The New York herald., 1877-10-18
Conservative Assurance UndiminiShed-
The Ministerial Programme.
TRUCULENT THREATS.
Mutual Concessions" with a
Very One-Sided Look.
THE COMING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
(By CABLE TO THE HERALD

PARIS Oct. 1S, 1877.
The anxiety which prevails here now is
wholly centred in the probable action of
the government The republicans, who
have every reason to be satisfied with the
result of the elections, are not by any means
elated, as they had fixed their hearts on a
much larger majority. AS the returns
solidify however, they are consoling them
selves by steady additions to their numbers
in the Assembly. That is, however, ques-
ton of figuring. With their present ma
jority they can, if ifjudiciously held together,
generally believed that the Marshal can die
tate to the Senate as he did after the 10th
Of May.
HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL.
| He has no excuse left as regards the rep
resentative quality Of the popular Chamber,
for the republicans who were returned on
Sunday have, as expressed to me by re-
| publican Senator, squeezed in through
path as narrow as Louis Veuillot would
make the road to Heaven" The pressure
brought by the government through the
officials, the police, the courts and the
clergy, has been immense and unprece-
| the republican victory which would bring
| less tenacious men than De Fourtou and
| De Broglie to q prompt retirement from
power, and less obstinate man than the
Marshal to terms at once.
THE CABINETS LAST STAKE.
| The Cabinet, however, has another stake
to play for, and, like desperate gamblers,
will make or break before giving up. This
stake is the election of Conseillers Gen
eraux and Conseillers Acknowledgement in
November. These Counsellors elect one
third Of the Senate during their term of
Office, and hence an effort must be made to
secure men who can be trusted to elect
conservative Senators.
AN INTERVIEW WITH DUO DE BRoGL1E.
All these considerations make the people
anxious to know what the government pro-
poses to do. A gentleman who had con-
versation with the Due de Broglie yesterday
| gives me the following account of it,
GENrLEMAN-Yoa must know by this
time the exact result Of the elections?
DuKE-With eight votes, which the second
balloting win certainly give US, we shall
have gained fifty seats.
| GENTLEMAN-The republicans will then
be at least $40 strong, which will give them
more than one hundred votes majority.
LIMITED CONCESSIONS.
| DuKE-No doubt. But, great as the differ
ence may appear, it does not exclude all
possibility Of reciprocal concession.
GENTLEMAN-What do you mean by that !?
| DUKE-I mean that the members Of the
Left Centre may, by coming over to us, aid
US to govern.
GEsTLEMAN-Why should not you go over
to them?
DuKE-We are disposed to do so within
the limits of possibility in leaving intact the
Marshal's programme that is the mainte-
nance in their positions of all the present
governmental functionaries.
GENTLEMAN-There is no mutual conces-
sion in that.
THE LIFT CENTRE TO THE RESCUE.
DuKE-All we can do is to admit one or
two members of the Left Centre to the Cab
met, and there we shall STOP
GENrLEMAN-For the moment, then, you
will do nothing?
DUKE-Nothing before the meeting Of the
Chambers.
/ ANOTHER DISSOLUTION.
GESTLEMAN-Have you noticed that Emile
de Girardin speaks of impeaching the min
isters?
DuKE-At the first word Of that kind the
Marshal will demand fresh dissolution
from the Senate.
GENTLiMAN-They also speak Of annulling
the conservative elections en- masse and re-
fusing the Budget.
DuKE-That would be forced dissolution.
STATE OF SIEGE.
GKSTLEMAN-In that case do you not fear
trouble?
DUKE-In the event of another dissolu-
ton the entire country will be placed under
state Of siege.
GENrLEMAN-That seems perilous.