Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1882 — The New French Ministry. [ARTICLE]

The New French Ministry.

The new French Cabinet, aa formed by De freycinet, is as follows : M. De Freycinet, President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. Ferry, President of Public Instruction. M. Goblet, Minister of the Interior and of Public Worship. M. Leon Say, Minister of Finance. M. Varroy, Minister of Public Works. Gen. Billot, Minister of War. . Admiral Janregulberry, Minister of Marine. M. Tirard, Minister of Commerce. M. Cochery, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs. The Department of Agriculture is separated from that of Commerce, M. De Ma by has accepted the Ministry of Agriculture. The Post of Minister of Fine Arts, created by Gambetta, is suffered to fall in abeyance. of the now Ministry, as read to the Chamber of Deputies, met with great favor, and the new administration is in a fair way to get along smoothly with the element which put an extinguisher upon Gambetta’s flaming ambition. Commencing with the assurance of peace at home and abroad, he announced that the laws relative to the press and to the right of, publia meeting will be applied in a liberal sense. It is thought best to postpone a revision of the constitution until the next Legislature meets, but the judicial, military and educational reforms already undertaken will be persevered with. An impetus will be given to labor, but there will be no compulsory conversibn of the debt or purchase of railways.