The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-31 00:00:00

,THE FRENCH FLEET.

BREMEN, October 28 (Evening.)
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j„,""ue Senate of this town has received telegraphic
l°l'lmation from Belgium, according to which 12
eftch men-of-war, with 800 men on board, have
1-311likirk to-day in a northerly direction.

ITALY AND THE ARMISTICE.
FLORENCE, October 25 (Evening).
Authoritative reports received .here announce
that one of the principal conditions proposed by

Lord Granville, and agreed upon by the other
neutral powers, as a basis for an armistice, is the
immediate election of a Constituent Assembly,
in order to secure the negotiation of a definitive
The prospect of peace was most grateful to

peace.
tho Vatican.

THE ITALIAN LAW IN ROME.
FLORENCE, October 2G

The Italian laws with regard to the Press have
been introduced at Rome with important modifi-
catations. In the first place, attacks and insults
directed against the Pope and the Envoys of
foreign Powers to the Holy See are assimilated to
those against the King and Envoys accredited by
him. In the second place, the provisions of the
penal laws against the Press are inapplicable to
printed document emanating from the Pope or from
the Ecclesiastical offices established for the exercise of
the spiritual power. A preceding decree assimilates
the person of the Pope to that of the King, as re-
gards the crime of high treason.
The Official Gazette intimates to all Garibaldian
Volunteers that they lose their right of citizenship
in Italy by taking military service abroad.

RUSSIA.

BERLIN, October 29.

The Czar of Russia has sanctioned the new regu-
lations for accelerating the mobilization of his
army. They provide for the calling in of 427,297
men, 170,000 of whom come from Poland and the
provinces of mixed nationality belonging to ancient
Poland.

CHINA.

FOREIGN OFFICE, OCt. 30.

Telegrams dated Pekin, October 16, have been
received from Mr. Wade, via Kiachta, stating that
the decree on the Tien-tsin case had been published;
that 20 Chinese were to be executed immediately,
and two magistrates exiled ; that Tien-tsin was
quite safe ; that Newchang, perhaps, was unsafe,
from famine and brigands ; and that he had urged
the Chinese Government, and also the Admiral, to
take precautions.

THE I I'ALO-INDIAN MAIL.
BRINDISI, October 25 (Evening).
The first outward Indian: mail despatched viel
Brindisi left here for Alexandria this morning at six
o'clock, and was celebrated this evening by
a grand banquet. The Minister of Public Works
presided, and the Syndic and other local authorities
were present.
The arrangements for the transmission of the
mails by way of Brindisi are succeeding admirably.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
THE PRINCE OF WALES AT WINDSOR.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
Prince Arthur arrived at Windsor, at eleven o'clock on
Saturday, and were received at the Great Western Station
by Prince Christian, accompanied by Lord Clonmell and
Lieutenant Picard. The Royal party drove to Windsor
Forest for their first day's pheasant shooting this season,
in the Royal preserves.

MURDER IN IRELAND.

At Lahinch, County Clare, on Saturday, a man named
Terence O'Coghlen, shot a lad named Thomas Mulhivy
with a double barrelled gun, killing him on the spot. The
murder was committed in.the main street of the village.
Mulhivy was one of a number of lads who had been in
the habit of teasing O'Coghlen. The latter was at once
arrested.