, 1875-01-23

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ment was received Queen Isabella at once sent
copies to Queen Christina, who has been sup
plying the sineWs Of war to the Alphonsist
agitatOrs. The Duo de M0ntpenSier, Queen
Christina, and the Duchess de Montpensier,
lost no time in coming to offer their con-
CALCULATIONS, and they will be present at the
merry-making with which 1875 will be usher
ed in at the Hotel Basilewski. The pronuncta-
mtent0 was made at Valencia, where Campos
raised the Alphonsist standards, and in a day
and a half spread to Madrid. The news about
Serrano and the Northern Army, in contra
diotion of dispatches received at the Hotel
Basilewski came, however, almost direct from
the Spanish capital, which would tend to show
that the telegraphic lines in the districts
unoccupied by the Carlists are in Alfonsist
hands.
Alfonso starts tonight for Madrid. lie is
manly and well grown for his age, and said
to be shreWd and cautious, but of a despotio
temper. The first act of his reign, if such
it can as yet be called, was TO telegraph to
the Pope to ask his benediction, and to assure
him that he will follow his ancestral example
in defending the rights of the Holy See.
THE
POLITICAL CONFERENCES IN PARIS.
PARIS, Thursday Night.
Al the morning Conference yesterday after
Marshal MaclIahon had briefly declared the
object of the meeting was to secure if possible a
majority Of all the moderate parties, NJ. Buffet,
on being appealed to, declared that above all
things the peril of dissolution should be avoid
ed, and to this end he was willing to sacrifice
personal preferences.
NJ. Dufaure and NJ. Leon Say said that while
respectfully coming in obedience to the Presi-
dents personal invitation they came merely as
individuals and had no mission to represent the
Left Centre.
The Due de Broglie said that three courses
were open: the personal Septennate, the only
one which the Moderate and Extreme Right
would support; the impersonal Septennate,
which might perhaps command the concurrence
of the Left Centre; and q defnitive Govern
ment, which in his opinion it would be impossi-
bic to establish before 1850.
NJ. De Kerdrel, as President of the Mode.
rate Right, declared that they would never &C.
ccpt an impersonal Septennate. They were
willing to organise the powers Of the Marshal,
but would not accept the theory of the Duo d.
AudiGret-P asquier, that the Republic should
be established absolutely, and at all events for
six years to come. NJ DE Kerdrel and M,
DepeyrQ exclaimed that they made no conces.
sions, but only sacrifices, in so far as they
separated themselves from their friends of the
Extreme Right, who would not hear of the
organization Of even the personal Septennate.
NJ Dufaure and NJ. Leon Say decidedly op-
posed the creation of the Senate unless as part
Of a complete Constitution. NJ, Dufaure threw
out as an extreme limit of compromise that,
possibly, If thought useful, they might vote the
constitution of the Senate, with a reservation,
if the Otaer oorrelative laws did not pass. but
be protested vigorously against the scheme for
a Senate. In the Report of the Committee OF
Thirty he admitted the principle that the Presi-
dent should appoint some Senators, but
thought half, or ever o~no~third, far too much.
1t is to be observed that NJ, Dufaure is q self
reliant man, who persists in his opinions the
more they are opposed.
The two Ministers present-the Due ecazes
and General CT abald-LatOur-said, and small
blame to them, thai they were most DESTROYS
that ar understanding should be o to.
This happy result, however, was not achieved
even at the afternoon meeting, which lasted till
seven O'Clock. Although a semi-oficial journal
says the period of action has arrived, deIibera-
ton without issue is all that has yet taken
place. In consequence of the New Year cere-
monies to-day and tomorrow, the Marshal
postponed further consultation until three
o'clock on Saturday.
1t is a reassuring symptom, after the unmis-
taxable hints of a coup d 6tot thrown out by
some overzealous prints, that the Marshal
spoke with horror of those heads of the Exeou-
tive who resort to violence against Loyalty con.
stituted authorities.
nH6Urr ON NE TEnDTT DOWN.