, 1865-06-09
FpBEaGN XTEMS,

prolific men Of letters employ joarneymcn to
/ compose for them. Dumas acknowledges to
having had published in bis name,- works
which lie had never read Line OF. aid Eiceor
Cousin Is said to have employed u. Jules 81
mon to translate Plato's works, and publish.
cd 1t as his Own, 1ot one Word being really
| his.
BADLY BTT nY REBEs.--The French gov
etnment is urging that of Aus ria to purchase
e3x i1on-clads and si1 gunboats that were
bullt In France for the rebels, but which never
could be delivered to The address Of their
| owncrs.
NAro1Eos1c IDEAS or T1ALT.-Thc life Of
CRsar by which the perfection Of the Napo~
lconic theory Of government Is established to
| the satisfaction Of the author, ia about to be
| followed By book On modern Rome by the
Duke dc Persigny, in which he predicts the
perfect liberation and unity Of Italy as tho
certain results Of the French Intervention.
conciiiatlon between the Papacy and Victor
Emmanuel, and then set on foot scheme for
| the purchase OF Venetis- France, Of course,
Eould take stock, rs she has done In Mezic6,
And to France, Of course, would belong the
glory, besides q few mortgages, probably on
arc too valuable to bc distributed gratis.
TIE RAINBOW REDUCED TO ART.-The re-
production Of tho nainbow upon the stage
has never given entire satisfaction uutil late
" IN France. Now the well-known Pari=ian
optic an: Dubosq, produces mobilization Of
ors Of the rainbow in the required arch upon
tue stage, and this with viyldnesB and bril-
ltancy that fully equals natures own hand-
work. The inygntion has already heen
adopted at the great opera and several Of the
leading theaters. It Is not uncommon to
first successful counterfeit of tho Divine
promise Of the worlds future exemption from
de}pgc.
FRENCH s1Lk.-The production Of silk In
France has met with the greatest difficulties.
The annual average produce Of coeoons be-
q 4.e50, 600 kicgrammes, and in 1858 to &C.
000.0CD. A contagious disease among the
si!kWoI1ns caused dimlnuti0n to 100000
Ri1o'a In 1855. Since then the annual prodncc
has bctn from 10, 0o0 900 to II .Ooo. .oo0 klo's.
Great efforts have bsen made by the French
government to cure tie disease, but In vain.
SilkWorm eggs from abroad, where the dis
ease Is unknoEn, nsc now being imported,
and thus 1t is hoped to restore the usual
siken 1ustle in the world,
DASIE's 9TATrE.-The ceremony Of uncov-
cling this great work Of modern art occurred
at Florence on thu 1Slh May in tho presence
Of tue King, Victor Emmanuel, attended by
numerous and splendid staff. 4 burst Of
fine music. when thc cloud of linen which en-
relopcd the statue dropped, was followed by
LUZ AAVEk EAtAuo4halaN CAplESSsQH6.Ul GcllEQE
on the part Of the vast audience assembled.
The statue Is the work ola Rayepnese, En-
r'co fazzi by name. 1t incarEatcs the idea OF
Dante as a marble man Of many Woes"
The face OF the stern Ghibc1lfnc is full Of inc
scoru. dashed with sorrow. His right hand
served his namc !; his lett lifts his mnntlc,
and is contracted with a firm, passionate,
nervous grasp, as tito compress the swelling
passions within Ills breast.
The statue Is about fifteen feet In height
and stands on pedestal In tue ornamental
style Of the fourteenth century. SYMBOLS Of
Italian unity surround the base aud midway
in the front Of the pedestal a.e the arms Of
Rome, the destined capital Of Italy; very
distinct hint, one would say, Of the policy
which italy expects Of her King now in
stalled in the palaces OF Florence.
SL1rEIL's FRENCH HAxKE1 vs.. THE e. s.
4 French banker holds q mortgage given by
Siidcll, the Confederate representative ct
1aris, for sixty Thousand dollars, en- Ills
p,opttty In New Orleans. Z foreclosure suit
is to be Instituted In The U. S. Court, and the
validity Of the cor1scation act will thus bc
tested.
TIE PAR1s1AS "Won.I (woop) OF TIE
S1lLL."-Ihc amount OF abslnthc lmbibed in
Paris, with fatal etItct en- The intellect aud
nerTt6, Is sad to be immense. Switzerland
alone ssnt last gear sou ,0G0 gallons TO Paris.
So FreLch Qoiitene:s Is hut bittcs.sWect
sueyit5!
TIE LoASLY LANAn11Se Is still "embar-
rassed''--Ennts to borrow SIC, 900 und offers
Lis complete works at c rcduetd r:ltc,
Music AND MosEr.--Little Patti IL going
to na1ya Eussian whose income Is $l,0o0,-
eco year.
PACrERisN IN ESGLAEp.-Thc Poor Law
Returns for England and Wales, N ade under
the orders OF the government, and published
By command OF the House Of Commons, show
q condition Of affairs in what can no longer
be truly called '' Merry England" which is
painful to contemplate. These returns, from
G55 places In England and Wales, show that
out ofa population Of nearly twenty millions
tAe.e are over one million paupers living
upon the means Of the rate-payeEs, and that
fifty per cent. Of that number are abie.hodied.
Moreover, though the sum Of ~. .00o, ,OO is
justice, and pirate bGntyolence, there are
l30. Geo known criminals living to prey upon
the rest Of the Community. The average
wagfs Of an agricultural laborer Is only Is
q week III England, and about 1.75 in Wales.
Yet ore-furtleih OF the whole population OF
these countries, being half the psuInrs there,
are ab}c-bodscd men who cannot obtain
work, even at IL Is 10 3.25 rer week,
'.S1rI6Es AND Loc6-OuTs."-The dcsauge-
1ueut of seveEa! important depar 1nents Of In
dustty in England and in Paris has beco.ne
very se.ious. from the nnsagcnIs*ic positions
9EtAHCu iS AEEbdAN9 Ai4A NAPlo3 1ES.
pectirely. On Zach s.de arc powerful CON-
tinations, acting with seso.ute tlr,nness and
apparently determined to make no conces-
sion. THIS eFidcntly was the disposition Of
The h0nwcfkegs III the great manutactu1in.
Districts Of North stal1osdshlre. England,
when the masters reduce their wages. they
re:used to snl1nit 10 arbitration, although
they were told that if they resumed labor, Z
ard the decision WIS In favor Of restoring The
otsg:nal rate Of payment, all arrears should
BE- 'ay ,,:!n,roa n'ae te r,3G ". ,otan 81. tssey
right 10 adjust the rate Of wages, and could
u.tcn to no terms. The masters tLercnpon
ent.red into counter. combination, which
puts . somewhat different aspect OIL the case,
and It remains to be seen whether "s:rikcs"
or 1ock-outs" are most cttectHal. In any
cient not before calculated uroa, aud per-
k=pa ultimately they will be prepared to sub
NIT to court Of arbitration, IS suggested
lew days a:o by member OF the British Par
lament. Such plan as this seems TO BE-
a more sensible mode Of adjusting difficulties
for purposes Of coercion. The pass to which
matters have cone In England shows that
trsdes-unions have there reached stage Of
Development unknown In the United States.
The Turin coS1 espoEdent OF the London
Morning Herald has published some statistl:s
N1Il slEH IL 6llOh A1o AuN IAEel4tEttla4 at1.
tns Of the Italian people. he says TINT Of
tlc q, ,7T,sSS4 Ia SS4 IuliTldaala forming the popu-
lat!on Of the Italian kingdom, only 3.S54 345
can read snd wtite, While 6a5, ,3Ss eau read
only, leaving the enormous proportion of 49,
999,79l totally Ignorant Of the II st rudialents
OF tducatitn. 1he:c returns show that, With
the eAeert'ons Of Rn;sia and Turkey, the
rope. The country has, however, begun to
aaouEe itself, md scholastic institutions arc
being established in every direction.
Tho sober British mind Is being instruct
cd By a literary production advertised In tic
following Shining style:
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