Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-14

approached cautiously and treated wisely; and we are
willing to hope that Lord JONI RUSSELL has concocted
such plan Of expanding the Parliamentary suffrage and
securing SO far possible the pty OF its exercise as
may satisfy all who wish for gradual reformation OF
abuses and prevention Of their recurrence.
we believe that an addition of 600 men to the army
i; intended and that the necessary arrangements
in progress OF this addition, 3,lO0 will be cavalry
400 artillery and 49, 700 infantry 1t is said that 1000
If the militia are be rendered Immediately available to
relieve if necessary equal force OF the line rom ire
land large increase Of the navy has also been decided
on and two additional battaons of marines The Board
Of Ordnance has sent to Birmingham for tenders to sup
ply 23 900 rife muskets Of great power and long range
The Duly argues that England has no occasion 10
increase her navy and states that there at present ~
the command Of the British Government amount OF
naval power such as the world before saw at the
disposal Of single State There may have been aonger
list Of armed sail in our grandthers time but wind and
tide were then irresistible for steam as countervang
impulse was unknown But taking all things INTO ac-
count whether we regard celebrity of movement precision
of direction or weight of destructive metal we repeat tha
Great Britain possesses the most wondrous 'Yi orce
that has ever oated the worlds waters Strange ana
humiliatne that in the same breath are compelled to
that the scaboard the United Kingdom should never
theess e MS it does at the present hour denudea Oh al
protection from its natural guard ready and tempting
How is this Who is to blame? What the remedy for
state Of things SO intolerable? And how it most
speedily and effectuay be secured? These grave
questions which will press for immediate and explicit
answer at the hands of Ministers the reassembng OF
Parliament sa
The present disposition Of great part of the British
navy is thus stated Off the coast OF South Ame-
RIGA eight vessels with eighty guns on the slave
trading of Africa vessels besides nine
ut the Cape the American and West Indian stations
fourteen ships with two hundred and fifty three guns in
the eastern fourteen vessels with two hundred ana
eighy-sx guns in the Pacific fifteen, carrying two hum
dred and nneytwo guns The Lisbon squadron consists
of eight vessels with three hundred and eighteen guns
and the Mediterranean fleet comprises force of twenty
vessels and seven hundred and eighty guns There is
thus force of hundred and eleven armed vessels
Guiding twenty powerful and fast steamers andmount
ing more than 1900 guns dispersed every ocean
and nearly every of the world excepting those
which surround British islands and the shores Of those
islands themselves
The Morning Post says it is authorized that there
is no foundation whatever for the paragraph which ap
peared in many the London daily papers stating that
Government intended form line of military camps
round London really have the least idea Of the
cause of all this military ardor and warke excitement
There is nothing the continental aspect of affairs
except the French revolution and do not think that
it is the interest and symptoms of its being the
Intention of either the French people their Govern
ment to quarrel with England The opening of Parlia
ment will no doubt solve the mystery.
Ofhe strike which has thrown about twenty five thousand
out of employment we hear nothing new; both par
ties continue obstinate and the country loses immense
every day that such amount of labor continues
unproductive.
The Bank of England has during the week ncreasedits
circulation $780, 779 andts private deposes e.
and decreased its public deposes Ca 1892, its bullion
g42040 and its discounts s525, 243. The payment OF
the dividends has caused the great dminuon Of the pub
lie deposite and the increase Of the circulation and the
private deposites Money is rather in demand and
the exchanges have receded and re less in favor Of
England French affairs and the uncertain state Of the
English Ministry have caused fluctuations in the stock
market and prices are far from being firm.
The Bank of France for the week ending Thurs
day the 10Th of january show the following results 2
francs for 81 j Bullion G22 56 pa bullion depo
site, G154,7l6 circulation, "a 306 2S5 public deposites
G2592 205 private deposes 892 918; bills discount
ed E5 482 362 Government securities co. SOP The
stock of bullion remains nearly stationary The public
deposites have increased by than quarter Of mil
lon but this item still Gs54 72s less than the
responding period Of last year. The bills discounted show
decrease of s63l $751; as compared with 1851
The Corn market has again advanced and is advancing
Inc FRENCH papers say +
Speculation has become very active in corn and -four
The absence Of cold and the heavy rains further
increase the tendency Of prices to rise At Paris
has, since it at the lowest price of 43f sack
to 48 1t is dearer in France than in England
the spectators of London begin find profit
ing it to seaports."
Business in the market is also active at Rotterdam
and in Belgium, and at Hamburg In the produce market
sugar said to be steady the demand for coffee il
also increasing The business in tea is small. Rice Ii
held for advance. There is also good deal Of bust
doing in France in colonial goods especially sugar
and in wines and spirits In the meallurgic districts in
France there is also improvements furnaces are
said to be Lighting up The British iron trade win be in
juriously affected in proportion to the duration Of tn,
strike among the artcers The cotton market at Liver
pool is steady without quotable alteration in price M
alteration in wool or silk.
We have several interesting items from the Literar,
world. Lord MAHoS and Mr.. CALDWELL will jointly su
perintend the publication Of the "Peel papers, It ap
pears that the Duke Of WELLINGTON has consigned hi
papers to the Of Lord MAHoS. If this be true be
tween the claims Of his History Of England and the Wei
ngton and Peel memoirs, the noble lord plenty Ii
terary labor before him for good portion of his life
Lord MAHos is in the forty year his age
good period for mental exertion. Mr. MAcAULAY has
1t said delayed the publication Of the third and four
volumes of his History Of England in consequence Of hi
having obtained additional information in relation
William iii. His Majesty figures told, the chic
Parsonage in the narrative Of the forthcoming volumes