The Sun. — London, England, 1870-12-08 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS,-YESTEEDAY. Much quietness has been noticed on the Stock Exchange to-day. Business in all classes of securities has been on very moderate scale, and realisation of profits has occa sionally weakened values, though not to any material extent; but the bulk of the alterations have been favourable. As regards railways, Caledonian and South- Eastern have been rather easier, but a fractional enhance ment has taken place in the value of Great Eastern, North-Eastern, and Midland. In the foreign bond market, no feature of importance has been noticed. Consols have been tolerably firm, at 911, 92 ex dive for delivery, and 92, 921, ex div. for January ; Reduced and New Three per Cents., 911, 914; Bank Stock, 230, 232; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 15s. prem. ; India Five per Cents., 110, 1101, ex div. ; and India bonds, 225. to 275.. pram. For Colonial Govern ment securities there has been but little inquiry, but the quotations have ruled firm: For English railway stocks there has been but little inquiry. Caledonian, at 791, 791, and South Eastern, at 74, 741, are each 1 lower. Great Eastern, on the other hand, has been 1 better, at 391, 3%; North Eastern 1, at 1431. 144 ; and Midland 1, at 128/, 1281; Metropolitan 644, 641; Brighton, 41, 411; Great Northern A, 1341, 1344; North Western, 128, 1281; and Great Western, 694, 704. Very little business has been doing in Indian railway stocks. East Indian, 110 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1071 ; Madras, 1041 ; and Scinde, 1031. For Canadian shares the inquiry has been limited. Foreign shares have been quiet. Central Argentine, 194 ; Great Luxembourg, 114, ; Lemberg-Cezrnowitz, 15g. The tone of the market for foreign bonds has been hardly so firm, but the fluctuations have been trifling. Egyptian (1868) at 774, 78, and Spanish (1867) at 314, 314, are 1 and 1 better. Peruvian (1865) are quoted at 911, 914 ; Italian (1861), 551 55a ; • Spanish 1869, 31, 311; Turkish Five per Cents., 441, 441; ditto 1869, 504, 51; Mexican, 134, 141; French Scrip, 13, prem. ; United States Five-Twenty 1882 Bonds, 881, ; ditto, 1885, 88, 881 ; Erie shares, 201, 201; and Illinois Central, 1101, 1111. Bank shares have been dealt in quietly, but the quota tions have been maintained. Anglo-Austrian, 161, 16 , a ; Anglo-Egyptian, 211, 211 ex div. ; Imperial Ottoman, 12 ; London Joint-Stock, 341 i London and Westminster 631; and Union of London, 39, Telegraph shares have been firm. Anglo-American have been steady at 80, 82 ; British Indian Extension have marked 61, ; British Indian Submarine, 7 ; and French Cables 13g. Silver's Indiarubber, 44, 45 ; and • Construction, 261, 4. In miscellaneous securities the transactions have been restricted. Fore-street Warehouse, 201 i International Financial, 3/, i; National Discount, 11; and Ocean Marine 184, 19. The bullion operations at the Bank to-day comprised the purchase of £85,000, and the withdrawal of £5,000. Biddings for £400,000 in bills on India have taken place at the Bank. The amount allotted has been—to Cal cutta, £297,800; to Bombay, £lOO,OOO ; to Madras, £2,200. The minimum price was fixed at Is. 10d. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras, at 1s 10id., will receive 43 per cent, and on Bombay, 72 per cent. In the discount market to-day there has been a large supply of capital seeking employment. There has been very little inquiry for accommodation either at the Bank or in other quarters, and three months' paper has been freely taken at 2i per cent. At Mark-lane to-day, wheat was firm. It is understood that the London Joint-Stock Bank is to be interested in the management of the New North German Loan, and that one of the directors of that establishment has returned to Berlin with the agent of the Berlin Banks, by whom the business has been nego tiated in London. The directors of the London and River Plate Bank (Limited) have resolved to declare a dividend of 5 per cent. for the half-year ended the 30th September, which, with the interim dividend of 5 per cent. paid in June, is equal to a distribution of 10 per cent. for the year. The Manchester Courier of to-day says that a meeting of the creditors of Mr. George Parker, of Sutton, near Macclesfield, cotton spinner, was hell yesterday. The liabilities were £17,000, and the assets had been valued by Messrs. Fisher, Sons, and Smith at £24,000. It was re solved that the estate should be wound up under liquida tion, and not in bankruptcy ; trustees were appointed ; and a discharge given forthwith. The traffic receipts of the Midland Railway show an in crease of £9,473 ; of the North Eastern an increase of £7,424 ; North Western an increase of £8,280; and Caledonian, an increase of £4,661. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-WEDNESDAY. LATEST PRICES.—AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS. The prices under the lines indicate the business done. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Three per Cent Consols 914 92 Vict 5p a Jan & JulylB94. 10311041 92, 14, 2x d 104. 33, 4 Do for Account 921, 2 a d 92, 1, li Three per Cent Reduced 91 / 91 4 Egyptian 18i1 2, 7pa .. .. 79 81 94 1 79i New 3 per Cent 911. 1, 2 100, t Exchequer Bills, March 10 15pm Italian, 1865. 5p a - - Us, 15s pm Peruvian. 1865. 5p a Do, June lO 15pna 911, 1 lb pm Portuguese 1869 3pa .. 32 33 Bank Stock - - 324, 1, 1 India 5 per Cents , - - Russian, 1862, 5 p c.. .. 83 85 1101 x d 84, 1, 3 4 India Bonds - - Do Nicolas 4p a 26s pm 884, i Can 6pc Jan&Julyll77-84 104 105 %mulish. 186 7. i 3 Da 105 34 it, Do March & Sept. 102 104 Do, 1869 . 3 p a 1021 311, 304, 11, 304 Do 5p a Jan & July .. 97 98 Turkish. 1854, op a 7B 80 971 Do. 1865. 5p o Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 99 441, 4. 4,4, 1 Dom of Can 5p o 1903 .. 96 98 Do, 1865 6p a Ceylon 6 p c May and 634, 2 4. 3 November 1878 lO6 108 U. 5.5-20 Bonds,6 p o 1833 884 884 Mauritius 6p c Jan and 881, 4,4, i New lB73 lO3 105 Do do 1885 874 884 s Wales 5 p clB7l-76 10111021 88 New Zealand 6 p a 1891 l9BOO Wk. 08 1 110 Do 1040 Buds 4, Spa 1934 864 871 Sac} Do 5a Do 5 Consolidated 981 991 ErieSha, 100 dols, all paid - - 9 Illinois Central Shares .. 11011111 Do 6p c Mar &Sept 1891 106 108 111, 104 Do June & Deo 1891 105 107 Atlantic and Li W R Con Vict 6p c Jan &July 1891 115 117 Mortgage Bonds - DoApril &Oct 1883-85.. 11111121 RAILWAYS. Bristol and Exeter l6 88 Do Ist Prat 80nd5.... 54 56 Caledonian 791, 804, 291. 801 2nd Pref Stock Great Eastern ...., ..... 39 391 35, 41 384, 91, 9 Do 3rd Pref Stock .. 29 31 Great Northern 124, 1 4th Prat Stock Do A 134 136 Great Indian Pen g 5., o 107 108 Great Western 691 704 1071 70, * Great Watern ofCanada 131 14 Lancashire St Yorkshire 132 133 Lou, Brig, and S Coast 41 411 Do 6p o' Bonds, 1373.. 97 99 41 h 1, 1 Do 51 do, 1877-8 9,4 36 Lon, Chat 13 Do 3 p c pref. issued 80 Idls ham 13, and Dover .. 121 Madras guar 5 pc Lon and North-Western 12711281 1.0 11, *. I 1271, 81, 8 N. Railway of Canada, Lou and 91, 90 Code South-Western 90 91 6p 0 aud Ist P llo hrof ilk Bon und ds . g Man, Shef, and Lincoln 444 451 5p o 441, 5 1021 M e t ro p o lit an 641, i Delhi guar a p a Midland l2B 1281 1031, 3 128, 4, 9 Bahia and San Francisco North British North-Eastern Consols.. 14311441 Belgian E Junction lie 41, 4, 1 Buenos Ayres Gt stbro 24 25 South-Eastern 741 75 24f 741, 1 Dunaburg and Wltepsk 181 181 &Cantle azul St Lawrnce 76 78 Dutch-Rhenish 22 23 3ombay, Mirada, and Eastern of France — Central India, g 5 p c., 104 105 Great Luxembourg 104}, / 111, 1 Buff and Lake HuronPrt 31 41 Lemberg Uzernowitzgua Do 51 pc 80nd5.1872-3-4 72 81 7 P a Cape guar 6p c East Bengal guar 5p c lO4 105 Northern of France .... East Indian, g 5 p a 110 Recife and San Francisco Grand Trunk Canada 10/ San Paulo (L) guar 7p a 20 1 201 Po Equip Mort Bnd 1 South Austn &Low- Von 141 141 charge 6p 0 Do 2nd do Scrip .... ldis fpm BANKING COMPANIES. Pd Pd 1 Agra Bank (L) A,.. • 71 81 20 Lou Char of Aust r lia 24 25 8 20 London and County 49 50 25 Alliance (L) ........ 13 14 494, 1 10 Anglo-Austrian •• • . 57 pm 15 London Joint-Stock 334 .41 161, 5 341, 3f, 41 20 Anglo-Egyptian ( L) 21 211 20 Lou aud Westmuster 63 64 215, 1 x d 631 50 British N American 53 55 10 Metropolitan Si 9 20 Ch of India, Austrlia 14 15 20 Midland (L) 25 Char Mere of India 23 '2 4 20 New South Wales .. 3 8 40 10 City 25 Colonial -46 48 25 Orntal BankCornorn 406 411 4 Consolidated IL 20 Eng. Scot. and Aus 0 16 17 15 Union of London .. 39 40 20 Imperial 1 i Li 184, 74 10 Imperial Ottoman 12, 114 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. Pd Pd 100 Anglo-American L) 79 81 10 Great Northern .... 111 119 81), 80. 19, 1 6 Great N. China, and 10 Anglo-Meditru IL) .• 124 127 Japan Extension.. 29 2 dis 1279. 7, 9 5 Indo-European (L).. 12 11 100 Atlantic lO Marseilles, Algiers, 100 Do 8p c 13 British Australis IL) .. 49 4dis 6 10 British Ind Exten (L). 69 6I 10 Mediterrn Ex (L) .. 49 5 61, 1 29 Puma and S. Pato( L) ai 29 dis 10 British Indian Sub- dis marine, (L) 7, it 2 0 Bool'lans Franoe (L) 139 14 China Submarine (L) 5941 d is 131 xd 19, 2 100 Submarine 236 241 10 Falmouth, Gibraltar, Do Scrip 29 21 and Malta (L) 101. 9 - MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES. Pd Pd Anglo-Austrian Bnd- 20 It Irrig Can Cavour n 4 holders' Certificate 11 21 100 Do 6p c Bonds. re -10 BerlinWaterworks(Li 144 151 deemable 1870 . 63 65 30 Bolckow-Vaughan( L) 30 35pm 634 100 Boston City (U.S. 5 30 London Flu Assoc(L) 20 18dis p c Sterling Loan 91 93 4 Lon Gen Omnibus .. 21 3 4 Brit k Fgn Marine( LI 2/ 31Pm 2 15-16 25 Canada Company. —73 75 2 Lon &Prov Marine L) 11 pm 10 Ceylon Company L) 34 3 dis 100 Madraslrrig. &Canal 35 City Offices (L) 25 24 dis g 5 iii c by Ind Gov. 1 iloll 101 2 Mauritius Land (L) 1 d o is o . par 20 Colonial (L) 5 Com Union Assurnce 2131 pm 11 10 Crdt Fonc of Eng (L) 2 24 2 1 N Zealand Loan a nd 2 Mere Agency IL) .! 41 Pm 100 Crystal Palace 100 Do Pref 100 Do 6p c Perp Deb.. 109 114 61 N Britsh and Mere (L) 28 281 270 Ebbw Vale Steel L).. 9,81d1s 5 OceanMarinelnsur —l3l 14prs 100 Viceroy of Egypt? la c, 19, 181 Mortgage Loan.... 78 80 50 P and 0 Steam 4B 50 79f 484, 8 100 Egyp 9 p cV'roy 'Loan, 10 Do do New. 1867 3 1 dis guar by Egyp Gov.. 94 96 50 Rhyinney Iron 951. 41 15 Do New 8 ‘ 91 13 Fore-st Warehouse (L) 71 Bpm 60 Royal Mail Steam 201 12 Tel Con and Main (L) 261 264 100 Fri and Colonial Gov 261, 4,1, 4 Trust 6p o Bonds.. 97 100 2 Thames and Mersey 981 Marine Insur (L 71 Gen Credt &Met (L) 41 dis 54 7 3-16 . St Tobacco 6 p 0 Loan. 14 Gen Stm Navigation 27 28 guar by Italian Gov. 83 89 7 Hooper's Tel Works 4 4 dis 5 Trust and Loan Co of 61 Upper Canada .. 1 1 i pm 17 Hudson's Bay 8 81 5 U Marine, Lvpool (L 4 4 pin 81 20 Union Steamship (L) 23 25 45 Indrbbr,GutPer.and 6 United Dis Corprn (L 2 (dis Tel Works LI .... 42 44 5 UnivMarinelnsur iLI 6171 pin 443, 4,1, 34 111, 4 5 Intend Finan Soc(L) Midis 12 War..aut Finance.... 9 7 die 34, 4 ME SUN, LONDON, THURSDA.I, DECEMBER 8, 1870 THE WAR. THE GREAT SORTIES. ACCOUNTS FROM PARIS. COMBINATION BETWEEN DUCEOT AND VINOY. From Paris, letters throwing important light upon these sorties have been received by balloon mail. One gives the following particulars :—On Tuesday, while the atten tion of the enemy was engaged at Gennevilliers by a formidable cannonade, the lga,udhuy division attacked in force Thiais, Chevilly, Play, and Choisy-le- Roi. The same night the troops of General Ducrot endeavoured to cross the Marne under the fire of Fort Charenton, in the direction of Choisy-le-Roi, where an accident nearly spoiled all. A bridge of boats on the Marne proved insufficient, because the Prussians by open ing the sluices at Neuilly-sur-Seine had inundated the country. This was the most important part of the operation. The French successes at Thiais, Hay, Chevilly, and Choisy le Roi, where they gained possession of a district called Gare aux Bceufs, were for the moment uselebs, and had to be evacuated, though not before the enemy's works had been destroyed. Some forty cannon were said to be spiked. The Marines especially distinguished themselves in the affair, as did the Breton Mobiles from Morbihan, whose leader was killed. The Gare aux Bceufs was taken by two battalions of the National Guard, under the com mand of M. Ybos, who released Trochu on October 31, and M. Langlois, a Socialist Republican. M. Langlois, who is a disciple of Proudhon, was Mused, before the war war broke out, for his peace propensities by a mob who were then busy shouting "A Berlin !" but who were not certainly so near him under fire. Count Roger, an old man of seventy, especially distinguished himself among the volunteers of the Notional Guard. The French loss was estimated at 600 at the least, and 1,000 at the most, but as the news of the accident at the Marne, and the consequent retreat reached Paris just as the evening papers were being published, the affair assumed its worst aspect. It was so gloomy in the Liberte that in the evening, when a Government notice was placarded announcing the suc cess of the cannonade at Gennevilliers, and detailing the operations in the South, the crowd made a bonfire of the paper, and shewed some inclination to break up the presses. The next morning a decree appeared, abso lutely prohibiting any account or comment on military operations, other than the official communicattons, on pain of the suspension of the offending journal. The Govern ment also gave further particulars of the military proceed ings of the previous day. It spoke of great losses sus tained by the enemy, who certainly at this time hoisted a flag of truce. During the day (Wednesday) a fresh notice, dated two o'clock, announced that the Governor of Paris was at the head of the forces, that General Ducrot had crossed the Marne by the bridge of boats, whose construc tion had been delayed; and that the action was going on over a vast perimetre, sustained by the forts and the batteries in position, which were crushing the enemy by their fire, and extending the cannonnade before all the French lines. The Government could not give further explanations with safety, but it stated that the French troops were masters of Montmedy, and held it. Choisy-le- Roi was in flames and was evacuated by the Prussians, whose batteries were pouring their fire on it incessantly, but were answered by the French. These last vague statements awakened some doubt whether the French could hold the positions they had so hardly won, There was no question that the Germans will have to make a tremendous effort to repulse them. If the French could conquer before Paris, and if the army of the Loire could, by assistance from the united forces in La Sarthe, manage to resist the Prussian corps, the Germans in France would be threatened with total de struction. The Petit ✓ournal Officiel, which appeared late on the 30th, speaks of a false alarm on the previous night, which gave rise to the belief in a Prussian attack on the plain of Gennevilliers, near the bridge of Bezons. The official note expresses great regret that this report was incorrect, as there could be no doubt how the Prussians wonld have been received. The tone of this note shews great confidence, and gives warm praise to the soldiers. Another false alarm took place the same night, but this time the rumour was of a disturbance at Belleville and a descent of its inhabi tants on Paris. This originated from the exaggerated reports of the new Prffect of Police. The commandant of the 3rd section very unadvisedly beat the rappel in several quarters, and a reflection of these fears appeared in the Government proclamation. The apprehensions reached to the outposts, but were so entirely false that the Belle ville battalions, under M. Ulric de Fonvielle, were loudly cheering General Trochu before Fort Rosny at the very time that they were accused of endeavouring to overthrow the Government. With the exception of an absolute fever for news, there is complete tranquillity in Paris. Any attempt at disorder would be unanimously scouted, and resplutely crushed. [This narrative, it will be seen, breaks off before the result of Ducrot's effort on the east could be known.] ACCOUNTS FROM THE GERMAN LINES. PRUSSIAN COUNTER ATTACK ON FRIDAY. Wednesday's sortie by Gen. Ducrot resulted in the occu pation of the villages of Champigny and Brie, in the loop of the Marne. On Friday the Germans made an effort to retake these villages, and likewise to destroy the bridges across the Marne. It is clear that they did not succeed. The Saxons, Wurtembergers, and a por tion of the 2nd Prussian Corps was told off for this duty. The programme, says the Daily News' correspondent, was complicated more or less unexpectedly by a counter-offensive operation pro jected by the French against Villiers, no doubt with intentions of penetrating further, and of ultimately breaking through the cordon. Thus it fell out that as the Germans were pressing on to the attempt of driving the French out of Brie and Champigny, Messieurs the French were simultaneously pouring out with intent to take Villiers. When two bodies are going opposite ways in the same grove, it is a law of nature that a collision is the result. The writer .con tinues :—There, on the gradual slope . of the further bank of the Marne, under the wing of Fort Nogent, and extending right and left along the line of the Chaumont Railway, were dense columns of French infantry. How they came there I know not, it was as if the spectacle had sprung up by magic, The Bois de Grace lying in front of Champs afforded a favourable cover for a detour into the rear of Villiers, which evidently was the point for which the French advance was intended. That force—l refer exclusively to the section which threatened Villiers—must have been at least 20,000 strong. How large was the force with which the Wurtemburgers and their good friends of the 2nd Army Corps had to deal towards Champigny I have no means of even roughly estimating. Surely in these dense columns, standing in support under Nogent, there could not have been less than 20,000 men. But directly and face to face it was with the 20,000 men of the left advance with whom the 10,000 Saxons had to cope. Not with them alone, but with those terrible projectiles also, a storm of which incessantly clashed on to the upper ground on which stands Villiers, and into the glades behind it. Of the manner of the French formation, I can only say that their skirmishers came out with as much regularity as if the day's work had been a peaceful parade. The fleployment sprung up with immense rapidity and seeming discipline, but there appeared to be considerable looseness in the formation, a total want of interval, and indeed in places an overlapping of battalions. Had there been nothing else to do on the part of the Saxons but to repulse an assault on Villiers, directed solely and straightly against it, the task would have been comparatively simple, and not very bloody, notwithstanding the artillery fire. But the French advance, threatening in its deployment as it did to sweep right on, overlapping Villiers, up the space be tween that village and Noisy, and so to get through upon Champs, called for other tactics. Villiers could only serve as a position on which to lean the Saxon left. It became necessary to meet the French in the open. From behind Villers the several regiments came out to the right on to the brow and under the shell fire. As the French troops came up the gentle aclivity, the guns of the forts continued to play without interruption. Line was formed, the rear files pelting up at the double, and in a twinkling less than fifty yards separated the com batant lines. Then came a volley, then a venomous file firing, and the French broke and gave ground. It was only to back into the next dip to let the guns of the fort go to work again. The Saxons had perforce to find what cover they might. When the 108th Regiment came back —it had not been gore twenty minutes-35 officers out of forty-five had gone down. Neither of the blithe lieutenan;:s were to the fore. Ard row came a lull in the musketry fire, just as a few minutes before there had been lull in the cannon fire. The Saxons could not get their artillery into action with advantage. The ground itself was unfavourable, while the fire from the forts must, in silenced the field guns. Therefore, atTuhreereoffortel:ingtsh, haveisgr e sred a i d l yantue was lost to them—an advantage only to be appreciated by those who have seen German artillery in action. What I have been writing of took place before noon. After a little the artillery fire from the forts slackened considerably, and the French infantry made no demonstration. On the German left, however, about Champigny, it was evident t h at : hard fighting was going on. About one the French made another advance, having, as I believed, received considerable reinforce ments. The Saxon infantry confronted them, on the chal lenge, with the old result. But a different policy was this time adopted. It was plain the only escape froM the terrible thunderbolts lay in getting to close quarters with the French infantry, unless indeed a retro grade movement was to be made, and that was not to be thought of. So, when the French fell back, the Saxons followed on, as if they wanted to settle the question with the bayonet point. It was the old motto, " Vorweirts, immer vorweirts." But the vortviirts was very slow. What happened for the next hour I could only guess by the constant crackling. of the small arms. The forts confined themselves seemingly for the most part to firing into and over Champigny and Villiers. But at length the French were visible slowly and stubbornly falling back across the north side of the neck, the Saxons pushing them hard, the French ever and anon rallying. On this portion of the plain south of Brie there was a prolonged struggle. I understand the Saxons were striving to get at and cut the obnoxious pontoon bridge. But this was an impossibility, when Nogent went to work again with the terrible accuracy of which the short range admitted. The combatants parted about 3 o'clock, both sides falling back. The fort fire con tinued some little time longer. MARKETS. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY.—A considerable amount of animation was noticeable throughout the grain trade at Mark-lane to-day, and the enhanced rates realised on Monday last were fully maintained, There was a small show of English wheat on offer, which came to hand in tolerably good condition. Both Essex and Kent produce was purchased with activity, at the advanced quotations of Monday last. There was a moderate supply of foreign wheat exhibited, which was also disposed of quickly, at a similar improvement. With barley the market was fairly supplied. Grinding descriptions were in request, at firmer rates ; but malting qualities were taken off on somewhat easier terms. Malt ruled quiet, but prices were without quotable change. There were good arrivals of oats on sale. The inquiry was active, and prices had an up ward tendency. Beans and peas experienced a healthy demand, at the extreme rates previously current. The flour trade ruled firm, both in demand and value. Arrivals : English and Scotch —llO quarters wheat, 640 barley, 300 malt, and 40 peas. Foreign; 3,870 quarters wheat, 980 barley, 29,560 oats, and 110 quarters beans. ----- NEWARK CORN MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—There was a fair supply of all sorts of grain at this market to-day. Wheat was a very slow trade at the advance of from is. to 2s. per quarter on the prices of last week. Malting barley was fully as dear. All kinds of feeding corn made last week's prices except maize, which was is. per quarter dearer. EDINBURGH CORN MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The supply of wheat was fair, at is. to 2s. per quarter advance. Barley was dull, at ls. per quarter cheaper. For oats there was a ready sale, at full prices. In beans sales were ready, at rather ready money. LEEDS CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—There were 643 beasts and 4,060 sheep at this market to-day. Beasts were gene rally of better quality. Buyers bought very cautiously, which caused a slow market. Beef, from 70. to Bd. per lb.; second quality, from 60. to 7d. per lb. Sheep, from 8 1d. to 9. per lb. Ewes, Bd. per lb. - - WAKEFIELD CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—This mar ket was only thinly supplied with fat beasts to-day, and the few good animals quickly changed hands at about 10s. per stone. Mutton was easier to buy, there being a good show. Lean stock was rather scarce. SOUTHALL CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The supplies, on the average, were good at this market to-day. The prices for best qualities were rather higher. Other sorts were firmly maintained. EDINBUBGH CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—There was only a limited number of sheep at this market to-day. A few of good quality were a shade betier in price, and had a ready sale. There were no store sheep. Fat cattle was more nume rous, and the quality was better than last week. Prices were much about the same. Pigs had a better market, and prices were one-eighth of a penny up. Ayrshire cows, £[7 to £2O each ; short-horns, £2l to £27 each. LONDON TALLOW MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The market is flat, at 435. 3d. to 435. 6d. spot and all the year, 435. 9d. spring, 445. 3d. March. LONDON OIL MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—Linseed is quiet. London 295. 9d. to 305.; Hull, 295. 6d. to 295. 9d. spot and all the year ; 30s. 6d. to 30s. 9d. first four months. English brown rape steady at 465. sellers, spot and first four months. • LONDON METAL MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—Tin firm, at £l3O for Straits and Bence. Chili bar copper, best brands £63 10s. Belgian spelter, business done at £l7 10s. Scotch pig iron, 51s. 6d. to 51s. 7id. cash. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKETS, WED NESDAY.—Tea : The market is steady, and prices are fairly sup ported. Coffee : Only light supplies are again on offer, but they comprise some good qualities, for which prices are very firm. Sugar : The market continues firm, with rather limited supplies on sale. Bengal sold at stiff prices; soft pale yellow Garpultah date, 30s ; fine brown, 28s. to 29s • good, 28s. to 28s. 6d ; middling, 275. Rice remains quiet ; Java, cleaned, bought in at 255. per cwt. • LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—Opening Re port.—This market opened quietly to-day. Probable sales, 10,000 bales. Imports, 12,129 bales.—Closing Report.—This market closes flat. Sales, 10,000 bales. Arrivals : Orleans, November ship, 81d. ; ditto, ship named, sid. - - • MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, WEDNESDaY.—This market continues dull to-day. We hear of some orders having been placed for 39-inch sheetings to a moderate extent, and for January delivery. Other descriptions of goods are still neglected. In yarns there is very little doing, especially in shirting quali ties. The chief feature of interest in this market is the tenacity with which spinners and manufacturers adhere to their prices ; notwithstanding the limited demand, coupled with the weakness of the cotton market. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The market to-day is easier, at 51s. sd. to 51s. sd. cash ; closing, buyers at latter quotation ; sellers, 51s. 9d. a month. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, WEDNESDAY. —There was a fair business at very stiff prices done at this market to-day, showing an advance since Sasurday of from 6d. to 9d. per cwt. CORK BUTTER MARKET, WEDNESDAY. Ordinary firsts, 1335.: seconds, 1248.; thirds, 1135.; fourths, 1055.; fifths, 965.; sixths, 655. ; 1,320 firkins in the market. Mild-cured--firsts, 1508.; seconds, 1318.; thirds, 1175.; 50 firkins in the market. LAW AND POLICE. THE LATE MARQUIS OFITIASTINGS' ESTATE.— Tl case of " Bubb v. Yelverton," the object of which is to ad minister the estate of the late Marquis of Hastings, was brought forward in the Chambers of the Master of the Rolls, when an application was made by Lord Charles Ker to admit a claim of £B5O on the certificate of debts, his lordship alleging that he had advanced that sum in respect of bets on behalf both of the Marchioness and the late Marquis. It will be remembered that the certificate of the separate estate was settled in June last, but the present claim was not made until the following month, and was consequently not in cluded. The solicitor representing the executors were not now prepared either to admit or dispute the claim • and the chief clerk granted ten days for the purpose of pro curing evidence, and, if necessary, examining the mar chioness. A MILITARY DISPUTE.—Two cases were set down for trial in the Court of Queen's Bench at the present sit tings, the action arising out of the circumstances at tending Lieutenant-Colonel Dawkins having to leave the Guards. At the commencement of the sitting, the Solicitor-General asked that Lord Paulett's case should be put in the list on a day that would enable the Dnke of Cambridge, Mr. Cardwell, and their officials to attend with the least inconvenience to the public service. The case of Cach and Shaen has prevented its being reached in the ordinary way, and on Monday it was arranged that it should be made a remanet to the sittings in February next. Yesterday the Solicitor-General, addressing his lordship, said he was justified, from a communication he had received from the War Office, in saying his lordship would not have to try the case. AN OFFICER IN TROUBLE.—At Westminster Police court, John Gilbert Bently Booker Booth, who described himself as a retired Major from the army, was charged with obtaining food, lodging, &c., to the amount of £35 17s. Bd. by false pretences from Mr. George Sander son, of the Cadogan Hotel, Sloane-street, Chelsea. Mr. Sanderson said the prisoner came to him in July last as a visitor at the hotel, and described himself as Major Booth, late of the 2nd Life Guards. He stayed there up till the 25th of September, when he left for the purpose of going to Roehampton to dine, but he did not return. I.7ext day he wrote to witness, and said he should be back in a day or two, and then go to Brighton, but he never appeared, and witness had ascertained that the paper on which the supposed letter from Roehampton was written was, in point of fact, that of Mrs. Hind, of 120, sloane-street, with whom the prisoner had taken up his abode the day he left the Cadogan. The prisoner said he was in the Life Guards. He had been in the army, and left with the rank a Major, and he had also been a county magistrate for years. Mr. Woolrych pointed out that the envelope bore the London post mark. Mrs. Harriett Hind, of 120, Sloane-street, proved that the prisoner came to her on the 25th of September, and she considered by his appearance he was a gentleman. He told her his name was Colonel Booker, but after wards said it was Colonel Booker Booth, and he had served in the Life Guards, and retired from the army as a Major. He owed her £42 for rent and board. The paper on which the letter from Roehampton was written was left at her house by Sir Norman Pringle, A solicitor who had appeared to prosecute now stated that the pri soner owed several of his clients money, among others Mrs. Rushton £70195. 3d., for board, &c. ; but he could not see any fraud, and should treat the matter by civil action. Mr. Woolrych directed a remand, and said he would take two balls in £lOO each. THE M'NEILE STATUE IN LIVERPOOL. The statue of the Dean of Ripon, subscribed for by his friends and admirers in Liverpool, and which, after a rather ac rimonious discussion was allowed by a majority of the Town Council to be placed in St. George's-hall; arrived in Liverpool a few days ago, and has since been placed upon its pedestal, and unveiled without any ceremonial. It is seven feet high, sculptured in pure white Carrara marble, and is considered a highly successful work. Mr. G. G. Adams, of Sloane-street, London, was the sculptor. A BOON FOR LartlM—Ffighly as sewing machines are prized, there is one great fault to whioh they are addicted—they make a great noise while doing the work; It noise so great that for a worker herself to talk at the same time is out of the ques tion. We need not say how trying this must be to a lady; To be not only prevented from talking, but also from listening to the gOsEitp of those around her—the very thought of such a thing is unendurable. Well, an inventor has come to their rescue with o. SIIANT SITING MACHINE ; and as it comprises all the appliancessesd devices fpr varied work with which all the best sewing machines are previded, and several in addition, and e x ercises tilers all so NolsxmcssLt . that the ladies may gossip even in whispers, and the infant or invalid sleep en in peace, we expect that most of the old machines will ere l ong be heard, or heard of, no more, *pd that "LA SILENCIEUSE," the Silent Sewing Machine (at Messrs. , POLLACX, SCHMIDT, and Co.'s, 210 A, REGENT-STREET, LONDON, W,), will quietly take their place, as the universal domestic helPet.—"lnvestment Circular and Financial Record," September 7, 140. WHAT CAME OF IT ALL. The Times correspondent with the Crown Prince of Saxony's army affirms, what was pretty apparent from the telegrams, that the Germans did not get all they aimed at in assuming the offensive on Friday. " Ulti mately the Germans were obliged to desist from the attempt on the bridges. It was nearly three o'clock when they did so. The French, who had not crossed the Marne, then retired, and, after a few parting shots, the forts became silent. So ended this second engagement. It is estimated that there were 60,000 French troops out during the day, though not anything like that number took an actual part in the engagement. What has been the result of this days' slaughter ? Is it going too far to say that nothing has been_ gained by either party, while both have lost much? The French still occupy Champigny, though the Wursemburgers have regained several of their outposts there. The French have hundreds of killed and wounded, and 300 of them were made prisoners. On the other hand the Germans have to lament awful losses. The Schutzen and the 108th Regiments have been dreadfully cut up. All last evening there were mournful processions of wounded men entering this town to be carried into the field hospitals here and at Torcy. There is grief all around us for the death of so many officers and men." THE CANNONADE. The discharge of artillery from the forts all the week was terrific. It kept the oldest soldiers awake all night, and shook every window pane in Paris :—" For miles round the whole earth seemed to shake from the thunder of the forts, and shells were passing over the battle-fields and exploding in the woods and on the highways. Some of the projectiles reached a distance of 7,000 yards from the batteries out of which they were discharged." The Germans affirm that all this cannonade did very little damage. THE FOOD QUESTION. It becomes more than ever difficult to form any approx imate idea of the state of affairs inside Paris in respect of the food supplies—the one important question of all. The reports are most diverse. All the prisoners, on the one hand, who were taken in the great sorties of last week, agree in representing that there was plenty of food inside the city ; and, what is more, they looked extremely well, and bore no signs of deprivation. The Prussian official paper says that 200 captives taken to the south of Paris looked very dispirited ; but they agreed that great stores of salt meat remained in the forts. The Times correpon dent spoke to several of the prisoners. " They all said Paris is not going to yield. One of them, a very intelligent fellow, boasted that there were 350,000 armed men in Paris, that the whole nation was being mobilised, that the city was impregnable, and that there were provisions for two months. 'We shall make sorties,' said he, 'as long as there is a soldier left."' The experience, of the Daily News correspondent was of precisely the same import. Another Daily News correspondent, who writes by balloon mail from inside the city, gives a most hopeful account :—" Among the many notabilities of this siege, there is perhaps none more remarkable than the quality and abundance of food, considering that there are full two millions of us eating into our stock now for more than two months. Salt meat from Government stores was substituted this last week for the first time for fresh in the butchers' shops ; then we came back to fresh ; and so are to alternate as long as the latter holds out. Bread— the essential—coffee, chocolate, wine, are at old prices ; sugar a trifle, and salad oil somewhat higher than this time last year. We can hold nit till New Year's day without much hardship ; till mid-January cheer fully if an occasional victory over the enemy about us here or in the provinces, keeps us in heart ; till Feb ruary gloriously,if we feel assured of driving him off by that time." Against this glowingprospect is tobe set a letter from the Rev. Dr. Smythe, to Mr. Cave, M.P. He observes:— " All is quiet ; but sadness and bitter &termination mark the faces and the conversation of the masses. The general tone of all matters is most grave. All our meat supply is finished, except the doling out of one-tenth of a pound of hard, badly-cured beef for each person daily. Our supply of coals is done. The gas will be cut off on the 30th inst., there being only sufficient for the use of balloons. Bread is plentiful—but for how long ? Our own stores of rice for the poor will be ex hausted in a week. We are going to apply to the Govern ment to-day, and we hope they will open their stores to us. We can hold out for a month longer on extract of meat. The increase of applicants on our committee is becoming most serious. Persons in the most respectable positions of life almost daily present themselves, but only when their children have been days without bread ; ladies in the last stage of consumption." Probably Paris will be like Metz ; we shall have no certain information of the food supply until the end suddenly and unexpectedly comes. THE CAMPAIGN ON THE LOIRE. MANOEUVRES BEFORE FIGHTING. A general review of the operations on the Loire, which have ended so disastrously for the French, may be given in a few words. D'Aurelles retook Orleans on the 9th, and drove Der Tann back upon Paris. But the further ad vance of the French was prevented by the rapid on coming of Prince Frederick Charles, who by the 24th of *November was in position in front of Orleans, with the 3rd, 9th, and 10th Corps d'Armee in line, extending fr,nn the main road between Orleans and Paris to the rail way from Corbeil, where is the Ober Etappen Commando of the 3rd Army, to Montargis, and fronting the Army of the Loire, hidden in the dense forest of Orleans, in which the French had intrenched themselves after their occupation of that town. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg was at that time moving from Dreux, in the direction of Le Mans, and had arrived close to Nogent le Rotrou. On the 25th of November the French army began to manoeuvre as if to engage the Red Prince's at tention, His Royal Highness, perceiving their design to turn his left, was engaged in making a corresponding movement to meet it, but before he had completed it, D'Aurelles, massing his regular troops, fell with great fury on the 10th Corps, which held the left of the Prussian line and lay in position between the towns of Corbeille and Beaune la Rolande across the road from Montargis to Fontainebleau. BEAUNE LA ROLANDE. This led to the battle of Beaune la Rolande, the opening of the active campaign, and the commencement of a series of disasters for the French—not wholly unbroken, it it true, but still decisively against them. The best account of this battle that has yet appeared is given by Dr. Russell. He says :—The German outposts were attacked early in the morning of the 28th by the advanced guards of several French columns which debouched from the wooded country in front. It seems remarkable that the cavalry did not advise them of the coming attack, unless we suppose that the country did not permit of their use, and there is much wood, between Corbeille and the Loire. The French shewad in such force that the Prus sian pickets were obliged to retire rapidly on their sup ports, which took up a position between Beaune and the Montargis Railway, covered in front by a small brook, and withdrawing the force from Corbeille altogether. The French advanced very fast, and soon after 11 a.m, they drew up in a parallel line, their main columns being concealed in undulations of the ground. They soon displayed swarms of skirmishers, who opened " a biting fire " on the Prussian position. The Prussians, steady soldiers, replied warmly, and held Beaune obstinately. The French artillery, in the most gallant manner, advanced at a gallop, and crowned a high mound surmounted by windmills, which almost overlooks the town, while several heavy columns of infantry prepared to storm it under their fire. The artillery actually came within 400 yards of Beaune, and seemed to riddle it and the barricades at the entrance with. their shell splinters. But the hail of bullets came thick from the barricade and through the loopholed walls. General Voigts Rhetz, how ever, could only hold his own. The French were in far superior numbers. They began to extend to their left, and enveloping the Prussian right it threatened t o cut it off Pithviers, when Prince Frederick Charles was bringing up supports in person. And sorely were they needed. The French left gradually closed round more and more. At one o'clock a mitrailleuse battery was established on the very road to Pithiviers. It opened on the rear of the hard set Prussians, while the shell and mitrailleuse bat teries on the windmill hill tore their front, and on three sides they were girt in by a continuous fire of musketry from the infantry, which Hartmanii's cavalry in vain tried to check by frequent demonstrations on the flanks. The position was most critical. It was only the courage and constancy of the men which rendered it tenable at all. General Wedel, who had commanded at Beaune, sent to his chief to say that he would hold it as long as he had a man left. The town was on fire, but through smoke and flame the white jets of the musketry fire spurted out, and rattled through the roar of the artillery and the fitful grunts of the mitrailleuse. Meantime, a sustained action was going onbetween the two other brigades of Voights Rhetz's Corps and a superior French force, but the superiority of the Prussian artillery in open ground compensated for numerical inferiority. In this state of affairs the French suddenly pushed forward a great column to the assault of Beaune-la-Rolande, down the road to the main street. Men fell fast as they neared the barricade, but the column still went on till it -reached the barricade, where, greeted with glistening bayonets, it melted away beneath the rolling fire. Long lines of dead and dying marked its path, thickest where the crossing of the brook caused a momentary delay, and gave a steadier aim to the Prussians. General Voigts Rhetz was hardly pressed, indeed, when he heard that the Red Prince was close at hand, and presently his troops began to shew in the rear, the Prince preceding them, along the Pithiviers road. With steadiness and coolness, as if on parade, the columns drew up and formed in order of battle across the road, while 'thirty guns dashing forward covered a ridge north of Beaune and opened fire on the French left. The arrival of these troops turned the day. The French, before they had formed up, began to withdraw their left. They withdrew in excellent order, but not without consi derable loss. THE SUPPOSED BONAPARTIST PROJECT. The Presse of Vienna is highly indignant at the stories about a contemplated Bonapartist restoration, which have been current in the English, Belgian, and Dutch press. Where is the idiot, it asks, who can attribute an official character to any treaty between the King of Prussia and Madame Eug4nie, and can talk seriously of a treaty which shall unite Alsace, Luxembourg, Belgium, Rhenish Ba varia, and Hesse in a neutral State? The political bankrupt at Wilhelmshohe may amuse himself with these soap bubbles if he will, but it is scandalous that journals like the Times and the Indhpendance should allow themselves to be led into giving currency to such absurdities, and encouraging the " cynical appetite for a Bonapartist restoration." The Independence Belge, in commenting on this attack, observes that it had no intention of encouraging such schemes by publishing them. On the contrary, it believes that publicity is the best means of defeating them, by putting the public on their guard. In such a case silence would be complicity. The Independence does not consider the scheme feasible, for it has full confidence in the patriotism of the French army in Germany. Every day it receives fresh letters from them protesting against the notion of a restoration of the Empire by means of the army. At the same time it attaches no importance whatever to the circumstantial denials of the existence of a treaty coming from Wilhelm sijhe or elsewhere. It does not forget that eight days prior to the political bankruptcy of December 2nd the President, Louis Bonaparte, solemnly, from the tribune of the National Assembly, denied the truth of the suspi cions of which he was the object, and protested against against the accusation of preparing a coup d'etat, saying he was the only man in Frauce who could not conspire against the Republic, because he alone had taken the oath to observe it. A partial account of the German losses in the war has been published in Berlin. It appears that the armies of the Northern Confederation, of Bavaria, and Baden have lost 77,387 men—killed, wounded, and disappeared. There are about 1,500 Poles in Paris, and most of them have joined in the work of defence. Many of them have fallen in the sorties. A good many Poles, too, form part of the foreign legion. Recruiting for the French army goes on actively in Austrian Poland. A German letter remarks on the capitulation of La Fere :—"The little fortress, otherwise insignificant, was important by reason of its position, and on the advance against Amiens it would have been extremely inconvenient to leave it with hostile troops in our rear. The French commandant, Captain Planche, defended it with the greatest energy, and only capitulated after thirty hours' warm cannonade. The small town has suffered terribly. Scarcely a house is uninjured, and the aspect of the place indicates greater devastation than at Toul, Verdun, Strasburg, and Thionville. Hardly any walls now resist the force of the Prussian heavy fortress guns. Longwy and Montmedy will now be seriously bombarded. It cannot be helped, for the French can only by the greatest exertion be brought to sue for peace at any price. The population here are very dejected, and long for peace." A Ounious STORY.—The story of a new Joaii of Arc has for some time been circulating in France. It seems that the original of it is a young girl named Cathe rine Panis, who is a servant in the village of St. Laarent de l'Ain, who insisted on going alone to Paris and Or leans, telling her employers that she had seen the Holy Virgin, who had given her a message for the Governors of those cities. She set off on her journey, and strange to say, succeeded in penetrating to both places. She ar. rived at Orleans the day after the French had recaptured it, but we are not told how she got into Paris. She came out, however, in the train of a sortie. The authorities in Paris at first received her with indifference; but, according to her own account, they recalled her, and listened with some attention the second time telling her to leave her name and address. The most important part of the story is its influence on the people in the neighbourhood of Lyons, who believe that it is in consequence of Catherine's visit General Trochu has ordered Masses to be sung in Notre Dame for the triumph of French arms. Even the working men of the Reds are confident of Divine interposition in their favour. GARIBALDI'S VIEW OF THE SITUATION. —III a letter by Garibaldi to a friend, the Italian patriot says : " I essentially belong to the people which I am for arming. I quite admit that my present occupations are not alto gether in keeping with my principles. Enemy though I am of capital punishment, and friend of peace and an apostle of human brotherhood, here I am engaged in a war which appears the antithesis of my aspirations. But you must remember that, if I love peace, I hate plunderers, and such I considered the Austrians when they were in Italy, the Bonapartes and the Pope. I applauded the Prussian King up to 'Sedan. He was no robber then, and humanity should have thanked him for delivering it from two of its worst enemies—the impostor of Rome and his protector. But Prussia appears to me now in the character of a robber. She is either that, or drunk with victory ; and attempts, in her intoxication, to tread under foot a generous nation, which has done great things for the advancement of mankind. I regard the Germans as my brothers, and I trust they will shortly disavow their leader, and help to build up peace in Europe, which all nations long for. The French have found a renewal of their vitality in their misfortunes ; and at this moment there is hardly a Frenchman capable of bearing arms who is not ready to take up a gun for the defence of his country." A NIOUT BALLOON,—An aeronaut who describes his adventures in a night balloon, says that about a hun dred privileged persons were present when he started, for the departure of balloons is not now made public as it used to be. The Prussians got the information and sent incen diary fusdes after the balloons which exposed the aeronauts to great peril ; the arrangements are kept as secret as possible. At ten o'clock at night the party assem bled at the northern railway station which is quite deserted, with the exception of a guard who was wandering about with a lantern in his hand thinking of other days when trains started from thence to Brussels. The balloon was placed in a large court yard, and the reflecting lamps of the carriages gave it a strange appearance. The post cart drove up, bringing the letter bags and the copies of the Official Journal. There were five baskets of pigeons, who fed as eagerly as if they were conscious of the great importance which events have attached to them. On one of the baskets was written " Pigeons, to be immediately directed to Orleans or Tours." Great consternation was caused by the announcement of the proprietor of the pigeons, that he had fifty young pigeons at home he would gladly sell to those who preferred them as food to horseflesh. The indignation was a little abated by the subsequent remark, that the pigeons in question were not fit for carriers. PREPARATIONS AT HAvRE.---The German occupa tion of Rouen and Orleans has created the greatest ex citement at Havre, where preparations are being made to resist an attack. The following proclamation was issued on Wednesday:—" Inhabitants of Havre,—By a rapid mar ch the enemy has arrived at the gates of Rouen. Havre, more menaced than ever, but long prepared, is de termined to offer the most energetic defence. At the ap proach of danger we make a new - appeal to the patriotism of the population. No sacrifice will be too great to repulse the enemy and preserve our rich and valiant city from pillage and the inroads of the foreigner. Sup ported by its energetic co-operation, we answer for the safety of Havre.—Rallier, Commandant Sup4rieur ' • E. Ramel, Sous-PrOfet Guillemand, Maire, H a vre, De cember 4, 1870." The local journal, Le Havre, states that an iron-cased locomotive made a reconnaissance as far as Barentin, where the presence of the enemy's scouts was ascertained: It was stated that a train from Dieppe to Rouen on the previous evening had been fired upon from cannon, and the guard killed m his box, a passenger also being wounded. Two floating batteries, the Opinion4tre and the Foudroyante, have been despatched to Havre , together with a large body of marine artillerymen to work the guns in position. The inhabitants of the neighbouring communes are invited to take refuge, in Havre, where large stores of cattle and fodder are being; formed, and all articles which cannot be received, an d which might be serviceable to the enemy are ordered to be destroyed. A GERMAN REVIEW OF THE CAMPAIGN. -- Herr Wickede, an able representative of the Coloyile Gazette, with the German armies, pays a generous aua unexpected tribute to the exertions of the French nati on If we are to preserve a correct judgment towards the enemy, and instead of designating that a crime in the adversary, which is called in our own count heroism and patriotism—as unfortunately too often happens in war —we cannot deny that the French have now developed in their third and it is to be hoped last stage of this fearful struggle a degree of force and activity, and at times a power of, sacrificing themselves, which none of us candidly supposed them capable of at the beginni l l of hostilities. Paris, whose capitulation was annou nce as quite certain to take place in November, has now sub' 'flitted for three months to the pangs of hunger and thirst with resolute endurance ; and the Army of the Loire, which was described as partly composed of an incoher ent mass of 'undisciplined men, which a few cavalry regimen° could scatter to the wind, has manoeuvred under Gener al Aurelles de Paladine, with marvellous rapidity, and struck us at Orleabs the first and only serious blow that we have received since the war began. Had this Army of the Loire developed such military qualities before the fall 0 E Metz as it has shewn to possess since, our position at Versailles might have been seriously endangered, a n° , the army of the Crown Prince of Prussia would have had to shew two fronts and fight against two different adver" saries. Let France, however, now make ever so desperate an effort, and let the patriotism of her people shine out ever so brilliantly, it will avail her little to prolong this cruel war, which is now conducted on our part with harsh regardlessness of consequences, and sometimes, unfortu nately, on the part of some of the leaders, with a s avage; ness that can never be justified, and will never alter tie final decision. France is completely vanquished 1)9 us, is entirely in our power, and must submit to whet . ever terms of peace we choose to impose. This has been clearly demonstrated by the events of the past week. SHIPS FOR THE NAVY. The following vessels are now under construction at the various places named, for her Majesty's navy :—Arrow, 1, double screw iron gunboat, 245 tons, and 28 horse powers building by Messrs. Rennie, at Greenwich ; Blazer, 1, double-screw iron gunboat, 245 tons, 28-horse power, at Portsmouth ; Blonde/ 27, iron screw frigate, cased with wood, 4,039 tons► 1,000-horse power, at Portsmouth ; Bloodhound, 1, double screw iron gunboat, 245 tons, 28 horse power, by Messrs. Mitchell, at Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Bonetta, 1, double screw iron gunboat, 245 tons, 28-horse power, by Messrs• Rennie, at Greenwich ; Bustard, 1, double screw non gunboat, 245 tons, 28-horse power, by Messrs. Napier and Sons, Glasgow ; Comet, 1, double screw iron gun boat, 245 tons, 28-horse power, at Portsmouth ; Coquette, 4, screw composite gunboat, 295 tons, 60-horse power, et Pembroke ; Cyclops, 4, double-screw iron armour-plate d turret ship, 2,107 tons, 250-horse power, by the Thames Company, at Blackwall ; Devastation, turret - shir t ' armour-plated, 4,406 tons, 800-horse power, at Ports' mouth ; Fury, 4, turret-ship, armour-plated, 6,030 tone, 1,000-horse power, at Pembroke ; Glatton, 2, double-scre vt turret ship, armour-plated, 2,709 tons, at Chatham ; the Gorgon, double-screw iron armour-plated turret ship, 2,107 tons, 250-horse power, by Messrs. Palmer and Co., Jaffe/ on Tyn3; the Hecate, 4, double-screw, iron armour-plate d turret ship, 2,107 t0n5,250-horsepower, by Messrs. Dudgeon, Poplar ; the Hydra, 4, double screw, iron armour-plate d turret ship, 2,107 tons, 250-horse power, by Messrs• Elder and Co., Glasgow ; the Kite, 1, double screw iron gunboat, 245 tons, 28-horse power, by Messrs. Napier and Sons, Glasgow ; the Lively, 2, paddle despatch vessel, 835 tons, 250-horse power, at Sheer ness ; the Mastiff, 1, double screw iron gunboat , 245 tons, 28-horse power, by Messrs. Mitchell, at Nov" castle-on-Tyne ; the Osborne, 2, royal paddle yacht , 1,536 tons, 450-horse power, at Pembroke ; the Raleigh , 22, iron screw frigate, sheathed with wood, 3,210 tons, 800-horse power, at Chatham ; the Rupert, iron" clad ram, 3,159 tons, 700-horse power, at Chat ham ; the Scourge, 1, double-screw iron gunboat, 245 tons, 28-horse power, at Chatham ; the Snake, 1, double-screw iron gunboat, 245 tons, 28 horse-power, at Chatham ; the Thetis, 13, screw-corvette, 1,328 tenet 350-horse power, at Devonport ; the Thunderer, turret ship, armour-plated, 4,406 tons, 800-horse power, at Pembroke ;_the Vigilant, 2, paddle despatch-vessel, 835 tons, 250-horse power, at Devonport ; the Woodlark , 3, double-screw gun vessel, 663 tons, 160-horse power, at Chatham. THE COMIC PAPERS. (From Punch. ) • STEREOSCOPY.—" Melancholy Ocean."—Mr. Disraeli. " Streak of Silvery Sea."—Mr. Gladstone (fits). " One small head can carry all I know."—Writer OD Halfpenny Card. , BALL-PRACTICE AND BALLOONS.— In a letter to the desciibin; his aerial voyage from Paris in a balloon► M. de Funvielle relates that, in passing over the Prussians , he was hotly fired at by them from below. " Firing," he says, " did not prevent the balloon from continuing its way, and ascending to 3,500 yards, when firing ceased. It is more brave than wise to fire at an enemy's balloon- By throwing out ballast the aeronaut can soon rise out of range. But suppose that, for ballast, he has taken up quantity of grape-shot, and, when he wants to ascend above the reach of his foes, drops some of it on their heads. He is beyond the range of their missiles, but they are within that of his, and the higher he rises the heavier his shot must come down upon them. (From Judy.) THE SCHOOL BOARDS.—The past week has been sig . ' nalized by tremendous bursts of eloquence apropos of education. On the walls, in your newspapers, under your door, down your area, per your postman—" School , Board" has been everywhere. The question is, if we are going in so heavily for Board, whether we shan't have got a lot of rather wooden-headed people to deal with ? A. CAMBRIDGE UNDERGRADUATE FINED FOl ASSAULT.—At Cambridge yesterday morning an under graduate, Oliver Douglas Smith, was fined 40s. for assault- On Sunday afternoon the defendant and some other students of Christ's College, amused themselves after a dinner party by knocking at ' doors and shutters in the town. A Mr. Mason, of Park-street, however, seized gr. Smith, and demanded his name and college. Defendant , it was alleged, replied with oaths, and struck cour plainant, but was held until a policeman came up, when he was given into custody. THE IRISH AND ENGLISH MAIL ROUTE.—The railway station at Westland-row is still to remain the Dublin terminus of the postal and passenger communica tion between England and Ireland, although it is univer sally admitted to be utterly inadequate for the service 0.11 3 discreditable to the Irish capital. A proposal to build new terminus on a more convenient site, near the end of D'Olier-street and Brunswick-street, was among the Parliamentary bills to be brought forward in the next session, but at an extraordinary meeting held in Dublin on Monday for the purpose of eliciting the opinion of the shareholders, a resolution was passed to the effect that the work should be postponed until after the completion of the line to Wexford. It was state ( ' that in order to induce the company to effect this much wanted improvement, the Boards of Directors of the Lou don and North Western Railway and of the City of Dublin Steampacket Company had offered to contri bute each £20,000 towards the necessary expenses, the. whole of which, it was estimated, would be cov ered by £lOO,OOO, but the meeting declined to ratify the pro posal. [ADvEarisEmENT.---Holloway's Ointment and PP Never at Fault.—ln all irritations of the skin, sores, ulcers, burns, and scrofulous enlargements of the gland*, Holloway's Ointment presents a ready and easy mean s 0 cure, which never disappoint the most favourable expec tations. It manifests a peculiar power in restraining in flammation, removing stagnation, cooling the heated blood, and checking all acrimonious or unhealthy dis charges. Whilst thus acting locally the pills are no less remarkable for their power in improving the general COu" dition and habit of the body, which renders the cure coon plete and permanent. Under the general influence of these potent remedies, the puny infant becomes the robust child ; the pale and emaciated regain colour and rotunditli and the dyspeptic eats freely without fear. BIRTHS. On the sth inst., at Bishopstoke, Hants, the wife of ‘‘' • Bradshaw, Esq., of a daughter. On the sth inst., at 8, King-street, Finsbury-square, the' wife of Judah Afriat, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. On the 6th inst., at St. John's, Paddington, George Trevor, Captain Madras Staff Corps, to Georgiant Gordon, the eldest daughter of the late Colonel Edurary" King Elliot. On the 3d inst., at St. James's Church, D over , Colone l Charles William Thompson, late 7th Dragoon Guard* to Margaret, the eldest daughter of Allan Duke, E 541.1 M.D. DEATHS, On the sth inst., suddenly, at Surbiton, Francis G. G . 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