Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-09

uscoun'ea ior less IMAM ID ana Tor money on call Is
given.
bullion in the Bank at the respective dates pub
lished last week:
September A. ls47...... 97,373,8l5 1,02S,030
September = l6iS............ IL, lit 567 705, 1888
September 8 l649.........."... Ia, 64l l73 277077
September 2 lS5O............ Id, 1888, 1867 1858
September g. 1851 3,674l9O 32,375
September A. ls52............ u 1874, 921 l9,l64
The present scarcity Of silver coin arises from variety
Of causes all Of which temporary and win be speedily
remeded That there is real scarcity of the metal is
clear from the fact that the market price last week for
dollars is l0ds and for bar silver 6s. ODD, while
the rate at which it is coined at the mint into British
silver is 5s ID the The real Of the scarcity
is increased demand for circulation both at homo and
in the colonies at home for the payment Of harvest
at higher rate and for very extensive and full employ
Of all sorts Of operatives in Australia from the
sudden impulse given to the population, wealth. and
penditure Of those colonies by the gold workings and
the demand for silver coin in Australia has also been
greater from It's being legal tender there without limit
This win be corrected the meeting Of Parliament by
restriction in the colonies what is established by law
at home large issue Of silver coin is also prepar
ing at the mint Public funds have experienced very
rhng variations during the week the may be said
Of mining and railway shares The Daily Neps Of this
morning has taken up the subject Of the life
companies, and views Il In the light do. In
addition TO the facts We stated it says "Since 1874
when the Joint stock registration act passed,
less than 24l Of these Offices have been projected Of
which only sevenyfye continue in fe the rest having
been strangled their BIRTH or died after short and
rckety existence" long and very able article con-
cudes as follows
"All the great institutions of society are necessarily
based on mans wants and affections Assurance CON-
panies founded Of the best attributes Of
nature but it supplies great temptations TO avarce and
fraud We much afraid therefore that some Of the
schemes set foot win ignorantly or wilfuy de-
ceive the provden and cheat the future Of the provision
intended for its welfare There is great danger looming
at present in the path of society and it is only to be
avoided by the provdent classes increasing their and
not allowing themselves TO be deceived"
The accounts of the state Of trade throughout the
country during the past week show great activity and
confidence in all quarters large orders have been
ceiyed at Manchester from Germany and Russia. At
Birmingham rise Of 10 per cent in the price Of iron has
been xed to take place the LIST of October In the
wooen districts and the Irish linen markets there is also
great animation The demand for cotton al Liverpool is
pronounced good and the price remains firm The pros
perity which has attended the cotton manufactures
tnualy gives impulse their extension Mr. HoRsER
the inspector Of factories states in his last report that
eighty factories established in 1861 in the
district of which Manchester is the capital These new
factories employed steam power equal to 240 horses
there also enlargement Of old mills during 1851
equal to AT horse power The total increase Of
power was therefore, equal to 37l7 horse power and
gave employment about IA 0O6 additional work people
The corn market is steady at last weeks prices large
proportion Of the wheat is said be unfit for mlers
use and scarcely saeable at any price The spread Of
the potato disease has thus far had little influence
general and yirulent than in 1886 1t is most decidedly
in Scotland.
There is not single item Of any thing Theatrical in the
gossip of tie day and Literary almost as unpro
ductive isknown that Lord MAHoS is have the super
vision Of the late Duke Of private papers, and
the preparation of memoir &C. for the press His lordshp
thus ufs the Office of literary to two of Engand
most exalted sons-Sr ROBERT PEEL and the Duke OF
WELLINGTON We cannot imagine greater honor and
more confidential trust conferred upon any new
novel, Elena, or the Silent Woman" is very highly
spoken Of 1t is by the author of Kings Cope" mr.
Warrene," &C.
JOHN BULL is generally very much welded to the
gude auld gats," and takes hold Of new inventions
very cautiously the reapg machines year
by Messrs. MCCORMICK and HussKY from the United
States have captivated him at once into their adoption
The Gardeners Gazette and Agricultural Journal says
nOt less than 500 reapng machines were at work in
England during the late harvest"
There is nothing interesting from FRANCE, ex-
cept the particulars Of the Presidents progress in
the provinces Before he started on his journey
doubts were still prevalent regarding his purpose to
make himself Emperor. That point is now clearly
settled his answer to the Council General of Ne
vers, that he followed public opinion in the case
Of interests which might appear personal" may be
considered official declaration that the object
Of his journey to votes for the empire At
Nevers ST. Eenne Lyons and other places the cries Of
Vive PEmpereur," " Vive Napoleon "vive Napoleon
ILL., did not satisfy the loyalty Of the popuace Their
aduation spoke Of /" frantic enthusiasm" "boly joy"
&c. At St. Etenne he hailed as Il saupeur de Ia
France, and by other byperbocal designations II is
worthy Of remark that the little NAPOLEON Ill is now
used in the Aoniteu This may probably be received
the solution Of question which has much perpexed the
lmperialiss 1t may be taken for granted that the
Duke DE REIcHsTADT win be counted Napoleon III,
and the last thryseven years Of French history deemed
null and void. From political speculatons, very gene
rally, more properly aaces let turn to commercial
fact The imports and exports Of France from and to the
principal countries Of the world we're, last year,
follows
Imports. Exports.