The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-28 00:00:00

ROBBERY AT LEICESTER.

A robbery occurred at Leicester on Saturday morning
last. A youth named George James, aged 18, clerk, in
the employ of Messrs. Arthur Atkins, shoe manufac-
turers, was sent to Messrs. Peares' Bank to draw £ll3 to
pay workpeople, which amount he received in hard cash,
and decamped. The persons who were sent after him re-
turned on Thursday after a fruitless sear ;:h in London and
Liverpool, and a warrant has been taken out for his ap-
prehension. He had only been in Messrs. Atkins' em-
ployment about a month.

THE EXTENSIVE ROBI3ERY OF DIAMONDS.
Liebman Tannebaum, a German Jew, lirJao was arrested
on Wednesday, in Northampton, by, Sergeant Lilley, of
the Northampton Borough Police, on suspicion, was
brought up on Friday morning, at the Town Hall, before
the Mayor, (Mr. P. P. Perry,) and Messrs. J. Barry and

T. Sheppard, on a charge of stealing diamonds from a
man named Rose, a jeweller, on Monday last, at the St.
James's Hall. After some evidence was given, he was
handed over to Detective Sergeant Runiers, who was at
Northampton waiting to receive him.

MR. WHEELHOUSE, M.P., AND HIS
CONSTITUENTS.

Mr. Wheelhouse, M.P., addressed a large meeting of
his constituents at the Mechanics' Institute, Leeds, last
night. Referring to the question of Church and
State, he said he could not look upon the union
as anything but a necessity productive of enormous
benefit alike to the State and the Church. He spoke of
the Education Act with approval, and thought that the
religious difficulty, when fairly subjected to the test of
practical examination, would be found to present next to
nothing deserving of that name. With regard
to the War, he reserved any attempt at intermeddling,
as likely to be attended with consequences at once useless
and disastrous, and he insisted that there should be im-
mediately after the assembling of Parliament a thorough
investigation as to the position of the country
with respect to foreign affairs. With regard
to our national defences also the utmost vigilance should
be exercised by Parliament, and he deprecated any policy
that might weaken the connection between England and,
her colonies. He demanded an inquiry as to the opera-
tion of the commercial treaties, and thought it was time
the truck system should be swept away. He promised to
oppose the introduction of the principles of
the Permissive Bill into Government legislation
on 2 the liquor traffic, discountenanced acts of coer-
cion by trades' unions, and said that while not fearing
the ballot he did not like the principle on which it was
based. (After the hon. gentleman had replied to questions,
a vote of confidence in him was passed.

Judgment was given on Friday at Liverpool in the
inquiry into the loss of the New Dominion near Cardiff,
the captain's certificate being suspended for three months.

THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE,
We (Times) have' been requested to publish the follow-
ing disclaimer,, which has been forwarded to us from
Chiselhurst

" Dans un article publi4 it y a deux jours, le Times
indique que l'lmperatrice des Francais aurait, du con-
sentement de l'Empereur, accept 6 les conditions que les
journaux disent avoir proposdes par M. le Comte de
Bismarck k M. Jules Favre, pour le rdtablissement de la
paix entre la France et l'Allemagne, le Times a 46 induit
en erreur. Cette assertion est inexacte."

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1871.

THE CAPITULATION OF PARIS.

The special correspondent of the Telvraph, sends the
following from Versailles, dated January 25, 3 p.m. :

Yesterday afternoon it became known all over Versailles
that M. Favre had come out from Paris, and the greatest
excitement was created among the French population
when they learnt his errand. They have come down off
their high horse, and are loud in their expressions of
satisfaction at the mere prospect of the war being
soon over. They vow vengeance on the Republican
leaders if the maintenance of the gpuriims Republic is
preferred to the intefesth of France. Peace first, they
say—and good government, the choice of the people,
afterwards. " When we have got that, and resumed
our occupations, and re-embarked in our usual prosper-
ous career, then we can think of revenge, and prepare to
be ready to exact it. And, who knows ?—perhaps in
the fulness of time it may be needless, as Germany
may be in advance of us in the freedom of her institu-
tions, and may restore to us unasked, from a mere sense
of justice, the provinces of which she now becomes
possessed as the spoils of war. The Empire—let us have
it, if only for a plank to bridge the stream which is
leading us to destruction." Paris will probably capitu-
late unconditionally, and its defenders will be made
prisoners of war. Then an armistice will be concluded, and
a Plebiscite will be taken for the choice of a Government
which shall truly represent France, and with which Ger-
many can treat. The following are the probable terms
of peace to be exacted :—Alsace and German Lorraine,
one milliard of francs, forty war ships, and a colony. The
money indemnity must be guaranteed by the municipali-
ties, whose bills will be taken. If this is refused, the pro-
perty of rich individuals will be taken possession of. It
will be remembered that Konigsberg, Potsdam, and other
Prussian towns are still paying the war indemnity
exacted by the French in 1806. Immediately after the
capitulation, the reserves of all the German regiments,
amounting to one-third of each, and the whole
of the Landwehr will be sent home. At mid-
day of the 23rd, a letter arrived from M.
Jules Favre to Count Bismarck requesting permis-
sion to come to Versailles. Bismarck at once replied
--himself writing in German the answer, which
was translated by an official translator into French
—that M. Favre might come, under the distinct under-
standing that no mention should be made of the
London Conference, that subject having been dis-
posed of. The Chancellor's reply reached M. Favre
at 1.30, accompanied by the Count's own carriage.
M. Favre arrived at Versailles at eight p.m., and
drove straight to the Rue de Provence. Count Bis-
marck had finished dinner, but sent to the Royal
kitchen for a handsome entertainment for M. Fa 're.
The interview took place immediately. About ten p.m.
Count Bismarck applied to the Emperor for permission
to attend him. His Majesty appointed eleven o'clock for
the interview. M. Favre spent the night at the quarters
of the Lieutenant of Police, under the rooms of Dr.
Stieber, the chief director of the Prussian
police, and Fouch4 of Germany. None of the
French local authorities " got at " M. Fevre.
After the first interview in the evening of the
23rd, M. Favre did not see Count Bismarck until after
the Council of War held yesterday forenoon, which was
attended by Von Roon, only just convalescent, and Count
Bismarck—the third time since the investment was com-
pleted—Moltke, &c., and the Imperial Crown Prince, all
under the presidency of the Emperor. The council lasted
an hour and three quarters. Its decision having
been communicated to M. Favre, he left again for
Paris at 4.30 p.m. As his carriage was being driven down
the avenue leading to the S4vres road, Count Bismarck,
taking his daily constitutional on horseback, encountered
it, turned his horse, and rode by the window, conversing
with Favre up to the town gates. M.
Favre asked that the garrison should march out with the
full honours of war—the army to pass through the
Prussian lines, and to take up its position in some dis-
trict of France yet unoccupied by the enemy, under an
engagement not to resume hostilities for a term of months
to be agreed upon; also that no triumphal entry into the
capital should be made by the German troops. All these
stipulations were refused ; the only basis upon
which surrender would be accepted being the same
as at Sedan and Metz. The state of Paris is simply ter-
rible ; the clubs are up in arms against all constituted
'authorities. It is understood that General Trochu,
having been urged to supplement his failure on
the 19th by making a fresh sortie with two hundred
thousand men, refused, saying that it would be useless
butchery. He acknowledged that he had come to the end
of his plans, and resigned; and Vinoy took his place. He
was also subsequently superseded by Le Flo. A proposal
was made by the Reds to constitute a new Government;
and 210 members of National Guard of different grades in
that force were chosen by ballot. Three new batteries,
making twenty-eight in all in activity, opened this
morning on Paris, between Drancy and Le Bourget. To-
morrow, batteries on Mont Avron will be opened.
St. Denis was on fire yesterday in fourteen places,
and is now nearly destroyed. The church is burning.
Enormous flocks and herds of oxen and sheep, 15,000 and
25,000 respectively, have been collected between Lagny
and G-onesse, presumably to be driven into Paris imme-
diately on the capitulation.