The New York herald., 1874-09-30
FRENCHMEN ON FREE LOVE
Discovery of the Remains OF
Leonardo da Vinci.
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL NEWS.
The Prince of Wales i'll
France.

weeks have elapsed since they helped to deleat
the Casimir Perier proposition In the Assembly,
ana nothing as they affirm, has yet been done for
them. To turn NJ Magne out OF the Cabinet is
nothing while Bonapartsts continue to hold the
vast majority Of Preiectures and Mayoraties.
The fact Is Marshal MacMahon insists on having
voice in the government, and, not being an Or
leanist himself will not allow the whole machinery
of the administration to he put out OF gear to
please party which is becoming more discredited
every day. 1t may well be doubted whether the
Count Paris takes much terest in the intrigues
of his adherents. He Is quiet, studlous man,
with wealth and the opportunity of leisure-thus
realizing the golden lie as imag ned 10y Bacon
and his history OF
THE AMERICAN WAR,
to which he feels he cannot do justice in less than
nine octave volumes, gives ham ample ana agree
able occupation.
A rare piece OF good fortune. wholly uDcon-
nected with politics, has just beiallen the Prince
no less than the discovery OF the remains OF
Leonardo da Vinci at the Castle OF Ampoise, the
property of His Royal Highness, and which was
undergoing repairs. Some woIkmen found
tombstone, under heap Of earth, with the name
or the painter engraved on it and soon alter came
upon a stone coffin containing the bones in
wonderful state OF preservation. Leonardo da
Vnci was known to have Gied at Ambose and to
have been buried there, but the site OF his grave
had. strange TO say, been forgotten Ladies not
generally supposed to take over much interest in
an antuuarian research once dwelt in this famous
domain and had far other requests to make Of
Louis XIII. than that he would not forget where
lay the d1st OF man who had been dead a
hundred years.
THE PRESIDENTS PROGRESS
is becoming more OF a success as IL draws toward
it's conclusion. No more ill-timed speeches Can
mar the festivities Tor all addresses intended to
be delivered to him must hencelorth be previously
submitted for his approval. This Is the fashion
OF royalty in England, where 1t was once nearly
leading to comical result. The Prince OF Wales
was visiting Chester and enduring a harangue
/ from the Mayor, when that worthy, who was
short-sighted and thought it undignlfed to stoop
! in order to see the paper he held in his hand,
forgot the thread of his discourse. There was
/ an awkward pause. and the Prince, who knew
/ the next sentence quite well, declared to friend
afIerward that he just the point OF
promo pting the Mayor, but happily restrained him
SELL
AT st. Nazare Marshal MacMahon was respect
fully greeted by a transparency OF the following
/ design -
LONG LIVE TIE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC.
He embarked IN no long time for Nantes, sooner
Z
spondent OF the Rappel, who arrived on the quay
Just in time to see the Marshal steam out OF the
harbor accompanied by the boat which had been
chartered for the press. He tried to overtake 1T
In a light craft, which was tossed on the waves
and seemed about TO capsize every moment. Next
day he may have perused the congratulations OF
the conservative journals on his having escaped a
bath. which they concluded must be the most ter
rible OF all disasters to republican, in radical
Nantes the Marshal was agrseably surprised to find
his reception extremely cordial, and to keep up the
favorable impression he had made, he gave $500
to the Bishop and other officials for distribution
among the hospitals and other charitable institu
tlons. He also went through the trying cere-
mony OF
REVIEWING TWO HUNDRED MAYORS,
who made brave appearance in white ties, black
trousers and tri-colored sashes. 1t seems almost
irreverent to us to number Mayors by the gross,
but as there are $4,000 OF these exalted Junction
aries in France a convenient method of reckoning
would appear 10 be Indispensable.
On the whole the President appears to have
rallied Brittany to the Septennate; people, prob
ably, regarding a conservative Duke, who Is also a
distinguished soldier, as the next best thing to a
King. Berryer's olten-quoted sentence is possibly
true, tnat you may dethrone princes but cannot
change them into subjects. Yet Its converse can
scarcely be admitted, the examples OF Crom-
we'll and Napoleon snow, and even the victor Of Ma
genUa (as well as his wiie) claims and is accorded
royal honors That the Duke Of Aumaie could be
hedged In with more divinity If he were In
MacMahon's place Is doubtful, even though he
should be called Stakeholder instead Of President
as his friends valnly dream.
MRS. VICTORIA wOoDHULL
ia in Paris, where her opinions are not likely to
suffer from lack OF ventilation. Already she has
had to face a reporter from the Figaro, who will
not let her story lose in the telling. The French
public Is being indoctrnated into the mysteries
OF Tree love- with which Mrs. Woodhull's name
is here Identified What the Gallo mind cannot
understand Is why marriage ana free love should
be incompatible, which Is, perhaps, one OF the
reasons why there has never been an agitation II
this country, as In England, $50 bring the bless
ings Of divorce home to the poor mans hearth
One French woman unable to comprehend the ne
cessity OF the latter institution, declared that Il
was the sacrament of adultery.
CURIOUS WILL
has lately been disputed before the French tri
bunals The late NJ. de la Barre left the reversior
OF his property to be employed a benevolen
fund Tor giving dowries TO po or and virtuous girl
in the three towns OF MorlaiX, Gulngamp and Ian
nion To such bequest there could be no objec
! ton. II is a common form Of charitable legacy IL
. France, where a portonless girl has less chanc,
than In any other country. What renders the va
hdiiy of the viii doubtful Is the choice OF trustees
These are to be the republican members OF To,
I Council General OF Flnistere, 10 the number O
! ive in exclusion of egitimists, Orieansts and in
Y perlasts, and in especial exclusion or clerical
l and Communists. Failing members OF th,
/, ! council General willing To undertake tn
0 trust IL IS TO be offered TO municipa
D councillors OF the same opinions. Nc
b only the parents OF girls VINO may benedt by thi
fund, but the girls themselves are to dtsavow' tn
n principles OF which the testator expresses hAs di
J. like; above all, they must abJure "clerica' sent
ments.
o The Court has not yet pronounced its decision
and the dlhicaty Of the Is sufficiently o
,. vlous> The will wants the one essential OF clea
- ness. Legtimism and Oreanigm viii be terms har