The Reactionaries in the French Senate made a great effort
this day week to embarrass the Government once more,—and again failed. They proposed a resolution contesting the right of the Government to fix the date of the Senatorial elections,- i.e., the renewal of one-third of the Senate, which should come off towards the end of the year. Considering that the late Government was specially unscrupulous on this very head, and even delayed the election of the Assembly beyond the legal time, this demonstration was a little impudent. M. Dufaure de- clined to give any explanations six months beforehand, and pro- posed the order of the day pure and simple, which was carried by 140 to 133, many of the Orleanists, however, on this occasion voting with the Reactionary party. This proneness of the Orleanists to return to evil ways is not, however, a good sign. They are a party who weary only too easily of well-doing.
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