, 1875-08-26
FRANCE,

fHNNL0s
CARDINAL M'cLonKT,
PAnrs, Aug, 25.--Cardtnal A1cCloskeY goes to
Charlroe on Friday, thence to Nautes and re-
turns to p1ris before starting for Rome.
As2U. .GOo, 900 CLAIM.
4 claim preferred against tho State for leo,
600 ,Qoot> aczod by Gcu. nonspaste In ths
Venetian Treasury in 1707 Aas Just be:n
decidaa by the Paris Courts. ThsB sum formed
part OF tho fortune left in 1870 BY mat named
joan Tliorry, tho son Of = Champagne ahoe-
maker. Who had ipgratsated Lirnsolf With rich
Crock merchant named TipAcdi, and had be-
come his heir. THEORY left tbs property which
included realty IN Corfu. Ven,ee, etc. to tbs
kiasman Of tue samo nnn1e in Champagne aud
Lorraine. On hle executor tnatltuting inquiries
toz them, th1eo clerks in Tho French For
eEn ,Ofilcc put in claim, backed by
forged ecrtfcatea os geueaogica, md received
800,0 OIL account before the fraud waa disoor-
cred, whereupon they apscopaed. A rnn}hsude
Of pretended holrB then presented thrmselsep.
but tbs Venetinu Government waB naturally ans-
picioua Of them, In 17a2, q Special Commission
reported aSt coatl!ct'ns ol.lnn; IL. In a7yl, tue
the vhf,s Tribunal, aud 1t waH Afterwards
rotnlstod to the Cous do Cessation, which
gavo no decision. Tbs case tloIt til 1866,
whon a Madatne nosalie Cotton came ior-
sum con6sc.tea BY Napoleon and expended In
tho support Of his tsoopa. Tbs Treasary being
ruled not liable. hho sued tho State, = Madame
seausn putting IN eounter-c1aim. Tho Court,
without deciding on the accuracy Of their pcdi-
grces has decided that tho seizure OF the money
was military aud political act, and that the
aut is. therefore. eeyond tho jaTisdtctlon Of tue
ordinary Courts. The eia'mants wi!t NOW, res-
Aaj 5, resort to the Couueil Of State. When
Jean Th!erry left his father ets In 1850 Ii quest
OF adyentureH. ho little thought That lxria
tribunal would BE- called upon 200 years Aftos lls
death to decide tho claim to bis inheritance.
nupDkhf Ut AMERICANS In FAR.s.
Tho Paris correspondent OF ths London Daily
Telegraph writes to s1as journal on Aug. 4:
Iharo IL excitoment among the jewellers OF patta
to htethecn are rupid1Y earning discroditablo
fan,c ID tho department OF high-oIass swindl,ng.
Some days eince two past r,aste1e ot this bus-
iness ,,, called upon wealth! tradesaan OF the
gold chains for epprovAI 70 tho Hotel
Wallet. Here. ~ In other caaes Of fraud BY
Americans. there Was evidences Of thought, Of
cautaonn bo!bness, and Of cunning. to which no
FopeAu kindred. Tho ]oweler went bat no
bussnens WAS done on the Asut OCCASION. ffo
found the gentlemen comfortably installed, and
IL na s1tsy fot rsSot.ston Tnoy s.ssed ~
soused BY shelr naanner. The aext day the
1owetor brought saEenty-tWo gold chains, a.! OF
which wore apiaoyed md putchaaed' Iho
AWo4lk*A& H4&kC4 k42W HAbH *Pt4tVAs *A%VtH~
gonce, aud atranged ihem by groups
in ! tin box. Tbs rendor loDkod on,
and when ali waa aashcd. be put Tho
box beslde hin. aud vrote out hia bill. Ths
strangers moved About and tAikod but without
any suspicious acttoa. Tho account complete in
duplicate, they aaked 10 have the boz tied mp
and setled. fhIs aiso waa DOM le.sure!y, the
bill discussed. .od discount settled It came to
nesrly E400. Then tho Americans gave back
The parcel OF chains, 1equeatins the temeleE to
take it 1t \ certain date to Alessrs. a1unroe,
bankers. Rue 8criho, whon bis bill would b8 DIS
charged: 1tsreupon he 1eft, 1t was ucfe Chance
:nas 'ed BIN sofns hours after, 10 cal! upon !
heasrs. Munroa. whore le learned that no suct, |
pefsons - those described woro knosn 10 tho |
bankers: Filled ~f.h sudden alarm, ho re- |
opened tho tin box and found In 1t rolls OF lead.
On going 10 the Hotel Violet, tho Amvtcsas !
bad vanished. leaving their baggage, which con- |
tatned mAhy mote boxed Of the SOFT, MAX.
rtbsnda, and OTHER pasaphernalis, tho use OF
which had lutt heen demonstrated. Those poo
pie may we'll sisit England on business. foE tho
police - Jet hare utterly failed to trace them.
Tue elder Ia described Az very dark, yery hArsh
ct feasuss. full BEARDED ho sesus 10 bs ;
bouthetaef, and speaks French we'll. ihs
youngest ID tall. fair, wesrs outy uussachs,
aud does not spa&k French.