The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-24

Or two of it. These considerations are certainly
not without influence upon the decision Of man
who hives in serious apprehension of assassination.
Louis Napoleon is known to be brave man; out il
ia no proof Of cowardice 10 guard against the mid
night stiletto or the bullet Of the paid and profess
sional bravo.
The Annuaire du Bureau dss Longiildes for 1852
contains the following statistical items:
'During the 33 years, from 1917 to lS49, there
We're born in France It, l59 349 boys and Is 5O4 54
girls, thus making the average annual births II
males exceed by one-sixth thosc OF females Dur
ing the above period, the number OF llegimate
children was, throughout all France, l66 900
boys and l2l 03S girls One illegitiIaie child is
b rn to l3 Legitimate. The deaths OF males exceed
those OF females, the former being represented by
TO- and the latter by 69 AS to the increase OF the
population, the males have an advantage over the
fernales--the former contributing for 369th part
and the latter only for i9Sth. u the total
continues to maintain the same proportions it will
be 10th in 20 years, 2-l0ths i'll 80 yenrs, 3 I0ths
in ST years, 4-l0ths in I years, and half in So
years 1t will require LAT years to become double
what it is now. There 100 births to "a deaths.
and marriage to births. In the period between
to the births 81 8 at the commences ent,
80 towards the middle, and 36l towards the
end. These numbers. in considering the popu-
laton az nearly stationary, also explain the ave
rage duration Of life ut each epoch; it was 81 3
years about 1877, 1919 sixteen years later, and il is
now 36.l. The table of mortality Of Davillard
only gives 2os years as the average duration OF lie
before the revolution of '93 There is the refore.
increase of about years, which must be al
uibuted to the introduction of vaccination and the
improvement in the condition Of the lower classes
The city Of Paris contained, in 1850. a45,72l in
habitants--the reimbursement of Saint Denis
lS7 ,5l3-and that of Sceaux l23, 1923 maxi ing IA
tutal for the department of the Seine Of 364 933
The births at private houses were 9,4s4 males, and
9,l59 females Legitimate, and 2493 males, and
2,429 females illegitimate; in the hospitals 1876
boys and 30 girls legitimate, and 2549 males
and 2.5OS females illegitimate; making a total Of
1902 males, and 1866 females. The deaths
amounted to 1856 males and $40 females
giving an excess of births deaths Of 1902 In
1850 there were S.444 marriages celebrated between
bachelors and spinsters; 62 between bachelors and
widows; 9S9 between widowers and spinsters and
1852 between widOwers and widows. General total
OF marriages, lO,2T."
The Annuairs gives, besides these facts the fol.
lowing details ofthe consumption Of food and pota-
BILE liquors in Paris in 1850:
"Wine in casks and bottles % 81 s 500 gals beer
2,ll923S gallons. The quantity of meat including
l2,276,S76 kiogrammes (the killogrammc ia two
POUNDED OF charcuteric, (sausages, &c.,) amounted
TO Is, lO4.254 kilos. there were also consumed
a9O9275 kios OF grapes, and 81, OIL klos of pates
Potted meats prawns and trufiles. There were pur-
chased in the markets salt water fab to the value
of 623S 536fr.; oysters, 723, 69lfr; fresh water
fab, 676.6o2fr.; poultry and game, - O94 776fr.;
butter, llOlS, 722tr.; and eggs, 5.479, 742fr The
fuel consumed was "a l05 AT cubic feet of wood of
all kinds; $4,000 chaldrons of charcoal; and
800 900 chaldrons Of coal"
learn that highly commendable measure is
about to be taken by the government. This is, to
order that henceforth births shall be registered at
the home of the parents, instead of at the mayors
office The present law is that the new born child
be taken before the mayor soon as may be after
birth, where the sex, age, &c, are registered.
Two difficulties are presented by this mode; the
infants exposed to the rigors Of the weather ut
very early period of their lives, and it is highly
announcement for the mayor, in public office, to
convince himself Of their by personal observa-
tlon Parents are sometimes mistaken, and some
times make false declarations for purposes Of their
own. 1t is said that three four per cent of the
rcgistries arc wrong upon this vital point The
forthcoming law is expected to remedy this serious
objection to the system in practice. The mayor
will henceforth examine the conner in his
cradle. and will be able TO decide for himself and
by his own eyewitness, whether the infant be
male or female can imagine nothing more an
noying for man to figure as a woman upon the
birth register, particularly if his name be John
hope this vigorous measure will lie put to the
credit of the French government and that it will
go far towards obtaining lcncnt judgment of its
late usurpation, perjury, and massacre.
think have seen from time TO time in New
York papers complaints against the quality Of the
milk furnished TO the Msnhattanese, and pretty
serious charges of imrnixture with foreign sub
stances Perhaps an example hike the following
might produce happy effect Mr.. Daurecourt,
farmer and grazicr in a village-of which, by the
way, he is the mayor-brought an action against
two Of his rivals in trade and four OF his own milk
women, for having adulterated his milk to such a
degree that 1t was positively poisonous. Having
found that his customers deserving him, and
that his butter was pronounced uneatablc, he had
previously caused his ponds TO be cleared out his
fields TO be examined, and his laborers to be re-
pentcdly changed. female in his employ at last
confessed that she and five others had been brbcd
by Messrs. Chardn and Lebas. opposition milk
men and political enemies to poison his milk to
ruin his trade, and accomplish his soc ial destruc-
ton. The substances mixed with his milk were
sulphur, tobacco, tansy, hemlock, &c. The Tri.
bunal OF Correctional Police condemned Mr.. Char.
din to FIVE YEARS ISPRIsosMEST, MIR. Lebas TO
two years imprisonment, the principal adul,era-
trcss TO four years imprisonment, and the other
five TO terms Of durance vile varying from six
months 10 two years. The two gentlemen were
also ordered to pay s 900 damages to Mr. Daure-
court. Now, If MIR. Chardin lie forced TO spend FIVE
years in dungeon for his slight departure from
the path OF honor, the New York milkmen, or such
az have heard branded for their horrible com
POUNDS, oescfVc, seVfraily, improvement Tor lie.
What, ask, ia sulphur but very harmless sub
stance, especially with moasses, which is re-
nowncd for its cooling properties What is to.
bacco but weed VIGOROUSLY fragrant And
hcmlock, even though it should prove fatal, the
victim would die in good company, and follow In
the path Of the first of philosophers and hen pee kod
husbands
feel the necessity considering that this ia holt
dry period, TO say something complimentary Of
the nation among which happen to dwell. The
French have just placed themselves in a position
which justly entities them to a good share of re-
proach and disgust. Bot they have many good
points that ii would be unfair not to recall ,hem 10
mind at this particular juncturc Their genial and
joyous character has been remarked from the time
OF Julius C@sar TO the present day II is still visi
BILE in this luxurious capital; and hence the grave
and sullen nature Of the north have characterized
the people as frivolous and vain. But in almost
every art and science France leads the world The
basis Of the character Of this nation seems 10 con
n r.