The interest excited in Paris by the dismissal of the
British Ministers is so absorbing, that comparatively little notice is taken of the dissolution of the Duke of BASSANO'S Cabinet (which was mentioned in our second impression last week), and the return of the Doctrinaires to office, with Marshal MORTIER, Duke of Tre- viso, as a President of the Council. After a vast deal of quarrel- ling and shuffling, TRIERS, GUIZOT, and the rest, agreed to make up their differences ; and the Ministry of LOUIS PHILIP is once more set in motion.
Various causes are assigned for the sudden dissolution of the Duke of BASSANO'S Cabinet. It is said that both the Premier and M. PASSY, the Finance Minister, refused to submit to the die- tation of the King ; that there was a lifficulty at the first meet- ing of the new Ministers, respecting the indemnity of a million sterling to the Americans ; that the hostility of the more influen- tial portion of the press, especially of the Journal des Debuts, contributed to alarm the inexperienced statesmen who had been induced to attempt the task of' Government; and that, finally, they saw but one way of escaping from their difficulties, and that was by running away from their bureaus.
The King was not long without procuring successors to them. lie sent fur DE RIGNY, TRIERS, DUCHATEL and GUIZOT, at eleven o'clock on Saturday : Marshal MORTIER arrived an hour afterwards, by appointment, and was. accepted as President of the Council. The Ministry, therefore, now stands as follows—
Duke Da TREVISO (Marshal Monier), President of the Council and Minister of War.
Admiral DE RIGNY, Foreign Affairs.
M. Times, Interior.
M. Gursox, Public Instruction.
M. DUCHATEL, Commerce.
M. PERSIL, Justice.
HUMANN, Finance.
DE RIGNY is also Minister of Marine ad interim. For addi- tional information on the subject of the French Ministry, we refer to the Letter of 0. P. Q.
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