The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-11-13

Therumo in favor Of the son of the Prince Of GAMING
oelng chosen the heir presumpve 10 the have
\ young man.
is thought likely thai The electors will be convoked
of me 2lst OF November 10 vote, and the Legislative
corps summoned for the 2Sth, 10 count the votes. In
such case there would be nothing 10 prevent the proc
lamauon OF The empire on the I'd OF December IL is re-
marked that the flag which used 10 float constantly on
the central pavilion OF the Tueries has two
late occasions been hosted wheh the President the
palace, and hauled down when he quits it,
Inc Monasup contains a report the administration
o. criminal Justice in France submitted by the keeper OF
me seals 10 The Prince President his Paris
~ embraces peoid OF twenty five years, from 1925 10
Iooo and Oilers 10 morasis Legislators, and TO all
VINO lake an interest in the important social questions
ags,ed OF late, most comprehensive and fruitful field
The striking results exhibited by the report are
!. a considerable augmentation in the number OF in
fractions OF the law generally From 1926 10 1880 the
average annual number OF process Uerbeau1 complaints
anu uenuncatons received by the judiciary officers,
on ii4iSl From S46 10 1850 il increased 10 225 9s2,
ana IN this amount not included violations of the
Jaws relative to forests, CUSTOMS and indirect taxes.
nor onences OF petit larceny. 2 An augmentation OF
crimes against persons submitted to the jury the
age annual number which only 1854 from 1926
10 1880, having increased TO Its from 1916 TO 1850
and, on the other hand, dimnution OF the number
OF crimes against property which 022 from 1926
to 1880 and reduced to 1881 from 1915 TO 1850
But II each description OF crime be taken in particular
1t will be observed that the attempts female violation
(upon adults childen) alone really increased The
number OF the latter tried by the courts OF assze more
cTeasing progression The annual average number OF
cases, which was 1856 from 1926 TO 1890, 420 from
1916 TO 1850 Among the crimes against property, rob
berries attended with circumstances OF legal aggravaon
alone decreased Crimes of forgery, coming fraudulent
bankruptcy ncendiarism extoon of securities and sig
natures, increased considerably. II would be wrong,
consequently, to infer from the dmnution OF crimes
against property that respect for the property OF others
had made any progress in France. Cupidty only re-
CURED to other means, and substituted cunning for vio
ence The average number OF robberes referred 10 the
courts OF assiZe diminished II is true byl 900 from
345o us26 to is3o) they descended to 2,4oa ls4s to
1896 but, during the same interval the number OF
cases OF petty larceny tried by the correctional courts
creased by l4,o0o from s,S7l TO 1882 The cases OF
petty larceny not the only tried by those courts
that thus augmented from 1926 TO 1850. Abuses OF con-
hdence swindllng, cheating on the quantity and
quality of articles sold, followed the same progress
sion. Cases of mendcily increased tenfold from 1852
to 1886 Those of vagrancy than doubled, having
risen from 544 TO $685. those OF rebellion, insult and
violence towards funconares and agents OF the public
force, nearly ebed from 3,344 to s653 offences against
morals increased from 497 TO 1857 and all others IN
more or less strong proportion The propensity TO crime
was much more marked in men than women. The latter
only figure Tor onesxth among the accused tried by the
courts OF assze and for one 18TH among those brought
before the correctional On the other hand ap
pears from these returns that before the age OF twenty
one there is greater propensity TO commit attempts
twenty one but particularly after fifty the contrary pre-
walls Bachelors were proporonaly more numerous
among the persons accused of crimes against properyo
which they constitute So per cent.than amongst those
represent hytwo per cent Among the accused OF rob-
berry the proportion OF bachelors reaches Ga per cent
The inhabitants of the rural districts figure for three fhs
in the total number OF accused, and those OF towns for
twohhs. But this proportion is modified according to
The OF the crimes and the country inhabitants
proportonaly much more numerous among the accused
OF crimes against persons, OF which they form
tenths t706 out of 10000 than among the accused Of
crimes against property OF which they constitute less
than sixtenlhs, 500 Out OF 900 The number of
cused totally llterate diminished by 10 per during
those 25 years-that is from 6l2 out of 1000 10 500
From 1929 10 1880, out of 100 accused, 80 average
were acquitted, and 90 condemned-namey, 81 to afic
i've and dshonorng penalties, and 80 to correctional pen
allies From sss 1850, of 400 accused,
acquitted and SO condemned 90 to affective and
dshoRorng penalties and 81 10 correctional penalties The
average proportion during the IS years 81 acquitted
2s sentenced TO affective and dshonoring penalties, and
IS to correctional penalties out OF every 100 accused
The decree for the suspension revocation OF the rail-
road contracts premaurely conceded had, said,
been signed by the Queen
The council of ministers had come TO the resolution Of
recognising the empire The moment II should be pro-
claimed in France.