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And Proceeds to Advertise His Views in
the Newspapers and Placard Them
Upon the Walls of Paris,
For Doing Which He Is Seized and
SummariIy Cast Into Prison.
The Course OF the Government Approved
by the Chamberlain Interview with
the Prince-other Cable News.
REVOLUTION BY MANIFESTO.
Prince Napoleon Makes the Attempt, and Il
SnmmariIY Imnrisoned.

ANS Jdll' Ut s5dEO publishes Il MANI
festo professedly issued by Prince Napoleon
(Plon- Plonl criticising the present situation
and claiming the Napoleonic inheritance.
The manifesto was found placarded in sew.
eral quarters of Paris. The Prince dwells on
the impotence and incapacity of the govern
ment, the disunion of Parliament, the de-
cadence of the army and the finances. He de
clares religion is attacked, and that the OBJ
servance of the concordat can alone estab
llsh religious peace. The Prince rejects any
compromise with the Royalists. He advo
Gates the plebiscite by which the empire was
sanctioned. The manifesto was torn down
by the police.
The manifesto was at first regarded as q
hoax, and many still doubt its genuneness,
Figaro has been seized. If the manifesto is
genuine the Prince will be ordered to quit
France, and will be conducted to the from
tier in the event of his refusal.
Prince Napoleon was arrested this after
noon and conducted to the conciergerie
THE GOVERNMENT GNDoRsED.
In the Chamber of Deputies, Jolibois
Bonapartist, interpollated the government
on the subject of the arrest of Prince Ma,
poleon. He said the issue OF the manifesto
was simply press olfense. The Prince, he
declared, had only exercised his right, and
the Minister of Justice had exceeded his au-
thority by causing the Princes arrest
Deves, the Minister of Justice, replied
that the manifesto had not only been pub.
lished, but placarded. This fact had been
brought to the attention of the judicial au
thorities, who, in the exercise of the com
plete freedom of action they possessed, haG
issued a warrant for the arrest of the
Prince. Deyes added that the matter, in
due course, would cong ~ ore the
tribunals. The g6yernhient was firmly
resolved to see that the law was strictly OBJ
served by all citizens Of the repu bic, not ex
cepting Prince Jerome.
Floquet, Republican, vice president of the
chamber, brought forward motion prohib
iting the presence in France or Algeria o
any members of the former French dynasty.
Martin Fueli, Republican, moved the or
der of the day approving the action of the
government in regard to Prince Napoleon.
The motion was adopted-4l7 to 80.
Bisaccia said he was anxious to separate
the personality of kings and princes from the
present incident.
Loud protests followed this remark, and
the president of the chamber ruled that the
words kings and princes" were unconsti.
tutional.
Urgency was then voted for Floquets mo.
ton by 32S yeas to 112 nays.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCE,
A member of the staff of the Temps inter
viewed Prince Napoleon to-day on the sub
iect of his manifesto. The Prince said he
had issued the manifesto because everything
was going wrong in France. The republic
had proved its incapacity for governing il
had not received the sanction of popular
vote; the Republicans were wrong in not
having resorted to 4 plebiscite few years
ago, when they would have secured 5000 600
sufirages. Prince Napoleon denied that he
had any personal interest in the matter He
said he was supporter OF the Scrutin de
Liste, because he believed. under the present
system, the executive was governed chiefly
by local interests lie should like
to see at the head of the Republic men OF
the nation, elected by the nation, as in the
United States. "Let the people, said the
Prince, appoint Grevy il they please, but at
fiuence of deputies elected by mere grondis-
sements. With the present Chamber OF Dep.
uties it was impossible to hope for anything.
Gambetta had failed to imhue it with the
principles of government, and where he had
failed, none could hone to sue.
ceed." Prince Napoleon denied
that he aimed at personal power,
the coexistence of which with the liberty o.
press, liberty of association and parliament
ary control, was, he said, impossible. If the
Count DE Chambord were to attempt tc
would be the first to seize a musket and
mount the b1rricades. The Prince said he
believed parliamentary regime was only
practicable under a constitutional monarchy
He was convinced of the perfect loyalty oil
his manifesto. Competent persons he said
had approved its terms, and had affirmed its
placarding as legal.
CHARACTER OF THE oFFENsE.
The police official who arrested the Prime
is the same officer who arrested Prince Ma
poeon at the house OF Maurice Richard, i,
1872.
The Prince was subjected to intcrrogato
ries by the judge obstruction in his own
house. He acknowledged having writ
ten the manifesto. He is charged
with having committed an ac
tending to change the form OF government.
able by detention in fortress. Some search
was made for discriminating documents
but none were found. No seals were affi xed
to the Princes papers. During the interview
the Prince coolly smoked a cigarette and
asked permission to order a carriag
to take necessaries with him. The request
was somewhat brusquely refused; there