Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-25

novelties Of the philosophc schools The boldes free.
thinkers themselves outwardy professed 10 h
belief OF the people, and celebrated religious
Cons the rai OF Acibiades for the mutation of the
nermes ana that OF SO ates mark in the ancient times
OF the western world the that era Of the
energetic defence Of religious dogmas which finished in
modern times by the condemnation Of Vanni Seryetus
| and the Chevalier de Labarre." $500
man who, in the nineteenth century supports an ar
gument against the liberty Of the press by citing as
cedens the poisoning Of Socrates and the burning
servetus is evidently not disposed do his work by
Among the Romans he refers to the
Of the Christians for three centuries and to the laws
Theodosus and Vaentnan when Christianity had become
the State religion by which the denial Of any ioa of the
Nicean creed subjected to the punishment Of death He
then refers to the Governments Of the middle ages and
that Of France in particular and the stamp of his
appreciation upon these monumental acts Of tyranny
held up through all history to execraton-in these
words; If good and wise spirits reflect they will &C
knowledge that the conduct of these Governments was
equitable and sensible" This is the deliberately ex-
pressed opinion of the chief writer Of the Government
press in France in the year 1852 and the fifth year Of the
socaled French Republic! We fear this manifesto is the
precursor Of fresh and vigorous blow to the French
press And what is AUSTRIA doing in the war against
free discussion She has established severer censorship
Of books throughout the entire Austrian monarcy which
into operation the first of this month Every bale
and parcel of books arriving from Lepsc passes straight
from the house to the police who look through it,
and having carefully taken out all suspicious wares
hand it TO the consgnee The Government officials be-
sides being ordered to confscate every book included in
the prohibtory index have discretionary power seize
all books which they may suppose from peculiar local
circumstances may not be circulated with propriety.
Thus it happens that books which may pass current in
mar viz c,tv ho ~
is the consee allowed send back the property seized
in this respect his Imperalshp of AUSTRIA acts with
beraty than his brother the Gear of RUSSIA who gives
back to its owner what he cannot allow to be sold Be-
sides these regulations, the Austrian Government has
given to the police minister the power of refusing registry
Of copyright to books which do not suit his fancy.
Lieut. Feld-Marshal Won KEMPEN is just the to
perform this service with RELISH for he honestly believes
the invention Of printing to have been suggestion of the
devil and would be happy pile up all the Libraries in the
world, and set them in Alexandrian blaze
In this state Of things we readily credit what
find in Bre8au journal, which states that bale of
BIBLES under seal had been seized by the Austrian Gov
eminent at the Missionary socetys depot and
of the country
There to be regular antagonism between En-
perors and the art of printing have shown how it ex-
lists in the of AUSTRIA and RUSSIA where Emperors
dc aco hold the reins of power and how in FRANCE
der the quasi emperor LOUIS NAPOLEON the princ
pie is working Even the Emperor FAUsT1N lst of HAYTI
does not feel the color of his skin protection against
the contamination of printers ink We find the follow
ing in the Weser Zeitung:
1--WE have to announce in all seriousness that Herr
Munchmeyer consul Of Hayti at Hamburg, has deter
mined to protect the august person of his sovereign
against the derisve illusions of press and against all
carcatures printed otherwise made public For this
purpose Herr Munchmeyer has already addressed him
self to Dr. H Merck, Syndicus for Foreign Affairs
presenting the injurious consequences which such
tic reference may entail the of Hamburg
well the natives Of that city resident in the terrific
rles OF his Imperial Majesty"
The returns of the Bank of England for the last week
do not exhibit any variations worth quoting The money
market is also without change although great deal Of
business is doing There is also very tring variations
in the prices of British funds The new Turkish loan
has advanced TO q per cent. premium.
Advices from vienna announce that the terms of new
Austrian loan for e8 600 sterling been arranged
OF course it is to be raised at home experience having
proved that Austrian securities looked upon with
tempt in the London and other money markets where
loan cannot be upheld by the military and police regime
If It can be raised at home, which very much doubt
it will to all intents and purposes be forced loan
Gold keeps flowing in from Australia and people flowing
out that country but the both ways have some
what abated during the week Considerable interest is
excited by the opening OF line of steam communication
with the West coast Of Africa which is this
month The trade thither has been gradually extending
and it is hoped by establishing rapid and certain CON-
muncaton, that it may be very largely developed The
market is without material alteration The harvest
is now nearly oil secured South Of the Humber the
wheat has been materially injured north Of that river it
has in general been garnered in good condition The
present expectation is that prices viii not materially adj
vance Colonial and foreign produce remains steady in
price Coffee has advanced trife. In all our markets.
both provincial and metropolitan business is very extern
sive and very good Every knows well what he is
about or may know for there scarcely any fuctua
tons to dsappont reasonable expectations The cotton
market is steady reports Of good American cotton crop
have rendered the wool market rather heavy. The
turns of the Board of Trade for the month"; and the
months which ended the 9th Of August very sasfac
tory. We give the following extracts:
Declared pdlae Of Exports for he months ending 9th of
August respectively.
1850. 1851. 1852.