New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-30
INTENTION AND INDUSTRY II Europe.
From Or Own ConesrOnd.rt.


From orr Own Conespoud- IT.
| PARIS, Thursdsy Jan 3. 1913
The perial Council Of Commerce propose 70 ab j,
ish tie plobitiye duty cotton yarn and to subject
it to duty Of 81 per cent al yolorcm This, and many
other proro. iOn Of like rature more favorable
English than rcncl .nte' cs have alarmed the French
lfOtton auuacuTos, and they have addressed pe.i-
lion to tie Ni.ist,r Of Commerce in which they pT'1
His l1eecucy to use lis influence with tr Imperial
Council OF State u coliuIe down the danger wal n
would disturb tle pence Of tie com 49, which would
"urc the resources Of tie state and cause suffering
"amonc million If operatives, who derive thor sole
"supVO,t from tie cotton anulccturc.
- Tie news from the manufacturing districts Is not
very encouraging; the cotton mills doing very itle
business. and the demand for cotton print . very Inn
lied 1ls isascIiied 10 various causes: oOteLtaIwar,
the high price Of cotton and wool and re HIGH prlce ct
tIeadstns This il, However, always the duil season
for The eypoIt trade orders arrive generally about the
latter pa.t o. January The uuc0mmonlv cold weather
(which We czpiicnced during the last weak 4as Greatly
diminish ID hc stock Of wooden goods which had been
very little sought after he last winter having been
yer, mild one Tie wooden III nulactlIc VIII ,e more
active noN year.
- A Parifsian house is about to Introduce INFO the
manufactures of !ons new Lind 81 stuff intended
for the American market The wOci consists OF hofc
hair ard c chain OF silk and they intend 10 Keep two
or three hundred looms constantly mpiOJei on II.
- Tie Emperor Of the Trench seems 10 encourage
sn kinds Of luxury. The courtiers and those who
wish 20 b. presented at his court must app-ir Ia Nch
trains CT considerable length end with cl,g'nt en-
Lrod, red dresses This gives much demand for rich
sik eo U.s. and hundreds al poor Se2mstresseS are en-
,acod ia embroidery The ladies are now much occu-
pied in the stud, If tie art OF carrying the tram WIN
grace and according to etiquette Professor ot train
holding gives gular lC sos. at : lesson aud prom
fcs 10 axe an accomplished yi'uOso IN six lessons.
49, II e demand for sin goods has been considerable
The Turkish war hes moi prevented the Russians from
purchasing rich gold stun. nor has the du-i of Nj.
Soulc prevented the Spanish ladies' from providing
tLomsoyes with tie elceant silks Of Lyons
- The MorucW OF Dee. = contains tn imperial
decree relating 70 the Universal Exhibition oi 100, to
be held az Paris give here the most important iea-
lures: Tic Universal Exhibition Of tie products of
Agriculture Industry and Fine Ar,s placed under the
direction of Commission which viii be pre- id,i over
Nv Prince Napoleon. The Commission consists of thr-
ty.six Members and is divided into two sections, VIZ:
that Of re arts and that OF agriculture and industry
Tie members of the section OF fine arts Nessrs.
Raroche T. DeacIox, Ilenriquet, Dupont, lnrres
Merimce Count Mory Prince Moskow, Due Nouch!,
Marquis Tastoret, DC Sauey, Smart, Nisconti
The members of the section fer Agriculture and In
dustry are Messrs L. dc Beaumont Bilault, Michel
Chevalier J. Dallfus A.Duour, Dumas, Baron Charles
Dupn, Count Gasparin, Grolerin Heuruer, Ltgentll,
LeVloy, Count Lcsscps, himercl, General NORM, L.
Pereire, General Ponceot, Recnault Sallandrouze,
Schneider Scilhcre Seyd0Ux. TrOpong Marshal Count
valiant Over the section OF Agriculture and laiustry
the Minister Of Agriculture, Commerce ami Pubic
Works presideS. Over the lection Of ZINE Arts the
Minister Of State prctidCs. Zach section chooses IFS
own Vice Presidents. The Secretary General OF the
Commission is Mons. Arlcs-Dui0ur; tie Assistant
Secretary General. AdOph IL!hodeau. Mons de her
Eey Secretary of the section Of the Fine Arts Mons
Audic6une ard Ckemin Duportos, Secretaries CT tae
foction Of Agriculture and Industry special impe
rial decree of tie date the above appoints
Lord Cow ley, the British Amba sadOr at Paris, as
member Of the Commission. in return for the same
honor conferred by the Queen OF England on the
French Ambassador, Drouyn de lHuys during the
Worlds Fair at London.
- Tie hill for the alteration Of the Belgian Patent
laws which mentioned in my last letter has been
.dopted b. the members of the Belgian Chambers, by
a large majority The fees are PAYABLE yearly aud at
progressive ratosthc first year, two dollars second
four ilird six and so on up 20 the twentieth, when
forty dollars s charged patent is not cOnsideredas
forfeited by not having been pat into operation within
n given time There is no distinction made between
patent Of invention or importation The Belgian Pat
ent laws make 10 difference between natives or Tor
tigners and both enjoy the same privileges For ms
liberal measure inventors arc indebted TO Mons 30
bard, Director of the Museum Of the Arts and Indus
iry at Brussels who has devoted much OF his time 10
disseminating correct views 10 the Importance OF
liberal patent laws on the protection of mental prop
ery or tie fruits produced in the small lot OF mans
legitimate property his brain IL is 10 be hoped that
Tie Congress OF the United States in session VIII
carry out the changes in the patent laws recommended
BY the President which have been suggested nodoGbt
BY the present able and lbera-Einded Commissioner
Of Patents Mr. MASON II is baIbarons 10 tax man
for the introduction of useful improvement but Il
il still more So and antagonistc 70 all progress to tax
foreign inventor than native. There are vet
ttLeI Watts Cartwrghts and jac4uards on this side
Of the ocslD Men have not done iDventing aud iuQ-