The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-19

anecdotes of mon arrested for placing themselves
upon the line Of the passage dtessed In the tradi-
tonal grey coat aud cooked hat Of the Emperor, in
derision Of his nephew; of peasants that shout
"riUe y Emperstr'' as long as they are sober, but
when drunk forget their instructions and shout
"Viuent les Rouges;" Of chilling receptions here,
and of exits in pet from cities there, that look on
in respectful silence. Still, the empire is mono
the less sure for these untoward incidents Of the
wayside. The first of January will hardly pass
without seeing "our institutions consolidated, and
the stability Of the government secured"
Among the numerous methods Of celebrating the
occasion of the Presidents visit, no city was more
successful in its choice than Toulouse. You are
aware that the privilege of loaning money on de-
post OF personal property, vulgarly called pawn
broking, is retained by the government. The
municipal council of Toulouse decided that the
Mont de- Piete Of that city should, during period
of three weeks; restore gratuitously all objects
pledged for a less sum than three francs There
are 90 many people that pawn tbeix sRplK-A .inA
order to purchase piece Of boiling beef, that the
number Of persons who will be enabled by this de-
cree to have the pot and the beef at the same mo-
ment, will doubtless be extremely large. The
statistics Of the Mont. de- Pete at Toulouse during
the three weeks lin question will be certainly Of
very great interest. Some time ago, when Proud
hon abolished the family tie, young man Of that
city put bis father and mother up the spout in
order to redeem old pair of boots, which he
thought might yet do service. He will now be able
to release his parents also, for do not imagine
that they brought over franc and a half piece.
My authority for this statement is Mr.. Cham, ca
rcaturist of the CAariudri.
The duties of the Minister of the Interior re-
quire him to publish once month the average
price of breadstufs throughout all France up to as
late period practicable That for the last fort
night of August and the fret fortnight Of Septem
Der has appeared, and in spite Of M. dc Perigny's
desire to prove the contrary, shows general rise
In prices. The average price of wheat the hectic
litre is II 25 francs; last month it 1861 francs
the hectolitre, (three bushels.) Since these re-
turns were drawn up price, underwent moment
airy decline, but have again risen within the past
week to higher point than before.
A singular arrest has been lately accomplished
at Toulouse. The police the lookout for the
chief of band Of and at last learned
that his passport bore the name of Henri Farquet
and that he frequently called for letters at the post
office. An agent was established permanently at
the delivering bureau, and when after several days
Mr.. Farquet presented himself, he was seized and
successfully captured. A stolen watch and key /,
presumed to be that Of his lodgings, were found
upon him. Effort after effort was tried to obtain
from him some clue to his residence in the city,
but all to no purpose letter, found in the lining
of his hat. written in fash dialect, bat which
translated into French by an expert, proved the
existence Of gang of thieves, and their compli-
city in several late burglaries. In order to dis
cover bis abode in Toulouse, it was determined to
carry him about the streets, in order to see If he
s.LL
marched all over town, strongly guarded, and
preceded by a crier. who from time TO time
claimed, " Does anybody know this man?' At
last a hairdresser declared that he had seen him
enter house No. 10 in the Rue Pharaoh. His room
was found by this means, and an immense guam
tity of booty, together with complete assortment
of pckpockes' tools, recaptured. Mr. Farquet
was found to be Mr.. Burned, and will be speedily
despatched to southern chimes.
You probably remember that some years ago the
Sultan of Turkey presented to NJ de Lamartine
an extensive farm in the neighborhood Of Smyrna.
The poets work upon the East had 90 pleased the
Sultan that the grant was made in testimony Of
bis qualification. The newspapers have several
times sent M. Lamartine to Smyrna, for the pur-
pose of ending his days in the Levant. But in
stead of cultvatng his homestead himself, M.
Lamartine rented it to an English gentleman upon
certain conditions, to which, however, the govern
ment refused to assent An Armenian company
agreed to take it upon the conditions exacted by
the Porte, and to pay $4,000 year for rs years.
The result Of the transaction, therefore, is that the
Sultan's gift amounts to an annuity for IS years,
payable to M Lamartine or his heirs.
Poor Madame Bocarme is trying in vain to dis
pose of the grounds and chateau in which her bro
Their was murdered An unsuccessful attempt to
cell them by auction having been made some time
ago, they were again put up week since in eigh.
teen lots. Not a single offer made for any one
of the eighteen. The whole was then put up in a
lump, and, after some delay, a bid was made on the
part of Belgian deputy, of 3sO,oO0f It &C.
ceptcd Professionally; and if in the final adjudica-
ton, the 18th of this month, no better offer is
made, the transfer will take place.
The passengers upon the Northern railroad mar
rowly escaped destruction some days ago. A large
cart, laden down by the weight of an enormous
block of stone, had become fastened in among the
rails and the efforts Of the three horses to Olsen.
gageit were perfectly unnvaling. The whist le of
the express train was heard in the distance. The
WAGNER, determined to save his horses at least,
cut the reins and the harness and made off, The
engineer saw the obstacle, reversed the steam,
and gave the signal for the brakes. But the en-.
CINE, which Champion, refused to obey, and
tHc bdW INC utteE lHlpOsSOluty OF STOP
ping it in time, 80 he put on the steam again, and
drove tho train with full force upon the terrible
obstacle. The wagon was shivered to atoms, and
the stone sent flying in spnters for rods in all di
rectons. The train was not thrown off the track
and the passengers were unaware of any shock
They did not hear Of the danger they had ran till
they stopped at the next station. The engine was
battered. but it's vitality was not decreased. The
engineer. whose GOODNESS and decision saved the
passengers, Is a Pole, and will be the object of
come tribute Of gratitude from the company.
From document just published it appears that
the total supercies of Paris comprised within the
octroi wall, Is IS square kilometres (about 2l4
square miles) which is equivalent to 36 millions of
square yards. The number Of streets, passages
courts, &C., ,494. The length Of all the streets
is in round numbers 366 kilometres, or about 22s
miles, If put in a line after the other, they
would be as long as the railway from Paris to
Poitiers. The longest thoroughfare is the Quai de
Jemapes. 1t commences at the Bastille and
nnIS oft nore do