New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-29
THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.
RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY.

PRESIDENT GREvY SUMMONS NM. FALLIEREs AND
JULES FERRY TO CONSULT IN REGARD TO A
NEW CABINET.
PARIS, Jan. 2s.-Ths Ministers met at the Elys6e
this morning and rendered their designations, which
President Gr6vy has accepted.
President Grevy has summoned NM. Fallieres
and Jules Ferry for the purpose Of comforting with
them in regard to the formation Of a Ministry.
Tho Times, in leading article this morning,
commenting on the resignation of the
French Ministry, saws that the news Is of
most momentous character. Even It's immediate
consequences cannot at once be OWNED. The
resignation Of the Cabinet exhibits q catastrophe
which threatens the political arrangements of the
country and renders the substitution OF o more
powerful Ministry matter Of exceeding difficulty.
THE CHAMBER TO BE DISSOLVED.
The Times's Paris correspondent says; The result
of the situation is tolerably clear. namely,
an early dissolution of the Chamber. In a CONVEX
sation, for which the correspondent
vouches, President Grevy remarked: Il am
firmly resolved on dissolution. Nobody can gov
ern the country with the present Chamber of Depu-
ties"
The Duclerc Ministry was formed August OF last
year. succeeding the Ministry OF NJ de Freycnet, whon
had been In Office only since January when NJ. Gam"
count OF the hostility Of the Chamber OF Deputies to
his election scheme known the Scrutn de Lise. The
Ministry OF NJ Feyonet weak and It went to pieces,
owing TO the attempt OF NJ de Freycine to steer be-
tween intervention and nOnlDtervention the
Egyptian question. lie secured credit of
Sl.500,O00 tor naval armaments. and after another
period OF vacatlon attempted to obtain another credit
fer the protection OF the Suez Canal. This rejected
on ly 90 by vote of $50 to 75 The Ministry i'm
medately resigned.
Nine days later q Government formed, as fol-
lows:
NJ. Duclrrc, President Of he Council and Minister Of
Foreign fairs
NJ Deves Minister orJus,tce
NJ. Fallieres Minister ofhe Interior.
General Billot, Minister Of Var.
Ylce-Ad '1ral Jaurregubery, Minister Of Marine and
N. DuvauI, Minister Of PuDlic Instruction and Fine
Arts
NJ Pierre Lecrand, Minister Of Commerce and, I'D IN
tcrtD', oCPub'ic Works.
W. d. Mahy. Minister ~ 0rc,dtirG
NJ Cochery, Minister NJ Posts and Tcie0rGphs.
Subsequently VI. Herisson made Minister OF Public
Works. Two members OF the Duclerc Cabinet. NM
Deves and Cochcry, hld been members Of
the Gambetta Ministry; and five members OF
the dc Freycinet Ministry. NM. Bnot, JauregIiberry
Trnrd. dc hy and Cochcry remained IN the Duclero
Cabinet. The crisis which has resulted in the downfall
of the Duclerc Ministry grew out Of tho arrest OF
Prince Napoleon for issuing his manifesto.
Tho Government introduced q bin 10 tho
Chamber n Deputies, authorizing the President
OF The Republic by decree x In Council, 10 eEpe
members II former Tegniny families whose presence In
France promised the safety OF tdc State those return
inV to be liable to five years In prison. The
Princes who the Army
were to be placed on the retired list. This Llst
clIuse In the bill caused uproar In the Chamber.
committee appointed 10 consult with the CaOlne I'm
reg ird both tie bill and 10 other measures which
were proposed bearing on the same subject. NJ Fabre
intrOd iced counter project which proposed tnat
The orleans Princes suOud be prohibited from
nng OWL or military posts and that all pretenders
ed a II
ton. The committee decided to support tnis substitute
for the Government b hence, far as ths dispatches
received up t. ye8t,rdny show toe Ministry resigned
NJ Jules Ferry who, with ST. Falleres the Minister OF
the Interior IN tho OUTGOING Cabinet, has
Reel summoned TO consult with President
Gfcvy regarding the formation Of new
Muisry, at the head OF the Cabinet which
formed on September 80 1850, and which gave way 10
the Giinbe IA Government NJ Tirard was Minister OF
-ricuiiurc and NJ COcnrry Minister O Posts aud Tcle
crap In the Ferry Cabinet, which retired tn November,
ISL " jules Ferry member ol the De FreycInct
Cabinet last year.