Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-19

years from its commencement at cost not exceeding
twelve millions sterling Il proposed however raise
nominal capital Of el5,00oo00. Ito coungen-
cies,) in shares Of e100 each
Dr. CULLEN, who has paid great attention to the sub
ject has been lecturing upon the proposed canal lie
states that canal with two locks might be constructed
Tor half the expense Of open thorough-cu The
nicaragua route would require twenty locks and
hundred and thiry-eght miles of cutting and dredging
and ship would be six days in passing it, The passage
in the Darien canal without lock- would be accomplish
ed in six hours. The difference Of level had been va
rousiy stated but Dr. Cullen believed it in reality was
very little while the different heights which the tides
rose in the Atlantic and Pacific would cause an alternate
current twice day These alternate currents would be
great advantage they would enable the two lines of
ships TO pass at different times each aided by the alter
nate ebb and flood tides through the canal These cur
rents viii prevent DISPOSITIONS Of mud and sand being
formed in the canal and effect gradual process of widen
ing and deepening It, Vessels bound from Europe to the
northwestern coast Of South America Mexico or Caor
na would save $4,000 miles in the voyage out and home
and great advantages would be reaped voyages to In
da, China Sc. The distance from England to Australia
by this route would be only 700 miles, being shorter
than any other by from 5000 to 1000 miles Dr. CuL-
is about to start upon his sixth transit across the
lshmus of Daren An arrangement has been made with
the Government of New Grenada for the necessary ceson
Of territory for the canal and obstacles the execu
ton of it are at present apparent.
Lord CRANwoRrHs projected law reforms appear to
give satisfaction upon being duly considered On
the subject Of fusion Of law with equity the experience
Of his ordship is against making the attempt. writer
in the Liverpool Mercury says:
.'There is vast distinction, and one which never
be lost sight ofn discussions of this nature between the
state of every branch Of the law England and the
continent of Europe Throughout the latter the law
not only codifed but emanates directly from certain fixed
principles, upon which every place his finger.
Here it is different We have deduce principles from
comparison Of decisions in isolated We have no
code to which to appeal and although in every other
system Of laws there certain guiding and fixed prn
cpes yet these rather in the breast Of the judges
than open the knowledge of every citizen Abroad the
law is administered by the judges who forciby bring
every state Of facts under established principle In
England invoke the aid of principles but adapt them
rather TO the facts than the facts to them In the
case there but principle which is determined and
fixed in the other there several contributing to the
result The first is the natural result of system
based statute law the second Of system founded
partly on statutes and partly upon principles and dec
sons which have descended from the period of legal
memory The distinction, therefore, which has sprung
up between law and equity is easily accounted for and
completely have time and habit accustomed to the
separation that practically the occasional Inconvenience
amply counterbaanced by the familiarity of the public
with the distinction"
OF the statute law, however, Lord CnASwoRTH recon-
No man but lawyer-and he must be something of
antquarian-can have the least idea Of the Of
laws which the industry of successive Paramcus has
created Even her Majesty's judges-who by pleasant
fiction, all supposed to know the awby the
fesson Of the Lord Chancellor himself must neeesate
be ignorant of the existence Of nineeuths of the
tents of the atage and the that
avast number Of acts of Parliament in full force with
out any body knowing any thing about them, and are
every and then, by the ingenuity Of pansakng adj
vocates ferreted and brought light to the confu
sion OF the greatest lumnares of the profession and to
the miscarriage of justice. We rejoice therefore, that
Lord CRANwoRTH has the courage counsel the under
taking of work important yet laboriqus and I'M
inviting
ThsParliamehtary proceedings during the week have
been interesting, and altogether unmportant Mr..
DIsRAELI has taken his place, and commenced the bust
Of leader Of the Opposition in the House of Com
by enormously long and bitter attack upon the
Aberdeen administration. Under the preext Of asking
single question, he INDUCED Friday last in diuse,
sarcastic and reckless speech of nearly hours dura
ton upon illusions made weeks ago to the state Of
affairs in France by Sir JAMES GRAHAM and Sir CHARLES
WooD in addresses their respective constituents at
Carlisle and Halifax Mr. DIsRAELI endeavored to per-
suade the House that these illusions calculated to
interrupt the good feeling present existing between
France and England, and his aim evidently TO pro-
duce state of feeling in both countries which would
either lead to the expulsion from Office Of the
coalition Ministry He apparently will neither forgive
forget his election from that power which he
ardenly coveted and highly priced lie wished to pit
Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Lord GREY who DESTROYS of
cultyating and cemenng friendly relations with France
against Sir JAMES GRAHAM and Sir CHARLES WooD, who
represented by him having acted TO impair
them Lord JoHS RUSSELL made cutting and forcible
reply and Sir JAMES GRAHAM denied that he had ever
used the words attributed to him by Mr. DIsRAELI. He
then 20 carried the into the enemy's camp" and
made most damaging attack upon the principles and
conduct Of his accuser concluding by stating that though
DESTROYS Of maintaining the most friendly relations with
France, he felt he had said nothing the hastings
but what his heart dictated and his conscience approved
and declared he must bear in mind that he mem
Der of free community community which declares
that viii defend its liberties and which affords
the last refuge for the liberties Of the world"
Lord JOHN RUSSELL had previously made nearly the
explanation for Sir c. WooD who prevented by
iudisposiion from attending in his place The subject
was then dropped
In the House Of Commons Monday the election COM
mittees made reports upon the petitions from Lancaster
Canterbury, and Tavistock From the first two three
members unseaed for bribery practised at their
elections and from Tavstock Mr. Carter was unseated
for Of the necessary property qualification Of the
members unseaed two conservative Derbyiss and
two Liberals
On Tuesday the bin for the grant Of charter to the