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prospect tnat the state of affairs so
anu uisastrous, referred to in my letter
"ceA' aS existing In France, will soon put on a
more favorable appearance. The resources Of tba
empire are unquestionable, the EXAMPLES of otbar
hations numerous, and there seems no lack of buOi
ness talent or energy among French stotoau.o-, s-,
business men. But their energy is diroo+od
to wrong objects. Instead of maxine +haia
passport system repulsive to eyery foreionor +ho.
wants to see France, foreign travellers shond ha
invited and encouraged to 90 there. Instead of
putting discriminating duty on all articles shinned
into the empire in foreign bottoms every encnn,
agement should be given to all nations to come to
france and trade John Bull repealed the former
British navigation laws, and not only allowed the
snlps OF all nations to come here and load and dis
eharge on the same footing with his own vessels
put tne Whole coasting and domestic commerce of
ule hingdom was opened to the world. Of course
BRUSH ship owners predicted "ruin," and an end
less traln OF evils but ruin did not come.
see the French Minister of Marine has piven
ORDERS at the several seaports of France that the
transformation of all sailing ships into steamers at
present IN execution shall be fastened and others
commenced. A good commercial policy would be
the making of France. She is one half surrounded
Dy the sea, and other and more sagacious and active
nations are carrying off the commerce of the world.
See the different ways that different nations take to
Dutch being all powerful in the East InSiaS tae Jn
stroyed all the Glove trees in the N1uiuos~s ond
also killed all they could of bird noted for
OF Mis- tree, in order to conine the Glove produc-
n0n aad the Glove trade to the island of Ternate,
whch tlny were in possession of. In like manne
w1en the e.rly French missionaries (Jesuits,l plan
TED vineyard near Kaskaska, in Illinois, the French
government oroNred it to be destroyed, lest the vine
culture might spread in America and inure the
wine trade OF France What are the fruits of such
hazardous policy2 The Dutch with more COM
merce than any two other nations under heaven,
not two hundred years ago, are now sunk quite out
OF sight in the commercial world and none so poor
as to do them reverence. France with the largest
vine region on the earth, manufacturing nearly
thousand million gallons annually only sells 33 or
"a million gallons, and to John Bull the nearest
nelghbor and great wine drinker, only half mil
hon gallons: Other countries make the wine for
the nonproducing regions, and France by her re-
strictive policy has sunk to the lowest depths of
commercial distress and insignifcance.
The British nation and the Americans do business
and they do it, but France is secretve repressive,
reticent, impolitic in its policy "sow," and, as a
natural consequence, quite out of sight in the great
active commercial world. All who attempt by un-
Just means to become monoposts, soon find them
selves in the position of the ambitious fowler de-
scribed by Hudbras,
"Whose gun, we'll charged for duck or ployer
Bore wide, and kicked the over.
The Dutch don't supply the world with Cloves
nor, in fact much else, except leaden philosophy
and few drowsy people, neither do the French
make wines but to a small extent except for
Frenchmen.
A case of some Importance to the shipping inter-
est has just been decided here in London. Bennett
Morgan captain of the American vessel Milford, ar
irving in the port of London, from Rio, with load
ing for London house, sued the owners of the
freight for wages as captain, the former captain
having died in South America, and he, as mate
succeeding him. The defence was that the case was
governed by the Ter loci cOnrdctus and that by the
law of the United States, where the vessel was
owned, and where the plaintiff joined the ship, the
master of vessel had no lien upon, right of ac
ton against freight for wages due as master. But
it was decided that the depended upon the lec
Jori, and the suit was allowed to proceed. The
was in the Admiralty Court, before DR.. Lushng-
ton, and though American attornies were called to
prove the American law, the court decided that it
was not called upon to give any opinion as to the
American law on the subject. Though the master
was foreigner and in a foreign vessel, the court
had jurisdiction.
A British captain has just been tried for beating
one of his crew to death, Portuguese, on voyage
from Africa. He was found guilty of manslaughter,
and sentenced to penal ser2itude for life. short
time ago one of these monsters another captain
murderer) was hanged for homicide. Pity some
OF the ankee captains in cases that have known
IN the California trade, could not be brought thus
into contact with British hemp, or some of domestic
manufacture. Assassination, as doctrine, is grow
ing decidedly unpopular on this side of the water
The new French Minister to the Court of ST.
James, Marshal Pelissier, Duke of Malakof, is
said to be most accomplished man, and to rejoice
in the receipt of an annual income of at least 5OO
600 francs, (say SlOO,0O0.) His predecessor, Per
SlgnV, was q very Ql1erent man. lie was the
sonal friend of Louis Napoleon, lived with him in
exile, landed with him at Boulogne where each of
them seized musket, and shot his man. "Brds of
a feather" &c. He was simply a sergeant, and
qualified by education or accomplishments for
the position of ambassador.
MGCHAUD, pere, father of the Academician and
author of the "HistOry of the Crusades," lately
died in the village OF Lernes, near Paris at the age
of S5. He editor of the ''Biographie Uiirer-
saite," in tiftytwo volumes, and he wrote the witty
"Mem0irs from the Life of Statesman" He
served under Dumouriez, in the army of the Sam
bre and Meuse and took part in the battles of
Jemappes and Vamy, and opposed Napoleon in
1914 and 1915. He nevertheless lived and died a
firm friend of the present Emperor. Lamartine is
again in the market as genteel beggar. After his
ostentatious display of his prospectus for his great
work, and humiatng appeal to the whole world
to come forward and help him with their subscrip-
tons, to which vast numbers of all nations respond
ed new subscription (gratuty) is opened for him,
headed by the Emperor himself, who SAYS he can
never forget the way he served the sacred of
liberty, in 1913.
Dumas is at work turning off a vast number of
books, and he amuses himself by being his own
Soyer. He is not unfrequently seen dressing fish,
and cooking steaks of course, only for his own
table. l talking the other evening with a
French literary exile of some note, and he said
that Dumas famous Count of Monte Christo,"
was written by an author of the name of Wdquet.
Dumas hired, and paid him, and adopted the work
as his own. How such report shocks admira-
tion for great author. Perhaps some future Della
Bacons or other impertinents will tell that the
Waverly novels were the work of 10. Grimaldi,
that Macauley's History of England was written by
p. T. Barnum
1t is announced in the Court Circular, and in the
Morning Post that Thackeray has become attached to
the London Times, and engaged to furnish three
ticles a week. That is the way with your "leadng
journal" The first minds of the age are brought
into it, and paid first class prices. have heard /
not in Thackeray's case, but-n the case of all the
leading contributors of the Times, that they get
salary of e. 900 SlO,OOO) year 1t is not the
man that writes learned article, simply-your
solemn wise fool, but the man that be at once
learned, classic, chaste, forcble, humorous and
lively. Men that can write decent, good, ''respect-
able' i. e., dull prosy articles can be picked out
from under every hedge, but these are not the
men.
You may have seen two artcles-letters- the
"Thunderer" a few weeks ago, on the "great social
eviP' prostitution in this metropolis, and signed
Zone More Unfortunate" They were written in the
character OF prostitute, but few days afterwards
it was limited that the author of "Yanity Fair" and
"The Virgnians" was the real author. They were
certainly written with great power and force, and
withal were so womanly, and showed such charm
ing nairete that no one mistrusted they were by a
masculine A few weeks later it is announced that
the iustrous Pendennis is of the editors of the
Times.
There are some interesting events in the literary
werd but shall have to devote letter to them
exclusively.
The publishing business like all branches of trade
and manufactures, is dull.
There has been very little change in trade since
nv last. The constant report of all the markets il
"dull," and "quiet." Tea has become very duh of
sale since the last news from Canton, and the arr-
val of several ships carrying some millions of
pounds. This morning the biddings for the India
loan are opened and published, and resulted in a.
500 OQO-all asked for but f2OO, ,OOO-being taken
The India house had decided that the minimum
should be 81. The sums accepted ranged from 81
to luz, with an average of about 9S. Consols last
evening were 96T to 81; India bonds receded lit
tle-last quotations being Is to 20 shilngs prem
ium. Exchequer bills are IS to 80 shillings prem
ium.
To-day, Good Friday, is observed as general
holiday everywhere, banks, shops, and Stock Ex
change being closed. To-day all good children have
hot buns, and tomorrow servant girls can put
their smartest attire and go into the street with
their beaux. You get by telegraph and otherwise
the account of sad fire in Gilbert street the
British Museum which consumed fifteen living per-