, 1875-12-22

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with no more sport aboutit for The spectator
than a prize-fght. and has still to take part In
the one really noble sport of India, a ti9er-hunt.
AS he has started for Colombo, he will see this
first in Bengal.
M. Paul de Cassagnac, the Bonapartist
publlcist, who protests against the freedom. of
the Press, and uses language which makes
one almost agree with him, has made a speech
in Belleville. 1t was a compound of hurnonr.
b~raVado, and impudence. He accused Gam.
BETA of cowardice for leaving Paris in a bal
loon to take charge of the war outside Paris,
declared that the sons of Jules Simon entered
an ambulance, and asserted that Jules Favre
mad talsitied public documents. He did not
defend the End of December, 1852, but main.
tanned that all done on that day was condoned
by the pl6biscite, for the people have the
right to pardon, to change, to do ALL" The
people care nothing for the liberty of the Press.
What is more essential to them ia to eat.
drink, and sleep we'll" If the Empire came
back, it would suppress the octroi, change the
law of successiOn-that is, we presume, claim
tor the State a large share in suocessions-snd
so re-arrange taxation as to press less heavily
on the poor. This cynical speech was we'll
received, and NJ. de Cassagnac has obtained
much applause for his daring but the Repub.
lIcans say the meeting was packed, and the
Workmen ask the speaker to another meeting.
which, however, he declines, as be suspects an
ambuscade.
Unpleasant intelligence was received on
Monday from the Cape. Mr.. A. J. Van Breda.
the Assistant Treasurer General, was arrested
tor the theft of 952,567, which, it is alleged,
be distracted from the Treasury, and " lent''
to friends, most Of them officials, and some
of them in the Treasury nlafalcations are
possible OF course, in England. 40, - tbs
Cape Colony, but it came out in ttAk;nveo'. a.
tons that the defalcations extend over q
period of fftean years, tat the books are
SO badly kept that the examining 40.
countants appointed by Government were
six months hunting out the facts, and that the
Treasurer-Gener never has the keys of his
own department in his possession. No kind OF
thorough audit appears to be attempted. The
affair was revealed, apparently after years of
silence, by an accountant in the office. Mr..
Van Breda was held to bail in $1,000 but
is reported to be suffering from mental deranes-
ment.
Don Carlos has taken advantage of President
Grants reported menace to the Spanish Gov.
eminent to pose as the patriot Spaniard. II
America declares war, he will, he SAYS, consent
to a truce, as long as the war lasts, and will.
with his loyal volunteers, defend his provinces
and the Cantabrlan coast will arm privateers,
and will even seek the enemy in their own ports.
Themeaning underlyi this odd piece of bombast,
which has on the surface no meaning, as the
Americans would not invade Spain, is that
Don Carlos would consent to a truce which
lett him King of Navarro, to be followed, no
doubt, by a treaty making that agreement per.
manent. The offer, which has been long
rumoured, and which was laid before the ex-
Queen Isabella, has been rejected, and the war is
to so on more vigorously than ever. The rumour
Of a widely-diffased conspiracy for the de-
thronement of King Alfonso spreads, but does
not acquire consistency. No General is point
ed out as likely to take the lead.
Lord Carnarvon has put bis foot upsn The
project for settling part of New Guinea, through
an Association to be commanded by Lieuten-
ant Armit. He has informed a deputation Of
the Anti-Slavery Society that he did not be.
lieve that a peaceful settlement could be made.
there not being, with the exception of Mission.
aries, one white man 10 the island and that,
although be could not prevent forcible settle.
ment under peaceful appearances, be could, 90
Minister, assure the projectors that their titles
to the land would never be recognised, or their
proceedings, if irregular, condoned. He die.
approves entirely the quasi-military character
of the Association, and had, when be drew his
Pacific Islanders Act, deliberately framed 10
so tbat'he might, if need were, apply il TO
the protection of the coasts of New Guinea.
Lord Carnarvon is quite right In maintaining