Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-20

country Here is another proof Of the necessity for
American newspaper In London j
The funeral of the Duke Of wELLsaroS has been fixed
to take place on Thursday the 18th Of November The
line of procession win be from the parade the back Of
the Horse Guards through the Parks to the entrance into
St. Jmess Park from Piccadilly where it viii pass
der the equestrian statue Of the Duke then in front of
Apsey House, along Piceadily, st. Jamess street. Pail
Mall Charing Cross, the Strand Fleet street. and Lud-
gate HILL to the western door of St. Pauls Already the
price of windows from whence witness the pass
ing pageant is very high particularly east Of Temple Bar
First floors advertised at from fifty to sixty guineas
second floors from thirty forty gunea and single seats
from two to FIVE guneas. Regular agency Offices APP
pointed where seats may be bought, Sold exchanged
Speculation is also aoa and parties have purchased the
floors of several houses at these exorbtant prices
in the expectation Of making profit.
While upon the subject of the Duke of WELLIsGToN the
following anecdote relative to his family which find
in the second volume Of Burkes Anecdotes of the Ars
tocracy," may not be uninterestng to some of your
readers
"Whle Charles Wesley (brother to John was at West
minister school, gentleman of large fortune in Ireland
and of the family name wrote to the father and
qured he had son named Charles, for, if So he would
make him his heir. Accordingly Charless school bills
during several years discharged by this unknown
namesake. At length gentleman who is supposed to
have been this Mr.. Wesley called upon him. and after
much conversation asked him if he willing to
pany him to Ireland The youth desired to write to his
father before he could make The father left
it to his own decision and he who satisfied with the
fair prospect which Christ Church Oxford afforded him.
chose to stay in England John Wesley, in his account
Of his brother calls this fair escape The fact Is,
however remarkable than he aware Of for the
person who inherited the property offered to Charles Wes
ley and who took the name of Wesley Wellesley in
sequence was the first Earl of Mongton father to the
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choice there might have been Methodsts the British
empire in India might still have been menaced from Sc
rngapatam and the result of the late with France
have been very different; il might still have been pro-
crastinated."
We believe the statements Of this paragraph cor
rect what "mgh have BEEN had they been different,
presume not to guess at
The returns of the Bank Of England for the past week
exhibit great variations from those Of the preceding one,
partly occasoned by increased demand for money but
by the payment of the dividends The circulation
has increased 81, 444 075 the public depostes diminish
ed e. 870 private deposites increased 81 1881;
the discounts &C. decreased and the bullion
decreased EAT 500 The capital $685.
The Economist says these figures exhibit the greatest
changes have had to record in the condition of the
Bank for time though they like those which
occur every quarter" Money continues abundant, al
though there is increased demand for it, there
Of bills consequence of people preerrng pay cash.
The English funds are very steady that there is no
speculation in the market is proved by the fact that
days during the week there has not been single
bargain time The continued influx of gold, and the
consequent abundance of money, has had its influence
in causing considerable amount of speculation in the
wool trade and in currants and wines, and spirits
fresh impetus has also been given variety Of railway
and other oint-stock schemes Meanwhile the trade
has remained in very quiet state, and whilst almost
every other kind Of property has been raised in value
the price of wheat has remained nearly stationary and
farmers have, thus far, obtained very unremuneratve
returns for their produce In many parts of the country
they have not Melted thirty shings per quarter for the
inferior samples and the very best qualities Of red wheat
have not averaged than iry-eght shillings per
quarter The produce per of wheatn Great Brans
said to be about average but there great deficiency
in weight and the quality of very considerable portion
is so wretchedly it wholly unfit for hui
food this is the report of the Mark Lane Express
and we know no better authority The stocks Of old
wheat of Homegrown believed to be very much
duced and the foreign which has been received has
into almost immediate use. Prices must now depend
upon the supplies from abroad with the approach of
winter the shipments from Northern Europe win in
great cease and unless large supplies from
France the United States the Black Sea- it is thought
that the price of wheat must rise The consumption Of
bread has very much increased This is to be ascribed
in degree to the partial failure Of the potato CROP
but more to the improved condition Of the people. As
the potato is every day becoming and dearer the
effect win be decidedly felt later in the year Coffee
sugar. tea and rice all in demand The sales Of cot
ton at Liverpool last week very large 900 bales
Prices higher the total stock hand is 439, 600
bales, against $4,000 bales last year The Of
pool between 270O 900 and $500 900 bales Accounts
from all the manufacturing districts and all parts of the
country continue to be extremely favorable.
II may be mentioned cheering sign Of the times,
that the North British Advertiser Of the 23d instant con-
tans eighty advertisements Of situations and only
seven from persons wanting situations short time
ago the proportion very nearly reversed Emigra-
ton continues upon great scale. The Lar Times says:
" The exodus Of Ireland to America and Of England
Australia is rvaed by that Of the Bar from the Tenn
Pile The Bar is migrating, dig for gold keep
store in the land Of wealth. others follow some
hopeful calling home but the majority 10 The pro-
ynces anticipating the locazaton Of law and better
chances for them in the local Soon the bar that
has hitherto been centralized In London viii be scattered
the whole country"
The editor Of this paper, Mr.. EDWARD w. Cox Barrs-
ter at Law, says:
have little doubt that in long time its entire functions
win be changed and il will take different status But
while lamentng such catastrophe admit that
inevitable IL has been the result Of other great
social changes Society has advanced further than the
lawyers and is running them. The functions