The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-21

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Of the North. Tho losn OF 900 r.. 10 bs
raised BY national subscription. win supply figures
Tor the calculation This subscription win be opened
on the I'D inst, aud until the l4th Among the re-
cent DEGREES published IN the Bulsfin dss Lois, is
one that raises to $4,000 900 f. the eniSsioa o(
Treasury bonds for the service u ls54-66. Ano
ther which opens. In addition 70 the estimate or
the Budget, supplementary credit Of T,4s5 025 r
and still another, which opens. on the exce.a a
1864, supplementary credit OF +isS652 fr. The
bulletin publishes also decree for the fabrcatios
Of gold pieces ot 90 francs and 100 francs saoh and
proscribes that Of 40 franc pieces.
Apropos Of credits. The Imperis government
naturally finds II easier 10 open litie than large
credits, such. for instance a. that whicast month
devoted 100000 francs 10 the collection and ar-
ranging the correspondence Of Nspoleoa the Firs-
The municipal authorities. In their way are equally
generous, m may be judged from the 1000, 900
francs In round numbers, at which they lately axed
the sum Of indcmnities for the appropriations re-
quisite for piercing streets and prolong.ns the
Roe de Rvoli. second credit Of 900 900 franos
has been opened moreover, In order to complete the
junction OF the Louvre and tho Tuileries. Tic too
narrow space assigned 10 the Palais dc lIndcstris
has necessitatsd the expense 81 erecting three pa
laces OF industry instead OF one. But the Parlsaas
count upon being indemniied for this latter outlay
by the profits that will accrue to thcm from the
great aiiuenoe Of visiters 10 tho exhibition OF 1856
The private Subscriptions Of the Frcnch
In behah Of the army Of the East, viii
doubtless amount 10 very considerable sun.
although not probably 70 10 proiigious .
sum - the similar contributions OF the Eng
lish. Tho French have 10 completely lost what.
ever little aptitude they had m opportunity Of 90
quidng under the republic for taking tho initiative
In acting spontaneously. that was more surprised
nj their being tempted 20 initiate thsir English II
lies and start private Subscription than I wss a
the check, inopportuns and illadviscd though 4
WINS, which cSs Of tbs Imperial ministers gave 10
thsir tsrdy enthusiasm. The Emperor himself 10
TOO shsewd not 10 hsve perceived the ross mistake
which his minister bad made, in bAughtly spurninx
the pro6sred gins Of tho French 70 their country
mon In ths East. and ressrying eElusvely fos his
Majssty ths privilege Of relieving tho disrcsses Of
the army. An awkward explanatory note was In
serted In the 4o~usur, 20 the effect that while the
elected chief Of tho nation was bound particularly 70
take care Of the wounded, the special ob,ecs Of M
tonsl gratitude, private gfA for those who arc not
wounded would be not only allowed but encouraged.
II n probable that tho wounded themselves Iii ss4
be prevented from shsriDg In the New Years gift~
which have sweIed tho voluntary contributions u
the French for the Empress In not aoas In dcyos-
Ing part OF each day 10 the preparation Of lima,
with her own hands, In aid Of ths good Bistsrs of
Charity. Lint linen, medicines unsdicsnsnts. cor
dials, preserves, wines. liquors, rsgara. banksss.
clothes, books, journalism q word. proyisioas o<
every imaginable kind, vol ~ monsy 70 DO con.
ycrted into provisions have been literally supplied.
The house Of the widow Of the lac Maryhal
Msgnsn. In the place Vcndome, Wa, I an, told, -
numbered on the very dap when that lsdy rahli.ksl
her readiness 70 seesiys iftz Tor tbs eassses asmy
wl'; g;s..rs gssir' v srte.es ,aaa "a exasusssd
by even Aceastry grocery stors In the Uaitsd stsss
The baggage trains Of the Lyons railway have bsea
laden heavily with the ginswhicb Paris sioos ssads
10 the east And In addition 10 the vessels which
ere continually Transporting men and manitioos,
many weasel now eastward bound IL q floating Va
riety store. What Heterogeneous mAss Of s~t,clos
-from snun 10 powder, from pins 10 cannon. frvm
sugar pluns and plum pudding 10 d rail- liHAy-UW
have bten ssnt 20 the Crimss Pive vessels win
suffice 70 cary tho men and the materials for tho
Bssklava railway.
General Osten sacksn Ia now In command OF ths
Russians at sebntopol. On iholr side the RnssiAns
have doubtlss bee reinforced with me and pro
vsioss. Oner Pacha will bring 900 msu 10 this
aid of the allies Of Sebastopol Tho shock viii he
tnib!e when the hostile parties come again In co.,
tact. IL IL anticipated that about the middle of this
month, or certainly before Ito end, dscisve blow
viii he struck II ssbastopol dcss not yieli shsn
IL n not impossible that the Siege may be tempo
rily raised-t that attempt win bc ma s by attack.
Ing the Russians wherever they can be encouu,srcd
To drive them from the Crimes--and IN this Alempt
proves tuecftsfn that corr darrt< viii be oft IL
Peiekop, and the allies may return 70 the Siege of
Seba3topol, which, ~ fs hoagh,, thus Isolated both
by hand md SO, mus, surrender 70 much conf
dence In stl repo.ed here n the irresstible courage
OF the allic3 army, that " secoad Tartar were to
brig the news OF the fall ~ Scbs,1po, not few
Pafisians would now eagerly believe II. Anc thsy
nisbt not err II tho skin "a the alice generals zero
equal 10 the valor displayed by their troops.
a large portion Of tho drs~sts, or New Year.
eits, exhibited 10 the shop winaovs of Pay< ailrr
the additional military tastes u the French from hs
tlny soldiers In Chocolate which costs two s,as 70
The miniature cannon which costs one Thousand
francs, all sorts OF military toys are eagerly bought
II the military instinct not innate IN the French.
man, Ia Implanted In the earliest inf4soy and
iostered BY every possible st,mulant Had Hectsr's
son been born NJ Paris, he would have son LEANED
" long for helmet like thai 0f bis sire Ia waJk.
Inc from the corner Of u. rue De RcheIsa 70 THAI
of the rue de ia Pair, along the Bou-vsrds this
morning, counted no less than nine dininuslvc
warriors, all lesM thar seven years old. struttlss
along In complete military uniiorms One krzSpeA
the hit ~ bis srord 10 hls right hand. aud . suck
Of cansy IN bis LETT. His sornsvhu older brother,
although more pacincsiiy sscou,red hsd obviously
pot lo.t the martial xdor with which he ais, had
bssn bred In the Buissry, for he as begging hls
mamma u buy that new and popular TOY, Tho
Siege q nebas,opol. whsh l. 10 10 found ., every
bysbop.
The Parts journals ring the usual changes On TIE
yar,siy and elegance and spsndsr q iss tseasurs4
displayed BY the grsa shops ~ the capital n thi.
~0on Of the yesr. Ihe escbemsfcs of TIE rue de
Hohslisu, the IAns Of Dayellsroy, ths candie~ sad
suestsnss's of Boasser, tie chocolates "a Marquis
the myriad forms and coloyx that sn-~~ and rshAn
and ofouI mpsr 70 arfiois. d, Payts of slnc~t
every kind annually tempt the pens ~ writers like
Ansdse Achafd and Tbsophiis Gsa.isr " rival tha
fanis.,ic ingenuity and beauty Of ths osl.ctz vsi.h
they dsscrite and which do such hgh honor 70 ths
artlstic skiIi a the Paris workman.
The disirfbutioa ~ New Years gifss viii Il /, N
y hoped, give an air " gaiciy 70 Paris. ~hlch "
hs, not is's'y presented. This dssirabs eject OH