Year: 1867

PARIS, April l9 1867.


At special election for Legislatf Deputies held in
departmental district last Sunday the Government candidate
chosen by 5000 majority This to be sure Is 1000 less
than his predecessor had in but the popular aversion to
the army bill would probably have reduced some other
thousands had the election been held few weeks But
what better worth attention in this election than the M
umph defeat of party candidate is the fact that nearly
5000 inscribed of the district took part in
than in the election of 1868 similar increase is notable
in several other special elections held since that date The
French growing in political practice hopefully The
tvty of the rerogade portion OF the Naoeonists III It's
way her good sign 1t proves that they scared
they and without To spectator 1t is plea
almost them struggling for retention of what for
long, they have been quiet possession Of Some OF the
immediate consequences of the struggle not pleasant


spoke in the time of it of Grardns famous article severely
ccng Rouhers boast the of France had
steadily improved and under the present regmehow
he tried and condemned fine for publishing the
Having been served with bill Of the fine COSTS amounting
5000 francs he took occasion of pubh last Mon
day another article headed What it Costs to Tell the Truth
The point of this second article the showing the truth of the
first by putting in patent but odous comparison Minister
Rouhers with the warning of Thers uttered in
the debate and these with facts that have to
light and events that have occurred since that debate last
month, and the situation they make now for France The
Government response this article twofod. new
notice of before legal tribunal served on the
writer and printer fne if not imprisonment in add


ton, is the fogne conclusion of the trial 1t having cost
Grardin francs tell the truth mouth it will now
him 5000 francs for telling that The other ans yer
the article prohibition without legal process, by
purely administrative order of the sail of La Ldere at the
street newspaper stalls Here curious commentary
Napoleons promise given his letter of 10th January to
attribute the appreciation Of oenes of the press rcy to
the correctional ial and thus suppress te discretionary pooeq
lover them) of the Government" Another Liberal journal
the time placed under the ntedc the Minister
degnng justify this of his discretion by word of
lanation Su interdict equivalent TO heavy fne
especially evening paper like Grardns of which
half the daily issue sold the stalls The immed
consequence of the prohibition while inurng Grardn in
his pecnnary interests has not ne Dat vengeance agree
abe) any profit the Government as will appear
olo wing The issue of paper Monday
before the inerdc $4,000 copies; Tuesday, despite
the inerdct 27l0O copies Wednesday, 3O950 copies
ingenious Government permits the sale of the paper
Shops and graciousy suffers its subjects subscribe for it.
The subscription list has considerably increased arrangements
have made for its sale in great many shops little
bookseller, from whom sometimes buy my copy in neigh
boring street, told yesterday that he selling four times
more than he before the nterdct The public in
convenienced Grardns profits diminished by the large
commission he has allow to shopkeepers the influence Of
the paper augmented public confidence in the formally given
word of the Emperor is X. But it is simply that it
doubt the Imperial word it doubt
his frmnes OF purpose He must have intended when he
voluntarily the January letter. okeep It's promises Then
his intention has been changed BY certain OF his councillors