The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-10 00:00:00

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, January 9.
The New York Times, discussing General Schenck's
mission, expresses its opinion that no Minister will
ever secure more favourable terms for the settlement
of the Alabama claims than Mr. Reverdy Johnson,
who, though much abused, directed the negotiations
very skilfully and successfully.

The World condemns the President's course to-
wards Mr. Motley, and says that the public wish to
know why Mr. Motley remained unmolested till his
friend, Mr. Sumner, resisted the President in the San
Domingo scheme.—Reuter's Telegram.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
MR. MUNDELLA, M.P., ON EDUCATION.

_ .
Mr. Mundella, M.P., speaking at a Band of Hope
festival at Stockport last night, referred to the advan-
tages which would result from the Education Bill if the
people of this country took care that its intentions were
properly carried out. The hon. member depicted the
advantages which he had seen attached to the American
sehool system in a recent visit he had made to the New
England States. The whole system far surpassed that of
England, as did also the system in operation in Ger-
many.

SIR C. DILKE, SIR H. HOARE, AND THEIR

'CONSTITUENTS.

Last night the two baronets, members for Chelsea,
addressed their constituents at the Vestry Hall, and were
both well received. Sir C. Dilke. who was at the seat of
war during the early part of the campaign, avowed that
his sympathies in common with those of most of his
countrymen had entirely changed, and were now as
strong in favour of the French as they had originally
been of the Germans, for the simple reason that France,
having thrown off Imperialism, had adopted Liberalism,
whilst the Germans had shewn themselves animated
by the lust of conquest, and were not in
any way justified in their demands for the annexa-
tion of Alsace and part of Lorraine. It was
now feudalism fighting against liberalism. France was
wrong in the first instance, and had England then inter-
fered he believed the war would have been stopped.
Speaking from his personal experience, he avowed that
the Alsations were ardent French patriots, and among
the best soldiers in the Republican Army. He was of
opinion that the time had come when our Government
should formally recognise the Republican Government of
France. He had heard it rumoured that there were
objections to that course in very high quarters. If that
turned out true, nothing that had yet occurred would
give a heavier blow to the monarchy in this country.
He commented upon the waning influence of
England, but said that there was a point of endurance
beyond which wa could not go, and that if we were pre-
pared to allow all treaty obligations to be put aside at the
mere pleasure of any Power, none of our commercial
treaties would be worth the paper on which they were
written. He did not regard the present war as one that
would clear the air. It had put an end to Cwsarisru and
government by Imperial democracies ; but unless nations
would consent to be bound by arbitration this would only
be the forerunner of a series of wars which would con-
vulse the world. His only hope in the cessation of
this struggle was in some action of the Con-
ference now about to assemble in London.—
Sir H. Hoare, who also addressed the meeting, also
avowed his sympathy for France, and characterised the
conduct of Bismarck in insisting upon annexing a country
the population of which was four millions, against their
will, as monstrous. The Prussians might even take Paris,
but that would not end the war. It would take at least
250,000 men to hold it, and in six weeks the French would
have a million of men in arms. He was confident that
the war would last a long time, and he believed that be-
fore the end of the year we should see Metz besieged by
Frenchmen. He then adverted to home topics, and spoke
strongly in favour of reorganising the army and extending
the militia by making every district supply its quota of
men, no substitutes being allowed. (Cheers.)
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ANOTHER PRUSSIAN WAR VESSEL OFF
CORK.

The Cork Examiner is informed that a Prussian war
steamer appeared off Cork harbour late on Saturday
evening,, and, having received some instructions from
Queenstown, proceeded on her cruise. The Examiner has
reason to believe the steamer is not the Augusta, but a
second Prussian cruiser.