The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-09 00:00:00

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i'AIIIS CORRESPONDENCE. been avoided! If Rochefort were to be , ar- IMPERIAL PAULIA
- MoerriY. rested on -leaving that Chamber -it would. be the
first time that such an event had cccurred. "I hope,"
Who aro to compose the Commission of Inquiry?
added the speaker, " that you will not create such a pre-
That is the question now being eagerly discussed in
cedent, Remain deputieS, and preeerve your rights, fcr
the lobbies of the Chamber, and in commercial circles.
Vie dissolution may be nearer than you-think, and one
The Right Centre has voted a list of thirty-six names, and
often burns when one thinks the fire is far off."
the other sections of the Legislature are also, I understand,
M. 011ivier, in reply, declared that they had onlyacted in
occupying themselves in preparing their Candidates. ifn-
accordance with the law, which they had been told should
fortunately there is a good deal of angry feeling already
bo above all exercise el srlitrary rower. When a son-
perceptible on the subject, and the Protectionists and -
tents was pronounced evilest the person tried, by what
Freetraders alike seem determined to carry on the war .
legitinate means could its execution be arrested?
on this new ground. The Protectionists in the Chamber •
There were but three : an amnesty, au indi-
regard with ill concealed alarm the efforts of M. de For-
victual
_pardon, .or a mitigated pardon, by means
cede to obtain a majority of Free traders on the commis- of a reprieve. M. Rochefort could or would claim none
sion. The list of the candidates of the Right, published
.. e , • . of these, and refused to recognise the laws of the country,
in Sunday's evening papers, is as exclusively
and the Procureur General heel no choice but to proceed
protectionist; "though in France free trade in
against him as against any other person. M. 011ivier said
commerce
that ho was willing to acknowledge the importance
no mean; synonymous, as the instance of M. de Forcade
of preserving Parliamentary privileges and the incon-
himself, ex-Minister of the Interior, is sufficient to prove. vcnicnce of pre-venting a deputy frcin fulfilling his duties,
Tho Temps regrets the acrimony which seems likely to be
but with regard to the at therisatien requited,
carried into the choice of members, and remarks sensibly he
held that one appeal to the . Chamber Was
enough that the ee,mmission should have no other object than amply sufficient. The deputy was removed to - the
the impartial ineveltigation of the statements laid before it. demainef common law, and the permission to prosecute
It should hear trio evidence of all interested parties, granted all the rest. It was absurd to suppose that the
receive the depositions and the docuMents - necessary to
Assembly said to the magistrate, "Prosecute ! but when
enlighten the Chamber as to the real situation of the country, ' you have done so, and it is time to execute your judgment,
and sift the truth from the mass of error, exaggeration do not execute it."
and contradiction,presented. No party feeling should be M. Emmanuel Arago, who followed the Minister, of
allowed to influence the members, else the reproach directed course tcok the opposite side and argued that the
against the preceding Cabinet will be levelled against 3linistry, in depriving M. Rochefort of his civil rights, had
them, and the, commercial classes will be no more i
exceeded the sentence of the judges. The offences
satisfied with the results of, this commission lof to-day he said were often the virtues of to-
than they . were with the former inquiry. The morrow. For his part he bad seen men condemned
Tenues, in the course of its remarks on this subject, sug- almost as criminals for crying " Vive le roi !" "Viva la
gests that the best way to settle, the difficulty would be Republique!" " Viva l'Erapereur !" N. Gamier Pages,
to draw lots,for the members, as the commission should, who afterwards spoke, asked why the arrest had been at
first suspended, to which
in fact, be nothing more nor less than a jury.
N. 011ivier answered
The choice of the members of the other commission— I that he had not done so, and he should not
that on the organisation of Paris—is definitely settled, have 'done so. A. more . formidable assailant
and the names have appeared in the Journal Officiel. MM. 1 of the Government afterwards presented himself at the
Thiers and Jules Favre refused, it is said, to form part of
tribune in the person of M. Gambetta, who bears the
it. N. Ernest Picard's name is - also mentioned traces of his late severe illness. He advised the
among those who declined • . the nomination, but Ministry to exercise their pi:evileagne
actof g:rtingdema
there is some doubt on this point, for it is said by the
arenpii.ieeveen,
conciliation. In
itln would_doing so, they would not
opposite party that no such offer was made him., Tho be interfering with the laW. They might be interferingif
Siecle complains that no representatiVeeefethe mercantile Rochefort had committed a breach of the ordinesy
or trading classes has been included in the list. criminal law; - but het° the matter was a political
one • their adversary was political: they were a political
The People Francais, whose article on the "Policy of body', giving a political decision. They might, therefore,
Resistance " excited some attention a day or two since, has act in the plentitude of their powers in the full majesty
published another strongly against the Ministers. Tho of an assembly which, wishing to protect itself, began by
People Francais is supposed to be in the Imperial confi-
,protectingause its adversaries. At this passage there was loud
and M. 011ivier, apparently feeling that
dente, so that when the first article appeared it thel -debate was turning against him, again rose.
was conjectured that the sentence against M. Another brief speech from the Minister, one from M.
Vyderfreeefuthßei
Rochefort was to be actively carried out. Now, licard,. a
aG alenibne! tvae, t
earlbyt the
191
amatteragainst
dropped, It
hree
however we are all perplexity. Is there-a coolness between lEvidently la ntajorite day being
intend to avoid the
the Cabinet and the Tuileries, ask the readers, and the charge of contumacy or want of discipline, and neither
question is not easily answered. Tho People Francais eloquence nor argument will get them to break their
ra
reproaches the Ministry with .
,having permitted rho Constitutionnel does not attach -much importance to
attacks on the .prestige of the Emperor, of the the disturbances which took place on the occasion of Roche-
Chamber, of the Administration itself. After ten- fort's arrest, d declares its conviction that the noisy
faction which surrounds him, has no weight be-
suring the Ministers severely on several heads the
yond its influence with certain journals, and
People lauches forth severely against the prospect in the reunions which take place in the fau-
of a dissolution, which it denounces uncomproMisingly. bourgs. potence
tostgeev 11!astlItlyiewa prsetseunceierirte tree
spernotvae-
" One ends by believing everything to be possible, and tisre'ropfVnivene endChdemocracy are really reduced to Ilhandful
nothing is worth defending. This is notprogress; it is
of fanatics.
disarray." Of whatever party the PeOple Francais is . The Jrani.e says that the editor of the Marseillaise sur-
actually the exponent, it is quite certain that that party prised nobody by announcing in. his journal that he would
not surrender himself as a prisoner. In M. Rochefor 's
prefers the existing Chamber of Deputies, with its majo-
declaration he said that lie had received a letter from the
rity of official candidates, to a more direct popular iepre- court whose signature he could net decipher. He had
seutation. . road in certain journals that two or three old men in
The Liberfd says that the law modifying the 75th Article be
()lenckt
rrno:bnerys
hi, l ama
bud
1 iiiibel ead
(. among
teethemselves some words
been much occupied to
of the Constitution of the year eight will be voted before
notice such trifles. In conclusion he said, "M. 011ivier
the end of the current session. M. 011ivier is engaged in invites me to constitute myself as prisoner on
the arrangement of the matter, and the Council of Manday, the 7th, , that is, to-day, for i title
meexeceun-
tAunnunofry
2.l.,ined. juigene,
nelnyt
goodronostlrn,ceil
will notns come at
of various schemes. Those propositions which appeared in- eleven precisely to the sporting rendezvous you
complete were put aside for consideration, and the Council give ine in your palace of St. Pelagic. The least that can
iof State will deliberate upon the modification of the law bsiciednolir
glyeethtiaitenitswe•ileveosfti-ite trouble
ecatchpoles who attend you
to come and seize me
'as soon as it has been officially addressed to M. de Parieu. by the collar." Rochefort has not yet been permitted to
The Journal des Lebats says that M. Le Verrier cannot communicate with his friends, except by letter. AL Gus-
deceive himself respecting the favourable reception of his tans Flouroties has not neenotten•etrtybeen arrested, notwithstanding
that have been made. During
decree of dismissal. The commission of inquiry will judge
the statementswliole of Monday evening and a great part of
the dispute between the director of the Observatory and the night, police agents were stationed at the
the astronomers who have resigned; but the public rejoice bureau of the 111arsel'aise, and
reaelelcrnitsheodse
to be
in'the fall of M. Le Verrier, because it is ono of the signs we le in.,s
wereand
arrested.ot, and v
Tleereeditnoors and the secretary of
of a new regime. It has followed closely on the dismissal .etlum)e 2113ars,tillaise were also arrested. The Government took
of M.llaussmann, which wasagain preceded by the Scnatus the greatest precautions with respect to the arrangement
Consultum, by which the Emperor liMited his personal of ttlencilleintaig.e
bletniiesrinrctitsiedeiadbnleetteheamtn crowd which
wttiecshe
authority. M. Le Verrier was, no doubt, devoted to
assembled
which were so numerous in the riots in the
astronomy, and earnestly desired its progress, but he month of June.
wished to do everything himself. The seasons have changed.; Tne Journal des Debuts thinks there is a similarity
the stars no longer predict the great events of the future, boeteneneenva_itheitelsisolelleefotLte questionnli Ireadliatinheentelecltnio;l3l
M. Le Verrier may exclaim against their inutility, as cases it is a matter of inquiry if the prison-doors are to be
did the character of Victor Hugo. It is a sign of the times thrown open and the deputy and member to come forth
that personal power has not been superseded in one place, e 1 take their seats as representatives. It rejoices to
think that the French seem inclined to follow the example
but in all directions. The Constitutionel says that N. Le
of their neighboure,and not permit these political incidents
Verrier's dismissal has met with the unanimous approval to excite them beyond the bounds of propriety. The
of the press. It Would. have ~ been impossible to Liberte decleree that if they can appr.eciate. 7hat M.
have left the great establishment of the Observatory any Rochefoit eras in- prestige and popularity by his arrest,
they can appreciate still snore ful y what the Government
longer in the state of disorganisation into which it had has lost in real poWer by the transaction. If 111. Roche-
fallen. It was under the direction of -a' men whom none fort is not dangerous to the State, it is an error to commit
of his coadjutors would support, and who; in the face of him toerpshoinm; penrd
siLhemiesnatllisanagnerd, otfhcwnhisetetalail ifsreiet re
the inquiry which had been ordered by his superior, en- renew his mischievous attacks?
deavourcd to make himself out the injured party, and The 7cmps thinks that the events of Monday night even
annoenced his intention of interpellating the Government, more tultallie the. eccuirarsenteee ) • tor Noir's funeral show
I cslaartedriaceeinst an appeal to'force,
Only one journal, the Siecle, has condemned the course
andtt that tUoinelgollta)tors who aro' so anxious to display
which the Government has pursued, and it is the more their zeal must rest content with universal suffrage. At
extraordinary because it formerly demanded the dismissal the same time the Government was inn fault in net
MofN. Le Verrier. adoptine a more conciliatory course, dM. Ro-
fort, on ills side, might have obtained a respite if he had
M. Chevreau, at one of the recent Councils of Ministers, asked for it. The Siecle lays stress on the want of tact
has given some satisfactory reports of the state of displayed by ]tile Government iet
thelmeeattwereroef
out
eeffoefit.t's_
Paris. Since the time of his installation the ureter,arrest.
nßpilti
seemetimd aes n t e
aifdthee police were on the alert
new Prefect of the Seine has worked with a
to provoke the people to commit a-disturbance by making
unabated energy to ascertain the .e.eact state such a series of plunders. L'Avenir National goes still
I
of the finances of the city. It is believed that in a few further, and etlieve and
tiihtast ttleceCn4ovpcaiiinims etnot is
* out o fwl;haet
days he will, present to the Corps Legislatif the two wouldretietanb beste ntleal'is of exciting public indignation,
budgets of 1870 and 1871, as woll as a proposed loan for and that, at any rate, it seems very anxious to secure the
the complete arrangement of the affairs of the former popularity
want of the
of discretion
wive are opposed to it by acting
administration. The new Prefect ' has no intention of with such a .
stopping the works altogether, but he wishes to under-
stand the real resources of the town before be enters upon
any fresh expenses. He will shortly publish a pamphlet,
which will impart all the desired information respecting
contracts, engagements, and urgent public works. The Em-
peror and the Empress have, it is said, declined the invita-
tion of the Prefect to appear at the grand banquet which
is to follow next Thursday's ceremony. Prince Napoleon
and the Archduke Albert of Austria, together with the
Ministers and dignitaries of the Court, will be present on

At Penzance on Tuesday the smelters advanced
the standards of tin three pounds each refined, and four
pounds each common.

COM3IITTAL OF A SOLICITOR FOR BRIBERY.-
Mr. Stanley,.the Norwich solicitor, was on Tuesday com-
mitted for trial on a charge of bribery at the last Norwich
municipal election.
SALE OF TILE LATE BISHOP OF EXETER'S SEAT.

—The late Bishop of Exeter's residence, Bishopstowe, near
Torquay, was on Tuesday put up at auction. and bought
in at the reserved price of £lO,OOO. There was a large
attendance of persons.
The National Steamship Company, in their annual
report, say that after paying a dividend of ten per cent
the directors will propose a bonus of ten per cent., pay
able in shares, and carry forward a balance of £37,000
The company have now a fleet of ten steamers, and are
building two more of increased size and power.
A warrant has been issued for the apprehension
of Charles Sherwood Newman, for many years employed
by the Liverpool Corporation as superintendent of the
scavenging department, who has embezzled, or obtained
by false pretences, a 'considerable sum of money belonging
to the corporation. Newman received a salary of four
hundred a year. _

the occasion.
The Marseillaise says that ➢I. Gustave Flourens has been
summoned to appear before M. de Lurcy, the Juge
d'lnstruction, on account of his recent lecture on Shak-
spere. He has refused to respond to the summons. MM.
Hugo and Barlieux have appealed against their first con-
demnation for offences against the Emperor.
_

TrESDAY.
The arrest of Rochefort is the great question of the
day, and has for the time being thrown all other interests
Into the shade. The details of the arrest and of the
subsequent disturbanees at Belleville you are already
acquainted with. As might be supposed, the event has
:rented some excitement in the Chamber, where, however.
51. 011ivier succeeded in extricating himself from his diffi-
culties with his usual facility and composure. In yester-
day's sitting the debate on M. Cremieux's interpellation
was very animated: The rumour was current that Roche-
I fort was to be arrested at the end of the sitting, and M.

THE COLLIEILS' STRIKE AT BOLTON.—Another
meeting was held at Bolton at noon on Tues-
day, when a deputation was appointed to wait
upot) the employers. Mr. Herbert Fletcher, of the
Ladyshore Collieries, has conceded the full advance
asked by the men, namely, one shilling per load and one
penny per yard on straight. At the extensive pits of Messrs.
Knowles, at Ferryside, Foggs Hall Lane, and top pit, the
men are all at work, and there is at Ferrysido a very
heavy stock of coal. At'Darcy Lever the Coal Company
have all their men out.
Mr. P. .T: Smith addressed a very largo open-air
meeting on Tuesday at Waterford, and was heard with
much attention. Ms address is out. It says he comes
not as an untried stranger and as the advocate of the
national rights of our common country. He claims sup-
port as the champion of self-government. He says his
views upon the land question, that of education, and the
political prisoners, are well known. He concluded thus :
Are these principles yours ? If they be, the contest is vir-
tually decided; if they be not, then cross the Channel to
that country whence so many plague 3 have come upon
this land, and import them a fitting presentatiw for a
Gotstituency of slaves."
THE ORIGIN OF "G OD SAVE TIM QUEEN. "

Cremeux questioned the Goliertunent as to 'their inten-
tions with respect to the judgment pronounced against a
leputy. M. 011ivier, in expressing his readiness to discussthe
interpellation, declared he should-not wait for that to do his
luty. M. Cremieut, after a little interruption, proceeded
to ask the Minister what he thotight was his ditty. The
question was one of great irepertanCe. Was.a deputy
to remain six months absent from the Chamber
without power to fulfil his -dUties, and was
the First Circumscription ,of Paris to remain six
months without a representative? 4. ~deputy, said M.
Crknieux, did not represent the special interests of his
constituents alone, but the general interests of France.
If one deputy might be removed from his
place, two, ten, might be so removed. In fact,
if the principle were pushed further, all troublesome
deputies might' be got rid of. The majority might thus
rid themselves of a member of the minority who dis-
pleased them, and special precautions had been taken to
avoid this. The 16th article of the electoral law
declares that bodily constraint may not be exer-
cised against a deputy during the session, nor
during the six weeks that precede, and that
follow it. Even in cases of criminal offences it was pro-
vided that no deputy should be prosecuted or arrested
without the authority of the chamber. The matter
they were discussing was a criminal matter, and
yet what Was it? An offence of the press. M.
Oral-deux reminded the Ministry that although they had
obtained permission for the prosecution, they hal not for
the arrezt. Yet the law especially mentioned both. On
the 19. h February, 1813, 31. Cr6mieux had,. he said, pre-
sented to the Chamber the petition- for . reform from
the Garde Nationale. It wa3 refused.. Five days
:titer the National Guard ebt.iined what it wanted.
:Baron do Benoist, interrupting : " What it did not
pant !") After referring to other instances of 18-18'
.extolling the moderation of the Republicans, M.
Or,:quieux was politely reminded by the Pre-
sident that he was talking abOut the Revolu-
tion of February, nut about M. Rochefort. ,M.
Cremieux renewed • his declaration that the arrest
should not be attempted without a second authorisation
from the Chamber. If th,e. first permission had
aever been asked. what difficulties might have

The English national anthem of God Save the Queen— .
which was first publicly heard in 1745, after the defeat
of Prince Charles on the fatal field of Culloden—was
originally a Jacobite song, which it was dangerous to sing
within hearing of the authorities. When the Jacobites spoke
or sang of "the king" they meant "the king over the
water," and the word's still sung, "Berth him victorious,"
imply clearly that the king intended was not the
one who was already in England, but the one far
away, to whom the. singers were loyal in his evil fortunes.
A great deal of controversy has arisen as to the author-
ship alike of the Words and music; but no satisfactory
clue has been discovered for the elucidation of either
mystery. If a prize had been offered for a national
anthem, expressive of patriotic as well as dynastic
loyalty, no competent critics would have awarded it to
the author of the words, whomsoever he may have been.
Yet this song, which grew rather than was made, is
the richest literary jewel in the British crown, and
may fairly claim to have been of more value to the House
of Hanover than any standing army. God wave the King,
as originally sung at- Drury Lane Theatre, shortly after
the news arrived in London that the last hopes
of the young Pretender had been crushed at
Culloden, consisted of nine stanzas, or six in addition to
the three which are now familiar to all of us. These
three arc the genuine Jacobite song, withoUt the altera-
tion of a word. The remaining six were strictly Hanoverian
and N,Viii;gish, and have long since gone to the limbo that
' is reserved for all literary rubbish. It was a fortunate
' accident, if it were not a profound piece of policy, by which
the present royal house took possession of the song of
their enemies, and turned to their own glory that which
• was intended for their shame.—Dickenis " Alt the Year
. Round."

At the last meeting of the Special Commissioners
under the Public Schools Act, statutes for determining
and establishing the constitution of the new governing
bodies of the spools of Hai row, Shrewsbury, Winchester,
and Charterhouse were sealed.

NW

ROUSE OF COMMONS—THIS DAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
NEW WRITS.

New writs were ordered to issue for Southwark
and Londonderry City, in the room of Mr. Liyard
and Mr. Sergeant Dowse.