Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-12
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR ONDON CORRESPONDENT


FROMOUR LONDO DON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, JANUARY 2l, 1853.
The public mind almost universally appears to be
pleased with the late Ministerial arrangements, and
to depend upon Lord ABERDEEN and his associates
for the manifestation of liberal policy, both at
home and abroad. AL thc elections are over, and
have terminated in every instance in the return OF
pertinaciously -contested election Ibr The I1y
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sros q Ssosre Of his 1stnrn- There - AEIetwp -
ons to be held in Irssnd wAme Mnises viii Be opposed
but, it is thought, not defeated
The arrangements made the formation Of the present
Government were mads public mot on private rounds
They that Lord J0HH RUSSELL should lead the
OF Commons, and have seat in the Cabinet without
oice and that Lord CLARENDON should be Secretary Of
State for Foreign Affairs and, subject to this arrange
men Lord JOHN RUSSELL at the request of
Of his colleagues agreed to take the seals of the Foreign
Office till the meeting of Parliament when he win hand
them to Lord CLARENDON.
Government detained the Cunard mail steamer, which
would otherwise have started last Saturday. until Sunday
at noon in order that it might bear the Atlantic
dispatches from the Foreign Office. There is every
to hope and believe that these dispatches of
promOCe ODJectS III Wnlcn PUBIC
have long taken great interest.
1t s also thought very probable that instructions have
gone out to the British Consul Cuba regarding the
fnement of British subjects in that island That CUBA
may be Of the subjects embraced in these dispatches
is extremely probable from the fact announced this
ing, that Lord JouS RUSSELL has given instructions to
the Admiralty to dispatch swift steamers to the
coasts Of that island whether it be not possible to
check in the commencement the renewal of the slave
trade at all events, to show the Court of Madrid the
which England enerans of the scandalous
in which the Spanish colonial authorities disregard the
dictates Of humanity and the obligations Of treaties.
This is undoubtedly good first step, but Lord JOHN
RUSSELL and Lord CLARENDON must go further if they
desire be permanently successful and attack the slave
trade At the place where it receives its mpetusn the
Camarilla Of madrid. 1t under the vigorous and
free constitutional system Of EspARrERo that the African
slave trade for awhile suppressed in Cuba, and until
constitutional government be again restored British
cruisers may check but they win not terminate this ina
traffic.
The public, particularly the British public is slow to
Deal in distractions That seeing believing very
favorite maxim with large portion Of mankind the
public ignores until it but then it believes with
total devotion. The public dsbeeved in railways, and
then ruined itself with buying up worthless shares in vi
sionary companies. 1t Joined Dr. LARDsER in dsbeev-
ing in transatlantic steam navigation and it demands
larger and swfer vessels than Cunards Collinss 1t
had adequate idea Of the of the country
the ingenuity Of its artisans and manufacturers until it
saw the evidences Of them collected in the Crystal Palace
and now il begins doubt whether the immense perma
nen building erecting at Sydenham will be large enough
for them. 1t disbeeved in its own beef and mutton
to sire and fatness it had idea Of its wreched
agricultural implements until the living sheep and
were congregated in Baker street. and the Great Exhib
tion had shown American reaping machines and Amer-
can poughs then there visions Of improved breeds
Of oxen and sheep and swine, and of improvements Of
agricultural tools and machinery impressed upon the agri-
cultural mind There has lately been exhibition Of
poultry Baker Bazaar which has given the
public idea that it has not hitherto correctly est
mated even IL it has counted its chickens Baker street
is fast becoming the great emporium of notorietes be-
Madame TUsAuD and the Bazaar there is perfect
monopoly. If you want to a celebrated statesman
celebrated OK, celebrated murderer celebrated
chicken, you must 60 to Baker street
soberly speaking however, the late poultry show has
given ideas respecting the capabilities of turkeys geese,
ducks and fowls and also pigeons which not pre-
vousy entertained There three geese which weigh
together AZ lbs. Gigantic pigeons from India with
magnificent plumes beautiful Australian pigeons Of mos
delicate pumage; tsrkeys Of prodigous size and foul
Cochin China fowls for which E63 required There
was single hen for which thirty guineas refused
At sale which took place the close Of the exhibition
10 BIRDS Of the Cochin China breed the majority Of then
being young of three four months age, realized
G369 The highest price obtained for single bird wal
E21. For the eggs Is to los each readily obtained
One pair of Cochin China fowls fetched f49.7. mum
Der Of agrcuurists attended the SALE who appeared tc
receive impression that the breeding Of poultry was
becoming more profitable than the breeding Of cattle
The Times has the following uttaran notons upon the
subject
"a fowl after all, is not materially the precious
for being gold or silver pencilled,' white crested
double combed though double fprocurable
might be eligible quality TO introduce One variety
We see styled dumpies bakes, attracted great ad
mirntion for the extraordinary shortness Of their legs
but we scarcely understand the advantage Of this feature
unless indeed they win 70 into smaller saucepan The
end IN short Of all such exhibitions that open
should be the Improvement Of private collections
out OF the public stock and the breed deserving the prize
s not that with the largest comb pumage
but with the best promise OF general usefulness. If
twelve months hence eggs should prove better chickens
cheaper, and all poultry more abundant than now, VIC
shall be the first TO acknowledge benefits OF the Bak
street show but II the result is ceaned TO the onsro
stcs of private collections there will be little cred
gained by the notoriety Of this weeks display
The returns Of the Bank Of England exhibit.
Circulation f21 ,87l 581 increase f807 7I
Coin and bullion. 49, 765 621 dccreasc 7so oa1
Public depositcs... 5,771, decrease 4e4 42s
Private do...... 1870, Gas. increase AM coo
Reserve II, ,404, ,936. decrease 0eo 2lf
This return presents several changes Of consderab,
importance The decrease in the bullion is very heavy
The decrease in the public deposites s also very large
of dix;dend.