So groat is the prevailing discord in "Paris, that it was feared the funeral of President Faure would not be allowed to pass off without some unseemly demonstration, "Fortunately nothing of the kind occurred during the ceremony, but M. Faure had hardly been laid to rest in the family vault at Pdro La Chaise before there wus a fresh outbreak of disorder which culminated in something very like an_attempt at a revolution. M. Déroulde seized the bridle of General Roger, who was returning to the Neuilly barracks at the head of a regiment of infantry, and urged him to march to the Elysee. Fortunately the General refused to yield to the temptation and caused M. Dérouléde and his friends to be placed under arrest. So far, 80 good; but people are asking themselves whether the next revolutionary attempt will be equally unsuccessful." The di: turbances which have taken place on the boulevards since the death of President Faure have done no harm up to now, but they indicate the existence of a spirit of unrest which may prove dangerous.
24th February.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.