The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-13

nominations to be made in the constitution &c
adapt 1t to our revised institutions, has appeared
since the sailing of the last steamer. The com.
mittee Of the Senate has even been to Compeiqne
to read the report to the Emperor. doubt wbe.
ther II had to him the merit of freshness or novelty
as ne himself had dictated the notifications. and as
tneir appearing to originate with and proceed from
the Senate is only a matter of FORM OF course all
the changes tend to render Louis Napoleon's power
more absolute, and his independence of the Legs-
iauve BODY more complete. He is to modify the
.arlns as he pleases, without submitting his work
70 .ne ratification of the Legislature. The object
- 'nis Is evident, as the Legislature is known 10
&c pro.ec'ionist BY an overwhelming majority.
1e uou'o hot exert perhaps sufficient pressure up.
On tnem to force them to vote free-trade innova.
tons. If he recontructs the tariff. :, nil,
spirit anything but protectionist. inasmncb ~
could not be made any more restrictive tha, 49,,
are. he has taken, therefore, a wise nreca,t,on n
putting himeelf beyond Legislative reach. Aro
ther and perhaps more radical revision of the in
etrument is the erasure of the article giving tho
chamber the right to vote the budget by articles.
mat 49, the right to weigh every item, to accent
inns and reject that, as they may Judge proper.
AS mentioned in late letter, the proyiso has
been substituted that the Chamber vote the bud.
get by whole ministries at time. That il. il
must take the estimates set down; for instance, for
the Ministry OF War, in gross, without higgling
over any OF the details of Notifications supplies.
or equipments. Ali control, therefore, of the pub.
tic expenditure has slipped forever from the hands
OF the representatives of the people These two are
me only important changes in the constitution of
last January. The Senators are to be endowed for
lie, and the Representatives are to have 81 .soOa
year.
on the same day with this report appeared a
decree from the Emperor making his uncle Je
rome MS successor, in case he does not marry or
designate an heir by adopting him. People have
iaugneo consumedly over this decree. The idea
OF Jerome bonaParte becoming Emperor of France,
succeeolng a man twenty five years his junior, is
rresstiby ludicrous. 1t does not admit of seriops
comment, for if revolution does not come he foro
the death of Louis Napoleon it assuredly will then
and all the provisions he may have made for pro.
longing. his dynasty will end disastrously. No
one knows this better than Louis Napoleon He
does not appoint successor in the expectation
that ne will ever come TO good. Beyond this there
Is little political news to communicate
Uncle Tom" will positively make his aopear
ance In one or more theatres during the month of
january. The delay is not only owing TO the cus-
tom prevailing here of giving the artists plenty of
ume 70 perfect themselves in their parts and of
rehearslng an Important piece during two montha
at ieast-it is partly owing to the difficulty of in.
ducing the artists, and especially the ladies. 10
undergo the necessary preliminary tanning. The
Porte ST. Martin has really had good deal of diff
hcolty on this point. Liquorice Juice is to be the
substance used in this preliminary operation. saws
the Charirari This journal, which, as you NAV
De aware, resuscitates the dead and gone whenever
IL mas occasion so to do, announces that Uncle
Tom VIII be present at the fret representation in
private box, and that George, the mulatto, who
Is already in Paris, is preparing to study the
science Of political economy. The first represen-
'a.ioh OF "Uncie Tom" will collect an audience
qui'e as dtst'ngue as that which assembled at the
nrst performance of the 'sWandering Jew"
The week has furnished us with another of the
horrors OF transportation. Madame Roland sem
fenced 10 exile in Algeria, had arrived at LYONS,
on her way. She was there taken sick. and. over.
come by privations and suffering, she died insen.
sible, Her sor, laureate in a COLLEGE in paris
reached Lyons just too late to be recognised by his
mother What commentaries do you suppose that
frenchman make in their own minds on occurren-
ces like these? Yesterday it was the daughter of
vi. Chavoix who fixed her fathers name to peti
lon for leave to return from banishment; the ia
lner' 100 proud to accept amnesty even on these
erns, refused 1t, and denied all knowledge of the
authorshlp OF the application. To-day il is mo-
Their OF three children who have no other resource
Than her, who dies on her way to desert. This
was the portion allotted to her by the man that
1ecreed himself throne, ten palaces, and TWENTY
hive millions year
The trial of the individuals compromised in the
internal ma chine affair has been put off
MS is what every one expected 1t will probably
De put OF once more, and that will be the end of it,
on know why an investigation into the theft of 8
peck OF potatoes at Hull was indefinitely adjourn
'o-lst- Because the potatoes had not been stolen,
put boiled and eaten by their onwer. I'd. Because
here were not peck of them, but only half peck;
and, finally, because they were not potatoes, but
clam shells
1t is rumored that the Emperor is going to apply
for the hand of her imperial highness the Duchess
at Leuchtenberg, daughter of the Emperor Of Rus
'la, who has just lost her husband. This is Of
course, ridiculous; but doubly 80 when you reflect
that she has just been appointed President of the
Academy OF Fine Arts at st. Petersburg, in place
of her deceased husband. / think this will settle
the matter. Imagine any marrying Mrs.
swisshelm, should Mr.. Swisshelm be removed from
this world of care
The squadron sent from Toulon to make experi-
nents upon the different qualities of steam and
alllng vessels, has returned to France We have
eau Win great interest report of its adventures
Two screw line-of battle ships-the Napoleon, of
on tons, and the Charlemagne, of $50, were
he only steamers. There were six government
The whole eight made, at first.
trial OF speed with sail alone, and the screws are
aid to have been in all respects equal to the sail.
ne vessels. Ofcourse no trial was made between
be latter and the screws, making use of their
team But the experiments made in towing were
extremely important and interesting. The Charlie
nagne made six knots and half with three.
ecker behind her, against heavy head wind;
nd four knots and a half with two. The Napoleon
7ent four and half knots with three vessels in
ow. one OF them a three decker. Leaving this last
ehnd, she went nine knots nearly, using only
even boilers out of eis hit. This lie really magnif-
ent. The Immense services steamers such as these
'oud render in the transportation Of troops lie appa
ent to all. The Napoleon, though screw, has
roved herself, all things considered. the finest
nd most useful vessel in the world. You will
emember that she easily makes thirteen knots,
nd does not use half the fuel required by side
heel steamer of her tonnage. She and the Char
'magne are spoken of by the official journal as
types"-that is, patterns upon which improve
tents may be made in all subsequent buildings of
len OF war. So that il seems the activ;ty which