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Show French Flushes. Paris, 7. Three republican clubs hare been closed by tha authorities because of unauthorized political meetings. ine manager at the igauto newspaper, news-paper, published at Marseilles, has been sentenced to a month's impris-mcnt impris-mcnt and to pay a fine of 3,000 francs. Victoria Sardon, dramatic writer, has been elected a member of the French academy. The Monitour announces that a circular cir-cular will be Bent to the members of , universities calling on them to ab-! Btain from political discussions. 1 The presidents of throe sections of the left held an important meeting to-day. The decisions arrived at show iremarkable moderation. It was decided de-cided that Gambetta, at the re-opening of tho chamber Bhould move an interpellation on the part of the left, but that contrary to the opinion of Gambetta, himself and M. Thiers, he should refrain from arraigning the action of President MacMahon, whose irresponsibility Bhoultl be fully admitted. ad-mitted. It was also decided that the address in reply to MacMahon's message should bo modorate, but decided de-cided if overtures were made to the majority, with a view to ministerial changes, they should not bo neglected without consideration, althou gh it would be necessary to in-iat in-iat upon the retirement . of M. Fourton. It waa finally decided that tha question of sanctioning the budget Bhould be left to the budget committee. A majority of the meeting meet-ing appeared to bo of tho opinion that nothing should be done to render dissolution inevitable. It waa admitted admit-ted that M. Fourton 'a action relative to hawking licenses rendered many circumspect newspapers more lukewarm luke-warm in their utterances, and that to give republican canvassing significance, signifi-cance, hostility to MacMahon would lose a number of votes. |