The Assembly met in a very excited state, and the
Right nucceeded in appointing 14 Right or Right-Centre Presidents for 14 out nf the 15 Bureaux, and in re-electing M. Buffet President
of the Asset:ma 7 by 359 votes against 289 given for M. Martel. The
'Government, howeve." had taken no part in the support of M. Martel against M. Buffet. 1'V her, M. Martel was run against M. de Larcy for one of the vice-presidencies, the Republican candidate -was carried by eight votes, though the friends of M. de Larcy had made so sure of his victory as to tender him their congratula- tions. Everything points to a very close division between the two parties whenever the two parties act homogeneously, but this it will be difficult for either party to do. The Right is torn into Legitimist, Orleanist, and Bonapartist factions. The Left is divided between Whig-Republicans and Propagandist Secular- ists. The danger is of the extremes meeting, and the Radicals embracing the Monarchists only to effect the overthrow of M. Thiers.
