Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-18

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race the stock market, while the police marshal
led troops to keep something like public order and
decent traffic. Sharp structures on the conduct of
the Minister, and calculations Of the enormous gains
of the company, abound in the Radical organs but
the Journal DIES De6afs well remarks how satisfac-
tory it is that the vast Northern line so important
IN political and commercial sense, should have
been conceded to an association whose means and
character secure the holders of the stock, the ne-
rests OF the State, and the previous disbursements
of the Treasury. Touching this affair, you may
think it well to reprint this article of La Presse:
The first thing that strikes in this result is the ra-
pdiy with which the conditions offered by the companies have
been reduced few figures will show this The Paris to
Orleans line, which will have cost but fifty millions obtained
besides guaranty OF return of per least
cesson Of 80 years This occurred scarcely FIVE wears back
The Paris to Rouen line, of which the expense was likewise
80 millions, obtained grant of IA millions and conces-
sion of 80 years The Rouen Havre ne besides grant
OF eight millions, and loan of ten Millions has had con-
cession OF 80 years The centre line obtained concession
OF 40 years. where the expense limited to two-ths the
State remaining charged with the other for ground
buildings &c This granted last year. as was that on
the Orleans to Bordeaux line, which adudcated for 20
years the State however, being bound to purchase the land
execute the works of art, the embankmens &c, which is
estimated being equal to grant Of about eighty millions
These demands of comparison allow appreciation be
formed of yesterdays result II certainly cannot be denied
that ameioraons have been made in the contracts
passed with the companies The time has gone by when the
State accorded tremendously long concessions either with
guaranty Of interest or large grants Of money An immense
step has been made within the last few years If the con
Of the adjudication which has Just taken place be COM
pared with that Of last year. which acknowledged 10 have
been conditions favorable to the State the following
results will be obtained The Orleans to Bordeaux line was
conceded for years. the State be ii remembered
having to bear the sehs of the whole expense and the
company being only charged with putting down rails the
sanding and to provide the stock for working the ne The
great Northern line has been adudcated 80 years. But
this adjudication not made the conditions of June l.
1912 The State to support part of the expense Every
thing that has laid out to be returned it,
in other WORDS the company will have to furnish the whole
capital of the undertaking."
The National of the l It'll dwells on the Next
can documents Just come to us in the London
Times, and opines that if England should lend mo-
ney to the Mexican Government she will require
the CALIFORNIA; as pledge. La Presse argues
from the documents that England was averse to the
war tanfaronaded by the Mexican Cabinet FIRE.
quent request Is made for my copy Of Mr.. BRANTz
Mayors volume on Mexico, the best compendium
OF that information which events render it desirable
for all Journalists TO possess. By the way, let me
remark that the same gentleman has performed an
other interesting service for history and literature in
his Introductory memoir and his notes to the Jour-
nal of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, happily is
sued by the Maryland Society. The whole PAM
phlet is OF permanent value. 1t is with no small
satisfaction that see on my table besides such pro-
ductions as Mr.. CHARLES MAYER's discourse before
that society, Mr. LATRoBE's memoir of Benjamin
Bannaker; the Cincinnati introduction to the article
| OF the Dublin Review on Calico the account of
the Austrian system Of education from the Western
Literary Journal and Monthly Review; and some
other trans-Alleghanan tracts which may surprise
and edify erudte readers of Europe. No idea
exists among the keenest literary nquirers in
Great Britain and France of the multitude of Ameri-
4 can cio al
manifestng various and difusive mental culture,
general ability in authorship, and the most liberal
studies and aims. In detailing American progress
to the and politicians of this capital my main
difficulty has been to get credit for the common in
teectual advancement the wonderful achieve
ments and results in the material way cause them
to remain incredulous to the possibility of effort
and success in the other respects. An eminent
English physician and surgeon in Paris, who was
fellow-smdent of DIR. PHysIcK, under HUNTER, has
conveyed TO me very favorable opinion of the
Essay on the Philosophy of Medical Science, by
Mr.. ELISHA BARTLETT, Professor of the Theory
and Practice of Medicine in the University of Ma
ryland. | lent him the volume, pursuant to my
custom of obtaining suitable Judges for American
works that strike me as entitled to European at
tention.
In the five years past the whole number of capi-
tai sentences by councils of war for the army and
navy, and for France and Algeria, was four hundred
and thirty-fye. There were but twenty-nine exc
cutions-nineeen Frenchmen, two Spaniards, and
eight Arabs twenty-five were of assassina-
tion. The four hundred and six sentences not car
rled into effect were commued for punishments
more or less severe, according to crimnality. From
1896 to 1S43 inclusive, the sentences to death in
the ordinary criminal courts were three hundred
and thirty mine; of which two hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve for assassination, thirty-four for
der, twentyfour for poisoning, twenty-four for par
ricide, DC. The number of executions two
hundred and forty-fve. Since 1912 there has been
an annual increase OF sentences but the number
| of these does not show that of the CONVICTIONS
especially for poisoning and assassination. The
French juries are rarely willing TO bring in a
dict necessitating sentence OF death. They avail
themselves of the legal faculty of returning verdict
Of guilty, with extenuatng circumstances" which
saves the life of the culprit. Common this ver-
dict is, 1t often excites establishment in the BENCH
bar, and bystanders by its contrariey to the EVIL
dence. 1t frequently follows direct abundant proof
of the worst capital crimes, with every possible ag-
gravation Of henous guilt. Several of the London
weekly journals notice the Rev. Mr.. DANIEL p. KID
DER's Sketches Of Residence and 7rapeIs in Bra
i za. Some carpng at an American book was to be
expected. The Spectator, though il finds various
faults, welcomes the work an addition to the Bril-
tish library. The two handsome volumes, which
do credit to American typography, were very ac-
ceptable to me, because Brazil is not known to the
world exactly or in detail, and should be SO known
particularly by Americans. Mr.. KIDDER has sup
piled us with great variety and ouantum OF infor-