New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-19
ERANCE.
NJ TONVIEIIE's SENTENCE-M. ROCHEFOEI ;
COMPL AINT-PRiNCE BoNAPARTES TRIAL
PARIS, Friday, Feb. IS $50.

NJ. ToNvIEIIEs sENTENCE-M R0CHEFoETS
CoMPLAINT-PRINCE BONAPARTES TRIAL
PARIS Friday, Feb. lsslS7o
If Arthur Fonvieue has been sentenced 10 sin
months imprisonment and to pay fine of 800 francs
for violation Of the Press law. Henri Rocheiort
writes from She prison where he IS confined to his
paper the MGstUGsS that the Freiect of Police has
seized hi, editorial articles. He complains that while
mn TO the present timc ucarceratcd journalists have
been allowed to write to the newspapers he has been
denied the usual privilege notwithstanding he is
Deputy IN the Corps Legslatf and has not been de-
prived Of civil rights
It has been decided that Prince Pierre Bonaparte
shall be tried before the High Court of Justice on the
charge Of homicide through imprudcnce.
Mi Washbume. Minister Of the United States,
will hold q reception on the evening Of the I'D OF
February.
THE COMMERCIAL TREATIES DEBATE.
PARIS. Jan 2,-The principal subject Of interest
during the last week mas been the debate IN tile
Chambers on the subject of the Commercial Treaties
between France and England VI. VhersS grea1
speech made on Saturday and W hch after taking
three hours to deliver filled just L columns of the
Moruc1, followed long speech jr favor of free
trade 10y NJ Jules simon but could hardly be said to
bean answer 10 that speech for he makes only auSion
to W. Simon and that arathcrcavalier one; the hon
orahle gentleman he says, whose opinions 10 not
ALWAYS. nor. even. often, share For the rest
whatever may be thought Of VI. Thiers's discourse
and opinions vary among those who are called
protcctouists-Ho one deny the clcarneSS of lts
arrangements the admirable simplicity and energy
o. the language. or the skill with which the whole
matter was brought within the limits of single
speech During the delivery, there were frequent
invitations addressed the veteran TO take little
rest ~ his long task They came with equal good
viii from either side OF the house ior VI. Theirs has
a popularity all his own. When member rising
10 speak is met 10y a house all attention, they
say there was a "ThieTS silence This means
silence in which You could hear pin fall, or as
the French say you could hear She grass grow. NJ.
Theirs has very little of the orator he stands the
greater part of the time with boJh bands fuHblmg
III his pockets OF resting on his hips and his gestures
which are few are more forcible than eloquent VI.
FORBADE de Ia Roquette was not very successful IN
his reply for all his grand airs which. VI. Theirs
somewhat maiciOusly observed, high and
mighty as if lie were still minister, which by the
way IT is said IN quarter DO is not without hope
Of again being. However, a thousand years of VI.
de FORBADE are better than 2 single day of NJ.
Olivier, whose lofty assumptions Of moral and
even mental superiority 10 the whole opposition
would seem too much TO bear If that very spunkY
talking and very mcck-actlng party did not seem
able 10 bear anything that mlght De offered. NJ de
FORBADE however, never Snlties and never prctenGS
to bea martyr 10 his desire TO France from gong
To the dogs He buntly dOgnalZcs, and when
asked for his excuses for his proofs frankly,
My excuse 1t is In my viii! Ny proof! is IN
my assertion This IS neither very edIfying, nor
very convincing, but il is better than NJ. ONiviers
oily attempts 10 make the worse appear the better
reason c, {.