M.Thiers is making concession after concession to the party of
Monarchy, but straining to the last to maintain the existing re'ginze. He is parting with his most trustworthy colleagues,—Leflo and Picard,—and putting still more moderate moderates in their place. Jules Favre will probably go next. But it looks as if all would be of no use. General Dacrot has already declared, amidst the cheers of the Right, for what is in effect the restora- tion of the Monarchy, and has directly attacked the Government of National Defence as the original root of mischief. Jules Favre, in asking for the rendition of the Paris Communists as non- political ziminals, has done his best to find favour in the eyes, the Right ; but he cannot expect his popularity to survive long the series of national calamities with which his name is associated. The day is fixed for the discussion on the competence of the Duo de Joinville and the Due d'Aumale to sit in the National Assembly, and that will probably be the beginning of the end. If the Legitimists and Orleanists understand each other, as is universally alleged, the admission of the Orleans Princes to the Assembly will probably provoke the dinouement.
