The New York herald., 1874-07-20
Party Coalition Against
the Cabinet.
The LegitimiSts Struggling Against De-
spair and the Republic.
MacMah0n the Administrator OF
a Firm Government.
The Assembly Likely To
Be Dissolved.

The suspension OF the Union and M. de Fourtous
energetic declarations in the Assembly al Ver-
sailles make 1t clear that Marshal MacMahon
now intends to begin ruling according TO
his own lights, or, in other words, to IN
augurate the Marshalate. M. de Foutou has
in fact distinctly stated that he will pur
down manifestoes from Chiseihurst as well
as from Frohsdorn, while the measures re-
peatedly taken against the extreme radicals
plainly demonstrate that no party win be allowed
openly lift its voice against the existing govern
ment M. Lucen Brun's Interpolation Will be dis
cussed to-day at Versailles 1t Is believed that the
legitimsts of the old royalst party in France are
about 10 fight their last hopeless battle.
When 1t is lost-as lost it will be-the legt1mist
party will probably break up; and the few "true
whites'' who stand last to their colors will settle
into q venerable state Of approximation, Ike
Drulds or fossils 1t Is possible, however, and in-
deed highly probable that, by coalescing with tho
republicans, who hate NJ. de Fourtou, the legti-
mists will succeed in bringing the present Cabinet
to the ground. 1t is my impression that in such
contingency the Marsha-President would come
down to the House and demand Q dissolution
move Tor personal DIe0iScttuDl- At all events we
are entering into the final crisis The present
week will probably bring France out OF the pro-
visional into the definite, and that definite can
have nothing in common with legitimist desires.
THE COUNT DE PARIS
We may, think. look shortly for q manifesto
from the Count Of Paris, and I am informed that
there is one already in print, though it has not
yet been published in the newspapers. II the head
OF the House of Orleans does not quickly dissociate
himself from the policy sketched in the Chambord
manifesto the OreaDists Will be involved IN the
complete rum which that imprudent document
has entailed on the elder branch Of the French
Bourbons. II the Count Of Parts were clever man
n inv 1fo hjc foIln tn eunp
Republic, because this course wouid make him
ana his unces extraordinarily popular. and might
bring them to the throne In time-that Is to say,
after MacMahon's retirement and Cnambord's
death. The immediate effect OF such manifesto
would be to make all the Orleans Princes
at once possible candidates for the repub-
lcan Presidency, which they are not at the
present moment; it would also hit q terribly hard
blow at the Bonapartsts. who would not know
what to do next in order to outbd the House or
Orleans in the competition for public favor. The
moral of all this is that the legitlmsts and Bona
partists, having combined to set up MacMahon as
q stopgap, now find that the serious old soldier
has taken his part in earnest and VIII not be q
stopgap; therefore they are cruelty disappointed.
n. RouHERs OPINION OF THE EMPiEE.
Yesterday NJ. Rouher told an English nobleman,
we'll known for his imperiaist sympathics, that
the Empire would not and must not be restored
about to repeat itself in that way at present.
Moreover, learn the best authority that the
Bonapar tist leaders would rather wait for some
time longer than begin new empire under boy
or eighteen. who is not quite SO manageable as 1t
was thought he might be some months ago.
N. LucIEN BRUINS CHALLENGE.
Under these circumstances all eyes are now
turned upon NJ. LucIen Brun and the challenge ne
has thrown down to the Ministers OF the Marshal
ate. This M. Brun is o lawyer OF Lyons, and o
brave Quixotic person, more loyal than wise, who
has for some time past directed the uncompromis-
ing politics OF FroEsdorf. he is said to be more
completely trusted by the Count de Cnambord
than any of his colleagues Of the Extreme Right.
1t Is, perhaps we'll that he has been chosen 10
lead the forlorn hope OF the legitimists; for he will
do all that courage can do and when he is hurled
back and defeated one may indulge belief that
no sane politician will try the mad venture over
again.
For the present, at least, the restless Princes,
who have been disturbing the peace Of France
since the fall of Napoleon Ill.,, had much better fol-
low the example Of the Count de Paris. and turn
their attention from politics to literature. indeed,
all reasonable people in this country are 30 heartily
sick Of political agitation that 1t was with
positive sense OF relief they saw the Counts name
at the head OF the list OF contributors to the Re-
uue des DeuI Kondes this month. He has written
paper entitled "La Guerre Civiie en- Amerique, "and
though It has not any remarkable historic value In
its present state, being merely the fragment OF
larger work which is forthcoming, under the aus
pces OF Michel Levy, 1t is good solid prose, con-
tanning the average opinions OF well informed per-
sons The Orleans Princes nave hitherto only given
anonymous support to the famous French review.
But they were always fond Of dabbling In letters,
and were never disinclined 70 1avor-
able criticism upon what they wrote.
All through the Second Empire they
were constantly attacking Napoleon III. under
the name Of Nero; and the Bonaparsist writer's
called them 'Les En- -touscas," I" which is the French
diminutive for umbrellas, and which implied, with
the delicate irony then IN fashion, their extreme
readiness to accept the government OF France up
on any conditions. They are not popular. even
now that the Empire s over; and the truth is that
they have not those brilliant qualities which At
tract an impressionable and h0t-heuded nation. II
Is said that they are types Of men who would make
better noraries than kings; but there is this, at
least, to be urged in their favor, that they have
never done anything wrong or violent in politics;
and the private lives OF every one OF them are with
out stain. they keep their own counsel, and
separate their cause from that Of the Count do
Chambord, it is likely enough tnat more than one
OF them may play prominent part 10 the uture
politics of France. Meantime the best thing they
can do now Is to keep quiet
HOW THR ASSEMBLY REPLIES TO THE OUTSIDERS.
In the meantime the Assembly has answered in
the name or the people the question raised by
princes aud pretenders Before this letter goes
TO the Post we learn the result OF to-day's debate
at Versailles which declares. with an anti royalst
majority OF 300 votes that the statu quo must be
maintained. There is no room for speculation ON
this result. We shan probably hear tomorrow
from MacMahon, who, 1t is thought, will send .
message to the legislative body. and long ere
this reaches New York the cable may have an
nounced the dissolution OF the National Assembly.
CORONERS CASES,
Coroner woltman was yesterday called to the