The Times' correspondent in Paris says M. Ferry will not
be beaten. He is protected by the near approach of the elections, the Deputies being afraid that, if he is overthrown, the next Ministry may leave their names out of the electoral lists. That sounds well; but may not the Opposition offer to reseat all who will vote with them to turn the Government out Gambetta tried that once and succeeded. The Deputies have to think of the general feeling of rural France, and that feeling is exasperated by the Chinese War, by the heavy ex- penditure, by the rumoured alliance with Germany, by the estrangement from England, and, abOve all, by the unprecedented fall in the price of corn. These causes may not be sufficient to throw out M. Ferry, who, it is believed, will concede a duty on imported corn ; but they may suffice to prevent his obtaining large votes either of men or money. Much will depend, how- ever, upon the Radicals, who have an exaggerated fear of appearing to be unpatriotic.
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