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

died at Walmer Castle on Tuesday last l4th) after
a very short illness. The immediate cause of his
death is said to have been ga succession of fits =
these hts, some OF the papers say, were occasioned
by suffusion of water on the brain. No further
back than Saturday last the Duke rode from Walmer
to Dover, five miles, and in his capacity of Lord
Warden, inspected the breakwater and other public
works in progress there He then seemed to be in
excellent health and spirits His last appearance in
state the occasion of the dissolution of Parliament
in july when Chief it was his duty to
be bearer of the Sword of State The venerable Duke
feeble with age accordingly in his place. carry
ing the heavy ancient weapon, and payfuly pointing il
at Lord DERBY, who jestng with him upon the sub
ject His last speech in the House of Lords the
preston of his appreciation of Sir HARRY SMrH conduct
Of the Kafr This speech remarkable for its
clearness and certain air of as if he
wished to give all the weight Of his authority to aid
brave soldier unjusty and ungensrousy treated. The
late Duke born according account, In Dublin,
the both Of April 1863; according another the
lst Of May in that year, at DUNCAN Castle the seat Of
his father the Earl Of MoRSSGroS In either he
had completed his eighty third year He commenced his
military life an Ensign in the seventy-third regiment
at the early age of eighteen that he was sixtyfve
years in the service of his country What services he
dered in nda the Peninsula the South of France and al
Waterloo yet in the recollection of the existing
ration and will be handed down y,the historian to
ceeding ones long the history Of human deeds shall
exist. a'
The Duke of WRLLISGToss subsequent career as a
statesman is also destined fill honorable page in the
history Of his country By BIRTH education, and convc
ton the Duke Tory but he always open fair
argument in the discussion of his principles He main
tanned his opinions" says the Daily Ners he would
have defended aforress-precisey long they
tenabe and longer He gave up the defence of his
position in time to make honorable retreat; and while
his friends could not with justice complain his oppo
nents were compelled to respect him. He bowed to
Catholic emancipation, Parliamentary reform, and free
trade and it would be than pity to confound
this great and fine with such Tories as are now
allowed to play at governing the country The papers
of yesterday and to-day clothed in deep mourning,
and the leading ones both morning and evening contain
long and interesting biographies of the deceased
general and statesman He is succeeded in his titles by
his eldest son. the Marquis of DouRo who is As years of
age married daughter of the Marquis of TwEEsDALE,
WELLESLEY A years of age and is married daugh-
ter of the Right Hon. HENRY MASvERs PIERREPoST and
has, we believe, several children
Emigration upon a large scale still continues.
The whole population appears to be adrift. Almost
every town and village is sending of its people
to Australia. If to this be added the still undi-
minished stream from Ireland to the United States,
we shall probably find that not less than half mil
lion of people will leave the British Islands durinA
the present year The Government emigration re-
turns show that sixty-on ships having on board
81 907 emgrants left Liverpool for America and
liza during the month of August The number which left
during July 81 1856. The emigration from Liverpool
in August, 1851, was 1911 that in August, 1850
14,296. Those destined for America were principally
Irish and Germans, the former preponderating while
Scotch formed the majority of persons making their way
to Australia In connsxion with Australia ii may be here
stated that little work just published, entitled The
Gold Regions Of Australia, audes to Great South Lana
being indicated by MARCO PoLo in his chart published
about 1896, the faith of his Chinese hosts The Chi
boast of the first discovery of Australia not only
agrees with Australian traditions but has received
markable confederation during the past year from the
finding of Chinese and other nautical implements
considerable depth below the surface Of the ground
thus fully confirming the native traditions and the Chi
nsse assertions as also the long period which must have
elapsed since the Chinese visit from the accumulation Of
auvial deposte these evidences The natives say
that the Chinese visiters were murdered.
There is nothing important in the last weeks returns
Of the Bank of England. The bullion has diminished
col 1872 the circulation increased e222 SOl the private
deposies diminished e50l $685. and the securities dis
counts and advances increased e453 64 all showing
increase Of business although the unemployed fund yet
amounts to the immense of El3,04l, ,287.
The returns of the Bank Of France for the month which
ended the 9th instant considered favorable the fol-
lowing are the principal items reckoning twenty five
francs to the pound sterling:
Increase Decrease,