Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-24

ing England the revocation OF the edct Of Nantes not per-
hitting him. as he was Protestant return to France
Papn settled at Marburg, in Germany He died IN ITO
zhorty after the above mentioned correspondence and
without having his schemes accomplished He died.
moreover-as is too often the with distinguished in
ventors and dscoyerers--in extreme poverty.
Propose in the present letter. to consider Paris from
a new point of view As city OF magnificent palaces
beautiful gardens and imposing monuments; as centre
of gayety and capital of fashion, we have all heard OF IT
from our youth up Most of us in imagination and some
of us in reality have promenaded its broad beautiful
boulevards ounged in splendid galleries made tour
of its famous churches from Noe Dame proper to Notr
Dame de Loree y sentmentalzed at Pre la Chaise and
the Place de la Base and marched in triumph from the
Column of Luxor through the Champs Elysees, to the
Arc a Etoe All this is worth doing, and worth writing
about but so many have done it, and much has been
written about it, that have thought glance at Paris
from entirely another point Of view would have at least
the charm of variety and in these days when muchis
said and sung about LABouR when it boasts of princey
patronage and CRYSTAL PALACES and when authors
hardly dare to write the word with small what better
point of view be chosen than that of industry ask
your attention. them to Paris CITY Of Manufactures
and Mechanics indebted for my facts to report of
the Paris Chamber Of Commerce. prepared under the inn
mediate supervision of HORACE SAY and bearing every
mark of the conscientious research The report
entitled g Statistics of the Industry Of Paris resulting from
Investigations made By the Chamber Of Commerce, for The
years lS47 and lS48. 1t is royal quarto volume of over
thousand pages and gives the most minute information
concerning less than 345 branches of business and
nearly 900 operatives
Paris being divided for military purposes into no less
than 362 distinct parts this division adopted by the
Chamber Of Commerce in making their Investigations
and only every street and lane but every house
Il do tha ofin that
there 49, 900 houses in Paris and that they
tain population Of. million souls, small
undertaking. Not only all the manufacturers and master
mechanics subjected to extensive system of in
quy but also large proportion of the operatives them
selves use the word operatives by the way through
out this article, mere term of convenience 1t in
cudes both and all ages and conditions of the work
ing population and is therefore the most simple and
pressive term could seect No was compelled to
give any information and perhaps for this
seemed disposed to withhold any In fact, the Commits
sion strictly voluntary throughout and appears to
have been actively and cheerfuly participated in by all
parties
In the present letter give the general results Of the
report concerning the private manufacturing and mechan
ical industry Of Paris There several public esab
lishments such the National Printing Office, the Ma
nufacory of Goben Tapestry the National Tobacco Ma
nufacory, the Mint, &c., which may make the subject
of another letter.
The various branches of Paris industry were divided
into thirteen comprehensive groups under the follow
ing names:
l. Authorization. q Building. g. Furniture Vest
ments s. Threads and Tissues. g. Skins and feathers
Carriage-makng, Saddery and Military Equipments
g. Chemical Works and Potteries 0. Mechanics, Hard
ware, and Work in Metals. TO- Jewelry and Work in
Precious Metals H. Wooden-ware and Basket-making.
u. Paris Articles. Is. Printing, Engraving and Fine
Paper-making
Throughout the following statements shall allude to
these several groups by their respective numbers must
necessarily adhere to the generalization which they in
voye in order give succnct and faithful account of
the report but in order to make it ineligible to the
American reader, it will be necessary give brief
meration of the principal articles in each group:
l. Atimentdion-In this group is included every kind
Of labor incident to the preparation of food beverages
and condiments of all descrptions-such bread pas
try, chocolate cheese beer, distilled waters ices vine
gar mustard refined sugar, spices, sc.
2. Buiidn9.-In this group comprised all the
rious kinds OF work connected with building boat
building paving, house and boat painting housedecorat
ing masonry stonecuttng, carpentry stove and furnace
making, &C.
3. Furnitwe.-Ths group embraces all the mechanical
industry connected with cabinet making. char-makng
carpet and tapestry manufacturing the
manufacture OF window blinds, gas-furnture, lamps
bron1es marble tables paper-hangings picture frames
alabaster ornaments plaster and composition mould
ings, &C.
A. Vsstmenfs.-This group includes tailoring dress
making millinery shir-making needle work, cleansing
and dying Of garments boot and shoe making and repair
ing, hat and cap-making &c.
g. Threads and Tissnes-In this group all the
branches of industry incident the manufacture of
threads aces ribands shaws tissues for dresses frni
ture, and counerpanes plush cotton canvass hosiery
and cotton waddng and also the work connected with
cotton and wool-spinning embrodering, woolcombing
thread and tissue dying designing patterns for fabrics
and embroidery, the making Of church vestments the
printing Of tissues, &c.
g. Skins and Ledtes-In this group is included all the
work involved in tanning, curryng, morocco-making
parchment-making dressing and dying goat, kid, and
other skins for gove-makng, sc.
T. age-mGking, Sdddlev and Military Equipments.
Besides the usual labor obviously implied in the mere
mention Of these branches Of industry there also in
cuded under the head the work Of trunk makers
fishing gear manufacturers, carriage, lock, and lantern
manufactures the manufacturers Of articles for the chase
such game-bags, dog-collars, gun nipples powder
horns worm-screws wadding, shot, &c cartwrghts
rage painters, sc.
s. Chemical Works and Potter-In this group sncud-
ed the great variety of labor connected with the
facture Of India rubber work. varnish backing paints
and colors inks pantoils candles gas glue saltpetre
tncures, &c. for apothecares daguerreotypes razor
straps artificial teeth, enamel for artificial eyes porce-
lain buttons, carthenware stoves and pavemens small
glassware, stone, earthen and crockery ware bricks
ivory black prepared charcoal and also the incl
dent to the htering Of water, the refining Of OIL the
coratng Of porcelain the painting and gliding Of glass
the sung and preserving Of birds animals SC. for
seums of natural history, &c.
i O. Mechanics Hdrdrdre, and Work upon Metdh.-The
trades included in this group chiefly those connected