Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-12-18

vgaon Laws the new Secretary to the Board Of Control
and Mr. MERIyALE, author of Lectures on Coioizotion
has succeeded Mr. STEPHENS at the Colonial Office. Nc
doubt the peculiar literary pursuits Of each these gentlemen
had quahed him for their occupations and is very
probable that their individual exeons whilst engaged in
those pursuits had been such give them claim upon
Minister'S but 1t is not aas that qualification for an APP
Ponmen or just claim upon those who may have the be-
stowal of is attended is pleasant to find these three
instances to place upon record
II is not perhaps generally known that the Edinburgh
Reue,c has longer any direct and immediate
with the city whence derives its title 1t ceased to have s
popretorshp IN Edinburgh the failure Of Constable Co.
several years ago, when Loaga q Co. of London became
Its owners The death of Mr. MAcyEY NAPIER, of Edin-
bugh at the Of the present year. has also
moved Its edtoship from the northern capital to England
Dr. EMPsoS Professor Of Law in Heord College, and
in law to Lord JEFFERr, being its present editor will in
future be printed in England The severe deserved literary
casgaons which Dickens received last year his Christmas
aboron :" The Game Of Life had, said deferred his
publishers from hazarng another Christmas tale. This
proves TO be mistake, and he is said to be preparing, with
much care present for the rising generaon be forhcom
ing about the approaching Christmas The
nounced. No write more powerfully or acceptaby
than Mr. Dickens has the power do but he drop the
sp-shod careless, and affected style which every
month through whole pages of Dombey s. Son. before he re
gains the position which he occupied cdr Langs ac-
counts OF Phihp8ad and Cooknd" two districts in Aus
traa contain much valuable information respecting that high
y interesting country have alluded TO these publications
former letter. when noticing the subject of Australian cotton
Several other interesting works Australia have lately been
published and the colony day increasing in import
ance. "RAsKEs History Of Serria" translated from the
German by Mrs Kerr, will prove of the books of the sea-
son Its subject combination of great novelty and high and
important interest Among works of fiction may be men,
toned "Jane Eyre" by Curer Bell, and "The Convict"
by the ndefagabe Mr. James, who said to have shown
this latest production of his prolific pen that he has lost
of his graphic skill in description none of his fine pow
of reflection" DR.. GUESS History of the Ancient Br
tons work of immense labor profound learning and ex
quisite judgment worthy fills space in literature which
has long been vacant and indeed most valuable present
to the 1t will carry the authors with honor TO pos
ery The DR.. has also laid under another obligation by
his new edition of civilian of Mamsburys Chronicle of
the Kings Of England which forms the third volume of
BohnS antiquarian Library. This series will be one of the
most valuable which Mr. Bohn has published The three vo
umes already issued Bedes History and Anglo-Saxon
Chronicle" 'Malets Northern Antiquities and William
OF Mamsbury In the theatrical world there is not much
novelty Mrs. Nesbt has oushone herself in the perform
ance OF Catherine IN the Tanning of the Shrew the Hay
market Mr. Macready in several of Shakspeares principal
characters and Miss Cushman Queen Katherine in Henry
VIII and Lady Macbeth have been applauded to the
Every echo at the Princess Mr.. Macready has been
adapting Taylors Philip Van Artevede" for the STAGE
and is TO be brought with every possible scenic
effect Mr. Phelps, at the Sadlers Wells Theatre and
Mrs. Warner, at the Mary-e-bone, fill their respective
houses nightly with friends of the ssegitmae drama"
Nor has Bum cause to complain at the Surrey nor
Julien at Drury Lane. But the season will not COM
mence until the rival Opera Houses in the Haymake and
Coven Garden martial their respective phaanxes of talent
Nothing new this morning, commercially politically -