, 1877-10-27

ons OF aims, ammunition and provisinns'
get lopelcssly stuck.
Tho strMncr Olga arrived Mt Falmnuth
and reports that she was compelled tn
abandon the Cleopatra obelsk of Cape
Fiunisterlc Sunday night, during n trc-
mendous gale. The crew on the raft
which contained the 0bulsk were trans-
iertc'l to the Olga. hut not until the Olga
lla' lost six GLANDS in her cndcavor to
rescue them.
A Paris correspondent telegrhphs as
follows: The Lett have proclaimed tl'nt
they will anuul the elections obtained Dy
permitting candidates to pos: on the
walls addresses printed on white paper,
which according to law should hGonly
used for pNcards cmenating directly
from the government All the govern
mcnt candidates used white pHper Tor
their pmcurAs The Lett hereby intentl
t" lay down 4 principle binding on
themselves as on their opponentf and to
intlict solemn condemnation OF official
candidacy buckcd by mbusiing ccer.
cion. They also announce TINT if the
cabinet is not formed from the mn or-
ity, they willpnss Mt the very titst sitting,
"A vote of want OF confidence, and after
insunng the payment Of interest on the
national debt, supplies for the army,
public works and purely administrative
purposes, they will refuse ali'vors nee.
essnry for the working Of the cabinet,
such as secret service money, aud
salaries as tunciiOnaries,. and do every
thing, in short, which can oblige cal,i
net, acting within law, to- abandon the
struggle. The conditions on which
members of the Lett who might he sum-
m0ned would agree to form II cabinet,
are already spoken Of. but it is too
soou, Tor nobody is ut present in posi-
tion to formulate them uuthurativrly
The great question is what will prevent
the ministry and above all Marshal
MacNlalon from carrying out their policy.
The rumors relative to their intentions
vary continually. The latest are to the
effect that tie ministers are inclined to
resign, but it il added that the Mnrshal's
private advisers hold that the Marshal
can't yield to the dictates of the DemoC
racy without breaking. his repeated
pledges; but that he Will accept the left
centre if it sewers itself from the rest OF
the LEFT that he can't advance towards
the left centre, while it retains its pres
cnt alliance, as such n step would lead
him finally to having to accept II radical
ministry. 1t is not surprising, concidcr-
ing the dangerous counsels offered to the
Marshal, that vague rumors of II camp
detat circulate. For two days business
has slackencd and the situation instead
OF improving seems to be becoming more
and more gloomy and disgusting. There
are evidently men who have an interest
in driving the Marshal to extreme mcas-
ures. A correspondent says, in conclus
ion, that he believes the Marshal, how
ever, incapable OF prolonging the agita
tion, which If much prorlpcted would he
fatal. The bulk of the nation desires u
settlement by an understanding with
the Marshal.
PARIS, Oct. 19.-A correspondent tel
egraphs that on the part of the Left
there is determination to he self re-
strained more than ever. The idea of
invalidaticn Rot elections by wholesale
has been given up, and only elections
palpably yiuatcd will be annulcd. Par
ticularly tlruse OF the main authors of
the act of May 9th, but it is even doubt
ful If this will h" attempted. learn
that the commission which was discus
sing the Spanish tariffs, has bccn,warned
that it onght to finish its hbors before
November Gth. which indicates Posi-
! bic retirement of the cabinet. At one ol
/ the meetings ol the Chamber, | know
/ that the Duke dc Bruglic has expires sc,l
himself clearly on thi' point and he was
the very minister whose resignation