An incident in Paris, which can scarcely be called of
a minor class, has excited very great interest in England ; we allude to the case of M. 011ivier. This gentleman had begun the defence of a person charged with a political libel, by remarking that he should not, like the Advocate-General, appeal to passion. The President of the Sixth Tribunal of Correctional Police called upon him to retract his words ; and, on his declining to do so, sen- tenced him to three months' suspension as an advocate. There was nothing unusual in the tone of M. 011ivier's speech ; the whole of the Bar has taken up his case, and identified itself with his support, encouraging him to vindicate the ancient rights of the order in an appeal against the sentenoe pronounced by the Judge of the subordinate tribunal. It is assumed on this side of the Channel that the Judge of the Court to which the appeal lies will correct the mistake of the inferior Judge ; but it is even more strongly. assumed that the Government of France will in. no manner identify itself with the blunder committed by the police magistrate.
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