Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-04

But the materials of the houses taken
down and sale Of the ground, &C.,
with the contribution Of the Stateof
l3,OWO 600 francs, will amount TO-. 80, 600 900
Absolute cost. 6S,OOO,O0O
A loan Of 90, 100000 francs owing to
the credit Of the city, produced..... 81, 900 900
Leaving to provide for MINIMUM. 100000
Which will be than covered by the surplus of the
receipts over the expenses of the last year and the
present The entire debt Of the city is 900
francs onehird of which will be reimbursed in 1853 and
the city win pay off the whole in 1870 Our Lon
don fnancers say little management would enable the
magnaes Of that city to execute improvements upon
large scale as are now being carried on in Paris
The Corps Legisla has passed the jury BILL by which
the majority of against five sufficient for the
demnaton Of the accused bill is before the Coun-
Gil of State for the establishment of the punishment
death for political offences.
The following communication from Paris extracted
from the AugsJysr 4ugemae Zeituag of the 9th uIt
explains the present journey Of the King of Belgium to
Berlin and Vienna and agrees with intmation given
few days back that within twenty flour hours of
arriving in Paris of any extreme step being taken by Aus
ria Prussia against Turkey, French army would be
en- route for Brussels:
"a thing happened lately in Belgium, of which the
Belgian nor the French journals neither speak, will
commencement
arising out of the Oriental question, at the time of
Graf Leinngens being sent to Consanope the French
Government was for moment taken with surprise.
People had been far from expecting such decisive de-
meanor Austria showed, and Of opinion that it
would have been proper to have informed France prev
ously of this sharp practice The arrival of Prince
Menschiko made the Cabinet Of the Tueries still
bitter On this nj. Drouyn de Lhuys received instruc-
tons to send M. His de Butenva our Minister in Brus-
se note, not to be handed to the Belgian Minister of
Foreign Affairs but to be read to him. This verbal note
said that the desire which certain great Powers seemed
to entertain OF lsoatng France was slight to her, that
France felt herself offended with it, and that Belgium
should take notice that she offended (que Ia Bgque
deuaa Sc te pour dUert de &c ecoatenteatd de Ia France
The Belgian Minister is overwhelmed with astonshment
His de Butenva is begged for explanation and de-
clares in somewhat naughty that he has none
to give. King Leopold feels himself compelled conf
muncate this unntelgble the various Powers that
have guaranteed the independence of Belgium The
was, that according to all appearance the
tanned threat, conditional tie occurrence Of serious
events in the East that GUM had however no need
for apprehension this for that the Powers above
alluded to had not forgotten their engagements towards
Belgium, and determined than act up
to them. Belgium vas however, advised to take every
measure OF precsuion that prudence could suggest
cure herself against coup de main Belgium did not lose
any tme but set foot Immediately those noseless but
important which tending to make Antwerp of
the strongest ortresses in Europe At the present
ment Antwerp Withstand the attack Of 100 600
Furthermore number Of small forts the French from
tier, which easily be taken bya superior force and
which, in Of with France, would serve only
support to the invading army for instance Ypres,
Menin, Ath Philippeyie, &c., have been dismantled."
Accounts very contradictory respecting the rumor
ed congress of crowned heads at VIENNA One paper
this morning that there will be any
whilst another that the King of Prussias arrival
has been absolutely announced.
The tone of Prince MEsscmKoFF, the Russian Envoy
at Constantinople has been very much moderated He
that the Russian Cabinet intended make
any demands which not compatible with the dignity
Of the Porte and that his mission is Of the most peaceful
and friendly description he has special demands
whatever to make. On the other hand it is said that
Lord STRATroRD is satisfied with the settlement Of the
question Of the holy places, but that he prepared for
struggle on that of the Greek patriarchate.
letter from st. Petersburgh Of April 25th says
There is much talk here in the best informed circles Of
secret mission Of Russian envoy, who has been sent
to China overland and who is said to have already arv
Dat Kiatha town belonging jointly to the TIVE Govern
The object Of his mission is said to be offer
the Sovereign Of the Celestial Empire Of the aid Of Russia
for the purpose of queng the instruction in his do
hminons"