, 1877-01-13

oAN %uO q O0tIEOIOQU GU06 a
false account of it was given to ths world.
80 much has been Of late accomplished by
violence Ia Cons.antinopIe, that very des-
perate plans may be considered feasible
by the desperadoes with whom the city
swarms, but the motive Ia this case is not
traceable. An insane Sultan already dspos.
ed would be useless as a hostage, and there
is no evidence that Murad has recovered
his faculties.
The French crisis is over. NJ. Jules
Simon il the new Prime Minister, with the
portfolio Of Minister Of the Interior, In
which he succeeds M. de Marcare. NJ.
Martsl, q Left Centre man of o very modeEs
ate type, succeeds NJ. Dufaure as Keeper
Of the Seals and Minister of Justice, and
no other change is to be made at oil,
General Berth4ut retaining the portfolio
Of the Minister Of War With this the
Left have wisely contented themselves,
the more, that the new First Minister 10
committed to complete religious liberty
more deeply than to any other poiut 10 the
Republican programme.
The new i" President of the Council'-
aS the Prime Minister 10 termed in France
addressed bis statement OF principles TO
She Chamber of Deputies on Thursday,
dec 4th) and read it later In the same
day, from the notes of a shorthand repor-
Ser, to the Senate. After expressing his
regret for the retirement of NJ. de MarcArs
aud n. Dufaurs, and especially compile
menting the latter, he remarked that it
was unnecessary for him to bring the AS
sembly a programme from one SO we'll
known 10 political life. 81 am, as you
know, profoundly Republican," (words,
and said to have been pronounced with
great emphasis), " and profoundly Conser-
alive, devoted by all my conviction, by all
the studies of my life, to the principles OF
liberty Of Conscience, animated by a sincere
respect for religion. The Cabinet which
you have before you is, andmesns to remains
q Parliamentary Cabinet. Referring
TO the fidelity Of the President of the
Republic to constitutional principles, NJ.
Simon went on to say that the Cabinet
was united in itself and In accord with
the majority of Parliament; that, like that
majority, they desired the de6nltivs
establishment OF the Republican Coustitu-
tlon, and intended " to impress this unity
Of spirit on the various Services,-virtu-
ally, no doubt, a promise TO get rid OF all
reactionary projects and other officials. II
was not enough, he said, for the function.
aries faithfully to execute the orders they
received. "They must also by their
conduct and by their language set the
example of respect for the Government
whose agents they are. We have, gentle
men, the steadfast resolution Of seeing
to this" This very 6rm language was
enthusiastically received by the majority.
and respectfully even by the minority OF
the Chamber. In the Senate ID was
accepted without protest by the Conserve
tives, and with much warmth by the Libsr"
ais. NJ. Simon's Ministry promises well.
The contest for the American Presidency
makes no progress. but to oPPeorS that the
Houses consider they have q right 70 regU-
late by statute the counting OF the votes.
A Bill for this object. directing the
Supreme Court to count them, has been re.
Tested by the Senators, and they are now
discussing another Bill, making the two
Houses sitting together the final authority.
As this would he equivalent to securing
Mr.. Tilden's election, this Bill also will