, 1880-02-22

questioned: The Duke ,D'Audiffret Pas
quier's claim to scholarship, rests upon the
Ss9SsFsit sst4sd the three RS LIE m ay sy vd hayt
that if he u has learned much hio'be he
has also forgotten more. a short time back
all Paris went into ecstasies over the Dukes
curious fancy fqT ia spe11n$ e1asE$oa academic
rusty. Ills French has never been polished
| Ills oraforical display at his solemn recep-
ton 1.-THE adjective for once is app7opri-
ate by the eeonianfiona ia3oFtals IS sAoWed III, hlp
castel himself. Yet he IS now
an academican and sits beside a Victor
Hugo, Dumas, and Sardou, while men
like Louis Blanc and LIE Conte De Lisle are ex-
cluded from the sanctuary. But to be sure,
he is Duke.
doubtful 5 btu ~ whether he viii lave fett ol anv " of
the sarcasms flung at him so much rs he will
feel the approval which Zola reserves
for him, they say, in his next dramatic
critics is hard. 70 be patted or e tie
back by man for whom Sardou
has publicly expressed his contempt
is hard der. Zola and his inlitators seem to be
n droppnF oat Of fassn has The pub'iea
one eS. and nlindetl them esS to zeis's real real
police reports likely to rekindle the
waning, popularity Ct lnaturalisnl. A
giF1 Of respectable family, family, Al. almost
day from sheer. disgust and WEAKNESS
Of life. On opening her room an open yol
unle OF 'Nana'' was found on the table. 4
too diligent study of naturllistic novels IS
supposed to have inspired her with her fatal
resolution.
AN OLD SCANDAL,
affecting the reputation Of q French Senator,
1878 Comte De Douhet and {. cheyalier
De BIeuil, we're sued BY Nile. Volkening
for 10000 francs due her, and condemned
and Mile. Volkening fell back on Douhet.
She had his Senatorial salary Of 1880
francs attached. Hearing. this, numerous
other creditors followed her example. At
last claims for 1,57o,ooo francs were
time to initiate De Breuil lie boltcd. lear-
ing no address. Mile. Volkening put in an
execution at his house, where very little
Gs Gsts and D. 4 MhoFsi5 s5sr foss'i ps boae Rs D0s to
oppose the seizure Of certain objects, nota-
bly, two hats, an umbrella, and four shirts.
The Tribunal, after hearing both sides, has
who viii retain the shirts, iats, and even
the umbrella, while Lorgeril and the two
other opposing parties are mulcted in costs
and condemned to pay Volkening so francs
damages, which is considerably more than
the value Of the objects in dispute
MUSICAL PARIS
has been considerably startled by the an
which are: shortly 10 Be given by
Nine. Judith Gautier at the rooms
rapher,, .Nadar. Much has been done !
by lasdeloup and Others for the musical ed
hauser" was Missed down unheard at |
cabal of the. Jockey Club, g Lohengrin"
has been applauded at the Cirque.
The "Rienzi" overture has excited en-
been prepared to admire Wagner: After
frequent performances of the works Of |
Beriioz, even the Bayreuth tetra1ogy, prop
erly executed, would probably command a
respectable hearing. At these concerts the
Ind there will be no chorus. Ben
amin GODDARD, the young and remarkable |
composer Of many charming works, is to
conduct the execution, of a new Ker1nesse"
It the Cirque. A new composition from the
poet N. Saint1Siens, is promised.
SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND.
The French Committee for the relief Of
:rish distress, of which the Cardinal
Archbishop Of Paris is President, is out
With its appeal this evening. It atIirms
! formal resolution to observe strict neutral
ty on the questions which divide the
PARTIES in Ireland, and its freedom from
'olitical preoccupations of any kind; but it is
lot the less a fact that out :. of
otty-three names on the Committee
here are but two or three which are
lot decidedly clerical. Those Of
be Duke De Broglie, Duke Bisacca, Gen.
1habaud Latour, Count Albert De Nun,
saron Reille, and II. Chemelong sufficiently
Indicate its general complexion.
The Herald Irish relief fund has reached !
be sum Of S237, 10l.7.