Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-13

neries was adjourned for fortnight. The Committee on
the Coinage finished their Investigations and report
ed in favor of a decimal coinage.
In the House of Lords last night the bills for forming
the Park Battersea for erecting the Bridge at
Westminster and for regulating the future transportation
of convcts received their third reading and were pass
cd. The Colonial Church Regulation bill passed through
committee. In the Commons the bill for regulating saw
ings' banks postponed until next session The India
BILL the New Customs BILL and that for the Assessed Taxes
made progress in committee. The House sat until half
past two this morning.
The decrease in the stock Of the precious metals is
heavy and forms the most important feature of the re-
turns Of the Bank of England. 1t becomes naturally
subject of inquiry, where has this specie gomez Pay
ments for corn have doubt produced effect but
very general opinion is that the dminuton Of specie
the Bank to be attributed the known disposition
of the French people to hoard coin in times Of political
dsquetude The large increase of discounts appears
indicate increased activity of business but the political
anxietes Of the times has probably induced the
cal classes to draw much ready cash from the Bank
possible.
Tie money market in London continues very easy, in
consequence Of the general hesitation which exists the
subject of making investments The funds have made
considerable advances consequence of increased hopes
that peace will be preserved but reliable news from ST.
Petersburgh is yet looked for with much anxiety as the
apprehension Of many parties is far from being aayed
The produce market exists only for almost daily necessi
ties, and will do until either peace is confirmed
There is not any more interesting to the public
at the present moment than the weather. Every day.
according it is wet fair may make difference OF
millions in the national income, rise fall of Id
ID in the pounds loaf The reports from all parts
Of the country Of distressing nature So great have
been the floods that much Of the hay has been swept
away, and much land is under water The Marx
Lane Express says:
1.-THE season is too far advanced to admit of the
hope that fine weather, from to harvest would
compensate for unfavorable spring and summer and
in all probability, the coming wheat crop will be Of
the smallest have had for several years The impor-
tations from abroad have been on moderate scale this
week the stock of foreign wheat in granary has been
very much diminished and although the farmers proba-
bly, have much hand usual at this season. yet
large proportion of it is of inferior quality
render considerable mixture Of foreign with it abso-
lutely necessary
The Daily Nes, after giving many statistics about the
growth of wheat in Continental Europe, and mpor
tations from thence, says:
"The inference is that greater and greater breadth
Of is continually and continually harvested in
those countries. 1t greater, doubt last year in
Wallaca and Moldava, in Egypt in New Russia and in
the United States than the year before, and it will be
greater this year than last year We have bad harvest
from Egypt; have very favorable harvest
from New Russia and the United States and though the
harvest may fail in France and not be productive
wish at home, yet will these facts and this train Of
reasoning lead to the confident that shall
obtain adequate supply of food at prices moderate in
comparison to those which in ordinary prevailed
under protection And lest readers should suppose
that the great and continual increase of importation
have mentioned and which hope will increasing,
should have injured landed interest, WILL in
conclusion remind them that our English farmers were
never better off than at present. and that at this moment
land fetches an unusually high price,"
We sorry say that the fast week about
disease being prevalent in the potato crop confirmed
both in England and in Ireland Indian corn which
til lately much neglected, has in consequence ad-
vanced in value in the Irish markets. and also at Liver
pool, Mark Lane, sc.
We have not any thing to say about either Thea
tres Books. The extent of of the circulating
libraries in London may be estimated by the fact that
of them-Mude's, in Oxford street-took sir hundred
copies of Layards second visit to Nneveh for the use of
the subscribers There continual notices that sixty,
eighty, and hundred copies of books taken but
in this instance the number is large almost to ex
coed credbiity We believe the to be correct
The Aztec children exciting much attention in the
scientific circles. Professor OWEN has read long
municaton to the chronological Society upon the subject
He has come the conclusion that these children
the representatives Of any Aztec other Indian race
but accidental instances of arrested growth and develop
ment in particular individuals either of pure Spanish
Mexican origin with slight admixture Of Indian
blood Judge KENNEDY, who resided at the Havana for
many years. and has travelled much in Yucatan and the
neighborng countries exactly to the concu
sons DR.. Owen does speaks of the children beings
to whom the Of has been denied and thinks
that the majority Of the chronological Society had formed
the same opinion. All who have the children pro-
them wonderful specimens of the human family
but few who competent judge regard them being
what they represented to be.
The great Crystal Palace at Sydenham is rapidly pro-
ceeding towards its completion and is spoken Of in
account which find in morning paper one Of the
wonders of the world. We have just intelligent
gentleman who says the description is correct there
fore venture to enclose it.
Our foreign is already nearly exhausted. The
best in fact only from Italy is that The Grand Duke
OF Tuscany has committed the sentence .assed upon NJ
GUERAzzr and the other Ministers Of Imprisonment for
life and hard labor to Punishment There is bad
from Copenhagen about the progress Of the cholera in
that city. There fftythree the 10th
instant Since the 18th Of June AT persons have been
attacked Of whom 334 have died The news from China
is very interesting tending prove that the rebels
Christians and that their is attributable to
of religious enthusiasm, which brings thousands
their banners than any other is generally
thought however that they will succeed in overthrowng
the present Tartar dynasty They stil hold Nankn and
making preparations to march on Pekin.
The English funds show great rmness without any very
quotable advance during the last twentyfour hours
London Stock Exchange, o'clock.Consols for money