Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-22
NATIONAL INTELLIGENC Err.
FROM OUR L LONDON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, April 80, 1852.


LONDON, APRIL 80, 1852.
The Parliamentary proceedings during the wee
have resulted in at least two divisions favorable t
the Derby administration. On Monday evening
after long debate upon Mr.. WALroLE's mit
bill, which Lord John RUSSELL spoke strongl.
against and Lord PALMERsToN warmly in supper
OF, division took place. which completely reversed
all out-ofdoor opinion; the measure being support
ed by 315 votes and opposed by only l65. No
fewer than 105 Wings and Peelites, who usually
have supported Lord JOHN RUSSELL, voted on this
occasion with the new Administration This vote
is not however indicative of any increase of strength
in the Derby party. The necessity for some mea-
sure relative to the militia appears to be admitted
by all parties, and the present bill will receive most
important notifications in committee. On Tuesday
the ST. Adams. Disfranchisement Bill was passed,
and the Copyright Amendment Bill was read Sc
cond time in the House of Lords In the House of Com
mons Lord j. RUSSELL gave notice of motion respecting
the oahs taken by members of that House. Mr.. LOCKE
KING moved to rentroduce his bill to give the franchise
to slO occupiers in counties The opposed
by Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Mr. DIsRAEL and advocated
by the leading supporters of parliamentary REFORM it was
negatved by vote of 202 against l49 The vote shows
an increase in the friends of reform.
debate tosk place in the Lords upon the introduction
of petitions from and merchants
planning the adulteraon of coffee with chcory which
Shows that there ut least two ways Of telling story
Lord ToRRlScroS stated that II 900 TOMS 900
lbs of chickory used annually in the aduteraton
Of coffee dsplacing equal weight of the latter and
defraudng the at the present rate Of duty of
eS3600O Lord DERBY stated that the Of chicory
used only 5000 TONS 90 900 lbs and that the
nett produce of the article produced hererom and which
operated the dspacng of equal quantity of Coffee
" . lhs. n, ~ ybolo
of loss the by the adulteraon of co
fee only e6OOOO other articles than chcory forming
onethrd of the entire substitution. 1t is worthy of
mark that whilst the twenty three millions of people in the
United States 49, lbs of coffee annually the
tweny-seven millions in Great Britain and Ireland use
only 81, SOC, 900 lbs.
There nothing of Importance in the proceedings Of
either House the day before yesterday and the proceed
ing in the House of Lords last evening again unim
portant. In the Commons, the Marquis of BLASDroRD
moved bill enable the Crown regulate ecclesiastical
duties and provide for the better distribution of eps
copa revenues. The bill contemplates complete
rangement Of the present SYSTEM aboishes deaneres
compels the bishop reside at his cathedral city, and
perform the duties attended to by the DEANS and
aboshes puraltes of every kind 1t proposes the
ton of sixteen seventeen bishops Sees and
ducton OF the incomes of existing they become
body exceptSir ISGLIs The chance however
ing the number of bishops unless the whole bench with
drawn from politics and legislation win have to be aban
,doned Mr.. HEYwooD moved for a select committee to
consider the proprety of preserving the Crystal Palace
the motion vas supported by Mr. Hume, Lord Palmers
ton, Sir r. Peel, Mr.. Wyd, and many others; and OPP
posed by Lord John Manners COL Sibhorp who said he
would the building for FL 000) Mr. Labouchere,
and Lord Seymouhe two latter the ground that the
Government pledged to the building from its
present location. The committee refused by vote
of 22 against 103 Lord JonS MANNERS stated that
tain persons had purchased the building for f7OO0 and
that they proposed it and erect it elsewhere
probably Battersea Park to such plan his lordship
said every facility should be afforded The Copyhold
franchisement bill was read third time and passed.
A return to Parliament procured by Mr. Hume has
been printed of very interesting character showing the
loss of emgran vessels for the last five years. from l847
to 1851 inclusive In the FIVE years there we're 1923
emigrant ships dispatched The number Of passengers
that embarked was 1,494 044 There were forty -four
wrecks or one l62 The number of lives lost by ship
wreck was l043 or one in 1,432. OF the vessels that
sailed in the period embraced by the return 252
chartered by the Colonial Land and Emigration Commits
soners There thirty ships dispatched from ports
under the superintendent Of Government emigration Off
ces and 9l3 ships dispatched from ports not under the
superntenlenee Of Government emigration Offices. 1t Is
singular to observe the loss by the respective classes In
the ships of the emigration commissioners there
72,34O passengers, only wreck and lives lost In
the 1904 ships dispatched from ports under the supern
tendence Of Government emigration officers there
l347 1861 passengers and 922 lives lost In the 918
ships not 50 supernended there 4848 passengers
and l2l lives lost The loss Of passengers is only
one in ,492.
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