The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-11-22 00:00:00

THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR.

TRE IMPENDING sTRuGGLL

The correspondent of the Tihus at Versailles describes
the defensive works of Pavia h ViUg assumed the sp.
peerage:la of work, of attack, and ho says that it is
evident that a severe end do-prate, nituggio will ha
made before the city submit. to capitulation through
the exhaustioa of It. supplies. In the opinion of many
°Moms the siege of Paris is a gigaotio tuutako, awl the
writer adds. that ev,rything undo to confirm the con-
viction that the end IA the war will not be reached even
wheu Paris has fallen and Ih l Lid-quarters of the
German army are r, moved to •ho Tuileries.
Loitering between o.lcans sou Tony. the rktorious
Army of the Loire op;o,rs to court a fate which can
scarcely be ,:ectlitlni. 'hen tho no. Coinutand,r of the
central German Any rcsithes tho Yonno. General
Aurelles will be or. r.vh,lin, I. awl bLi appointment,
date! Tours, November li. as Commanderina:hief of
the Army at the I,,dr, is too likely to prove the official
inauguration of. h. TOwl nylon u a a ouallur scale.

Tiz-e German lose Le re orleins was at least 5,0110.
Garibaldi's army is Lkoly to hi surrounded. Lyons
Is threatened.

Re•pestisg tho sanguine Von bloltke has
alrciuly weted hoe eto be prepored thous in a
month's tine.
1411 e is in • critical :late, kin,: Rattly destitute of
artillery.
It seleniLLrülyln o tioit . cdl, ai far as food
oacoein.d. hold wit till th • Intll ot .I.ineary. If
the stage is oat a isci y ise3C li. to llor MI IA certain.
Tito (been Prima, l'nbosiu la ts Writ:en • liter of
thtnita to tie vetnron %OA. o'raii,;cl for his
congratulations on the bestowment of the title of Field
Marshal, eoacluditig with the words "Au revolt in

.
One of the sewage, of the i o is asses' veal;
donkey Oath ii recognised t a great delicacy--
void with a poultry flavour— it it seareely to be had
for love or money ; a group of w mien collected this
morning around a (MCCAW in lily ueighbourhood
and forestalled all the prime Mee ..I, lore it watt cut up
Teeproprietor of the think .rs t were the delight
of the &noels of l'Arts,whe vt..,t...1 Robinson, and
dined in the doe 4 wiiit their Into .d It, the students, on
fete days, not Ming able to tot it .in hi. four-footed
friends, in these days of acarati, it ei opened a butcher's
shop in the Rue Ch.) I. 'Ancienue Cone:die. midis rt gating
the "guarder Latin' with the flesh that was bestridden
with so much hilarity a few slant ovuks sinee.—Paris
corroopopsokau of Ow A (lone wit.

rim Taws, speaking of the last great Exhibition,
" Usdoebtedly, however, tho &wet show of
Watches is made by Benson, who offered prises for
&woos for Watch Oilier at Vie South Kensington
Museum, and who, by these meau , has secured some
of the most exquisite and ormanental designs for
Watches that are shown in the Muliings." Mince then
greater insprovementa,both iii the eases and movement.'
have been introduced by Mr. J. W. Benson, of Old
Bood•stgest, and Ludgate Hill, Linden. It may be
fairly said tbst those Watches are the perfection of
mechanism and beauty. Illustrated Pamphlets on
Nirawk,„ yowallery, Cloaks, Chain.. Ste., forwarded by
gepope, post free, on recvipt of two stamps.

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