Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-02

in his laboratory at the College Of France prove also that
Is possible at little cost to noursh small cells and cause
them TO grow rapidly; and inclined to think that
IN many swampy districts the rearing Of cells might be-
come very lucrative occupation for ngriculturists
III the maritime fisheries entered into the puryew Of
my commission, would here ask leave NJ lie Minstre
to cal your attention to several questions relative to the
rs OF cur oyster banks and the means to be adopt
ed FOR promoting the multiplication Of these molusks
An snterprsing individual OF the departe Of Charente
Carponne has repeatedly Of late years. TO
the academy OF Sciences memoirs upon this subject He
thinks practicable to establish artificial beds at
several points Of coast. NJ Quatrefages has also
urged natnralsts to attempt the artf
eia formulation of the eggs of the oyster and am per-
sa9ded that by studying expementy the facts relative
10 generation OF these mousks results would be obtained
OF high interest both commercially and politically But
IN the actual state of physiological knowledge with re-
spfet to oysters it is impossible 10 positively
the Vaue as applied to them OF the processes for
multiplication recommended by the authors whose
have just mentioned. However this may be- NJ lie
Mnssre, considering the results Of which have had the
honor to render you and considering analogous
experiments made by NJ Lefebre de Vanguard il does
seem to demonstrated that with ID is
possible at small cost to greatly ameorate the ichthy-
ologca fauna Of France and by this reap from
the portion OF our territory which is covered with water
mach greater revenue than draw from ii at present
The whole country would find in increase wealth
And experiments IN this direction seem to me especially
desirable from the consideration Of various circumstances
winch are enulng y TO diminish the value Of
fisheries as contributing to alimentary resources
The increasing rarity of fish in many of our rivers does
not depend exclusively upon the mode in which fishing is
practised There are other causes, and among them
must be mentioned the extension Of manufacturing
industry The dams which have been constructed in such
great numbers for obtaining hydraulic motive power are
so many hindrances to the reproduction the various
species OF sh whose habits them ascend the
very of in order 70 find there suitable
places for receiving their spawn The parent Ash srry
ing IN less numbers at the small streams the tchyoogc
popuaon OF the rivers consequently suffers for the eggs
no longer encounter conditions favorable the growth Of
the young and the recruiting elements Of the whole
fauna rapidly decay. IT. in Scotland and even in Eng
land there existed in France many wealthy land
possessing water courses of very considerable extent
could safely leave to private enterprise the execution of
all the works relative the ameoration of fishery
Tor the individual to whom these rivers belonged would
nave direct interest in augmentng their products.
But with us 1T is otherwise and the individual who should
busy himself with stocking river with fish could hardly
hope to reap for himself any profit from his undertaking
de would augment the aimenary resources of his fell
low-countrymen and in this way would render real
service to his country but his share in the benefits
OBTAINED would be small and would constitute suf-
cent motive to induce him to undertake the work The
stocking our rivers with fish would be public benefit
liz should therefore, think be public charge. Expe-
rments upon large SCALE but conducted iudiciousy
and by intelligent men, would involve much expense
and might lead to important results If you should
Judge It expedient to undertake them you would fnd NJ
lie Mnstre IN the two fishermen of In Bresse of whom
have just had the honor of speaking to you capable
and jealous agents. and will add that the charging them
with this commission would be in my opinion the most
appropriate recompense that the Government could ac
cord to them In fact enterprise like this would re-
quire serious preliminary studies and give rise to
tons which would have be solved by the administration
OF streams and forests and BY the aid of scientific
ralists and 1t would perhaps be well charge mixed
commission with the execution of the project
In conclusion that the stocking of fresh-water
streams with fish by the process Of artificial Foundation
proposed and contemplated many years ago. has never
ll,yithi
that NM. Gehin and Remy TO be the FIRST among
us who have made practical application of the process
and to have obtained results similar those arrived
about the epoch by Mr. Boccus in England that
the works of these fishermen are worthy Of interest
and that by applying the formulation of salmon the
method which they have used with in the breed
ing Of outs we might succeed in augmenting very much
the products of our river fisheries.
have the honor to be, &C.,
MILNE EDWARDS.
PARIS, SEPTEMBER o, 1852.
France affords of Importance since the date of
my last The interesting item the suppression of
the Legitimst Journal the Corsdre by decree of the
Prince President published in the Monte Of this morn
ing This takes place by virtue of Article 80 Of
the organic decree the press issued by the Prince the
18th February last while he was in the exercise Of the
| dictatoria authority assumed the ID December The
! clause thus :
"a journal may be suppressed either after judicial or
SUSPENSION or 0s measure OF general
safety but the suppression be effected by special
decree of the President of the Republic published in the
Bulletin Of he laus."
The suppression in question takes place not as mea
sure Of public safety but after administrative suspen-
sion On the 4th July last this paper suspended
arbitrarily by the Government for two months Govern
ment had the right under the organic decree Of 18th
February, to inict the suspension as the journal had
during the last previous two months incurred judicial
conviction for violation Of the laws on the press Thus
the Corsae is the first journal Of Paris that has incur
red final suppression under the laws on the press
The COrsaire satirical Legtmist Journal edited
with much ability. Not day passed but its columns
contained two three sharp short articles directed in
the transparent guse Of humorous fable against the per-
son, the Government the press Of LouIs NApoLEox
Its two months suspension ended the 4th instant The
publication resumed But the Corsaire was incorri-
gible. The old sport renewed -Four numbers ap-
peared, and the journal was suppressed 7iao
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