The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-24 00:00:00

THE WAR.

MINING SHARE LIST.—JANUARY 23.
• Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS.
Mining Offices, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London.
Market moderately active for Prince of Wales, Grenville, East
Grenville, Taquaril, Cam Brea, East Lovell, New Lovell, Don
Pedro, and Great Laxey.
Cain Brea. 40, 50
Chiverton Moor,
Chiverton Valley,
Chontales (Gold),
Cook's Kitchen, 19, 193/4
Devon Great Consols,
Drakewalls, 245, 265
Don Pedro North Del Rey, 21, 21
East Caradon, 5, 51
East Lovell, 31, 32
East Pool,•
East Wheal Greniille, 31 3f
Flontino and Bolivia (Gold),
General Brazilian,
Great Laxey, 17, 18
Great Retallack.
Great Wheal Vor. 81, 9
Hingston Down,
Mark e Valley, 7, 71
New Beldon, 15s, 17s 6d
New Lovell, 11, 21
North Crofty.
Pary's Mountain, 3, 31
Peuhalls,

THE SIEGE OF PARIS.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BOMBARDMENT.
The Journal Officiel of Paris has published the results of
the Paris bombaodndent, from the time when the civil
population were first attacked until the 13th. Many of
the public buildings have been damaged. The Pantheon
has been a particular object of attack during many nights,
and considerable injuries have been caused by the exploding
shells. On some occasions as many as fifty fell fn two
hours. The quarters of Vaugirard and Grenelle were
literally riddled with shot. The night watohmen reported
that from nine in the evening until three in the morning
the shots in these directions never ceased. The Lux-
emburg Palace and the Val de Grace were also
frequent objects of attack. l‘lany churches were struck,
besides hospitals, schools, and public institutions. In some
cases great damage has been done to private property and
dwelling-houses.
The Prussian Itioniteur has receiv account from
the headquarters at *Versailles, whied ch a
sen ems to enter-
tain no doubt as to the fatal of
ooh
fonly the Prussi
made an
fire. Hitherto, it says, we have a
rare use of the elevated range, but we are certain that
great damage has been done to the interior of the city.
So soon as the bombardment of Paris prevents the French
from firing from the forts, our artillery can take their
stand under the forts, and from
wtheill southern
exposed
forts
the whole centre of Paris be
to our fire. It is evident that the chief at-
tention of the artillery should be directed to the
southern forts. These cannot be destroyed
are vin artua short
time. The forts of Issy and Vanves illy
silenced, which is at any rate a satisfactory result. Our
siege pieces are in excellent condition after nine days of
bombardment, and none of our batterie have ceased
Bring, After a lough calculations , it appears
that our firing is double that of the enemy.
The Crown Prince makes daily inquiries as to the pro-
gress of the bombardment; and the Federal Chancellor
and General Moltke were lately at a grand assembly of
the officials.
The military correspondent of the Silesian Gazette, writing
on the bombardment, says that its effects on the
population of Paris have not been so formidable as was
supposed, because they were already inured to hardships.
Notice of the bombardment was not given, because it was
not a general one, and was not likely to have an immediate
effect on the actions of the commandant. The artillery
of the Germans has only as yet attacked the works at the
south-west of Paris. The particular object of attack
is not yet known, but it is believed probable that the
chief efforts of the artillery will be directed to the south-
west, and that an assault will be made on the heights of
Montreuil and Romainville, which are crowned with nu-
merous forts, and are the key of Paris. It is considered
a great advantage that the numerous sorties have not in-
terrupted the work of the besiegers, so that the infantry
have been able to gain ground towards the point of
attack.

Perran Wheal Virgin, 11. 11
Prince of Wales, 375, 40s
\
Providence Mines,
Rose*all Hill and Ransome
United, 11, 11
South ()ondurrow, 4L 41
South Frances,
Sivbetland Creek, 4, 41
Tankerville. 13. 131
Taquaril (Gold). 4 s, 4fs
Tincroft, 49, 51
Trumpet Consols,
Van,
West Caradon,
West Chlverton, 431. 501
West Maria and Fortescne,
265, 28s
West Tankerville, 3, 31
Wheal Agar.
Wheal Crebor,
Wheal Grenville. 4, 41
Wheal Kitty. St. Agnes, 9, 91
IWheal Margaret,
Wheal Mary Ann.
Wheal 171,y. 31, 31

MARKETS.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.-At Mark Lane to•
day the grain trade has been Without feature of importance.
From Essex and Kent the receipts of wheat
camp been limited,
and the quality has been inferior. Fine dry les have been
scarce, and have experienced a moderate inquiry, at last week's
prices •, otherwise the trade has been dull. As tegards foreign
wheat the supplies have been moderate. Choice descriptions
have realised full prices, but inferior samples,have been neglected.
With barley the market has been fairly stipplied, but the bulk
of the produce has been inferior. there has been very little
inquiry, and prices have had a drooping tendency.
Malt has
been inactive, at previous quotations. Oats, the show of which
has been less extensive, have been rather firmer, at full prices.
Beans have been quiet, on former terms. Transactions in peas
have been restricted, at late rates. The flour market have been
firm, and prices have been maintained.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.-There
were only moderate supplies of both beasts and sheep here to-
day, owing to the absence of foreign. Trade, however, ruled
dull, in consequence of the comparatively low currencies for
carcases at Smithfield. The top price for both beasts and sheep
was not above 6s. ; ss. Bd. to ss. 10d. being
current. There
were about 160 Scotch beasts in the market. Calves and pigs
were unaltered in value. Per 81b. to sink the offal arse
and inferior beet 3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 6d.
to 4s. 10d. ; prime large oxen, ss. 4d. to ss. Bd. ; prime Scotch,
ss. lCd. to Os. ; coarse and inferior sheep, 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. •,
second quality ditto, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. •, prime coarse-wolled
sheep, ss. to 6s. Bd. ; prime Southdown ditto, ss. 10d. to 6s. 2d. ;
large coarse calves, 3s. tid. to 4s. 4d. ; prime small ditto, 58.
to
6s. 4d. ; large hogs, 4s. 4d. to 55. 2d. ; and neat small porkers,
ss. 6d. to Quarter-old store pigs, 225. to 265. each.
Arrivals.-English :-Beasts, 2,095 ; sheep, 10,630 ; calves, 22 ;
pigs, 60. FOreign :-Beasts, 285 ; sheep, 110 ; calves, 0 ; pigs, 0.
Total :--Beasts, 2,380 ; sheep, 10,740 ; calves, 22 ; pigs, 60.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, MONDAY.-There has
been a moderate supply of meat on offer. The trade has been
quiet, at about late rates. The imports into London consisted
of 165 baskets, 4 cases Nieu Diep ; 14 packages, 3 chests Har-
lingen, and 50 qrs. Chickstadt. Per 81bs. by the carcase :-
Inferior beef, 3s. to 3s. Bd. middling ditto, 4s. to 4s. 4d. ; prime
large ditto, sto ss. 2d. ; ;rimep small ditto, ss. 2d. to 55
.
large pork, Cs.s sa. to 4s. ; inferior mutton, 3s. to 35. Bd. mid-
dling ditto, 48. to 4s. 4d.: prime ditto, 4s. 10d. to ss. ; veal,
6s. 4d. to ss. 6d, ; small pork, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d.
BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, MON-
DAY.-These markets have been well supplied with potatoes.
With a quiet trade, prices have ruled as follow :-English
regents, 755. to 955. ; Scotch regents, 755. to 100 s. ;rooks, 655.
to 80s.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET, MONDAY. - The hop market
throughout the past week has been characterised by firmness.
Choice descriptions have been taken off rapidly, at extreme
quotations. Other qualities have been moderately inquired
after, and full prices have been realised. Mid and East Kents,
[ Z 1 155. to £7 Os. per cwt. ; Weald of Kent, £1 15s. to £3 10s. ;
Sussex, £1 10s. to £3 Os. ; Farnham and country, £3 15s. to
£5 12s. ; olds, £1 Os. to £2los.
LONDON WOOL MARKET, MONDAY.-A fair amount of
animation has been obtainable in the wool market. There has
been a healthy inquiry for most descriptions, especially for the
choicest qualities, and prices have ruled firm. The import into
London last week consisted of 7,394 bales from Adelaide. 603
Cape, 140 Melbourne, 4,788 Port Philip, and about 200 balesfrom
the Continent.
LONDON TALLOW MARKET, MONDAY.-The mar
tallowket
has been quiet. Y. C., spot, 455. 3d. per cwt. ; town ,
445. per cwt., nett cash. Particulars :-S to
week, ck this
2,3 19 day, 39,960
cwt. ; price of Y. C., 455. 3d. ; delivery last cwt.
ditto from June 1, 80,150 cwt. ; arrival last week, 3,497 cwt.;
ditto from June 1, 87,850 cwt. ; price of town, 465. 6d.
MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, MONDAY.-T ishere
et and
is no
change to report at this market to-day, which qui
steady in tone. Buyers seem to have satisfied their present
orders, and are disinclined to go further, whilst producers are
generally so well engaged that they demand at full rates, which
are not paid by buyers, who look for lower rates, owing to
the many receipts of cotton at the American ports, and at
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.__ supply of
stock was much larger than on last Monday. The demand was
very good for both cattle and sheep, at rathe,r lower
except for the best cattle, which were unaltered in value.
Beef, Old. to 81d per lb. ; mutton, 71d. to 9d. per lb. There
were at the market 2,554 cattle and 8,025 sheep.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.-Opening report
-This market opened with a fair demand to-day, without
change in the prices. Sales probably 12,000 bales. Closing Re-
port. There has been an increased demand and mo7e tone at
this market to-day, but no perceptible improvement in prices.
Sales 14,000 bales, inducing 3,000 for speculation and export.
CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR, MONDAY.-This market was very
quiet to-day, and not much business done. Prices rather in
favour of buyers.
GLASGOW PI; IRON MARKET, MONDAY.-This market wasat
quiet, at 51s. Bd. in a month, accepted. Closing,
sellers,
615. 6d. cash ; buyers, 51s. 40.
CORK BUTTER MARKET, MONDAY.-Ordinary firsts, 1468.,
seconds 1445., thirds 1285., fourths 1155., fifths 975., sixths 635.
190 firkins in the market. Mild cured-firsts 1525., seconds
1515., thirds 1338. 8 firkins in the market.
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THE PARIS PAPERS ON THE BOMBARDMENT.
The Paris papers of the 15th of January report that
several fires were caused on the southern and south-eastern
portions of Paris by the besiegers' shells, but all were
speedily extinguished. One shell fell upon the steps of
the Ministry of Commerce. The omnibuses running
between the Place Rochechouart to La Glaciers have
changed their route to avoid danger from the bombard-
ment, and now avoid the Rue de la Sante, which is
regarded as unsafe, taking instead the line of the Rue
St. Jacques. For similar reasons the omnibuses be-
tween CGurcelles and the Pantheon do not proceed
beyond the Rue Soufflet. The Electeur Libre of the 16th
says—" The bombardment continues night and day,
with occasional periods of increased violence and of relative
feebleness. This state of things, dangerous to certain
quarters, has become a normal condition, which in no
degree intimidates the inhabitants. Emigration from the
south side continues one. large scale. Many buildings
have suffered damage, the most destructive fire appearing
to proceed from a battery at L'Hay, whose shells reach
furthest towards the centre of the city. The Rues St.
Jacques and Guy Lussac, the Pantheon, Luxemberg, and
Jardin des Plantes are the most exposed parts. Every
one is full of hope, and looks forward to deliverance, which
is rendered more certain by an improved system of distri-
buting food. It is important to gain time. We all
understand that." The same paper announces that
measures had been taken by the authorities to provide
shelter, food, and fuel for the persons (estimated at
400,000) who would be compelled to remove from the dis-
tricts on the left bank to tti e more oentral quarters.

ON THH colgrEumaver.

i tioon
st
hperafEbalomplrtee.
being
alternative
ntt._igveTohfea
TAITe Bois:pop of Exeter and Ali
magistratesli av e been
nominated as candidates for the Exeter School Board.
It is alleged, however, that Miss Temple's nomination is
informal.
Mies
have fined Ellen Shute, a miserable-looking woman, 20s.
and costs, w month's imprisonment
with hardlabour, drunk and disorderly, and
assaulting a c transpired that this was her
251st appearance at the Bristol police-court for drunken-

ness.
THE NORTHERN PORTS OF EUROPE.—The ice
has broken up at Antwerp, and about 100 vessels will get
up to the docks and discharge cargoes, a large quantity of
which vial go to France. Most of the vessels with cargoes
were steamers. Rotterdam is still closed, and no goods
can get to the Rhine by that route. There are three f
and
eet
of ice in the Elbe at Hamburg. All the Danish
other Scandinavian ports are closed, with the exception
of Elsinore. The steamship Dragoon arrived in the Tyne
from the latter place on Friday. She brought a full,
cargo of butter, pork, &c., including ninety-three tons of
pork for London. She also brought three French non-
commissioned officers (two sergeants and one corporal,
late prisoners of war), who had escaped from the Germans
in Schleswig. They left Newcastle on Saturday en route
for France.
THE SOUTH WALES PORTS.—The year 1870 has
been eventful in many respects as
regards the st aple.
trades of South Wales. For the first six months of the
year there was a large amount of activity in both the iron
and coal trades, and future prospects were considered par-
ticularly hopeful. The sudden outbreak of war between
France and Germany completely disarranged ap
and it is not, therefore, a matter of surprise that business
was not so satisfactory during the past six months as in the
first half of the year. The following returns shew the
exports of coal during the last three years :—Cardiff,
301
2,099,707 tons in 1868, 2,192,586 tons in 1869, 2,,761
tons in 1870 ; Newport, 339,238 tons in 1868, 335,958
tons in 1869, 385,386 tons in 1870 ; Swansea;
588,218 tons in 1868, 585,958 tons in 1869;
600,601 tons in 1870 ; Llanelly, 128,737 tons 14
1868, 126,663 tons in 1869, 117,431 tons in
1870 ; coastwise the shipments during the same
period were as annexed :—Cardiff, 819,183 tonii
in 1868, 897,899 tons in 1869, 810,684.t0ns in 1870 ; New-
port, 643,472 tons in 1868, 775,820 tons in 1869, 719,971
tons in 1870 ; Swansea, 247,335 tons in 1868, 246,456
tons in 1869, 213,889 tons in 1870 ; Llanelly, 181,790
tons in 1868, 148,652 tons in 1869, 161,773 tons in 1870,
The exports would have shown an increase from all the
ports had it not been for the great falling off in the
French demand.
SNAKE POISONING IN A-USTRALIA, Two addi-
tional cases have recently come under notce illustrating
the efficacy of Professor Halford's remedy for snake-bite.
The first occurred on the Bass River, on the Ist
November, at about 1 p.m., when a son of Mr. Patrick
Guinlivan, of Bass River, aged 11 years, was bitten just
above the ankle by a snake. The punctures of the two
poison fangs were distinctly visible with a little
blood flowing from them. A ligature was
irits
ap-
plied and about half a tumber of
strong
increas-
sp
given in two (loses. The symptoms
ing in severity, a piece of skin
from over one of the most prominent veins at tint bend of
the elbow, the point of the syringe carefully roduced
into the vein, and about ten minims of prepared ammonia
injected. The relief waxer lmost instantaneous. Some
time after, the foot being y painful below the ligature,
this was removed, and additional poison entering the
- --t - -toms of snake-poisoning re-

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E LIN , LON DON, TUESD A:11 , JANUARY 24, 1871.

to be seen about the streets, and—what struck
me as decidedly odd—omnibuses, laden inside and outside
with passengers, were plying up and down among the
places over which a few hours before the shells had been
dropping. Here and there waggons were drawn up in
front of the houses, and being filled with the baggage
and furniture of residents migrating to a less exposed
quarter. This was almost the only sign I saw that the
bombardment was interfering with the Parisians' ordinary
life. The migration, too, was carried on very calmly,
without a symptom of panic or confusion.—Tim Corres-
pondent.

A. despatch from Paris, of the 17th, says ;—" The
majority of the Paris newspapers have recently been
engaged in a warm discussion of the question whether it
would be good for France and the Republic that M. Jules
Favre should proceed to London to join in the Conference.
The Journal des Debats has taken the lead in advocating
the immediate departure of the French Min
ieeister
le
for Foreign Affairs for London, but the S
and newspapers which have always distinguished
themselves by the most strenuous opposition to
any idea of capitulation are anxious at M.
Jules Favre should remain at his post at the seat
Government and of the National Defence. M. Jules
Favre, finding himself thus situated between two fires,
has taken the course of consulting the Mayors of Paris,
but these gentlemen have shewn themselves equally
divided on the subject, and have only increased the
indecision of General Trochu's chief colleague.
People here begin to believe that M. Jules
Favre will, after all, not leave. The Journal des Debuts,
however, of this morning contains the following note :
'M. de Bismarck seems to know how to gain as much
time in the affair of the safe-conduct as he did in the de-
livery of the letter of Lord Granville. M. Jule isavre
has not received any safe-conduct from the Prus Go-
vernment ; if he had, he would leave for Londo the The
meeting of the Mayors has furnished a proof of ab-
sence of any agitation among the inhabitants of Paris on
this question. The Parisians refer the matter to M. Jules
Favre and M. Gambetta. If M. Jules Favre should go
they will approve his doing so ; tf he remain in Paris
they will equally approve his decision; their confidence in
him is complete.' "

TILE WOMEN OF PARIS.
The " Besieged Resident " who contributes to the Daily
News pays a high tribute to the women of the capital.
They have but " just enough food to keep body and soul
together, and to obtain even this they bare to stand
for hours before the doors of the butchers
served.
and
bakers waiting for their turn to
be
And yet they make no complaints, but patiently
suffer, buoyed up, poor people, by the conviction
that by so doing they will prevent the Prussians from
entering the town. If one of them ventures to hint at a
capitulation, she is set on by her neighbours. Self-asser-
tion, however, carries the clay. Jules and Jaques will
hereafter quaff many a petit verre to their own heroism;
and many a story will they inflict upon their long-suffTheir
er-
ing friends redounding to their own special glory.
wives will be told that they ought to be proud
to have such men for husbands. But Jules and Jacques
are in reality ifut arrant humbugs. Whilst they boose
their
d,
their wives starved. Whilst they were warmly clad,
wives were in rags. Whilst they were drinking confusion
to their enemies in some snug room, their wives were
freezing at the baker's door f
tor their ratiopoorer classes—
n of bread. In
Paris the women—l speak
are of more sterling stuff than the men. They suffer far
more, and they repine much less.
TIL"
OF E SHELLS.
THE EFFECT
It was the roofs of the houses that had naturally suf.
fered most, and I confess it gave me quite a new respect
for the destructive powers of the Prussian shells to see
what here and there they had done. I got permission to
go up to the top storey of one house which had received
five shells, while the houses around had nearly all entirely
escaped. The effects of one shell struck me as
very remarkable. A small hole, scarcely bigger
than the shell itself, chewed where it bad
leanly that if it had hap-
entered so neatly and c
would scarcely have been
urst immediately after en-
noticed ; but it must have
b
tering, and the widespread havoc its fragments had
caused
used
was almost appalling. The opposit ha
four plaCes, and scored deeply

17th the French troops occuPiod several points to the
south. But the- Germans were resolved to prevent this
onward advance at all hazards, and a number of men from
the besieging forces round Paris were sent to reinforce
the troops .opposing Faidherbe. As usual, they knew
perfectly the exact position of the enemy, and could
choose the right moment for attack. On the 18th, part
of the French 22nd Corps, which had neglected to keep a
proper lookout, was attacked in two places, but unsuccess-
fully, for the 23rd Corps hurried up to the spot and assisted
it. On the 19th, however, the eneray recommenced the attack,
having the advantage of the position, which he had had
leisure to choose. The line of battle extended from Mes-
nil Saint Laurent to the south-west at Vermand, and to
the west at St. Quentin, passing b seve
Y several small vil-
lages, The fight did not not grow serious
until ten o'clock, when G eneral Gislain left
Castres, a village occupied by the 23rd, to ascend
the heights. The enemy's riflemen then came down from
Hancourt, and* opened a murderous fire upon the French
at a distance of 200 metres. Nearly all the effective of
General Gislain's force remained on the ground.
The Prussians came up in serried columns-
General Bessol's division, healed by himself,
'opposed their advance, but the general was struck
down by a shell, and the artillery was silenced by the
numerical superiority of the Prussian batteries. The
position Was consequently abandoned. At Baulieu, how-
ever, the 22nd had gained ground, and was pushing for-
wards, but the Prussian general seized a moment
when the too great extension of the line gave him
a chance to decide the fortunes of the day,
by making a simultaneous attack on several points old if the
front. Before Faidherbe, who saw the danger, coun-
terfere to avert it, the Germans formed several compact
columns, and flung themselves upon the weakened
French line, which they broke through in several
places. At four o'clock the French still held
their positions, but it was evident the troops
were exhausted. Faidherbe ordered the retreat,
which, under the protection of the reserve, began in good
order. Unhappily the Prussian batteries on the heights
swept the roads they had to follow, and their terrible
fire soon forced them to abandon their quiet and
orderly retreat for a desperate flight. They rushed
through St. Quentin in the midst of a deluge of sheThlls,
which destroyed and ignited that unhappy town. e
troops went on to Cambrai, which is now the temporary
headquarters. Such a retreat necessarily cost the French
dear in killed, in wounded, and in prisoners, without
speaking of the catastrophe at St. Quentin, which is half
destroyed. If during the fight the French inflicted greater
losses on the Germans than they suffered themselves, the
case was terribly reversed at night. General du Bessol
has been brought into Lille in a dangerous state. His
disablement is a great loss for the Army of the North, in
whose ranks his bravery is proverbial. General Robin is
missing. None can tell whether he is killed, wounded,
or prisoner. The German reinforcements came up
every five minutes, it is said, by train. On the
French side the Lille Mobiles, and the Flying Volunteers
of the North distinguished themselves greatly, but
the rural Mobiles were the chief authors of the recoil
of the 23rd. The defeat is all the more to be re-
gretted, as hitherto the Army of the North has
been almost uniformly successful, but from this over-
whelming blow it can hardly recover quickly. Accounts
from Cambrai itself give a pitiable description of the
army's entry into the town. It was 2.30 a.m. when Gen.
Faidherbe and his staff rode into Cambrai to ask shelter,
and the trampling of the horses aroused the inhabitants,
who rushed into the streets to learn the disaster. The
treasury of the army and other branches followed closely,
and at dawn came the remnant of the army, straggling
soldiers, covered with mud to their waists, harassed, ex-
hausted, and despairing. Their boots, when they had them,
were shapeless masses of mud, but a great number
marched barefoot. There was nothing of the soldier lett
in their appearance. It was an army in rags. The
remnants of the war material which had been saved from
the disaster were heaped on the Place d'Arm6s. *Every-
one and everything connected with the army bore traces
of a desperate encounter and superhuman fatigues.

THE DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH
NORTH ARMY.
An officer, arrived at Cambrai, gives the following
account of the battle of St. Quentin :—" On the morning
of the 18th the Army of the North left its cantonments
for Urvillers and M4zi4es-sur-Oise. The 2nd Brigade
of the 22nd Corps had already arrived at Roussy, when
they encountered the Prussian vanguard. They
halted on the road to allow the rest of the army and
convoys to come up. During this time Foerster's Brigade,
which had arrived at Vaux, was violently attacked by
the Prussians, supported by a battery of twelve guns.
The want of cavalry, which was at St. Quentin,
did not allow of this brigade being sufficiently aware of
the enemy's position through scouts, having only infantry
on the flank and therefore were attacked unawares. Not-
withstanding this, this army corps, assailed from half-
past ten in the morning, vigorously resisted until half-
past three in the afternoon. The 43rd Regiment of Line
sustained the shock alone during a certain time without
becoming broken, and was afterwards reinforced by the
20th Battalion of Foot Chasseurs. Such a vigorous re-
sistance could not be made without losses, and this brave
regiment had five officers and 100 men hors de combat
after the engagement. The Mobiles of Gard were
charged by cavalry and unable to resist the shock,
but the Mobiles of Seine and Marne sustained the
charge with the greatest sang froid, and compelled the
cavalry to retreat. Notwithstanding the impetuosity and
the suddenness of the attack, the Ist brigade, although
not reinforced by the 2nd which remained inactive on the
road of Roussy, continued its march forward, and reached
Mezieres-sur-Oise and Sery-les-314zieres. The enemy,
therefore, had not been able to arrest the march of the
division commanded by General du Bessol. The 23rd
corps rushed to their guns believing a serious engagement
imminent, but arrived from the direction of Vaux when the
Ist Brigade had already reached Serancourt. The columns
thus sent as supports suffered heavily, and abandoned some
waggons. The first day was only the prelude of the great
battle of the 19th, when the 23rd corps was stationed near
St. Quentin, the Ist division in cantonments around Neu-
vile and Gauchy, the 2nd division at Grugis and Castres.
The enemy first attacked Castres, which was vigorously
defended by Gislin's brigade, notwithstanding the favour-
able positions of the Prussians, who held the heights com-
manding the village. Shortly after Grugis was also
attacked, whilst firing was going on in the direction of
Levy, on which place the entire 23rd corps marched
rapidly, supporting its left on the canal.
shed Deroya
the
's
division, although not yet attacked, mar to
heights, where the mill of Tout Veut is situated, and
on the crests of Raulieu, the right also leaning on
the canal, but insensibly, and whilst Bessol's division
advanced up the declivities in the rear Deroya's columns
supported on the left and arrived at the heights of
Neuville and Mesnil St. Laurent. The line of battle
thus extended from Helmont, Lavy, Grugis, the Mill of
Tout Veut, Raulieu la Neuville to Mesnil St. Laurent.
Unfortunately the 23rd Corps was separated from the
22nd by the Crozet Canal, bordered by inaccessible banks,
so that it was impossible for them to form a junction
without a long detour by St. Quentin. Towards ten
o'clock orders were sent to General Gislin to abandon
the
village of Castres and gain the heights. At
moment General Deroya was attacked along the whole
line, the attack being supported by
violent discharges
of artillery. The Prussian Tirailleurs descending
from the crests of Hancourt precipitated themselves upon
the French with such audacity that the latter at first did
not believe they were the enemy's troops, and allowe
them to advance within 200 metres to avoid committing a
mistake. Immediately they recognised the enemy a
withering fire instantly stopped the advance and put
them to flight quicker than the attack was made. The
Prussian loss must have been enormous, the ground
being strewed with their dead. The Germans
then pushed forward their battalions in masses,
and General Bessol, to oppose this avalanche, advanced
a battery of four guns, which was insufficient, and soon
dismounted by the converging fire of several Prussian
batteries, but as soon replaced by a battery of twelve guns,
which began to silence the enemy's batteries; but a fresh
battery coming up for the Prussians compelled a change ,
of position, and whilst General Bessol was overlooking
and directing this movement he received a serious wound
from a piece of shell in the stomach. Deroya's division
occupied with tirailleurs some very high crests, from A
whence they prevented the enemy's advance.
battery of eight guns was put into position at the
Maison de Raulieu, and preserved throughout the
engagement its superiority over the German batte-
ries. Towards two o'clock the whole Prussian line receded
in front of the 22nd corps, but the 23rd was losing ground.
General Faidherbe ordered several battalions of the 22nd
corps to go to the assistance of the 23rd ; it is not known
whether this help arrived in time, but it is certain
that the 23rd corps gave way visibly, and was soon in full
retreat. It wag then two or three p.m. The 22rd corps
at that time bad gained too much ground, r its line,
er
forming an arc of a circle extending as the for
advline was
ance was
made, not to become soon a dang, because the
becoming extremely narrow. The danger was all the more
serious as the French reserves were few, and the enemy
had concentrated his forces—superior in numbers on three
or four points—in close columns, with which he could at a
given moment drive in the thinned line of the French army
at anypoint it chose for an advance.
That is what happened.
Towards half-past three the Mobilesbegan to falter ; never-
theles they were rallied behind the ambulance of Cauchy
and placed in rank with the Reservedat. Zouav
Ines of the
North, with orders to protect the retre front of
Deroya's division a strong Prussian column was trying to
execute a turning movement on the left of the French,
but a battery of eight guns, under orders of M. Monte-
bello, arrested the Prussians, and inflicted enormous losses
on them. At four o'clock no position had been abandoned,
all were defended with the mJst vigorous energy, when
the order of retreat was given, doubtless on account of
the impossibility of Paulze d'lvoy's division resisting
the enemy's attacks. Some battalions of the
22nd corps protected the retreat, which was at
first conducted with the greatest order, the battalions
massed and the batteries in their regular position, but
shortly the Prussian batteries shewed themselves upon the
crested heights commanding the French positions and
opened full fire upon them. The French columns at first
hastened their step to get out of reach of the guns, but
to
the
effect of the firing was such that they were compelled
take a running step to go and reform farther on, not with-
out considerable losses. All the troops passed through
St. Quentin under the fire of the Prussians,
who bum,
St.
town, smashing in the roofs and trying to fire
the houses. Night weakened the pursuit, and Feidherbe
was enabled to retreat towards Cambrai without further
molestation."

AFTER THE BATTLE OFILLE ST. QUENTIN.
L, January 21.

Lille to-day presents but a doleful appearance. As is
always the case after a battle, and more especially after a
defeat, stragglers and fugitives come in with dejected
countenances and tattered garments, some eagerly
pocketing any charitable contributions offered
others forming the centres of groups whom they
harangue
respecting the battle. At the station of the North railway
&melancholy spectacle presents itself. Women, children,
re
aged parents, with faces covered with tears,
a
thronging around, seeking news, and listening with
rom e
painful
eagerness to every fragment they can catch up f th,
arrivals which may throw some light on
to thl3witness, fate of
their dear ones. All this is painful
and he must have a hard heart indeed who
is not touched by it. An incident not less
unexpected than Faidherbe's retreat occurred this after-
noon, and brought the prevailing excitement to a climax.
Gambetta, arrived at two o'clock with M. Paul Bert, the
new prefect of the North, and several superior officers. He
was very warmly received, and it is understood he has
ourn
come to confer with Jules Favre during his jey to
Calais, for Favre will certainly represent France at
thnoe
q LLondeand being at Calais he ill

stillness. All this tune there was a furious cannonade
outside the walls. As if the roar were a lullaby, the
people were all sleeping quietly in the districts through
which I passed. It is a fair picture of the temper of the

people."
A telegram from Havre says a considerable engagement
took place there on Saturday; but details are wanting.
The father-in-law of M. Arnaud, the commandant of
the National Guard, who was assassinated by
the Reds
at Lyons, has died in consequence of the shock produced
by the death of his relative.
A spy has just been shot at Orgeux—a Wurtemburger
—taken in the very act. He had represented himself as
an Alsatian, and carried on his work gaily. His wife
came over to see him, but did not seem to be much
affected. His last words were, as the platoon came out to
shoot him, " I have causes the death of many more
Frenchmen than those it now takes to shoot me."
Some of the French prisoners at Spandau have started
an illustrated paper, entitled Prometh,ee, the programine
of which is to " speak at a distance from beautiful France
of small matters which concern us abroad, and to revive
among us that old Gallic satire and gaiety which charac-
terise our nation." The first number has been published,
and contain articles by prisoners of a humorous character.
The Journal Officiel of the 15th of January contains the
following announcement :—" Several journals have re-
peated with persistent assertion that a plan of operations
agreed upon by a pretended Council of War by
four
generals was not carried into execution because of its
ts
having become known to the enemy. The Governor
Paris declares that this statement is absolutely untrue.
He would not have thought it necessary to take notice of
this statement had it not been for the serious danger to
the public interests of allowing such a report to remain un-
contradicted."
Men advanced in years, who in ordinary times wo,'ld
have been exempt from any military obligations, have now
to undertake garrison duty in Prussia and other part, of
Germany. A Stettin paper mentions that a yeoman in
that neighbourhood expressed a belief that the age of the
garrison soldiers was much exaggerated, and made a bet
that if he, a man 51 years old, volunteered for this duty,
he would be refused as too old. To his surprise, how-
ever, he was immediately accepted. A man 63 years of
the gar-
age, whose son was wounded at Gravelotte, but has re-
joined his regiment, has of his own accord joined
rison. At Cassel, men 50 years of age have voluntarily
undertajcen garrison duty, whereas hitherto all above 38
were exempted.

M. GA.MBETTA AT THE CONFERENCE
M. Jules Favre, says the Manchester Guardian, will not
come, but it is not certain that the aristocratic occupants
of the velvet chairs in the Conference Chamber of the
Foreign Office may not be startled on Tuesday by
Lille,
the
appearance of M. Gambetta. On Sunday he was at
and thus is within a few hours of London. To a man of
his energy and ambition the opportnnity is inexpressibly
tempting ; and if he had as much tact as he has eloquence,
the opportunity for rendering important service to his
country would be great.

MURDER IN A LUNATIC ASYLUM.—A.H inquest
has been held at the Newcastle Lunatic Asylum on the
body of one of the inmates, named Blakey, who ha
named
d died
from injuries inflicted on him by another lunatic,
John White. It appeared from the evidence that White
had attacked one of the keepers and Blakey with a spade,
while proceeding to work in a field. The doctors of the
asylum reported that White could not be considered
dth a
dangerous lunatic from the nature of his malady, an e
jury, conceiving that he was, to some extent at least,
responsible for his actions, returned a verdict of " Wilful
murder " against him.
TORPEDO EXPERIMENTS AT THE HOOGHLY.
The members of the Anglo-Indian Committee under
General Norman, whs have been appointed to consid .
the utility of torpedoes for the defence of Indian b
rivers and harbours, have been superintending some n-
structive experiments conducted in the Hooghly y
Colonel Hyde, C.E. It was satisfactorily shewn that
ientthe
Anglo-Indian authorities could supply torpedoes suffic
to destroy any boom that could be laid across a river, but
it was also found that, owing to the strength of the tide,
it would be extremely difficult to defend the Hooghly by
fixing a stationary torpedo in the stream. It is not, how-
ever, thought likely that an enemy will ever attempt to
force a passage up the Hooghly, but it is by
no means
improbable that the harbours of Moulmein or Bombay
may be threatened by a hostile fleet in time of war. It is
therefore, resolved to continue these experiments, so as to
decide upon an efficacious system of harbour defence.
THE NEW QUEEN OF SPAlN.—MariaNittoria, the
new Queen of Spain, is the daughter of the Piedmontep
prince Casterna, and her mother belongs to the nobt
Belgian family of De M4rode. She thus unites the tradi-
tions of the Italian Constitutionalism with devoted zeal
to the interests of Rome. Her father was prominent in
the Piedmontese Liberal movement in 1821, and had to fly
for his life, his property was seized and he was for many
years an exile. During this time he married the Belgian
heiress Mdlle. De Mdrode. Before his death in 1856
Prince Cisterna had laid the foundation of the educatioi
of his only child, Maria Vittoria, then six years of age.
most
His system which was rigorously pursued was
solid character, and more in accordance with the intellec-
tual standard of Vittoria Colonna than with the average
attainments of the Italian ladies of rank of the present
day. The education of the Spanish Queen has compriied
the pursuit of mathematics and sciences, the study of
ancient and modern languages and history, and the
training in the important principles of Roman and Italian
law. It is said that she would have preferred to remain.
as Duchess of Aosta and cultivate her solid and elegt,ut
tastes in retirement rather than undertake the duties and
responsibilities of the Queen of Spain, but that she will
do her utmost to fulfil the obligations imposed on her.
PUBLIC FEELING IN MELBOURNE.—The deepest
interest continues to be felt regarding the war between
France and Prussia, and the arrival of later European
news excites the community from time to time to a high
pitch of excitement. The intelligence of the surrender of
Metz and the commencement of the b bomardment of Pais
created a profound impression, and has caused the pullio
to await with painful anxiety the receipt of further nevs•
Regarding the attitude of England and the potoo
si
in which the colony may be placed in event
of the mother country taking part in the
struggle, the public mind has been still further reassmea
by the contents of a special telegram sent by
the ageit'
general to the Treasurer of Victoria. In this telegranto
Mr. Verdon informed the Government that Earl Grin'
vine was of opinion that there was no present probabliti
of England being involved in the war, and that if vSC
were threatened no effort would be spared on the pto 0 0
of the British Government to give warning and protec
to the colonies. The news received by the last mail of
the loss of the turret-ship Captain has createti 0
painful sensation here, and at first caused anxiety
De
felt in some quarters as to the safety of the Cerberue il)
her voyage to this port. This feeling, however, has beep'
allayed by a communication which reached the Govero;
ment from the agent-general, who states that there nee
be no apprehension of the Cerberus sharing the melancholl
fate of the Captain. An appeal is being made to the:
Australian public to assist in raising funds for the relit
of the widows and orphans of the lost crew. The WO'
five has been taken by the commodore of the Australisl;
squadron, and the appeal will no doubt be
heartil
responded to.—Melbourne Argus.
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THE DAMAGE TO THE PARIS FORTS.
The correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette at Versailles
lately enjoyed the rare opportunity of a good view of Fort
Issy from a commanding height. The three barracks in
the fort have been completely gutted, as they were set on
fire by the shells early in the bombardment, and
there is nothing standing but their four walls ;
not a vestige of their roofs remain. " Even
the walls are in a very dilapidated condition,
being pierced by shell-holes in all directions. But the
destruction of the barracks was only to be expected,d
the French themselves must have foreseen it as certain to
occur directly the Prussian batteries opened fire on
the fort. The ramparts of the fort did not
seem to have suffered nearly so severely as the
building within. From our point of observation, on
a clear day and with a very powerful glass (so powerful
that we could clearly see the sentinels on Fort Bic6tre,
some five or six miles distant), one could not discover any
embrasures knocked into one, or anything that could by
the wideSt imagination be spoken of as a practicable
breach. On one of the bastions nearest Meudon
we could see a space some fifty feet in length
which the Prussians had evidently been trying to make
into a breach ; but they appeared to have given up the
attempt for the present, as all their shells were falling
inside the fort, and not one went near the ramparts.
The masonary of the scarp, which is exposed for some
two feet to the enemy's fire, was damaged in places,
but apparently not to such an extent as to allow the earth
on the parapet to fall down into the ditch. Now
the thatear th the
thaw has set in, however, this may happen, as
-rang the parapet will be turned into mud."

M. GA.MBETTA AT LILLE.
In his speech at Lille, M. Gambetta said :—" We are,
above all, sworn enemies of war, and of that war that
we have considered a crime. We stigmatised it when
it was undertaken ; we appealed to that tame assembly
which carried us along by its servile attitude ;
we cursed it with our whole strength. To-day
we must uphold it, for we must save France. Therefore,
ask those who trample our soil for what they are fighting?
They will tell you, perhaps, they only fight because
the King commands. That King stated at first that he
did not make war upon the country, but upon the Em-
peror ruling it. Nevertheless, when in the name of the
Republic and people it was desired to stop the fratricidal
war, we were asked for three million inhabitants, several
miliards of francs, a Paris fort ;in fact, dishonour. We
refused ; we still refuse, and we will perish rather
than belie ourselves. [The speaker was here interrupted
by loud cries of ' Long live the Republic !'
' Long live the Government of National Defence ri
The Republic, continued Gambetta, accepted a complete
joint responsibility with the cause of the country. If she
failed in her task there would be no want of reactionaries
(reactionnaires) to blame her for the responsibility she
undertook. She must, therefore, save the country, and
also the unfortunate populations who have faith in her, and
have confided themselves to her. For the
honour of our invaded population, for the
honour of those who have until now escaped
invasion, we cannot give up a slice of territory, a part of
the population. France owes it to herself to resist A
outrance, or she is for ever condemned. (Applause.)
During twenty years Bonaparte prepared his armies, and
engulphed in that impious work more than 20 milliards,
and yet after a fortnight's struggle he and his armies dis.
appeared before the enemy. Since the four months that
we have beer confronted by formidable armies we have
not spent a milliard, and if resistance fires the nation the
enemy is lost. Germany is empty—her whole population is
under arms. In Germany the more thought there is the
greater life and yet today thought is dead, commerce
killed, and ruin everywhere. With us social life is only
interfered with, but not dead ; and, if strong
in our
conscience and our right, we resist, all may be saved.
If, in three months, the Prussians are still on our soil,
they are lost. By all possible sacrifices we must detain
them there to compass their more certain destruction. If
each of us is inspired by this falai and passion we have
only to will it to succeed."

* BIRTHS.
On the 18th inst., at 2, Brunswick gardens, Kengiogt°l
the wife of George A. Battcock, of a daughter.
On the 19th inst., at Devizes, the wife of the Rev.
Devas, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
On the 12th inst., at New Brighton,
M.D., of Seymour-street, Portman- squaL94ll,3o.t
Elizabeth, eldest daughta of C. W. If. YrifiVt""'
New•EF r='
ni,qieslur . 1,4
On the 18th hist., at Allhallowg, Cumberhint r-
Jackson Mitchell, merchant, Wigfon, to AP:
V:1
he late John Gunson, of The IN-'
R. D. itarling,4B4i;o

The thaw has produced a speedy effect upon the roads
and fields ads are ankle deep in mudround Paris. There are rivulets in every field
and the roa.
The passage of troops through Bordeaux continues
without abatement. "It is something really astonishing.
Every day one sees fresh bodies of men_ drawn up on the
open plFo3, decorated with. alleys 4517tfps, known as the
Qumeinices.