The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-01-12

natics. Under present regulations any one can be
locked up III one of these NdisonS lie Sdnte on the
certificate of physician; and no court of justice
.an go behind said certificate. Tho papers con-
tend that tho. doctors have neither the capacity
nor the integrity 10 be trusted with such power ;
that, in fact, ON question Of sanity, they know
no moro than other people, and then give several
little stories, showing that oven doctors are amen
able to the influence of gold, and are, therefore
land often have bcen) corrupted and become
the instruments of cruel oppression. Oh course
do not acquiescc i'll this opinion, though admit
that physicians are very much like other people
neither infallibie nor incorruptible. In England,
doctor is responsible for his opinion in case of
this kind here, it would appear, ho is not. Ii
the victim is proved aftorward never to have been
insane, the doctor gets off by saying hc looked
mad, and perhaps he may have been mistaken,
and there is an end of il. The aggricvcd party
can lavc no redress. The Senate OF Franco has
been mcmorializcd for change Of the entire law
regarding this subject.
The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the Col
lcgc of France has received an address from tho
medical students here, protesting against the ex-
pulson OF six of their number from all future at
tendance Oh the "Acadcmy of Paris" for having
been members Of the famous Students Congress at
Liogc. do not think have spoken, III any Of
my letters to you, of that ridiculous freak of over
grown boyhood. Licsc is a city in Belgium, anu
thithcr came delegates from various colleges and
universities in France and Germany about two or
tlroc months ago. Here these youths held a Sos
of oil IN eyrn n
questions Of philosophy, morals, theology and so
cety; and of course settled them all after their
notion of what tho world ought to be. letter
was read from VIcroR HUGo, quite in keeping with
tho crazy red rcpublicanism Of these ultra liberal
boys. All this was very fine, and tho young gen.
tlemen went home, quito clated with what they
had done. But tho avenging dcitics were after
them with sharp stick. Proceedings were insti-
tuted against them at their various schools, and
discipline came down with tight hand. Their
dominies evidently did not know of it when they
were "out." Thore is scarcely o day in which I
do not read some paragraph in one paper or
another about tho unpleasant results these young
men brought upon themselves by thoir ideal ex-
cesses at Liege.
A very interesting papor has just been read be-
fore the Academy of Music on tho evil effects upon
public hygiene, produced by macadamized
roads. He says that tho great prevalence OF
typhoid, typhus, and other malignant fevers in
towns and cities Of late, is due to the poisonous
emanations ofthese roads, which, during the rainy
season, are always moist, while the dust, during
the dry;weatlsF, causes ophthalmias, bronchitias
and oEhst aIAgses Of the Aspir afory organs. Hs
they are costly and of doubtful utility.
forget whether or not mentioned the queer
present sont by His Holiness to the widow OF Gen.
I,AMon1c1ERE To console her, he sent her tho
skeleton OF St. CHRISTOPHER. Skeletons Mt once
became tho rago. Now all tho fine ladies hero
want their skeletons. The Pope is reported to bo
very much embarrassed at the number of these
applications-not that there is any scarcity OF
skeletons inRome, but they arc not all ST. CHRIS
ropuEns. II am not mistaken, this is the patron
saint of widows and widowers. So each family
may now como to have skeleton closet Ill moro
literal sense than was droamt Of by TnAcKERAY,
who was so fond of this phrase.
Tho members of the poor exiled Orleans family
in London have been living for number Of years
at Claremont. This castle belonged to King
LEOPOLD, by his first wife, but it now reyerts to
the English Crown, and tho Fronch exilcs Will
have to sock lodgings elsewhere.
The French Emperor must bo bold man.
hayo told YOU about the Gardens of tho Luxem'
bourg. Well, he is obdurate, tho trocs arc to DO
cut down, houses, gardens and fountains rased
streets Strengthened, now houses built Tho Tuiic-
rics Will go next, so they say hero, but moro IN
sadness than by way of prophecy. The suspension
of tho Hotel des Inualjles is mooted; another
time-honored institution. The Minister OF Finance
wants to rctrcnch, save money here and mako
money there but what puzzles me. IS to sec
how easily the Emperor can lead all these terrible
street barricadcrs by the nose. Why, after all
have heard and road about tho rcvelutionar!
element of tho GarconS de Paris, am tempted tt
believe it all bosh. They talk fercely and the!
sing threats and vengeance, and thcn-they smoke
their pipes. Ca ira.
Colonel MINNIE, the inventor of the rife, recently
submitted to the Emperor, at Campiogne, some
Improvement in his weapon. hear His Majcst.
is much pleased with it.
am sorry to have nothing moro interesting Il
nv letter to-day, but unless 1 had told you all
ohont tho theatres and the charming creatures tina
exhibit there could not do otherwise than have
done.
MY next from Dublin. In the meantime, merry
Christmas. ESOULAP1Oo.
A Nashville paper says: " An agent was sent
South, some days since, to ascertain the condition
of the roads connecting with the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad, and to gain information re.
lativc to the time when the bridges on that road
injured by the late high water-would be re-
| naired. SO rs to enable the COMPANY to take