The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-09 00:00:00

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IlEtutrs.`fs,' ac.r.. 5.-1 have been witness to-
.ll, to- one of those scenes which are evidently
the forerunvers of a complete dissolution of the
botlY Yweiday wits the day fixed by the
Ring's Ordinance for the election ot Deputies to
the New Chamber. The election was to be made
11 the :Departmental: College, consisting of the
vitteipat landed proprietors of the Department,
which, in point of population, is nearly equal to
'Cornwall and Devonshire united. The total auto-
het of Persons entitled to- vote at this election,
according to the list of Augnst, 1815, was 289 ;
but the persons who attended were only 190.
Xbree Deputies were to be elected ;- but no elec-
tion could be good unless, 145 members. a: least
were present, and unlo.s tile. candidate obtained a
majority of those actually .present. Two at least
of the three Deputies Were to be taken from a list
a Candidates named by the Colleges, of Arron-
dissement, consisting of the interior proprietors.
The Arrondissement of Cie, moot had nominated
M. d'Est6site, that of Cotripiegne M. De Kergor-
lay., and that of Sculls M.-Tronchon. Tbe claims
of these Gentlemen to . distinction were, as toi-
lows D'Estissac is the son of the Duc Dc
nochefoncauld Liancour, who sat and voted
in llaimfparte's.pretended Chamber of Reresen•
tistives last year. M. Tronclion was himself one
of those soi:disant Representatives. of the &lona-
parteen school. M. De Kergorlay, on the con-
trary, Was a Member of the last Chamber of De
Chamber which the King described,
and truly described, as a blessing front Providence
to V.rance. his Gentlemp had besides the merit
of king the onlypan in France who dared openly
to print and publish in 011.6 his vote against
Duonaparte's aete additiond, with his reasons
for maintaining his allegiance to the House ot

Bonrhon;••
M. IY'R‘stissac was .named by the MinisteraPre.
Went of lbe DepArtmental College, with osten-
sible instructions not to inOutnee the elections.
Nevertheless' it WAS evident enough that he would,
n President, possess a-considerable loiluence in
favour of his own election.; Nobody, perhaps,
,would :have much objected to Ws addiag to this
a `little personal exertion •in favour' of. himself
tenti!in fact he obtained at the first scrutiny. .106.
Votes, which will secure his .election, provided
the Chamber shall :oot.,liereafter declare it void
fOtimproper influence.. -Tt seems, however, that
D'Estissac had gone forther than merely to
look after votes: tot h is own interest, for whet►.
the second scrutiny Was proceeded on, an Elector
arose, and stared pebliely that M. D'Estissac had
Culled on him to •iiifitience his vote, and told hint
thatit was the King's well that none of the.Dc.-
paties of the former Chamber should be rechosen.
Two other electors, men 'of consequence about
the King, immediately got up, and ltlenied that.
6nrli '%'wvis his. Majesty's will. A violent alter.
cation hereupon took place, and the second scru-
tiny was* 'closed without coming to arty final re-
tonit ger/at-ley obtaining SO votes, and
Tronclion -90 ; ;wither of .wbrch numbers
formed a majority.- -of. the voters present.—
The sitting rrkts. diet), adjourned to this clay,;
boat tarty this morning 70 of the: Royalist
party have withdrawn in as body, leaving it im-
poStoble for their antagooistato proceed to a law-
eleetino,- for•orant of ;sufficient numbers. The
Prefect liar sent off a courier to ;Paris for orders ;
bat it appears certain that nu measure which can,
4-:adopted will'ena.ble the revolutionary party to
coMplete the elections, in legal form. I am of
opinion that this is bui-ooe instance of what you
will hear of in many departments of France, and
I shall even be mach surprised if all the elections
are effected without bloodshed. What madness,
thus to bring• the adverse parties into absolute
conflict, for the sake of getting rid of a Cfiamber
not trite so tractubleas the Ministers wished.—
The Royalists talk • of publishing various letters
sent by the Ministers, to the Prefects, and Presi-
dent of Klectoral Colleges to inflitetice the elec-
tions in favour of known revolutiolutry characters.
it they do this. it -will produce it great sensation
in France, where a charge of corruption in the
management of elections is, more's novelty than
in Euglaitd; and. where, from various causes, the
thipg itself is itifioitely more pernicious.