Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-10
NATIONAL lNTELLIGENCER.
from oUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.
LONDON, APRIL "a, 1851.

.a LONDON, APRIL "a, 1851.
Another week Of good spring weather and o
Great camness and quietness in political and socia
stTairs has passed over. Nature is rapidly assum.
inc her gay dress Of bud and blossom under 'he
influence of the former, and the busy streets OF our
crowded metropolis echo to the varied SOUNDS VI
business, and are filled with rapdly-moylng streams
of human beings, impelled on their course " "1 S
calls of commercial intercourse, ihe Pafsu' re. n.
amusement, or the duties of social lie. ruoio io
is quiet private life is left TO the y Go
private joys or to the endurance OF is Pra'
unintruded upon by any thing OF an eA'erhsi na-
ture. The Great Exhibition is 'ne suoJec' y 81
eral conversation and anticipation our suee.. ua
assume an increasing mixture OF iofeighois 1o.y
bna and costume; and the company which we
d.;lv NEE, in our cofee-house speak an increasing
;.raon &c languages and dialects. Our country
Iad0srows are lively with the verdure OF spring
snd ,he melody of birds and our city streets are
clean and shop fronts bright hplaeglass windows
and choice and costly wares. Painters and reno
yators Of every description have been busy causing
the houses to assume holyday appearance ana
the great cty and her far-reaching suburbs seem
fuly prepared to receive and welcome the mighty
streams of vsiters which are expected to now inso
them during the next four or five months. Inc
French papers state that 100000 passports nave
been issued in France for citizens OF that country
70 visit London at the Exhibition, and prlncipaiiy
to persons Of small independent incomes. Faris
does not furnish fair proportion Of this nu"ne', oa'
sa .h.. s1ar cty VIII e'1,>-~iy frn'sh no e"o 'an
l00. 900 vis'.---'
Contrary 10 the understanding week. and very much
"a the satisfaction Of the public, her Me~ mas sgnhed
her desire that such connected with the opening
Of the Great Exhibition should be made will permit as
large portion Of the public possible to be present at the
opening ceremony AT present understood that the hold
ers of season tickets and all the exhibitors will be admitted
the whole of the vers to be introduced and arranged on
seats previous to the entrance Of her Msy and sue thus
enabling the latter to move freely along without interruption
or pressure The Sovereign will thus inaugute the Worlds
Fair in the presence of the fitting delegates from the
tons of the world well of gatfed number Of her
own subjects We believe that the idea Of greatly limiting
the number present the opening, and thus giving it the
character Of private of royalty, did not originate with
either the Queen the Prince but from the ounded fears
OF those on whom the responsibility Of preventing
fusion and Inconvenience. English police authorities
marshal manage large crowds and large
crowds Of Engshmen habtuated to act their
police which, however Efficient at times of rather rough
character Besides JoHN Bull is apt think that he
not see an object unless he is it, understand il
less be touches and hence arises the impulse to crowd
upon public parsonage, to interrupt
the one personally Inconvenience the other We hope
we shall not be charged with beng fair countrywomen
when say that they quite much acuaed by this
impulse, perhaps little more sos than the other At all
events the habit generally acknowledged that Of
our morning journals okngy proposed tha, every mpusve
Englhman admitted the Inauguration should be placed
between civilized foreigners. However, the audience
being seated before the royal procession enters, and su
cen police being in attendance to cause them TO remain
seated will prevent all inconvenience and interruption and
thus ends this great affair." which had really, from the pub
lie disappointment began to appearance of i'm
poance and to cloud the commencement Of this
Industrial Festival Whilst upon the subject we may add
that the building and the internal arrangements of the goods
begin appearance of completeness which II
highly satisfactory. The American department progress
ing very rapidly, under the direction Of the commissioner ano
his and though the United States vii
in the articles exhibited compete with the spendor
many Of the European departments, they will abundanty
show that in all the departments Of ingenuity and industry By
which the great interests Of human progress and happiness ar
promoted, and in the possession Of the raw materials upon
which human ingenuity and industry can be most poftab
eIerted, they second to people EARTH We hav
list Of the American goods be exhibited and do no
perceive that Boston Massachusetts, in general urnishe
the fair quota Of articles. How is this That produchv
and capable portion Of the Union cannot be in erent to tn
occasion Is possible that the contribution from that sec
ton has ye, arrived For the United States to exhib
her capabilities and skill without the aid Of Boston, would
nearly bad playing Hamlet without the Prince OF Den
mark being personaeda thing we have heard o bu neVe
paid the penalty Of witnessing. The goods received up
Saturday last from foreign countries amounted to Paci
ages and IA from the colonies The United States fu
nshed s7s Of the former Belgium l039i France 29 9l3
Austria 63l Prussia l,059; the remainder OF German
653 Italy 2l5 Holland 225 Portugal 1865 Russia 25'
Spain 22s Switzerland 1872 Egypt Al; and Tunis 2o'
Only two packages have yet arrived from Turkey and on
from Persia The delay in the arrival Of the steamer fro
Constantnope is unaccounted for China sends 23i pac
ages, and Hong Kong l9; India 436; Australia and u
neghbonng colonies 1876 the West Indies 50 the Nor
American colonies 3sl Africa and the Cape OF Goo
Hope 45; and Malta 49, Perhaps your readers will thir
weMe ntrudng much upon their time and your coum
with these details but such the happy dearh Of great pu
lie events and such is the interest excited here by this
preaching festival that there little ese furnish mate
for weekly with American friends and fso
citizens Parliament will soon reassenbe after the ho
days. and doubt its proceedings viii supply he "Pleni
lack /" Of news which we feel at present.
o0r hes % sqS nafaY M Js Ass 1s the wsss will be-
establishment Of the " Guild Of Literature and Art uni
the Paren,age of Sir Z. BULwER LTTToS and Mr. CHARI
DICKENS The Inauguration Of this institution will Is
place on the 18th of May, by the performance Devonsh
house' OF new comedy by Sir E. B. Lytton, called
so odd as cs seem, many sides to character" The
formers will be Messrs Dickens JerrolJ Imon For,,
Marston, Charles Knioh, Er.,i, g.. D.