New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-26
pR. BArRp's SIXTH LECTURE on EUROPE.

trI part OF Europe, with Il 900 square miles, anc
population OF 600, is greatly influenced oy me
surrounding countries, and exerts vast influence
upon them IN return. The surPasslo5 scenery waich
abounds IN every poriion OF The country was oEleny
noticed. Her manufactures ere very various, OF
which the manufacture of clocks anc Hs1S!cal IN
st!uments is most extensive. An interesting she'cn
Of the Government of Switzerland was gwen. Each
Canton has government OF Us own, which Is very
various. several being monaIchies but the largest
norton REPUBLICS. Revolutions have been constant
+, in progress IN these canions since $50 Ihese
r.,.olr,;ons have been made ny the lower classes
m, so much because they have been aPPeased oy
tho bghercasses. but from desire TO De on IN equal
itv with them and the lower classes have vany
imagined that If they could get more power INTO
their own hands they could De able TO oTins aoor'
political equality and thence social equality Win
the arIstocracy The Diet, in which ali the cantons
of Switzerland are represented, has very htiic
nower II regulates the pos-ofce, settles dlfilcu-
lies between different cantons determines the num-
ber of troops which each canton shall tuTHsh in case
Of war. and also has the power oi declaring war or
making peace. This is about the sum 'ota OF us
power OF the inhabitants OF Switzerland, about
twnihirds are ProtestanIs and the remaining cae-
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ing In Universities and Schools, and while she has
some distinguished authors, the people generally
are no, well educated. The county Is peculiarly
exposed TO visits from foreigners and has suffered
greatly from intercourse with them l ne Swlss
are not the simple hearted people which they were
two hundred years ago. Inc costumes are aiiiies
! innumerabIe Every canton has lis own peculiar
! costume and re aims II from generation 10 genera
! ton without change. Some OF them are exceed
| ingly grotesqne
Ffarce. m the opinion Of the lecturer, has about
] $4,000 square miles, and population o! more 'han
! 81 600 600 Few countries n Europe nave greater
natural advantages. Tie vine grows IN soou, TWO
thirds of al! France. Its cultivated chiefly IN the
Southern part. France is undoubtedly suffering at
this moment from cultiyating the vine 10 such an
extent in large portions of the country that II takes
| the place of grains Erroneous views were DC;
evcd 10 be entertained win Il. N Lesafu
TO the effects of drinking wlne IN france
A good deal of wine IS drank IN the Ncr'h Of
France but not near a. much as used te be ofank X
withus NcwYo ork and Phiiadclphla before the tenn
perance reformation far exceeded Pans Is drunken
ness. There Is scarcely any drunkenness IN the
South Of France where the people make their own
wines The peeSantry there use iherpooresi quality
of wines and send the best 10 the North oi France.
whore il is invariably adu!ier2ted. Not near a.
much wine Is consumed in France at the present
! time as formerly.
! . ~,
| The mass of the people have nothing To 90 IN
| rlectine officers Only about 2l0,000 men have a
| right 10 vote The Chamber OF Peers numbers
about 80. who are appointed by the King for HE:
| the Chamber OF Deputies, who arc elected by the
people, numbers $50, The members OF The latter
| body NAV be chosen in any part OF France, and
reside where they please, so that 1t often
happens that they are elected 10 represent
districts which they have never seen. About one
third Of the DEPUTIES reside IN Paris at present A
vast amount OF talent Is concentrated IN the Legs
Ia,ure of France Dr. B. did not believe any Legs
la,uro could be found in the world embodying as
much talent The chief cities OF France were de-
sc,ibed Paris was not only the capital OF France,
but also the capital OF Europe IN ma y respects II
can suit the taste oi all. perhaps. more completely
than anv other city. With regard 10 the education OF
tie mass OF the people, France Is IN the back ground
| They have not had IA School System until very
recently and il is we'll known that but little more
than one-half of the young men who enter the
Army can read, and not halt can write france
has, however, great many literary men and much
more literature than Is generally supposed An nc,
count was given of some OF the NEST distinguished
men of France; also Of the ROYAL Family
II was one of the bes, in Europe Both the King
and the Queen were beyond reprouch as regards
their private life The King was undoubtedly the
first sovereign in Europe in point OF talent. The
French had no idea how great man he was till
they made him King. The Dutchess d Orleans was
perhaps the first lady in France In point OF talent.
! In reference TO the Frcnch character II was re-
marked that the mass of the people differ widely
from the Parisians. Paris lsa great hot-bed where
are congregated vast numbers OF foreigners, so that
If cannot be considered representation OF the
French people. The mass OF the people are indus
trous, simple hearted steady people and not so gay
and cheerful as the Parsians, although cheerful IN
comparison with some other nations. Though the
| French ladies' are not so handsome as in some other
countries they have fair oiisettor beauty in their
! irresistible fascination OF manners.
THE SACRED Music SocIETY.-Thc Oratorio Of
''The Messiah - was, we believe, never well
performed in this City, as by this Society Mon
day evening. Indeed every preparation had been
made 10 ensure performance OF the first excel
ence in all respects The chorus consisted Of