Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-21

the masses, add authenticity to his title and by
much to establish his dynasty in France believe that
the consummation of this is the pressing
matter Of the Emperors solicitude and do not believe
that he will willingly break the peace Of Europe allow
il to be broken he help it, till after the shat
be soemn placed upon his head and the scepre in his
hand within the holy precincts of Notre Dame. IL is
generally admitted that this interesting ceremony is in
definitely adournedby the difficulty experienced
by the Emperor in assuring the presence in Paris OF
Plus TX. to oficiae upon the occasion; and consider
this equivalent indefinite adjournment of Euro
pean
The most interesting domestic intelligence from France
is the official that the establishment Of the
great lines of transatlantic steamers of which there
much talk month two ago, is finally abandoned by
Government The commission of inquest, instituted by
the Minister Of Finances reported that very extensive
and expensive wor would be necessary to fit Of the
great commercial ports Of France for the reception OF
steamers of the size of those it contemplated to en-
poy that it impossible to estimate with any GER
tanty the amount Of receipts that the enterprise would
realize and consequently the amount of
subyenon that would be necessary establish and main
tain it that in any this subyenton would consti
tute heavy tax upon the Imperial treasury which, not
wthsandng the encouraging financial prospects and the
budget in equilibrium Government 10th to sanction
",
the trial of recent scientific discoveries which pro-
missed great economy of fuel in the production ofmotive
power and consequent gain of space for the accommoda
ton of and passengers large steamers So
the grand scheme is for the time abandoned But not
entirely, for Government the inten
ton to establish, and promptly, direct communication
by steamers between Brazil and France The choice OF
the Brazil line the to be Immediately established
in preference to those Of the Antilles and of New York.
which commercially much important and affect
directly and larger amount French interests has
been the subject of much remark Some suspect that,
notwithstanding the toasts that have lately been put forth
Government is not yet confident of French superiority
to willingly come after the sad failures of late years,
again into direct competition with English and American
enterprises Of the sort
1t of the Ericsson air-shp that Government
alluded to the scientific discovery whose test it
desirable to await before mourning the heavy expenses
involved in the establishment of transatlantic lines of
steamers. 1t is shrewdly suspected that the desire of
presenting the budget in equilibrium has had little
influence in conducting Government to the decision
nounced In fact the 49, 900 900 per which the
company is understood to have asked by way Of subven
ton would have many times swallowed up the pfu
receipts which of Finances
has made figure upon paper in the budget of 1854
The official journals particularly careful to register
the slight and very natural ndspostons with which her
Majesty the Empress is frequently affected Now
it is reception which she compelled suddenly to
adjourn now it is ball at the Tueries that she
able to make her appearance at and it is prone
made in the Champs Eysees that prevented. DR..
CoSNEAU, it is announced, is in constant attendance
the Palace and the Emperor himself is uneasy,
anxious, and happy young husband ought to be
under the circumstances
LONDON, APRIL 90, 1858.
All eyes in this country that have any political
expression in them are now turned upon the pro-
ceedings in Parliament; as upon the result of the
pending debates in the House of Commons will de-
pend the events of the next ensuing three months
and the complexion and character of the English
Government Should Mr.. GLADSTONE carry his
budget by respectable majority, the business of
Parliament will proceed without interruption, and
Ministers viii carry out their enlightened plans OF
finance, taxation, education, economy, and reform
Should the junction of the Derby party with the
dissatisfied part of the Irish Brigade, who follow Mr.
LUcAss lead, cause Mr.. GLADsToNE's proposal tc
extend the income tax to Ireland to be rejected
there is scarcely doubt that Parliament will be al
most Immediately dissolved and appeal made to the
country respecting the proposed policy Of the existing
Government Upon the complexion of the new House OF
Commons would Of depend the composition of the
rumors were very prevalent that alliance had been
formed between the Derbyites and the Irish MEMBERS in
order to defeat the proposed Of the income
to Irelsnd and thereby unseat Lord ABERDEEN and his
friends. Mr.. GLADSTONE says to Ireland, IL you will
pay moderate income tax and slight addition to the
duty on spirits, / am prepared to forgive you the
900 now leyable upon your land, and concede
two minor points" On the other hand the Derby
Dsraetes say, you win help to turn out the pre-
sent Ministry you shall be excused every thing-deb
income tax, spirit duty, every thing England and
Scotland shall pay every thing for you" This is nc
doubt very "ad captandum sort Of offer to consdera
bic portion of the Irish representatives for doubt
would be very popular with great number Of their
sttuents but number Of the Irish members will not be
seduced by it, and it is thought that however the
ston may gain by addition Of Irish members they viii
lose more than equal number Of their English friends
who will absent themselves division, rather than be
come parties to so unholy alliance. The application
Of the legacy duty to SUGGESTIONS which the Tories
landed arisocracy call "arocious measure" will bt
the next most difficult card in Mr.. GLADsTosE's hand tc
make winning one, perhaps the most difficult because
upon this point the Derby ID Isrsetcs will be uni
ted. The equity Of this proposition will be at
glance by the pcrusa Of the brief statement made in the
Daily Nstos
The proposition Of Mr. Gladstone is to apply the rule
Of fair play alike to all SUGGESTIONS to property by death
At il John inherits under hrs father williams will
hundred thousand pounds in the three per cents, he
has to pay legacy duty IL James nherits from his ia
Their George hundred thousand pounds in land he
legacy duty But il being notorious that the
ton Of certain legal deeds will put John in pretty much
good position James, both the and the other
get vast properties without paying any special to the
State on wealth which the State protects