NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TICE event of the week has been the resignation of M. Quesnay de Beanrepaire, President of the Civil Division of the Court of Caseation. This Judge, who in 18E9 accepted the task of prosecuting General Boulanger before the Senate, was promoted to the Court of Caseation as a rewaild. The Judges were annoyed, and several of them, especially M. Loew, now President of the Criminal Division, passed upon him some trivial slights which be bitterly resented. He contracted a furious dislike for M. Loew, and has now taken an opportunity of being revenged. He has resigned his seat on the Bench, and with it his claim to pension, in order to accuse the Criminal Division of being actuated in its investigation of the Dreyfus and Picquart cases solely by passion, prejudice, and possibly—the hint is obscure—corruption. The evidence adduced in support of these charges is of the feeblest description, consisting of statements, gathered chiefly from servants, that the Judges showed undue favour to Colonel Picquart when a witness before them, even on one occasion sending him a glass of grog ; and allegations that M. Loew always chose Magistrates to conduct the inquiries pledged to the cause of Dreyfus. That President, moreover, it is asserted, was severe in his examination of Generals, but expressed satisfaction when the evidence of one witness, an ex-offioer, was given " rancorously " against the General Staff.
