Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-07
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

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FROM OUR OND0NC0RRESPONDEN1'|
is.ssae LONDON, MAY %, 1851. 4
We have no domestic news Of any hApcrtancs.
The great Exhibition -of which more In itsT pro-
per placeis the great object Of attract ON and sub
ject of conversation. Tits, in fact, the one absorb
ing topic. Even legislation itself ms az though
il was paralyzed in its progress by tle Glass Pa
lace and its contents Look at the st ascof business
at Westminster, and compare ii viii h that at Hyde
Park: in the former we find emp y benches, and
the most languid attention to busi ness on the part
of the few members who do atten, 1 Scarcely one
hundred of them can be brought together; and OF
these probably fifty are either c hsttng about the
Punjaub diamond. the Queen f Spair's aiewels,
PowERs's Greek Slave, Kiss Amazon, or the
French carpets and tapestry, or doxing after the
fahgues of the morning and ev ening at ahe Exhbi-
ton. Un the contrary, at tn Crystal Palace the
attendance every day increase s; every day the ar
rangement of the rich contri' putions of the world
become more complete, and the variety and guam
tity of goods more extensive i and the pleasure and
enthusiasm excited more int ense Not one circum-
stance has occurred to mar or disturb the universal
satisfaction which is EXPIRE ssed All the best inte-
rests OF mankind are iikel to be advanced. Nei-
ther political iliberay nor religious intolerance
can ana place IN It's P Goceedings, or be encour-
aged oy It's operations. 1t falls in with that gene
a progress towards peace towards and reciprocal
enoymens, towards smoc Aing down national differences
andin some degree obie 5a.ing national distinctions, which
has for some years been cry conspicuous Europe. is
TO US part of the social progress Of msnki nd aside from all
conventional policy, all merely political vii sdom.
In foreign affairs to approaching deb, in the French
National Assembly up n the amendment the Constitution
and the dongs OF the Frankfort Diet the two prominent
and most noslceables decs and neither Of them will prove
unmpofan TO the general peace and pr spety Of Europe
let them result as hey may. of the k will speak
IN our foreign sum- nary. The latter M thinking the
most likely to hav an immediate effect upon neighborng
countries, and the greatest right be regarded Of
worldwide imp atanes seeing that first deliberations will
mos probably eupon the demand of AusrRIA be admit
ted into the Ge with iii her Scase and
sAsn POSSESS ns. The prosct AAria would. doubt
be highiy ad ntageous her interests tending 70 the
increase Of 81 poi,af power and the perpetuaon Of her
political asc raensy but il wodldbe any thing but crafty
ing or ese satsfsefory, the Of Europeo Russia
wei to England to Prussia well the secondary
States of Germany. would materially affect the influence
of Franc D whose traditional and national policy it over
throws. Yetwefear this desire of Austria will be
pshed Nay, we may almost say that it is accomplished
Since partition Of Poland, nothing of so bold character
has be atennpsd measure designed SO menacng
to the pence of Europe II Is almest certain that the
sent Of Prussia hss obtained this project Of Austria
pie Of the in odscon into the German Confederation of
pr inces fore gn Germany What Prussia has done for
ii Duchy of Rossn and for Pomerana she scarcely
fuse to Aust riaSor Hungary and her Italian possessions
l'rusa has led the way Ausa desires to follow but lit
must be above that there is great difference between let
ting Prussia ,tssduce 500 600 Of Germanc population
into the German Union, and legazng the admission of
25o0eO Oes Of the nonGerman population Of the Austrian
provinces the Confederation The root Of the error i
however, 10 h principle, and not in the degree but he
principle becon importan according the degree which
proposed 70 Mow to operate and in the present in
stance 4he cxte 4of the operation would, fear, lead to
fatal sesult PHusA must be epugnan to the views
of Ausa yet notwithstanding the danger her own nte-
rests DO think she will refuse her assent to them
The Panne mary proceedings Of the week have been very
ucineres!ing; the aimpoant event to English Legislators,
the DxRsr dsys Epson, has combined with the Geat
Exhbon" to ureour spato statesmen" from their labors
The Eccesas eai Titles Biz" has been discussed and re-
discussed in che t;cmmen sda much opposition from the
obstructoniE Irish MEMBERS and has made ng
gess and ne properly tar b fixing It's renewal for
year, has passed h rough second reading in the Lords and
this Is hitherto the and Substance sf the doings" Of
Parliament. a.a u i&ai ft H1t Il
City business is seady without being remarkably active
is sound than pecuave, free om absolute loss
thsn productive of srbant profit The money market
without alteration, bl .here general apprehension that
money will be Aeaer- The Bank Parlor s looked to eveyy
week with considerable atere that institution objects
lend money for long periods at the present ree an advances
Of the price Of discount generally ooked for Money has
been in considerable demand upon the Stock Exchange and
prices there, although quoaby sower scarcely be
described being erm The railway market has been aud
heavily Depressed chiefly owing many forced Gales The
bank atsacto the circulation hes decreased
te public Aeposes have increased a3ss 00 the
private depssites diminished es9s, $780, The Government,
securities have diminished .740 the private securities
increased e67 1885, The bullion has increased sis OS0 The
only peculariy the return the dmnuou Of Government
securities which indicate che desire of the Bank to
mi. the circulation and check the drain of go This latter
effect will be observed, has been obtained BY tring in
crease in the quantity Of bullion.
The accounts of the Bank Of France, for the week ending
Thursday last the 18th May, show the following results C5
francs for 81 y E.
Bullion. fa2, "a, ,732 Increase fe7,so4
Bullion on deposie. 1880 Decrease li,i57
Circulation. 20,9l7,5ls Increase ss,24e
Public depostes .... 4,122, 1858 Increase $50, ,4s7
Private dePosites. 4,53e, ,09l Decrease sS,oS1
Bills discounted..... 4,790,50S Increase lS3, 3,66S
Government securities 7,04l,l93 Increase 1854
The accounts Of the Bank of Vienna, for the month Of
April show the following results
Bullion. ........ R4, 600, 0,79l Increasef300, ,666 i
Discounts. ....... 3,50l, ,293 Increase lO5,627
Circulstion ....... 24,s2s,6s7 Decrease l40,646
These results 10 the Austrian Bank are Of most sssfsc