The Sun. — London, England, 1871-01-27 00:00:00

AIETROPOLITA.N GOSSIP,-THvitBDAY The news of the week I need scarcely say is the negotia tions that have been undoubtedly opened for the surrender of Paris. It would be premature to express an y conclusion on a subject which is yet involved in so much doubt. But the general belief here is that the negotia tions have failed, like the first overtures of Bazaine, that the city will stand a few days more, and then give in. The extraordinary leader in the Times of yesterday, res pecting a Bonapartist restoration, confirms what I have previously said about Bismarck playing off one French party against another in order'to gain compliance with his demands. The Empress " accepts" the German terms, and in re turn hopes to be reseated on the throne in some shape or other. Count Bismarck expects to frighten the Repub licans by this scheme. All that I can say is that the Republicans are made of very poor stuff if they are afraid. Their difficulties and dangers are great, but the chances are small indeed that the dethroned family will ever become formidable to them. The French are divided o n many points ; they are unanimous in their hatred of Imperialism. They have longer memo ries than many English journalists. Where is the force that could be employed to place Napoleon or his son on the throne, and to keep him there ? The captive ar my ? The French officers in Germany have declared by thousands that they will have nothing to do with such a project ; and even if a complaisant section were found, it would have to face the numerous French provincial armies, which, though they cannot compete with the Germans, are quite equal to disposing of a horde of returned prisoners. The Times must have been inspired by Count Bern storff : yet it should be noticed that it condemns the pro ject of a restoration, and pronounces it hopeless. This ie strange. It would seem that Count Bismarck could not be much aided by the publication of his scheme in a journal which immediately exposes its uselessness; nor can the Empress profit much by the open announcement that she was willing to make any terms the Germans offered provided she got back to power. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine anything better calculated to give the coup de grdce to the whole restora tion business than the article in the Times which contains this semi-official announcement respecting it. The plot is dark indeed. Touching the Empress's share in it, I can only say that her most faith ful adherents, and her most intimate English friends, were all impressed with the notion that she would at tempt no such suicid t al project as hat of securing a resto ration by assuming the burden of a disastrous peace. If she has done so, " Vive la Rdpublique 1" People here g nerally assume that the Republic is at an end if peace be made. I advise your readers to credit no such as sumption. Let it be remembered that there is no rival to the Republic in the field except the disgraced, obsolete, lost Empire. Let it be reme mbered, too, t h a t though Englishmen generally are so prejudiced aga i ns t Republi canism that they refuse it the commonest justice in argu ment, yet the French people do not all regard these things from a Philistine point of view. The Times and several other journals are now preferring the foolish charge that the Ministers of Defence carried on a hopeless war merely t o prolong their o wn tenure of power. It is not convenientwhich th e war was prolong ed —the integrity of French territory — w as upheld by the wh ole nation, and openly proclaimed by the Empress her self. France clearly preferred to try the desperate chance of fighting with untrained levies to yielding territory. The decision was spontaneous and unanimous. The attempt has failed, but those who do not estimate a nation's greatness on the basis of £ s. d. will agree that the position of the people in its own eyes and in the eyes of the world is far superior to what it was immediately after Sedan. The rumour is very current her e that Sing Leopold will be offered the crown of France should the monarchi cal party come to the surface. The report has no serious aspect, but it is worth keeping in mind. If the Republic cannot stand, I should decidedly prefer the chances of ' some new combination to the worn-out causes of Impe rialism, Orleanism, and Legitimism. Count Bismarck oan scarcely credit him self u p on his a ddress in fabricating the grossly insulting note to M. Fevre, in which he declares that he cannot give the Frenchman a safe conduct , since by doing so M. Fevre would be recognised as the legitimate Foreign Minister of France, and that therefore the Republican representative must apply to the military authorities, whose concession of a safe conduct would not prejudge any issue. It is difficult to imagine behaviour more detestable. Earl Granville's invitation to M. Fevre presumed that the French Minister could bind his country to a decision respecting the Black Sea, but no further. Count Bismarck's note is a plain statement that M. Fevre can make no decision of any kind. Such a proceeding has given, as VMS likely, grave dissatisfaction to the English and Austrian Ministers. The Vienna press of all shades con demn it in the strongest terms. At Berlin the belief is common that the Chancellor has gone too far_ I have reason for thinking that this matter occupied much of the sitting of the Conference on Tuesday, and that so far as the Black Sea business is concerned, very little has been done. There can be only one course for Earl Gran ville to take—either the competence of M. Favre to repre sent France on this question must be admitted, or England withdraw from the Conference. We have invited M. Fevre. The policy of France in the East is identical with ours. Much regret is felt at the prospect, still considered probable, of Mr. Childers's retirement. Like Sir Cornwall Lewis, and Sir Sydney Herbert, Mr. Childers, a thoroughly energetic man, was two years since asked to accept an office about which he then knew nothing. Like Lewis and Herbert, he has almost killed himself learning his duties and accomplishing them at the same time. The consequence of this practice is that just when our naval and military administrators are getting most useful to the Government and the country, they are obliged to retire from all toil, if life is to be spared them in any Manner. The clubs, which are always sure that some Minister or other is about to drop away from his colleagues, have been very positive this day or two that Mr. Ayrton meant to retire. No doubt the Chief Commissioner was unspeakably dismayed at his reception the other night in the Tower Hamlets. Thick - skinned as he is, he made no secret of his chagrin that in a borough where he was once popular scarce any but his enemies should care to meet him. Yet if he resigns, what is the Government to do ? They gave him office to keep him quiet, and if he goes out of office, then he will not be quiet. There is no immediate prospect of a general election, otherwise the Tower Hamlets might not again place Mr. Ayrton at the top of the poll some 3,000 votes over a. host of competitors. Rather am I in clined to believe the statement of a friend, who himself posse sses a snug post, that Mr. Ayrton will shortly accept a nice berth where—l will not say the wick F ed cease from t r oubling—but t he weary Bay s h e rest. " or you know, ,, sa ys my friend, "the Chief Commissionership is a place where a Radical can be put, and it is getting necessary to put a Radical somewhere." I should say it was. The unfavourable reception of three members of the Government, and the favourable reception of one gentleman who has just left the Government, are signs not to be mistaken. The town constituencies are displaying an " advanced" spirit of no ambiguous type. Their demands are well calculated to dispel the illusionp of th os e who supposed t hat the English su i frage could be m ade the most democratic in the whole worl d ( the American House of Representa tives, be it remembered, has not nearly so much power as the English House of Commons), and yet that we should be able to go along in the old jog-trot style of Liberalism. The small Radical party that already exists is making ready for an active campaign. Messrs. White, Fawcett, Taylor, and others are determined that they will not give their constituents the same cause of complaint as Mr. Forster and Mr. Stansfeld. For one thing, they will make a vigorous attack upon the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief. I could mention the name of the member who is likely to open this part of the campaign, which, of course, the Conserva tives will entirely reject. It is to be wished that the Radicals may have all success in this direction at least. The principle that twice our present military strength, or more, could be had, with proper management, for the fourteen millions now spent, is one which the whole country ought to uphold. It is very unlikely that Sir William Mansfield will return to Ireland as Commander-in-Chief of the troops there. Letters from that country inform me that this his h or ses and household property have been sent to country, and that his Irish establishment has been ipso facto broken up. It may interest some of your readers to know the reason of the quarrel now going on between all parties in Ireland respecting the title of the newly established Church. It seems the Romau Catholics object to the church of the minority being called the " Church of Ireland " while it is only under this title the Protestant clergy as a a rule will dentifyy. their own community. The Presbyterians moreover are inclined to side with the view of the Roman Catholics, holding that even in the title of an ecclesiastical body there should be religious equality. Military men continue to express the gravest dissatis faction at the rifles given to our soldiers. The last batch of rifles, the " improved Snider " as they are officially called, are lighter weapons than the regular Sniders, and in this their advantage consists. No longer, it is proudly said, will the infantry have a weighed-down appearance as they march along. "We have given them light knapsacks and light rifles, and if the latter prove worthy arms, all that we want as a good soldier's equipment is secured for them." It is, however, a matter of serious question whether the Snider-made rifle is good for anything but immediate use. The two years during which the first Snider has been in the hands of the troops have satisfied commanding officers too clearly, it is alleged, that the barrels of Snider rifles, and the many other " pieces " of the weapon become foul and almost useless after wear and tear. In the late panic raised by the negotiations with Russia the " improved Suiders " were given to a few regiments, merely in order to shew that we, at least, had some really fresh arms in hand ready for an immediate war. Some officers say that the Henry• Martini rifle—that rifle, namely which has a Henry steel barrel and a Martini lock—is too complicated a machine to give to the troops, inasmuch as the " pieces " of the gun are innume rable. I am glad, while on this subject, td be able to say that the 56th (Pompadours), leaving the garrison at Cork for India on the 27th instant, and the drafts of the depots of the 64th and 31st Regiments, leaving for Malta on the last days of the month, are going away from this country well provided with rifles after the improved pattern. Respecting our big guns, there is considerable agitation going on still about the bronze question. The bronze in all the guns recently sent to India, I am told, has " roughed " and softened, and every effort has been made by some of our artillerists to have steel barrels only put in all forth coming muzzle -loading guns. This has been done in cannon recently manu factured, the steel barrel being placed within an iron coating ; but the slow manner in which the guns are b ein g cast and apportioned to the arsenal yards chews that the a uthorities have not yet assured themselves thoroughly as to the superiority of steel barrels. Business at the Divorce Court has been considered " slack " this term by the professionals. There may be a day when it will fall off altogether. The movement in the Church against the present Act—a movement which has languished much of late—will The agitation revived thi for s year w ith greatly augmented ener gy . repeal, or at least a modificatio of the Act, i s organising on a large scale. I do not say that it has any chance of success. On the other side of the question, I hear that an eccentric member of Parliament is preparing a bill to carry out Bentham's proposal that people should be allowed to contract mar riages for a fixed space. Truly every proposition has its turn in these enlightened days. I hear from Ireland that the farmers are cast down at the long-continued frost in that country. All ploughing, usually accomplished in the months of December and January, has been seriously prevented, and the conse quence is that the spring sowing of whest and barley will be thrown back a month or two later. As far as the sowing of oats is concerned, the frost will lead to no dis advantage, as oats are scattered on Irish farm lands in March, and it is well known that thenearer the ploughing is to the sowing the better for the oat crop. It is not im probable that on account of the frost, and also by reason of oats being the staple corn crop of the Irish, more oats than ever will be reaped in Ireland next autumn. " Among the numerous war books issuing from the press a very interesting one is " From Sedan to Saarbruck," by an officer of the Royal Artillery. It contains some lively writing and likewise various valuable military criticisms. One point I may notice. The writer paid a visit to Luxemburg, and he is in a position to confirm what has been before hinted touching the condition of this fortress. The stipulation in the Treaty of 1867 that the works should be dismantled remains to this day a dead letter. A few minor works have been ostentatiously razed, a few revetments demolished, a few ditches filled ; but the damage can be repaired easily, whilst the chief part of the fortress is as strong as any in Europe. The works are in an excellent state of preservation—almost impregnable in fact. Some time ago I saw in a foreign paper a comical statement to the effect that the whole out lay in demolishing the works did not exceed thirty shillings a week ! The Treaty of London is in this respect com pletely set at nought. The Daily News war correspon dence is out, and is very satisfactory. Some of the later events are allowed rather scanty space ; but more could not be given to them without impairing other por tions of the narrative, or swelling the volume of the book. The letters are generally remarkable for their accuracy and fairness, with the notable exception of the " Besieged Resident," whose diary of the siege of Paris is the most unjust caricature that has yet found a place in the Eng lish press. This worthy's letters have lately altered much in tone ; and, moreover, are greatly curtailed in space. The Berlin correspondent of the Dresden Journal says that the general election for the Reichstag will pro bably take place on March 3rd, and the convocation on the 9th. The Federal Council will be convoked on the 20th March. OXFORD SCHOOL BOARD.—The right of women to sit on school boards is to be vindicated at Oxford, where Miss Ellen Smith, the sister of Professor Henry Smith, is a candidate for a seat on the school board ; and, from the active part this lady has taken in the local charities of the University town, there is every reason to believe that she will prove as successful in her candidature as Miss Garrett and Miss Davies proved in London. 1 HORRIBLE SUICIDE. The other afternoon a woman named Mitchell, the wife of one of the master shipwrights at Sheerness Dockyard, threw herself from an attic window of her house in Naval-terrace, Sheerness. She fell from a height of between thirty and forty feet upon an iron fence, on which she became impaled, one of the spikes papsing completely through her neck. She was promptly extricated by a corporal of artillery, who saw her fall, and medical aid was instantly procured, but the unfortunate woman was found to be dead. It was stated that she had been in a low and desponding state for some days. THE EARLY IRISH SA LAlON.—lrish salmon comes in steadily but slowly, the quality being of very fair de scription, although coming a month before its time. This arrangement has given very great satisfaction to the trade, as from the bad season for Dutch salmon, coupled , with the fact that mullets, smelts, and dories are exces sively scarce, there would have been hardly any fish of a delicate description for the table. Some other salmon, said to be Norway, has been offered, but this we must consider as a phenomenon, and we generally expect Norway salmon very much later in the season, — Fishing Gazette. EXTRAORDINARY MARRYING PEOPLE.—St. Jerome mentions a widow that married her twenty-third husband, who in his turn had been married to twenty wives— surely an experienced couple ! A woman named Elizabeth Masi, who died at Florence in 1768, had been married to seven husbands, all of whom she outlived. She espoused the last at the mature age of 70. When on her deathbed she recalled the good and bad points in each of her hus bands, and having impartially weighed them in the balance, she singled out her fifth spouse as her favourite, and desired that her remains might be interred near his. The death of a soldier is recorded in 1784, who had had five wives, and his widow, aged 90, wept over the grave of her fourth husband. The writer who mentioned these facts naively added, " The said soldier was much attached to the marriage state." MOUNT VESUVIUS.-A. correspondent at Naples says that for the last year Vesuvius has been shaking, and that Palmieri, on consulting his scismornater, re garded the movements as indicative of earthquakes in Calabria and elsewhere, which predictions were fulfilled. The Government has consulted Palmieri as to what parts of the kingdom it would be advisable to fix scis mornaters, as their accuracy has been tested on many occasions, and he has proposed that they should be placed at the chief railway stations in Romagna, Calabria, and other parts. Vesuvious is still covered with snow, but a black line marks the course of the lava. Palmieri consi ders that this indicates the increase of the present erup tion, and that this agitation will be the cessation of the period of earthquakes which have affected Europe for months past, and Italy more particularly. Should Pal mieri be as successful in his last prediction as he has hitherto been in foretelling the occurrences of earthquakes, an extensive eruption may be expected in a short time. For the last two months the weather has been so bad at Naples that it was difficult to discern any object beyond a mile, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1871. MONERk.RY REPORTS.—YEsTERDAY. The stock markets have again been characterised by firmness, notwithstanding that owing to the progress of the fortnightly account, the business doing has not been extensive. The political situation is generally regarded as more peaceful, and more confidence is in consequence en gendered. In the market for railway stocks, South- Eastern, North-Eastern, and Great Western have been better ; but Metropolitan and Great Northern .A, have given way in value. The foreign bond market has been very firm, especially as regards Spanish and Turkish. Consols have bee n q uiet, at 92a, for de livery and the February account. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 921, 92 a ; Bank Stock, 236, 238 ; chequer Bills, 10 s. to ls s. p rem. ; India Five per Cents., 1101, 1108 ; and India Bonds, 225. to 275. prem. The market for home railway stocks has been in a steady state, end the bulk of the fluctuations hav astern e been favourable. South Easte rn at 77, 77k, North-E at 1471, 1478, and Great Western at 73k, 73i, are 1 better ; but a fall of I has taken place in Metropolitan and Grethe at N or thern A., the former be in g q uoted at 651,6 6 and latter at 1358, 136/ ; Caledonian, 88, 88} ; Brighton, 43, 43i ; Great Eastern, 41, 411; Midland, 1291, 1291; North-Western, 1301, 1301. Indian railway stocks have been quiet. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 104 ; East Indian, 1091, 101 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1051; and Scinde, 101 i. Canadian shares have been flat, Foreign shares have been in limited request. Buenos Ayres Great Southern, 261; Lemberg- Cznrnowitz, 161. For foreign bonds there has been a healthy demand. Large purchases of Turkish have been made, the and the Six per Cents. of 1869 h ave risen 1 per cent., qucta tion being 53/, 53#. The Five per Cents have been / better, at 43, 43k. Spanish have also been in request, and at 301, 30i, shew a rise of # per cent. Italian have been quiet, at 54#, 54# ; Egyptian (1868), 75k, 751. French scrip has improved # per cent., being quoted at 1, dis. ; United States Five -Twenty (1882) Bonds, have been quoted at 90#, 900 ; ditto (1885), 89, 90. In the market for Bank shares Censolidated have been flat, and # lower , at to t prem. Union of India have been fully 1 better at 39, 401. Telegraph shares have been steady. French Cables have been higher, at 13k, t. British Indian Sub marine have marked 71, Hooper's, 7 ; and Construc tion 25#. For miscellaneous securities the inquiry has been limited. Credit Fonder of England, 2i, #. The sum of £30,000 has been withdrawn from the Bank to-day. The Clearing House return for the week ended January 25th shews a total of £65,466,000, against .£64,616,009 for the corresponding period last year. There has been rather more demand for money to-day partly in connection with the fortnightly settlement. Capital, however, has been plentiful, and three months' paper has been taken at 21 per cent. The Manchester Courier of to-day says that a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. F. Lockyer and Co., manu facturers, of this city, and of Burnley, was held yester day. A statement of accounts was submitted, from which it appeared that the liabilities amounted to £19,199, and the assets to £2,758, being about 2s. 10d. in the pound. It was decided that the estate should be wound up in liquidation. Mr. Halliday was ap 3ointed trustee, and a committee of inspection was also appointed. A meeting of the creditors of Mr. Thomas Hodgin, worsted yarn agent, Manchester, was held on Tuesday. The statement of affairs submitted shewed liabilities £1,749, 9s. 2d, and assets £553 14s. 3d. It was resolved to accept a composition of 6s. Bd. in the pound, pay able by instalments of 2s. Bd. in cash, 2s. in three months, 2s. in six months, Mr. Lawton being appointed trustee. The report of the Universal Marine Insurance Com pany, to be presented on the 2nd of February, recom mends a payment of 7s. 6d. per share, with a bonus of 2s. 6d., making, with the ad interim dividend in July, a total dictribution of 12} per cent. for the year. In the previous year the distribution was 10 per cent. The report of the Linoleum Manufacturing Company (Limited) chews an available total of £16,730, and recom mends a dividend of 15 per cent. for the year, absorbing £13,200 (of which £4,360 has been already distributed), and the appropriation of £2,000 to reserve, thus raised to £4,387, leaving £1,530 to be carried forward. The suspension has been announced of Mr. M. L. Yuly, of Great Winchester-street -buildings, a merchant in the Mogador trade, with liabilities for about £50,000 or £60,000. The suspension has also been announced of Mr. Simon Atteas, of 17, Gracechurch-street, African mer chant, with liabilities for £20,000 or £30,000. In reference to these failures, we understand that the Consolidated Bank is involved to the extent of £30,000 ; the assistant manager having been discharged in consequence of the irregularity of the advances made to these two firms. At a meeting of the London and St. Katherine Dock Company, the directors' report was adopted, and a divi dend of 1 per cent, was declared. JONDON STOCK - EXCHANGE,THuRsony JATESP PRIC ES.—AYP E 0 Li' PIC [ALHOLT I B. ié prices under the lines indicate the business done for Money. 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Mortgage Loan.... 78 80 50 It ItyinneY iron 78', 91 15 Do New 9 91 100 Irgyp 9 p eV'royLoan, 6 1 Royal Ma il Steam guar by Egyp Gov.. 97 98 12 Tel Con an d Main L) 951 , 54 872, 8 2 Themes and Mersey P Fore-st Warehouse IL) 9 10pm Marine Insur lii 100 Fot and Colonial Gov Tobacco 6 p e Loan. Trust 6p c Bonds.. 98 100 guar by Italian Gov 88 93 995 5 Trust and Loan Cool 7} (Con Credt&Diwit (Li par iPm Upper Canada 7 9-16 5 0 Marine, Lvpool IL 5. 5.,0in 14 Gen Stun Navigation 98 29 20 Union Steamship (L) 23 ! - 5 7 Hooper's Tel Works Idle }pm 6 United His Corprii (1 par Ipm 7 5 Univiklarine lima iL , 64 71Dio 17 Hudson's nay Bl Hi 12 Warrar.t Finntioe.... 9 7 .lis t 5 Indrbbr,Clut Per, and Tel Works L) .... 481 491 MINING SI lARE LIST.—JANuAny 26. •Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Mining Oilicee,, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London. Market rather duli. Taquaril opened buyers 445., and ad vanced to 465., but leave oft flatter. P rince of Wales fatter. Caen Brea. Y)rrio",ciedel,cTitir,.e. 369. 38s Chiverton Valley, Chon tales (Gold), 10s, 155 Romau Gravels, Cook's Kitchen, 181, 191 Itosewall 11111 and Ransoms Devon Great Consols. United. 11, 11 Drakewalls, Vs, 25s South Condurrow, 41. 5 Don Pedro North Del Rey, 21. 21 South Frances, 29, ?0 East Caradon, Sweetland Creek, 31, 4 East Lovell, 32, 33 Tankerville. 13, 131 East Pool, Taquaril (Gold). 435, 455 East Wheal Grenville, 3, 31 Tincroft. b'rontlito and Bolivia (Gold), Trumpet Console, —s., —s. Van, General Brazilian, West Caradon, Great Laxey, 171, In West Chiverton, - 41. 50 Great Retallack, West Maria and Fortescue. Great Wheal Vor, 81, 9 265, 28s Hingst on Down, West Tankerville, Marl:e Valley, 61, 71 IVheal Agar. New Beldon, 15s, 17s 6d Wheal Crebor, 12s 6d, 15$ New Lovell, Wheal Grenville. 31, 4 North Crotty. 2, 21 Wheal Kitty, St. Agile», 9, 91 Pary's Mountain, 3. 31 I Wheal Margaret, Penhalls, -Wheal Mary Ann, Ferran Wheal Virgin, 11, 11 Wheal Ut.y. 3. 31 rll F _ 1 Z,. CAMPAIGN IN THE EAST. LYONS, January 20. According to accounts received from the Swiss frontier, the 17th was more unfavourable to Bourbaki than was at first supposed. His general attack completely failed. The German lines were defended by pieces of great weight, and their position was favourable to defensive movements. Telegraphic news from Porrentruy affirms that the Germans drove the French back from all the villages which they occupied on the Swiss side. Abbe villers was reduced to ashes, and during the night many inhabitants went to Switzerland by Damvant. It is stated, however, that Bourbaki's army is in excellent condition, and strengthened by the numerous reinforcements which have arrived from the South during the last fort night, which have not yet taken part in the engage ments. Generel Werder is receiving succour In other quarters than the West. The 2nd Prussian (Pomeranian) Corps are, it is reported, coming by forced marches from Paris to reinforce the Army of the East. It is estimated at from 30,000 to 40,000 men. Garibaldi was prevented from taking port in Bourbaki's expedition by illness ; there was therefore no truth in the report that he had marched on Epinal with the left wing of the Army of the East. Besides the reserves which he had not made use of, Bourbald has received large reinforcements since his failure at Hericourt. From Dole it is reported that troops which are called "the little army of Africa" hail passed by, consisting of Zouaves, C hasseurs, Turcos, &c. to rejoin the army. LYONS, January 22. No despatches have come from the Swiss frontier this morning but some intelligence from Dijon gives indirect information of the headquarters of the 19th instant. Bourbaki was in the position he held on the eve of the last and desperate day. He was then engaged in marshalling his reinforcements without meeting with any disturbance from the enemy. Hericourt, the village near which the chief forces of the enemy are concentra ted, is between Montbeliard and Belfort. It is the best position to take to free the latter place altogether. Every village round Belfort is turned into a sort of fortress, bar ricades are erected, the houses are fortified, and redoubts are established in some places. Such is the case with ericourt. The mobilised legion of the High Alps, which is armed with Springfield guns, has just passed through Lyons ea route for the East. Bourbaki's army is to be provided with some field-pieces of a hew kind, which are very effective. A scccessful experiment has been made of their capabilities at Grenoble, and they are being manufactured on an extensive scale in Allevard. A lottery has been arranged in one of the companies of the National Guard for the purpose of presenting an offering to Garibaldi. It will be a Prussian needle-gun, which was taken at the battle of Lautenay in November. THE FOOD SUPPLY OF PARIS. The Government of Defence has, since the end of the last month, made several efforts to prolong the agony of the capital. As I have already told you, there were at that time only 15,000 or 16,000 horses to be given up for consumption, which, according to the rations of forty grammes a day apportioned to each person, would only provide them with fresh meat till the 20th of January. Bread was not rationed, and it was even promised in a proclamation of the 15th of December that it should never be so. It is soon apparent that by the end of the month there would be provisions for ten days only, and that it would be necessary to tkink of capitulating. What did the Government do? They began by diminishing the rations of meat, and reducing them to 30 grammes a day, including in that a fifth part of bone. They then rationed the bread, and coming at once to extremities, they have since the 13th of January reduced the consumption to 300 grammes for the men and 150 grammes for the ail ren. But these reductions in the daily consumption could scarcely add a week to the resistance, and seemed quite insufficient to permit of our waiting for the armies which M. Gambetta promised to us by each, one of his pigeons. If became necessary, therefore, to create new resources. During the last month all the horses had been requisitioned, but a great number had escaped the butcher, as belonging to the public service. Now they laid violent hands on all useful I and even necessary horses. The cavalry of the Na tional Guard gave up theirs ; the undertakers had to put down half their horses ; the ambulance, the doctors, each had to abandon the half of theirs ; those of the carriage and omnibus companies were already requisi tioned by the Administration of War; in short, they limited the number of draught horses in all Paris employed for the service of individauls to 2,000. They thus secured an addition of about 8,000 horses, which, by strictly limiting the consumption, would supply meat for 15 or 20 days more. It is not possible to allow less than 30 grammes a day, which only gives (deduction being made for bone and sinew) 20 grammes of bad meat. But there are means of enconomising still further. Thus, they take care to distribute to the butchers a quantity of meat insufficient to serve the customers assigned to them. In consequence, the last corners must return empty handed ; and, as the distributions are made only every three days, this amounts to a saving of 90 grammes for each person dismissed. It is the same with the bread; those who are not at the baker's door before day break risk going without any. By this trickery they will manage to make the provisions last ten or fifteen days longer. But what will become of craving stomachs during this time? Already the public health is greatly affected. Last week the mortality was greater by 322 than the week before, that one being greater by over 500 than the preceding. The slenderness of the rations and the bad quality of the bread will only increase this rate of pro gress.- Times Correspondent. M GUIZOT ON FRANCE AND PRUSSIA M. Guizot, the eminent French statesman, for so many years the head of the French Cabinets under Louis Philippe, has written a long letter to Mr. Gladstone as Prime Minister of England, on the duty of England in the present continental crisis. M. Guizot's language is extremely temperate, though he states his country's case with earnestness and great ability. Up -to the present moment, he says, he has been able to understand the extreme caution, he will not call it supineness, of England in the struggle. Undoubtedly France was in the wrong at the outset, while Prussia shelved moderation and good sense. He says "France," though he is well aware the Impe rial Government dragged the country into war. The old warlike habits of the nation were aroused by the appeal of the Goverment, and the dominant political party voted everything that was asked because they wanted to keep profitable power. The real interests and wishes of the nation were opposed to the war, but as it had still some remnant of liberty it must pay the penalty incurred by acts which it tolerated. The war has been a long series of misfortunes for France, but no conqueror ever had a grander opportunity than Prussia had after Woerth and Sedan. It was such an occasion as Napoleon I. would have taken advantage, of immediately; but Prussia was intoxicated with triumph. From that time it is she who has aonapelLacl Franoo to fight, and the war she is now carrying on i s a war of aggression, while the French have no other object than to defend France. Ever since 1815 there has been one great change in European policy. There has been no war of ambition for the sake of con quest. Territorial changes have been necessitated by revolutions, but they have not been recognised until they have received the sanction of Europe, like those of Greece and Belgium. M. Guizot does not believe in perpetual peace, and is convinced that ambi tion and force will always have their place in shaping the destinies of the nation ; but he asks that their place shall not be too influential, and ,that they shall not Ibe allowed to have their own way unchecked. France is In the midst of a perilous crisis, but her present policy is in accordance with European respect for international law and peace. Even after Sedan the attitude of England was comprehensible, for the neutrals wanted to see if the defence would be stubborn. No one believed it would be. " What will you do if Paris holds out 1" asked an English traveller of Count Bismarck. " Paris will not hold out," was the answer, and the greater part of Europe shared his opinion,. M. Guizot has four sons and grand sons now in the besieged city, serving in the National Guard. They are grave, practical men, not over sanguine, but their confidence in the resolution and unanim'ty of the population increases instead of diminishing. One of them (writing in December) said, " It is not the pro longed defence of Paris which will give rise toinsurrection, but the idea of surrender." In 1792, M. Guizot reminds his readers that France had neither army nor generals, and she is now told she has not any. She will not now defend herself by the violence of former times, but she is stronger and more united than then. She will be wiser and less ambitious, but she is less likely to yield. France is misjudged because Europe does not bear in mind her history. She is the nation which has made most mistakes, and has experienced the most striking reverses, but she has ne*'er failed to see her errors, and has always risen again after her falls. Moral evil has often abounded, but moral etbtlienee has never lost its hold on MARKETS. im METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY. - An proved tone pervaded the Cattle Market to-day, owing to the cold weather. Nevertheless the business transacted was not extensive. There was a limited supply of beasts on sale, some of which were of excellent quality and weight. The demand was chiefly confined to middling and inferior animals, which sold rather more freely, though not rapidly, at the extreme prices current on Monday last. There was again only a scanty show of sheep in the pens, in conse quence of the absence of foreign arrivals. There was a better inquiry for prime stock, and full prices were realised, the best Downs and half-breds selling at Os. per 81bs Calves were scarce, and firm in value. • Pigs were unchanged. Per 81bs. to sink the offal.-Common and inferior beasts, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 44. ; second quality do., 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; prime large oxen, ss. 4d. to ss. 84. ; prime Scots, etc., ss. 104. to Cs. Common and inferior sheep, 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. ; second quality, do., 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d ; prime coarse-wooled sheep, ss. to 58. 8.1. ; prime Southdown ditto, ss. 10d. to 68. ; large coarse calves, 39. Bs. to 4s. 4d. ; prime small ditto, 58. to 6s. 44. ; large hogs, 4s. 4d. ss. 2d. ; neat small porkers, ss. 6d. to 6s. 44. ; quarter-old store pigs, 225. to 265. each. Arrivals :-Englisign : h beasts, 1,300 ; sheep, 4 , 380 ; calves, 30 ; pigs, 10. Fore beasts, 160 ; pigs, 8 0 . T otal : beasts, 1,460 ; sheep, 4,380: calves 110 ; and pigs, 10. METROPOLITAN lIAY. AND STRAW MARKET, THURSDAY. -There were fair average supplies on sale at the market to-day, which changed hands steadily, at about previous currencies :- Prime meadow hay, 130 s. to 1405. ; inferior ditto, 1105. to 120 s. ; prime first-cut clover, 1355. to 1475. ; inferior ditto, 115 s. to 1255. ; prime second-cut clover, 1265. to 1355. ; inferior ditto, 105 s. to 1155., and straw, 30s. to 405. per load. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET, THURS DAY.-Sugar : The market continues quiet. Refined tillers, 525. 6d for fair quality. Raw sugars also are very dull. Coffee : Sales were effected rapidly, at firm rates. Ceylon, fine planta tion, 82s. 64. Tea is in limited request, but prices rule steady. Rice : There is a good inquiry, and rates are rather firmer. Saltpetre : Bengal, to arrive, is now at 30s. Hemp : Good fair roping is firm, and quoted at 535. 104. Oils : Linseed oil is dull, at 30s. ; other oils private. Tallow is firmer, at 455. 6d. for Y.C. spot, 455. 94. March, 465. 6d. first three ,uonths. Cotton is ls. Bd. per lb. dearer. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY.-At this market to-day very little business was done, owing to producers having advanced their quotations, in sympathy with the Cotton Market, on the announcement that proposals had been made for the capitulation of Paris. This not being confirmed, the Liver pool Cotton Market to-day has relapsed into its former quiet state ; the inquiry for yarns and goods is very small indeed, and prices are the same as those current on Tuesday. . _ BRADFORD TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY.-The wool mar ket has been very firm ever since our last report. On Monday consumers found it difficult to buy at former rates, especially In deep-grown wethers and in good combing and carding skin. Staplers have been obliged to ask rather more, from the impossi bility of obtaining farmer's stocks at remunerative prices. The news of negotiations for the capitulation of Paris, albeit as yet unconfirmed, has still further strengthened the nominal value of wool. Staplers are again asking more money, and are ind::_rent about selling until the news is more definite, and its effect becomes apparent. Buyers are influenced by the same circumstances of uncertainty to withhold operations as far as possible, and are unwilling to increase their stock at advanced rates. There is considerable buoyancy in the market, however, and at anything like old rates sales can readily be m ade. In export yarns a good deal of business offers, but spinners are generally advancing their quotations, and business thereby was much. restricted. Much of the single yarns lately bought is still neces sarily unshipped, on account of the ports being blocked by ice. Two folds keep very quiet. Spinners engaged in the home trade continue busy for piece goods. The principal operations are by the home trade, Germany and America being much quieter. SOUTH STAFFORDSFIIRE IRON TRADE, THURSDAY.- There was a middling attendance of the ironmasters at the Birmingham meeting to-day. The anticipated fall of Paris has had a good effect : orders, which have been held back owing to the unsettled state of trade, will now, it is thought, be given out without delay. The renewal of the frost, however, inter feres with the operations at the furnaces and mills, rendering transport of goods by canal difficult. Pigs are in good demand. The trade in finished iron is much improved. BRISTOL CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY.-At this market to-day there was a fair supply of beef, and all sold with a good demand, Prime quality, top, 80s. ; secondary, 725. to 755. ; inferior, 635. to 68s. There was a short supply of mutton, the top price being 9d. ; ewes and inferior quality Bd. per lb. Store cattle dull. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY.-At this market to-day there were 1,171 oxen, and prices were, Top Scotch, 795. to 80s.: secondary, 745. to 765. ; middling, 60s. to 655. There were 4.,742 sheep, and prices were, Top white-faced, 9d. to 91d. ; black, Sdi. to 9u. ; secondary, Bd. to 81d. •, middling, 6d. to 718. These was an average supply of both cattle and sheep. Trade for (tattle was stiff, and prices were rather easier. Sheep trade was slow at higher prices. DUBLIN CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY.-The, stock at this market to-day was as follows :-1,822 cattle, 5,358 sheep, and 45 calves. Prices for beef-70s. to 725. 6d. ; second quality, 635. to 675. 6d ; mutton, Bd. to 81d. ; second quality, 6/d. to WI. Buyers refused to pay the extreme rates of last Thursday. The business transacted resulted in buyers' favour. In sheep there was no change worthy of note- The demand was slow, but prices were fully maintained. • MANCHESTER CORN MARKET, THURSDAY,-The trade during the week has maintained a firm tone, with an upward tendency in the value of most articles. For wheat and flour, however, the business passing has been somewhat restricted, but oats have moved more freely into consumption, at very full rates, and Indian corn has advanced almost daily. The imports into Liverpool from abroad have been on a moderate scale only of wheat, Indian corn, and flour, but rather more liberal of beans, from Ireland. The supplies have been scanty at this market to day, but there was a good attendance, and English wheat being in good condition sold freely at 29. per quarter over the rates of this day se'nnight. Foreign wheat must be quoted 3d. per cental per cental dearer, and was in fair request. Flour was ls. per sack higher, but was not in much demand. Oats brought an advance of ls. per 45 lbs. In beans there was no material change. Indian corn was sold at an improvement of is. per quarter. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, THURSDAY.-The markets opened with holders asking considerably higher prices for wheat ; but at the close they had to accept last week's prices 6s. 6d. per bushel of 621bs. of red English wheat. Barley un altered. Oats 6d. to ls. dearer. Beans and peas unaltered. Maize ls. to 2s. per quarter dearer. BRISTOL CORN MARKET, THURSDAY.-At this market to day the supply of English wheat was moderate, and sold freely, at is. per quarter improvement. Foreign wheat sold readily, at is. advance. Secondary sorts were fully as dear. Flour advanced is. per sack. Malting barley advanced ls. per qr. Grinding barley was ls. dearer. Maize improved fully is. per qr. For oats the demand was active, and prices were from 6d. to 9d. higher. Beans and peas ls. dearer. MAIDSTONE CORN MARKET, THURSDAY.-At this market to-day wheat ruled firm, at an advance of Is. per quarter on last week's quotations. The demand was good, and trade brisk. Other descriptions of grain remained unchanged in Price. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY. - Opening Report. -This market opens to-day, with a good and steady demand, without any excitement. Sales, probably 15,000 bales. -Closing Report. -The uncertainty that still prevails as to the speedy termination of hostilities, has caused the demand to be less active to-day than yesterday, and although a good business has been done, extreme prices cannot be obtained. Sales 14,000 bales, including 3,000 bales for speculation and export. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, THURSDAY.-This market was easier to-day, at 51s. 6d. cash accepted, closing rather buy ers at this price. Sellers 515. 9d. in a month. There was a steady market to-day at 51s. 94. in a month paid, Closing at this, sellers a shade more. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, THURSDAY.-There was a good business done at this market to-day. Prices were against buyers. CORK BUTTER MARKET, THURSDAY. -Ordinary firsts, 1465. ; seconds, 1445. ; thirds, 131 s. ; fourths, 115 s. ; fifths, 975. ; sixths, 638. 220 firkins in the market. Mild cured, no change. One firkin in the market. The law of debtor and creditor, even now, is in a far from satisfactory condtition ; but a bankrupt has at least some chance left him to begin the world afresh, and retrieve his past misfortunes. Our forefathers would seem, however, to have treated the defaulting bankrupt in a very summary fashion, when we read that " Alexander Thompson, embroiderer, was executed at Tyburn for not surrendering himself, pursuant to notice given in the London Gazette, after being declared a bankrupt."—Orice,a , Week. BREAKFAST.—EPPS'S COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND CON FORTING.—The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Service Gazette re marks:—" By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills." Each packet is labelled—JAMES Errs & CO., 110=30- pathic Chemists, London. Also, makers of Eppa's Caosoine, a very thin evening beverage.—Advt. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Marc per Cent Consols 921 921 1)o June & DeclB9l 108 110 . 921, 1 1091 Do for Account 921 1121 Three pei Ceut Reduced 921 921 I).Am-it &Oct 1883-$l5. 112 113 921, 1 Viet s pc Jan & Ju1y1391 . . 10111021 New 3 per Ceut 921, 1. 1 Brazilian. 1865. 5p o .... 931 94 Exchequer Dille. March 10 15pm 949, :it pm E g yptian tad% 7pa .. .. 82 84 Do, June lO 15vm 31 pm Do Rail Qeben 71) a .. 99110 0 1 158 Sank Stock _._ Balla% 1865. 5p o ...... .... 240 India 5 per Ceuta — Peruviin. 160.5 p 0 .... 90 91 1101. I. i 96 1,) India Bonds '— POrtllgUOSO 1860 3 0.. 32 33 Pm 32i Can 6pc J an&July ll77-84 104 105 Russian, 1862, 5 p 0.. .. 84. 85 8 1)0 Nicolas 4p a 104, o March & Sept. 104 106 67!. 8 1) 105 Spanish Do 5p c Jan & July .. 98 99 309, 30. 9 988 Turkish.l3s4, .; p o 79 81 Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 99 Do, 1865. sii o Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 98 100 43 Ceylon 6 p c May and Do, 1865 6p a 106 108 6 N o vember 1878 4 1. 1 Alsmitins tp o Jan and U. 5.5-20 D0n909d5.6 p o 1332 901 9ei .Tuly 1873 lO2 104 , 8 New 8 Wales 5 p 0187146 lOO 101 Do do 1885 899 90i 1009.$ 90 New Zealand 6p c 1891 lOB 110 Do 10401:Inds, spa 1981 89 89' Do spc ,99, 9 Illinois Central Shares .. 110 111 Do 5p c Consolidated 991100 1109, 9 999, 100, 991 A tlantic and (1 IV 11 Con Do 6p c Mar &Sept 18 91 109 111 Mortgage Bonds — 109 RAILWAYS. Bristol and Exeter 90 02 Do 2nd do Bonds .... 85 87 Caledonian al. it Do 2nd Pref Bonds .. 41 42 Great Eastern 40/, 1 Grand Trunk of Caua . da Great Northern Do A 135 136 Great Indian Pen g 5 .., o 10511061 Great Western 73 733 105 i 73 G re at Weatern ofCans.da 151 151 L an cashire Sc Yorkshire 'V511361 Do i; p c Bonds, 1 8 7 3 .. 99 100 13 , 1 Do 51 do. 1677 -8 95 07 gh Do 5 p c pref. issued 80 p arlour Lou. Bri 433. and 13 Coast 43 431 Madras guar 5v 0 Lou, Chat, and Dover .. 14 141 N. Railway of Cana dada, 91 93 143 6 0 o Ist Bret Bon Lou and North-W ee tern 13011301 Oude and ltoltilkund g 130, 5 p c Lou and South-Western 921 931 1011 Man, Shef, and Lincoln 461 47 Schiele, Ptinjanb, and Metropolitan Midland .... 129112 n 101, 1 1291 Bahia and San Francisco N or th British 35 g 7 p N orth-Ensteni Conso ls.. 147 148 Belgian E Junction ~,, 2i 24 147, 3 Buenos Ayres at Stlirn 261 261 South-Hafterll .......... 77 1 78 Diumburg and Witepsk 181 1 8 1 761 Dutch-Rhenish 22 23 Atlantic and St Lawruce 76 77 Eastern of France -- B.nnbay, Baroda, and Groat Ln xentbourg Central India, g 5 p c.. 103 104 104 L e mberg Czernowitzgua Buff and Lake Huron .. 41 41 7pc 1)0 51 pc 80nd5,1872-3-4 79 81 Northern of France Cape guar 6p c . . .... . 64' 66 Ottoin (Smyrna to &idiul 43 5 i East Bengal guar 5p 0.. 103 104 Recife and San Francisco East Indian, g 5 p c .... 10911191 sa(ntAirn.aiutelotl),Ergru7arpfn.o. 2 1 3 1 ,.. 5 2 1 1101, 9f Grand Trunk Canada .. 121 13 Southerntn & Loin-Ven 15 15; Do Equip Mort 1 3 nd 1 of France charge 6p c ........ 93 95 BANKING COMPANIES. I I'd P Agy 1, Batik (L) A BBl 10 Imperial Ottoman .. 11 11 pm 25 Alliance (1.1 10 Auglo-Austrian 18} 20 London and County 501 511 20 Arig)o-Figyptian (L) 22 221 15 London Joint-Stock , 6 7 50 British N American 51 52 20 Lou and Westiniister 84 45 20 Ch of India, Anstrlia 131 141 10 Metropolitan Si 9 25 Char Merc of India 20 22 81 10 City 25 Colonial 4 Consolidated (L 41, 1 25 'Union of Australia.. 40 41 20 Eng. Scot. and Aus C 16i 171 15 13 oi°u of b° llll ° ,l • • . 2 9 39 2 Imperial %Li 171, I TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. I'd I'd 100 Anglo-American L) 74 76 5 ludo ; European (14.. 10 12 741 10 M a rseilles, Algiers, 10 Anglo-Meditrn (14) llB 120 and Malta (L) .... 51 6 160 Atlantic — 10 Mediterrn Ex (L 1 .. 4 44 100 Do 8p c — 21 Pima and S. Pcfc(l4 4 3 dis 10 British Austral') (L).. 3 31dis dis 10 British Ind Eaten (L). 61 61 8 Iteuter's 10 British Indian Sub - 8 71 7i 20 marine, (L) 10 China Submarine (L) 5 Otlis 11 it Falmouth, Gibraltar, 100 Submarine 237 242 and Malta (L 1 10 Great Nor th ern .... 111 11.1 10 W India Sr Panama ( L) 55f 6 Great N. China, and Japan Extension.. 8 81 81 public esteem. France has noble instincts, which do battle with her vices, and in her greatest reverses she preserves a power of resurrection. Even in the enemy's camp they must now have discovered that they formed a false estimate of France and of Paris. They did not expect a resistance which must issue in one of two things :—Either it will be so prolonged that it will discourage Prussia and obtain an honourable peace, or war will be indefinitely prolonged and become a war of hate between nation and nation. Is it not the duty as well as the highest interest of the great nations who are spectators to put a stop to so much present evil, and avert the evil of the future? Going back to the history of the English wars against Napoleon 1., M. Guizot says the political foresight of England triumphed over the blind heroism of France, but since then she has, little by little, ceased to consider foreign affairs the main object of her policy. The events of the last few years are, however, grave and urgent enough to recall her attention. Doea this mean she should send her armies to the Continent? Far from it. The mission of England is not to make war, but to put a stop to it The position, the motives for action, the aim, the adver saries, all are radically different from what they were sixty years ago, when England resolved to interfere. She will run an infinitely smaller risk to obtain a far less difficult result. She has to form a coalition of all the Powers in Europe in favour of the re-establishment of peace. Moral power will he the great engine. By its aid General Trochu has invigorated Paris, and Europe will not be more deaf to the moral influence of England than Paris has been to that of General Trochu. Moral influence can not be exerted with bated breath, and England must speak strongly as well as feel strongly if she would make an impression. She is constantly suspected of a selfish policy, an inclination to take a base advantage of her geographical position, to watch the wars and sufferings of Continental Europe with indifference. How often has it not been said recently, " Prussia may do whatever she likes, England will do nothing." Just for this reason England if she did speak would produce a good effect. " England need not fear that unless she intervenes actively in the present war her protest in favour of peace will be in vain. When she has resolutely put forth all her moral influence, if she should find it inoufficient to curb the ambition of Prussia, she will still hold a very valuable political weapon. She may declare that if the conditions imposed upon France are such as to render solid and last ing peace impossible, the English Government will not recognize any territorial changes which may result from those conditions, and that she will stand aloof from any readjustment which must necessarily disturb the peace and order of Europe. It cannot be doubted that such an attitude would greatly discourage Prussian ambition, and greatly encourage the resistance of France." There are certain questions which cannot always remain open and yet cannot be solved unless by the consent of the whole of Europe. England may, without effort and without danger keep open the point in dispute till the belligerents arrange a secure and lasting peace. There are two general principles which are of great efficacy in regard to peace. One is the principle of neutrality of States, such as Switzerland and Belgium. Why not carry it fur ther ? Why should not two great States establish a military neutrality between certain portions of their respective territories, prohibiting fortresses, arsenals, and military stores throughout a certain district. For instance, the two banks of the Rhine might be de clared neutral, but then Mayence and ,Laudau must be dismantled, as well as Strasburg and Metz. Nothing would give a more certain proof that both France and Prussia desired a lasting peace. The second principle is the value of Conferences and Congresses to preServe the maintenance of the Balance of Power in Europe. The historical facts since the 16th century show that in spite of all crimes and misfortunes Europe has advanced, and not retrograded, and the results of the balance of power have been favourable to peace and progress. In conclusion, M. Guizot appeals to Mr. Gladstone to take up the cause of the balance of power and the maintenance of peace in Europe, and defend it against ambitious despots and conquerors. At one time England had France for an adversary in this cause ; now she will have her as an ally. The interests and sympathies of the two peoples are the same, and, in spite of all ancient rivalries, every French Government since 1815 has cultivated the alliance of England. If the two nations can only understand each other, and learn each the full value of the other, and of their united strength, they may yet secure the peace of Europe as well as their own prosperity. A Times telegram says that engineers have been sent to Sedan with orders to strengthen and extend the fortifica tion of the place. A telegram from Versailles says the loss of the Ist German'Army on the 19th at St. Quentin was 94 officers and about 3,000 men killed and wounded. On Wednesday the Prussians made requisitions at Pont Andemer. They are in strong force between Brienne and Creneville. The Courrier du Pas de Calais says that a few "Chiang were killed on Sunday in the villages in the neighbour hood of Arras. The export of horses to France up to the end of last week was 47,580 ; 25,000 from London, and the remainder from ; Liverpool, supplied principally by Lancashire and Yorkshire. A fine of ten million francs has been imposed upon Nancy and the surrounding districts for the destruction of the bridge near Toul. If not paid within a certain time, stringent measures will be adopted by the military authorities.—Telegraph. - - The refusal of Bismarck to allow Favre to come to the Conference has excited a tempest of indignation in the Vienna press. The New Free Press, which has always been favourable to Germany during the war, is the most vehement against Bismarck, saying, " It is a defiance to peoples and to Governments alike." The Prussian Government has ordered 80 locomotives of the manufacturers at Vienna. These locomotives , together with 220 more which are now being manufactured in Germany at the rate of 100 a month, are to be used on the railways in those parts of France which are occupied by German troops. A communication from Douai to the Echo du Nord says that on Tuesday morning four Uhlans came within 200 metres of the railway station at Vitry, and that 46 Prussian troopers entered Sadly, a village to the east of Arras, on Monday. A column of the enemy of some strength, also reported on Monday to have been at Vis-en' Artois, on the road from Cambrai to Arras, W 9 stated on Tuesday to be at Roeulx, which would indicate that it had left its first road to diverge a point to the north towards the railway between Vitry and Arras. THE CAMPAIGN IN THE EAST.—A. COlTeSpondollt writing from Lorraine on the 21st instant, says :—" the news which reaches us here from Bombald's aria reports that it is being withdrawn in the greatest possible haste. Vesoul will have been evacuated again by till French, and they will scarcely ventnre to remain muci• longer at Dijon. At the latter town it is stated tbei have thrown up considerable entrenchments, an made extensive preparations for an obstinate re sistance. But as Dijon will soon be cut off frem all communication with Besancon, and the resourc es q the town having been drained to the very uttermost,. sin its stocks of provisions completely ex hausted, it will compelled to surrender in any case. It is asserted the:i great despondency prevails among Bourbaki's troops 1 2 1 , 0 th a t-they are retreating, And that many of the men N.' ha'e been forced into the service threw a wa y their arms to enable them to return to the south more quickly." 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