New-York tribune., 1877-10-19
GENERAL NOTES.

The Paris Universal Exhibition Building for
the exhibition Of 1873 is being pushed rapidly to COM
pletion by the French Government, and already has
grand appearance The Great Hall Is completed up TO the
sprDgng the rOnrOOf trusSes and more than three
quarters Of the and glass roofing the industrial
galleries on tue Champ de Mars has been completed In
OF the building is wide open air avenue, in
which viii placed the fine art galleries. 1t was at
first thought that there would be no necessity for an
but the ioea has been gwen up and the Chap de
will crowded with supplementary buildings
than il in 1867. Halt OF the space of The Grand
Nesubule Will be used for the exhibition Of the presents
received by the Prince OF Wales during his visit to India
The destitute Tunisian sailors, who were
chartably given passage homeward from this city, on
the steamship Greece, met with cruel reception from
the rOughs OF London on arriving in London one even
ing they found the Ottoman Consulate closed and were
taken to the strangers Home for Asiatcs The following
evening they left the Home for walk and before they
had gone 200 yards were by crowd OF boys and
girls. asking them for tobacco and money On reaching
Gunane tuey hustled by roughs, and IN endeayoT
ing eXtricIte themselves from the mob around thtn
were unmerciuy knocked about, kicked, and three OF
tha four Stable and wounded" Tie Secretary OF the
nome EINes 'ne apDFc . ,,or VII
never take Intoxicating drink nor one OF tne u m hsu
stick ms possession, and they are 10 all aP
pearance, quiet and lnonensiye
The affection felt by Theirs toward France
strk1ngly the report Of a conversation held
with him by the late Nassau Senior, just published IN
The FOrtHghhy Repiew. During he conversation, com
pairing England with France, Thers said What ma
ton is France How mistaken in her objects now alb
srd in her means yet how glorious in the results Of ner
influence and of her example do not that we are
a happy people, do say that good netghbors;
we are always hot ourselves and always the
pest and the plague Of all who have anything to do Win
us but, after ALL the salt OF the earth
always lighting, always inquirng, always invcnting, al
ways destroying prejudces and breaking up institutions
and supplying political science with new facts, new
Dol "a
years hence. when civil zatOn has passed ON It's west
ward course when Europe is III the state IN wnch We
now see ASIA Minor and Svra, AMI Egypt, only two OF
her children Will be remembered One sober wedis-
posed, good boy the other rlotous, unmanageapie
spOllt child aud am pOsJerlty viii not
ike the naughty boy the best"
Mr.. FOrbess achievements in news gathering
at the seat of have diverted attention from re-
markable series of letters in The Duy Necs entitled
"Round about France" The author Of these freehand
sketones of French society and politics has only
keen eye and excellent Judgment but peculiar grace
OF expression In Of the latest OF these letters par
ael is drawn the outlook in France after the
death Of Mrabeau ana after tha OF Theirs III describes
Mrdbeau as dying at a moment which made him as great
loss TO party NJ rners is TO the living SUCCESSORS
Of that party AMI he mournei by the entire nation
The Court had just begun to appreciate his worth aud to
count upon him as ally; the people worshpped him
a. the first apostle Of the revolution HIS burial at the
Pantheon drew such cone urse OF spectators as had
never been seen n the streets Paris There have been
many great funerals Paris since that time. for France
the country Of pageants but not till NJ Thierss obse
due wac tncrC any funeral that could vie with Mira
beau's as manifestation Of popular feeling displayed
in perfect order amid trying circumstances An instinct
seemed 10 the people or what national calamity
AIraheas was for he had become tue great mod
ror " nose decease eni 10 the truce or parties
When he was gone there no man left TO bring the ola
ana the new opinions to a peaceful COMPROMISED and
many who followed him To his restng-place must
nave felt the shadows OF the coming Il ign
Of Terror already gathering over their hsals. s
was the mistake Of the Roysts that they would noi
open their eyes to the dangers confronting them they
would not believe the people TO be in earnest ana they
ersevered Ia their policy of yexatiOn and dupcity, TIL
there was not a among the most moderate VINO dared
serve them and save them from ruin Repubiransln l.
only name for a thing, and that thing now as eighty
for wears ago popular discontent Go INTO Workshop
and village and yOu tine people grumblng that they
want 1--we al peace free from the msIur OF priests ana
bepOrng soldiers What matters II that fourth tbs OF the
rton may be stepped in Ignorance not TO know
what Repubcansm 0f their educated leaders means
The word Republic pleaSes then they fancy II has
charm cOuure blessings With; and they nave conf
dence in the VINO commend II 10 them. Ihis is
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