The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-08 00:00:00

THE BOMBARDMENT OF BELFORT.

BERLIN, February 6, 6.20 p.m.
Belfort is still being vigorously bombarded, and is
expected to surrender shortly.

February 7, 5.20 p.m.
The Posen Corps d'Armee is being completed. II
will occupy the Champagne country after the con.
elusion of peace.

All the Paris papers received here demand
revenge on Germany at some future period,—Times
Telegram..

The following telegrams come through Reuter's
agency

RESIGNATION OF GAMBETTA.

BORDEAUX, February 6.

MM. Arago, Gamier-Pages, and Eugene Pelletan,
Members of the Paris Government, have arrived at
Bordeaux, bringing with them a decree signed by all
the members of the Government, which annuls that
of M. Gambetta, by which certain classes of electors
were disqualified as candidates.
Nr. Gambetta has issued a circular to all the Pre-
fects and Sub-Prefects, stating that, in consequence
of the above measure, he has this day resigned his
f unctions.

February 7.

M. Gambetta's resignation was sent in yesterday,
and was accompanied by that of the whole staff of
his Cabinet.

It is asserted that M. Allain-Targe, the Prefect of
the Gironde, and M. Ranc, the Director of Public
Safety, have also resigned.
At the request of the members of the Govern-
ment of the National Defence, who have just ar-
rived from Paris, the Director General of Telegraphs
has transmitted to all the Prefects a decree, dated
Bordeaux the Gth, abrogating that of the 31st ult.,
issued by the Delegate Government, which dis-
qualified certain classes of candidates who are eli-
gible according to the decree of the Paris Govern-
ment. The last mentioned decree is declared to be
iu full force.
31. Pinard has arrived here.

LILLE, February 6.

TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT
IN FRANCE.
SIXTY PERSONS KILLED AND ONE
HUNDRED WOUNDED.
TOULON, February 5.
A frightful accident has occurred in France on the
railway between Bandoz and St. Nazaire through
the explosion of a waggon load of powder. Seve-
ral travellers and carriages were smashed to pieces.
About 60 persons were killed, and 100 were
wounded.

THE MANSION-HOUSE RELIEF FUND.
PARIS, FebruarS 4.
Yesterday, fifty railway waggons, laden with pro-
visions, arrived in Paris, bearing the folloveieg
incription :—" Gifts from the City of London to
the City of Paris."

TIM PRUSSIAN LOAN.

BERLIN, Feb. 7, Evening.

A decree dated the 27th January is made public
to-day, ordering that the amount to be raised by
loan in accordance with the law of 21st of July,
1870, shall be increased from 80,000,000 thalers to
45)000,00 thalers.

REPORTED INSURRECTIONARY MOVE-
MENT IN ALGLRIA.
BRUSSELS, February 7 (8.50 p.m.)
The Irancais asserts that an insurrectionary
movement has broken out in the province of Con-
litantine.
,The Gazette de France espouses the cause of M.
`-larabetta against M. Jules Favre in the matter of
the armistice.

THE ELECTIONS IN FRANCE.
BORDEAUX, February 6, Evening.
Zile Gironde expresses its doubts as to M. Jules
illitott having ever in his possession the electoral
4eeree of the Government of Paris which he wanted
t ° impose upon the country.
Al. Gambetta has written a letter refusing to
authorise the Republican Committee of the Gironde
t 0 put down his name on the list of the candidates 'of
the Gironde. The Committee, however, maintains
:8 name on the list which comprises 14 persons,
among whom are MM. Jules Simon, Steenackers,
.214r6 Lavertujon, Clement Thomas, and M. Four-
`4ll,(l, the Mayor of Bordeaux.
• Sirniot has written a letter in which he de-
nee to accept a trust which would_ require his
,bBcribing to decisions that he could not conscien-
tl°naly approve.
The list of the Committee of the Republican
Wopalnioganda contains the names of MM. Fourcaud,
Gambette, and General Faidherbe ; that of
be Independent Committee those of MM. Thiers,
Adrien Bonnet, and General Paladine des
-L-4111.44,6.
The Alsatian Committee of the Lower
Rik,l4B favours the election of General Garibaldi, and
Rik, Valentin, Enghelard, Chatrian, and Siebieker.
tete Committee of the Lower Pyrenees advises the
of Admiral Jaureguiberry, Steenachers, and
tieetere ; and the Committee of the Charente Info-
re(: brings forward M. Aurelien Schol as a fitting
Aitlate to represent the electors in the National
'entbly.

THE FRENCH SOLDIERS IN
SWITZERLAND.
special commissioner from the French Govern-
a'ent
Ettra..!, Adolphe Gaiffe, has arrived here to
the 11,„e with the Swiss authorities for supplying
TZ''ailts of the prisoners interned in Switzerland.
frol„",e 'lumber of French who have cm,sed the
ttte."er exceeds 50,000. Berne presents the appear-
-1,e(1r1 garrison town, and is' crowded with infantry
,rs, chasseurs, and cuirassiers.
" Transatlantic Mail steamer Vile de Paris
hit. arrived with a large cargo of arms and ;Lamm-

LILLE, Feb. 7.
fit i 8 stated that the Municipal Council of Rou-
lull has resolved to disregard the Bordeaux decree,
with t(t)he accept as Nalid all voting papers inscribed
akbetta.
Q names of candidates disqualified by M.

A7:3 e4II)MENT OF NATION GUARDS.
the N'cl'ee has been issued by the Government of
4,117,,ti0nal Defence, ordering the regiments of the
of Paris 1534 National Guards. callei the Regiments
Aliwittt, to be disbanded, and entrusting the
tleereeer of tile Interior with the execution of the

THE FRENCH NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY,

All the candidates proposed in Paris have presented
themselves to the electors on a peace programme.
Monarchists and Republicans equally advocate with
_ _

energy the peace platform.

The Democratic delegates of the arrondissements
of the Pas de Calais have presented a list of a candi-
dates, headed by the names of Jules Favre and
General Faidherbe, and have issued the following
manifesto to the electors :

" The events of the hour cry aloud to the candidates for
their National Assembly to comprise the profession of
faith in two words. Our list is a protest against the
politics and the decrees of the Bordeaux delegation.
' Social union is our motto. This will tell you that we
shall use all our efforts to conclude an honourable peace,
and defend against revolution the great principle of order
and liberty on which society reposes. To those who
shall audaciously say to you ' Let France perish rather
than " our " Republic,' you will reply with us Vive la
France !'"

Letters from Metz give the following list of Re-
publican candidates for the department of the Mo-
selle : Noizet, Pistor, Bouchotte, Bamberger,
Mayer, Vacca, and Jacques. Some of the defenders
of Bitche, Longwy, and Thionville will be addel to
the list.

M. Chevalier, Republican prefect of the depart-
ment of La Sarthe, having been dismissed from his
office by the Provisional Government at Paris, came
to Le Mans in the capacity of Commissioner Extra-
ordinary of the Delegate Government of Bordeaux
to conduct the elections to the Constituent Assem-
bly. The Prussian authorities, however, compelled
him to leave.

A despatch has been forwarded to the German
officials, ordering them to abstain from all censor-
ship of French journals during the period of the
elections in the districts occupied by the German
troops. Many journals which had ceased to appear
are being again published.

The Bordeaux authorities forbade a meeting which
was to be held on Sunday evening at the Louis
Theatre, and the approaches to the theatre and the
Prefecture were consequently guarded by pickets of
National Guards.

THE RETREAT OF THE FRENCH ARMY
OF THE EAST.

BRUSSELS, February 7 (Evening).
The Independance Beige of this evening publishes
the following telegram from Lyons, dated February
4 :—" General Cromer effected his retreat from
Pontarlier, in the direction of Gex, through Fan-
cello, but on acconnt of the bad state of the roads
he was obliged to abandon 40 guns, which he pre-
viously spiked."

A LOAN FOR PARIS.

PARIS, February 6,

It is announced that the firm of Rothschilds will
next week introduce into London and Paris a loan of
200,000,000 for the city of Paris at 85k.

Messrs. Rothschild have made a request to
Count Bismarck to permit the participation of
subjects of the North German Conferation in the
loan.

REPUDIATION OF THE BORDEAUX DE-
CREES IN THE PAS DE CALMS.
BOULOGNE, February 6.

The Democratic delegates of the arrondissements
of the Pas-de-Calais have presented a list of candi-
dates, headed by the names of Jules Favre and
General Faidherbe, and have issued the f.)llowing
manifesto to the electors :

"The events of the hour cry aloud for the candi-
dates to the National Assembly to comprise their pro-
fession of faith in two words. Our list is a protest
against the politics and the decrees of the Bordeaux
Delegation, Social union is our motto.
" This will tell you that we shall use all our efforts
to conclude an honourable peace, and defend against
revolution the great principles•of order and liberty,
on which society reposes. To those who shall
audaciously say to you, Let France perish rather
than our Republic,' you will reply with Vivo la
France !' "—LornbardTelegrams.