Editing July Monarchy (section)

==== {{lang|fr|Loi de disjonction}} ====
Thereafter, on 24 January 1837, the Minister of War, [[Simon Bernard|General {{lang|fr|Simon Bernard|italic=no|nocat=y}}]], proposed a draft law – {{lang|fr|loi de disjonction}} – aimed, in case of insurrection, at separating civilians, who would be judged by the {{lang|fr|[[Cour d'assises]]}}, and non-civilians, who would be judged by a [[war council]]. The opposition adamantly rejected the proposal, and surprisingly managed to have the whole Chamber reject it, on 7 March 1837, by a very slim majority of 211 votes to 209.

However, {{lang|fr|Louis-Philippe|italic=no}} decided to go against public expectation, and the logic of parliamentarianism, by maintaining the {{lang|fr|Molé|italic=no}} government in place. But the government was deprived of any solid parliamentary majority, and thus paralyzed. For a month and a half, the king tried various ministerial combinations before forming a new government which included {{lang|fr|[[Camille de Montalivet]]|italic=no}}, who was close to him, but which excluded {{lang|fr|Guizot|italic=no}}, who had more and more difficulty working with {{lang|fr|Molé|italic=no}}, who was once again confirmed as head of the government.

This new government was almost a provocation for the Chamber: not only was Molé retained, but {{lang|fr|[[Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy|de Salvandy]]|italic=no}}, who had been in charge of the {{lang|fr|loi de disjonction}}, and {{lang|fr|[[Jean Lacave-Laplagne|Lacave-Laplagne]]|italic=no}}, in charge of a draft law concerning the Belgian Queen's [[dowry]] – both having been rejected by the deputies – were also members of the new cabinet. The press spoke of a "Cabinet of the castle" or "Cabinet of lackeys", and all expected it to be short-lived.