The New York herald., 1878-12-13
OBITUARY..
GusrAvE RoULAuD, FRENCH SENATOR.

GusTAvE RoULAUD, FRENCH SENATOR
M Gustave Rouisud conservative Senator Tor the
Department OF ne-lnferieurc Minister OF Pubic
Instruction to Napoleon III. formerly Senator vice
President OF the Imperial Senate. and President OF
the Council Of States died yesterday in France IN MS
seventy third year. lie born at Yvetot, February
J. 1906 received his education at Rouen. studied law
at Paris and entered the career of the magis
tracy in 1880 at Louviers. After serving Us
Deputy Procurer at Evreux tlsSll. Procurer az
pieppe 1882 Deputy Procurer General at the same
place us35 and Advocate General at Rouen ls3s) and
Douai ns43l. he was appointed Advocate General at
the Paris Court Of Appeals May %. is47. He was
elected Deputy for Dicppe in ls46 and supported the
government OF Louis Philippe until it was overthrown
by the revolution Of February ls4s, when his lessla
tive functions naturally to an end. and he re-
signed his post at the Court of Appeals which, how
ever, was conferred upon him again July 10. lS49
He accepted without repugnance the establishment
Of the Empire. and in 1858 exchanged his post for
that OF Proourcr General At the Imperial Court In
that capacity he conducted for the government the
famous prosec in the of the conspiracy
at the Opera Comique and the Hippodromc. that
against the correspondents Of foreign journals and
that of Pianori His conspicuous ability in the man
agement Of these cases recommended him to i'm
peral favor. and on the retirement OF NJ For
toul he appointed. August 49, 1856 TO
the portfolio OF Public Instruction and Worship.
His administration OF that important department was
marked by many changes, not all of which met with
general approval The professors and school teachers
of France, who, it must be remembered are directly
dependent upon the central government. were in
debted 10 NJ. Roulaud for considerable increase or
their salaries and he also raised the standard OF pub
lie instruction He took firm attitude in resisting
the encroachmens Of the clergy upon the educational
system and in his capacity Of Minister of Worship he
sent seven Of the French bishops before the Council
OF State TO be reprimanded for their interference
in the electoral campaign of June. 1868. He was sp-
pointed senator by imperial decree of November
a. 1852 and shortly afterward became Vice President
of the Senate Having resigned the Ministry Of Pub
lie Instruction 1863, he appointed
tober of the same year Minister President OF the
Council OF State. in place of NJ. kouher. and in Mo-
vcmber called to seat at the Imperial Council Of
Public Instruction. In September. 1864. he sue
ceeded NJ. vuitry as Governor Of the Bank Of
France. and in April, 1865. he became President
of the Commission Banking. In 1854 he
published two volumes OF Speeches and Arguments
He had has been great facility in attaining
high political honors and il is not therefore surprs
ing that, having been made by Louis Philippe an
Ofhcer of the Legion Of Honor lS46l he was pro-
NOTED by Napoleon III. TO the grades OF Grand
Oficer us57} and Grand Cross august, 1861. He
was many times elected TO the Council General OF
the Infereure for his native canton of Yvetot
and. after disappearance of many years from the
Legislative halls, elected, January 80, 1876,
for that department for the term ending in
1882 He strongly opposed by the clergy and
refused the profered support of the Bonapartists,
but took his at the conservative Right OF the
Senate. One NJ. Roulaud's sons. bearing the same
name was an Imperial Councillor of State. and has
filled other high Offices under the new regime.