Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-02

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point Of view that have ever been made.
The stock and shares market have recovered from the
downward movement which the rupture IN the negoua
tons at Constannople first occasioned some rear OF
further complication of the Turkish quesuon however
has vet depressing effect upon the Market ana specua
ton is every day giving circulation to some new rumor
which, very probably the purposes OF those who
create them The grain market is advancing particularly
from wheat.
/ We have the prospect Of a triangular Shakspearean
tilting in which Mr.. PAYNE COLLIER, DR.. ALEXANDER
DYog and Mr. SAMUEL WELLER SINGER will be the COM
batnnts Mr. Golfers edition of Shakespeare, with the
corrections given in his old folio copy has called the other
two gentlemen into the field Mr. SINGER is very angry
and gives place 10 ytuperaon and abuse than we
should have expected from able and amabe critic
and COMMENTATOR his wrath often blinds him 10 the fall
lacy Of his argument Mr.. DYoE deals with Mr. COLLIER
in a very different spirit from Mr. SINGER. lie is no
more disposed than that gentleman to bow implicitly to
the authority Of Mr. Golfers folio but he treats every
suggestion according its merits and does not allow his
temper interfere with his judgment We fear these
Shakspearean discussions will be protraced with more
of bitterness than viii prove either profitable pleasant
The Crystal Palace at Sydenham is advancing rapidly
but we think it cannot open this The QUEEN
and Prince ALBERT visited the grounds and building yes
teray aud expressed much qualification and surprise at
tue OF Baron MARocHETT Richard Cur de Lion is to be
erected in Hyde Park as memorial Of the Great Exhi
bton Of 1851. The Queen has subscribed f20O and
Prince Albert Gl00 towards the object Some OF the
daily papers indignant the choice OF this statue OF
warrior commemorate the triumphs OF peace and in
dusry aud ask why rather Prince Albert Sir
Joseph Paxton chosen the subject of honor to aid in
the commemoration the Exhibition. The Builder"
announces very curious machine, invented by Ger
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Alps. We enclose description Of this instrument.
The United States well represented at this time in
London Mr. VAN buren, and his son. Goveurneur KEMBLE
of New York, Hon. THOMAS BUTLER KIsG and the Hon
Mr. GILpIN former Attorney General, presented
to the Queen by Mr. NGERsoLL her last drawing
Our foreign news is all more or less blended with and
dependant upon the negotiations between Turkey and
Russia general impression, however, prevail
that the question will be settled by the timely interview
ton Of the four great powers Austria England France
and Prussia, all Of whom have common interest in
ssng any violent disturbance of the existing status quo
England and France have already evinced in
active socitude behalf Of the Porte; Austria and
Prussia have hitherto maintai attitude Of reserve
owing DOUBTLESS TO the greater intimacy Of their Courts
with that Of ST. Petersburgh and, il must be added
greater sympathy between their statesmen and those Of
Russia. If the four Powers will their good offices in
concert they scarcely fail be successful in the
work Of mediation They all deeply interested though
in different degrees in the peaceful solution Of the ques
ton, and they have right to nterpose in friendly
Of authority and remonsrance, not to be hastily disre
garded.
There i no whatever from FRANCE, except
Of the successful continuation Of the expedi
ton against the Ra5 in Algeria several villages have
been burnt, aud many lives lost on both sides.
There is very little from ITALY. The that
the King of NAPLES going to visit Vienna is
diced he is about retiring Gaeta for the summer,
where fortress, mounting three hundred guns, and
seabound will always good place of either
for the Pope the King when their aectonate people
may render such a retreat necessary
Diplomatic arrangements have been renewed between
PIEDMONT and AUSTRIA, and also between AUSTRIA and
SUTHERLAND. This is truly gratifying, since it is be-
eved that the latter with the entire approval of France
No cause whatever exists TO prevent England
France Austria and Prussia from jointly using their
friendly ofiess prevent between Turkey and
Russia.
RUSSIA has quarrel to settle with PERSIA also the
former demands from the latter the repayment Of loan
900 francs or the cesson Of large tract Of
territory the shores of the Caspian. The Shah
fuses compliance with either demand
LONDON, JUNE. Is, 1853
The returns of the population Of Great Britain,
according to the census Of 1850, have at length
been published, in part, in two very thick folio
volumes. We say in part for all the information
which was collected relative to the ages occupa-
tons, civil condition. and birth places Of the popu
ation, with the number Of the blind, the deaf, and
the dumb, of schools and places Of worship, is
omitted, and it will be considerable time before
this portion is published. third folio volume Of
300 pages consists Of an index to the other two
volumes. The labor Of collecting this information
was immense $40 superintendent registrars, 100
registrars, and 30,6l0 enmerators were employed
in England and Wales, and in Scotland ,010 SUI
perintendents and 1878 enumerators Jailers,
: masters Of warehouses;, custom-houses, naval and
military officers, clergymen, schoolmasters, and
officers Of public institutions, all assisted in sup
plying this information. BY this large array Of
workers the whole Of the population Of Great
Britain collected in day, so that the mere
pense Of procuring the returns comparatively small
The remainder Of the time from that day to the begin
ming Of the present month occupied with arranging
the returns for the press and in printing them Seven
millions Of forms printed, and the weight Of all the
papers sent from the central Office exceeded ffty-wo
tons The volumes published, notwithstanding the
than years employed in preparing them for the press
said be very deficient in simplicity and harmony
Of arrangement A leading journal says This cum
brous work Of the confusing and perpexing
Il has been lot endeayor understand The
most striking aud important information which it con-
ans is the certain fact Of the continual increase Of the
people since 1901, when the practice Of taking decen-
nal commenced Prior to that time the number