The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-15
you the quotations since my last despatch:

The Monitcr contained the other day a finan-
cial statement OF the condition OF the Treasury at
the portfolio, from which 1t is made to appear that
on the LIST day OF the coming year the govern
ment will have extraordinary resources available
amounting to 22l millions, of which the following
Loan, 4,OOOfr Lyons, 80 900 DOOR Bonds OF the
Northern Railway, IL 000000fr.; Bank loan (second
cemSer, 40 600 oScfr total 2si 900 ooo Oh '1'' 10
The accounts from Lyons, Rouen, Arras, and
other manufacturing districts, are generally salts
factory as to the resumption OF business.
is resuming its activity at Romans and Valence, as
II had previously done at Lyons. The Franc Com
tots also states that several branches of trade, and
particularly that of the watch and cockmakers are
also makes similar representation as to the manu-
factories in that city, and in Lille, Roubaix, and
Turcoing; the llnen.markets OF Belgium were also
rising in consequence OF large orders from France;
the alcohos, sugars, cOfees, leathers dying mate.
rails, and other articles of commerce, were under
the same lmpusion; the price of gold was falling,
and the bankers were reducing their rates Of dis
count; the storehouses for Goals, metalurgIc pro-
duce, and glass ware were becoming empty; In
short, articles OF mere luxury were alone in state
Of suferance. The aforementioned journal adds that
afgreat number of the travelling carriages, which
IN February, March, May, and June, passed through
Valenclennes on their way to Belgium, are now to
be seen there, returning back to Paris.
We may hope, therefore, new soon to see some
thing like return to the usual state of affairs.
P.S.-Slnce writing the above, the Bank has de-
clared its haf-yearly dividend at As francs.
Our Stutgard Correspondence.
STUTaARD, Dec. %, 1878.
The Fundamental Bill of Rights--Our Prospects
for the Republic Utterly Blasted.
Christmas day Is come again-the bright, JOY
Gus, happy Christmas day! The Christmas Of 1913
what is there in 1t to distinguish it from the
Christmas of any other year The children are as
happy ever, and can scarcely contain themselves
for very delight at the pretty things brought them
by ChrIstklndchen.' The servants and waing-
maids are hurrying on with their work to get
"free afternoon, and fulfil their tedious duties with
merry air and laughing countcnance, IN expecta-
ton of rich treat from friends andiacquantances;
all young ladies are delighted with the presents
from their lovers, and all beaux hug with unspeak-
able ecstaoy some delicate token from their LADY,
loves. And the people in general--the body poll-
tlc-have they not reason to congratulate them.
selves Did not Christmas, this veriable Christ
mas of the year lS4S, bring richer gift to them
than often falls TO the lot OF man? Our constltu-
ton, the much boasted, the ong-expected con-
stitutlon OF the United German States is finished
presented to the people on this day, as splendid
Christmas gilt, to be treasured and guarded
like precious Jewel,-to be looked up TO and
reverenced as the tasman that is to bring
happiness, prosperity and power to the German
people. Why Is 1t, then, that the patriot steals
with tmid step thrsugh the streetsf Why is it,
that the sangulne advocate of the peoples rights of
the peoples sovereignty, the peoples happiness,
casts down his eyes to the ground and Is lnsensIble