, 1875-07-21

Bureaux of the three sections of the Left are
bestirring themselves to accelerate the despatch
of business, and they have summoned a mass
meeting of the entire Left, which is to be held
at Versailles tomorrow. M. Laboulaye, it is
understood, will make q statement showing the
feasibility of Dissolution next month if speechi-
flying is restrained, The following resolution
will be submitted -
"The Left, considering that after the vote
of the 25th of February the country, with Just
Impotence, demands the putting in operation
of the Constitution, and that this is an interest
superior to all Parties, considering that the
Order of the Day can be exhausted in the
month of August, and that it is ~impotent to re-
tard the labours Of the Chamber by multiply
ing discussions and amendments, invite the
members of their groups to impose on them
selves the greatest reserve In this respect, their
Bureaux to negotiate with full powers with the
Government, the President of the Assembly,
and the other groups of the Chamber, in order
that the dissolution mag occur at the earliest
possible date"
If this resolution is agreed to, greater pres
sure will be brought to bear on those Deputies
of the Left who are at present FESTIVE under the
injunction of silence, and a proposal will pro-
baby be submitted to the Chamber to post
pone the meeting of the Councils-G General till
October, so as to allow the Session to be pro-
longed till its Order of the Day is exhaust
ed.
THE SUEZ CANAL.
PARIS, June go.
NJ. de Lcsseps has just published an inter-
esting work entitled, q" Letters, Journal, and
Documents serving for the History Of the Suez
Canal" He states that, after having long al
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he was anxious 10 1852 to submit it to the then
Viceroy of Egypt, Abbas Pasho, but was warned
that he had no chance of a favourable hearing.
He therefore allowed the question to sleep till
September, l674:-
81 was busy among masons and carpenters
IN adding another story to the old mansion of
Agnes Sorel, when the postman came into the
courtyard with the Paris letters. The workmen
passed on my letters and papers from hand to
hand. What was my surprise to read the death
of Abbas Pasha, and the accession of my youthful
friend, theiutclligent and sympathetic Mohammed
Said. | quickly descended from the building
and FASTENED to write TO the new Viceroy to
congratulate him. l reminded him that politics
had given me leisure which l should profit by
to 90 and offer my homage to him as soon as he let
me know the date of his return from CONSTANT
nople, where he had to go to receive his
investiture."
On arriving at Alexandra in October, NJ. de
Lesseps was warmly received by the Viceroy,
who being about to proceed to Cairo, invited
him to ~sccompany him. The journey occupied
II days, no railway haYing then been construct
ed. M. de Lesseps avaled himself Of the OPP
portunity of unfolding his scheme; but he was
not without misgivings, for Mehemet Ali, the
Viceroy's father, when a canal was proposed
to him, declined to sanction it, apprehending
difficulties with England and Said Pasha had
declared shortly before his accession that if he
ever became Viceroy he would pursue bis fa-
theirs policy. He listened, however, with the
greatest attention, and said, " | am convinced. I
accept your plan. We will discuss during the
rest of the journey the means of carrying it ont.
1t is a settled thing you can count on my
support" M. de LesSeps thereupon put the
finishing strokes to the statement he had been
preparing for two years, and on reaching Cairo
the Viceroy informed the foreign Copsuls Of his
intention to promote the Canal. He directed
two French engineers in his service to explore
the Isthmus, and they reported in favour of
the scheme, which thenceforth, however, had
to contend with diplomatic and pecuniary
difficulties
THE CARLIST WAR.
MADRID, June 90.
A Royal Ordinance has been published
announcing that Judicial proceedingswi will be taken