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| at wordsbroush Dale, where seventy. five persons
were killed.
The cholera Is not entirely suppressed, and the
Yetums of the Board Of Health, OF the 9Th ins.an,
show that there were 81 new cases, II of whom
are dead, and the rest under medical treatment
The weather is excee DINGHY mild.
There is rumor that Mr.. Sergeant Tafourd,
the eminent lawyer and writer, will shortly be
promoted 10 the Bench II being In contemplation
on the par, OF one OF the Judges to retire. The
report, however, Is premature and unlikely 20 hap
pen.
Some steeple chases have been run at Cheten-
ham within the last few days; but the Chester cup
ard he Liverpool stteple chase have yet 10 come
of.
Trade of all kinds is as brisk as could be ex-
peeted, both In London and the provinces, and
there Is plenty OF employment tor those who can
and Will work. There has been a steady rise in
the money market since the last steamer left for
the United States. Stocks OF every description
have advanced little Consuls to-day are quoted
stesdiy at 92l and Three and Quarter Per
Gents SO. Most OF the foreign stocks have goae
up, as well. Mexlcans are 25l, Spanish Elves l6a,
and Dutch Two and Half Per Cents so. An ad.
vance CORE spending with consOls has also been
visible IN the Railway Market. Nearly all the
ty OF room tor aHaIher rise for IN many cases they
are TO be had Tor much below their real value.
EEsT TRrAF.
Affairs OF the French Republic.
Correspondents of the London ChroDicle.l
PARIS, Monday evening, Feb. 10, 1919.
The general election, which, IN consequence of
the recent decision OF the National embly, must
now OF necessity take place in the course of the
month OF April, will have most important ndu.
ence on The future prospects OF France; but 1t II
singular to remark, that hitherto the Paris news
papers have been almost entirely silent on the SUBJ
Ject. 1t must not, however be supposed that their
silence proceeds from Indifference. There is no
subject that at the present moment occupies so
much public attention the elections, or in which
SO much real activity Is displayed. The fact 10,
that the silence of the newspapers is the result of
prudence Each party has its central committee
slltirg in Pans, which Issues the mot d'Ordre.
lis metropolitan organs, but to the branch COM
mlttees, established all over the departments; thus
the Capitalization system, which had such power
ful Influence on the system OF government In the
country, Is applied and carried out in all the par
ties into which the body polite is divided.
have, In former letters, given you some account
OF the election committees formed by the different
parties into which the National Assembly is divi-
the Republicans de la Veille, the Moder6s, the
Montagnards, the Pure Republicans, and a sec.
tion OF the Republicans de Ia Vellle, known as the
adherents Of the Executive government, which
Cavaignac was the head. Each of these parties
have organized a committee, and they are each
preparing programmes, which are 10 be issued In
the course OF the present week.
of the Rue de Poiters, Is by far the most import
ant OF these sections, not only on account Of Its
numerical strength, but on account OF the emaent
names which 1t possesses among its members.
Upwards OF eco OF the most noted members OF the
NauOnal Assembly are members OF it, and among
them are MN. Theirs, Berger, Mole, DE Monta-
lembe1t, De Remusat, De Malevllle, and host of
others. 1t will be observed, that among the men,
well as decided legltmlsts, and the party may be
considered as the living emblem OF the reconcia-
ton and union Of the supporters of the two branches
OF the house of Bourbon Out of this party, tine
and 1t still remains In power have already IN
formed you that the Club OF the Rue de Potiers
has recently formed an election committee of SO
members, who are to have the mana cement Of all
that to be done on behalf OF the party throughout
France. Last night, the 36 members met at the
residence OF Count Mole, when sub. committee
was appointed to select 30 members of the mode.
rate party, not being members OF the National As
Thursday next, the programme Of the party, with
lst OF the 66 members OF the committee, is to be
published. The programme declares that the party,
OF which the comnAttee is the organ is an 'avowed
union OF all the conservative parties against social
list ldeae, secret tendencies and the radical reform
of the constitution AT one of tho recent
meetings OF the Club OF the Rue de Poitlers,
a difference occurred between NM. Theirs and
Berger on the one part, and the Marquis de la
Rochejaquelin on the other M. de la Rocheja-
quehn proposed that the election committee Of the
club should be formed Of sixty members, among
whom fifteen should be Legitmists, fifteen Orlean-
lists, fifteen Bonapartists, and the remaining fifteen
Moderate Republicans. This motion was reject
ed, and il is SAID that M. de la RocheJaquelin Is
consequently TO leave the club.
Inc newp party which has recently sprung up I'M
der the auspices Of Nj. Napoleon Bonapafte, the
son OF the ex-Klng Jerome, is one of considerable
importance, as its numbers and influence are like
ly greatly to extend "A; present It is In Its inan-
cy. The committee has chosen M. Napoleon 30.
naparte as its president and two representatives,
nsmely, MN. Ambert Cazelles and Coute, as Sc
cretaries: The programme of this party is to be
published, 1t Is said, to- morrow or next day, but
the list OF the committee is not to be published till
1t has attained the number OF l2O members, which,
it appears, is not yet the case.
The Rtpublicans de Ia Te,Ne are represented
BY the club of the Palals National. It consists en-
mac, and Of which M .Marrasi, M. Senard. &c, are
the Leading members. This Is, perhaps, the
largest, and at the same time, most compact OF the
parties in the Assembly; but since its defeat in
its importance. II is thought that 1t will lose
large portion of its members by the dissolution.
section OF the Republicans de Ia pei2e, which
separated from the main body alter the insurrec-
ton Of June, and established itself under the
name Of the Club Of the Institute Is small but In
fuentlal party. Almost all the members of the
executive government are members of 1t, and
among them MN. de Lamartine, Marie, Pag-
nene, Barthelemy ST. Hilaire, &c. &c. Negota-
lions have recently been opened between this ar
~ and the pure Bonapartlsts, Of which M. Napo-
leon Bonaparte is the head; and it IL not improba-
BILE that union will be formed between them
Should 1t take place, the united party will be
most important one.
The only remaining party Is that of the Montag-
nards, or the advocates Of the Repwbliqae demo
crat!gNe ct soc,ale II is ALMOST unnecessary to say
mat M. Ledru Rollln Is the head of this party.
For some time there was split between the red
republicans and the socialists but they have of late
soldered up their differences, and they now work
together. Their prospects are, however, not very
promising They have no place Of meeting, for,
when the present ministry showed disT esition to
suppress all political clubs, the Montagnards, know
ing that their fate certain, closed their place OF
me eting Of their own accord They have hitherto
made no open demonstration of their Intentions
with respect to the elections, but the probability is