Before our next issue appears M. Gr6vy will have been
re-elected President of the FrEnch Republic for the next seven years, or there will be a new President in France. It is probable that the struggle, though short, will be severe. It was expected, as we mentioned last week, that the re-election would be nearly unanimous, no other candidate coming forward; but it is now said to be certain that a ballot will be taken ; and if it is, M. Grevy's chance is only the best. The Radicals do not like him, or the members of the Bight; and we think we see symptoms of a restless desire to "change the situation" by selecting a stronger man, shown in the incessant circulation of reports about M. Gr6vy's health. There is no prominent candidate ; but M. de Freycinet, M. Brisson, M. Floquet, and M. L6on Say are all men- tioned in shoat that order, though we note that IL Ldon Say is mentioned as the second name by a good many who do not put him first. Both Houses sit together, which is in favour of M. Gr6vy ; but the rule that a candidate must have an absolute majority tells against him, as it is apt to produce repeated ballots. M. Gr4vy, it is reported, wishes greatly to be re-eleoted, as a double Presidency would be a compliment recorded in ' tory ; but he has, it is said, decided to refuse office unless he 'ves an "honorific majority." It is not impossible that the Senators, who think him a protection to their House, may at the eleventh hour vote for him in a block.
