THE GENERAL ELECTION IN FRANCE. [BY TELEGRAPH.-COPYRIGHT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2068, 8 October 1885, Page 2

THE GENERAL ELECTION IN FRANCE. [BY TELEGRAPH. -CO PYRIGHT.]

[RBUTKR'S TKr.FOKAMS.] Paris, October 5. The result of the French general election has been n large gain to the Conservative party in the provinces. The number of the electors who availed themselves of the privilege of the franchise was unusually great. The returns for Paris, however, are still incomplete. Riots took place last night outside the publishing office of Le Gaulois, which was illuminated in honour of the result of the elections. The police, however, soon dispersed the crowd.

[special to rurss association. 1 London", October 6. The following is the result of the French elections :—The number of Royalists returned is 150 ; followers of M. Jules Ferry, 230; Radicals, 150 ; Bonapartists, 60. The following members of the present Ministry have been defeated :—M. Allain Targe, Minister of the Interior ; M. Goblet, Minister of Public Instruction ; M. Herve Mangon, Minister of Commerce ; and M. Pierre Leg.iraud, Minister of Agriculture. M. Deves, who held office as Minister of Justice in M. Duclerc's Ministry, and M. Rouvier, who held the portfolio of Commerce in M. Ferry's Ministry, have also been rejected. The ballotages for the Senate include : M. Brisson, the present Premier ; M. de Broglie, M. Clemenceau, and M. Sadicarnot, Minister of Public Works in the present Ministry. Later.

(Received October 7th, 12 30 p.m.) Pakis, October G. Latest returns of the French elections give the number of the Conservative deputies at IGS, and Republican 14f>. The number of ballotages for the electoral college of the Senate are very large, being fully 200.