Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-13
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FRonouR LONDON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, FEBRUARY 10. l85.


interesting and merely indicative Of coming bust
ness. Bills for extending the elective franchise,
and amending the laws relating to the representation
of the people in Scotland and Ireland, have been in
troduced into the House Of Commons.
The first great battle of parties is expected to
commence this evening, The Protectionists have,
apparently, not agreed upon their course of action
but like cautious campaigners, they have resolved
to send out an advanced party, for the purpose of
trying the temper and ascertaining the numbers OF
the enemy If there should appear to be any chance
of carrying the Wing camp by storm, the Tories
will no doubt bring up the whole of their forces,
and decisive trial Of strength will be the result
But, If the Wing camp should prove too strong, and
Its position too well protected, its opponents will
content themselves with doing it all the mischief
they cam then quietly beat retreat, and wait for
more favorable opportunity for dslodging their an
tagonist from his official eminence The allies whom
the Protectionists have connected themselves with
in their Ministerial onslaught this evening the
Roman Catholic members Familiarity designated as
" the Irish Brigade" This conjunction of ultra
Protestants with ultra Catholics appears to us to be
quite as monsrous as the strongly denounced union
of the Legtimists with the Mountain in the late
French Assembly; it bespeaks the same political
fanaticism the same absence of political not to say
moral principle the reckessness of honor and of
consequences. 1t cannot, in England, lead to the
results, but it has manifestly dangerous ten
dency that direction The Whites and the Reds of the
Paris Parliament hated and would have crushed each
other but they had principle unite them
they both hated Louis Napoleon with bitterer hate if
possible than that which they felt for each other; and
therefore they joined their forces oppose him. SO is
with the Tory Proteconsts and the g Irish Brigade
They have most cordial dislike for each other but they
each dislike the Wings more and therefore they will com
bne this evening for the overthrow of the Government
A morning paper says: /" This evening Lord MAS in
tends moving with the cordial Of The Coaserra
party direct pote Of censure the Irish Government
in connection with the untoward affair of Birch and the
World newspaper. The Irish Brigade, understand
high spirits the prospect thus being associated
with the Conservatives The motion stands follows
That in the opinion of this House, the transactions
which appear recently to have taken place between the
Irish Government and the editor of Dublin newspaper
are of nature weaken the authority of the Execu
tive, and to reflect dscred the administration of
public affairs
Mr.. MILNER GIBSON has more placed his motion
for the repeal of what called the upon know
ledge" upon the books of the House of Commons This
motion includes the upon advertisements paper
and foreign books and the newspaper stamp The value
of the paper annually made in England is estimated at
E30O0,000, and the quantity annually manufactured
ceeds in weight 125 900 pounds. About fifty thou
sand persons employed in its immediate manufacture
and quite two hundred thousand in the many trades
connected with paper.
Lord PALMERsroS has given notice of an amendment to
the motion made by Lord JOHN RUSSELL respecting the
organization of the militia giving to that body general
and not merely local application The Foreign Secre
tay is well yersed in the subject and win give RISE there
doubt very interesting parliamentary discussion
and it may be to highly important national results
The Reform Bill win not be allowed pass the Com
mons without experiencing all the opposition which the
Protectioniss give it. meeting has been held at
Lord DERBys, at which 102 members attended
Lord Derby made speech stating that in his opinion
most decided opposition should be made the second
reading of the bill, the ground that the Reform Bill of
1882 had settled the preponderance of the arstocrac
and democratic powers Of the constitution and had the
time been accepted settlement of the question Of Re-
form in the House Of Commons and that although he
admitted there many defects in that bill which he
was unwilling should be amended yet that the pre-
sent would entirely upset the balance Of these
powers and add greatly the democratic party that he
was therefore decidedly adverse measure and re-
commended that it should be opposed strongly pos
sble They might, perhaps, be beaten in the contest
but all events they would have done their duty to the
throne and the country. resolution to oppose the
second reading Of the bill then carried with only
dissentient voice.
The excitement about the hostile intentions Of LOUIS
NAPOLEON toward England and the alleged unprotected
state Of the British has in great subsidized
But although the idea Of any immediate necessity to be
prepared for hostile attack may be abandoned think
that the Government well the people determined
not be caught mapping whenever the time for action
may arrive Among other precautionary measures,
powerful channel squadron is to be organized to cruise
between Spthead, Plymouth and Queentown during the
This evolutionary force is comprise the finest
sailing and steamships in the British navy The flag
win be the Sans Par screw two decker Of eighty-one
guns
There is nothing Of much interest in the Literary
world Mr.. DIsRAELI's biography Of Lord @. BESrScK
has reached its fourth edition. 1t is strange onnEB
gdun Of book, but full Of interest and certain kind
of talent Strange say the author has managed in
troduee thirty pages Of very curious matter relative the
jews for other reason that perceive than that
Lord g. Bentnck separated himself from his party, and
voted in favor Of removing Jewish disabilities How
ever in these pages Mr. DIsrael introduces much move
matter.
the European nations indebted to the Jews for
much that regulates much that charms and much that
solaces existence The toiling multitude rest every
seventh day by virtue Of Jewish law they are pepet
ally reading for their example the records Of Jewish his
tory and singing the odes and eeges Of Jewish poets
and they daily acknowledge their knees with reyeren
gratitude that the only medium Of communication be-
tween and themselves is the Jewish race Yet
they that the vest Of generations and in
stead of logically looking upon them the human family
that has contributed most TO human happiness they ex
tend TO them every term Of oboquy and every form
persecution"
Mr. DIsRAEII says The allegation that the di spersion
Of the Jewish race is penalty incurred for the commits
sion of great crime-the crucfxion Of Jesus Chris-s
neither historically Dramatically sound. 1t is not
lIv true he lows were IA