Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-08
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

The latest dates received from London are to the
18th ultimo.
There had been very heavy rains during great par Of
the preceding week. and in certain parts of England much
damage had been heavy floods and extensive in
undations On the Tyne there considerable loss 10
the shipping, and number Of seamen were lost At
Ulverstone, in Lancashire rain fell to the depth 40
inches on the 1lth There was danger that some Of the
houses would be washed away and from some Of the cot
tages the inhabitants removed in carts In some
places serious damage done by the flowing of water
into the coal pits
The discussion on the budget still pending in the
BRUSH house OF Commons AT the close Of the debate on
the 4h the Chancellor of the Exchequer said he should
be conentto take division upon the FIRST resolution the
result of which would be regarded by the Government as
conclusive in regard to their general scheme
The Paris Moniteur announces that the Emperor
OF France will restore to liberty, to their families,
and to their country, all those suffering from the
consequences of civil discord, excepting such as
have guilty Of crimes reproved by morality on
the sole condition OF submitting to the national will,
and engaging not to commit henceforth any act
against the Government of the elect of the country
The following are said to be the principal modi-
heations in the Constitution which the Government
intends to propose to the Senate
]. The right of the Government to grant partial or
full amneses- 2 The right to authorize great enter
prses OF public utility g. The right modify CONNER
clal tariffs by DEGREES having the force of law do
ation Of 3O,0O0f for life to each Senator g. An annual
allowance Of 6OOOf for each deputy Tor 66 &C., for
each days SESSION. G. The vote of the budget by chap
tiers and ministries instead of by articles 4 dotaton
OF l,5OOOOof for the French princes 1.-THE ex King Je
rome and his son y and finally g. That the dotaton of
the Imperial Crown shall consist of all the Imperial
palaces and the manufactures of the Gobeins Seyres
and Beauvais. The amount of the Civil List is to be
fixed by the Senate"
A new Constitution for Spain has been promul-
gated by royal authority. The chief provisions
were: to make the Senate body Of hereditary le-
gisators; to reduce the number of the Chamber of
Deputies to III, each deputy to be appointed by
100 of the most heavily taxed electors The petit
ons OF the populations, requesting to be allowed to
meet Tor electoral purposes, had been refused The
excitement continued very great The editors of
the papers charged with seditious libel had been
acquitted by the jury.
In China the insurgents have had some success They
now threaten the line Of communication with the Province
Oh Canton by the Melting Pass said to be held by strong
Government force After engagement the insurgents
put ~ military and civil officers and 300 people to the
sword.
The Pekn Gazette Of August reports that an earth
quake had taken place in the province of Kalsuch A
thousand houses is said to be DESTROYED three hundred
inhabitants killed and four hundred injured In Manila
also shocks of earthquake had occurred MANY per
sons and two churches destroyed and the palace house
ana custom house rendered uninhabitable