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London, England, 1870-12-14

TROCHU AND THE SORTIE.

On the 2nd, after the fighting was over, says a French
account, when Trochu was re-entering what he callS " his
lodgings " in Fort Rosny, he met the 24th Battalion of the
National Guard. He paused for a moment, and said :
" Gentlemen, I•have good news for you. Since seven this
mgrning we have had 100,000 men against us whom I had
to fight with a young army, and for the second time the
old army was driven back all along the line. lam
playing a terrible game, and'l should not have played it
if I had not felt behind me the moral and military
strength of the National Guard. At one moment I thought
I should have had to call you into the front rank, but
once again the young army has beaten the
old, and you may tell Paris so." This ad-
dress was received with enthusiasm. It has been
remarked that Tiochu, in his despatch, said, "The Left;
after having yielded a little, stood firm." The explana-
tion is that the General himself, seeing the Left yield,
dashed to the front at the head of his staff, and by his
ardour rallied the troops, who followed him,
ftrul forced the enemy. to yield at that point.
Trochu on One occasion, when cheered by the
soldiers eried "Do not shout Vive Trochu I but Vive
Ducrot ! for • I swear he is the boldest and most loyal
soldier of France !" The firing, maintained during the
night of the 2nd by the French, was so incessant that
seventy-five cliassepots out of the 101 required repairs in
the evening.
London, England, 1870-12-14

THE SCENE AT TOURS.

The special correspondent of the Telegraph, in his letter
dated Tours, December 8, says : —The Army of the Loire
is now divided into two large bodies—one of which,
under Chanzy, is acting on the right bank, while the other,
under Bourbaki, operates on the left bank of the river.
I believe that, as I write, fighting is going on
between Chanzy and the enemy in his front ;
and that Bourbaki is covering Bourges, and
gradually falling back upon that town. The report
is that everything is going well for the French ; but even
this rumour has failed to restore confidence in Tours, and
all who can get away to Bordeaux or Nantes are going as
fast as they can. M. Thiers leaves by the three o'clock
train this afternoon, and I know many other persons who
are also departing then. In fact, there seems to be
a settled conviction in the mind of every one that
the entry of the Prussians into Tours is simply
a question of time, and that here they will most
certainly come before long. Yet I cannot see that
the struggle is getting feebler or less hopeful on
the part of France. Thousands of troops arrive every
day in Tours, and go on to the front. My window looks
out upon the Boulevards, opposite the railway station ;
and hardly an hour passes in which I do not see fresh,
regiments arrive, and proceed by road either towards
Orleans or elsewhither. Within the last twenty-four
hours, at least ten thousand fresh troops of the regular
army have thus arrived and gone on. Where they all
come from is a puzzle, until one recollects that within
the last two months one hundred regiments (de marche, as
they are called,) of regular infantry have been formed and
organised out of the depots of the corps that were made
prisoners at Sedan and Metz. Each of these Rdgiments
de Marche consists of three battalions of 800 men each,
making 2,400 rifles per regiment. Many of the men are
no doubt quite young soldiers ; but there is among them
a large admixture of old soldiers—of men from 25 to 45
years of age, who have served before, and are now
once more called under arms. Tidings have just
arrived that there has been a crushing defeat
to-day of the Army of the Loire under Chanzy ; that
Bourbaki and his two divisions are surrounded ; and that,
in a word, the game is up, so far as the French army is
concerned. The government and the Diplomatic Body
all leave in the morning, and there is to-night such a rush
for the railway station and the 12.30 train as never was
seen before. I should think this must be the beginning
of the end of the war.
London, England, 1870-12-14

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GENERAL BUTLER AND THE RENIANS.

The Fenians in the United States appear to have
been well satisfied with General Butler's harangue,
more especially with the ingenious compliments the
ex-hero contrived to pay to Ireland and her people.
A meeting of Irish patriots was convened in New
York by order of Mr. MacFarlane, who is styled
" The Veteran of the Mexican War," with the object
of passing a vote of thanks to the orator. A Mr.
Merrigan presided, and delivered
,a preliminary
address, in which the virtues and merits of Irishmen,
the crimes of England, and the excellence of General
Butler's speech, were duly mingled. Irishmen, he
said, wanted no better leader than General Butler to
consummate England's destruCtion. He was followed
by Mr. Woods, late of the Dublin Nation, who was
proud to see such a man as General Butler placing
the Irish race in a position deserving of their
military prowess, and he should be supported by
every lover of the dear old land in America. He
hoped that he would forward the movement until

England was humbled and freedom's flag waved
triumphantly over the Emerald Isle. After
a little more flowery language of this
kind, the meeting prcceeded to business and
passed resolutions declaring that whereas General

But:er had avowed himself aliend of America and
an enemy of England, and had signalized the Irish
as the men to fight England and humble her, the
meeting, as those who loved Ireland and wished her
liberation, pleiged themselves that the moment he
said "rally" they would be with him. Also they re-
turned him their sincere. thanks for his good opinion
of them.

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HER .MAJESTY,

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 13.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by
the. Countess of Gainsborough.
•Her Majesty's dinner party in the evening ineluded her
Royal Highness the Princtss Louise, the Duke of Argyll,
the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, and the Marquis
of Lorne.

Princess Louise drove in the grounds this morning.
Princess Beatrice also went out.
The Prince of Leiningen visited the Queen to-day, and
remained to luncheon.
The Duke of Argyll and the Duke of Roxburghe have
left the Castle.
London, England, 1870-12-14

HOSPITAL ACCOmmODATION IN BIParINGiiAm.

The resources of the General Hospital in Birming-
hani have been severely taxed by the. extraordinary
rapidity and fatality with' which the-re Cent acci-
dents have followed one another. Seventy patients
from the last four explosions, those four
having occurred within the space of a few
weeks—may well suflico to disorganis.3 any establish
ment. Every attention is, however, being paid to
the unfortunate sufferers from the Wittoncalamity,
and doctors, nurses, dresses, and every other branch
of the institution, labour unremittingly on their
behalf. So great is the crowd of friends and rela-

tons pressing to bee the victims that all other visitors
are forbidden for the present. The necessitir'fOr in-
creased accommodation for persons 'suffering fron
burns has long been felt in the hospital, and this
catastrophe has made it more strongly felt than eve:
k has; therefore, been resolved to., erect 'a' brie]
building in the grounds at the back
the hospital to receive thirty persons.

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necessary funds will be raised by subscription;
and the amount will no doubt be readily forthcoming
since the imperative need for such a resource has
been so painfully demonstrated. The work of con-
struction will be begun at once. It is, however, a
ghastly notion to increase hospital accommodation
on the ground that more- explosions will inevitably
be forthcoming. •
London, England, 1870-12-14

CHARGE AGAINST. A CLERGYMAN.

The charge against the Rev. James John Merest (for-
merly vicar of Upton Snodsbury, but who has been
stripped of his gown on account of irregular conduct) of
fraudulently issuing cheques upon the Worcester Old
Bank, where ho had no account, which cbequed be paid
away in houses of ill-fame in Bristol, was yesterday dis-
missed by the magistrates of that city on the ground that
the consideration for which the fictitious cheques were
given was immoral, and therefore wholly void in law.

THE EAST, SUFFOLK, CHAMBER OF AGRI-

CULTURE.

The annual dinner of the East-Suffolk Chamber of
Agriculture was held last night under the presidency of
Lord Henniker. Mr. Collins, M.P., Lord Mahon, M.P.
and Colonel Tomline were amongst the speakers.

BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.
Fitzroy, Ernest James Augustus, Nov. 18.
Holding, John, and Dickens, Alfred, St. Mary's-road,
Hornsey, builders, Dec. 8.
Thompson, Edmund, Manchester, commission agent,
Dec. 8.

BANKRUPTS.
(To Surrender in London.)

Eudle, John Stephens, Mitre-court, City, mantle manu-
facturer, Jan. 9, at 11.
Turner, George Hogarth, Princes-street, Hanover-square,
carver and gilder, Jan. 12, at 11.
London, England, 1870-12-14

THE
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THE SIEGE OF PARIS.

THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL GUARDS.

,The battalions, of Belleville, the most democratic region
of Paris, are in disgrace, A court-martial is about to try
ni,tuy of their refractory members. They are accused,
says the Paris Journal, of havhig resisted the decree
ordering the mobilisation of a portion of the National
Guard. Further, all the reports of the three days' fight-
ing agree in stating that the conduct before the
enemy of the companies consisting of *the Mobiles of
Belleville was not as good as that of other batta-
lions. The young men of this quarter cannot be cowards,
nays the Journal, and proceeds to ask why some of them
have
,permitted themselves to be hoodwinked by wretches
who play with them to such an extent that their courage
is reasonably doubted. If they do not prefer being brave
soldiers of France to acting the part of the prudent
Janissaries of M. Flourens the name of Enfant de Belle-
ville will become a term of mortal insult.
London, England, 1870-12-14

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London, England, 1870-12-14

FROM A LADY RESIDENT.

French lady, shut up in Paris, writes on the Pith
instant :—" What a long and terrible trial this is, and
how much I suffer from the want of news of my absent
children. We are nevertheless getting on well, and the
chances of success are restoring courage. During two days
and two nights this week the cannon did not cease. It
was a sinister and disheartening sound. Sleep was impos-
ible. The image of that field of battle is hth-
pressed upon me. Every fibre trembles. I mourn
all my loved ones without knowing anything of
them, How my son, who was at Metz with Bazaine,
must have suffered, if his general was really a traitor.
But you must low better than we what has happened ;
for we scarcely dare believe anything, so many faliehoods
have been uttered. There is now contentment, because
there Is hope. At what a cost shall we obtain
the mastery. ITow I regret that I did not lay in a
supply of provisions. Wo can • obtain nothing now,
even with money. We live almost entirely .on
soup made from extract of meat. Every four
clays they give us, for five persons, one pound and a
quarter of meat (salt beef or horse), There is no lack of
bread, and that is the essential ; but this cannot last long.
People are calm; the poor are the best attended to, and
that is right. It must not be supposed that Paris is a
prey to anarchy, as the foreign papers say. There is a
patriotic ardour which is general. Nevertheless, this
must not last too long. We live in the midst of emotion
and expectancy, and I fear to know the truth.." •
London, England, 1870-12-14

A LONG MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

Our English Ministerial crises are thought to be
something extraordinary when they extend over a
week,.but in Holland they are rejoicing in a political
dileMma of the kind which has lasted since the 22nd
of October, and gives no sign of approaching its end.
The reason is said to be that no Government can
possibly be formed outside the Liberal party, and
that party is divided. The doctrinaire element has
long ruled with the support of the more advanced
section, which has many able men, but the former
party now refuses to act with the latter, and prefers
to see a reactionary Cabinet 'in power. The old
Ministers still retain office, and conduct
public business in the best way they
can, but the situation of affairs is
extremely embarrassing. One member of the Cabinet,
M. Roest van Limburg,, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
has, apparently, found it intolerable, for he has re-
newed his resignation and has finally quitted office,
leaving his place to be filled ad interim by one of
his colleagues. General Van Mulken has assumed

the office temporarily, but he is a septuagenarian,
and loudly dery aids leave to retire from public life.
In the presont disturbed condition of Europe it is by
no means satisfactory to have any kingdom without a
competent and duly authorised Minister in the
Foreign Office.

THE MANNING OF NAVIES.

England is not the only nation which experiences
a difficulty just at present in finding men for the
vessels of her fleet. The AmeriCan Secretary of the
Navy in his present report to Congress declares that

the impossibility of obtaining an efficient and respect-
able naval force in America arises from the small
amount of pay offered to sailors and marines. He
states that there are in this mouth of December at
least twelve ships fitting out in the naval yards of

the States which must lie idly at their wharves in
come:pence of the want of sailors to man them. The
strength of a country is often judged of alone by the
number of pennants and the weight of battery it can
maintain at. sea.
London, England, 1870-12-14

THE ,MATRIMONIAL 'SCRIMMAGE.

Six or seven weeks ago General Trochn begged the
National Guards to mobilise themselves voluntarily.
Those who volunteered were too few (less than 20,000),
and of these feW too many were of inferior quality—
an undisciplined, devil-may-care rabble. Then came
an order that the National Guards must be
mobilised, for their services were needed Outside Paris.
Each battalion must furnish at least 400 men to be
ready to march out of Paris -the contingent from each
battalion to be made up, first, of volunteers ; secondly, of
the bachelors in the battalion ; thirdly, of the married men
of a certain age—and so on. Then followed the oddest
scrimmage, which I offer to the notice of the future
novelist. It is said that in the days of Noah
people who ought to have been thinking of
the deluge and preparing for it were curiously
intant on wedding parties—"marrying and giving in
marriage." Here in Paris, with the deluge upon us, mar-
riage is, or at least it was last week, the order of the day.
In reality the marriages were few enough—very few in
comparison with what is usual in Paris. But under the
circumstances, and especially in consequence of. the
publicity which the newly-married couples sought to
give to their uuions, it seemed as if these marriages were
very numerous, and as if life in Paris threatened
to becothe all honeymoon. Cynical philosophers were
full of glee. ' They said, "See hZiw these National Guards
behave when they are called upon to fight." 'lt is better
to marry than burn.' They go and get married ' to escape
the necessity of fighting, and so we have innumerable idle
flirtations and venerable intrigues suddenly patched up
into most holy and respectable wedlock." The marriages
are a fact ; and it is also a fact that most of them have
been, so to speak, contracted in the same street. Out of
19 marriages reported one morning in one of • the
newspapers no less than 17 were of , happy pair's
who lodged in the same street, and. who, indeed, for the
most part, inhabited the same houSes. But the explana-
tion of so many marriages of this kind is not precisely
what the cynical philosophers suppose. They have been
contracted, not as a means of escaping from the obligation
to fight, but in the full expectation of fighting. It takes
three. weeks to contract a marriage in Paris ; and those
of the National Guards who attempted to marry
in. order to escape being di.a,ughted into the
companies of war had .not time to qualify themselves for
such an exemption. Tho tnarrlages have boon the result
mainly of an announcement made by the Government
that the nation would provide for the widows and
children of sucji of the National Guards as would fall in
battle. The National Guards, therefore, who meant to do
their duty, and to risk their lives, took to marrying simply
as a moans of providing for the women dependent on
them.—Times' Correspondent.
London, England, 1870-12-14

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

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PARTY PROCESSIONS IN LONDONDERRY.

A meeting of the Protestants of Londonderry has been
called for this evening, to protest against the action taken
by a section of the magistrates in issuing a proclamation
forbidding party processions. The law adviser of Dublin
Castle has pronounced the proclamation of the magistrates
to be in his opinion perfectly legal, and instructions have
been given to carry out its provisions.

FUNERAL OF THE MARQUIS OF 'HEADFORT.
The remains of the Marquis of Headfort were yester-
day interred inja mausoleum erected on the Headfort
estate near Kells, county of Meath. The funeral was
attended by a number of the tenants of the estate, and by
the staff of the Meath militia, of which'-the deceased
marquis was colonel. •
London, England, 1870-12-14

THE LONDON SCHOOL BOARD.

It is believed that the contest for the chairman-
ship, the only salaried office, in connection with the
London Board, will really lie between Lord Law-
rence and Mr. M'Cullagh Torrens, M.P. Lord
Lawrence's strong evangelical proclivities, which in
India rendered him an ardent advocate of Christian
education at the expense of the State, have gained
for his lordship the sympathy of the Low Church
party, and great stress is also laid on -the fact
that he is a peer and an ex-Governor-General.
On the other hand it is thought that if Mr. Torrens
were elected the Board would be represented in the
House. of Commons, and a gentleman would be
tecurel for the general superintendence who was
well acquainted with the educational requirements
of the metropolis.

" THE AUTHORITIES " AND THE FACTORY ACTS:
For some time the Inspectors of Factories have
been politely refused admission to the Royal Arsenal
at Woolwich, where many women and clildren are
employed. It is satisfactory to find that this
ban has at length been removed. • The.
official visits of the inspectors are to be renewed.
Who is responsible for the original refusal has not,
apparently, been stated, but whoever he was he de-
serves credit for p,...rpeirating one of • the
most abliurd acts ever dope even' by authori-
ties. To declare that a Government establish-
intuit is exempt from the law which applibs
to the rest of the country- is simply laughable. llow
could respect for the Factory Nets he enforend else-
whore; whP n it was known that "official" w4;lnon. and
chil.l.ron were cm ploy.'ed reyothl the legal hours? It Wilß
Ilrg*Cd Niat the " neceslities of t JlO public -s,trviee” de_
mantled extra work. Private manufacturers say j ust
the saine of the necessities of their service. TO
violate the Factory Act in a Government manufae.
tory of cartridges is as inexcusable in principle as to
forge or rob there.

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Air. Charles S. -Roundel), whose labours in the
cause of University Refortu quality him to speak
London, England, 1870-12-14

A STRANGE STORY.

The Timcs' correspondent at Versailles says the follow-
ing story is in ciroula.tian there :—" A Pruspian officer
and a party of men came to the residence of the
Marchioness of B—, an old lady, who had not fled
ike her neighbours. He seemed to know the name, for
he inquired of the villagers where the house was, and if
the lady was still living in it. He entered with his men,
stormed and swore in the hall till ho saw the
mistress. He ordered dinner for his party, spat on the
carpet, took up a chair and dashed it against a
mirror, threw a vase down from its stand, broke a clock
over the chimney-piece, and behaved, in fact, abominably.
The old lady was terrified to death. Dinner was served.

The officer complained of the wine, and told his men to
throw the bottles through the window till they got better
drink. He dined apart, and treated the servants with the
utmost insolence. At last, when the orgie was over,
he asked to see the lady of the house. He was told
she was in bed, ill and frightened. ' Where ? Oh:
in this room ! But I am going to sleep here.
The lady had to get up and turn out, and the officer-went
in, broke some things, got into bed in his clothes, and
after a time rang the bell violently. A servant appeared,
The officer pursued the domestic, and insisted on seeing
the lady. Surrounded by her maids, and pale and fault-
ing, thr old lady received him at the don' of her room. 0:
took off his helmet, bowed with the utmost courtesy, and
said, " Madame, -I have accomplished a promise and ful-
filled a vow. Your husband was General the Marquis °f
B— ? " Yes." "He was in the Ist Regiment of Hussars a"
captain when the French invaded Prussia ? " " I laws:
he served in that regiment." " Well, then, madame,
have to tell you that he came to the house of my
grandmothher, whose father had fallen at Jena'
You think I have acted badly here ; hut I know how
Captain de 13-- treated our house. I heard the story
as a boy, and I treasured it in my soul. I know the
disgrace and ruin he brought upon my name, and I spare,
you the recital of it. But I made a vow when it seenol
the idle whim of a boy, and now in part I have kept it.
Good night, madame. Ido not pass a night under your
roof.
,My men will protect you,' and so stalked away
Well, suppose it be true. Will there be no such memories
for the French children whom I see going to school,
staring at the great Prussians trudging through the
London, England, 1870-12-14

TEE EDUCATION OF WOSIEN.

The intellectual and moral equality between the
sexes was a subject once again dis Cusse- at a London
parochial meeting on Monday. Lord Lyttleton, who
was the principal speaker, said he believed that the
recent election of ladies to school boards, proved
that a better appreciation of women's worth as helpers
in the social system was dawning upon the public
mind. He could not agree that American experi-
ence had proved the mental capacity of women and
men to be the same. .Neiertheless he could not but
think that there were public duties for which ladies
were peculiarly fitted, and holding this opinion, he
did not see how it was possible to resist the, arguMent
that a fair and full experiment ought to .be wade to
admit girls and women to branches of industry in this
country which had hitherto been monopolised en-
tirely by men. . .
London, England, 1870-10-26

THE BELGIAN PRESS ON THE WAIL.

The Belgians are enjoying the enviable position of
most neutrals ; they are being attacked by both
sides. After being accused of favouring the French
prisoners of their fearing the displeasure of the
Germans, and, consequently, acting with harshness
and injustice towards their enemies, they are now
being attacked through the medium of their press.
The French journals maintain that the two principal
newspapers of the independent little State—L'lnde-
pendanee Beige and L'Etoile Beige are the
devoted adherents of Bismarck. The Prussian
Governmentso little shares that opinion that it is con-
fidently stated a direct official remonstrance has been
made on their war articles. The fact of the matter is
that the Belgian papers have been impartial and out-
spoken, probably mistaken in many of their surmises
and conjectures, as the best of political prophets
have been during this eventful war, but fairly
representing the views and sympathies of a people who
are not to be misled by their sympathy for the mis-
fortunes of France, or by their admiration for the

successes of Germany, into sanctioning or support-
ing anything that is opposed to their own sound
national constitutionalism. The St. Petersburg
Journal has now given them a long moral lecture,
starting from a profession of incredulity in the
rumoured protest addressed to the Cabinet of
Brussels by the Government at Berlin. The Belgian
press, says the the Russian journal, is in a position
of extreme delicacy, and the neutrality of the nation
imposes on its journals the obligation of not taking
part with either side if they would not
draw upon their country useless hatred.
The laws of Belgium punish calumnies and insults
against foreign sovereigns, and allow foreigners to

prosecute Belgian journals, but they contain nothing
which restrains freedom of discussion. Prussia,
then, could hardly ask the Belgian Government for
what it could not grant.
London, England, 1870-10-26

THE INVESTMENT OF METZ.

The special correspondent of the 2 imes, at the head-
quarters of Prince Frederic Charles, writing from Corny,
October 19th, says :—The Parldmentaire returned here
yesterday from the King. His mission must have been
fruitless, as I can gather nothing from the result of
the interview. The Prussians, however, seem perfectly
sanguine about a capitulation, which they say must
be made in the course of a few days. Yesterday
an order was issued that no officer or man was to quit his
post ; the Prussians expected that Bazaine might, per-
haps, make one more terrible effort to cut his way out of
Metz into Luxemburg. But everything passed off quietly
as along the whole road from Remilly the artillery
cavalry, and infantry soldiers were to be seen carelessly
lounging about, smoking their long pipes. The
Prussians yesterday, from this side of Metz, fired a salute
of 101 guns from a 24-pounder battery of theirs, which
they have mounted near here in front of Jouy, in honour
of the battle of Leipsic and the Princess's birthday. The
French thinking the fire was intended for their benefit
immediately answered the salute by pouring in a heavy
shell fire from Fort St. Quentin, but only got to the
length of 31 guns when they must have thought it
was mere " than " on the part of the Prussians,
and at once ceased firing. On arriving here I was
told by the commandant that there was no accommo-
dation to be got in the village for either man or beast
After wandering about for some time in vain to look
for shelter, I was fortunate enough to come across an
English bivouac of the " National Society " waggons
en route to supply the different lazarettos round and about
the districts. The party consisted of Mr. Lea, Captain
Norman, and Mr. Bennett. Thankful and glad I was
to receive their hospitality, and for my own part I much
preferred putting up anywhere else than in the town,
which is infested with divers epidemics.
London, England, 1870-10-26

M. DE KERATRY AT MADRID.

A Madrid correspondent writing on the 20th describes
the brief visit of M. de Keratry to that city. He reached
the Hotel de Paris on the morning of the 19th, and wrs
visited by several politicians of the Republican party, but
notwithstanding the numerous questions addressed to him,
he remained entirely silent on the subject of his journey.
All that is known is that he had a long conference with
General Prim and the Regent, with which he was only
half satisfied. According to some accounts, M. de
Kdratry wished that Spain, in unison with the United
States should take the initiative in pacific negotiations ;
according to others, he asked the aid of 50,000 Spaniards
in exchange for five frigates of the French fleet ; but all
such versions are manifestly false. It is more probable
that M. de K4ratry asked the permission of the Spanish
Government to order the arms France needs in the public
and private establishments of Spain. General Prim op-
posed this request, as being contrary to the obligations of
of a neutral; but agreed to shut his eyes to the export of
arms from private manufactories. This was the
only concession M. de K4ratry could obtain, and,
understanding the close relations subsisting between
General Prim and the Prussian Government, he thought
it useless to prolong his stay, and returned to France
suddenly the same evening by special train. His attention
was attracted while in Spain to the number of French.
men who persist in remaining in Spain instead of return-
ing to fight for their country. Some argued that they
were exempt from the summons ; others that they had
affairs to arrange in Spain before leaving ; others again
that the authorities of their districts would not allow
them to re-enter France without a direct personal recall.
M. de Kdratry considered this a grave abuse, and deter-
mined to take steps to remedy it.
London, England, 1870-10-26

THE FORSYTH EXPEDITION.

Mr. Forsyth is reported to be returning to India, having
failed to see the Atalik Ghazee, who is again engaged in
hostilities against the Timganis. His expedition will so far
have been advantageous that we shall have the benefit of
his experience as to the facilities of the Chang Chemmoo
route and the Atalik Ghazee will have had a practical proof
of the desire of the British Government to enter into
friendly relations with him. It is unfortunate that Mr.
Forsyth was not able to see Yarkund and the neighbour-
ing country under the auspices of its ruler,— Calcutta
Letter.
London, England, 1870-10-26

MORE ENGAGEMENTS.

The Carlsruhe Gazette publishes a telegram from
istelieral Beyer to the Grand Duke of Baden, which
:tea that on the 22d inst. victorious engagements
kere fought en the River Ognon, at Voray, Cussey,
41") and Geneville. The enemy was every-
the eN beaten with severe loss. Battalions of
41 Ist, 3d, 4th, and sth Baden Regi-
ellte) and three batteries took part in the en-
to'niters
40 • Our losswas about 7 killad and 38 wounded.
stair officers, 11 superior officers, and 200 men
Were captured.

&MIENS NOT TO BE ATTACKED.
AMIENS, October 25.
gThe City is not to be attacked at present. The
to 'tans at Beauvais and Soissons are Ifalling back
1114118 1116zikes.

ANOTHER JOAN OF ARC.
ah4t Tours a young girl in fantastic garb, calling
elf a successor of Jeanne d'Arc, and carrying
trfi ag with the Holy Virgin, is trying to inspirit the
oop s.

11\41 AMERICAN MINISTER TO ENGLAND.
.Morton has formally declined the post of
4er to Great Britain.
London, England, 1870-10-26

A WARNING.

This week a woman, named Mary Hall, residing ill
Camberwell, appeared at one of the metropolitan Police,
courts to answer a charge of bringing an infant
to a man's house at Peckham and falsely
representing it to be his. The case for
all parties was an immoral one. The allege('
father, a surveyor of some repute, had bee°
living for some years with a woman wilogeo
name was stated in court as "Annie Augusta'

On Saturday ho left home for Brighton,:
and a significant telegram—" a fresh arrival, al',
well "—followed him. He repaired to London, an
u
found that a child had been left at his house,
and was announced to be his. A doctor wl‘9
called in, and this gentleman found that the
reputed mother of the child had never given
birth to it, nor any other infant, at the time. Thesurveyor's mistress, "Annie Augusta," then sud-
denly disappeared from his house, and the 110 t
phase of the drama takes place in the police-court}
where Mary Hall confesses that the real mother °
the infant is a person who resides at the Anchor
and Hope beerhouse, in tho Commercial-road.
Subsequent proceedings on the part of the detectives
showed that the woman Hall was connected with
baby farming, and the extent of her labours may per:
haps be guessed when it is mentioned that upwards 01
200 articles of clothing usually worn by infants were
found on her premises. Of course the surveYorB
immoral modo of life is rewarded by the charge
of the woman against him ; but is it not very
shocking to learn that such conduct as Mary 113111,
accused ot, can be shamelessly pursued in the hear'
of a civilised country, in addition to the other llerd
ror6 of baby farming ?

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London, England, 1870-10-26

THE FOOD QUESTION.

The butcher's meat of Paris has now been regularly
rationed, every person above eight years of age being
entitled to one hectogramme (a fifth part of a pound)
daily. This rule is to be enforced rigidly, cards being
delivered at the Mairies to each household. The
price of meat is not very high, however, and
the State, up to this time, only charges the
consumer 21 sous a pound. The question of quantity
is the one of prime importance. The Times correspon-
dent writes rather favourably on this point. He says :
" Horseflesh is abundant, and you may indulge in that
without limit at the rate of 16 sous per pound for the
choicest morsels. Some Parisians have learnt to like it.
There is flour in store for months, and oceans of ,wine.
Coffee and rice are plentiful ; salads, fruit, and a few
green vegetables are still to be had, but at high
prices. Eggs, not fresh laid, but good, cost four or
five sous each. Milk, of course, is not to be had,
and worst of all butter (even salt), lard, suet,
and all kinds of fat have quite disappeared from
the market, so that all cookery is very unpalatable,
unless you have a cook who knows how to use oil.
Saltfish is sold at thirty sous a pound, and not a
cheese can be had for love or money in all Paris. All
men who are in the National Guard receive 30 sous a day,
and when on duty they can club together and so manage.
But the women of the working classes, especially the
single women, are most to be pitied, for they earn nothing
now and there are many pinched and wan faces to
be seen among them. Their fare was always very
poor, for no Parisian ouvriere cared to spend much on
eating, and they have consequently not much strength in
them to resist want. The charcuterie, the cafe au lait, the
little bit of fronuzye de Brie which formed their chief
food, can no longer be had. There is food still in Paris for
many weeks to come, but it must soon be distributed gra-
tuitously to thousands who never dreamt of living upon
charity.

A Berlin letter in the Cologne Gazette states that
500,000 cwt. of ammunition have reached the camp before
Paris.

The German papers are constantly publishing accounts
of the manner in which the French peasants assail the
enemy. A letter from Livry, near Paris, says that a few
Saxon soldiers who had left the hospital to return to their
regiments, were surprised on the outskirts of a wood by
some persons dressed as peasants, who attacked them
cruelly, and put out their eyes.
London, England, 1870-10-26

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.

Todd, John, Howard-road, South Hornsey, licensed
victualler.
Bankrupts to surrender in London.

Bodger, William, High Holborn, draper, November 8,

at 1. -
Mannion, Edward, Castle-street, Falcon-square, City,
agent to a shoe factor, November 9, at 2.
Revill, Henry, Church-street, Edgware-road, upholsterer,

November 15, at 11.
Roberts, Thomas, New Bond-street, dentist, November
9, at 1.

WORKMEN'S INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, AGRI-
CULTURAL HALL, ISLINGTON, 1870.—The number of
visitors, exclusive of season ticket holders, exhibitors,
and others, on the 25th inst., was 3,926.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, Tues-
day, October 25th, 1870.—Admissions by season tickets,
2,118,; ditto on payment, 1,315 ; total visitors, 3,433.
THE LIVERPOOL CHARITIES AND THE CLERGY.—
The benevolent intentions of the Mayor of Liverpool and
many other persons in that town, with respect to the local
charities, seem likely to be impeded, if not altogether
frustrated, by a section of the Established clergy. The
Hospital Sunday collections are intended for the equal
benefit of all the charities, but some thirty-three of the
clergy have determined to retain the whole of their col-
lections for charities in which they have a special interest;
and the result is a divergence of effort and a complaint
from the mayor of discourtesy.
London, England, 1870-10-26

RUSSIA AND THE WAR.

Russia is regarding the events on the Continent
with a deeper interest than she is commonly sup-
posed to entertain, and although her politicians aro
wise enough to refrain from any expression which
would betray their real feelings, it is certain that
they view the astounding succession of Prussian
victories with alarm, and as ominous of the fate of
the Baltic dependencies. The Moscow News, indeed,
asks if Europe is fallen so low as to permit Prussia to
plant colonies in every kingdom and to establish her
pro-consuls where she will. The News reminds its
readers that the Germans went to war to defend their
territories and have "ended by making millions of
white slaves." The journal vigorously denounces
Bismarck's theories of foreign conquest and terri-
torial aggrandisement, " which," it adds, "will
doubtless go onward to -their fulfilment as long as
Prussia can furnish armed violence to support them."
This is another example proving that the Russian
people generally are not friendly to Prussia. But
with the Government the case is quite different. The
CZAR iS on the warmest terms with King WILLIAM;
and it is now announced as positive that an alliance
was concluded between the two Powers before the
war, by which Russia undertook to help the Ger-
mans if Austria declared for France.
THE AMERICANS ON RUSSIAN POLICY.

The New York journals are turning their attention
to the policy which Russia is pursuing. For some
time past they have been aware that Russia was
massing her troops on the west and south-west
borders, and they are now not surprised to find that
Prince Gortschakoff has made a demand upon the
great Powers to revise the portion of the Treaty of
Paris which shuts the war vessels of Russia from the
Black Sea. The meaning of all this seems to be that
the Russians see their opportunity and are deter-
mined not to lose it. Tho American critics believe
that might is now on the side of Russia so
far as her Southern policy is concerned,
and that Great Britain is the only Power
which can offer effectual resistance to the
conversion of the Black Sea into aßussian lake, and
the march of the Russian hordes upon the city of
Constantine. The New York, Herald thinks that if
Great Britain be wise, her statesmen will endeavour
to bring the war to a close. It is only an emphatic
voice which is wanting :to bring the belligerents to
reason. Great Britain requires a War Minister,
who can connect the facts of the future with the
claims of the present, and make immediate risks for
ultimate good. The English Government is pursuing
a short-sighted policy in permitting the. war to con-
tinue. If peace combinations are not speedily formed,
events will take place which may seriously affect the
balance of power in Europe.
London, England, 1870-10-26

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

The Magpie, three guns, twin gun screw vessel, 665
tons, 160-horse power, now in the first-class steam reserve
at Portsmouth, is, with one or two other vessels of the
same class, about to be placed in commission for special
service in the survey of the rivers in India. The expenses
in all respects connected with these vessels during the
time they are so employed will be borne by the Indian
Government.

The Cerberus, 4, iron armour-plated turret ship, com-
manded by Captain Panter, has at length left the Medway
to proceed to Melbourne, where she will be employed for
the defence of the harbour. She left her moorings at
Folly Point, a short distance below Chatham, on Monday
morning. Mr. W. Blakey, Queen's Harbour-master at
Chatham, has charge of the vessel to the Downs ; she was
accompanied by the Monkey steam tender. The Cer-
berus will call at Plymouth to take in a few stokers. The
ship proceeds by way of the Suez Canal, calling at
Gibraltar and Malta. For more than a twelvemonth
the ship had been at Chatham preparing for her voyage
out.

Two soldiers of the 53rd Regiment, named Hayes
and Macdonald, quarrelled while drinking on Sunday
night in a canteen at Aldershot. A fight took place out-
side, and in one of the rounds Macdonald seized Hayes by
the leg, threw him to the ground, and fractured his skull
so severely that he died within a few minutes. Deceased
was a man of sixteen years' service.
It is stated the brigade of Guards is below its establish-
ment to the extent of 100 men per battalion.
London, England, 1870-10-26

THE LATE ALPINE ACCIDENT.

On the Gth of September a comparatively large
party of travellers, including several Americans and
one Scotch clergyman, perished on the top of Mont
Blanc. A melancholy souvenir of this event 1155
been found. After long search the body of 'Mr'
Bean, an American, has been discovered, and on his
person was a paper, which showed that he had had
time before death to record some particulars of the
catastrophe. The travellers were overtaken by 5
furious storm and snowdrift at the height of 15,000
feet. They managed to gain the shelter of a grotto or
cavern in the snow, and there, after passing tw°
days, they died of cold. At least, after that tiUl°
Mr. Bean was so exhausted that he could write no
more. No other body has been found.
London, England, 1870-10-26

INDIA.

rotA CALCUTTA, October 25.
Vicelo Durbar at Ajmere, on Saturday, the
lam
.1Y told the chiefs that the British Government
juati"termined to uphold those who governed with
4.°6 and wisdom.
earl 18 -Excellency wished to establish a College to
Ter' the sons of Thikoors and chiefs.
tiort e °Peech was listened to with breathless atten-

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
THE LOSS OF THE CAMBRIA.
Por°ll° of the Cambria's missing boats have turned up.
hm, le time a hope was entertained that they might
hat;et feund their way to the Scotch coast ; but this hope
thevlen entirely abandoned, and it is now thought. that
vite4,l7a;" gone down with the ship. Large quantities of
4461' are
daily washed ashore on the coasts of Antrim
41111-4)11egal• Men then have been placed on Innistra-
‘o inter any bodies washed ashore.

*atFATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
:8 special cattle train consisting of thirty-two
Pale „s, , Proceeding from Exeter. to Chichester Fair,
the t at e station, t k •
full speed through the Bishops o on
into °lick% and South Western line yesterday, it came
thre contact with a number of loaded trucks. The engine,
041,, Iva back about twenty-five yards, turned round
d
444' Pitched over or its side. The engine driver was killed
abliitht:, stoker has been Compelled to have both his legs
sere„ , Led and is not expected to recover. Thirty,
doze„'` 'lead of cattle were killed by the collision, and a
of more have had to be slaughtered since. Three
0 waggons were thrown one upon the top of the

other, and curious enough eleven head of cattle in the
top truck were not at all injured. The train ought to
have stopped at a junction before reaching the station,
but although the alarm whistle was sounded for a mile,
the guards, of whom there were three, neglected to put
on the breaks.