The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-27 00:00:00

THE EMPRESS AUGUSTA'S GOD-SON.

The Etoile Beige says ; —The Mobile Guards of
Cambria have surprised a brigade of Uhlans. Among
them was Max Abel, a god-son of the Empress
Augusta; he was wounded and taken prisoner. The
Germans having requested an exchange of prisoners
the French Commandant refused, and added that in
case of a bombardment he should place Max Abel in
the hospital ward at Cambrai the most exposed to the
shells.

THE CORONATION OF THE EMPEROR OF
GERMANY.

BERLIN, January 26.

The New Prussian (Cross) Gazette'of to-day says :
"The intimations frequently made by correspondents
from this capital of intentions having reference to the
coronation ceremony, are, as we can emphatically
state, unfoundel."

THE NAVIGATION OF THE DANUBE.

The Vienna Official Evening Post sriys there is no
authentic foundation for any of the reports published
in the newspapers respecting the instructions given
the Austrian Plenipotentiary at the Conference, in
reference to the question of guarantees for the free
navigation of the Danube. It adds that the assertions
of newspapers as to the facts of the case are based
altogether on erroneous assumptions.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, January 20.

After three days' discussion, the Senate has voted
that the transfer of the capital, as proposed by the
Minister, and, determined on by the Lower House,
shall be made on the 30th of June. it has declared
itself satisfied with the Minister's engagement con-
cerning the guarantees of the Pope's independence
and the liberty o! the Church.-7inzes.
ROME, January 26.

The Prussian Minister, Baron von Arnim, was
received to-day in private audience by Prince
Humbert.

The waters of the Tiber, the rising of which had
caused apprehensions of another inundation, are to.
day falling.—Reuter's Telegram.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

MR. J. B. SMITH AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.
Last night Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., attended the annual
meeting of the Stockport Liberal Associotion. Referring
to the subject of the foreign policy of England, as bear-
ing upon .her national defences, the hon. member
pointed out that this country had accumulated in wars, to
maintain the balance of power in Europe, a debt on which
the annual interest was £27,000,000. The object for
which these wars had been taken had failed. The Bour-
bons, for whom England had spent life and treasure,
had been banished from every throne in Europe
which they had hell, and there was hardly
a state or country which England had guar-
anteed by treaty during the last fifty years
which had not been remodelled. Mr. Smith went
on to point out that no good object had been attained by
the Crimean war. He deprecated the growth of a war
spirit in this country, and advocated the abandonment of
such a foreign policy as required increased armaments to
maintain it. The possession of her colonies and her
East Indian possesssions sufficiently guaranteed the im-
portance and dignity of England, and with theso and her
own internal affairs she had enough to do, without
troubling herself about such a chimera as the balance of
power.

THE MEMBERS FOR GLASGOW AND THEIR

CONSTITUENTS.

Last night, Mr. Dalglish, M.P., Mr. Graham, M.P.,
and Mr. Anderson, M.P., the members for the city of
Glasgow, addressed their constituents in the City Hall,
the Lord Prevost presiding. The hon. members spoke
strongly in favour of army reform, particularly condemn-
ing the purchase system and the Horse Guards. When
at the close of the speeches a vote of confidence in the
the three members was proposed, an amendment expres-
sive of want of confidence in Messrs. Dalglish and
Graham, on account of their having voted for the motion
for the inspection of convents, was passed by a large
majority.