The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-09-24 00:00:00

THE REPUBLIC AT LYONS.

The Univers pubUohs a letter from the Abti, Marie
Gabriel, of the Trappht M.:fluttery of Aiguebelle,
dated September 10, which givre some account of the
state of the city of Lyons at that date. The AbU
says :

"I left Aiguebeile on Monday, the th of this Month, with
a newly converted brother. I was not aware that the Re-
public had been proclaimed at Lyons, where we arrived about
ten o'clock at night. The neat day I Intended to continue my
Journey with the Abet of the Monastery of Vase to attend
the general chapter of Montagne. When I taught to leave
the Monastery at Valse two men, of repuleive appearance,
armed with muskets, stepped me, exclaiming, 'We shall
not allow you to remove.' I spoke to one who was
blackened with coal duct, and asked whether he Intended
to prevent us from pre ceeellng. Big reply was, Go on,
then; tut you must go by the Rue St. Pierre. I did
not comprehend the meaning of that direction, and id-
lowed myself to be taken where they pleased. The car-
riage then set off, escorted by these two men, who, wilt
violent threats, Insisted upon our proceeding only at • walk.
log rare, while a yelling crowd surrounded us In the itue
Si. l'ierre we found a post of the Natioual Guard. The car-
riage was surrounded, and I was submitted to a ridiculous
examination. It was insisted that we were bearing arms,
and having compelled us to alight we were locked up in the
guardhouse and oar luggage closely examined. At last we
were permitted to leave, but the train Icy which we had in-
tended to proceed had gone, and therefore we had to wait for
the next train. About live o'clock we returned to the Croix
Rousse, but scarcely had we reached the station when feu
men, armed with machete, and two members of the com-
mittee which has assumed the government of the depart-
ment of the Rhone, surrounded us, and required us to ac-
cempany them to the hotel de Ville. All objection.
were useless, and the only answer vouchsafed to my
declaration that we had already been examined was
a repetition at the command, " Follow us." We
then had to wilt from the railway station to the Hetet
de Ville like malefactors in custody In the midst of an
enotmous cmced, which applauded our capture and hunt 1
Incessant insults tewarde us. When we re tcheil the Place
des Terreaux the uproar was deafeeing. One of the COM-
Ira/mutes endertenered te ob'aiu silence, bet a voice f rout
,he crowd exclaimed, 'Let the people exprosa their
We eutered the Hotel de Ville amid the vilest Insults,
and were kept for an hour in a corriulr still guarded by the
four ainied men. At last the committee thought tit to
grant as a hearing, but we found 1n the Flesh:lmA%n language
cause for regrettieg even the outcries of the mob. When
a preliminary stage of oaths and impreern ions had pasted,
whit was not very epeedily, our affair was teriously Oen-
Mitered. I could wish that all France had been there to
witness the conduct of these dictators cf a great French
and Christian city. With the exception rf three, who were
polite and well-disposed towards ur, the committee was
simply composed of men who seemed Licapable of anything
beyond the most absurd wiehecineu. It e had to endure
for a full hour all their insults to miracle., to the Holy
Chnrch, and even to the tioly Virgin, which caused us to
I alindder. The most violent—two old white bearded men—
declared that we °tight to be locked up, but happily their
advice was not adopted, and we were allowed to lease at
half past seven. I besought one of the three wellailspoeed
member, to grant us a sate conduct, but he could only do s",
upon the condition of cur rekarnhig to Moutellmart instead
of pursuing our Intended journey, This time we were
allowed to leave unattended, but the apprehension of hav-
ing a second time to experience the "people's Joy," caused
us to address a prayer to God which was speedily answered,
for a tremeedous fall of rain had cleared the streets
and we were enabled once more to reach the station.
But our troublea were not yet over. Scarcely had we
entered the waittog.room when a detachment of National
Gnarde entered, and once mere arrested us. I was worn
oat with fatigue, and I laid to the officer, who ordered
me to follow him, "Be, Sir, I will not go. I hove been
attested alrerwice to.dey, and thot 1s enough." " Follow
me." "Bet Wive c safe conduct," " What of that ?" ex-
claimed all the ni n together. "You mutt come." I declared
I would not go, and then, leaving two lECTI to gu3rd us, the
o'-hers went elf with the sate conduct to reek their ceptahn
After some time the Captain appeared zed t id nie that I
iLlght pe,cee ti, and I returned to Montelimart at one o'clock
in the morning, The Journal its Maine et Lobe says,
" Lyons is a trey to lice 111 at deplaable tyatem ii revolu-
Uomry tyranuy and. dierder."
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The Saha Fobli f Lyans publlster • commw.al order to
the tollostuir effect : The ei,mroittre I d Public CFafety,
having cot. suited the Finance Committee, decree, that all
ai ticks of bedding, wearing ninnirel, and trade tools pledgid
at the Moat de Pieta for sums not exceeding 20 Irani,a shall
be restored gratultoudy to their owners.'"

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EXPICRIMITA DOCET.—Parinian journalists cot.
Untie to talk about "the gravity of thesee vents," and
the "gravity of the situation." Pity that experience
should have been neeeikary to convince people of the
gravity of a Kituat:on and events that have resulted
from the mistake of legarding war, which has caused
them, with levity.-Punch.