The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-04 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

SUN OFFICE, 8 A.M

THE WAR,

THE CAPITULATION AND THE

ARMISTICE.
BERLIN, February 3.

The troops taken prisoners at Paris are about
180,000; the fortress guns captured, 1,500; field
pieces and mitrailleuses, 400. The gunboats on the
Seine, and the locomotives and rolling-stock, are
likewise appropriated by the victors.—limes.

The following telegrams come through Reuter's
agency:--

THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
VERSAILLES, February 4.

The news published in London and Bordeaux
respecting the German conditions of peace is in-
accurate in so far as concerns Lorraine, Pondicherry,
and the cession of twenty war ships.

Alsace and Metz will not be given up by the
Germans.

As regards the war indemnity, four milliards of
francs were demanded ',in the negotiations with M.
Thiers in November, since then the amount deemed
necessary by Germany may have risen to double that
figure.

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.
IMPERIAL HEAD-QUARTERS, VERSAILLES,

February 3 (5.35 p.m.)
The Government in Bordeaux, in its decree order-
ing elections for the Constituent Assembly, has ex-
cluded from the suffrage numerous classes of the
population, former Ministers, Councillors of
,State,
Senators, and all who have ever been official candi-
dates. Count Bismarck has in a note protested
against the decree, and only freely elected de-
puties, as stipulated in the Convention, will be
recognised by the Germans as representatives of
Prance.

BRUSSELS, February 3.
The following intelligence from Paris has been
l'eceived by the Gaulois, dated February 2 :
"A preliminary meeting has been held at the
Polies Bergeres, at which M. Jules Lermina pre-
sented himself as candidate for the Constituent As..
Nenably.

"The following list of candidates was proposed;
—4.11‘1. Gambetta, Richard Wallace, Victor Hugo,
Lotus' Blanc, Edgar Quinet, Henri Rochefurt, Deles-
cluze, Felix Pyat, Ledru Rollin, Garibaldi, Saisset,
Schoelcher, Matin, Michelet, and Dorian. The meet-
lug voted in favour of the following from the above
list :

" Victor Hugo, Garibaldi, Quinet, Gambetta,
,Saisset, and Dorian.
4` The Electoral Committee of the Bourse held a
Ineeting on the 31st of January, with the object of
drawing up a list of 90 names, including the most
distinguished military and naval men, magistrates,
barristers, and men of letters. This list was su
eequently to be submitted to a large electoral meeting.
"All reports of disturbances having occurred in
?aria are untrue. There was some excitement, and
a few crowds assembled on the news of the armistice
and the lack of provisions becoming known, but
order was quickly restored."
Persons have arrived here who left Paris on
Wednesday. They state that the city is quiet, but
that great difficulty exists in providing food. Up to
Wednesday 23,000 persons had asked permission to
leave the city.

ARRIVAL OF V. JULES SIMON AT
BORDEAUX.
BORDEAUX, February 1.
AIX Jules Simon and Lavertujon arrived here at
/loon to-day.

TTEMPT UPON THE LIFE OF GENERAL
TROCHU.

BRUSSELS, February 3 (Afternoon).
The Echo du Porlement publishes the following
paragraph, headed, " Attempt upon the life of
that
Trochu" :.".•46 We read in the Paris Moniteur
t'at sad incident occurred while General Trochu
wu
u,s bringing back battalions from the last sortie.
e shall confine ourselves to saying that this incident
o,beters the life of one of General Trochu's orderly
once

It
i; denied that the Orleans Princes will pre-
;4t themyselves as candidates for the Constituent
114einbl.

MESSAGE OP THE EMPEROR OF
GERMANY.

BERLIN, February 3.
t, to-day's sitting of the Lower House, the
he
N,resldent read the report of the delegation sent to
gyversailles to
present the address to the King.
11:President then read the following reply
„ the Emperor :—"I desire to express my
the4"et thanks to the Chamber of Deputies for
w address which has just been presented to me.
the have lived to see powerful and great events,
the result of which has been that I, summoned by
German Princes and free towns, found myself
liced to assume the Imperial dignity of the
etelart Empire. I believed myself compelled to
Ie to the request which was made to me, and
4iieraY to God that it may be granted to me and my
RoeLe."B to cause the newly risen Empire to
tlif8"411 and to be an Empire of peace. If at
et moment moment there is a prospect that the severe
ty-egle into which the German people were forced
~Ouns
unjustified attack of an unquiet neigh-
-4t will soon be finished, yet I must observe that
fibillresent this is only a hope, and that pos-
th? greater sacrifices will have to be made by
T11,311,4ti°11 should the war be still further prolonged.
the hmeeda of the army, and the sacrifices made by
eah'e°Ple, are all worthy of the highest praise, and
licet think of them even without deep emotion.
l'ekatd)'°ll he my interpreter in the Lower House as
441,41;8 these my feelings." In conclusion the Pre-
the called upon the House to give loud cheers for

W4P, FEELING IN MARSEILLES.
la
At MARSEILLES, February 2.
relit) Prefect of Marseilles, and M. Anatole de
4 Netle) Prefect of the Basses Pyrenees, have issued
Ivat s "ltion recommending the continuance of the
outrance.

The ,„ HAvnE, February 3.
clt tirl:avre papers assert that this morning a body
Peeki 1,448, notwithstanding the armistice, entered
by force.

4" PROVISIONING OF PARIS.
deratand that an oiler was made last
L1NC:4437 °II the part of her Majesty's G. overn
,7 4 the German authorities at Versail.les. and.
t
;Iles Pavre at Paris, to place, at their join.
t'erreB„',"l. Alajesty's stores and people at. their
'Ol. ;11'14 they could be of any use for supplying food
Nt 08) subject to no condition except that what-
-Biej-Majesty's Government do must ber doneuh
4 of" cognizance and approval both of a re
A t 4 German agent.
:Toe:grani received at the Foreign Office from.
he '4° Itussell at Versailles, dated Thursday.) Bays •
eut°"B by Dieppe Havre and Lille, will now
Celt" A despatch from' Jules Favre, dated
,the Says : The railway traffic on the Northern.
'teit route, Forward everything by the Amiens
ds °lite* Cattle must be sent by rail, but first of
81)4tch flour"