, 1870-09-08
FRANCE.
Tho Ropublicnn ministry.

| 0A@ ec1oAaiea% OPlUueut OIL irresponsible
The Ministry of Foreign Atfsirs, so ia important nj
1t this cfiats. and usually the most important
OF all the French public officials BE was
1 born 70 l603- Ha took part in the revolution
| OF 1881. and VAS among the first In public
| letter to demand the abolition Of roraltv and
the establishment OF Constituent Assembly
In the combat between the wortmeu and ths
soldiery, and subsequently defended in ths
most ehEEcst manner the illegal society men
| against the Government. He caaeto patis in
1S35 to defend tho accused Of April before The
anlaeh A'sh Court ha 10 Of Pssrs' beginning, hi
a Republican," In ls4s. II Favre was,
OF course. in tho front, and became Secretary.
General OF the interior. He is supposed Il
have drawn up circul4r 10 the Extiaotdinars
Commissioners who we're sent through France
70 10 represent the revolutionary. goTernment.
Blanc. His political career in those days was
marked BY IN independence Of party trsm.
Inels, and the determination to assert his own
judgment; among biz notable votes Hns one
against press restrictions, and another aup-
porting Cavaignac. From the time of Louis
;h,apoleon election as President be has been
Ha unswetEing opponent, and WIS one Of the
frst to condamu the Itali1u expedition, xnd
to call for The Impeachment Of the Presidcut
1nd his, advisers. He waa returned 10 the
Legislature for the Department Of the Rhone,
and took Learu Rollins place as the lesler
OF the Montane and u1tra Democratic party.
On the occasion OF tho coup dttat hs refused
70 take the oath and was therefore Ineligible.
he was returned, however, sgain, and took
his seat. In the OTaini affair be defended the
accused.
MINISTER OF FINANCE
Pierre Magns is lawyer By profession. po-
Iticsl economist aud slatlst by choice. Hc ia
calm and fanff1Af1 hN{4fo ~S.f Co..
Aud 1acta. He has been in administrative en-.
ploymeut since 1885. His frat acceesion to
onlce Has thaEesuIt Of an able memorial On
the finances Of AgeriA, which excited the At
tention Of III. Bageaud. Since 1913 he has
confirmed to occupy important positions In
the Finance Department, and, although he
did not appear before the public as a Minister,
be was well known to hare proposed and
worked out most of the measures Intended to
restore and strengthen the natioual srctl,t.
The great peace loan vas his plan. and it WAS
crowned with astonishing success. He was
prime mover in the liberal schemes which
distinguished the close Of Napoleon I'LL
reign, and ought to have been Minister uf
Finance III the Olivier Cabinet.
MINISTER Or PUB1Ic INSTRUCTION..
Jules simon (properly Jules Francois ST.
mon snisse) il one Of the most brilliant pnpils
and followers Of Cousin. He vas professor
OF philosophy At the age Of %. In 1899, he
was removed from the school at Versailles
to the Sorbonne, where 10 took Victor
Cousins chair. Which lie retained for tvolve
years. until in 1851 he waa removed for lis
unwelcome. Political opinions. In 1873, he
politics. He Was conspicuous for his work
" the coHne du trau0il. In tho sad DAYS OF
June. he had the duty of visiting the
ineurgent quarters, and OF lnquiri1G into
the condition Of the wounded. On the estab-
liehment Of order, he became interested in
of1f1 fi1tyrf
Ccmmitt:s On Primary Instruction, and re-
ported law on the subject. He did muci,
other work In the Constituent. But not hay-
ing been returned to the Assembly, he retired
for time f:um politics, ard enlisted himself
IN philosophical inquiry and discussion. He
prese, Of public instruction, Of the improve
ment OF woman's aoc,al condition, &c. In
1863 ho YVES returned. to the Legihlature by
enormous majorities IN several districts, and
decided to sit for the Gironde- He ia 4 friend
Of the rnoet advanced opinions on Ill eocio-
provement Of the working classea.
FREFIcr OF ro1IcE.
Count Emile do EeratrJ has. in tho pre-
fecturc Of police At this functure, not tho
least delicate il not the moet honorabls OF ali
ths pgnlic pi, Offices: Not only must he keep
Will rot offend the morbid sense OF liberty.
Ihs Count il publ1rist and politician, ~ Was
his father, who died At the great age Of 30.
after having passed through the National As
eembly, the empire, the restoration. and the
days Of 1850 and 1913. II. de Keratrv il
Breton BY birth, bo1th in 1882. lie is = man
OF much exEeIleace. having served ID cavalry
both in the Cnmaa, in Algeti1 and in Mexico.
In 1865 he sent in his resignation, and retired
from The army covered with praise and military
decorations. On his return to France be took
ny his pen, aud became an interesting con-
trLutor to tho Rertte des deuz .AoHdrs, espe-
e1ally on the Mexican question. He then uu-
dertook the Mrue .Moisyne. His articles
were strongly coudemnatory Of bazainc and
tie government He was returned to the
Legislature Of 1869, where he was distiu-
gnlshed by the extreme boldness Of his
ties to meet as in their own right, il they
were not formally summoned by the govern
ment.
MASoR OF PARIS.
Emmanuel AEago, member Of one OF the
most illustri1us families iu science and
literature that Europe has produced, is ue
eldest ron Of Francois AIsgo, brother Of The
entered early on his literary career. At 70 he
abandoned literature, and took to tho severez
study Of Law, in which he made such
success that he became one Of the political
lawyers and defended Barbes and Aaztiu Ber-
nard in 1889. He took an active part in the
aGfOA4A4lA "a 4CENs 1AE 1AAAt lllS MAY lll&o lUG
Chamber, and from the steps Of the tribune
proclaimed the republic, and called for the
deposition OF the Orleans family. He WEB
sent to Saxony as emissary Of the republic. In
behalf Of the national workshops and to save
imminent riot, he seized ! part Of the public
funds. IN which. however, h1s hands being
clean, he was justified By yote OF the Assem-
BIZ. he slzo represented The republic It bar
lin, and procured the liberation OF the Polish
patriot, Miero+1Awski. After the Presidents
election he returned to Paris, where, in CON-
mon with the eminent 1aen OF his party, be
opposed The Roman expedition. In the elec-
tion Of 1869 be Was returned for the Eastern
PRESIDENT or TIE coCSc1L-
u. Francis~Psul Jules GrevJ Ia an advo-
cate By profession. he vas student in the
revolutionary days Of 1880; turned out with
the people and fought On the batric1des, and
on the assault On the barracks. When be was
called to the bar his known political pHocliyi-
ties brought him business more honorable
than lucrative in winch be acquitted himself
with distinction. In 1878 he became one Of
the comuissariea Of the government, posi-
tionof much labor, calling for judgment and
discretion, without great honor or enoIuncnt.
He was also member Of tha Aasembls and
member OF the Committee OF Justice. He Has
moderate IN his tone. though he generalty
oa to M Raae the nd lbs esa iIss
He retired frcm active politics after the coup
dfaf. After 1863 he was returned to the Leg
islatuIe by : heavy vote, and ho las the re-
spect u men Of Ill pa1ties-
M1SBTLH OF WAR.
General Leto (Adolphe Emmanuel ChArleal
Was born in the eouth Of France. in 1904, and
made bis military successes in Algeria. He
became = member Of Assembly in 1913. md
IVES sent to St. Petersburg Is diplomatic rep
resentative OF the republic. After the cleo
ton OF Louis Napoleon aa President, be SUD-
ported the President against the Republican
party. hut took the parliamentary side suoee-
quently' 80 that when the coup detat came
was expelled from Branoe, to which ie did
not retu!n until 1852. OF his administrative
abilities it would be premature to speak. He
has been probably named for his political
career.
AIS161ER OF JUSTICE.
Isaac Adolphe Crernieux, one of tho FRO
sitlona1 Government Of 184s, an ardent and
became member Of the Provincisl bur Of
France in .1a17- Although always Liberal,
even An eItYenist to the a1tant Of defending
the political aseaaeina in his earlier caEeer, he
stood forward boldly and honestly IN defence
Of Guetnon Ranyille, one OF the Ministers o1
Charles < In Pans he became the successor
Of Odillon Ba1Eot, and was retained for the
defence m government prosecutions "1fhoat
number, particularly On behalf Of the press.
He is Of the Hebrew faith, and undertook the
defence Of his corelgionists IN the East. TOT
which purpose be made Journey 800. TO nsspt p
csuel practices by the fanatics; In he days
Of February be supported tho Regency Of the
Ducbess Of Orleans, and, that plan falling. he
became Minister Of Jussice- which Hisna-
ton his characteristic moderauon onendea me
e1trer,sts. After the Louis Blanc business,
in which he decline1to support his colleagues,
he retired With them from Office: His opposi-
lion to the President Louis Napoleon pro-