Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-19


ability to which majority of the members are sub
jected-we say, considering all these things, direct
ly tending to deiibefaton and caution, that the
House of Commons gets through as much business,
and does that business y well, as any other dehbe-
rative body In the civilized world. Parliament adj
journed for the Whitsuntide recess from last Friday
to this day, Thursday having decided that final
debate shall take place upon the Maynooth question
Friday According present arrangement the Queen
and Court viii leave for Scotland Tuesday the 22d Of
June. We may therefore, take it for granted that Par
Lament win be profogued, preliminary to dissolution
not Later than the 2stinstan The general election may
consequently be expectef to take place in July Those
members of the House of Commons who are candidates
for reelection occupying the Whtsunde recess with
canvassng those who y wish become to continue
to be their constituents The newspapers are busy with
strong opinions and long dissertations upon the merits
and the weaknesses of the isting administration The
Eeonomi runs very and searching parallel be-
tween the opinions of Lord DEHBY out of power hold
ing subordinate Office and she conduct of the noble Pre-
mier now he is installed as a lender
Gan his previous hfoy sys the Economist, :" Lord
DERBY has prided himself setting the political opinions
of the people at defiance Now he refers his future poll
cy entirely to the constituency Whilst Secretary for Ire
land he utterly dsregarde opinion in that part of the
empire. Sir r. Peel complied with public opinion when
he repealed the laws and when Lord Derby seeded
from him it because he would not submit to public
opinion and SINCE whilst out of office, he has been
fighting against it. Nov he Is Prime Minister and cloth
ed with the Queens authority; when statesman he
should give effect to his own welweighed convictions,
and make his knowledge the basis of the nations policy
for which purpose fac he has placed in author
declines and calls upon the constituencies to de-
eide what he is to do" -
Lord DERBY has already very much lowered the autho
rity of Government he has conradicted all popular de-
usons, of which is to ascribe to men in Office COM
prehensive view of all interests and opn
ion far deserving of public Difference than the opn
ions Of any private individuals Possessing all the secrets
of State they masters OF all the which have
heretofore determined policy TO be superior to
ther But Lord DERBY plainly informs the public that
they know better than the Minister what is for the
national welfare and as they decide win he act"
Now, this is very ad capsandum argument; il is direct
appeal that democracy which Lord DERBY has always
affected to despise and whose power he said only week
since, and perhaps said rightly, ought to be checked
This argument would be correctly used If applied to pee
pie and form Of Governmeur-like yours and country
situated the United States is but tits entirely out of
place here and particularly 50 at the present moment
The Inquirer says:
The Derby Cabinet continues to afford abundant ma
terals for speculation its future conduct The po-
son Of the Premier in the upper House is certainly by
enviable Besides the suspicious brood
of Protectonists sitting aaxousy behind the Urea
sury Benches, watching every syllable that may fall from
the lips Of the Protectonis leader with much fear and
little hope that it win contain any reassuring statements
their pet subject Lord DERBY has to the gauntlet
of thick phaanx Of open enemies watching with the
duteous of political opponents for opportunity
of placing him completely Athe wrong in the eyes
Of the country Of diminishing in any degree the at
tachment Of his less fanatca supporters Earl GREY If
not of great service to his country on the Ministerial
Benches acts the sury opposition leader con duore The
q - Al. - n llu hu he
the force Of circumstances dsaected the powers that
be, and prone mischief Among al these parties Lord
DERBY leads but sorry political lfe Not the least
noying should think Of the circumstances attending
his present position is the foolish habit into which his
followers have fallen Of talking about his spoess honor
and chivalrous disposition soess cvalrous charac-
ter in these degenerate days is regakd with suspicion
and this suspicion has developed itself in the House Of
Lords perfect shower of reasonable and unreasonable
questions all Of which the chiyalrous Premier is
pected without reserve. We cannot say that
Lord DERBY has succeeded very well in meeting these diff
cultes There is want Of consistency and decision in
his replies which Injuries him much inapublc estimation
He fuctuates too much om day TO day He either says
too much little IL he really wishes TO propose In
the Parliament return to protection he said far toe
much in the House the other nghfor polite statesman
when he declared that he did not anticipate large ma
orty against free trade the result Of the general cleo
ton. he has intention of proposing any such re-
turn he said too little for honest man, when he quail
he'd his assertion by vague referenceto contingency
$500 nisns Bi'c W suCh y PfoPosai chance Vi suo-
cess"
Gold and Emigration at present the great subjects
OF public attention, the former being thar
one, the great impetus Of the latter To add the
citcment, we have this week had rumors Of gold hav
ing been found in Ffeshre. Scotland. This however
is not yet either confirmed denied The Mining Journa
is also giving accounts Of gold mines formerly worked
Devonshire. In 1884 license granted TO Nicholas
Wake priest, 10 dig for gold and silver paying he
the Church, and one-ninth the King" In l405 tn
Prior Of Piton appointed controller" over the go
mines in Devonshire Pton is only fourteen miles fror
North Motion where gold is said TO have been lately dis
covered. There is a report in the neighborhoo
that the old men who worked for copper had wa
Of getting gold out Of it," and general tradition exis
that many Of the small properties in the neighborhoo
were purchased with the gold found in the adjonin
streams and valleys. However, the question of gold
and win get into full working without delay full con
plement Of miners is engaged and within month the
workings will be made good that there win be lit
suspense in the matter But turning from possbiliti
and probabilities to facts have submit the foowir
statistics, which show ION approximate calculation
the annual production Of gold and silver in 1901
ing to Baron Humboldt that Of 1885, two years before
discovery Of the California gold deposites and that
1850, two years after their discovery:
GOLD. 1901. 1886. 1860
North and South Anne
CO, 166, 1857 Ct, 301 500 1884 81
Europe, Africa, and
Total produce 2,41e,e5o 5,s4e,752 lsC54,5