Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-23

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DR.. WIsEMAN is Spaniard by birth; he was
born at Seville, where his parents natives of Wa
terford) had resided for many years. The father Of
the present Cardinal was an extensive wine mer-
chant in the Andalusian capital.
All this political and religious turmoil sufficiently
indicates that our Peace Societies are inadequate
to the end which they have assumed the power to
achieve.
The Lord Mayor of the city of York gave last
week grand entertainment in the Guildhal of that
city to the Lord Mayor of London and more than
hundred of the Mayors and chief municipal off,
GERS of the cities and towns in the Empire Prince
ALBERT and the whole Of the Royal Commissioners
for carrying into execution the Exhibition, Lord
JOHN RUSSELL and several other of the Cabinet
Ministers, and many other noblemen and gentle
men were present. This entertainment was re-
markable for being the first instance in the history
of the country of, SO to speak, the Throne itself
meeting Corporation of the Empire in one of its
provincial cities. 1t has been unusual for the
Princes Of this realm to meet any great corporate
body on festive occasion, except alone the Corpo-
ration of the metropolis. We hail this social meet
ing Of the Prince Consort with the provincial mu-
inequalities as the commencement Of new era,
when our Princes shall find that there is more real
dignity, and certainly more personal ease, in mix
ing freely with the people, than in retaining the
stiff and frigid Formally which has hitherto disin-
guished them. Prince ALBERT's after-dinner speech
was very effective speech; nay. more, it was a
very good one, and his allusion to Sir ROBERT PEEL
was exceedingly well-timed and beautiful. The
burden of the speech was, of course, the great Ex
hibition; and as we know our good transatlantic
friends feel warm interest in every thing which re-
lates to this great meeting, we enclose the speech
for one of your spare columns, as specimen Of
royal eloquence, and the opinion of the chairman
Of the Board of Royal Commissioners respecting
the success Of the great undertaking committed to
their guardianship.
The building in the Park is progressing rapidly.
More than 1900 men are now at work upon it,
and no doub. is expressed or felt about its being
completed by the end Of the year. All parts of the
country active in preparing their lists of exh-
biters, and there is scarcely British raw material
or manufacture that will not be represented. The
Mauritius, Cape Of Good Hope, Port Natal, and
several other British colonies, are stimulating their
respective inhabitants to exertion by offering prizes
for such articles as may be considered worthy trans
mission to London. The French part Of the ex-
hibition will be very full. The number Of exhibit
tiers from Switzerland is 3l4, and the contributions
will be very interesting and the Swiss found to be
powerful competitors. The town Of Dusseldorf
on the Rhine will alone send $50 exhibitors. A
committee of merchants and tradesmen has been
formed in Prussia, to organize special trains to Os-
tend, for the conveyance of visitors to the Exhbi-
ton, and 10 provide accommodations in London Tor
them. An agent has reached this country for the
latter purpose. We feel ashamed of our country
men when we state that some large houses in
London in the shawl trade have sent out orders for
the ensuing season, ntimating to the manufacturer
to whom they are sent that he must give guaran-
ty that he will not exhibit any patterns for which
he receives their orders. We trust that this IL
liberal and narrow-minded restriction will meet on
the part Of the manufacturer, with the opposition 1t
deserves. This is an instance Of a petty jealous
spirit which we hope will be found to be nearly
unique.
London continues healthy. The deaths during
the last week were I'll below the average, incud-
ing nine cases of cholera. Births 1862, being Sit
more than the Deaths. The easy condition of the
people at large may be deduced from the fact that
the marriages during the last three months were
39,0lS, being 81 10 more than in the same quarter
of last year, and 4,297 more than during the corre-
spending three months of I848. The circulation
Of the Bank Of England has increased g737,746
during the week, and the public dePosites dimin-
shed the unusually large amount of g4,4lO,l53.
The bullion has also diminished e269,945. The
iHoucy Hdfhcb 10 ueCiucuiy hiMCl. nS ooos oiiS
are discounted at d per cent. There has been
considerable demand for silver, and large ship
ment to the East Indies. 1t has risen one-eghth in
value. The funds, owing 10 the continental news,
have been in more unsettled state than usual, and
at one time were considerably depressed; but later
news has taken away the first panic, and they have
now rallied, and political affairs, though doubtful,
are considered less gloomy. The railway market
has been dull, and considerably affected by politl-
cal rumors. An unsuccessful attempt has been
made to introduce mining shares on the stock ex'
change as negotiable securities. The shares IN each
mine are SO few that the jobbers will have nothing
to do with them. The corn market has been steady,
and last weeks prices fully maintained. French
arrivals have begun to decline, and the bulk OF what
we are to have from the Baltic ports this year has
nearly arrived. Several cargoes have, however,
been announced from Odessa and the Mediterra-
mean. There will be great increased consump-
ton OF bread mex. year in London, as well as OF
other articles The two millions Of expected vsi-
tiers will require providing for, and is more diff
cult to answer the question where shall we procure,
on reasonable terms, all that we need, than shall
we consume all that we can get. Some foreseeng
spectators are already operating largely for future
supply and present prospects are in favor OF their
success. The cotton market was dull at the begin
ming of the week, but now shows more irmness
and little advance.
The Theatrical world remains an stafu quo. The
national concerts at her Msjestys Theatre are not
yet the exact centre of attraction. In Literature no
thing new but the periodicals. Dickens has fin
ished his Copperfeid by double number, and il
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