Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-04-09


supposing IT meant so much pound. His
interpreter, however. informed him it was the
price of an ounce, there being but few who
were able to purchase such inruriss by the
pound. An ounce or two Of pork would
grease bread enough for large famlly.-Ve-
nice in mostly iniersected oy canals, answer
ing to s,reeis--and boats called gondoias.
are used To convey people to different parts
Of the city.-Having engaged one of these
boats.an observing The boaimen to be eating
their dinners. the writer requested his inter-
rreier 10 tell him whaI il consisted of.-Wth-
out ceremony, they showed him all they had,
which consisted entirely Of Indian Corn bread
made Of n small kind Of yellow corn, Tor
mai.e,) common IN lialy. They had nothing
TO eat with 1t of any descrlptlon-and yet
these men were considered among the most
6pored class Of the Venetian laborers.
The Austrian currency is composed most
ly Of adulterated silver. with So bad an alloy
that in counting small sum the hands are
rendered quite black. To get this exchanged
into pure silvcr,a large premium must be
paid. Ii has been stated by the advocates
of n specie currency, that lis introduction
woold prevent IoSscs by internal exchanges.
This is u great mistake, at least so far as The
writer's experience in specie countries ena'
bles him to Judge. In an expenditure OF
few thousand dollars in specie countries, the
writer lost more by exchanges than he had
done in the United States on business
amounting to many hundred thousand dollars
previous 10 the war on the Banks. Gold Is
always at a s,anding premium in France and
Italy. one aDd half per cent over silver, on
account of the convenience Of carriage and
L., A.I, k.,,I had sIuhI nal
a correspondence throughout Italy with
! France and England, robberies and murders
were of constant occ urrence on the highways,
owing to travellers being compelled to have
so much specie with them. The plan adopt
ed now by strangers who visit Italy and Aus
tria is to iepostc their funds III London or
Paris, and obtain from the bankers in those
cities circular letters Of credit, addressed to
the various bankers on the route they intend
pursuing.-And at each town of importance
they get what money they Immediately re-
quire, for which they pay the current rate OF
exchange which varies weekly, and also a
bankers commission of one per cent, and
frequently some other trihIng charges. II
again gold il taken which is often necessary,
one ard Il half per cent additional premium
must be paid. Since the adoption Of this
mode Of providing funds by travellers, rob
berries are Of rare occurrence. II our delicate
rulers were compelled to receive their sala-
\ rics in specie currency, similar to that OF
Austria they would find their hands would be
more soilcd with its handling than they are
by the ',Ghhy bank bills they "preicnd" SO
much 10 despse.
II Trieste, on the Adra,ic sea, is the prin-
cipal sea port Of Austria. from which I'M
mense quantities OF rags are exported To
England and the United States, as are also
Il great many from Italy. There are two
reasons for this, one is, that Italy and Austria
are almost exclusively specie countries, aud
therefore the rags are not needed to make
rag bills" Another reason is, that the
people are so oppressed aud Ignorant that
/ they use no books, or paper for scarcely any
purposes. 1t is said to he a fact that the
/ rags which are brought from these specie
countries, require twice or thrice the washing
and cleaning before being manufactured into
! paper that those do that are collected in the
/ United States or in England, where the
II false system" Of credit exists. The fact is,
! rags are rags in specie countries. The poo.
! pie are so poor that they wear their clothes
as long as they will any how hang together
and long after they will bear washing. In
Uunv pTONlHC'S ol AUslTId tHt Nuiicc
serIs, belong to the soil las it is termed) or
:. which they stay, and are sold and transferred
/ with the laud.-Upon the whole the writer
is Of opinion, that the "rATTsRN ")oreigt
| gorerxment Of Austria, would be in greater
favor with Mr.. Van Buren, and his faihtu'
! atherenis,' that with the people of the Unitet
! States. The Austrian Subtle asnry sys.
tem," does not, however, admit of al issue
II q e.. ,ho. &c.
sary TO make a circulating medium, as Mr.
however con pIetely obviated by the bill fol
a Treasury Bank. now before Congress
which has been rejected by the people AM
\ their representatives three different times
! but which will now probably be carried into
effect despite their lameniation."
4 9th, France, is large country in Europe,
l 593 miles in length, and 420 in breadth. and
contains 1917 400 square miles. In 1920 the
/ population amounted to 30,45l ,lS7. Paris il
lis Capital, and is situated on both sides the
| Seine River, and contained in 1881, l33e
inhabitants. France was mostly in the pos
session Of the Romans for some centuries
after the Christian Era. From $50 to 452
i, was ravaged by the Huns under Attlla
who was defeated by Moroveons at Orleans
with the loss Of 200 600 men. In 492, Clovis
was crowned King, and was the first Of q
race Of II Kings. In 737, Charles Marte
became King. In 752, Pepin was crowlet
| King aud was the first of race of l3 Kings
Prpn was succeeded by Charlemagnc the
renowned, crowned in SEQ. In 9S6, Hugi
! Capet became King and was the first of q
ruee Of il Kings. In 1894, the Crown de-
volved on Philip of Valois, who was the first
of a race Of Kings. In 149o, it dcvolveC
on the Duke of Orleans, the crafty Louis the
II lith, (who very much resembled Mr.. Var
! Buren, in his man9uvres,) was the first of .
race of Kings. In 1859, Henry of Bourbon
was crowned King,in whose line il continued
until the beheadlDg of Louis 10th on the 2ls,
of January, 1893 A republican form Of 60.
vernment was now attempted as well as its
hnudmaid paper currency,-but the people
lacked sufficient virtue and intelligence to
sustain either, and in 1903. they elected
4 Napoleon Buonaparte Consul for life. who
managed to have hlmself proclaimed Em.
peror Of France in May, 1904. On the Sd
OF May, 1914, Louis the 18th assembled the
throne. In 1924, Louis died, and Charles
!, Philip, Count Of Artois, was crowned King
In July, 1880, he was expelled for cncroach.
mcn,s on the rights of the people, and Louis
PHILIPPE has since reigncd. The government
H OF France at present, approaches nearer to
that Of England, than any country in Europe.
III During the military dpeDotlsm of Nanolro,