The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-20 00:00:00

bearing a decree for the suppression of the Diritto, and
empowered to seize all compromising papers, went to the
office. While they were discharging their duties a
hOstile crowd assembled in the street, and the
authorities were surrounded and threatened. As matters
grew more serious, a piquet of infantry was sent down to
disperse the crowd, which numbered some 300 or 400.
They were assailed by cries and hootings, and some IA
them were roughly treated. Some soldiers were disarmed,
and others struck with stones and broken bottles, which
were hurled at them, wounding an officer and two men.
Stronger reinforcements were sent up, and the street
cleared at six o'clock, all disturbance seemed over, and the
greater part of the troops were sent back to their quar-
ters. An hour later, however, a body of men rushed into
the street of the Prefecture and broke the windows of the
hotel. The soldiers were recalled, and some shots fired in
the air, which dispersed- the rioters. Several arrests were
made, but the Prefect thought it wiser to release the
prisoners the next day.

THE LOSS OF THE SEVRE.
The steam transport frigate La Sevre, commanded by
Captain Vesque, which left St. Malo with a crew of 113
men and 40 passengers, most of whom were wounded
officers and soldiers, was lost off Cape La Hague. It ap
pears that the Sbyre left St. Malo with a good breeze
from the south-west, but in the afternoon a thick fog
covered the sea, and the vessel under the influence of the
current deviated completely from her route. At half
past four they mistook the coast of Jobourg for the
Isle of Aurigny, but the error was discovered
when they found themselves in the bay of Vauville. The
vessel then altered her course completely, and steered
N.&E. Unhappily this course was not strictly adhered
to, and the vessel inclined eastward. At one moment it
was supposed she had doubled Cape La Hague, and they
bore still further towards the east. All at once breakers
were seen a-head, and the order was hardly given to st,,p
the vessel so as to take soundings, when the gain-
ingcurrent—
complete mastery over her, flung her broadside
on the rocks of La Foraine. In less than twenty
minutes the wreck of the Sevre was complete.
Part of the crew took refuge in the rigging, but without
avail. The fore mast broke, and carried with it in its fall
a human host. Then the main mast went with a terrible ;=
crash in the midst of cries of despair. The men clinging
to the mizen mast saw their comrades go, but were
powerless to rescue them. However a whale boat was
launched, into which the midshipman Rozier threw him•
self with fifteen men, tiring to reach land and
get help. The current drew them on, and
they doubled the Hague, reached Osmonville, and
finally got to Cherbourg at nine in the evening.
The men, completely exhausted, were ~ceived on board
the Ocean. Another boat, with thirteen men, managed
to get to Cherbourg. The cries of the unfortunate men
still clinging to the mizen-mast, whose number diminished
every minute, were at length heard by the inhabitants of
Goury and the neighbouring villages. A lifeboat was
prepared, but the rescue did not begin until eleven at
night. It was carried out' with great coolness, and the
crew of the lifeboat risked their lives several times
in
saving the thirty sailors who still remained
on the mast. Captain Vesque was seen for
a long while on the wreck giving his orders.
At the very moment when the men called to him to take
refuge in the mizen-mast an immense wave carried hill'
off, as well as the pilot, who was standing by him. One
of the officers was cut in two by a chain ; the surgeon
Zabbocki was crushed between one of the boats and the
side ,of the ship. When the Dayot, Ariel, and Adonis,
which were immediately sent out of Cherbourg to render
assistance on the news of the disaster, reached the fatal
spot,they could but chronicle the extent of the catastrophe.
Nothing but spars remained of the S6Yre. Fifty-five lives
were lost in this terrible wreck.

THE FRENCH REPRESENTATIVES. Among the
newly elected representatives of the French AssemblY
many are prisoners of war. M. D'Harcourt, elected for
Calvados, is a prisoner in Germany, having been el'
Ordnance officer of Marshal M`Mahon's ; M. Eugt'oe
Chaper, elected for Isere, is a captain of engineers ftt
Paris, and consequently a prisoner. Besides these,
Casimir Perier, who is not a military man, cannot aye'
himself of his election for Isere, because the Prussian
have seized him as one of the hostages' for the department
of the Aube, where hepossesses property.
GAMBETTA AND THE GARIBALDIAN
Patric says that the Government of M. Gambetta and
official press have made a great fuss about the capture Of
a Prussian flag by Ricciotti Garibaldi on the occasion ot
the recent fighting at Dijon, and remarks that they do 11°
I hesitate to compliment this band, which dishonool/0
France, while at the same time they are deprivinfolli
French' soldiers of their just honours. Gene7t
Pradier, now at Bordeaux, relates the ePthe
after this fashion. The flag was taken from he
Prussians by a professor of the Lyceum at MaconlLFie
was a volunteer in the Mobiles of Saone et Loire.
brave men of Macon were returning in triumph with "the
proof of their zeal, when they met some distance in 44
rear the corps of Ricciotti. All at once these last tu
~,
possession of the Prussian flag, and took it out of
hands of the French who had taken it from the enere3r.

SPORTING NOTES.
The two year olds bred by Count Lagrange—forty-fa'.
in number—will be sold without reserve at Albert Gate to
day.
We learn that in all probability the Inter-TJniversitl
Boat Race will this year be rowed on April 1, that
appearing at present the only one likely in all respects t°
suit the convenience of those most immediately coencerned'
In such a case the Inter-'Varsity sports will tak
Friday, March 31. place ell

The Oxford University Sports have been fixed hto
take place on the 9th, 10th, and 11th March, and ,te
Oxford Eight-oar Torpid Races on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, °"111;
6th, 7th, and Bth March. The Oxford -University Crej
go into training on Thursday next, and the Oxford f 4;.,
Cambridge Boat Race will probably take place on SO

day, April Ist.
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REMOVING THE AMERICAN CAPITAL.—Theatl
tion of removing the American Capital from Washhigwoje
to New York has been the subject of discussion for.°:ent,,
time. Various opinions have prevailed. The Preol%o
who has been constantly addressed on the matter, thitoo
that the removal of the Capital ,is far
important an affair to be settled
ti
mere majority vote in each House, and Ptil
hardly be attempted without a Constittl
amendment to that effect being passed. One of the 110
zealous advocates of the removal party, Mr. Reaiooill
written to the President and put forward his vie
/ea very fair manner. He • says that the capital
tion ought to be considered and settled at
and the fact that the Valley of the Potomac offere`e,
fittest site in 1800 does not by any means prove thtlV
is the case in the present day. New York is gelit.'ll;ol
considered to be the most desirable place in the ,iorl
for the location of the capital. The Amb'fr
and visitors from the Old World would prefer it't tan
the city furnishes more abundant sources of interCsf tlo
diversion than can be found in any other part :di be
country. It is deemed advisable that the point 1,0 ere
settled before additional expense is incurred by t',oo``3
tion of more public buildings at Washington, whiP velle
of course be useless should the Government be e°l3l
to quitthe place.
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