Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-31

Mr. THAoKERAYs new work, the EeTeomJs" is rapidly
getting great popularity. The great novelty in the
steal world is Halevys Opera, La Nabo5 which is
said to contain coughing song sneezing duet smok
ing trio, violin solo in imitation of bass voice. bark
ing chorus, and bagpipe chorus This is all very
ing and may for aught know, be very clever but it
is ALSO We think, rather mira dig.
The people Of the metropolis have gone to work in good
earnest in preparing vast metropolis having purchased
2 ll8 at Guildford Of Lord 0nslow on which to
construct cemetery
Strange discoveries being made every day before
the Commission Of Inquiry respecting the London Corpo
ration. We think the days of Cog and Magog, of
meaning civic professions and Anticipated mummery Of
Adermanic gormandizng and all its concomitants
numbered 1t in evidence yesterday that the
enues Of the city Corporation with approximate esti-
mate of the collected for public and charitable OBJ
ects within the city, for the year 1852, 81
There twelve officers Of the city Corporation whose
annual salaries exceed in the aggregate those of twelve
Cabinet Minister'S Bribery and corruption appear be
work almost perpetuay throughout all of the dealings
dong in fact they appear to be- and to have long
BEEN the mansprngs of the whole machine of city Gov
eminent.
There is little from any part of the Continent,
excepting such has n bearing upon the Eastern
war. France seems to be unmoved by the FUSION
of the Bourbons Rumors of plots against and of at
tacks upon LOUIS NAPOLEON have been as plenty as
blackberries; they have all proved, however, to be
without foundation is however, stated that the pro-
perty which the Count of CnAMBoRD holds in France
will share the fate of that of his of Orleans
scaton The decree containing the reduction Of the
import duties foreign coal and iron has appeared in
| the Monitew.
The of the Miguelite instruction in Portugal is
contradicted There is from Italy. The Duke
de NEMouRs has been presented by the Count de CHAM
the Emperor of AUSTRIA when many royal greet
iugs the happy reunion of the Bourbons took place.
The King of SwEpESs speech the opening of his Legs
ature is very energetic The King of PRUSSIA has, it is
said, warmed up with the declaration of the Swedish
march, and determined show that there is yet the blood
of old Frederick in his veins
General PARAGUAY d HILLIERs has reached CONSTANT
nople, and made very energetic address to the Sultan
In interview with Reschd Pacha the latter declared
that recent military events had changed in anywse
the pacific disposition of the Porte and that it still
ready accept any arrangement which would leave to
Turkey its sovereign rights The evacuation of the Prin
cpates must be sine qaa of all negotiations We
enclose OMER PAsHRs despatch to his Government giving
official statement of military events to its date We
sufficiently aud the humanity which led the Turk
ish commander to order cessation of the cannonadng
ut the battle Otenza whilst the Russians buried
their dead and carried off their wounded Could any
Christian commander have done more? Would many
have done much The Ottoman Government has also
officially declared that it will not countenance prvaeer-
ing. The of important successes by the Turks
and their allies in Asia is confirmed. The Times and the
Daily Meas of this day agree in stating that preliminary
negotiations in progress bring about Congress
| for the settlement of the Eastern question.