New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-30
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
GEN. GRANT At EDINBURGH
LONDON. Wednesday, Aug. 30 1877.
Gen. Grant has arrived in Edinburgh, and is
the guest oil the Lord Provost.
STATE PROSECUTIONS IN FRANCE.

PARIs Wednesday, Aug. %, 1877.
The Public Prosecutor yesterday issued
summons which will be served on NJ. G-mbetta Wit
nesses viii shortly be heard by magistrate charged
with the preliminary examination. Relative TO GanDct-
s trial the Repu5oe Fancaise that the charge
of melting to hatred and contempt OF the Government
has been abandoned, as it would have involved a
NAL before a Jury at the AssIzes, when news
paper reports could not have been prevented.
or the offence, which may be tried by correction
al tribunal an insult 10 the Ministers Il punishable
with from five days to years imprisonment and
fine OF from twenty-five 10 1000 Irancs an insult 10 the
President with oncmonth three years imprisonment
and fine Of from 100 to 5000 francs; and attacks on
the Presidents constitutional rights and authority with
fron three months TO five years prOnmen and ne
Of from 800 to 700 francs Three other prosecutions
are instituted NJ Chsrdon Senator for Savoy IL charged
with making political speech at an Illegal meeting and
NM Philippe and Durand. exieputies, are charged
with making seditOus speeches IN the COUNCIL heEai Vi
Rhone.
report s current that ". Gaubetta may possibly
only be prosecuted rs an accomplish Of the papers whcl
printed his Lille speech.
Public attention Is beginning to be directed 10 the
question OF a manifesto which it is believed President
MacMahon will address the nation on the eve OF the
elections
NJ GAMBETTAs SPEECH AT LILLE.
Paris aug ~ telegram 70 me Lonfoa Times. -,
NJ. Gambetta said: 1.-The next election VIII
free Ms from Clericalism ard Bonlparsm. Yes those
BonaparLsts VINO taken the leading part III the
Mni.Irv ~ the IGh OF MAJ. and with whom the dups
have bad reckOn-thOse BonapaTtsts; VINO suD-i'le
nrwspapers who incIte crme-tnOse noisy l5onapar
sts Will be tho vanquished. Their numbers will decline
and not only numbers; the decree 10 Whch they
have been defeated by universal suffrage VIII De reeh
i'm the quality OF those IL brushes. ne SITUATION
presents this tw0fOd characteristic ilsOn Oh caess
under tie banner OF the Republic ana the de-
feat OF the Bonapartists These two ideas are
iuseparable The Empire could only suDslst by the
division OF the cUuntry-a dcspOtlsm resting on tne an
tagOu OF classes lt Is % save france net only
rom .uat disgracefu aud impossible resOrdtOh' put
from the very death uf our land. that the fusion TO whlc
have inst referred has been made; and unlveFsu SUI
frare Will rafif H. therefore, ii any Official edltOf speihs
OF the policy OF abasemeut he cannot fcieF 20 tue "
publican policy The party 81 the abasemenJ ana as
ppearance OF France Is The mat fell 10 eedan-the
party called Brumaire Fl" and " DecemOfe inc PttLy
Inc foreigner would Ike returned, because TINS
party has only one in our history-ltl the party
OF INVASION - .,.,,..,.
After referring to the apprehensOns throughout
Euroue A. 10 the present Government ana 10 the sYpa
thy abroad with tue Republican majority, ne dWell on
the consequences the vote and ropeed the aserloh
that the Marshal need not bow to the soemnly-pro-
nOuuced will of the nation, concluding as loAOWs
is in vain such things are SAID or father al
lowed to be said the hope that they VIII ceer the
Lletr auXil1AlcE
them such things said only wncn the hght IS lmin
neut: but after when the ates nave decided 10 Is uii
ferrnt When sole authority 10 WHEN al must Oeh
mas pronounced do think any one IS strong enough
to o5uose IL DO think that when these millions Oh
Ercnchmeu-prasauts, workmcn, bOurgeOs-elertors OF
t fre s of France made their choice, that there
Will be- one Whatever be bis degree IN the pOnlcal OF
administrative scale, that could resist heueFe Ele,
puteulru when France has pronounced her sovereign
Will there must either be su@ mission or resignation