The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-17 00:00:00

THE LONDON CONFERENCE.

The Conference on the Treaty of 1856 did not meet
yesterday, having been postponed in the expectation that
a plenipotentiary will be accredited to it by the French
Government which is likely to be constituted by the
authority of the National Assembly.—Daily News.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 16.
It is stated that the next sitting of the London Confer.
ence will not be held fora few days, being postponed until
the formation of the new Government in France, which
may be immediately expected, and after which the arrival
of a French Plenipotentiary in London is confidently an-
ticipated.—Reuter's Telegram.

The only articles of food really difficult to find
now in Paris are the two new delicacies, the dog and the
rat.

A correspondent at Cherbourg writes that the Queen's
Speech has produced a very good effect there. English-
men are now spoken of as " Ces bons Anglais."
Paris seems different from Metz in one important and
creditable particular. There has been no hoarding of
secret stores of food on the part of " business " men
speculating on a market. In the interval between the
signing of the Convention and the rolling in of provisions
from outside, these hoards would have come to the fpont
had there been any. But the shops were bearer then than
in the middle of January.
The Pall Mall Gazette says it has reason to believe that
a written understanding exists between Prussia and
Russia touching the Black Sea question.
The report that Don Francis d'Assis, the husband of
the ex-Queen Isabella, has offered to take the oath of
allegiance to King Amadeus is confirmed.

Mr. Leland, the well-known author of " Hans
Breitmann's Ballads," is now in London.

There is reason to believe that some of the pre-
vailing blonde chignons are made of the light fantastic
tow.

The report is eontradicted that there is a vacancy
in the office of Chief of the Poor Law Commissioners in
Ireland.

The yearly income of Mr. Stewart, the celebrated
dry goods merchant in New York, is estimated at
£1,000,000.

The Osservatore Romano denies that the Pope has
written a letter to the German Emperor congratulating
his Majesty on the assumption of the Imperial title.
Mr. G. 0. Trevelyan has been elected a member of
the committee of the Century Club—the head-quarters of
the Academic Liberals.

We are sorry to hear that Sir Edwin Landseer's
illness is such as to cause the gravest apprehensions. Mr.
Leslie and Mr. Foley are both again in their usual health.
The Bishop of WincheSter's resolution against the
admission of a Unitarian to the company preparing the
authorised version of the Bible was carried by the Upper
House of Convocation by 10 to 4.
The Dublin French Relief Committee have sent off
£5OO to the London Mansion House Fund, £5OO more to
Bishop Dupanloup, of Orleans ; and to the War Victims'
Fund, £5OO.
The Freeman's Journal states that " Mr. O'Reilly,
member for Longford, intends to press his motion on the
subject of the plunder of the Sovereign Pontiff by the
King of Italy, and the quiescent acceptance of the wrong
by the English Cabinet.'
The dinner which annually precedes the opening
of the Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy took
place, • under the presidency of Sir George Harvey, cn
Tuesday. The principal toast, that of " Prosperity to
the Academy," was proposed by Principal Sir Alexander
Grant, who referred to the service which had been done by
the institution, and to the difficulties which it had had for
a time to encounter.
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