Year: 1872

PARIS NOV. y, 1877.
The National Assembly win reassemblc at ver-
saies on Monday, when 1t is expected that M.
Thiers' message will be read. The government will
make no suggestions whatever in relation to the
proposed Electoral law but will leave the entire
subject to the Assembly


Fifty members OF the Assembly belonging to the
party Of the Right to-day visited the Count de Cham
bord.


IMPORTANT PRoCEEDINGs AT HAND.


canvass OF the existing political situation leads
to the conclusion that the proceedings of the egisa
tive body will be very animated and of serious import
to the interests OF the French people. 1t Is asserted
by some that now that the deputies are about to
meet, their first duty should be to appoint Vice
President or council of some sort, upon whom, by
act of the legislature, the government OF the
country would devolve In the event OF any
thing happening to the President. M. Thiers does
not 1t Is alleged, encourage this idea because the
very name of a successor implies that some day or
other his own rule may terminate, while it de-
prives him of that power of resignation, which,
USED as menace, Is so efficient weapon
IN the Assembly. Again, the fact that
the Right deny that France is q. republic
should not prevent them from voting for
Vice President. They voted for M. Theirs as Presi-
dent They can always. 1t is said, ease their CON
sciences afterwards by signing proclamations
to the Count de Chambord, ending "Vire le Rotr'
AS for the monarchists who are now conserva-
tive republicans" and who, to Judge by
their past, may be anything that their own
interests and those Of their country may hereafter
seem to demand, they cannot plead their princi-
pies as reason why they should not unite either
with the Right or Left in choosing Vice President
while the Left have every inducement to do
so, because 1t is another nail driven into the
coffin OF monarchy. Each party imagines that Its
chances will improve with time. The imperalists
trust to the chapter Of accidents and bunders OF
the government to improve their position, and in
the meantime are not idle in pushing their prOpa-
ganda in the army. The legitimsts desire time be-
cause they believe in all the prophecies about "the
great Pope and the great King" and they are con-
vinced that religious wars pending in Europe
which Will end Ia the triumph Of the Church and
the restoration of the head of the Bourbons. The
radicals, Of course want time; the results OF the
elections hitherto have proved that they are the
only people who have really gained by 1t; and the
conservative republicans" want time because
they want to make money, and appear as we are
told, the chief men OF the great party in France
Influenced by patriotism only.


THEIRS AND GAMBETrA.


The Bien Public ministerial organ) in its issue
this afternoon denies a report now current in
Paris, that an interview has taken place between
President Theirs and M. Gambetta, or that there
has been any agreement upon the difference be-
tween the two statesmen on constitutional ques-
tions.


FIREDAMP EXPLOSION WITH HEARTRENDING RE-


SUITS.


shocking accident occurred yesterday in a
coal mine at the village OF Monceaux, in the De-
partment of Soane ct Loire. While the miners
were at work an explosion OF fre-damp took place,
ca,ldng the death of thrty-eight of them.