The Sun. — London, England, 1871-01-24 00:00:00

I‘IONET,ARY REPORTS Y ESTERD AY, The Stcck Markets to-day have been in a very quiet state. There has been a preponderance of sales over pur chases, and the quotations, in consequence, have given way. The railway market has been depressed, and the value of the leading stocks has fallen about 1 per cent. Foreign bonds also have been dull, and the quotations have ruled easier. Home securities have been quiet. Consols have declined per cent, being quoted at 92k, 92} for delivery and the account. Re duced and New Three per Cents., 92 i , 0211 ; Bank stock, 235, 237 ; Exchequer bills, 10s. to 15s. preen. ; India Five per Cents. have been done at 1101, 1101 ; and India Bonds, 225. to 275. prem. The railway market has been in a depressed state. Metropolitan, Caledonian, Midland, and Great Western, have fallen f, and a decline off is noticed in Brighton. Metropolitan, 651, 66 ; Caledonian, 871, 871 ; Brighton, 42, 421; South-Eastern, 751, 76f ; Great Northern A., 135,135 f ; Great Eastern, 401, 40} ; North-Eastern, 146*, 147 ; Midland, 129, 129 f ; North-Western, 1291, laol and Great Western, 71k, 72k. India Railway stocks have commanded but little atten tion. East Indian, 110 to 110 f ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1051; Madras, 103 f ; Oude and Rohilkund, 101 f ; and Scinde, 101 f. Canadian shares have been quiet. Grand Trunk, 12k, and Great Western, 15g. Foreign shares have been dull, and Bahia and San Francisco, 19f ; Recife and San Francisco, 15f ; and Lombards, 15. In the foreign bond market very few transactions have taken place. Egyptian (1868) have been easier, at 75k, 75 ; Italian (1861), are quoted at 54, 54f ; Spanish, 29e, 30; Turkish Five per Cents, 42, 42f; ditto (1869), 51*, 51 ; United States Five -twenty (1882) Bonds, 901, ditto (1885), 89k, 891. French Scrip, 31, n dis., and German, 13, 11 prem. In Bank shares the transactions have been restricted. Anglo-Austrian have been f better. Anglo-Egyptian have marked 22f ; Imperial Ottoman, llf ; London and Westminster, 64k. Telegraph shares ha ve been quiet. Anglo-Mediter ranean, 118 f ; British In dian Submarine, 6f ; Falmouth, ; French cables, 15-f ; Hooper's, 6i ; and Constructions, 24k, 25. In miscellaneous securities business has been limited. Credit Foncier of England, 2 3-16 ; General Credit and Discount, 7 7-16 ; Hudson's Bay, The discount market has been fairly supplied with capital to-day. There has not been much inquiry for ac commodation, and three months' paper has been taken at 2k per cent. The sum of 5.56,000 was withdrawn from the Bank to-day. At lark-lane to-clay fair average wheat was scarce, and sold at late rates. Other qualities were drooping. The Calabria, from New York, has brought £lO,OOO in specie. The directors of the Thetis Marine Insurance Cora- pany (limited) recommend a div idend of 2s. 6d. per share, being at the rate of of 5 per cent. per annum. The directors of the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company (limited) have resolved to declare an in terim dividend of ss. per share , bein g at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. The New Bank of Bombay has declared au in terim dividend of 5 per cent. LONDON STOOK EXCLIANGE.—MoNumr. LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAL ROUES. The prices under the lines indicate the business done, GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ItA.T.LWAYEL Three per Cent Consols 921 DoAprll&Oct 1883-85.. 112 113 92',. 1, ii. 1 1121, 13 Do for Account 921 1021, 1 Three per Centn e d u eed 921 Brazilian. 1865. 5p o .... 931 941 1 921 , 931, 4. 1 New 3 per ( lent no Egyptian 1862. 7po .. .. 8 1 83 92/, 4, 1 82 Ellis. March 10 15pm- Do Bail Deben 71 ) 0 .. 9911001 Exchequer . pm 100, 991 lls ne lO 15pw Italian. 1865. 5p o Do, Ju pm Peruvian, 1865, 5p a Sang Stock Sang 23 9 Portuguese 1889 3DO .. 311 321 India 5 per Cents 1101. 1 841, 51, 5 India Bonds — Do Nicolas tp o pm 671, 1, 1. 9 Can 6pe Jan&Julyll77-81 104 105 Spanish 1041, 1 30, 991. 301. 299 179 81 Do March It Sept. 104 100 Turkish. 1854. 6p o Do 50 c Jan & July .. 98 99 Pb. 1865. 5p a Do Inscribed Stock .. gi 90 421, 1,2 x d Dorn of Can 5p 0 1903 .. 98 100 180. 1865 6p o Ceylon 6 p c May and 591 November 1878 , 108 108 U. 5.6.20 Bonds,6 po 1883 901 90 1 J Mauritius rpo an and 901, 1, 1 July 1873 lO2 104 Do do 1883 899 891 1031 891. 2 New B W ales 5p c lB7l-78 . 100 161 Do 10-40 Buds, spo 1904 881 881 New Zealand 6 p o 1891 lOB 110 881, / Do 5p c Do 5p o Consolidated 9911001 Illinois Central Shares .. 10911101 100, 1 x d 110, f, 10 x d Do 6p c Mar &Sept lB9l 109 111 Atlantic and ONV It Con Do June & Decl 10 110 M or t g age p0nd5,..... Viot 6p o Jan &July 1 8 8 91 91 11 8 3 114 Bristol and Exeter 90 92 Grand Trunk or Canada 911, 901 .2nd Prat Bonds ...... 41 42 871 871 411. 9. 1 Caledonian 871, 9, i Do 3rd Pref Stook .... 31 33 G r eat Eastern .• G r and Trunk of Canada 179 181 Great Northern 405, 1259, 9, 41 181, 18 A 1349135} Great I n dian Pen g 5. , ‘ a 10511061 Do Great Western 72 721 1051 72 G rea t Western of Canada 151 151 Lancashire & Y or k s hire 12591369 151 136 Do 6p 0 Bonds, 1873.. 99 100 97 Lou. Brigh• and S Coast 421 42 / Do 51 do, 1877-8 95 421 Do 5 p c pref. issued 80 par linn Lou. Chat, and Dover .. 131 14 Madras guar 5p o 13/, 9 1031, 1, 1 Lou and North-Western 1295130 N. Railway of Canada, 1301, 291 6p c let Prof Bonds Lou and South-Western 92 93 Gude and Rohilkund g 93,2$ 5 p a an, Sher, and Lincoln 451 461 1019 M 46 Scinde, Punlaub , and 101 102 Metropolitan .. . ...... 655 669 Delhi guar 5p o 66, 1, 53, 61 101 f, 1 Midland ...... .. •.. 1281129 Bahia and San Francisco 124 ' if • g 7 pc North British .......... 34 35 191 3 4 9, 9 Belgian 1 6 Junction North-Easteni Consols.. 1469147 Buenos Ayres et Sthrn _ 20 26 1461, 9 Dunaburg and Witepsk 181 18 South-Eastern ln 761 Dutch - Rheni5h ......... . 22 23 Atlantic and St lawrnoe 76 77 Eastern of France ...... Bombay, Baroda, and ' Great Luxembourg .• . 11} 115 Central India. gsp 0— 108 104 Lemberg ilzernowitzgua 104, 39 7 po .... .. ......... 159 161 Buff and Lake Huron Do 59 pc Bonds•lB72- 3-4 79 81 OttomiSmyrna to Alain. ) 41 51 Cape guar 6p o I°l s. , East Bengal guar 5p c lO3 104 (Limit}guar 7pti • • 15 2 East Indian, g 5 p c 1103, 9. it San Paulo (L) guar 7p o 21 1 22 Grand Trunk Canada 12/ South Austn & Loin-Yen 149 159 Do Equip Mort Bnd 1 15 c harge 6n o Po 2tal do Bonds . • 1)0 let Prof Bonds 6Bl 591 59, 1 RANKING COMPANIES. Pd Pd 1 A ir. Bank ILI A .... 8 8) 20 Lou Char of Austrlia 23 21 25 Alliance ILI l2 13 231 10 A n glo-Austrian . _•• 78 pm 20 London and County 50) 51) Anglo- Egyptian (1) 22 2e 5 20 Ang 501 221 15 London Joint 36, 351 761 50 British N Am erican 51 52 36, 51 20 Lou 2o Ch of India , Au strlia 135 141 and Westmnster 6 3 ) 64 ) 25 Char Mere of India 20 22 641 21 10 Metropolitan ........ 81 9 10 City . . 10) 11) 20 Midland (LI , ..... par Ipm 25 Colonial 4 Consolidated (L 5 42 20 Eng. Scot. and Aus 0 16 17 25 Unio4o)n of Australis d .. 40 41 2 , Imperial % Li 171 15 'Union of London . • 10 Impvrial Ottoman 11(, ) TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. I'd I'd 1 00 Anglo-American L) 74 76 6 Great N. China, and 74, i. 5 Japan Extension 81 82 10 Anglo-Aleditrn IL) .. 118 120 8 7-16 1181 5 Indo- Europe (L).. 10 12 100 Atlantic ............ 10 Marseilles. Algiers. 100 Do 8p0...... .. . and Malta (L) s} 6 13 British Australn (1.1.. 4 3)dis 5} 10 British Ind Exten (L). 6i 7 10 Mediterrn Ex (L) 441 21 Puma and S. PaclL 4 3 dis 10 Britis f 8 Reuter British Indian Sub- dis marine, (L) 7} 20 Soc Trans France IL) 132 13 1 10 China Submarine (L) 5 Odle 131 lo Falmouth. Gibraltar, 100 Submarine 237 242 and Malta (1,1 91, 5-16 . 10 NV India. taanamatb) 5i 51 10 Great Northern .... 111 111 51 7 MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES Pd Pd Anglo-Austrian lo - 100 Do 6p c Bonds. re holders' Certificate 3 5 deeinable 1870 • 61 63 10 BerlinWaterworks(L) 151 16/ 30 London Fin A ssoc(L)181 17 idis 90 Ilolckow-Vauglian L) 23 33pin 4 Lou Gen Omnibus ... 2i 3 100 Boston City (U.S. 2 2 Lou & 15 Prov Marine L) 1 pui -16, i p c Sterling Loan 94 96 1 -4 Brit &Fgn Marine Ll 4 41pm 2 13-16 '25 Canada Company. , 70 72 100 Madras irrig. &Canal 10 Ceylon Company L) 31 31dis gsu c by Ind Gov. 100 102 35 City Offices ILI 24243 die 2 Mauritius Laud (L) 11 dm 20 Colonial (L) 5 Com-Union Assuruce 10 Crdt Fonc of t-I.ng (Li 2 3-16, 56 100 Crystal Palace ...... 20 100 Do Prof . ... ... .. 100 Do Gp c Pero *Deb.. 271 Ebbw Vale Steel 1.1.. Viceroy of Egypt 7 p c `fortgage Loan A yroqgrL oulte 113ov - - , • 7 7 :7 - ••• " t .^ .. • ,; • 'f - • : the Protestant I itNdis 10 t) o uy ..,.. ....„•• ___ 25rZli dis 2 Mauritius Land (L) 1 1 dm. ~ 3 1 die 5 Natill Discteouip L) 111 12k this was removed, and additional. pUICAM cazu........,, im..k....,,,, - 4 4 , ,t0n Zi N Zealand Loan and _ circulation, the worst symptoms of snake-poisoning re- -2k 2f Mere Asieney I'4 • I 1 Pel 5 N Zealand Loan and turned, viz., total loss of power over the legs, cold clammy was almost appalling. 'Die unfruaiuu woo,. ....,.. -____ .19 21 Trust IL) ........ 2 ,,1, t i?n broken through in three or four places, and scored deeply Calais, for Fevre win ceriaim, .5.,......____ • skin, and almost imperceptible breathing, while anf London and being at Calais he will no Quineonces.',', - - . 61 N Britsla and Mere lu ' • in twenty more ; the staircase had been so torn that it Conference o . , learning ▪9l 96 5 OoeauMarineluser 1 , Li ' "t - ~. •' .al fluttering was all that could be felt of 109 114 50 P and 0 Steam was not easy to pick one's way 0v.e1;., - Rf, POnle latillt iiim doubt pu .. sh on to Lille on the defeat of Faid- " .- ,tm We . J••••• 15- 11. ...i t - -it • 9191 01 47. 6i ' 6 i ' '-" ' "'''",' . -k• ' -,-. 'or " - minims --- w re •in •e . tea'. - into '•' ' ' ' " , ..i a ---- VAIT!'..I.-V-,,, -.2 -... -1 $.• tI,- . ., ?..-9 . raa ings . , . . .1.. -- hadn been twisted like Witeri,, lad- not a ,panc of her • - - be ' The details received of the battle of §,t. Quentin . The French Government has seized the Protestant 'Church at Bordeaux for the accommoda,tion of troopi. only. da,ughter of the late John Gunson, I ... . , to Do do New. 1867 3 2 die t f-,- , 4. -... , 47 , ~,,,,,,,- .wo i m nutes -' "the pulse - it see' 4 -that sta,te that on-the morning of the 15th a force of 500 mr ▪7BBO 50 Rbymney Iron - -; , rne, : , The great theatre is left for public meetings-these being, .A.,s- ,piitria. , _. , Jackson itc e , merchant, vv igw-- , 0 , 15 Do ''. ''''• '''f t " ~.•:''A decided. improvement set in, a L rre, - 0 up f pexsons had -.happened to ;he on and tV7 . 9 c aT!TtOri belonging to the garrison of §t. Quentin New Bi 9i con . ',....-..,:.,;,..„i,444,:.,.. , ,- 1 ••• 7 • ' 1,•• :,.. t .7.4 , ~.' C., .s. . . .9 -. l if t ".. .Y - -0' ' . Ad -' ' 1 - ' ffl Royal Mall Steam ..— : :-..-,t r y , , , ,.e • - ~., -' . . 1)E AIS ---- • -_ -• , ~4. • in the opinion of the Government, more important than ; , . ~., n •, _ .. . 110,,,,,,,. ▪97 98 55k • An , vein ttlejtoy was well, _anti the ' istaircase. no. one cot, h a ve. e . n ., app,. , and y .. 0 left that town. to . , ~ make an, attack on Catelet, Whence they , ~. , d . r an nou nc e Protestant religious services. , lh Itenhatiact- 'Chark47. • ......-1-.... -, 1 ,) 8i 91pm 12 Tel Coo and Main L 1 25 251 laughi .. -- ; ', - . .:-.`...:2 ! 1 . ). : : i.... ..,. Ai' , ' '.l . ' ~. )4.::,,Li . ~V • . ii. D Somehow the number of ~-:.4 arid'-'4V wel'o repitlseOvith great loss, and returned to .' •-- On the 11 , .t',i inst., at Ce. , , _ .... ~ ~. 241. 51, 5 3r .led ~ , ~,,. . ‘ ~_, . ~, .. s ~. ~ •98 100 / Ths.ines and Mersey ,ireliiirFail • .•-•' % nliti ' - ~n - - )1 ac., , '%.=';':•, -,'li-111,..., , :-., he caw_ ..,, __ _ . slight. Unlueldly, hOWever, women ekud-phildre:n -mein so tlit, th 9 iren_e_i were . o y . l 1 ' htl mr uin theixt The Prnssians A correspondent ,in Paris says -" I 2. could not help being iaged . l ss, ' .- --. -4- Aa utiji , . ~.„.„ Afar Ingur (I, .14-ii,11)4,10 far to .10:4:Ve" been.the principal iufferers; and. also, - 11Y some kept shisely - Yon the w . atoll, an , t . e . w i q d g h - folio "in naOrhinc, `pro with the present aspect of the war Onthe 19th inst. a t 13eaminster, Dorset, ~ 0 ...., ei i%.... , 't B TOnibrof,•Totues; 4,,t.g;1`..1.- '''' 44141 a ' Par Toba s c i c i o -1 2 x p ti c Loan; i _ in - -ihe ("Id- COv ' llle:lli c Oiler 1 1 . 31 e fore; as I walked thro f • .Williairol'lLlVFatert_Cinte - wa•K Atranke fatality, the sick and wounded lying "' - sin in the the.Frencli,,maTde their appearance in c . OIIBIC , e .. x. . ~ , . ~, , ~.,,, ;71 .: . . , . ~ ~; , 2 . , _, ,_ 4. ugh the Parii this morning very earl :- E 3., formerly o errn .. ........„-......;_.1_. •- ' ~ guar by Italian Gov s 7 .g 9 . ~.- -: P . . J . ~ • , • • h kii' .- h.- i --.; • A -- ' ' - '1 L-- All ' 'tr - ils4: 3 "----- ad ontrast was the bu - . • .„ , too ~,,,, . E. , . se\T, • bitten 3ust below, t i e __„,s y, a r..,,,,,e na e... 13,0spi , • yko ,c, ._ .. . , ~ . ~ , . , _ ..,,,4 , ~ , ,:, ~, . 7 ., ~. a t ppoe - ,nov -• ~, ~ . ,----.,, •. , , --,-- '',:•--4 4 - I Xt4-4' , ., .; sines,s-like eve •.. • y und•r: ~,- ":‘',.. ,;, , - .!. "-- -!' '•-' ,- ' . ' ","*, •' .l '.• -' '' 8- ''', ' •' ' •••'.' 7 0" , ' ,, Litif' ' ';'. f••\T!:"'t ; ' 4 1 40 " Te '' '' ir ' '7 -.,,. , 4- ,- 4,. o' ' • -, - • ~ ' ~:i,.. -,•q,, ii VI NA, ;:,1241,,,..,,,.. ~_1,,,e. %, ,',..., ;. ... !•, , ' ' - ' ' .. I ' ' • ?'' ' ' se oisoning:set in but the remedy '9„ ~ ..., :-. ~,,,,,,, ~ ~,„*.,, -.'.•' ' ' n . ,-, -. .. lc ' A' . `'''''. ' ' b ', ,l '' 4.' • - i`,.tt: . ':'',. . , • , '• , , ..', , 1 ' ' ll • ''. , ~ ',''' t,:...,7:;;!;•*'-`.-‘,"-okief•t:, ...,-„, ~.eg z. ,..,"„ 'i..---,-44.41k. ,f'..,-,.4 . 0.1:',1i,7'..e.V.. "rigitP!,?,- . 1 ',,,, tb •,- ' ' - '0". ?.-* e. %., :1 . V9 -• t, -. 171' .. „T. l'i c ix ~.V. .1:- .. , ,:', 4 ,c".,,, , , 4 1 . i 4 ._ . i ' l 7 2 '; i, . ~'. ec ' - , • it :, • :, „ . . - '• •-'•--- - ' .- ,•-', or ••- ~ ' Ai... 4 4,AT " • :•.Lti t. r s.. •'4 , ' 1. 1 °°' • . . - ' 1 , 4 - . • ''' ''' - - '' • t j ''' U . • • ' C " ' ' '' • I.t nty of liddlesex. '' •s,t' . '1 g " '- ' ~, ~. .% . ,t• •,: ~ -i. : : .7- . .. i"1'( g: % %.1 ~.. ~' • -, 0.% -,' '- „ a • , " ... '.- :'' r' —. ' ' -'. t ',l,W' ' ' ''' 1 tstfips You would unagine that all -•- ‘.. ~, - . • ' ,'..---'.' . -4 ' . -, - ,ii• --. wen to.my - i ary oo . I .'.- .' ''' ` '. . 1. -* ' ' '' . . - " ' *- - ' ;tear .' f did ' not notice • ing pOssetildon. of two eannon, 4 nu; ~_,,-, 7 , t'Y „ . '-' ' g - 1`4 4 4 - ectrte shoe - -passing, 11m-twit his frame.-- }lad -a • shq ~ bust: . 1 ~,,... Jaxmaxy 21 18714 - Tuestlay, , urit • the midst of the'• slurnbrous 4. 4 ,..-th• 1 2 ; -,-' • •!..', '•:, ~, ,„.__., , , _ ..._ . .._ _..__.,-,- _ (- .- ... ,', • " : 1p f ' • -11 '• • II: sv . agiows and - a good deal of 1.44 i gage.' •' On the was pe94Ce mid sec yiu . _ ..,.:, :''•:.• 1.1------ SI - ic' - -db W . - -1 : .4s - "'.-- - - - -_any'" thminUtiOn in - the uutn (-r v perbons usually y provisw ,_ , .....": v'- ',.- - ,4;aigliggv-, ; - . - 0 74 'Or vrne - ',9t l 4 _:_ , .. _-._ - . -,., .. . ... . . _ . . _ .. k; - -L•-•-z- - ",- - ;`"4 . c=--sz* - -. 7 ' , --; ' --' --. ' - ' ''' ' ''' ' " '-* - - ' ' '' - - - -7 --- - . • ~. , . .,.. , _ . . -- ‘ • . . _ . .- - _ ..- , , r , . . . , . - THE WAR. MINING SHARE LIST.—JANUARY 23. • Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Mining Offices, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London. Market moderately active for Prince of Wales, Grenville, East Grenville, Taquaril, Cam Brea, East Lovell, New Lovell, Don Pedro, and Great Laxey. Cain Brea. 40, 50 Chiverton Moor, Chiverton Valley, Chontales (Gold), Cook's Kitchen, 19, 19 3 / 4 Devon Great Consols, Drakewalls, 245, 265 Don Pedro North Del Rey, 21, 21 East Caradon, 5, 51 East Lovell, 31, 32 East Pool,• East Wheal Greniille, 31 3f Flontino and Bolivia (Gold), General Brazilian, Great Laxey, 17, 18 Great Retallack. Great Wheal Vor. 81, 9 Hingston Down, Mark e Valley, 7, 71 New Beldon, 15s, 17s 6d New Lovell, 11, 21 North Crofty. Pary's Mountain, 3, 31 Peuhalls, THE SIEGE OF PARIS. OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BOMBARDMENT. The Journal Officiel of Paris has published the results of the Paris bombaodndent, from the time when the civil population were first attacked until the 13th. Many of the public buildings have been damaged. The Pantheon has been a particular object of attack during many nights, and considerable injuries have been caused by the exploding shells. On some occasions as many as fifty fell fn two hours. The quarters of Vaugirard and Grenelle were literally riddled with shot. The night watohmen reported that from nine in the evening until three in the morning the shots in these directions never ceased. The Lux emburg Palace and the Val de Grace were also frequent objects of attack. l‘lany churches were struck, besides hospitals, schools, and public institutions. In some cases great damage has been done to private property and dwelling-houses. The Prussian Itioniteur has r eceiv account from the headquarters at *V ersa illes, whi ed ch a se n ems to enter tain no doubt as to the fatal of o o h fonly the Prussi made an fire. Hitherto , it says, we have a rare use of the elevated range, but we are certain that great damage has been done to the interior of the city. So soon as the bombardment of Paris prevents the French f ro m firing from the forts, ou r artillery can take th eir stand under the forts, and from wtheill southern exposed forts th e whole centre of Paris be to our fire. It is evident that the chief at tention of the artillery should be directed to the southern forts. These cannot be destroyed are v in artua short time. The forts of Issy and Vanves illy silenced, which is at any rate a satisfactory result. Our siege pieces are in excellent condition after nine days of bombardment, and none of our batterie have ceased Bri ng , After a lough calculations , it appears that our firing is double that of the enemy. The Crown Prince makes daily inquiries as to the pro gress of the bombardment; and the Federal Chancellor and General Mol tke were lately at a grand assembly of the officials. The military correspondent of the Silesian Gazette, writing on the bombardment, says that its effects on the population of Paris have not been so formidable as was supposed, because they were already inured to hardships. Notice of the bombardment was not given, because it was not a general one, and was not likely to have an immediate effect on the actions of the commandant. The artillery of the Germans has only as yet attacked the works at the south-west of Paris. The particular object of attack is not yet known, but it is believed probable that the chief efforts of the artillery will be directed to the south west, and that an assault will be made on the heights of Montreuil and Romainville, which are crowned with nu merous forts, and are the key of Paris. It is considered a great advantage that the numerous sorties have not in terrupted the work of the besiegers, so that the infantry have been able to gain ground towards the point of attack. Perran Wheal Virgin, 11. 11 Prince of Wales, 375, 40s \ Providence Mines , Rose*all Hill and Ransome United, 11, 11 South ()ondurrow, 4L 41 South Frances, Sivbetland Creek, 4, 41 Tankerville. 13. 131 Taquaril (Gold). 4 s, 4fs Tincroft, 49, 51 Trumpet Consols , Van, West Caradon, West Chlverton, 431. 501 West Maria and Fortescne, 265, 28s West Tankerville, 3, 31 Wheal Agar. Wheal Crebor, Wheal Grenville. 4, 41 Wheal Kitty. St. Agnes, 9, 91 IWheal Margaret, Wheal Mary Ann. Wheal 171,y. 31, 31 MARKETS. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.-At Mark Lane to• day the grain trade has been Without feature of importance. From Essex and Kent the receipts of wheat camp been limited, and the quality has been inferior. Fine dry les have been scarce, and have experienced a moderate inquiry, at last week's prices •, otherwise the trade has been dull. As tegards foreign wheat the supplies have been moderate. Choice descriptions have realised full prices, but inferior samples,have been neglected. With barley the market has been fairly stipplied, but the bulk of the produce has been inferior. there has been very little inquiry, and prices have had a drooping tendency. Malt has been inactive, at previous quotations. Oats, the show of which has been less extensive, have been rather firmer, at full prices. Beans have been quiet, on former terms. Transactions in peas have been restricted, at late rates. The flour market have been firm, and prices have been maintained. METROPOL ITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY. -There were only moderate supplies of both beasts and sheep here to day, owing to the absence of foreign. Trade, however, ruled dull, in consequence of the comparatively low currencies for carcases at Smithfield. The top price for both beasts and sheep was not above 6s. ; s s. Bd. to ss. 10d. being current. There were about 160 Scotch beasts in the market. Calves and pigs were unaltered in value. Per 81b. to sink the offal arse and inferior beet 3s. 6d. to 4s. 4 d. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; prime large oxen, ss. 4d. to ss. Bd. ; prime Scotch, ss. lCd. to Os. ; coarse and inferior sheep, 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. •, second quality ditto, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. •, prime coarse-wolled sheep, ss. to 6s. Bd. ; prime Southdown ditto, ss. 10d. to 6s. 2d. ; large coarse calves, 3s. tid. to 4s. 4d. ; prime small ditto, 58. to 6s. 4d. ; large hogs, 4s. 4d. to 55. 2d. ; and neat small porkers, ss. 6d. to Quarter-old store pigs, 225. to 265. each. Arrivals. -English :-Beasts, 2,095 ; sheep, 10,630 ; calves, 22 ; pigs, 60. FOreign :-Beasts, 285 ; sheep , 110 ; calves, 0 ; pigs, 0. Total :--Beasts, 2,380 ; sheep, 10,740 ; calves, 22 ; pigs, 60. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, MONDAY. -There has been a moderate supply of meat on offer. The trade has been quiet, at about late rates. The imports into London consisted of 165 baskets, 4 cases Nieu Diep ; 14 packages, 3 chests Har lingen, and 50 qrs. Chickstadt. Per 81bs. by the carcase :- Inferior beef, 3s. to 3s. Bd. middling ditto, 4s. to 4s. 4d. ; prime large ditto, sto ss. 2d. ; ;rimep small ditto, ss. 2d. to 55 . large pork, Cs.s sa. to 4s. ; inferior mutton, 3s. to 35. Bd. mid dling ditto, 48. to 4s. 4d.: prime ditto, 4s. 10d. to ss. ; veal, 6s. 4d. to ss. 6d, ; small pork, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, MON DAY.-These markets have been well supplied with potatoes. With a quiet trade, prices have ruled as follow :-English regents, 755. to 955. ; Scotch regents, 755. to 100 s. ;rooks, 655. to 80s. B OROUGH HOP MARKET, MONDAY. - The hop market throughout the past week has been characterised by firmness. Choice descriptions have been taken off rapidly, at extreme quotations. Other qualities have been moderately inquired after, and full prices have been realised. Mid and East Kents, [ Z 1 155. to £7 Os. per cwt. ; Weald of Kent, £1 15s. to £3 10s. ; Sussex, £1 10s. to £3 Os. ; Farnham and country, £3 15s. to £5 12s. ; olds, £1 Os. to £2los. LONDON WOOL MARKET, MONDAY.-A fair amount of animation has been obtainable in the wool market. There has been a healthy inquiry for most descriptions, especially for the choicest qualities, and prices have ruled firm. The import into London last week consisted of 7,394 bales from Adelaide. 603 Cape, 140 Melbourne, 4,788 Port Philip, and about 200 balesfrom the Continent. LONDON TALLOW MARKET, MONDAY.-The mar tallowket has been quiet. Y. C., spot, 455. 3d. per cwt. ; town , 445. per cwt., nett cash. Particulars :-S to week, ck this 2,3 19 day, 39,960 cwt. ; price of Y. C. , 455. 3d. ; delivery last cwt. ditto from June 1, 80,150 cwt. ; arrival last week, 3,497 cwt.; ditto from June 1 , 87,850 cwt. ; price of town, 465. 6d. MANC HESTER TRADE REPORT , MONDAY.-T ishere et and is no change to report at this market to-day, which qui steady in tone. Buyers seem to have satisfied their present orders, and are disinclined to go further, whilst producers are generally so well engaged that they demand at full rates, which are not paid by buyers, who look for lower rates, owing to the many receipts of cotton at the American ports, and at Liverpool. LI VERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.__ supply of stock was much larger than o n last Monday. The demand was very good for both cattle and sheep, at rathe,r lower except for the best cattle, which were unaltered in value. Beef, Old. to 81d per lb. ; mutton, 71d. to 9d. per lb. There were at the market 2,554 cattle and 8,025 sheep. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY. -Opening report -This market opened with a fair demand to-day, without change in the prices. Sales probably 12,000 bales. Closing Re port. There has been an increased demand and mo7e tone at this market to-day, but no perceptible improvement in prices. Sales 14,000 bales, inducing 3,000 for speculation and export. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR, MONDAY.-This market was very quiet to -day, and not much business done. Prices rather in favour of buyers. GLASGOW PI; IRON MARKET, MONDAY. -This market wasat quiet, at 51s. Bd. in a m onth, accepted. Closing, sellers, 615. 6d. cash ; buyers, 51s. 40. CORK BUTTER MARKET , MONDAY. -Ordinary firsts, 1468., seconds 1445., thirds 1285., fourths 1155., fifths 975., sixths 635. 190 firkins in the market. Mild cured-firsts 1525., seconds 1515., thirds 1338. 8 firkins in the market. ---._ THE PARIS PAPERS ON THE BOMBARDMENT. The Paris papers of the 15th of January report that several fires were caused on the southern and south-eastern portions of Paris by the besiegers' shells, but all were speedily extinguished. One shell fell upon the steps of the Ministry of Commerce. The omnibuses running between the Place Rochechouart to La Glaciers have changed their route to avoid danger from the bombard ment, and now avoid the Rue de la Sante, which is regarded as unsafe, taking instead the line of the Rue St. Jacques. For similar reasons the omnibuses be tween CGurcelles and the Pantheon do not proceed beyond the Rue Soufflet. The Electeur Libre of the 16th says—" The bombardment continues night and day, with occasional periods of increased violence and of relative feebleness. This state of things, dangerous to certain quarters, has become a normal condition, which in no degree intimidates the inhabitants. Emigration from the south side continues one. large scale. Many buildings have suffered damage, the most destructive fire appearing to proceed from a battery at L'Hay, whose shells reach furthest towards the centre of the city. The Rues St. Jacques and Guy Lussac, the Pantheon, Luxemberg, and Jardin des Plantes are the most exposed parts. Every one is full of hope, and looks forward to deliverance, which is rendered more certain by an improved system of distri buting food. It is im p ortant to gain time. We all understand that." The same paper announces that measures had been taken by the authorities to provide shelter, food, and fuel for the persons (estimated at 400,000) who would be compelled to remove from the dis tricts on the left bank to tti e more oentral quarters. ON THH colgrEumaver. i t i oon st hperafEbalomplrtee. being alternative ntt._igveTohfea T A I T e B o is: p op of Exeter and Ali magistratesli av e been nominated as candidates for the Exeter School Board. It is alleged, however, that Miss Temple's nomination is informal. Mies have fined Ellen Shute, a miserable -looking woman, 20s. and costs, w month's imprisonment with hardl ab our, drun k and disorderly, and assaulting a c transpired that this was her 251st appearance at the Bristol police-court for drunken- ness. THE NORTHERN PORTS OF EUROPE.—The ice has broken up at Antwerp, and about 100 vessels will get up to the docks and discharge cargoes, a large quantity of which vial go to France. Most of the vessels with cargoes were steamers. Rotterdam is still closed, and no goods can get to the Rhine by that route. There are three f and eet of ice in the Elbe at Hamburg. All the Danish other Scandinavian ports are closed, with the exception of Elsinore. The steamship Dragoon arrived in the Tyne from the latter place on Friday. She brought a full, cargo of butter, pork, &c., including ninety-three tons of pork for London. She also brought three French non commissioned officers (two sergeants and one corporal, late prisoners of war), who had escaped from the Germans in Schleswig. They left Newcastle on Saturday en route for France. THE SOUTH WALES PORTS. —The year 1870 has b een eventful in ma n y respects as regards the st aple . trades of South Wales. For the first six months of the year there was a large amount of activity in both the iron and coal trades, and future prospects were considered par ticularly hopeful. The sudden outbreak of war between France and Germany c om p letely disarranged ap and it is not, therefore, a matter of surprise that business was not so satisfactory during the past six months as in the first half of the year. The following returns shew the ex p o rts of coal during the last three years :—Cardiff, 301 2,099,707 tons in 1868, 2,192,586 tons in 1869, 2,,761 tons in 1870 ; Newport , 339,238 tons in 1868, 335,958 tons in 1869, 385, 386 to ns in 1870 ; Swansea; 588,218 tons in 1868, 585,958 tons in 1869; 600,601 tons in 1870 ; Llanelly, 128,737 tons 14 1868, 126,663 tons in 1869, 117,431 tons in 1870 ; coastwise the shipments during the same period were as annexed :—Cardiff, 819,183 tonii in 1868, 897,899 tons in 1869, 810,684 . t0ns in 1870 ; New port, 643,472 tons in 1868, 775,820 tons in 1869, 719,971 tons in 1870 ; Swansea, 247,335 tons in 1868, 246,456 tons in 1869, 213,889 tons in 1870 ; Llanelly, 181,790 tons in 1868, 148,652 tons in 1869, 161,773 tons in 1870, The exports would have shown an increase from all the por ts had it not b een for the great falling off in the French demand. SNAKE POISONING IN A-USTRALIA, Two addi tional cases have recently come under notce illustra tin g the efficacy of Professor Halford's remedy for snake-bite. The first occurred on the Bass River, on the Ist November, at about 1 p.m., when a son of Mr. Patrick Guinlivan, of Bass River, aged 11 years, was bitten just above the ankle by a snake. The punctures of the two poison fangs were distinctly visible with a little blood fl ow i n g from them. A ligature was irits ap plied and about half a tumber of strong increas sp g i ven in two (loses. The symptoms ing in severity, a piece of skin from over one of the most prominent veins at tint bend of the elbow, th e p oint of the syringe carefully roduced into the vein, and about ten minims of prepared ammonia injected. The relief waxer lmost instantaneous. Some ti me after, the foot being y painful below the ligature, this was removed, and additional poison entering the - --t - -toms of snake-poisoning re ?8 39 E LIN , LON DON, TUESD A:11 , JANUARY 24, 1871. to be seen about the streets, and—what struck me as decidedly odd—omnibuses, laden inside and outside with passengers, were plying up and down among the places over which a few hours before the shells had been dropping. Here and there waggons were drawn up in front of the houses, and being filled with the baggage and furniture of residents migrating to a less exposed quarter. This was almost the only sign I saw that the bombardment was interfering with the Parisians' ordinary life. The migration, too, was carried on very calmly, without a symptom of panic or confusion.—Tim Corres pondent. A. despatch from Paris, of the 17th, says ;—" The majority of the Paris newspapers have recently been engaged in a warm discussion of the question whether it would be good for France and the Republic that M. Jules Favre should proceed to L ondon to join in the Conference. The Journal des Debats has taken the lead in advocating the immediate departure of the French Min ieeister le for Foreign Affairs fo r London, but the S and newspapers which have always distinguished th e mselves by the most strenuous opposition to any idea of capitulation are anxious at M. Jules Favre should remain at his post at the seat Government and of the National Defence. M. Jules Favre, finding himself thus situated between two fires, has taken the course of consulting the Mayors of Paris, but these gentlemen have shewn themselves equally divided on the subject, and have only increased the indecision of General Trochu's chief colleague. People here begin to believe that M. Jules Favre will, after all, not leave. The Journal des Debuts, however, of this morning contains the following note : 'M. de Bismarck s eems to know how to gain as much time in the affair of the safe-conduct as he did in the de livery of the letter of Lord Granville. M. Jule isavre has not received any safe-conduct from the Prus Go vernment ; if he had, he would leave for Londo the The meeting of the Mayors has furnished a proof of ab sence of any agitation among the inhabitants of Paris on this question. The Parisians refer the matter to M. Jules Favre and M. Gambetta. If M. Jules Favre should go they will approve his doing so ; tf he remain in Paris they will equally approve his decision; their confidence in him is complete.' " TILE WOMEN OF PARIS. The " Besieged Resident " who contributes to the Daily News pays a high tribute to the women of the capital. They have but " just enough food to keep body and soul together, and to obtain even this they bare to stand for hours before the doors of the butchers served. and bakers waiting for their turn to be And yet they make no complaints, but patiently suffer, buoyed up, poor people, by the conviction that by so doing they will prevent the Prussians from entering the town. If one of them ventures to hint at a capitulation, she is set on by her neighbours. Self-asser tion, however, carries the clay. Jules and Jaques will hereafter quaff many a petit verre to their own heroism; and many a story will they inflict upon their long-suffTheir er ing friends redound in g to their own special glory. wives will be told that they ought to be proud to have such men for husbands. But Jules and Jacques are in reality ifut arra nt humbugs. Whilst they boose their d, their wives starved. Whilst they wer e warmly clad, wives were in rags. Whilst they were drinking confusion to their enemies in some snug room, their wives were freezing at the baker's door f t or their ratiopoorer classes— n of bread. In Paris the women —l s p eak are of more sterling stuff than the men. They suffer far more, and they repine m uch less. TIL" OF E SHELLS. THE EFFECT It was the roofs of the houses that had naturally suf. fered most, and I confess it gave me quite a new respect for the destructive powers of the Prussian shells to see what here and there they had done. I got permission to go up to the top storey of one house which had received five shells, while the houses around had nearly all entirely esc aped. The effects of one shell struck me as very remarkable. A small hole, scarcely bigger than the she ll itself, c h e wed where it bad l ean ly that if it had hap entered so neatly and c wo uld scarcely have been u rst immediately after en noticed ; but it mus t have b tering, and the widespread havoc its fragments ha d ca used used w as almost appalling . The opposit ha four plaCes, and scored deeply 17th the French troops occuPiod several points to the south. But the - Germans were resolved to prevent this onward advance at all hazards, and a number of men from the besieging forces round Paris were sent to reinforce the troops .opposing Faidherbe. As usual, they knew perfectly the exact position of the enemy, and could choose the right moment for attack. On the 18th, part of the French 22nd Corps, which had neglected to keep a proper lookout, was attacked in two places, but unsuccess fully, for the 23rd Corps hurried up to the spot and assisted it. On the 19th, however, the eneray recommenced the attack, having the advantage of the position, which he had had leisure to choose. The line of battle extended from Mes nil Saint Laurent to the south-west at Vermand, and to the west at St. Quentin, passing b seve Y several small vil lages, The fight did not not grow serious until ten o'clock, when G eneral Gislain left Castres, a village occup ied by the 23rd, to ascend the heights. The enemy's riflemen then came down from Hancourt, and* opened a murderous fire upon the French at a distance of 200 metres. Nearly all the effective of G ener al Gislain's force remaine d on the ground. The Prussians came up in serried columns- General Bessol's division, healed by himself, 'opposed their advance, but the general was struck down by a shell, and the artillery was silenced by the numerical superiority of the Prussian batteries. The position Was consequently abandoned. At Baulieu, how ever, the 22nd had gained ground, and was pushing for wards, but the Prussian general seized a moment when the too great extension of the line gave him a chance to decide the fortunes of the day, by making a simultaneous attack on several points old i f the front. Before Faidher be, who saw the danger, coun terfere to avert it, the Germans formed several compact columns, and flung themselves upon the weakened French line, which they broke through in several places. At four o'clock the French still held their positions, but it was evident the troops were exhausted. Faidherbe ordered the retreat, which, under the protection of the reserve, began in good order. Unhappily the Prussian batteries on the heights swept the roads they had to follow, and their terrible fire soon forced them to abandon their quiet and orderly retreat for a desperate flight. They rushed through St. Quentin in the midst of a deluge of she Th lls, which destroyed and ign ited that unhappy town. e troops went on to Cambrai, which is now the temporary headquarters. Such a retreat necessarily cost the French dear in killed, in wou nded, and in prisoners, without speaking of the catastrophe at St. Quentin, which is half destroyed. If during the fight the French inflicted greater losses on the Germans than they suffered themselves, the case was terribly reversed at night. General du Bessol has been brought into Lille in a dangerous state. His disablement is a great loss for the Army of the North, in whose ranks his bravery is proverbial. General Robin is missing. None can tell whether he is killed, wounded, or prisoner. The German reinforcements came up every five minutes, it is said, by train. On the French side the Lille Mobiles, and the Flying Volunteers of the North distinguished themselves greatly, but the rural Mobiles were the chief authors of the recoil of the 23rd. The defeat is all the more to be re gretted, as hitherto t he Army of the North has been almost uniformly successful, but from this over whelming blow it can hardly recover quickly. Accounts from Cambrai itself give a pitiable description of the army's entry into the town. It was 2.30 a.m. when Gen. Faidherbe and his staff rode into Cambrai to ask shelter, and the trampling of the horses aroused the inhabitants, who rushed into the streets to learn the disaster. The treasury of the army and other branches followed closely, and at dawn came the remnant of the army, straggling soldiers, covered with mud to their waists, harassed, ex hausted, and despairing. Their boots, when they had them, were shapeless masses of mud, but a great number marched barefoot. There was nothing of the soldier lett in their appearance. It was an army in rags. The remnants of the war material which had been saved from the disaster were heaped on the Place d'Arm6s. *Every one and everything connected with the army bore traces of a desperate encounte r and superhuman fatigues. THE DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH NORTH ARMY. An officer, arrived at Cambrai, gives the following account of the battle of St. Quentin :—" On the morning of the 18th the Army of the North left its cantonments for Urvillers and M4zi4es-sur-Oise. The 2nd Brigade of the 22nd Corps had already arrived at Roussy, when they encountered the Prussian vanguard. They halted on the road to allow th e rest of the army and convoys to come up. During this time Foerster's Brigade, which had arrived at Vaux, was violently attacked by the Prussians, supported by a battery of twelve guns. The want of cavalry, which was at St. Quentin, did not allow of this brigade being sufficiently aware of the enemy's position through scouts, having only infantry on the flank and therefore were attacked unawares. Not withstanding this, this army corps, assailed from half past ten in the morning, vigorously resisted until half past three in the afternoon. The 43rd Regiment of Line sustained the shock alone during a certain time without becoming broken, and was afterwards reinforced by the 20th Battalion of Foot Chasseurs. Such a vigorous re sistance could not be made without losses, and this brave regiment had five officers and 100 men hors de combat after the engagement. The Mobiles of Gard were charged by cavalry and unable to resist the shock, but the Mobiles of Seine and Marne sustained the charge with the greatest sang froid, and compelled the cavalry to retreat. Notwithstanding the impetuosity and the suddenness of the attack, the Ist brigade, although not reinforced by the 2nd which remained inactive on the road of Roussy, continued its march forward, and reached Mezieres-sur-Oise and Sery-les-314zieres. The enemy, therefore, had not been able to arrest the march of the division commanded by General du Bessol. The 23rd corps rushed to their guns believing a serious engagement imminent, but arrived from the direction of Vaux when the Ist Brigade had already reached Serancourt. The columns thus sent as supports suffered heavily, and abandoned some waggons. The first day was only the prelude of the great battle of the 19th, when the 23rd corps was stationed near St. Quentin, the Ist division in cantonments around Neu vile and Gauchy, the 2nd division at Grugis and Castres. The enemy first attacked Castres, which was vigorously defended by Gislin's brigade, notwithstanding the favour able positions of the Prussians, who held the heights com manding the village. Shortly after Grugis was also attacked, whilst firing was going on in the direction of Levy, on which place the entire 23rd corps marched rapidly, supporting its left on the canal. shed Deroya the 's d i v i s i on , although not y et attacked, mar to heights, where the mill of Tout Veut is situated, and on the crests of Raulieu, the right also leaning on the canal, but insensibly, and whilst Bessol's divisi o n advanced up the declivities in the rear Deroya's columns supported on the left and arrived at the heights of Neuville and Mesnil St. Laurent. The line of battle thus extended from Helmont, Lavy, Grugis , th e Mill of Tout Veut, Raulieu la Neuville to Mesnil St. Laurent. Unfortunately the 23rd Corps was separated from the 22nd by the Crozet Canal, bordered by inaccessible banks, so that it was impossible for them to form a junction without a long detour by St. Quentin. Towards ten o'clock orders were sent to General Gislin to abandon the village of Castres and gain the heights. At moment General Deroya was a ttacked along the whole line, the attack bein g supported by violent discharges of artillery. The Prussian Tirailleurs descending from the crests of Hancourt precipitated themselves upon the French with such audacity that the latter at first did no t believe they w ere the enemy's troops, and allowe them to advance within 200 metres to avoid committing a mistake. Imme diatel y they recognised the enemy a withering fire instantly stopped the advance and put them to flight quicker than the attack was made. The Prussian loss must have been enormous, the ground being strewed with their dead. The Germans then pushed forward their battalions in masses, and General Bessol, to oppose this avalanche, advanced a battery of four guns, which was insufficient, and soon dismounted by the converging fire of several Prussian batteries, but as soon replaced by a battery of twelve guns, which began to silence the enemy's batteries; but a fresh battery coming up for the Prussians compelled a change , of position, and whilst General Bessol was overlooking and directing this movement he received a serious wound from a piece of shell in the stomach. Deroya's division occupied with tirailleurs some very high c rests, from A whence they prevented the enemy's advance. battery of eight guns was p ut into position at the Maison de Raulieu, and preserved throughout the engagement its superiority over the German batte ries. Towards two o'clock the whole Prussian line receded in front of the 22nd corps, but the 23rd was losing ground. General Faidherbe ordered several battalions of the 22nd corps to go to the assistance of the 23rd ; it is not known whether this help arrived in time, but it is certain that the 23rd corps ga ve wa y visibly, and was soon in full retreat. It wag then two or three p.m. The 22rd corps at that time bad gained too much ground, r its line, er forming an arc of a c ircle extending as the for adv li n e was ance was made, not to becom e soon a dang, because the becoming extremely narrow. The danger was all the more serious as the French reserves were few, and the enemy had concentrated his forces—superior in n umbers on three or four points—in close columns, with which he could at a g i ven moment drive in the thinned line of the French army a t anypoint it c hose for an advance. That is what happened. T o wards half - pa st three the Mobilesbe g an to falter ; never theles they were rallied behind the ambulance of Cauchy and placed in rank with the Reservedat. Zouav Ines of the North, with orders to protect the retre front of Deroya's division a strong Prussian column was trying to execute a turning movement on the left of the French, but a battery of e i g ht guns, under orders of M. Monte bello, arrested the Prussians, and inflicted enormous losses on them. At four o'clock no position had been abandoned, all were defended with the mJst vigorous energy, when the order of retreat was given, doubtless on account of the impossibility of Paulze d'lvoy's division resisting the enemy's attacks. Some battalions of the 22nd corps protected the retreat, which was at first conducted with the greatest order, the battalions massed and the batteries in their regular position, but shortly the Prussian batteries shewed themselves upon the cre sted heights comm andin g the French positions and opened full fire upon them. The French columns at first hastened their step to g et out of reach of the guns, but to the effect of the firing was such that they were compelled take a running step to go and reform farther on, not with out considerable losses. All the troops passed through St. Quentin unde r the fire of the Prussians, who bum, St. town, smashing in the roofs and trying to fire the houses. Night weakened the pursuit, and Feidherbe was enabled to retreat towards Cambrai without further molestation." AFTER THE BATTLE OFILLE ST. QUENTIN. L, January 21. Lille to-day presents but a doleful appearance. As is always the case after a battle, and more especially after a defeat, stragglers and fugitives come in with dejected countenances and tattered garments, some eagerly pocketing any charitable contributions offered o thers forming the c entres of groups whom they harangue respecting the battle. At the station of the North railway &melancholy spectacle presents itself. Women, children, re aged parents , with faces covered with tears, a thronging around, seeking news, and li s tening with rom e painful eagernes s to every fragment they can catch up f th, arrivals which may throw some light on to thl3 witness, fate of th e ir dear ones. A ll this is painful and he must have a hard heart indeed who is not touched by it. An incident not less unexpected than Faidherbe's retreat occurred this after noon, and brought the p re vailing ex citement to a climax. Gambetta, arrived at two o'clock with M. Paul Bert, the new prefect of the North, and several superior officers. He was very warmly received, and it is un derstood he has ourn co me to confer with Ju les Favre during his jey to Calais, for Favre will certainly represent France at th no e q LLondeand being at Calais he ill stillness. All this tune there was a furious cannonade outside the walls. As if the roar were a lullaby, the people were all sleeping quietly in the districts through which I passed. It is a fair picture of the temper of the people." A telegram from Havr e sa y s a considerable engagement took place there on Saturday; but details are wanting. The father-in-law of M. Arnaud, the commandant of the National Guard , w ho was assassinated by the Reds at Lyons, has died in consequence of the shock produced by the death of his relative. A spy has just been shot at Orgeux—a Wurtemburger —taken in the very act. He had represented himself as an Alsatian, and carried on his work gaily. His wife came over to see him, but did not seem to be much affected. His last words were, as the platoon came out to s hoot him, " I have causes the death of many more Frenchmen than those it now takes to shoot me." Some of the French prisoners at Spandau have started an illustrated paper, entitled Prometh,ee, the programine of which is to " speak at a distance from beautiful France of small matters which concern us abroad, and to revive among us that old Gallic sa tire and gaiety which charac terise our nation." The first number has been published, and contain articles by prisoners of a humorous character. The Journal Officiel of the 15th of January contains the following announcement :—" Several journals have re peated with persistent assertion that a plan of operations agreed upon by a preten ded Council of War by four generals was not carried into e xecution because of its ts having become known to the enemy. The Governor Paris declares that this statement is absolutely untrue. He would not have thought it necessary to take notice of this statement had it not been for the serious danger to the public interests of allowing such a report to remain un contradicted." Men advanced in years , who in ordinary times wo , 'ld have been exempt from any military obligations, have now to undertake garrison duty in Prussia and other part, of Germany. A Stettin paper mentions that a yeoman in that neighbourhood expressed a belief that the age of the garrison soldiers was much exaggerated, and made a bet that if he, a man 51 years old, volunteered for this duty, he would be refused as too old. To his surprise, how ever, he was immediately accepted. A man 63 years of the gar age, whose son was w ounded at Gravelotte, but has re joined his regimen t, has of his own accord joined rison. At Cassel, men 50 years of age have voluntarily undertajcen garrison duty, whereas hitherto all above 38 were exempted. M. GA.MBETTA AT THE CONFERENCE M. Jules Favre, says the Manchester Guardian, will not come, but it is not certain that the aristocratic occupants of the velvet chairs in the Conference Chamber of the Foreign Office may not be startled on Tuesday by Lille, the appeara nce of M. Gambetta. On Sunday he was at and thus is within a few hours of London. To a man of his energy and ambition the opportnnity is inexpressibly tempting ; and if he had as much tact as he has eloquence, the opportunity for rendering important service to his country would be great. MURDER IN A LUNATIC ASYLUM.—A.H inquest has been held at the Newcastle Lunatic Asylum on the body of one of the inmates, named Blakey, who ha named d died from injuries inflicted o n him by another lunatic, John White. It appeared from the evidence that White had attacked one of the keepers and Blakey with a spade, while proceeding to work in a field. The doctors of the asylum reported that White could not be considered dth a d angero us lunatic from the nature of his malady, an e jury, conceiving that he was, to some extent at least, responsible for his actions, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder " against him. TORPEDO EXPERIMENTS AT THE HOOGHLY. The members of the Anglo-Indian Committee under General Norman, whs have been appointed to consid . the utility of torpedoes for the defence of Indian b rivers and harbour s, have been superintending some n structive experiments c onducted in the Hooghly y Colonel Hyde, C.E. It was satisfactorily shewn that ientthe Anglo-Indian autho rities could supply torpedoes suffic to destroy any boom that could be laid across a river, but it was also found that, owing to the strength of the tide, it would be extremely difficult to defend the Hooghly by fixing a stationary torpedo in the stream. It is not, how ever, thought likely that an enemy will ever attempt to force a passage up the Hoo g hl y , but it is by no means improbable that the harbours of Moulmein or Bombay may be threatened by a hostile fleet in time of war. It is therefore, resolved to continue these experiments, so as to decide upon an efficacious system of harbour defence. THE NEW QUEEN OF SPAlN.—MariaNittoria, the new Queen of Spain, is the daughter of the Piedmontep prince Casterna, and her mother belongs to the nobt Belgian family of De M4rode. She thus unites the tradi tions of the Italian Constitutionalism with devoted zeal to the interests of Rome. Her father was prominent in the Piedmontese Liberal movement in 1821, and had to fly for his life, his property was seized and he was for many years an exile. During this time he married the Belgian heiress Mdlle. De Mdrode. Before his death in 1856 Prince Cisterna had laid the foundation of the educatioi of his only child, M aria Vittoria, then six years of age. most His system which was rigorously pursued was solid character, and more in accordance with the intellec tual standard of Vittoria Colonna than with the average attainments of the Italian ladies of rank of the present day. The ed ucation of the Spanish Queen has compriied the pursuit of mathematics and sciences, the study of ancient and modern languages and history, and the training in the important principles of Roman and Italian law. It is said that she would have preferred to remain. as Duchess of Aosta and cultivate her solid and elegt,ut tastes in retirement rather than undertake the duties and responsibilities of the Queen of Spain, but that she will do her utmost to fulfil the obligations imposed on her. PUBLIC FEELING IN MELBOURNE.—The deepest interest continues to be felt regarding the war between France and Prussia, and the arrival of later European news excites the community from time to time to a high pitch of excitement. The intelligence of the surrender of Metz and the commencement of the b bomardment of Pais created a profound impression, and has caused the pullio to await with painful anxiety the receipt of further nevs• Regarding the attitude of England and the potoo si in which the c olon y may be placed in event of the mother country t a king part in th e struggle, the public mind has been still further reassmea by the contents of a s p ecial telegram sent by the ageit' general to the Treasurer of Victoria. In this telegranto Mr. Verdon informed the Government that Earl Grin' vine was of opinion that there was no present probabliti of England being involved in the war, and that if vSC were threatened no effort would be spared on the pto 0 0 of the British Go vernment to give warning and protec to the colonies. The news received by the last mail of the loss of the turret -ship Captain has createti 0 painful sensation here, and at first caused anxiety De felt in some quarters as to the safety of the Cerberue il ) her voyage to this port. This feeling, however, has beep' allayed by a communication which reached the Gover o ; ment from the agent-general, who states that there nee be no apprehension of the Cerberus sharing the melancholl fate of the Captain. An appeal is being made to th e : Australian public to assist in raising funds for the relit of the widows and orphans of the lost crew. The WO' five has been taken by the commodore of the Australisl; squadron, and the a pp eal will no doubt be heartil responded to. —Melbourne Argus. [ADVERTISEMENTA—HoIIoway's Pills. - Nervous C 13.0, plaints.—These are caused by the bad state of the fille 1 disordered action of the brain, or some irregularity of Il i nervous system, for the removal of any or all of W a te symptoms some potent remedy is required to assist n tw in her functions ;. there are few medicines which poi 3 any intrinsic merit in this respect. Holloway's pills, 1.1. ever, may be said to be an exception, for while they relldo the head and stomach they purify the blood, relax 't i o bowels; regulate every organ, and consequently act,l_l,,,e the very mainsprings of life, freeing the human 107.41,, from all unhealthy obstructions, causing a lightness o ' 1 0 , spirits, and otherwise restoring tone and strength 1 entire system. _____------- THE DAMAGE TO THE PARIS FORTS. The correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette at Versailles lately enjoyed the rare opportunity of a good view of Fort Issy from a commanding height. The three barracks in the fort have been completely gutted, as they were set on fire by the shells early in the bombardment, and there is nothing standing but their four walls ; not a vestige of their roofs remain. " Even the walls are in a very dilapidated condition, being pierced by shell-holes in all directions. But the d es t r uction of the barrack s was onl y to be expected,d the French themselves must have foreseen it as certain to occur directly the Prussian batteries opened fire on the fort. The ramparts of the fort did not seem to have suffered nearly so severely as the building within. From our point of observation, on a clear day and with a very powerful glass (so powerful that we could clearly see the sentinels on Fort Bic6tre, some five or six miles distant), one could not discover any embrasures knocked into one, or anything that could by the wideSt imagination be spoken of as a practicable breach. On one of the bastions nearest Meudon we could see a spac e some fifty feet in length which the Prussians h ad evidently been trying to make into a breach ; but they appeared to have given up the attempt for the present, as all their shells were falling inside the fort, and not one went near the ramparts. The masonary of the scar p , which is exposed for some two feet to the enemy's fire, was damaged in places, but apparently not to such an extent as to allow the earth on the parapet to fall down into the ditch. Now the that ear th the thaw has set in , however, this may happen, as -rang the para pet will be turned into mud." M. GA.MBETTA AT LILLE. In his speech at Lille, M. Gambetta said :—" We are, above all, sworn enemies of war, and of that war that we have considered a crime. We stigmatised it when it was undertaken ; we appealed to that tame assembly which carried us along by its servile attitude ; we cursed it with our whole strength. To-day we must uphold it, for we must save France. Therefore, ask those who trample our soil for what they are fighting? They will tell you, perhaps, they only fight because the King commands. That King stated at first that he did not make war upon t he country, but upon the Em peror ruling it. Nevertheless, when in the name of the Republic and people it was desired to stop the fratricidal war, we were asked for three million inhabitants, several miliards of francs, a Paris fort ;in fact, dishonour. We refused ; we still refuse, and we will perish rather than belie ourselves. [The speaker was here interrupted by loud cries of ' Long live the Republic !' ' Long live the Government of National Defence ri The Republic, continued Gambetta, accepted a complete joint responsibility with the cause of the country. If s h e failed in her task there would be no want of reactionaries (reactionnaires) to blame her for the responsibility she undertook. She must, therefore, save the country, and also the unfortunate populations who have faith in her, and have confided themselves to her. For the honour of our invaded population, for the honour of those who have until now escaped invasion, we cannot give up a slice of territory, a part of the population. France owes it to herself to resist A ou t ra nce, or she is for ever condemned. (Applause.) During twenty years Bonaparte prepared his armies, and engulphed in that impious work more than 20 milliards, and yet after a fortnight's struggle he and his armies dis. appeared before the enemy. Since the four months that we have beer confronted by formidable armies we have not spent a milliard, and if resistance fires the nation the enem y is lost. Germ an y is empty—her whole population is under arms. In Germany the more thought there is the greater life and yet today thought is dead, commerce killed, and ruin everywhere. With us social life is only i n t er fered with , but not dead ; and, if strong in our consc i ence and our right , we resist, all may be saved. If, in three months, the Prussians are still on our soil, t h e y are lost. By all possible sacrifices we must detain them there to compass their more certain destruction. If each of us is inspired by this falai and passion we have only to will it to succeed." * BIRTHS. On the 18th in st., at 2, Brunswick gardens, Ke ngiogt°l the wife of George A. Battcock, of a daughter. On the 19th inst., at Devizes, the wife of the Rev. Devas, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 12th inst., at New Brighton, M.D., of Seymour-street, Portman- squaL94ll,3o.t Elizabeth, eldest daughta of C. W. If. YrifiVt""' New•EF r=' ni,qieslur . 1 ,4 On the 18th hist., at Allhallowg, Cumberhint r- Jackson Mitchell, merchant, Wigfon, to AP: V: 1 he late John Gunson, of The IN-' R. D. itarling,4B4i;o The thaw has produced a speedy effect upon the roads and fields a ds are ankle deep in mudround Paris. There are rivulets in every field and the roa. The passage of troops through Bordeaux continues without abatement. "It is something really astonishing. Every day one sees fresh bodies of men_ d ra wn up on the o pen plFo3, decorated with. alleys 4517tfps, known as the Qumeinices.