The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-21
7ELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts Of the
World.
T HE FRENCH CRISIS.
Energetic Action Of the
BrOglie Cabinet.
Tile GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME.
Tile GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME.
Marshal MacMahon to Resign if the
People Reject His Policy.
NEWS FROM THE CITY OF BRUSSELS.
.BY CABLE 70 THE HERALD

Affairs In France continue In the same confused
condition. The popular excitement is still in
tense and ieverisl The new Cabinet founded
lose no time IN asserting its power The Official
journal yesterday morning contained DEGREES ex-
tending over sixty-two procedures. During the
two days that Minister DE Fortou has been in oiflce
lister Marcere or Jules Simon In year
According to the decree published in the Jour-
nal, twenty-one projects are removed to other
places and twenty-five are dismissed. Sixteen
others are placed on half pay or otherwise shelved
The HERALD correspondent at Paris teegraphs
that the probable policy OF the new French Cabinet
is clearly indicated by the report OF an interview
with the Minister of the Interior, NJ. DE Fortou,
which appears yesterday morning in lie Gaulois.
PRESIDENT MAcMAnoN's POLICY.
Alter acknowledging that the government wonld
be ultimately driven to dissolution Of the Assem-
bly,, the Minister was asked if he did not fear that
in that event the new Chamber to be elected would
be anything but conservative In tone.
lie replied decidedly IN the negative, and gave as
his reason the fact that during the electoral pc Rod
Marshal Mcmahon win exercise personal and
direct action. He will address u proclamation to
the people OF France, declaring that unless they
servstye he will resign his ONCE ON the day sue
ceeding the elections.
THE CLERICAL QUESTION.
On the clerical question Minister De Fortou was
government win not cease urging the French
clergy to steer clear OF politics. and viii also take
especial care to prevent frecthinkers from exciting
the masses against Catholicism and its representa-
tlves. These statements are important, coming, as
they do from member of the Cabinet.
That President MacMahon may adopt Theirs
tactics, and hold ont threats OF his resignation TO
intimidatc the people OF France, shows the temper
OF the Executive. Whether such threat, If
made would have the desired effect may be
reasonably doubted, and In the event OF
a disregard of the Presidents wishes and demands
the question arises how could Marshal MacMahon
retire and leave the country danger Of revolution
and anarchy
OPTICAL CIRCULARS
ut Is said NJ de For.ou, Minister OF the Interior has
sent a circular to the projects explaining President
MacMahons recent action and the governments in
tended policy.
The Due do Broelic President OF tho Council and
Minister Of Justice and Worship is about to send a
circular to the Bishops explaining the governments
policy religious matters and appealing to their pru
denco and patriotism to assist him.
THR MANIFESTO OF the LKyT
Tho Soel says the deputies OF the Left intended 10
placard their recent manifesto throughout France.
NJ. Dc Forlon, the Minister OF the Interior, immc-
diatcy tcegraphed to the projects TO oppose this by
all loyal means, and nnatcd that all who Jailed do
80 would DO Immediately dismissed.
The French Ambassador who Is now ON leave OF
ful character OF the new French Cabinet. Notwith-
standing the Due de Decazes assurances, the dis
trust In official circles here continues.
CITY. BRUSSELS.
The disabled steamer OF the nman line seen on the
morning OF the l4th s evidently the City OF Brussels
The captain OF tho Norwegian bark Haakon Haakon-
SEN who sighted the steamer says thnt shc making
about seven miles At this Of progress the
City OF Brussels havo been fully 900 miles OF
tho Irish coast when sighted. and ought 10 get into
Cork Harbor by to-day or Tuesday. Tho wind is,
however, unfavorabc on the wcst coast OF Ireland,
but will change probably TO the southwcstward by
tomorrow. Judging from tho slow progress Of tho
City OF Brussels her propeller must unshippcd
aud rctards her motion nsdcroby.
the AMERICAN FLAG.
A despatch from the HERALD Bureau at Paris an.
uounccs that the United States steamer Dispatch has
nrriycd al Cadiz
THE sTRAMER siDoSIAx
The Anchor li3e steamer Sidonian, from New York
Apri! 20 for Bristol which exploded her boiler April
60 killing her captain, three engineers. two lremcn
and coal trimmer, arrived In the Bristol Channel
to-day. The Board OF Trade will shortly hold in.
ouiry on tho subject.