JULES FAVRE.

Otago Witness, Issue 987, 29 October 1870, Page 5

JULES FAVRE.

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| Favre, Gabriel Claude Jules, advocate j and politician, born at Lyons, 31st March, 1809, was prosecuting his studies for the bar at the outbreak of the revolution of July, 3830, in which he took an active part. He soon afterwards commenced practice, whilst the independence of his character, the bitter irony of his address, and the X adicalism of his opinions, made him a reputation, and he has remained 'he consistent champion of French Republicanism, in the press, in the different national assemblies, and at the bar. After the revolution of February, 1848, he became Secretary-General of the Ministry of the Interior, and was the author of the circular to the Commissioners of the Provisional Government, as well as of the "Bulletins" of the same year. He officiated fur some time as Under-See-retary for Foreign Affairs, voted for the prosecution of MI. Louis Blanc and Caussidiere for their complicity in the insurrection of June, 1848 ; refused to join. in a vote of thanks to General Cavaignac, and opposed the expedition to Rome of December, 1848. He became the strenuous opponent of Louis-Napoleon after the latter's election to the Presidency, and the leader of the Montagne on the flight of M. Ledrußollin. Elected after the coup d'etat of 1851 to the General Council of the Loire-e-Rhone, he refused to take the oath to the new constitution. His defence of Orsini in 1858 created a great sensation by its boldness and eloquence. In the same year he became a member of the Legislative body ; since which time he has distinguished himself by his speeches in favour of complete liberty of the press, against the lavr of " deportation," the war with Austria of 1859, and in 1864 by an attack on the policy of the Imperial Government in the Mexican war. M. FWe published in 1837 a work entitled "Contemporaneous Biography." Many of his mos" famous speeches and several pamphlets have been published. He was elected batonnier of the Order of Advocates at Paris in August, 1860, and again in 1861, and a member of the French. Academy in May, 1867.

From New York we hear that the feeling almost unanimously expressed by the press of the United Stares is in favour of Prussia. Among the leading New York papers, the World stands alone in defending France. > In the Western cities almost all the principal papers expiesß sympathy with Prussia. Among the German population of the United States it is remarked that the radicals and political refugees are as hearty as any of their brethren in support of King William. The opinion of the natfte-bora Americana is that Napo ipM Jja» made, war withpas causa,