Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23


taxes must be paid in shape or other and advo-
Gated the superior claims Of SOAP tea paper and va
rety Of other articles to legislative consideration Mr.
MoEFATT pointed out the fact that in Paris the
ton Of wine is at the Of $50 bottles per head per
mum, while IN the Hanseac towns il is only 20 bottles
proof OF the effect Of high duties and proposed by way
Of aevating the Chancellor Of the Exchequers difficult
ties reduction to 2s per gallon, instead Of ls pro-
posed by Mr. olviera. Mr.. HUME and others spoke in
favor OF the reduction and Mr. OLvERA defended his
guments which, he said had scarcely been impugned ;
but ne was willing to what the budget had in store
and accordingly withdrew his motion.
The measures relative to the colonies promoted by the
Government give very great satisfaction These SO far
have been the Canada Clergy Reserves bi the Constu
ton granted the Cape of Good Hope and the contem
plated abolition of the convict system in Australia Sir
w. MoLEswoRTH told his constituents the other night that
the least hesitation delay had taken place respect
to this latter subject conflict between the mother
ts ead t~ Su Nv ~oufd tnovftsnay have eaonsol Ever
now, he said, tAsre are fears lest the coloas Of m
Zealand ould in imitation Of those at the Cape forcib
resist the landing Of the convcts who had been dispatched
thher before the present Government had formed its de-
termination upon the subject.
Many new books advertised among them, "a
Residence in China" by. W TYRONE Power, and the
" Memorials and Correspondence of Charles James Fox
vols and 2, edited by Lord John RUSSELL. His lord
ships industry is remarkable He publishes tomorrow
the Sd and 4th volumes of sMoores Journal, Core
spondence &c. Add to these literary employments the
leadership of the House of Commons the maturing his
measures for national education and parliamentary
FORM and estimate may be formed of the work which
his lordship has upon his hands.
There is very little Continental news, and scarcely any
from PARIS There is current report that the Count
CHAMBoRD has protested to the Court Of Rome against
the attendance of the PORE at the coronation of NAPo
Ill 1t is also said that the coronation is deferred
until August and that it by means follows that the
Pope viii then oiciate at the ceremony. Many officials
in the Departments have refused to take the oath of a
glance to the Emperor These refusas increase in num-
Der and Importance every day NJ DE MoNrALEMBERr,
when called upon for his quota towards deayng the
penses of the fete given last week to the Emperor and
Empress by the Corps Legsatif, of which he is
ber replied to the application in very sarcastic
1t is thought he cannot remain member of body for
whose only prominent act he has expressed such
reign contempt.
The leading domestic announcement of the morning is
the birth of Prince which took place yesterday after
This is the eighth child of Queen VICTORIA four
and four daughters all of whom living and in
good health The proceedings in Parliament entirely
Oh u0meStlc flnancal PROJECT OF TO-
is exciting deal of interest," and meets with
very general appreciation The document in which the
is made is long and rather obscure, but
very important Its purport is to explain the mode by
which the Government proposes to take advantage of the
present of the money market for the benefit of the
tax-payes SO far we judge from rather rapid
perusal of the the project is calculated
materially to reduce the weight of the debt and at the
time maintain the public credit intact There is
much originality in Mr. GLADsToNEs plan it is merely
application of the old principle of paying off FIVE pei
cent mortgages with money borrowed at four per cent
and saving Of the difference. 1t has already been ap
piled the Exchequer bills and about 100000 per
mum saved 10 the public. Mr.. GLADSTONE aims to
pay off certain three per cent liabilities by borrowing
money for the purpose at two-anda-half per cent The
measure will be brought forward in the House of Com
mons this evening.
The shipments Of gold coin to Australia have been very
extensive this week. and amount to e2650 000 The gold
in dust and bars received per the Great Britain alone
however more than doubled the whole export, and
amounts to about G59OO00 Mr. GLADsrosEs project is
regarded in the bestinformed city circles expert
ment having for its object the ueror reduction Of the
interest upon the whole threepercent debt Of the
ton and decidedly favorable influence Is exercised on
the money market.