Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward.
Sir:The King returned here from Vichy on the 9th instant.
The general elections for the house of representatives, held on yesterday, passed off, although amid great excitement, more quietly than had been apprehended. The incomplete returns, obtained through unofficial sources, are more favorable to the “liberal” party than its partisans even seem to have anticipated. It has carried, by small majorities, its whole ticket in the two districts where the elections were most bitterly and sharply contested—Bruges and Ghent—and M. Dechamps, the leader of the “conservative” party, has been defeated at Charleroi.
The cabinet is thus secure in its place, and will, it is now believed here, have a majority of twelve votes in the house.
I have the honor to be, with great respect, your most obedient servant,
Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, &c., &c., &c.
P. S.—I have had the honor to receive your despatch No. 134. H. S. S.