NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A NOTHER dramatic surprise at Versailles. The Left have seated 11 all the Life-members of the Senate. The Orleanists, guided, it is said, by the Duo de Broglie, had determined to fill these seventy- 'five seats with their own followers. The Left proposed a "list of sconciliation," to include all great names, without distinction of Marty; but this was rejected, and M. Gambetta, driven to bay, mesolved to smash the combination. He made an agreement by 'which fifteen of the Ultra-Legitimists were to be inserted in the Left list, in consideration of their support. M. de Franclieu, arguing that an Orleanist was rather worse than a Republican, agreed, with fourteen others, and M. Gambetta's list was -carried nearly entire. Five seats are still undisposed of, and the Due d'Audiffret-Pasquier and M. Martel were seated by both Might and Left ; but of the remainder, only two, MM. Fourichon and Baze, are members of the Right, and both were on Gambetta's list. The total result, therefore, will be that of 75 Senators elected by the Assembly itself, 15 are members of the Extreme Right ; two are doubtful, except that they accept the Republic 'permanently; two are old members of the Right, apparently un- pledged ; and 56 belong to the Left. All the 56, however, except perhaps M. Littre, are Conservative-Liberals.
