Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-08-05

Parliament Tor protection against foreign actors This
from French company having engaged Dury Lane Theatr
for the performance Of Alexander Dumass pieces and ohs
French dramas TO the disgrace Of British urbanty and civ
iy, the performances interrupted by uproar and confu
great and perfectly uncomfortable that the attemp
abandoned and the poor French arss returned home
afraid much lighter in the pocket than they LETT it,
with very reduced idea Of John Bulls polieness The fac
H. the British stage requires something support muc
efficient than the monopoly which Mr. Webster and hi
brother and sister petitioners ask Parliament to grant them
They will not attract single individual more 10 the Hay
market by driving the French actors from Drury Lane
The British drama is unfortunately low that it will requr
great effort to raise it. Mr. MAcREADY is about revsng th
United States in search of that patronage which he
find at home Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES KgAN have only tenn
poy engagements, and Mrs. BUTLER rarely heard of il
London The British theatre has ceased command the in
and respect Of the middle class ofhe community which
demands in the present age something rational and moral
instead pieces the exaggerated low and broad
humo which occupy the stage to degree that has driven
sensible from the theatre. English actors play entirely
the taste and capacity Of the gallery Italian singers and
French dancers themselves please the fashionable cir
ce whilst the great Of the British public between these
extremes seek amusements and places Of resort keep
ing with their characters and tastes. The of Mr..
PlsLrs with the legitimate drama, good stock company,
moderaey-szed house Saders Wells jusies these
opinions combination Of authors actors and wealthy pa
alone resuscate the drama. This is what want
ing and the protection of Parliament against company
of French actors thrown out Of bread revolution and
coming here pick up few crumbs from the curious
We do not wish to incur any charge Of improper con-
nexon Of subjects by turning directly from the Theatre the
Church. but think that the Protestant clergy Of London
have much ground petition Parliament against the open
ing Of Catholic chape the English actors have against the
opening Of French theatres The conservation of the large
and splendid Roman Catholic chapel ST. George in South
wak quite epoch in the history of that religion in Eng
land This is by far the most magnificent place Of Catholic
worship which has been erected in England since the Refor
maon and the ceremony of conservation Of the most
attractive which the CahOic religion could furnish
There present the Archbishop of Treye the Bishop Of
Lege, Tounay, Chalons and Chersonesus about two hun
dred and sixty priests from the Continent and
members almost every religious order and but for the
settled state Of Europe, the attendance Of foreign ecclesiastical
dignitaries would have been much larger
The public will probably be disappointed in their expeca
ton of witnessing the trial of Peer Of the realm for forgery,
the of the House of Lords having reported
that John Vcount ARBUrnsoT cannot be found and that
it is supposed he has left the country"
JULY l3There has been little from FRANCE during
the present week. M. LAnARTIsE has published
political integrity and honor Every word Of his letter breathes
the spirit Of truth and recude. Even the Journal des De-
bats his vulent accuser admits the which has
been led into but the journal LIE Ben Public paper
generally friendly Lamarne having been the of it.
GARNER PAeEs has also thought excupate him
self from charges OF dupcy &C., and the Journal des De-
bats admits that mistaken also with respect that
gentleman. LEDRU RoLLIS is the only member of the
late Executive Commission who abors under any suspicion
and he has said word in seldefence Gen DUvIvIER
has died of his wounds and is much hmened The siege
of Paris be continued for considerable time longe
number of continue to be made every day. and
naons by shooting from windows and in the dusk Of the
evening, take place to alarming extent M THERs has
published his views upon the labor question: the aeers
tonauI, &c. He appears to regard national poor ao
the only remedy for the evil Government however
ing attention the immediate necessities of the The
Mayor Of Paris has invited the wokmen and employers Of all
kinds Of industry and nominate fourteen delegates for
each body dpuaon Of whom is to submit their wants and
wishes the Committee Of the National Assembly Labor.
national pension fund is in contemplation, the object is
TO the aborous classes pension for their old age
in return for small weekly monthly payments Building
and many other empoymens have been resumed Paris to
very considerable extent and the workmen appear be
stored their habits great measure and the confidence
which united them to their employers. number of men
have also voluntarily returned the provinces Stsnge to
say foreign aid has generally been required in France for
harvest operations Begians have been frequently
employed. This year. however, the work will be performed
as il ought be, by Fenchmen. There queness gene
rally in the provinces Of the discovery Of plot
Sedan is however, this morning Twelve Of the
principal establishment in that have been burnt
and vengeance exercised upon the manufacturers who had
refused to accede reduction Of the hours of labor The
plot discovered when just the point Of being carried
into execution. The French funds which had taken great
start have again declined Some Of the Paris journals
butte this the fear of Russian interference threatened by
the advance Of detachment Of the Russian army into Moda
via The Times, however, gives much probable
luton in supposng that the French Government bad resoed
old sockobbng trick, in forcing up the funds
rally, to produce high price at which TO fix the sale for
the conversion Of Treasury bonds and the certificates Of
deposite in the savings banks Very different estimates
made respecting the number Of regular troops in Paris
The public returns state that number being from sixty
eighty thousand The correspondent of the Times says there
are one hundred and twenty thousand,
NJ. PRuDHos, member Of the National Assembly, and
leader Of the Communists has published article
mendng the conscston Of onehrd Of the Of all
persons Of property. The proposition has excited general
burst Of Indignation the paper in which it published
and which edited by NJ Prudhon, has been suppressed
and motion is now before the Assembly prosecute him for