The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-26

oneo cear1ty ana an ardent sense Of patriotism.
IL " plea ant 10 add that II was successful. and
tnas the good man won place in many grateful
hearts
RxrENr or THE oBDnR.
The Institution OF Christian Brothers now mum.
bers about 1000 members, and ITS importance il
constantly growing The education supplied by
tho schools 1t has established il or . very high
order 1t furnishes candidates for the civil service
In England and qualities students for matricula-
ton At the Universities OF oxford. Cambridge and
many members OF the learned professions, who are
now doing well, and the cost OF its teaching is ex.
tremely reasonable, and the diet Of the students
liberal and good.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
There il . iuii in politics Just now In France
owing to the long vacation taken by the Deputies
who are pleasantly said rather to represent the
Legislative Chamber in the country than the coun-
try In the Chamber. The Bonapartists, however
are improving the shining hour. and on Monday
next hear that whole party OF politicians
who have nothing better to do, are going over to
Chiselhurst. The TACT Is that the Bonspartsts are
rapidly coming back to power. But that does not
prevent the royalists rom intriguing, too, and
there have been good many journeyings TO
Fronsdorf within the last fortnight. Moreover
the royaists are determined TO ask the Parliament
riddle when II next meets, and this Is the riddle
they Will pr0pound:-"Is the Septennate monarch
ical or republican ~
When the iegitimists find that the Duke de Broglie
and his friends are unwilling TO reply to this ques
ton they win probably form coalition with the
BonapartIsts and the radicals to turn out the Duke
de Broglie, and then, as MacMahon cannot or will
not carry on the government without this Duke,
have 1t on good authority that he will decree
NEW PLEBIsCFrUM.
But the Marshal President WIN ask the nation no
riddle upon his part He will simply put this BRIEF
soldierly question to universal sunrage .Will you
have MacMahon for President or not ~ And uni
versal suffrage will answer. as universal suffrage
always does answer In France, Eyes, we will" The
fact Is, that the landowners and all other persons
holding any sort OF property are frightened out Of
their wits at the prospect OF another revolution.
1f universal Suffrage said mo" to MacMahon the
National Assembly would be dissolved, an over
whelming majority OF advanced republicans would
be returned to the next Parliament, and that
would mean Gambetta, who would speedily TIM
prove all persons OF property or the face Of the
earth in these parts. However, there IS no danger
Of Gambetta at present.
GENERAL NEWS.
Among the items of news which may be inter-
esting to the readers OF the NEW YORK HERALD,
may mention before close my letter that bust
OF the great pianist, L. NJ. Gottschak, who died
few years ago in South America, has been recently
exhibited at Messrs. Monroe's bank in Paris The
work Is beautifully executed by Franceschi, the
sculptor, French artist Of established reputation,
whose characteristic and expressive busts OF
Gounod, Ponsard and other personages Of note
have been universally admired This tribute to
the memory OF Gottschalk Will be placed under.
stand, In the New York Academy or Music.