Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-08
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT

PARIS, FEBRUARY Is, 1881.
The discussion OF the Presidential Dotation bill
to which we were all looking with so much anx.
iety last week, is over. 1t lasted but during one
day, and did not occupy even the whole of that
The result was as had been anticipated. The hos.
tile coalition of the 18th Of January, reformed, re.
jected the bill by vote Of 500 against 294. The
Assembly was evidently impatient Of long debate.
MoNTALEMBERT, the only prominent speaker in "a
vor of the dotation, and one OF the effective and
brilliant orators of the country, could hardly COM
mand attention, and LAMARTINE was actually re-
fused hearing. The grand characteristic of the
report of M. PIscAToRY, and of the debate which
followed on the question of its adoption, is that the
unworthy and unmanly artifce which signalized
at the time as adopted by the Opposition on
the 18th Of January, and which consisted in aectedy and
nsnceey dscamng the intention to attack the President
HIMSELF making the whole blame Of The acts and policy re-
probaed fall upon the Minister'S abandoned The
charges directly addressed the arguments went directly
home, to M BoNARARrE himself Only few changes. and
those mostly Of unimporant MEMBERS noticed from the
vote Of the 18th of January MoLE who remarked voted
the President then, is with the majority against the
dotaon. President DurIs, PIERRE and NAroLros BosA-
rARTE and CREMIrux abstained from voting.
On the next morning the following note was commune
Gated" to the Moniteuv
SIN anticipation of the Of rejection which has Just taken
place relative to the expenses Of representation, numerous
subscriptions were being organized This imposing
and manifest mark Of appreciation and Of sympathy with
President He is profoundly touched by it, and tenders his
thanks to all who have had this intention. But he believes
it his duty to sacrifice personal satisfaction to the repose
the country He knows that the people do him justice and
that suces to him. The President refuses therefore, every
subscription, however spontaneous and national may be its
character" " ffa
This vote has confirmed and made absolutely econciabe
the difference between M Bonaparte and the majority Of the
Assembly And it does materially diminish the means
at the Presidents disposal for effective hostility the Assem-
bly, in consummaton Of his personal ambition. Its effect is
to exasperate, to make him willing, and the hungry
band of adventuers by whom he 10 surrounded and whom
he will now be compelled to shake off certain extent
urgent for the 10 bold stroke. All who look
with apprehension and davor upon such attempt be-
ginning be dsqueted by the changes now daily made in
the organization Of the army Of Paris amounting about
00 900 men, and the transfers operated in the high military
commands These all remarked to be in favor Of
known for their attachment to the person and policy of M
Bonapare. The report is current and strengthening in
credit that Gen. paraguay dHiers HIMSELF the
Of Gen. Changarnie will soon give way Of more ap-
proved and unquesonng devotion In this connexion Gen.
Aupck is mentioned for the commander in chief The i'm
mediate effects Of the rejection will be (he Constitutional
by subscription and the reduction of the expenses Of the
Elysee within the limits permitted by the still too prncely
sum S24o 900 per annun. The frs. effect by the
communication above cited already realized The second
is in progress is evnced by the that the
grand reception of Thursday is discontinued
Another critical date il rapidly approaching Il IS that at
which the Assembly will have decide whether constituent
Assembly shall be convoked for the amendment Of the cons
tuition The legal conditions upon which alone this measure
lean be effected certainly not to be realized There
three intervals Of month"; and by majority Of at
least hreeouths Of the present Assembly, five hundred at
least voting in favor Of the Convention The only chance for
he legal proongaon Of the authority Of M Bonapae beyond
May 1882 the concurrence of these and in the adop
don Of amendment by the Convention authorizing i'm
mediate reelection The Left Of the actual Assembly
amounting, all told, $50 members) will never con-
to the election Of constituent Assembly under the
ced suffrage Of the law Of May 81 The reactionist par
ties be shaken In their determination to maintain
that law and Ministers have recently stated in the tribune that
the Executive was also decidedly Of The opinion This
was deemed most important announcement.
The Academy Of Sciences proceeded Monday to the
election Of new member to occupy the seat vacated by the
death Of M de Blainve On the six canddateswee voted
for among whom Charles Bonapare, (exPrnce Of Ca
nno President Of the Roman Constituent Assembly,
Lucien Upon the second ballot he, With two Others
were dropped and then M Cose elected by ~ votes
M de Quaefages receiving 49, and NJ Charles Bernard
III votes
The Academy of Fine Arts in Paris will also be soon call
ed another member in place Of the iustrious
steal composer, Spontin, who, learn by the last mails
from Italy, died on the 2ih uimo at Mayola small village
Of the Roman States.
The great works Of Sponn upon which chiefly his repu-
taon founded the Vestal and Fernando Cotes He
the proegs Of the Empress Josephine during period
when spite Of all his energy, he would have probably
cumbed before the difficulties which embarrassed his profess
ona career His first great operate success the Vesta
was played to the unng admiration Of the public for hum
dred nights In succession His Fernando Cotez appeared
in 1909 From 1910 to 1912 Spontin manager Of the
Italian Opera in Paris. This enterprise unsuccessful
In 1919 his Olympia proved complete failure in Paris, but
the next year after being revived by Hoffman, it succeeded
umphany Berlin. In 1920 Spontin accepted the post
Of Director Gepeal Of the music Of The King Of Prussia with
pncey salary He resided in Berlin for eight or ten years.
when having been unanimously chosen member Of the In
sue be was compelled to make Paris again his residences
where his position would have been embarrassed but for the
generosity Of the King Of Prussia, who permitted him to draw
his salary of director If he still residing in Berlin.
There are several candidates for the seat in the Institute
which has become by his death. Zimmerman, the
great pianist, would seem to be the prominent.
The world Of the fine has just been electrified by the
Of the discovery under most curious circumstances Of
celebrated picture by Leonard da Vnc which, with many
other works Of the usous artist have long since been given
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