Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-25

Vienna every effort that the most free and engnteneu Uo
could make for extending and completing railway
communication southwark and eastward is making ana 'ne
road over the smmsrng the line between vien-
ma and Tresewill be Of the greatest wonders Of the
mechanical world The lines through Hungary are progress
ing We do not despair Of having record the completion
Of line Of electric wires between Osend and vana and
from thence to Odessa sde and ConstantnoPle on
the other putting within few hours communication with
the furthest points Of Eastern Europe.
The affairs Of the Great Exhibition have gone on flourish
rgy during the past week fewer than persons
have attended, and the receipts have amounted to
The preparations the fas business Of the Exhibition con-
nue unsbaied although nothing yet published respecting
u. ...oni. II any, Of the closing. The founate rscsiv
the great prise medals in the pottery paper and cotton
departments have been declared. H Minton Co and
w. Copeland, of StaHordhre, have carried OF the hrs
aud second medals for pottery; and Rdgwsy q Co. and AL
cock & Co., Of the county, the thrd-class medals
The prizes for porcelain have been awarded to foreign con
mental manufacturers The great prizes for paper have been
given to Vensbes, and Wilson Taylor, of London, and
other prizes to France Germany, Denmark
and Smyrna Medals for cotton goods given to Houds-
worth e. Co.. Hoy Sons, and other Manchester aud Lam
cashe houses, and numerous establishments 10 France
Switzerland, and Germany. The beautiful statue OF Phyne
the French sculpture is stated by rumor to have gam
ed the great medal in that department Of art Articles con-
in the French department. costly articles in jewey and
ivory and the sword of the mpeuous Changaner that Of
the prudent Cavsignac and by way Of completing the trio
costly hanger belonging to the Count de Chambord.
lump Of California gold ore, recently arrived, weighing up
wards Of three hundred pounds and valued at has
been placed in the United States department. and specimens
gold from Australia among the exhibits from that colony
Twelve Tuscan artists who have been sent at the expense
Of their Government left Leghon the l7th ultimo to visit
the Exhibition There is rick Of their being too late
Several publications announced forthcoming at the close
of the Exhibition, detailing its rise, progress, and termna-
ton among others, a costly in folio by Mr.. DIeBr
WYATT the Secretary Of the Executive Committee, intended
to furnish series of illustrations the most striking artistic
objects in the Exhibition.
The intended closing of the Exhibition the lth instant
exctes the expression Of great variety Of opinions Some
persons think it is early others too late whilst many
would not have it closed all We do not think that the
desire preserve the building great as it was tolea
bly, generally expressed opinion that building Of the same
Materials and better adapted for the purposes Of winter
garden may be erected in better locality for less money
than would require retain the present Nothing
however, respecting the intentions Of the Conmis-
sioners.
The Theatrical world furnishes nothing with the ex-
cpon Of the continuance Of the season at her Mes
ihsars until the end Of the second week in Octoberan
instance of vitality never before recorded the usually
terminating including extra nights about the Gath Of
August This proves the generally attractive power Of
the lyrical dama and the of brought to
London by the Great Exhibition. The Little Batemans
proved sufficiently attractive the ST. James theatre to
induce the manager their engagement The sights
shows congegated in London during the many
them announced about to close The last week. at
Bays Hippodrome is advertised and the Chinese Junk
| is to be removed in STEW days.
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second volume Of MIesEr's Life Of Mary Queen of Scots
been published and confirms all that said in
daon Of the first. Miss JEwsBuRr has published good
novel, entitled Marian Withers. third volume of the
Life Of Dr. Chalmers has also been published.
valuable invention by Capt GRoErAERs, of the Belgian
engineers has been lately tested Woolwich It sim
pie instrument for asceaning the distance Of any object
against which operations may have to be directed.
Another contrivance described by its inventors Mr.
instrument for applying electric heat in dental opera
TONS" It's production the result Of idea that electric
heat might be useful in many surgical cases, and also for
many purposes in domestic arrangements 1t is said to d.
minsh very materially the suergs Of the patient in all ope
rations upon the teeth.
Mr. HAY under the auspices of the Admiralty, is expert
neniing salvansm moving fower instead Of steam
auxiliary vessels belonging The Government The
machinery to be less bulky and complicated than that used
behs and stowag Sea water is to be used for the battery
and the cost is said to be trng Mr.. HAT reported also
have succeeded preventing the coroson Of ships copper
We glad And that the electric telegraph is stretching
into several parts of the continent and also that hom
electric companies extending their wires in various
directions Steam is beginning to be used canals in Eng
land canal has been built at Brstol which is TO
supesede towing by horses The speed attained is said TO
be double that horses and the considerably less The
metropolitan improvements going rapidly tho
roughre (victoa stree has been opened from Wesmin
Abbey the Vauxhal road. suspension bridge
will be thrown the Thames from Chelsea Hospital
the park at Battersea and park is to be formed
the northeast of Isngon, including the open fields about
Highbury, Hornsey, Stoke Newinston, &c.
Abroad hear Of the expenditure Of asOO 900 in the
carrying into execution plan for supplying Madrid with
water Of the canals and railroads the Isthmus of Pa
mama Of the canal the Mediterranean with the
Red Sea and last but by least, of the railway
from Calais Mootan which is bring London within
ven days journey Of Calcutta Our British public appear
be alive plan for bringing the Western
world either by communication from the
of Ireland New York, Halifax Cape Breton from
the western Of Scotland to point your con-
nent Truly these stirring times; in danger
of going TO Sleep after the Great Exhibition closed
and the Crystal Palace if is TO be taken down. demo-
ished.
Much speculation still exists respecting Lord JoHs Rus
n