Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-08-05

The Bank Of England makes the following statements
Circulation ego 52l 240 Increase. e422, 46
Public deposites. 4948, 800 Decrease..... 500, 81
Private do. 571 1923 45l 9e
Discts &c....... Is 920, 1913 Decrease $50 ~
Coin s. bullion. 14,02l, POT Ditto l94,a9
The extensive nature Of these changes is incidental
the termination Of the financial quarter and to the com
mencement Of the dividend payments. The funds ar
heavy although the money market is easy The season
able character of the weather tends sensby to supper
the market and plentiful harvest viii prevent the ma
turaly depressing effects of the war upon the funds rou
being very much felt The wheat market is down about
g. per quarter during the week. owing chiefly to the hn
weather On ST. Swethin day-a most propitions time
the rain ceased the clouds cleared away, and the sun
shone out warm and genial and the weather con-
tnues There are now welounded hopes that the eere
ais particularly wheat which has been much more ex-
tensvey cultivated throughout Europe than ever before
will be large and productive CROP and be successfully
harvested We have lately travelled through some Of
finest grain districts in England and have every where
been told by the farmers that the crops Of all kinds never
promised more abundant yeld-entire districts aver
aging calculated produce Of forty bushels to the acre.
beans and peas sixty bushels and other grains in proper
ton We heard an extensive grower Of wheat offer the
whole Of his forthcoming crop at Co.'S the quarter TO be
delivered as soon after harvest possible The merchant
to whom it was offered declined the purchase Our Ame
rican friends can calculate they would Like TO
iYsr good sneas England at that price, paying all ex-
penses We yet however, fortnight from the usual
commencement of harvest month from the period when
will be general and nearly three months from the time
when it will all be gathered in, north as well as south
what changes before then may spervene cannot be
conjectured The price of wheat has been gradually de-
cnng this year since the beginning of June, when the
average was 80s per quarter last week it was 1884, this
week probably 1885, while last year it rose during the
same period from AIS. to 4Ss There is general opin-
ion held that the stock of old wheat hand large 1t
is estimated that there is not less than 600 quarters
in granaries besides what is in the farmers hands The
scarcity ether real apprehende Of certain articles
food manufacture has led to much inquiry for snb
sttutes for them. Thus plant coming from China and
known the Dioseorea Jdpoca, has been cultivated in
France according to Galgnani, substitute for the
potato Its tuberces resist in the open air the seyerest
winter without injury. The produce is very large and
the flavor delicate than that Of the potato great
stir is also being made for substitute for fax and hemp
The Jamaica Standard enumerates several plants
duced in the West indies each of which furnishes sub
stute for fax and hemp in some Of the purposes to
which they applied The vegetable kingdom appears
be full Of brous plants fit for all the purposes to which
hemp and fax are applied, and also for papermaking
providing the expense Of preparing them for the latter
process be not too great. ~
The Theatres yield nothing new. Madame GRIsI is
going through round of her principal characters prev
Gus to her last appearance before English audience
which is announced for Monday, August T. This cele
braed artistic intends visiting the United States during
the summer "a#
The new Crystal Palace at sydenham has made state
e-,x
weeks after its opening, amounting to total Of 9l3
The receipts steadily progressing at the rate of about
per week The amount Of rent for occupied space
is 100000 and is every day increasing The annual
expenditure for maintaining the Palace and grounds
pairs for conducting the ordinary business is est
mated ct G52, 600.
Mr.. PEABODY gave another of his graceful and hospa-
BILE celebrations of the anniversary of American ndepen
dence on its last recurrence Richmond about
hundred and fifty guests The entertainment was in
srnatona one, in which the Queen herself may be said
to have indirectly participated although not in person
since she directed that the portraits Of herself and her
royal consort should be taken from the throne and
conveyed to Richmond for the decoration Of the banquet
ing room. This compliment was fully appreciated. The
day truly happy one; and Mr.. PEABODY is doing
much by these annual celebrations, and by his genuine
hospitality liberal sentiments and truly enlightened con-
duct to duse kindly feelings between Old England and
the fair Republic Of the West.
The new books are neither numerous nor important.
Among them may be mentioned " Transcaucasia," Sc
res Of sketches Of the nations and between the
Black Sea and the Caspian, by Baron Wow HAxTHAUsEN
An English translation Of NJ VAN VELDE's very elabo
rate Narrative Of Journey through Syria and Pales
tine in 1851 and 1882 has also been published "Me
MORALS Of Celebrated Characters from the French Of
H. LAaART1NE. Dr. HAAEL has published under the IT,
tie Of england and Russia" history of the CONNER
cia Intercourse between the two countries number
Of new novels, poems, &C. have been published, which,
neither BY their own titles nor their authors previously
ACQUIRED fame attract much attention on their appear
ance.
We are sorry to have to record On enormous deaca-
ton Of public money through the malpractice Of the late
Registrar of the Court of Admiralty, Mr.. H. Swaby
The deficiency in his accounts amounts to 000
Mr. swaby's official salary was e., 400 per annum.
Upon looking over what we have written, we find we
have entirely omitted noticing the Parliamentary pro-
ceedings for the fortnight This need not be wondered
a since the greater part merely routine matters
and intended for home consumption Parliament will adj
ourn early MONTH but it is supposed the adjourn
ment viii be only for short interval that Parliament
may be able to meet promptly in case Of necessity.
There is little foreign The great event in France
has been the embarkaton Of the French troops in the
English ships Of war at Calais. The news from Spain
begins attract much attention. 1t is clear that mill
ary revolution is in the ofaccomplishment Whole
regiments with their officers at their head led by expe
renced generals rise to the cry Of "Vive la Refine,
"Vive la Constitution" is attack against the ad
l.