Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-21


in Senator and savant would not have given him
more than twent seyen Leyerrier is counted
upon us of the Illustrations Of the new empire
he is fear fond of politics He has shown during the
last three years itching for the emoument and honors of
office that bode good TO his scientific reputation He
cannot public expectation and achieve the ends of
his own early ambition in the field of science if he abates
the ror and which have rapidly
hiE in his professional Let hope that the al
ready immortal discoyerer of Neptune win not allow his
great mind be diverted by the ryoes of the courer
his godlike intellect down from the sublime con-
temptation of the outer universe to play the petty part
a clerk of NJ Bonaparte in the government of France
Another mode of grouping the newiy-appointed Sena-
of France suggested by the decree reported in my
last restoring the titles of nobility which existed under
the late monarchies We find there five Princes viz
JEROME BoNApARTE, LucEN MUnAr, On LA MoscowA DE
BEAuvAu BERTmER, and DE WAoRAM four Dukes, viz /:
those of Padua, Paisance Vicenza, ard Saint Simon
five Mdrquises, eighteen Counts and six Baroas
look in vain among all the recent Nominations Dig
mites under the rising empire for the name of Gen. Mon
rHoLos The General must have have lad misunder-
standing with the Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON and have fallen
into serious disfavor heard indeed, year ago
that he and his son, who is filing foreg consulate
where in South America, believe, wore disconnected
at the little the Prince seemed disposed do for them in
the way Of political Advancement after bis accession
power in France Perhaps the General was too exacng
if such devotion he showed and such service he
dered both to uncle and nephew capable Of being
timated too highly when it is attempted give them
value fix the of princey favor they de-
serve The fact is Gen. MoNTHoLoN is occupying hum
BILE apartment in Paris within twenty steps of my own
and is said to feel very seriously in his daily experience
the want of the five dollars per day which his pay
member of the late Legislative Assembly This can
readily suppose from his appearance have heard since
the coup eta of the I'd the confident opinion expressed
by his neghbors that he would be raised by the Prince
LOUIS NAPOLEON to the dignity of Senator with the
dowment of So 900 per annum enable him support
suitably his dignity If the persons who expressed
this opinion happened to be radesmen urnishers of
any kind the expression of the expectation that Gen.
MoNTnoLoN would become Senator with the endowment
of $4,000 per annum was universally accompanied by
that of the hope that he might But the Prince LOUIS
NAPOLEON is almost Emperor is actually residing at the
Tueries and Gen. MoSTHoLoN alone of all the Princes
devoted followers remains in state akin to utter
poverty, and in much obscurity already written his
tory will permit for him. People, in view of all this
call to mind that Gen. M. the devoted personal a.
tendant of the Emperor at ST. Helena, not leaving lis
ustrious master till separated by DEATH that he e
of the four executors of the Emperors WILL and sube
quenty, with GoURGAuD the author of the Memoirs Of
Napoleon 1t is remembered, too that Gen. NJ. shsed
the glory and the danger of LOUIS NAPoLEoN's Janus
descent upon Boulogne for the invasion of France dung
the last reign that he shared too with the Prince the
prison of Ham, part of the results of that enerpse
Gen. MoNTHoLoN is far know, the only devted
adherent Of the Prince clingng him faithfully throgh
out the evil days of his exile and imprisonment, wo is
not reapng the reward of fidelity Princey avr is
showering upon all honors, Office money, accordn as
they severaly need
decree of the Prince-Presdent published in the Toni
te of this morning completes the organization of hs Sc
nate by the nomination of its officers The Prime JE-
ROME BoNAPARTE Marshal of France Governor5f the
Invalides, is appointed President of the Senate NM
MEsNARD DRoUYN DE LHUYs, TRoPLoNG and BAaAGuEt
D'HLLIERs appointed Presidents of thai body;
Gen. Count HAUTroUL is named the dignity OF Grand
Refendary; and M. LACROSSE (Senator) is named Sc
cretary
Another decree completes the organization of the Cou
CHI Of State, dividing its members into sections &c.
1t is announced almost officially that the elections
throughout France for the members of the Legislative
corps 10 be ordered for the 9Th and 10th Sunday
Monday of February, proximo.
am reminded by two important book sales advertised
as to take place. of the loss recently sustained in the
United States by the destruction of the library Wash
ington. Would it not be well that American asen
should be present at these sales, to examine the c-
ogues and secure for National library such work
it is desirable should have The two occasions au1
to occurred the in Rome the sale of the books COZ
posing the private library of the celebrated and leari
Cardinal MEzzoFASTI who died some months ago; ID |
other in Paris in the month of March next when will
offered at public oucry the books composing the varo
private libraries of the late King, LOUIS PHILIPPE
The number of new works published in France durn.
the year which has just closed has BEEN books pam
phlet and journals, 1850 OF this whole number led
were printed in the department of the Seine 30S7 thd
eightyfye departments Of France and "A in the French
colony of Ageirs OF the whole number 5673 were ned
works. and 1877 editions of old works Of th
whole number were printed in the French anguage
fortyseven in various provincial French idoms,) and
533 in various foreign languages viz 160 in Latin SO id
Spanish, GO in English, So in German Sc in Greek "a m
Italian, % in Portuguese in Arabic in Hebrew. 81
poyglot works, Polish, and in Russian
The number Of new journals commenced and most of
them ended during the year 1861 was 1866 The number
of engravngs and Autographs published during the year
was 1851 the number Of geographic charts and maps
l82; the number of pieces Of vocal music 485 The
number of new dramatic pieces Of all sorts represented
in the theatres of Paris during the year was 263
extract from the latest number of the Printes and
Boohss Journal the following table showing the lite
rary movement in France annually during the last ten
years The number Of works published in all languages
dead and living, was:
During the year 1912, . 6,445 works