The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02

eminent" Is an offence provided 'or in the
French penal code; b. il has to be tried by
jury. That would not have answered tho
purpose OF the Government The jury
would probably have given q verdict
OF not guilty, and the proceedings would have
been published In every newspaper. The GOv-
eminent has. therefore, decided to bring the
case before the Civil Tribunal OF the Seine,
where the Judge is omnipotent. and whore the
proceedings can be made private. The prosecu-
ton is to be for alleged insults to Marshal Mac
Mahon. Tho Judge being creature Of the
Government, there Ia but little doubt that 10th
Gambctta and the publisher OF the RspnJhrn
Honcdise NJ. Murat. will be condemned The
penalty cannot exceed one years imprison.
ment and a more or less heavy fine but tho
moral effect OF the condemnation, II it takes
place, is sure to prove disastrous to the Governs
ment. 1t is not at all unlikely that, instead II
locking up Gambctta the President will la
compelled. unless he liz resolved to make a coup
dttdt and to ignore the now Republican Cham-
Der, to take the ex-Dictator into the Cabi-
net Tho fact that NJ. Gr6vy. the for-
mer President OF tho Assembly, has taken
charge of the defence is n strong indication u
the importance which the Republican party at
tlch to the issue of this case The policy Of
Broglie is evident. Apprchcndng a complete
triumph of the Republicans at the elections and
the possibility Of Gambetta becoming Cabinet
Minister, Broglio dcsr' s Mt least TO have the ex-
Dictator pronounced guilty Of having insuitel
the person OF the President With a verdict II
that nature. he thinks Gambctta will never 10
able to become q mJmbcr of tho Cabinet rs long
az MacMahon remains President.
Throughout the rest Of Europe everything 10
quiet and vacation like Thousands Of holiday
making foreigners have been attending at Ant
birth of Rubens. The festivities were on avery
imposing scale. and included a complete cxhi-
biton Of his works, either in the original or IN
the best existing copies. A magnificent u-t 4
the painter was unveiled ut the Museum. Gate
as large number Of travellers assem- ed at
TObingcn to celebrate the four hundredW IN.
niversary OF the foundation OF its university.
Melancthon. Kcplcr. SchcllinR. Hcgcl. Her.
Uhland-such are the names Of some Il It's
alumni. No wonder. then. that every man e
science throughout Europe who had a co',i 4
weeks and n couple OF hundred dollars g. pare
was anxiods 10 attend the festival
The city of Upsala In also going to eel rate
next week the fourth centennial annivcG- ry q
It's university which. with that Of Bologna aud
Tnbingen. was for a long time a main strong
hold Of European learning. But the f. r'tns
OF quiet and distant Upsala will, probar.g 2ss
Off less noticed than those of TObingcn.
Paris has new celebrity. Mile. Richard.
girl OF eighteen years. who has this year car-
ried of the first prize at the Oonservatolr. She
is declared to be a marvellous me22o soprano.
and her Interpretation Of the Favorte" Is
said never TO have been equalled. Her only
drawback seems to be corpuence. She prone
Uses to become. in few years. a second Nine.
Alboni. or " an elephant with a nightingale in-
| side" as the great contralto was called.
n L. I.