The Press.
London, England, 1858-06-19 00:00:00

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FRANCE.
Galignani states that a report on all the circum-
stances of the late duels, drawn up by the public pro-
secutor of Versailles, has been published. The report
gives the following as the paragraph in the Figaro,
relative to a ball given by a wealthy foreigner, which
led to the duels .

A marked progress has been made. The inevitable sub.
lieutenant in uniform, who team ladies' laces with his
spurs, and makes a razzia on the refreshments,—the
plague, the inevitable plague of the drawing•room was not
there People may invite him once, but never twice. The
first act of the drawing rooms, now open for the season, is
to get rid of him ; they send him off, as did Sixtus V. his
crutches after his election l

The report declares this article to be "an unbe-
coming and dangerous piece of pleasantry addressed
t') an entire grade in the army, which is not less dis
tinguished by its good conduct than by its bravery,"
and says that it was " calculated to awaken just sus-
ceptibilities." The report enters at great length into
all the particulars of the duels, as atready known.
In reference to the two wounds received by M. de
Pene, it states that in the precipitation of the
combat, Hyenne, fearing a parry and thrust, and not
being fully aware that he had wounded his adversary
in the right side, bad instantaneously made a second
thrust, to which De Pene, by a sudden change of
position, had presented the left side. The report
continues : -
A scrupulous investigation made respecting these two
wounds successively received proves that it was by an ine-
vitable consequence of the engagement of the adversaries
that the two thrusts were given.
It adds that flyenne had never been a fencing-
master. The report declares that as the sewn& of
M. de Pene had done everything to prevent the
second duel, they must be declared not liable to pro-
secution :

As to the military parties concerned, namely, lifenr e,
who indicted the wounds, and Courtiel and Roge, his
seconds, the appreciation of their acts does not belong to
the ordinary tribunals, for they are sub-lieutenants of the
91h Light Dragoons, on active service, and figure as
" prevent " on the muster roll of their regiment, and
therefore, according to Art. 56 of the Code of Military
.Tustice, they ate subject only to military jurisdiction, and
must therefore be placed at the disposal of the military
authorities.
The following decrees appeared in the Moniteur of
last Monday
ipoleon, by the grace of Gloil,l and by the national will)
Emperor of the French,—
We have decreed:— „ ;a, At. .

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I. M. Delsngle, senator, Fint President of the Itiperia

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Department of the nun or, in place 'nf themen o
Division E•pinasse, whose resignation has been oesepted.
2. The Minister of Justice is charged with the °seen.
Lion of this decree.
Gives at the Palace of l'ontainebleau, June 14, 1it.58.
Napor.soN.
E. De Roma.
Napoleon, by the grace of God and the national wilt's
Emperor of the French,—
IVe have decreed as follows :
l. The General of Division Espinasse is raised to OW
rank of Senator.

2. The Mobster of Justice is charged with the execevic
tion of this decree.
Given at the Palace of Fontainebleau, June 14, 1888. -a

NAPOLEQ,I4.
E. DE ROYER.
The Moniteur also states that the fifth meeting of
the Conference engaged with the organization of the-
Danubian Principalities was held on Monday, the
14th instant, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is stated that Prince Napoleon will not proceed
to Algeria as lieutenant governor of that colony.
The Paris Presse complains of the decline of
French influence in Germany. It affirms that a
general sentiment of aver.'ion towards France pre-
dominates in Germany, and adds that this feeling
is unconnected with political motives. The "die.
interested, cosmopolitan, and humanitarian genies of
France" hies only, it opines, been temporarily
eclipsed in Germany by tho " genius of England." :
During more then two centuries (says the Prase),
Austria was distinguished by her regard ftr France. Our
language, cur customs, our literature, ruled miquestioned.
This tended to soften the harshness and the excesses ol the
governmental system. In IMO this influence counneneel
to wane; but, nevertheless, the Frenchman could stil
hold up his head in the streets of Vienna. T• - lay it is
sought to extinguish it entirely, and English it Su trice is
visibly dethroning that of France. Our wares, t s hooks,
our customs hare ceased to obtain preference- in Vienna.
The English tutor has replaced in great for:Alit a the
French tutor; English litereture has supplanted that of
France. The Austria! copit 11 is now utterly given up to
everytning English. Doubtless this brutal Anglomania
does not please all patties, even in Vienna. Sincere
Catholics deplore it in particular ; but their complaints
are lost in the mania which has seized upon the Govern-
ment to which they appeal, for the English alliance cannot
be purchased too dearly.
.e. "hat int.l9
TURKEY. . .
The insurrection in Candle is at an end. The
insurgents explained to the Turkish Comtniss
their complaints against the local authorities...at*
then retired.

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AMERICA.