Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-01
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT

PARIS, SEPTEMBER 3, 1888.
The interesting Congress for the Improvement of
scientific navigation, of which your distinguished
fellow-townsman, Lieut.. MAURY, is the originator
and the leading spirit is going on satisfactorily with
the work before it. I take from valuable Brus-
sells paper lthe Independence Beige the following
notice of its proceedings: "The delegates of the
maritime Powers who have assembled in Brussels
for the adoption of a uniform plan of observation
upon the sea continue actively at work They
have daily sittings which are prolonged to FIVE or
six o'clock in the afternoon at the hall assigned to
them in the buildings of the Ministry of the Inte-
rior. The nations represented in the Conference
are England, France, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Por-
tugal, Holland, Belgium, and the United States.
This is the first time, as Mr.. MAURY has Justly re-
marked, that so many officers of different nations
have been assembled together accomplish OBJ
ect of public utility to cooperate for the advancement
Of science and in promotion Of the happiness Of mankind
Heretofore when officers have been assembled toge
ther it has been the mouth of and
cert disastrous military expeditions This assembly is,
in fact, veritabe Peace Congress; Peace Congress
which substitutes acts for words and which already in
the outset indicated shorter and routes.
There is entire harmony in tho GAnsAss asis
the different elements of observation the knowledge Of
which viii enable nnvgators much to diminish the dura-
ton and the danger their voyages Uniform compare
marines and such commercial marines shall consent to
cooperate in the projected plan Thus ships while fur
rowing the seas will become henceforth many floating
observatorcs which, Joined to those established upon
terra frna will cover the globe with network Of
obseryatores intended facilitate tho study
WHOLE of the great terrestrial phenomena 1t is
ey the grandcst and broades association Of which the
history Of the sciences make mention"
Mr. SErDEIs, our new Charge dAffaires for Belgium,
arrived at Brussels Sunday last upon the du
ties Of his function. -
Notwithstanding the universal submission Of parties
and the tranquility throughout France which We must
believe since the Emperor in the Monteur has asserted
it. permits the abolition Of the Ministry Of General Po.
lice, We learn this week, via Szerland that few days
since an attempt instruction promptly and
y represcd Lyons Some hundred arrests follow
ed and many other Of the too impatient republicans are
in fight The Swiss papers report that strict police
have been taken in France along the Swiss frontier
This intelligence may may not be true. As several
Swiss papers speak Of il there is probably founda-
ton in truth. No inference, pro CON- be drawn
from the fast that French journals have alluded to the
matter They would dare to- be tie report true or
false The police known to exercise Argus eyed yic
lance throughout the empire The persons Of the
reigus especially watched Dieppe which is on
the coast within few hours Of Paris by the Rouep and
Hayre railway An oyer-zeaous policeman at this fash
onabe bathing place has just been subjecting Mr. PAa-
MERE, member Of the Provisional Government Of 1S4S
who desired for the benefit Of his wes health to spend
few days upon the coast unwarrantabc an
noyance Umbrage taken the fact that this rather
notorious republican should have chosen the moment OF
the Emperor resence Dieppe to make his own visit
policeman met him as he leaving the railway sta
on and inttmated that the police Of the same
opinion the faculty with regard the benefit NJ DE-
PAGSEnREs health to derive from the air Of Dieppe
and he was requested to select other point Of the
coast. Mr.. 2. protested the police insisted Mr. re-
fused positively change his wifes destination where
upon the nmaon converted into positive orders to
which the exember Of the Provisional Government was
compelled to submit. Several for political cause
were made ut the same time both Mt Deppe and Paris.
~ IS semi-ohciay announced that the imperial ojourn
at Deppe will not be prolonged beyond the last Of this
week They return to ST. Cloud for a few days when
the Emperor and Empress expected to leave on short
tour in the departments Of the north Of France -Four or
FIVE other distinguished Of the late republican
era than that of Pagnee at the present moment
resting the public eye the subject Of notice the
papers The famous LRDRu ROLLS is reported to
gerousy Ill in London Of disease Of the heart. His
iusrious and worthy colleague, FRANCOIS ARaao is ap
preaching at the observatory Of Paris Of his long
ana glorious scientific career lie has long been almost
blind but the disease which actually bringing him
the grave is said to be the with that of Ledru Roll
I'M an affection Of the heart Arago, you will remember
as director Of the Observatory Of Paris the only public
functonary Of France who has been excused from the
oath OF allegiance to Napoleon Ill His celebrity
ronomer caused him. by special exception of the Empe
ror, to DO permitted to retain his office notwithstanding
his express refusal Of the OATH LAManrmK the Michel
Angelo Of literature poet historian and statesman
soi-dsant "lghtning rod" Of Is4s but who was himself