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Aristocracy

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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
April
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

-The New York Kxpress snysthat in the course of nn oration in the French Chamber of dcputice, General Foy chnnccd to use the word nristocrDcy. A voicc froin the ministerial sido nskeJ for a definitioii of it. - "Aristocxacv," said ho "in tlio ninetecnth cuitury, is tlio league, tho coaliiion, of thofo who wish to consume without producing, livo without" worktng, occupyingnll public places without boing competent to fill thom, and eeize upon nll honors without meriting ihcm - that is Anstocrocy." In England and Wales the value of Household furniture ia L130,000,000, of wearing apparel L16,000,000, and of plate nnd jewde, &c, L d J, 000, 000.