The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-07 00:00:00

TilE WAR.

XING \VUtI kNI ON THR WAR.
ERSAILLES, JXII. 2.

At the New Veal ~ceptien beta teaterday at the Palace
of Ver•aLles, the Ithc, ot Pr %la made the following
speech

'(lre., vents must :lave al to milte lii no such &day
Ana IK null a plane. I I , your hernia,' and to your
persegerance. as wed as ; Jimmy of the troops, that we
hay. 9 sm. loved o ••.h , lilt we have cot ye; reached
cur goal; Minor: T • • still before us are we mire et
an buiviaratA., end last., , peace. Sorb a peace will he ec-
mired it you conti-ue r perform dew, such ur have led us
to tide point. 'then we eon confidently look to the future
for what God in His gracious will my destine for us."
January 3.
At the banquet on New Year's Day the Klng ad Nesse
Ilia ;twits as folio's :
" I raise my glass to welcome the New Year. Uptin the
Ps t ear we la ,k wici that now com-
c'sig wi. h hope. fhwoks Sr, •lU4 to the army which hwa
sped from vie .or to victory. {tit my own itactu are due
to MC 11. roan l'enc,a present who belonged to the army
before the a or, mai Ii .1, we who have 51.100 jolno.l it Ocr
hopes are ..iic.ted to the crowning or toe cd.rice—an
honourable peace."
Vim Grand Duke of Baden sahl, In the course of a long
speech on behalf of the other Princes, in which th• union
of Germany will alluded to as hmelly achteved:—" lisle
day is destined to witness the iv Nur-cotton with renewed
vigour of the veneralda German Empire But your Majesty
wishes only to assume the Imperial government when it has
thrown its protection errand all Remember,. We, however,
regard your Msjesty as the supreme head of the German
Empire, the Crown ; f which N a guarantee of irrevocable
nutty" lie if nu:toiled Lb breech by a toast to" King Wil-
iam the V ictoriona "

EAnis, Den. 3M, Evening.

'•-eors of the ',Horn arrondissements of Paris had a
Tug -•
ri tire Fevre presided. The
ng yesterday, when se. .
e wred eight hours the defencc of Parts Was die-
ninth.. veil ea the condnot of certati mendiers of the
trred, as nsder,dniZe .ri MS friends severely attacked
ivernmeot 4 MU. FAllle and Pourd, tint moderate
tieinerj T oar, u,eune restriumel itself to the
views prevailed. I' nu military eperattehe should be
exprenton of • wish that --nry And activity
canted on with all pesiible oars. It is stated that
Ni pigeon has arrived here fr 5. 4, IP 'hi the guns of
Maim dson hail been destriued by the .
Mont Valiirieri. • certain
The evacuation el the Plateau kvron has caused
emotion. but no disorders have occurred.

A " DIAMOND WEDDING:

The German custom of celebratiug copper, silver, and
golden weddings is generally known, but a diamond wed-
ing, the 00th anniversary, is of MO occurrence. It has
Fiat, however, been observed by Yield-Manila' Could
Wrangel, the oldest soldier in the Prussian army, and on the
OCCiteoll Of hi, "diamond wedding,'' the King of Prussia
telegraphed to the Marshal:—

"Allow me to express to you and your wife my warmest
and beartiest sympathy on to day's celebrstion of your 80th
marriage anniversary. lets a rare blessing which fiul has
granted you, and though fumy a s • rrow cannot hut have
net dien yen Ins, long a marrird life, gratitude to Providence
alwaye the first ewallou of the heal May the Almighty
comities to kW gracious to you I siucerely regret my
Mobility to coogratulate you parses-ally on this rare festival.
A pateot as Geutienfau of the Bed, hoiuber for your 5,,0 will,
however, make up for my atoelice from your midst," The
Count, lu reply, expressed shops that the "diamond pair"
would be able to congratulate their beloved monarch on Hs
entry into IterUss u Oerman Emperor.