The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-11-26 00:00:00

THE POPULATION Or PARIS.

The f.Aloa ing ia broad damnification of the inha-
bitants of Paris according to their occupations or modem

of life :-
1. living 1), hortlealture ........ 11,936
2. Living by indintry, /rad.., and commerce 1,287,519
3 Living by divers orcapaLtons or calling..
!ncirding 43 323 concierges end their

Imflli
4. Living by the liberal proteatione
5. Army, gendarmerie, Aud the police
6 Pliblle administration
bg 67S

,
7 Cerg-st ;idifferent doOoloUoo 9 079
8 Pers.,ce living On their own means leg 930
9. Persans honing no dtstinct occupati,n .. 40,291
10. Persons whose ocolpatlou could not In
ascertained ........ ........... ....... 46,424

Total ... . 1,846,274
It must be borne in mind that under these several
groups as, classed all the individuals who derive their
subsistence directly or indirectly thertfrom, such as
wives, children, and servants.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

The litti4xlidance Beige contains the following de-
spatch:—
"BEELIN, Soy. O.

- - .
The telegram addressed to the I, d ne Beige re-
enacting a future jaint Lotion between Prusda and Itosnis In
case if war Is regarded here as • mann:ultra eo.ausiing from
London or Tours, to cause a belief In the exis,ence of • ir..aty
hetereen the two Power., and to spread distrust against
Prinisha In well-Informed Berlin drawl the state of things,
cunaiderrd in relation to the East, is looked upon as Lao-
roUghly pacific."

FETERSBeLG, !;,v.

The Bone zaitu,g of CAI Preutug atic,es that the annul-
ment of 13M43 Of tho stipulations of the treaty of Pal is has
taken it's e with (ho assent of Turkey. A Axons feeling has
leen rale d throughout the country. The town Council of
reteratturg ilea agreed to an 'Adroit he the Emperor,
thanking hits for lattlof ally representing the national In-
terests, and addraces to his klajosty are being signed In the
provicals, • spresaive of euthustastic reclineas to undergo
00. 00 sattrince in support of the hatations of the G ,vern-
went.

rErarx, Nov. 21.
Runla la endeavouring to prove to the greet I Owen that
there hi Me 1..114110Ln for the rumour thut ate ha• bought or
intendu to buy ALUCIACAU mot-A-war tor • black Sea
equatirou.
. . .

II er language la very pacific.
Pt &luta, to reply to the Inquiries of Mr. 0 to Rand!, Ii
mooted to a leocate an amicable arraugemebt of the black
Sea .tuefitioo.

Eflt:LIS, Nov. 22, 11 1;5 a at.
The Morcow Press declines to repeat the conthitnt In-
guage of the St. Peterabu-g journals respecting the Black
S,s, Q imt,n. The Moscow GazeVe lutlmatog that, Instead
of announcing the intention to form a .iouthern fleet, the
Government sreuld hove done better to say nothing, and
procure r hips. The Moscow Unify News ia convinced that
Prince Gortschakoff is sensible enough to have secured the
conosot ot the Powers before writing lots Note, and that
there is no real ground for the consternation of the Russian
Exchanges.

ET. PETEiud3uno, Nov. 22, 000 pm.
A con2ratulatery address has been presented to the Em-
peror by the Lithuanian Timent of the Guards on the
occasion of the celebration of its anniversary. Ills Majesty
replied :—" I hope there will not be war. Shoull, however,
Providence will it, I am confident that the Lilluanian
kegiment will give fresh proofs of its devotion."

Arcordlng to the S. Petersburg corretpondeot of the
/hileprodance Bel, an Imposing fleet of huttlati iroucluds,
bought IR the Id olteAt State., will soon appear to tLe
I/Arden°lles.

Some months ego the story went all round Constantinople
that Hobart Pasha had said he could destroy Mesas In sin
hours, and General lenatieff himself umuttoned It In a hdf.
Joking manner, In an Interview with Anti Pasha, adding that
it was merely a,,proof of how Insecure Runela moat feel while
her naval power In the black sea Is limited. Its story
found its way t Odessa, and WAS properly arranged for the
present occasion.

Al a proof of the secrecy with which Russian diplomacy
Is c •rolucted, is may be worth while to mention (says the
Observe r that after Prince Gortschakoff's note had been des-
patched the il les la railway loan was Introduced upon the
St. lieteraburg market, and was subscribed to toe times the
amount requited.

Some of our readers will perhaps remember that two or
three }wire ago Major PaMuer effected an Immenu Im-
provement in Introducing chtlled Iron shot and shell in lieu
of steel, the Iron proving Infinitely more effective than the
steel at one.aixth the cost. The Iron was made specially
. . . . .

with cold blast at a well known lion works in Monmouth-
shire. During the present year the Russian Government
have sent repeated orders for this identical iron and at last
a ere no anxious to get a parcel of 303 tons, that they ordered
it to be sent by rail Vs Hull, thence per steamer to Pamela
at three times the cost for transport as if it had gene as
usual per sailing vesseL We believe It is also true that the
Russian Government have this year parch wed about 4 000
tons of copper, 2,000 tons of Mu, and a large quantity of
antimony in excess of their usual requirements.

At the preseht moment Russia possesses, in scattered
detachments from the Niemen to the Ural, au aggregate of
427, 91 lighting men of all arms.

The decree extending compulsory military service to all
classes of the population has beeu well received by the
j sum ale, and is looked upon as a peaceful measure. The St.
Peterzburj Gazette In its comments upon the English note
says that, as 1.0}4 ilranville admits the substance of the
Russian demands, It Is Useless to quarrel about the form In
which those demands are expressed. Austria also admitted
as much when Count ileust proposed a revision of the Treaty.
No advantage could result te England or Austria from war.
Toe form of the circular was necessary became of the Im-
possibility of assembling • Congress, or of revising the
Ireaty otherwise. Russia was net the first to break the
Treaty. A peaceful result will probably be obtained by
diplomacy,

The Prior Lloyd up :—The vlolat,on of the Parts Treaty
Is a calms as Wear and as decided as can be conceived.
After such a step by the ttussbn Government, and ill: form
so deeply lnaulting, no haughtily brusque, in which'. she
makes it known" to the Governments, doubt as to her inten-
tions is no longarposalble. She desires war.

It Is stated that Baron Brunuow had Prince 0 )rtschakoirs
famous Circular In Ids pocket on the oth of November, but
amiably withheld it, for fear of dlaturbing the harmony at
the lessee' the Lord Mayor of London. The next day, how-
ever, after allowing a reasonable time for the digestion of
the civic turtle and et the Ministerial speechee, he delivered
his startling communication.

"It Would be wasting words to show at length that the
criminality of Russia consists not so much In her breaking
the international engagement. of WA as in the reason she
give. I r breaking them Nations occaaionally break treaties,
just ss men commit breaches of morality, up. sr sudden
Impulse, or what they wish to be considered Si sudden Im-
pulse; but the man who aloe pest pardon, and who 'esthetes
deep Injury on society, is he who in cold blood declare, that
these no auch thing as morality, or that, if there Is, be
does not intend to he bound by it. If Russia
had kunst a pretext, however trivial, for declaring war
against Turkey, and proclaiming herself free from iser engage-
ments as the consequence of war, she would have injured the
perils smut Interests of mankind far less than she has done
by the asteundis g doctrine that so Much of International
Law as. is founded on treaties no longer Involves the moral
obligations attached to it in former times If such a prin-
ciple is to obtain, Om prospects of Europe are gloomy In-
deed. The shy was already black with the pent-op passions
of nations or lurid with their furious explosion ; and now
the very earth open. wader our meet through the yes lily of
Itusata."—Pell Mal! Gazelle.

AU the accounts in the Vlenna papers represent the attitude
of Turkey as very determined. Turkish army, accereing
to tl e Net Frei-, Pr, 4.e, is formidably armed, and can,
%Rhin a short time, be brought to a strength superior to
that with which Russia can oppose it In the south. 'l% Kb
reference to the attitude of Italy. the Awes expense* its
opinion that active al,l from her is not to be thought of it
exim..ts rather enmity than friendship, owing to the well-
It no en desire in Italy to detach from Austria a portion of her
donilidons. and Ilene judo to the kingdom of V.eter
'Emmanuel.

The after having bestowed its praiser on Mr Mill
awl Mr Feoude, Rya :—•• It la evident that Eglh opinion
has come to look upon the Crimean war as a mistake, and
that It accepts only with imp Mums end apprehension the
obligation. contra,.ed in 1C56 The honcurable retreat
which Mr. Fronde counsels to the Cr.binet may be operated
without shock And without recriminations, and in • manner
to its rititaln the legitimate influence which Great Britain I.
called to exercise on the Asiatic continent."

A correspondent at Pesth says it is not thonght possible
there for Russia to effect • mobilleatlon in ',mare of her
forces during the present season. The roads are said to be
inn notable, and at the hest there Is no likelihood that a Rus-
sian army powerful enough to core with the Turks. even
single-banned, c mid be ready for action before the erring.
The Correspondent of the Dad!, News at St Petershurg,
writing on the 17th lust , says that nearly all Russians
approve of Prince flortschakoffs circular without reserve,
and dwell upon the wisdom and moderation of Its state-
ments. Business men, however, view it with somewhat
&Resent eyes, and sonic go so far as to call It unwise and
ill-timed. The Russian press speaks In the most favourable
terms of the step taken by the Government. The Coles
hope. foreign rowers will also applaud that step, but says,
that if they do not, Russia will defend with arms her right
to act within her own boundaries with perfect indepen-
dence.

A telegram from Vienna states that a good Impression had
been produced tu that eity by the news that Itosala had sent
a conciliatory answer to the British Government,

Austria has ans wered Prince Gortscbakc fr's lawless claim In
language as clear, dignified, and resolute ea England could
desire. She has declared, that Analog's wishe, with regard
ti the Black Sea might have been put forward through
diplomatic channels, and possibly been acceded to by the
Power, copcerned ; but the arbitrary expression of her will
calls fur the gravest resistance (el(owehr) from all pante,"

One of the Pall Mali Gazette correspondents at Vienna
writes :—" rhat Prussia is secretly in accord with Russia in
this step Baron Benet makes no scruple of declaring; in-
deed, he has long since seen the meaning and intention of
the mock anger of Prussia against England for her supposed
f evour to France in the present war—a mere • quorello
Allemana ' by which, under the allegation of unfriendliness
to G,rmany, Bismarck was able to excites had feeling to-
wards England at the very moment when her magnificent
benevolence might have conciliated the German people. All
these were preliminary steps, all taken with due forethought,
and all necessary for what was to follow."