Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-06
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These returns in their main features likewise in
dcatve Of steady state Of trade and general prosperity
From returns just issued il appears that there has been
great increase in the importation of opium In the
month ended the 9th ultimo %, 991 lbs imported
in the same period of the preceding year 66l2 lbs and
in the month ended the 9TH of September 1850, only
3, 5S4lbs
There is nothing in Theatricals except that her
Majesy's theatre is about to become the property Of
jointstock company which is in Of forming
under the management Of the Marquis OF Canricarde
the Duke Of Lienser the Earl Of Harrington and other
noblemen and gentlemen. 1t is proposed to raise
e200 000 in 10000 shares at e5 each large proper
ton Of this has already been subscribed About el2j000
will be devoted the purchase Of the lease Of the theatre
room, &c. and the remaining e75O0O is to
sttute the capital for carrying the lyrical objects Of
the association IL is understood Mr. LUMLEY is TO be
the managing director.
The Literary world is nearly blank except for novels,
magazines, and reviews The most prominent book Of
the week is Village Life in Egypt by Bayle ST. John,
which the reviewers pronounce very pleasant book upon
subject We already pretty well stocked with
books upon city life in Egypt Mr. St. John has interest
ed himself and interests his readers IN the tehs the
country population the aborers the character and
dition Of whom he to have fully studied In
nexion with Egypt will mention that NJ. ZuccHI,
Egyptian chemist has discovered the Of clarifying
the oil extracted from the seeds Of cotton and rendering
il fit for in manufactures, in making soap, and in
lighting lamps Egypt produces annually nearly sixteen
million bushels Of cotton seed about onethird Of this
is used as fuel the remainder viii produce about 40 900
quintals Of clarified oil-the quintal is 220 lbs.
The match between the yacht America and the Swedish
yacht Sverige came of yesterday at Portsmouth the
former completed the in about twenty minutes less
time than the latter but owing to particular circum
stances IL is allowed that the fair test Of
the speed Of either vessel Lord BLAoUIERR the
owner of the America denies that his yacht has been
challenged by any vessel whatever except the Sverige
He challenges the yachts Of all countries America
excepted sail for any between e5O0 and 81, 0OO
any day and in any place the inside Of the Isle Of
Wight excepted) that would give scope for testing the
sailing qualities Of the America and her opponents,
der all points, in a nine-knot breeze.
II lately stated at meeting Of the Common Coun
Gil Of London when discussing the propriety Of erecting
additional bridge across the Thames to divide the i'm
traffic that present inconvenicnty hrongs Lon
don bridge that the delay experienced in crossing
London bridge occasioned loss Of time equal in value
to 81, 500 day, average, e4500OO year; an
amount almost sufficient to build a bridge annually
The Economist lately gave two or three receipts for
acturng English port wine The same paper
this week that there eighteen or twenty
bshments in London which paid duty in 1888 for las $40
gallons Of manufactured wines Since then the annual
produce has increased to about 100000 Of which about
10000 gallons British port Ginger, green ginger,
orange raisin black currant white currant red curran
raspberry cowsip elder Champaign port sherry and tent
are all manufactured in house in London They are
all made much in the way and about equally spi-
rituous and favored with the fruit from which they are
named Champagne is made from French grapes cape
wine is in the manufacture Of port and sherry
is made from the black cherry British port and sherry
be sold retail At Is 3D. bottle British champagne
is sold to the trade from Els to 28s Dozen but the
consumer has pay As 6s bottle for it, These facts
are now stated argument for the reduction Of the
import duties upon foreign wines.