Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-10


These horrible sacrifices of human life and limbs were
caused by explosions fall of roof fall in shaft imperfect
machinery &c. the greater part which might have been
guarded against by reasonable quantity Of and
caution. Surely remedy may be found to very much
diminish this evil.
Emigration is going at great rate to AUSTRALIA,
and in many cases. fear, with more zeal than judg
ment hundreds of persons shipping themselves of
for the diggings" who do possess the requisite
pya9ue for such laborious employment Two ships at
least sail daily from London, containing average
three hundred emgrants each and from Liverpool three
vessels sailed last Tuesday and Wednesday with 027 emf
grants besides Government vessels from Brkenhead
with 7S9 emgrant principally shepherds and asrieui-
turalrlaborers from the Isle OF sky. plan is also
from the Highlands Of
Scotland 1t is noticed singular fact that only six
Weshmen have yet offered themselves 10 the Emigration
Society Birkenhead for shipment The Cunard COM
pany have nearly completed their arrangements for start
ing their line of steamers Australia via Chagres
and Panama, in connection with their mail steamers from
Liverpool 10 New York There thrtynine vessels
aggregate Of 900 TONS advertised Liverpool
to sail for australia with passengers between this time
and the end Of August These vessels will furnish ae
commodatiOn for $4,000 emgrants We are glad to find
that the clerks from banking houses public Offices &c.,
who are leaving England in considerable numbers for
Australia, not induced do by the hope of max
ing fortunes at the dggngs The greater part Of the
merchants and brokers Offices in Australia have been de-
serted by their clerks for the love Of gold they left
them and their places be supplied without an
importation from England Clerks from thence are offered
double salaries, and their expenses to Australia to fill
similar Offices in the latter country II is this offer which
has tempted many young holding clerks situations
in England TO emigrate TO Australia do know by
what process is intended keep them in the position
OF clerks in Australia.
II is now positively affirmed that Parliament is to be
prorogued by her Majesty in person this day week
1st Of July and that the dissolution viii take place
the following day Mr. DIsRaELr in a second address "a
his constituents says the latter event viii few
days There good deal Of business yet to be attended
but it Is generally thought the state OF public aair
win be left necesstate the meeting Of the
Parliament before Christmas In this case should the cleo
adverse the Derby prospects Of the Ministers
they will retain Office months longer than they voulC
do IL the Parliament summoned after its cleo
ton, as talked Of Calculations are ALREADY
making respecting the state Of parties in the new Hous,
Of Commons The utmost number Of votes which the ad
inistraon count upon in the present house $50
and this is giving the benefit Of many Conservatives
who usually act with Sir JAMES GRAHAM and Mr. GLAD
STONE and whose support could be counted upon
any question involving departure the policy Of tn
late Sir RonrRr PEEL This would leave the Ministry ii
minority Of fifty any question Of importance in which
the Opposition united and Of eighty upon points reat
ing to reverson Of the free-trade policy To enabl
Lord DERBY get along smoothly with good and Ger
tain working majority he should win least City seat
from the Opposition and the Peel party; and this be
tainy cannot do 1t is generally admitted that in spi,
of 900 subscribed by the Charlton Club for bril-
ing the electors the Freeraders win gain many victories
and the probability is that the present adminstratio
win be weaker in the new Parliament than it lie in II
present one. We stating the opinions Of thos
who have better Of judging than have an
we think from what we have read Of the Pariamentar
debates that both Lord DERBY and Mr. DIsRAELT ha'
that viscount srRArvoRD (ate Sir sratford Cannng)
coming home TO succeed Lord MALNsurY the secretai
ofFcreign Affairs. This would be gain for the FORM
is certainly statesman and the latter quite certain
is not one 1t wns said, remember, when the Dert
administration formed that Sir STANFORD CsSSS
was to be the Foreign Secretary.
good deal Of business has been dispatched in Paris
ent during the week. but Of particular importance
except In domestic point Of view All the leading mes
sures which engaged the attention Of the Legislator
during the session in state of rapid progress
win probably be completed before the adjournment On
~ the chief incidents Of the week has been the
on nv Lord Mas OF petition from the Legislative cour
eli Of New South Wales protesting against the power
tho British Parliament the Colony claiming pen
nv mowers Of legislation upon sinterns affairs and ofe