Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-05-09
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The projected marriage between the Princess Royal
and the nephew of the King of Prussia being dis
cussed in the English papers, and journal had
serted that in of the death of the Prince of Wales
who is of delicate constitution, the Princess Royal
would be called to the throne of England and she
might become Queen of Prussia the contingency might
arise the King ofPrussis being the King Consort of Eng
land The apprehension however is groundiess, as IS
thus pointed out by Liverpool paper: The Grown de-
sends like landed estate and there exist three healthy
lives besides that of the Prince of Wales between and
the unpleasant contingency anticipated The Princes Al
fred Arthur, and Leopold will each have prior claim
The Princess Royal of George ILLS family did not
coed to the throne after the death of George ~ In the
time of James /, Henry, Prince of Wales, died, and
Charles created Prince of Wales and aerward
King"
The death of the Duchess of Gloucester almost
daily anticipated in England.
The Bishop of Exeter who is eighty years of age,
is also very ILL., and there is little hope of his recovery
The report of the British Postmaster General has been
published for 1856 The number of letters delivered in
the United Kingdom during the year 418 600 900,
being increase 1856 of nearly % 900 000 and
compared with 1885, the year previous to the introduce
ton of the penny postage, increase omitng franks
of 400, ,00Q more than six-fold.
The increase in the correspondence with India
quent the reduction of postage from Is to 3d. made
in the beginning of the year. is already equal to
than one-hird of the whole the increase being from
about 500, 600 letters to nearly 10000.
There has been further increase of than
100000 letters in the correspondence between the Uni
ted Kingdom and France making, with the increase of
100000 last year THE first after the late
postage, total increase Of a,SoooNS 0r aDout
one-thlsd OF the wnUle former number.
There has been increase of about 125 900 letters in
the correspondence with the United States but the
Der is still considerably less than it before the in
terrupon to the packet service caused by the exgences
Of the late
The number of newspapers of all kinds which passed
through the post Office last year is estimated at seventy
millions; about threequarters of which bore the
impressed newspaper stamp the others having been
franked by postage stamps.
The number of letters returned to the writers last year,
owing to failure in attempts to deliver them, nearly
the in the previous year. 600, about
in hundred of the whole number of letters post
ed Owing to the about $50 900 newspapers
also undelivered, being about in 129 of the
whole number.
The number of book packets posted last year. exclusive
of newspapers, is estimated at nearly 100000 The
average weigh of book packet is about FIVE ounces
1t is stated that the French Commissioners appointed
by the Emperor to report the expedency of removing
the convcts from Guiana to New Caledonia have
mended the Island of Pines for the seat of the penal
settlement. 1t is of the group, and it is said
to be remarkable for the salubrty of its climate.
The expedition against Kabylia, Algeria, is on the
point of being The French regiment of Zouaves
has just taken up its ground for camp at Tzzi Ouzzow
the very entrance of Kabylia.