Litchfield enquirer., 1864-04-07

"'rhe moment am in bed," thought Malla quet, " I shall pretend to be asleep, shall
 shall even snore with tolerable emphasis i needful but shall keep myself alert for what ever may occur.
 AS Tor M: Lusaac, after having slipped hi portfolio under his pillow, wished his compan ion good night, and blown oat the candle, pla- ced himself as costly in the bed as he could but kept his eyes fixed in the darkness on ils corner of the room where the brigand was.
 Two hours passed away, marked by the mos complete immobilily on both sides. The frs feeble light of the dawn was be ginning te peep through. when M. Lussac perceived his neighbor rising with precaution, and approach ing his own bed on tip-toc. Mallaquet then stopped down oyer M Lussac's heart bea ike steam engine. Fortunately however, he had his knife opened and ready under his bed clothes But a little cowardice, aud the excess of his emotion, aforcedj him to wait without stirring, the development of, events. NJ. Nal laquet again gathered some assurance from ths air of tranquility which he, who deemed him self victim, stimulated. He went back tc bed with contented heart. And the result was. that neither Of the travellers, having slept but neither of them also having suffered any greater harm than good fright, 'they set out in the course of the morning arn-in arm fo" Rouen, became intimate friends, and cuGed by forming commercial partnership The house Sofs sMallequet and Company still prospers at Paris. and each of the partners amuses himself with telling the singular cir cumstance whicA led to their business rcls tions. It is never, however, without emotion that Alallaqnet hears M. Lussac speaking of the moment when the knife was kept ready un- der the bedclothes for il fearful stab.
 THE MONEY PHASES OF COIN AND
 PAPER.
 1t Is 8 rather curious fact that the only coin now in current Use on this continent, which is not round, is he fifty dollar gold piece struck for CalifogHia, which Is ccta9oHal in shape. All the coins ln Europo ars round. In Japan they have oblons wedges of silver. It is cu- r!oss too, that for many years money hss been made out of paper, when leather or cloth would seem to be much Inorc durable. Yet paper, WheE r2presen!'py coin lasts great wnte and not un'reGusntiy the Bank of Bug hRi, receives $ nnts of extraordinary age {; and sa- Sank Of Bengal. lu India recently was called upon to ps? several pnin $ ,t notes so o'ti that nuna ot tas rrescnl scnoTa ton tsnaua!'ersd tEe pattern.
 It Is also 1n thv Of rr lnark that gsln. or Iferinus stones nave aaTer :'se:. used fu:, lnon- ey. nor has f'iathaDl ur ans uiI;r liai.t l., ., II t:!e piaca of gold !n Af.iva a s;,ncics ,.t eii@ti forms Ie circulating tne:llun. tie v,s. q! Winch lc.urj.s5 s"in"; a tT ttv Der ,,rut a isz.Gk. tut al c!yi.tA~ countries i.al,. geld as tii:: stnidaid ui :!l,tSy sA'u-. ali a ,;t4s! alcd!u'a ia alt representative ,i -. great standard. U!t'y i;,a iijn.|"o has ":rr !enF:td to test coin acvt'rr}rv ns tic hal.!
 '! :.!l tas gold coiualr ,}.t uf Esng'ni is perhaps !he most be&,j'f \ new, fresh gola soverejgn is prooe}!y as gIaceIai aa.t attractive coin as exists. Next to k the American eagle is the most elegant ui gold coin. The twenty franc pieces If the present kingdom of Italy are also very nsa,. I'roba- b!y the smallest gold coin in use is tho Frcaeh five frame piece, although d few half dollar s,ld pieces have been struck utf in California At present there are current iA France, in every day traffic, coins bearing the noble face of tle first Napoleon, both as consul and Emperor ; the heavy round heads of Charles X and Lou is XVIII; the shteWd continuance of Louis Phillipe, and the familiar features of the pres ent Emperor. h some cases, Napoleon III is represented with, and in others without, lau rel wreath. The most beautiful silver coinage is that of Russia. each piece beiug in itself d work of art. So finely and eaborately Is the die cut. On the other hand. the ugiiest silver Coinage is that of the free city of Hamburg ; each piece adulterated and poorly cut, is usu- ally to be found encrusted with dirt and filth, and looking refuse fragment of tin. The sil- Yer coinage of Germany is very bad also. In Italy, excepting the portions subject to the pope and the Emperor of Austria, the franc piece is taking the place of former coins, though the local coinage of the former duch iss of Parma and Modena still infests those portions of the coustry. Naples also retains in retail traffic the complicated coins n use under the Bourbon rule.
 Perhaps the neatest papar money in the world is that of Greece, which IS manufac!ur- ed by American engravers and workmen. The old bank currency of this country is often very elegant. The worst and most wretched paper money in the world is the five kreutzer uo:e of Austria, printed on a soft, thick, grayish pa per. which has faculty of washing and rub bing away like ordinary plotting paper. But nearly as bad is the postal currency with which, for our sins, we are now afflicted. He who steals purse full of our five and ten cent notes--fraysd dirty, worn and lllegible-does indeed, steal "trash"-