The new Ministry appeared in their places on Saturday, and
'were at once challenged in the Chamber of Deputies by M. de Marcere—formerly a Home Secretary of the Marshal's—who, praising the Ministers as worthy men out of their natural places, yet denied that they could bring any solution of the crisis. They 'were mere shadows of their predecessors, and represented the last effort in a seven years' war between a monarchical party with three heads and the French Republic. France had fought against this party with no better fate hitherto than that of Sisyphus, who 'when he had, with great labour, rolled ,the stone painfully up to the top of the hill, was condemned to see it roll down again, and to begin his work afresh. M. de Marc ere moved that, " considering that by its composition and origin, the Ministry of the 23rd November is the negation of the rights of the nation, and of the Parliament, and can only aggravate the crisis which has weighed on the country since May 16, the House declares that it cannot enter into relation with the Ministry, and passes to the order of the day." In spite of a deprecating speech from the Minister of the Interior, M. Welche, who tried to represent the Government as one wholly unconnected with its predecessor,—as one of duty and business which would put aside burning questions, and devote itself to urgent administrative necessities like the passing of the Budget,—this order of the day was carried by a majority of 115 (323 against 20B), since which vote the Ministry
has gained the name of Le 211inistere sozcifiete',—the Ministry which has had its ears boxed.
