A Council of State has been held and was attended by King Manuel, Queen Amelia and Queen Maria Pia (mother of King Carlos) and the Duke of Oporto (brother of King Carlos).
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Senhor Franco, the Prime Minis ter, and the leaders of the Monarand the Regenoradores offered te eliist parties and of the Progressi
form a Monarchist coalition, and Vice-Admiral Ferreira do Amaral, Director of the Naval Arsenal, was charged to form a Cabinet on' that basis.—Reuter.
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