Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-11


Royal Council; Constitutional Reform, of course
in the sense Of absolutism; assembling Of the
Cortes; and changes in the tariff are spoken
Of.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE OF THE ERA
LONDON, JAM "a, 1854.
To tie Editor of tie National Era,
Upon the strange rnmor Of which we Deem
ed it consistent with our duty, as faithful COR
respondents, to furnish you with an early no.
tice, our conservative and liberal journals have
since busted themselves; but it is only within
the last three days that the Times and Chroni-
Gle ministerial papers) have even glanced at
the subject, and, on Wednesday and Thursday,
written what is known by the name Of "lead-
ing articles upon it. Till Parliament meets
there is no likelihood Of an reimbursement
Prince Albert has not been sent to the Tower,
as credited over half the country nor has any
substantial accusation been brought against
him on responsible authority But is it all in.
vention--a mere clumsy device Of the enemy
against Prince who up to the moment APP
peared to have no enemy, and, on the contrary
to have gathered golden opinions from all sorts
Of meng This seems Improbable and we
should not have ventured to anticipate the
forthcoming storm, even by hint to your
readers, for which you are held answerable
had we NOT had apparently good reasons for
our statement 1t may turn out that an indis-
Greet letter lsuch as We have intimately has
led to all this injurious turmoil, lfor, however
it turns, the public impression will be injuri-
ous) and that neither Queen, Prince, foreign
Sovereign, or Minister, arc compromised with
our continental relations. At the writing here
of we should be guilty of imprudence, and per-
haps Of error, were we to say more.
The alleged interference with the business
and patronage of the Horse Guards is gen.
eral talk, on which, as ciuiiians we give no
opinion
With regard to the Cabinet, which certain
politicians believed would not meet the Parlia.
ment en- masse, it is now thought they will and
this very assault upon the fair fame Of Prince
Albert forms almost paramount obligation
upon every individual member to do So For,
whoever did not, would be set down by the
Court as foe TO the Queen and her consort,
and, by the popular voice, as countenancing the
charges alluded TO- Thus, whether the late
rivet holds longer or not, it must hold over this
crisis; and after that the Deluge or, in other
words, the question of Eastern policy pursued
by the Ministry. That their GOODNESS was sus-
pected was made evident by the publication Of
the first manifesto by Dropyn de FHuys the gist
OF which was to nail the British Government
TO decided course Of cooperative action
against Russia. The Frenchman doubted, and
he put il to this public test. II was for no
other reason that document appeared in the
Moniteur. IL was to screw England TO the
sticking place; aud it appears to have done so,
IL there was any previous tardines, which we
hardly believe there was-only suspicion !;
and as our organs persisted in maintaining a
strict silence, all sorts of interpretations neces
sarily followed.
Inland, we have little toreport Two cente-
narians have died Of the hard winter, one OF
them named Rose--the last rose Of winter.
From the census, 10 appears that out Of the
millions Of population, only rs attain this ex-
treme age. Some one at Christmas wished
= (aboye so many happy years, and he
answered, Thank you, but do you think il do
srablesD Men ought to get through the host
Of their worldly concerns q quarter Of ccn-
tury before that period!
Among the clever swindles Of the age, the
manufacture Of spurious gold dust, instead Of
forgery or coming base money, ought TO be
recorded The imitation is excellent, and the
absence Of freight alone protects buyers from
heavy impositions when the ingenious rascals
come down with their dust.
The bank returns exhibit Ave millions less
bullion than at this date year ago. The strikes
still hold OUT, and the lower orders get more
pressed by the high price Of provisions Such
is our internal economy for the re. assembling
Of the representatives of the people.
From abroad we have no news of worth---all
being absorbed in the expected determination
Of the Russian Emperor
The Duchess Of Orleans has promulgated a
letter to the Duke de MEMOIRS, in which she
declares her reasons for not joining in the
Bourbon fusion, on the part Of her son. What
his rights are it would be difficult to define
As the grandson Of Louis Philippe he has no
claim TO legitimacy whilst the elder dethroned
branch has descendant, and he has no elect.
i've title to set up in lieu Of birth But moth.
er's ideas do not often agree with abstract pol.
tics.
From Vienna il is stated that very great and
wise efforts are being made TO restore the finan-
ces, currency, and credit Of the Empire to
healthful condition and from the enormous
amount of the State property, il is believed
that this vast reformation can be readily Of
fected. The reduction Of the army might there
fore be true, and the desire for peace If possi-
BILE, and for neutrality, at the worst, be the
most urgent policy Of Austria.
II s estimated that the value of public lands
for railroads asked from this session Of Con.
gress according to the bills introduced or pro-
jected, amounts TO the enormous sum Of
ss5000o,O00.