Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-04
FRoM0URL oND ON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, FEBRUARY 10, 1854.

LONDON, FEBRUARY 10, 1854.
Scarcely one of the many rumors with which we
closed our last weeks communication have been
realized at the commencement OF this 1t is true
that the Russian Ambassadors have left both Lon
don and Paris but the question OF peace or war is
yet, so far as is known to the public, unsettled
France and England are busy night and day at
their dock yards and arsenals Here In England
three thousand Coast Guardsmen have been ordered
on board of men-of-war. These men are about the
steadiest and most efficient of any that the navy could
receive all of them are well trained in gunnery,
and admirably adapted to form the nucleus OF crews
for screw -battle-ships powerful feet for
the Baltic is rapidly organizing The Greenwich
pensioners (under sixty years of age) have received
notice that their services may probably be required
No fewer than twenty-five regiments of the line
are under orders for foreign seryice-report says
for Constantinople. Whatever may be their desti-
nation their embarkation is fixed for various days,
between the 1st and Doth of March A camp
will be formed during the ensuing month of not less
than thirty thousand English militia in the neigh
borhood Of London, probably Chobham. The re-
cruting service,on very large scale has been COM
menced in Ireland for the first time since the con-
clusion of Napoleon's wars. England seems de-
termined to be prepared for war, and France is
equally upon the alert. We deprecate war, and
present instance, when both France and England
appear to have done every thing which they could
| do consistent with national honor to maintain
peace, we regard war dreadful but unavoidable
necessity We do not, however, apprehend that,
should really take place. any very great disturb
ance Of business industry will take place IN
England Consols have been affected Gas was pre-
dicted) only about one per cent. by the departure
Of Baron BRUNow, and, considering that consols
pay only three per cent which may some day be
reduced, and also that money is now worth five per
cent for legitimate and profitable business transac-
tons, consols are still at high price. Disturb
ances abroad must send foreign money for invest
ment in British stocks, and will, in all probability
still keep them high in proportion to the interest
they pay Even naval fight on the Black Sea or
in the Baltic need not interfere with British manu
features with the productive industry of the country
and its legitimate returns The duty of cooperating with
France to check Russia need not necessarily turn sim
gle hair the national coat With France as an ally
and with Austria alive las under all circumstances she
be the fact that her interests in oppos
ton the designs and policy of the Gar think that
the Russian Emperor may be restrained with COMPARE
lively little cost of life or treasure.
The Parliamentary proceedings during the week have
been unimportant The Marquis of BLANDFoRD has OBJ
tanned leave to bring in bill for the better management
VI epoCopnl PEoPSily.
| recognising the Importance of the object in view,
Mr. CARDwELL is about bringing in bill for the better
prevention of railway accidents Lord PALNERsroN one
for regulating burial societies and preventing abuses
ted with them and Mr. CARDwELL will also bring for
ward two bills for amending the laws relating to
chant ships and sailors and throwing open foreign
sells the British coasng trade Mr. Cardwell calculates
that aggregate of 900 tons of foreign shipping
nually sails in ballast from port to another This
vast amount of available carrying power is desirable
to utilize OF time when freghts not only exorbi-
tan in rate, but often unatainabe at any price Lord
CLASRIcARDE postponed Monday his question to the
Minister'S " whether England in state of peace or
war and Lord CLARENDON volunteered promise of
explanatory statement in the of the current week
The language the Foreign Secretary clearly indicates
REIMBURSEMENT Of all hopes Of obtaining justice at the
of the Gear by negotiation, concession and
promise Lord CLARENDON added that Russia had bro
ken off all diplomatic relations wfh England, or thu
the counter proposal of the Emperor to the Vienna
} posas such as could not be accepted.
In the House of Commons Lord JOHN RUSSELL said hi
believed the Russian Ambassador left London Monday
Lord John Russell also Monday moved that the Hous
should resolve itself into committee on the Paramenar,
oaths, which subject he made remarks explana
tory Of his views. Sir F. THEsIGER said he should
future stage of the bill most srenuousy resist the pro
think will easily pass the Commons, bat will meet witt
its usual fate of rejection in the Lords Lord John Rus
SELL however, indicates that he shall in this raise tn
question whether tho House of Commons does not mol,
the power of deciding upon the ormaities regulating tn
qualification ofis members. This is the question which
think should have been decided in the first instance
The business in Parliament Tuesday and Wednesda.
and yesterday of an unimportant routine nature
Prince ALBERT is almost universally allowed to hav
passed through his ordeal with the compleest triumph
although one or two of the daily papers stn yer.
bad taste we think, well with great irjusticekee
abiding the ISLANDERS against the Prince
The testimonials borne to the Princes correct public
duct by Ministers of the most explicit and satsfaco
nv descrpon and the Earl ofDERBY, with ell the emphas
meet his party with the origin the propagation of tn
SANDER Lord JoHN RUSSELL briefly touched upon tn
fate of the English Queens married and unmarried
Queen MARY the First married to Solomon no
did Queen ANNE unite her fate with absolute Prince
Charming WILLIAM the Third was as much sovere g
as his consort MARY the Second Her present Majest
fsaid Lord John is in different position to either
these sovereigns Her Majesty is married to Primo
of singular attachments, and their domestic life is
good an example to all the Queens subjects as her cor
sttutional conduct is model for all sovereign;
TCheers Would any man believe me if were to sa
that while thus united, the Queen never consulted wit
the Prince Consort-whose eminent qualifications hav
described-with respect to affairs that nearly interes
e her Majesty that interest her fortunes and the fol
xyalfa of barYo rip thn bar