The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13 00:00:00

FALL OF THE FRENCH MINI4TRY.

PMI, August 9.

The Chambers assembled this afternoon. In the Senate
M. Parrieu, in the name of the Government, made the fol-
lowing statement—" The Emperor promised to aasemble
She Chamber as soon as circumstances should require. The
Empress did not wish to wait until the state of affairs was
more comprombled. We have antlered reverse., but we have
not been vanquished. The -renter part of the army has not
fought, and Is ready to olden o victory for us. Our resources
bye intact; we ask you I. authorize a levy en ,no.e. Every.
thing is ready. Paris is placed in astate of defence, and can
• estate a long siege. We shall shorten the formalities for the
enrolment of volunteers. We ark you to approve a general
organization of the National Guard, and the incorporation of
a pm of the Garde Mobile in the regular army, anti to ac-
celerate the drawing of the class for len. The Prusaltuis
hope to profit by our Internal dividone, but this hope will be
•Iccelved. If order should be disturbed we shall make use of
the powers conferred upon us by the state of siege, and we
hall call to our aid ot'nr forces than tii44.l of the National
rhiard. Order is safety." (Applause).

M. Olivier skid a similar communication in the Corps
bleriatift, awl added in reply to several interruptions from
the Left, "It wculd be falling in our duty to the country to
loae a moment upon such a question of persons. You may
hccamulate reproaches against he Ministers, but we shall
keep silent. We shall only defend the aiewures which are
proposed. The Miniaters ask that the Clamber should COll-
- its confidence in them. If al.; r Minister' can better
events dismiss us, but immediately, as now we must not
speak but act."

M. Dumculin, In the name of aeveral k;opuo,s, prop ~ad
that the Presidency of the XI inlstry should be conferred on
General Trochm

She Chamber, ty 100 against 63 votes, rejected a proposi-
tion a IL Jules Fevre declaring urgent the constitution of
• committee of defence by the Chamber, and adopted a pro.
position of Count Kfmtry callirg at for service the dia.
beaded soldiers of the classes iron. 1.&58 to 1463 who are not
married.

M. Unworn°ls prop...wed the following order of the day
The Chamber being determined to support a Cabinet
capable of erganizlng the defence of the country paws to
the order of the day.'

M. 0111 vier declared that the Government could not
accept the motion which the Chamber nevertheless adopted
At the request of M. olilvier the aittlng wee auspended.
On the sitting being resumed, M. Whyte' announced that.
11 conerquence ot the adoption ot the order ot the day pro-

posed hp M. Duvernots, he had conferred with the Empteso
and, with the consent of the Emperor, Goners! Montauban
(Duke of PalAlio) has beau charged wfth the formation
of a new cabinet.

PARIS PI 'T IN .1 sTATE OF DEFENCE.

A Paris paper says that on the demand of the War
Minister, the Prefect of the Seine on Tuesday morhing
charged the engineers belonging to the Municipal Service to
see to the execution ,d the plans decided on by the ppeclid
military officers to close up the fortifications f Paris. The
work was at once organised and divided amongst three heed
engineers and eleven ordinary onei. The direction of the
whole was confided to M. Alphand, Inspector General of the
Ponta et ChauWes, At two in the afternoon thee gentlemen,
in presence of the generals and colonels, directors of the
fortifications, proceeded to treat with the contractors of
Paris who were known to have the lergest stock of material.:
but all of these excellent citizens declared that they made
no conditions whatever, placing at the order of the authori-
ties for the defence of Paris their fortune, stall, stores, and
experience. At once the military men, engineers, and con-
tractors went and took possession of the workyards, which
were formally opened on the next en 'sing, so that next day
tb.re would he 33,000 n orrice at welt: on the fortifications of
Paris. And it is estimated that in three days they will com-
plete the works necessary tor the defence of the capital.