The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-20


brilliant posilon before tie innate love he ever aa
for Independence taught lin that he could not
n"ep that position ana me integrty ~. o. .o ia
secure aim free mediocriv and he has found q Prem
tim harvest. per.onaly he Is handsome, me- Tea
lures delicate h,s hair very black, his SKIN ex-
ces-ivey pale he g modes, to a fault and dsilkes
raltery The EXPRESSION Of his features Is rather mel
ancholy. Ills avorite phrase OF admiration 70 at is
excessively queer" which words he separates and
repeats very slowly. He Is great collector aud
Possesses rare museum Of PAINTINGS pTonzes ana
friends Barr,ere, siraudin. Blum and few
Others. One great fau' he has which is absence Of
mind He s sure to get In the wrong train get ont
nj the wrong depot leave his things behind him and
ma 1t al! excessively ,; queer ais bravery
yet thirty thirty The new pamphlets which have we
come out in tie style OF the Ldnterne have chosen
titles In the same order OF Ideas Thus we now have
and "Night Lamp" I need not add that they
flicker wretchedly.
The Emperor has left Chalons and is at Fontane-
beau. He Is expected to leave for Plombiares the
18th and return to Grand Mourmelon for the fate
81 as a Bar Tns eS saa
Majesty could not refrain from a very warlike speech
on taking leave OF the troops; but with the largest
magnfyng glasses In the world there Is nothing like
a war dscernble In anything he said, He
companied by Marshal Mel and Generals Fleury and
Douay. The camp Is to be raised on the st or July
and on the 18th new series of troops under the
command OF General Leboeuf, will be installed on
tember.
The crops in the departments Of Seine and Disc
are greatly suffering for want Of water. In some
districts the heat has caused such dryness that the
husks are empty or contain small parched grain no
bigger than the head OF needle. A continued
aicted some ONT places around Chateau Therry. In
Picardy the cereal crops are in good condition; new
ertheless the wheat has been whitening, without any
grain in them, there The harvest has COM
menced IN the neghborhood Of Marseilles, and bar
ley Is being cut around Paris. The hay crop has
wants water. Altogether 1t is feared that wine
alone will not be fully up to the average.
The great failure OF all has been the cele
braton OF the great republican General Hoche's
hundredth anniversary at Versailles. Hoche is said
to be the son Of stable boy, but became great
manderinChief Of the MOsele. had all the funds Of
the army at his disposal and died poor. These are
his titles Of nobility. splendid statute is erected
to his memory the Place HOche, at Versailles, and
here great joyful manifestation was to take place
the 9th Examinations were to be general, band
OF music to play, and the theatres to be opened
gratis. All this was intended and announced, but
nothing Of the kind took place, and the whole fete
ton" could make 1t. The humble Mayor did not have
the Town House Illuminated, but he had the follow
publican heart never wavered." OF course 1t would
have been the height Of insolence to say HOche's
heart heart OF 1898 was rePublican-it might have
of the past | find that when Hoche was buried,
''lhe whole town grieved," the "Marseillaise" was
Played and when the mighty CRY rose "duI drn1eS
ctovens" all the Directory rose too, and uncovered
their heads, the cannon roared and long professions
OF young girls in white threw crowns on his tomb.
Thus was Hoche loved hundred years ago; ban
ners waved from the windows of his dwelling house,
% Rue de Satory whittier, this century, few but for
eigners went to take long, grateful look. The au
thorities feared democratic manifestation,
and files of policemen were on watch where
with joyful shouts Meetings were much
feared last Thursday that it was with
the greatest trouble Parsians could obtain permits
sion TO dine in company at restaurant When the
authorization was granted the Mayor insisted that
cormtssatre DE- police should preside The different
tables were laid and the comnaissaire came. He was
conducted to conspicuous seat, and being the first
arrlva, waited: he did nothing but wait 10 fact, for
half hour then he began u wait again for another
quarter, and at last dined alone Nobody to be
presided over. 1t was spitefu II tile Parisians, but
it served the Mayor right. The latter worthy has
this week sent in his resignation because he does
approve OF the Municipal Council Of Versailles, that |
body having voted soOf for the encouragement OF
Universitarian masters in those classes followed by
young women who go through a course OF secondary
instruction. Mr. Durny would rather like all the
Mayors to leave public instruction in his hands and
young women would acquire more universal knowl-
edge.
M. Theirs on the Budget and Financial Con.
dition-LOans and War Expenditure-The
Great Napolcon's Policy CONFERENCE.-The
Mexican and Abyssinian Expeditions Con.
trusted.
The legislative body OF France met in session July
Q, NJ. Schneider in the chair A bill was presented
relative to the guarantee OF loan to be contracted
BY the European Committee Of the Danube; also an
additional provision to the budget OF 1862 relative to
military pensions tart. "a, credit OF 900 0o0f.)
The order Of the day was the adjourned discussion
NJ THEIRS said:-I thank the Chamber for giving
me permission to reply, which In these discussions
Minister OF Finance, while approving Of the maxim
OF neither extenuating nor exaggerating seemed TO
tSat Ind proposed no practical remedy for the
afiicting state OF our finances. But In The opening
OF my speech said that did not believe that the
committee nor any other authority could propose
any sources Of revenue which would not press on
the taxpayers nor any retrenchments which would
do not impose upon others desire should not be
placed upon me. When the state OF things has
come to bel do not say embarrassed
NJ. ERNEST PIcARD-Embarrasslng Uaughter)
NJ. THErRs-What repeat is, that in the present
state OF our finances what IL wanted Is long con-
nued and strictly observed prudence on the part OF
the government. Now, to principle In the matter
the honorable Minister has described Of the Ave
budgets az appreciation is the rectincative
one. Here, them IL one which IL condemned. also
thank him for conceding that the extraordinary
ought to be reduced to what is really extraordinary
single budget, according TO the principle which has
controlled all governments since 1850, except the
Napoleon l., who covered France with glory, who
conferred on her many benefits and inflicted much
NJ. GARNER PAGEs-More ert than goodi (Excla
nations OF dissent from many benchesl
public feeling coatradicts It. Olear, hear.l
NJ. THIERs-What cannot he contested IL that
Napoleon had clear mind, and was distinct I'm his
purposes. lie was methodlcal, and constantly kept
notes OF the expense and state of his armies such
practice being good example for all But II the
practice at present prevailing be pursued fear 1t
will, we shall haze ser, screen, cannot say hoD
many budgets.
NJ. GREssIER-Tlere is one which will not last
long.
NJ. TuIERs-No doubt the loan will be swallowed
up next year, and IL not for nothing that the
budgets are thus divided. BY thus acting the
government knew that confusion would be pro-
duced; that was the motive and the object. loud
dissent from great number Of benches.l II the
separation was made IN innocent intention, why
not have recourse To single budget2 Fresh inter-
ruptions) Formerly there was no desire To dis
simulate Qnterruptions.l All ask IL that the de-
partmenta and communal budgets should be incor.
porated with that OF the state, leaving control TO
the latter to be exercised through Its agents, the
PIE ects who give directions 10 the Mayors.
NJ GRASIER DE CAssAGSAC-Many here and also
In the country approve OF what has been done.
NJ. THIERs-Well I term that q regretable state OF
feeling. The government and the Chamber have
undertaken engagements which Without doubt must
be observed, but votes Of money have been given