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TOURS, December 1 (4 p.m.) General Dacrot, according to the information received here, has made a splendid and successful sortie from Paris at the head of 100,000 men. On th e other side, the Army of the Lo. ad- c ' 7 ancinr, form the south-westward, has joined nands with the army of General Trochu. The Governor of Paris, it is also said, has broken through the Prussian lines with 150,000 men and 5 0 cannon. Immense excitement prevai!s in Tours, and popular rejoicings are going on. Another telegram from Tours, dated December 1, sass Prince Frederick Charles is retiring before the Army of the Loire, which is in great strength. The Times' telegram is as follows: — VERSAILLES, December 1, (12.16 p.m.) The great sortie of yesterday was made by General bucrot with 60,000 men. against the Wurtembergers at - Villiers, flanked by the Gth Corps, while a vigorous attack was also directed against the 4th Corps at spinal and a sortie made against the Guards Corps. The enemy gained a temporary success against the Wurtemberg position, but no substantial advan tage. The French suffered great loss, and now occupy Champigny. The Wurtemberg loss is not 'mown. The 4th Army Corps lost 17 officers and 200 men. The French in all numbered about 89,000 men. The object of the sortie was to open communica tions with the Army of the Loire towards Fontaine bleau, which Prince Frederick Charles had quitted. The Daily News telegrams are as follow : TOURS, December 1, (3.20 p.m.) At the Prefecture the intelligence has been e cnilmunicated to me that General Ducrot has made • a sortie in the direction of Brie-sur-Marne, and that the Prussians were driven out frow all their Positions. Tours, Dec. 1, (6.40 p.m.) The news that General Trochu made a great sortie from Paris yesterday is confirmed by intelli gence received by a balloon which has descended at Ilene Isle. The sortie was covered by all the forts lroni Issy to Nogent. • It was determined upon ( hiring the previous _day, the 29th ult., and an nounced in a proclamation issued by General Ducrot. The forces of General Ducrot consisted of 150,000 men, with 400 guns. Ile passed the Marne upon eight bridges, and obtained possession of the Fon tainebleau road. Two generals were wounded, and 2 ) 0 00 rank and file. The number of dead is not known. The losses of the enemy were enormous. Ducrot and Trochu have covered themselves with glory by t his exploit. I ‘l. Gambetta, in announcing this news to the c rowd beton the prefecture this afternoon, said that fighting was still going on upon all the line around Paris, and referred to the glory the Re- Public would obtain were the decisive victory to be gained to-morrow—the anniversary of the coup rtetat. In concluding his remarks he said :—" I have good hope. Your sons will return to you vic torious; victory revisits our arms; the genius of Prance, momentarily veiled, again smiles radi antly upon us. The Prussians, disconcerted on all Sides by our new found vigour, are learning to r etreat. They were routed at Etrepagny, and Amiens was hastily evacuated on the news of the victory of Paris. Take courage, our Army of the Loire is resolutely advancing to meet our brethren of Paris, who can no doubt issue forth. Now we see t he difference between a despot fighting to satisfy caprice, and a nation fighting for the triumph of Justice, right, and eternal honour. The victory b elongs to the Republic, for the Republic has accom plished all we have seen. France is raised, re established by by her own strength, after having been be trayed and abandoned by all. That is what a really free nation can do." The excitement in front of the Prefecture was i mmense, and during his speech the Minister was :requently interrupted by shouts of Vive " Paris ! " Vive la R6publique ! " THE GER?IAN ACCOUNT. BERLIN, December 1. The King has telegraphed the following despatches to Queen Augusta :-- " ROYAL HEADQUARTERS, VERSAILLES, November 30. " The 6th Corps repulsed yesterday a sortie from the south of Paris, near L'Hay. Over 100 prisoners Were captured from the enemy, who also lost 331 arty hundred killed and wounded. Our loss was 4 ° o men. To-day important sorties were made on t he east of Paris against the Wurtembergers and Sa xons at Bonneuil-sur-Marne,Champigny, and Vil liers, which were captured by the French, and after- Wards recaptured by our troops by the aid of our 7th Brigade. Before nightfall less important sorties We re made simultaneously towards the north-east 4t St. Denis:against the Guards and 4th Army Corps. . 1. :was unable to leave Versailles, as I desired to r emain in the centre. It seems as if the enemy, re ckoning upon a victory by General d'Aurelles at s-qleans, intended to meet him half way, which plan /14 8 ) however, failed. 44 WILTIBLII." "After the successful repulse by our 6th Corps of the Ist Corps of the 2nd Army of Paris yesterday an un usually heavy fire was kept up during the whole night by the forts. This morning the enemy ap peared simultaneously on several points of the en ceinte in very considerable force. Our positions bet ween the Seine and the Marne were attacked at 11 eau., and a severe engagement ensued, which on ( r part was p r i nc ip a lly con ducted by the Wurtem .l).3uerg Division, the greater portion of the Saxon d ° rPs, and a portion of the 2nd and 6th Corps A llude. The fight lasted until 6 p.m., when our troops-,., had repulsed the enemy along the whole line. Fu rther details as yet unknown, c Our losses in the battle of Amiens were 74 t fn eera and 1,300 men killed and wounded. The Norther n A rm y o f th e e n e m y was completely routed. Ts " Citadel of Amiens capitulated to-day, a fter a ; " er t fight, in which the Commander of the citadel ; 400 prisoners, With 11 officers and 30 guns, We re captured by us. " General Werder announces that the retreat of ' r arlbaldi has assumed the character of a flight." BERLIN, December 1 (Evening). T lie sorti es ma d e by the garrison of Paris on t he l 28th an d 29th of N ovem b er, were f o ll owe d up au attack in much heavier force early on the ;: ° j 4 ing of Wednesday. The French made a 'enient assault upon the Garman lines to the east ward of Paris, and the lighting lasted through °wilt the entire d a y. Towards evening the French W ere repulsed, and retired on all points. On the Ove rman side, the troops of the \Vurtemberg Divi i) the Saxon, or 12th Corps, and the 2nd and 6th russian Corps were engaged. Trochu and General Ducrot, which have caused a great sensation. General Trochu throws the responsibility for the blood that is about to be shed upon those whose de testablo ambition tramples under foot the principles of justice and of modern civilisation. I-Ie eulogises the troops, and says that General Ducrot deserves the thanks of the country. General Ducrot goes even much further than his superior in the command ; for he 4 ` swears before the whole nation not to re-enter Paris unless either dead or victorious." (10:leral Renault, commanding the 2nd Corps, has bee;i► wounded. The Fzeiich have lost about 2,000. The German loss is said to be very great. General Vinoy is renewing the tight in the South. CAPITULITION OF THE CITADEL OF AMIENS. ROUEN, December 1. The citadel of Amiens has capitulated. EVACUATION OF AMIENS AND VENDOME LILLE, December 1. The Germans have, it is stated, suddenly evacuated Amiens and are falling back on Paris. A great battle is now being fought before Paris. No definite intelligence has been yet received. 'PRUSSIAN REVERSE NEAR ROUEN. Ro UEN, Wednesday. To-day the Prussians were defeated at Etrepagny. They lost 160 men. The French captured one gun, 250 rifles, and three ammunition waggons. ATTACK ON MAZIERES. VENDOME, November 30. The Germans have attacked Mazieres twice to day, but have been repulsed on each occasion. One officer and 34 prisoners have been taken by the French. The fighting lasted for nine hours. Vendome, Clues, Chalvandon, and Chaleauneuf have been evacuated. VICTORY OF THE FRANCS-TIREURS. NUITS, November 30. An engagement took place this morning between the Francs-TirQurs of the Eastern Pyrenees and two Prussian columns with artillery at Gevray. About two p.m., the fight extended to Nuits, where 13 companies of Francs. Tireurs of the Vosges, valiantly supported by the Garde Mobile of Beaune, attacked the enemy and gained a complete victory. The losses of the Prussians were very great, as their dead strewed the roads for a considerable distance. THE FIGHTING ON THE LOIRE. TOURS, November 30. It is announced by the Moniteur that the Germans finding their position at Beauve la Rolande unten able have evacuated the town, after having set it on fire. During the last few days the French have re captured Montoiro, Bassou, Saint Calais, Mondoub leau, Brou, and Nogent-le-Rotrou on the left, and Montargis on the right. The Prussians abandoned Montargis after the affair at Laden. An aide-de-camp of Prince Frederick Charles was taken prisoner, and Count Plater was killed, in the affair at Neuville. The Prussians were repulsed with a severe loss in an attempted night surprise at the village of Chateau-Gaillard, near Toury. December 1. A decree dated the Ist instant opens a credit of 35,000,000 francs for the settlement of the pending armament contracts, and also a supplementary credit of 15,000,000 francs for ulterior purposes. LOSSES IN THE BATTLES AT AMIENS. Le Liberal de Canibrai says that in the various engagements around Amiens on Sunday last the French had 1,500 hors de combat, and the Prussians 2,500. _ _ _ The Nouvetliste de Rouen says :—Six hundred "Orsini bombs" filled with nitro-glycerine have been discovered in Paris, at Batignolles, by the police. They were hidden in a cellar, at the bottom of a small court, and had been manufactured by order of M. Blanqui, in view of a revolutionary agi tation. RUSSIA AND THE TREATIES OF 1856. BRUSSELS, Dec. 1 (4 p.m.) According to a letter from St. Petersburg, of date Nov. 26, which appears iu the Independance Beige, President Grant has cordially felicitated the Czar upon his recent assertion of the sovereign rights of the Empire, and has offered the co-operation of the American navy. It understood that this communication of the President of the United States has been made known to the English Cabinet. _ •. VlENNA„November 30 (Evening.) The Austrian Government have assented to the holding of a Conference in London on the subject of the Treaties of 1856. BERLIN, December 1 (Evening). It is reported here that Turkey has accepted the proposition for a Conference. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) THE MAYOR OF LIMERICK. Mr. Alderman Mac Donnell, Liberal Catholic, was yes• terday elected Mayor of Limerick. There were two other candidates. The proceedings were most disorderly. Each of the gentlemen anxious to obtain the office was sup ported by a large mob. THE MURDER AT SHEFFIELD. Yesterday, at Sheffield, a coroner's jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Charlotte Barton, the woman who confessed to having killed Thomas Pagden, a man with whom she cohabited, by a blow from a hatchet on Monday night. BREACH OF THE VACCINATION ACT. A Sheffield guardian of the poor was yesterday fined twenty shillings and costs by the stipendiary magistrate for refusing to have his children vaccinated. SUPPOSED MURDER. An old man named Maxwell, who was formerly a sex- , geant in the Sheffield police force, died yesterday after noon from the effects of injuries inflicted late on Monday night or early on Tuesday morning by some persons whe remain at present undiscovered. He was found lying in a dark street, with fearful wounds upon his head, and his pockets rifled. EXPLOSION OF GAS. On Wednesday night a man, named Johnson, occu pying a house near the Iprwich Gas Works, on examining, with a lighted candis in his hand, a small hole at the foot of the chimney-piece of one of his rooms to see whence an escape of gas proceededlcaused an explosion of so violent a character that he was hurled by its force back against the opposite wall, while several of eight children in bed at the time were blown from their beds, and the front and part of the side of the house were forced out. No one was, however, injured. BATH ABBEY RESTORATION. A. meeting of the friends of this undertaking was held on Wednesday afternoon, at the Guildhall, Lord Hervey, Bishop of the diocese in the chair. The report read stated that Mr. Scott's estimate of the cost was £20,000. The work had been divided into three portions, two of which had been completed, the first being at a cost of £5,800, and the second at £5,500. The sum of £5,000 had also been expended by private persons, and £l,OOO was re quired to finish the work. Several contributions were announced. ItO OLAMATIONS BY GENERALS TROCHU' AND DUCROT. La Situation a nnoun ces the arrival in London oi PARIS, November 3 0 (Evening). the French Minister of Commerce, M. Clement Duver- Pr oclamations were issued yesterday by General „is. Mk; SUN, LONDON,. FRII THF, GRAN I) DUKE OF MECKLENBURG'S ARMY. ' AY, DECEMBER 2, 1870. THE EASTERN QUESTION. • PRINT CE GORTSCHAKOFF'S REPLY TO LORD GRAN VILLE. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1, (11.15 a.m.) The following is the full text•of Prince Gortschakoff's reply to Lord Granville, being a despatch addressed to Baron Trunnow, dated Tsarskoe Selo, Bth (20th) Novem ber, 1870 : • The correspondent of the Daily News at the Read quarters of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, at La Loupe, in a letter dated November 21, writes : Head-quarters were yesterday moved to Digny, but the French having fled rapidly before the advancing columns of the Germans, head-quarters were broken up at that place quite early this morning, and we commenced the march for this place, which is situated on the Huisne,' about two miles south-west of Digny. At ten o'clock in the morning we heard a heavy cannonading, and going .in the direction found the 22nd Infantry division, which had during the night rested in the about La Loupe, and marched early this morning to wards Nogent on the Huisne, had encountered and French in the mountains at the village of Coulonges. A heavy fire was the result, and the Seventeenth Divi sion, which had marched from Senonches and its vicinity for six hours, having moved to the right along the road towards Bellesme, met the French at the village of La Madelaine, and the engagement became general in the mountains between the two roads. I use the word engagement, for the affair can hardly be termed a battle. The French troops were of the most irregular kind, chiefly boys from 14 to 16 years of age, or old men. The uniform generally consisted of a red strap sewed on the shoulder, be it a coat or the common peasant's blouse, and a red stripe sewed on the pantaloons. Different military caps appeared to have been sparingly distributed among them, but most of them wore their own common hats. They were all armed with Chassepots, but un skilled in the use of them. One boy who was taken prisoner told me he did not know how to discharge his gun. This band had torn up the road and otherwise obstructed it by cutting down trees. As the Germans approached, they discharged a volley from behind these works and scattered pell-mell to a safe distance, when they re-dis charged their pieces, and broke as before. I believe they had no artillery. At La Madelaine about five hundred of them, after having run from their breastworks, took shelter in the houses, and fired upon the advancing Germans from the windows. About seventy of them were taken prisoners, the rest of them I saw throw away their guns and run as fast as possible ; many of the guns that were thrown away gave evidence of never having been discharged at all. The in habitants of the town took a pleasure in searching out these men and delivering them over to the Germans. The Germans themselves appear to have become ferocious from this kind of warfare. At one time I saw three wretched boys and an old man who had been found with arms in their hands, and the soldiers at whose head they marched, testified their pleasure in the fate that awaited the captives, for they were all to be shot. A moment after wards I heard platoon firing, and the screams of the victims, and I confess that to me the occurrence was sick ening, although I have become tolerably hardened by many battles. An officer of the Lancers told me that he had heard a heavy musketry fire from a clump of trees, and was astonished to find that it came from a single old man. I asked him what they did with him. " I sent a lieutenant with four men to him, and then —," and he made a significant sign of the Lancers jobbing the man with their lances. I afterwards learned more of this incident. It appears that when the Lancers came up with the man he was lying on his back on the ground, and although one of them had bored him through with his lance in such a way that it took two men to withdraw it, he had strength enough to discharge his piece and kill one of the Lancers, and after the lieutenant had shot him through the breast with his pistol, he once more discharged his gun, and it required three more shots to kill him. The Ger mans, as I said before, are rapidly becoming brutalised from this kind of work. At Dreux, on the 17th, no quarter was shewn, and even the wounded Frenchmen were stabbed with the bayonet. On the right the French were driven to a distance of about five miles, the cannonading having ceased, however, at about two o'clock. The 17th Division is composed of two Hanseatic regiments, two Mecklenburg regiments, a battalion of Mecklenburg Jager, and Mecklenburg artillery and dragoons, all of which were on the field at the time, but the real fighting was by the 90th Mecklenburg and 76th Hanseatic regi ments and the Jager. On the left the firing had not ceased until after four o'clock, at which time the French had been driven out of sight, and the Germans had advanced to near Nogent. On this side the whole division, composed of four infantry regiments, with artillery and cavalry, was active in the fight, at one time they had sent to the Seventeenth Division for support. The loss of the Germans is inconsiderable—l presume not over two hundred killed and wounded ; but that of the French must be much more, including a great number of prisoners. The Bavarians were in reserve the whole day. To those unacquainted with the character of the Bavarian troops it will be a matter of surprise that they were so badly beaten by these irregular troops at Orleans ou the 9th instant, for they were badly beaten. There is a great deal of the brute in the common Bavarian soldiers. In every town that they enter they pillage, plunder, and ruthlessly destroy. Their last act of this character was at Digny. So long as they know that there are Prussians to support them they fight with brutal force, but where they are left to themselves they have not sufficient moral courage to carry them through, and to this fact is to be ascribed their defeat at Orleans. A. marriage is arranged to take place between Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, Bart., of Delvine, and Miss Frances Moncreiffe, sixth daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Louisa Moncreiffe. THE STRENGTH OF THE FRENCH ARm.Y.--The correspondent of the Daily ews at the Headquarters of the 12th Royal Saxon Army Corps, Le Vert Gullaut, writes :—La Liberte states that the troops available for the defence of France number 759,000. It makes up this total by the following figures :—Armee du Midi, 60,000 ; Armee d'Orleans, 100,000 ; Armee de l'Ouest, 60,000 ; Armte du Nord, 100,000 ; Armee de Normandie, 40,000 ; Armee des Vosges, 60,000 ; Armee de Garibaldi, 15,000 ; Armee de Paris, 225,000 ; Corps Francs d'Alsace, 25,000 ; les Compagnies de Guerre de la Garde Nationale, 70,000. In a pigeon post despatch of the 16th instant M. Gambetta informed M. Jules Favre that there were 200,000 men in the Loire Army, and that by the Ist of December there would be 100,000 more, and 200,000 Gardes Mobiles. In such reports, such orders, and such figures one cannot perceive much indication of that surrender which "the enemy" believes to be so near. Can it be that the men of the Republic, even on this 27th day of November, hold to the prediction of the private despatch written by the Empress Eugenie to the Emperor on the 7th of August ?—" I am per suaded that we shall lead back the Prussians to the frontier, the sword in their loins." Courage, then ! With energy we command the situation. "The sword in their loins," (rep& dans les riens), may be objected to by certain French patriots as a foreign metaphor. Evidently it was suggested by the illustrious lady's reminiscences of Spanish bullfights ; but it is expressive, and faithfully interprets, if not the belief, certainly the fond desire of every French heart. THE GARIBALDIANS.—The special correspondent of the Daily News, writing from La Brussiere, the head quarters of Garibaldi, on the 24th ultimo, says : I left Bligny - sur - Ouche yesterday afternoon with the Etat Major, and reached hero at about six p.m., and found the General and his staff es tablished in a beautiful château, standing in its own grounds as the advertisements say. As a matter of course, eating was out of the question, but there was fortunately plenty of fodder for our horses. It was quite a tour de force to find lodging for all the men. Church, stables, school, mairie, and cot tages were crammed, and even then a great many had to camp out round great fires which were lighted in the grounds of the château and along the roads. We have Menotti and his men either with us or in the immediate vicinity, as well as General -Bosak. Ricciotti is expected every hour. We have two batteries of artillery, and about fifty Chasseurs l Cheval. La Brussibre is a village of only 300 inhabitants, on the Canal de Bourgogne, twelve kilometres distant from Bligny, and only 28 from Dijon—that is to say, about a day's march It is rumoured by some that there are 14,000 Germans at Dijon, but others say that the town has been evacuated. Everyone, however, seems so think that we shall either sleep at Dijon to-morrow night or be dispersed about the country in full flight. I am glad to be able to say that I believe all our men are game, and I am sure that if we should have the misfortune to be beaten, it will not have been because our soldiers were wanting in courage. The country people about here behave ad mirably. Last night some of the cottagers had five or six soldiers billeted up3n them, but they all appeared to go to work to prepare the evening supper as cheerfully as possible. The Garibaldians are very I popular indeed. We were received with cries of " Vive Garibaldi ! Vivent les Garibaldiens !" at every village on the road. Last night a Chasseur h Cheval was shot by mistake by a Mobile Guard at one of the outposts. The General is very angry at this. THE LONDON SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION. . Subjoired are the official returns of the candidates elected : CITY of LONDON.—W. Rogers, Clerk in Holy Orders, 6,847 ; S. Morley, Member of Parliament, 5,242 ; Cotton, Alderman, 4,826; W. Sutton Gover, 4,753. WESTMINSTER. —W. H. Smith, Member of Parliament, 13,602; Viscount Sandon, Member of Parliament, 7,119 ; Rev. Alfred Barry, Clerk in Holy Orders, 6,057 ; Rev. J. H. Rigg, D.D., Principal •of the Wesleyan Training College, 5,722 ; C. E. Mudie, Librarian, 4,874. FINSBURY.—E. J. Tabrum, Civil Servant, 27,822 ; W. McCullagh Torrens, M.P., 10,766 ; Rev. J. Rodgers, Vicar of St. Thomas, 8,690 ; T. C. Clarke, Architect, 7,847 ; Sir F. Lycett, Magistrate, 6,127 : B. Lucraft, Cabinetmaker, 5,962. lilettvLEnoNE.—Miss E. Garrett, Doctor of Medicine, 47,858; T. H. Huxley, Professor of Natural History, 13,494 ; A. W. Thorold, Clerk in Holy Orders, 12,186 ; Joseph Angus, D.D., President of Regent's Park College, 11,472; E. J. Hutchins, 9,253; W. Hepworth Dixon, Author, 9,031; J. Watson, 8,355. CHELSEA.—Rev. Canon Cromwell, 9,783 ; Lord Law rence, 8,254; G. M. Kiell, 7,763; R.Freeman, 7,133. SOUTHWARK.—Rev. J. Mee, 5,835; Lafone, 5,711; Wallace, 5,033 ; Ingle, 4,920. LAMBETH.—Stiff, 22,101; Tresidder, 16,676 ; Tilson, 14,574 ; M'Arthur, 11,963 ; Few, 10,509. HACKNEY.—C. Reed, M.P., 12,477; W. Green, 8,472; T. B. Smithies, 7,883 ; J. H. Crossman, 7,441; Rev. J. A. Picton, 5,78 L TOWER HAMLETS.—Edmund Hay Currie, distiller, 26,308 ; William Pearce, chemical manufacturer, 20,867 ; Thomas Scrutton, ship-owner, 19,414 ; Edward North Buxton, brewer, 17,863; Arthur Langdale, solicitor, 11,666. " Monsieur le Baron. The Ambassador England has read and left with me a copy of Lord Granville's despatch in reply to our communication of October 19. I hastened to submit it to his Majesty the Emperor. Our august Master was pleased to point out that it contained, in the first place, an expression of the earnest desire of the Cabinet of London to preserve cordial relations between England and Eussia; and secondly, an assurance that the Cabinet would not have refused to enter into an exami nation of the results of the Treaty of 1856, so far as they had been modified by circumstances. As for the question of strict right stated by Lord Granville, we have no wish to enter into any discussion, recall any precedent, cite any example. Such a controversy would in no way promote the good understanding which we desire. Our august Master had to discharge an imperious duty to his own country, without wishing to injure in any way the Governments who were signatories of the Treaty of 1856.- On the contrary, his Im perial Majesty appeals to their sense of justice, and to their regard for their own dignity. We regret to see that Lord Granville addresses himself princi pally to the form of our communications. The form was not our choice. We could have asked nothing better, surely, than to attain our end by an agreement with the signatories of the Treaty of 1856. But the principal Secretary of State of her Britannic Majesty well knows that the attempts made at different times to assemble the Powers in a general Conference with a view to remove the causes of difficulty which disturbed the general peace have invariably failed. The prolongation of the present crisis, and the absence of a regular Government in France, postpone still further the possi bility of such an agreement. Meanwhile, the position in which the Treaty left Russia has become more and more intolerable. Lord Granville will agree that the Europe of to-day is very far from being the Europe which signed the Treaty of 1856. It was impossible that Russia should agree to remain the only Power bound indefinitely by an arrangement which, onerous as it was at the time when it was concluded, became daily weaker in its guarantees. Our august . Master has too deep a sense of what he owes to his country to force it to submit any longer to an obligation against which the national sentiment protests. We can not admit that the abrogation of a purely theoretical principle to which no immediate effect is given, and which simply restores to Russia a right of which no great Power could consent to be deprived, should be considered as a menace to peace ; or that in annulling one point of the Treaty of 1856, there is any implication that all are annulled. The Imperial Cabinet never had any such intention. On the contrary, our communication of October 19, declares, in the most explicit terms, that his Majesty the Emperor fully maintains his adhesion to the general principles of the Treaty of 1856, and that be is ready to come to an agreement with the signatory Powers of that treaty, either to confirm its general stipu tions, or to renew them, or to substitute for them any other equitable arrangement which may be thought suitable to secure the repose of the East and the equilibrium of Europe. There seems, then, to be no reason why the Cabinet of London should not, if it please, enter into an explanation with the signatories of the Treaty of 1856. For our part, we are ready to join in any deliberation having for its object the settle ment of guarantees for the consolidation of peace in the East. We are persuaded that fresh guarantees would be found in the removal of a permanent cause of irritation between the two Powers the most directly interested. Their mutual relations would be more firmly established on the basis of a good and sold under standing. You are desired, M. le Baron, to read this despatch to Lord Granville, and to leave a copy of it with him. The Principal Secretary of State of her Britannic Majesty has expressed to us the regret that he would feel if this discussion should disturb the harmony which the Government of her Majesty the Queen has striven to maintain between the two countries. Be good enough to express to his Excellency how entirely his regret would be shared by the imperial Cabinet. We believe that a good understanding between the two Governments is exceed ingly advantageous to the two countries as well as to the peace of the world. It is with lively satisfaction that we have seen our relations during late years grow more and more close and cordial. The grave circumstances in which we find ourselves at this moment seem to us to make this more desirable than ever. (Signed) " GORTSCHAKOFF.” —Special Correspondent of the Daily News. THE GREAT SORTIE FROM PARIS. At this moment, says the Telegraph, it is difficult to de termine whether, in this crisis of the war, the French or the Germans have wou the day. Two things are quite apparent. In the first place, the Army of the Loire has pushed northward, and has been defeated ; in the second place, the French Army of Paris has made a great sortie, has thrust aside the investing forces of the Germans, and cut open a communication with the country beyond. The sortie was led by General Ducrot. We are told from Tours, under date of yesterday afternoon, that Ducrot led out from P aris no t few er t h a n 100,000 men. We are told also that he crossed the Marne—a statement which signifies that he pushed neither northward by St. Denis or Le Bourget, nor southward by Villejuif and L'Hay, but due eastward towards either Lagny or Ozouer-la- Ferriere. Details of the combat, however, are wanting. We are told, indeed, by the French delegate Govern ment that " the movement was a complete suc cess." If it be really the case that 100,000 men, more or fewer, have broken out of Paris, and thrown themselves fearlessly—we should rather say recklessly—upon the c ommunications of the Ger man army with the Rhine, then we can understand the reports which reached us yesterday to the effect that the German troops had in all haste evacuated Amiens, with drawn from Beaune-la-Rolande, and massed themselves in the neighbourhood of Paris. It would be simply fool hardiness to predict the immediate future of the campaign from the slender and partial information afforded by the telegrams. One thing, however, is clear, on a fair balance of the statements that have yet reached us—the French have made a great effort; on the Loire they have been baffled; on the Seine, on the Marne, they have won an advantage—possibly a great advantage ; and from all that we know about the events of the earlier part of the week, we are bound to confess that the French, by their offensive movements of the last few days, have won a position of moral supe riority, and perhaps even of military preponderance, which they have never enjoyed since the opening of the campaign. A. man has been arrested at Waterford who is supposed to be implicated in the Cahir murder. He was taken before the magistrates on Wednesday and re manded. THE MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS LOUISE.—The pre parations in anticipation of the approaching marriage of her Royal Highness Princess Louise with the Marquis of Lorne have already been cemmenced at Windsor Castle. It is understood that the wedding ceremony is to be per. formed in the Chapel Royal of St. George, Windsor Castle, where the nuptials of the Prince and Princess of Wales were celebrated. Yesterday the employes of the Board of Works were engaged in measuring the interior of the Chapel, in order to ascertain the number of guests that the building will accommodate upon the day of the marriage. It is understood that a large and distinguished company will be gathered within thy walls of the chapel to witness the ceremony. THE SILVER AND THE STEEL AGE.—The annual din ner at the Agricultural Hall, preliminary to the Grand Chest nts Cattle Show is a cheering sign of " the good time coming." But fat oxen, to be serviceable to the community, must be well cooked ; and, when served up, efficiently carved, with a view to the good digestion which should always "wait on appetite." Steel knives, hitherto the sole "medium" as cutting instru ments for the table, are obviously objectionable on many grounds. Silver, on the other hand, is only available at dessert. That noble patron of the arts, the late Prince Consort, believed that all things were possible to the ingenious and industrious manufacturer, and the problem of din ner knives has been solved most satisfactorily by a new invention of Mr. J. Neal, of the Edgware-road. He has patented a new " pyro-silver " knife, with a sharp incisive blade, which requires no cleaning, and may be s i mp l y " set "on a steel. This knife has been lite rally tried in the fire (whence its classical name), and stood the proof. The metal is not corrodible by vinegar, lemon-juice, or any other vegetable acid. Mr. Neal's patent is also applicable to table forks, dessert services, fish slices, scissors, &c. Orna ment has not been sacrificed to utility. Mr. Neal's stock is really a fine art exhibition of its kind, and amongst many other specimens that attract the admiration of visitors should be mentioned the dessert knife handl es Steel knives have had of rock coralite—a "leading article" of the manufactory. their day, and pyro-silver will henceforth command all such customers as are desirous not to look or to use " daggers," but to cut their flesh food to mincemeat as a first step to , nutrition. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YESTERDAY. HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE. Harmony The Dybbol Titterstone. CROYDON NOVEMBER MEETING, 1 Four ran. NORWOOD STEEPLECHASE. Moose Magnum Bonum Droxford __ _ 1 2 3 Eight ran. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Charon Dog Fox Capitalists Fifteen ran. SELLING HURDLE. Artist .. Planet... Ben Nevis Fourteen ran. CROYDON CUP. Brick Keystone Hippolyte Five ran. 1 2 3 SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Irritation Balder Princet Seven ran. THE SECOND ANGLO-AMERICAN CABLE BROKEN. The Globe regrets to hear that the second English Atlantic cable is broken. It is supposed that the vessel sent out to fish up the cable previously injured, has hooked the sound one and so caused the accident, but communi cation is carried on by the French cable. NAVAL AND 11IILITA.R1. INTELLIGENCE. On Thursday an order was received at Woolwich from the Horse Guards authorising the first portion of the augmentation of the Royal Artillery. The order, dated November 29, states that the following increase to the esta blishment of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, has been authorised—nine sergeants, nine corporals, nine bombardiers, 450 drivers, three farriers, six shoeing smiths, three collar makers, three 'wheelers, and 180 horses. Steps are to be at once taken to complete the Brigade to its new establish ment, the additional numbers being applied to the formation of three field batteries by the conversion of three of the present batteries of the 2nd Division Depot Brigade into mounted batteries. The mounted batteries will drop their present numerical distinctions, and be known in future as A, B, and C Batteries. It has been resolved to convert a considerable number of the old pattern 56-pounder guns into 64-pounders, on Major Palliser's principle. At the Royal Gun Factories, Woolwich, relays of men are working day and night, and additional hands are to be entered for service. The Flying Squadron will probably sail about the middle of next month. SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST COLLIERY PROPRIETORS. A case of considerable importance to colliery proprie tors and managers came on for hearing at the Leigh petty sessions on Wednesday. Messrs. John Fletcher and Co., large colliery owners, were summoned by Mr. Dickinson, inspector of mines, on three charges arising out of an explosion which took place at the collieries of the firm on the Bth of October last, and which resulted in the death of two of the workmen. At the coroner's inquest, it will be remembered that a verdict of manslaughter was returned against the underlooker, who stands committed for trial at the next Liverpool assizes. The defendants were charged with not having provided an adequate amount of ventilation, with not fencing off a place suspected to contain gas, and with not baying the safety lamps securely locked by a duly authorised person before they . were used. These charges were recapitulated in summonses which had been taken out by Mr. Dickinson against Mr. Ralph Fletcher, jun., manager of the colliery. For the defence it was contended that the proprietors had spared no expense in the management of their colleries, that they had done all they could to secure efficient officials. The magistrates did not consider there had been sucn a wilful violation of the general rules and the Act of Parliament as to justify them in convicting either the owners or the manager, at the same time expressing the opinion that the latter had not exercised that active supervision which was required of him. THE MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.— The Lord President of the Council, Earl de Grey and Ripon, left town on Wednesday evening for Nocton park. The Earl of Kimberley has left town for Kimberley-hall, Norfolk. The First Lord of the Admiralty has gone to his uncle's seat, Cant ley-park, in Yorkshire. The Home Secretary has left town to make a series of visits. The right hon. gentleman will pass a few days with Lord de Grey and party at Noc ton. The Marquis of Hartington has left Devonshire House for Chatsworth, Derbyshire. Mr. Gladstone dined last evening with the Earl and Countess Granville, and is expected to-day or to-morrow to leave town for Hawarden Castle till after Christmas. Mr. Card well has left town for his seat near Godalming, Surrey. The Duke of Argyll, the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, and the Right Hon. W. E. Forster remain in town for the present. THE LONDON SCHOOL BOARD.—Lord Howard, of Glossop,- the Roman Catholic candidate for Westminster, has not been elected. Mr. W. H. Smith, M.P., was at the head of the poll. THE MAYOR OF Conic.—The election of the Mayor of Cork—an event which usually produces much excitement—was held yesterday, and Alderman John Daly was unanimously elected Mayor. He is a Liberal. The Conservatives abstained from voting. In his open ing address the new Mayor carefully avoided politics. COLLISION ON THE HIGH SEAS.—The Spanish steamer Alfredo El Granedo, which has arrived in the Tyne from Carthagena, reports that on the 28th ult. she came into collision with the schooner Eleanor, of Aberyst with, from Antwerp. The schooner sank. The steamer succeeded in rescuing the crew, five in number, and brought them to Shields. It was resolved on Tuesday at a meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, to memorialise the Postmaster-General for the removal of the restrictions imposed under the new Act on the sending of small parcels by inland pattern post. A committee was appointed to inquire into the present delays and inaccuracies in the telegraph service. The Glasgow Herald announces the failure of Messis. White and Douglas, produce commission agents, of New York, in consequence of heavy losses in butter and hops ; also of Messrs. David Gibson and Co. , of Cincinnati, liquor dealers, with liabilities estimated at £120,000. The French Suez Canal Company, in all proba bility, will be turned into an English joint-stock enter prise, with the Duke of Sutherland as the chairman. The negotiations have been carried on for some little time, and the immediate obstacle is the detention of M. de Lesseps in Paris. The Duke of Sutherland is expected to start for Egypt very shortly. The Peace Preservation Act has, we learn from Ireland, been effectively put in force in the case of the attack made on Friday night upon a constabulary patrol near Ic.ilbeggan, county Westmeath. Two men, who were arrested nextmorning on their return home after the night's exploits, have been sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour by the magistrates of the district, and another has been sent for trial at Quarter Sessions. OUR COTEMPORARIES—This Morning THE SIEGE OF PARIS. The Times sayi : What happened at Paris on Wednes day, in short, was, in all probability, only repro duction of the exploits of Bazaine's army at Metz on the 31st of August and the Ist of Septem ber. Trochu, like Bazaine, reckoned on the efforts of an army advancing to his rescue from the open country, and s'ixove to aid them by a desperate outbreak on his part. The sortie from Metz was undertaken upon a more or less clear understanding with MacMalion; the sally from Paris was attempted with a view to co operate with D'Aurelles de Paladine. But in both cases the relieving army acted at too great a distance from the distressed garrison. The Germans at Metz had not been so greatly disturbed by .MacMahon's advance as not to have still a force on the spot which might prove more than a match for all Bazaine's troops ; and the Germans at Paris have not so imprudently thinned their line of in vestment as to render it impossible for the beleaguered army to break through it unaided. As a double attack on the last day of August led to a double German victory, so the movement combined between D'Aurelles and Trochu on Wednesday may be found in the end to have ended in a double French failure. - We must, nevertheless, wait for more positive intelligence before we express an opinion as to the decisive character of these conflicts, and as to the probability of the French renewing their attempts at Paris, and fighting fresh battles near Orleans. For what concerns Paris, we are inclined to think that nothing is gained till the sallying garrison has cut its way completely through the lines of the besieging army—an achievement which has not as yet seemed prac ticable, and which appears fraught with a variety of almost insurmountable difficulties. The commander-in chief of the Parisian forces is so fully carried away by the exploit of Ducrot that he decrees to him a vote of thanks ; but if it turns out that Ducrot's exploit is only half a success, and that the circle of iron by which Paris is encompassed is as unbroken as ever, we shall not be surprised if a new fit of despondency again gains hold of the unenthusiastic Breton General in com mand of the capital, and if, upon . the Army of the Loire not making its appearance, hope deferred makes sick not only the heart of Trochu himself, and of a great part of the Paris population, but even that of the gallant Ducrot—of that brilliant leader of Wednesday's sortie who, before setting out for his hazardous enterprise, vowed, in the words of his late Imperial Master at Metz, that he " would not re-enter Paris unless dead or vie- ,orious. " THE EASTERN QUESTION. The Daily News, after alluding to the chief features of Prince Gortschakoff, reply to the communication of Lord Granville's remarks :—Fortunately the more we know of the course which the two Governments have been per suaded to take, the more cheerful does the immediate future appear. We cannot believe, looking to the charac ter of this correspondence, and the proposals which have followed it, that war is possible between the two peoples. Russia is understood to have given her consent to the Conference which has been proposed by Prussia, and which has been accepted by a majority of the co-signatiory Powers. England enters upon the discussion of the clauses to which Russia objects absolutely unpledged ; but the sentiment of the nation is not unfriendly towards a revision of the more stringent stipulations. Our Government, indeed, could not enter into the arrange ment proposed by Prussia on any other terms ; and the obvious preliminary to a Conference was the withdrawal of the Russian Note. It is now affirmed that the Powers are willing to make this exhibition of penitence as light as possible for Russia, and that, should the Conference be held, the Plenipotentiaries will agree to consider Prince Gortschakoff's summary announcement as non-existent. Russia will come forward and prefer her requests in proper diplomatic form. She will assume a more modest demeanour, and conduct herself as though she had never strayed from the paths of virtue. It is by no means a necessary inference that all her demands shall be granted ; that, like an incorrigible infant, she will get what she wants if only the will ask for it prettily. But we may at least express the hope that the Governments who take part in the Conference will do as they would like to be done by. As for England, her interests and her dignity are in safe keeping; and it is to be remembered that she will have additional weight given to her opinions by the fact that her repre sentative will be President of the diplomatic meeting. Already we hear of a proposal for a new Treaty, to take the place of the old one concocted at Paris in 1856. There may occur to some an uncomfortable doubt whether Russia will be more inclined to respect the new 'Treaty than the old, should the former also become obnoxious to her. The Telegraph, says : All the signatories to the Paris Treaty of 1856, with the single exception of France, have informed us that they are willing to seek the solution of the difficulty so abruptly raised by Russia in a Conference which is to meet in London. France has been invited to send a representative, and there is no reason to suppose that she will refuse, though her answer has not yet been given. The fact is that France saw the dawn of a new hope in the complications which were likely to arise out of the premature reopening of the Eastern Question. She had nothing to fear, but, on the contrary, everything to hope, from a general European war. It cannot be a matter of surprise, therefore, if she give a reluctant consent to a mode of settlement which, how ever conducive to the general interests of Europe, would tend to damp the reviving spirits of the French people. The hesitation of the Government of National Defence is natural under the circumstances, yet our Government anticipates a favourable reply. Mean while, we must be patient, and not conclude that delay means failure. The exceptional condition of the country may well excuse any tardiness in our negotia tions with its rulers. The meeting of the Con ference is now morally certain, and the adhesion of France is only deferred, not refused. A conference, though perhaps less palatable to our neighbours than a general war, which might give them allies in their presen distress, would still be a great gain to them by adding that moral prestige of which the Provisional Govern ment stands greatly in need. Some Frenchmen have complained that the British Cabinet has not recognised the Republic ; but our Ministers have no right to anticipate the verdict of the French nation. Our Government has all along practically recognised the present de facto Government of France, and it has now given a fresh proof of its friendship in the invitation to the Conference. If the Provisional rulers were to reject that invitation—which we do not at all expect —it could only be on the ground that they had no right to represent the nation. If, on the other hand, they consent—as there is every reason to believe they will—their position will be immensely strengthened, for their representative in the Conference will be recog nised as the representative of France. A few days more and every difficulty will probably be removed. Such, at least, is the present belief of those who command the fullest and most authentic information. The Standard thinks there is every reason to suspect that the Gladstone Ministry, in spite of Lord Granville's protest, are intending to abandon the field to Russia, and that they will take their blow . lying down." If they were actuated by the ordinary instincts of Englishmen, and had any proper notion of the gravity of the trust reposed in them, they would have admitted the public before now into the secret of these frequent and prolonged Cabinet Councils. What have the Ministry been debating during the last week? Why do they not enlighten the public as to the result of their delibera. tions ? What room is there for any prolonged delibera tion on the question submitted to them ? Do they or do they not intend to submit, not only to the Russian claims, but to the Russian manner of promoting those claims ? That is the plain question. What good reason can there be for the withholding from the public of Prince Gortschakoff's reply ? Is it to be war, or is it to be peace ; and what steps are being taken to meet either contingency ? Surely, on all these points, the public ought to be taken into the confidence of Mr. Gladstone. These are the very men, we may remember, who used to denounce the secret ways of diplomacy when they were out of office. Many eloquent speeches have been delivered by Mr. Bright and his fellows against the practice of deciding great national questions in the dark, and of only permitting the public to know what is being done when it is too late to recall the deed, But there has never been an occasion in modern history when it was so necessary for Englishmen to know what their Government is doing as it is just now, Upon the decision which Mr. Gladstone's Cabinet may arrive at during the next few days, if, indeed, they have not arrived at it already, rests the gravest possible issues. It is something more than an issue of war or peace. It is a question of whether England is to retain her position as a great Power, or sink beneath the burden of her duty. sent two telegraphic messages from Castle st on Wednesday, inq u i r i ng i n the kindest manner er the health of Su. Roderick M urc hi son, who has replied that he is deeply grateful fo r thi s act of gr acious sympathy on the lAA of his Q ueen , an d h as V h i d e r s o Mr a# ter t iey stated that, whilst already he has made some good pro gress, he is persuaded that this kind act of her Majesty will go far towards the completion of his recovery. Sir Roderick passed a more tranquil night on Tuesday, and was considered somewhat better on Wednesday, but there is no decided improvement in his condition, which is still. extremely precarious,