Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-08


portant their possessors have the material means Of adj
minisering their intellectual wants. There Is there
fore, vast demand for qualifications Of kind which
formerly within the reach Of only the noble and the
very rich. Architecture, and music and satuary and
painting and beauty in AL its shapes which formerly
awoke chords Of sympathy in the hearts Of kings and
bes only found possess in these days just the
power in the breasts of the Whatever may be
the shortcomings of education, there be doubt
that in England the national mind is growng that large
streams of feeling, taste, and thought are permeatng
through regions Of society which until they
reached The annually increasing number of operatives
and work people who visit the British Museum, the Ma
tona Gallery and other repositories of art and science
show increase Of taste refinement and knowledge and
the opening of the peoples palace at sydenham win
complete the good work. Upwards of thirty thousand
tickets have already been sold the attendance has
been quite good could reasonably be expected the
price Of admission being yet 5s When the price
duced to Is the the success Of the undertake
ing may be estimated.
The Parliamentary proceedings Of the week have been
sarious. Lord JnHs RUSSELL announced Friday the
appointment Of War Anise HAd ixison Of the d.
nies the latter retaining those naturally attaching The
Colonies whilst the former Secretary Of War; will take
the entire administration of the army possessing
tire control and subject to complete responsibility for
all matters pertaining the military organization Of the
country. On Saturday the Earl Of ABERDEEN stated that
Lord JOHN RUSSELL had accepted the Office Of President
of the Council but would still remain in the House Of
Commons Lord J. RUSSELL has since vacated his seat
for the city Of London and has been unanimously reeec
ed to that position. In the House. Tuesday, Mr. H.
BERKELHY moved for leave to bring in bill to provide
for elections to the House Of Commons by ballot the
tion supported by Lord D. STEWART Sir W. MoLEs
Mr. ofh nd hvT TnrI
PALMERsToS and Mr.. WHIrEsDE, and decided in the-ne
gative by vote Of 1914 to 157 The Parliamentary pro-
ceedings Wednesday unimportant. The Duke Of
NEWCASTLE occupies the post of Secretary of State for the
War Department. Sir g. GREY is appointed Secretary for
the Colonies Earl GRANVILLE retres from the Presidency
Of the Council and succeeds Mr.. STRuTr Chancellor
Of the Duchy Of Lancaster These Ministerial changes
appear to have given general satisfaction.
The money market is easy. The funds have become .
trife higher during the week.
At las. think the French and English troops may be
said to have become brothers in with the gallant
and long enduring Turks under OMER PAcHA The three
leaders perfectly understand each other and agreed
to the plan Of the campaign Lord RAGLAN Marshal
ST, ARNAuD and OaEn PAcHA will act independently of
each other although they will Of course arrange their
operations in In case, however Of general
tion Marshal ST. ARNAuD in virtue Of his rank will as
the chief command of the combined forces Sis-
tra still holds out There is o rumor via Vienna that
MussA PAca the brave defender of that fortress lost
his life by ball. but yet it is only arumor
Dispatches from Admirals DusDAs and HAMELN add
liability to the reports from Vienna that the Russians on
the Danube preparing to retreat The absolute juno
ton Of the French and English troops with those Of OMER
hos probably convinced the Russians that
the Allies in earnest and that if they remain much
longer in the eu de into which they
have themselves they may not find it to
out again The from the Crcassan coast contained
in the last dispatches from the Admras of the Allied
fleets is decisive than that from the Danube The
Turkish flag flies every fortress but two from
the entrance into the Sea of Azo the Turkish Asatic
boundary those forts Anapa and Soujak and all
the Russian ships that coast have been captured At
the mouth Of every mountain valley the Crcassians have
received the French and English with enthusiastic demon
stratons of welcome Sir EDMUND LYONS speaks Of them
as fne intelligent race and adds he can sreadily
believe them be second in desultory mountain
warfare. In his graphic account Of their department
he says:
Their chiefs forward and addressed the viscount
DE CHABANNEs and me, speaking fuently and sensbly
with air Of self esteem, which, combined with their
handsome and lofty mien and their manner OF carrying
their weapons exceedingly striking. They invaria
bly, said that while they turned towards England and
France with gratitude and admiration as the instruments
the hands of Providence for delivering them from their
invaders, they confessed that they considered the Just reoard
Of their patriotism and consistency"
This seems to be the language Of men to be honored
and trusted Their protracted struggle against Russian
aggression has been kept alive by deep Of re
the Divine protection, and their powers Of en-
durance has taught them selfreance Such people
not easily conquered
Lord JOHN RUSSELL in his address to the livery Of
London on his reelection says:
ssThe terms upon which peace shall hereafter be
cluded depend in great the fortune Of
war; 1t not for him. single and confidential ser
want of the Crown say what those terms should be-
that the will Of other nations must be taken into accouHt
along with that Of England" Lord JoHS added: But
this will say that insufficient peace ought to be made
that ought not to lay downour arms until we have OBJ
tanned security; that having made the great exerons
that have done and having had our eyes opened TO
the designs Of Russiaand the other nations OF Europe
having had their eyes opened kewsewe should be the
most silly Of mortas if to sign an insecure peace
which would leave it to present enemy to bide his
time until by the dissensions the other Powers
by the weakness Of Of those Powershe should nod
a better opportunity of accomplishing his design"
This is the language of farseeng and resolue states
man.
Every letter from Baltic shows the case Of the Bal
tic neu,rals in new and interesting light Late
news from Hamburger states that Sweden has declared
openly against Russia and has recalled her Minister from
St Petersburgh Nothing Of consequence has yet been
done in the Baltic The idea Of attacking the batteries
Of Helsusfors Cronstadt Revel seems, for the pre-
A.. 4. obondonal A letter from officer In the