The New York Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1875, Page 3

DROPE AS IT If. The Genera’ Political Outlook in the Old World. WILL PEACE BE MAINTAINED? What May Happen When Pio ' Nono Dies. THE PULSE OF LONDON. Closing Tp the Fashionable Season--- The Baker Outrage. ALBERT EDWARD'S INDIAN TRIP, Sword Points and Pen Points Among French Journalists, THE CASSAGNAC-GAMBETTA DIFFICULTY. Exciting Scenes in the French Assembly— Rouher’s Speech. Lreos, July 8, 1875, Americans will be interested to learn the opin- lon of M. de Laveleye regarding the present state of affairs in Europe. M. DE LAVELEYR 1s one of the most eminent of European publicists, hnd might almost be termed the John Lemoinne bf Belgium were he not distinguished by wider \ympathies than the famed writer of the Dédats and by # habit of treating his subjects trom @ cosmopolitan point of view. ‘Thus he has not scrupled to express his regret at the separa- tion of his own country from Holland. by the revolution of 1830 a purely Catholic State was erected, and this M. de Laveieye holds to have been a misiortune for “urepe, seeing shat in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands the northern and Protestant provinces were a counterpoise to the clerical influences which are always at work in. the southern provinces. M. de Laveleye, though the reverse of an alarmist, considers that she PROSPECTS OF PEACE Bt the present moment ate extremely precarious, He does not, indeed, belleve that the German na- Von will be impelled to war by a vainglorions de- ‘re of conquest and military renown, such as arove the France of the First Empire into per- petua: quarrels with her neighbors; for, ashe justly observes, France, from 1799 to 1814, was Identical with Napoleon, whereas neither Bis- marck nor the Emperor William can sway the ferces of the German Confederation at their indi- vidual pleasure or caprice; and the people of the Fatherland are a great deal too sensivie to relish the hardships and the expenses of war. But the conflict with the Church of Rome, to which Ger- many is now committed beyond recall, can hardly, as M. de Laveleye fears, admit of a peaceful ter- mination. THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT may imprison or banish the bishops, but can it exile the whole of the Roman Catnolic clergy and their congregations to boot? And these have all received orders from Kome to resist to the utmost the demands o/ the civil power. The Moors were eflectually driven out of Spain by Philip III., and the effects of the revocation of the Kuict of Nantes Bre still felt in France, but obviously the recol- lection or such measures only serves to remind one of the changed condition of modern life andof the Utter impossibility of a serious and prolonged persecution in the present day, A petty PERSECUTION IS STILL. POSSIBLE, however, and it can have but one effect, that of irritating and exasperating its victims, who will be confirmed in their determination to with- stand the oppressor to the last, in the hope of deliverance irom abroad. Meanwhile the two great Catholic Powera, France and Austria, both humbled to the dust by the genius and valor which have presided over the counsels of the House of Hohenzoliern, are longing for revenge, and only waiting a favor- sole Moment to spring to arms. Austria eagerly watches every symptom of disaffection in the Catholic population of Southern Germany, and France looks to ALSACE- LORRAINE, the inhabitants of which might have been won to the allegiance of their new fellow citizens but for the conflict in which Prussia has engaged with the Pope. As itis, Aisatians and Lorrainers are pre- vented by the double sentiment of religion and patriotism—the two most powerful motives which can stir the human heart—from cordially accept. ing the fact of their changed nationality. Hence two sources of weakness to the German Empire, and, consequently, of hope to her enemies. Ger- many, too, is perfectly aware of the feeling of re- sentment she has inspired in her vanquished foes, and is, moreover, convinced that the policy of France must always be more or less Catholic. It ts not forgotten that the war of 1870-1 was de- clared by the Empress Eugénte to be HER WAR, and thatshe confidently announced her assur- ce Of success by the favors of Heaven in a strug- gle witn heretic Prussia. The expedition to Mexico, too, was avowed by Napoleon ill, nimself to baye been undertaken for the purpose of setting up a Catholic Empire in North America which should Support the seceding States and bre: up, if possible, the great Republic, which was disliked asthe foremost champion of civil and religious liberty. SUSPICION AND HATRED. With suspicion on the one side and hatred on the other, there is, ot course, ouly too imminent ® risk that the sligntest spark may suddenly kindle into @ conflagration ; that a trifing misun- derstanding may lead to hostilities at twenty- four hours’ notice. THE NEXT ELECTION TO THE PAPACY will certainly produce @ dangerous crisis, M, de Laveleye appears to think that, in the event of a prelate of reactionary views being chosen as the successor of Pius 1X., the Cabinet of Berlin may take advantage of any informality in the elec- tion—and, considering the peculiar nature of the relations between the Vatican and the Quirinal, there is very likely to be an informality-—to pro. cure the election of an anti-Pope by a respectable minority of the Sacred College, and so refuse to acknowledge the rival Pontit, of the Miudie Ages would thus be revived ano Mentz or Cologne be erected into anotner Avignon, Nevertheless, M. do Laveloye believes that THE CHANCES OF VICTORY in this war between the principle of the State and the princtpie o: the Church are tn favor of the latter, and that Catholicism 1s likely to increase \n strength and in its hoid upon the minds of men for anotuer generation at least, Timid, sentimen- tal, entnusiastic religious temperaments will all be inclined to side with the eternal, unchangea- bie Church, so loity m her pretensions and so magnificent in ker promises. Suon a power even the Gorman Empire may fail to break. POPULAR ASSENT TO THE OPINION OF THE PUBLICIST. There can be no doubt that M. de Laveleye ex- presses the apprehensions of thoughtful men at this momentous epoch of the world’s history, and he has given them currency in one of the jeading Organs Of liberal thought in Engiand, A SIGN OF CHANGE. Is is, by the way, @ significant sign of the times The old schism’) Quartermaster General. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1875.—-W1TH SUPPLEMEN that thinkers of European reputation like M. de Laveleye and Kari Blind should no longer employ the medium of French for communicating their ideas to the public, though it is searcely more ‘hau acentury since Gibbon was with diMeulty dissuaded from composing his famous work in thst tongue. The fact 1s that tne rise of the United States and the mighty fu:ure which lies before them are tending to make the English the language of diplomacy and of international Gebates in science and politics. WHAT TEE BELGIAN SCIENTISTS ARE DOING. In view of the tremendous issues which are Placed before Europe in the question of the day itis with a pitying smile that men of robust sense must Jearn that the Belgian Academy of Medicine has been lately engaged in discussing once more the case of Louise Lateau. Quorsum hac tam putida tendunt? |s this the hour for a grave in- quiry into the vagaries of a sick mri? Ome seems to hear a “choras of old men” while Rome is burning. “SELF-HELP.” An equally feeble chorus of objurgation has been raised by a very innocent actof the Com- munal Council ot Antwerp. Mr. Smiles’ litte OOK on “Self-Help” has recently been translated into Dutcn by M. Bays, @ Protestant pastor, and copies of tt have been given as prizes in the Com- munal schools. A loud outcry irom the Catholic clergy has been the result, for the Smiles volume contains a sentence which implies some admira- tion of Luther and also an allusion to the murder of William the Stlent by @ Catnoillc fanatic; and yet the clericals are wise in their generation, and their instinct perhaps guides them aright in con- demning & work which incalcates the merit of eliance and energy, for those qual- are not compatible with the spirit ties ofsubmission and the unreasonable fear of chaage which has always characterized the truest disci- ples of Loyola and his successors, As mankind, happily for itselt, is not necessarily engaged dur- ing every hour of the day in political or theological disputes, it may be observed that if anybody should wish to know what aubject does actually, at tue present moment, chiefly preoccupy “THE MIND OF THE PEOPLE’? of belgium, one would be disposed to answer, the American circus of Messrs. Pinder & Co., which is making a tour through the cities of Flanders and Brabant, The performances are very amusing and draw large crowds, & mock juneral, which the populace seems to interpret as a parody of civil interment, being especially applauded. Probably no idea is further from the minds ef Messrs. Pin- der, but that is not a circumstance of much conse- quence, LONDON GOSSIP. Lonnon, July 9, 1875. The Lonaon season is waning fast. It will re- ceive its coup de grace on the 27th inst., when Goodwood begins, but even now there are not wanting signs of its decay. If youare ‘in the swim” of society you can still go to three balls a night, if you have any inclination that way, and there are garden parties and races, and cricket matches galore, though the weather is doing its best to spoil all out of door amusements, There never was such weather—at least I do not rocol- letsuch ® spell of wet and wretchedness since 1869, There bas positively been no summer atall, In April, when we were expecting spring showers and mild weather, tnere suddenly set in the most tremendous heat and blazing sunshine, so that we thought we were going to be plunged into sum- mer at once; but this only lasted a few days, and since then we have had nething but a perpetual downpour and unutterable gloom. We are, to be sure, better off than our poor ne/ghbors in France, for we have no floods, but really fine weather is so exceptional in Engiand—we can only reckon on three or four months of mt at the most—that it seems almost hard we should lose those. In next week is 8T. SWITHIN’S DAY, andif that be wet and the old proverb be true we may look for forty days of unceasing torrent. Bus those of us who are more sanguine are hoping that the weather will change before then, and that the golden autumn will make up to us for the miseries of what ought to have been the summer, but what, as Jean Paul says, bas been in reaitty, “only a winter painted green.” So great was the wet that THE PRINCE OF WALES’ GARDEN PARTY, announced for Jast week, had to be put off till Monday, when it took place in the beautiial grounas at Chiswick, which are lent by the Duke of Devonshire to the Prince on sach occasions, There was a rare crowd of the aristocracy, and, as 1s always the custom at dress gatherings, @ select number of persons distinguished in liter- ature and art, The royaities were there in full force. Queen Victoria put in an appearance, quite contrary to her usual habit, and looked bet. terand more lively than I have seen her for years. Her Majesty wore some white flowers in her bonnet and 4 constant, pleasant smile on her Jace. She walked about the grounds, conducted by the Prince, chatting to people she knew, and now and then ‘stopping to have some celebrity presented to her. M. Gustave Doré received this compliment and came away quite pleased with tae sourire charmant at the gracious words which had been accorded to him. The Qneen of the Netherlands was also tnere, and princes and royal higbnesses innumer- able. One was glad to see Prince Leopold, wholly recovered frem his late illness and in features very much resembling the Prince of Wales, The ROYAL VISIT TO INDIA is now assuming shape g#nd form. The great question of ways and means, or how and where the finances were to be procured, was explained by Mr. Disraeli lass night. The total expense of the Prince of Wales’ visit will be about £142,000, of which £52,000 18 the estimated cust of the voy- age, £30,000 to be given to the royal traveller for assistance in meeting the charge upon nis hospi- Tallty and £60,000 placed at his disposal jor what Mr. Disraei Calis ‘personal expenses.” This total 18 £50,000 less than has been anticipated, and the announcement was very well received in tne House, the only Maicontents being a few radicale “wav always make Capital out of such matters. ‘rhe principal membess of tae Wrince’s stail wil be Sir Bartle Frere, the Duke of Sutherland, Lora Alired waget, Lord Catington and Mr. Knollys. ‘The principal English journalists in attendance Will be Dr. Russell, of the Times; Mr. Forves, of the Datly News; Mt. Edwin Arnold, wno wasa pro- fessor in Pounah College, and whois thoroughly versed tn Indian matters, tor the Daily Telegraph. Mr, Disraeli taiked about the Prince stopping away six months, bat from whatI hear privately 1 believe ne will return to England in march, as his pnysicians are of opinion tat the extreme heat in the Red Sea might prove dangerous after ‘that tune. COLONEL BAKER'S CASE. One of His Koyal Highness’ triends in whom he takes qreat interest will not be able to accompany tae Indian expedition, as ne will probably be spend- Ing Dis days in prison, Coionel Valentine Baker, acting colonel 01 one of the bext ol our crack reg: iments, the Tenth huzsars, of which the Prince is honorary colonel, and agreed on ail sides to be the finest he@ht cavairy eficer in the British ser- vice, is unoer remand On a moat Coming up to town the orher day», way to Glue at the regimental dinner of the Ninth Jan- cers, Colonel Baker iound bimsell alone im a rali- way carriage with & young lady, to whom he made such Improper advances that she actoaily flung the doer vu! the carriage open and travelled jor nine ities standing on the step rather tnap submit hersell to THE CHANCE OF OUTRAGE, This young lady 1s & Miss Dickinson, whose fam- ily ure of the highest respectability, One of her brothers {s a medical man in large practice, another is well known at the Cnancery war, the |, third is himself au oMlecer Ol artillery, and iw now quartered at Aldershot, Where Colonel jaker was Althe preliminary ex- amimution before the magistrate Miss vickinsen ‘ave her evidence with most periect modesty and ‘ness, and though the olner side had retained Mr. Hawkins, whose marvellous powers of cross- examination wiil be recoiecied in the Tiehborne case, ho attempt was made to snake her testi- mony. It is said tuat the most powertul influences have been set at work to in- duce tue Dickinson family to withdraw from tne prosecut‘on, put all without elect, and tis was proved by attempt made yesterday to re+ m the trial by certiorari from the Croydon es to the Queen's Bencu, where 1 would have had the benefit of being triea ny a special jury. The request, however, was reiuseu, and, ative end v1 tik monte, uniess he chooses to foriert his bail of £2,000, Colonel Baker must take his trial, ‘Lhe general velle! seems to ve that he will be lound guilty and have to suffer imprison- Ment of twelve montis With nard Jaber, Liis ony right to say (hat alihough Coiwnet Baker has always ad the character of being a “ioose fish,” Su far aS morals are concerned, his professional status 18 of tae Mignest. He did wonders in the Asnantee War. and there are few soldiers im the world who can handle light cavairy #0 cleverly and with such enect. A yery extraordinary circumstance connected with the aftair {8 that Colonel Baker, alter he nad given hig name and address to tho policeman receiving the charge, pursued his way to Londou, dined at the regimental dinver and to the toast of his health, which was by the Duke of Oumbridge, tue Cow- -Ohief, and pever made to any one the usion to what had occurred, as forty-four years Of uve and a brother of sir nel Baker, (ne Alrican explores, and is well known in society. THK ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE was celebrated in Loudon on Monday, toe Sch of | Juiy by a wreat sete at tue Orystal Palace, begin- ning With a banquet and énding with tre. works, When the chair was taken by Geue- Tai Schenck, at which Colonel Hoft- mar, Colonel Ci eeseborough, Colonel Forney, Governor Fairenild, the Chevalier Wyckei, tae Ameri Consul General and various otner gen- temen assisted. Tne entente cordiale petween tne New World and the mother country was spoken of in the pleasautest manner by all the Americans, and responded to by Mr. McCullagn ‘Torrens, M. P., On belalf of the Kuglish, and a thoroughly agreeabie evening was speut. A rep- Tesentauion Of the Centennial Exnivition at Pall- adelphia, as it will be next year, in colored fires, was looked upon a8 & marvel vl the pyrotechnic a THBATRICAL, If signs were wanting o( tue decline of the sea- son it would be found in the theatrical announce- ments, which everyw: of closing goors, ‘lo-might signi unquestionably caused the ana whose dramatic periormances hi been far more —_remunerative a Maplesou, the manager of Drury Lane, than t singing of Mile. Nilsson and the rest ot opera troupe, takes his benefit and farewell. The Lyceum closed last week, when Mr. Irvin On the two Ruadredth consecutive occasion of Nis playiog Hamlet, said a few words of yrareful adieu to the audience, announciag that he would appear next seasou in Macbeth, and tnat very lm- possible arama, Mr. “Queen Mary,” would provably be played. 3 retired into the provinces, and the Giobe is belag carried on by a very “scratch” company. French comic opera, whoily distinct from opéra bowfe, 18 velog periormed at the Gaiety, without, it 1 the success undeniably due to the ciever pany. Miss Ada Cavendish starts next month Jor & long provincial tour, im which her picce de resistance will be @ version of Mr, Wilkie Collins? “Armadale,” dramatized by the author expressly for her, Mr. Sovnern is taking his rest, and « por- tion of the Haymarket company is starring in the country. ‘ke Prince of Wales’ had a great success with the revival of ‘‘Money,’’ Which will coutinue to be played until the end o1 this montn, and with which the next season wil} probably ove opened, The first season of the Court Theatre will shortly come to an Mr. Hare’s speculation, 1t 18 Bald, has been erately successiul, HEAVY RAIN. As I write the rain is pouring in torrents; been ever since eigns o’cloch this mornin grand gala day, the £ton and Hi match, at Lord’s Ground, where beauty and Jasmion of London invariably bles to see “our boys’? contend, LONDON, July 15, 1875. THE HERALD ENTERPRISE AT DOLLYMOUNT. It may interest you to know that the exertions of your correspondents during the Dublin match nave received a very flattering recognition by the Illustrated London News, which says:— “The special correspondents of jour American newspapers sent telegranis by the A tiantic cable to announce the result of the international match a8 soon as the shooting was over, The New YORK HERALD’S currespondent was foremost in their race to secure priority of despatch for this intelll- gence. He galloped on horseback across tne sands of Dublin Bay, in tke netghborhood of Clontarf, making a short cat, the waves fowing around the horse’s feet as shown in our illustration,”” The accompanying PICTURE is @ gem of artistic fancy. Three correspondents are represented as on horseback, one dashing boldly into the waves, the others pressing after him. Of course, the firs, man belongs to the HERALD, although we hardly recognize his fea- tures. Afriend suggests that they are those of Lester Wallack’s ! ENGLISH OPERA. The Italian opera season is coming to @ close, after having nad a fair run at Covent Garden and Drury Lane, with Albani atthe former and Nilsson at the latter, Now comes the period of the ver, nacular opera, andon the 11th of September Carl Rosa will begin a campaign of seven weeks at the Princess’ Theatre, with @ very well selected troupe. Mr. Resa very sensibly does not propose to limit himself to operas by English composers, but will follow the example set py the Germans and French, who have both secured in their own tongues the best productions o1 foreign composers, Among the works which Mr. Rosa promises to per- form this season at the Princess’ are Balfe’s “siege of Rochelle,” Cherabini’s “Water Carrier,” “Lhe Behemian Girl,’ as prepared by Balle for Paris, the “Marriage of Figaro,’ and anew opera by Cagnoni, the story of which is founded upon “The Porter’s Knot.” Mr. Ros® has some inten- tion, I _ believe, of bringing out an Engiish version of Richard Wagner’s ‘“Tann hauser,” @ new translation of which is now in preparation. A translation of this charming work already exists, ut is such a wretched pro- duction that no one reading the texts will recog- nize the work of Wagner, the poet-composer. [ may probably have more to say on this subject subeequently. OF tae ARTISTS ALREADY SELECTED by Mr. Carl Roga 1 can mention at present Miss Rose Hersee, an excellent singer and a good actress, and Mr. Santiey, the baritone, who is to take In Cagnontis’ opera, the part played tn the original by Robson. ‘The troupe 1s not yet com- pleted. Mr. Kosa is at present making & tour of the Continental theatres for the purpose of pro- curing other artists. The choras nas been chosen with great care. Signor Espinosa is engaged as ballet master, and Mr. Rosa will himsetf direct the music. He wili have an orchestra ot forty ef ficient players, representing the best talent of the italian opera bands, among Whom are Messrs. Carrodus, Bejemann, Zervini, Howell, Svendsen, Hutchitigs and Reynolds. The English journals, so far, give a warm welcome to Mr. Rosa’s enterprise, whose earnest enthusiasm for the development o1 the English opera aeserves to be crowned with the most complete success, If he succeeds in pro- ducing aun English adaptation of “Tannhaaser’’ elther this season in London or next year in America, he will merit the thanks of the entire English musical world, MME. PAREPA ROSA, very shortly belore she died, Was one day travel- ling through ‘ihuringia and passea an evening amid the recoliections and ruins of the Wartburg, when she sang through the entire part ol Hliza- beth; and from that moment she determined that after bringing out “Lohengrin,” which sne then contemplated, she would produce an English ver- sion of “Tannhauser” at the first opporvunity. But death came only too suddenly. We are pieased to jearn, however, that Mr. Rosa h: cided to carry out the intentions of the la woman whoa America ioved, PARISIAN PRESS SCANDALS. Paris, July 9, 1875, Politically speaking, We are enjoying at present an interval of perfect tranquillity. Since the day when the National Assembly voted the constitu. tion of the Republic it has taken to a system of compromise, in view of the probability of its being compelled to put an eariy term to its own mandate. Whether it will pass in a few weeks the laws on the public powers, on the Senate and on the eligibility of candidates and the mode of election, is now the point generally discussed. The real question, however, is whether it will fin- ish all that remains for it to do in the course of the present session, or whether another session will be necessary for its accomplishment, Should its work be terminated toward the middie of Au- gust tne elections can be convoked for the middie of October. In the contrary case .a winter session will be necessary, aud In this eventuality the members of the present Assembly will not be | compelled to yield their places to the new repre- sentatives of the people beiore next spring. These are now the principal topics of discussion in political coteries. Tne Left 1s exceedingly anx- jons that the elections shall take place this year; the Right ts equally desirous to postpone them, Its members find themselves pleasantly enough situated at Versailles, and would willingly remain there, the more particularly as they are not sure of returning; therefore they seek to gain time by every legisiative manenyro that can suggest itself, PARTY VIRULENCE IN THE PUBLIC PRESS. ‘The press 1s situated pretty much like the As- sembly. It ind dificult to provide occupation for its readers, Every second day the republican journals publish articies pressing for the disso- lution of the Assembly. Kvery second day the monarchical journals publish articles either op. posing it or calling for its postponement to as late a date as possinie, AND POINTED PERSONALITIES. Fortunately for these periods of journalistic dearth, the French press has a resource which the press of other countries does not possess in an equal degree, and that is personalities. When journalists here havé nothing to say to the public they take te abusing each other, and when that occnpation is exhausted they resort to physical demonstrations, Some of them take as muon | pleasure in this species of amusement as in cock or oui fights. I should add, however, that of late there bas been @ great deal of scolding, but very little duelling. THE WARS OF THE NEWSPAPER PENMEN. First in the list of tnese periodical journalistic. outbursts ts to be ranked the war between the ALfe Siecle and the Univers, It is of old date and has never been entirely interrupted, though it slumbers occasionally, The Univers, you are | aware, 18 an ultramontane journal, and is con- aucted by M. Louts Veutllot, The 1LYe Siecle 1s the organ of the tree thinkers, and its principal editors are M. About and M, Sarcy, both formerly pupils of the Ecole Normale, ‘he two journals are in the habis of finging dirt at each other, and the epithets which they employ are often edify- ing. THE ADVANTAGE, however, rests tncontestably with the YLTe Siecle, which 1s not only better written than its oppo- nont, more especially since Louts Veuillot has ad- vanced In.years, but kas often the opportunity of catching its adversary en flagrant delit in regard to unfaitaful quotations, falsifications of text and Palpable coinages, M, PAUL DE CASSAGNAC AND HIS ENEMIES, A quarrel ofa more serious character is that which has been raging between the Repurlique Francaise and the Bonapartist journals. This is not the first time that you have heard in sucha i connection of M, Paul de Cassagnac, chief editor | of the Pays and the most fiery of all the Bona- partist writers, Several times during the Em- pire, as well as since, hfs violence of language got him into serious quarrels, and his reputation is | certainly better established as aduellist than as a journalist, Even in the former capacity, how- ever, he cam exnibit a good deal of discretion, as bis affairs with Luilier and with Ranc prove. In Nis recent QUABREL WITH THE EDITOR OF THE REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE he exbivited similar prudence. The matter not having led to any serious results I should not feel it necessary to allude to 1% but for an incident connected with it whieh has entirely changed tis character. ALL ABOUT 1T—TOW IT Was, ‘The father of Paulde Cassagnac is, as you are aware, the M. Granier whe took it into his heaa some years ago to add to his patronymic the mame of De Cassagnac,. He was an ardent de- fender of slavery at the time when under Louis Philippe the question was warmly discussed by the French press, At that period he was the editor of @ ministerial journal and was not held in much esteem asa writer. He got involved as second inaduel in which one of the principals was Killed and im which his was severely impugned. After poleon was made Prestdent of the Re- public M. Granier de Cassagnac attached himself to his fortunes, and after the coup détat in 1851 he was the only Freach writer wno dared to distinguish himself as its apologist. The Em- pire owed him a reward for his conduct, and he Was accordingly appointed chief editor of the Pays, & journal subsidized by the government, and was named Commander of the Legton of Honor. He was likewise, i! remember rightly, selected as the official candidate to represent the Départment au Ger in the Corps Législatif. That to all these honors and benefits he added much public consideration and esteem I cannot take Louis Na- upon myself tosny. Une thing, however, is car- | tain, the papers found in the Tuilleries revealea the fact that he was en compte courant with the Emperor’s privy purse. You can, therefore, readily understand that M, Granter de Cassagnac has strong personal reasons tor REGRETTING THE EMPIRE and detesting the republic. Now it so happened that in the course of his recent controversy witn the Pays the editor of the Republique Francaise brought up some of these facts. The reply became embarrassing, and M.Paul de Cassagnac contented himself with rejotning that, after all, his father’s affairs concerned himself alone, that he was a sut- ficiently grand garcon to defend his own words and actions, and that Paul de Cassagnac “nac- ceptait de sotidarité qu'avec Paul de Cassagnac,” The reply may appear somewhat harsh on the part of a son; but under the circumstances I do not see how M. Panl de Cassagnao may be blamed, the more particularly as his father is proprietor of another journal, VOrdre, and was in position to defend himself, A CHALLENGE TO M. GAMBETTA, The course adopted by M. Granier de Cassagnac Proved the sagacity of the son in leaving his father to fight his own battles. After presenting through @ huissier at the office of the République Frangaise a letter repelling what he calis the calumnies against him, he sent a challenge to M. Gambetta, as being responsible for what had ap- peared in that journal, and in it he seems to make use of his decorations, his high positton and bia sixty-eight years, to prove to him that he con- fers a high honor upon him tn consenting to fight with him. REFUSED. Of course M. Gambetta refused to accept the enailenge. Had the object been te obtain satis- faction from the party really responsible there would have been no difficulty in doing so, Itcan- not be disputed that M. Gambetta is the political | director of the République Francaise, and that he 1s daily consulted on its political policy, but he is neither redacteur en chef nor even a simple editor of that paper. It is even a question whether he has ever written a line for it. To the challenge thus sent, therefore, the République Francaise replied that every article published in the journal was covered by a re- sponsibility—that of the author, bat by no other— and that if M. Granier de Cassagnac deemed him- seif offended he nad only to go to the oMmice of the journal to get the name of the writer. It added generally that M. Gambetta had sometning else to do than to place himself at the aisposal of any one who might take it into bis bead to send him challenge, or, to use the words of the reply, “Du premier ou du dernier venu.” Youean readily !magine that M. Granier de Cas- Sagnac did not anticipate any other result. He must have been fully aware of the arrangements of the République Francaise and of the readiness of its writers to cover their articles with their | 1: personal responsibility. The previous contro- versy of the journal wits his son must have con- vinced him of the fact, ifhe had even any doubt orit. To seek to make @ man responsible who had not attacked him and who provably had never seen the article until it appsared waa neither consistent with common seuse nor with the so-called laws of honor, “MAKING A SCANDAL.” One would have supposed that reflection and the obvious ridicule of the position would have in- duced M. Granier de sagnac to desist at this potot. Such am act of prudence wi not con- sistent with the object he had in view—that of | making ascandal. He accordingly replied to the Note of the République Francaise by a fresh letter, in which he threatens ‘to make M. Gambetta ac- quainted with his boot.” HERR THE AFFAIR RESTS for the present. For one or two evenings after the publication of this rejoinder became known crowds gathered in the St. Lazare station to see M, Gambetta attacked by his adversary on nis re- turn from the Assembly, but the performance has not us yet come of the conciusion bas beon arrived at that the belligerent | old man has thougnt hector of the matter. COMBATS BRIWEEN EDITORS OF THE PRESSE AND | FIGARO. Another affair in whicn insults not less violent have been exchanged is that which has arisen between the editorof the resse and the editor of the Figaro, rer reasons of whichi am igno- rant M. de Villemessant has for some timo past been attacking, in nis journal, M. Debrousse, son of the rich Algerian contractor aud director of the Presse, One fing morning the Figaro pub. | lisned the report of @ trial in which Mf. Debrousse | had been sued sor the amount of some bilis which he had signed while stil a minor for a woman to whom he had been attached, it was one of those pecadilloes, deplorable, no doubt, to which young men are subject, but to waich no disnonorable imputation could be attached. Nothing conid o> pleaded im defence of such a pubiication, M, De- brousse naturally felt indignant and retorted by a letter of @ most violent and libeilous charac. ter, M.de Villemessant Ras wmnounced, in bis | they detray the cost of them in their own personal conduct | Journal, that he ts going to pring the matt fore the tribun STILL ANOTHER. While these quarrels have been finding their solution In & more or less reasonable few words exchanged between morning and even- ing between two journalists attached to the Presse and Figaro, M. Rosati and M, Fetivier, both unknown to fame, have resulted im a duel on the frontier, M, Petivier received wounds in the breast and arm, but they are not likely to prove Serious. Such is the manner in whick French journalists make news for their readers when there is @ dearth in the ordinary supplies. As reputations no one has a right to find fault with them. SCENES IN THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. (Paris (July 14) correspondence of London Times.) It is perhaps scarcely necessary to say that to- day’s sitting of the Assembly was one of the most crowded there has been jor a long time, The ma- jority of the spectators were ladies, AN EXCITING DEBATE. M. Haetjens brought jorward a proposal for urgency in order to pledge the government to convoke the electors of the Niévre within twenty days. It was an ingenious proposition, ter the Left, faithful to the principle of by-elections, might have been expected to support it. One of them, indeed, M. René Brice, declared that he voted yesterday against the confirmation of the election as an act of justice, but that the same feeling of justice impelled nim to vote for tl proposition, He thought the Assembly could not assume the right of abolishing @ by-election when 1thad annaolied the previous vote of the electors, M. GAMBETTA’S POSITION, M, Gambetta hastened to ascend the tribune to declare that tne Left, while voting against urgency, reserved the right of demanding that all the other seats should be filled up if the Nigvre election was held before the dissolution, the Courcelles law being applicable to all by-elections, Urgency was then rejected by 335 to 206, M. Gambetta’s declaration evidently enabled the Left to vote against it, M. ROUHER'S SPEECH. At three o’clock M. Rouher mounted the trib- Une, and silenc immediately prevailed. The entire Assembly manilestly gave ttself tue watch- word of listening In silence—a hostile, almost sul- len silence—bvat it will be seen that, in spise of all Mts resolution, the Chamber could not maintain unis attitude to the end during a speech wuicu lasted three hours, M, Rouher satd:— Lexercise the right ot legitimate defence in speaking inthe name of the party to which 1 belong, what L ask 1s silence. 1 asx it for the sake of the digaity of the discussion, as well as of the equity which Is our due, People are always trying to make me coutradict myselt. 1 have never denied the existence of the comumities over which L presided, and 1 deny to-day, as always, the existence of a ceniral committee for an appeal to the people working throughout the whele of France, a | commitiee, moroover, the existences of which, despite the minute researches and inquiries made, bas hot been proved. 4 | ‘The speaker then analyzed the incidents which | gave rise to the Distorical inquiry wita waico | your readers must now be well acquatnted, ‘You Temind us,’ said M, Rouaer, “ol tne anger of tne republicans when M, de Bourgoing was elected. ‘Then 16 Was that the circular of tne pretended Central Commitree burst upon us like # shell. Then they asked not tur the inyaildation of the election, out for judicial action, aod teen began that series of returns, in- terrogations and domiciliary visits which have their climax in tne voluminous publication of the two reports of M. Savary.”” M. Rouner, alter hay- ing relerred to the aifficulties which arese be- tween two successive committees and the Keeper of the Seals, proceeded to examine how tar the Committee of inquiry had the right to pubiisu the documents wuich appear under the head of | appeodix in M. Savary’s report. He dwelt on the distinction which should exist between tne legis- lative and the judicial power, and declared that the procedure of the Committee of Inquiry was an attack on the cardinal principies escablishea by the revolution of *89. (A member on the Lelt — “Ob, onl? Cries of “silence” Irom all parts of the Caamber.) M, Rouner—If you interrupt me, Lam ready to accept the interrupuons (Numerous voices, “0, no; we aro | listening to you in silence.”) Wnati in this Assombly, where 1am so warmly attacked, have L not the rignt to deiend these great principles ot modern law ? A Maankn—But you are not attacked because you de- fend them now, but because you did not practise them ormerty. M. KoUER—Xes; the committee has violated the orders of the Assembly. You took all sorts of documents which belonged to judleial deparunents which were otten confidential, and you have delivered them up to public malignity. | (isturbance)) | What i defend here 1s Nota present interest; it 18 a future one. Whenever | an Assembly can penetrate into the domain ot jus- tice you will have created a disas:rous precedent— | a richt which one will be driven to curse. When a decision is given the judicial documents it includes are & more precious propercy than ilelds, houses or rentes— namely the right of the home, of the hearth, often the right of the heurt. (Uproar.) Yet you clatm to have thacright. But what pomt have we reached? By what note ot exclamation can one party judge another? Is there one among you who iccls “himself impartial enough to judge of thisy One day (continued M. Kouner, alluding to the legttimist pilzrimage to Belgrave square in 181d), 9 party wished to censure. another party for act of fidelity toward a prince, Well, 1 am convinced that not one of those who voted for this act of violence but sooner or later Witterly repented it “Bravol’? violent (Cries of on the Right.) Would you begin such measures again? Well, do | so, iy Others will undertake to” trace and you will see where it will lead you. (Uprour.) Ainoig the papers referred to in this re- port are some strictly confidential documents, police documents, A judge asks a commissioner to procure information as to @ witness who has been exarmined, and tho replies you have published in these volumes, ‘How it a barrister ventured to produce such documents t ‘There is not a magistrate who Would not expel hin from the Court, Yet 1 see 200 pages flied with such things, M, ALBERT Grevy—But it was you who demanded that everything should be pubiished. A. ROUMER—I never asked for that. M. Grevy—M. Haetjens asked for that. M. Haxtsens—I feared a garbled selection. M. Kounkr—Do you wish to interrupt met (Cries of “No, no! Go on!) y M. RKouher then proceeded to examine the three repurts—that ol tne Procurear Général, that of the Preiect of Police and that of M. Savary. Wita re- gard to tne first, M. Rouher reminded the Assem- bly that he wad been bis friend and colleague. He did not wish to attack him. He did not wish wo assail the high position which he occupied. As to the Prefect of Police, he charged him wita having handea over everything. (Noisy protests.) His deposition Was @ Work of blind hatred ana polit- lcal speciation, It was then a question of that famous union of tae Centres, of the voting of the constitutional laws, aud 1t was by the aia of fear of Bonapartism that success was boped for. (Re- newed protests from nearly every bench.) TAKING A REST. It was now a quarter to five, and M. Rouher asking for a rest, the sitting was suspendéd, This first part of his speech, im spite of some inter- Tuptions, was listened to witn comparative quiet, AND AGAIN, during the second part of his speech, he said:— I will now place myselt on the rooting of facts. Had We not a right to defend that government which had just fallen under the blow ot the 4th of september? ad we not a right to detend that unfortunate family so turtously attacked by all the press on account of its mis: fortune? :Uproar.) It was the misfortune ot France. When the great kmperor was transported to St. Helena would any one have dared to insult him in this way? Would any one have dared to insult the Prince exiled in S80. The Marquis pe Franctixv—There is no comparison between that loyal Ring and him who had violated his word and the taw. (Double round of applause.) M. Kouner,.—When the monarchy of July fell in 1843 were we not with yout M. Bocuxr.—Ihat comparison is Insulting, injurious, That monarchy which covered you with kindness, that monarchy you hastened to despoi!; that monarchy im jalling did not leave France heipless in an eneiny's hands: it lett ner great, tree and proud. (Frantic ap- pluuse trom all parts of the Assembly.) M. Rouner crossed his arms; while M. Bocher stood looking at him, and ‘The auimosity of the present Assembly against the Empire could mot bave been made more evident. M. Gainbetta cried, “The blood of the 2d of De- cember is choking you,’ and forthwitn iresh ap- plause broke Out—a strange and instructive spectacie, Evenin the gaileries the spectators were excited as if animated by the same ant- mosities. On silence being restored, M. Rouner satd:— I want no other proof than the passions rife in this Assembly to demonstrate that you are incapable of judg- ing with impartiality. (Uproat.) he imperialist party has a right to detend the memory of the sanperor, Who died inextie like a martyr. Hrolong it nas been saud £4 of Flour- ens. Nop there were 5,00) Fr 00 Englist who followed the coilin weep: (Uproar aad ironical laughter.) While the coffin was being conducted to the | grave is mourning wilow——\1he uproar drowned the speaker's vot Do you not #o every year to the chapel where prayers are ollered ‘up’ for the sont of the unt XVLt Why shonid not. the ity anniver- saries also? be so acrimontow Imperialist party (Protonved uproar.) ewould be veiter not to continue (ries ot “Go on!) We have done what ail parties oz we have supported candidates and sabventioned ne wspap The committee over which I preside did thisto the last day of its existence. Whatdo L say? ‘This committec still exists, Itimeets twice a week, and if Uns be itlegat L denounce 1¢ to the author Jus tice, (Cries of Why did you give your word ot honoi that you did not Know ot iss existence? visturb- ance.) Lehas boen said shat the Smpire was socialist, wish to discuss that point, THE GMPIRE. M. Rouher then proceeded to prove that the Empire was not socialist, aod that up to the pres- ent woment not asinuie social law passea by it had been repealed, notably the law against coal- itiuns, which had done away with strikes, M. Rouher then spoke of the alicged corraption of the army, and said that only two Corsicans had asked Jor photographs, He said;— Do you know what thig plan of action tt It isa pretace to the elections. You dave prociatmed a repub- Hican government, and our duty is to respect the Ke- Yous renonces alors & la récidive, (Laugh- ) Gambetta is less fortunate than we are. ance fa récifive, tor he has declared 10 the world that he wytia not ir me queue (Uproar on the Left) You nave ated the Republic by apparent sacrifices, None ct you have re- nounced your hopes—noithor M, Julsa Fayre nor M. 4 ravticale. 3 Grevy, neither the Duc de Broglie nor M. Rogher. All expect from the revision clause the realization of your dreams You, republicans, expect the compie: your Kepublic. You, monarchists, hope tha ‘will return surrounded by the halo of or the prestis ed conatitatic mal mone oP ten 9 not icat ey hope, main! ir conviction fey Go’ thelr religious opialone; iete 4 as th their right and their daty. Have we not also the rient to keep our hopes and our convictions? Have we not the right to say so here, we whom Fred have covered with your sarcasm and violence? Respect our right at we respect yours. 1 have no advice to give you, but you are in train for furthering the ends of the radical party, MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. A NEW CHURCH TO BE DEDICATED AT THI ALMA MATEB OF THE IRISH PRIESTHOOD. Dusit, July 13, 1875. Maynooth College, ag is Known all over the World, is the great seminary where young Irish- men are prepared for the Koman Catholic minis- try. It was founded by the Irish Parliament in 1795, when the spirit of intolerance and pensi legislation had been considerably weakened by blows successively dealt vy the Americam War of Independence and the French Revolution, The Continental colleges, where young Irish e ass tics had peer hitherto prepared for the priesthoods having been closed to them, Maynooth was estab lished to meet the necessity of providing some place of education for them. {t bad originally an annual endowment of $80,000, which was subsequently cut down by British bigotry to $40,000, when, after the close of the war with the first Napoleon, tt was deemed no longer necessary to concillate Irish Catholics or cultivate their loyalty. THE COLLEGE STRUGGLED on with fair success against the dificulties arising ous of this inadeqaate endowment till 1845, wi @ great Minister—Sir Robert Peel—considering that generosity is the wisest policy, persuaded Parliament to vete & perpetual annual endow: ment of $130,000, and a turther sum of $150,000 te provide new buildings, which were erected ac- cording to designs by the celebrated Pugin, Among those new bulldings A COLLEGE CHAPEL OR CHURCH Was not included—unfortunately men at tl time thought, but fortunately as people say nows for had a church been then built it would have been a smail edifice, scarcely suMctent for the wants of the students, and, necessarily, dispens-» ing with ailornament. Now, however, thero ia QD opportunity of raising a noble building, fully adequate to the requirements of the college and a fitting temple to the Most High. There has een for many years an average of five hundred sta dents at Maynooth. Hitherto they have attended Divine worship in two or three small chapelsr not one of which can conveniently accommodate 200 persons. Now, any one familiar with the Roman Catholic ritual knows that space is @ necessary condition ior its full display. Numeroug attendants are often required tor the due per- formance of the ceremonies, and space ia again necessary to accommodate numbers. Thus, il the young student 1s to be suitably trained tor ail the departments of the Catholic ministry, a spacious chapel or churcd seems an indispensable adjunct vo the eoilege. Further, ordinations are held periodically at Maynooth, They, im order to be carried out with suitable dignity and the fail de- Yelopment of the accessories, so useful both ior the instruction and the edification ofthe young candidates, require plenty of room. Any one who has witnessed the grand ordinations in the Church of St. Jono Lateran, at Rome, knows how much the splendor of the ceremonial is enhanced by the spaciousness of the building and the grandeur and magnificence of ali the accompant- Tents. The neads of Maynooth College bave lop, jelt the want of a suitable chapel. Hitherto i¢ bas not been possible to devise means for raising the necessary funds. Last October the trustees, who are the Irish bisbops, <esolveu to APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC GENRROSITY. This appeal hus been fairly successful, several thousand pounds sterling having been already ree ceived, Lasv January they selected for their ARCHITECT Mr. J. J. MacCarthy, R. H. A., who is well known by many churches erected in this country. A few @ays since a meeting of the Irish bishops was heid at Maynooth when the design of the pew church and the working plans were sub- mitted for examination. They were approved,. and tenders for building will be shortly invited. THE CHURCH will consist of a great nave, subdivided into ves- tioule, ante-chapel, choir and sanctuary, the whole endiug in a pentagonal apse, frum the sides of which radiate five chapeix—viz., the Lady chape: and those of the Sacred Heart, St. Joseph, 3 Bridget and Sc. Columba, At the norti West angie a bell tower and spire will rise tow height of 275 feet. Along the sides of the onur Cloisters will run, connecting it with every por. tion of the college. The length of the churen proper will be 210 ieet, the wiuth 40 feet. To the wnie-chapel 33 Jeet are given, 123 to tne choir and 45 to the sanctuary. The Lady chapei is 21 te Jong by 15 wide; the western Vestibule is 163¢ feet wide, 80 that the total lengtm of the structure 247 leet, while the lotal widen, incinding ta ‘The interior heignt is 70 fee! style of arcnitecture is ecorative Gotmc of an cloisiers, 1s 71 feet. xXterior 95, typ lege, DUt harmonizing with it. THE FOUNDATION, It has been determined that the foundation stone snall be laid en Sunday, October 10, the Feast of the Dedication of the Uhurches @f Ire- tand. YACHTING IN ENGLAND. (From the London News, July 15.) Ryde, Cowes, Dover and other towas have each its regatta and its yacht matches arranged as separate events, taking place at different periods, Ramsgate, hitherto contented to move on in its oid groove, is this year abuut Lo take a step in ad- vance, for in adaition to 1ts regatta proper, whicu is to take place in August, it bas started a serieg of annual yacht races, the first of which will take place op Saturday next. The programme consiste oftnree sailing matches, open to yachts of any size belonging to any recognized club, ana three rowing matcnes, open to amateurs. Tne prizes consist of stlver cups, tankards, &c., and are beg exiibited at Messrs. Syrett & Son's, in Harbor sureet. THE VALUES OF THE PRIZES are as follows:—First match for yachting. 20 to 4 tons, 35 guine: \d Maton, 1¢ to 20 tons, 25 g ; under 10 tons, 18 guineas and 5 guineas. The cu; lor rowing matches are of considerable value, It i8 expected that the entries will be nam and that capital days’ sport will be the result, AN ENGLISH STEAM YACHT AND YACHTSMER MISSING, (From the London Post, July 15.) It 1s stated that the steam yachts Ceres and Red Rose, the former with the Duke of St, Albans and the latter with Mr. Lancaster, M. P.,.ou beard, started from Lerwick for Norway on Saturday. Soon after they left the wind and sea rose, and by midnight @ northeasterly gale, accompanied b; heavy rain, was biowing. Jne Red Rose ran baci to Lerwick on Sanday morning, and repo having parted with the other yacht twelve mues of the Shetiand coast, Moco anxiety was felt concerning the safety of the latter vessel, ana on Sanday afternoon the. revenue cruiser Active went out in search of her. FREE ITALY AGAINST THE REDS. [Florence (July 9) correspondence of Lonmdop Post.) This city 1s at the present moment the scene of & most important criminal trial of a political na ture, The internationalists who, some monthe ago, were arrested here and at other places on the charge of conspiracy to overthrow the govern. ment are now on their trial, There is evidentiy a strong reaction among the Italian Juries with ref erence to such attempts, and verdicts are brought in which, three or four years ago the public prose cutor would vainly have hoped to obtain, It ir highly provable that this will be the case tu Florence, It has certainly proved to be the cas¢ in Rowe, where the decided character of the dicts had, of course, the chiet snare im determin: ing the severity or the sentences aguinst the ir ternationalsts tried there, I'mat the wind 1s blow- ing 1M the same direction is not less evidenc from the severe sentence passed three days ago in Rome on the responsiole editor ol the Capitale, the ultra-democratic organ, who, for articles ot @ seditious character, was sentenced to a term of three years’ imprisonment, while tne Feccuunee of the paper were likewise fined to the amor 9, 000f. SOCIALISM IN RUSSIA. A WIDESPREAD CONSPIRACY, AND IN THE ARMY, [St. Petersburg (July 3) correspondences of the Loadon Telegraph.) The investigation into the Russtan socialist com- spiracy of last autamn has just been completed, and the Minister of Justice has made his report. Seven hundred and eighty-eight persons are to be Indicted. My intelligence at the time was de clared untrne in oficial telegrams; but the Mu ister of Puvlic Instruction has now published « circular ordering the young people to be ned agamst communistic teachings, and admitung & Widespread conspiracy in thirty-seven provinces ‘This revelation has produced a great sensation. The government has discovered revolutionary veces in the Moscow regiment, the Horse uards anu the battalion of sappers al in the Lime Perial guars,