Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

amounting about 900 reals or eIOO O0O 600
serng which is to remain " to weigh upon the national
honor" The preamble Of the bill attempts to Justify re-
ducon of the principal aud interest due 10 the public cred
but the whole affair is called " robbery at the expense
of public credit" We afraid we have been praisine
Spain but will yet abandon our hopes for
her restoration to something like her ancient position in the
scale Of European nations There is life yet ALSO we trust
in PORTUGAL but she literally gives no sign" of vitality.
The great in ITALY is the Of the PopE to RoME
where he has been well and coueousy received but
certainly with enthusiasm French troops lined the streets
aud ,hronged St. Peters The Ii-coored standard waved
and the French Generalinchef the Holy Father in
free and easy the gate of the Laeran Many un.
favorable prognoscaons have however, not been verified
for Pro Noyo in the Vatican The future will
depend upon his dong there If the hand Of the admins
aton to too hard upon the people, the
will not be prevented by the presence of the Pope The
PaPal Government must not for single moment eace from
its memory the stern and solemn lessons of the past Letters
from Rome of the 18th represent the delight of the French
having the Holy Ponf in their keeping unbounded
Cardinal ALTIERI has attended the soree of NJ BARAGuAY
DHLLIER the first instance OF member of the sacred col
ege having entered the salon Of the French General There
is from NAPLES Upwards of forty shocks OF earth
quakes have been experienced MEssINA within three days
Great alarm is prevalent and business complete stand
represented as being prosperous and happy
der her constitutional form of Government The affair with
GREECE has yet been settled nor believe the state
mens of the Times they likely be very shortly or
easily Diplomatic relations renewed between AUSTRIA
and TURKEY on the 9Th instant. We have very little news
and none that depend upon any part of GER-
MANY PRUSSIA appears to be proceeding with its vet not
fuy developed plans at Eurt. HANOVER and SAxoyx al
ege that they have retired from the Prussan league not on
account of the nature of the proposed constitutions but be-
cause the Prussan party had been joined by only portion
of the German Staes The upper house Of the Err Paa
ment has accepted the constitution by majority of seventy
two against twentyn The German States not included
in the Prussian league also the alert of
their Plenpotenaries is expected to shortly at Frank
fort in order again attempt make some denitve
for the union of Germany Both parties appear
to be intent upon strengthening their commercial as we'll
their political alliances 1t is said, on good authority that
great Protestant movement is preparing in Bohemia and
Saxony.
The Industrial Exhibition of 1851 is receiving gea. en-
couragement from nearly all the nations of Europe Very
favorable reports have been received from France Russia
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Prussia Nassau, Hanover
Saxony, Bavaria Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Spain,
and Sardinia We know aIso that the United States are
ardent friends to this great pacific congress Of nations
Three coch:-London Stock Exchange: Consos for
money, Sc to 96a ConsoIs for account, So 10 963.
Paris bourse, latest prices yesterday Five per cents
s9 80 cts Three Per cents. 55 Scots Bank of France
2, lO5f.
Sales OF cotton very active yesterday at Havre; 9 700
bales changed hands at advance of franc in price,
Very ordinary New Orleans established at SO francs