The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-12 00:00:00

THE FRENCH PRISONERS.

13mniaN, Deeeml]er 10.
2.110 prisoners taken in the great sortie from Paris
6:7led several days' rations, having been ordered to
Clt their way to Fontainebleau, where they would
4,3:: the Loire Army. As usual, they attacked
ve'eelY while permitted fo advance, but retreated
tY soon after being stopped.

THE SPANISH CROWN.
OPallish deputations have been received by the
d'Aosta and Prince Carignano with
to
guy'
of congratulation. Most of them proceed
tt„ enoa and Milan to present addresses to Prince
mtobert.

ITALY.
Tel
egraws from Florence, dated the 9tb, state
kt,„t 13ills have been laid before the Chambers emi-
t() tlg the Roman Plebiscite for changingthe capital
Bilge, and also for a credit of 17,000,000 lire.
to be has als been introduced defining the question
el, given to the Pope in reference to the_in-
80litY f the personal prerogatives of the
vereis.-n Pontiff.

TRANQUILLITY IN CHINA.
V"
fto °I have received the following communication
peen
the Foreign Office :-(4 A telegram, dated
November 26, has been received from Mr.
the7.e Stating that all was quiet in China, and that
„ lereivn residents remained to winter at Pekin as

in.

THE TREATY OF 1850.
The 7 imes correspondent forwards the following
telegrams :
_ _ _

BERLIN, December 10,

The semi-official Constantinople Turquie says that
the formidable power of torpedoes having been
proved in the present war, Turkey requires no longer
Treaty Protection for her shores.
PESTH, December 11.

The French Chargé d'Affaires has been here in
the matter of the Conference. France is ready to
participate, but to do this shii must have a recognised
Government, for which the convocation of a Con-
stituent Assembly is indispensable, and in its turn is
conditional on an armistice. If, therefore, the Powers
wish fur the participation of France, they ought to
do something in this direction.
Count Beust, while expressing his readiness to
assist, declined to take any initiative, and advised
that the two questions should be kept apart. The
participation of the Envoy of the Provisional Go-
vernment in the Conference• would be an indirect
recognition of the latter.

The Daily News' correspondent sends the follow-

VIENNA, December 11 (9.30 a.m.).

Count Beast has sent his answer to the last
Russian notes. He supports Lord Uranville's
position. Count Mosbourg, the French agent, and
Baron Albenburg, have gone to Pesth.
Fresh peace negotiations will, it is expected, be
shortly opened.

VIRNNA, December 11 (3 p.m.)

The Presse says that if Count Mosbourg comes
to request Austrian intervention, it will be well for
Count Beust to tell him that Austria can only act in
concert with England.

THE NEUTRALITY OF LUXEMBURG.I
BRUSSELS, December 11.

The Handeleblad says that the return of Luxem-
burg to Germany is decided upon, and will meet with
no difficulty.
. "In political circles in this capital enough is
known to give cumulative testimony to the fact
that Prussia has resolved to annex the Grand
Duchy ot Luxemburg. It is now pretty well
understood, in quarters that ought to be well
informed, that the Russian denunciation of the
Treaty of Paris, and the Prussian denunciation of
the Treaty of London are, at least of Prussia's com-
plaints, leading up to such a contingency—were con-
certed beforehand; and that they would not have
been so concerted but for the desire to present the
most formidable apparent obstacles to the
interference of England. Here nobody doubts
that a close alliance, or, at all events,
a very intimate understanding, subsists between the
Courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg, and that the
two Governments, in order to convince the smaller
States that yet remain to be " agglomerated " of the
hopelessness of resistance to their future policy, desire
to prove to all the rest of Europe that the status and
power ot England in European affairs has become a
thing of the past."—Telegraph.

UNITY OF GERAIA_NY.

BERLIN, December 10.

The Treaties with the Southern States were passed
by the Federal Parliament all but unanimously. To
secure their ratification Count Bismarck had
threatened that he would dissolve Parliament or
himself resign were they rejected.
The opposition mainly proceeded from the Unity
party, who demanded still more centralised institu-
tions, but eventually were induced to accept those
offered by Government.

(OENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
CONSERVATIVE BANQUET.

A dinner took place in the Great Hall, at Pomona
Gardens, Manchester, on Saturday evening, in honour of
Mr. Hugh Birley, M.P., who was returned at the head
of the poll to represent the city in the Conservative
interest at the general election in 1868. About 1,500
ladies and gentlemen were present. The chair was occu-
pied by Mr. Callender, Chairman of the
Conservative Union, and the Hon. Algernon
Egerton, jM.P., and Mr. Charley, M.P., were also
present. A confident hope was expressed by several
speakers that at the next election two Conservatives would
be returned for Manchester. Mr. Egerton, in addressing
the meeting, said, referring 'to the Eastern Question, that
Lord Granville's published despatch was creditable to him
as the Foreign Minister of England. He hoped that in
the approaching conference he would be allowed to carry
out his own policy unhampered by his colleagues, that he
might maintain the honour and dignity of England.