Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-18

seven, is not less studious and dgent and Jealous
for the acquisition and extension of knowledge than
ne was in his interchangeable youth. 1t is universally
admitted that he has made important contributions
TO all the natural sciences
4 In the Journal DIES Debals of the third instant
you will find complete analysis of the Academy
of Medicines Report on Guarantees and in the
Chamber of Deputies last week the question
debated by the Minister of Commerce, BERRYER,
THEIRS, and BoUmLAuD, physician of eminence.
BERRYER, who represents Marseilles, delivered an
adroi, comprehensive, searching speech in defence
of the old theories of the Importation and contagon of the
plague, and against the reports of the Academy Medicine.
de fully seconded by his colleague the mayor of Mar
settles, and partially by Mr. THIERs These decided
the distinction of contagion and infection applied the
plague Dr. BouLAUD replied that if eoqucnce could solve
the problem of quaranne if it could cure according the
ancient proverb BEnRrERs speech would put end all
dispute He did not however, acknowledge this kind of eff
cacy in it he perceived and expedency the
academcal reports; these he vigorously defended The Min
lister of Commerce REQUIRED 10 what he had DONE and sta
ted that the ordonnance Of May, lS45 though deemed
to far enough by the Chamber had with the sharp
est opposition Marseles The council of sanaory SUI
pentendence composed Of eminent and devoted men, had
given in their resignation Negotiations had
entered into TO induce them their functions but
without This resistance had prevented the Gov
ernment from introducing the ameorations which intend
ed Il was found necessary to appoint council of
superintendent and the Government at the time
caused the subject be studied in Egypt by consular
agents. and applied to the Academy of Medicine for its OPT
nion That body had sent in report, the conclusions
which the Government should accept in the principal parts
In consequence the Government proposed the Chamber
TO decide that the mail from Consannople on
board which there should be sanatoy medical man. should
heI have IF
their departure merchant vessels, being similarly provided
with medical man, should be placed the same footing
whilst those who had medical board should be
subject quarantine Of five days. Vessels from Alexan-
dria, with medical man board, should have sasac-
tory bill of health at the expiration Of twelve days and in
the event of such not carrying medical man. should I'M
dergo quarantine of days. Goods to be treated
in the way passengers In this way vessels would
be detained shorter time than Trieste and travellers
would find it to their advantage pass by France He
need scarcely say that these regulations applied simply to
vessels which above suspicion for all others the ne
cessay precautions should be taken The new regulations
would he hoped, be in force by the end Of the year,
The Monieur of the 3ls May contains MreNErs eulogy
Of CHARLES CoNrE, delivered recently before the Academy
of Moral and Political Sciences 1t should be translated en-
tire for your valuable Lring Age edited by Mr. LITrELL
CoNTE was of the strongest bodes and persever
ing champions of the liberty Of the press and of nsttu
tons IN general conspicuous the French annals of this
century His conflicts with the imperial power and resora-
ton excite admiration and sympathy in the fine narrative Of
MIGSET though the bogapher be overload the Napoleon
rule and favorable that of the Bourbons Some of CoMTE
works legislation and public economy found grace Britain
and KNOWN presume, in the United States Professor
CHEyALER discourse las, the Deputies on the inpo
lance of practical school of mines did that aen
ton in the Chamber to which entitled II is duly re-
orted in he he
tention.
In debate of the PEERS in which the tariff topic
introduced the Minister of Commerce observed emphat
cally, " We shall make sacrifices England our
i'm is our own industry, trade, first and above all
This must be rule
The Moneur Of the 4h the able debate of
the Peers the preceding day relation to railroads Il
comprises statistical information worthy note and exhibits
the subject under all points of view The roads in France
generally their cost and comparative utility the measures Of
the Government and the English railroad question intro
duced There copous collateral incidental discussion
of the financial situation Of the Government and the country
The Marquis dAUDFFREr, high authority expressed keen
alarms that account with reference any contingencies
which should diminish the present enormous revenue or re-
quire additional demands the national resources The
present amount Of the inscribed unded) debt is four mil
hdrds-our thousand millions of francs the Of the
toang debt seightcen millions Apropos of railroads. am
struck by the accounts of the immense transportation of sorts
OF goods on those of Great Britain time when they were
decided to be unfit for bulky articles
The report oSPouILLET, from the Committee Of Deputies
on the bill relating electrical telegraph from Paris 10 the
Belgian frontier, in the Monteu of the 7 instant
An appropriation of nearly half million Of francs altogether
Is proposed and will pass The reporter member of the
Institute, and OF the first rank in and mechanical phi
osophy He treats Of the history and of the discoye
y with his usual dscenment and accuracy Of knowledge h.
gives an account Of the system Of eegaphs France
The hive great lines and he concludes that the Government
seems already must be inclined substitute
and Systematically the electrical for the old telegraph But
he thinks that this ought be undertaken before the ex
perments of the electrical system have been multiplied and
completed in France and other countries Professor MonsE
has obgngy sent the circumstances Of the Transmission
Of President Folks message the Mexican hosties His
letter and the copy Of the Sun" containing the message as
electrically transmitted, the hands Of Poue and
will have effect.
10 debate of the Deputies the 5h instant General
OUnISor observed Of the French cavalry It is admirable
IN the points of equipment and training it is superior to that
o any other Power Of Europe but it amentaby deficient
in good suitable horses. Another speaker said We
lately had, in the Champ de Mars sad spectacle Ibra
him Pacha must have been scandazed the manner in
which the general officers, adde-camps and others were
mounted all the sorry hacks for hire sent to the mill
al