The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-12

Judgment OF the Court was for the defendants, De-
cause n did not appear that the money came
from the Treasury of the United States or ever
belonged to it, As the amount claimed was
the proceeds OF q rebel loan in France the
Court decided that the United States had no claim
to II. Therefore, far that case was concerned,
judgment was Iin favor of the defendants In the
cross action OF Armand against the United States the
Court declined give judgment for the plaintiff The
costs of the principal suit cast against President
Johnson representing the United States as plaintiff
Our government, therefore, does not receive red
cent, nor does pay Mr.. Armand copper ON one OF
the most impudent demands ever considered by a
so-called court of justice The amount involved, be-
ing several million francs justified the government In
bringing suit, but one here who knew the precise
status of our government In court dreamed for an
instant that 1t could recover franc. Times have
changed, but French courts have not changed with
them. Mr.. Berryer, the counsel OF our government
spoke with admirable clearness and force,
out the tide OF feeling was against him.
We shall pay a nice bill Of costs, and
our adversaries will chucklc over the way evil
dence and justice are turned against u.s. think am
safe in saying that the United States government
WIN not soon again enter the legal lists before the
Madame the Marquise de Caux arrived in Paris
with the Marquis last night The fair Adena Patti
members OF society; but doubt whether her sunny
disposition will be changed or whether the world
that brilliant and sympathetic voice that has SO often
eaptivated It, take 1t that Patti, or the Marquise
Ge Caux VIII continue to sing for many years to
next winter, and If in the winter following
she does not sing, in Pixies Opera House
ments. AS Mapleson has taken the Academy of Music
for three seasons and will present the best artists he
to be favored with two or three splendid operate
seasons in rival houses. Patti will hardly sing with
Inat Ddri3g tne summer sne s WI
while in Germany.
Mr.. and Madame Van Zandt (signora vanzinD are
just now in Paris. Mrs. Van Zandt played very
successful engagement at Covent Garden, London,
the past season. and has engagement for two seasons
to come The Americans made a great hit with our
English cousins the past summer. Mrs. Van Zandt
Will probably sing in Paris, at the Itaens this win
ter, splendid engagement having been offered by
Bagler.
General Dix having received a congo of three
weeks from the State Department, will soon leave
the summer on the seasnore. The legation will re-
main IN charge Of Colonel Holman or OF Mr.. John
w. Dix, the very Industrious assistant secretary.
Mr.. Lorking G. Meade, Jr., OF Florence, has just
passed through en- route for the United States. He
has sent on very finely conceived design for the
Lincoln Monument at Springfield, ILL.,, which has
attracted great deal OF attention among the artists
IN Italy. His design will doubtless receive from the
Committee on Designs the attention Its great merits
Grand preparations are being made for the rete of
the 18th Of August. The Emperor will undoubtedly
be here and 1t is not Impossible that the queen Of
England will also be present on the occasion.
Hood OF English tourists Is setting towards
Switzerland The fact that her Majesty the Queen Will
spend some time there has turned the tide OF travel in
that direction. My correspondents inform me that
are overlooking. The bulk of American tourists
already among the mountains and lakes OF that
glorious republic and all Switzerland hears the meta
phorical ring of the almighty dollar.
IL Is bad time for people OF moderate means to
Try to Letter among the popular places Of meyea
American tourists are so easily swindled that il is
almost impossible for an old traveller to escape open
robbery from these Swiss hosts new guide book
should be written, or the old ones corrected each
year. Otherwise nothing can be done to correct
present evils in the travellers world.
Mr.. Cyrus w. Field appeared in Paris yesterday
like the flash Of comet, and Ike the comet he has
disappeared, leaving tale of his future movements
behind. The electric spark does not begin to get
about with half the rapdity that marks MIR. Fields
wanderings.
The heat, thanks to storm, is much less oppres-
sve. We begin to live again. in spite Of cholera and
all manner OF summer evils.
The Legislature AdjOurned-Review of the
Work of the Session.
The French Senate held a sitting July 81, NJ. Trop-
long in the chair and brought the ision to close
NJ Chalk d'Est-Ange, the secretary, then read the
usual report on the labors of the Upper Chamber
during the session. II runs thus
Gentlemen-In preparing this summary have
been greatly struck with the extensive labors OF
the Senate since it was established in 1852, such
varied, numerous and sometimes delicate questions
labors which have been accomplished by men VINO en-
During the last sixteen years upwards OF 5000 peti
tons have been reported on in this hall; and thus
have been accumulated In our minutes intellectual
wealth, where in future as in the past the juriscon-
suit the publicst and the legislator may gather in
formation. The session OF 1868 need fear no compa-
rison with those preceding II, as it contributes
large part to the whole In fact leaving out OF view
the debates on capital punishment, popular libraries
and superior education, the importance OF which
need not now be recalled here, you have had gentle
men, TO decide on various points OF civil, criminal
and nj lnsfiQ lattn
the modification Of financial regimes (5D;
on charges in our financial arrangements (55
tas,; t the sale Of wine and brandy Gol; On
agriculture COY, and on manufactures (35). Alto
eether the Senate has been called upon to give its
opinion In 1868 on 1,040 petitions, comprising 30
inscribed In the first sheet Of the year and brought
over from the last session. OF the $40 which COM
pose the number for 1865 there are go from single
individuals and 141 collective. The number or sig
natures upwards OF e. 200 to those presented this
year. The Senatus Consultum Of the 18th July 1885,
has been applied to four petitions, the prayer OF
which was to have changes made In the consttu-
tom six were withdrawn three, on account OF
tnformality were rejected and eghty-six sent back
by the committees, many OF them being
evidently drawn up by persons not In their
dence. The following is the list of the petitions sent
TO the various committees to report on:lst, 1885, I'd,
and 9th as sabioned Is an account of The decisions
Of the Senate:-To the bureau Of information 3s;
order Of the day. SO; previous question 81 and re-
notice OF these decisions Is back from the
Post once, the persons TO whom they were addressed
being unknown at the addresses named In the petit
ton. Three hundred and thirty three still remain
TO be reported or that number 13l have
been examined and are Inscribed for discussion
while 202 will make their appearance In the general
list OF next session. such, gentlemen, is the
pitulation OF this portion Of your labors during the
long and laborous session Of 1868, In which the
utility OF the right OF petition has again been clearly
proved-that right set down 80 literally by the sove
reign In the constitution and put into practice by the
Senate with SO much colsclentiousness and eleva-
ton OF mind.
The reading of this report was followed by general
appreciation.
NJ RouuER, Minister OF State, IN full Official cos.
tune, then assembled the tribune and read an i'm
peria decree declaring the session closed. The
Senators then separated, with unanimous cries OF
"vive FEmpereurW
ENGl AND.
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