Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-24

dual there would have been saving of twelve years of
his life had railway communication been used, of three gears
and eight weeks, and the point OF expenses of travelling
saving Of 49l Goods from Manchester to Hull used
cost ass per ton for conveyance they only 24s.
The time saved is fortnight The saving the whole
of goods annually passing between the two places
nearly $780, 900. number of facts equally striking have
been lately announced all tending increase the public feel
ing in favor Of railroad traffic.
General BRIsGs lately said the East India House, that
he considered railway communication likely have
beneficial effect in developing the of India
The crops Of cotton would much and cheaper
to market The tobacco trade would flourish railways
established" Abiding the famine which occurred in
India some ago, he said that the of proper roads
prevented the conveyance Of sufficient supply Of food to
the sufferers, by which $780, 900 human beings lost their
lives"
Akin the subject Of railways is that of steamboats,
and feel happy that another channel OF commu
nicaon has been opened between the United States and Eng
land through this mode Of conveyance, by the agreement OF
the Royal West India Mail Company that of their
ers should from New Orleans monthly with passengers,
&C. for England. When | say New Orleans, however,
mean from safe and commodous harbor within three hours
communication Of that city by the Mexican Gulf Railroad.
This arrangement with the British Government and the Mail
Company has been effected through the zeal and
of Mr. G. Musson Of New Orleans who has resided
months in London attending the business The first steamer
will leave New Orleans Think in September 1t is calcu-
lated that New Orleans alone will furnish this line ofseamers
with twice the number Of passengers that all the West India
Islands have hitherto done. 1t will be great accommodation
your southern and southwestern citizens who may wish to
visit Europe, saving them the time, risk, and expense Of
journey New York Boston, and will doubt greatly
the amount of travelling from those sections of coun
try. will propoionay, however, abrdge the business at
the northern cities Another advantage of this arrangement
will be the furnishing my American friends who interested
the Maryland coal lands with market for their very supe
ror article. Something must be done, however, towards
ducng the expense of getting coal down the South for at
present Sunderland coal be from England Vera
Cruz and sold the latter place cheaper than PSug coal
is now furnished. Surely this be remeded.
The annual meeting of The British Association for the
promotion of Science has just been held at Oxford. Mr..
BANCROFT attended the meeting, and he well Mr.. Eve
highly compmened by the President at the close of
the proceedings Sir RoBART ISGLIs, the President elect
said among other complimentary notices of the United States,
cit be recolleced that 70 the United States ere first
indebted for the introduction and exercise Of the electric tel
egraph." entertained doubt of this, but glad to
have the fact endorsed by high authority 1t was neatly
said by Sir ROBERT PEEL lately that by railways our bodies
carried along with the eeness of the wind, and
thoughts by the agency of the telegraph with the speed of
8 the lightning"
The Queen has been lately paying unusual respect to the
claims of literature and merit by directing the following PEN
sons to be paid from the civil list:
92OO per the widow and daughters OF Dr. Chalmers.
200 do. to Leigh Hunt
100 do. to the children of Thomas Hood.
800 do. to Father Matthew. e.
This is honorable to her Majesty and the country.
There is little in the theatrical world 1t is generally
admitted that Jenny Lnds Norma was comparatively fail
She is allowed to be- however, without rival in all
the other characters which she has appeared good deal
of expectation is in the public mind respecting Mile Rachel
who to appear the 9Th instant the ST. James Theatre,
where only French plays performed.
The literary world unusually dull There are it is true
the usual number of books published but there not single
which possesses any striking interest prominent claims
to notice. Somebody other has written a work called
rhe Life and Adventures of Zamba, an African Prince"
This is evidently ad captadn book put to feed the
greedy appetite with the horrors of slavery and the wicked
Of all countries and all people where any thing in the
shape slavery exists Some people believe, affect do So
that the narrative is 1t is certainly much fiction as
Robinson Crusoe Dombey and Son. Having mentioned
Dombey, will add that have just read the July number of
that work. and think that the very capable and amabe author
now Will allow TO IN sovenll
and of sye in affected phraseoogy and
in ridiculous senmentali,y. What falling off there from
the cness of the Pckwck Sketches and the strong and ma
a development Of character and feeling which gave charm
TO Nicholas Nickleby and his earlier productions Still there
persons standing high in the critical world who pro-
nounce Dombey and Son to be by far the best work Mr.
Dickens has produced" important the yalue
OF the book is that its sale rapidly increases This certain
y strong argument against The periodicals Tor the
month all very trashy the circulation Of OF them is
rapidly diminishing that the extinction of some of even the
most favorite Of them is predicted
The engossng subject throughout Great Britain and Ire
land will very shortly the general election The Admins
Catholic party will doubt their very feeble power
obtain pledges that the Maynooh grant shall be attacked
and every effort used to obtain its repeal The education
question will also be mooted and candidates will be pesteed
by the ibera portion of the Dssenter oppose any govern
mental interference the subject Railroad PRESIDENTS d.
ecto and spectators pressing forward for in the
Parliament, and Lord Brougham says that it is 10 ago
down to poserity the Railroad Parliament The city of
London has started four Wing candidates. who will probably
all be returned One Of them is Jew, Gone Of the Roth
chld whose election will bring under consideration the
question Of the eligibility Of OF his seat in Paria-
men and most likely end in repeal Of the supposed existing
disabilities, and be another advance in bcray and Justice
As to foreign affairs will briefly add, that in France all the
attention present fixed upon the approaching trials Of
some of the Peers for corrupt practices which YOU will
doubt hear Of at length from your Partisan correspondent 1t