Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-29
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT


LONDON, MAY 4, 1907.
The militia bill was further discussed in commit
tee in the House of Commons last night, and the
debate adjourned until this evening Although all
the clauses SO far have been carried by large ma
orties yet the opposition to it is very earnest and
great notifications will have to be made in it before
it passes the ordeal of the committee The bill for
continuing the property tax for year was read
second time Mr.. DIsRAELI seems to have been
whipped into order by of his rebeous colleagues
He ntmated last night that he had not given any opin
ion to the future financial policy Of the Government
when he brought his budget but had merely stated
facts His opinions agricultural distress remained
unchanged, and the policy he had advocated in OPPOSE
ton he should far possible endeavor to carry out
in Office" Non commital" is the controlling princi-
pie of the Derby Cabinet and particularly that of Mr.
D'IsRAELI.
The returns of the Bank of England for the last week
exhibit the following results The circulation decreased
e4l6 269 tho public deposites Ell 912 the discounts
and securities el46 l2 the private depostes increased
e5o5 ESQ., and the bullion Ell 1893. The
employed fund is Ell, 1926, the bullion $685.
67O and the circulation Ell 59sS45 There is no alter
alton in the money market the exchanges. Business
has been dull the Stock Exchange owing in part
of divided Cabinet The calls for payments for
railway construction for the month of May has fallen off
from e1 1899 in 1885, to e237 156 in 1852 No less
than 647 expended during the first five months
of 1856 only e2065, 473 will be wanted for the
portion of the present year. The market is dull and
maintains with difficulty the advance of last week. The
average price of wheat during the first three months of
1852 As per quarter above that Of the last three
months of 1851 There very little variation in the Co
lonial and Foreign produce marke.
Board OF Trade tables for the month ending the 9Th
of April issued this morning Compared with the
returns of the corresponding month of last year. they
show decrease of e564 sl in the declared value of
expectations This decrease has chiefly been in cotton
linen, and woolen manufactures and in metals and to
be accounted for first by the fact that the expectations
in the month of 1851 much beyond the average
of the year. increase having been shown that
sion of nearly 81 OO0 and, next by the continuous
diminuton in purchases of foreign grain and -four
which, together with the distress in many parts of
the continent affects the ability Of foreign customers
The state of the weather and the prevalence of eastery
winds which for so long period has limited the supply
Of vessels in port, may also have had influence in
checking shipments The aggregate value of exports
during the first three months of 1852 has been g16
against G16 344 in the like period of 1851 showing
an increase of e52, 404
As regards imports, apart from the dminuon grain
the quantities of articles of food and luxury taken into
consumption show much seadiness and satisfactory
in several leading instances. Coffee tea cocoa
sugar. spices and tobacco all show augmentation more
less considerable In wines spirits fruits and sailed
provisions there has been decrease The imports Of
materials for the month ending April for 1851 and
1852 were respectively as follows: