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JO' to Mr. St01 1 : 0 ) intimated it of the 64 ) othschild .nd Literate testament an has written ford, which Al actitious agitators, nil, Drewry has 113 0 with a C l 0 r t ate enough ° ‘ aof fire." 10 10 's " Life of. lessrs. Man°7 ae g , 0 pages Deal 0 0 he Sunday .(1, Mr. eb d ' o to' at me by the LATEST it.TELLIGENCE. FUN OFFICE, 8 A.M. irtu V# PRUSSIA OFFERS AN ARMIS- TICE. M. Thier's mission appears to have been success ful. A telegram from the Prussian head-quarters states that, after an interview between M. Thiers and Count Bismarck, the latter has offered an armistice of 25 days to allow of the general elections being held in France. The armistice to be based on the military statu quo as existing on the day of signa 7 ture. NEGOTIAIIONS FOR THE ARMISTICE. VERSAILLES, November 2, 8 p.m. M. Thiers had a long interview with Count Bis marck to-day, but the result is not known. It is Supposed that negotiations do not make rapid pro gress towards an armistice. German reinforcements and supplies are arriving rapidly. Weather fine. The forts were firing heavily last night and to-day. It is positively stated that Count Waldersee, Colonel of the Queen Augusta Gnard Regiment, was treacherously fired on and killed at Le Bourget on October 30. The French regiment hoisted a white flag in token of surrender. Captain Verotha, - who ran to help him,..waa-alsa_killed.--Great in dignation is manifested. REFUSAL TO FIGHT UNDER GARIBALDI. BERLIN, November 3. Tho Gardes Nationale and Mobile, having at Besancon refused to fight under Garibaldi, he is at present engaged in organising Francs-Tireurs at Dole and Dijon. Prince Pless, chief of the sanitary department, has been despatched from Versailles to Metz, to superin tend the improvements to be introduced into the French hospitals. When Schelestadt surrendered the soldiers and the mob plundered the shops and stores,- and set the place on fire. The Commandant, Count von Reinach, was the first to leave the town, under the escort of the Prussian officers who had come to complete the document rela tive to the surrender. At Count von Reinach's request three Prussian battalions were sent into the place to take possession of the powder magazines even before the documents in question could be ratified. Frankfort bankers have offered to advance money to sundry French towns to enable them to bear the War burdens. This negotiation is countenanced by the Prussian Government. THE CAPTURE OF DIJON. The report of General Werder, dated Gray October 31 says :-LDijon was captured by the brigades of Prince William and Keller, under Lieut.- General Beyer, after a severe fight. On the 29th inst., in accordance with orders from headquarters, General Werder discovered, by a reconnaissance on his return march on Vesoul, that Dijon wa s not garrisoned. General Beyer, therefore, re ceived instructions to occupy the place. On th night of the 30th instant the enemy had again entered Dijon by three ' roads, and obstinately contested the advance on Dijon. Five battalions of the brigades of Prince William, supported by six batteries of artillery, succeeded in capturing the heights of St. A.pollinaire ; and the suburbs of Dijon were taken by the Grenadiers :of the Guard. The town continued burning until night. The enemy withdrew in the night. The losses of the Ist Regiment of the Grenadiers of the Guard were 200 hors de combat, and of the 2nd Grenadier Regiment (Xing of Prussia's) 60 men. THE ALLEGED TREACHERY OF BAZAINE. BRUSSEL% Nov. 3. The Independance Belge, in its number of to-day, Says from personal communication with a great many officers of Marshal Bazaine's, who had suc ceeded in making their escape, there is no longer any room to doubt the real character of Marshal Bazaine's condnct, as it is in perfect accord with all that journal has already published relative to the capitulation. One of the officers even declares (according to the Independance Beige) that up to the last moment there were conferences between the officers and soldiers to ascertain whether they should not attempt to cut through the Prussian lines to "save the honour of France." _ _ _ The North German Gazette says Mat . Marshal 13 azaine, on the occasion of the capitulation of Metz, issued a general order forbidding the soldiers to destroy their arms, alleging, as a reason, that, in accordance with the usage of war, the captured fortresses and armaments of France will, at the close of hostilities, be restored to France, and that arrange ments have been made by which the Germans will not retain Metz. The North German Gazette most emphatically contradicts such a statement. The Municipal Council of Metz has issued a pro clamation calling on the inhabitants to bear their misfortunes with calmness. No one can reproach himself with having failed in his duty, and the in habitants must console themselves with the reflection . that th e y have assumed no responsibility before the country or before history. An appendix to the Protocal guarantees the residents from molestation, and says all records and papers belonging to the State will be preserved in the town, and on the restoration of peace all documents con cerning those portions of territory which may be restored to France will be returned to France. LILLE, Wednesday Night. M. Testelin, OommissioLer of the National befenee of the Northern Department; has ad dressed from Tours the following proclamation to the Prefects of Lille, Aboras, and Amiens. The treason of Bazaine has excited profound in dignation, but no discouragement. We are pre pared for all eventualities. Push forward the equipment and armament of the troops already Mobilised. I have just traversed a large portion of Prance. Everyone is under arms and determined to continue the struggle. Success will depend upon the energy we display. ADVANCE ON MAUBERT. LILLE, November 2. Prussian advance guard of about 800 men is an pounced as approaching Maubert, near Ilirson. It Is supposed to be a portion of the enemy's forces in tending to operate in the North. The Echo du Nord announces the receipt of letters from the South and East of France, the de tails of which, for military reasons, it withholds ; but they furnish conclusive evidence that the Armies of the Rhone, of the Loire, and of Britany do not only exist on paper, as there is a tendency to believe—but are constituted, concentrated, and ready to oppose a worthy resistance to the Prussians. In Normandy a considerable force is assembled t C' oppose the Prussi a n advance upon Rouen and ir ' a vre• Brest has been made absolutely impreg nable, and, in case of Tours being menaced, the POEt Would offer to the Government a secure place of ref uge. The Gazette de Voss says :---" The forces surren dered athletz comprised 67 regiments of infantry, in cluding 13 battalions of chasseurs, 36 reliments of cavalry, 115 batteries of artillery, and 17 batteries of .Mitrailleuses. The arsenals and military store houses are filled with enormous quantities of war materiel," THE EMPEROR AND HIS MARSHALS. CASSEL, Nov. 2, 8.5 p.m. The Emperor and Marshal Canrobert have had a meeting, which was cordial, both embracing and kissing each other. Twenty-one Generals and 87 superior officers, mostly belonging to the Staff, arrived here at 1 a.m. General Prince Murat and'five other Generals, with many officers, remained here. The others pro ceeded to Berlin. Marshals Lebceuf and Canrobert, General Frossart, and 11 other officers arrived at 4.30 a.m. The Marshals and superior officers drove to Wilhelmshohe in the afternoon. KING WILLIAM'S ORDER OF THE D iY. King William has issued an order of the day to the soldiers of the Confederate armies : " When we took the field three months ago I expressed my confidence that God would be with our just cause. This confidence has been realised. I recall to you Woerth, Saarbruck, and the bloody battles before Metz, Sedan, Beaumont, and Strasburg —each engagement was a victory for us. " You are worthy of glory. You have maintained all the virtues which, especially distinguish sol diers. By the capitulation of Metz the last army of the enemy is destroyed. I take advantage of this moment to express my thanks to all of you, from the general to the soldier. Whatever the future may still bring to us, I look forward to it with calmness, because I know that with such soldiers victory cannot fail. WILIIELM." SURRENDER OF METZ. The folloming Convention concluded between the Chiefs of the Prussian and French Armies, is sup plementary to that which we published on Tuesday last " Clause I.—The civil officials belonging to the army and fortress, who are at Metz may go where ever they please, and take all their property with them. " Clause 2.—No one, whether he belong to the National Guard, or be an inhabitant of the town, or have sought refuge in it, shall be held responsible for his political or religious views, his participation in the defence, or any assistance he may have ren dered to the army or garrison. " Clause 3.—The sick and wounded remaining in the town shall receive all the care required by their condition. " Clause 4. —The families left in Metz by mem bers of the garrisen shall not be subjected to any molestations ; like the civil officials, they are at liberty to leave and take all their property ,with them. The furniture and effects left at Metz by members of the garrison shall not be plundered or confiscated, but shall remain their property. They shall be at liberty to remove these effects during a period of six months after the conclusion of peace, or their release from captivity. " Clause s.—The Commander-in-Chief of the Prussian Army engages to prevent any injury being done to the persons or property of the inhabiistas. The property of the Department, the Communes, commercial or other societies, civil and ecclesiastical corporations, almshouses, and charities will like wise remain untouched. The claims on each other possessed under existing laws by corporations, societies, and private persons shall not be interfered with. " Clause 6.—A1l local administration, as well as the abovementioned corporations and societies, will remain in possession of their archives, books, papers, collections, and documents of every kind ; the no taries, lawyers, and other judicial officers will like wise remain in possession of their archives, aocu ments, and deposits. " Clause 7.—The archives, books and papers belonging to the State are, as a rule, to remain in the fortress on the conclusion of peace ; all those documents relating to districts reverting to France shall be restored to France. Sums necessary for the liquidation of current accounts, or which might be claimed by a third person, or occasion law suits, are to remain in the hands of those officials or agents to whom they have been in trusted. This is an exception to the preceding pro-. vision. " Clause B.—The bivouacs mentioned in clause 3 of the Convention will be evacuated by the troop s in this wise : The troops wiil be conducted by their officers to the points, and on the roads here after-mentioned the officers will deliver to the com manders of the Prussian forces waiting for them the muster-rolls of their troops, and, having handed over the command to the non-commitsioned officers, retire. The 6th Corps and the Cavalry Division Forton will pursue the road to Thionville as far as Ludonchamps, the 4th Corps taking the road to Amanvillers, between the Forts St. Quentin and Plappeville,,and will be conducted to the Prussian lines. The Guards, the Artillery reserve, the company of En gineers, and the Equipage Train of the Head- Quarters take the road to Nancy, and proceed to Tournebride. The Second Corps, with the Divi sion Laveaucoupet and the Brigade La "'asset take the road to Magny-sur-Seille, and stop at the farmhouse St. Thiehault. The Metz Mobiles and all other troops of the garrison, excepting the divi4sion Laveauooupet, proceed on the Strasburg road to Grigy. The third corps proceeds on the Saarbruck road to the farmhouse Bellecroint. "Done at the Chateau Frescati, October 27, 1870. " VON STIEHLE. JARRAS." General Changarnier has arrived at Brussels. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. The Archbishop of York, presiding yesterday at an important meeting of the Sheffield Church Conference, delivered an address on Church education. Though the Education Bill of last session would, his Grace admitted, accomplish much fin many districts, yet he counselled Churchmen to maintain their own position in the matter. The work of the Church must always begin in the schools; from them, indeed, the future congregations of the Church must be derived. On this account, therefore, he urged vigorous and prompt efforts on the part of' the Churchmen of the diocese, so that they should obtain the Government grants available for the purpose. SIR FRANCIS GOL WAR DSMID, ALP., ON THE Sir Francis Goldsmid, M.P., in presenting the prizes to the Reading Volunteers last night, made allusion to war and to the article on the subject which has appeared in the Edinburgh Review, presumably from the pen of Mr. Gladstone. In the opinions expressed in that article he to a great extent concurred. He could not but admit that at the opening of the war France was in the wrong, and that she was responsible for the quarrel. The Prus sians now had become the aggressors. For his own part, he did not at all like the position that was being taken by Russia, and was rather inclined to think that sbe would support Prussia. MR. COWPER TEMPLE, M.P., ON COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS. The Hon. Cowper Temple, M.P., in presenting the Science and Art Prizes at Southampton last night, spoke strongly in favour of competitive examinations. It would be a great advantage, he thought, if some scheme of literary competion could be devised to ascertain the quali fications of men for the post of Cabinet Ministers, mem bers of Parliament, and municipal councillors. THE REPRESENTATION OF NEWPORT. Colonel Gray, M.P. occupied the chair. The annual report set forth that the executive while rejoicing thit the Education Act had disappointed the promoters of a com pulsory secular system of national education, and thwarted the designs of those who sought the overthrow cif the existing denominational system, expressed unfeigned regret at the concessions which had been made to the league. The income of the union during the year amounted to £7,961, and the expenditure to £7,722. In consequence of the threatened action of the league and political nonconformists in the next session of Parlia ment to amend the Act of the past session, the executive had determined vigorously to continue their organization. The adoption of the report was moved by the Hon. Algernon Egerton, M.P., seconded by Mr. Birley, M.P., and supported by the vicar of Carmarthen. Mr. Birley, M.P., was elected chairman of the executive. A resolu tion, pledging the meeting to support the union, was passed. A WARNING TO GERMAN MERCHANT SHIPS. The North German Consul-General has sent the follow ing warning to German consuls at our principal ports : " I beg to notify that French ironclads are now constantly cruising off Dover, and are presumably well informed of the movements of the North German vessels. You will therefore be good enough to specially warn the masters of North German vessels proceeding in that direction that the greatest vigilance must be exercised in order to avoid capture." A French man of war is reported to be off the Tyne. The Liberals of Newport being unable to decide uuttni mously on the choice of Sir Francis Lycett or Mr. Moffatt as their candidate, have determined not to bring forward. either. Mr. Martyn Kennard, the Conservative candi date, will stand. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAi4 EDUCATION UNION. The annual meeting of the National Education Union wad held in Manchester yesterday afternoon, Lieutenant- FBE SUN, LONDON, "FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1870. THE CAPITULATION OF merz, The correspondent of the Daily News, writing from Metz on the 31st October, thus describes the prisoner bivouac of the second French Army Corps (Frossard's) : It was a very, miserable scene. The fires of the previous night had burnt out, and the morning fires had not been lit. The miserable prisoners lounged about in seeming utter despair, the fine rain wetting them through and through, and keeping soft the mud with which their coats were plastered. Some few had erected tents, but the great mass had spent the night in the open, standing round the fires, for to lie down must have been impracticable. If it was any consolation to the prisoners, their Prussian guards were in as miserable a plight as their captives. The chain ,of sentries posted all round slouched backward and for ward on their posts, and the fixed " corporal-shafts " leaned gloomily on their weapons. In the road in front of Are Laquenexy a kind of mrrket had been establ'shed, but the dealers had hardly waked uP under the tilts of the carts. They were market tenders chiefly from the German frontier about Saarlouis, and the bulk of their wares consisted of spirituous liquor. The French pri soners are by no means short of money. All the cash in the bank here was disbursed in paying the troops up to the middle of this month, and there are plenty of francs in their pockets. When I was at Courcelles I saw the arrival of the first column of prisoners to be sent down by the train to Saarbruck. There were 2,000 of them, and five trains, each containing the same number, are being despatched every day. Poor fellows, they seemed very miserable, but they bore their misery with a fortitude which .filled me with respect. The rain poured down upon them in a deluge as they stood in the road, which was a l foot deep in mud, of the consistency of pea soup. Here they had to wait for about an hour, while the arrangements for their transit were being completed, and it was good to see the courtesy and quiet fortitude which they manifested. I went among them iu the mud. 'Everywhere the poor fellows stepped aside with a half bow to let me pass. If one accidentally jostled me, the " Pardon, Monsieur," was prompt and warm. I found these French prisoners here as ignorant as those whom I had seen at Sedan. Some of the sergeants asked me for news of the outer world, but the men seemed chiefly concerned to know whither they were going, and what kind of a country Germany was. I named several towns as among their probable destination, leading cities of Germany, but very few had more than heard of them, and knew nothing either of their magni tude or of their locality. At last the " gefangen•zug " was ready, some sixty carriages packed as closely as the men could sit or stand. Several open trucks had been brought into requisition, and it seemed to me as though the men were actually stacked upon them, so thickly were they Packed. With a whistle the heavy train sluggishly set itself in motion, and away it rolled with-its freight of Frenchmen down what was once one 91 the most charming valleys . in France. The Frenchmen were prisoners on their way to expatriation, the valley is a wilderness, on the ramparts of St. Quentin which from a distance overlooked the scene, paced the squaretbuilt men with the brass-spiked helmets. The virgin fortress of France, never till now profanced by the foot of an invader, is held by the Landwehrmen, and the streets of the town echo to the clash of the Prussian subaltern's I sword. A SERIOUS QUARREL. Yesterday, George Longmore, a miner, twenty-two years of age, living at Wednesbury, quarrelled with his sister-in-law, Eliza Longmore, and shot her twice with a revolver. He fired a third time, but missed his aim. Mrs. Longmore lies in a dangerous state. The brother in-law made his escape. UNVEILING THE QUEEN'S STATUE IN LIVERPOOL • The Mayoc of Liverpool yesterdayafternoon unveiled the bronze equestrian statue of the Queen, which has been placed in front of St. George's Hall, Liverpool, as a com panion statue to that of the late Prince Consort. Both statues are by Thornicroft, and they each cost a similar sum, £5,000. It was first hoped that the Queen herself would conduct the ceremony, and when this was fonnd impossible, Mr. Gladstone and the Marquis of Lorne were invited to, attend, but prior engage ments prevented them from being present. The day was rather gloomy, but the assemblage of townpeople was very large, and a well arranged military and volunteer display gave somewhat of an imposing character to the spectacle. A troop of the Fourth Dragoons (Queen's Own), acted as a guard of honour ; and there were present also detachments of the 41st Foot, and of Marines from her Majesty's ship Resist ance. Salvoes of artillery were fired. The. Mayor, in his speech, expressed a hope that the union of the Prin cess Louise with the Marquis of Lorne would be a happy one for them and the country. THE COLCHESTER ELECTION. The polling began yesterday morning at eight o'clock The following were the returns throughout the day : NINE O'CLOCK.—Conservative Return. Colonel Learmouth (Conservative) Sir Henry Storks (Liberal) "TEN o'CLooK.—Conservative Return. . • Colonel Learmouth Sir H. Storks . 551 ELEVEN O'CLOCK.—Conservative Return. Colonel Learmouth Sir H. Storks 657 TWELVE O'CLOCK.—Conservative Return. Colonel Learmouth (C) Sir H. Storks (L) Two o'CLoCK. Colonel Learmouth (C) 1,237 Sir H. Storks (LI THREE O'CLOCK. Colonel Learmouth (C) Sir H. Storks(L) CLOSE OF THE POLT.. Colonel Learmouth 1,397 Sir H. Storks Majority for Learmouth ... . 528 The Conservative return of the close differs very little from that of the Liberals, andithe following is agreed upon by the two parties Learmonth . - AN 1,363 Storks Majority for the Conservative 5lO Sir Henry announces his intention of contesting again. FATAL COLLISION AT SEA. Yesterday morning a cobble, containing three pilots, was run down at the mouth of the Tyne, by the screw steamer Alice, which plies between Grangemouth and the Tyne. The pilots were proceeding to sea in search of vessels. After the collision two of the men rose to tie surface of the water immediately, and were rescued ; but the third man, named Stewart, aged 50 years, was drowned. - The two men who are saved are much injured ; the boat was smashed to pieces. SYMPATHY WITH THE POPE. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAM.) ' A large and influential meeting of the Roman Catholics of the county of Wexford was held in the Church of the Conception, Wexford, 3 esterday, for the purpose of ex pressing sympathy with the Pope 'under his present unmerited sufferings, and to protest against the flagrant violation of his rights as an independent sovereign, and the Vicar of Christ on earth. Among those pre sent, were the Right Hon. the Earl of Granard, K.P., Sir John Esmonde, Bart., M.P., Sir James Power, Bart., John Power, M.P., Matthew P. D'Arcy, M.C., Richard Devereux Knight (of St. Gre gory), the Mayor of Wexford, John Thomas Devereux, D.L., Anthony John Cliffe, D.L., William Archer Red mond, J.P., Matthias Aidan Maker, D.L., Francis Con nell, J.P., Martin Farrell, C.E., &c. The chair was occupied by Dr. Furlong, the bishop of the diocese. The following resolutions were passed :- 1. We protest against the appropriation of the states of the Church by Victor Emmanuel, because it has been accomplished by fraud and force, in violation of legiti mate, ancient, and sacred rights, because we believe that to deprive our Holy Father of his temporal sovereignty is to strike a blow at the free exercise of his sacred function' as Christ's Vicar upon earth, and because our silence might be interpreted by his enemies as acquiescence in the immorality and sacrilege which have been perpetrated by the Florentine Government. 2. That we feel with our own hearts the wrongs, the insults, and the humiliations which have been loaded upon our Holy Father, Pius IX. ; that we share in his poignant sorrows, and claim them as ours; and that in the fulness of our lone grief and the fervour of our love we tender him the quickened and burning sympathy of affectionate and devoted children. 3. That our representatives in Parliament be called upon to press upon the Government the justice of inter fering diplomatically on behalf of our Holy Father as a legitimate sovereign deprived of his rights. 4. That a subscription list be opened in order to assist the Sovereign Pontiff in his present difficulties, .and that the Lord Bishop be requested to name the day for making a simultaneous collection throughout the diocese. REPORTED DEMOCRATIC OUTBREAK AT MARSEILLES. Last night it was generally rumoured that a democratic outbreak occurred at Marseilles, in whi ch the mob gained ascenaancy over the troops of the Tours Government. " General Cluseret "is reported to have been at the head of this movement. This person figured prominently in the evidence at the trial of Halpin, the Fenian, who was convicted at Dublin, in November, 1867, of treason-felony. He was there stated by one of the witnesses to have attended Fenian meetings at New York as " commander-in chief of the military portion of the organisation," and to have visited Liverpool and London to act in that capacity, having received his commission from Stephens, the Head Centre. Summonses were issued yesterday for a Cabinet Council to be held in Downing-street this afternoon. Tm LONDON WATBR, SUPPLY.—Professor Frank land, in his report on the quality of the Metropolitan water supply during the month of October, states that all the samples taken were clear and transparent, the summer degree of purity being still maintained. People who have used the soft waters of Scotland, Wales, or the English lakes, find it unpleasant to wash in the hard waters now iu use in London. And for all pur poses soft water is preferable to hard. Now, hard chalk waters are softened by Clark's process in the, large way at Canterbury by the very beautiful meclaanism of Mr. Ho morsham ; but, as this is not yet used by the London , Water Companies, Dr. Frankland has shewn how by the process two-thirds of the impurities of Thames water can be got rid of in a private house. THE SOCIAL CONDITION OF METZ. The same correspondent writes thus—The people of Metz seem to me morally stunned. They are not in terror of the Prussian soldiers, while they have sufficiont coiipro ltension of the situation not to manifest any animosity which they may feel. The men stalk about the streets, stopping to gaze on the Prussian columns as :they tramp past with their brisk quick step, and then resuming the moody walk with. a muttered " Mon pieu." After nightfall yesterday there was a good deal of disorder in the lower parts of the town. The streets still swarm with French prisoners, 'and they are not by any means careful of the rights of art eum and Mgrn in fitting themselves out for their pilgrimage into captivity. A woman appealed to me last night to interpose for the prevention of the for cible abduction of her horse by a French under officer, who, in a state of semi -intoxication, had got on its back and- insisted on carrying it off. The Prussian gendarmes patrol the town, interfering as little as they can help, but firm and prompt when they do interfere. The turbulent prisoner very soon found himself no longer an equestrian. THE FOOD PRICES IN METZ. The atmosphere is full of stories of the prices paid in Metz during the siege for articles of food. Most of these are to be taken cum gram), since the beleaguered, now that it is all over, not unnaturally take a pleasure in piling on the agony. But the one which I am going to narrate I have from an undeniable source, and I give it as illustrative of the profligate frivolity among the wealthier and more aristocratic officers which has been one of the chief causes of the ruin of the French army. There has been here during the siege a certain lady of the Parisian demi monde, who came to Metz when the Emperor came, and could not get away when he retired via Verdun to Chllons. Two officers of the Garde Impsriale have been rivals for this lady's affections. The lady, it seems, has a fanciful and delicate appetite, and one day in the early part of the present month she expressed a fervent wish to be reeled on turkey and truffles. " Ah, you know that is an im possibility," was the rejoinder of one of the swains. " I don't know that," said the other, eager for an opening, " I shall try what I can do." The other, in: his jealousy, offered to bet 500 francs that he would not succeed, and the wager was accepted. The officer came to the landlord of one of the hotels and gave him the oommission, adding that money was no object. The head-waiter went on a frogging expedition, and after two days' search brought the officer a turkey and truffles,with a little bill for a thousand francs ; so the gay guardsman won his bet and lost 500 francs. WRETCHED CONDITION OF THE INHABITANTS OF DIETZ. As I was driving out to Courcelles this morning my coachman quietly told me that his wife and three children wore starving. When we returned at night I went with him to ascertain the circumstances for myself. He guided me into a part of the town close to the middle branch of the Moselle, inhabited only by the poorest of the poor. I had before then only been on the top of the crust which overlies the misery caused by this siege. I had dined and eaten dessert, I had called for.wine and so it wat forthcoming. So far as concerned the hotels, the world seemed to wag very much as its ordinary. I saw no ghastly face in the streets pallid with want, as were the faces of those citizens of Antwerp, who cheered the lean Stadtholder when he swore to eat his boots before he would surrender. But it was not because there are no pale faces and attenuated for4s in Metz that I did not see them in the streets, but because the miserable ones care not to make a parade of their misery. It was a sorry sight the squalid room of the coachman presented. Of bread the family had not had a morsel for three days, then they had received as ration two pounds for six. One of the six—an infant two years old—wants rations no more. The little boy lay on two planks under the window, the victim of bodily ex haustion, from deficient and improper food. How can a child of two years survive on sinewy horseflesh, in scanty quantity, and on a casual morsel of bread, the meal of which is mixed with sawdust and chopped straw to make it eke out ? All up and down the poverty-stricken street the wretchedness was much the same. Horseflesh and want of salt had killed off the children like flies. The mortality among the little ones has been frightfuL The elder children are covered with blotches and scor butic sores, caused by want of salt and of variety in _their food. • THE SUFFERINGS OF THE PEASANTRY. As regards.the inhabitants of Metz Itself, the misery will soon come to an efid. There is no end of wealth iu Metz, and the rich citizens are public-spirited. Nov that , fepid can be bought it will be bought and distributed freely. But let me once again call attention to the wretchedness—a wretchedness almost without hope---Qf the 'villagers inhabiting the country around Metz. They fiave nothing—not even a roof above them, in this pitiless rain. Of their cottages nought stand but the bare walls, often pounded with shells. Their gardens are waste, their cattle are gone, their furniture is wrecked, their straw is dung, their fields are fallow and studded with graves. Seed-corn What boots it to talk of seed 7 corn when the food for to-day is not ?By the end of this week every village will be a nest of typhus fever. By the time that the winter is over, if something is not done, there will not be many left to catch typhus or any other fever. THE UNIVERSITIES.—From Oxford the following intelligence reaches us :—Mr. Abraham Spencer, Scholar on the Sower*et Foundation of Braseuose, has been nominated by the Hulmeia,n Trustees to one of the valuable Hulme Exhibitions, which are held by members of Brasenose College only. The Hulme Exhibitions, of which there are now seventeen, are at present worth 2120 per annum, and 235 to be spent in books to be approved of by the principal. From Cambridge we learn that the Rev. Dr. Lightfoot Hulsean Professor of Divinity, has offered to the -University £5,000 for the purpose of founding three scholarships for the encourage ment of the study of history, and more especially of eccle siastical history. Each scholarship is to be tenable for three years. UNVEILING OF A MEMORIAL WINDOW TO THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT BY PRINCE ARTHUR. Yesterday afternoon his Royal Highness Prince Arthur was present at the unveiling of a magnificent stained glass window which has recently been completed at the west end of the Guildhall, in memory of the late Prince Consort. The cost of the window was defrayed by the Corpora tion, and the work was entrusted to Messrs. Ward and Hughes, by whom it has been most ably exe cuted. The hall was crowded to witness the ceremony, which took place about one o'clock. Among those pres sent were the Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor elect (Alder. man Dakin), the Sheriffs aad Sheriffs Elect, the Alder men, members of the Common Council, and the various City officials, all wearing their robes of office. The Lady Mayoress, Mrs. and Miss Gladstone, and Miss Burdett Coutts were among the ladies present, Exactly at the time stated Prince Arthur arrived at the main entrance and was received with loud cheers by the large number of persons assembled outside the building. A guard of honour, consisting of members of the London Rifle Brigade, was also present. His Royal Highness was met by the eight members cf the City Lands Committee to whom had been entrusted the superintendence of the work—namely, Messrs. Bedford, Robinson, Snowdon, D. Sims, Brass, D. Smith, Hill, and Pedler. Prince Arthur was then conducted through the hall to the platform, which was erected at the east end, the band of the Lon don Rifle Brigade playing " God Save the Queen." Here he was met by the mover and seconder of the reso lution, ordering the window to be constructed at the expense of the Corporation, and afterwards took' up a position to the right of the Lord Mayor. The Town Clerk next read the resolution, which was passed, and the report of the Common Council which stated that they had appointed the City Lands Committee to carry out the work. Six designs, the report continued to say, were submitted to her Majesty, two of which were approved of by her, and the one prepared by Messrs. Ward and Hughes was finally accepted. On the completion of the window they had advised her Majesty of the fact, and had received a letter from Mr. Gladstone, stating that the Queen would not be able to attend the opening ceremony, but expressing a wish that his Royal Highness Prince Arthur should act in her behalf. His Royal High ness then desired that the window should be forthwith unveiled, which was accordingly done, the com pany cheering approvingly and the band playing " God Save the Queen.". His Royal Highness then said :—My Lord Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, —The ceremony which I have just now witnessed has given me the highest satisfaction. It has been peculiarly gratifying to me, this being the first time that I have ever seen your magnificent hall—not the last time I hope to do so. (Cheers.) It is gratifying to me that this, my first visit, should be associated with so noble a memorial to my good and beloved father—(hear, hear), a memorial which will always connect his name with the traditions of the Guild hall. (Applause). lam sure you will understand the feeling which has actuated me on this occasion. (Hear, hear). While congratulating you, my Lord Mayor and gentlemen, on the manner in which this work has been carried out, I cannot but highly and heartily compliment Messrs. Ward and Hughes on the exquisite style and skill in which the design has been executed. (Loud cheers. The Lord Mayor said he was desired by the Corpora tion to thank his Royal Highness for his presence there that day, and he hoped the time was not far distant when they would greet him as a brother freeman. (Cheers.) The citizens of London felt that some more homely memorial was desirable, something that would bring the character of the late Prince Consort daily before them. They took a very active part in the memorial that was being erected in Hyde Park, but that had been much delayed by the difficulty in choosing a proper site. A member of the Court of Corn mon Council had thought of this window, which had now been executed in a way which not only the Corporation but the Royal Family itself might be pleased with. He again thanked his Royal Highness for being present, and hoped soon to see him among them again (Cheers.) Mr. R. Taylor, the chairman of the committee, then introduced Mr. Hughes, the designer, to his Royal High ness, after which Mr. Taylor said the Common Council were delighted at having had the opportunity of showing their loyalty to their beloved Sovereign as repre sented on that occasion , by her son, and moved the following resolution, " That the thanks of this Court be given to his 'Royal Highness Prince Arthur for having graciously attended that day to uncover the stained glass window, placed by the Corporation at the east end of the Guildhall, in memory of his Royal High ness the Prince Consort." _ _ _ Mr. Bedford seconded the proposition, which was car ried unanimously. His Royal Highness expressed his thanks, and the pro ceedings terminated. Prince Arthur was afterwards a guest of the Lord Mayor at the Mansiou-house, where a large company assembled to lunche on. THE IRISH AMBULANCE CORPS. ALLEGED BREACH OF THE NEUTRALITY LAWS. James MacDonald, described as a printer, was brought up at Bow-street, before Sir Thomas Henry, on remand, charged with a breach of the Foreign Enlistment Act. Mr. Poland prosecuted for the Treasury, and Mr. Merriman defended. The first witness called was James Davis, Captain of the John Bull, who proved taking the other prisoners out, at the instance of the prisoner, in his ship the John Bull, and that he had not been paid for their pa.qsage. _ _ James Magaur, of 12, Lascelles-place, Bloomsbury, tailor, said about the 24th September he saw a paragraph iu the Globe, and in consequence of that went to 7, Bolt court. He saw there a man named O'Hagan. He went into the office and spoke to the prisoners MacDonald, Cotter, another man, and a boy. Witness told Cotter that he had come to join the Ambulance Corps. Cotter said, " Very good," and asked if he was an Irish man. Witness said his parents were born in Dublin, and he asked him if he could pay Bs. to go to France. Witness said, "On what conditions?" Cotter asked him if he was strong enough to carry a Prussian. Witness said he could, but ho did not think he could carry him half way round Paris. Cotter then said he would have to lift the wounded and carry bandages. Ho asked if he could call again at the end of the month. Cotter told him he would get a very good bounty. Near upon a £1 a week and everything found him. That he would get his Bs. back when he arrived in Havre, and a new outfit. On the 2nd or 3rd of October he went to the office again. The same persons wore there that he saw before. MacDonald asked if he had come to pay any money. Wit ness said he had, but could not see his way clear enough to part with it. Defendant said he had nothing to fear, as he would get it back again, and he was going out with them. He said it was a good cause, and his money would be refunded. He then paid MacDonald the 83. On the Thursday he went to St. Catherine's Wharf, and found the prisoner there with a man named Carmodie. Some called him Sheagh. When the prisoner came there were between thirty and forty men waiting. Witness told him he thought it was a queer-looking ambu lance affair. He said it would be all right, and that he would talk to him on board ship. The ship sailed, and when near Gravesend witness asked MacDonald to tell him the truth, as if there was anythin,,„ , wrong he should land at the first place the ship stopped at. He told the men to go down into the cabin and he would address a few words to them. When they got down the prisoner sung a song to them— an Irish song. Other songs were sung by the men. After the singing prisoner made a speech, saying he left them in charge with Mr. Cotter, and that when they got to France they would be gloriously received by the French, and have every sort of kindness. He said it was a glorious and noble cause, which would bind France and Ireland together. MacDonald went out at Gravesend, and the two Cotter's went on with them. On landing at Havre, O'Hagan, whom he saw in Fleet-street, came down in a carriage. He said, "Let the men have some brandy to keep their spirits up and make them plucky." Cotter and O'Hagan went away, and in a short time returned. Next morning witness went on board a small steamer with O'Hagan and about 40 men. On their way to Caen wit ness said to O'Hagan he had heard they were wanted to ho soldiers. The latter wished to know what witness though the had come out for but to be a soldier. Witness said, " What, do you think I paid Bs. to come out here to be a French soldier 1" He said Mac- Donald had given instructions what they were coming out for. On landing at Caen, O'Hagan went away, and they waited for him five hours. He then returned with a Garde Mobile and told them to fall in. They asked what for, and said they were not soldiers. He said, " Follow me." They followed him to the barracks, in which they were locked up. They had nothing given them to eat until nine p.m. ? when they received a small piece of black pudding, a piece of bread, and some cider. They had nothing to eat during the day. Next day witness saw O'Hagan and asked for his Bs. back. Wit ness then gave evidence as to having been treated in a very disagreeable manner until he departed for London. He had never been able to obtain a return of his eight shillings. By Mr.Merriman : From first to last MacDonald never said they were to be soldiers. He said they were going out for the purpose of forming an ambulance corps. The song sung by the prisoner was about glory and victory. By Mr. Poland : Last week, outside the court, he and several persons were persuaded not to go against the pri soner. The reply by most was that they'd swear their hair off their heads to go against him. Charles Clarke, of Redcross-street, Borough, carver, said he had been a soldier sixteen years. He paid Bs. to Cotter to join the Ambulance Corps, Cotter remarking " You have been a soldier ; you're just the kind of man we want." This witness corroborated the evidence of Mac gaur in most particulars, adding that he told O'Hagan on arriving in France that he would not be a French soldier; if he went for a soldier it should be in his own country. Edward Leslie Page proved that young Cotter told him at Caen if the Irish would fight for the French Republic now the French would fight for the Irish Republic bye and-bye. The corroborative evidence of a few other witnesses who had paid the Bs., closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. Merriman then addressed the court for the defence. Prisoner was committed on the charges of infringing the Foreign Enlistment Act, and of conspiracy. Sir Thomas Henry said he would take bail— two sureties in 2100 each, with twenty-four hours' notice. The Rev. Donald Macleod, of the Park Church, Glasgow, preached before the Queen in Crathie parish church on Sunday. Professor Listor, surgeon•extraordi nary to the Queen, arrived at the Castle. ,~.. - OUR COTErdPORARIES---This Morning THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE. The Times says: Count Bismarck has made an offer to the French Government which, if its apparent meaning be its true interpretation, is so conciliatory and even generous, that it can scarcely fail to be accepted by 'M. Favre and his colleagues. The Chancellor of the North German Con federation proposes an armistice of 2.5 days, to allow General Elections to be held throughout France, and the armistice is to be based on the military status quo of the day on which the agreement is sign' d. This descrip tion of the conditions is, unfortunately, not so definite as could be wished, and we cannot help regretting that the terms had not been a little more precisely indicated. We do not forget the exigencies of telegraphic despatches ; but another sentence would not have been misapplied in clearing up the ambiguity of the announcement, and very few words would have sufficed to explain what is obscure. Of course, we hope that the most favourable interpretation of the telegram from Versailles may be its true meaning, and we should have accepted this con clusion without misgiving had not Count Bismarck sug gested some reason to suspect its accuracy. So recently as Tuesday last he published his answer to Lord Granville's suggestion of an armistice, in which he refers to the terms offered to M. Favre at Ferrieres as terms of great moderation ; and, so far from giving any reason to hope that he was now inclined to ibe more liberal than be was then, he uses language which implies a resolution to abide by the :conditions ho had previously submitted to a base of negotiation. With this dispatch to Count Bernstorff in answer to Lord Gran ville before us, we cannot but hesitate before taking it for granted that the Chancellor relaxed on Wednesday night or Thursday morning the resolution to which he seemed determined to adhere on Tuesday. Count Bismarck insists, remarks the Daily News, peremptorily as it seems, on a cession of territory and strongholds, and he has the power to make good his demands. There is no use in petitioning the inexorable, or striving against the inevitable. The feeling of Ger many not only supports, but urges him on. Impru dent advocates are busy showing, out of the mouths of statesmen, historians, and poets, that Germany has always considered Alsace and Lorraine as hers by right, and looked forward to the opportunity of regaining them. Her appetite for them has been as strong as that of France for the Rhine. If this be so, the sentiment does not seem more creditable iu the one case than in the other. If a prescription of two hundred years does not override a title originally bad as based on conquest, and if the will of the people does not override considera tions of race and language, there is no country in Europe which is not liable to invasion and dismemberment. But whatever the judgment we pass on the feeling, its exis tence is a fact ; and the people who are now governing France, since they cannot conjure it away, must take account of it. The Telegraph says :—At last there are signs of peace Thanks to the well-timed efforts of Lord Granville, the Provisional Government of France on the one hand, and Count Bismarck on the other, have so far agreed that the Prussian statesman has offered an armistice of twenty five days, in order that the French people may elect a Constituent Assembly. The proposal is the result of the conversation which took place between M. Thiers and Count Bismarck on Wednesday ; and, since the French Envoy had previously been empowered to treat by the Provisional Government of Paris, the terms will doubtless be accepted by. General Trochu and die colleagues. The armistice will, of course, be based on the military status quo, with a view to letting the combatants start from the position which they occupy at present if the truce should fail to bring peace. Hence Count Bismarck has doubtless sanctioned some such arrangement as we suggested a few days back, for the provisioning of Paris during the days of armistice. Since the worst foe of the besieged city is famine, the aim of the German leaders could be secured during a suspension of hostilities if the inhabitants were doomed to obtain no fresh sup. plies. But the Prussian and the German statisticians can easily calculate how many thousand sheep and cattle, how many tons of bread and litres of wine, would suffice for the maintenance of the capital during the truce ; and it would not be difficult for the surrounding troops to enforce the limitation of the supply. We cannot doubt, therefore. that Count Bis marck and M. There have come to an agreement on that point. So soon as the order shall be formally accepted by the Prussian Government, the French people will be summoned to elect a Constituent Assembly, which will be entrusted with the momentous responsibility of deter mining whether France shall continue to wage a hope less war, or make peace on the terms proposed by Prussia. The Standard thinks there is no guarantee that an armistice entered into by thy, Government of Paris would be accepted and observed by the people of France. If MM. Gambetta, Cremieux, and Glais Bizoin are not obeyed in Tours—if a crowd can imprison and for a time displace them, not because they would not make peace, but because they could not organise war— what guarantee can there be for the acceptance in those portions of France which yet know nothing of the enemy save by hearsay of the bargain which will do so much credit to M. Thiers if he can make it ? We say again, says the Standard very frankly, but with the earnest hope that we may take too unfavourable a view of the situation, that we have very little confidence in the acceptance by the Government of Paris of the armistice now offered by the Germans. But of this we can entertain no doubt—that unless that armistice involves and is accompanied by preliminaries of peace which shall leave France every inch of her territory, its announcement will be the signal in a large portion of France for the repudiation of the Government of the 4th September, and that the French people, having learnt the lesson M. Gambetta has so eagerly applied himself to teach them, will find that the deputies of the Irreconcileable Opposition are quite as much traitors to France as the marshals of the Empire. What would be the result of elections held iu such a state of public opinion ? What the condition of the towns in which the social and democratic Republicans lorded it? The armistice to allow of the elections would be no doubt the beginning of the end which all desire ; but through what sufferings and sacrifices will not France still have to pass—what burdens will Germany still have to bear—if the King of Prussia and his confederates have not, in granting an armistice, granted at the same time a peace which France can aceept with honour, and even with gratitude, and so get rid altogether of the one danger they have to apprehend, and the great source in all probability of irreparable losses to France ? SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LINCOLN RACES.-YESTERDAY. BURTON STAKES. Lady de Trafford c Gouache Waif '' - Six ran. BLANKNEY NURSERY. Jester Byron Lady Atholstone Fourten ran. LINCOLN HANDICAP Elferon A1ari0..... Tit .. 3 Six ran. JOHNSTONE PLATE. Countryman •••••• Lady Mortimer J. Outpost Seven ran. HURDLE RACE PLANE. Lucksall Mons Louis .. • Brandy Sauce Nine ran. The winner was objected to for going the wrong aide of a pbetz - • CITY BETTING: YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL CUP. 6to 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Blandford (taken and offered-100 t. 10 taken once) 100 to 8 agst Cardinal York (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Syrian (offered-14 to 1 taken) 100 to 8 agst Barford (offered—take 100 to 7) 1000 to 70 agst Altaic (taken once) 100 to 7 agst Cecil (offered) 100 to 6 agat Flibustier (offered-200 to 10 laid onoo —lOO to 7 taken at first) 100 to 6 agat Bonny Swell offered—take 20 to 1) 100 to G agst Exciseman (offered) 25 to 1 agat Our Mary Ann (offered—take 30 to 1) 33 to 1 agst Miss Theo (taken freely) 1000 to 30 abet Adonis offered-40 to 1 taken) 1000 to 30 agst White Slave (offered—take 40 to 1) 1000 to 30 agst Indian Ocean (offered-40 to 1 taken) 1000 to 30 agst Taraban (offered) 300 to 5 agst Islam (taken and wanted) 1000 to 10 agst Judge (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Starter (offered) 100 to 0 agst Flibustier and Adonis coupled (offered—take 12 to 1)