The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-21
OUR FRENCH LETTER.
Especial correspondence of the HERALD
PARIS. December IS, 1888.

The French have got it into their
heads that by the accession of Earl
Derby to the cabinet, the Egyptian
question will be satisfactorily set
tied, and in their sense. His lord
ship has restored Cetaweyo IN a
manner to make John Dunn lead
off in a HOttentot reel. Why then
not expect he will secure by his in
fiuence all that France requires in
Egypt-the restoration of the dual
control, for that is what her ac-
quired rights mean, but which she
forfeited by shrinking to defend
them. Shrewd heads remark that
while England INDUCES in disinter-
ested phrases and generalities, she
is not the less steadily settling down
in Egypt. Beat; pGSsidellS. In the
interests of Egypt even, England
ought at once to clearly explain
what she intends doing independent
of France, for the latter will only
be content with the impossible-an
erequo status in the political gov
eminent of Egypt. Naturally, all
the French correspondents on the
Nile ridicule the present admins
tration of Egypt. Be their remarks
just or unjust, England ought now
to fall back on all the
European powers, and so re-
gaining her liberty, proceed
with the reforms demanded in
Egypt. There is point at coaXing
or stroking down of the French,
that ought not to be exceeded, as
the intention would be mlsunder-
stood.
Gambetta is said to be slowly
pulling through his combined mala-
aides. His case seems to be
shrouded in designed mystery. Few
believe in the medical bulletins, ex-
cept in the sense of an epitaph. The
better the patient is reported to be,
the greater number of doctors called
in. Charcat, the renowned alienist
has been summoned to examine
Gambetta, that which has given rise
to many comments. The invalid is
now rumored to be a martyr tc
Bright's disease, and since he has
been ordered ass milk, the conclu'
sion has been jumped at, that he Is
in the last stages of galloping con
sumption. There is not the propri-
etor of a patent medicine but has
| forwarded his panacea to Gambetta
not an old Woman's cure, but arrives
per every part. Even devout
people send him charms and relics
he the notorious materialist. Moth
ing but temperance in public car
set all the surmises about Gambetts
at rest. The important fact tt
notice, is that beyond curiosity, NJ
marked public interest is exhibited
as is the case when a great mans
| life is in danger.
The publication of the Memoirs o.
| Comte Horace de Veil-Castet, anC
which throw such a lurid light OF
the history of the Second Empire
from 1851 to 1864, occupies for the
moment all attention. The comtt
had his entrees at the Tuileries, ant
to all the upper stratum of Bona
partist society, as one of 'Our own
| Yet he noted down every day
everything connected with the in
ner life of the then rulers of France
| AS director of the Louvre museums
he had every opportunity of playing
the role of Asmodeu3. The cOmt'
| was separated from his wife, bu
consoled himself for the loss b!
taking for mistress a creole lady
from Reunion. On his death ht
bequeathed to her ali he possessed
misery, plus twenty volumes Of
Memoirs. Since the fall of the EN-
pire, this mistress, in order to live
offered the manuscript for sale tt
several publishers, who declined til
Haller, of Berne, purchased them
| About 1000 copies were smuggle(
into France, but seizure was de
manded in the name of the counts
family; the authorities were thu!
able TO secure twenty-f five copies. a
reviewer states, he secured his copy
by placing it in the pillow of hi
baby's cot, when the police came t.
seize. The volume is exceedingl.
"spicy," with the naked truth re
vealed about everybody who wa
/ anybody. All the public men ar
shown up in dressing gown and slip
pers. Prince Jerome Napoleon ant
| his papa are terribly treated; the Du
de Moneys smart speculation
are catalogued with minutenes
that ought to make Sir Robert Pee
happy for the remainder of his life
One curious chapter introduces u
to the emperor and empress consult
ing the turning tables as to the re
suit of the expedition to Mexico
Baroche is depicted sobbing TO
"more" income to keep up the posi-
ton Of his family, when the empe
ror drops $4,000 francs into his hal
There are some racy notes on fol-
eign celebrities, such as the ex
queen of Spain. Dumas ills an
other litterateur comes in for a fey
piaguy knocks. The account 0
the coup a. etGt is frightful in it
matter of fact cold bloodedness
1900 citizens were mastered for Ok
Tending the law; some of Canro
bert's soldiers having hesitated, the
returned to storm the barricade
when assured they would receive
gratuity of 16f. each. The Worl
apart from its unpalatable revel;
tions and the broadness of many c
the details, is well written, for th
author was an EDUCATED man. II
was the cheil among the Tuj