New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-04
FRANCE.

| ANOTHER PROTEST FROM THE GERMANS CON-
| CERNING THE LYONS OUTKAGES - THE
| TREATY NEGOTIATIONS CONCLUDED-ARREsT
| OF NAPoLEON's AGENTS.
PARIS, Tuesday, Oct g. 1871.
1t will be remembered that fortnight since
Baron yon Arnim the German Plenipoentiary at Yer
saics made formal complaint to the French Govern
| mept of tho unfriendIy treatment to which
| German citizens were subjected by the IN
| habitants Of Lyons. At that time the French
| Minister Of Foreign Affairs promised 10 inVesu-
gate the affair and render satisfaction for Injuries COM
uitted and security against similar occurrences IL now
appears that the French authorities have not acted WIN
sufficient vigor satisfy tho injured Germans, and Herr
Won Arnim has addressed renewed remon-
STRANGE TO the Count de Renusa couched In very de-
cded terms He rchearses the grievances arising out OF
the conduct of the LyOnnas and concludes with the
opinion that the half adopted in the case will
prove very unsatisfactory to the Imperial Government
at Berlin The Count de Remusat has replied with fur
taer assurances OF the determination OF the Government
to protect and indemnify the Germans and promises
that the affair at Lyons shall be rgdly Investigated
ills semi-ocaly announced that the negotiators OF
the Customs Treaty on behalf of the French and German
Governments have arrived at definite understanding,
and that the formal signing Of the treaty delayed to
await the payment by France Of the indemnity money
now due.
Several agents OF Napoleon who have been Intriguing
for the restoration of the Empire have been arrested
here
The court-naral before which the editor Of the Rdppe!
was arraigned found him guilty, and sentenced him
TO pay fine under the terms of the Press law The
offcnse charged was publishing false news
CONCLUSION OF RoCHEFORT's TRIAL-HIs SEN
TENCE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR LIFE.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
VERSAILLES, Sept. al concluded my let
ter yesterday court and continue my account OF the
first day Of Rocheforts trial from the point at which
left off, After his speech in defense for was little less
than formal defense OF his conduct prepared in all
probability by his clever defender Matre Albert Jolly,
Rochefort was examined by Col Merlin. cannot say
that Rochefort made good impression on me when I'M
der examination, did heseem to do 80 either Oh the
Court or audience Instead of saying boldly that after
ALL his whole oense consisted in having written lnnam-
matory articles which might be calculated to excite the
passions Of the Parsans but that there the accusation
against him should begin and end, Rochefort took
somewhat undignifed line OF conduct He declared
that although some OF his articles might
be coarse in form, that, nevertheless, on tho
whole, he had wished TO play the part OF a
conciatOr and that he at bottom far from being
animated by any real hatred for the Government OF Yer
salcs Now is only fair to admit that R0chefor dur
the rule Of the Commune showed not little courage
iii protesting against certain acts OF that despotic body
but co ualy impossible to deny that he was just as
bitter against NJ Theirs, If not more In his answers
to the President Rochefort sign of his wellknOwn
Iii his study, and certainly his position yesterday was
not calculated TO encourage repartees But when
he declared that articles like the extract given below,
were of q concatOry nature, 1t was impossible not TO
nifty the brilliant author Of the Ldnerne and to wish that
he had shown some OF the undaunted courage Of Ross
his Predecessor at the bar The President OF the Court
adduced the following as an extract from
an article which Rochefor had written: 81
reckon much on the batteries at the Mailot
gate for the overthrow OF the Versasts. count stu
more on the uprising Of the great towns" "surey this
was not an appeal for Cancellation " inquired the court
Rochefort nodded afrmatively. He was obliged to ad-
NIT that ne urged all vote for the sham elections of
the Commune But this was only IN ORDER ID ottain the
election Of true Republicans. One Of the most curious
facts affirmed by Rocbefort, and with every appearance
Of truth was that Blanqu would have been accepted in
exchange not only for the Archbishop OF Paris Out 1or
all the hostages Rochefort insisted on this
greatly, appar My not seeing thst' even
II the Con mune had really released the
unfortunate imprisoned hostages In exchange for
80 notorious perscn Blanqui. others equally lnno-
cent would have bet at once arrested In the pehe
oessOrs stead Other Of ROchcfOrt were equy
without reason for instance, when he said tnat ne haa
suggested the demolition Of the houses OF Thiers Jules
Favre and Picard because he has heard al old woman
say In the Champs Ely that 80 the Versalsts were
destroying Paris by fbobar Uncut wonld serve them
right II the Parisians demolished their houses III retu'
One could not help feeling that Col. Merlin was NJ
| when be remarked that editors Of newspaQers G.
generally listen to what they heard old women say
the sreets Besides 1t was shown that In one OF his ar
tces Rochefort had said that the destruction OF NJ
1AierSa house wee Q satisfaetou TO pubic opinion,