New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-09
FRANCE


relative value, Of gold aud silver having changed here
81 s,h y,u tiHcc the influx Of the former metal from
.shEours aud Australia. The new coin will be four
teen m,llmc,crs. tI.Gc more than half an inea n
a~mr;cra better ,irc than that OF the American gold
sc,l&r Tie tsssn'fv "a BHrsH ds LongiiHde' forthe
ysa gives table Of the gold and silver coiasge w
France nom 1928 Tho date OF the Introduction OF the
a,ssnsl s,,tcm TO 1853 IL appears that the SUN oAi
81 salI and silver Issued frow the mint during ths Pc
-,es 10 eiSsHsS0S isaacs--ssy ~ roS>e os~oers'
t~cke hunared millions Of our mcucy--o ~h'cn near
N rine hundred pultSDs coax 1encyi "a s"e'
A,esaer decree o. enc crciitoi ten millions oil 'Faac-
n b, uscd hy the Munster Of the io'Hor ~ s'' VI
table insti uiious The decree IS preceueo py
sssteuSy, rrraubuatory phrases, vauntlhs MS '"H
sNS lneNlausiihc heECyoClee and inde'a 's"o,' SUI.
,tssf IN ,csrcct Of the suffering classe. NOW HIS
No., ',I,st practi.c of benevOlence u the tWen-
q, 4. .ru,l cons chat lie bestows on hls suffering
81 md tie interchangeable soliotude Is manu-! 9Iec'eu
10 ko,nirr tie battered side oi MS own oIe" upper
u.s., ,,l{ch cannot retain that position II popular
- - Zoo ravenous The Emperors policy is
,,snb,,ly coed but 20 his hcart-supp0slng hun 10
,s,e. tls; nohe cniral az al-the less said about 1t
- DEC M, ursts the better The importation OF grain
- soprs Al Hs,re sutng the five months ending with
Dec ST. Mss tho amount If 10 0)J,uO1 pounds-com-
n tcr lie most pant from the United States.
ANsisEs the decision ot the Car (Which, venture
&c lccy viii net be dccisiVe) on The propositions
Al rcsc,istcn embarrassed commercial people com
rlsip cufuunrs ana ignorant acquainiances OF unIl
L,rca erlcn ats ask aud answer their own questions
and retail enc ted tac-euds Of brohen whispers and
az as cl anouymous authority, descended from distant
ana scctousy high quarters. The morning and even
IN, iorrrsls spread ont q black of printers ink
sI.IpJrr in shadows ~ ent,n profoundly ground
hess Arguments navigating among which though dew
Gus ana Hnsac channels m search OF iniorinaon the
vs2ed rcaoer is tossed every way by battling winds OF
doctrine srd variant currents Of Onon, and msea oy
ali usrucr of false telegraphic signals. where there is
no Ieht What is true and bears upon TIE question IT,
tlai at TCuon and Brcst Snd Cher5ourg everything is
reIaTed. or in state of urgently active preparation
Tor war There is 4 new levy of sailors. aud hitting
OF stips for sea, and launching Of newly ships
ard largely increased force OF workmen at the arse
rsls and doekyards busted in completing and hitting
ships ca the stocks The army never III better order
than now, furnish for active service immediately
24OCO0 inisntry $1,000 cavalry 2eOO0 artillery with
So cannon and three regiments of engineers number
ing 6,CO0 men. That is, there are 3tl0)J men and
u eco horses ready 10 60 tomorrow into the wholesale
murder business for the sake OF uphOlding the balance
of Forer in EurOpe-POor fellows and horfes On the
Industrial side there is something better going an
The Universal Exposition of Agriculture Industry
and Arts takes larger proportions Its said that
Prince Napoleon is proving himself Al energetic Chair
man of the recently appointed Commission There IS
runor that the Cr stall Palace in process Oi cree
ton On the Champs Elystes already thought far too
snsn for the purposes Of the Exhibition, there is
talk Of starring a edihce the Champs de Mars
other where's with some more of space in it.
Another objection 10 the unfinished Industrial Palace
IN its eonstructionor rather in its material which,
being of store shut out much of tue light which
tie delicate iron anatomy Of your New-fOrk Palace
admits so freely.
In the way Of literary solids we have this month the
Historic des Glasses Agrio0i.S France, by David de
ia CkSyanne. This work was crowned by the Academy
Of Moral and Political Sciences, and every one will adj
nit that il well deserved the honor 1t is most yalu
able sddendum to the Ihicry's History OF the Tiers
Etat Tie History of the Agricultural classes from
St Louis TO Louis AVl is rather pretentOus title TO
octave Of three hundred pages-nOt that htera-
ture is 10 be measured by a foot rule or by
pounds weiebt-but because it leads one to expect
more complete treatment Of the subject than is found
in this volume. But this objection is thrilling and 10 no
way applies TO the body Of the work, which is full OF
information the progress of the masses from state
of slavery up through eryitude and serage to the
ditiCn of legally free labOrers OF their life as ndi-
vduas but little is said, excepting in one brief chapter
Indeed the book had been better entitled history OF
French agriculture and land tenure, for the author
siders the people almost solely in their relation to the
land. The volume is little dry perhaps partly from
the nature OF the theme and partly from the honesty OF
the writer, who has theory TO support prefers
imperfect statement, TO rounded out by hypothesis
aud careful induction to snowy generalization.
Among the lively, readiblc books commend PGuta
Limatfscs CCHpS de Plume Sincere, a selection from
his Essays on Literature and Politics with man
book for text that have been pleasant TO read
in the Sunday ftHieios Of the Presse Heis rather
csfayist than crtc-that is lie has wit humor, more
aeueness of view than depth of thought and gall
b. Renaut's Historic de Napoleon H., etc, does not
tell tie whole truth il would have reached its
fourth edition in France. II does, however, contain
much of the true story of His Majestys sayings and
doings as any work the subject printed here.
Then of Hawthorne's tales the Catastrophe of Mr..
HiegnbOtham tie Rapaccni Daughter and David
Swan, we'll translated have just been published here.
In quite another kind is BsHtS Coast Plot Of e United
States Just issued in translation from the press of Fir
min DidOt truly valuable work as better Judges
than leould presume to be, me- Musical
Dictionary by the brothers Escuder with preface.
interesting TO the general reader by Haevv the CON-
poser. Theirs publishers have received note from
him, in which he says: " You desired me some time
since to let you know my denitise resolution to
the publication of the last three volumes of the HIS:
" tory Of the Consulate and the Empire which Fhave de-
!" layed, as you know that might give them to the
u public at once can now assure YOU that unless
y unforeseen mndIances occur, | shall be able to de-
" liver 70 You the entire manuscript OF my three
" last volumes toward the close of lo54" 1t is said
That Dupn the elder is preparing his Memoirs for the
press encouraged provoked TO do By the success
Of DIR. Verop and Prot. Nlemain Ii he tell but half
Of what he has seen and done an actse member of
every parliamentary assembly held in France since the
Hundred DAYS, confidential adviser of Louis
Philippe, pretm iuent lawyer, he will make a rare
contribution TO our knowledge Of contemporary his.
oIy and to the great French literary fund Of enter
alnment For be is not more noted for his high pO-
itca exstations aud his legal requirements than for
lie heenress of Lis wit Lieut. BelOt the Young Arctic
oyager whose recent death was SO much de pored in
France and England left journal Of his fret T0ydg,
lar Msrs Poaires, which has been edited by OF
lis family, and viii appear in print in the course of
This month. profound NapoleOnist inspired By
oad!sm and stupidity, has put forth in the C0RSitV-