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General Gerard commands the Nation.
Al Guards under Lafaye cite. lie is a
Count by rank and an officer Of great
reputation. la his early campairns a.
was the all Of Bernado,tc, now kinp
oil Sweden. La 1906 or Z, he was made
commander OF the Legion of honor.
and headed the French Staff i'm Den.
mark. lie distinguished himself n,
crpar, AMI ut Wsgram at the head oI
the Saxon cavalry. His conduct in
the Russian campaign led Napoleon "a
make ham General Of Division. A,
Frankfort, on the Oder. he had bril-.
liant affair with some Russian cavalry
and 1914 captured 5000 Au.trians Al
Montereau, in the department Of Seine
and Marne. Napoleon called it ian
heroic action" On this occasion III,
Duke of Be!luno's con- and WAS given
To the Count Gerard.
Alter the restoration of Louis he
was honorcd with an important mis-
sion to Hamburger. and received distin.
gu'shed marks Of kindness from the
King. When the reign of the hundred
days commenced, Gerard was again in
active service for his old master. \.
General IN Chief of the army Of Mo
sellc, and in that character he took the
village OF Ligpy, aud defeated the We.
teran Bluchcr. The village Of Lign,
Is situated. as our readers perha D.
know, near Fleurus in the Netherlands
and from this the battle changed ground
to The fatal field Of Waterloo. Itwa.
at Ligny thar Butcher was rode Owe,
by corps of French cavalry i'm a
charge aud escaped without injury
Had he been killed, the Prussian.
would never have shcwn their faces a,
Waterloo.
Gerard by a change Of position be
came part OF MarshalGrouchy's force
and manGuvred with il though no,
without receiving a severe wound.
Since the fall Of Napoleon he hs.
not been employed in any public capa
city until the present time. Ii wa.
predicted OF him by his then master, tina
he was destined to rise to great distinc
ton. and the prediction seems abou
to be realized. At all events we ma,
expect from him in his military career
combination Of great skill and un
daunted bravery. His we'll known
character gives pledge that he a
least will acquit himself we'll in tbi,
eventful struggle.
No. H.
DUpoNT DE- L'EuRE. Minister o,
.jusfice.--We have ALREADY notices
that the Count Gerard is fully CONNIE
tent to the duties assigned him by IN.
provisional government of France
As minister of justice, DE L'Eure !.
iuily capable OF disoharaing The i'm por
tant duties Of its administration. n,
IL native Of Normandy, and is about
fifty seven years Of age. He was bred
to the law. and has filled in his Tim,
very important situations in Norman
dy as judicial character. So remark
able is his love of truth and Justice
that he has long since been known n,
the French Aristides.
In 1873 he took his seat as mem
Der OF the French senate, and was noted
tor his good sense and learning. Ir
1914 aud Is, he was vice president 81
the assembly. Since the restoration
OF the Bourbons, he has been frequent
~ member Of the chamber Of depu
ties, and has pursued course wbicl
has never exactly pleased either IN,
violent advocates Of liberal or ultr;
opinions.
When the ministers have been riaht
and have acted constituiionallv. he Ina.
gone with them. He is represented a,
being distinguished for his hatred oil
oppression. Latterly, he has been out
OF favor with the court. and il is stated
that he was deprived of an important
Office, without any reason. whatever
being gwen for his removal. He en-.
joys ~ an eminent degree the conf
dence Of the 'irtuous and liberal mind
! ed.
The administration Of justice is or
the following basis:
The Chancellor Of France Is at IN,
head Of all the courts of justice.
The Court Of Cessation il the ceuri
of appeal for the kingdom, and IAN re
verse the decisions Of any othe, cosrt,
Besides possessing the power ~ re-
moving the judges, il NAV peii ION and
advise the King on existing lcg,l de
fects.
This court has a civil and crimina
side, and the section devoted 10 th,
latter sits all the year round.
The ROYAL court Of Paris, is \ subor
ldinsie court, having three civil cham
bers. one Tor appeals from police. ant
another for finding indictments.
There are tribunals for settling com
merciai difficulties, and fpr exeheque
business. an office for giving legal AL
vice TO the poor gratis, add To- each ar
rondismcnt. justice - peace.
Over these departments Mons Do
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