The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-09

France with speck of manly ardor that he may
one day be so far blessed as to have a hand in
wiping out this indignity. Do you think, with a
Napoleon on the throne, that men believe they
pray in vain2 On all other subjects Frenchmen are
arope of sand; on another trial of strength with
England they are knit together as one man.
The interest felt in Montalembert's case is most
unquestionably mitgated by his AngIo-mania. This
becomes more evident every day. The dislike of
England is so innate, so thorough, that France
would rather hug her slavsh chains forever than
be free after English fashion. M. Montalembert il,
too English born by the mothers side, and first
drew breath on English soil. He is really there
| FORE but half Frenchman; and in these days men
! say every son OF Gaul must be French to the back
! bone
The long financial statement of NJ. Magne has
certainly been very well received, though the funds
| are lower. The foundation of the financial ind as
| trial and commercial edifce is recognized as SO id,
and the escape OF France in the last monetary crisis
which ragged in the two worlds is complacently re-
membered. Whilst it is said the great commercial
nations of the world-the United States, England
] and Germany-were prey to the most frightiul
| perturbation; when the best established houses
| were there suspending their payments, the bank
! ruptces in France did not exceed the usual ave-
rage. Money is abundant, disposable capital flows
| n the rate of interest has fallen to the lowest
point the rene has risen beyond 10; and the fact Of
its quotation only two days ago being the same as
for the end OF the month, shows that mere specula
ton is not the cause. We have right TO think
that all things presage fresh period Of activity and
deVelopement, and that we are only now begin
ming. II is true there some cynical beings who
continue to shake their heads and declare
that the country is seated on a mighty
bubble, and that in this very financial
statement there are evidences Of its approaching
collapse; but then nobody is in mood to listen TO
them, and so everybody cries " p,Ue! NJ. Magnet!
He promises more places in the government, more
money for the work done salaries for the many
and contributions for the few. How it is to be ac-
complished God only knows; but whoever is 81
reign only let the country have plenty of welEpaii
functiopares.
The streets are slightly covered with snow, and
show of Christmas begins to pervade The shops.
The grocers festoon their windows with garlands
Of Malaga rasins, and their display of dried fruits
is such Us can be witnessed in no other capital The
beautiful magazines specially devoted to the sale OF
BON bOnS present already some of those debata-
BILE flow Ter baskets the fame Of which is universal,
but not yet do they shine i'll their full force and
strength Christmas-le Fute de Noel-is, after all,
but ordinary fee, and by no means held in great
er honor than the Fce d Assumption, and others,
The supplies offered by vendors are much more
for foreigners than the French citizen. To him
are devoted the treasures of another ftte-the Jour
dc FAn-whiCh is of ncomparably greater imp0r
lance. Then, indeed the floral exhibition of beau
tilul paaiers is enough TO shame Dame Nature her
self: and such at that period is the run upon these
fairy-lke translucent warehouses that it almost
passes Partisan ingenuity to furnish the supplies and
receive in or bureau the precious metals. The tot
lettes too, which these exquisite ministers OF sugar
don on such occasions are almost as beautiful aud
artistic their floral saccharine commodities, and
Saxon strangers, unaccustomed to such serving
maids almost forget the enormous prices demand
ed in their admiration OF the charming employees.
The various colleges grant only one day for Christ
mas, but five given for the Jtte of the "Jou d.
rAa.n
The extreme scarcity of American and English
visiters is loudly complained Of by party whose
9ra pa afflt tas aitI
OF employ IS felt most seriously. mean the own
ers of those delightful cabriolets which, fitted up
with all the elegance of private carriages coach
men in livery, &c ply for the moderate recompense
OF two francs per hour. There is literally no en-
ployment for these persons just now, and the dis
ess is great that both carriages and horses are
being brought to the hammer every day. The num-
Der of furnished apartments to LET shows no visible
diminution, though propretors othouses non meu-
bic are still found 10 increase their demands.
SdntS onlnid sdnd,' says the proyerb, and
therefore, they who are in no Rfed Of q physician
have been greatly amused here by process before
the Civil Tribunal brought by hommOpahsts against
the Union Nedtcaie, the allopathists' journal The
libel complained of by the twelve homeopathic ply
sioians who instituted the process says, chat homp
opathy was neither doctrine nor science, but a
trade: and if an epoch had ever presented itself at
which the method of Hahnemann could be en-
pl0yed by any one who was not abiectly ignorant
a crack-brained visionary, or wretched charlatan-
It was certainly not the present one The de-
PENDANTS put in justification, that they had stated
he truth. The homp0pathists maintained their sys
em to be the only true one. The allopathsts con
tended that the fundamental doctrine Of their oppo
nents, that complaints cured by what produces
hem, Is false and absurd: and in proof of the vanity
of homeopathic globues he adduccd DR.. Beher
who, having asked if $50 globulcs Of aconitc would
kiil him, Immediately swallowed the dose aud fouad
his digestion sen-bly improved. The Tribunal,
without pronouncing which Of the two systems
was right, decided that tie honp0pathi-ts had no
ground OF action, and dismissed the suit with costs.
Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN, Dec. s, 1853.
The Cben9e If Gogeyaa'e,d and PFsss'at 70
reign Pohcg-BOlo Atsiria Is Ageltcd-A
Rapture NTH France necitoble-P robable Re-
forms Internal Politics Ministerial Pros
peciS. dc.
The chonno Of government that has inst to1,nn