One of the most remarkable instances of the contempt that
the French Party of Order have for justice, occurred on Friday week. The House is full of Generals and Admirals, and two more of the former were contesting the Aube and Seine Inf4rieure ; but they were Liberals, and one of them, General Saussier, a man of great importance, as he never submitted to the Prussians. M. Pisili- poteaux accordingly proposed that no officer in the Army or Navy should be elected until the new electoral law. This proposal, though obviously intended only to disqualify two opponents, was eagerly welcomed by the Right, who voted urgency for it by a very large majority. Fortunately, notwithstanding " urgency," the actual Bill was delayed by other " urgent " measures, the electiontu were completed, and Generals Saussier and Letellier elected by crushing majorities. The former, who stood for the Aube, a Conservative district, obtained two-thirds of the whole electorate, while General Letellier, at Rotten, had 44,000 votes against 12,500 given to the Government nominee. The election is important, as it gives the Radicals a General.
