The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-07

NJ DIUH LEOb w INV
muss ayerwhelm the authors Of the events
! ~ Iaat sentember. Dom Carlos, that com
merc;aI~ traveller Of the right divine house,
Il rsrv active. Bad as Isabella was, he
would be infinitely worse. One cannot help
smiling ct him and some dozen OF the dis.
posseoeed assuming to be the proprIesors OF
peoples, that the house belongs TO them,
that the family papers bear out their
claims-here papa shot down his long SUD-
iects, and there grandpapa hanged them.
"Ahl Spain, how sad will be thy reckoning
day"
which is taking considerable magnitude In
! Paris Is gambling. Il Is an epidemic IN the
| clubs, and q nuisance in many private cir
! cles. Not content with Baden, homoourg,
! Spa, Frankfort, the greater number OF the
Rhsinish watering places, to say nothing OF
the kingdom of Monaco, Spain has initiated
the bad example of Germany and belgium,
and has authorized the opening OF nell :
of Saint Sebastian, near the lovely Biarr1tz.
Last week the police seized q house Kept oy
three "ladies" il Paris for gambling par
ties. and this week they have bounced upon
three cafes in full swing, and apprehended
UPWARDS of $50 persons, mostly students,
clerks. and servants. Several Of these stu
dents had lost 5000 francs-had staked
everything they possessed, even the " tick
:! eta for their books, entrusted by them to
the ~safe-keepiug Of their "uncle." Some
amnloyers. on being made aware that their
clerks resorted to these places, at once dis
/ missed them. Indeed, it must be confessed
that the love of play has produced more I'M
! faithful servants than any other city vice.
The epidemic is upon US, AID only som
sumptuary proceedings can check it.
DUELLING
is again becoming contagious, and among
editors the malady always fluids it's home.
The Steele opened very violent attack on one
Of the most distinguished Of the deputies of
Paris-M. Emile Ullivier-that he was not
"Red" enough to be reelected. In L.beTK
comes to the rescue through it's editor and
proprietor, de Girardin, and this brilliant
! writer soon knocks the Steele "into a cooked
hat" The editor Of the Steele challenges
Girardin,, who, ell the world knows, has
vowed never to fight since he killed the
celebrated -Carrel, twenty years ago.. He
proposes, instesd, that each party provide
himself with a ream Of paper, o bottle of
ink, and q bundle Of pens, and write each
others cause down till the selected seconds
cry "Hold, enough" Two other editors
have fought with pistols, one being wounded
in the hip. The ball cannot be extracted, and
fear is entertained for his life. Now this poor
fellow, very harmless, was subjected to o
series Of the grossest personal attacks by
an antagonist who never saw him in his
life till they met on the ground, but who
has since promised to undo all he has writ
ten. Mrs. Malaprop's philosophy appears
to be sound for lasting liking tits best
to ommence with o little aversion" Duel
ling by pistols, thanks to the Americans, ia
becoming rapidly into fashion. Those hith-
! erto by swords had more fun than danger
at has a strange, quick jar upon the ear,
That cooking of Il pistol, when you know
a moment more will bring the sight TO bear
Upon your person, twelve yarde off, or so;
A gentlemanly distance. not too near,
If you have got u former friend for foe."
RLNAy.
On Saturday evening I went to hear the
author of "The Life of Jesus" ernest
Renau) deliver a lecture at s rtiinion held
in the Theatre Prince Imperial. These are
the most worthy public meetings TO attend.
Formerly, they were held on Sunday after
noon, but the attractions of the theatres
outweighed their interest. This theatre is
in @ rather backward part of the city-in
the district most densely inhabited by the
"sovereign people," The proceeds Of the
lecture were to be handed over to the fe-
male technical schools. The theatre &C
| commodities 1000 persons, and was crowded
from floor to ceiling. The stage" was
| occupied by the personal friends of the au-
thor and the schools. A small platform
| was erected over q portion Of the orchestra,
and at each end OF this two tables we're
| placed-one for the chairman, the other
for the lecturer-covered with green baize,
and having the invariable sugar n water
to slake the thirst of eloquence. The police
inspector and his stenographic friend we're
| a. their post to watch that the constitution
was not violated. The chairman was NJ.
Carnot, one of the deputies for Paris. His
entrance was the signal for a round Of ap-
plause. He read q few pertinent obserVa-
tions, pointed and witty, and which were
we'll received. Then followed Nj. Renau.
The subject of his lecture was The fam
lily in it's relations with the State" 1t was
his first appearance in public since he de-
livered, some few years ago, that celebra-
ted atheistical lecture in the College of
France, and which cost him his chair.
Without any ceremony he plunged in me-
dias res into his subject. He sits and reads,
professor-like, from the manuscript. Each
spectator constitutes himself a guardian Of
silence. Not only is the speakers voice
weak, bat each word he utters is
coveted; each epigrammatic conclusion
tells. Every individual applauds hear
tily, spontaneously. There is no cldque.
BESIDES, the sudience-nearly all men,
and youpg mep, too-are earnest in
their listening. There are 1900 working
men in the upper amphitheatre, who have
paid each half a franc to hear Renau. The
spectator that would here disturb by word
the silence would be voted d lie hampton by
1,499 voices. These men are thoughtful
and intelligent-the blouse fraternized with
broadcloth. There are men in their shirt
sleeves, tucked up, and listening with folded
arms as eagerly as the police inspector.
They nod approvals when the lecturer rounds
off one of their sentiments in six words. He
asserts that fathers gre morally bound to
adequately instruct their children, but
hesitates to admit the principle Of compul-
sorry education by the State. When a father
keeps his child at home it is difficult to dis
cover if that child has received the essen
tial minimum /" of instruction. He dislikes
large neutrality-suspicious. that while the State
ought to take upon itself the education OF
the young, this education should approach
to, and be conducted on, the family prin-
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