The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-20

ming fac tories, where fire. had been discovered.
means for injecting, steam upon the blaze may
perhaps be fitted to.steaners with advantage
You are perhaps that theru 10 at Mont
iaucon, in the environs of Paris a government rs-
Establishment for cuttpg up and turning TO account
the bodies of dead horses. This has been 50 sue
cessful, and the revenue derived from il SO con-
siderable, that it Is in contemplation to erect
building for simar purposes in the outslirts OF
each eng lieu, or shire town, in France. The OBJ
Ject - two fold: to prevent any i'll effects 10 the
public health from the exposure Of purifying
cases, and to devote the remains to roally useful
purposes. A distinguished chemist has computed
the value Of dead horse, il properly managed, to
be from $l2 to ga The hair. weighing from
three to six 10 worth, according its quail
ity, from So TO SO. The skin, which weighs from
fifty to sixty pounds, ia worth from So so to So 50.
The blood is worth from forty to sixty cents. The
fcsh, weighing from tlree to four hundred pounds,
Ia worth for manure, or food for other animals, from
ST to 80. Tie fat sells at twelve cents pound,
but the quantity is not very great. The shoes, The
hoofs, and the bones all worth email sumo,
which make up about the amount stated above.
All the out horses of the capital arc brought
to Montfaucon and killed About sixteen thou
sand dead and alive annually cut up and util-
lied at this establishment
Better days in store for the theatres of Paris
than they have known of late years. The city ia
to step in to their and the subsidies they
annually receive are to be materially augmented.
The yearly subvcntion of the Grand Opera is 10 be
increased from l20, 900 to $3.50 900 for ten years
to come. The Coincide Francaise, which receives
from the city $780, 900 year, is hereafter to pay
no rent. an economy of $4,000 annually. The
others are to be assisted in proper proportions.
They all to receive allow nee for the lnsses
suffered during the month of December, in con-
sequence of the coup d'stat. The President is to
have an imperial box in every theatre in the CAPT.
tai, for which heavy sums will be paid All the
managers soon to have an audience of the Min.
ster OF the Interior for the purpose of requesting
release from the onerous hospital tax, droit des
pauves This tax levies upon the theatres nine per
cent, eleventh of their total receipts. Their
object is to get it reduced to three per cent. or
thirty third. 1t is believed the petition will be
granted.
On Saturday night last the Palace of the Tue-
ries was warmed and lighted throughout, decorated
with flowers, and hung with flags in honor of the
Inauguration of the regime The President
gave grand ball in celebration Of his own advent
Il in all respects worthy Of the Tuileries,
less, perhaps, there were too many military men =
too many officers Of all grades-for entertain
ment 30 sulCuy CIVIL = neaIu many SWORD cat
ter on the floor, and many epaulette ruth
lessiy scrnpe bare necks and shoulders. In fact,
from the abundance of uniforms, court, and diplo-
matte dresses, it almost seemed fancy ball Cen
tlemen habited in the costume of the nineteenth
century were lost amid blaze of embroidery and
slashings, and facings and Innings. The Marquis
Of Douglas, whose wife 10 cousin to the President,
WAS curious mixture of different countries and
periods. His head, hair, and wide turnover col
lar, irrcsistiby reminded one Of Hamlet while be
wore the tartan aud The kilt OF Rob Roy Macgre-
gor. This percentage was requested by the Pres-
dent, who did not dance himself, to open the ball
with the Princess Mathilde. Over the heads Of the
intervening crowd all could ace was Hamet's
head and collar violently waltzing that part of
him that represented the great chief Of the clans
WAS hidden from my view. Still, suppose it
waltzed in unison with the head. The President az
much like Dutchman ever, and il required a
strong mag inaton to suppose that any blood Of the
Bonapartes in his veins He was dressed as
commander -in-chief of the army; and he, less
than any other man. could expect to shine in those
brick-red pantsloons. His presence called forth
no applause nor enthusiasm, and could not see
shat it produced any sensation He left early, and,
IL 10 said, slept in the palace. There were Eve
thousand persons present, and at midnight there
were thousand carriages drawn up in the court.
Five hundred valets waited in the vestibuIe. The
adjacent streets were thickly mnded TO deaden the
sound of the passing vehicles Mounted cuiras-
sicrs along the linss Of the principal thoroughfares
reminded the inhabitants Of the distant quarters
that there was royal feh at the Tuileries. II is
roughly calculated that each guest at such ball
spends in dress. carriage hire, and in other
sorry ways, at least twenty france. THE would
distribute 100000 francs, or $40 900. among the
retail dealers OF the city The ball itself cost
ly as much more. This 10 tho direct and unique
object Of these entertainments at this period: TO
force trade, and to provoke hilarity. Other balls
to succeed in the same worthy design; and one
is Instantly limited at, TO which none will be adj
mitted except in the costume of the Empire and
the Restoration. Probably on that night M. Boz
nspar,e will assume the costume OF the Emperor.
FRANCO.