Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-25

used TO instruct the infantry In the bayonet exercise as
the hruss be made with it with perfect safety Be-
port speaks in very high terms of the elegance Of steam
yacht which is building for the PASTA Of Eorpr, by
Messrs Tod Macgregor at the Clyde This is intend
ed to be the most splendid vessel which the world has
seen, propelled by power and excellng in beauty
and cosness the barge Of the renowned Queen of Egypt
modern and science excel those Of the anciens
More than five hundred have been employed for
me upon the various fittings up and embellishments Of
this costly vessel.
1'es'deM LOUIS NAPOLEON now aims openly and i'm
medatey at the imperial 1t is also very possible
that the success which he has lately met with may attend
him in this enterprise
us said that M PERsIGSY's late mission To EuOand
haa no otner motive than to reconcile the Government to
french EMPIRE which 10 to be established in Decem-
W. no SENATE Is 70 be convoked in November and an
ade 70 ne people on the imperalist question on
e ~ u december General CAvAIGsAc has refused to
stand as candidate for election as member Of the Le
gsature for Paris the 26th instant M CAnsor has
made similar declaration A company is about being
formed at Paris for the erection Of the proposed crystal
palace there The capital is to be 900 francs or
xo2oOOO, IN shares Of 100 francs GA each The build
ing to be devoted to general purposes Of exhibition
Doth national and universal The resolution of the Co.
veynment to reduce the interest Treasury bonds was
considered by many persons to be hazardous experi-
ment it has succeeded however and the Al per cents
have risen 80 centmes On the 6h the day after the re-
ducon Of interest," the Minister Of Finance repaid to the
Bank Of France the twenty-five millions remaining due Of
the fifty millions borrowed in March l848 The support
ers % the Government very proud Of this new proof
Of financial power and Of the elastic resources Of the
Treasury In financial circles however the affair Is not
viewed with such unqualified satisfaction as is expressed
by the Government journals. Abundance of money in
ia
is regarded evidence of want Of confidence in the
future when capitalists hesitate to embark in specuatons
that would tie up their capital for any length of time
This line OF argument would apply however to England
as well as to France for both countries are at
aboring under plethora Of money. The partisans Of the
French President assert that the state of the re-
venue, and of industrial activity and enterprise in France
are owing to the coup dea of I'd December which, until
that was carried into effect parayzed they say by
pervadng sense of insecurity The report on French
commerce up to the close Of 1851 proves that this asser
ton is without foundation and that the commerce of
France has been steadily increasing from 1887 to 1851
inclusive The revolution of 1S4S gave temporary check
to this regularly progressive expansion of but
two years served to restore confidence and the advance
recommended The aggregate Of exports and imports
from 1887 to 1851 both inclusive have been as follows
In 1887 l,566,000,000 francs; in 1884, 2S4O 600 OOO
in lS47, 2,el4oOO O0O in 1S4s it dropped to OO0
0oO in 1s49 it to $685. 0OO OOO in 1850 to 27O5
100000; and in 1851 to 49, O0O 0O0 LOUIS NAPOLEON
is said to be unwe at present. having been seized with
cold shiyering after taking strong exercise in shooting
SPAIN yields many items of suggestive progress
and prosperity The Government and the public appear
to be solely occupied with railroads The line from Aran
uez IS TO be extended to the Mediterranean coast and
line to be constructed between Seville and Madrid pass
ing through Estramadura. line of has been
organized to ply twice month between Malaga and Lon
don, calling at Cadiz, Corunna, and Santander The
works for the canazaton of the Ebro were commenced
last month These all steps in the right direction
and it gives us sincere pleasure to record them
There are reports from ITALY about conspiracy to re-
store the family of MURAT to power in Naples The PORE
is said to insist upon the removal of the French and Aus
trian troops from the Pontifca States but the French
Cabinet replies that to do would be leave him to the
tender mercies of the Revoutonsts Mr. Murray about
to be set at liberty condition that he quits and neverre
turns to the Papal dominons The State trials against
GuERAzzI and others are slowly proceeding at Naples
We have already alluded to unpromisng state of az
fairs at VIENNA, and late intelligence renders the pros
pect still more dscouragng. The entire Government of
austria IS undergoing military organization. The Staff
halder of the Coastland, the Ban Of Croatia the Co.
vernment of Damata, the direction of the Marine the
Presidency Of the Admiralty the Treasuryship Of the
Board of Education and the Control of the Customs are
all in the hands Of soldiers Of more or less distinction
The Ministry Of Commerce and all its various functions
are turned over to set Of hapay generals and euen
ant The inspectors Of railroads of inland
navigation Of teegraphs, and Of postal communications
are al generals The consular Office is directed by SOL
der The Finance Minister is still q civilian but his
tenure Of Office is considereds very uncertain one
The accounts Of the cholera from the Duchy of Posen
and Sesia very alarming. In Warsaw the disorder
is fearful in its ravages is supposed that more than
5000 persons have died in the hospitals The Jewish
population have been particularly liable to its attacks
1862 Jews were swept away in fifteen days.
There is nothing in Prussia, Holland Belgium or
any other part Of Europe We wish we had something
new from the Cape Of Good Hope but we have nothing
but repetition Of the old tale The eastern frontier
continues according to the last advce be the theatre
of destructive desutory, predatory warfare Of which
the duration and the cost alike defy conjecture The
Kafr Chief MAcoMo still able to send from his head
quarters in the Amaola mountains and the Waterkoof
active parties Of his attack the herds Of the colo
nists and sweep of CATTLE within sight Of Graham
town Peace at the Cape appears to be Gar off
SEPTEMBER 10.-The only domestic news of the
morning is very general assertion by the public
journals that :" as Parliament meets the OPP
position will peremptorily insist upon an unequiyo-
cal answer--a plain yes or sno'--from Lord
DERBY to the question whether or not he has
finally given up every intention to attempt to re-
store the corn-lawY On his reply hangs his fate.
If he stands by protection he will be beaten by a
union Of the Wings, Peelites, and Reformers. If
he gives up protection his High-Tory friends will