The National Assembly of France has rejected Louis Na- poleon's
projet de lei for the repeal of the law of May 31, by the narrow majority of 7 votes-335 against 348. The small- ness of the majority amounts to an assurance—if anything can be sure in France—that the quarrel between the Legislature and the Executive will not be carried to extremities. The minority embra- ces, of course, heterogeneous elements,—the pure Bonapartists ; the Mountain, willing to-repeal the law of May, but not to support the President generally ; and the Conservatives, who see a' necessity for modifying the law, and are indisposed to drive the President to desperation On the other hand, the elements of the-majority are equally incongruous and discordant in their aims. The discussion of M. Leo de Laborde's proposition, to modify the law of May and reduce the term of domicile to one year, will bring about other combinations of members. Loris Napoleon has been defeated in his first move, but the game is not played ont yet, and all the chances are on his side..
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