The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-15
FRENCH AFFAIRS.
The Approaching Session of
the Assembly.
THE ELECTORAL LAW.
Accidental Meeting of M. Theirs
and the Comte de Paris.
/ POLYGLOT MARRIAGE

PARIS Oct. 80, 1876
Deputies are pouring in from the provinces for the
coming session. while hammer and chisel are busy at
Versailles preparing for the reception OF the unborn
Senate and Of the representatives Of the people, many
OF whom know full well that this Is the last winter dur
ing which they will 60 Versailles in official capa
CITY, These gentlemen may at least claim the merit Of
adstinct policy, for irrespective Of trumpery national
interest, they mean to cling TO their seats and their
$500 year so long by any means, fair foul the
life OF the present Assembly can be prolonged
on the other hand there is reason to believe that
neither Ministers nor opposition have yet quite
made up their minds as to the best plan OF campaign
to be adopted. Official papers have SO strennously
denied that any dssensons exist tho Cabinet that it
Is very clear they do exist Indeed it is impossible
that NJ Buffet timd orleanist whose conservative
instincts led him at length to accept under the
Empire, should be very heartily agreed with an out
spoken liberal and hecthinker like NJ Leon Say Ths
it is now constituted, will stand or
fall by the Electoral bill, and that
If the Assembly should reject tho scrutn ddrrondisSe
mtat will resign, but only TO be reconstructed with
the least possible modification. NJ Buffet would in
that have to retire and NJ Dutaure would become
Vice President OF the Council while NJ. Say would be
recognized as his colleasue.on equal terms.
CAUTIOUS MoDERATEs
STILL II Is in way certain that NJ Buffet will be dc.
feated for there not few members Of the Left Cen
tire and moderate left who unwilling the
risk OF coup detat what they do not hold to be
after all vital Importance. The fact is, too
much has been made by this question through its
being treated from party point Of view, and 1t is
well worthy OF note that in his 'Posthumous Nc
mors,n beng published, Odilon Barrot
pleads In favor Of the scrntia d'arroadissement
liberal point Of view, and he urges that the in
uence OF the local authorities of the village priest and
the petty Mayor greatest under the scruti@ de tise
for when five, six eight names submitted TO the
peasant candidates for the department. he generally
kuows nothing OF any OF them, and trusts the oca
officials for Information NJ. 0dllon Barrots view
valeat quat,sa least shows that scrutin de se ID
no necessary part OF liberal platform.
on the subject OF local authority in France
there two items OF Information which
deserve be recorded. In the first place the
Mayor or Lille has issued an order iorbiddng from the
LIST of November the playing of pianos or organs IN
public place under his jurisdiction on the ground
that such music tends to promote dancing and inde.
songs takes away artisans from their work ano
becomes d cause of immortality. Whether the Minister
the Interior will uphold the decree OF this new Dog
berry remains TO be seen.
DIJos STATUE
At Dion there Is q storm in a teacup, provoked by
quite other than any relating TO the moral wei.
fare OF artisans. To commemorate the heroc" de-
fence OF that city during the war OF lS7071by the
way all French cities were "herocalyn defended
previous to the usual capture by the Prussans--
10 commemorate the defence of the old capital
OF Burgundy the Municipal Council decided erecting
statue which to represent categorical figure,
adorned with mural crown and grasping the national
colors IN hand and broken spear III the other.
The other day the statue reported as nshed upon
which the Project of the Cote dor said he should like
10 it, The Mayor hoped ii. lie Prefet would wait
Tor the regular day which was to he unveiled NJ
10 PrGet bowed, promised TO restrain his curiosity and
took the first convenient opportunity TO lift the VEIL
His worst suspicious we're verified Instead OF decent
mural crown the statue the hateful Phrygiau
Gap. He immediately wrote to the Mayor, telling
him that the statue must be taken down. The
Mayor replied that he could lind no workmen
for the job-a statement which was perfectly
correct for not man OF DUon would take the wages
OF such work General de Galifet, the military Cover
or the district was next applied TO. This officer,
whose principal exploit has been the execution of hun
dreds possibly thousands. of Communists without
trial. joyfuly undertook the business required of him,
and a detachment of soldiers brought down the
statue which they also, no doubt purposey, managed
10 break.
munsts still continues and this very week veteran,
who wore the military medal Of merit was sentenced
TO two years imprisonment for having been pressed
into the service OF the insurgents
NJ THEIRS AND
NJ Theirs has just returned from Amin, whittier he
went take part in meeting OF shareholders ID
mining company. On the way there his tram met an.
other which conveying the Conte de Paris and
the Count the President and their respective
suites found themselves locked up in waiting room
for u quarter OF an hour while change OF carragci
being effected The son OF Louis Phlipp'
looked At his fathers old Minister and the
Minister looked Mt the OF his old master; but
for a few moments neither OF them moved Then
the Comte de Paris advanced few steps. NJ. Their
on his part advanced few steps aud held out his hand
which the Prince warmly shook After a brief inter.
change OF courteous phrases NJ Theirs and the Prince
separated General de Cssey, who wIththe latter,
then came forward, and ''the eminent man. lecturcd
His Exceency for few minutes the reconstruction
OF the army. He further pleased 10 say that he
thought peace assured for tins year and the next
after that nobody could tell what might happen.
A REMARKABLE MARRIAGE.
IN French "high le''-f 1t may be terned-wak
celebrated on Sunday last Dresden. The bridegroom
was Prince George BbescO, officer IN the French
army a " allachian bv birth and Greek by religion.
The bride was the Countess Valentine de Caraman-
Chimay Belgian by BIRTH Catholic by religion wife Of
French husband from whom she separated but not
divorced She further naturalized Saxon subject,
and in that little Kingdom has been formally divorced
from her first husband. This curious union cec.
brated BY Russian priest. Since the builders OF tue
Tower OF Babel dispersed, there have Deen
such confusion OF languages and natonalitics.
The lady IL will be perceived, has
husbands both Of them legally assured to her, though
in different countries, while the Franco Wallachan
gentleman cannot be said have than half a
wife seeing that he only call her his in foreign
parts should there be any issue Of the marriage thu
children VIII be strangely puzzled 10 ascertain by what
name they should call themselves and even to know
whether they be considered having any legal
existence. IL is i'll wind that blows nobody any
good and therefore attorneys and counsel have
to look forward with hope 10 many fees the most
probable result OF this singular domestic arrangement
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