The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-18

will under the 16th article, "be entitled TO the
whole OF the Subscriptions TO both journals" at
the rate OF forty francs year for the morning,
and Hf'een francs year for all copies of the
evening paper that may be sold over and above
the $4,000 copies which he has bound himself
to supply gratis. "He can, besides, In his morn
ing edition devote the fourth page to advertise
nents, aud the third TO miscellaneoUs news,
financial matters and the bulletins of the
Bourse. In the evening paper he can Eli onIy
three .6tths Of a column on the fourth page with
advertisements
Nj. Wiite sheim has had besides to make q
deposit of 100000 francs as caution money
which is to remain in the hands of the Govern
ment during the whole term of the contract.
Although the 2ith article OF the "Caher,n in
providing that all the difficulties and disputes
that may arise in the execution or Interpretation
otthe clauses of the agreement will be decided
by the first Minister, gives a right of appeal TO
the Council of State, the 18th article clearly
empowers the Minis er to cancel the contract at
any moment (without prejudice TO any damages
which may be demanded from the proprietor)
for any of the following reasons WANT OF
oyactitude in ful6lmg the engagements made; f;
negligence or irtegularty in the printing, tue
publication, the despatch by post, or the dis
tribution Of the journals at the regulated hours.
The 18th article leaves to the proprietor the
power OF choosing the editors or managers of
the two journals, subject TO the approval of the
Minister, who, should he have reason TO be
dissatisfied with either of them, may require
the proprietor to replace him within eight
days.
Inc ldCtS COOneCleu WIN Tue dOl IQlcallOn
upon The tenders form not the least curious
part OF this affair. The condition was that the
tender naming the lowest subscription for the
daily supply OF about 40, 600 copies of the
MO8lt0ur dU SOir to the Communes would be
accepted. There were, we understand, four
tenders Offering to supply these 10000 daily
copies gratis. Without adiOurning but giving
TO the bIOde time Tor consideration, the four
Commissioners 10 whom the decision was en-
trusted stated that they would accept the
amended tender which would add the greatest
number Of gratis copies to the 10000 already
arrived at. This was agreed to by all, and the
result was that there were added by M. Plon,
25,0O0 copies; by M. Schiller, 25005; by
M. Pointes, 26 250; and by M. Writer'S
helm, $4,000, making in all the eX-
uaoIdinary number of $4,000 copies to
be provided gratis every evening for distrlbu-
tioH according to the pleasure of the Govern
ment. 1t seems to have been a foregone con-
clusion with Nj. Rouher that M. Plon, the
printer, who had been coveting the position for
the last three years, would be at once and as a
matter of course adiudged to be the new pro-
p-ietor of the MoniteT. The Government, how
ever reckoned without the exceedingly low
proposal of Nj. Wittersheim, which some what
startled the Minister. and may, indeed, puzzle
any body who does not know that there are
more ways than one in which newspaper may
be made to pay in France as well as in Belgium,
or. for the matter of that, England.-PdH NAL
Gazette.