The New York herald., 1876-07-12
F Il A N @ B..
The Duke Of Aumale ana
M. Jules Simon.
DIVORCE NOT TO BE MADE EASY.
CAPITAL Punishment To Be Retained a.
a National Institution.
A BANQUET TO THE MEMORY OF HOCHE.
PARIS. Juno q. ls7a

PARIS, Juno 27. ls7a
There is much gossip here about the appearance OF
the Duke of Aumae at the Academy last Thursday the
day OF ~ Jules Simon's reception. b. Simon repro.
seu,s the most advanced section OF the liberal rcpub
lican partv he IS IA man Of the 18th Of September"
and his enemies do not scruple TO brand him as
socialist and secret sympathzer with the Commune
Why then, 1t is asked should the Duke OF Aumiie have
hurried up to Paris from distant military command 10
do special honors to the radical Academcianf Per-
haps the simplest answer would be that His Royal
Hghncss merely wished to pay mark OF respect 10
one Of the first thinkers OF France rrespcctvely Of all
party consider eratona Rumor, however, is not 30
easily satisfied with plain reason, and will have Is
that the grandson OF Philippe Egalte seeks to play an
ambitious part under the Republic since his cousin OF
Frohsdorf and his stad and tranquil nephew have
made the monarchy impossible between them Anda
the only way 10 power for the present accept the
Republic frankly and enthusiastically 1t Is thought
the Duke of Aumale may intend 10 pass before tho
world as sincere liberal II this be the case, the
amusing spectacle will be presented Of Jerome Napo-
leon Bonaparte and "Henry OF Orlcans' endcavoring
to outbld each other for the votes OF tho democracy
Such tho irony OF fate. For the rest N. simon's
inaugural discourse commanded universal admiration.
1t consisted according involablo precedent OF an
eulognm on NJ. dc Remusnt, whom the orator was
elected to succeed, and gave NJ Simon an opportunity
10 introduce pancgyrc Of M. THEIRS" 'The emil
nent man, " who present as ono Of ". Smons
sponsors, wept like child at the eloquent perioda ,
which described how he had paid his countrys ran
and delivered the soil Of France from the pou-
ton OF foreign occupation. NJ John Lemoinne,
usually so calm and impassable, was also moved to
tears. Among tho spectators we're remarked NJ Buffet
and NJ. dc Marcere-the Minister "out'' and tho Min
lister in-thoughtiuy placed at agreeable interval
from one another.
France has decided, BY vote of the Chamber Of
Deputies that she cannot dispense with the services Of
A PUBLIC ExHcUTioNER
n. SchGlckcr brings in bill every year for tho abo-
ltion OF the death penalty and every year duly
jected This session. s said the right voted against
NJ Sch1lckers motion from principle and the left out
OF consideration for the feelings OF NJ. SchGlcker,
whose occupation would be gone II his unique project
OF law TO be carried. Yet thcre be little
doubt that the death penalty will hardly be maintained
many years France. strong tho popular preJu-
agnnst the taking OF life cold blood prejudice
OF extraordinary strength in the Latin race and which
has led the formal abolition OF capital punishment In
Portugal Both iu France and in Italy II IL hard TO OBJ
tain from jury verdict OF murder the first degree
because OF the sentence that must follow It,
Another member OF the Legislature possessed by
single idea Is NJ Naquet whose pct theory IS
'dvorce" N. Naquet's Uili for facilitating the scpa-
ration OF man WHO has not yet been put 10 the
VOTE but its rejection CERTAIN the author of tha
measure being radical of too crimson hue to have
much chance OF inducing the Chamber OF Deputies TO
accept any project OF his. Yet many French
would be only too glad TO see
reasonable law OF divorce adopted by tho two houses.
From the 10th OF September 1892 TIL the Sth OF May,
1sl6-that is, under the first Republic aud Empire
and for nearly year of the reign Of Louis XVllI-
divorce was made extremely easy by French law Tho
violent reaction against liberal principles which set in
after the second restoration IN 1919 compelled the
Kings Minister'S to sanction repeal Of tho existing
statute, and since then no government, however lib
cra theory has venturcd TO rouse tho hostility OF
the Catholic clergy by proposal 10 revert To the old
law. Should the Republic last, however, N. Naquet's
bill is as certain OF ultimate adoption as NJ Sch1ck
ers
A banquet to commemorate tho name Of tho great
held last SUNDAY Versailles not IN the historic
Tennis Court had been at first intended but the
Theatre des Varieties II modest affair, at twelve
francs head. Tor which, nevertheless the guests
aged TO get pretty good dinner. Witness the bill Of
fare:-
Tapoip., p.,,.!aa !uli'nne-
: saumon. sauce hollandaise ct genevoise
SFet de bGuE Vim de xeres Poularde chevaIiere Ga
ian'ine de yoaiile truffes.
Canetons. saisdss. !
SPetits pois la francase arcots verts maitre
Bombe. vanie ct Groseiile.
Desserts v;,. .'sOrtis
! Macon. Bordeaux. Champagne, Cafe.
The event of the evening to be u speech from
NJ. Gambetta The ex-Dictator took care to In
late making his appearance while the soup being
handed round, the bearers of tnploca and Juiienne
pausing for moment from their task the hero OF
Tours entered and took his the left OF the Chair
greeted by a round OF applause from the assembly.
After dinner tho health OF the Marshall President
loyalty drunk, with all honors NJ. Gambetta
rising was received with another hurricane Of
cheers Having first discaimed the idea OF making q
spoiitical harangue tho Honorable Deputy proceeded
to talk politics for tho space of an hour to the great
solace ana contentment OF his hearers
1.-THE RyPrBLrc,"
he exclaimed, ut the pcroration OF an eloquent dis
is, perhaps, peace for the world which harmless little
bit OF bombas shows that Frenchmcn enter
tain as profound conviction as before the
lato that they are 'the great nation
and that Paris is the centre of the Universe.
NJ Gambetta also took occasion to hint that in his
opinion the time had come when II LONGER dan
TO show clemency TO the vanquished the civil
strifc OF 1871 Marshal MacMahon, have reason to
believe Is Of the same way Of thinking, and most OF
the Communist prisoners will probably be liberty
In patches Of 200 or 800 at time, with, perhaps, SIX
months elapsing between the release OF each batch,
As the prisoners thousands there will prob
ably plenty the end OF the Septcnnate for the
Marshars successor TO win popularity by pardoning
II Is said that
"a DESCENDANT GENERAL HociIR"
was invited TO the banquet and. being Of q conscrva-
tive turn OF mind refused observing that If the en-
eral s,iIl living he would soon make a clean
sweep OF the party assembled celebrate his memory
(''Mais sill viva ui II les balaierait tous!'1 can
attach credit To this story, for though republican
of l70S did. doubt, dicr considerably from repub.
can OF 1876 yet the liberalism OF NJ Gambctta Ia mod
enough to commend itself TO all true lovers Of
freedom, and this descendant OF Hoche would know
ull we'll In truth, NJ. Gambetta only needed Hoche
in 1870 10 have relieved both Metz and Paris.
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