The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-28

Gays after their immersion, they gave Dlrth 10 nu
nerous hearty young salmon; their health was 80
good to enable them to pay visit to the Acad
envy at a very early period of their existence. The
oihe experiment seems to render il probable
that salmon may be acclmated, and learn to live
in reservoirs of fresh water.
The spring is remarkably forward in Paris. The
cold weather ceased during the fret week in Janu-
ary and continued mild rains have since urged
forward the trees and vegetation. The gardeners OF
the Tuileries, the Luxembourg, and the Jardin des
Plantes have already begun operations for the sea-
son. They need to commence carly at the latter
garden, for. besides the improvements and cmbe!
lshments annually made, there are thirty miles OF
avenues and alleys to attend to, twenty five acres
OF land to plough and lay down to grass, and more
than eighty thousand plants to nurse. The spot
known as the Petite Suisse, or Switzerland in Lit
tle-cons!sting Of a mountain valley, laby
rinth and the great cedar of Lebanon--is at this
moment the most beautiful corner in Paris None
but evergreens admitted to this sanctuary, and
in mdwinter, in midsummer, the groves are
vocal with the laughs Of children and the songs OF
birds
ii ia probable that the whole copper currency OF
France will be melted down and recast. The le-
gslatures for the last years. have been occupied
with this project, but have never arrived at any
decision. The motives for the change many
and cogent. The coins are for the most part, fifty
years old; they are worn smooth, and are easily
counterfeited; they are ugly to an extraordinary
degree and the coins Of a nation often become evil
dence of its civilization and advance in the arts;
they heavy and cumbrous; and lastly, they do
not accord with the decimal system, which prevails
actually in weights and measures, and nominally
in the currency. The lard, four of which make
sou, is dou decimal, and not decimal coin; in
the recast, this exploded and illegal piece will be
abolished in fact, it by act many years
ago. The new coins will not be of copper, which
is soft and does not wear but of bronze. of a
composition approaching nearly possible to
the bronze of the medals of the ancients, which
have resisted the wear and tear of centuries.
1t is supposed that fifty millions francs worth
of copper and bell metal coins in circulation
throughout France and this is believed to be more
than required by the necessities of exchange. A
project discussed under Louis Philippe proposed to
withdraw these fifty millions, and emit only forty;
and it is probable this plan will be adopted by the
present government. The operation will not cost
the treasury it is said a farthing. The coins
will not weigh over half much the present;
and the material thus economsed, calculated
at 100000 pounds, will amply pay the expenses
of the recoinage, which will probably amount to
5000 900 francs. Ii is meant, too, that the
coins be executed with the same care and skill
those of silver and gold and, aso, that they bear
the image and the name of the Prince President Of
the republic.
The change of official costume has already com
menced. The advocates have returned to the style
of dress that prevailed under the Empire and the
Restoration. An advocate never presented him
self before tribunal, in those days, unless APP
pareed in black pantaloons, long flowing robe
whi he eche Waa hen
worn by civilians. To this order of things the
gentry inhabiting the Palais de Justice have
turned. 1t was after the revolution of July that
black and colored cravats began to give battle to
the white; somewhat later, black pantaloons were
severely attacked by inroad Of striped streaked
and even nankeen unnentionables. From that mo-
ment all uniformity was at an end, and the regu-
lations prescribing the official costume of magis-
trates and advocates were looked upon blue and
and void. But they have been revived by order of
Chief Justice Troplong; and all colors but black
and white have been completely done brown
Many hundreds of moustaches have likewise fallen
victims to this revival of an old and respectable
tradition.
| The letter of Mr.. Webster to Mr.. Rves author
izing him TO recognise the new government of
France, has appeared in the French journals. The
Constitutionnei led the way and the unofficial jour
To them while treading in the footsteps of the con-
| fdential sheet. The translation is exceedingly
well done, and the massive Saxon of Mr. Webster
has lost nothing in its passage into a softer Euro
pean dialect. Ii is satisfactory 10 the Americans,
/ and the few French who interest themselves in
American affairs pronounce it happy instance
/ of an gracious task gracefully executed.
DR.. Vcron, proprietor of the Conshiufionnel, who
| commenced the imperial campaign in 1850, and
has beckoned and invited the coup d'eiaf from that
| time to this, is disappointed man. He cannot get
| his guerdon. He expected nothing less than the
offer of a in the Senate. lie has been contem-
| plating, in his minds eye, the goodly figure he
| would cut in the pompous trappings of legislator
| Louis Napoleon holds out obstinately against his
| opportunities, though no one knows exactly why
Surely the laborer is worthy of his hire DR.. Nerun
has done the dirty work Of the President for the
past three years, and has got nothing for il but
decoration. ] look in the Monitsp every morning
| for the appointment, but il certainly has not APP
pcared there yet An article in the Constitutional
| Of yesterday, however, might lead to the belief
that the DOCTORS desires arc on the point Of being
gratihed This article goes at some length into
description Of the official costumes to be by the
dignitaries of the State. The writer commences by
stating that the principle of official is emi
nently pleasing to the democratic interests of the
country, innsmuch IL is the badge of functions
which open TO all lie then diates upon the gold,
the velvet, the eagle, the trimmings, which to
ter into the composition Of the Senator's court dress
lie it likely that tho Consiitutionnd would thus
enlarge upon topic which could but be annoying
10 its chief editor in his petition had been
fusedl II is more likely that the Senator elect de.
sired in this article to give his friend glimpse, in
advance, Of hi, porty person when decked in his
State apparel DR. Yeron may, and probably WILL
be made Senator; but even in his court costume
he will never look like any thing but an overgrown
gladiator got too fat to fight, and who has trans
ferred his talents from the professional ring to the
editorial arena.
The statistics Of the Morguo. or Dead House Of
Paris, not without their interest. The figures
hardly vary from one year to another. 1t lie here
that bodies found in the river and on the highway
arc exposed for recognition. The following arc the
figures for the last two ycars:
1851. 1850.
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