Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.
LONDON, DECEMBER S, 1850.

LONDON, DECEMBER S, 1850.
Another week finds US still busted with the two
perpeYing questions Of "Papal aggressions " and
- German politics" How either will terminate no
one vet ventures to foretell We hope, however,
that already less of that anticatholic feeling which
bazed out so violently at the first announcement OF
the Popes intentions, 10 visible in the public mind
The speeches at the various meetings which con-
time TO be held are less denuncatory. John Bull
seems to be half ashamed of his panic fears about
the church being in danger; whilst the rejecting
part fhe supporters Of that church, well as the
major part of the dissenters, and all who duly es-
mate the right Of conscience and Of private judg-
men,, are becoming apprehensive that those lnest.
mable privileges may be endangered should the
present g no Popery" cry be encouraged. The
letter Of Lord BEAUMONT, leading Catholic to the
Earl of ZETLAND, in which he deprecates the pro-
ceediDgs Of the Pope as "ill-advised," has done
much 10 settle the public mind, although it is said
that the authorship Of such letter is very likely to
procure for his lordship the honors of excommuni-
cation. The Duke of NoRFoLK and the Earl of
SHREWSBURY (Catholiss) are also said to have ex-
pressed themselves adversely to the proceedings of
his Holiness. Mr.. CHAs. WATERToN, celebrated
traveller and naturalist also Catholic, gives adj.
vice to the dissenters of Great Britain in letter,
from which the following is an extract:
The fues from below have found their way up into
lately peaceful country. All Britain is in dire commoon
Nobody satisfactorily comprehend the and
of the raging Strife unless he takes squirt the lsder Of
the Established Church There the great table Of the
loaves and 6shes lies the key this astounding
terry. Help help the church in DANGER Dssenters
now il your ime In lieu Of allowing yourselves to be ued
into fatal security BY those whose evident intention 70
fetter liberty Of conscience with penal act the
meeting Of Parliament yourselves and demand,
with firm and determined voice, from end Of Great Bril-
tain the other the immediate separation Of Church from
State. That being effected, all International anmos-
will for ever and every British man, from high
low, be bis creed what tmay will be ready to rush for
ward for the public veal when in the hour real DANGER
bis country shall eIclam England expects every do
his duty"
Other writers in the daily papers throw the whole
blame of che affair upon the Iractarians Puseyite
portion Of the church, and urge the reformation of
the liturgy and its purgation from those portions
which favor Roman Catholicism, and were framed
with view of concilitating the Catholics. A petit
ton, numerously signed by members of the church,
will be presented to Parliament, asking for the abo
lon of all tests for admission to our Universities
for the striking from the thirtynine articles and the
liturgy those passages upon which the Puseyites
found their Catholic tendencies and observances,
for the Withdrawal of the Athanasian creed and the
abolition of Saints days. Lord JOHN RUSSELL is
besieged with letters, in almost every morning pa
per, from beth Protestants and Catholics. Mr..
RoEBucK has addressed him long letter. The |
clergyman Of the church OF which his lordship is
member, has also dipped his pen in gall, and ac-
cused his noble parishioner of great inconsistency
The ultra Reformers and Economists also charge
the whole with being an arranged affair, sort Of
tub thrown out to the whale" 10 distract the at
ten,ion of the public from the reduction Of expendi
ture and taxation and the extension Of the elective
franchise. Certainly the position of Prime Minis
ter is not exactly that of being placed upon a bed
of roses. More conversions almost daily taking
place from Puseyism to Catholicism. But
enough of this; we fear your readers say, /" too
much" The subject is, however, uppermost in
the public mind here, and gives direction to
thaught and tone TO expression. We have no
apprehension of its leading to any political results,
but we think it foreshadows some great modi6ca-
ton in our ecclesiastical arrangements.
To turn from the Political World to the World
Of Letters, (although we do not feel that we have
much to communicate which will interest your
readers,) Dickens and THAcKERAy have both ter
minated their serials, and the mass Of readers who
have anxousy waited for the commencement Of each
esedns month acquain themselves with the sayings and
doinss Of Coppefed" and Pendsnnis" have lost tina,
source Of interest and excitement
The Keepsake richly illustrated annual edited by Miss
PowER, niece Of Lady BLEsnSeros appears to take the
rst place amongst the Christmas books Of 1885, The Court
Album and the Drawng Room Scrap Book have also made
their appearance but they have particular claim 10 notice.
Christmas books also follow the tendencies of the sge
They must grow cheap, which suppose they easily
do without losing They must also address larger
elias Of readers than those who make guinea presents Christ
mas or who like to lay them their tables. cheap
book of this description advertised by the author Of Ma
~ Barton (Mrs Gaskil Of Manchester, under the title Of
" The Moand Collage" The price is to be five shing'
The strife between Catholics and Pfoestants has caused the
secession Of very powerful coadjutor from the columns Of
our friend Punch Mr. RrcHARD DorLE, the talented artist
author of the Manners and Customs Of the English
Brown Jones, and Robinson" &c. is Catholic; and in
Of the part which Punch has taken in opposition
the Catholics Mr. Doyle has considered to be his duty
give up all conneXon with that periodical His yearly
enoumen contributor Punch ssid to have been
from 950O to E600. Sir EDwARD LrrroS BULwER has
devised plan for an establishment of certain and in
telgble mode Of provision for literary than that offered
by the Literary Fund Respecting this project Of Sir Ed
wads, the Athensum says:
Some such Institution on broad scale, which might be
partly sesupporing and partly endowed would probably
develop te out Of any good beginning earnestly made and
have. therefore, heard with great satisfaction of mun6
cent or made by Sir Edward Lyon BuIwer aihe close Of
dramatic entertainments which he has been giving
Knebwonhfhe pevomers consisting of the company of
who usually play under the managerial direction Of Mr.
Dickens Sir Edward proposes write play to be acted
by hst company at various places in the United Kingdom
the proceeds The germ Of fund for number
of houses TO be further endowed for literary and artists
and the play ITSELF il understand rightly, be afterwards
disposed Of for the added benefit Of the fund.- Sir Edward