for tri-weekly daily paper $4,000
No journal is to be allowed to give any report of the pro-
ceedngs trial for press offences nor without the
mission of the court of any other trials whtever No
report of the debates in the legislative body of the
sttngs of the Council Of State is be permitted Nor
judicial advertisements to be inserted any other
papers than such designated by the projects 1t
libel upon the word tocall such this LAW
which sets all law at defiance We find the following
among the last news from Paris
The Duchess of Orleans has addressed the following
letter to the President refusing the dotaion of 600
francs per annum maintained to her il the decree of
January %:
MONSIEUR As do not acknowledge your right to plum
der family neither do acknowledge your right assign
to dotaon in the of France refuse the dowry.
q HELEN D'0RLEAss."
There considerable stir in the money market yes
erday, owing to report that the Bank about to
luce the rate Of interest to two per cent