The number of the French Chamber of Deputies, under the
new law, will be 459, instead of 430 of which it consisted last year. Of these, 334 had been ascertained on Saturday ; and out of the 334, the Ministry had secured 248, being considerably more than an absolute majority of the whole Chamber. It had been falsely reported that the Ministers would find a difficulty in securing seats. The Premier has been returned by three several colleges, —of Epernay, Troyes, and, what is more important than either, of Paris. °DILLON BARROT, a man of Republican virtue and elo- quence, has been returned by four colleges, M. LAFITTE by two, 14l.lefenienou by two. Among the names of the new members, are all that were in any way distinguished in the last Chambers,— ROYER COLLARD, SEBASTIAN[, DUVERGIER _DE HAURANNE, VILLMAIN, CALMON, DELISSERT, BERTIN DE VAUX, CHARLES LAMETH, BIGNON, KERATRY, JOY, DUBOIS, ETIENNE, DUP1N, VATISMENIL, Marshal GIRARD, SAINT CRICQ, &C. The question of the hereditary peerage was proposed to CASIMIR PERIER at Troyes, and he declined, as others have done, to make
any declaration, or enter into any pledge on the subject ; itis never- theless ,admitted that Ministers will not be able, if they were in- clined, to oppose the public voice on this point. It ought not to be forgotten, that one of the clauses of the Charter expressly de- clares the constitution of the Chamber of Peers subject to re-
vision, and provides for its being considered during the approach- ing session. Some difficulty may occur both in pulling down the present edifice, without the consent of its owners, who nmst be, parties to its destruction, and in providing proper materials for re- building it. These will doubtless require time and consideration.
On the predominance of the moderate party, checked and watched as it must be by a powerful and active opposition, we think we May safely congratulate our neighbours. The result of the elee- tions is one which the best friends of France, and, we may add, of England, will most applaud. We sincerely sympathize with those who desire to gather up entire the fruits of the glorious Three Days ; and our motto, like theirs, is—forward! But there are many and most sufficing reasons, in the present state of Europe, which may induce the most ardent lover of liberty to go warily. France has gained much—let that be secured in the first instance. The Boroughmonger system is but one of the numerous forms under which, in every country and in every clime, the ruling few accomplish their objects. In England, the principle has worked hitherto by means of an oligarchy of wealthy nobles ; in France it ruled from 1815 to 1830 under the guise of a constitutional King; in Spain, it walks about with a shaven crown ; in Prussia with a whiskered face ; in Russia it has stripped off all disguises, and stands forth in the nakedness of despotism-
" facies non omnibus una Nec diversa tamen."
It is ever active, insinuating, ready for an advantage, and can only be withstood by the most wakeful vigilance. Its favourite game, and that by which it most frequently. succeeds, is stirring up feuds among the friends of freedom—they work to its hands. The predominance of the moderate party in France, and the oppor- tune settlement of Belgium, will, it is supposed, even more de- cidedly than the triumph of the war party would have done, lead to some energetic and combined interference on the part of France and England in behalf of Poland. If ever Righteousness and Mercy met together and embraced on a purpose of more than or- dinary interest, it is when they are about to plan the deliverance of so heroic and so noble-minded a people.
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