Many trials will, it is believed, spring from the ashes
of the great one. The Marquis du Paty de Clam has been arrested, and will be tried on a charge arising from the evidence accepted by the Court of Cessation ; and it is reported that the French Government has found a charge against Colonel Esterhazy other than that of forgery, of which he was acquitted, and that his extradition will be demanded of Great Britain. General Mercier, it it also alleged, will ba tried for placing secret evidence before the Court-Martial of 1894, and a Cabinet Council will be held as to the propriety of prosecuting General Gonse, General Boisdeffre, and General Pellieux, while General ZUrlinden will, it is said, be- superseded in his post as Governor of Paris. In fact, M. Faure having disappeared from the Elyse% the Government appears intent on doing justice, a disposition which will be strengthened by the fact that the incriminated officer% are suspected of hostility to the Republic. The temper of the Army is, however,' still uncertain ; and it is considered necessary to take the most elaborate precautions at Brest and Rennes for the safety of Captain Dreyfus, when arrived. It is believed, however, that President Loubet will be firm, and in no country does firmness succeed so well as in France. Of course, if the populace of Rennes attack the prisoner, and the troops will not fire, all is over ; but there has not been an instance of such mutiny since the Revolution.
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