The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-24

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Immediately 10 meet lhe fleet. The next morn
ing his Lordshlp, with bis staff OF oti yers paid
a visit TO the commander OF the fortress. In the
evening Lord Paget was present at the theatre
and on his arrival the orchestra played the
English national anthem. The performance
consisted OF a comedy in Italian, with pieces OF
vocal and instrumental music. Toe theatre
was Afterwards converted into q ball-roo n.
"Rule Britannia" was played, and dancing was
kept up until o'clock in the morning.
FRANCE
Death OF Com I'm I'd Stevens.
The N. Y. Rerd DIS correspondent, writing
from Paris, August IL, says
II is my painful duty to announce the death
OF Commodore Edwin Stevens of the New YORK
Yacht Club. In a previous letter oommuni-
Gated to you the fact that the Commodore had
been compelled TO relinquish his passage on the
ST. Laurent in conse quence OF a serious illness,
which he or his fr ends very little understood.
The Commodore remarked 10 me that he was
unable to usebis limbs freely IN consequence of
a severe attack of rheumatism, and that he
should be compelled to lay by until he had
somewhat recovered, when he proposed to go
home. What he thought and what many of his
friends supposed was rheumatism proved to be
paralysis. Instead OF improving he grew worse.
The fatal disease fiklng him at the eYtremi-
ties very rapidly approached his vitals, and on
Friday night last, after lingering four or five
days at deaths door, he passed from this to the
ht reaiier quietly and with perfect composure
and satisfaction. He had all the attention that
cid and devoted hiends could show him. Mr..
Henry Stone, OF Monroe county, was with him
and saw that nothing was wanting to make his
latter hours as comfortable as ml2ht be.
Mr.. Stevens remains have been laid away in
the American Chapel, where they will rest until
the departure of the steamer Napoleon Ill. from
Havre, August 20, at which time they will be
forwarded 10 New ork Tor final interment. The
CommCdore's death has been grea ly felt amoug
his old friends and those who have met him
casually in America or at home.
NspOle0n's Peace Spssch at Troyes.
The London Times Of Aup 10
1t may probably be though the duty of the
whole human race on the continent of Europe
the tmperor Napoleon has made to the Mayor
otT1oyes. The Monue,T publishes it, it has
been, or will be copied into every newspaper IN
Europe, it will be discussed at legations, in
cluts, in cafes, and each man will call his
neleh6or's attention to the peaceful declara-
ton" OF the great sovei eign. n That
France, tranquil and dignl6ed, should conde-
scend to abstain from an onslaueh ht on her neigh
bors Is looked upon by large class of French
en- as an act OF tor oearance which it is the duty
of foreigners reVerently to appreciate. THIS
| feeling Ill the French people. and the seeming
acquescence of continental Europe in it is of bad
aug ury for the world, since shows that the
! OF right is not strong enough to control the
| policy of these great military po wers. 1t still
remains part Of the received code of political
morals that war is a legitimate policy for a
! State and that sovereign NAV fairly choose
| between warlike and peaceful career accord
! ing as the one or the other is the more advanta-
geous to his Interests or more cougenial to the
theories which he has established in his own
mind, In TACT the public opinion seems to
| allow 10 the Emperor Napoleon greater lati-
! tude than he himself claims. So far as we can
! learn tIom his own declaration and from his
public acts he has no wish to engage in aggres
sve war. 1t is nine years since he went to
Italy, and though during this long period a
determination TO find another enemy has been
attributed TO him. he has as yet kept the peace
in Europe. The European public, however,
almost encourage a different policy. By treat
! ing a war between France and Prussia as q
very likely thing and indeed, as the inevitable
result OF the proximity OF two such full charged
| thunder clouds, they do their best to realize
their own suspicious and to verify their own
predictions. We all know that such war would
be without any real provocation on the part of
Germany and the result only of national iea-
| lousy III France. Let us, then, rather assume
that the intention TO make war is not to be
attributed to any enlightened prince or to any
hRhmnded people. Let us taSe the speech at
| TIoyes, reproduced officially as it has been in
the MonutUr, as an authoritative reply to war
like rumors, and then say that it is what we
have right 10 expect from the responsible
| ruler of great nation.
working OF the Press Law.
The Paris Pays, of the 11th of August, pub
fishes most indignant article against the Ian
guage of the hast number of tue LonteIne VIII ,ch,
The writer declares, has drought the blood to
hls face from sheer indignation" lie Pays
adds:-Yes; the matter is odious! The Emperor,
the Empress, religion, public tnncuonares, the
army, the judicial bench-al are dragged 10 The
place of eXecutiunl Is this to last longer, and
is the empire to remain uDmoVed and calm in
presence OF the 6llh which Is thrown by shovel
Iuls into its face? Never III the dancing bo Dths
at the Barriers on carnival days have drunken
dominos given themselves up to more abusive
language OF greater Outrages. Come! come !
politics are making their descent OF LA Cour-
tlleW Give way, men OF gOOd faith, OF position,
aud of earne tne9s, VirJuOuS clLlZe4s-allO Y
these masqueraders to pass, the rraVestes of
truth and honesty! We mad predicted all this,
and we now ask II our ouJsPoken frauknes' is
wrong? And you believe thai a reign can go
on m this fashion? No; venom is worse than
the drop of wafer; if the iatter, by con
stantly taliUg, bellows the stone, the former
undermines thrones. At this moment there
are six millions OF electors who see the gov.
ernmeut OF their cho ce made the object of the
most mOnstrou at acks, and who ar compel ed
10 stand with their arms folded Finally, what
is the object aimed at? And Can our position
be considered euduraOle? How! we give our
LABOR, our fortune, our devotedne,s, our llte;
there Is no abusive language that we do not
endure, no bitter oraugh s that we have not had
10 sWalo wet YOU remain tranquil you allo "
yourself to be Vilded and brought into depre
citation, you, the empire, you the Government,
you, the Napoeons. The NapoleOns! But that
name alone ought to be an Hgis a word 70 hold
in awe these pests OF Journalism so that all
might Iepose IN quetude under its shel er a.
beneath that Of some majestic OAK. The writer
| goes on for some time IN the same strain, and
! then in a postcrlDt announces the seizure of the
Ld1lteTne at all the neWsVenders'.
Sbs FTAncO-AM sTIcaa Gable.