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To the EDITOR of the MORNING CHRONICLE.
Paris, July 19, 1831.
SlR,—Let me invite your attention to the com-
position of the new Chamber of Deputies. It is an
event of great importance in the history of France,
and it merits our best consideration. When I com-
menced my correspondence with the Morning Chro-
nicle we had a Chamber composed of Extreme
Droit, 96 Deputies. 2. Deputies who, in conse-
quence of the employments they held under Govern-
ment would be inclined to vote with the Extreme
Droit to the number of 18. 3. Centre Droit Mi-
nisterial (Polignac) 41. 4. Centre Droit, who, in
consequence of their titles of Nobility, ancient mili.
tary recompenses,
Cross of Saint Louis, &c., had a
natural tendency towards the Extreme Droit, 40;
and Centre Droit, independent and patriotic, 50.
Thus, the right side of the Chamber had nominally
225 Members out of 430; but as 30 were inde-
pendent and patriotic, it had only 195. You will
remember that 130 out of these 195 were elected
by the Grand Colleges—i. e., by those electors who
paid the largest amount of taxes—who were
Royalists—and thus had the double vote. These
Grand Colleges now no longer exist ; and you will
therefore see, by and bye, what has become of
these 130 Royalist Deputies. I told you they were
Anti-National when I began my correspondence;
and you will now see that I was not mistaken. But
now let us look to the Gauche side of the old Cham-
ber, arid see how it was constituted when Prince
Polignac undertook to govern France ! The Ex-
treme Gauche consisted of 94 Deputies. The great
body of the Gauche of 54. These latter were com-
posed of such men as Delessert, Dupin, Baron Louis,
Augustin Perier, and Royer Collard ! Then came
the Centre Gauche, liberal but only moderately so,
the men who love legitimacy but with the Charter,
and who loved the Charter but with legitimacy.
These later amounted to 52 in number, and though
divided among themselves upon many points, yet
they were such men as Gilman, Hanle, Cambon,
Humann, and Oberkampf. Thus we had a Cham-
ber of Deputies of 425, as there were five vacancies,
and Ministers counted about 190, and the Opposi-
tion 235. When it came to the vote, you remember
that the Minister had 181, and the Opposition 221.
Thus Polignac and legitimacy were overthrown,
and then came the Ordinances and the Revolution.
Well, now we have a new Chamber !! How is
it composed ? The people have still but a small
voice in the choice, for even still all the Aristocracy
of the nation can vote, and not more than a one hun-
dredth portion of the Democracy. Therefore, still
the representation is anything but national, and yet
it is a vait deal improved. Let me begin, then, by
stating, that out of the 430 Deputies who composed
the last Chamber, only 206 are re-elected, 224
being rejected as Anti-National ! Here is a falling
off of one half; and yet no man can vote for a Dc-
puty who does not pay 200 franca per annum of di-
rect taxes: If the millions had the right of voting,
we should reduce the 206 remaining to at least 160!
Now, then, let us see to what class the Members re-
jected belonged ; and let us examine whether the
new electors of France have turned off the Extreme
Right or Extreme Left, or the Centre Droit or
Centre Gauche, and we shall then be able to form a
good judgment not only of the composition of the
new Chamber but also of public opinion.
Let us commence with the Extreme Droit. It
was composed of ninety-six Members. Its prin-
ciples et et e Divine right—legitimacy—passive obe-
dience, and non-resistance. When Polignac was
named Minister, all these men rushed to the Tuile-
ries—prostrated themselves before Charles X.—
thanked him for the tender love he felt for his sub-
jects—and shouted vet again and again " Vice le
Roi ! Vive le Roi f" I told you at that time that
the race of these fellows would be short though
jovial, and that they would be compelled to return
to their old chateaus and live in obscurity. Let us
now see whether my predictions were correct.—
Undoubtedly they were; for after a.pstient exami-
nation of the new with the old lists, I find that only
two Members out of the ninety-sic have been re-
turned to the new Chamber. The other ninety-four
are all conspirators at borne, or emigrants—and live
upon hope and dry bread; for they will not spend
one farthi,,g for luxuries., iir order to injure trade, and
bring ruin on those who made the Revolution !
2, What has become of the 18 Deputies of the
Centre Droit, who, in consequence of the employ-
ments they held under the then Government, were
always ready to vote with it ? Why one!! has
been again returned. Only one, and he is named
General Tirlet.
3. What has become of the Centre Droit (Minis-
terial Polignac), such as Cambon, Crussol, &c. ?
Why in the Chamber of 1830 they were to the
number of 41, but now not one of them has been
elected— no, not one.
4. What has become of those forty Members of
the Centre Droit who, in consequence of " les titres
de Noblesse, d'anciens services militaires recom-
penses par la Croix de St. Louis, &c., peuvent faire
presumer MI penchant yens la Droite?"They were
forty in the Chamber of 1830, and now only one is
elected, and that is M. Lesergeant de Bayenghen, of
the Pas de Calais.
And 5. What has become of the thirty Patriotic
and Independent Deputies of the Centre Droit,
many of whom dared to vote in favour of the " In-
solent Address" which the 221 presented to Charles
X.? Why out of the 30, only three are re-elected ?
And why is this? Not because their services are
forgotten, or because France ceases to recognize
them as good citizens; but because they are no
longer the men necessary to the march which France
desires to make, and because, though they were ad-
mirable and useful in opposing the system of Polignac,
they would now be quite useless after the revoltes
tion of July. I cannot, however, help regretting
that such men as Hyde de Neuville, Martignac, St.
Cricq, and Bourdeau, do not belong to the new
Chamber.
So then out of 225 Deputies which constituted
the ri7ht, or Ministerial side, when twelve months
ago Char:es X. convoked a new Parliament, we
have now only seven who form part of the Cham-
ber of 1831 1 It must not, however, be forgotten,
that a vast many of these were got rid of some
months since, in consequence of their refusal to
swear allegiance to Louis Philip, and the new Char-
ter; and that 130 new Deputies, or at least new
elections, then took place. Of these we will speak
hereafter.
Now, then, let us turn to the opposition aide of
the House, and see if the new electors have re,
jected those who formed the Extreme and Centre
Gauche of the old Chamber of Charles X. in July,
JB3O.

1. The Extreme Gauche consisted of 94 Depu-
ties. They were a compact—formidable and pa-
triotic body. Eight of them are dead. Therefore
8. 6 only remain. Six of them by bankruptcy and
Insolvency have been forced to retire, leaving 80—
and out of zhe remaining 80 how many do you
think have been now elected ? Why seventy-
one! ! ! Now f ask you, can anything in the world
be more convincing than this? And will any one
after this dare to say that France is not liberal—and
that France desires the Bourtions, legitimacy, cob-
webs and prtesteraft. Mink ye out of 96 Extreme
Droit Deputies only two have been re-eiect.ed—
but out of SO Extreme Gauche, the large number of
71 have been returned to the new Chamber. There
is no getting over such a fact as this.
But 2. What has become of the great body of
the Gauche of This is a very important
point, and I hare taken very eepectal pains to be
accurate. The Gauche at that time was composed
of men who did not go all the lengths of the La.
fayettes arid Corcelles of the day, but who were dis-
posedir o
to further than the Centre Gauche, w
ioved the Charter, but with legitimacy appendetd33
;t. Well, then, of these 54 Gauche Deputies,
bave again been returned ; and as five are dead an(