Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15

ward these expenses IA the aounts Of for tn
| The Roman Catholic institution for the q ponoo,,;
the FdM has just published its annual report Of re-
cepts and expenditures Some Of its items win be read
with interest N inc United States The whole amount Of
were derived from France alone Sardinia, Prussia Bel
GUM, and poor Ireland come next in order In the "a
Tor the remainder Among the expenses
year for the sum Of 1908 1913. -
An imperial decree Of the 10th instant in order to
the culture Of cotton commenced in Algeria with
such Hattering prospects suppresses the duty Of francs
per Iuo Nogrammss equivalent to 424 mills per pound
ayordupos levied on the importation Of cotton from
the French colonies. 80,
Several DEGREES published in the Moniteur Of yester
day 25th June Of some Importance perhaps to our
merchants and shipsowners.
The Minister Magne, Of the Department of Agricul.
ture, Commerce, and Public Works, says in report:
The necessities Of the Of the East and especial
ly the employment Of portion of the merchant shin
ping In the transporter troops and warke ,aaer have
caused unexpected difficulties and DELAYS in the GRAIN
trade Several chambers Of commerce have ALREADY CALI
ed attention to this subject and invoked from YOUR Ma
ey the proongation for several months more Of those
exemptions from duties in consequence Of which pur-
chases have been made and enterprises commenced I'm
der ordinary considering the fine appear
ance of the crops it would not be necessary to proonr
these facilities But it is right to take into consdera
ton the embarrassments which commerce is suffering
from events which are quito beyond its control"
By advice Of the Minister three DEGREES then follow
crees Of the Sd and 18th August % September LIST and
18th October, Sd December 1852 and 18th and 18th OF
January, 1854 concerning aimentary provisions pro-
longed 10 the 31a Of December merit" By another tthe
exemption from navigation duties accorded up to 31st
July 1854 by the DEGREES of 9th September and Sd of
December 1858, to cagoes Of grains fours rice pota
toes and dried vegetables is continued TO The 31s Dece-
Der 1854" By the third it is provided
sArtice l. The faculty granted by the decree above.
mentioned decree Of 18th December, 1851 to foreign
vessels to operate until the 31s July 1854 the trans
portaon of grains and fours Of RICE potatoes dried
vegetables between Algeria and France, prolonged the
3lst December, 1854.
"Article Whatever may be the date Of their arrival
at the port of destination foreign thus laden shall
enjoy the benefit Of the prooDgaon granted by Article
provided they shall have sailed from their point of de-
parture prior to the 3lst December, 1854"
The unusually long spell Of wet weather. from which
agriculture has been suffering for SOME time past has
provoked another considerable rise in breasus through
out France not that at serious fears
tanned of another failure of crops like that of last year,
but is apprehended that the rains and cold weather
which have prevailed will retard the crops that actual
supplies will not suffice till the crop shall be gather
ed Thus far this is the only fear bat if favorable
change do not very hopes abundant har
vest will be totally blasted for it is this month June)
that in France decides positively the character of the
wheat crop. Anxiety has already begun to prevail in
some quarters is eyinced by the orders which the
Senator of France the Archbishop Of Paris has recently
issued that prayers for fair weather be put up by oil
the priests of his dioceae. In fact the weather has
much improved and there is good prospect that the
appearance of the will restore the suffering crops
The Monteur of yesterday 1.-THE 25h of June) publishes
its periodical statement Of the price of wheat through
out France for the regulation Of the price of bread 1t
that during the three weeks ending the 18th June
the average price of wheat in France 32 &c. per
hectolitre equivalent to So 10 per bushel At the
corresponding period Of S4 the last season of general
scarcity the price Of wheat in France was 20 80 cents
more So. 610 per bushel Prices have considers
bly, risen since the 18th instant