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FRENCH JOURNALISM.

THE SALE OF THE COYSIITUTIONNEL.

This case, which excited great interest, was on Saturday,
after sundry adjournments, brought on before the Paris
Civil Tribunal. The court was crowded to excess. The
case consists of an action brought by M. Olympe and M.
Onesippe Aguado, shareholders in the Constitutionnel,
against M. Veron and M. Mires, for the purpose of having
the sale of that journal made by the former to the latter
declared null, and of an action brought by M. Adamole
and M. Foucalt, also shareholders, against M. Veron alone,
for the purpose of obtaining a division among all the share-
holders of 1,900,0001., the total sum paid by M. Mires, in-
stead of 720,0001., which alone had been divided among
them. To both these actions M. Veron raised the prelimi-
nary objection that the Tribunal had no jurisdiction, but
that they ought to be sent before arbitrators.
M. Paillet appeared for M. Veron. He commenced by
saying that M. Veron ardently desired that the case should
be publicly heard, but that the nature of it, and regard for
the interests of others, required him to demand that it
should be sent before arbitrators, and be gone into with
closed doors. He then proceeded to describe the situation
of the Constitutionnd. That journal, he said, was in 1844
purchased by M. Veron and 14 other persons for 432,500 f.,
and they formed a new company for carrying it on. The
number of shares was fixed at 180, and the value of each at
3,000 f. The shares wore divided among the persons in pro-
portion to their interest in the old company. M. Wren was
appointed sole manager (yerant) and absolute master of the
journal. He alone d power to trace the political line it
should follow, to choose the personnel, and to modify the form
and price. The further power was given to him of making
over any portion of his authority to any shareholder he might
select. But, on the other hand, he was, in certain cases,
rendered responsible for losses, if any, to the amount of
200,000 f., and was to be the holder of at least 12 shares.
To cover these losses, M. Veron was entitled to take half
the profits, and when there were no losses his share in the
profits was to be one-third. A committee of 7 sharehold-
ers was to watch over the interests of the journal, and the
by-laws enacted that general assemblies of the shareholders
should be invested with the power of snaking decisions
which should be binding on all the ether shareholders.
though absent; also, that any dispute which might arise
with respect to the company, or to the liquidation of it,
should be judged by three arbitrators nominated by the
parties, or, in default of their doing so in a week, by the
Tribunal of Commerce. The Constitutionnel, thus consti-
tuted, had different vicissitudes of fortune. In 1847 there
was a loss of 290,090 f., and M. Veron took it on himself.
He might then, by the statutes, have resigned the man-
agement, but he did not do so ; and before 1850 he had re-
covered the loss. From 1850 to 1852 his position became
further removed. On the 31st of January, 1852, the Com-
mittee of Surveillance, in their report to the shareholders,
stated that they were greatly indebted to him for his ser-
vices, and that his accounts were admirably kept. In 1847
M. Veron sold M. de Horny, for 100,090 f., the half of his
part in the management of the journal, and this fact was
of importance in the events which followed. In 1852 the
fortune of the Constitutionnel changed ; the paper had to
submit to severe financial and political trials. The Moni-
teur reduced its price from 120 f. to 401. a year, and this
formed a disastrous competition for the Constitutionnel,
both financially and politically. And this was not all ; the
Pays, which was on the same side in politics, also reduced
its price to 401. To these causes of ruin another was
added. The Constitutionnel published an article on Bel-
gium, which created a profound sensation in the diplo-
matic circles and among the public. Called on for ex-
dil
ee gir vs
leadt ioint s o inspirationthe
s
fromaprl am eadtt ex-
planations,
ehn
the Government
highest
mm statede
sources.nt
th wa tThe
mbnatraelwense power over the jour-
nals, and in virtue of it a " warning" was given to the
Constitutionnel. It persisted in its statement, and a second
" warning" was given. After that it might have been said
that the existence of the journal hung on a thread, as it
was liable to be suppressed at any moment, not by the
Chief of the State, but by one of the Ministers. Its
shares consequently
upon became necessary
and on the 19th of August M. Veron convoked the share-
we retb almost ost
something without vebaleuut
blet tdheeeree:
share-
holders, and exposed to them the real state of the enter-
prise. He represented that it would be impossible to sup-
port the competition of the Noniteur and the Pays by
adopting the same price as they had done, and he proposed
a reduction to 32f. That was a bold and able measure—it
was a coup d'etat. At that price a large increase of sub-
scribers was to be expected. 10,090 subscribers had been
lost in the course of a short time, and they would no doubt
come back again, while many others who looked more to
the price of a newspaper than the quality of its contents
would no doubt be obtained. But unfortunately at that
price there was a loss on each subscriber. However, a con-
siderable increase of revenue was to be expected from the
increase of publicity. The reduction of the price to 32f.
was of no importance to the Moniteur, the Government
organ, but it was a terrible blow to the Pays. The conse-
quence,vms that the proprietor of the latter journal was
obliged to endeavour to come to an understanding with
vtheerenC,onasnt
rthiennelait.ter3gra• vMe Mires
ss
account of thlyweeinnttethrviMew.
in a inemoire which he had published :—" c Di, Mires'
said I distinctly, almost before allowing him to sit
down, will you sell me the Pays? or will you
consent to adopt by a common accord the same
subscription for the Pays and the Constitution-
net We are making a competition of cheapness
which cannot last ; lot us come to an understanding and
live as brethren instead of living as ene-nies." I shall be
delighted,' answered M. Mites ; The Pct:fs even at 40f., is
a heavy burden to me; but I am not free ; I mnnot give
you a definitive reply to-day." To-morrow, then.' The
next day M. Mires came to me and said, I cannot sell
you the Pays, and I cannot even put an end to the compe-
tition in cheapness with the Constitutionnd.' Surprised,
I asked him the explanation of the enigma. Be calm,'
said he, have not concluded—listen to me to the end.
I cannot sell you the Pays, but I can purchase the Consti-
tutionnel from you.' The Constituttonne/,' I answered,
is not exclusively my property, and you will never be
able to buy it. The proprietorship of the Constitationnel
is divided into two distinct parts ; the commandite and the
yerance ; the contmandite consists of 180 shares, and the

:yerance -is divided into two parts, represented by the
Count de Morny and myself, M. de Moray having pur-
chased from me for 1C0,003f. the half of all the rights and
all the powers which the bye-laws confer on me as gerant.
I cannot do anything as gerant without the approbation of
M. de Morny, nor can he do anything without me. But,'
I added, ' what would become of me without the Canstitu-
tionnel ? I like work, anxiety, and embarrassment. It is
only at rare intervals that I complain of embarrassment.
If I leave Paris and my affairs, at the end of 21 hours I feel
twhiellwhaennteo
of
hosctcaoupleattia andyon,enn n
gladlya respect,resume M. m
my
res,
harness. I
but
my desire is that you shall not remove me from the Consti-
tutionnd, even on condition of paying Pie a million.' M.
Mires' however, insisted, and I then told him that thefirst
step he had to take was to see Count de Morny. I added
that it would not be becoming in me to estimate the price
which M. de Morny would require for his share in the
management, the greatest reserve on such a point being
necessary. M. Mires, as an active, enterprising man, said
at.once—' I will see you again to-morrow, and I will now
gd to M. de Morny.' The next day he arrived triumphant.
' tverything is concluded with M. de Morny,' said he; `for
hia half of the gerance I am to give him 500,000 f. It will
thus be seen that, without any intervention of mine, with-
out my saying a word, the value of the gerance of the Con-
stitutionnel was fixed. I had no observation to make, but,
more surprised than satified, I said to M. Mires--` You
are not at the end of your difficulties. You must come to
caonmumnidtteersetthandreincegivweiythou ?,
the
, I prefer,'shareholdarssa,id.whheo, are repre-
sented by the Committee of Surveillance. Shall I ask the
shall communicate to them my propositions. The' ctoiratmyer-
dite of the Ca;:stitutionnel consists of 180 shares ; flow
shares cost only 2,500 f., though they were issued at the
nominal capital of 3,009 f.; 180 times 3,C?Of. make 540,009 f.,
—propose, in my name, 510,030 f. for the shares.' I re-
marked that 3,000 f. per share would perhaps be considered
too little ; that the Committee of Surveillance was suspi-
cious and exacting, and that it had already brought an
action against me. Thereupon M. Mires, without hesita-
tion, said, 'offer;Lhem 4,000 f., and that will make 720,000 f.,
although I know well that no share could now be sold even
for 1,000 f." The 2n6ruoz:re then went on to state, that M.
Veron, after again representing to the committee the
situation of the journal, and the impossibility of con-
tinuing, without enormous losses, the competition with the
Pays and the Noniteur, which had been commenced, com-
municated to them the proposition of M. Mires. Although
(the learned gentleman remarked) the shareholders had no
concern with the terms on which he might treat respecting
the gerance, M. Veron told the committee that he also
should leave the Constitutionnel in the event of their selling
it to M. Mires. The committee received the overtures
favourably, and when they were communicated to the
shareholders, the holders of 171 shares out of the 189 con-
sented to accept them. No general assembly of the share-
holders was, however, called, as the formalities necessitated
by such a meeting would have caused a delay of three
months. Of the nine shares which did not figure in the
asthoe
tlihsetnotfn adhesions, three
dthsirxeetebetlhoengfeadmitiox M.
Aguado. The
wThheo
con-
sentwasfsMha.reOsdeifotmweasssrcs.onAsgidneardeed
formed but an impercep-
f. the go-awe arose tible part of their fortune, he thought they
be considered
make no
objection. The negotiation theno might.,
nearly concluded ; the question
Have I ? you_.
be-
tween M. Veron and M. Mires.
understanding with M. de Morny?" . said NI y- n. " I
have," answered M. Mires : " I am to give him 500,000 f.
than those M.
Veron, "I do not seek for other conditions
But I must remark that he is only
for his half of the management." " Weil answered M.
de Moray has accepted. Bu
to the Constitutionnel ;
On this the power. account I
expenses of representation,
am allowed 12,000 f. a-year for
responsibility,nominally
eI a m reallyi
gams so—that
writer.h at I have aavme
nthoet
gledshtealgl
ilvoesonityhem.
oanbldi
that, out of the 180 00)f.
and I can prove from the books
of
journal, ,
the I
allowed annually for the literary expenses,,_
receive 10,000 f. It is, then, 22,09 W. a-year which I shall
treated the
have to lose." M. Mires, who
operations, said, " What
a man accustomed to important at
I offer you
therefore 180,000 f. as
you say is perfectly jest.
" An arrangement was come to
an indemnity on that score.m.
Mires himself. As to the
on the basis thus fixed by
articlesM aforeronvoetri i nI
and a formal deed of sale
shareholders, they were delighted;ben The fact of the sale was
was signed on the 17th of Novena
and more than in the
announced very ostentatiously,
Constitutionne ; so / that there was no secrecy, and, if any of
the shareholders had entertained objections, that was the
The
them. shareholders were paid,
moment to have made
'd and DI. Veron was paid. The sale;
M. de Morny was pal,
d.
But on the 29th of January,
in short, was complete
t in an opposition to it. Why they
1853, Messrs. Aguado put
had done so was a problem
which
M. Veron could not l so ve.i
It could not be on account of money, as they had not
deigned to receive thedividends due to them from the
Constitutionnel, and several thousand francs were now
standing to their credit in the books. They reproached
M. Veron with having exceeded his powers as a gerant,
and they accordingly demanded that the sale of the paper
should be annulled, and that 65,500 f. should be paid them;
as the price of a share in the first company of the Conti;
tutionnd. As to M. Adamo
they
who held four shares, and:
M. Foucalt, who held two, did notdemand the nul-
no
lity of the sale, for they had consented
to;
it but they re-
l '
qu'red that the 1,180,000 f. paid for the gerance should be
divided among all the shareholders. These two preten-
sionsli
were contradictory, and be should be able to show,
when the case was gone into on its Ixierits, that they were

of no weight. But, for the moment, the sole question
was, as to whether the ii:bunal could entertain the case.
He repeated his former observation, that if M. Veron could
gratify his own wishes, he would not object to its jurisdic-
tion in the matter. But he was obliged to object on legal
grounds, as, in the event of a decision being given against
him, he would have to proceed against M. de Moray and
M. Mires ; and they might reproach him with having con-
sented to have the case tried by an incompetent tribunal.
Article 51 of the Code de Commerce was very clear in say-
ing that this was one of the cases which ought to be sent
before arbitrators ; and a clause in the bye-laws of the
company of the Constitutionnel said the same thing. The
question in dispute was essentially one between partners,
and it ought to be treated in the same way as all such
questions were. It was, too, a mere commercial one, being
relative to a sale and purchase ; -and on that ground also
it ought to be sent bo. ore arbtrators, or-at least before
the Tribunal of Commerce.
M. Chaix d'Est-Ange, advocate for M. Mires, said that
he was anxious to explain that that gentleman had not, as
might be assumed from what had been said, made a bad
operation in purchasing the Coneitutionnel at the rate of
4,000 f. a share, with 500,0001. to M. de Moray, and
680,000 f. to M. Veron. He had not made a bad bargain.
because he know that he could get rid of the two " warn-
ing, " that had been given to the journal ; that he could
raise, not only its subscription, but that of the Pays, and
so check the ruin with which it was menaced at 32f.; and
that, as it had 44,000 subscribers, there was reason to hope
that he could increase the number of advertisements,
which had been done. As to the technical objection which
had been raised, he supported it; but it was not necessary
to add anything to the argumentofli. Paillat.
M. Hebert then proceeded to address the court for
Messrs. Aguado. He would not, he said, stop to inquire if
the other side were, as they alleged, rather anxious than
otherwise that the case should be gone publicly into ; but
he believed that they knew perfectly well that the tribunal
was fully competent to entertain it, though they had pleaded
the contrary. It was necessary to go a little into the acts,
to enable the Tribunal to judge of the question raised.
According to his adversaries, what M. Veron had done was
the simplest thing in the world—he had acted for the com-
mon interest, and it was ingratitndenot to heap eulogiums
upon him. But when he was told that he had not the
right to sell a common property, he replied that the ques-
tion was one between partners, and as such ought to be
discussed in the dark before a tribunal of arbitrators. His
clients saw the matter in quite a different light. They
considered themselves co-proprietors of an accredited news-
paper, represented by a man who was not only the manager
of it, and of the common interests, but, as he had stated
mori nuso:.
tt
no
oh
yei
osvfbem
even
propertyo m o
n\viirne elg
o consultingt
ot
trhhe
atlhttg
them,
guardian
of
w.
todhfyt the hhnn ed(guardian, portionei
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dt
elivered
of
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wcpspoi
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he had given to a friend 500,000 f., and had kept
680,000 f. himself. Besides that, he and his friend had
taken 174,000 f. for shares held by them ; so that there
only remained 543,000 f. to divide among the other share-
holders. The portion which fell to Messrs. Aguado in that
sum was not more than 24,0301., and that for shares which
had originally cost 65,500 f. They accordingly contended
that a sale of property which produced such results ought
to be annulled ; and he submitted that the tribunal was
the sole judge in matters relative to property. The learned
advocate then went on to remark that it was strange that
M. Veron, who, in the menwire he had published, had in-
troduced a great many irrelevant matters—one of them an
account of a visit he had made to one of the Messrs. Aguado,
respecting his examination for the degree of bachelor of
letters—had not attempted to prove that he could legiti-
mately dispose of the property in question ; nor attempted
to explain how it happened that, when he had only 31
shares out of 180, he should receive 680,000 f. out of the
purchase-Money of 1,900,0031., and should give 500,000 f. to
a friend for what by his own avowal had cost that friend
only 100,000 f. Was not he warranted in saying, in presence
of such figures, that it was not a sale which M. Veron had
effected, but a confiscation ? The learned gentleman then
gave a history of M. Veron's connexion with the Aguado
family. It had commenced by the late M. Aguado, the
father of his clients, having advanced him 300,000 f. for the
caution-money which he had had to deposit as director of
the Opera, and in return for that M. Veron had allowed
him a box gratis. Subsequently, in 1838, M. Veron wrote
a modest letter to M. Aguado, to ask him to assist him in
purchasing two shares in the Constitutionnel. M. Aguado
gave 65,500 f. for one of them, but allowed it to stand
in M. Veron's name. In the changes which subso-
quently took place the share was represented by new
ones, bearing M. Aguado's name. In consequence of
these changes, M. -Wren became entrusted with the sole
management f and control over the journal ; but his powers
were not so extensive as had been represented. Thus, they
were limited with respect to all that concerned the pro-
perty, the capital, and the common interest of the share-
holders ; and his administration was placed under a Com-
mittee of Surveillance, which committee shared with him
the right of convoking general assemblies of shareholders.
This being so, it was impossible that he could have the right
to sell the journal without the authorisation of a general
assembly of the shareholders ; at all events, it was im-
possible that out of the price of sale he could justly take
580,000 f. for himself • give 500,000 f. to M. de Morny, and
reserve only 24,000 f. for Messrs. Aguado. The learned
advocate then went on to contend that M. Veron, in order
to wring from the Committee of Surveillance its consent to

the sale; had represented the situation of the journal as
much more grave than it really was, and had spoken of the
two " warnings" it had received as likely to be perfectly
ruinous to it, though he knew that they were without
danger, as the articles which had called for them had been
written by M. Granier de Cassagnac, and that gentleman
was to remain attached to the journal under its new pro-
prietors ; also, that he knew the " warnings" were to be
revoked on the establishment of the Empire, which was
near at hand. There was no necessity, he asserted, for the
reduction of the price to 32f., as the Pays was not a very
formidable rival, and as the Constitutionnel then had up-
wards of 40,00) subscribers, while the Pays had. only
10,000. Nor was it true, as had been stated, that the
shares of that paper were at that time unsaleable, as 31.
Faucher had sold several for 4.C30f. each. All these facts
caused several of the shareholders to make a formal pro-
test against the sale of the journal on the conditions pro-
posed. _ _

The Tribunal, at this stage of the proceedings, rose,
owing to the lateness of the hour ; and it fixed the further
hearing of the cause for Saturday next. M. Hebert will
then resume his pleading for MM. Aguado.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-APRIL 13.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of
Commons.)

COUNTY ELECTIONS POLLS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Clause 2 (Sheriff with consent of Lord-Advocate, to in-
crease or alter number and arrangement of polling places) :
—Amendment proposed, in page 1, lines 14 and 15, to leave
out the words, "with consent of her Majesty's Advocate
for Scotland for the time being :"—Question put, " That
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the clause :"
—The committee divided; ayes 64, noes 53.
MAJORITY—AYES, 64.
Alcock, Thomas Hadfield, George Power, N.
Anderson, Sir James Hayter, W. G. Russell, Lord J.
A ther ton, Win. Herbert, Sidney Sawlc, C. B. G.
Brand, 11. Hervey, Lord Alfred Scobell, Capt.
Isrotterton, J. Heyworth, L. Smith, It. V
Browne, V. Hushes, W. B. Stanley, Hn. W. 0.
Bynr, G. H. Charles Hume, J. Stapleton, John
Chambers, T. Ingham, Robert Strickland, Sir G.
Cockburn, Sir A. Johnstone, James Strut', Rt. lion. E.
Craufurd, E. H. J. F'ng, P. J. Tancred, Henry Wm.
Crook, J. Kingscote, R. N. F. Thompson, G.
Crossley, F. . Langston, J. H. Towneley, C.
Dashwood, Sir G. 11. Lockhart, A. E. Whalley, G.
Drummond, Henry M'Taggart, Sir J. Whatman, J.
Duncan, George Milligan, R. Wilkinson, W.
Dundas, F. Mills, T. Wilmington, Sir T. E
Dunlop, A. Monck, Lord Wise, J. A.
Evans, William If, oncrieff, J. Wyndham, W.
E wart, William Moreton, Lord
Fergus, J. Mu'grave, Earl
Fitzgerald, J. D. Non eys, Lord
Fitz% ll'iam, G. W. Oliveira, Benjamin Elliot, John
Grosvenor, Lord R. Phillitnore, J. G. Klnnatrd, A. F.

TELLZB.S.

MINORITY—NOES, 53.
Annesley, Earl of Creenall, G. I elmer, Robert
Arbutimbtt, General Ha'ford, t-ir H. ltepton, G. W. J.
Arkwright, G. Bar court, Colonel Rushout, Captain
ROM James Hayes, Sir Edmund Smljth, Sir W.
Barrow, W. H. Heneage, G. IL W. Smith, W. M.
Bentinck, Lord H. Perbert, Sir Thomas Spooner, R.
Campbell, Sir Arch. Hotham, Lord Stanhope, James B.
Ca'nae, Sir J. R. Trion, Samuel Thesiger, Sir F.
ChriatnphPr. R. Adam Kelly, Sir F. Tr &lope, Sir J.
Duckworth, Sir J. Klatchbun, Wm. F. Vansittart, George 111,
Dundas, G. Lockhart, W. Waddington, H.
Dunne, Col. Lovaine, Lord Welby, Sir G. E.
Egerton, Edward It acartney, G. Whitmore, Henry
Evelyn, W. J. Maegre:or, Jag.
Far,tham, E. B. Niles, W.
Fellowes, Edward Michell, W.
Fraser, Sir W. A. Napier' Joseph
Freshfleld, J. W. Oakes, J. H. P.
Gordon, A dtr'ral Ossulston, Lord Mackenzie, W. F
Granby, Marquis of Backe, C. William Blair, Colonel

TELLERS.

Clause 4 (Poll to be kept open only one day) :—Amend-
ment proposed, in page 3, line 19, to leave out the words
" shall be directed to begin on a Monday or :" —Question
put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of
the clause :"—The committee divided ; ayes 61, noes 71.

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MINORITY—AYES: 61.
Anderson, Sir James Fraser, Sir W. A. Moreton, Lord
Baines, M. T. Fre..,hfield, J. liostyn, E. M.
Baird, J +mos Grosvenor, Lord Mulgrave, Earl
Barrow, Win. H. Hadfield, George Ossulston, Lord
it, nbow, John Harcourt, Col. Palmerston, Via,
litotlierton, Joseph Hayter, W. G. Fame, R.
Byruz, G. H. C. Herbert, Sir Thomas Russell, LordJ.
Campbell, Sir A. Hervey, Lord Alfred Sawle, C. B. G.
Chambers, Thomas Johnstone, James Spooner. Richard
Charteris, F. Kingscote, R. N. F. Stanhope, J. B.
Cranford, E. Langston, N. G. Thesiger, Sir F.
CrosslPy, Frank Lemon, Sir C. Thompson, George
Drummond, H. Lockhart, A. E. Whalley, G. 11.
Duncan, G. Lockhart, W. WP tmo:e. H.
Dundas, G. Luce, T. Wise, John A.
Dandas, F. Mae, Colonel Wyndham. William
Dunlop, A. Milligan, Robert Young, Sir John
Ev.ns, W. Mills, T.
Ewart, William lklitchell, W.
Fergus, John Moncreiff, James
FLzrov, llon. H. Monsell, William Elliot, J. E .
Forster, C. Montgomery, Sir G. Kfunainl, A F.
MAJORITY—NOES, 71.
Alcock, Thorns's Fltzge.ald, G. Phlllimorc, J.
Anne.lcy, EArl Forster, M. Smijth, Sir W.
Arbuthnot, Gen. French, Fitzstephen Smith, tt.
A rkwright, O. Fuller, Angus u. E. Smith, Wm. H
Ball, John Gordon, .% dmiral Staple: on. J.
Benti-ck, Lord H. Gianhy, Ma quis Strickland, Sir G
Blair, Colonel Herbert, Sidney Struts, Edward
Brand, H. Hey worth, La,. relics TomUne, G.
Brown, V. Hoth am, Lord Towneley, C.
Brown, W. Ilitzhcs, W. B. Trollope, sir J.
Bock, Lewis W. Kelly, Sir F. Turner, C.
Carnac, Sir J. It. K natchbull, W. F. Tynte, Col. C. J.
Christopher, It. A. Lewis. Sir T. Vansittart, G. 11.
Cllntoo, Lord C. P. Lowe, R. Vivian, J. H.
Cockburn, Sir Alex. Macartney, G. Waddington, H. S.
Crook, J. Mackenzie, W F. Walcot, Adm.
Dashwood, Sir G. Macgregor, James Welby, Sir 0.
Davison, It. APTaggart, Sir J. Whatman,JlllllCB
Dunne, Mic ha 1 Mile.s, W. Wilkinson, W. A.
Egerton, E. Molesworth, Sir W. Wilson, James
Evelyn, W. V. onck, Viscount Winniugton, Sir T.
Farnham, E. Basil Napier, J.
Feilden, M. Norreys, Lord TELLZIIII.
Fellowes, Edward Oakes, J. H. Hume, J.
Etzgerald, ,Y. , Pauke Chula W. Athorkru, win,

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