Pain—The suppression of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
has excited much comment in France, and will be much felt by the poor. The Society was founded in 1833, by twelve young men, whose object was to relieve the poor, and it has survived several changes of Government. Its ramifications are very extensive, and its beneficence has been repeatedly acknowledged by Napoleon himself. Its loss will be much felt by the poor during the coming winter. On the other hand, it is alleged that the parli prJtre had obtained the exclusive management of the Society, that they directed its influence into poli- tical channels, and that from their elaborate organization they were formidable. Another religious society, the Congregation des Dames de la Sainte Union de Douai, having been convicted of taking part in the abduction of Jewish girls, the house at Douai has been deprived of its " legal existence." On the other hand, the Emperor, instigated by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has pro- hibited the barbarous practice of venesection, until a commission can report on its necessity. The opponents of the practice argue that it is not only unnecessary:but injurious, the violence of the operation setting up of itself symptoms which deceive the surgeons and lead to false conclusions in clinical practice.
The Paris correspondent of the Times affirms that the uneasiness which pervaded society just before the Italian war is again apparent, and there are rumours of proposals made to Austria for the settle- ment of the Venetian question, which Austria cannot accept. At present Parisians are discussing a pamphlet called L'Anykterre, rdutriehe, et lea Extremes de C,orspilyne, which compares England to Carthage, and predicts that one day, forced to struggle everywhere, she will become exhausted. The writer believes Prussia has thrown off the English yoke, and advocates the seizure of Madagascar and French Hayti, and the extension of Algeria, without more deference to land than England pays to Europe. He adds that the King of Ho and, as Grand-Duke of Luxemburg, is a German Prince, and as such may aid Prussia with his fleet in settling the Holstein ques- tion.
The city of Lille is being enlarged and fortified, so as to.be able to contain an entire corps d'armee. The practice which prevails in Paris of advertising bad German goods as English, seems to have greatly checked,the.demandez acted from the lower tariff. The dealers, moreover, are worried the English system of transacting business, and want their go de- livered at their doors, at a single price inEwfmg cost, duty, and transit. It is suggested tlint.the Manchesterhouses should establish an agency in Paris, and ftalthese condition&
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