The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-25
The Conspirators at the Hotel
de PUniverS.
Alleged Participation Of Bishop
Dupanloup.
Negotiations With Count de
ChambOrd.
IMPORTANT STORY-IF TRUE.

PARIS, April 8, 1871.
One month ago to-day the Prince de Joinville and
the Due d'Aumale arrived In Tours. carefully
habited in the disguise OF Russian noblemen. and
were the guests OF one OF the best known OF the
Touraine nobility. There was soon very noticeable
activity among the gentry and rich owners, and
soirees were given and private entertainments and
rich, fine dinners were ordered at the "swelln res
taurateurs OF the town. People remarked that the
chateaux the lofty bank OF the Loire were becOm
ing gay again, and these selfstyled noblemen from
Russia were being Jated with golden hospitality.
They remained In Tours but few days, and on the
Saturday following their departure there was an i'm
portant meeting Of the TOuraine nobility and all In
fact In the vicinity favorng the pretensons Of the
DUO D'AUMALE TO THE THRONE.
The gathering took place in the Hotel derUnivers,
and attracted no attention because OF the irregu.
lar manner in which the gentlemen dropped
IN. There Is o fine stable attached to- the
house, and the fact that many horses were
there that particular day was not at all strange
The first meeting was therefore, organized in tho
large paror fronting the Boulevard, and which is
situated on the second floor. The most intimate
friends OF the Due dAumale then brought forward
the proposition that he should be given the crown
with all practicable speed, and the twenty-five pre-
sent assented; but 1t was thought best to adjourn
the gathering until about this nucleus should clus-
ter all the nobility on the Loire A committee was
appointed, and the meeting adjourned until the fol-
lowing Saturday, when forty-four were present.
There was now an animated discussion touching
also the claims oil the Count de Chambord and the
Count de Paris, the latter OF whom Is inimical to
the interests of the Due d'Aumae.
The conspirauors again adjourned for more num-
bers and to await the events to transpre In Paris.
The third meeting held on the third Saturday and
sixty five attended. But before this convocatiOn
tous efforts made for adherents and proselytes.
All the shop windows OF Tours and the small towns
OF Tourrane filled with photographs OF the Due
d'Aumale In the same way as If he were young
prtma donna about to make her debut. An actual
sentiment was therefore created though the meetings
Of the monarcnlsts were kept profound secret.
Last Saturday the session was highly important,
and touched oil the details OF an armed possession
OF the throne. The royalists claimed That France by
an overwhelming majority was III favor OF king.
and that this majority and It's dearest most vital
interests could not be destroyed by mad socialists,
who would keep the republic in constant internal
turmoil.
Archbishop Dupanloup having left the Assembly
OF Versailles upon plea OF sickness to reside at his
chateau in Orleans, artluy conrived to be present
OF the third session in Tours. The discussion was
long and animated. Finally committee was
charged TO see the Count de Chambord and get him
to retire all hts interests in favor OF the Due
d'Aumale. The committee appointed to see Gene
raj Charette at Versailles reported that he was all
ready to adhere to the Due with his army when re-
leased from his loyalty to the Count de Chambord
by the Counts formal abandonment OF the throne.
Negotiations are now going on between the friends
OF the Due and the Count himself. There IS to De
another meeting to-day, and 1t is thought that the
movement already so formidable VIII succeed IN
forcing king on the heels OF the collapse OF the
Commune or Paris.
These facts have related were reported to me
first and to General Cluseret afterwards, and the
General yesterday ordered that active measures
should be taken to nullify the scheme.