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The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-25

FRANCE AND THE FUTURE.

The Telegraph says :—Paris, in spite of her long and
strenuous resistance, must shortly fall. This cannot any
longer be doubted. The surrender may be delayed, or it
may be precipitated ; it may be brought about quietly,
or it may take place after internal commotions and fresh
attacks upon the besieging hosts ; but, humanly
speaking, the fate of the proud city is sealed.
What form of Government she may ultimately
choose is a minor question, about which onlookers need
not trouble themselves. We have, indeed, neither the
right nor the desire to interfere with the choice of the
French people, and if a Republic can give them the
earliest repose and tha best opportunity to bind
up the deep wounds of the beautiful land and
to repair its shattered forces, then, in Heaven's
name, let the Republic be established. But we urge upon
all honest Frenchmen that, at the present awful crisis,
everything must yield to the paramount duty of consult-
ing the will of the nation. The question should now
be, not how triumph can be given to a political
idea, but what is the will of the nation, what is the
interest of France ? Otherwise mankind will detest a
Republic which has to be baptised with so much blood,
and condemn the men who sacrificed their country to a
doctrine and a programme. It is possible that even the
Republic would gain by such an appeal; but whatever
form of Government may be chosen, France herself
will remain. And France may well excite enthusiasm
whether she be ruled by a Republic, by a Monarchy, or an
Empire. She cannot cease to be the great and brilliant
nation which has received magnificent natural endow-
ments, and has added a hundred imperishable chapters
to history. Even foreign onlookers can hardly
think, without ardour, of her graces of manner, her
chivalry, her passionate sympathy with ideas, her
brilliant wit, and her splendid literature ; and it
is natural that her own people should deem her
incomparably the first of nations. All the more
important is it that M. Gambetta should fight for
his country, and not for that Republic which
enters into his morbidly passionate dreams. If
the nation should command him to struggle on rather than
surrender the fine provinces which cling to France,
Englatid.can, with a clear conscience, bid him God speed,
but the first duty of the Dictator is to ask unequivocally
for the guidance and authority of the great country itt
whose name he acts.
London, England, 1871-01-25

THE SIEGE OF PERONNE.

Al correspondent writing to the Standard calls
attention to an extraordinary act of barbarity
alleged to have been perpetrated by some Prussian
officers who wore stationed at Clery, a village near
Peronne, during the siege of the latter place, which
if true deserves instant and condign punishment.
According to the story supplied our contemporary, it
appears that on the night of the 28th of December
two or three officers who were quartered in the
how() of Ni. Legrand, the father-in-law of the
mayor of the district, bribed one of the
domestics to promise that he would bring some
women to the house. The fellow ran to the nearest
neighbours, and the women, little dreaming of the
trap that was laid for them, hastened to comply. On
arriving at M. Legrand's, the Prussian officers 'soon
led them to understand the infamous purpose for
which they were required. Finding that they
proved obstinate, threats were used, and at
length force was resorted to. M. Legrand,
hearing the shrieks of the poor creatures,
hurried into the room, and upon ascertaining
the cause of the conversation, esclaimed "No
honest man's house shall be used for such a purpose,
so I beg you to let the women depart." Baffled of
their prey, the officers turned on their host, who,
seizing a knife, threatened to stab one of them. Ile
was imitantly secured by the officers, who, with the
assistance of some soldiers, dragged him to the
residence of M. Flon, a distance of about
500 metres, placed his back to the gate, and shot
him with their revolvers. It is also asserted that M.
Legrand died stripped of all his clothing, a cord at-
tached to his tongue supported the body : his left
arm was tied up to the top of his head, and in his
right hand was a sabre. We earnestly hope the
story will be refuted, for anything more brutal, even
among the horrors of war, it is hardly possible to
conceive.
London, England, 1871-01-25

been killed at Montruge. One of of our most popular
painters M. Jeanron has had a narrow escape. He was
crossing the Place St. Germain des Pres, with his son,
when a shell burst close to where they were, and
took off the hand of a youth just behind them.
The enemy's fire is certainly slackening, but, according to
the official account, the damage done is greater. The
Val de Grace, the Hospital de Piti4, the Central Bakery,
the Pantheon, and other great buildings, which are daily
attacked, have not been struck for thirty-six hours. In
the Fifth Arrondisement only two projectiles fell
in that time, one of which fell in the
court of the College of France, while the other burst in a
private house in the Rue de la Parcheminerie, killing two
children and seriously wounding their mother. The quar-
ter of the Jardin des Plantes receives its daily shells. One
of these penetrated to the rooms of Mr. Milne Edwards,
the distinguished Professor, and did great mischief.
It has been remarked that the Prussians bring up their
Krupp cannon during the foggy nights, so that they can
reach those quarters which think themselves secure.
Thus, two days ago, a shell fell on the telegraph office at
St. Germain. The amount of the French losses on the 19th
has been greatly exaggerated. According accounts
received on good authority, they did not exceed 3,000 in
killed, wounded, and missing. All this morning the
streets leading to the Halle aux Bl6s have been blocked
up by the. vehicles of agriculturists who are taking in
bags full of rye, barley, and oats they had concealed or
preserved for sowing. This will allow the Mairie of Paris
to prolong the supply some days more.
London, England, 1871-01-25

THE BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS.

From Versailles, January 20, the special correvondent
of the Daily Noes at the Crown Prince of Prussia's head-
quarters, writes :—The Parisians have stood the fire much
better than was expected of them. It is true that
they have not been exposed as yet to anything like the
ordeal which is probably in store for the city. But
even now they May claim to have undergone a
genuine bombardment, with shells falling not only
on the forts and rauipaiti but on the houses and shops and
hospitals of Paris. For three weeks past there has been
the boom of CI erman cannon in the ears of the citizens,
and for a whole fortnight the inhabited districts south of
the Seine have been in danger. We gather from various
sources that the effect of the shell sent over the ram-
part since January 5 has been very considerable. SI
much have these shells annoyed certain of the French
hospitals and asylums that General Trochu has sent out
a flag of true to remonstrate. Without doing by any
means their worst to the city the Germans have let it
feel the weight of the iron hand which threatens it ; and
without by any means offering to surrender, the French
have complained of the infliction. Meanwhile there
is active work being done in the besiegers' advanced
line, and you may soon hear of an attempt against
one of the southern forts. From the determination of
both sides to do their best, we are likely to have a hard
struggle to the very last. If the Parisians can stand bom-
bardment as well as hunger, there must be dangerous stuff
in them, and I look forward to the next few weeks with
deep anxiety, in fear of a catastrophe which will
.scarcely have been paralleled since the fall of
Jerusalem. Fire and famine together can do
grim things, with two million of non-combatants to be
burned or starved. What a brisk beginning for the Im-
perial epoch and for the fifth month of the siege was the
sortie of yesterday. What an admirable machine was
this German army in motion, roused to do its best
and put on its defence by an enemy in superior
force. The mud splashed up sky high as the
guns were trotted forward, everyone made straight for his
appointed place, and the regiments which had been in
reserve came to support their comrades in the best of
spirits. Here you might have seen a mass of infantry
halted on the crest of the hill behind Bougival, with the
snow flakes falling on them to melt and disappear the
moment that they touched, with mud enough to fill a hod
on each man's clothing. Further away was the smoke
line of the fight, whence a confused din arose of all
the different instruments of death. The sharp
hang of the rifled field-pieces and the fainter but in-
creasing rattle of the Chassepot and Zundnadel were accom-
panied by the heavy•thrump, thrump of the mitrailleuse,
the deadly companion of French attacks, and the ener-
getic coverer of French retreats. January 19 was alto-
gether a glorious day for the Imperial arms, and a sad
one for the garrison of Paris—at least on this side the
city.
London, England, 1871-01-25

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THE FIGHTING IN THE EAST.

A telegram from the Royal Headquarters at
Versailles, says :—On the 21st detachments of the
German army of the South, after a slight engage-
ment, occupied Dole, and captured 230 railway wag-
gons laden with provisions, forage, and clothing. On
the 22nd the railway bridge over the Moselle, be-
tween Nancy and Toul, was blown up by a band of
Franc-tireun3.—Times 7 elegram.

REPORTED RESIGNATION OF GENERAL
TROCHU.

BRUSSELS, January 24.

Intelligence from Paris has .reached here that
General Trocbu has resigned the command of the
Armies of Paris; but will continue to act as Governor
of Paris.
Admiral de la Ronciere or Admiral Saisset are
mentioned as likely to succeed General Troche in
command of the armies in Paris.

General le Flo, Minister of War, has resigned.—
Lombard Telegram.

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FRESH VICTORY OF THE GARIBALDIANS
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE

SUN OFFICE, 8 A.M.

THE CONFERENCE.

The Conference on the Treaty of 185 G re-
assembled at the Foreign Office yesterday, and
again adjourn.* for a week—till Tuesday, the 31st
inst.
In the absence-of a representatiNe of France at the
Conference, Lord Granville confers with M. Tissot,
the French Charge d'Affaires, before and after each
meeting of the Plenipotentiaries.
London, England, 1871-01-25

THE WAR,

THE CAPITULATION OF PARIS.
VERSAILLES, January 24 (2 p.m.)
M.:Jules Favre is nowhere with:proposals for Capi-
tulation.
He proposes that the garrison shall leave Paris
With honours of war.
This is quite inadpiissible.
The attack on St. Denis and the great defeat of
the 19th have mainly led to the resolution to asic
for terms.
Trochu is ill.
Vinoy commands.
M. Favre has seen Count Bismarck.
The_ arrangement of terms will take time.
The French demands are far too large.
London, England, 1871-01-25

7•77W0

OUR COTEMPORARIES—This Morning'

JULES FAVRE NEGOTIATING CAPITU-

LATION.

The Times makes the following announcements :
Events in Paris have speedily justified the general expec-
tation. M. Jules Favre has gone to Versailles to nego-
tiate terms for the Capitulation of the City. General
Trochu has resigned his powers as Commander-in-Chief
of the Army of Paris, and his place, according to our own
correspondent, is now filled by General Vinoy. If we
are to believe other accounts, all military men have been
set aside, and the armies are under the orders of Admiral
de la Ronciere or Admiral Saisset. General le Flo has
resigned the Ministry of War, and Trochu only re.
tains the Governorship of Paris, apparently with
a view to maintain order. The conditions which
M. Jules Favre proposed the free egress of
the army with all the honours of war—are, of course, in-
admissible. The forces within Paris constitute no
ordinary garrison. The effective army, consisting of the
Regular troops and the Mobile Guam's, muster, as we
have often been told, 250,000 men. A whole host of
National Guards have been, b 3Sides, lately mobi-
lized and amalgamated with the rest ; so that
the release of the Paris Garrison would set free nearly the
whole male population of the city able to bear arms, and
array against the besieging army a host nearly twice its
own numerical strength. It is not ling, moreover, since
an intimation was conveyed to the Government of
National Defence that Count Bismarck would treat with
them on no other terms than a surrender at discretion,
and, however willing the conqueror may be to soothe the
pride of the vanquished as to mere forms, it is only too
probable that, substantially, the final result of all nego-
tiation must be unconditional submission. That the effec-
tive army of Paris will have to follow those of Sedan and
Metz into captivity, great as may be the encumbrance
caused by the accession of so great a multitude in the
already overcrowded German depots, is a point on
which there is scarcely room for doubt. The Provin-
cial Mobiles may, perhaps, be disbanded and allowed
to go back to their own homes, and, upon the
Germans taking possession of the forts, a part
at least of the local National Guards may ba allowed to
retain their arms, with a view to the preservation of order.
Should the men on whom the sad task of surrender may
devolve evince a proper disposition to accommodate
themselves to necesssity they might possibly spare
Paris the cruel humiliation of a prolonged presence of
the invaders within its walls. The Germans can have
no desire to take upon themselves the police of
the French capital, or to interfere with its govern-
ment, so long as the citizens themselves. or any man
or party among them, can exercise su"h sway over
popular passions as to guarantee public security. The
crisis is, indeed, terrible, and it can only be by the utmost
tact and temper that well-meaning men may hope to pre-
vent the great national calamity being aggravated by
popular disturbance.
London, England, 1871-01-25

THE DIAMOND ROBBERY.

Some few fresh particulars have transpired respect-
ing the movements of the " leading character" in the
recent daring robbery of diamonds from Messrs. Lon-
don and Ryder. Further letters have been received from
him, addressed to his wife, he evidently believing
that she has escaped detection. He refers in one of
them to having seen a telegram of the arrest of a woman
at Nottingham on suspicion of being concerned in the
robbery, and chuckles over the idea that the police are
evidently further away from the right scent than when they
described the dress she wore when the robbery was com-
mitted as brown, with green trimmings. It has been
ascertained that he has followed the route he stated in a
previous letter he should pursue. He proceeded from
Antwerp to Rotterdam, where he succeeded in disposing
of some of the diamonds, as he forwarded his wife £35 ;
but only a few days previously stated in a letter that
his cash was all but exhausted. There is reason to be-
lieve that he then proceeded to Amsterdam. The
diamonds sent to a relative at Southampton, and there given
up to the police, were forwarded from Leamington on the
15th instant,three days after the robbery, and the day be -
fore Mr. Torpey left home for the Continent. Their
mysterious conduct, however, had then excited the sus-
picions of the lady with whom they lodged, and
possibly that fact may have hastened the departure of Mr
Torpey. A letter has arrived in England from Mr.
Torpey, but as it is registered the Post Office authorities
hesitate to deliver it to any one except the person to whom it
is addressed. The police wish to examine it, as it contains
some heavy enclosure, suspected to be some portion of the
missing diamonds removed from their settings, and an ap-
plication on the subject has been made to the Postmaster-
General. The letter, in the meantime, remains in the
custody of the Post-office officials, who have engaged not
to deliver it.
London, England, 1871-01-25

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THE SORTIE.

From the profuse accounts of the last great sortie
which reach us from all quarters, it appears that the
French have only one cause for satisfaction. The
mobilised National Guards fought fairly well. Some
of them gave way; bnt many battalions stuck to
their ground bravely for such inexperienced troops,
and their conduct, we are told, had a very good effect
on the Line and the Mobiles, who did not like to
do all the fighting whilst the Mobiles remained behind
"in reserve." But the result of the contest was
simply utter failure. The populattion—not disposed to
make the worst of things--immediately recognised
it as such, and fell into a state of deplorable
despondency. It is not very likely that any fresh
effort will be made until some commander is found
in place of Trochu. The troops have so thoroughly
lost confidence in him that any new attempt under
the same guidance would be mere massacre.
London, England, 1871-01-25

THE GERMAN EMPIRE.

The passing, in the Lower House of the Bavarian
Parliament, of the treaty by which Bavaria enters
the German Confederation, is a great triumph for
Prussia. The majority was a very narrow
one, and great pressure was needful to
obtain it. The Bavarian deputies were bullied,
cajoled, and—if we may believe current accounts—
bribed directly or indirectly. But the treaty pasied,
and at Berlin everybody thought that a dissolution
of the Bavarian Parliament would be necessary. The
course now seems pretty clear.
MR. MOTLEY AND SECRETARY FISH.
The New York 7imes thinks, after reading the cor-
respondence between Mr. Motley and Secretary
one can only say it is a great pity the quarrel was
not avoided. As a fencer in words the rather warm
tempered historian is hardly a match for the cool
secretary. lie had a perfect right to make a full state-
ment of the facts attending his dismissal, but he hadno
right to suggest dishonourable motives to the President.
Still the correspondence reveals a treatment of the
eminent historian by the Secretary of State, which
was not perfectly fair and open from the beginning.
The " memoir " which Mr. Motley presented to the
President before his departure was too hot
tempered and rhetorical to suit the calm
judgment of his principals, and they were
always haunted by the ghosts of that memoir,
and of Sumner's violent speech. This feeling should
have been made known to Mr. Motley. Almost on
his arrival the Minister made another mistake. He
conveyed to Lord Clarendon the Presidents views on
a delicate point from memory of a conversa-
, Hon, instead of waiting for written instruc-
tions. The President was for peace, the
Minister is charged with being for war. The
President's view, says the Times, is the one
which has always been held by this journal, and
London, England, 1871-01-25

PARIS UNDER THE SHELLS.

The COvrespondance Havas, of the 21st, gives some
details of Paris under the siege. Like other accounts, it
pays a high tribute to the bravery displayed by the bat-
talions of the National Guard during the momentous
sortie of the 19th. Numbers of officers were wounded.
Two Prussians belonging to the Royal Guard
have been received at the ambulance of the
Sisters of France. They are both seriously
wounded. The captain of another frig to is said to have
London, England, 1871-01-14

NILSSON IN AMERICA.

The admiration with which we received Mad
Nilsson, and the compliments we attempted to pay -
her when in England last summer, are quite super- •
seded, as our readers probably have made them-
selves aware, by the glory of the recep-
tion awarded to the songstress in America.
One of the last fetes given to Ridlle. Nilsson
was at Chicago, on which occasion the entire Swedish
confraternity with thorough national enthusiasm,
came forward to give honour to her. The " oldest
Swedish resident in the city" was ferreted out to
escort tilt) illustrious singer to a magnificent
banquet and ball. She was conveyed to the "Ger-
i man House," where the entertainment was provided,
in a carriage drawn by four horses and preceded by
mounted torch-bearers. Arrived at the place of
assembly, the baud honoured the guest of the evening
by playing in a spirited manner the Swedish
melody " Nalkens Jeolsk.t," while a party
of gentlemen presented her with a wreath
of gold leaves studded with the costliest diamonds,
and surmounted with the monogram "C. N." Later
in the evening the Queen of Song, who is thought by
American Swedes to complete the trio of national
graces, with Frederika Bremer, the novelist, and
Jenny Lind, participated in the dancing.

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HER .VIAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 13.
Her Majesty drove out this morning, accompanied by
Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne.
Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice

went out.
Prince and Princess Christian left Osborne this morning
for Frogmore.
The Right Hon. W. E. Forster arrived at Osborne yes-
terday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen
and the Royal Family.

THE BANKRUPTCY OF LORD DE MAULEY.
Friday was appointed for the Public Examination of
Lord de IVlauley, before the Chief Judge. The noble lord
having surrendered, appeared in the witness box. Mr.
Knight appeared for the Trustees, and Mr. Logbourne,
solicitor, for the bankrupt. Mr. Knight said his lordship
had afforded the Trustees a great deal of information, but
there were still matters affecting the estate, which required
further investigation. On the part of the Trustees, there-
fore, he (the learned counsel) would ask for a further ad-
journment.—This being assented to on the part of the
bankrupt, the application was granted.
London, England, 1871-01-14

B. HALL, WHOLESALE WINE and
P • SPIRIT MERCHANT, of Printing House-square, Printer-
street, and Queen Victoria-street, is prepared to supply the
trade with IRISH and SCOTCH WHISKIES, new or matured,
in sherry casks. BRANDIES, WINES, &c., on the best terms,
in bond or duty paid.
London, England, 1871-01-14

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
Pd
100 Anglo-American L) 73 75 Pd
6 Great N. China, and
737, 41 Japan Extension.. 87 81
10 Anglo-Meditrn (L) ll6 119 81
1177, 18 5 Indo-European (L).. 10 12
100 Atlantic — 10 Marseilles, Algiers,
100 Do Bpc — and Akita (L) .... 57 6
10 British Australn IL).. 41 41dis 51
10 British Ind Eaten (L). 6 67 10 Mediterrn Ex (L) .. 41, 5
61 27 Pnina and S. Pcfc(L 4 3 dis
10 British Indian Sub- dis
marine. (L)
10 China Submarine IL) 51 51,11 a 20 Soc Trans France (L) 137 137
Ic Falmouth. Gibraltar, 100 Submarine 237 142
and Malta (LI
9, 1 10 W India lit Panama(L) 41 51
10 Great Northern .... 111 111
111
London, England, 1871-01-14

MARKETS.

The following markets are supplied at a cost of 4d. for each
report. They are forwarded direct, and the most careful
arrangements are n' ade to ensure their prompt dispatch.

Aberdeen, Cattle—Saturday. London, Corn Averages—Once
Birmingham, Corn—Thursday. a week.
Bristol, Cattle—Thursday. 11 Potatoes—Daily.
// 1/ Corn—Tuesday and Produce—Daily.
Thursday. „ Provision—Daily. •
Clyde, Crushed Sugar—Daily. Leeds, Cattle—Wednesday.
Cork, Butter—Daily. , Corn—Tuesday.
Corn—Saturday. Leith, Corn—Saturday.
Doncaster, Cattle—Saturday. Liverpool, Cattle—Monday.
Corn—Saturday. /I Corn—Opening rues-
Dublin, Cattle—Thursday. day and Friday.
„ Corn—Tuesday and 11 Corn—Closing Tues.
Friday. day and Friday.
Edinburgh, Cattle —Wednes- „ Cotton—Opening Daily.
day. PP —Closing Daily.
~ Corn— Wednes- „PP
Produce—Daily,
, day. • Lincoln, Corn—Friday.
Gloucester, Corn—Saturday. Maidstone, Corn—Thursday.
Glasgow, Cattle—Thursday. Manchester, Cotton—Monday,
„ Corn—Wednesday. Wednesday, and Thursday,
„ Pig Iron—Opening at 4d. ; Tuesday, Friday, is.
~ Daily. Manchester, Corn—Thursday.
—Closing Daily Newark, Corn—Wednesday.
Hull, Cattle—Tuesday. Newcastle, Cattle—Tuesday.
Corn—Tuesday. -1/ Corn—Tuesday and
Kirkcaldy, Corn—Saturday. Saturday.
London, Cattle—Monday and Norwich, Corn—Saturday.
Thursday. Reading, Corn —Saturday.
111 Corn --Opening Mon- Salford, Cattle—Tuesday.
day, Wednesday, Southall, Cattle—Wednesday.
and Friday. Wakefield, Cattle—Wednesday.
„ COrn—Closing Moss- „ Corn—Friday.
day, Wednesday,
and Friday.
BANK RETURNS,. 398. per quarter. WIND AND WEATHER,
395. per quarter. SHIPPING Lin, arrivals at Gravesend, Fal-
mouth, and Queenstown, each-395. per quarter.
. NEW YORK PRICES, daily, 395. per quarter.
SPORTING.—DetaiIs of terms for spoiling news will be supplied
in January next. .
A discount of 10 per cent. is allowed on arrangements for not
less than twelve months.
London, England, 1871-01-14

meat. Others have ventured up tho' country, and'
others have started for imaginary gold: fields in the'
mountains of Cordova. Thus, says the Consul, the'
unfortunate men brought out by Mr. Heniy,- after•
losing their capital, find themselves cast adrif.& penni-
less in a distant land, ignorant of the langua.-41,•an.di
exposed to every possible danger.
London, England, 1871-01-14

the Revell. The members of the Municipal Council in
the 20th arrondissement have also resigned, but M. Jules
Ferry, Mayor of Paris, has refused to • accept their col-
lective resignation. They undertook, he says, a task of
self sacrifice and difficulty, and he does not see that they
have any reason to renounce it.
Casualties continue to occur at intervals in the
streets, and a young girl of fifteen has been killed
in her father's arms by a bursting shell. These
painful incidents are happily not common, and the
omnibuses go quietly to and fro the ramparts. 'This
morning some awkward visitors made their appe tr-
ance in the garden of the Ladies' Hospital
at St. Sacrament. Another shell burst on the pave-
ment of the RUe St. Jacques just as the people
were coming out of the church. Later on, a shell fell in
the Jardin du Luxembourg, but in none of these cases was
there any serious damage. It is calculated that Nogent has
) received 10,000 shells inside in a day and 20,000 outside ;
Vanvres 6,000 inside, and 12,000 outside. In the
East the Prussians send daily some 20,000 shells, of
which 500 fall inside the enceinte of Paris. These
shells are 22 centimetres in diameter, 65 centimetres in
height, and weigh 80 kilos. The extreme points they have
reached have been the Rue Soufflot, the Rue Vaunean,
and the Avenue Breteuil, near the Invalic'tes. The effects
1 produced by these formidable assailants have been alto-
gether disproportioned to their size and to the energy of
the Prussian gunners.
London, England, 1871-01-14

TURKEY AM) THE CONFERENCE.

CONSTANTINOPLE, January 12.
The statement of a London newspaper that
Turkey would not object to enter into direct negoti-
ations with Russia is positively contradicted. All
matters relating to the Eastern question are to be
reserved for the decision of the Conference.

THE MASS TORE AT MARATHON.
ATHENS, January 12.

In reply to a statement made by M. Erskine, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs has declared that nothing
shall prevent the course of justice, and should it be
proved that other persons are incriminated in We
affairs of the brigands, they shall also be brotig‘t-
before the Criminal tribunal.— uter' s 7 elegrams.

NEWS FROM PESTH.
VIENNA, January 12.

It is stated that Baron Schweinitz handed Count
Benet a despatch to-day, in which Count Bismarck
expresses the King's pleasure at the Emperor's mag-
nanimous friendship, of which ,Count Beust's last
despatch was gratifying evidence.
A. telegram from Constantinople to the 11th states
tnat the Turkish Government has decided upon the
construction of a first class naval port at Sinope and
improvement in the fortifications at V arna.-z-D aily
News.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

MARRIAGE OF *THE PRINCESS

LOUISE.

The French paper Le Havre declares that the
Crown Prince of Prussia has formally, and in a
haughty spirit, protested against the marriage of the
Princess Louise to an English subject, who will thus
become his brother-in-law. Le Havre goes on to
state the King of Prussia has supported his son's,
complaint, and that the English Court is greatly
annoyed.

THE PRINCE OF WALES IN GLOUCESTER

SHIRE.

A grand ball was given last night, at Berkeley Castle,
which was attended by between 300 and 400 persons,
principally the tenants of Lord Fitzhardinge. -His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales led off the dancing with
Lady Fitzhardinge. His Royal Highness returns to Lon-
don to-day.
London, England, 1871-01-14

CONDITIONS.

In all cases instructions to forward Telegrams are received
subject to their acceptance and transmission by the Post Office.
The Telegrams to be used only in one newspaper or news-
room, and are not to be copied. -
No order for less than Three Months can be accepted, and
prepayment is essential.
Orders received on Monday MORNING can commence on the
following Thursday ; orders received on Thursday MORNING can
commence on the following Monday.
Two weeks' notice must be given before the expiration of the
current quarter if the service is not to,be continued.
WILLIAM SAUNDERS, Proprietor.
112, Strand, London, W. 0., December 1, 1870.
London, England, 1871-01-14

LIMERICK ELECTION.

The Nationalist leaders have at last come to the deter-
mination to send a deputation to Mr. Isaac Butt,
requesting him to allow himself to be put in nomination
for Limerick, his native county. The expenses of the
contest is to be defrayed by contribution. It is believed
that Mr. Butt is the only man who is of sufficient noto-
riety to win against the sitting member. The Conserva-
tive land owners will nearly to a man support the national
candidate.

THE CONFERENCE AT TRURO ON THE MINES'
REGULATION BILL.
A largely attended meeting of the Cornish County
Committee, appointed to watch the Mines Regulation
Bill, was held at Truro yesterday. It was unanimously
resolved that the operation of Mr. Bruce's Education
Bill, clause seven, in the bill of last year, on metalliferous
mines, would be very injurious to the interests of the
mining children and their parents, and that an uncompro-
mising opposition must be offered to any such
clause. It was reported from all the districts of the
county, that the most intelligent of the miners them-
selves were opposed to the clause.
London, England, 1871-01-14

BOROUGH HOP.

FRlDAY.—Business in the hop market has been transacted on
a more extensive scale. Coloury and medium qualities of our
own growth have been disposed of rapidly, at former quotations;
whilst inferior grades have attracted rather more attention,
and full prices have been realised. Mid and East Kents, £1 15s.
to £7 ; Weald of Ken's, £1 155. to RS 10s. ; Sussex, £1 10s. to
£3 6s. ; Farnham and country, £3 15s. to £slos. ; and olds,
Al to £2los. per cwt.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE.

LONDON, FRIDAY. Sugar: Relined good are less inquired after
but rates rule firm. Finequalities sell steadily, but common de-
scriptions are purchased slowly. Demerara crystallised, 40s. to
40s. 6d : Berblee syrup, 31s. to 31s. 6d.; and St. Lucia, 255. to
31s. Madras bought in at 21s. to 205., excepting some bags,
which sold at 275.; Madras jaggery, 20s. 6d.; Bengal, at 20s. 6d.
to 265.; Java, fine, at 395. Coffee : The market is active, and
prices well supported. Tea is in limited request ; rates steady.
Cotton : The market is quiet, at id. decline on the week. Oils :
The market continues dull, and prices are rather easier. Lin-
seed, 305., sellers' London ; English brown rapes, 465. 6d. spot,
and first four months. Tallow : The market is more active, and
prices tend upwards. Y.C. spot, 455. 3d.; January and March,
455. 3d.; last three months, 465. 6d.
London, England, 1871-01-14

GERM es_N ACCOUNTS.

From Royal headquarters at Versailles comes a
"The
telegram, dated midnight on Thursday :
The French Army of the West has been
completely defeated near Le Mans by the
Second German Army, under Prince Frederick
Charles and the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. The
town of Le Mans has been occupied by the Germans,
large stores have been captured. The enemy is
being pursued."
Ihder date of Montfort, Thursday, the Grand
Duchess
of Mecklenburg has telegraphed to the Grand
"Ullehess as follows:—" To-day, after a severe en-
gagement at St. Corneille, we reached the stream
rear Savigne l'Eveque, having only suffered,very small
saes, and capturing 1,000 prisoners. My head
qllarters are in the Castle of Montfort.

EVACUATION OF VESOUL.
BORDEAUX, January 13 (Afternoon.)
The evacuation of Vesoul by the Germ9ns is con-
There is no other military event of importance to-
day.
London, England, 1871-01-14

141 MOSES and SON'S easy and accurate system
I • of self-measure enables them to execute orders by post
with the guarantee of a faultless IR.

and SON'S
F °S F'S

FROCK Co kTS, 245. to 635.

DRESS coA.IS, 258• to 606.

M ORNING mousEits, lis. Otl. to 21s.
_____

DRESS TROUSERS, 12s. ild. to 265.

MOURNING SUITS, 28s. to £3.
London, England, 1871-01-14

PRUSSIANS REPULSED.

BESANCON, January 12.
tjesterday 800 Prussians, with three guns, attacked
ree companies of Francs-tireurs under Colonel
gr cLurl'ea, near Abbeville, and were repulsed with
ei,;,lt energy. The loss on the French side was only
men. The Prussians carried off seven car-
"ges full of dead and wounded men. Their leader
\vas killed.
London, England, 1871-01-14

LONDON SCHOOL BOARD.

The fourth meeting of the London School Board was
held at the Guildhall, the President (Lord Lawrence) in
the chair. The first business was to receive the report of
the committee, which recommends the appointment of
a secretary to the chairman at a salary of £3OO a year.
The Rev. Mr. Rogers in moving the adoption of the
report, said, having been on the committee, he had had
the opportunity of seeing the amount of work
which devolved on the Chairman. Everinight not less
than two cartloads of papers had been- delivered from
gentlemen seeking the appointment, and every morning
his (Mr. Rogers's) door had been beset by such
gentlemen, and to such an extent that he was
almost inclined to ask for the allowance of
a hall porter and an arm chair for him to sit ih. (Laughter.)
If this was the ease, with regard to himself, thelmount
of work falling on the chairman must be considerably
larger. Of course a private secretary must be a gentle-
man, and on this account a salary of £3OO
a year could not be too much. Mr. Lucraft
objected to the appointment, considering that
no matters connected with that Board should be
secret. All letters should be sent directly to the Board.
He moved that the subject be referred back to the com-
mittee for consideration. After some discussion, and at
the general request of the board, Mr. Lucraft withdrew
his amendment, and the motion for Jhe adoption of the
report was carried ; the appointment being left to the
chairman.

The chairman brought up the report, the returns com-
mittee which recommended the adoption of the rules laid
down by Government with some slight modifications.
—Mr. Hepworth Dixon asked what those modifi-
cations were. Canon Cromwell said they were
very slight. And as follows : That the ages
of children in various schools should be more
minutely described than in the forms prescribed by the
Government, shewing how many children were at school
between the ages of 5 and 13.—T0 this Mr. Forster
agreed.

With regard to the subject of instruction, an alteration
was suggested by Mr. Rogers that inquiries should be
made as to what schools taught music, vocal and instru-
mental, drill, and drawing.
The Report was adopted.
The report of the committee appointed to consider the
appointment of clerk was next read —to the effect that
there were 89 applications. Out of these the following
names had been selected for submission to the Board :
Mr. William Edward Bovill, George Hector Croad,
Samuel Buckley (Lichfield), and Mr. J. T. Taylor. The
report was agreed to, it being distinctly understood that
canvassing would be discountenanced. Candidates should
receive notice when to attend before the Board at the next
meeting, when the election will be proceeded with.
After some formal business the meeting was adjourned.
London, England, 1871-01-14

A FORMIDABLE CORRESPONDENCE.

The professed friendship of the Americans for
the Fenians has not been altogether without cost to
them, and Mr. West, the United States Consul at
Dublin, is of opinion that his exertions in
the Fenian cause should not go unrewarded.
During three years he was busily engaged
in assisting the citizens of the United States, who
were arrested in Ireland as belonging to the Fenians,
and he has now memoralized C mgress for compen-
sation. His labours in this respect have been exten-
sive, if not efficacious, for the correspondence connect.3d
with the affair has filled two large volumes of official
reports. There were 495 dispatches from the consul
to the Secretary of State and to the United States
Minister in London, 340 letters to various officials in
Ireland, and 604 letters to the prisoners themselves,
who were probably more grateful for his intervention
than his other correspondents. Altogether, there are
1,430 of these valuable documents, and upon their
number, it not their quality, the United States
Consul takes his stand for compensation. We pre-
sume few members of Congress will qualify theol-
selves to decide the point by wading through the
volumes in question.
London, England, 1871-01-14

SOCIETY for ORGANISING CHARITABLE
RELIEF and REPRESSING MENDICITY.

President—The Lord Bishop of LONDON.
Chairman—The Earl of LICHFIELD.
Treasurer —H. B. Praed, Esq. _

Hon. Secs.—Alsager Hay Hill and George M. Hicks, Esqs.

Object of the Society.—The establishment of a Charity Office
in every Poor Law District in the metropolis, such office to be
the recognised centre of charitable organisation in each district.

DISTRICT COMMITTEES in.unfon with the Society :
ST. MARYLEBONE.—Office, 151, Marylebone-road, N.W.
ST. GEORGE'S, Hanover-square. -Office, 28; MOunt-street,

Grosvenor-squire, W. • -
WESTMINSTER.—Oftice, 38, James's-street, S.W.
PADDINGTON.—Office, 3, Leinseer-street,
MILE-END. OLD-TOWN.—Office, Baperoft-road,
s3file-end-roa'd; 'E. •' - ,
BATTERSEA.—Office, 3, Veiona-street, Xork-road, S.W. •
LAMBETH,—Ofnee, 49, Upper Kennington-lane, S.B.
CLAPHAM.—Office, 11; Polygon,.S.W._l •

CIiELSEA.-office,.s7,'Floastieet, S.W.
KENSINGTON.-office, 39, Holland-street, W. "
HAMPSTEAD.-office, -corner of Church-lane, High street,
N. W.
DEPTFORD.---Office, St. John's Mission-hall, King-street, Broad.

way, S. E. ,
ST. MARY, NEWINGTON.—Office, 188, Walworth-road, S.E.
ST. GILES'S-IN-THE-FlELDS.—Office, 7, High-street, St. Giles'.
ST. PANCRAS.—Office, 17, Vt, oburn-buildings, W.C.
CONTRIBUTIONS towards the extension of this organisation
throughout the metropolis may be paid at the office of the
Society, or to Messrs. Coutts and Co., 50, Strand, W.C.
The funds of the central office are for purposes of organisa-
tion only, not for relief.

C. B. P. BOSANQUET, Secretary.
C. J. RIBTON-TURNER, Organising Secretary.
Office, 15, Buckingham-street, Strand, W.C.
London, England, 1871-01-14

unsuitable premises. This it is proposed to obviate
by the construction of a suitable kitchen, with every
appliance for the exercise of due economy in labour,
fuel, and food. The Marquis of Hamilton, who is
one of the managers, lays these facts before the.
public, and explains that though the large amount of
business done is not yet remunerative, it will gradually
become ea under more favourable circumstances, and
meanwhile the institution can fairly claim the help
of the charitable, since it is of great efficiency in
supplying working men and women with wholesome
well-cooked food at a price within their means.
London, England, 1871-01-14

London—W. WWEEDIE. 337. Strand.

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GEORGE CRUIKSHANK'S GREAT PICTURE
"The Worship of Bacchus," engraved on Steel. 47 inches
by 30 inches, is now ready. Price One Guinea. This remarkable
Engraving contains over 1,000 figures. each figure portraying-a
character Or a' paalon—the whole presenting a history of the cus-
toms and manners of the present century. The Painting is the
property of the Nations IGallery, and is on view at the Kensington
Museum.

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