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PAE1s, Tuesday, April II, 1856.
Tho aspect Of our city has Undergone quite
a marvellous change during The p,st weeks
Ten days ago We were still in the midst Of
fiost and snow, and hstl, and the most chill
ling blasts. Our wittcr habits and cur win
Ter clothing wrre continued as though th.
month had been January instead Of April.
In tine moment, or at least in tWrnty-fouc
hours, all this was changed as by tbs stroke
Of an encban1er's wand, and We were
l..uucht j ut once from Christmas into nidsu:u-
uatr. Fires were extinguished, wlnlow.
OPT ned, great Goats abandoned. Never was
20 sudden and seemingly continuous j chang.
of t.mpe1atu1e known even in this
yarsable climate. Siucc the 81 OF
the month the heat has been quite
oppressed in the middle Of the day and our
gay Population has tuken to early nt,ruiu-
nId evening exercise. ne ii We we,e IL tue
beEht Ut suu,mer. Whole caya1catles OF Ia
tiles and gtnt1. men on horseback NAV be
:. en- Ne1dlng thsir way to the Ro.s d.. R3u-
lcgne to take their ride before breakfast, re-
sef.ipg cafrlxge exercise for the evening.
But It is quite culi,us to witness his splru-
d1l weather Without un appearance vi veye-
tatien upon thc trees. Evlyth:n5 is. in
usual time, and though We have plenty Of
sunshine We have Us yet no shade.
The apprehension entertained Of g. pesti-
.tDce coming amongst US from Russia has al-
r.cs. entirely euts s.d.d: The Government
lu' ished note in the Moniteur of yesterday
stating that o1fciul acc',unrs received fr,,ln
st. Petersburg represent ,hat cauita, as free
l:t:m all dis, uses If al extraordinary rharac-
te-.
TIE sale Of the great Pourtal"s gallery OF
Iafnt'nes and antiquities terminated last
A0l- kfSA ffn,c<
rasts Of be world TIT result shows tha. a
nan OF tus'e md Judgment mag make the
fine arts n source OF very profitable sp.cula-
ticn Is well as amusement, The Count POUR
tn'es, wh"sc fhn,tly belongs originally to th's4
Swiss canton OF Neuteha'el, spent ab ,ut d
million ot lanes upon his collection. Itb.s
just lttn <lispos. ef fur ab u. three n ions.
The Count, b, his wish, directed the gallery
10 be p.t CURED and thrown open TO tue pl!,-
lie for len years aftc, his death. then to he
disposed Of TOR The b: nedt Of his hers. TThha
nhove period has lust expired AID III.
cel'sc,'on hctn sold. The prices fetcb~d
we're very great and the eompetl1ion high
Several wealthy Americans have been par.
cha.trs; and sonlary Russians. Que paint
lrE was cuntt1drd Tor between the FIeuch
Louvre and The British National Cutlery, tie
1"mer finally prxyailine amidst loud cnscss
| tnsJ small one, representing the buet Of Il
| young MIN. But It is the "nly ono known
to be in cyistence BY the artist, Sicii.au,
called Antotell,, ii Mess:n,, Who flrst iptr ).
du'ed II paintings ftom Flanders into Italy,
obout tue middle Of the 18th Century. The
FmI. ror h'u.ht eu.t OF sladtatut's armnr,
'on1d at He:culan.um, for IL, o00frs. 1t oucs:
hel. nged 10 the Empress Josephine.
curious 1'allau muskct, Of the 10th
ccttu1y, very richly carved, was snlt
q Count N.ev. rk'rkc for e,tly
a,oof., and pair Of pistols o' the same date
md manufacture, fetched about 5000.
pclprc by thu French artist, & e,lxc, Of
=. upe girl hcdirg lamb was bought ~ an
Epellsbnap, Lrfd Hcrt'orn, :o- loo, ,900..,
after long struggle brtw. Ell him anl na-
other rich Eu.1khmau. Lord Ward. The
10 ter rose thr bid ut oncs from $1,000 to
1",ntrt. But L'rd Heriford coolly bid 2ojf
moi &c md st the picture. But 1t was an in-
ntnst prize to pay Tor 1t.
The discussion on the address continues in
the REPRESENTATIVE Chamber, but il has tn IT,
ed almost entirely ef late upon intern,l
affaIrs, A cnr:c-.s amendment WAS nut for
ward and signed By fltty.six members, pro-
t'e y ills and allowing greater 1a-t.uJc to the
had Of tanily in d{.posirg ef his propc;ty:
The measure was d cidedls rc.artinu .ry AMI!
anti dem CRATIC. and was therefore rsga ded
With much suspicion. It was also said to be
int4isatrd by the Je>ults, III order to provide
tl.eir Order. The government opposed auy
char re. and nne SPEAKER said that the g'ea ar
"ib-rty" prtf ssed to be demanded was
rally IL" lbrrty to disinhtrit INES child, en-,
The msasu1e was reject hy a lat se majority.
In nn7 o'ler ccun ~ hut IGe' maay the vote
IN the D1ct, hy which Au$trin and Prussia
have taken o2paosit. SIDES, At. tn. head II a
majority and minority Of thu srnall.r 5'atcs,.
mieb: bavr been atts nded with serious con:
stquf ncss. Bus IT is hcl,ev' that h til 114,t-
ties will sill c. ntlnuc TO "nccoiiate," and
little or no app elens.on is felt OF more de-
c,styc m.as1i'cs being had recourst' to on:
eithtr side.