The New York Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1875, Page 5

“PRENCH AFFAIRS. How the French Are Affected by Turkey’s Default. THE TERRITORIAL ARMY Plon-Plon Up and Working—Bona- partist Divisions, HOW MACMAHON AMUSES HIMSELF. Panis, Oct. 19, 1875, Only a very vulgar phrase will express the nature of the Marshal President’s movements just now. He is perpetually on the hop. On the 15th inst, he hopped back from heaven knows where to Paris in the middle of the night and beld a council, in which the new pre- fectoral changes-were agreed upon. They have not much significance from a political point of view, and the only change of public importance is the transfer of M. Ducros, the alleged Bonapartist Prefect of Lyons, to the post of Director of Aflairs, or practically to that of CivilGovernor of Algeria. He will be replaced at Lyons by M. Welche, Prefect of tho Loire-Inférieure, SOMETHING LIKE A REPUBLIC, ‘Tho *‘Assistance Publique” has taken a most praise- worthy resolution, arid numerous workmen are em- ployed in setting up public warming places, somewhat similar to those which have existed for many years at Bt. Petersburg. They are intended to serve also as cooking stoves for the poor, and cheap provisions will be sold there at a low tariff, somewhat under cost price. Considering the price of fuel and the high rent of the humblest homes in Paris, which render the preparation of food so difficult to the working classes in their own narrow awellings, where everything is to bo brought up six flights of stairs, these new cooking stoves would be a welcome addition to the comforts of the poor, All the principal quarters of Paris are to bo supplied with them. A Goop sory. M. Louis Roybaud, author of “Gérdme Paturot,” the est picture of manners published in the reign of Louis Philippe, 18 now seventy-six years of age, and the state of his health gives some anxiety to his friends. It is related of him that under Charles X, he ventured to profoss liberal and Orloanist opinions, although heheld ®small place under government. One of his fellow clerks who was faithful to the white flag denounced’ him and occasioned his dismissal from the public ser- vice. When at length the famous days of 1840 came to pass Reybaud seized a tricolored banner and proceeded to take possession of the official building from which “be had been turned out in consequence of his political vonvictions. But the clerk who had formerly de- nounced him had got there first and was already waving the Orleanist flag out of ono of the windows. TURKISH FINANCE. Several Cabinet councils have been held upon Turkish finance, and the government appears anxious to do whatever can be done for the numerous French holders of Ottoman securities. It seems that the amount of French property placed in jeopardy by the Turkish re- pudiation amounts to $83,000,000, ‘There is a greatdeal of talk about a general remonstrance, which will, it i said, be addressed by the great Powers to the Sultan, and the members of the Permanent Committee of the Versailles Parliament have held an indignation meeting ‘on the subject. The princes of the Stock Exchange, however, and men of business generally, have not been much disturbed by the crash. They confess that it was ‘to be foreseen, and that when the bonds of her govern- ment could be bought to pay eighteen per cent on in- vestments they were only bought by speculators, who gambled in them ag they might have played at any other game of chance, They will still get a moderate interest for their money, and they need not cry out very loudly. THE TERRITORIAL ARMY. The French government has decided upon making the necessary preparations for the formation of the Territorial Army. This force will number about 1,200,000 men, all born between December, 1835, and December, 1846, and’ will comprise troops of all arms. In the first instance the government will devote its at- tention to the formation of the infantry regiments, of which there will be 156; and the manner in which they will be distributed over the whole country has already been settled, if this is to be more than a papor armny I conclude we shall have another war scare, for the Ger- mans have no notion of waiting till the French are strong enough to try conclusions with them upon equal terms, A ROYAL FAVORITE. All Parisiins and visitors to Paris are aware that in the Galerie do l'Horloge, in the Passage de l’Opera, there is a dark, narrow little shop, where an old woman, abominably dressed, pretended to sell antiqui- ties. Those who visited her establishment, however, seldom found anything better than a heap of rubbish. Her neighbors called this old lady Mother Alexander, and she lived—heaven knows how—as the very misera- ble do contrive to keep body and soul together, till her death a week ago. But she had seen better days, Twenty years ago her shop was frequented by actresses and gay women, who bought and sold second-hand clothes there and gossiped over their bargains. It was afamous place for assignations, and all the latest theatrical scandal was to be picked up thera Tatterly, Mother Alexander lost her best. cus- tomers and inhabited a wretched attic at a hotel in the Rue Lepeletier. There, when her shop was closed she passed her time in complete solitude, wrapped up inatagged shawl, and reading novels, Yet Mother Alexander had once been foremost among the ladies of beauty and fashion, and was the recognized mistress of that Duke of Orleans who was the eldest son of Louis Philippe, and whose sudden death changed the political fortunes of France, It is said that she who was called Mother Alexander at the close of # painful life, never quite recovered her reason after the loss of her royal lover, who left her destitute. At 1s not a pleasant subject to dwell upon, and morality is apt to think harshly of lovers, whether royal or otherwise, who do not consecrate their affections in the orthodox manner; but it may nevertheless be a ques- tion interesting enough to examine whether a prince is not more than usually blameable for raising a beautiful ‘woman to the rank of his companion and associate without making some provision which will save her from being afterward cast upon the world an insane ‘beggar, having nothing but ber remorse and broken vaths, After all 1s said that can be said on such a mean, dastardly business, one fact is clear, that if a man calls himself a prince, and expects others to roeognize him as one of the foremost personages of his age and time, to make way for him with respect, to hedge him round with all the forms of honor, putting even learning, valor and worth aside for him, that ‘he | may stand upon a pedestal and listen to nothing but homage, the fellow should at least try to be princely iu his loves and even in his hates; or what pretence can he put forward to the respect of apy human being. ‘The princes of the House of Orleans, though ao wealthy, “have never yet learned to be generous; and ‘there is a queer story of one of them, who still goes every morning at nine o'clock to eat up the ‘breakfast of a second rate actress, and who, after many years of this poor cupboard love, has never given her a sitpenco to pay for his board, Yet the House of Or- Jeans now enjoys the inheritance of the magnificent princes of Condé, of whom it 1s said that when the son of one of them showed his father a purse which con- tained his savings, the splendid gentleman threw it from an open window into the street, saying, “I will teach you, boy, how to be a nobleman.” PROGRESS OF THE REPUBLICANS. ‘Tho results of the partial elections held between July, 4871, and May, 1875, when they wore suppressed, may bo thus summarized:—Daring this period 158 Deputies ‘were returned, of whom 131 were republicans, four- teen monarchists of Various shades aud thir- teon Bonapartists, including M. de Bourgoing, whose election was invalidated, In the last year, howover, of this period—vis, May, 1874, to May, 1875—out of fourtcen Deputies returned five were Bonapartists and one monarchist, The re- ‘publicans have, therefore, continued to gain a numer- ical majority, but not recently in the same proportion a8 between 1871 and 1874. M. Dufaure is said to be now engaged in talking over the members of the Left, and in trying to induce them not to attack the government, Of course, if the Loft will support it, the Ministry is safe, bub he xagubliceng wil, he mere NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. they lend very efficient support to a Cabinet which was constructed chiefly with the object of keeping them out of power; and it cannot be denied that the republicans are masters of the situation, ACCIDENT TO GOUNOD. ‘The popular composer, to whom we are indebted for the music of “Faust,” bas met with a sad mishap by paying o visit to M. Comettant. He was just leaving the house of that gentleman at No. 64 Rue Neuve des- Petits Champs, accompanied by M. Delacourtie, and held Some manuseripts under his arni, and it was while ho was going gossiping down stairs with his host that he slipped and fell heavily. He fainted from the pain, and when restored to consciousness it was found that he had broken his left shoulder. MM. Péan and Derividre, the medical men in attendance on him, report that he will be unable to use his arm for some months, Mme. Gounod, who lives at St Cloud, was informed by telegram of the disaster, and !mmo- diately came to Paris to nurse her husband, who is lying at M. Comettant’s house in great suffering, but out of danger. FRENCH PURITANS. ‘The building used for the exhibition of French sculp- ture, at Lyons, is now under repair, and the marbles have been provisionally transferred to the saloons used for the exhibitions of painting. The Committee of Painters, however, have taken objection to the nude figures, and have provided them all with flannel waistcoats. This reminds one of the days of the English Commonwealth, when masterpieces of statuary were handed over to godly stonemasons ‘to be made decent.” PLON-PLON, Prince Napoleon has returned to Paris with his head fall of a wondertul political schome. It is understood that he and M, Maurice Richard have determined to commence an electoral campaign against M. Rouher. M. Maurice Richard, who is in very comfortable cir- cumstances, has already given several evening partics to discuss the preliminaries, and his castle, in the De- partinent of the Oise, has become a Cave of Adullam for imperialists discontented with the lady of Chisel- hurst and her advisers It is a fact not without im- portance that M. Emile Ollivier has resojved to cast in his lot with these Adullamites. Indeed, the only politi- cal part left open for M, Emile Ollivier, who was once the hope of free France, is that of liberal imperialism, He is not likely to make much of it. The Bonapartists will come back as despots or not atall. M. Ollivier, however, has doubtless his own notions on the subject and is now a@ candidate for election in the Depart- ment of the Var with a view of carrying thom into ex- ecution. ‘Tho Prince of Italy is expected in Paris shortly and will be the bearer of a friendly message to the French government, assuring them that, though Italy is about to receive William the Conqueror, she has not forgotten her obligations to France, TRADE RETURNS. ‘The commercial reports which have just been pub- lished officially announce that the value of French im- ports during the first nine months of the current year amounted to 2,732,000,000f,, against 2,826,000, 000f. jn the corresponding period of 1874. The decrease oo curs chiefly in alimentary products which wero of the valuo of 656,000,0001., against 715,000,000f. in 1874, Raw materials for industrial purposes have only slightly decreased from 1,708,000,000f, in 1874 to 1,702,000,000f. in 1875. On the other hand, the value of manufactured goods imported increased from 287,000,000f, in the first nine month of 1874 to 354,000, 000f, in the present year: The exports during the same period are of the daglared value of 2,934,000,000f., against 2,794,000,000f in 1874, showing an increase of 140,000,000f, Among these are manufactured goods amounting to 1,648,000,000f., against 1,624,000,000f in 1874. Tho value of raw producé and alimentary products amounted to 1,136,000,000f, against 1,016,000,000f in 1874, THE PRESIDENT’S AMUSEMENT. All well informed persons in good society are aware that the favorite pastime of Marshal MacMahon is found in the noble sport of the chase. This eminent man devotes nearly the whole of his intelligent leisure to the pursuit of partridges and other game, which he follows with quite a juvenile ardor, Thus the new ,linos of fortifications which are now building around Versailles having destroyed the happy hunting grounds of Marly, which belong to the Marshal, he bas been obliged to consider the means of gratifying his sporting proclivities elsewhere, and has consequently hired, in the old imperial forest of Compiégne, the rights which Sir Richard Wallace sold a few months ago to M. Erlanger. It appears that Sir some time ago for 16,000f ayear, but the Duke of Magenta shrunk from so large an expenditure. Now he has got a lease from M. Erlanger for $2,000 @ year, but whether M. Erlanger is to have anything else besides money is not known, It is said that the shooting par- ties of the Marshal-Presidont this winter will rival those of the late Emperor in pomp and fine company, and that a strict etiquette will be preserved there. THE TELEGRAPH CRNSORSHIP, ‘Among the despatches which the administration of telegraphs in Paris have thrown into tne waste paper basket this year, and refused to deliver because their enntents were unintelligibie to the gifted creatures om- ployed in the department, is one very touching and in- genious. Here 1s the text of it:—Third Epistlo of St. John, verses 13 and 14.” In opening the Bible, and following those indications, at verse 13 will be found the following words:—‘I had many things to write but T-will not with pen and ink write unto thee.” The 14th verse, also, is thus composed:~ “But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face, Peace be unto thee, Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.” It will be thus seen that by the simple indication in the text of the despatch there is effected a notable economy of words; and perhaps some heart may have ached grievously enough because the absurd fears of official | dunces prevented jts delivery. Nothing can be more ridiculous, useless and mischievous than this censor- ship of telegrams which bas now sprung up all over Europe. For itis clear that the least experienced of conspirators would arrange between themselves some | cypher which would make their plots appear harmless in the eyes of a telegraph elerk, and none but innocent persons are ever likely to be molested by the censor- ship. Indeed, itis @ favorite amusement of boys who have more money than wit to go and werry a telegraph clerk with a message which frightens him out of his wits, and then, after disturbing all the big wigs of the department, they show that it is only a joke. An acquaintance with the common French name of Bataille is quitea delight to the jesters of this description, for the telegraph cierks cannot maintain that M. Ba taille’s name and Mile. Victoire’s may not be used in a telegram without a prefix. M EMILE DE GIRARDIN. M, Emile de Girardin has lately published soveral ar- ticles to demonstrate that a sincere reconciliation be- twoen France ana Germany is desirable in the interests of both nations. Aneminent German statesman has also issued a pampbiet on the same subject, and, finally, a noble Roman has publicly weighed the consequences of a good understanding between France and Germany on the international policy of other European coun- tries. It is of no use; Germany will never give back what she has taken from France unless she is forced to do so, and why or how she should be forced is not 80 clear. Almost every one, with the exception of q few Catholic clergymen is satisfied with the presont condition of affairs in Alsace-Lorraine, and has no serious wish to change it, | If France were to recover her old provinces ahe would also recover her old ambitions, and, after Strasburg, she would ask for the Rhine, There is little sense in reopening these bygone discussions, They can never be settled to the complete satisfaction of either party. Here is a handful of news items before I close my lotter :— M. Picard has made a very energetic protest against government interference with the order of business in the French Parliament, and his protest is worthy of notice, because in the English House of Commons the arrangement of business 1s being more and more left to | the Treasury, and the result is that independent mem- bers are being gradually elbowed out of their logisia- tive functions, It seems, however, that French Dopa- tes are now determined to preserve their individuality, M Benoist d’Azy is a candidate for the representar tion of the French colonies in the Senate, The Grand Dachoss Constantine of Rassia, mother of Mrs, Blatchford’s friend, is shopping in Paris. M. Thiers ts still at Arcachon, the prettiest of the French winter watering places. He will remain thore till the end of the mont and then will retarn to the Place St, George and take an active part in politics, On the ad- vice of this veteran parliamentary tactician the Left will bring on a motion to fill up the twenty-four vacant sents in the Chamber before proceeding to the discus Aleph wlacotah dia — The Richard offered to underlet these rights to the Marshal | give at least sixteen, or perhaps eighteen, additional votes against the government, so that there will be hot discussion on the subject, Father Hyacinthe is settling some family business in Paris. Nobody pays any attention to him, Highway robberies have recently become frequent again in France, and an old woman has been murdered ata village near Nancy for twenty-one sous. A Congress of Orientalists will open at St. Etienne on the 19th inst., and disperse on the 25th, They will talk a good deal among themselves about Turkish bonds, Eastern antiquities, Oriental reforms and the puzzles of Arabian dialects, But few people are in the humor to take part in such pompous trifling just now, and none of the principal Asiatic scholars and travellers will assemble there, The Free University of Paris will be installed in the Rue de Vaugirard on the $d of December. The Abbe Thenon, Director of the Carmelite school, is likely to be appointed rector of the new establishment, MR, RIGGS AND MR. PAYNE, The long standing quarrel about nothing between these two young gentlemen has terminated in a duel, which took place at Vesinet, near St. Germain, These spirited Americans having met accidentally at a theatre began to quarrel instead of attending to the perform- ance, as they might, or should, or could have done, One of them—no matter which—gave the other a crack in the head, and a hostile encounter (I trust including breakfast) was immediately organized by mutual friends in the French fashion, Mr. Payifo was, I hear, scratched in the wrist by a@ skewer—one of the weapons selected for the combat— after which let us hopo that the honor of these boys was satisfied, and that they had a good time together at the nearest public house, where some diachylon plaster and cooling drinks could be obtamed. Why young men, who it is only kind and charitable to think have no intention of murdering ach other, should go through a silly farce of this sort cannot well be under- stood by sensible pooplo; but it is fortunaté that there has been no harm done, and the American colony have had something to talk about before M. Alexandre Dumas’ new piece ts brought out, THE WHITE VEIL. FIVE YOUNG LADIES ENTER THE NOVITIATE OF THE CONVENT OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. Yesterday, being tho festival of All Saints, the Sis ters of the Good Shepherd celebrated it in an appropri- ate manner by admitting five of the postulants to the two years’ novitiate that must always precede the final vows of the réligieuse of this Order. Wax tapers and gas jets illuminated and natural flowers with bright autumn leaves adorned the altars, The Rey, Father Gleason, 8. J, officiated, and at nine o’clock the pro- cession entered the chapel, the Lady Superioress and her assistant conducting the postulants to the altar raihng. The choir of réligiewse sung tho “Ave Maria Stella,” and at its conclusion tho priest gave to cach of the postulants a lighted candle as a symbol of the light to which Jesus Christ calls those réligieuse souls whom He would have to serve Him wholly and entigely. Tho postulants then retired a few steps from the altar and remained seated during the sermon. Tho sermon over, the priest intoned the ‘Veni Creator Spiritus,” which the cboir took up and continued to its close. The postulants then knelt before the altar while the priest asked each one what she demanded, and they in turn roplied that their wish was to be clothed in the holy habit of religion, to be tried in the practice of the Christian virtues and’ to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of their lives. Again and again were they asked if they persisted in this demand, and again and again they repeated and re- newed their request to be allowed to wear tho white robes of the réligieuse, and the Superioress hav- ing stated that the community desired to accept them they retired trom the chapol fo put aside forever the softly flowing draperies and fleecy veils of tho world shortly returning clothed in the white sergo habit an white linen guimpe of the Order, the choir singing, in the meantime, ‘How lovely are thy tabernacles, 0 Lord of Hosts; my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord.” The postutants then sung, “I have despised the Kingdom of this world and all the yam splendor of the age for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Eocolng down they received the blessing of the priest, who prayed God to keep them from henceforth and forever. Each one then received the scapular as an emblem of the light and amiable yoke of Jesus Christ. The white veil was then bo- Btowed as symbolical of the modesty and purity of those who would be hidden in God and keep their eyes veiled from the vanities of the world; the rosary as a mark of consecration to tho Mother of Jesus Christ and a testimony of devo- tion to the example of that sweet model of all Christian | graces and virtues, and the long, white choir mantle | typifying the apostolic robes of those who follow the Lamb wheresoever He gocth. As Christ promised a new name to those who were victorious, so the priest gave to each postulant a now one, that she may hence- torth be victorious over the devil, the world, sin and herself, The Superioress then retired from ‘the altar grating and remained im her stall while the assistant conducted the new novices to her, and she gave to each one the kiss, saying, “Sister, God give you His peace,” and they in turn bestowed the kiss upon their com- panious, while the choir sung the psalm, ‘Behold how good and how pleasant itis for brethren to dwell to- gether in unity.” The names of the young ladies are Miss Kate Amon, Sister M. Waldberg; Miss Terese O'Grady, Sister M. Immaculate; Miss Sarah Lyneh, Sis- ter Rose of Lima; Miss Alice White, Sister M. of the Holy Innocents; Miss Mary McGowan, Sister Bridget. Owing to the community's observing its annual re- treat of eight days, the rejoicings consequent upon a reception were postponed until to-day, when the re- treat will have closed. THE METHODIST MINISTERS. ADDRESS ON CITY EVANGELIZATION—MOODY'S SYSTEM—OLD-FASHIONED METHODISM. Yesterday, instead of a discussion or an ordinary prayer meeting, the Rev. PB. M. Adams, D, D., deliv- ered an addross on ‘City Evangelization.” The meet- ing was crowded, and great interest was manifested. ‘The address was of a very ptain and practical sort, It took the ground that Methodism has the machinery, the ability and the doctrines peculiar to the evangeliza- tion of the world. And, if the machinery was put in motion, the Doctor believed Methodism could take the world for Christ in ten years. He wanted more Bible m the class and prayor meetings, more pastoral vis- itations by the ministers, and more Christian work dono by presiding elders. The pastor could easily make 900 cals ina ‘year—not calls to take tea or to talk about the weather, the family, the crops or anything else bat Jesus, The'presiding elder could gather the preachers together and hold religious meetings in neglected places, and the discipline expects him to do this But while the machinery itself 18 good, unless tt has the | power to move, it is worthless. A locomotive is a fine thing to look at, but a locomotive on a highway with- ‘out the motive power to drive it would be an unmiti- gated nuisance. Methodism isa grand system to look at and to contemplate, but a dead Methodist church is the greatest nuisance that this world could have; and he would be glad to assist at the burial of such.’ Mr, Moody’s success, the Doctor thought, was based on the fact that he uses old-fashioned Methodist machinery. The peculiar doctrines of Methodism referred to by Dr, Adams were free oa the witness of the Spirit and holiness of heart. nee ong” enough to charm and capture the world for Christ. jut preachers and peo- ple wanted the fire and power of God in their sonls. Dr, Adams, when he referred to the witness of tho ponte which a man may know that bis sins are for- given him, paused a moment and asked his brethren if they knew what tho Spirit was, and spontaneously the body of ministers present started and sung the verse of a hymo:— My God Is reconetled, His pard’ning voice I hear, de, The mecting resolved to continue this topic next Monday morning. Bishop Peck expressed himeelf greatly benofited by the address, dnd Bishop Foster, who was also present, agreed to address the ministers: sider the feasibility of holding uoion revival meetings different points in the city were not ready w report, bul expect to be next Monday. They held a meeting yester- day afternoon to consider the matter more fully. THE BRICK OHURCH. ‘The current rumor that the Rev. Dr. R. 8. Storrs, of call from the Brick church on Fifth avenue is untrue, A Henato reporter who called at tho house of Dr. Storrs, No. 80 Pierpont street, Brooklyn, was informed last evening that, although he had received a call from the Brick church, he had as yet rendered no reply to th CITY OF NEW .YORK UNIVERSITY. At the annual meeting of the University of the City of New York, the following gentlemen were olected members of the Council, to serve tor four years:— Mancius 8. Hatton, D. D.; Robert L. Kennedy, William E. Dodge, William R. Martin, George Moore, Augustus F. Smith, Alexander 'R. Thompson, D. D.} njamin B. Aycrigg, M. es ‘t Council for the ensuing rz Pome officers of are:—John Taylor Johnston, President; William Martin, Secretary; Morris K. Jesup, Treasurer, CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MRS, HEN. NESSY. ‘Tho following is a complete list of the contributions received at the HeRatn o! the benefit of Mrs, Hennessy :—Alliger Bros,’ eMployés, $5 60; anony- mous |, $15 25; 0. W. A. $10; wens a Se ned shuee bit Sitlereotas 60 cents; A. 1; i Jb dey BW) #; Gti BL) 3.0, Bobs ae ol * 2 two weeks hence. The committeo appointed to coms the Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, has accepted a | THIERS. The Aged Statesman’s Great Speech at Arcachon. THE FUTURE OF FRANCE How the Republic Was Voted and Why It Should Be Sustained. MONARCHY IMPOSSIBLE IN FRANCE, At a banquet given at Arcachon by M. Fourcaud, ono of the republican Deputies from the Gironde, in re- sponso to the toast of his health, M, Thiers made a remarkable speech, as follows: [From the Opinion National, Oct. 20.] Gentlemen, I thank you sincerely for the recep- tion you have given me. That reception touches mo deeply, for it calls back the memory of days once spent among you, You saw me, indeed, overy day for four months during our misfortunes, alarmed and grieved as you all were by the reports of our disasters succeeding each other without interruption, and asking myself with despair how an end could be put to them, Sud- denly, when the situation seemed without a remedy, I found myself overwhelmed with the burden of the Ex- ecutive power, It was not to be envied, assuredly, nor could it be refused, and you saw what efforts I mage to withstand the evil fortune of France, You are, then, my witnesses at this passage of our history, andI thank you for having offered me your sincere and loyal testimony, You all know it, gentlemen, Not an army left; 200,000 enemies round Paris, as many in Champagne and Burgundy, 55,000 Germans'at Tours, threatening Bordeaux and as many threatening Lyons; all political parties were astir, ready to attack each other. The cities of the South were leagued for the defence of the Republic; Paris was in the hands of the Commune, and to form a government able to surmount those dificulties amid the universal mistrust, when each party was ready to refuse aid to the government which did not pander to its passions—- well, in that situation—of which ‘the remembrance moves mo deeply—did I hesitate? No. I did not ask myself whether 1 should succeed. I thought only of my duty, which was not to succeed, but to devote myself, Nor didI think either of monarchy or tho Republic. I accepted power in the form it was given me—such as events had made it, I was resolved to re- store the deposit just a8 it had been intrusted to me, and peace once concluded, by making it the ieast cruel possible, to re-establish order, the finances and tho army; and then finally, if 1 could, to deliver my coun- try from the presence of the enemy by paying. It was the only one I busted myself with, and which I under- took to discharge before the country with the help of France, who remained true to herself, and with the aid of a merciful Providence. Tho first difli- culties wero surmounted; wo saw a certain amount of order restored, and we returned to Parts. I had been able, with the remains of our defeated armies, to got together a military force of 150,000 men; but if that force was sufficient to snatch Paris from the clutches of the Commune, it was not enough to overawe the large towns of France, anxious as they wero for the maintenance of the Republic, and asking me, with mistrust and irritation, whether it was for that wo were fighting. ‘No, no,’ I said to them; ‘it is meroly for order; and, ‘acting openty, I pro” clarmed that answer to the large towns trom tho Tribune. No one at that time either contradicted or denied what 1 stated; every one, en the contrary, ro- corded the vote asked for. " Paris was delivered from the Commune, the assassins of the hostages were pun- ished in the name of the laws and by the laws only, and France breathed again. It has often been said to me that at that time I rfight have done anything. Alas, no! Scarcely half of my task was then accomplished. To redeem our provinces one by one from the bands of the enemy milliards were necessary, and to get those milyjards it was necessary to re-establish credit. I sought that credit 1n a policy of pacification, By keep- ing my words to the Assembly, tho men of order deing re-agsured by the dostraction of the Commune, and the republicans being confident because they were sure they would not be deceived, a catm arose which aston- ished Europe. I required six milliards. 1 found more than forty, Thanks to them I retook the occupied departments, liberated the territory and restored France to herself, If I recall the fucts here it 1s with the intention of deriving from them ao Jesson which I need to decide on the conduct to be observed for our future welfare. At Bor- deaux, in Paris, before as after the Commune, was there a time when we could have thought ofre-establish- ing monarchy? At Bordeaux it would have been mad, criminal, when nothing of so much that was urgent had been done, At Paris it wouid have been sovereign imprudence, the most‘audacious violation of a solemn pledge, above all contrary to the policy of pacification which alone had liberated the territory and reopened the career of industry, trade, and economy—a career which had been utterly closed to us, France being deilv- ered from the presence of the foreigner, and that “no- ble wounded one,” as I had called her, having recov- ered her strength and her liberty of mind, all parties simultaneously demanded that the country should be provided with a constitution. At that time, gentle. men, did I take it upon myself to raise that redoubta- ble question? No; 1 know the gravity of it I con- fined myself to pointing out what my opinion was, Jeaving the Assembly, of course, to pronounce in the matter, Had I been what | was’ not, almighty, dipas- ing of victorious armies, I should have con- sidored it an act of impiety to substi- tute myself tor the nation. I was, and could be, but her devoted servant. I confined myself to laying before her the question I had not raised, and which Providence alone had put before ua But, comin, forward with the boldness which is natural to me, showed what our personal opinion was. Then tho As- sembly, in the exercise of its right, separated from me, 1am far from complaining; I thank Providence. My first task was ended. The re-establishment of order and the credit of France wero indisputably good things. The liberation of tho territory accom- plished, there remained to me but one ungrateful task. — It was impossible to satisfy parties each of which desited the contrary of what the others wished for. I was asked to resign. I did so without hesitation and without regret. Perhaps { might have ho} to dosome more good. ,It was most urgent to enlighten the country completely aa to the possibility of making a monarchy. It was for the authors of May 2% to extract the truth trom the obscurities of the siqi- ation. Had I been at the head of government they might have pointed as a pretext for my ill will With the men of May on the contrary, every false interpretation bécame impossible ‘It was for them to create light; and I think I may say they have created a’ bright and irresistible light. bile they were in ol with their knowledge, and without’ their doing ‘anything to prevent it, certain persons went to Frohsdorf; and, let 5 be allowed to say it, they went to offer the crown of ‘rance without much caring for any laws. Far from blaming my eu rs for their attitude on that occa- ston, it that they allowed everything to bo done, everything to be tried. But then they may grant me that the proof is completo; that nothing is wanting toit. Hence! content myself with asking them this tga Why was monarchy not restored? I hear the voico of ies reply that it was the Comte de Ghatibort’s fal Far trom me te unbecoming thought of blaming the Comte de Chambord. It were equality unseemly in me to de- fend him. remained the — constitu- tional monarchy, whose natural representatives wero tho Orleans princes. God forbid that I should judgo them either. 1 long served their august father, and I shall always keep for them the respect I owe them, But the Orleans princes have pledged themselves at tho t of the Compte de Chambord to abstain from all retension.’? The House of Bourbon thus being out the question, there remained the young successor of poleon, who was finishing his education and bar- dened with the still fresh remembrance of ourdisastera, It was under those circumstances that the Assembly, preferring, it it may be said with respect, mouarchy, ubadmitting its impossibility, voted the republic on the 26th of February. Well, featlemen, the republic voted, what isto be dono? I answer, unhesitatingly, only one thing—an endeavor must be made frankly, fairly, to make it succeed. Whatever future may fore- shadow, there is no ot but that. I see people im- patient to look into that future, and, forgetting the le, imitating those who went to consult the sphinx. You’ all know t; that perfidious animal lis: tened without answering, and when the riddle was ot guessed devoured the questioner. The republic voted, and, under penalty of being the most inconsistent of men, we must, I re- tnt make ft a success, It will be said that is very dif. cult, I know it; but t# the monarchy, which has fallen thrice in forty years, easier? Doubtless it de- pends on the monarchical parties to increase the ditti- culties by he tater either open or concealed; but will they for thig reason make the monarchy possible ? No; samo causes exist—will exist for jong. Sup. pose the House of Bourbon to have but one representa- live, The Napoleons would remain, whom we might see at times sitting with the Bourbons, but whom we could never see reigning with them. What isthe real situation to-day? The Republic is no longer a question of prin- ciple, but a question of application. Thero jn not only our duties, but those of the government itself. Power has remained in the hands of the men of May 24; that is to say, with the chiefs of them. Power bas ‘been left to them, and this was well done, tor it was the only moans of leaving it without an established pretext for disquietade Po agony the maintenance of order, a maintenance which was the great objection raised tho Republic, This power the men of ‘ay 24 have kept. It is for them to consider tully tho ase which they will make of it, I shall be told “The same thin, iy ed at Bordeaux, where you left the Republic in the hands of ‘That is trae, But I the monarebists.” ve gen- sMemen not fo forges pak jn tha pajdak. archists there were three republican Ministers, and that all the others, convinced of the necessity of the Republic, worked together with perfect unity of inten- tions and ideas—a uuity which one must desire and ob- tain from the present Ministry. I understand there are people who maintain that the conservatives oughtto be in power, I admit it; for | have always been a con- servative. But there must be some understanding as to the meaning of the word. Care should be taken as to the interpretation which it is sought to give it, The elections, however, are approaching. France must impress upon the government the unity of views and of action which she absolutely needs. Let France, *Proceeding with discernment and guarding against a spirit of exclusion—for all exclusion governments are barren—let France, I say, welcome all men who have shown how to conduct themselves, and let her guard against those who, republicans on the election day, will hasten on the morrow to explain their professtons of faith by the clause which permits revision, When ap Proaching the electoral urns let not France forget that she has her financial system to coroplete, ber military laws to revise. Those which’ have been made are not all good. She has her treaties of commerce to renew and her public edu- cation to develop on the basis of modorn society. Let not Franco forget that if to theso difficulties resulting from the diversity of systems which render solutions 80 laborious should be added difficulties arising from the divisions of parties—parties who have made all things difficult in the present Assembly—lct not France forget, I repeat, that she can only come to that chaos of which I spoke just now, and that she would waste her time in the eyes’ of Europe, which does not itself lose time, for nowadays not a nation which not occupied in mak- ing itself stronger and hoetter organized While speaking of Europe I hear voices saying to me, never will the Republic find ailies in the world. Permit me to say a few words on the subject—words whieh will not, perhaps, be out of place from my mouth. Eurape is to-day perfectly rational, because it is perfectly enlightened. What is necessary to sympathize with 11? A government which is rational also, Europe bas not always been what it is at present; but it is no longer with the Europe of 1815, nor even of 1830 that we have todo, Then all Cabinets had in their midst princes or Ministers who had fought for forty years with the French Revolution, and when all of a sudden, tn 1830 they saw the French Revolation leaving the tomb where they thought it for ever buried, they were profoundly disturbed and, troubled. 1 saw these times; they have never leftmy rffnd. Then it seemed to all imaginations that the awful Robes- pierre, the great and terrible Napoleon, were about to reappear and overthrow all the thrones, These vain terrors were soon dissipated, but the distrust and hatred remained. Europe kept itself armed, and co- alesced against France, Europe did not cease meeting every year in congress to watch over events, and in case of necessity to march on France and crush revolu- tion, I ask you if anything similar exists to-day? Doubtless, grave events are occurrmg among us which Europe is looking at, for France has never ceased to be the object of its great attention, Butthe thought of every government is to scrupu- lously respect the independence of France and to Jeave it the sole care of managing its own affairs, Hence, forty years ago, the principle of European policy was intervention; now, on the contrary, the principle of non-intervention’ is adopted by all the Cabinets, Lookin kurope for a priuce who {s not occupied with reforming his State, All nations are engaged with these reforms save England, which, by giving itself first af all liberty, obtained the germ of ail frnagthabie reforms, Such is Europe in 1875, so different from the one of. 1815, and even of 1830, She wus, forty years ago, in leaguo againat reform; at present she is entirely in favor of reform. beg, then, of those who think they are approaching her by resisting the spirit of the age to understand that they are, on the contrary, removing further from her, perhaps, and drawing upon them- selves, instead of sympathy, apprehension and perhaps blame. They insist, in spite of all you can say, that those wise princes’ may be reformers, but’ they there is is cannot be republicans. I hasten ‘to admit it I shall never pretend that there can be ‘republicans on tho thrones of Russia, Germany, Austria, Italy, or even England. But do you think these sovereigns have their eyes shut when you have yours open? You do not like the republic, and several of you voted it trom reason and patriotism, Well, do you suppose that Europe docs not know all you ‘know—that the reasons which decided you aro not nown to her?) No, no; she knows there was nothing posable but what you did, and she approves you for ving done it, ‘As for Franco, Europe esteems her; takes an inter- est in her wishes for her re-establishment, for she feels that France ts indispensable to the balance of Europe. Do you want a prool of that? Last spring, from some unknown cause, trouble took possession of the public mind, the fearof war haunted every imagination, and did Europe then show herself hostile or indifferent to France? Far from it. . A cry for peace went forth from all Cabinets, ‘and peace was maintained by the power of the universal feeling. Alliances are spoken of. Is not that the true, the solid alliance, the only one possible in the present state of things? jNo doubi, if by alliance is meant the concert of two or three Powers united to attain a particular special interested end, France has none; and, if I must admit it, Ido not know any Power in Europo that has at the present day. In that light no one at present is the ally ofany one; but every one is the ally of every one else for the maintenance of the repose of nations, and that alliance, truly a holy one, comprises and protects all interests, and for a long time to come is the only one to be desired—the only one possible, To Sum up, gentlemen, these refiéctions, perhaps too long, but which your presence and the memories you bring back to my mind have caused to spring from my head and heart, I say to you, destiny— that is to say, a long chain of events in which faults are to be found that must not bo recalled—destiny has spoken, No one during tive years has been able to re-establish monarchy, and the National Assembly, though mo- narchical, has voted the republic, Let us be consist ent and try to make of that republic a regular, wise, fruitful government, and t@ that end let ‘us ask France for the coming olections to give government the unity which it indispensably needs, Let us erpecially beg of this dear and noble France not to allow any one to revile and insult the immortal Revolution of 1789, aguinst which so many offorts are now directed, and which is our purest and most popu- lar glory among the nations, for it 1s that which has caused justice to penetrate into the legislation of ail peoples. Certamly we had reached tho height of military glory, and that glory, a moment eclipsed, will not’ perish. But if military glory is a sun which is sometimes veiled with clouds, the glory of civilization is a sun which never ceases to shine. It is that—and I have seen it among forcign nations—it is that sun, still brilliant even in the midst of our worst reverses, which revived in our favor tho sympathy ofall nations, even of those least disposed in our favor. Let us unite, then, to conserve that noble part of the national patrimony, and for my part, it shall always have to defend it the last efforts of a life which is drawing to its close, but which to the last day will remain faithful to all the great interests of reason and humanity, . LONG ISLAND. Tho'residence of the Rev. William Ross, at Sea Cliff, was visited by burglars on Sunday night; bat the family was aroused by the noise made by them in en- deavoring Lo get into the basement window, and they wero frightened from their purpose. The house of Mr, William Burke, at Glen Cove land- ing, was discovered to be on fire about eight o’clock on Saturday night. The family were absent at tho time, and as neither fire nor lamps had been used during the evening it 18 believed that it was the work of an incen- diary. The flames Were first seen issuing from the second story, and only tho furniture im the lower story was saved, ¢ Charles 8S. Ferguson, who stole a money package containing $67 27 from the agent of tho Long Island Railroad Company, at Huntington, about two weeks ago, has been tracked by Officer Trainer to Tray, where he formerly resided, and the matter is now in the hands of the officers of that place, who, 1t appears, also “want” Ferguson on a charge of forgery committed in that city some time ago, Elbert Thorne, a carpenter, of Glen Cove, while at work putting a new roof on the Friends’ meoting house, at Matinnecock, on Wednesday, was precipitated to the ground by tho breaking of a staging upon which he was standing, and saffered injuries which it is feared may prove fatal. Isaac Downing was at work on the root at the same time, and also fell some dis- tance, but fortunately caught ona lower staging, and escaped with only triiling injury. Some time during Sunday night burglars broke into tho office of the Sheriff of Queens county, in the base- ment of the Jamaica Town Hall. Whether they were searching for papers or valuables is not known, but they broke open the two desks and strewed their con- tents about, without finding much to reward them for the search. All that they appear to have taken isa pair of old handcuffs, two old pistols, of little value, and a bunch of checks that had been through the bank, cancelled and retarned. The annual meeting of the Queens County Agricnl- taral Society, at which the election of officers for the ensuing year will be held, will take place at the society’s office on the fair grounds at Mincola on | Wednesday, the 10th ist, at one o'clock P. M. It is understood’ that Messrs. Jackson, President; Howlett, Vice President, and Hicks, Treasurer, will withdraw from the Board of Management, and it ts probablo that the officers will be as foliows:—President, Horatio 8. Parka, of Bay Side; Vice President, Oliver L. Jones, of South ? 5 _— A NEW REPUBLIC. The Federation of the United States ot Central America To Be Revived. GUATEMALA LEADS THE MOVEMENT, A Complete Plan of Confederation Contained in Minister Soto's Circular. THE TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT Daring the past three or four weeks rumors have reached: us from Central America to the effect that a revival of the old “Federation of the United States of Central America’ is soon about to take place, It will be remembered that atter throwing off the Spanish yoke and undergoing a number of vicissitudes, both foreign and domestic, Guatemala, Costa Rica, San Sal- vador, Honduras and Nicaragua formed on the Ist day of July, 1823, a federal Republic under the above title, After fifteen years of civil feud and wrangling among themselves the Union decreed its own dissolu- tion in 183% Since that time until now the States which acquired their separate sovereigns ty havo never ceased to regret the disrupe tion of the confederation to which they once belonged. In the present movement, initiated for the purpose of restoring the extinct federation of Central America to its former place among the nations, Guate- mala takes the lead, The able document which ts given below emanates from the pen of the great Guatemalan Secretary of State, Sefior Soto, a young statesman of some twenty-seven summers, The liberal administra- tion of President Barrios is doing much for Guatemal: and if tho efforts of his government to unite under one flag the rich but thinly populated States of Central America be as promptly seconded as they are ably set forth, a short time wiil suffice to usher into existence @ now consolidated American republic. Tho figures given below show the area in square miles and the population of the five, independent States comprised within the limits of the contemplated con- federation :— square Mit Population. Republics. iquare Miles, 1. Guatemala, . 192,876 1,180, 006 2 San Salvador... 7,830 ‘600, & Bonduras...... 350, 4. Costa Rica, 185,000 6, Nicaragua, 850,00€ DOM oo. ane deve stern 2,645,001 THE OPPICIAL CIRCULAR, ‘The diplomatic circular of the Guatemalan Minister o Foreign Affairs is substantially in these words:— Ovvice ov Tux SECRETARY or Stars, Guatemana, Sept. 15, 1875. To His Excruuency, Tue MINISTER OF ForsiGN Rita ‘tions ov THe Repcniic ov * * * (Costa Rica, Nica RaGuA, SALVADOR aNp HONDURAS) :— Sin—After the dissolution of the federal compact ot Central America, some of the governments represent ing these republics have tried on several occasions ta reconstruct the Central American Union by'means of diplomatic negotiations. Unfortunately, the taken with this important object have not attained a satisfactory exit, and the five republics which formerly composed the one of Central America still continua divided and treat each other as foreign Powers. This sitnation, which time only aggravates, cannot be fur- ther prolonged. The disanion of these countries en- genders incalculable evils by its method of working in their interior, and discrediting influences which it ex- ercises abroad, where the small republics of Central America appear without influence or respectability. Before the worid they form an unjustifiable discordance inthe midst of American nationalities, who, bound by the principle of union, have constituted themselved in federations more or less powerful. It is beyond doubt that the five central republics, by the identity of their origin and identity of interests, are intended to YORM BUT ON# NATION, which might be among the most important Powers of the earth. To this end are destined the peoples who rest on the isthmus of Central America, whose shores are bathed by the two great oceans that, fortunate! for commerce and culture, easily communicate wit every region on the globe. Union 18 our future wel- fare, and the. patriotism of every Central American should be enlisted im favor of its specdy accomplish ment; So that this country, which is common to u: att, fratornally united and enjoying a lasting peace, mighl develop its prodigious natural elements, which, mast give it increasing progress, niches without stint an prosperity of every kind. The government of Guatemala, inspired by these national ideas and sentiments, believes that one of itd ree duties is to promote everything which tends to facilitate the accomplishment of a Central American Union. For this reason the General President has in- structed me to address Your Excellency, for the pur. pose of proposing the idea, which, in the judgment o} this government. may best lead to the realization of that jon which has encountered so many obstruc tions in the obstacles created by a separatist régime. Separated from each other, these republics became the prize of discord and fratracidal struggles, which have produced mutual local prejudices in the five States, These constituted themselves in different and opposite ways, and their governments have not always followed a [fraternal policy, Tho bonds which united the old States became weakened to such a degree that disunion, and even hostility, have been the predomi- nant characteristics of the relations among them. With the elements which constitute a system so vicious the Central American Union cannot be re- organized. It is now necessary to create foderal inter- ests and unite these repablics in an intimate manner, politically, morally and economicaily, so that thus the live States may fuse themselves in a single nationality. THE UNION PREPARED in this way, already, in fact, existing socially, the establishment of a general government will be arrived at as a logical and spontaneous result. . My government thinks that the most efficacious pro- coeding to prepare the Union of Central America is through the celebration ofatreaty between the five repub- lies, by which the principal imterests of the country may be bound together, the means of assimilating them deter- mined, giving them their greatest cohesion and the most opporiune means agreed upon to pat them into immediate and continuous communication, as though they were parts of but one nationality. Ii is the feeling of my government, following the ideas expressed, that in the treaty the following points ought to bo laid. down :— First—Thut the five republics should always main- tain their tadependence and Central American territorial integrity. Second—That equally they should maintain a de- mocratical form of government, and consequently hiberal institutions, ‘hat peace should be presorved among the five republics; and in the case of discussing inierior questions, to establish means for their paciiic settle- mgpt ‘th—That consular and diplomatic representation abroad should be mado uniform, Fifth—That the five republics should unite in all cases where any of them has to make a reclamation against @ foreign Power, or vice versa. ‘That they should unite in contracts with steamship and telegraph lines for the parchas¢ of ships to guard bere! ee coasts, and for any other enterprise of matual utility, Somat the ive repablica should be united by ‘wagon roads and telegraphic wires. "Dighth—To facilitate by means of a postal conven- tion every kind of correspondence in the cheapest and dest mannor. Ninth—' ‘That international law should bo made uni- form by means of equal treaties to be celebrated with foreign Powers. Tenth—That the same civil, penal and commercial legislation should govern tho five republics, and also the same Custom House system of imposts on exporta- tions and importations, and weights and measures, "Blenenth—T hat public education should be organized in tho samo way in all the countries, and that they shoukl aid in the fomenting of this branch, using com- tion text books, publications, &c. Tweifth—That literary and’ professional titles should be recognized inthe five republics respectively, with- out any other requisite than the proofs of their authen- ticity. Thirteenth—That tho citizens of these republes, in whichever of them they may be, shall have tne right of ash!) oN Pourteenth—That the extradition of criminals shall | include a greater number of cases than are compre- bended in the treaties with foreign Powers, because the fuct of contiguity, and the desire of considering the five republics a8 a single territory, require that this should be 60, ‘Sach are the principal points that at nt occur to moto to the consideration of Your Excellency’s: government; but the government of Guatemala promises Oyster Bay; vreasurer, Roswell Eldridge, of Hemp- stead; Secretary, Samuel Willets, of Little Neck. STATEN ISLAND. The entire force of the Richmond county police are ordered to be on duty to-day, part of them in reserve, Tho Rev, Father Lewis, of St, Mary’s church, Clifton, has arrived from Europe and will resume his duties on Sunday next. The regular mocting of the Castleton Bible Assocta- tion will be Held at Magce’s, on Broad street, West Brighton, on Satarday next. The North Shore Literary Society will moet at the Young Men’s Christian Association rooms, Factory. ville, on Thursday next, to elect officers for the ensuing year. Tho assessment roll of tho village of Edgewater is now complete and only requires the signatures of the President and Clerk of the village. Tho rates are four and a quarter milla for vil q cy bt Moog and three and a quarter for gas taxes, of taxes will commence as 600n as tha hoaka are delivered, ‘that to the above named treaty shall be added every- thing which may be necessary to bring about the unity of Central America, make it respected and agitate and secure its moral and economical interests. To conclade the treaty mentioned it appears te my Co that cach one of the five republies should F this object name AN AUTHORIZED DIPLOMATIO AGENT, At the same time my government, seconding its own (the other Presidents, propose thie fapial as place o len’ poses this capital as a of meeting, where the resident of this Republic, in ‘whose namo I have the honor to propose the pine to Your Exceilency’s rn} will hav pleasure in receving fhe imininats who may be ac- to treat of this grand object. ‘avail myeeif of this opportunity of renewing to Your sentiments ee a foe ae Skleration, with which I subscri! i. Collency's's attentive servant, MARCO A, SOTO. A DISHONEST BOARDER. Arthar Lynch, a boarder at No, 1,200 Second avenue, is reported to the police a8 having decamped from tha above number, carrying with him £164, stolen from the truak of Fenty Moran,