The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-17
The French Republic.

review were to take place.
The French Republic.
On Thursday, the 3lst ult., the following TWEEN
ty five members Of the Legislative Assembly were
elected TO form the commission Of permanence
during the vacation -
Older, General Changarnier, Dufougerais Sou
yaire. ba'thelemy, Dc Montigny Berger, Vitet,
Poujoulat, De Melun, Passy, Druet- Desvaux,
R aSor GSuin, sernardi, De Mo3tebsllo, Be-
Hubet De Lisle, Boiiyilliers, De Kermarec, Do
Bar. Grcuchy, and De Mortemart
Inns IS the list which was prepared, in spirit OF
Cancellation by the three ervative clubs in the
hope that, by avoiding the nomination of mon be-
longing TO the extreme factions, better spirit
might prevail between the commission and the
executive.
Tie Court Of Assize Of Douai have jus. con-
denned the publisher of the Voir au Poscra 10
three months impris onment. and 50Of fine, for two
ssditious articles. M. Cremieux pleaded for the
defendant.
Charles Hugo, editor of the Eremfn,em, Is lodged
in the Concergerie, t. undergo the imprisonment
to which he had been sentenced for an attack on
the respect due 10 the law
Another clandestne printing press has been
seized.
In the Legislative Assembly, on Saturday, the
bill to enable the ;ty of PATS to borrow ffty mil
lions Of francs, for the purpose of carrying the
improve nerts in the city, was carried by an i'm
meIse majority
M Delthiel, a ministeralst, has been returned
for the department of the Lot. Several Of the late
elections have terminated in similar results so
that the present government may be said TO be
rapidly increa sipg in strength
The declining trade Of the capital and the pro-
yiDces has wonderfully increased during the past
few days, OWING to the great influx Of Foreigners,
particularly English.
The accounts of the wheat crops this week are
much mcle favorable than those previously
ceived The ensuing vintage, too, it is thought
will be equal to fair average crop.
The Journat dc la Mere says:-" We were far
from having been aware Of the full extent of the
disasters caused by the late hurricane, when We
spoke Of il two days back The project, who at
Is described a having been much shocked at what
be saw, and he imtne diately issued proclamation
calling Or the public 20 get up subs sri o.ion in aid
Of ose who ba ge been left destitute. He himself
tie bishop, the receiver general, and the engineer
in chic, subs ri bed 200f each. Among the scenes
described to those whi,ht took place at Asnau.
number Of the nhabuan.s were there in the
fields getting in the harvest, when, ia an instant,
amass Of clouds collected over them. and, alu ,st
before they could run for shelter they found them
selves cnycloped in sort Of whrlwbd of large hail,
which prevented their seeing. and bruised their
bodies mot severely. The wind then rose to a
perfect hurricane and several persons flung by it
TO The ground with yiolcn,e. livery oac eudeavored
TO Id shelter under range Of lofty chestnu. trees
which grew Gear, but me impet1osity Of the wind
became such that nothing could resist IL, aud the
laIgost ttees were torn up by the roots IN elder
ly man, who had seated himself in the hollow of o
gigantic tree, was suddenly dashed TO the ground
uictf Toe luiDense trunk, anc killed by It's Weig1t
bis WIFE and children standing near under another
tiee. and unable 70 assist HIM. Not far of aGother
tree was torn up b. the roots, ana thrown down on
n w'msn VINO wa standing under il with her enid
in her arms by good fortune she fell in hollsy
OF toe RrouI d. and So was saved. IL, however,
took upwards Of an hours work to extrica;e her.
The cbid did not receive even a ;ratch. We have
been irfoImt d that the church Of Moatcnoison has
been completely destroyed, and that two chill iren
were killed in tina. commune by the whrlwind.
just as We arc going to press, we learn that tho
munster of commercs has sent, first assistance,
a sum Ct G,0c0f., and the minister Of the interior
I,OCOf"
The Cot,Yrir dc "a Ciro,dc states that the cap
taiIs cfsevtral vessels who had taken out a mum
brr Of females on speculation to San Francisco.
had been under the neeessity Of selling them by
auction. in order 20 defray the expenses Of their
p wsape. Tue plnncst among them were knocked
down ut CT 3s the others, according their youth
ara oenWy fetched bette prices: but the highest
spm obtained was ell IS
The AsNnRec National says;-"A strange scene
attracted, On Thursoay, n wat crowd OF pronen-
ad,rs to the Rond Paint Ia the Champs Elysees.
In n dazzling equipagc two elegantly ALTERED fs-
males aSSailcd each other in language anything out
polite, ard then set TO work WITH their Fl Is and
nails oI each others faces II short time both
toileites and features were considerably dimaged
At let one OF them. finding herself vaEqulsned, Ut
tCfCd loud cries of distress, aud some gentlemen
went 10 her aszistance The victorious lady, to
Whose arm champagne la lent strength, was ex-
Itlled from the carriage, aud the defeated lady
Cola MontCs) ordered tn coachman to drive her
to her hotel. she il well known to the public by
bel adventures in some courts o Germany Whea
the public learned who she was, they expressed
surpio that she vac net more skilra In the noble
science Of boxing"