Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15

the old civilization of Europe were ready at an instant
to pour their fleets into the Black Sea, and, without
repeating the folly of the march Moscow to strike
the life OF Russia through her vulnerable heel to drive her
back behind tho Pruth to thrust her away from the
shores of the Euxne and by occupying the Crmea
impregnabe fortress to seal the only outlet by which
the evil spirit of Russian ambition can issue forth to
trouble the world Pr Miscellaneous Works, p 511.
The Parliamentary proceedings have again almost en-
trey related routine business and subjects of internal
legislation and regulation. In reply to question by
Lord CLANnIcARDE the Earl of CLARENDON stated that
in the event Of war; the intention of the Govern
ment to treat British subjects with all the iberalty in
their power; and to letters Of marque, to set
example to the world and mitigate in their treatment
the horrors Of war" He hoped in few days to be able
to state his ultimate resolution. Lord JOHN RussELL in
the Commons, also made declaration Of the kind.
This is full Of promise for humanity and honorable
to the statesmen who hold the helm of affairs in this
country Lord JOHN RUSSELL has also given notice Of
bill making further provision for the good government
or the utility of the Universities The bin
the increase of the income has been read
time without division.
The special reports of Messrs WmTwoRTH and WALLIS
two of the British Commissioners the Great Exhibition
at New York, have been published and read with great
deal Of attention and interest The growing superiority
of the Americans in many things is admitted all
hands You have 1871 miles Of rail- and all the rest
of the world including England, 1850. You also
pass England in the length of your elegraphs and the
uses which you make of them. You have many inven-
tons which people in England beginning import.
The American saw-mills surprised the British Commits
sioners. Planning machines were a novelty, well
many other applications of machinery. very long
audatory criticism upon the contents of these reports
follows.
We sorry to find that the report of the abors of the
Darien exploring party from her Maestys sloop Virago
to throw doubts the of the great project
Of ship canal through the Isthmus.
The English stock market has experienced considera
BILE reduction during the week The market for consos
yesterday closed S94 Messrs RoTHscHLD have taken
the Turkish loan of e2,300 900 in six per cent.
stock be issued at 85 per cent; the payments to be
made in five nstaments and the loan to be redeemed at
par Tor 100 per cent? in fifteen equal annual amounts.
Very influential support will be given to this loan, and
little doubt is entertained that the money win be
subscribed The recollection of the former loan will not
prejudice the present one for it win be remembered
that the Porte repaid, with bonus of three per cent
the money of which it authorized the borrowing
The Paris Bourse is also depressed From Vienna in
creased depression is reported and all other Continental
bourses continue to Decline especially for Russian stocks
the holders Of which forcing them for absolute sale
ut the best prices reazable The Bank Of England
reports
Circulation e21 O14,415 Decrease e543, ,535
Public deposites. 2, 2,s99,697 Increase ... l57, 146
Private do...10S SS7, 1886 Decrease ,91
Dsc'ts &c..... I3, 655 Ditto. .....1S7, l66
Specie bullion 15,S66685 Ditto. ........5l ,21S
The striking feature here is the decrease of the
specie and bullion 1t is thought the dminution in the
next return will be serious The heavy payments
made by the Government in eauppng the aeets and the
military forces the Baltic and the East keep the
public depostes low Money is in great demand, and
cannot be had under five per cent The corn market is
again decidedly depressed owing to very large foreign
arrivals Wheat is 7s per quarter lower since last We'd
nesday and all other grains have experienced conside
rable reduction. Owing to the immense arrivals from
abroad sales could scarcely be effected any price
Between Saturday and Tuesday last less than $50
quarters Of foreign wheat 14010 quarters of foreign
barley, 81 100 quarters of foreign OATS and barrels
of foreign -four arrived in the London markets During
the preceding weekth arrivals 32 $50 quarters Of
foreign wheat and r. barrels of foreign four Within
the week from 200 to 800 vessels have arrived in the
Thames from the north of Europe most of which
laden with grain. From all quarters England is now
ceving breadstpfs The merchants of France and Bel
gum have overbought themselves, and American -four
and Russian wheat is shipping for London from
Antwerp Havre and Marseiles and Spain and Portugal
have both got wheat and flour to spare and have for
900 to 900 sacks of -four. Wheat is down fully l2s
per quarter within the fortnight All this in the face of
the fact that the harvest of 1853 reckoning both quantity
and quality, was, both in England and many neighbor-
ing parts of the Continent full % per cent below the
average.
There is no literary news Of Importance. An auto
graph letter of Oliver Cromwell Mr. Cotton pastor to
the Church at Boston, in New England and dated octo
ber @ 1861 purchased yesterday at sale of auto
graphs for ESQ., by Mr.. H. Stevens, the American agent
Mr. CARLYLE has used copy of this letter he does not
appear have the Originally in his memoirs of the
Protector The copyis among the Arundel manuscripts
There curious story going the round of the papers
about " Mr.. Charles Dickens being chairman of COM
mttee appointed to inquire into the character Of Mr..
plain matter Of fact theatrical eu Fepritwe not
learned enough to determine. Mr. CRowDER is mention
ed as the successor of Mr.. Justice TALEouRD.
The fiction of Nobo Episcopar" has Mt length become
sober fact since the Rev. John James Blunt Mayard
Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, has declined the
Bishoprick of Salisbury. That dignity has since been
conferred upon the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, who is said to be
o Puseyite.
The magistrates have at length taken up the business
of the Preston strikes and lodged Of the delegates
in prison charge of conspiracy, We are sorry for
this because the question between the operatives and
their employers appeared to be rapidly tending to
tisfactory arrangement ..".s sri. ".
There is very little foreign news excepting what is
nected with the Eastern question. We find the following