The Sun. — 1869-08-23 (London, England)

VIII.," is manifestly very unpopular, and with reason, for it guarantees the Government agents from any action on the part of French subjects, who are arrested on suspicion or by mistake. It is evident that this infallibility of the officials is a serious obstacle to civil liberty, and a number of electors of the fifth circumscription of the Seine have addressed a letter to their deputy, M. Garnier Pages, asking him to bring the subject before the Corps Ldgislatif at the very earliest opportunity. The letter, which is strongly worded, declares that the number of arbitrary arrests has increased, and that the suppression of the obnoxious article ranks in importance before the decree of November 24, the letter of January 19, or the new Senatus-Consultum. The Rappel publishes a declaration from Victor Hugo, dated from Guernsey, August 18, in which he briefly and emphatically refuses to give a moment's attention to " the thing called an amnesty." In the present situation of France he holds it his duty to make an absolute, inflexible, and eternal protest. He will never re-enter France until liberty re-enters. The great novelist and poet undoubtedly belongs to the class of the treconcilables. The Rappel publishes along with this letter of August 1869 a series of letters dated just ten years back, embodying the protests of Louis Blanc, Pyat, Quinet, and Charras against the previous amnesty. Of Ledru Rollin, who was said to have returned to nonce, and to intend becoming a candidate for Paris, nothing is definitely known, and the Liberte comments upon his silence as something remarkable. L'Orient, the Angers journal, which pub. lished an account of M. Jules Favre's speech on the Senatus-Consultum, now objects to the interpretation put on the speech, and declares that M. Favre was altogether incredulous as to the possible alliance between the empire and constitutional liberty. The Empress.and the Prince Imperial leave on Monday for Ajaccio. Tier Majesty will shortly return to Paris, and set out for Fontainebleau at the beginning of September. The widow of Marshal Niel is to receive a pension of eight hundred francs. The appointment of General Lebceuf seems to have given general satisfaction, and he is considered a worthy successor of Marshal Niel. The Emperor has acted wisely in fixing on one who was popular with the army, and whose long service entitles him to consideration. The harvest is pretty well gathered in by this time, and for the last few days the weather has been most favour. able. Every day some fete takes place in honour of the occasion.  A. ridiculous story is told of the Mayor of Laffitte. The municipal council had met in its ordinary sitting, and it was necessary that some important communications should be made to the assembly, but the mayor, whose duty it was to read from the printed documents, could not make them out. The council waited for some hours, and at last separated without coming to any decision, because the chief magistrate could not read. The health of the Emperor appears to be quite restored by this time. He was able to go on foot to meet the Prince Imperial, on his return from the Camp at Chftlons. La France, La Liberte, and some other journals have followed the example of the Constitutionnel in asserting their claims to the privilege of selling their papers in the public streets, and agree in the sentiments which M. Emile de Girardin expressed on the subject. A funeral service of great solemnity has taken place at Pesaro in honour of Rossini. The Minister of the Interior and other public functionaries took part in the affair, and a large crowd assembled to witness the ceremony. The conseil d'arrondissement of Lille has just expressed its opinion that the example of the United States should be followed with respect to foreigners. According to this all who have resided for three years in France, and have not contravened the laws of their own country, will enjoy all the rights of citizens on condition that they bear the contingent expenses. A painful impression has just been created by the suicide of the rich old Baron Dehorne. He suffered for some years past from cancer, and of late his affliction be. came so great that he resolved to put an end to his life. He spent the night in making his will, and at an early hour in the morning his valet was alarmed at the report of a pistol. The Baron was dead when he entered the apartment, and the pistol was still in his Land.