It is stated that M. Thiers, when accepting the chief
place in the French Executive, made terms which did not point to mon- archy, and certain that he insisted on the insertion of the word " Republic " in the vote which is his commission, and his appoint- ments indicate an intention to employ all classes. His Ministers are M. Jules Fevre, moderate Republican, for Foreign Affairs ; M. Picard, moderate Republican, for the Interior; M. Buffet, moderate Imperialist, for Finance ; General ado, very old moderate Orleanist, for War—a mere ad interim appointment — M. Lambrecht, a strong Protectionist, for Commerce ; M. Dufaure, Orleanist, for Justice ; and M. Jules Simon, moderate Republican and freethinker, for Education, the last an appointment which enrages the Clericals. He chooses men like the Due de Broglie, Legitimist reconciled to Orleanism, for diplomatic position, and for Prefects generally men of the Fusion, who can be Orleanist or Republican. M. Buffet, it is believed, has resigned since his appointment, and M. Thiers will have trouble in finding a finan- cier who has not also been an Imperialist. It should be remem- bered that M. Thiers is a stout Protectionist of the Chowler type, a man who says openly that there is a " just price " for grain, which must be secured to the farmer by legislation.
