Three more elections to the Assembly were held in France
on Sunday, the struggle lying in all of them between the Republicans
and the Bonapartista, the latter being supported for the time by Monarchists of all shades. In the Drome, where Republicanism is very strong, M. Madier Montjau, a very "advanced " candi- date, defeated M. Morin, Bonapartist, by 40,000 to 26,000; and in the Nord, M. Pansy, a friend of M. Thiers, triumphed by 118,659 to 102,000 over M. Fievet, who was supported by all " Conservatives." In the Oise, however, which contains Com- piegne, the Due de Mouchy, husband of the Princess Anna Murat, and a man whose only claim was his position in Napoleon's Court, was opposed by two Republicans, and received more votes than both put together. He had 53,454 votes, while his two adversaries had only 34,643. There is a rumour afloat that the Marshal-President, seeing how strong the Bonapartists are, intends to reintroduce M. Fourtou into the Cabinet, but of this nothing can be cer- tainly known until the Assembly has met and expressed its dis- satisfaction with the present state of affairs. It meets on the 30th instant, and the Deputies may come up in a quite unexpected temper.
