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THE FRENCH MINISTER AT WASHINGTON.

The New York Herald gives an account of an
interview which took place between its correspondent
at Washington and M. Treilhard, the new French
Minister. Being questioned as to his idea of the
French Republic, the Frenchman said that he believed
and hoped it would last, but it was impossible
to say when the dreadful war would end.
M. Treilhard declared his conviction that Paris could
hold out for some time, and pointed out how often it
had been said that it was about to surrender. The
Parisians, he was convinced, would hold out as long
as any pet ple could. The French Ambassador was
more guarded in expressing his opinion .of Alsace.
and Lorraine, but ho knew that France would
oppose the annexation bitterly as it was a question
of pride with her. So far as he knew, every class of
Frenchmen would be opposed to the concession. He
was quite satisfied with the new order of things in
France, and believed the other diplomatic repre-
sentatives approved of the Republic. When asked
what lie thought of Napoleon's chances of restora-
tion, M. Treilhard gave a meaning French shrug,
and said; "Poor chance, very poor indeed ; none
whatever, I may say."
London, England, 1870-12-16

REVERDY JOHNSON ON THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.

Roverdy Johnson, formerly American Minister to
London, has written a long letter on the various
difficulties connected with the Alabama claims to
the president of a large insurance company. He
goes over the history of these claims, and gives
au outline of the famous convention agreed
upon between him and Lords Stanley and Clarendon.
Prior to the rejection of the convention by
the American Senate, Mr. Johnson ascer-
tained that the convention was objected to
in the States, because it did not provide
for the settlement of claims which the Washington
Government supposed it had in its own right on
Great Britain. • Up to that time .Mr. Johnson
had never heard of such a demand, his instructions
referring exclusively. to the adjustment of individual
claims. He therefore proposed to Lard Clarendon
the signing of a suppletnemary convention, which
should provide for the settlement of any claims that
either Government might have on the other•
Having telegrapho to Secretary Fish, however,
that gentleman replied that the President thought it
'inadvisable to change the Convention, as it was
before the Senate. Since the termination
of his mission, Mr. Johnson believes no effort.
has been.made to renew the negotiations.. The claim-
ants are now informed that an application should
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Eight' o'clock, a new Fairy Comedy, in Three Acts,
entitled THE PALACE OF TRUTH. Characters by
Mr. Buckstone, Messrs. Kendal, Everiji, Clark, Rogers,
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London, England, 1870-12-16

THE IRISH CLERICAL LIBEL CASE.

In the action for slander brought by the Rev. Mr.
O'Keefe, parish priest of Callan, against the Rev. Mr.
Walsh, a priest officiating under him, ,the jury in the
Dublin Court of Queen's Bench returned a verdict for the
plaintiff, with £lOO damages and, 6d. costs.

DAMAGES AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY.
Mr. Vincent Kinborn, commission agent, of Manches-
ter, at the Liverpool Assizes, yesterday, obtained a ver-
dict for £5OO against the London and North-Western
Railway Company. Mr. Kinborn was injured in a colli-
sion in July, 1869, on defendants' line, and sustained con-
cussion of the brain.
London, England, 1870-12-16

GENERAL BUTLER.

A brother Republican has in a recent speech
given a catalogue of the virtues of. General B. F.
Butler. As the man has gained additional noto-
riety recently in England, it may be as well to know
what is thought of him by a largo class of Ameri-
cans. The picture is as follows :
" Shall not we, who are Republicans, disown all
association with men like one in Massachusetts—that man
of sinister mind and most unscrupulous audacity, -whose
claim to have been General rests only on the name ; whose
claim to honour comes only froin the title held as repre-
sentative in Congress ; whose claim to have been the
leader in emancipation is barred long after his claim by
the record of having returned a loyal soldier, almost
white, to a rebel master, as a fugitive slave ; whose recent
effort to restore his waning influence is but an insidious
attempt to stir up the very war Which he professes to
deprecate, and who has tried to conceal his selfish and un-
scrupulous ambition by holding out the stale pretence that
the stimulus to American productions by a war would
quite equal all the expenditures, of the war ?"
These expressions, as we have said, are from the lips
of a political brother. The Democrats have a worse
opinion still of General Butler.
London, England, 1870-12-16

MANCEUVRING AT BRUSSELS.

The protests so numerously signed by French offi-
cers imprisoned in Germany against the scheme of an
Imperialist restoration seem to have grievously dis-
concerted the knot of Bonapartists at Brussels. They
have been asking for counter demonstrations in
favour of the Emperor, but hitherto the prisoners in
Germany have responded very indifferently to the
appeal. Only five officers have declared for the
Emperor, and these all belong to the Imperial
Guard. This is a very poor front against the hun-
dreds of signatures published in the Independence
Beige of men who declare that they prefer their
country to any dynasty, and many of whom openly
express their contempt for the late regime.
London, England, 1870-10-24

`TIE SUN, LONDO,N, XIONDAN, OCTOBER 24,

AN UNFAVOURABLE ESTIMATE.

"A North American Officer of high rank," presumably.
General Burnside, who has returned from Paris to Ver-
sailles, dt aws a gloomy picture of the city. His views,
be it noted, however, are published in a German paper,
and they are given thus 2--" Numerous barricades have
been erected in the streets, especially in the Faubourg
Antoine, as many Parisians foolishly fancy that we shall
enter on a street fight within the place and sacrifice the
blood of our German soldiers by storming barricades and
exposing them to a fire from the windows. Only the
heavy artillery, however, will play a leading part in the
struggle ; but if the eager Parisians like to sally out
of the city and meet us in the open field our
infantry, cavalry, and field batteries will have something
to say which will probably soon dispel all desire for a
second visit. The boulevards are regularly covered with
herds of cattle, and the effects of the fugitive rustics of
the neighbourhood, so that the traffic is often blocked.
Nobody knows who is at present governing the city, for
everybody commands and nobody obeys more than he
likes. This American, a very quiet and intelligent man
cannot adequately describe the anarchy which exists, and
the fear and alarm of nearly all the inhabitants who
possess anything. More than half the people, particu-
larly those having anything to lose, wish for nothing so
much as for the speedy entry of the Prussians."
London, England, 1870-10-24

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PRUSSIAN REPULSE.

An engagement took place on the 22nd in the
Forest of Hecourt. The French troops sonsisting• of
scouts from the battalion of the Ardeche and Free-
shooters ofCaen, behaved admirably, and repulsed the
enemy, who had cavalry, infantry, and artillery.

THE MISSION OF M. 'VIERS.
Touns, October. 23.
The intercourse between the French Chargé
d'Affaires and the different European Courts was_
friendly, but not active.
M. Thiers so far succeeded in his object that four
Powers showed a disposition to move, but especially
England and Russia, not conjointly, but each in its
Own way. _ .

The result has been the proposal of an armistice,
allowing the election of a Constituent Assembly
competent to ratify peace on behalf of the nation.
The Tours Government agrees to this, subject to
consultation with the Government at Paris.
A safe conduct has been asked for to enable an
envoy from Tours to enter Paris. When obtained,
M. Thiers will go to Paris, and after obtaining the,
acquiescence of the Government will probably pro-
ceed to Versailles to treat as to the conditions of an
armistice.

It is presumed the principal conditions of peace are
already agreed to. Prussia is to renounce an increase
of territory, and receive Luxemburg.

PROBABLE REMOVAL OF THE POPE.

The news that reaches us from Rome represents

the Pope and his supporters as becoming more and
more dissatisfied with their position. The Vatican is
blockaded, and persons visiting it are examined
Letters ant telegrams are scrutinised. The Papa
Court declares the work of the Church to be impos-
sible under such circumstances, and some of the
Pope's leading. confidants urge a speedy removal ; and
it is believed that this step will be taken.

INDIA.

BARRACKPORE, October 22.

Yakoob Khan has been successful in some sharp
fights near Candahar, and 'the tide is again turning
in his favour. His lather's army is expected on the

16th. The garrison still holds out. The Amer,
contrary to rumour, remains in Cabul. The Muscat
news is conflicting, but not generally favourable to
the Ameer. Synd Azim had fallen into an ambush
and been routed. Snyd Tourtnee was repulsed at
Beraymee, but boasts that the tribes are with hitn
against the Ameer, and that Azitn is being deserted.
It is expected that the action at Candahar will be of
great importance.

The festivities at Jeypore closed on Monday with
a banquet and fireworks. The Viceroy visited the
gaol, the college, and the schools, laid the first
stone of the Maharajah's hospital, and has bad good
sport at intervals. lie visited the Sainbhur Lake on
Tuesday, entered Aimeer on Thursday evening, and
was met by the Chief of Oudeypore and a procession.
Private interviews occupied the next day. To-day
there will be a public Durban

TUE MASSACRES IN CHINA.
BOMBAY, October 22.
Troops are being sent from Madras to China ith
great despatch.
London, England, 1870-10-24

WHY SOISSONS CAPITULATED.

There was plenty of ammunition ; but the siege having
been expected to last long, and hopes being entertained of
a rescue from without, the authorities of the place urged
the artillery not to use their ammunition too lavishly.
In fact, the orders with reference to these matters were
so strict that only a few shots per cannon were allowed a
day; and so when the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg tri-
umphantly entered the capitulated fortress last Sunday,
there were still something like 20,000 cannon balls iu
stock. This is, perhaps, the best illustration of the
difference which exists between old and contemporary
France. In 1814 Mortier having entrusted to Moreau
the defence of Soissons with only 1,000 men and four guns,
and the place, attacked by the combined corps of the
Russians under Wintzengerode, and the Prus-
sians uuder Bulow, having capitulated, Napoleon
wanted to bring Moreau before a court - martial
and to shoot him. Now five thousand men with
130 guns held out only four four days, and think them-
selves thoughly justified in their capitulation. And other
people seem to think so, too ! " Les ages se suivent, mais
ne se ressemblant pas." It must not be thought, however,
that it was the garrison who were unwilling to make a
defence. Everything shews that they did their best : but
the commander of the fortress and the military counci-
formed by him lost their heads under the pres-
sure of the civil population, which preferred
safety to glory. Great part of the forces consisting of the
Mobiles of the town, the authorities were under the con-
stant pressure of the families of the soldiers engaged on
the ramparts and about fifty citizens having been killed in
their houses during the bombardment, the commanders
felt themselves obliged to sign the capitulation, notwith-
standing the willingness of the soldiery to continue the
struggle. Two breaches, opened on. Saturday, gave addi-
tional force to the arguments of the civilians. It
must be borne in mind, however, that the
German officer who visited the commandant on
Saturday declared that if the capitulation were signed
at once, terms would be very easy ; no contribution would
be demanded, and all the officers would preserve their
arms and baggage; that is to say, they would be allowed
to capitulate with all the honours of war. On the other
hand, it was declared that, should the defence be pro-
longed, and the Germans forced to make an assault, the
garrison would be treated very differently. At the same
time attention was called to the circumstance that on the
neighbouring hills a battery of large mortars had just
been established, and was sure to demolish within a day
or two the northern part of the town, which remained
as yet comparatively safe.—Pall Mall Gazette.
London, England, 1870-10-24

FOOD IN PARIS.

In spite of all the decrees that have been promulgated
great anxiety prevails in Paris on the subject of food, and
especially with regard to the scarcity of meat. Some of
the butchers closed their shops before the last decrees
were issued, because they declared that they were losing
in consequence of the stringent regulations that were
made. At the present time the meat is apportioned out
in accordance with the requirements of the several
divisions of Paris. The mayor of each division
settles the quantity of meat that is to be distributed. The
greater part of the butchers have left off business, and
what are styled municipal butchers are set up in various
quarters. As these are not numerous it follows that they
are besieged by large crowds who have to wait for hours
to obtain the meat they require. To obviate this incon
venience it has been suggested that the numbers should be
given out in the morning, and the meat distributed in the
evening, so that the crowding and loss of time might be
avoided.

The legion of the Gardes Mobiles of la Mayenne has
arrived at Tours. It numbers 3,500 men, well equipped
and armed with Chassepots. Two new companies of
American volunteers have also arrived, bearing the flag
of the United States. They are fine-looking men, with
countenances expressive of great energy. The passing
to and fro of troops of all sorts has never been more con-
siderable.

The Carlsruhe Gazette says that the most difficult task
which awaits the German troops in Alsace is the siege of
Belfort. It is situated in a gap between the Vosges and
the Jura. Belort is, in fact, a strongly entrenched camp,
which can hold fifty thousand men. Two large
detached forts were added to this place in 1847,
and since that time the range of hills which sur-
round it has been crowned with forts. It will depend
upon the energy of the garrison and the population of
Belfort to make the place an obstacle in the operations which
the Germans carry on in the South of France. The Prus-
sians intend as far as possible to prevent the formation of•
armies of reserve at Lyons and on the Loire, and Lyons
it is well known is of great importance to the French
with the St. Etienne manufacture of arms, which fur-
nishes 120,000 Chassepots yearly.
The Lyons Courier says that in the fortifications now
erecting for the defence of the town are to be found work
men who, not content with doing nothing themselves
seek to prevent their comrades from working, and offer
them money to ensure their idleness. The Courier asks
where they get this money from?.
The Mayor of Beaugency is to be shot, and it is con-
sidered that he has richly deserved his fate. Twenty
Prussians came to Beaugency, and as they approached
the Mayor disarmed the National Guard, and when the
Prussians entered the town they were furnished with
drink. The free-shooters came up shortly afterwards,
and immediately arrested the Mayor. The Government
is about to publish a decree which will intimate that all
Frenchmen who offer anything to the enemy will be
shot.
London, England, 1870-10-24

GENERAL BOYER'S MISSION.

The Independance Beige of Friday evening states that
General Boyer, who recently left Metz for Versailles,
arrived in Brussels yesterday, and started at five o'clock
last evening for England, entrusted, it is said, with a
mission to the Empress Eugdnie.

THE MILITARY RESOURCES OF FRANCE.

The Minister of War has made a statement to his col-
leagues, of the war material and men available in the pro-
vinces, from which it appears that in the provinces not
invaded by the enemy there are thirty-six batteries of
different calibre ready for use, and two parks of artillery,
each consisting of 180 carriages. There are also rifle-
barrelled cannon on carriages of considerable number.
With regard to portable arms, there were before the rup-
ture of communications nearly 300,000 guns of
1866 and nearly 500,000 percussion rifled guns, divided
between the Garde Nationale and Mobile. The cart-
ridges on the 1866 model, exclusive of those in the
hands of the troops did not exceed 10 millions. But
since the 15th of September great numbers have been
manufactured in the different establishments, and every
week between 4 and 5 millions are produced. The muni-
tions for the percussion guns were very insufficient, and
orders for their immediate manufacture were given at the
beginning of September at Bourges and Nantes. At the
latter town the manufacture of the mitrailleuses has been
organised by M. de Reffye, chief of the squadron, but no
returns have yet been made. Other depots have been
sent to Bourges and to Rennes, and there are
only wanting the depots of the seven regi-
ments which garrisoned Vincennes, Metz, and
Strasburg. In the departments not invaded there are
depots of seventeen regiments of artillery, which, united,
could produce a considerable number of men and horses.
The list of officers is defective, but the decree of the 30th
September will, it is hoped, supply it. Orders for
harness have been given, and should they fall short sub-
stitutes can be employed. The artillery has sent a dele-
gation to Tours of two head officers of great ability and
experience, to assist in organising these various re-
sources.
London, England, 1870-10-24

THE REDS AT BELLEVILLE.

The Manchester Examiner's Paris correspondent writes:
Belleville has been calmed for two days, but there is an
immense row amongst Reds. They now call members of
the Government traitors, who must be hurled down from
powers by the people. Their day will soon come. They can
stand but a few days longer, says Blanqui. We must
tighten the cravat upon them, say Delechose. Although
silent, these men are not idle, they will keep up thei,
agitation until the Comte de Paris comes to release us
from this factious crowd. The same correspondent,
writing on the 11th, says the outcry is beginning
against the Minister of War on the ground that he is too old
for so important a position, and lacking in revolutionary
spirit. There is a demand that M. Dorian, Minister of
Public Works, should unite the War Office with his
department. When men, connected with the Ministry
have newspaper organs to spread these rumours among
people, they can always start a project in their
own favour, and this one originates with one
Ministerial organ. The court martial convened for the pur-
pose of trying men who fled from Chatillon, have con-
demned five of them to death. Comte de Dampierre,
killed in the sortie on Bayneux, was a member of the
Jockey Club, and well known on the turf. He received a
ball in the breast at ten o'clock in the morning, and ex-
pired in the ambulance at Arteuil at five in the evening.
London, England, 1870-10-24

AMY ROSBART; New Drama. The Overture and
Incidental Music selected and composed by W. C. Levey,
executed by an increased Orchestra and numerous Chorus.
The Ballet and Grouping of Crowds arranged by Mr. John Cor-
mack.. The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Edward
Stirling at a Quarter to Eight THIS EVENING. Oct. 24.
THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.

ADOMESTIC HERCULES, New Farce, by
Martin Becher, at Eleven o'clock THIS EVENING, Oct. 24.
—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

MORNING PERFORMANCE.-AMY ROB-
SART.—In answer to numerous applications from parties
residing in the suburbs, it is respectfully announced that a
Special Morning Performance of this Grand Historical Drama
will be given on WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9. Children and Schools
admitted at reduced prices to the following parts of the theatre
—First circle, dress circle, and stalls. Doors open at half-past
One, commence at Two. Box-office open from Ten till Five
daiIy.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

DELPHI THEATRE ROYAL.—SoIe Pro-
-11 Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER ; Managers, Mr. B.
WEBSTER and Mr. F. B. CHATTERTON.—THIS EVENING, at 7,
THE GREEN BUSHES, OR ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Miami, Madame Celeste ; supported by Mrs. Alfred Mellon,
Mrs. Billington, Mr. Billington, Mr. Ashley, Mr. John Rouse,
Mr. C. H. Stephenson, Mr. C. Sennet, and Mr. Charles Wilmot.
And THE MILLINERS' HOLIDAY. Mr. John Rouse and Miss
Eliza Johnstone.
London, England, 1870-10-24

THE COUP DE MAIN AT STENAY.

The French have regained possession of the little town
of Stenay, a short distance from Montm4dy, by a clever
coup de main. Since the battle of Frieschviller the town
has been held by the Prussians, who levied contributions
on all the neighbouring villages. On the 11th of October
two companies of infantry, consisting of 100 men each,
left Montmddy, and surrounded the village of Stenay,
capturing the whole of the Prussian garrison,
and taking back with them to Montm6dy
183 prisoners, among whom were ten officers.
A few Prussians escaped owing to the cowardice of
some inhabitants who concealed them, fearing the enemy's
troops would come up and fire the village. The mayor
himself only gave up three Prussians hidden in his house,
on the threat of the door being broken open. The Prussian
Lieutenant-colonel who commanded at Stenay, had a
splendid carriage taken at Sedan ; he was allowed to use it
to reach Montmedy. Then came a truck of the Eastern
railway also taken at Sedan. It was loaded with all kinds of
stores, from dried vegetables and tobacco, to cognac and
champagne ; nothing was wanting. All these goods had
been plundered in different parts of the country.
Among the stores was a waggon marked with the
reel cross which the Prussians make use of to suit
themselves according to French accounts. A French eye-
witness, who saw the Prussian soldiers interned, describes
it as a pitiful sight. Many of them wept, and, pointing
to children, showed on their fingers that they had four,
five, or six. They were all middle-aged men, belonging to
the Landwehr, only the officers belonged to the regular
army. The soldiers' sacks, when opened, contained a
variety of curious articles, women's caps and collars, and
children's toys were among their plunddr. The officers
have been exchanged, some of the non-commissioned
officers having been brought from Sedan for that purpose.
Montm6dy has now been thoroughly armed, and is in a
condition to resist a prolonged siege.
London, England, 1870-10-24

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THE Loss OF THE CAPTAIN.

The First Lord of the Admiralty is apparently
determined to institute a complete inquiry into the
circumstances connected with the Captain. The in-
vestigation he is pursuing will extend from the time
when it was proposed to build her down to her loss.
Personal considerations will not influence Mr.
Childers in the course he has adopted, and it
is certain that facts will come to the
knowledge of the public which were not revealed
at the court-martial. Several vital questions
are involved in the inquiry, and in the course of a
few days we shall probably be informed who declared
the Captain to be seaworthy, and who warranted her
safe, as it is the bounden duty of the Controller to
do before an experimental war ship is sent to sea.
Three other points of importance to be ascertained
are—whether Mr. Reed or Sir Spencer Robinson
doubted the stability of the Captain, why the
trial to find out the position of her centre of gravity
was not carried out with more promptitude, and
why, when that position was discovered, it was not
instantly communicated to Captain Coles and
Captain Burgoyne.
London, England, 1870-10-24

ROBBERY BY A VALET.

Mr. John Craven, county magistrate, residing at
Steeton Hall, Yorkshire, has recently been robbed of bills
and securities of the value of several thousand pounds. A
great part of this property was contained in a pocket-
book. Charles Oates, the valet, was apprehended on the
charge of having stolen the book ; and on Saturday, before
the magistrates, at Keighley, he pleaded guilty, and stated
he had destroyed the papers which the book contained. The
book was produced in a mutilated state. Prisoner was
sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

NEWMARKET RACES.—TiIIs DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
HANDICAP PLATE.

Blue Gown
Miss lierville ......
Sister to Cherie
Seventeen ran.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
15 to 2 agst Podesta, (taken)
Bto 1 agst Adonis (taken)
Ito 1 agst Frivolity (taken)
9to 1 agst Not Out (taken)
100 to 7 Barford (offered)
30 to 1 agst Forget-me-Not (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Dubois (taken)
London, England, 1870-10-24

'HEATRE ROYAL Dill- 1-LA
1. Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. tr.: a rt..N.--This
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C. J. Phipps, F.S.A., is now Open for the AUT UM N DEAAbIATIC
SEASON, THIS EVENING, Oct. 24. Doors open at half-past Six,
commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at half-past
Eleven. Prices to the public parts of the Theatre from
Sixpence to Seven Shillings. Private Boxes from One to Four
Guineas. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily.
London, England, 1870-10-24

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London, England, 1870-10-24

OCCUPATION OF GISORS.

On Saturday, the Bth of October, a Prussian officer and
40 Uhlans presented themselves before Gisors about
mid-day, and summoned the mayor to deliver arms. The
mayor, whose name is Le Pke, having refused to do so,
the officer bade him tell the people of Gisors that next day
they would return with cannon. The authorities hearing
of this despatched 500 Mobiles to Gisors from Les An-
delys, and the captain of the National Guard at the latter
place was sent to take command at Gisors, where the
guard was weak and thoroughly disorganised. It was
decided that the forces should be massed together
at the gates of the town, and this had scarcely been done
when the TJhlans were seen in the distance, and batteries
of artillery were ranged on the heights commanding the
railway station and the principal roads. Suddenly the
cannon fired. They were being loaded the second time,
when the Mayor and the municipal authorities advanced
to the Prussian General, Prince Albert, nephew of the
King, and protested rgainst the bombardment or the
of a town full of women and children. Meanwhile shots
were heard in the direction of Mont de l'Aigle, and the
Mobiles were seen retreating to the forest. The
Prince ordered shells to be fired to sustain
the attack, and then turning to the Mayor
he said ho would consent to spare the town on condition
that they did not fire on the troops inside, that the bat-
teries remained in position, and that the mayor and one
of the council remained as hostages. He despatched
another councillor to the town to convey those terms to
the municipal and military authorities. M. Passy, the
messenger, thus despatched, suceeded with great difficulty
in reaching his colleagues, who had remained in session
during the interval. The rest of the municipal
authorities hastened to join the mayor as hostages, and
M. Passy, entering the town, found that the mobiles and
Garde Nationale had retreated into the forest, the streets
were deserted by the inhabitants, and a detachment of
Prussian cavalry was parading them. He immediately re-
turned to the Prussian headquarters and told the Prince
that Gisors was occupied by the Prussian troops, and the
Municipal Council had no choic,. but to subMit. He only
asked that the mayor and other authorities should be
allowed to enter the town first, to be spared the pain of
joining the cortege of the couquerers. The Prince agreed,
but the municipal body were speedily eirertaken by the

cavalry. Meanwhile Gisors was surrounded on the south
by Prince Hohenlohe's troops, and the town was
taken without resistance. In the direction of Bazincourt
there was a brief but disastrous encounter. The mobiles
had fallen back on the forest, but there the National
Guard and Mobile were stationed to arrest the progress of
the enemy. Hidden behind houses and trees they ex-
changed shots, until the Mayor of Bazincourt courageously
intervened and stopped the fight. Some twelve persons
lost their lives in this manner. At two o'clock on the
9th, Gisors was occupied by 4,000 men, six field pieces,
two howitzers, and two mitrailleuses.
London, England, 1870-10-24

1/°MBARDMENT OF MEZIERES.

SEDAN, October 22.
The p
mt 111.ezieres
fro_ French opened fire with cannon last. night
on the Prussian outposts in the
wheicistion of I3oulsicourt, and threatened a sortie,
one" was checked This afternoon the same de-
,. qratiou was made, and with the same result.
t sortiein force is considered imminent. 1 he

Prussian troops are on he altxt everywhere in the
neighbourhoo,l.
The bombardment will begin in the course of next
London, England, 1870-10-24

PEEP 0' DAY.—The OLD QUARRY, or FOIL
DHUIV.--Startling Sensation Scene, THIS EVENING
(Monday), Oct. 24. —PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

THE GREAT ClTY.—Grand Realistic Drama,
In Two Acts, written by Andrew Halliday, THIS EVEN-
ING (Monday), Oct. 24.—PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
London, England, 1870-10-24

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH.
This Evening, at 7, ON AND OFF, LIVING AT EASE.
Messrs. - Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough,
E. Baton, and F. Hughes. The New Hurly-Burly-Esque,
" THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry, Paulton, Fenton,
and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Bufton, Santley,
Lee, Goodall, &c.

QT. JAMES'S THEA T R E.—Lessee and
Manageress, Mrs. JOHN WOOD.— This Evening at
Eight, will be presented (for the eighth time
in England) Victorien Sardou's great play, FERNANDE,
revised by Sutherland Edwards, Esq. Act I. Rescued, Act
11. Loved. Act 111. Won. Act IV. Triumphant. Cha-
racters by Messrs. Farren, Leeson, Lin Rayne, Murray, and
Lionel Brough ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Larkin, Miss Fannie
Brough, Miss Turner, and Mrs. John Wood.—Doors open at 6.30.
At 7, TO OBLIGE BENSON by Tom Taylor, Esq. Messrs.
Harry Cox, Grainger, Mervin ; Misses Marian Inch and 11.
Everard, At 8, FERNANDE. At 10.30, ONLY D, by John
Oxenford Esq. Messrs. Young and Grainger ; Misses Adair and
Turner.—During the vacation the family circle has been recon-
structed and decorated.—Box-office 11 to 6. No fees.
London, England, 1870-10-24

THE DUCAL HOUSE OF CAMPBELL.

The Scottish house of Campbell, which is repre-
sented by the Duke of Argyll, is in some respects the
first of Scottish titles. Its members have com-
prised many illustrious individuals. Within the last
ten years a Campbell has held the Lord Chancellor-
ship of England. The Barony of Clyde, of Indian
celebrity, was bestowed on one who belonged to the
Campbells by his mother's side. The name of
Campbell appears frequently in the lists of the
Orders of the Thistle and the Bath, and during the
last century it figures prominently in the lists of
British generals and admirals. More than
eight centuries ago the first Campbell ou record
acquired the Lordship of Loch Awe by marriage
with the heiress of a Gaelic chief. A representative
of the Campbells married the sister of Robert Bruce
and was established in the chieftaincy of Argyll.
From thence to the present time the fortunes of the
Campbells have continued to improve, while other
great houses of Scotland have experienced many
vicissitudes. The tenth Earl of Argyll was one of
the commissioners who offered the Crown of Scot-
land to the Prince of Orange, and was raised to the
dukedom. The second Duko of Argyll was created
an English peer in acknowledgment of his
services in furthering the union with England.
He took an active part in suppressing the Stuart
rising in 1715. His brother, the third Duke, had the
patronage of Scotland so much at his disposal, that
he was known in certain circles as the King of Scot-
land. The present Duke, whose son is about to
connect his family with Royalty, is the eighth of the
line, and bears a long list of Scottish and English
titles and honours.
OUR MILITIA FORCE.

The United Service Gazette boldly challenges the
proposition that the militia force by its very nature
is a feudal one, implying that it should be officered
by county magnates and their connections. The
Gazette points out that the argument is altogether
impertinent, inasmuch as feudality has been for cen-
turies dead and buried in England, and all its usages
should be buried with it. At present the militia
is not officered in the feudal fashion. On the con-
trary, its commissioned ranks are filled with " the
most incongruous and incohesive materials." There
are landed gentlemen, gentlemen in public offices,
and merchants wearing the militia uniform. A
national force should represent all classes; but, un-
fortunately, the officers are not impartially selected.
They are "jobbed ire," to use a phrase from the
Gazette, by the county, by Lords-Lieutenant, and
when once in, are dealt with without the slightest
regard for merit, seniority, or the fair rules of pro-
motion.
London, England, 1870-10-24

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CAPTAIN RELIEF FUND.

It having been reported that Vice-Admiral Sir Edward
Belcher, K.C.8., stated at a late meeting of the Royal
Naval Benevolent Society, "that it would be improper
for that institution to grant any relief, looking at the
lax manner in which the Captain Relief Fund was
managed, in some cases two or three mothers and in
others three or four wives appearing as claimants,"
Captain L. E. H. Somerset, R.N., has contradicted the
statement in a letter to the Times, in which he says :
Every application for relief has passed through me, and
in one instance only have two women applied for relief as
the widows of one man. Their certificates shewed that
they had both been legally married. In this case the
woman received some temporary relief who, on investiga-
tion, was found to have the preferable claim."
. .

Krather pleasing incident has come out concerning a
subscription of £lOO by " X.Y.Z." to the Lord Mayor's
Captain Relief Fund. It was received anonymously with
the following note :—" In consequence of reading a letter
signed ' Staff-Surgeon " in the Morning Post of the 17th,
I enclose the sum of £lOO for the Captain Relief Fund.—
X.Y.Z." It is rare, indeed, that epistolary effusions in
the daily prints produce such ready effects.
London, England, 1870-10-24

THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

The Newmarket Houghton Meeting will take place this
week, commencing to-day with the Criterion, which Bell's
Life thinks ought to be won easily by Baron Rothschild's
colt. The field for the Cambridgeshire is likely to be an
unusually large. one. The great race is fixed for Tuesday,
and the same authority declares for the event with confi-
dence for Podesta and Adonis. The correspondent of Land
and Water, Harkaway, and The Field select Adonis as the
horse likely to prove thei winner. The Sp'irting Life thinks
Adonis or Podesta are likely to pass the flag post first.
The following horses will start for the last of the great
races of the year :—Not Out, Adonis, Podesta, Barford,
Vandenhoff, Albany, Rafale, Vintner, Green Riband,
Queen of Hearts, Guy Dayrell, Frivolity, Suzanne,
Forget me Not, Fichu, Cbarnwood, Van Amburg,
Broadlea, Dubois, and Bonny Swell.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE SCRATCHINGS.—Referee, Fusee, Dark
Cloud, Plaudit, Brigantine, Perry Down, and L'Oise.
London, England, 1870-10-24

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—This
EVENING, at 7, A KISS in the DARK. At 7.40, THE
RIVALS. Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale, Kendal, Everill,
Howe, and Rogers. Mesdames Chippendale, Robertson, C.
Hill, and E. Fitzwilliam. To be followed by UNCLE'S WILL.
Mr. Kendal, Mr. Rogers, and Miss Robertson. Concluding
with NO SONG NO SUPPER. Messrs. Osborne and Weathersby ;
Mesdames F. Wright, F. Gwynne, and Fosbroke.
London, England, 1870-10-24

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London, England, 1870-10-24

THE AFFAIR AT MONTDIDIER.

The special correspondent of the Telegraph, writing
from Amiens October 20, says :—The affair at Mont-
didier seems to have been a sad business. Montdidier is
a small town, about twenty miles from this place, con-
taining some 3,000 inhabitants. On Monday morning
a detachment of 1,800 Prussians, having with them
four field-pieces, arrived before the town, which is
completely commanded by a rise in the road about
half a league away. The garrison of Montdidier con-
sisted of 300 Mobiles, raw lads who had never been under
fire, and many of whom hardly knew how to load a mus-
ket. The Germans most wantonly sent about two dozen
shella into the town, although the latter never fired a
tot ; and they killed three of the inhabitants, among
them a very old retired officer, who had fought under the
First Empire—while several other people were mortally
wounded. What, in the name of common sense—
if that virtue is known at the present time
in France, which I really begin to doubt-300 untrained
Mobiles could effect in an open town against a force five
times their number, accompanied by artillery and cavalry,
lamat a loss to conceive. But, be that as it may, I see
by the Amiens papers of this morning that Monsieur
Baudelocque, the Mayor of Montdidier, has been,
turned out of office by the Prefect of the Somme
and the municipal council of the place dissolved,
because they did not resist the enemy, and, in
order to avoid useless bloodshed, prevented the National
Guard of the town from arming and firing on the Prus-
sians. I suppose this energetic measure has been carried
out pour encourager les autres ; and I trust it may have the
desired effect. Opinions differ, however, as to the wis-
dom or the justice of the act. The result of the enemy's
visit was sad enough as it was ; had the Mayor persisted
in opposing the Prussians, the whole town would
have been knocked about the ears of its inhabitants. Even
as it was, the enemy exacted a fine of 50,000 francs from
the town, and at first insisted that the sum should be
paid in gold. When this was shown to be impossible,
they accepted the money in bank-notes, and towards
evening they took their departure, never having entered
a house, or dune the slightest damage after they ceased
firing.