Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-22
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OURL0NDo NcoRREsPoNDENr
LONDON, DEcEMBER 80, 1852.

LONDON, DECEMBER 80, 1852
We think the Christmas which has just past, with
ITS Hastings and its festivities was happy one for
England and English people; and that very few of
Its anniversaries have occurred when the compli-
ments of the season." the wish for ga merry Christ
mas and happy new year" was more likely to be
accomplished. Many Of the dark clouds which
doomed overs the future, in Christmas days now long
passed, are scattered, never, we hope, to return.
The condition of the poor, the suerings of the des
titute, which struck mournful note upon the heart,
otherwise all jubilant at the bright Christmas fire.
side now if not altogether removed 50 materially di
mnished and reduced that the time be rapidly
approaching when soupktchen will not be considered
Elysium, and Christmas day will to be regard
ed chiefly for its eleemosynary buildings and its gra
tuitous pints Of ae The presence Of want and is
rapidly diminishing in streets our warehouses
thiny inhabited prisons in some cases. are already
tenantess II the face Of "joy old Christmas at his
last visit was not entirely without wrinkle, there
little Of care and anxiety in it, and much of the fun and
frolckng and revery which some few years ago re-
garded as very nearly only tradtonaD England has
peace at home and abroad plenty of employment for CAPT
ta Skill labor and enterprise, and plenty Of food for ALL
The of the mind Of England is turned in the
direction of progress education and improvement and
present there is scarcely speck her horizon which
the most anciful fanahcal fearful manufacture
into an omen Of future evil.
Yet the year 1852 has been an eyentfu1 England
has within its duration Witnessed three different admins
trations of its affairs three Cabinets widely differing in
their principles and their compositions have directed the
resources and controlled the movements of the British
Empire Wings and Tories each for themselves and now
mixture of all parties except the uras Of all have had
charge of the helm Of State and they have all seered
pretty much in the same direction and towards the
harbor England has also during the about
to become the pasyear borne her veteran warrorche
to the grave amid the silent homage Of millions of British
hearts the delegates Of nearly all Europe Gold from her
antipodean colony has flowed in quantities which
tax upon credut to state in figures and her
has, from this and other causes, received impetus
which scattsrs wealth, employment, and comfort
healthy, productive, and peaceful land And if look
to FHAScEwhst hope that all the great elements of
her prosperity and happiness developing and matur
ing-What romance does her political condition exhibit
The Republic which short time ago supported by
the upfted hands and the approving voices Of millions
is swept away without relic of its ruins left to tell Of
It's whercabou at the bidding and through control of
single indivduahimsef few years ago, prescribed
exile in foreign land The Rpubhque Francaise is now
an EXPIRES the Erie LOUIS NAPOLEON BoSApARrE is now
the EXTERIOR NAPOLEON III, and acknowledged as such
by nearly eight millions Of Frenchmen, and treated with
in that capacity by the soveregns of Europe and the
Governments of the civilized world History has always
had its wonders and its romance; it has its almost
miracle We may well ask what next? If there be lit
tie to cheer in the present condition of the remainder
Of EUROPE there has been nothing during the past year
particularly to discourage U.S. and if the political and
social Of the LIST OF January 1853 is not materially
brighter than that Of its elder brother of 1882 do
perceive any clouds threatening materially obscure it
during its annual course.
And you, too, have had your share Of chance and
change during 1852 Death has been busy and aimed
its fatal darts among your of note and price and
fame" CLAY, and WEBSTER, and SERGEANT no long
found in their accustomed places their voices
longer heard in support Of truth and right their mighty
energies no longer exerted for the glory of their country
the rights their adorng countrymen and the peace pro-
gress and happiness Of their feow-men of all nations
Many years must elapse before Death again achieve
great conquest and their country feel that the places
once filed by the lately deceased again adequately
occupied And the united voices of American freemen
have decreed that the political party in power shall
give place to the opposing and that the patriotic
modest but firm and most capable FILLMORE shall be
ceeded by the yet untred but we ready to hope,
equally patriotic and capable PIERCE We have only
wish respecting happy, prosperous, and beloved
adopted country which is that whoever may be her po-
ca chief head her course may De such as 10 secure
her every possible blessing at home and every glory hon.
or and desirable position and estimation among the
lions of the earth.
But to quit generating, what Of practical
old friends may call sentimenazing and to descend to
particulars and to facts The business Of forming
British Administration has, we fear interrupted the
Christmas festivities of many of leading politicians
but new Administration has been formed, and sin
cerey trust that the country may look forward with hope
and confidence the future England has Govern
composed of Of the highest reputation as states
men, and the most unblemished characters men. An
interesng-and we have doubt it viii be successful
experiment IL now about being tried Of uniting in
Cabinet men who have hitherto held different opinions
upon many important subjects but who now Wiling
contrary to their convictions but to defer to the
will and wish of the country and unite for the general
good.
Lord ABsHbrHs's Cabinet is formed upon the express
principle Of developing policy adopted and approved by
the country and not has hitherto been the case with
previous Governments for the purpose Of discovering and
taking up policy which shall crafty the vanity, or pro-
the interest," humor the preudices Of any one Of
the classes into which society is divided 1t will be diff
cult in the present say whdt party is in power Of
the Cabinet Ministers known to be appointed at
present. six may be said belong the Peelte ber
al Conservative party six Of the Russell Wing party
Sir W. MoLEswosrH is decided Reformer, and Lord
PALmERsroS is difficult to class, The fifteenth member
viii be the Postmaster General and it is not known whe
ther Lord CANNING the Marquis Of CLAsRoARDE will
take that Office the former is Peeite the latter Wing