Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-19


sci shivers it into thousand spners and sends to h
bottom Never invention more complete-at lea;
! on paper 1t is really touch and 60
We are not sanguine, but We really hope Nasmyth'
mortar may be successful III it were possible to sink
shp-to destroy regiment at single blow-to do thi
easily cheaply rapidly, at oil times and in all places
| there would be wars Men would not dare I,
make war No victory would be worth the blood it would
cost il certainly is not at this time but with he
wholesale desroyers the price paid for victory woulC
be incaculable. Douglas Jerrod says:
.The law Of war between nation and nation, a Law
illustrated in every page of history to be this tha
few frequent in proportion to the destructive
powers of the in When the club the only
weapon of attack and Defence there peace every
knave had his club and cub-law was universal. When
the sword and buckler took its place. and
with the season AS the harvest sown, the
Roman went out against his neghbor his neghbor
vanced against him. Gunpowder great peacemaker
IT, with that invention, became destructive il
ceased to be the normal condition Of mankind
and more terrible, more and more brief Nations
felt how great the loss must be of collision and
began to ask themselves if the possible gain would
equal the inevitable loss. No doubt passion ignorance
personal cupdty often oyereapt the bounds Of reason
and plunged all Europe into horrors but the violence
failed to obtain the reproach Of public opnion-the
brand Of history And ruler, however powerful,
dispense with the moral support OF public opinion and
hence however warke the most passionate lover of
will hesitate long and resort to thousand trickas Be-
naparts always didrather than appear Europe the
open aggressor, the wilful shedder Of blood.
Since became the tremendous business that ii is
man dare take upon himself the fearful responsibility
of wanton initiative Make it more destructive STILL
and you increase this wholesome horror. War is folly
80 profound even now that appeal to the sword
less it be in defence of life something dearer st than
lfe-honor, liberty civilizations little less than act
OF insanity. But when Nasmyths shell and other SINH
lar instruments Of annihilaon shall have rendered the
collision of fleets and armies only another word for their
mutual and entire destruction declaration Of will
be act Of such positive madness that would rsenp
in their indignation and tear the monster who would dare
to think OF it limb from limb, as they would destroy
venous beast. 81.
Therefore do we christen Nasmyth's mortaran in
strument to sink ships well those Of Euro
pean enemies-the great sPeacemaker. mortar that
will defend Dover from the French will defend Calais from
the English.
"what boots it at one gate to make defence
And at another to let in the foe?
The only use, therefore, of such terrible instruments
trenched passions of emperors and statesmen. This
way they may really act peacemakers and fepreserv
erseectye where the piping eloquence of Golden would
entirely fall
The immediate why the bank declared last week
further rise in the rate of interest at which it will lend
it's money lie on the surface The accounts published to
the 18th indicate continual demand for money which,
told, is still undiminshed The last show
ed increase in the circulation Of s341 l4S and
in its spare fund of e958262 Last year the
reserve slo 449727 this year it is s,sO6ss2, con-
sequenty the loanabe capital of the bank last year
ceeded that which possesses the present time by
than half Million and this circumstance with the con-
dition Of the money market in Paris and the probable
future of FRANCE appears to most people to form su
Gent justification Of the late adopted by the
bank The gold which lately arrived by the Australian
steamer contained in about four hundred packages
and weighed nearly ten TONS it safely deposited in
the bank last Saturday, amidst the cheers Of the popu
lace 1t the most valuable deposite that
ed the Bank of England at one time.
We have nothing to record in Theatrcals excepting
the production of DOUGLAS JERRoLDs new play Of ST.
Cupid, Dorothys Fortune first the Royal Theatr-
calls at Windsor Castle and subsequently the Prncess
Theatre 1t received great applause from the royal and
noble party at Windsor, and has become great favorte
with the public at the Princess
The great Literary novelty of the week is the appear
of the old-estabshed for the public the
" Edinburgh and Quarterly" Reviews; for although
noticed the latter last week. it had not then been pub
lshed BY curious coincidence, the two Reviews have
each seized hold Of three subjects in India
" The Count Montalembert," and " The Budget" The
of events has made it difficult for writer's to treat
large questions simply with view prejudices pre-
possessions derived from party theories that longer
expect the differences between the discussion
Of the question by the Reviews when they
the respective organs Of Wing and Tory sentiment
Still the traces which yet remain Of the old impressions
and associations distinctly visible and very amusing
The Edinburgh has able article on BussEs's clip
polytus and his Age" which will be oil the useful
showing that this extraordinary work, although
the most profound ought in many respects to be
the most popular Of the age Looking upon it historical
ly, 1t is as amusing as romance; while viewed po
lemical treatise upon points which agtating the minds
Of millions and which Of the utmost Importance 70
the relbeing Of society must be considered Of
the most valuable additions literature that has been
made for several years past translation Of Mr.. Ma
cAULArs History Of England is obtaining great celebrity
in France Several Of the principal journals of Paris
given elaborate reviews Of it.
The returns Of the General Post Office for the past year
system in every respect In 1899 the number Of letters
10 millions in 1910, first year Of the system
100 Millions in 1915 the number reached 271} millions
in 1850 1t was 947 Millions and in 1852 il had increased
to 1874 millions
The Duke Of WHLLIyGroS's property has been proved
by his executors as being under E800, 900.
FRANCE Is still not only the cynosure OF neighborine
eyes, but the pivot upon which European policy and En-
ropean action seems to turn The EsPBRoRs marriage
and its probable consequences engros the French
people and the Partisan press the first is to take place
on Saturday with great pomp and imperial splendor the
latter will begin to develop themselves The En-
rRRoRs very remarkable speech in making the
Of his marriage to the Senate and Corps Legislst