The sun., 1895-04-08
FOREIGN Notes OF Zeal Inter.t.

A Congregational minister in England. the Rev. r.
NJ. Davies OF Oldham, eighty. has just resigned
his charge after pastorate OF hftytwo years.
In tho Pare Monceau in Paris monument TO Coros
10 to be erected in tho shape OF mural fountain. with
bas reliefs illustrating the story OF the waters
In order to foster British commerce with Japan the
British Trade Journal has determined TO issue
regular quarterly edition in Japanese and TO print
and publish 1t in Japan.
horseback journey from Paris to America is 10 be
attempted by n Prince wiasemsky, who has already
crossed Asia on horseback He proposes TO cross
Behrings Strait in winter on the ice.
A new opera. based on Walter Scott's "Kcnllworh."
the music by Bruno Oscar Klein. lately orsanist of
ST. Francis X4vler's Church In this city, has beeA
produced with great success at Hamburg.
BY the succession Of tho Rev. W. b. Ponsonby to tho
cardom OF BessborOugh. four clergymen are now
peers The others are the Marquis OF Normandy. the
Earl OF scarsdac. and Lord Piunkett tho Archbishop
OF Dublin.
Paul Bourget is writing at Cannes new novel to
be called En- Marche." Alphonse Daudcts next book
will be " LIE soutien de Fsmillc" The Fanily'S Main
stay, and Paul Verane, who is still very sick, though
he has been discharged from tho hospital has ready
two volumes OF verse. "Vara " and Chair Flesh.
Clovis Hugues celebrated the anniversary "f mo
Commune this year by producing at the Malson du
Peuple dramatic parody in verse on tho cruclN1"n.
The represents the thrcs figures on tue crosses
on Calvary, whero the impcrtent thief protests
against the hardship of his lot in this world and NE
in Justice OF his fate In the next.
carmen " Is twenty years old Tho anniversary
observed at the Paris opira ComIlue by the b@'b
performance OF tho opera. Among the SINGERS N's
NJ Barnolt the sole survivor OF the original cost -
has taken the part OF RfmOndudO, the comic baAt I'
at every performance. Nine. Blaet. with Mn " l''p
and Hadvy the authors OF the iIbretto, presented n
u gold watch.
A list OF all the works painted by Franz van ~
MeuIen for Louis XIV. between the year u ''''
1895 was recently found In the Archives N"i''nH'"
md IL nriuf n IrtIl
Meuen was invited from ErrsScls 10 Paris ly' ,h''
and received pension of G,OOO francs II '' '
sides what was paid FOR his work. II" was l"''' -
the Gobeiins ana made designs for tape,ir!.r
Another government scandal has h"cn br''-'
light in the French Chamber Of Deputies .n
they voted 1000 TO transfer the rcmnirs"' 't''
Carnot, the great War Minister oc the roN"p' ''
| grandfather OF the late President, from '''r
| TO the Pantheon, NJ. Legiudic has j.."''i'' 10 -
only half the sum used for the purP"sc u '.'''
and that tho rest distributed am"ni i'. ''-''
Of the Hotel de VILE Just before the E"urtdI FLO
Coquein's case has Dren decided. and r.'H.' "' -
practically forbidden to act in Paris the decision -
| not entirely against him. IN" '"r'dc fIH'
| maintained that by acting in thn caIIial w'''
| permission hc had forfeited his pen-.on am y
| 25O, 900 francs paid to hn as his -i3Hr" "f lh' D.
when he retired. The court held that IN" m'"' I'd.
| the pension represented his work ~ IA" i'.t'
thirty years, and could not be forfeited, '"," t''
| his part m,intaincd that the decree rf lNiIt't.
| liberty TO the theatres aunUlIud Hap.l'uE ! .
| Of Moscow, ON which the privileges of ~"
| FrancaIse rest, The court held I.iHf II "i' L
| that Copuelin'S withdrawal from ttr tN'aiJ N"
| untAry. he knowing perfectly wni what Ne r".. ' +
| when he signed the customary agT"cmrri l'' Do
again In Paris, His appearance on another ni'.'.
| aged the Com6die Francaise, and lie must I"''
| francs for every performance, II hr 1Hi.l ""f'
| thirty times ia all however, the court wnHl "!tH ~
case again. CplGoln was rrc,ivr; '"'.l'u' = 70 -
from sarah llcrnhHTdt Ht the t.mu, Tho -i' '5' .
the Judgment Is that II lie continue, Ut.'E n' ~ N.''
in contempt OF the court Uai "''r lau.r 'r 'I"1a's
TO The ComG,.lr Frnncasc. In Sar4l, UrI.hart "''
the damages were nNed at 100000 fraEcf1 IT," iIra
| tre however. touch neither his share Is 80
| cietaire nor his retiring pension. CogusNh l-' ~
pesled the case.