The death of Archbishop Darboy, the third Archbishop of Paris.
who has died a violent death within the term of only four Arch- bishoprics, was worthy of a great prelate of a great Church. It took place on Wednesday week, 24th May. Loaded with insults. by the more brutal of his executioners, he calmly replied, "Do not profane the name of liberty. It is to us alone it belongs, for- we shall die for liberty and faith." Some of his executioners. steppedout of the ranks to ask his pardon, which he freely gave but others of them were so insolent that even the commander oL- the detachment told them roughly that their duty was "to shoot these people, not to bully them." The Abbe Allard was the first to fall, then the Archbishop, and then the Abbe Deguerry, Pre- sident Bonjean, and Fathers Ducoudray, and Clair ; and on Fri- day, fifty-four more hostages were taken out to execution in Pere -
la Chaise. The rest in the prison of La Roquette were saved.
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