Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-01

manufactured entirely Of cotton These are far
know the broad facts Of the case and we have stated
them briefly and explicitly could. We have
nothing to do with any Of the questions of political
economy and national policy which viii originate from the
subject These for financial statesmen and political
statsticians SETTLE If they ever be settled They
far above caliber We think, however, have
furnished abundant materials for at least octave vo
hume, since many large book has been produced from
less suggestive and important origin.
The Parliamentary campaign before Easter has
terminated, both Houses having adjourned until the
10Th instant. The DERBY administration, however,
experienced two humliatng defeats before the adj
tournament, and both in the department. Of the Home
Secretary, Mr.. WALpoLE, That gentleman gave
notice of clause which he intended to introduce in
his bill for organizing the militia by which the cleo
tora franchise was to be conferred upon individuals
who enlisted as volunteers and served two years in
that body. The idea was treated by the Opposition
in the House, and by the almost universal press and
people, as being an extremely foolish one The
honorable Secretary seems to have adopted the bril-
liant notion from joke uttered in an after-dnner
conversation at Lord DERBY Sat least such is the
report not having the faculty for discriminat
ing between the Jadinage Of the dinner-table and
the suggestions Of the unciboard, made the idea
his own and rushed with it into the House of Commons
as proof Of his desire to please the reformers by
extension Of the elective franchise and Of the beraty
of the Cabinet. His colleagues in the Administration,
one and all called him to account privately and he
fessed at the next meeting Of the House. that he had
given the notice too hastily; and that since he gave
he had consulted fully with all his colleagues, and
was found that the plan proposed open to SO many
objections that he begged to withdraw his notice"
He still more unlucky, however, nrespect to some
bribery at elections and which, if they had been agreed
to- would have robbed the bill Of much of its efficiency
They were, however when very much qualified by
the Attorney General Sir F. THEsIGEn rejected in very
thin house, by majority of eighteen and taking the
section of the house which then voted fair specimen
of the two-thirds who absent Lord DERBYs admin
istration in minority of than fifty in the present
Parliament even upon questions not affecting reat
ing to any of the great principles Of policy upon which
they have succeeded to Office and upon the successful adj
vocacy Of which their continuance in Office according to
their own declarations most Internationally depends
In the House Of Lords committee has been appointed
on the motion Of Lord DERBY inquire into the renewal
of the East India Companys charter Lord DERBY also
stated that it was the intention of the Government
to offer any interference with the grant Maynooth col
ege although he confessed that the conduct Of the Roman
Catholic priesthood in Ireland had been such materially
to increase the difficulty of defending thegrant.
In the House cf Commons on Friday last Lord J. Rus
SELL took OCCASION upon the motion that the House at its
rising adjourn until Monday to observe that much appre
hension existed in the public mind from belief that the
Government had changed their intention with respect
advising dissolution of Parliament and he thought it
desirable that there should be explanation in that
House upon the snbject because in reliance upon the
accuracy of former statement he had advised those who
acted with him delay supplies but to vote the est
mates at once and about 000 had been voted with
unexampled rapidty. Ai RaF
Mr. DIsRAEII in reply repeated the assurance that
such business Ministers deemed absolutely
sary and indispensable should be transacted they would
recommend the dissolution Of Parliament. The tone In
which he stated this. and gave positive assurance that
Ministers would advise the summonng Of Parlia
ent to hold bona d session in the of the pre-
sent year. formed striking contrast TO the Of the
Premier and has turned the balance of expctnsss very
much in his favor Sir ]. PAKsGros has given notce Of
his intention fnr leave TO bring in bill to confer
representative institutions upon the colonists Of New
Zealand this is a move in the right direction. The
LORD CHANCELLOR has also stated his intention Of bring
ing forward sndy amendments with respect to the man
agement of Commissions of Lunacy, both as regards
expense and delay This is resolve worthy Lord
Chancellor and an honest The Lord Lieutenant Of
Ireland Is busy says the armagh Guardian in making
nrenarations on magnificent scale for to be
given In the course of the summer in Fermanagh The
Duke of wEtLryeroS who has not been in Ireland for
many years. is anxious pay his native country fare
well visit and his excelency the Earl of EGLISroS is
DESTROYS Of amusing the veteran in these ppng times
of peace with spectacle Of mimic warfare. Nobody
doubts Lord EoLisross talents Snowman but there
may be some reason to suppose that his noble guest will
not be very much fattersd with such exhibition.
The quarterly returns Of the revenue which have just
been issued are every way satisfactory Notwithstanding
redpctions IN taxation to the Of e. 800 015 have
been made during the years. the for the
exhibits an increase Of EFT 1884, when compared
with the similar quarter Of 1851. The customs show
nere e Of gee 1850 and the excise Of ESQ and
1887 vas in both these items advance upon 1860.
TIL lamp duty owing TO the operation of reduction in
982 o2s less than during the first quarter Of
1851 The assessed taxes are increased Gl27 264 the
property tax receipts diminished eel 1913 below last year.
owing to delay in collecting, they are within few
pounds Of what they were In the first quarter Of 1850
The post Office receipts are 900 le than they
last year. when they largely ncre ed BY the prepa
raons for the Exhibition The Grown lands and miscel
laneous items are respectively more productive by the
sums Of 100000 and Els,75s The whole may be sum-
med M in one fact Notwithstanding the reduction Of
CO 500 600 in taxation during the two years, the yearly
revenue shows dninution Of only half million, while
the return of the quarter shows that even this tng loss
il randy disappearing The Tines very justly observes
country must be generally prosperous people must
he largely and proftably employed, when money flows
into the Excbeouer as fast tits returned to the uses
~ ndnstrv and when the pruning hook and the scythe