NEWS OF THE WEEK • T HE scene in France has
suddenly changed again. At the beginning of the week, it became known that the Marshal strongly objected to superseding General Bourbaki and the other commanders who were chiefly distrusted by the Repub- licans, and that it was a question whether he would give way. Thereupon the Republicans wablished their intention, in case , he did give way, to move in the Chamber of Deputies for the impeachment of the De Broglie Government, a motion which, if advocated by M. Gambetta and the greater Radicals, would certainly have been carried, as the Senate had no voice in the matter, being the tribunal destined to try the impeachment, and therefore unable to vote on the policy of such a step. If Marshal MacMahon had ever hesitated about yield- ing to the advice of his Ministers as to the higher military com- mands—and we do not know that he did—this decided him to stand firm, and on Thursday his resignation was received by the two Chambers, sitting together as a National Assembly. The Assembly immediately proceeded to elect his successor,—M. Jules Gr4vy,—which it did by 563 votes,-99 being cast for General Chanzy. The Marshal, who behaved throughout with great dignity, called on M. Grevy to congratulate him on his new dignity, and is to leave Paris immediately for his country estate.
