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Consumption of Animals in Paris in 1847. — Oxen 82^19, Cows 

 24,900, Calves 503,113, Sheep 239, Goats. The abattoirs of Paris, 

 (slaughter houses) furnished 121,000,000 pounds of meat, — 7,500,000 

 pounds of tallow. Besides the meat from the abattoirs, there were 

 brought into Paris about 12,000,000 pounds of meat. So that Paris 

 •with 1,000,000 of people, consumed on an average about 136 pounds 

 of meat per soul. 



The pork is used by the lower classes chiefly, and the amount in 

 1847 was about 11,000,000 pounds. 



Russia has founded studs in the greater portion of her departments, 

 On the same plan as those of France. The St. Petersburgh Journal 

 says, that the number of mares fecundated by the Government stallions 

 in three years amounts to 74,244 ; more stallions are called for every 

 where. Many associations have been formed by individuals, and the 

 whole number of studs of the government and of indi^aduals is now 

 2,144. 



Mr. Carter. — The regular subject for the day, is the propriety of 

 providing suitable lands on which poor immigrants can be employed 

 until they can provide for themselves farms on our cheap lands in the 

 interior. I also include the poor already among us. In hopes that 

 some society would undertake such a plan, I have proposed this dis- 

 cussion. A farm being provided, then an office in this city, where 

 all the names of such persons shall be registered, and when deemed 

 proper, tickets given them for the farnv The poor immigrants are too 

 apt to commence here by begging, their spirits are soon broken so 

 that they become unable to reach the country or to labor like men. 

 The State is interested in this matter, and should prepare the way for 

 the beneficial introduction into our country of the great stream of 

 immigration which is yearly swelling in amount.' 



Mr. Fleet — deemed it to be a subject of high importance as well 

 for the present population as for that which is flowing in. 



Professor Antisell. — I sketched a plan about a year ago, which 

 appeared in a newspaper called The J^ation; it is as follows : 



