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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-18

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATEs.-A
becoming tribute was incidentally paid to the me-
mory of Mr.. WEBSTER, by the Earl of MALMEs-
BURY in the British House of Lords, on the evening
Of the Goth ultimo, in the course of some remarks
of his, in reply to an interrogation respecting the
fishery negotiation. We quote:
This negotiation has been but just begun, and Mr.
Webster before his DEATH had earnestly entered into our
proposal for conducting the negotiations large and
wide field that would include all the disputed questions
not only with relation to fisheries but to the trade OF
the Canadas and our other colonies Mr. Webster from
the moment when he wrote that letter. acted with the
greatest possible spirit of reconciliation and declared
several times before his death Mr. Champion that he
most earnestly desired that trade should be establish
ed thorough basis and that all personal causes
Of between these two great countries should
removed. -
We met the spirit from Commodore Perry who
was ordered by the American Government watch
the interests and protect the property Of the American
fishermen, who were exercising their right not our
shores but around our coast
We must for many causes regret the death of that
great statesman. He died at period when his death
was peculiarly to be regretted for it interrupted the
gotiaton we had begun with America; and have yet
no official intelligence Of any person being appointed to
succeed him. From Mr. Fillmore we have received the
same assurance ofgood WILL and the expression Of most
anxious desire that these questions should be settled on
no narrow basis, but on the broadcast possible field
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LATER FROM EUROPE.

The steamer Africa arrived at New York last
evening with Liverpool dates of the 18th instant
Inc Chancellor Of the Exchequer had in his bud
get The increased estimate for the array and navy
amounted to six hundred thousand pounds The esti-
mated surplus for the year is one million four hundred
thousand pounds The land and sea forces are to be in
creased.
Lord CLESRIcARDE has given notice in the House Of
Lords of resolution affirming free trade in which Lord
DERBY acquiesced.
contract for sip-cana across the Isthmus of Da-
rien has been signed at London by Fox HENDERSON and
others 1t is to be thirty feet deep at lowtide and one
hundred and forty feet broad with locks four hundred
feet long.
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has issued re-
port in favor of decimal currency
Eight millions of the people of France have voted in
favor of the Empire The result was laid before the EN-
peror at 81 Cloud on the st instant in speech by NJ
BILLAULT to which the Emperor replied saying 81 take
from this day. with the crown the title oNapoeon Third
because the loyal people has already gvenit by its
accamations because the Senate proposed 1t legally and
the whole nation has ratified it," and concluding with
these words Receive here my oath that will spare
nothing to secure the prosperity of the country and that
while maintaining peace, will make concession to
what concerns the honor and dignity of France Gems ST.
ARNAUD MAGSAN and DE CAsrgLLAyE appointed Mar
s OF france Inc Prefect oil the Seine proclaimed the
Empire the Hotel de Vile the 3D. amid eaenng cries
Of "VvelEmpereur" NAPOLEON made astrIrmphal entry
into Paris at O'clock amid universal accamations
The Empire was to be proclaimed in all the Departments
on Sunday The Russian Ambassador, who had Just re-
turned from ST. Petersburgh brought autograph letter
from the Car to Napoleon. Gen Rydnski distinguish
ed Poe has forwarded address the Emperor saying
that the Poles would range under his banner if France
should renew her wars. .as.sA
LIVERPOOL MARKETS DEC. A.
On Wednesday after the Arctic sailed SPECTATORS con-
nued to operate in the cotton Market and prices closed
firm. On Thursday and Friday the market was steady,
but quiet Sales Wednesday of 10 O0Obaes Of which
5000 were to spectators. Sales on Thursday 1000
bales Breadstufs had largely advanced. The weeks
advance in Hour was Is. Cd. IS. Wheat Sd. 4d The
English funds were depressed, owing to late events in
france Americas stocks were active at full rates.
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The question whether one Railroad Company have
right to with their road another Company track
is now before the South Carolina Legislature. The
orty Of the committee in each House has decided in ia
of amending the N. L. r. r. charter to give it
the right Of crossing condition that the schedule
the former shall conform the arrangements of the road
crossed and that in of collision the crossing road
shall be held Prma dc responsible The grant is resist
ed, but in country where railroads becoming so
common and necessary to travel the right cross
each other under restrictions which will prevent danger
and delay in travel would to be necessary to the
public convenience.-Ledger.
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NIAGARA FALLS AS A WATER PowER.-The citizens Of
the Falls and Eastern capitalists about put prac
teal this immense waterpower now nearly useless
The LockpOrt Courier says:
owe are informed that an Eastern company has been
organized Tor the purpose Of constructing canal at Mia
CARA Falls The canal is to about half mile
above the Falls and pass directly through the village at
the Falls and empty of course into the river below the
cataract The Porters have made liberal donations to the
enterprise ana there is doubt in the opinion Of
informant but that the project will be successfully
rio out
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ounds avoirdupois

The last table shows the amount Of tobacco drawn an
nualy by the French re but it does not indicate the
total quantity of annual production of French Algeria
This cannot be exactly known present the cutva-
tion manufacture and sale free in the colony The
local consumption is considerable and to protect the do
mesc article heavy import duties laid foreign
tobaccoes it perceived that the indigenous
article would suffice for the call of consumption The
manufacture in Algeria for home consumption is there
fore supplied almost exclusively by African tobacco The
total crop of Algeria comprising the products of the Arab
and the French plantations adding the sold
the rege to the of local consumption estimated
for the year 1850 at $4,000 kilogrammes Il lac, 971
pounds avordupo of which 275 900 kilogramme is at
buted to the Arab planters, and 245,000 klogrammes
to the European coonists The total crop of Algeria
1851 is estimated by the French reggie 661 756 ko-
grammes, q,459,G42 pounds avoirdupois.) The total
crop of 1852 is estimated by the permanent commission
of the regic 200 900 ilogrammes 852 pounds
of which 100000 kogrammes (8,3o8,6OO pounds)
attributed to the European coonsts and 100000 klo-
grammes q, 544, 900 pounds) to the Arab planters.
doubtless" says a writer in the Monitelv upon the
subject of the Algerian tobacco plantations and the qua
lily of the article produced doubtless much remains to
be done in this direction If certain obaccoes compare
well with the best of foreign productions the greater
ton is but of midding quality. But each new crop In
the of knowledge possessed by the planters
They become habtuatsd the special required in
sowing, planting, wedding and drying. When these
results of experience shall be added to the advantages Of
udicious selection Of soil and improved modes of
manuring and irrigation, it may be regarded certain
that great part of the totay of the tribute which the
State pays to foreigners for the supply of its
factories will dse itself through the colony exchange
for products which will have become of quality to vie
with the most esteemed tobaccoes of the world Thus will
Algeria succeed day in relieving France from that
most tribute which it pays to foreign
tries, and herself to be burden to the mother
country
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VOTES FOR PRESIDENT.

FLoRIDA-The official vote for President in
Florida is announced as follows For Gen. PIERCE
4,308 for Gen. SooTT 1858. Majority ,455.
This vote shows falling of, as compared with
the Congressional vote Of this year, of 1916 votes
or, in other words, 541 votes more than the whole
of the above majority for Gen. Pierce
MIcmGAN-The following is the vote of this
State as officially declared For Gen. PIERCE 842
for Gen. ScoTT 1880; for Mr.. HALE 1927.
Total vote 2,939.
Pierce's majority over Scott 1882, and over both
Scott and Hale 745. The whole vote of the State
is very large, and shows great increase over 1S4S
when it only amounted to 56,0l6 The majority
for Gen. Cass over Taylor was then 6, TAI but Van
Buren, and Taylors vote united exceeded his 8, 642
WIscoNsIN.-Th whole number of votes cast
for President in Wisconsin is 1869; of which
Gen. PIERCE received 80, $50 Gen. ScoTT %, $50;
Dir. HALE SSH Gen. Perce's majority 1856.
The Freesoilers have lost IA votes since 1913;
the Wings have gained S,43S, and the Democrats
1929 The aggregate increase in the vote of the
State since lS4S is 25,293 about seventy per cent.
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The New Hampshire Patriot says that the late Countess
KUMRoRD bequeathed the following sums for charitable
purposes: $4,000 with her homestead worth at least
So,0OO, for widows and orphans asylum; $4,000 to
the New Hampshire Insane Asylum So 500 to the Con-
cord Female Charitable Society; the whole amounting
nearly $4,000
Judge Warden Of the Hamilton county (0bio) Probate
Court during week before last issued five hundred and
twenty-eght marriage licenses.
DEATH OF FANNY WRIGnr.-Francis Wright Daresmopt
better known Fanny Wright died in Cincinnati on
Monday She had been confined TO her room for many
months, having recovered from severe fall which
occurred to her last winter.
Mons. Petin, of Paris the famous Eronaut has ar
rived at New Orleans and has asked permission Of the
Council for Lafayette Square enter his shin balloon
from which he shortly expects to make air voyage
We learn from the San Francisco Wing that s.. 900
raised in that city in the late Presidential election
for the Washington National Monument
new city is being laid out on the Missssipn river in
Hancock county, TN Immediately opposite keoknk In
Iowa II is some FIVE or six miles above Warsaw
true farmer is phanthropist lie labors not only
to provide for his wants, but he is urged by con-
slant desire to leave the world better aud more beautiful
than he found it, and add TO the stock Of human comforts
ANOTHER vIReIsIA RanRoAD.--A petition has been
presented to the Legislature Of Virginia from sundry c
zens OF Loudoun praying for the incorporate Of com
pany to construct railroad from the town OF Waterford
TO the Point of Rocks.
correspondent Of the Gazette who signs her.ls e.
ph that IL twice good proves n h,s
by the very orthosraphy w-oNtsS--doube yonb o. man
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New 0RLEANs.-t gives us pleasure to read in the
New Orleans Bulletin that "New Orleans is the most
peaceful and orderly city in the Union At night from
dark sunrise, streets quiet and exempt from
any thing bordering rowdysm the streets Of grave
and sober village, and, what We say with pride and
truthful qualification, nowhere is honored
and respected female may walk from the
upper to the lower lines Of the city with or without
gentleman in company without the least apprehension Of
insult
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" nervous man is complaining in the Boston Tran
script Of the cockney puns the word T it were
pronounced tears, in reference to DIsrae He says:
:" There is not schoog in Bosonrover the age Of
twelve years who does know the word Theirs is
pronounced ta-dU without the ny and to which the
editor replies that if the French Frenchy our proper
names we do not see why Should not Angcise theirs
John Quincy Adams though good French scholar, al
ways gave the obvious English RECOMMENDATIONS in an En-
glish discourse, to all French proper nafresn
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We learn from the Louisville Courier that Presi-
dent FILLMORE has rendered to the Hon JOHN L.
HELM, of Kentucky, the appointment of Land Com
missioner in California in place of the Hon. Gus
TAvUs A. HENRY, of Tennessee, who declined it.
We agree with the Courier that the office could not
be conferred on ADLER or worthier gentleman than
Gov. HELM He has not yet signifed whether or
not he will accept it.-Leringtoa Observer.
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President FILLMORE is decidedly opposed to our coun-
tys engaging in any of the revolutionary
Europe lie very safely hold forth this subject
The Of this country is sufficient protect
it from wild goose chase for the liberty of all mankind
III the Federal Government had the power the people
know the folly of expenditures OF blood and money to
purpose. When own interest requires action
when action would do more good than harm to
selves and other people, then shall consider the
ter. At present have Of the sort made out
There is issue of the kind before the country
Courage is very good quality in its place. and it's quite
gallant between individuals get fired with Indignation
upon points of honor; but point of honor amongst
ons is less clear according to their ability to
protect it. The law of nations is seldom broken when
there is power mend it If il is it is not the bust
Of nation to vindicate the law of nations unless
it has power to do it. 1t is furthermore not impu-
tation upon nations courage to decline undertaking
what il is not able to do. III we could, by
arbitrary WILL put end to oil despotsm and estab
lish republicansm all the world forever should
do it but nasmuch can't accomplish the exploit,
either by will or any power have, we shall mind our
own business for the present at least-Loisre Dem.
The Editor Of the Democrat, as we have said be-
fore, seems coming to his senses. One would have
thought, from reading his paper few months ago,
that he deemed it the duty of the United States to
regulate the affairs Of the whole earth but, since
Perces election he has come to the conclusion that
it is Just about as much as our country can do to at
tend to her own business. AS he has discovered at
last that the United States is not alpowerfu per-
haps he may conclude, upon little more reflection,
that the United States cannot take Cuba if the Span
ish authority in the island shall be sustained by the
navies Of Great Britain and France, or even by that
OF France alone.--LouisviHe Journal.
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NAvM.-The United States frgate Columbia, Captain
Pendergrast at the Gosport Navy Yard will sail as flag
ship of the Home Squadron soon as she receives her
full complement of men, Her marine guard came down
Tuesday from Baltimore, under command of Lieut.
Brooks-NorfoM Herald
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patch Of cotton has been matured in the Sacramento
Valley, California, in ninetytwo days Mr.. Colby who
raised it, will in February large field and make it
permanent business. Tea, sugar-cane, figs, rice and
cotton have been raised thus far by experiment proving
that the soil and climate is adapted the culture of each
of them--Nec Hampshire Statesman
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FIRE COMPANIES DECLARED OUT OF SERvIcE.-on Satur-
day the Court Of Quarter Sessions at Philadelphia heard
the complaints preferred against the Assistance Engine
Goodwin Hose, and Spring Garden Engine Companies
which resulted in declaring the companies out of service
for six months The opinion Of the Court given very
strongly in reference to the dsordery conduct Of por
ton of the fire department
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FRANCIS b. Fay and LORENZO SABINE, Wings,
and EDWARD p LITTLE, Coalition Democrat, have
been elected to the present Congress from the second
fourth and ninth districts of Massachusetts, to sup
ply the vacancies from that State in the House of
Representatives caused by the death of Messrs RAN
ToUL, THOMPSON, and FOWLER.
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lrnom 4 NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT

The NAVY is greatly in want of seamen and boys
The Baby act prevents boys from entering the
Navy. If it was repealed, Gas it ought to have been
years ago. one thousand boys of sixteen to twenty
years Of age would be forthcoming for this service
as many ambitious, enterprisng lads would be glad
to 90 out in the Japan expedition. DECATUR.
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We see it stated that application will be made to the
next Legislature OF Delaware for the charter of
pany to construct canal uniting Wilmington with the
Chesapeake Bay The canal will at point
on the Christana between Wilmington and Newport and
extend to some point the Chesapeake its branches
possibly Elk river 1t is intended to be deep and broad
enough to accommodate large class of sailing vessels
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
BALTIMORE, DECEMBER If

BALTIMORE, DECEMBER III p NJ
Delegates to the Commercial Convention are coming in
rapidly Quite number arrived last ghtand this morn
ing. The attendance however will not be SO large as
was anticipated The Convention assemblies tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. During the evening splendid
entertainment win be given in the way ofca grand sup
per- This comes off in the large saloon ofthe Mechanics
Institute, which is being very handsomely arranged.
Another of the desperadoes who broke a on Saturday
night last was arrested yesterday Afternoon in the city
He stands charged with the wlful murderer VIM Hutch
inson, of Accomac county, Virginia, by 'stabbing him
with a knife.
There was quite an active movement inhe -four market
to-day and sales of 5000 Howard street at So Also
1000 bbls City Mills at 81 $685. and 1000 ditto at S.
About 1000 bbs of -four have been sold this week Rye
-four $3.50; meal 1915 per bbl
Grain is firm Sales of red wheat at l03 LOG cents
white ditto l07 III; white corn 55 81 and yellow 80
90; oats 81 40; rye 3d. coverseed. So. 10 Sc per
hushel. Il.
Provisions scarce, and firm at previous prices Gro
ceres unchanged Whiskey 25 26Js
Tobacco is very quiet and the sales unusually small
The weeks inspections about 900 hhds one half
Maryland and the other half Ohio with SO hhds from
Virginia 49,
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MoRH ABOUT Mr.. Laws MusKErs--we understand
quantity OF them removed few days ago from the
warehouses in Brooklyn and taken Albany the steam
boat Troy The next we hear respecting them is that
machinst OF Troy has contract for fitting up 900
Of them with percussion locks in place Of the odashon-
ed flint" The public viii now probably want TO know
what is to be done with these muskets
Nep York Journal Of Commerce of the 14h.
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VorrNa IN CAIHoRSIA.-Many people are astonished
at the great vote in Cafornia-70000 No population
in the world probably contains great proportion Of
adult males One Of the latest California papers con-
tan the census Of Marposa county by which 1t appears
that there are 251s American males over 81 years Of age
A females Of the age and 225 males and females
under II years
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The Washington correspondent of the Journal of
Commerce writes under date of the 10th instant:

Commerce writes under date of the 10th instant:
" One Of the most remarks made by every one
upon the state of feeling in the Democratic ranks in Con-
gress is, that in their transition from Opposition to
Administration party, they have suddenly become non
com'aatdL They hesitate about and measures and
are extremely cautious in their opinions subjects to
which they have heretofore had little There is
not much to be heard of busering and of inter-
vention projects from inside Democrats They have
60 out Of the party to raise cry. Some of them
have heretofore said much about inevitable war; and
much about Intervention against intervention that
they now find their speeches barrier between them and
the high places under the Administration.
I" The difficulties to forming Cabinet increas-
ing. If we may judge from comparison of opinions
which hear from Democrats Of different sections and
different shades Of the party it will be almost impossible
to reconcile conflicting opinions, views and interests
this subject unless all known distinguished and expe-
rienced in the Democratic party be dropped With
exception that Of Caleb Cushing, there appear to
exist nseparabe objections to every competent who
has been named"
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SAD EVENING learn by letter from Poosville Mont
gomery county Maryland that on Friday last promising
little child aged four years. of Mr. Joseph White Med
eys district Montgomery countysaryan, out, in COM
neghbors house, but missed hspway became be viii
dered and finally lost in the darkness of night Diligen
search was made by the neghbors generally but the little
sufferers not discovered until Sunday morning they hav
ing wandered FIVE miles from home When found they
were lying within few feet Of each other and life
Observation-Disclosures San
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The following table shows the quantity of tobacco
drawn from Algeria by the French rgie during the same
years. with the paid for the the amounts taken
from the European coonis and from the Arab planters
being shown in separate columns The quantities are
given in French kilogrammes One kogramme is equal
tn o1f mounds ayorduDois.
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IMPORTANT TO MANY.-We understand that the
Secretary of the Interior has received from the Gov
of Virginia, under the broad seal of the State
document authenticating the full and complete
REIMBURSEMENT to the United States of all claim on
the part of the State to lands on which Virginia
land warrants have heretofore been issued In lieu
thereof, as soon the necessary preparations can
be completed, scrip will be issued by the Depart
ment of the Interior.
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MISSOURI the election, last August, Missouri
elected five members of the next Congress- whereas
under the new census she is entitled to seven II
is now proposed to elect two more, but not till Au-
gust next-dividing the State for that purpose into
two districts, separated by the Missouri river The
next Legislature will doubtless divide the State into
seven permanent districts
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LAND SALEs.-The Southern Star, at Jackson Missis.
sppi Of November 23d says The land sales termina-
ted in this city Friday last We learn from the Score
ary of State that about 200 have been sold for
100000 in the aggregate, fraction over the minimum
of 50 fixed by law. /"
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Hon. JAMES NJ. SMILEY has resigned his office as Vice
Chancellor of the Southern District of Mississippi and
Governor FoorE has appointed Hon. A. B. DAWSON to fill
the vacancy