Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-10


derable value III enabling us to arrive at lust con-
cluslon respecting the condition Of the climate of
\ Europe during the middle tertiary epoch.'
very instructive course OF lectures The Con-
\ dEon of the SciaU0nic Nation" is now delivering
I by Count kraznski at Ws's Rooms London !
The lecturer states that these nations constitute the
most numerous race in Europe, and occupy the
largest portion ols territory. A Scavonian popula-
ton 900 is now living under the dominion
Russia, Austria, Turkey, Prussia, and Saxony.
The, political and literary importance Of the Scla-
vonians is rapidly increasing. strong intellec-
tual movement Is now anmating them, and is at
tended by a growing tendency toward union
This tendency designated Panslauisma, is cons-
dered likely 10 lead to the establishment Of pow
: erfu conlederacy." Certainly the union of eigh-
| ty millions of people would be most powerful
coniederacy and one which, could it be brought
about-a thing very much to be questioned remem-
bering the watchIulness and the power of existing
Governments--wou change the whole aspect of
affairs in continental Europe.
The papers will have informed you of the death
of DIR. CHALMERS. His character as preacher and
his worth as are known throughout the CT
vilized world. But it is not so generally known
that his published works extend to twenty-five vo-
lumes Dr. G. was the first Presbyterian minister
who obtained an honorary degree from the Univer-
slty of Cambridge; and one of the first Scotch
men who have been elected corresponding men,
bcrs of the Institute of France.
The Theatrical world still appears to contain
only object and one subject-the :. Swedish
/ Mghtingaie!'' The theatrical critic of the Morn
ing Chronicle is the only one who ventures to
" damn with faint praise this vocal wonder.
In one thing, and to her a most important one,
she has, however, great pre-eminence; sheis better
pail. PASTA has repeatedly had $500 guineas for
a (.RISJ baSiI tbo lucra
tive privilege of singing at private concerts. JENNY
LIND has 5000 gulneas for the present season,
with superb residence at Brompton, equipage,
servants, DC. gratuitously found her. She is not
10 sing IN London, however, except at the Palace.
She is described bearing the honors of her mira
culous success most meekly, being in no way elat-
ed, and quite indifferent to the batteries of the great
fashionable world. Going on or coming off the
stage, she IS exempted by special arrangement, from
being addressed or congratulated by any stranger,
no matter how exalted and her wish for all the
privacy compatible with her position is respected,
and as rigidly enforced by Mr.. Lumley as possible
This fully accords with all the reports of her mo-
dest, simple and retiring character in private life
that preceded her arrival here: all that rumor with
lis thousand tongues said of this gifted woman has
been substantlaed.
We have nothing new of Domestic nature :; the
price of grain is oscillang gently up and down.
but, average, about IS. the bushel lower
for wheat than when | wrote you last. Immense
arrivals are expected from Odessa and the Black
Sea the promise of the coming harvest is, that it
will be early and good. Rumors are strongly
atloat respecting the potato disease having again
appeared, but nothing is confirmed. Emigration
still goes upon large and yet increasing scale
that from Great Britain this year will be double the
usudl average. There is much money drawn out
OF the savings banks in France; it is said, princi-
pally by people Withdrawing their little earnings to
seek with them transatlantic home upwards of
100000 francs were Withdrawn from the banks in
France i'll three days at the commencement of Nav.
the deposites being only trfe more than 500 900
francs in that time. The surplus of Withdrawals
over deposites in England is in about the same pro-
portion. As things are al present, there is abun-
dant reason for emigration from England. But
am glad TO find that population does not yet tread
Uery closely upon the heels of possible produce.
Late returns tend to show that although there are
at present about 45,00O,000 of cultivated acres in
the United Kingdom, there at least half as much
more susceptlve of culture Mr.. ALLISON saws
The British isles alone, from their own soil, could
maintain l2O,OO0,0O0 of people on wheaton bread
drawn from the arabic land, and on butcher meat
drawn from the pasture land.'' Many weIl-in-
formed statcians held Mr.. AIson's statements to
be correct. II we reduce the capabity of susie
hdHce, as stated Oy MN, 10 One-alt, we need have
no fear of present starvation.
Railroad speculation is still going ahead" here
there have, however, been some terrible accidents
lately, which shake the of the timid when
committing themselves to that node of transit
more than seventy persons killed by accidents
on railroads during the three weeks preceding the
7th instant We have plenty of means for en-
ploylng spare capital, should other than railroads
be preferred for instance, there is the United
Kingdom .frteSin Water Compa,y," formed for
the better supply Of London with water the CAPT.
tai OF this company is g50O,O00 Already eight
companies exist with an aggregate capital of
e3,225,OOO. These companies supplied $50,
600 hogsheads of water last year. The Artcsian
wells are calculated 10 produce more than twelve
times this amount, or enough from the chalk bed
upon which London is built TO supply all The peo-
pie IN Great Britain and Ireland Glass or por-
celaln pipes are TO be used and the expense to those
using the purer water 50 supplied will not be more
than one-rd the present cost of the inferior arti-
Gle. The scheme is said to be very feasible, and
stands well in the opinion of scientific men.
Another enterprise of a truly phianthropic de-
scrphon is the /" Suburban TiHage .7ssociatiOn,''
for the purpose of building villages in healthy situ-
atoms within short distance of the metropolis,
and accessible by railways, consisting OF houses
and gardens for the residences of artisans and others
al nnIo