, 1875-01-06

ply of the Due Decazes, the Minister for For.
eign Affairs, to the memorandum of Spain, rel
alive to the violations of neutrality on the
Franco-Spanish frontier. The reply is very
lengthy, and is accompanied by appendices
relating to each fact complained of and answer
ing in detail each appendix of the Spanish
memorandum. 1t will probably. not be given
out for publication at present. There are two
points of major Importance in the discussion
carried on by the Duo Decazes The first re-
lates to the entry of Don Carlos into Spain.
The Spanish Ambassador had to o certain ex-
tent charged the Project Of Pau with being
an accompIice in Don Carlos's passage across
the frontier because, on the ground that he was
not coguiSant Of the latter's movements, he
oeclined to give any instructions to his agents.
ln reply to this charge the Duo Dccazes gives
extracts from letters of Scnor Olozaga, the
Spanish Ambassador at that time in Paris,
wherein exactly at the date in question he prais-
cd the zeal and devotion Of the French Governs
ment AMI its agents en- the frontier of the Py.
rene es. With regard to the suggested remoy.
al Of tho Project, NJ. de Nsdailhac, the Min
lister for Foreign Affairs, claims full liberty of
action for the French Government. The other
poiut of importance relates to the contradic.
ton alleged to exist between the reactionary DO.
licy of tho French Government in Spanish al
fairs and the liberal sentiments of the French
nation. The Due Decazes denies that this
contradiction exists, and afirms that the Gov
ernment and people of France are absolutely
agreed in desiring the welfare of Spain. r.
support Of this statement, he appeals to the
Spanish nation itself for a mora equitable judge
ment of the friendly proceedings of the Govern
ment of France.
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.
New YORK, Dec. Is.
The American schooner "Wilson,' which has
arrived here, reports that she was overhauled
near Porto Rico by a Spanish man. of-war.
GREAT FIRE AT BOSTON.
BosToN, DEC. Is.
A destructive fire has occurred 10 the bust
ness centre Of this city. There were conAa-
gratioas simultaneously at various points, and
the shipping was endangered. The loss 10 eS-
timated at one million dollars.
FRENCH POLITICAL NEWS.
PARIS, Dec. 10.
The scene which every day this session the
auditors, with the patience and oftentimes the
sOmnOlenoy Of my Lord Tom Noddy at q hang
ing, have gone to Versailles 10 inclement wea-
Their hoping to witness, has at length come off.
A little prelude was q petition from SO French
residents in Egypt praying the Assembly to pro-
tect them against the projected abolition of the
COMPILATIONS which assured them French JUS
ti6e. VI. Gambetta said he regretted that the
Minister for Foreign Affairs was not in his place,
as he wished to ask whether the Yellow Book,
not yet published but printed; did not contain
evidence that the CapitulatiOns had been given
up. He believed 1t to be high time for the AS
sembly to interfere. With the consent of the
Marquis de Pleuc, the reporter on the petition,
the matter was referred to the Minister for
Foreign Afairs-a form showing that the AS.
sembly thought it important. Then came the
tempest.
NJ. Henri Martin and NJ. Ba, doux moved
that the second reading of the Bill on Superior
Public Instruction should not be on the order
of the day tomorrow, because the Committee
VIGOROUSLY had not examined the amendments.
A show of hands and trial by rising and sitting
was declared doubtful by the Vioe-President,
NJ. Benoit d'Azy, who was 10 the chair. A
ballot became q matter of course. but the Left
perceiving its strength, the Right benches be-
ing thinned by the heavy. fall of snow which
kept at home the elder members, insisted on a
call of the House, and a public vote at the
tribune. The Chairman resisted the applica-
ton, but it was too late, the ushers having al
ready handed round the urns to the members
in their places. There was a tremendous up
roar. The Left, by a sudden resolution, car
ried out with remarkable discipline, abstained
from voting, hoping that the number of men,
bers might be less than $40, half the Assembly,
and the daoisjOn consequently invalid The