Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27

to and is living with her husband. Queen CHRIS
TINA has returned to Madrid and is living with her
daughter.
From Portugal the only news is, that the Port
wine vintage has been this year magnificent -
the grapes possess flavor more than ordinarily
fine, having popularity which, if retained after
fermentation, WILL in all probability, render the
wine OF lS47 very much sought after.
From France there is nothing of importance,
either POLITICAL social, or literary, excepting the
probability that LOUIS PHILIPPE and the Emperor
of AUSTRIA are about joining in CATHOLIC League
for the maintenance OF the old religion OF lh6md-
die ages in Switzerland. The Grand Duke Of Ba-
den has refused to join Austria and France in draw
ing military GORDON round Switzerland. There
does not appear any chance of Switzerland being
saved from the horrors Of civil war; The evils of
this event will, however, be much mlgated should
the neighborng Powers preserve strict neutrality.
But, when we reflect that both religious and politi-
cal feeling have been the source of this war; it is al
most hoping Tor too much to believe such neu-
trality possible. The most important news on the
favorable side of the question from Italy is, that the
Pope is increasing in popularity, and is hoped in
power; and that the principally of Lucca having
lapsed to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, the hands
OF that libera-mIfded sovereign are thereby strength
ened. 1t must be confessed however, that the news
from Italy is much less favorable than could be
wished. The Austrians hare not withdrawn from
Ferrara. sklrmish has taken place there In which
five Austrians and sixteen Italians were wounded
and other disturbances have occurred showing that
national feeling uns strong and will be hard to keep
under. Worse than all is the apparent secession
of the King of Sardinia from the cause. The Arch
bishop of Turin has issued circular prohibiting
the clergy from offering the usual prayer in the
churches for Plus TX. The last news of the Pom
tiff is, that he has directed the sums subscribed for
the erection of monuments to him, to be applied to
the useful purpose Of erecting an asyitna for
aged persons at Rome.
The accounts from Russia relative to the cholera
are somewhat contradictory, butNupon the whole
they give an impression that ii is decreasing The
Emperor has returned to st. Petersbargh where he
has issued an imperial order to the Bank of that
capital to assist every merchant who tan prove his
solvency by his books. This shows determine
ton to attract foreign traders to his domnions and
is public-spirted and judicious measure. The
trade of the Baltic appears to be very considerably
on the increase. The entire number of vessels
which passed the Sound during the first nine months
in ls47 amounted to l7,404, being 2,s4s more
than passed in the corresponding months of 1916.
Of the vessels in lS47, 1892 were English, 1852
Prussian, 6,0s6 Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and
Russian, Lat Dutch, 4l3 French, 947 Hanove-
rian, $50 Mecklenbcrg 80 American; the remain
der Neapolitan, Hamburg, &c.
feel that this is very meager account to send
you of European affairs, but rumor is SO busy and
SO very wild that it would be both tedious and I'M
safe to put her babbngs upon paper.
NOVEMBER 3.-Nothng new in the Theatrical
world, excepting that Miss CusHMAN is gaining great
fame as the representative of Meg Merrilies, and
that Madame VEsTRIs has made decided hit al
the Lyceum; she is truly evergreen, and seems
to possess the attribute of perpetual youth. The
only literary novelty is very good novel, The
Bachelor Of the albany"
Rejoice in your bright skies and pure atmo-
sphere 1t is IL at noon, my Office is called a
light room in London, yet am now writing with
two large candles burning, and yet can scarcely see
what write