The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-09 00:00:00

—the Germans who have been driven out of France—
complain most bitterly of the treatment which they have
received. Two cases which have come to my knowledge
will serve as instances of the extreme harshness and injus-
tice which the French have shown. In one case a
merchant at Havre, of twenty-five years' standing
in that town had to leave because life was become
quite intolerable by reason of the insults which
he had to endure. The other case was that of an old
gentleman of 76, who though he had lived at Bordeaux
fifty-three years, had married a French wife, and brought
up his children as French men and women, was com-
pelled to flee from the senseless fury of the people.
Every allowanoe should be, made for a nation brought to
such straits as France has been, but it cannot be for-
gotten that this expulsion of foreigners is wholly con-
trary to the precedent set by the Russians during the war
with the Western Powers, and, indeed, to the precedents
of nearly all former wars.
A far more satisfactory incident is the return of the
exiles. Victor Hugo, who vowed that he would never
sot foot in France so long as " Napoleon le Petit " ruled,
has returned to take part in the defence of Paris, and on
his arrival could hardly speak for emotion. Tibaldi, who was
said tohave been conoerned in the conspiracy of April, has
gone back. Louis Blanc, whom nearly twenty years of
residence in this country hail made almost an Englishman,
left Brighton for Paris on Monday, and, if report be true,
will shortly be returning to London as Ambassador of the
French Republic. That, indeed, will be a startling
change. I can hardly realise the fact of this little man,
minute almost to a dwarf's proportions, whom I
met, not long since, at a quiet evening party, and who
lived in somewhat narrow circumstances, taking up his
abode as lord of that splendid mansion at Prince's Gate,
where so many a member of the old and of the
Napoleonist noblesse have resided. Probably there is no
Frenchman who can speak and write such pure English,
and none who better understands the English nation. M.
Esquires, another exile of many years returned to Paris
last year, and was elected deputy. He—known to readers
on both sides of the Channel by his charming books
" The English at Home," and." The Dutch at Home "
has been rewarded for his steadfast adherence to Libera
principles by being appoihted Prefect of Marseilles,
In England he was French master at the military schoo'
Woolwich.

hope, to share his fate. Messrs. Parker
published a volume of religious biogrsl,
called " Memorials of a Deacon," ,
tells the story of a young Devonshire clerg,Y°
died all too soon for fame. Lieutenant-Colonel
is. republishing, undel• the capital title of "an 01110
and a New Sea," the account of the Suez Canal
contributed to Blackwood; and surely I am scarcer
in thinking him the author of the article in the
number of that magazine, entitled " The
Hurricane." Mr. Charles Lever wrote the
on the Greek Massacres in the same periodical.
Mr. Gladstone has shewn himself prudently f°lll
He has bestowed one of the vacant Garters uP°ll,
Marquis of Westminster, who, as Earl of Grosvo'
the successful insurrection of the great Whig,
against the Russell-Gladstone Ministry of 1866:
Gladstone can afford to be magnanimous ; and, (I°l
this act of generosity will, together with the apPOll/
of Lord Halifax, satisfy the old Whigs, 1;1°4
hitherto been alarmed at the aggressive attitude
Radicals.

MAGAZINES FOR SEPTEMBER
Scarcely any space is left to us for even a hurriet,
through the contents of the principal magazines. I;
less to be regretted, seeing that few will o°, tOl
them even the most fugitive attention in the raids'
astounding events now agitating Europe.
Blackwood—in its political contributions is obsolete
the
the very morrow of publication. No other organ
daily newspaper, or rather one published like ourseice
rapidly. successive editions, almost, from hour toe;
can keep pace with the swift and whirling
of events. " War Letter of Major 0°1:411
(self-constituted) our military correspondent WI
French arniy," although dated as recently as the
ultimo at Paris, might for present purposes 0, to
well have been dated in the last century. Even t",,e.ty
ing gusts of "An European Hurricane " (the "/
the closing political of Maga) have heeehe)
stripped by the roaring tornado that has within to,
few hours careered through Paris, sweeping theid'
imperial fabric away with the thunderbolt of Bev,°,o9'
Cornelius O'Dowd's witty comments on the 1,"
as it was the day before yesterday, written as t'oejf
in the south of Europe, are obsolete as a 0'
of course before publication. Another instalreet
" Earl's Deno " leads off the number. There is a Prilt,
little home story entitled " Milly's First Love," and, ,
the best thing in the number—is a most gen erouslo
ciative criticism on " Newman's Poems."
Colburn's New Monthly contains no less than ...gftet
tinct contributions, among them four portions e'
~es
stories by M. Sullivan, F. M. Cohen, and J. E. Carpe
and the author of " Worth the Winning," respect
two poetical fragments, written, one of them, by tof
Steggall, the other by Nicholas Michell, an account
Prussian Play in Bavaria, a review of Kent's Poems
;
some other papers of a very miscellaneous character
London Society announces itself, through a little
as henceforth to be brought out by Mr. Beatil:
Queen's publish,,. It does not intimate, howev'det
its late Editor is preparing a new magazine, I.IIL of
title of " English Society." The present number
average sparkle and effervescence._
The Gentleman's Magazine is this month full er,,'
breathings. " Battles fought upon the Rhine, to`'
marck's Prussia," "Vive la Guerre," " Parisi
Arms," and " The Marseillaise," are all unfort ,
seasonable articles at present. Some are very inlet t
papers. The number also contains an inquiry °tot,
problem whether fish feel pain. "The Invest
writtrn by a competent City authority, and will I)%r
and "Among the Insurance Offices," though rats
is better late than never. 6,
Macmillan will not fail to command attention
very important papers. " The Mission to 'fro r
ip
will deeply interest all those who give a though.' 1;
unexplored and almost unknown regions of 111-slit,
fessor Seeley continues his account of " The tiofr
Revolution of the Nineteenth Century." Mrs. -I-
deals with proportional representation.
d) h
The Period is an animated little periodical Vi-ti" ,
thins some coloured cartoons. " Pugnacious Po ho
of the Period "is a good sketch in its way- clifj
peror appears in the act of crowning the edifice, a,l
claims that the empire is peace. "Soldiers of the r
ngi'
French and Prussian, will also obtain some notice",
Benedetti shews the Project of the Treaty, and tie'
that it is a specimen of his handwriting after a e°
instruction by Professor Bismarck.
is
" The University Life of St. Francis Xavier otst,
first subject met with in the Month. It is aate,p,
from a forthcoming work on the life and le, t,
St. Francis Xavier, and is a most interesting artien,
story of " Wafted Seeds " is continued, and is 0°7,41,,
complicated. Part the first of the " Unknown
Sir Thomas Moore " is deserving of notice. ,tol'
other subjects may be mentioned "English Iteforw'
and Industrial Schools," ye
Le Polled presents its usual elegant appear,al,;e
affords descriptions of dress and fashion which will
fascinating to some readers. f
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