Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-27

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In 4oooou
The stock of foreign and colonial wool hand this
year is 3762S75 pounds than it last year In
all the important manufactures Of the country there is
increased export and there is increased import Of al
needul articles of consumption The tables take no.
ce Of the precious metals imported of the quantity
exported although both have been very considerable and
have added the Of freight and have increased
the business Of the country.
The great Book novelty at present is Mr. THAcKERAYs
new novel of Henry Esmond which is called the beau
ideal of historical romance and by far the greatest work
Of the author" There is in it aectaton Of antique
words -tenths of which verbal anachronsms but
slow, solemn, quaint style Of wring-subdued, pho-
sophcal or mildly sarcastic the may behring's
you acquainted with the head the heart the intellect
the feelings and the fangs of such Marlborough,
Addison Steele, Swift, Lord Mohun (who stabbed the
Mountford the Preender, and other leading cha
rncters of the time of Queen Anne although the interest
of the story concentrates itself fictitious characters
The book is thought to be pitched in too high key to
have much of at the circulating libraries to be
eagerly inquired for by wholesale devourers of romantic
fiction but is full of practical teachings and possesses
high artistic skill Sir Francis b. HEAD has also pub
lished new book called "a Fortnight in Ireland, of
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rapdity of practised hand In his fortnights trip he
has gathered much useful knowledge and put it in
pleasant form, other men would have gathered in .
year." The mammoth book Of the week is the Pest
Office Directory" consisting of , 100 pages royal Svo
and giving surprising amount of useful and curious in
formation concerning this mammoth city and its inhab
tants: among other things told that there are
nearly nine thousand persons in London holding public
Office now, if their incomes average goo per annum
and that is low calculation for the hangerson upon
John Bulls treasury these nine thousand persons draw
herefrom Ct 800 900 annually fact deserving the at
enton Of that worthy guardian Of the public purse, Jo
sEpH HUME. We glad also to find that, in spite
of railways the Inns of Engandher old Saxon boast
still flourish. More than eighteen hundred principal
enumerated existing in England, whose inf
mite variety Of signs,
Swinging Ger the way,
" Invite the weary traveller, eho can pay"
Among new books announced we find 81 Visit to the
Indian Archipelago with portions Of the Journals of Sir
James Brooke" by Captain HENRY KEPPEL, Royal Navy
Rankes Civil Wars and Monarchy in France in the 10th
and 18th Centuries " " John" novel, by Miss CARLES
Letters of the Poet Gray" edited by the Rev. j. MIT
FORD, in vols. Syo.; MY Home in Tasmania during
nine years." by Mrs. CHARLES MEREDITH; the second
series Of the :" Monuments Of Nneveh" with 20 folio
plates, by Mr. LAYARD j. FERGUsoSs illustrated Hand
book Of Architecture" and a variety Of novels
none however, by writer's of much notoriety
rather sharp shock Of earthquake experienced
Tuesday morning at Liverpool, Manchester Birmng-
ham, Worcester Chester and in various places in North
Wales The shock seems to have been more violent in
Ireland, where it was felt from Drogheda to Carlow
Our foreign news is very meagre. FRANCE fur
nshes the principal part in the details Of the meta
morphose Of Republic into an Empire and Pre-
sident into an Emperor. The senatus consultuD1 has
already established the imperial dignity in the person Of
LOUIS NAPOLEON, under the title Of Napoleon III The
dignity is hereditary in the descendants Of Louis Napo-
leon, and wanting legitimate heirs he may adopt
but such adopted successor wanting heir has
not the power Of adoption. The consulD in that
case appoints the Emperor The constitution Of 1852 is
maintained in all points that not contrary to the pre-
sent send cOnsum The people to accept reject
the ptsc the 2lst and odd instants and the corps
legsa5 is convoked to verify the votes the 25th 1t
was originally intended, it is said by Louis NAPOLEON
that his uncle JEROME and his family should be placed in
the 'na cOnsulum presumptve heirs to the Empire,
but the committee Of the Senate rejected this arrange
ment by vote Of to three This rejection is said
to be simply attributable to the unpopuarty Of the
King and to the still greater unpopularty Of his Ma
PoLEoS BoSAPARTE but according the correspondent
Of the Morning Chronicle
The secret object in view to escape the embar-
rassment Of long succession Of heirs all enjoying rights
and privileges conferred upon them by the authority Of
consuu and piebste The decision of the COM
mittee was communicated 70 Louis Napoleon who eK-
pressed hope that they would reconsider it. This was
done but the committee having persisted In its resou-
ton and council OF Ministers having advised the Presi-
dent yield he assented the wishes Of the Senate and
the report was drawn up accordingly No one doubts
that IL Louis Napoleon had been resolved 10 have the
names Of the Jerome family included the Senate must
have given way and the fact that he yielded Ia looked
upon proof that he IL dspeased with the Senate
for what IL has done. Prince Jerome is deeply offended
his nephew and has threatened to resign not only his
Office Of President Of the Senate but that of Governor Of
the lnvsldcs Louis Napoleon endeavored TO calm the
irritation Of the old man. and induce him 10 change hi,
mind. lie stated that although he and his family were
not % 10 mentioned IN the consuLun they were
no therefore excluded from all hopes Of the
lie 49, sspoieon would still have the power of adopt
ing ~, Bonapsrs II he should have no family Of hi
Own sai he intention 20 do il he showed that HI
deserving Of the trust and could by his conduct qair
the confidence Of the country Louis Napoleon added tina
in the mean time he willing to place Napoleon Bona
parte in position Of trust and dignity"
The King Jrsosr is married to lady Of rank, bu
has never made his marriage public The President ha
urged his uncle TO declare his marriage in Justice TO thu
lady, Who is person Of exemplary character the mar
rags took place privately years ago. letter from
Paris says
il believed that certain period OF time viii slaps
between the voting Of the and the proca
nation of the Emprein fact dictstorsbip-n order b
allow time for the President 10 make notifications In thu