The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-16

" tpo iBut VI uuIV0ttht Uuuro8o n lotter from
kirk states, that indifersAt ars the nhsbtsats to
the right Of vetpg that last week. for the nomination
Of 1.-TWO Judges Of the Tribsn sf Commerce. there
only 81 voters out Of ana ana for the election Of the
two substitutes only 90 voters
dinner given, ON the l2th to NJ Forester, ex.
Colonel OF the sixth legion Of National Guards to
sent him with sword of honss after his soqutta st
Vereailles During the dinnes Commissary Of Police
presented himself and announced, in the meme Of the
Prefect that he would not ser any speeches Of poll
tical kind to be delivered The persons present sub
nited after having protested against the act Of the
Accounts from Toulon OF the 18th inst mention
that three steam frgates had been despatched thence
Civia vecchia to receive on board brigade OF the
The government has resolved upon and Is maturing
pan, for the abolition Of ths system Of passports st
least as Tar regards travellers arriving In France
from England. The obstacles which the government
has to encounter considerable and among them
have subssted on the fees levsd for passports 1t is
how ever, taid that small tax%Wil be imposed al
ps to hs
officers until other situations be found for them
The TACT that this abstion Passports win be effected
noursed it at audience granted by him to . com.
mittee of English shsreholders of the Boulogne and
the government intends to op1n the uss Of tS. tss
graphs 10 the public and thus stop the fraudulent en-
plos m.nt Of the information Furnished by them In
stock jobbDg speculAtions of which the government
ocer and ministers Of State have been accused
The Ersn,m.n says that the affection BY which NJ.
Thers WAS attacked, aud which presents any
kind of danger, required painfd operation for the
exrsoton OF fish bone which had fixed itself in the
0sophagus
ter bs battle against the rats in the sewers OF
Pszis which $50 leagues in extent commenced on
ths night of Saturday The result sp to this time Is
said 10 be- hs destruction Of $50 900 rats and IL is
pectss that BY the frat of mouth the number will
have reach. eco eco. The municipal authorities are
OF opinion that by making four battlss year Paris
will be rid these destructive vermu Several plans
of oestr ruction ere made of by the different bri
sad.s OF sewermsn; but that which vas found to be
most successful was the placing Of large leather
In which large piece OF mutton tsllow placed
dainty Of which these animals are very 6nd-st the
corner OF each sewer, and toward which the animals
driven.
1be quarters which furnished the greatest numbers
the neghborhood Of the Hallss, the streets
the Seine the rue Pascal and the Fsubours st Mar
ceau The Unsn in giving an account OF thS affair,
says "1he ZOO rats we're all Of grey Norwegian
breed, except from SEQ to COO black Englisn rats
Two Of thsse animals were put aside by the men
curiosity 10 be presented to the collection Of animals
at the Jsrdn des Plsnes From the extremity Of the
tail the Of the these two df.
ty. one ceptimstres (Dearly twenty inches Englsh)
Their eyes red like those OF white mice aud their
coats black and glossy "a the silk on hat. The
ferocy Of these ANIMALS Is such that of the Nor
way rats literally devoured in ten minutes By the
two Eneish rats above mentioned
The animals. after their capture all taken TO
the lie des Ravsgeurs, where they killed and skin
ned an operation that was not ed without
danger IL 10 said that some demur has arisen the
part Of two gove OF Grsnobs, who bad offered to
all the rat skins at the rate Of 100 francs per 900
available in making gloves appears that they had
calculated on the number reaching 100000. and
bus as they have entered into contract 1T must be
fulfilled IL 10 said, however, that more advantageous
propositions have been made BY Mr., John wsrtou,
ieh leather dresser in London who Is not alarmed
loco COO less, and 1t is thought that he will be
the purchaser Of the lot. The municipal authorities
having raised the bounty from so francs per 0so the
cum given last year to 100 francs the sum per head
for the will be 20 oentimss.- Gaisnani.
THR PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSEMBLY.
In the Legislative Assembly, the 14sh inst the
Hsuse resumed the discussion Of the bill restoring the
dutss on liquors. After speech from Pascal Du.
pratt NJ Leon Faucher made long speech Ia favor Of
not an oppressive burden the poor and there
absolute necessity Of retaining the public
nue. intact nations. nsos.spey s was to be avoided
to upward of 800 miDionlof francs in each NJ. Grevy
followed sgaiust the measure; and after Charles
was adjourned.
On the 18th the debate on the liquors duty bill was
again resumed. aud after speeches from NM. Mauyun
President put the question that the general debate be
closed which rejected BY small majority aud the
discussion was again adjourned On the i7th the de-
bate resumed by NJ Jules Fsvre. The speaker os.
cupsd great deal Of time in multiplying arguments
agsirst the bill, but they to have carried little
weight, for at eight O'Clock the adopted
by ss5 against 220 thus giving the immense majority
Of 22b IN favor Of Minister'S.
The Mipister Of griculture and Commerce has pre-.
ssnted to the Assembly, bill relative TO the assces
tiops for mutual relief proposed and drawn up BY
the fresident Of the republic. This project differs
good deal from that which has already under the
cossidsraton 81 the Assembly IL introduces the In
tervsntiou OF the government. In the foundation aud
developsuent Of there assocatons The doustion pro-
poeed by the bill is eco o0of per snDum, comprised In
the ordssry estimates Of ths Minister of Commerce.
and omiDg special fund for relief and ths basis for
cortrieut,op. Of vo,unfs,y KIND Tns object Of he
tivss ,nsered unable by wounds or sickness TO pur
their ordinary avocstious and the dsrsyisg the
funeral expenses OF deceased members OF the assccis
tion " Ibre systems are concurrenty suggested for
the benefit a the working ciasses the crestion OF
ssypgs Bank where the operative shall deposit his
axfu IN " hen mt n uan Oxt uepts
s rsfra,fs formed also Of bis savings sod dee
tined TO his nsstenance when rendered unable BY es
fuels the event OF ilness wounds, iocspactstpg
him for labor. With respect to the fret the State
savings TO such fund or not a. he may think proper
AZ TO the s.eoud The state induces him 70 oopr,bote
to it support By the attraction Of premiums sitter
certain specified period In the third, the action OF
the stat. is sensibly felt Every Assooa,ion Of
Mutual Relief must, win vies To legal authorization,
Ing to the associsten, Who viii perform portion Of
the duty without participating In its bensats rhs
government engages to obtain the Intervention Of all
over whom it has influence In every ,ocisty
In order to give greater -eisht aud authority to Tn.
stsbishmebts the PRESIDENT OF the association wiz
be named by the President Of this republic.
TIM ELECTRIC TELEepAPH IN FRANCE.
II is said that N. Ferdinand Barrot, the Minister
OF the Interior i engaged In neg citations for the
purpoe. of throwing open the electric t.lesrsph TO
the public Under the mopsrchcsI r.sim. snd b-fore
the application Of electricity to teegrsphic purposes
the telegraph vas . monopoly In the hands o. the
nfor nation thus Obtained for stock oboins purposes
and u mot until the ministers and their friends
had somplst.d their bargains that the die
pstchss we're made public On the invention OF the
electric telssrsphic, the government still snd-s-
vored 20 hssp the monopoly 81 political int-s
but ~ the directors Of the rails also had right
to nee the virse for the conveyance of they
pfsctiesly became sbsrerr With the In ths
monopoy Of tessraphic information. "A F-rdinsnd
bsrroe vho has ai~ ays dapprov-d of the dishonest
use made BY some of the ministers monarchy
Of this monopoly Of tslegrsphic informatios has -
ua~ of ele~fr Tel grau IN
open to the public, aplsn vhch, n adopted, ~t sneo
tnsly prevent futsrs minister from the enjoy u
sny undue advantage In their stoc ng sp~ouls-
ticns IL ssie that NJ. Fr Bsrrot meets with obsta
cles from the railway suthorities.
Aussrts ssd Hungary.
The Wanderer dsclares tina the ~ the
of Austrsn troops to the SAXON frontier is d-v ,a
| Of foubdstion The spsouncement that six Journal,
had been spppssesed st i.pns, BY Gen. weiden utIt
tsry governor is Incorrect 90 the Presse ouI,
Journal that has been suppressed The Wrs>r ze,nni
Of the lith yubsheo decree OF amnesty FOR all pr
sonsrs pcarcerated for political tnepc-s
OF prisoDmsnt does not exceed yesr and ~ho b.
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