The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-17


The Momite,~ officially announces, at last, the
miscarriage of the Empress Il Was, understand.
at frat intended to keep the affair secret til wi.er
councils prevailed Il 10 certainly better to make
the misfortune that has befalen her majesty public
Tor am sure that the whole country will sympa-
thirs with her. in her disappointment. Besidss
this, 1t was generally inferred in the country at
large, two months ago, when M. Dubois was
named accouchcr to the Empress, that che was
already in position to need his services In Paris
this inference was known to be correct II the pa.
pers had not been permitted to speak of the catas
trophe just occurred, the provinces. and perhaps
half of Paris, would have been uselessy kept the
tiptee of expec tation during the coming fall and
winter. As it is, they are iorevarned, and think
very judiciously. The Emperor il sorey disap
pointed. The grief of the Empress is said to be
poignant in the extreme Her thoughts cannot
fail to revert to Josephine, and to the vile OF
Bonaparte ON the throne. Such coincidence,
or rather threatened coincidence, must be far
from consolatory. TIE health of her majesty. the
Moniisur eays, is satisfactory. Other and more
reliable authorities say that she has been very i'll,
and il only slowly recovering. She has not left
her room for twelve days. The physicians advise a
visit to the country, relaxation Of the very strict
stqustte in which she bas lived snce her marriage,
and the enjoyment of the society of her former
friends in a sociable manner; and this ia to
certain degree out Of the question ia Paris, Fon-
,ainebleau, Compeigne, or st. Cloud becomes
Indispensable. Still, she is too i'll to leave the city
Immediately.
II is decided that there shall be four metropolitan
palaces built tor their essies in the four largest
cities of France: at Srasbourg, Marseilles, Lyons,
and Bordeaux. There is already chateau at
Strasbourg. which will probably be made to answer
III Il. IL L.,
under consideration at the Ministry of State.
The experiment of "model lodging houses is
likely to be a signal failure. There is only in
operation, and the workmen have shown great
reluctance to occupy them, on the ground that the
rules are strict and destroy their independence,
and that they brought too directly under the
control of the police. | doubt of the Cite now open
would have been filled, had it not been for the great
scarcity Of lodgings.
Napoleon's will is now deposited in the archives
of France. The transfer ia likely to be costly
business, for the Emperor gave many legacies, and
left great variety of requests, which his fall and
exile prevented from being paid. The will is
restored, and Bonaparte is on the throne, The
legatees mean to get their due if they can, and
there Is good deal of activity and stir among the
lawyers. Several petitions have been addressed to
Louis Napoleon, and others to the Senate. Each
power hands over the applicants to the other. No
steps have yet been taken in the matter. But il
seems highly improbable that the nephew can
allow the last will and testament of the uncle to
remain unexecuted. France will doubtless have
to wipe out the debt; cannot say to what cum it
amounts. II is doubtless a round one. The IA
NOUS equilibrium achieved in the budget will have
to be disturbed.
The Both of April is considered by people that
owe money one of the most disa greeabs days
in the year. Ii ia the heaviest pay day of promis-
sorry notes out of the three hundred and sixty i've
do not know how tits that more should fall due hen
than any other occasion; but the Bank of france
always makes preparations for a crowd and the
curious in such matters meet there to witness the
scene. The police stronger than usual, as the
assemblage is known to be pretty we'll stuffed with
specie and bank bills and the ht-fngered gentry
might require to be closely watched. During bust
ness hours Friday last, the sOth of April. 1921
notes were taken up at the Bank of France alone
Never before has there been such figure reached;
and believe the aggregate of the payments was
larger than on any previous occasion
The FIRST benefit given to theatrical per
former in France took place at the Comsdis IiaI
isnns late "a 1865. and there another in
stance of performance in which any single indi-
ydual the beneficiary till 1892, at the Co,nsdie
FrancGise In England, Betterton took benefit
as early 1909, and dare say that he was by no
means the first. The system, even now, here, 10
not a extended as in the United States, where the
dimmest star has benefit, or rather is announced
for one, on every Friday night of his enga cement.
Rachel never had benefit in her life | think
that she has not in the last six years know. Now
and then, say in five years, the good stock
actors have benefits, and the prominent popularity
in these entertainments is, that the benehcaries do
not play in them.
Hawthorne's ''Scarlet Letter" was translated
and published in book form some months ago. The
Illustration is translating and continuing from
week to week his 'sSnow lima &c" Town Pump"
and "Red Hand" 1t ia curious to the sigma
ture Nathaniel Hawthorne" at the foot of each
instalment; but this the law upon the press
requires The translator adds: Rendered from
the English by &C.; but there is nothing to in
form the reader that the author is an American.
Nineteen out of twenty suppose him to be per-
fdious Albion, of course.
La Prose- Rsligsuss announces that with its
number Of yesterday, the first of May, it becomes
political polemcal journal, the Minister of Police
having granted bis authorization, after long
delay This fact is not without certain signif-
canoe The paper maintains position in rei
gious matters act y opposed to that maintained
by the Uaivgrs, which has just carried off signal
victory in it's warfare with the Archbishop Of Paris
the Pope having approved the conduct of the
editor in chief Till the Pope expressed approba-
ton of the UniUers, the government allowed it no
rival opponent in the field of spiritual discussion;
but the moment the Pope throws the weight of his
authority in its favor, that moment the govern
ment grants the license to the Prssse RsIigsuss
which il had till then withheld. This looks like a
very evident agement given to the Gallica ms
to wage opposition to the Ultramontanes; it also
proves that the Emperor has no further incina-
ton to appease and conciliate the Pope, taking q
step in the highest degree calculated to annoy
| him.
| The Sunday closing movement is pursued with
such zeal at Agsn that it has got sundry clerks
and gentlemen Of the yard stick into awkward
pass. Twenty eight of these individuals, whose
employers had entered into agreement not 10
open their shops the Sabbath, gave cbarivari
to a retail variety dealer, who had refused to be
one of the contracting parties Tin-pans, horns.
and pnesrthIy yes, made night hideous till early
dawn. The gentleman thus caithumpianized
sued the twenty eight clerks; he did not succeed
in getting damages, but they were each fined
two dollars for breaking the peace, and the pa