Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11


price of wheat has been reached. Sugar is steady
in price; coffee is cheaper. The news by the
Niagara caused some excitement in the cotton mar
Iiket both az Liverpool and Havre. Prices are firm
at Manchester, and upon the advance at Leeds
Huddersfeld, Maccles6eld, and Rochdale. A cash
q OF cotton has been received at Manchester from
Dahome Africa, which is said 10 equal in quality the hes
New Orleans The Manchester people say that the Kog
Dahomey may be induced to give up slave hunting to aent
the cotton trade. We cannot help mentioning two Incl
dents in connexon with the subject of slavery which denote
nvncibe Ignorance OF the people Of England concerning
slavery the United States say the people for if hi
the case respectable journals would make some in
quy before they ventured to make such statements as h
following The Examiner, of the most liberal and well
informed of the London weekly journals stated in its las
publication that a1e fourth of the people of the Unite,
States in state of bondage" The Economist admit
advertisement headed Slavery, slavery purporng /,
announce ''grand moving panorama of the African ant
American slave trade" containing, among other pictures
from actua the entrance Of slaves in the South
Se routeto the markets, escapes into her Majesty
domnions, (Canada, residence and tomb Of Washington
Capitol of Washington &c." Can ignorance and absurd
ty go furiaer
The deaths in London decrease weekly last week thew
500 the average of the last years. allowing for the
increase of population, 022 Last year. before choers
became prevalent the deaths during the corresponding week
were Os9 We sorry to remark that nine deaths by
cholera have been registered in London during the last ten
weeks which nearly double the number that usually occur
in year. Oar City Solons keep talking about extensive
sanitary improvements but there is any thing DONE We
do like these cholera thus early in the season. but
people reqre repeated lessons of suffering before they
acquire common sense The cholera has also broken out
suddenly and violently at Haberstadt in Prussia
There is no Theatrical worth recording. In Lera-
ture may notice work Of the late witty SIDNEY
sMIru, moral P1isophy which seems to have ch in
fusion Of his talent and spirit There is also well written
and aaent book just published by VIM. L. HAnLE, entitled
Career in the Commons or Letters to Young mem
b Sir Geo. Grey styled the best speaker among the
Wing leaders in the Commons but he said ak too
fast The author proneunces Lord Pamerson to be his
ayore but "he occasionally hals." Roebuck and D'Israel
in their several Styles "are the best speakers in the
House. Shie is vigorous, 6ut model " for nobody" Peel
is clever, but cold" In the Lords, Lord Lyndhurs is
praised for what he has been but his day is over his
has waned" Lord Carlisle has flowing periods 5u he has
ponderous measured ntonaon. In fact, all Mr.. Haes
favotes in both Houses have very dsquayng (" but I"
attached TO hem with the exception Of Lords Stanley and
Grey The young member is advised vrte much
of his speeches. but to dash naturally into the debate The
advice probably easier given than followed The book
agreeable, but profound, and seldom kngy original
Words by the publication of monthly supplement- called
the Household Narrative of Current Erents. The title
sufficiently explains its object 1t will Think be useful
and acceptable. Mr.. Ditkenss prospectus written in his
very best STYLE welwrtten ond striking Novel, called
Hands not Hearts, has jus! been published by Miss JANET
w. WILKINSON The great event of the week in the Liter
ary World is the death of the pet WoRDswoRTH who died
full Of years and wellearned fame his beautiful residence
at Rydal Mount in Westmoleland on the a3l insan-he
same day on which SHAKsrEAnE died. 233 years before.
Mr.. Wordsworth was in the sOth year Of his age.
The city OF DUBLIN has been visited with of thun
der, lightning and hail, almost tropical in its suddenness
intensity, and devastating power. No less than ESQ., 900
worth of glass destroyed by the huge hasones and
the stock of glass in Dublin equal supply the ne
cessary repairs The people Of Dublin do not like the
withdrawal Of the Vice Regal Court: Great eoicings have
taken place the Cape Of Good Hope consequence
sailing of the Neptune and her cargo Of convc and the
termination Of the British Government to make that
lony penal settlement The Australian colonies rapidly
rising into great mporance the population has increased
from 53 900 in 1928 $50 900 in lS49 and the exports
from 9lsl 900 in 1928 e. 633 in ls45; the last
the accounts have been exactly stated At the present
of increase, the population will be $780, 600 in 1872
the number of convicts in ls4s about O00 The
tlement at LAHuAS, in Borneo under Rajah BROOKE, al
though elevated the rank Of colony found be
mece, and valuable station for the supply of coal war
steamers has progressed far rapidly than could have
been expected 120 aoments have been disposed Of
and the entire amount of estimated for the current
year under that head has been realized during the month Of
January alone Sir JAMES BRooKE has been triumphany
defended in the House of Lords by Lords GREY and ELLEs
against the charge brought against him by Lord ELLEN
and the public press of cruelty to the native Dyaks
under the plea of piracy and for the sake Of headmoney
bill is before Parliament repeating this odious mode
of rewadng parties engaged in the capture destruction of
patca vessels giving the Crown the power Of apportonng
the recompense according the importance Of the services
rendered. and with reference the of the slaughter
APRIL 26.
Nothing of importance took place in the House of Para
men last night From FRANCE there is little that is or
interesting The extent Of the accident by the fall of the
suspension bridge Angers 2s2 soldiers killed. and great
number wounded The ultra republican papers turning
This terrible catastrophe into political capital by representing
the soldiers martyrs who, account of their patriotism
endency socasm made to 60 out of their direct
Three journals have been prosecuted for commenting
this spirit the disaster The President of the republic
has for himself much applause BY the lively sympathy
which he has manifested for the suffering survivors. The
election Of Sunday is the all epgrossng topic Of Paris
EUGENE SUE said have injured his chance of
by his evident leaning to extreme opinions The moderate
LEcLERc, the hero Of the baricades will be- is generally
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