, 1872-12-11

friends who called upon him, that he would make all
reasonable concessions to secure harmony in the Co.
vsrnment, but that it was impossible for him to relin.
quish his well-known convictions.
The President this morning received g deputatiou
from the party of the Left Centre in the Assembly,
consisting of M. M. Casimir Perier, Laboulaye, and
Picard, to whom he said he was with them in opinion;
but the first question to be settled was now between
himself and the Committee appointed by the Assem-
bly, to draw up a reply to his message.
Evening.-At a meeting of the members of the
Left Centre to-day, NJ. Picard, an intimate friend of
President Theirs, was chosen Chairman, in place of
Gen. Chanzy, who had resigned on account of his
official duties. The selection of NJ. Picard as presid-
ing officer will serve to strengthen the good uuder-
standing between the party and the President.
The Committee appointed by the Assembly to draw
up the project of an Electoral law, made their report
to day. They r~ecommend that the age Of tWenty-one
be retained as a qualification for the exercise of the
franchise that soldiers in actual service be disquali-
fed from voting, and that officers of the army be per-
mItted to vote only when placed on reserve. The
proposed law incidentally DISTINGUISHES a large class of
citizens who, by the Army law, are compelled to do
military serVi ce until the age of twenty Gle. 1t viii
undoubtedly give rise to heated debate.
President Theirs appeared before the Assembly
Committee on the address, and spoke for an hour and
a half. He urged them to terminate the present state
OF indecision reiterated his opinion that the Repub-
lie was indispensable and declared that he was will
ing to accept the principle of ministerial responsible
" aud a parliamentary system which would net COM
pletely exclude him from debate.
The President will attend the sitting of the Com
mittee to morrow.
The Left Centre has drawn up a bill prolonging
Theirs present term four years; providing a Vice
President, who shall succeed the President in case Of
resignation or death the President and Vice-Presi-
dent TO be r%e-ellgible to Office only for a second rerm
one-third Of the Assembly to be renewed annually
the President to be entitled to suspend the promulga-
ton Of bills passed by any Assembly until after the
annual election then if the Assembly insists on the
law, it must be promulgated.
1t is understood that this project Of law meets the
approval of President Theirs.
BERLIS The German Government, replying to
the invlt :tron of Great Britain to assist in thonsup-
preston of the slave trade OH the eastern coast of
Africa, says it will give all the moral and diplomatic
support in its power to the movement, and will in
struct the German Consuls in Africa and Zanzibar to
place their means at the disposal Of the expedition
now fitting out in England.
The Emperor is determined to carry out his inten-
ton Of increasing the membership o" the Upper House
of the Diet by the creation of a number of peers. A
list of the names of the new peers will be published
early next week.
The North G. rmQn Gazette advocates the con-
struction Of a railway from Hamburg TO CuXhaven.
1t says the harbor of Cuxhaven is deep, never freezes
over, and possesses other natural advanta ges, which
reader it superior to rival Dutch and Belgian ports.
RomE.-Fhe emigration from Italy to the United
States has increased to such an extent that the atten-
ton of the Government has been called to it. Signor
LAMA, the President of the Council, and Minister of
the Interior, has written to the. Projects Of the Italian
provinces, inquiring into the cause of so many persons
leaving their homes.