, 1874-12-19
TELEGRAMs BY ENGLISH MAIL.
OPENING OF THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY,.
Spectator

no exciting debate Will take place DefOre Janu-
airy. There is plenty of pressing business to oc-
cupy time until Christmas. The Budget is not
settled a municipal law must be voted, because
the existing one expires on January LIST and the
Bill on the Cadres of the Army is by oommon
consent held to be urgent.
VERsATt1Es, Nov. so, Afternoon.
Almost all the members of the National Assem-
bly, have returned to Versailles, and humorous
negotiations have been carried on this morning
between the various party groups. Several meet
ings have been held, but the position Of affairs
appears very confused, and the fractions of
the Right seem to be divided. A reformed group
of the Extreme Right, numbering 20 members,
have decided to vote against the Constitutional
Bills. At a meeting of this fraction, held to-day,
the President read a letter from the C5mte de
Chambord, brought by NJ. Cazenove do Pradines,
and addressed to his friends in the National AS
sembly. The Count says that, c~orfding in the
zeal of his friends to do everything to further the
interests of the country and the cause of Roy
atty, he will not offer them any advice, but mere
ly state that & true Royalist must do nothing that
might delay the Royalist restoration.
This letter was communicated this afternoon
to the members of the Moderate Right, who,
though Royalists, wished to vote for the Consti-
tutional Bills. The position is therefore q very
difficult one, and the voting of the Constitutional
Bills will depend upon the attitude of the Right
Centre. If the latter is willing to unite with the
Left Centre, it will be possible to vote the Bills,
notwithstanding the opposition of the Extreme
Right, but up to the present the Right Centre APP
pears resolved to remain united with the Moderate
Right. 1t decided to-day to nominate a member
of the Moderate Right, NJ. Depeyre, or M. dc
Kerdrel, and a member of the Right Centre
namely, the Due d'Audiffret- Pasquier-for the
two posts of Yice-President. No arrangement
on the subject was made with the Left Centre.
The Extreme Right refuses to vote fer the Duo
dAuditret- P%asquier, and claims one Vice Presi-
Dental seat for one of it's own members.
The fractions of the Left are very united, and
have finally determined not to bring forward a
candidate for the Presidency. of the Chamber in
opposition to NJ. Buffet. At this election they
viii vote with blank papers, but they will take
part in the election for the Vice-Presidents
and Secretaries. In view Of the division of
the Monarchical parties, the Left will not at
present attempt any thing, so as not TO cause their
opponents to reunite. Before taking any action
they will await the delivery of the Presidential
Message.
NJ. Bocher was to-day elected President of the
Right Centre, in the room of the Due d'Audifret-
Pasquier, who has resigned that position.
At the opening of the National Assembly oil
the new deputies elected during the recess were
present, as was also NJ. Theirs, who conversed
for some time with General Cissey, the Minister
of War. Many Members, however, were absent,
and the sitting was very short and unimportant.
After the process -verbaL had been read General
CiSSeY introduced five Bills, lncluQlng CnOse re-
lative to the organization of the cadres of tho
active territorial army and the Staff service.
These Bills were referred to the Army Committee.
The Members Of the bureaux were then drawn
for bv lot, amid much conversation and noise.
The House fixed the order of the day for to-mor-
row. consisting of the nomination of the President
and Presidential Bureaux, and the sitting then
terminated.
PARIS, Dec. l, Evening.
THE letter Of the Comte de Chambord was address,
ed nersonally to a member of the Extreme Right.
Il saws simply 81 beg my friends to undertake
nothing that might impede or delay the work we all
desire to accomplish"
The Union, the organ of the Comte de Chambordf
saws this letter makes no c~hange;in the Royallst poll
nv. but only confirms the Roy alists in their resolu--.
tions. These explanations are intended to put 8
stop to the coniectures current since yesterday re-
specting a change in the attitude of the Deputies OF
the Right.
This evenings Journal de Paris, and the Prose-,
which was formerly a semi-oficial organ, state that
the Council of Ministers held a rather agitated sitting
this morning. Rather serious Emergencies. OF OPT
MON are said to have arisen in the Cabinet upon ques-
tons of internal policy in connection with the draft
ing Of the Presidential Message.
THE FRENCH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
PARIS, Nov. 3d.
The reports of yesterdays ballotages IN the
provinces are all in favour of the Republicans,
PARIS, Nov. 80.
The new Municipal Council in Paris is described
as consisting, of twelve Conservatives and SIXTY
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