, 1877-11-24

graced a great nation. Montcalm in the
West and LalIy TolIendai in the East
were neglected that the caprices Of Ma
dame de Pompadour might be grati6ed,
and French pretensions 10 North America
and the Indies We're defeated simult0ne-
ously and for ever. Lass fortunate than
Montcalm, Lally ToIlendal did not lose his
life in the East. He came back our pri-
aoner, and might have been tried, accord.
ing to the monstrous law of the Inc, Tor
treason against his lawful Sovereign /; but
he Was released on prrolr shat he might go
to Paris to defend himself against the aeou-
satlons which pursue the unsuccessful.
lie experienced the fate for which he
must nave been prepared. The admins
tra:'on OF j%uotice is not yet perfect 10
F'fanoe, but it is Immaculate comnarsd
with whit it wa' in the Parlemsnt de Par,
unlet Louis XIV. Is is one of the oood
things to be remembered of Voltaire. who
was Indeed, never backward in the cau,o
OF justice, that he z9alously assisted the
son OF Lnlly Tollendal in procuring the
reversal OF the sentence passed upon his
I"ther' The work Of the executioner
could not be undone, but the name and
nonour OF the daring soldier were vindica-
tea and bis merits were tardily recogniz, d
IN the respect paid to his son. This was
the grandfather Of the old man who wa.
found dead last week in Soho. We know
not through what vicissitudes of fortune
ne mad fallen so low. The car, er Of his
grandfather was not unchcckered. He
was one OF the representatives of the
MOBILES In the States-GeneraI, where he
took his place among The Liberal supnort-
tiers OF a Constitutional Monarchy. and
was favored by the Tiers-Etat for
th3 'ake of the suferings of his
father. But, like many others, he became
alarmed, and he fed, fist to Switzerland
aud later to England. Yet be was no
more deficient In courage than his father.
tor he applied for permission to be ons Of
the counsel Of Louis XVI. on his t.ial-
an application made 10 vain. He retnrn.
ed TO France under Bonaparte, and was
even made q Peer at the Restoration :.
but mistortuDcs would seem to have pur-
sued the family until it ended in last
week tragedy.
Had the unfortunate man found dad
last Week, said Il am Lally. Tollendal. and
L wa" "'0oOI "SSiStdHC0 would SuraIV
have been forthcoming to relieve the last
years OF his life, This was an extremity
to which, as it would appear, he could not
bring himself to consent. Daily, or almost,
daily, he visited the bureau of the Soe;ete
d; Renaissance, where the officer in atten-
dance presented him with some bread
made up into a parcel. and, having receiv-
ed it with a bow. he departed. He had
asked for nothing, and the very nature of
the gift was concealed. It may be pre-.
snmed that in some similar way he sought
and found the shelter of a coal cellar. The
place is described as horribly filthy and
unwholosome but it was a refuge, and the
tailor who let him take rest in it did il
out of charity. The imagination may fol-
low the unh Apply man awakening 10 the
morning 10 this den, seeking bis p~ittance
of bread in the Office of Leicestersquare.
and dragging through a miserable day 10
the filth and the squalor of the worst pur.
lieus of Newport Market until nighttall
drove him to his lair among the Goals,
Thin, emaciated. silent. his selfreapect does
not seem to have deserted him. and it was
apparently sustained in part by dreams
that he was entitled to a fortune of millions
OF francs in France. How are we to- ex-
plain this singular exit of the representa-
tive of ouch 4 raca , What hrou~hk a.