Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-05
lions for. the last nine years was as follows

s91 quarters.
l844................... 81 O3O $50 do
lo4o....... 49, ZIG do
lo4o ..........4, 1911 do
1847.. ,...................,....... IL $50 do
,528, 483 do.
1S49 .......................... 10 500 66l do
looO ,0l9,579 do.
lool 026 do.
The cotton market has been active Liverpool 100 900
bales received that port between Thursday Of
week and Wednesday of this. The sales on Tuesday
amounted to nearly 200 bales and good qualities of
American bowed and Orleans were Id dearer than on
Friday The Tines gives very gloomy account Of the
prospects Of the wool Australia and the statements
from thence exercising very great influence on the
price of that staple.
The demolition of the Crystal Palace is rapidly pro-
ceeding 1t has passed into the hands of its pro-
pretors, and the price, 100000 paid to Messrs Fox
Henderson yesterday; the transfer and payment took
place IN the building 1t has been purchased by com,
pany Of which Mr. LANG the chairman Of the London and
Brighton Railway is chairman. The building will be re-
erected site near Sydenham, near the line of the
above mentioned railway, and about six miles from the
London Bridge terminus The products of every land
to be exhibited therein growing in their various climates
and the specimens Of every art grouped according the
most tasteful rules of classification The national
for the beautiful is to be refined by casts from all the ia
statues and marbles in the world and the great
principles Of mechanical science illustrated by working
models of every kind Of machinery The resuscitated
building will be greatly enlarged and improved and ready
for grand opening on the 1st of May, 1853. The
tractors, although bound only by cerbal agreement
fused advance of ESQ, 600 offered over Mr. Lang's
price, and honorably abded by their word
The distribution Of the eagles to the French army took
place Paris Monday and is said to have been the
grandest spectacle which has taken place even in that
city Of specaces, since 1890 Thus the 10th Of May
1882 which destined by the trainers of the consttu
ton of s4s to be the termination of Louis Napoeons
official position, has found him lifted to elimination of
power overshadowing the sovereignty of the legitimate
Kings Of France and inauguratng epoch Of ambi
ton with act which is universally recognised pro-
ogue to the empire.
calculated that the revolution of 84S cost France
less than f3 000 of which upwards of &C. 900
wages lost to the workmen This accounts for the
readiness with which the French people submit to any
kind Of Government though it makes higher pro-
mise than to prevent recurrence of political convul
sions. Louis Napoleons success is less owing to any
qualities which he may possess than to the necessities
Of the people and his appearing to be the only instru
ment that can preserve peace among them
The from SPAIN is that coup has been agreed
upon, by which the electoral law to be changed and
the constitution Of the kingdom materially modified The
King Consort has absented himself from court in order
to avoid any responsibility in what may take place at
Madrid But there has arisen obstacle to the execu-
ton Of this coup ea from discovery that many Of the
most important military men are opposed TO it. crisis
Of kind other appears be approaching Spain
We learn from RoxK that Edward Murray, British
subject has just been sentenced death by the
tribunal in that city The English residents have sd
dressed petition to the Pope in his favor. We know
nothing Of Mr. Murrays case he is the of British
officer and has wife and family He has been in pri-
for nearly three years. and have been cruelty
treated and have had that sort of trial which is gene
rally granted by the secret tribunals of Italy We do not
know the nature Of the crime he is accused Of but sup
pose it is political
Vienna papers state that the Emperor of Russia arrived
in that city the 9th instant The Empress left him at
Case and accompanied her brother the King Of Prussia
Berlin The affairs Of France will it is said be freely
canvassed during the junction Of these great personages
Letters from Vienna state that Gorgeys narrative Of his
share in the conclusion Of the in Hungary has not
been allowed to circulate in that city Gorgey asserts
that he traitor to his country "but acted only
from the conviction Of necessity and the force Of crcum
stances, and by the express sanction Of Kossuh and his mi
nisters"
appears to be affecting, through the existence of
almost absolute famine. In wurtemburg Bavaria, the
Grand Duchy Of Baden, and Nassau whole villages
being deserted for want Of food In other parts trade
standing still; Of $4,000 looms in single province Of
Bavaria almost exclusively inhabited by weavers not half
at full work and, to consummae wretchedness and
despair the sheep and cattle being carried of by
rapidly spreading disease.
1t fortunate for the Earl of MAINS
that during the short period in which he has held
the seals Of the Foreign Office he has already had sign
treaty with oil the great Powers which restores peace
important part of Northern Europe secures the in
tegry of the Danish monarchy and provides upon safe
basis and by equitable compromise for the eventual
succession to that Thus has the vexed Scheswir
Holsten question, Whlcn 1or nearly years mas
turbed the peace Of Northern Europe been brought to
close and what is Of infinitely consequence right
| has prevailed.
LONDON, MAY 10, 1852.
| We are much afraid that majority Of the people
of England-and if so, of the world-might be
classified under three heads: those who deceive
others, those who are deceived by Others and those
who deceive themselves and we led to infer with
Hudi6ros, that
| Truly the pleasure is as great
l. In being cheated ne to cheat"
! We do not know that at the present time there
is any great movement in operation like the South
Sea bubble, the Mississippi scheme yet the race
Of bubble-blowers and bubblehunters is far from
being extinct, either in social moral, commercial,
political, or religious life. The History of Bubbles
would be most entertaining and instructive but it
would be very melancholy exhibition Of the folly
and the wickedness of mankind We have been
led into this subject through some attention which
we have lately paid to the statistics connected with
two of the leading movements Of the day; and
though have too much respect for the friends Of