Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-18
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FRoMoUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT


LONDON, SEPTEMBER %, 1851.
Our Minister, Mr.. ABBOTT LAWRENCE, 10 max
ing triumphant progress through Ireland, and
winning "golden opinions" from all parties. At
Galway and Limerick and elsewhere he has been
very warmly greeted, and his speeches have been
extremely appropriate and well received. Mr..
Lawrence is very popular in England, and fully
sustans the reputation of the United States, both
in public and private, which was acquired by Mr..
EVERETT and Mr.. BANCROFT. The American
character is beginning to be understood by the
English people |; they have had the means OF judg-
ing for themselves, afforded by the thousands Of
American citizens who have attended the Great
Exhibition; and if the monster gathering had pro-
duced no other good result than this, il would have
amply reimbursed its projectors and managers for
all their care and trouble.
The Crystal Palace has been well attended this
week The number of visiters ,70O the amount
ceived at the doors 9sI Is The total receipts and sub
scptons the 23d inclusive amount to f439, 357 The
Exhibition will close the th October, without any
mony. The following notice appears in the papers of this
morning
"THE PRIzE REApING MAcHNE.-The proprietor Of
McCormeks resping machine has challenged the owners of
all ot machines to meet him Martin Middlesbrough,
Stockton Tees the 25h of September, for trial
of the comparative capabilities Of the inventions. As the
challenge been accepted very interest has been
excited and immense aepd dance OF continents al vsiie
we'll persons connected with the agricultural affairs
Of the country expected and provided for in the surround
ing reighborhood."
Some specimens of Australian gold have been exhibited in
the colonial department of the building they present moth
ing new except in their locality Some further development
has been made respecting the distribution c the prize meca
Prince ALBERT will tave for his conception and patron
age Of the Exhibition Mr. Paxton for bis design Of the
Crysa Palace and Messs Fox and HENDERSON for its
execution Mssrs. HIBBERT and PLArr get great medal
for their beautiful display Of the whole process Of the cotton
manufacture, and Messrs GRAr and DAVIDSON and M.
DucRcouEr each for their organs. The Emperor Of
and the Sultan Of Turkey have he content with
silver medal each. The British exhibitors have obtained
seventy nine great medals the French thirty five, the Ame
rcans very full proportion bat the number has not been
stated and the remainder well scattered among the other
foreign eIhibiers. 1t has leaked that the French Minis
Of War has obtained great medal for his exhibition of
Algerian products and the Minister Of Commerce for Gobe
Inns and Aubussoa tapestry and Seve porcelain French
have also obtained prizes for jewelry, goldsmihs
work, artificial flowers, and glass The Swedish
dies to be the finest which have been produced 1t
is truly gratifying ambe through The manufacturing and
machinery departments the shilling days, aud observe the
with which their regarded by the
crowds of workmen and artisans who assemble there The
knowledge thus acquired is dispersed to all parts Of the king
dom every day by Of thousands of intelligent mea who,
bu, for this Exhibition, would not have had opportunity Of
obtaining it. There perfect rush esey day in the depart
ment Of American agricultural implements. McCormicks
reapng machine really shares first honors of the Exhib
ton with the Queen OF SPANS Jewels and completely ecpes
the Kah-i-n0or.
Lterature presents nothing London continues
healthy The her, which been hitherto fine and warm
is now cold showery, and altogether auumnal The har
vest we'll secured throughout the United Kingdom
the produce will be fine and large The potato crop spo
ken Of goomy, and have report that your crop Of
that has also failed. The market is still fur
ther cepreciaed.
The Bank Of England returns exhibit decreased crcua
ton of f269 $780, increase Of depostes f3 99l
discounts f243 367 and in bullion Of
f2s6, Os2. The entire bank circulation throughout the
United Kingdom is e377 635 less than it last year
this tme and entire amount Of specie e. 7s3 5s2 less
The Bank Of France returns for the week ending Thurs
day, the 18th Of September show the following results 25
francs for Ell y