Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-10-29
RATES OF ADyRRTlslNG.
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The total receipts from the theatres,
dane ns rooms, concerts, and other places of
public amusement in Paris in the month OF
August amounted to PIG 3u6 tTaucs.
= Thomas Hood. the younger, has edited,
and will soon publish, Upside Down. Se-
Ties OF Amusing Subjects from Sketches by
the late ". NJ Mcconnell"
= The editOrship of the oficial journal at
Rome is now filed by Father SIcfanu Viccio-
lima, in place of Chevaller Monte. dead of tie
cholera.
= Some time since burglar in Brussels,
havin. gagged servant girl tu prevent her
FROM crying. and tied her legs tn prevent her
escape, found himself runtout of cord, when
he pulled out his knife aud cut ,ff a long tress
Of the poor girls hair, with which lac tied
her hands together. 1t Is some satisfaction
to know hat the master OF the house woke
in time to prevent the scouudrei carrying out
his burgiariOus intentions.
The Bureau Irrisas Of Paris states the
number OF vessels totally lost during the
mouth Ct August as l66. OF which 50 Eng
lish, 26 American. 9 French. s Dutch, Is Span-
iSh, / Norwegian, i Swedish, aud - sailing
under various other flags. The total nun.
ber of vessels lost since January l, 1867. is
lS5O-an increase OF % as compared with
the corresponding period OF 1866.
- The French aristocracy this year have
shown desire to revive hunting. ON "a scale
worthy of the days Orthe elder Byurbuns. aud
when France was dotted over with hunting
retreats as we'll as inhabited chateaux. Il il
becoming more and more the fashion to keep
hounds, aud form hunting parties to which
ladies are invited. The following gentlemen
have this year organized groris chGsss: NJ
ASUIdo at Livry, Niscount d Auchald at
SauuaGc, the Duke de D"ndeauvilIe at Guu-
deniere, the Duke dc Eitz james at Loire. &c.
previous to their assembling at Chumbord Tor
some weeks.
A fresh incident has revived the emo
ton caused ut FOntainebIau by the murder of
NJ dame Mcrtens. Another dead body was
discovered IN the forest few days back Ii
was lying i'll ravine near the Locher d.
Bouvigny, and almost entirely consumed by
vGrmin, but the deceased has been recognized
by his clothes tn have been an inhabitant of
the town who had disappeared some weeks
slnco. HIS purse and some jewclry he woro
were gone when his body was found but
whether murder has been committed OF not
is as yet uncertain.
A very important decision has been pro
mulgated by the Civil Tribunal Of the Seine
The Court has decided against the govern
meut advocate that. no matter how long n
foreigner may have resided in France he is
not to be considered having his legal dom
icile in this country unless he has gone through
the formalities provided by law The case
was that of foreigner, who having lived iu
France for forty years. had died leaving
large property. The Government advocate
argued that his property was liable to legacy
duty; but the Court held that. not huving
been legally authorized to establish his dumi-
ci!c here he must for NIL legal purposes be
looked upon as residing in the country of
which he was n sub ject, and therefore that
legacy duty could not be levied on his estate,
real or personal. This legal domici!e" eau
only be obtained in France by an application
to the Ministry of Justice. The Minister or
ders an inquiry into the morality of The pc
titioner, and. after the lapse OF r me time he
obtains the authorization to establish his dom.
icile. The only advantage derived from Ihls
is in the event Of litigation with French
man, the alien having to deposit sum Of
mouey-judiedfunr soici.