Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-21
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lance, and the increased importation Of which shows that
the community has food and refreshment and
more materials for employment and for producing wealth
this year than it had during the last The large increase
in the supply of cotton is particularly worthy of notice
The manufacture of cotton increases rapidly that is
very natural apprehension should be entertained by
those who do witness the of the production
the material that the demand may outrun the sup
ply As yet however, there the smallest symptom
of scarcity, and find it stated that some Of your
Southern papers express alarm quite strong that
the supply will be superintendent it has been expressed
here that it would be deficient
The exports have kept increasing rapidly
than the imports The increase in the declared value of
the exports in February, 1853 those of February
1852, f9l9,097, which thought large sum but
the increase in March, 1853 is less than el 486 SlS
shove the amount in March, 1852 The increase in the
three months of 1853 the corresponding three
# 1851 prosperous years. less than G3 Sl5 975
or nearly % per cent. on the three months.
The consumption of has diminished from 49, OCT O67
lis in the first three months of 1852 to 1892 156 lbs in
those of 1853 whilst that of coffee has increased from
6531 s99 cwts. in 1852 to TO- 954 cws in 1853 tits
not very easy to for these great variations
Once in three months there issues from Somerset House
document very official in FORM and very full of figures
This is the quarterly return of births marriages. and
Deaths This gives in less than fifty pages a from
every portion of England and Wales afording exact
knowledge of all the marriages that take place. telling the
precise number Of mortals who make their appear
ance to fill up the gaps created by deaths dongs, and
chroncng also the ravages of the great destroyer him
self This return shows that 1851 was the Great Ex
hihtion year, 1852 might be truly named the Great
Wedding year During the last fifteen months more we'd
dgs have taken place than known to have
cured before during the period in England This
establishes most satisfactory fact-that with the
growth of general prosperity the number of marriages
increases and that declines the other does also.
Nntyfour thousand four hundred and sixteen persons
married in England and Wales during the last quar-
ter o. 1852 This number exceeds that in any correspond
ing quarter of any previous year. and the whole year be
takei it shows proportional excess The marriages in
England from l843 to 1852 at rate which showed
that person in sixty married annually in 1852 it
in fyseven whilst in the last quarter of 1852 it
in foryeight The increase is greatest in London,
where 0l marriages took place in the last quarter of
1852 This goes far solve the riddle often propounded
in London 'where do all the people from
Ply the thousands of houses yearly built - Again.
6l 59S births were registered in the quarter ending
March, 1863 The annual proportion of births since 1913
has been in thirty in the winter quarter the
is in twentynine in the winter quarter OF the
present year one in twenyeight The deaths dur
ing the winter quarter lis, 24 there was conse-
report still rolls on and during the winter quarter of
1928 fewer than 29 persons left the ports of the
United Kingdom at which there Government emigra-
ton agents." The great bulk of these seekers of
homes sailed from Liverpool large proportion of them
were of course, from Ireland.
grand encampment of about ten thousand men is
about to be formed Chaplain Common near Bagshot
Some of the regiments will be on the ground about the
first of June The Duke Of CAMBRIDGE is be the gen.
era in command The encampment will for it is said,
the grandest military spectacle which has been witnessed
in England for than half century The ostensble
object Of the encampment is to perfect the troops in
maneuvringn large and to those evouons which
cannot beacquired in regmenta drills and parades
The Magazines and Periodicals the month barely
Of average excellence and there very little else that
has novelty recommends Mr. MAcAuLAYs History
OF England has obtained the noorety being placed the
prescribed list at Rome, proof Of its iberaty and
advocacy Of civil and religious liberty Bible Lessons
published by the society for promotion of christian
knowledge has also received the condemnation of the lite
rsry inquistors Of the Holy City.
The Commissioners this country who are to
the American Industrial Exhibition at New York are the
Earl Of ELLEsMERE Sir CHAs. LYELL, Mr.. dixie, Prof
G. WILSON, Mr.. WHrrwoRTH, and air. WALLIS. or Lord
ELLEsMEREs eminent fitness for the position
tertains a doubt Sir CHAs LYELL is worthy represen-
i
by his business habits the practical efficiency
the mission. Prof WILSON'S acquaintance with scientific
agriculture, Mr. WmTwoRTHs knowledge of mechanical
and implements and Mr. WhLLIss experience in the
practical working Of the Hyde Park Exhibition will
der their services Of great Importance in observing and
porting what is seen or done at New York. British skill
and science will be well represented by their exhibitors
New York. and several Of the Government departments
the Ordnance Admiralty Mint and Board Of Trade,
sending articles for exhibition DR. RoYLE is also pre-
pairing selection of Oriental objects of art the expense
Of the East India Company.
There is great dearth Of foreign news tits asserted
that committee Of the Senate Of France whom had
been referred petition from certain egatees named in
the will Of NAPOLEON praying for payments Of their
egaces with interest have reported against the claim
ants The grounds Of this decision knoFn; but
broad principle that Bonapars claims which, ON the day
before the election of ILL., not sustainable
by any court Of law, not revived by the fact Of
relation Of NAPOLEON l. being elevated to the throne
If this be the CASE says the Paris correspondent Of
London paper the Senate WILL for the first time since
its creation have done the State service These
claims are very mutfarious and unfathomable.
tain member Of the BonGparte family, in much bet
ter circumstances than he few years ago. makes
himself creditor Of France to the extent Of two hun
dred millions Of francs When the Orleans property
confscated the now head Of the family made merit Of
renouncng all these claims but that generally
derstood TO be an ingenious method Of asserting their
existence and Of course the remuneration could most