Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-12-02


But although the providcntialy fine weather
still continuing it cannot be to last long and
the fort must be takn at the point of the bayonet
before very many days elapso Last year. three weeks
before this time the inhabitants state that the ground
these bills had been covered with depth Of
feet"
Certainly in city circles and in the leading articles
some Of the daily papers, the tone Of confidence as to
speedy success has very much abated.
From the Principaities we learn that the advanced
guards Of the Austrans and Turks are at Veden halfway
between Ibrail and Galatz We hope next week to be
justified in taking more cheerful view Of things.
London is gay This is the week Of celebrations GuY
FAwKEs's day, he 9th Of November keptthis year
the 9Th celebrated with than usual ardor Guy
Fawkes himself is not however any longer performer
upon the occasion Last year Cardinal WIsgnAs in full
costume took the place Of the old ncendary with dark
lanthorn matches and combustibes This year the gro
tesquc figure carried about evident cacature Of
the Pope and cergymen of the established church
turned the day into of crusade against the Roman
Catholics, and INDUCED in speeches and sermons in
measured tone, against the Church of Rome This spirit
of intolerance is going ahead in disgracefu to
the age and certainly retrogradng rather than progres
ing. Owing to other the Catholics GER
any making many converts, prverts the orthodox
clergy call them 1t is curious fact that three out Of
the four of the late Mr. WBERFoRcE have already
Joined the Roman Catholic church Two of these held
high church preerments Protestans The fourth
is the present Bishop Of Oxford who has been already
rather severely handled by the Bishop of London for his
unorthodox opinions. He is irreverently called Slippery
aaa Of being gradually sliding the
arms Of the Church Of Rome.
This day is also the annual celebration Of the Lord
Mayors show which will be this year certainly not d-
minished 1t is the hoyday of blockheads and Of eating
a,,d TLa
trumpery unworthy the citizens Of the great city which
celebrates it, and the subject Of laughter and rdicule
every rght-mned beholder good deal Of credit and
renown will accrue to the first Lord Mayor who has
courage enough discontinue this worse than useless
expenditure Of money.
The under graduates of Cambridge have contributed
their quota to the foolish doings of the week by making
fierce fight in defence of-religon law? orthodoxy
university prvileges No. they have not been rioters in
defence of any of these things They fighting to the
death forther tobacco Not only they determined
to seke but they viii not allow any to speak against
the habit An unfortunate person who endeavorsd to de-
liver lecture against the Of tobacco in the Town Hall
at Cambridge has met with reception which he is not
likely forget very The filed with gowns
men, who adprovded themselves with pipes and tobacco
to testify their opinion of the lecturers proceedings
g Three cheers for Sir Walter Raleigh" the first
signal of disturbance The cheers given, and were
succeeded by such tumu quite prevented word of
the lecture being heard then succeeded shower Of
squibs ana crackers The Mayor and the police were
for the meeting dissolved, aud the lecturer
tired. The gownsmen then ascended the platforms and
proposed and carried resolution declaring .that to-
bacco was any thing but pernicious There was fight
between the gownsmen and the poice the latter were
the conquerors and took several prisoners upon whose
conduct investigation is taking pace 1t is fear
ed that this is only the of series Of dis
turbances between g town" and gown"
The returns Of the Bank Of England do not exhibit any
thing particular The specie and bullion had increased
Gl75 4SS during the week. and the discounts diminished
e33S 0G2 The price Of wheat has advanced from Is to
Is per quarter during the week. owing chiefly to pot
cal causes. The French Government in addition to pro-
hibting distllation frem grain has prohibited the
portaon Of from Algeria, except France Spain
is about following the course, In Germany, Hol-
land and Belgium free Importation is permitted, and only
in Of the minor States have restrictions exporta
ton jet been alluded to.
There is nothing new in Thearicals. Punch, who
pays particular attention to the Emperor NICHOLAS has
always sly hit or two at Mr. CHARLES KEAN. He says
that gentleman should be for obtaining money
under false pretences He advertses that he will
hbit Hal and never produces any thing but CHARLES
processes great regard for the legitimate drama, will
shortly Australia and eulogizes the good
of the young Prince of Wales who hopes be enteredn
the navy before Christmas in order that he may escape
the inction of Mr. Keans annual Windsor theatrcals
The literary world is busy We fad the following among
other announcements The Old Chelsea Bun house. by
the author Of Mary Powell; Jerusalem Revisited by
w. H. Bartlett; I" Note Book Of Young Adventurer in
the Wilds Of Australia by William Hewitt; "a peep
in the Canadian Forest" by Mrs. Trail aThe Battles
and Battle-felds of Yorkshire" by William Granger;
Institutes Of Metaphysics by James A. B. Ferrier
Hearts Ease, the Brothers Wife," by the auhoress
OF the Heir Of Redcyfe FRASER devotes fifteen pages
to the review Of this book and concludes with saying
cit was no common mind which portrayed the Heir
Of Redcyffe and it was heart which has
given u.s. in the heroine of Hearts Ease of the
loyees sweetest and most attractive creations that
sprung to life at the poets bidding. We the word
poet advisedly for only with poets soul could
have conceived character charming and every way
true to nature as Violet Martindale' The book has
already reached second edition."
Miss SEwELI has also Published mucl-prased novel,
called Katharine Ashton "The Shady Side,' by
Pastors Wife, American production, is very highly
spoken Of second series of Poems by Matthew Arnold
is announced. Lord CARLsIE's Diary on Turkish and
Greek Waters" is great favorite with the public. A
third edition Of that very popular work son Mans
Power over himself to prevent control Insanity is
announced also edition of ssJustinian's Insti-
tutes," by Thomas G. Sandars ARAGos popular AS
sronomy autobiography and other works. translated by
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