Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-06-15
CHAT ABOUT PARIS AND IT'S NEWS.

military were feared to be inevitable.
CHAT ABOUT PARIS AND IT'S NEWS.
Mr. Polk is far enough from paying to his
people the compliment which the French
Government has paid to its working-class
constituency. The OPERA has been en-
ployed to give them graluitous representa-
ton To the establishment Of Paris, neither
masculine blouses nor homely feminine
dresses vuIgarized the aspect of,he audience.
On the contrary it was like an ordinary re-
presentation a! the Opera. Elegant women,
richly dressed. occupied the boxes, and the
stalls had their usual complement OF gentle
men in black coats and white cIavats, yell
low gloves, and boots Of patent leather. The
focus Of the opera-glasses was alone some
what different. They were level'd upon
box occupied entirely by (heretefore) ne
groes three black ladies richly dressed, a
black old gentleman with white hair, and
taco young black gentlemen
From natural association, between the acts.
conversation was principally on the suhjec.
OF abolition. The late decree Of the Gov
ernment exacts that French citizens who
possess slaves in foreign colonies, shall give
them their liberty in three years. Blu, that
which is practicable enough in French col
onies, becomes difficult in other countries,
where this kind of property, though held
by French citizen, is regulated by their
particular laws. In the United States, for
example, the law permits transfers of Inhe-
ri.ance, legal privilege very much used. A
father. to ensure more heightened prospe-
riy to his family, and to guard his descendants
against the rash speculalons or prodigalilies
of a son-in-law, makes his will in favor Of
his grand children-neither father nor mo-
Their, if this fortune is composed Of slaves,
having any power to sell or free them.
By chance which becomes now rather
interesting, member oflhe former Chamber
Of Deputies, who is now one Of The Repre-
senlatives in The National Assembly, is mar
ried to an American lady. She brought him
in dowry several cotton plantations; and
some hundreds fnegroes-deferred by will
in this manner, to her children. In three
years, he will become incompetent to serve
his country, being French citizen who
possesses slaves in foreign soil. With
proportion Of one-,hird la vyers in the Ma
tional Assembly, they will be able neatly to
pick this little bone of contention.
There has been considerable fun at the
Exhibition of Fine Arts in Paris. A large
number Of The pictures Of the Goddess Of
liberty had been wanted 10 replace the por-
traits of the king in public places. Instead
of employing particular artists 10 do this
work, the Government, opened it to general
competition-offering no premium as to
price, but giving to each of. the competitors,
up to the time Of exhibition, two dollars
day. The best artists, of course, disdained
this mechanical task; but the number Of
unskilful pencils, who were tempted by the
quolIdian remuneration, was truly surpris-
ing. They amounted to from five to six
hundred-but. such pictures! The poor
Goddess of liberty has never been SO pro-
profaned. The forms, the colors, the dra-
peries, the aIlegorial symbols, ou,-dd even
caricalure. The probability is, that mos,
of the painters Of these monslrosi,ies had
left other vocalions, and made their first es-
say in art for the sake Of the stipend. But
it mus, be said Of them as it is the fashion
to say of inexperienced republicans Mey
are perhaps the great men Of Tomorrow.
On the eve of the opening of the Nation
al Assembly, there was grand sojree al
the Marchoness de c.. The French
paper which announces this apologies for
still adhering to the exploded title, de-
claring i, must do so, as the echo Of the
times. Within their own walls people of
rank recompense themselves for their de-
priva,ions of title in public. They ring
the changes upon them in conversation
much more frequently than before Ills The
fashionable af1ectalion hardly to flame
sentence without them. Formerly, it was a
vuIgarity to name the title too frequently.
Now, instead of, ''How are you to-day,
Madame :" visitor, in the Faubourg Saint
German, wouldsa "How does Madame, The
Duchess find herself this morning - or,"l
kiss your hands, my dear Marchoness." 1t
is whispered of certain Viscouni. who has
heretofore preferred to be called by his fami
ly name, that he is determined to make any
man answer, at The point Of his sword, who
shall now address him without his title. A
duel has already been fought upon this
point, it is said-the challenger having re-
ceived an invitation to breakfast from his
opponent. TIE address Of which did not give
him his former title.
CHALLENGING .IURY.-An Irish officer,
not very conversant in law terms, was late
ly tried for all alleged assault. As the jury
were coming to be sworn. The Judge addres-
sing the Major, told him that if there were
any amongst them to whom he had any