The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-01 00:00:00

TIIE DISAPPEARANCE OF M. LULLIEIL,

Various eccoun, havd been elven of thl.matter. The one
contained In the Journal des Debuts, which Deems to be the
nearest to truth, Is al follow. :

It has, no dou'd, been obsersed that the name of ht.
Lullier has ior some time not appeared at the bottom of the
posters Issued by the Central Committee, and certain jour-
lads said that M. Luther had been arrested by his colleagues.
We have lust ',calved the following infolination on good
authority . M. Luther was one of the moderate party. Ile
wished that the Central Committee should Come to an un-
derstanding with the mayors and deputies of Paris in order
to obtain the communal franchise from the National Assem-
bly. lie had remarked that lilt should obtain this conces-
sion, the Central Committee would not have to regret having
taken power. M Lanier demanded also at each meeting the
re:ease of General Chancy.
. . .

such was the state of affairs on Wednesday at noon,
when the firing at the Place Vendome occurred, whidt At
LuWer condemned. The events of that lamentable day
caused a new meeting of the Central Committee,
when NI Lullier made Neon efforts to conciliate his colleagues
I hLs was badly received. Al. Lullier was accused of being •
reactlonlat, • dictator, and a part's. of General Cuanzy.
The. epithets Irritated At. Luther. and induced him to
reply to the Committee in a similar strain. • What would
yin be here without rite • ' said he • I have brought you
here and can send you off again.' lhls threat frightened the
colleagues of M. Luther, who, to prevent any effect that
might be caused thereby, calied National Guards and had
hint arrested These Guards, according to the statement of
the Central Committee, were poated at tne side of hi. Lullier
in order to prevent Wm Men throwing himself out of the
window. accordio; to the central Committee he was seized
with insanity."

PARIS, March 2, Noon.

The town continuea aud the altuatlon of affairs la
um hanged. The partizans of the Ccnintittee still retain
p ion of all the important positions, and the town hi
occupied by strong battalions of the C ,mtuittee.
M Schoelch-r has given in him resignation as Commander
of the Artillery of the National Guard.

The Committee has dismissed 2S of the principal officials of
the Ministry of Finance who had declined to obey them.
The Sub-Central Committee has replaced the Central Com-
mittee, which has been dissolved, and has decreed the fol-
lowing measure.: -The formation of 15 battalions for active
service, the formation of N batteries of 7-pounder gunk and
15 b Mertes of mitre:lleums.

The National Guards on active service will be paid 2; Iran,'
per day in arldttion to their rations. iteneral Duval will
organise the infantry and General Bergeret the cavalry.
They are authorised to make reipitsttitots torahl they repulre,
for which regular orders on the Treasury will be given.
General einstret is eppointed to rtipertnrend the general
admlnistratton, General do Reason has been suspended for
doubtful corresrontience with Vers tllles, and G oiler, a
member of the C imndttre, has hero c mdeinned to death
ia contionaciam as a Bonapartist agent.
Gu.tave F.ourens has resigned his military functions, and
his resignation hoc been acceV el.
The Journal ()facie( publishes an article by M. Valliant,
the Delsg de of the Committee for the Home Department, in
which that gentleman slates his min:else at the Due d'Aumale
having found It possible to enter France without meeting
with a enter nto kill him. M. Valliant adds that snub facts
prove how much moral and civic sentiment have deteriorated
In ancient republics such was the law; now an affectation of
morality would call thin act of justice an ataansinatton. lie
concludes by saying that society owes to Frit to. but one
duty—death; society Is bound but to one formality—the
verltication of identity.

VELSAILLES, March 27.

In to-day's sitting of the Assembly If Thlers thanked the
committee, and said that the Government wool I endeavour
to show itself worthy of the confidence reposed In It. lie
laid siren upon the gravity of the occurrences is Paris, a hich
grie‘t be increased by hasp debates. 14 was necessary that
nothing should he done that might lead to any stogie city
domineering over Era: co Ile celled upon the Asserohly to
vote as speedily as possible the 1.41 for municipal oh et( .04
add lug : We wish Icr liberty for Palls, and for the wholo of
France, tut we wish elio for union with liberty. All that
human foresleht can do for the re•establialuneut of order will
be done, and the authority of the law will be upheld. Ido
rot conceal from myself the attacks 'Flitch are directed against
the attitude I have assumed, and to which the Assembly has
given to its adhesion. But that which does most hononr to a
political assembly Is a wave demeanour, and there is t °thing
more dignified than silence, when principles do not thereby
ender." M. niters repelled as a calumny the accusation
that the MOM nly and the Government intend to overthrow
the Fispubllc, and said, " Wo are solely occupied with the
reorganlzation of France. f repeat that order will be
maintatted, and no one will he betrayal. I give a for m.. 1
contradiction to those who accuse me of leading the way for
a monarchial settlemect. 110usd the Republic an accom-
plished fact Before God and man I declare I will not betray
It, and that those who say to the contrary speak falsely. The
maintenance cfsorder and the reconstruction of the country
are my tole elms. Victory will rest with the most wine ; It
will be the prize of reason, and France wilt Issue from her
trials in all her eternal krandenr."
Lasteythe uhf : " All the members of the Assembly are
animated by one thought alone, namely, the good of their
country ad hatred of disorder. We do not wish to impede
any seep tending towards conciliation, but If it be destined
that pine and asuseination shall hold sway we should then
tell you to prepare for it would be necessary to act."

The intelliserce of the assassination of the Prefect of the
Loire is confirmed, and the National Assembly unanimously
adopted a motion emanating from the deputies of that dee
penmen* in honour of the memory of the deceased prefect.

VER,AILLE9, Tuesday Evening.

The Government is steadily pursuing its plan of organizing
a trustworthy force, with the view of marching upon Paris,
possibly In nine°, ten day., If meantime a peaceful compromise
is not effected Large number, of officers continue to volun-
teer their services, and it has been proposed to form a corps
fi its, composed entirely of officers, to ease an attack upon
Pates becomes Inevitable. A 11311,11 was this morning cele-
brated at the Cathedral in memory of those killed in the
War. The ceremony was numerously attended by members
of the Assembly, military officers of high rank, anti other
diatingtiuhed officials

The Central Committee have thought It expedient foreleg.
Generals Chancy and Langourrean—the f-rrner, to avoid re-
capture, trudged on foot to Versailles. Tnere Is a split in the
National Assembly. The Republican Left, numbering ID
deputies, have held meetings In the racket hall, and taken an
oath vigorously to support the Reput4l-, and also to support
the Government no lung alit holds to a R-pnblican course.
Toe Governirc 4 has summoned o,neral Faldherbs to Ver-
sailles from Lute. The general will be accompanied by a
:stroll of liTaßOnll..
General" Gaoler, the famous commander of the height.
of Montmartre, has been denounced by the Committee as a
traitor. Warned In time, hell non est. A warrant has been
Issued by the I mmittee, and he may be shot if caught.
id de lonvielle, in the course of a letter respecting the
state of Part., remarks that he has delivered many speeches
to show that England was not true to her one Interests In
neglecting to help France in war time Us foresee. from
the correspondence In the newspapers that the French will
fin I the English people more active in support of th •rn just
now amid their clan troubles.

A proclamation was issued by the members of the
Central Committee on Saw.ay annonucing that their mission
was at ehd and that they were about to give up their places
to the candidates who would he elected that day. Some
advice to the electon to guide them In their choice accom-
panied this declaration.

A Correspondent In Pule nays It appears that only about
1c0.0(0 electors went to the poll on Sunday. This is less
than half the number which voted for Trod. last November.
Tne Committee has obtained a majority of fully two-thirds.
M. Louis Man.: Is among the candidates who hove been re-
jected. M. Gustave Flourens, M. FM: flat, and M. Blauqul
are among those wco have been returned.
An orator at Montmartre summed up his idea of a
republic by saying it was that form of government under
which every citizen, whether he worked or not, should re-
ceive from the public puree thirty mous • day for himself,
fifteen sous for his wife and live soul for each child. Tide
he considered hie right: and for that he would die. [And the
SOOT or he did is the la tter, for so profound a political
economist must Fee that thereby he would save his country
thirty sous a day.
One of tho Daly .V• fa:correspondents In Earls says that
the engagement entered into by the respectable journals to
take no part In the elections was gradously broken. Ex-
hortations to abstain from voting fell fist alter the decision
of the mayors to countenance the elections. This decision
the correspordent characterises es • tremendous fact, the
Importance of which the Versailles Assembly does not ap-
pear to understand. So far from M. Thiers master of
the eltuatioa, the situation le master or him.

7he Timen• corresponderit at Cersaillee flaw—Four
generals are now occupied under the Minister of War in
getting tog-ther the military prisoners and reorganising
them for Vie service of the ecnntry. The number of generals
and of nithers of all grades returning from Germany and
presenting themselves for military service under the Govern-
ment becomes etch day more considerable.
Front the further particulars welch have reached us of the
voting In FAG, it appears that the proceedings paned Off
quietly, and that the city still remains trariinG. A Paris
correspon.lent unto that octal the twenty may of the ci,y,
only seven accepted the condillons imposed by the Central
Committee Vitil regard to the election. ; and that of the
forty-three members representing the department of the
Seine only about ten were In favour of the electima. It had
nevertheless been given out that all the mayors and dn.
puttee were In accord With the Central Committee on this
auhject.
A Special Correspondent In Paris rays that nothing
could have been more peaceful and happy than the aspect of
the city on gunday. The peo,,le went to the polling places
In considerable numbers to give their votes. A very large
section of the Inhabitants had rio aymp3thy whatever at
that with the Insurrection, hut now that the Red Republi-
cans have trinrephed, the remark Is mule Drat they were riot
so f3r wrong after all, and that Paris really lend is grievance
to compl sin of All differences are for the moment forgotten
ill the gladness of escape from civil war.
. . . . "The truth 1., that. France Is In the midst of •
ReVolution which must go through its cycle. The Dantetnine
Orme of Pr nce iPsinarck hue been grimly fulfilled through-
out the country. All the elements of the nation have been
thrown ht., the cauldron who., fire. he fed, and they are
now boiling, and seething, and hissing together. Under mach
circumstances we earn hope for no ceseatlon of the terrible
spectacle before us until the passions that sripport It have in
• measure burnt themselves tint; and France will he happy
Indeed if when that time arrives there be left much aremmant of
wisdom among her children that they do not elect a Dictator
so glee them present root at the cost of a slew reproduction
in another generation of all the miseries from which they are
eacaplng."—Leader In The Tim,.