Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-30
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ture is so remarkably unnterestng that we scarce
ly know how to furnish even moiety of our week
" communication Politics, Literature, the Thea
ire, Trade, Manufactures, &c. seem to be in hap
by state of rest and quietness. There are, how
ever, indications that, though the surface of the
political waters is smooth, there are strong under
currents below, which, ere long, may make their
effects visible and fill the public mind with ample
materials for discussion.
Among other questions good deal asked, but
yet unanswered, is, Where is the Prime Minis
terri We do not mean, where is the Earl OF
DERBY in person but where and upon what sub
ect are the mind and the thoughts of the man
who for the time present guides and guards Eng
lands powers and England's interests. The Earl
is too much of an Englishman to expect that the
Anglo-Saxon deadlock will be got over, as the
Chancellor of the Exchequer supposes it may be,
by the solution of the great asian mystery" He
to be aware that he is in scrape and determined
that he will not declare himself respects his future
course until the very moment when disclosure no
longer be dispensed with. He has made of the
maxim that "speech given to to conceal his
opinions until he has nearly it out, and has o.
parenty adopted another maxim, that of GOETHE, That
speaking is svern, but silence is goldern" The is
something humiliatng in this state of things the he's
of the Government Of the first country in Euro,e no i'd
r. n
cipe by which he intends regulate his course There
is nothing like it in the rest of Europe Ausrs IA de-
clares explicitly that its purpose is y the NJ cans Of
Jesutsm and the Zolveren to reduce thought nd COM
merce to the dead level which desposm NAV ride
roughshod Prussia in spite of Austria, speaks out
boldly upon commercial subjects. Even some of the
small German States protesting manfully in favor of
liberty of conscience Begul with four hundred thou
sand French bayonets looming in the distance" turns
bold front to the enemy The President of France not
having the fear of Austria Prussia and Russia before his
eyes, is boldly and avowedy marching direct to the i'm
peral throne of France under the title of
NAPOLEON the III. We see, in effect open manliness
evident in the councils and the conduct Of most of the
continental States but none n>our own This
condition of political affairs appears contemplate to the
Liberals it must be perpexng to the Tories One thing
alone is olerably clear the Government intends shut
file out of the question of protection by maintaining the
affirmative of which they obtained power However, if
the rumor of the day be correct suspense viii be
end for the papers of this morning that Para
will be called together for the dispatch of important
business during the last week of the present month
The great of the Liberal party during the past
week has been attempt form what is called Peo
pies party in the Parliament Mr. HUME has ad-
dressed letter to the editor of the Hull Advertiser in
which he anticipates endless opposition such party
in the House of Commons. On the contrary some of
the leading journals take directly opposite view of the
question, and say if such party formed the lead
ing Wings and Peelites would hasten join it. and that
the next change of Ministers would place several leading
financial Reformers in the Cabinet. In the opinion
these journalists Mr.. HUME would make better Chan
celor Of the Exchequer than Mr.. D'IsRAELI Sir W.
WORDSWORTH able Colonial Secretary than Sir j.
PAKIseToS Mr. CoBDES more advantageously preside at
the Board Of Trade than Mr. HENLEY and Admiral Ma
the Admiralty than the Duke of NonrnUMBER-
In this the opponents of Lord DERBY
distributing the Offices of Importance reminding him that
he has set the example Of making Chancelors of the Ex-
chequer Presidents of the Board Of Trade Colonial
Secretaries of untried men, and establish precedent
Of which the Peoples party" have much right to
avail themselves their Protectionist opponents.
The Swedish loan is a novelty in the stock market
another Northern project is also before the public under
the title of the Norwegian Trunk Railway :; this line
is to from the metropolis Of Norway to the two
great inland lakes Of 0ern and Mosn, and thus bring
the populous and productive provinces in the
try in direct communication with the seacoast 1t is cal
cuated that the facilities of transport thus afforded will
create timber trade in Norway equal that now car
ried from the Baltic The requisite capital is cacu
lated at f4500 of which the Norwegian Government
furnishes onehalf the remainder is to be raised in Eng
land IN shares OF ElO and EZO EACH Thus the fac
tes Of modern intercourse extending themselves
Europe, and bringing the almost hitherto unknown TO
of the North into absolute proximity with the South
branches of the great human family
The great consumption Of iron seems at last to have
had effect upon the price Of that article An advance
Of 40 per has taken place in the short space three
weeksan occurrence, believe, altogether unprece
denied in the trade.
Some stimulus appears to have been given to the cot
ton market by the late advces from the United States
and prices have advanced about Of penny per h. The
wool business is small at present. owing TO the sellers
quirng advance which the buyers willing
give. Business in manufactured articles Of all kinds |
continues active In colonial and foreign produce there
little variation except in rice and currants which
rapidly in the advance
The EcOnoist gives list Of the amountsimported from
January 9Th TO August 9Th for the years 1851 and 1852
respectively Of hemp, sugar molasses tea tobacco wne
WOOL grain, -four, olive and palm oils currans rasins
potatoes, bacon pork and pepper in all Of which there
has been great falling of during the present year and
as the consumption of nearly every quoted article has
considerably increased it is evident that the stocks
hand must have proportonaly diminished. The follow
ing the striking differences in importation:
1851 1852 |
Molasses, cwt .,...,."....... $4,000 272,000 |
Tobacco, 0,574,982 6939,74O
Wine, gallons ................ 5583,602 3,3I9,364