The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-31 00:00:00

ME tOPOLITAN CATTLE, Till, DAY.

The tttle trade is quiet to-day: Demand for
.seasta ..savy for all qualities, and prices gave
way tw pence per eight pounds. The best Scots
and at* :sea sold at 5s 10d; foreign, from 4s to
Aheep trade quiet, and prices unchanged.
Top hi ire for best Downs, 63. Calves and
qbtet.
ArOttr correspondent telegraphs as follows. 1
our tait'tet is well supplied with beasts, a fair
riroportt. n of which are of superior quality.
The de- and for all descriptions is inactive ;
g. orally heavy, at a decline of 2,1 per I
it,ecie, a .1 forced sales at a still further reduc-
fiats. i.pply of sheep limited, and prices have
advanced ; trade however dull. Calves scarce
ai .1.-ir Pork dull of sale. Total supply—

Beaata, 42O;0 sheep and lambs, 13. O(); calves;
60; pigs, 80 ; of which Foreign—Beasts, 630;
sheep and lambs, 470; calves, 43. Beef, Is 6d
to 5s 10d ; mutton, 3s 61 to 6s ; veal, 3s 6d
to Os 61; pork. 316 d to 54 101,

PROVISIONS, TIIN D

Burreit : Irish very firm ; stocks exceedingly
light, and higher prices expected. Friesland,
144. to 146 a; American, 100 i to 120 s.
BACON : Limited inquiry for Irish, at 2.
reduction on the week. Hamburg light weights
56. to 59s lauded. Moderate demand for
American. Hams dull. Lard quiet, and 21.
lower on the week.
CHEESE steady.
Poet : No demand for pickled middles.

THE CAPITULATION OF PARIS.
THREE WEEK'S ARMISTICE.

The failure of successive sorties from Paris,
and the utter collapse of the armies intended
for the relief of the beseiged capital, left no course
open but surrender. On Tuesday. Januar) 24th,
Jules Fevre, who was expected at the Black
Sea Conference in London, went to Versailles—
the head quarters of the German army, with
proposals for .‘ capitulation. One of the terms
he suggested was that the garrison should leave
Paris with the honours of war. This, of course,
could not be conceded. On Wednesday M.
Fevre had another long interview with M.
Biemark. On Thursday he returned to Paris,
having well nigh settled the terms of capitula-
tion. He dined with Linn:nark before leaving.
At 11 that night the German Chancellor con-
ferred with the Emperor, On Saturday, by a
Convention bearing the signature of the German
Imperial Chancellor and of the French Foreign
Minister, an Armistice for three weeks between
the two belligerent nations, both by land sea,
dating from Saturday, and only expiring on the
19th of next month, was concluded. Paris as a
place of war" has been delivered up to the
Germans, who already !occupy the Forte. All
the combatauti within the city are to lay down
their arms, and to remain on the spot as pri-
soners of war. The National Guards alone, to
whom the maintenance of public older is com-
mitted, and one entire Division of the Regular
troops, retain their muskets.
There could be no better arrangement, for
not only are French soldiers and Mobiles spared
the humiliation and discomfort of a journey to
Germany, and the Germans rid of the encum-
brance of so enormous a number of new cap-
tives, but all the energies of both nations and
of their well-wishers, as sell as all the means
of conveyance at their disposal, will be engrossed
by the preasiug care of forwarding supplies to
Paris—supplies equally needed by the van-
quished city, by the victorious army, and by
the starving population for many a mile around.
On Sundaymorniug last the German Emperor
communicated to the Empress the capitulation
of Paris in these terms :
" lest night an Armistioe for three weeks was
Alma.
" The troops of the Use and the Mobiles will be in-
terned in Pans as prisoners of war.
"The Garde Nationale Serlentaire undertake' the
prrervation of order.
We orcapy all the Forts.
" Paris remains invested. It will be allowed to
procure provisions as soon as the urine have been
delivered up.
"A Constituent Assembly will be summoned to Inset
at Bordeaux ins fortnight.
"The armies in the field retain possession of the
respective tient.' of country occupied by them, with
neutral zones intervening.
" This is the first blamed reward of Patriotism,
heroism. and halm, seerillom. I thank God for this
fresh mercy. May Nees soon follow I"
SUSPENSION OF THE BOMBARDME NT.
The cannonade before Paris has been sus-
pended on both aides, according to agreem out,
mime midnight on the 26th.

OCCUPATION OF PARIS FORTS.
REQUBITION OF OVER. Di,000,000 !

IMPERIL!. HSAIrQUARIBIO4,
Jan. 20, 4 p.m.—Forte Ivry and BictWe were
this morning occupied by the bth Silesian Army
Corp., Forts Rom/Linville, Noisy, ltosny, and
Nogeot by the 12th Saxon Corp.. The lit
Bavarian Army Corp. garrisons Fort Oharenton,
and the 2nd Montrouge and Vanvres. The
city of Paris has to pay a war contribution of
200,000,000 f.

ACQUIESCENCE IN THE TERMS.
The delegation of the Government of Bor-
deaux, which till Saturday repudiated all parti-
cipation in peace negotiations, on that day
received a message from M. Fevre as follows :
To-day we sign • Treaty with Count Biamerk. An
armistice for 21 days ii agreed to, and an assembly is
convoked at Bordeaux for February 15. Make this
keowe to all Frantic. Let the armistice be carried
elm and summon the elation for February 8. A
stesaher or the Government is leaving for Bordeaux.
In publishing this they announce that a
deans will be issued explaining the me &sure' to
be taken to ensure the carrying out of the
above arrangements.
RETURN OF THE EMPEROR TO
BERLIN.

Engulf, Jan, 29.—The Emperor has tele-
graphed from Versailles to Berlin that he will
return to that city on Tuesday next.
THE VICTUALLING OF PARIS.

The "Times" pubilshes on behalf of the
Froosh Naibaasy the following notification
"La Armistice having been signed and the re-
victualling of Paris having been ageed upon be-
tween Gaunt Bismarck and 111. Jules Fevre, all
goods, especially tour, core, and coal, that the
Inds may have in store to this effect should be
*A aloe forwarded by the fastest trrins to Dieppe,
where the French Government have made ar-
r&ageoolll6 and are willingto buy the same.
No uspediments of any will be put on the
Caleither on the Ipart of the Prussian or of
lheDah authorities"
At a meeting_ of the French Relief Fund
Oomttes on Friday a letter was read from
Ad Grenville, stating that he had instructed
Odo Ruses 1, to make arrangements for the
transport of provisions to Paris as soon as com-
munication is open. The sum subscribed in
57600.