The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-11
Foreign correspondence of tn. Boston Atlss.
FRANCE.


FRANCE.
PANS, September l6, 1916.
| NJ Theirs has arrived at Madrid, where he de.
clined accepting apartments at the hotel of the
French embassy, on the ground that his visit was
not official one. His intimate friends, M. Le-
| roux and Count Walewslli, accompany him; the
latter is natural Of Napoleon, and lives, when
in Paris, with Rachel, the celebrated actress 10
| whom many think he has been married since the
birth Of her son. M. de Bacourt, minister plenipo.
Tertiary from France to the United Stntes, has re-
turned here, from visit TO Germany. The Hon.
Mr.. Carr, our minister from Constantinople, learn
has arrived, on his way home; far as hospitality
and Kindness are concerned, he has not his equal IN
our diplomatic corps. Mr.. Crawford, our dlstn-
guished sculptor, is also here, en- route for Rome
and Mr.. Sumner has very properly introduced him
to the eminent men who remain IN town--among
| them, Horace Vernet, David, and Chateaubrand--
| by whom he received with that politeness and
attention which his artistical position merits M
Chateaubriand and his wife occupy modest apart.
ment in the Rue de BAG, filed with mementos OF
their past political greatness; the vscount is occu
pied in writing his biography, rarely goes out
and but chosen few enjoy the pleasure of his so
ciety.
The great northern line Of railroad between Paris
and the Belgian frontier, with branches from Lille
! TO Calais and Dunkirk, was adjudcated on the 9th
The streets Of the faubourg St. German generally
deserted at this season, filed with cabrioets
and when reached the hotel of the Minister of Pub
lie Works. found its spacious court crowded with
the usual equeners of the Bourse, who appeared "a
have adjourned in body. At 2 o'clock the doors
! OF large apartment were thrown open, and In ar
instant il was crammed, with the exception Of o
space at the farther end, divided from the rest by
wide table, behind which sat M. Dumon the minis
ter, with tho regent othe Bank of France, and the
other members Of the state railroad committee. Az
sson silence could be obtained the minister nvi-
ted all persons who intended bidding for the road to
| hand him their tenders whereupon Baron Roths.
child, who has managed to monopolize the affair
by incorporating the other companies with his own
made his way through the crowd, and laid upon the
table sealed packet by the side of one previously
deposited by the minister, containing the maximum
he had fixed. The half hour struck; no other com.
petitor appeared; and M. Dumon, after reading the
law of July 18th, ls45, offering to grant the road to
the responsible company who would construct for
its receipts during the least period under that fixed
by the minister, opened his budget, and stated the
maximum to be Al years. He then opened the ten
der Of Rothschild, who offered to construct the
road, in compliance with the engineers report, for
its receipts during 80 years-a reduction Of three
certificates were appended, showing that securities
to the amount of five millions of dollars had been
lodged in the Bank Of France; and, there being nc
opposition, the road was granted TO him. subject To
the kings appreciation. The same ceremony was
afterwards gone through with for the line from Fam
poux to Hazelbrouch. The maximum was rs
years, and Rothschid offered to construct it for
concession of SO; but it was given to O'Neil, who
offered to accept lease for 81 years and BIG days
| Stock gambling is carried on to an extent that al
most equals the days Of Laws schemes, and many
have made immense fortunes.
The commission appointed by the Minister Of tn.
Marine, to investigate the subject Of war-steamers
has terminated ITS labors, after repeated stngs, a
almost all of which the Prince of J0invie presided
and although their report has not been Published
many details have TRANSFERRED. The present steam
force of France was carefully examined, and unani
mously conference.-the assertions contained in the
Prince de Joinville's celebrated pamphlet being ad
mtted, without reserve, to be lamentably correct
The larger ships are pronounced only fit fol
transports, not being heavy enough 10 their ar
| maments efficiently; and the commission recommend
that if steam power is to be used as an effcaciou.
arm, models should be sought for in which the mo-
tive power should be more in harmony with thu
purposes for which the vessel is required, ant
where the exigencies of speed should not be con
stantly opposed to those Of armament. They alst
| recommend that formal distinction be made be
tween steamers of transport and steamers Of combat
and that the additions to either branch be mad
gradually, that the builders may profit by the re
suits of experiments made with those already fin
ished. The screw-propeler is recommended, al
though the Napoleon, packet between Marseille
and Corsica, to which one affixed, has not Civ
en- satisfaction. The sea was proptous for the ex
pertinent and yet the machinery has been repeated
ly deranged, nor has medium speed been obtained
i Yet the screw is of recent date, and Improvement
are looked for M. Thiers's organ, the Constitution
nell in commenting on the commencement Of tn
preceding remarks, discloses secret which will
open the eyes of the New Workers. as to their ex
pectcd transatlantic packets. with regard TO tn
large steamers, /" it says, (which recent ordinance
has taken from the lines on which il was ntende,
to run them packets, and devoted to another ser
vice, their whole construction has been misunder
stood. The idea of the ministry which presente,
the bill to the chambers, more particularly L
form fleet capable of being used for purposes o
war--their pacific destination being a secondary OBJ
ect. They were called packets in order not to alarm
the world; but it was, in reality, frigates which wer
to be constructed. This has not been understood
i by the present ministry, who have executed thu
scheme of their predecessors in conformity with il
ostensible object, and not with its real design
building costly packets, but Of very mediocre quail
fcations. Considerable sums have been expended
in their internal fittings up, and everything avoide,
which could make them serviceable as vessels o
war; and the consequences is, that France has flee
which, in time of war, it would be difficult to turn
to any useful purpose" The itinerary Of thu
French mail steamers in the Lcvant has beer
changed, and there is now line from MarseilIes
n via Alexandra, to Beyrout. The Austrian Com
pany have also established lines from Smyrna ant
Alexandria to Trieste on which the voyage count.
as SO many days of quarantine.
II The potato cholera has reached France and hal
Of the crop will probably be destroyed. Some thinl
it epidemic; others assert that il has been caused
by the cold and rain Small black spots on the stalk,
first indicate it. gradually covering the surface of tn,
stalks and leaves, and soon sinking beneath it
The virus having entered the vessels Of the plant
descends with the juices; and the texture being de-
stroyed, the stalk dies. A small black-Spot ap
pears in the centre Of the potato, which cnlarges
and spreads, until the diseased pulp reaches the
i skin; this bursts and accommodation Immediately
follows The crop IN Belgium is almost entirey j
ruined and ordinances have been issued, forbid.
ding the sale use of the diseased roots accom-.
panied by translation of some able remarks upon
the subject, from report made to theAmcrican Con-
gress in 1874, by the Commissioner of Patents. As
potatoes form an important item Of the nourishment oil
the lower classes fears of shorness provisions are
entertained, and the King has convoked the cham.
bers. bill will be presented, authorizing govern
ment to place the feet of gun-brigs at the dispose
OF the merchants who may employ them for the
importation of potatoes and wheat--rescrving the
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