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Despatches from Normandy state that the bad Weather throughout the country has seriously retarded the march of the Prussians and rendered the transportation of their cannon extremely difficult. Communication between Amiens and Rouen is reported to be free, the Prussians retiring on one side in the direction of Laon, and the other in the direction of Cisors. The Prussians have posted placards in various Places on their march, forbidding the mobilisation of men between twenty-one and forty years of age, or their quitting their homes. The communes will be held responsible and subjected to requisitions in ease of disobedience after these warnings. The mayors will be held responsible that these placards be not effaced. La Liberte affirms that the Government have found means to supply Marshal Bazaine with a large quantity of provisions at Thionville, with Which place he is in communication. MEZIERES AND SEDAN. A telegram from Mezieres, dated the 25th inst., states that the position of affairs remains unchanged, but :requisitons are constantly being made in the country around. On the 24th, 2,000 Germans ar rived in the Mesuil. At Sedan there is such an Uneasy feeling prevalent that the gates are closed every day. THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE. The latest intelligence from Tours relative to the Proposed armistice is, that M. Thiers has been a PPointed to negotiate the terms, and only awaits a cafe escort to Paris, to enable him to commence his The Wiener Abendpost of Vie 24th says the Delegate Government at Tours has already accepted i tli2rinciple the proposals of the armistice. The state of siege has been extended to the Seine I lifetieure and Eure. M. M. de Keratry and de Xerisones have left Tours for their respective posts. A decree has been issued ordering the destruction °r removal of everything in the shape of horses, car tiages, and provisions that could be of use to the Remy, but compensation is secured to the owners of t he goods destroyed. BERLIN, October 24 (10.18 a.m.) Th e latest suggestions concerning an armistice opine to nothing in consequence of Prussia demanding t hat France should consent, on principle, to a cession Of territory.- Times. FALL OF SCHELESTADT. Alter a very severe bombardment Schelestadt eaPitulated yesterday to the Germans. The captors too k over 2,000 prisoners and 120 guns. RELIEF OF VERDUN. According to the Echo du Parlement of to-day, a f orce of 2,000 and two guns has left Thionville for V erdun in order to give assistance to the French "'" ° °Ps shut up in the later place. THE SURRENDER OF METZ. From Metz the negotiations make such progress, s n(l assume such a promising and practical aspect, rPrince Frederick Charles has come up from er it-h-Mouuson, where his head-quarters had fat* been fixed, to Metz, with the view of .litating matters ; and a day or two must ptnese the definitive close of the negotiations, which e Pend not a little on what goes on at Versailles. The New Prussian (Cross) Gazette says, in refe r n el lee to the negotiations of General Boyer with ` - 'entit Bismarck, that Marshal Bazaine was conduct g them, not only quite independently of the Pro "4loeal Government, but even in opposition to it. SORTIE NEAR JOINVILLE. aailles, It report from General von Luckow, dated Ver - October 23, says :—On Saturday a.sortie was made in a totally new direction, across the Marne at : It iville-le-Pont, to the east of Paris, against the Z 64 1 .0 118 of the Wurtembergers. The French, how ee; numbered only three battalions, with artillery ''d tnitrailleuses ; they were bravely repulsed at k h an 2 Pigny, just to the north of the peninsula of St. rs a u'', with the loss of three killed and thirtf wounded " 11 the part of the Germans. OTIIER ENGAGEMENT AT BESANCON. In front of Besancon General Cambriels reports, ced er date of Sunday evening, that the enemy made 4 fr esh attack on the position of Chatillon-le-Duc, v h ich he had failed to carry on the previous day; „ 11 . t the assailants withdrew in the evening, having 1 the F renc h i n p ossess i on of their ground, and 1 48 '4 ( 0 , of several prisoners. i 3 obele s t a dt h as b een shelled by the enemy h~the 18th. The fortress vigorously replies to fire. EVACUATION OF ST. QUENTIN, The Germans evacuated St. Quentin on the 23rd, ...`t are said to be withdrawing towards Laon, and 4; towards Paris. At Cambrai and Valenciennes Iv vo prep ara ti ons aga i n st an enemy go on; the orks are put in readiness, the inundations are filled. A and the artillery is mounted on the walls. ; I ' i elts has not been attacked. The siege of La Fet e has been abandoned. The Mecklenburg Corps is e b,? t et urning to Paris. There has been a small fight G e w een the captured garrison of Soissons and the blood an tr oo p s w h o es c o rted it, but without much ki ea sh ed• Seven Mobiles, from Vervins, were THE SIEGE OF PARIS. CALAIS, OCT. 24, Fenced from Paris say that the Prussians have t 4 ,: ru enced in the rear of Montretout, a short die apbc: from G-arches, some subterranean excavations, ea r n ,j l.6l4l Y concealing mining works protected by i t irworks and trees: Mont Vah3rien is only three aiinnletres from this point, and it is believed fo r ..., attel nPt may be made to blow up this powerful i ns ; but the operations are said to present 1 , 114 1 4 erable difficulties. ek tn i e ° Mee which had been opened in Paris for the a u d . , ln ent of amazons has been seized by the police, p., at „' l documents relative to the enrolments confis '".---Lornbard Telegram. Th. independance Italienne of the 23rd, in dis reaa,ng the Peace question, says that if Bazaino is an j e ngaged in pease negotiations he would not in of v w aY act in behalf of any interest opposed to that epublic. CENT RAL CRIMINAL COURT--THIS DAY. k r In 4i , • Cornelius Walford, barrister, and editor . of the tha r 'ancB rinits, surrendered on his bail to an indictment against g him with publishing a false and defamatory libel 1 .14 d Arthur Bower Forwood and James Russell Ross, insurance 'lwere Lloyd's, in reference to alleged marine 1,4 frauds, and also with publishing the satire, the it to be false. The defendant pleaded guilty to t count, but not guilty to the second. th e d 4,luPle apology was accepted by the prorcuthiors, own reet'"elidant was discharged, after entering into "i2alle es to come up for judgment when called upon. tia,(.4I.STAL PALACE.--One Shilling Day Mon -9„,,;r, October 24th, 1870 .—Admissions by season tickets, ; ditto °r l payment, 1,142 ; total visitors, 2,095. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) MEETING OF ROMAN CATHOLICS ON EDUCATION. An influential and crowded meeting of Roman Catho lics was held in the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, last night, to arrange for increased action relative to education. Dr. Goss, Bishop of Liverpool, was in the chair, and amongst those present were the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Howard of Glossop, the Marquis of Bute, and Monsignor Capel. Various resolutions were adopted to the effect that as tht. new Education Act enabled parents to control the educa• tion of their children, it was the duty of Catholics to assist parents in the discharge of their responsibilities; that it was urgently advisable to increase the school accommodation in Liverpool for the benefit of Catholic children; and tha a committee should be formed to carry out those object, subject to the suggestions of the bishops. The Marqui of Bute, who was one of the speakers, received a mos demonstrative welcome. REPRESENTATION OF COLCHESTER. Colonel Learmouth, the Conservative candidate for Colchester, addressed a large meeting of his supporters last night, Mr. James Round, M.P., presiding, when a resolution was unanimously passed in favour of earnest efforts being put forth to secure his return. Mr. Baxter Langley, the advocate for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts, has issued his address in opposition to Sir Henry Storks. HIGH SEA AT BLACKPOOL. At Blackpool yesterday the sea broke over the beach defences, destroying large portions of them as well as the carriage drive and promenade. It then rushed through the openings between the houses and across the streets, swept through a channel cut in the railway em bankment, and inundated the country eastward for two miles on Sunday evening. Great damage has been done to property. BOAT ACCIDENT. Yesterday afternoon as a ship's boat containing three captains and five seamen was leaving the roadstead, St. Mary, Scilly Island, it was driven close to the Potta Edges and capsised, all hands being thrown into the water. The boat righted herself, and six of the crew got into her; the other two had to be picked up by a pilot cutter, and have since died. One was Captain Atreus, Commander of a German barque, and the other belonging to another German vessel. HEAVY TIDE.-DAMAGE TO THE SOUTH COAST LINE. An unusually high tide was witnessed at Hastings yesterday. The sea dashed over the parades and into the front thoroughfares for nearly two hours, and the base ments of several houses were flooded. Considerable damage was done to the South Coast Railway between St. Leonards and Bexhill. A portion of the down line was washed away, and caused some delay in the traffic, which was entirely stopped for a short time. All the trains now use the up line, and a staff of workmen are engaged in repairing the damage. THE BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER ON THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OF THE FUTURE. The Bishop of Gloucester commenced his visitation yes terday afternoon, in Gloucester Cathedral. The right rev. prelate, in his charge, discussed the question, "Is the Church of England to become more and more national, or is it to pass into the Church of a diminishing minority ?" He urged that the Convocation of both provinces should unite in the adaptation of the Prayer Book, to shorten services, and to make arrange ments for the separation of the services. He advocated the reconsideration of disabling enactments affecting, Nonconformists, and suggested the drawing up of a special form of ordination to meet cases of dissenting ministers wishing to join the Church. He exhorted every one to shew increased energy in home and foreign mission work ; and as regards the Education Act, he considered it was here and there disfigured by sectarian jealousies. He, however, said, let us give the measure not simply fair play, but wherever we can conscientiously, our support and co-operation. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. A very large and influential meeting of the senate of Cambridge University was held yesterday afternoon, at the Arts School, to . discuss what steps shall be taken for founding a physical science professorship, towards which the Duke of Devonshire, Chancellor of the University, has munificiently offered a capital sum of £56,300, for providing buildings and apparatus. The syndicate recommended the increase of the capitation fee, contributable from the various members of the University, residents and non-residents, at the rate of 2s. per head. The general feeling appears to be in favour of the Vice-Chancellor making an appeal to all the col eges for contributions towards the support of the pro fessorship. Several other suggestions were made, but the above appeared to be more generally recommended. Mr. Sedley Taylor somewhat astonished the learned members of the Senate, by proposing the abolition of the heads of colleges, and applying the income, which is considerable, towards increasing the salaries of professors, and other wise providing for educational purposes. UNDERGRADUATES' PRANKS. Yesterday morning Frederick Nichol', an undergraduate, of Trinity College, Cambridge, was brought before the Mayor of that town and other magistrates, charged with breaking public lamps and assaulting the police, on Sun day night. It was alleged that the defendant, whom the Mayor insisted should stand in the dock, was seen with three other University men, between ten and eleven o'clock, committing the offence named at the back of the colleges. One of the party was taken into custody, but was rescued by the defendant, at which time it was alleged the assault was committed. The case was adjourned until Friday. NARROW ESCAPE OF A STEAMER. I SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Yesterday morning the new screw steamer Fenella, of and from London, for Newcastle, and belonging to Messrs. Fenwick and Co., got upon the Cross Sand off Yarmouth. Flares were burnt for assistance, and the Mark Lane Express lifeboat was launched with the utmost dispatch, but the Gorleston lifeboat reached the vessel before her. Anchors were at once laid out, and eventually the steamer, after some difficulty, was got off and proceeded, having sustained but slight damage. A SAUSAGE MAKER FINED FOR BUYING DISEASED MEAT. At the Uxbridge Petty Sessions, John Taylor, a butcher, of Bockingham-road, Uxbridge, and James Peeke, a sausage maker, of Brentford, were charged, the former with selling, and the latter with buying, the diseased carcass of a cow, intending. it for the food of man. It appeared that a cow belonging to a beer-shop keeper named Jones, of Pield Heath, died soon after calving, and Taylor was sent for to take it to the nearest nacker man, and sell it for dogs' meat. He, however, dressed it as good meat, and conveyed it to his own premises. The local inspector of nuisences got scent of the affair and set a watch upon Taylor's premises. On Sunday night Peeke was seen to drive up and fetch the carcass away in his cart, and the inspector then seized the meat, which was, it was stated, then in a very diseased state. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Byron on behalf of the local board, and Mr. Philip and Mr. Rickett appeared for the defendants. The bench convicted the defendants, and fined them £5 each. Mr. J. 0. Griffiths, of the Oxford Circuit, is appointed Recorder of Reading. The President, Treasurer, and Secretary of Ameri can Social Science Association have all arrived in this country. Mr. Edmond Beales, M.A., of Bolton-gardens South, commenced his circuit as Judge of the Cambridge shire County Court last week. Mr. Baxter Langley has been brought forward by the Contagious Diseases Act Repeal Association as a candidate for Colchester, in opposition to Sir Henry Storks. Prince Arthur, it is expected, will shortly unveil the memorial window to the Prince Consort, which has for some months past b,aen in course of construction at the western end of the Guildhall. To-day is the anniversary of the battle of Balak lava, and the annual dinner in commemoration of that event will take place at Willis's Rooms. Major-General Lord George Paget, K.C.8., will preside. - - Sir Wilfrid Lawson, at a meeting of the United Kingdom Alliance, held at Carlisle, on Friday, stated that no licensing bill would be satisfactory unless it gave the people of the district power to veto the license. The Prince of Wales will visit Lord and Lady Walsingham at Merton Hall, near Thetford, on the 21st November, and will shoot for several days through Lord Walsingham's well-stocked preserves. NEWMARKET RACES—Tins DAY. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 25 SOVS. Normanby Badsworth .... Tamarind Three ran. SWEEPSTAKES. Curieuse Fal Lal La Traconi Five ran. SELLING HANDICAP. Nightjar Newsman Belphegor Seven ran. The CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES of 25 sovs each, with 100 added ; certain winners extra. Cambridge shire Course. One mile 240 yards. Count Renard's Adonis, 3 yrs, 6st 31b Major Stapylton's Syrian, 3 yrs, Est Captain Machell's Bonny Swell, 3 yrs, 7st 11b... _ Forty-two ran. Time as taken by Benson's chronograph :—Two mins., five secs. OPTIONAL SELLING STAKES. The Wren 1 Patience • 2 Electeur Ten ran. SWEEPSTAKES. Mac Alpine Lozengedam colt HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Evohe Tim Weaver Lady Macbeth Ten ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Bto llagst Podesta (taken) Bto 1 agst Adonis (taken) Bto 1 agst Frivolity (taken) Bto 1 agst Albany (taken) 9to 1 agst Not Out (taken) 11 to 1 agst Barford 500 to 15 agst Forget-me-Not (taken) 40 to 1 agst Fidhu (taken) 40 to 1 agst Vandonhoff 1000 to 15 agPt Lady Masham (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE SCRATCHINGS. —Referee Fusee, Dark Cloud, Plaudit, Brigantine, Perry Down, L'Oise, Cymbal, Make Haste, Annie Wood, Threatener, Stockpurse, Spy, Tolson d'Or, Knight of Athol, Atlantis, Ashfield, Cradle, Magdala, Daylight, Herbane, Rattlepate, Sornette, Maid of Athol, Recorder, Van Amburgh, Arlington, Benbow, Mahonia, Rossignol, Taraban, Biggareau, Oxonian, Cock of the Walk. THE MONEY MARKET. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The belief in the City that the proposed armistice is not making much progress has caused a depression in prices, and the commencement of the settlemeht to-morrow furthers this disposition. Spanish Stocks have declined Ito ; Italian, to ; Peruvian, ; Turkish, I. The New French Loan is being dealt in at 2i to 3i premium. A reduction of i t per cent. has taken place in Consols, the prices now being 92j to 92-i for money and account. Proposals have been issued by Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co. for the French loan. The nominal amount is £1.0,000,000, in bonds bearing 6 per cent, interest from the Ist inst., and the subscription price is to be 85, payable in instalments extending to the Ist of February next. Reckoning the accrued interest and the discount allowed for prepayment, the actual price will be 84, at which the return yielded will be 7i per cent., irrespective of any advantage from the repayment of the bonds at par in 37 years. A very large portion of the amount will be used in paying for supplies of articles of necessity from this and other countries of Europe, as well as from America, and any disturbance of the money market will be proportion• ably lessened, although some distinct effect must still be expected to be produced. According to impressions in the Stock Exchange, the entire sum is likely to be promptly applied for, owing to the strong faith enter tained that whatever may be the severity of her present trial France will soon regain her natural prosperity. The report of the Standard Bank of British South Africa to be presented on the 28th inst., shews an avail able total of £8,595 including a previous balance of £378, and recommends a dividend of 10s. per share, or at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, which will absorb £1,167, and leave £428 to be carried forward. The Liverpool Journal of Commerce states :—" In the London Court of Bankruptcy an application was made for the appointment of a receiver under the execu tive failure of George Frederick Coupland and John Buck Spence, of London and Liverpool, merchants, trading under the firm of Coupland Brothers. His Honour (Mr. Roche) appointed Mr. John Young, ac countant, receiver of the estate, and granted an injunc tion." Berger, Spence and Co.'s weekly report, says : " There has been no change of moment in the chemical market during the past week. The steadiness we have before noted is well-sustained, and there is a tendency to keep up rather than to lower prices. The foreign de mand on the whole compares favourably with the pre vious week's returns, but there appears to have been a slight falling off in ash and caustic. In minerals 'the usual amount of business has been transacted. Hematite ore is in great request at last week's prices. Pyrites un changed but very firm. There is a slightly better feeling in the metal market. Scotch pig iron is selling rather freely, and Cleveland makers are somewhat firmer in their quotations. Copper rules steady. There is no alteration in tin. Lead improves, and spelter is very dull. Parliament stands prorogued until Thursday next, and the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury until Friday next. A notice will probably appear in the Gazette of this evening directing a further prorogation in each case. IHE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 187 t. rOLICE INTELLIGENCE.—his DAY. A CABMAN'S LICENSE REVOKED.—ENDANGERING THE LIFE OF A FARE.—Mark Mayhew, cab driver, badge 13,411, was brought before Mr.Tyrwhitt, at Marlborough street Police-court, charged with being drunk, and furious driving in Oxford-street on the Bth inst. The prisoner was summoned for the offence, but having failed to attend, was now brought before the Magistrate on a warrant. Police-coustable William Pratt, 45 E, said that on the Bth instant he saw the prisoner driving alo. Oxford-- street at the rate of 10 miles an hour. When the prisoner got near Great Portland-street he called to him, but he took no notice, and went on, and when at the Regent Circus he appeared to lose all control of his horse, which swayed from one side to the other, and at last the cab came against the guard post in the centre of the Circus and was overturned, the prisoner being underneath it. He sent the prisoner to the Middlesex Hospital in a cab which was passing by, while he remained to extricate the gentle man, who fortunately was not injured, though much shaken, from the cab. On going afterwards to the hospital, he found that the prisoner had refused to go in, stating that he was not hurt, and had told the cabman to take him home. After two hours' trouble he found the prisoner at his home in Jockey's-fields, Bedford-row, in a `state of intoxication. A summons was taken out against him, and as he failed to attend a warrant was applied for. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 40s. for being drunk and furious driving, and revoked his license. A DISHONEST SON. —James Clarke, aged 19 years, a journeyman baker, was brought before Mr. Paget, at the Thames ,Police.court, on remand, charged with stealing 95., the money of James Clarke, sen., his father, a master baker, carrying on business in Baker-street, Commercial road, St. George-in-the-East. The magistrate expressed great reluctance to go into the charge on Monday morn ing, put it back several hours, and appealed to Mr. Clarke whether he would prosecute his own son. He then said that necessity compelled him, for his son had robbed him so repeatedly that he should be ruined if he did not make an example of him. The case, after several more inffectual efforts were made,was proceeded with, and Mr. Clarke said he should be sorry if his son was punished severely. Ile wished to send him to an asylum or reforma tory, and to pay for his maintenance there. He had been robbed five times in a few weeks. On Sunday there was 212 on the table in his parlour. He saw his son coming away from it with something in his hand, which was closed. After some resistance he opened the youth's hand, and took 9s. from it, which he shewed to Mrs. Clarke, and said " James, you have robbed me again." Mr. Paget asked the prisoner if he would put any questions to his father. The prisoner : " No. I say, father, mind you feed my rabbits ; don't forget them." George Porter, police-constable 149 K, said be took the prisoner to the station-house. His mother said to him, " Are you not ashamed of yourself ?" The prisoner said "No," and asked for his dinner, which his father brought to the station-house, where the prisoner made some admis sions to the acting inspector, Stimpson, 21 K. Mr. Paget said he should like to see Stimpson and the mother of the prisoner. He remanded the prisoner. Stimpson, a police sergeant, No. 21 K, said he knew the prosecutor to be a most respectable man, who had treated his son with great indulgence and affection. The lad in the Station-house said " I took the money or I stole it," I forget which. Mr. Paget : You are quite right in saying that if you are not certain what he said. Is the prisoner's mother in attendance ? Stimpson : No, sir, she is not. Mr. Paget : Discharge the prisoner. The youtirleft the dock -laughing at his father. The prisoner is a reckless idle fellow, and has been treated• too kindly by his parents. NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE. We are in a position fully to confirm the information which we gave exclusively in yesterday's impression, that certain negotiations were on foot between the German headquarters at Versailles and the ex-Empress of the French at Chislehurst. These negotiations, as we stated, took their origin in certain proposals exchanged between Marshal Bazaine at Metz and the Prussian camp proposals which, since they bore an important reference to political as distinct from military affairs, were naturally sent on—along with. their bearer, General Boyer—to the King's head-quarters. The proposals, and, if we are not misinformed, also the discussions upon them which took place between Count Bismarck and Bazaine's envoy, involved the plan of bringing about the return of the ex-Empress Eugenie to France to resume the functions of the Regency : at least to such an extent that :le might, in name of the de jure Govern ment of the country, conduct or sanction the arrangements for peace that might be made with the Germans. But it is only just to state that, as we understand, the proposi tions which General Boyer bore to Versailles, and which were there the subject of deliberation, were made without prejudice to any ulterior arrangements that might be contemplated as to the future regulation of the internal government of France. As we have already announced, the Envoy who came to England was charged to lay before her Majesty the proposals put forward at Metz, and discussed—if not even so far approved—at the Royal head - quarters ; and not only so, but he was authorised to suggest the immediate departure of the ex-Empress for Ver sailles, where the scheme for the bringing about of peace might secure more full and more in stantly effective execution. It is not improbable that even when we write the august lady may have already quitted England ; but it is of course impossible to state exactly what influence the armistice proposals of Lord Granville, abruptly intervening while another method for settlement was actua.ly in the stage of discussion, may have upon the plans propounded originally from Metz. One thing, at least, may be confidently expected—that the action on which the English Government has entered will be limited to impressing on the belligerents the wisdom of terminating the war at its present stage. It is not our business—nor might it be welcome to either Power—if we went into any discussion either of the terms on which an armistice or peace should he concluded, or of the political arrange ments in France which are to precede or flow from the negotiations for peace. If, yielding to the counsel of the Neutrals and the urgent pressure of cruel facts, the belligerent nations only consent to consider in common whether, and on what conditions, it is possible to make peace, the object of our interven tion will have been gained. And looking at matters from that point, much has been already won in the mere fact that M. Thiers—as representing France, rather than any of her extreme parties, or her Governments of exigency--will forthwith have interviews with Count Bismarck, in order, by a frank interchange of views, to ascertain whether a more formal negotiation would have any prospect of good results.—Telegraph. GERMAN rLANS AND VIEWS. The special correspondent of the Telegraph, writing from Berlin, October 21st, says : From a private communica tion which I have received to-day, and which is dated Versailles, the 20th October, at 10 in the evening, I have reason to believe that the bombardment of Paris, .now on tha eve of its commencement, will open against Fort d'lssy or, rather, the attack, for which all is reported to be ready, being made against the line from the Seine to the Bievre rivulet, this fort will be the principal object of the heavy battering trains which have now been brought into posi tion vis-a-vis of Forts Vanves and Montrouge. It will be necessary to cripple Vanves in the first instance, because it takes Fort d'lssy under fire ; and there is an obvious motive in directing the attack as soon as possible against the last-named fort, it being unprotected on the west flank. Should the bom bardment on this line not have the desired effect, it is resolved to go on to the formal attack, opening parallels against Forts d'lssy and Vanves, but continuing the bombardment meanwhile. All is prepared for the commencement of these operations. General von Werder, having interrupted the railway communication between Belfort and Langres, is before the fortress of Dijon, which has been fired upon with field-guns. Belfort is besieged by the Reserve Division. The operations of Generals Von Der Tann and Von Werder, directed against the South, are, by well-concerted plans, designed to occupy the whole terrain north of the Loire from Orleans to Dijon, with diversions to Lyons, Bourges, and Tours. Strong bodies of cavalry will maintain the connec tion between both detachments. The reception here of the proposal which has lately been mooted in England, for such conditions of peace as may satisfy Germany with out compelling France to yield a rood of land, has been profoundly scornful. The general feeling is reflected, with fair accuracy, by an article headed " The Arbitra tion-Project," published in the Post of this morning. In certain neutral circles—so we aro told—every possible in genuity has been exerted to ferret out a basis of diplo matic intervention, acceptable to Germany, and in nocuous to the amour propre of France. How shall it be arranged foi France to come out of the losing game with out loss—and, on the other hand, for her German con querors to be satisfied without conquest ? The knotty problem is solved by the project of a guarantee, the giving of which is considered by those who have proposed it to be a satisfactory pledge to the victor—before whom, to be sure, it would not be quite decent to appear with empty hands. The chief point, however, is the protection of France against the demand that she shall surrender oertain territory. The monomania of the French is to consider their land as superlatively sacred. They have at no time scrupled to increase it by treacherous fraud or open violence, their love of conquest never acknowledging a barrier set by justice or morality. They rushed without any kind of scruple into war, intending as Europe knows, and as they themselves acknowledge, to wrest from Germany a part of her possessions. Their enterprise has failed ; they have been conquered, instead of being the conquerors ; and, when the Power which they assailed has resolved out the right of victory, .they on moderately carrying shriek forth a protest in the ears of Europe—whose duty it is, they think, to protect them in the possession of two ill-gotten provinces, and save them from becoming martyrs to the right of nations. AunonA BonEALis.—An unusually line clisplb of aurora borealis was visible in London and places fc% some distance round last evening, between eight and nine o'clock, and lasted about twenty minutes. The whole horizon was lit up with masses of colour, such se would be caused by extensive fires. The streamers were white, suddenly changing to pink, and then to car mine, while the corona in the zenith was deep purple. These gave place to other white streamers, again colour big. A less vivid display was visible for some time longer. The interest caused in London by the display was very great, crowds of people having congregated in the more mien spaces to view the unusual sight. It is stated on authority that Mr. Disraeli has signified that he does not intend to fulfil the expectation which was prevalent that he would deliver one or more public addresses in Lancashire. The headmastership of Appleby Grammar School, Leicestershire has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Francis banks Falkner, M.A. The rev. gentleman was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in 1854, being twelfth wrangler. The motion at the Oxford Union cn Thursday night, that " all religious restrictions in the university ought to be removed," was carried, after a short debate, by 20 to 11. The motion for next Thursday is " that the conduct of the British Cabinet, with regard to the Con tinental war, has been satisfactory." Arrangements have been made to keep open the London Exhibition for the Relief of Destitute Widows and Orphans of German Soldiers till November sth. The eight works executed by the Crown Princess of Prussia and Princess Louise continue to attract visitors. A first instalment of £l,OOO from the proceeds of the exhibition and the subscription list connected therewith has already been forwarded to the Crown Princess of Prussia, who has undertaken to superintend its distribution. _ _ Preparations are in progress at Windsor Castle for the reception of her Majesty . and their Royal Highnesses Princesses Louise and Ileatrice and Prince Leopold. The Queen will, according to the most recent arrangements, return to Windsor Castle on or about the sth of - next month. During the absence of her Majesty and the Royal Family in Scotland extensive alterations and re storations have been made at the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Hassan has arrived at his new residence, near St. Giles's Church, Oxford. His Royal Highness is still a member of Christ Church, but —as in the case of the Prince of Wales—he will be al lowed to pursue his studies out of the College walls. It is understood that the second son of the Viceroy of Egypt will, as previously announced, go to Christ Church. WRECK ON CARNARVON BAR.—CARNARVON, Monday.—John Jackson, Esq., the harbour master, re p9rts that the brigantine Meteor Flag, of Londonderry, has gone on the south bank of Carnarvon Bar. The Llandwyn lifeboat, John Gray Bell, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, put off through a heavy brokeu sea, and saved the shipwrecked crew. This is one of the fourteen lifeboats presented to the society by its Manchebter branch. DEATH OF THE EARL OF ONSLOW. Arthur George Onslow, third Earl of Onslow, in the county of Salop, Viscount Cranley, of Cranley, in the county of Surrey,, Baron Onslow, of Onslow, and of West Clandon, and Baron Cranley, of Inber-court, Surrey, who was born in Harley-street, London, on the 25th October, 1777, died yesterday morning at Richmond. He would have completed his 93rd year to-day. The late Lord Onslow married, in July, 1818, Miss Mary Fludyer. eldest daughter of the later Mr. George Fludyer and of Lady Mary Fame, daughter of the ninth Lord Westmoreland, but was left a widower in March, 1830. By her he had issue one daughter, Lady Mary Augusta, and also a son, Arthur George, Lord Cranley, who died in 1856, leaving by his wife, a daughter of tho late Lord Brownlow, three infant daughters. In default of issue males, therefore, the Earldom of Onslow and the other titles of the late Peer pass to his great nephew, William Hillier Onslow, grandson of his Lordship's next brother, the late Hon. Thomas Cranley Onslow, who now succeeds as fourth Earl. His Lordship was born in 1853. HA 1 - `,: *. Kr THEATRE. Last night the winter :_:eason commenced at this favourite theatre, and the most enthusiastic reception was accorded to Mr. Buckstone and his talented company. After their return from a prolonged provincial tour it was once an emphatic expression of the good wishes of a very large proportion of the playgoing public, and a strong testi mony to the high estimation in which the members of the Haymarket company continue to be individually held. The comedy selected for representation was " The Rivals," supported by a cast which included Miss Robertson as Lydia Languish, Mrs. Chippendale as Mrs. Malaprop, Mr. Buckstone as Acres, Mr. Chippendale as Sir Anthony Absolute, Mr. Howe as Faulkland, Mr. Kendal as Captain Absolute, and Mr. Clark as Fag. It is needless to enter into detail as to the merits of the performance, and therefore we content ourselves by say ing it was acted faultlessly from beginning to end. A new comedietta, by Mr. Theyre Smith, entitled "My Uncle's Will," was produced after the comedy, and proved a very agreeable addition to the entertainments. The little sketch, written in a brisk style, is admirably illus trated by Miss Robertson and Mr. Kendal, and the piece achieved a decided success, which was equally deserved by the sparkling dialogue and the excellent acting. The musical afterpiece of "No Song no Supper" concluded an admirable night's entertainment. The house was most brilliantly attended. ADELPHI THEATRE. After being most elegantly redecorated, this favourite theatre was opened for the winter season, under the joint management of Mr. B. Webster and Mr. F. B. Chatterton. The great attraction is the reappearance, after an absence of eleven years, of Madame Celeste, in her celebrated part of Miami in Mr. Buckstone's remark able drama " The "men Bushes." It is almost needless to say that this very favourite actress has met with one of the heartiest welcomes possible, and that her acting of the part is as effective and impressive as ever. She is admirably supported by Mrs. Mellon, Mr. and Mrs. Billington, and Mr. John Rouse, and, not excepting the first representation, has the " Green Bushes" ever been better performed. The applause with which it has been received induces the hope that Madame Celeste will lengthen her series of performances, because the remaining number of her nights will not enable a tithe of the Lon don playgoers to enjoy the privilege of again seeing her in one of her greatest and best parts previous to her farewell from the stage. The opening of the winter cam paign has began most auspiciously, and from the known ability of the joint managers a season of unusual brilliancy and success may be fairly anticipated. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The revival of Mr. Edmund Falconer's celebrated Irish drama " Peep o' Day " at this theatre has proved a very great success, and a second career seems destined for it, equal in length to that it enjoyed At the'Lyceum Theatre. Mr. W. Rignold sustains very effectively the part of Barry Kavanagh, Mr. Edgar that of Stephen Purcell, and Mr. Shiel Barry throws great humour into that of Barney O'Toole. Kathleen Kavanagh finds a very pathetic repre sentative in Miss Rose Leclerq, and Miss Lennox Grey gives a pretty rendering to the part of Mary Grace. The drama is most completely put upon the stage, and all the original effects are presented IA ith the greatest accuracy. The sceuery is very beautifully painted, and altogether the drama nightly evokes the most enthusiastic applause. A selection from Mr. Halliday's drama, "The Great City," fills up the night's entertainment. Mr. John Clayton gives a very excellent performance of the leading part, Jacob Blount. The double revival has proved a great success, and crowded houses will doubtless be the result for many weeks to come. EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIP FRAUDS. At the Central Criminal Court, before the Recorder, John Bennett, a well-dressed young man, was charged with obtaining the sum of £2OO w;th intent to defraud, and also with another intent to defraud, did induce Frederick Hamilton Phillips to execute a partnership deed between them. The case which occupied the attention of the court the major portion of the day, may briefly be stated as follows :—The prosecutor saw an advertisement in. the Telegraph offering a partnership in the coal business. Mr. Phillips answered the advertisement and saw the prisoner, who told him that he had no debts, that he was the leaseholder of a certain wharf, and also that the business he was doing amounted to over 120 tons a week. On these representions the prosecutor advanced his money and went into partnership with the accused. He soon found that the business was not nearly so large as he anticipated, and the wharf was not the prisoner's, and that the latter had made many misrepre sentations. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment, in addition to the two he has already undergone. Other charges of a like nature were not proceeded with. A MONTH'S CRIME IN THE METROPOLIS. The October session of the Central Criminal Court was opened at the Old Bailey, before the Right Hon. the Recorder. There were about one hundred persons for trial, the great majority of whom were males. In charging the grand jury, the learned Recorder said he was glad to state that the cases were not more numerous than might have been anticipated, and those that would come before the court, with one exception, did not comprise murder. This exception was that of a man named Tantinny, who is indicted for the wilful murder of his wife. The case was a somewhat peculiar one. It seemed that the prisoner went home and was partaking of a meal, when his wife informed him that the son had been behaving iu an improper manner. Tantinny took up a knife, and threw it with the intention of hitting his son; but the knife missed him, and struck Mrs. Tantinny. From the injuries then sustained she died. The law said that when a death occurred from a felony being commit ted the person engaged in that felony would be tried for murder. In the present instance the question would be, Did the prisoner intend to do his son grevious bodily harm when he threw the knife? If he did, that was a felony, and the prisoner was liable to be tried for his life. His Lordship next referred to some other indictments and then dismissed the grand jury to their duties. The trial of Mr. Walford of the Insurance Times, for publishing an alleged libel on Mr. Forwood, a member of Lloyds, will be opened this morning. NAVAL AND MILITARY. -• The 31st Company of Royal Engineers is to go from Chatham to Cork to relieve the 21st Company, and the 34th is to go to the Curragh, where there are no Engineers stationed at present. The colonelcy of the 72nd Highlanders is vacant by tue death of General Charles G. J. Arbuthnot, at Folkestone. There have been some further troubles with the crew who were hired to take the Cerberus out to Australia. On Saturday another sailor was arrested in Rochester for having left the ship that morning without leave. The city m agistrates dealt with him leniently, and only imprisoned him for a day, with a loss of two days' pay—the largest amount which can be forfeited. The report that the Thunderer, now building in Pem broke Dockyard, is to be a similar ship to the ill-fated Captain is a mistake. The Thunderer is to be a low free board turret ship, without masts, and will be different in almost every respect from the Captain. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Viscountess Walden and Colonel Keppel, honoured the Strand Theatre with their presence last evening. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales leaves town early to-day for Newmarket, to witness the race for the Cambridgeshire, after which his Royal Highness will proceed to Sandringham. The Home Secretary arrived in town yesterday morning from Scotland. SHIPPING CASUALTIES.—On Sunday the screw steamer Fawn, Prentice master, of Sunderland, in making for the harbour at Lowestoft, hugged the North Pier too closely, and struck. The vessel drifted to the back of the North Pier, where she stranded. The sea was too rough to admit of a boat getting near her, but Captain Hender son, chief officer of the Coastguard, ordered the rocket apparatus out immediately, and, under his directions, the crew of fifteen hands were safely landed. The steamer, which was bound from Oronstadt for London, will, it is feared, become a wreck. OUR COTE7PORARIES—This Morning FAILURE OF THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE. The Times says the telegram from our Berlin Cor respondent which we publish to-day appears to shew that the effort made by our Government to bring about an Armistice has already failed. We are told that the latest suggestions came to nothing in con sequence of Prussia demanding that France should consent on principle to a cession of territory. This would be a very speedy answer to the proposition made by the Ministry, and and the very rapidity of the response may encourage the hope that it refers to some earlier suggestion. There are, indeed, other reasons why this hope may be entertained. We understand that the proposal of an armistice was received by the Delega tion at Tours in such a spirit that our Ministers were encouraged to suggest to Count Bismarck that it might he of advantage to grant M. Thiers an interview at Versailles. The great Chancellor has often enough shown his urbanity in the matter of interviews, and a safe conduct was at once forwarded to the veteran, Parlia mentarian. What can possibly result from the conver sation between this distinguished pair is more than we can divine. M. Thiers has resorted to all the neutral Courts of Europe on a volunteer mission, urging them to combine against the formidable Power which has arisen in Central Europe. He has addressed one and the same re monstrance, apparently without the alteration of a word, to all of them. Will he now tell Count Bismarck that as the Neutral Powers have refused to come to the assistance of France, Germany must desist from attacking her, because she has no allies ? Will he ask that German) , should of her own free will become less alarming ? Is it to be hoped that Count Bismark will, on the other hand, succeed in persuading M. Thiers and, through him, France, that Alsace and Lorraine are neeessary to the security of the German people ? It would be easy to construct an imaginary conversation between the two statesmen, but we cannot flatter ourselves that anything real will come of their interview. Count Bismarck is willing to humour and amuse any negotiator; but the conversation, like the suggestion of an Armistice, must, in the language of our Berlin correspondent, "come to nothing, in conse quence of Prussia demanding that France should consent on principle to a cession of territory." THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE. The Daily News asks what is likely to alter the feeling of Paris, and bring home to her a sense of the reality of her position ? The truth is, says that journal, the Parisians have suffered nothing from the war. Tney are neither in the position of the wretched people whose fields have been trampled down by the armies, nor yet in that of the men who have been exposed to the deadly fire and the irresistable bayonet charges of the Prussian infantry. They have not lost a drop of blood, or been deprived of a single dinner by the war ; and to them it may as yet be a light thing that the struggle should continue. We hope— and all England hopes—that an appeal to the coarser law of might will not be brought in to decide the difficulty.- The sense of pain with which every right minded man and woman regards the present state of affairs in France is keen, as though it were the impres sion of a personal suffering. We who are ,out side of the war—who cannot very well sympathise with the French determination to refuse a single stone of a fortress, and who are not so immediately inte rested as the Germans in taking precautions against a renewal of the war—can only wish for its speedy termi nation. In the path of any such happy deliverance there seems to stand this patent obstacle. Will the Germans abandon the French territory which they claim—even Strasburg itself ? We cannot believe that they will. Will France rescind her officially-expresses} resolu tion ; accept the harsh arbitrament of a war which she provoked ; and condescend to treat for peace ? Only, we are convinced, when Paris has impressed on her the reality of her powerlessness to save the country which she has been chiefly instrumental in bringing to ruin. That this result has already been brought about we shall be glad to learn ; for it is the first pre liminary to a settled peace. THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE. The Standard, remarking on the confident expectation of its contemporaries that hostitities will be suspended, says: No doubt both Governments would like to make peace. The King of Prussia and Count Bismarck are not ogres. They take no delight in slaughter or star vation, and they appreciate fully the danger of their present position, and the fearful consequences which must result to them if the struggle should be con tinued into the winter. No doubt, too, the Government of the National Defence recognises on its part the fearful consequences which must result to France from a prolon gation of the war, and they see that victory, if it is to be obtained at all, would be bought only at the price of sacrifices which would leave France beggared and broken. There is will enough to make peace on the part of the Governments, but unfortunately there is— unless an immense change has taken place in the dispo sition of one or other within the last two or three days— the most absolute disagreement as to the terms upon which it should be made. The Prussian Govern ment say, we will have Metz and Strasbourg—that is to say, French Lorraine, as well as German Lorraine and Alsace ; the Government of the National Defence continue to declare that it will not cede an inch of French territory, or even any stone of French fortresses which the German siege trains cannot batter down whilst the war lasts. What prospect is there, assuming the two Governments to maintain their respective pretensions— and we have no reason to doubt that they do—of an agree ment as to the terms of peace? Aud if there is no agree ment as to terms of peace, the armistice would be—assum ing it possible—an absurdity. The Telegraph, in commenting upon the proposals for an armistice, says the success of the mediators, even in this purely preliminary stage, is the more remarkable when we observe that Prussia has already been preoccupied with proposals of a totally different kind. It is notorious that negotiations have for some time been going on between Bazaine and Bismarck ; nor is it any secret that the French soldier and the Prussian statesman have dis cussed larger issues than the surrender of Metz. It has been proposed that the Prussian Government should treat for peace with the Empress Eugenie, on the ground that she must be deemed the legal Regent of France until she shall be legally deposed by the French people; to that end, the Empress was to visit Versailles; and General Boyer, the trusted aide-de-camp of Marshal Bazaine, conveyed those views to the illustrious lady at Chiselhurst, not, we believe, without success. But that design has manifestly been superseded by the larger plan of the neutral Powers, which have proposed an armistice, in order that the belligerents may be brought face to face in the field of negotiation, and which further aim at a final settlement of the quarrel by means of a Convention. If they should be successful, King William will then be able to treat, not with a faction, with a Government, or a city, but with the French people. If France is prepared to make reasonably large concessions, she will be glad to do so in the taco of day, so that, if the war goes on, she may attest her readiness to have sacrificed much rather than have renewed it. If either of the belli gerents should make peace impracticable, it will do so in ,the presence of the Neutral Powers, and it must so far show its disregard for the deliberate judgment of Europe. BRITISH INTERVENTION. The Manchester Exanuner,referring to the rumoured inter vention of theßritish Government, asks, Will they succeed in persuading the belligerents to agree upon a suspension of hostilities? and after reviewing the probabilities of such a result, says: As far as appears the diplomatic conditions set up by the two parties are irreconcileable, and unt il some form is agreed upon the proposed armistice must remain in the category of benevolent dreams. We confess our inability to see upon what ground it can be put forward as reasonable to offer as a scheme resting its claims upon its advantageousness to both parties—it is possible that both sides are prepared to make substantial concessions, and we trust the action of Government may be regarded as proof that they possess better reasons than we are aware of for believing in the existence of such despotism. The Manchester Courier thinks the neg otiations which England has instituted can do no good. If the neutrals chose to inform Prussia that if she insists upon the sur render of Alsace and Lorraine, she will have to look forward to their united hostility • or to indicate to France requitable conditions, and then let France understand that if kin t di he y y nieoe, a durableteacceptedshe need p no longer loo k for e for bu t t he in ir this, and in no other way. The period when words could do anything has gone. FARMING IN IRELAND.—A fact mentioned in the Clonmel Chronicle which proves the comfortable circum stances in which the farmers of that county are now placed. The rate collector had a sum of £4,000 to collect, ex t e nding over thirty electoral divisions. He had r e c e ived the whole amount, with the exception of the trifling arrear o f £l7. Another fact is not less significant. A few days ago the interest in a leasehold farm of twenty-six acres, held at a rent of 30s. per acre, and with au unex pired term of only sixteen years to run, was offered to public competition by the owner of the pro perty, Mrs. Michael Green, of Tipperary. The tenant's interest alone brought no less a sum than £6OO. It has been stated (says a correspondent) by the Tinics and other journals, in error, that the Irish judges have completed their code of rules for the working of the new Land Act. They have held repeated meetings, but as yet have not.been able to arrive at an agreement upon them. It ittr:OloughtffittkintiWill*All9.-14914ulgated until the.open