The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-23
Paris Correspondence of the Republic.

OF excitement over the contemnlated rna.r;s 80 -
tue emperor A fortnight has elapsed. and the
marriage has taken place. the nine days wonder
Is over and the Empress has almost ceased 10 be
0 talked Of " 'e
me o1on'tetT announced, in making known the
ia'enoeo marriage of the Emperor, that the occa
"ouio DC celebrated by the setting at liberty
'''a'au prisoners, made on account of re-
; ISSUANCE to the coup d'efat The official iopr
nal gave the names of the ipdiv;dpals reIs.snd
: last Friday. They numbered four tbousapd t5ree
hundred and twelve, and filled forty coln,,s
portion were persons transported or banisbed hut
.ne larger part were prisoners, or internes poli-
sques. None of the generals are included in the
is'' only three of the expelled Representatives and
'en eoi'ors OF journals. In fact | do not find
'aete any name oil note. The department of IN
al hsures IN tue list for third Of the whole
number The Konite,v remarks that sstbe nnbli
A'eu nos NC alarmed at this wholesale Jail delive-
ry" The public would be alarmed If the ntison.
ers were the horrible creatures they have heen 70
presented to be; but. they are not, the npbIic
rejolces at their escape and only regrets that bev
nave mao to wait so long for it. The Moniteuy
also states that ''the most positive orders have
been given for the immediate release of all those
whose names appear upon the list.' From which
"ouio appear that, without such positive orders
| been effected.
Inc CLUB OF the Union has just refused to re-
eiec' the Baron OF Cruesheilesas president because
ne has accepted the title of Senator under Louis
Napoieoh. he was extremely popular, but such a
stain as that upon his consideration and proner
dignity, unified him, naturally. to preside over
club OF gentlemen who hold independent opjniops
OF their own The Jockey Club voted en- naasse too.
agalnst MI. Delamane, time out of mind its M esi
ooht, LOT the same reason. He, too had become a
senator, and his friends and companions deserted
him atonce. To facts like these il would he nse.
less to add comment
Inc emission OF the new copper money having
commenced, the withdrawal of the old conner ot
as they are called here, bronze coins will he the
nexfstep. This withdrawal is TO begip. do NOT
know why, in the department of the Loire Inferi
cure. The tax gatherers and agents of the gov-
erhment are directed to take as much of this old
com de possible In payment of dues and when once
ootalned, to retain ii till further events suppIv
VI 'ie new VIII be sent Immediately to replace the
small change thus Withdrawn,
i Two editors have been sentenced IN +. n,o,,tb,.
Imprisonment, andto five hundred francs fine each.
for stating that Murat had bought and yas oo;n,.
to occupy the Chateau of Neuiy The statemen%
was not true. A man has been condemned to the
same term for wearing in his button hole an ar
unclai 1e'r de tys, and upon his shirt bosom butt
Ton also representing feur de u.s. The offence ia
TECHNICALLY described as displaying emblems
calculated to disturb the public peace.
Inc spanlards are in ecstacies at the Emneror,s
choice of a Spanish bride. The fashion of wearing,
tights and knee breeches is to be introduced at tb
EScurIal, in imitation of the mode adonted at Tho
Tuileries.
Tomorrow is Mardi Gras, the last dav of the
oarniYal' The fat OK has already been seen in the
out IL Is to morrow that be appears in pro-
oessioh ana IN grande teune You have heard that
ne mas received Tor the few remaining days of his
existence the name of Uncle Tom. He is black as
with such name he is in duty bound to be, HE
two supplians, or tenders, oxen of lesser growth
and who bear the titles of Shelby and St Clair.
are white, or nearly so.
The Revue des Deux Mondes for this month 70
little better than review of only one of them. for
IL Is nearly exclusively taken up with matters of
american interest, containing critiuue oftweptv
hVe pages upon Melvie's Moby Dick, number
shree OF III. Ampere's tour through the United
states review of Uncle Tom and of Mr.. Eyerett,s
Cuba letter, and history of General Pierce. M
Amperes 'stravels'' are written in a snir;t or g.
IRENE kindlness towards the United States He
is pleased with every thing; and when the bad ar.
angements of a steamboat line compel him 70
stay two days at ogdensburgh, he has the good
huinor 10 thank fortune for the disappointment,
ior II enabled him to see city which grows as you
look at 1t like the wings of an ephemeron. He
thinks the greatest work of man is the ruins of
Thebes, and the greatest work of nature the Fails
of Niagara. hope M Ampere's American notes
will be published in book form, for thew are b5gbJy
amusing, and to Europeans instructive upon the
fair side OF American ffe-which, after Uncle Tom
ought, In good faith, to be properly shown IN.
The last ball before Lent takes place tonight at
the Luxembourg. Ii is given by the Senate to the
Emperor. and the Empress will make her first ap
pearance in public that occasion 1t ia intended
to make the fete the most magnificent ever piven
in Paris. There will be no official festivities
during Lent, at which vast number of persons
are sorely disappointed. The Legislative Body
hope to give the Empress ball Immediately after
the annual fast and are trying to raise the sum of
$4,000 to foot the bill. sixth of this sum IL il
INTENDED 10 spend IN artistic decoraton-in paint
inge illustrating the of Napoleon III and in
groupings of statuary.
To whom does broken pane of glass beIono7 If
you can decide, under the circumstances of the
case am gong to relate, you will set vexed
question at rest The other night carriage badly
guloed dashed upon the sidewalk, and the pole
passed through the window pane of a shoemakers
suop- III went through as clean as bullet, max
ing round Y In the pane-and letting in streak
OF cold air as smooth musket barrel If the pane
had been up by cracks like the rays of the son or
the spokes of wheel, ii would have possessed no
earthly value, of course; but as it was suudry
amateurs OF curiosities who passed by declared it
to be worth 100000 at least. The shoemaker
thought he had made his everlasting fortune, and
naturally enough claimed the broken square Bus
he had counted without his host or as 1 should
say, without his proprietor. The owner of the
house claimed the smashed window glass as bis
own by right OF possession The shoemaker was
only his tenant II was in vain that the latter re-
minded his landlord that he had never offered he.
fore to replace the window panes that he had The
to break or to have broken The land
lord insisted, but he had not foreseen certain diff
aculty. The insurance company hat had insured
nls house, not only against fire. but against tum-
ohng TO pieces, against earthquakes, and aeainst
"inooW- breakage, claimed in its turn the riobt 10
heiio lhe pane and take the old one. But the in
'urahce company had forgotten slight circum-
'tance IN their way The glazier claimed the bro
ken pane as one of his traditional immemoriaI
pefaoistes; never, be said, had any one vet made