Theophile Charles Ferre, a French communist, born about 1845, executed at Satory, near Paris, Nov. 28, 1871. He was a merchant's clerk, and was early implicated in revolutionary movements. During the insurrection of March, 1871, he favored the assassination of Gens. Le-cointe and Clement-Thomas, and became a member of the commune and of the commission of public safety, adjunct procurator general, and prefect of police. On May 27 he presided over a massacre of hostages, after having released and armed the inmates of the penitentiary and converted them into executioners. One of the most ferocious terrorists, he set fire to the prefecture of police, and ordered the burning of the ministry of finance. Previous to his execution, he wrote to his sister that he died as he had lived, a materialist.