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ZONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 20.

PRIVATE loiters from Paris represent the EN-
TERAL as *MN mere any and excitement
about the Blealkee then shoat any movement that
has taken piese of es oar dr Etat. We can well
believe it. The seeeepueln" may be momentous.
At first the Belffileilffi no skald that • sufficient
number al eisinneMOlM
.eecord their votes. Such
abstention wenlibewelneketaawkwara protest on the
pert el Fumbles...o sibffiket key regarded
the idecteral ereprampleitas am empty
hum That kerbs" dlegyMed. hat a terse one
has same in its }tans. Than MB se bore le any
doubt that a very large maim of Elssitute
will tastier their votes ; but it mum equally earkin
that no inconsiderable portion ISOM VMS to le
tendered for opposition or iadependent &AWOL
This is an inequivocal declare/ha en the pod d
Presehmes that they desire the shutout amid is
the existing mestitation of government to le
reality. The Imperial theory is that the sleeks
legislature of the existing Constitution is preferable
to the old, because it checks the personal rivalry
el Stetmreen by making the tenure of office
me longer dependent upon a Parliamentary ma-
jority. The various political parties which have
alerted Candidates, and those of their leaders
who have consented to become Candidates, have der
stared ipso facto their discontent with this theory of
the character and functions of anelective Legislature.
They have proclaimed their attachment to " Parlia-
mentary Government" in the sense in which the
term is understood in the United States, in Groat
Britain, in Belgium and Piedmont. They have told
Prem. and the world that they regard " Parliamen-
tary Govainatent" as one of the principles which
was established in 1799 I and that if they are to
esquire' in a Maoism dynasty it must be on
the audition that their Sovereign is to allow them
the privilege of Free Parliaments.
This, then, is the question now at issue between
the Free& Government and the independent
Liberals of Prance. In the Ccastitation (*tropic
by the Einem', there is a recognised Corps
Ligistelif, which, according to the letter of the law,
is assumed to be elective. The EMPEROR wishes
his obedient subjects to sleet no person a Member of
the Corps Lesiatatif who will presume to have a
mind of his own in oppaition to Government. This
is no euggeration ; the exclusion of ell the old
members who have evinced any tendency to lade.
pendent action from the Government list of
Gindidates is orecksive on this head. On the
ether band, a large proportion of the most inte
gent and respectable members et French society are
determined to assert their right to elect Members of
the Corps Ligistatil, who will speak the sentiments
and opinions of the general public., whether Go-
vernment be phased with them or not. A very short
time will show whether they will be permitted to do
so. At pement all the chances appear to be the other
way. At first, plausible but ragas preleseiens were
mods by Government, about respect for the freedom
el elution, accompanied however by gemlike-
tions which went far to neutralise them. In pee-
parties, however, se the movement in favour of in-
dependent or opposition Candidates has grown in
alesegth the liberal profusion' of Government
have waxed fainter, and their acts of reprenian
braider and more unequivocal. The divisor
met of several Mayors for refusing to support
Government Candidates ; and, above all, the third
waning to the &eels, are expressions of a despotic
will that cannot be mistaken. We can easily under-
stand, though we cannot sympathise with, this
pink-stricken policy of the Imperial Government.
No desist the presence of intelligent, independent
members in the Corr Llgislatif might at tunes be
distasteful, nay even embarrassing to it. But the
Bar !Me ought to reflect that if it is likely to be
disagreeable to him to witness any median of free
thought and action in his nominally elective Legisla-
ture, it will assuredly be dangerous to resort to
repressive measures to prevent it. Franca has
already declared in favour of the reality of Parlia-
mentary Government ; is he prepared to enter the
lists against an earnest, persevering agitation
to obtain it by strictly legal mean" Is he prepenei
to convert all those high intellects and pure elm-
rectum of France, who have hitherto only steel
aloof from him, into active opponents'
The electoral movement in France—the canvas,
if it can sobs celled—has already shown more than
the rooted attachment entertained by all good
Frenchmen for Parliamentary Government. It
has shown the utter futility of the pretexts wider
which a servile Corps Legiakaif—a Legislature in
but a mess office to register Government
reality—has been defended. It has
' that in the old Chambers,
.4 individual Statesmen was indulged
obstrunisa el labile leasintes Bleary
lea there amid etereely be in a Cape
emetraeld in SMORIIRMIPS with Wes
saes t floe the very few hadirisheal in
spin whim seek a deigned= weld
will eliminated hem the eau
it is marred to have Its seq.
the thaops whisk esespied the
the late Corps Litpadolov. -ea
—_. servile' in other depeetemb ef
Gouremant service, the initiate', mew
he Elections have 'heady Fe.
enough and to spare. Nebel" an
Candidates in opposition le the C.

t Edicts in malit,
{ ' bees alleged I
the rivab7 of ial
ill to the obetrm
of Statesmen the
LlFislatil moiety
Nepotioniennes :
the old one upon
lie conferred W
i 1
it Government
i Bat among tb
1 • ' bombes al Gm
. . their brother em
the Government
meats of the
yoked rivalry en
nett*, up their C
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