Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-07

Aexatr The gold raised there in December was cal
culatety hundredweghts, and arrived in the cities on
the coz at the rate of about two tons week. Some
twentYhousand persons were soon congregated in the
district Baara was comparatively deserted from the
enerbreyaence all the colony Of the same geolo
gca fSnation in which gold has hitherto been found,
Mr.. foBE declares that he contemplate limit
to the scoyeres to the result of the opening of these
fields. Not less than eleven thousand persons had
rived in the colony OF Victoria in the last six
montb$f 1851 and ISL from the LIST to the 18th Janu-
airy of lis year. Eight thousand licenses issued for
the moh AS the vast majority Of these persons arrived
consumers OF general produce and producers of
tcle ba gold the colony obviously drained of all
other. cinmodtes, while gold became in excess. The
grand a of gold brought down under escort in the last
three ISnths Of 1851 from all the diggngs in Victoria
1885 ounces valued at G374 $685. but it is calcu
lated TIT not than twoths of the gold collected is
FORWARDED by escort that the real amount found would
be morstha double this The total amount known
to havebeen exported down to the 9Th January 1882
from Victoria is upwards of 100000 ounces; and the
quantig shipped from Sydney is l42, 975 ounces.
Whelt is remembered that all these effects have been
PRODUCT in little than six months from the first dis
gold down to the date Of the latest dispatches
and thu Me Of action is in an almost unexpored
region that portion Of the globe most remote from Eu
rope AMI from civilization, they win certainly be ranked
among he most curious and surprising phenomena in the
historyIo of mankind
The Melbourne Argus of March has long article,
showing that since the discovery towards the end
September last Of the wonderfully prolific gold fields o.
Victoria the total yield has been 653270 ounces the
value Of whck, at k3 per ounce would be 81 so
This would be at therae of about 75 lbs per week fo
the whole period tits stated however by Capt Dawson
of the barque Posthunous which left Melbourne the
18th of March, that pd arriving at Melbourne at the
rate Of about two tens per week, (say) 4,400 lbs
Within the last three weeks the amount of gold consgn
ed to and received in london exceeds in value FL
This includes the shipments from the colony New South
Wales as we'll as fromthat of Victoria.
The new Patent Law will come into operation here on
the 1st Of October ext Under the provisions Of this
act only patent viii be necessary for the whole of the
United Kingdom and Colonies tie expense of procuring
which will be follows On issuing the patent fees and
stamps 25 at the end of the third year. ESQ., at the
end of the seventh year. el00 The patent is to be void
at the end of the third and seventh years respectively
the fees due at those periods not paid. The entire
expense is yet extragany large but great advantage
is gained by the comparatively small amount which
cessary in order to give the invention fair trial. If at
the end of three years is found unproductve of
expense will be incurred but if the contrary, il
will easily afford the of meeting the additional
The rule viii govern the conduct at the end of the
seventh year
Lieut. III. f. MAURY's memorial to Congress in behalf
of line of from the United States open
the Of the Amazon is spoken of in very high
TERMS only account of the very important object
to be obtained but also in respect to the very able
in which the subject has been submitted to Congress
Mr. MAuRY superadds to dry technical statements
brilliant coloring worthy the pages of ALEXANDER
HoMBoLpT." We know of no American of the present
day who stands higher in the estimation Of the practical
scientific and commercial public of England than does
your neighbor and our friend, Lieut. NJ F. MAUHY.
There is nothing whatever home but eectoneering
and there is not that abroad The Continent is
blank 1t not the season ghtn Burmah and the KAT
frs present with standing the defensive
FRANCE has resumed her tranquility after the disco
very of the terrible plot for the assassination Of thu
French President which the journals announced TIL
murderous machine said to be constructed upon thu
plan of Fieschis internal instrument" Between thirt
and forty persons apprehended and the press
inclined to treat the affair as of Importance but
has since shrunk into of reasonable limits
the dreadful machine has diminished into clumsy gas
pipe guns" more likely to be dangerous to those who
used them than to any body else. The French Corps Lee
qsati gone home; the Senate has finished its session
the PRESIDENT has either started is about his
tour into the provinces the funds rising owing to
there being more money than employment for it and
Paris like London is emptying itself into the country
The only news from MADRID is that the Queen of Spain
was to assist on the 4h instant Sunday in the very hu
name and christian exercise of grand bul-fght the
funds arising thererom to be appropriated to the benefit
of the poor. What curious tumble Of persons, place.
time, and object
The only news from Italy is statement that, after
the present month"; the French Government win charge
the Court Of Rome with the expenses of the French
patton in the way Austria charges fer her troops
employed in the Roman provinces The charge made by
Austria is per month, which has been paid with
tolerabe punctuaty but bill of has been presented
amounting to about 100000 It may be easily imagined
that TO small State like that of Rome already very much
embarrassed its finances unable to collect the taxes it
has thought necessary to impose and alarmed at the
prospect of having pay the French ALSO these claims
the part Of Austria very staggering.
Neither northern eastern Europe furnishes an item
of news even to gossip with The continent of Europe
from east to vest and from north SOUTH is without
single disturbing Never since the beginning of
1S47 has the general face of Europe been so tranquil
perhaps We might 20 considerably further back without
finding another peaceable period And what is bet
ter we do not percevebut perhaps very short
sghted-any threatening and approaching disturbing in
Auence.
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, July u, 1852.
extract the following information touching the