Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-14
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.
LONDON, NOVEMBER 81, 1851

LoNpoN, NOVEMBER 81, 1880
The great questions which have for the last three
weeks aeitated the public mind OF England, name
w. those of peace abroad and peace at home, have
not vet received their solution. We are willing,
however. 10 hope that the former one is nearly if
mot entirely decided, and that GERMANY will not be
made at present the scene of sanguinary conflict
between members of the same political family, be-
tween whom, for the good of both, and the well
fare of all around them, peace and union should be
permanently established As to oar internal peace,
the din of polemcal strife between Catholic and
Protestant, between Papal bulls and Protestant
Episcopal denunciations, seems to be every hour
increasing. Almost every city and town, and many
principal villages, have had their meetings and de-
nounced the "Popish Interference" Hitherto,
however, all has been done in good temper, except
ing some rough expressions on the walls and pave
ments, and little hubbub in one of the Metropoli
tan churches. In the midst of this extraordinary
excitement it is gratifying to see that many stanch
Protesants are quite aware of the fact that Popery
is not to be removed from among us by acts OF
Parliament; that in this age of free inquiry and
progress the only way to combat it successfully
will be to throw upon it the light OF preaching and
teaching, and leave people to form their own con-
illusions. The high dgnitaries of the Church who
were suspected of having leaning towards Roman
ism, under the modified garb of Puseyism-the
Bishops of London and Exeter-have been the most
strenuous and decided in their spiritual oburgations
of His Holiness. The Catholics are acting on the
defensive A declaration has been published, in
the shape Of an address to the Queen drawn up
by Cardinal WIsEMAN, and intended for signature by
the professors of his faith. This address contains
most emphatic affirmation Of allegiance to the
Crown; asserts that the loyalty of the Catholics,
which was exhibited even under persecution, has
been strengthened by the removal of their civil and
religious disabilities states that the new organi-
cation aimed by the Pope is entirely ecclesiasti-
CAL its authority purely spiritual and to quote its
own Words /" that it leaves untouched every title
of her Majesty authority, power jurisdiction and
prerogative as our sovereign and sovereign over
these realms"
We have stated that we have strong hopes Of
the preservation of peace on the Continent, but il
would be extremely hazardous to say that the pre-
sent quarrels between AUSTRIA and PRUSSIA will
have that termination. Our hope lies more in the
restraining power of public opinion than in the wis
dom of princes or the prudence of statesmen; anC
if that opinion be boldly and honestly expressed
Europe may now escape the horrors of the wal
with which she has been so imminently threatened
There is, however, another cause which impels
strongly to peace, and that is poverty. The Times
however, strange to say, thinks that the poverty Of
Austria might induce her to war, rather than re
strain her from it, because she might then hope t
gain, by plumber and rapine from her antagonist
the wealth which her own Golfers are now de
fcient in.
The following summary has been compiled will
great care it shows the stock of bullion and TIT
circulation of the principal banks in Western Eu
rope, and is interesting at this moment: