Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-19

pie be enabled to attend peacefully t
 their business and the embassies be l come sinecures. The mighty Ger
 man chancellor, Mustaphar Pacha l John Bull and the Russian ambassador vii
 be able to enjoy rubber of whist quietly. 1 Enemies of Great Britain hear ye ant
 tremble His Royal Highness the Duke O
 Edinborough has been appointed to the com mand of the Mediterranean squadron. Int 1 duke will not join the flagship for some time l 1 suppose not till the return from America o1 | his intimate friend, Sir Arthur Sullivan whom he wants to have with him on board 1 to while away the tedious hours of seafaring | life It is also said that the Duke of Con naught will soon receive very important command in the British army, and
 1t is already rumored that he will
 one day succeed the Duke of Cam
 bridge as field marshal, commander of her
 maJesty's forces in time of peace. The Duke of Connaught is the favorite son of the Queen and she will not let him stir beyond Aldershot. On his return from Egypt the Queen resolved that she would never again appoint him to any military post of danger The English must surely have been star tied at the news which reached London last Saturday. The day before the funeral of MT: Crawford, Paris correspondent of the Daily News, had taken place at the English
 church of the Rue d Aguesseau. The Chamber of Deputies was represent
 ed at the funeral by the Vice
 President and the Questors and on
 ly unexpected pressure of business pre-
 vented NJ. Floquet, the president of the
 chamber, from attending in person, as he ex
 plained in most touching letter addressed
 to the widow of the respected journalist
 4 military guard of honor presented arms on
 the coffin leaving the church. There were
 present Senators and deputies, among whom
 T,,I,
 Ferry, Camille Pelietan, Cochery and many
 other celebrities of the political and literary
 worlds. A deputy delivered speech in the
 name of the press and of the French repub-
 lie. What will the English say with their
 theory that the French entertain ,1othing but
 contempt and hatred for the English? Would
 they ever think of sustaining their
 ty by returning the compliment to an impor-
 tant member of the French colony in London?
 Not long since an Englishman, who had
 taught his native tongue successfully in a public school for thirty years, was made Knight of the Legion of Honor Would not the idea of a French master in England be- ing hnighted appear extremely ludicrous to the English? If slight insult had been of fered to an Englishman in Paris, I might read leaders in the London papers for weeks and weeks. but I am quite sure that the proceedings at Mr. Crawford's funeral will pass unnoticed.
 N. Ernest Renan, of whose book I spoke last week, has taken to revising St. Paul's text, but not quite in the spirit of the Eng fish revisers. Speaking at a scientific din her, he remarked that St. Paul had said that there were three great things, faith, hope and charity, but that the greatest was char ity, s'but,7 added M Renan, ''I would affirm that the three great things are goodness, beauty and truth, and that the greatest of all is truth. Virtue and art did not exclude strong illusions, but truth is that which actually is, and science still remains the most important thing in the world" He concluded with a contemptuous dismissal of that eternaI ieremiad indulged in by certain people over the pretended Paradises, of which the world is being deprived by science. I think NJ. Renan's definition of truth is somewhat Scientific facts are, no doubt, of high moment and undeniable utility; but there is truth of the heart as there is truth of the mind. There are other truths besides those that can only be demonstrated by scientific experiment. there are other truths besides those that can only be discussed through the telescope or microscope. The utterances of the great French literary man and philosopher will dutter many literary
 aFfeass aFs s tnF2p eEus s6iesne is tt terly destructive of the beauty and mystery toE the universe.
 e1fee 1feEf President Crew viii send his ala-nes camp to receive them at the station with all the honors due to their chignons. It appears that these ladies have been chosen among the prettiest of the Mikado's subjects. 1 can quite appreciate the rumor going on in Paris that the president of the republic intends welcoming them in person at the Palace of the Eiysee. The Parisians are looking for ward to the arrival of this strange embassy. It will be who shall have them, They will be the heroines of Parisian life for the time being.
 Since the death of MT. Fergus CHugh Con- way) the author of 'Called Back" greedy publishers have ransacked his drawers and unearthed all kinds of rubbish, they have brought out. but which prob ably the young novelist never meant to pub lish Most of them, I hear, were effusions of his youth which were declined by publishers and editors of magazines. Of course many English authors, failures especially, are jubi- lant for must tell you that this wonderful Iy successful author had excited great deal of jealousy in his native land. In this re- spect his lot bore 8 grest resemblance to that oI the French author, Georges Ohnet, of whom I have spoken several times ill these columns. All authors who have had few hours of success have been the butt of the envious failures. Personally have had some experience of that feeling in the shape of hundreds of anonymous letters. I should probebly overtax the patience of the readers if I were to publish these productions, but cannot resist the tempta- ton of quoting one: ''Sir, you must own that the English and the French are awful fools to rush at your books. I acknowledge that your French style is not bad. If you knew what to write about you would write well, but there is nothing in your books" Another writes to say that I am "a disgrace to the French colony in London" "I ana certain,' exclaimed French writer the other day, ''that possess the dramatic authors tenn perament." ''Why?" queried friend. 5sWhya' he said ''Because it makes me say age to see other fellows pieces making snccass D MAX OREIL.