Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-14

and william the Conoueror made his onslaught at Hast
ngs it is true he afterwards burnt the town Of Dover
captured the Castle and beheaded the Governor but h
attack from the land side and not from the sea, to-
wards which all the guns pointed and all the skill
and labor Of science directed and in which all the money
Of Woodworking Englishmen has been expended DO ex
cuse us if we are Aoundering of depth; fee
that we are dealing with facts and we think we are not
erroneous in our conclusions. However, record with
pleasure that science and Skill and money have been wei
directed at Dover in promoting public convenience, in
the construction Of the noble railway which connects il
with Pokestone and thence with London and every part
Of England Between Dover and Folkstone distance OF
only six miles, the limestone cliffs have been pierced with
four tunnels, comprising aggregate length OF very
nearly two miles and half That under Shakspeare's
Cliff is double Of more than three quarters of mile
in length each of which is thirty feet high and twelve
feet WIDE Fact is very useful corrective Of fancy and
literal truth of poetic paintings yet hesitate to ap
proach such time -hallowed object Shakspeares Cliff
with those very unpoetic articles, apemeasure and
foot-rule But if these matterofact ascertaners of
magnitude be applied to
" This cliff whose high and bending head
Looks fearfully on the confined deep"
we shall find that its height is about $50 feet above the
surge that aves its base There IL every rea
son. however to suppose that it has been considerably
imperishable page 1t certainly does not at present
bend its head in the usual acceptaton of the word
for is considerably in the slantaadar than the
perpendicular position "Crows and choughs that wing
the midway air" would make most terrific beetles"
did not see a man halfway down. gathering " sam
phire - we think it would be rather dreadful trade "
but we do not know whether he would ook bigger
than his head" in that position We fishermen walk
ing the beach, they appeared to be considerably larger
than any mice saw; and tall anchoring BARK
looked like very respectfully sized vessel and
her cock-boat" very distinctly without glass Our
hearing is not very acute, yet
The murmuring surge,
! That on the unnumbered idle pebbles chafes,
and which Shakespeare says
g Cannot be heard so high
was heard by US very distinctly Do not mistake u.s.
love and Shakespeare and his immortal writings
with far strong feeling to think of treat him in
decorously but had read this beautiful description of
the Dover cliff often and unsuspciousy that we
looked for the literal confirmation of it in every parcu
lar and know how better to express sefmade
disappointment than by the foregoing rough but in
tentonaly rude upon the passage
Alas alas that it should be So but it is grow
older fancy yields to fact and cold reality is the test to
which we bring every warm imagining.
Another very praiseworthy work going at Dover
is 6arBor Of refuge space of hundred is
to be enclosed by wall than two miles in length
than half Of which space will all times secure
depth of water from thirty ortytwo feet the lowest
tides The wall will be ninety feet wide at bottom and
fifty top; the sides will be eighteen feet thick and con-
sist of immense blocks Of solid sone the middle filed in
with artificial stone concrete The foundation of this
stupendous work is laying by companies of men who
remain several hours with diving BELLS under the water
This gigantic display of human power and skill will,
when fully completed, cost than millions
ling Thus much for memorabilia Of Dover of which
place it may be truly said the air is balmy and
freshing the bathing delightfully."- invigorating the
views from the cliffs of the the eastward and of
the rich valleys the westward, waving with the
rpening harvest truly magnificent The tone of society
IS liberal and good education is well cared for there is
little mendcity and have to think reasonable
share Of comfort and prosperity amongst its inhabitants
generally.
Emigration to the antpodean 0phr continues with ac-
tivi;y. Men abandoning positions deemed adj
vantageous and creditable far above the average and
voluntarily resgning appointments into which at their
lowest grade they long since thought themselves
fortunate obtain admission. Among the very arsto
cracy Of cerkhood told that far short Of one
hundred designations have been given in the directors
Of the Bank of England by the employees of that esa-
blishment From some of the great printing houses
have drafted off in by the score. Even au-
thors and eraes have sought the aurferous deposes
of Ballarat Mount Alexander The bar has sent its
contingent Doctors and chemists have departed in search
Of the golden nugget that literal realization of the
philosophers The Colonial Department has sent
attaches the diggngs, and treasury clerks gone in
search Of the Of Australia Sryseuen thousand
Of shipping in process Of loading clear
ing out for Australia and at least dozen of fast steamers
| now loading at Liverpool and London.
There is general impression that Lord STRATFoRD
REDcLIFE (Sr sratford Canning is his way home
Consantnope TO take the Office Of Secretary for Fo
reign Affairs under Lord DERBY the Earl Of MALMsBuRY
having proved his utter ncapacy for that position This
would be good exchange both for Lord DERBY and the
country but we do not know how Lord STRArroRD's
place is to be filed at Consantnope where the interests
Of England require wachful, able and influential re-
\ preventative.
There is no foreign news whatever LOUIS NAPOLEON
is travelling in the provinces The bulfght at MADRID
for the benefit Of the poor realized $1,000 francs His
holiness the PORE is much put Of health and said to
hibit symptoms Of dropsy GERMANY and the north Of
Europe do not furnish matter for single paragraph
The weather is cooler; the harvest will be early and it
is thought very good.
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT