Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-07

Manson-house, which your Minister, Mr.. LAWRENCE
distinguished himself by Of his usually fecitous and sp
popate speeches The day closed without accident of
any consequence although certainly without pock
being picked heard Of greater outrage. The Lord
Mayors tabeau had evidently aluson the approaching
great Exhibition, which is going prospeousy in all its
departments Already three weekly publications have been
started chronicle the connected with its progress
The Erpositor and the Journal the Exhibition, are
papers devoted the subjects Of manufactures and the arts
and handsomely illustrated The third publication is Mr.
G. Knights CycopSdia Of the Industry Of all Nations.
The Railway Companies and inhabitants Of towns hun
dred hundred and twenty miles from London, max
ing arrangements to daily trains at cheap rate bringing
up vstes to the Exhibition early in the morning and
ing with them in the evening This will make cheaper and
convenient and comfortable all persons living within
certain distance Of London, who can thus come up from
home daily until they have gafed their curiosity and many
strangers and foreigners will no doubt prefer passing their
nights twenty thirty miles from town. This will relieve
the metropolis from portion Of the PRESSURE and conduce
much to the comfort and convenience of visitors HKR Ma
is said to be designing carpet for the Exhibition and
Prince ALBERT pieces Of sculpture The great da-
mond, the Koi-noor wfgure in the gem department The
Hndoo Prince, GHoLABSINeH, has ordered specimens of
every kind Of Cahmean product be got ready for the Ex
hbion The shawls represented exceeding in SPLEEN
dor any thing which has been heretofore exhibited.
Another great in the Of social progress
the forming National Public School Association the object
Of which is The establishment by law in England and
Wales Of general system Of secular instruction. to be
maintained by local rates. and under the Of
cal authorities specially elected BY the payers" Th
plan supported BY many Of the phanhopc and ener
gec Of public and is occupying much Of the public
attention. DR.. Bacon, Of New Haven, Connecticut late
y addressed large meeting Manchester and excited much
attention by his description of the educational plans
fully carrying out in your New England States, New York
Ohio, and other parts of your Union The strong points
in the English plan the evyng tax, calculated about
four pence half penny in the pound the with
which to establish schools In every parish throughout England
and Wales, and the exclusion Of all doctrina teaching In
fact establish system of universal school keeping upon
the plan Of your New England Primary Schools Thus
the New World furnishing the Old World with the result
her experience experience fortified by practical results
and crowned with ncalcuabe blessings.
What is called the "PAPAL AGGRESSION is still furnish.
ing much matter for newspaper comment and general
versaon and discussion The Clergy completely on the
g rrs. The Crown and the Bishops are literally beseged
with petitions, and Lord JoHs RUSSELL almost smothered
with addresses and votes Of thanks he is certainly for the
moment, the most popular man in England.
Scotland is about to be paroned into dioceses by
the issue Of similar ball to that which divided England into
twelve Catholicism is undoubtedly rapidly increasing in
Scotland the number Of Catholic clergy in that part of the
kingdom has doubled during the last twenty years Cardi-
nal WIsEMAs arrived in London Monday There is
any very strong feeling excited against the PORE and his
supporters in consequence Of their late proceedings
We give Of the condition Of the Banks of Eng
land and France, the former the 7h the latter the 9Th
instant !.