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

other DEGREES.
On the 9th Of March, considering that the
formation of the civil code promulgated by the En-
peror Napoleon was due to his powerful will con-
sidering that it was he who chose the eminent men
who presented and finished that immortal work
that it was under his Presidency Of the Council of
State, and under the inspiration of his genius, that
resolved the most grave questions of the COM
mon law that public gratitude has adorned this
code with the title of Code Napoleon and that, IN
re-establishing this name, we render homage as
much to historical truth as to the national senti-
ment" it was decreed that the civil. code retake
the name of /" Code Napoleon"
No serious objection can be made to this decree,
nor is it Of great Importance, but mention it as
sign of the times just as mentioned the other day
the forthcoming installation of eagles the Pon Louis
XVI, and as may mention the forthcoming reste-
ration of eagles on the Pont GJena.
Another decree appoints new Senators, viz. the
Duke of Mortemart, Gen. Petit, the 4ychbishop Of Paris,
Gen. Plat M. Binean Minister of Finances the Marquis
Of Barbancois, and Baron d. Heeckeren.
The appointment Of the Archbishop Of Paris is not
remarkable his acceptance. Had he initiated the
ample Of his friend Gen. Cavagnac and declined form
part of Government based upon principles which he
despses he would certainly have acted nobler part.
On the other hand it required holiness the part
of Louis Napoleon to appoint him; for the Archbishop
u
republican but then the Presidents policy from the first
has been to conciiae not to say suborn the church
The appointment of NJ Barbancois was of civty
towards the Legtmists-B Baron Heeckeren is personal
friend Of the Prince and for the appointment Of the
Generals the motive for that is plain the Plains
Of Satory.
decree Of the 9th Of March orders the sale of Or
leans estates the of IS 000 000f ISL 000 000
Among the be thus aenated those of Neuy
and Meonceaux The decree also orders the aena-
tion of the Castle of Rambouet Of which hereafter
The 000 raised by the above sales is to be ap
propriaed thus: ten millions to societies of mutual
sstance ten millions for the improvement of laborers
lodgings ten mionsfor the encouragement ofrura banks
and five millions towards fund fer the relief Of the de-
serving poor. Another provision of the decree
orders the legion of honor with annuity Of 500 00
to be added to the national debt.
An important decree of the date ordains the u.
sion of the Paris and Orleans the Orleans and Bordeaux
the Tour and Nantes and the Central Railroad Companies
into one; system of Capitalization which be
generally approved Of, and which long ago adopted
though with the striking success in England:
decree of the Goth of March the old law
clubs associations The penal code Of France orbds
the regular assemblage Of any association Of than
twenty persons for any object whatever unless by
of the Government and under constitutions which
the dissolution Of the association and fine imposed upon
the chiefs and managers varying from l6f to lo0f The
person in whose house the assembage meets is liable to
the fine. The law Of 1864 aggravaes these proyi
sions by forbidding any assembage whatever of more
than twenty persons for single time, without
and direction of the Government and subjects all the
members of assembage violating the law fine of
from 50f 1000f, doubles the fine in Of second
offence and renders the offenders liable also from
months to years Imprisonment Such is the law now,
re-enacted.
The last decree which have allude provides
that edfce, destined to receive national expositions
and suitable for public ceremonies and civil and military
etes shall be constructed after the plan of the Crystal
Palace Of London and erected in the grand square of
the Champs Eysec The project confded the Minis
ter of the Interior who is charged study the project
and to propose to the President who calls himself US
in this instance the most suitable to arrive at
prompt and economical execution
come to the installation of what called the
great bodies of the State The ceremony took place
the Goth March, at the Palace of the Tueries, in the
grand Hall of the Marshas. or course the place was
magnfcenty and imperiay decorated and nothing was
spared to give the occasion every possible spendor and
eca The platform provided for the President and other
dgnaries hung with splendid canopy Of red velvet
fringed with gold On each side was trophies Of tr-
coioreO suTmOunteu spread eagles Inc
canopy Immediately in front Of the window which
opens the famous Balcony of the Clock" whence
often Louis PHILIPPE presented himself with his royal
family before the people, they stood in admrng
in scornful thousands gaze him from the gar
dens of the Tuerics In the of the window
were arranged for the Presidents military little
in advance and under the canopy not exactly the
throne-but what else shall call il of the Prince Pre-
sident The papers call it "a large td1e1 Of velvet and
gold At the right Of this fauteui but step lower in
the elevation smaller fauteuil for Marshal JEROME
BosAPARrE the President Of the Senate Behind these
two y3aels ten chairs occupied by the Ministers
Near the window Mt the right of the President third
futeuil Cor the Vice President of the Council of State
The rest Of the platform which extended the whole length
Of the hall, was occupied by Councillors Of State and
Masters Of Requests The Deputies in galleries at
the extreme left The distribution of the Senator's Pre-
fects and smaller dgntares and whether they sat in
auteuils chairs, or benches incidents worth men,
tonng The corps dpSonatique on the side Of the
hall the right of the President At the bottom Of the
hall we're editors of the Paris newspapers The ambassa-
doris introduced by digntary just instituted
cording imperial usage and who gorcs the title Of
ystrocteur dcs A0i6assadeurs There not having been
teors and embroderers enough in Paris TO get a the
State iiveres ready for the occasion, about fifth OF the
Deputies had appear in what is called the petite t
Their qradc win probably be ready in time for the
coronation MosTALrMBrRr appeared in sober black So
Tenn and know ing The Cardinals were in full
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