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London, England, 1870-10-27

THE MEN WHO KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.

The same writer bitterly complains of the demoralisation
which eighteen years of despotic rule have brought upon
the French nation. There is only one class in the capital
who have a grain of common sense—the workmen. " I fully
recognise the fact that the leaders of the ouvriers talk
a great deal of nonsense, and that they are actuated
as much by personal ambition as by patriotism, but it is
certain that the individual working man is the only reality
in this population of corrupt and emasculated humbugs ;
everyone else is a windbag and a sham." This is the class
which will soon bowl over every other form of authority.
" Whether, as Mr. Lincoln said, it is well to change
horses going over a stream, may well be doubted. On the
pure merits of the question, however, I think that the
working men have reason on their side. They know
clearly what they want—to make sorties and to endea-
vour to destroy the enemy's works ; if this fails—to
make provisions last as long as possible by a system of
rationing—and then to destroy Paris rather than sur-
render it. The sleek, well-fed shopkeeper of the Rue
Vivienne, although patriotic, dreads disorder, and
does not absolutely contemplate with pleasure an
encounter with the Prussians. The wild, impulsive
working man from Belleville or LaVillette dreads neither
Prussians without, nor anarchy within. If he could only
find a leader, he would blow up himself and half Paris
rather than submit to the humiliation of a capitulation.
Anything he thinks is better than this masterly inac-
tivity.' "
London, England, 1870-10-27

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THE SURGICAL AID SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of this society was held yesterdaY
at the Cannon-street Hotel, Mr. Joseph Tritton (banker),
in the chair. The report shewed that the society carried
out an extensive sphere of operations, 1,270 cases having
been relieved during the past twelve months.—The chair-
man said there was a great outflow and inflow of moneY
into the metropolis. On these there must be demands from the
battle field, from besiegers and besieged, as well as the
thousands of refugees now crowding our streets. Under
all these circumstances our home wants must be supplied,
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TILL ARREST OF M. LUTZ.

M. Lutz gives a full account of his singular arrest in the
Progr?A de Lyon, dating his letter from the Citadel of
Besancon, was Pent, he says, to the province) by the

Government with the object of organising the national
defence. He left Paris in a balloon and visited Tours,
where he was entrusted by M. Laurier with a bag of des-
' patches, and from whence he started for Besancon. When
he reached the town he immediately entered into com-
munications with the committee of the National Defence,
and together they worked all Saturday, not breaking up
until eleven o'clock at night. The next morning about seven
o'clock, when he was going out of his house, he was
seized by two gendarmes, supported by about 50 mobiles,
commanded by two officers, hurried into a carriage, and
taken off to the citadel. He vainly asked for the war-
rant on which he was arrested ; he was told there was
none. He asked for an immediate investigation and
release as a messenger from the government, but no
answer was made. He was sequestrated, he says, by the
Prefect as easily and as mysteriously as in the worst days
of the Empire, which, under these conditions, it was
scarcely worth while to change. At the time of his
arrest he had about him a letter from M.
Dorian, the Minister of Public Works, countersigned
by M. Laurier, the delegate at Tours, containing his in-
structions from the Government. This letter was addressed
to the prefects. Besides this M. Lutz had several other
documents attesting his official relations, and a pass from
General Trochu, calling upon the civil and military autho-
rities to assist him. All these papers were taken from
him. The Prot/re:3 de Lyon remarks, in publishing the
letter, that the affair is quite inexplicable, as M. Lutz
has always been a good Republican, and the Prefect, M.
Doubs, is a real patriot. The Progres recommends an
inquiry.
London, England, 1870-10-27

GREAT FIRE AT NORTHAMPTON.

At four o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out at
Northampton, in the manufactory of Mr. Francis Mul-
liner, the well-known carriage builder, who has an
establishment in Brook-street, London. It was discovered
id the store-room where a large quantity of inflam-
mable materials speedily communicated the blaze to the
front show room, containing a large stock of very valuable
carriages, nearly the whole of which were destroyed.
An enormous quantity of sawn timber, in the shape
of spokes and felloes, was also consumed. The
books were saved, but the offices were completely gutted,
and the premises of Mr. Fox, butcher, on the south
side, and three cottages on the north of the buildings
were in great danger. The premises are crescent-shaped,
extending to the length of about 200 feet, and one wing
and the centre were entirely destroyed. By the joint
exertions of the volunteers and the town brigade the body-
makers', carriage-makers', wheelers', and smiths' shops
were saved. The supply of water was very inefficient,
and it was an hour before the firemen were able to
play upon the flames. The loss is roughly calculated at
£20,000.
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DIFFICULTIES IN ROME.

A correspondent in Rome gives very unfavourable
accounts of the aspect of affairs. The transfer of
the capital is tho great question, but it becomes
daily more embarrassing. The maintenance of the
representatives of the foreign Powers at the Court of

the Vatican is in itself an anomaly, as, if _Rome is
recognised as tho capital of the Italian Kingdom, the
great embassies at the Court of Italy will necessarily
follow tho seat of Government, thus bring-

ing a second corps diplomatique into Rome.
The Pope and his immediate surroundings,
haughtily reject all overtures from the governing
powers at Florence, and thus the difficulty is in-
creased. The critical state of affairs in the Vatican
is said, however, to be smooth water to that of the
" Consulta," where General La Marmora holds his
Court as Victor Emmanuel's representative. He
maintains an almost royal state, and endeavours to
conciliate the Italians, especially the Piedmontese
Catholics ; but the audiences he has asked

of the Pope and Cardinal Antonelli have
not been granted; and he is treated as an
excommunicate—which perplexes and mortifies him.
Meanwhile there is general discontmt, as trade of all
kinds suffers from the uncertainty. The speculators in
house property in particular are clamorous for some
settlement. No one will invest in building until the
transfer of the capital is accomplished, and, to add to
other causes of uneasiness, it is feared that should
the Republic in France succeed, a Garibaldian expe-
dition to revolutionise Italy may be looked for. The
Italian papers announce that the forts on the Pied-
montese frontier are being actively supplied with
arms and provisions in view of this possibility. The
visit of Mazzini to Rome is believed to have been for
the purpose of laying the train. He is now at Leg-
horn, his associates being at work in Southern Italy.
London, England, 1870-10-27

BRITISH BENEVOIANCE.

The lavish aLd indiscriminating manner in which
the British people contributed to the funds having
for their object the relief of the sick and wounded on
the battle-fields and in the hospitals on the Conti-
nent, was little heeded during the great outburst of
benevolence which the fierce and bloody encounters
between the contending armies occasioned. But now
that the war excitement has somewhat subsided,
public opinion is becoming modified in reference to the
wisdom, or even the philanthropy, of foreign peoples
doing that which the belligerent Powers ought to be
responsible for. This change of feeling is particu-
larly noticeable in the provinces, where attention is
being drawn to the vast amount of suffering, seen
and unseen, which exists in the large towns. The
sufferers—men, women, and children—can be
counted by the thousands, and the conduct of the
English in subscribing to the funds for the benefit of
foreigners in considered by some the more
questionable and unsatisfactory because of
the fact that thousands of pounds sterling contri-
buted are thrown away, inasmuch as the medicinal
stores cannot be obtained when -needed. It is not
unjustly argued that if France and Prussia can find
money for costly implements of warfare these coun-
tries ought to be in a position to succour the victims
of the war.
London, England, 1870-10-27

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THE WAR..

CAPITULATION OF METZ.

llomßuito, October 27.
The King telegraphs to Queen Augusta as
follows

" This morning the army of Marshal Bazaine and
the fortress of Metz capitulated with 150,000
trisoners, including 20,000 sick and wounded.
" This afternoon the army and the garrison will
lay down their arms
" This is one of the most important events of the
Month.
" Providence be thanked !
" (Signed) WiLuELm."
London, England, 1870-10-27

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TRIAL OF THE ACTIVE.

The screw frigate Active went out of Portsmouth har-
bour yesterday morning for a trial at the measured mile,
under the superintendence of Captain Price, of the Steam
Reserve, and Mr. Oliver, inspector Df machinery. The
trial was to test Hirsch's screw, which has been altered by
the removal of the leading corners, and by changing the
pitch. Tie result is pronounced very satisfactory.
The vibration has diminished, and the screw altogether
improved. The speed at full power has, however, som e
what decreased by the change ; but at half boiler
power there was a slight increase. The Active made six
runs at full boiler power, and realised a mean of fourteen
knots eight hundred and seventy-seven parts. She made
four runs at half boiler power, and realised a mean speed
of eleven knots seven hundred and sixty-four parts. Wind
from W.N.W. to N.W.
London, England, 1870-10-27

THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON AND MS

LABOURS.

The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress of London
entertained on Tuesday night the General Purposes Com-
mittee of the Corporation of the City at dinner at the
Mansion House. In proposing one of the toasfs, his
lordship said he could hardly believe that twelve months
had elapsed since he took up his official residence in the
Mansion House, so quickly and agreeably,; had the
time passed. Some people fancied the Lord Mayor
had nothing else to do than sit in his arm-chair and sip
turtle soup and smoke the very best tobacco ; but that,
his lordship said, was a popular delusion, in proof of
which he gave a sketch of the manifold duties in which
he was occupied from ten in the morning until five in the
afternoon from day to day during his year of office,
Sundays excepted, including the signing 600 or 700 docu-
ments daily as a Justice of tae Peace simultaneously with
the discharge of his functions as a magistrate, which
always occupied two and occasionally four hours a day.
London, England, 1870-10-27

THE TREATY OF PEACE.

It is rumoured in certain quarters at Totirs that
the following treaty of peace has been pro-
Posed by England, Russia, and Austria to the
two belligerents :

" 1. No cession of territory, but the razing of the
fortifications of Metz and Strasbourg.

"2. Two thousand million francs to be paid as
indemnity of war by France to Prussia.
"3. Peace to be ensured by the collective guaranteo
of the neutrals above mentioned."
It is further rumoured that Prussia has agreed to
sign, and that it will be submitted to the Constituent
Assembly about to be elected in France.
London, England, 1870-10-27

THE BISHOP OF BEVERLEY ON EDUCATION.

A pastoral letter has been addressed by Dr.
Cornthwaite, Bishop of Beverley, to the clergy
and faithfu of the diocese, in which the altered
circumstances of popular education under the Act of
last session are iu their principal features pointed
out. Dr. Cornthwaite thinks the provisions which
secure education for children between the ages of 5
and 13, and State assistance in the national work,
will be gladly accepted. The latter provision, so
wise and just, was, nevertheless, grudgingly as-
sented to by a certain party, which had so visible an
animus against religious teaching, and it is so
clogged with conditions that it becomes extremely
difficult to secure grants for purely Catholic schools.
Unless, says the Bishop, extraordinary exertions are
made, the benefits of the bill will be monopolised by
the professors of a rival system of education, e, uld
a training which dispenses with religion be called
education. For the erection of new and non-religious
schools great facilities were given. In so far the
Government took the side of secular teaching, and
in that sense it would be a persecuting system, inas-
much as the law would compel the education of
children in such schools, even against the will of
their parents, where the denominational school had
not space enough for all its children. The Bishop
goes on to say that the Catholics must prove either,
that they have heady sufficient school space for the
whole of their children, or they must look the diffi-
culty steadfastly in the face, unflinchingly lay bare
their deficiency in school accommodation, and set
about supplying it.
London, England, 1870-10-27

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THE LABOUR TEST AND VAGRANCY.

Colonel Grant, ex-officio 'guardian of the Bath
Union, has shewn the details of the working of the
Labour Test with regard to vagrancy in the Bath
Union. There has been a reduction of 38 per cent
in the number of vagrants compared with the pre-
vious year. At one time, it was the practice in the
Bath Union to give relief to all applicants, without
demanding labour in return ; but the contrary system
has been tried and has worked well. The vagrant is
supplied with all necessaries, but the relief is do-
pendant on three conditions. The applicant must
apply to the police-inspectors, must walk two miles
to the workhouse, and must break stones for three
hours in the morning. The professional tramps and
beggars are not likely to accept relief under these
conditions, and it may therefore be presumed that only
those really in want have availed themselves of the
opportunity. The authorities who work this system
are unanimous in their commendation of it. The
general opinion prevails that the professional beggar
and vagrant have avoided Bath in a great measure,
which may account for the great reduction of 2,845
in the number of tramps relieved.
London, England, 1870-10-27

A GLOOMY ESTIMATE.

One of the most desponding views yet published, re-
specting the prospects of a successful defence, is given by
a besieged resident who writes to the Daily News. The
defences, he says, have been strengthened, but the de-
fenders are very much in the same position as before. The Mo-
biles and the Nationals are nothing but armed citizens.
"Each battalion is an imperium in imperio. The men ignore
every one except their own officers, and these officers
exercise but little influence except when they consent to
act in strict accordance with the feelings of those whom
they are supposed to command. Some of the battalions
are anxious to fight, but it unfortunately happens that
these are the very ones which are the most undisci-
plined. The battalions of .the bourgeois quarters obey
orders, but there is no go in them. The battalions
of some Faubourgs have plenty of go, but they de
not obey orders. General Trochu either cannot, or does
not, desire to enforce military discipline. Outside the en-
ceinte the hand of the Mobiles is against every man, but
no notice is taken when they fire at or arrest officers of
other corps. The courts-martial which sit are a mere
farce. I see that yesterday a Franc-tireur was
tried for breaking his musket when ordered
to march. He was acquitted because the court
came to the conclusion that he was un brave
garcon.' The application of military law to the Nationals
is regarded by these citizens as an act of arbitrary power.
Yesterday several battalions passed the following resolu-
tion :--` In order to preserve at once necessary disci-
pline and the rights of citizens, no man shall
henceforward be brought before a council of war,
or be awarded a punishment, except with the con-
sent of the family council of his company.' ''
The writer wonders why Trochu does not make sorties.
If the military elements iu the city are not good enough,
then the capitulation is only a question of time. But
" A Besieged Resident" has no faith that the qualities of
General Trochu are such as to ensure the .success of the
defence. The fall both of him and the orators and
lawyers who are associated with him is at hand.
London, England, 1870-10-27

PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

Little or no progress in the preliminaries for concluding
an armistice between the belligerents is announced up
to yesterday afternoon. The proposal of the English
Government has not yet succeeded ; but neither
has it failed. The work is still going on.
A telegram from Berlin says the belligerents are favour-
able on principle to an armistice, but :this statement,
however true it may be of Germany, must be received
with caution in respect of France. It is certain that at
Tours the proposal for an armistice, though acceptable to
most of the Republican authorities, is regarded with some
suspicion now that Bazaine is known to be negotiating.
The Republicans naturally dislike any negotiations with
Bazaine or the Imperial family, and in fact will refuse to
treat so long as anything of the kind is attempted. The
English Government was assured of the favourable disposi-
tion of the Tours Delegation before the proposal was made
but this desire for an arrangement has palpably cooled
down in presence of Count Bismarck's ambiguous atti-
tude. In fact the greatest difficulties will present them-
selves at the outset on the question as to who is to treat on
behalf of the French, and by what means the acceptance
of the decision by the nation is to be ensured.

The Independance Beige says the Neutral Powers agree
in advising Germany to make a durable peace, which can-
not be hoped for if France be dismembered, and
Alsace is conquered against the will of its people.
Russia, Austria, and Italy promised their cordial
and immediate support to the movement of the English
Government, and the French and Prussian Governments
gave, it is said, favourable answers. The Crown Prince
of Prussia is believed to be more and more opposed to the
continuance of the war.
London, England, 1870-10-27

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT -Tms DAY.

Louis Gustave Drox, 38, watchmaker, a native of
Switzerland, was charged with throwing a quantity of
aquafortis upon Harriet Drox, with intent to do her
grievous bodily harm. The prosecutrix was the
wife of the prisoner, and they had been married for
eighteen years at the time the occurrence took
place. Owing, however, to the cruel treatment of the
prisoner, the prosecutrix had applied to the Divorce
Court, and obtained a decree of judicial separation,
on the 10th of June this year. The prisoner appeared
to have constantly waylaid the prosecutrix and
annoyed her after she had obtained the decree, and
she never went out without having some one to accom-
pany her. On the 2nd of October she had been to Dr.
Cumming's Church, in Covent-garden, and when she came
out she saw the prisoner, and he went up 'to her, and
she saw him drop his hand, and at the same moment
she smelt a strong smell, and found that her dress had
been burned, and there was no doubt that the prisoner
had thrown a quantity of aquafortis, an ingredient which
he was in the habit of using in his trade as a watch-
maker, upon the clothes of the prosecutrix, but fortu-
nately no part of her person was burnt. The prisoner
was found guilty of a t'ommon assault, and sentenced to
eight months' hard labour.
London, England, 1870-10-27

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THE BOMBARDMENT.

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The
Berlin Provincial Cormsnondenz says that the
fetaY in opening the attack upon Paris arises solely
°lll the inherent difficulties of the enterprise,
4
from pclitioal causes. There bad been a
hes Position to believe that active operations would
to,BllBPended at least for a few days, while the over-
b: for peace made by England were debated ;
hn— Such, it seems, is not to be the case, and at any
06,11---even while the negotiators interview each
al:4e." at Versailles—the Prussian guns may open

THE SIEGE OF METZ.
SAAItBRUCK, October 26.
LThere is no sign of the surrender of Metz.
h" French have recommenced firing from the
etB4eB on the right bank of the Moselle, burning
T,.villag.es of Grigny and Corny.
41.4jeseters are flocking in all sides ; civilians also
The endeavouring to escape, but they are sent back.
d.a Prussians refuse to take them, and threaten
ath to those attempting escape.
eta, ha Weather is cold and wet, and epidemics are
h‘l the increase'
destruction by the Prussians of the bridge
re-aur-Aloselle is reported.
The death of Bazaine is contradicted.

CHATEAU GRAS, October 24.
do I)eserters just brought in report that a proclama-
trn has been issued by Lebceuf to the desponding
itt?B on this front of the defence, stating that
a grand days' time the whole army would make
to V and successful effort to cut its way
4141:411e. The state of the roads must, however,
the—e it The
for troops to march even as far as
at Prussian advanced posts, especially when they
deB enfeebled, diseased, and all but shoeless. Many
The
continue to come in.
dPer4 he 'weather has been atrocious for the last few
0 38' and an unusual calm pervades the defensive
ations.
to Alin Pinglish correspondent from Metz is reported
Dos twe been in St Barbo last night. It is sup-
Que be is the correspondent of the Manchester
Qrdian, 'who has been so longshut up in Metz.

FIGHTING ON THE OGNON.
It Clvelinlal von der Werder has sent in a report to the
tiZtßeadquarters at Versailles of the fighting on
hat„"nd, according to which it appears that the
the battle d,
fought at the crossing of the Ognon from
epartinent of Haute-Saone into that of Doubs.
Etr-1)
trench made a fair retreat towards
hthe
g Position of Chatillon-le-Duc, for Genevilla,
V:" )egenfold's Baden brigade—which has formed
04,„dvanced guard since the Department of the
lielar''s was invaded—three brigades and two batal-
i,,
all
with proportionate artillery, about 25,000 men
:frail) were engaged. The German loss was three
si,;e('re and about 100 men. The French had con-
osueerable losses, besides 2 staff officers, 13 other
,Lers' and 180 men taken prisoners. The enemy
'Y'Lbtare,w iilgreat disorder.
London, England, 1870-10-27

THE MISSION FROM BAZIINE.

No
Official intelligence has been received at Tours
'cull London relative to the application for the safe
conduct of Mr. Thiers to Paris. It is looked upon
48 boding ill for the proposed armistice. It is also
generally believed that General Boyer's mission has
ended
without result, and that on his return to
tietz Marshal Bazaine will resume hostilities with
the
greatest intensity.

OCCUPATION OF DREUX.
Two thousaud Prussians, with artillery, are re-
ported to be at Dreux. St. Remy is also occupied
Y the Germans.

GERMAN LEVIES.
sjhe Prussians have imposed contributions of
0,000 francs on Montdidier, and about the same
amount has been demanded from St. Quentin.

DEPARTURE OF M. THIERS.
The latest intelligence received from Tours states
that M.
Thiers has left for Paris. Afterwards he is
t° Proceed to Versailles, where he will arrive to-
day.

It is reported that the Provisional Government
has; determined not to subscribe to any conditions for
11 armistice which may imply the admission of any
Lorritorial cession whatever.

PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT QUIT-

ING TOURS.

BERLIN, October 25, (10.31 p.m.)
• Lesourd, the French Secretary of Embassy,
ilawno delivered the declaration of war at Berlin,
1..8 been discovered at Versailles, and sent to
ulaYence.
Sixty thousand furs have been ordered for the
Paris army.

October 26, (1.35 p.m.)
The Provisional Government are obliged to leave
Pirs• They will probably retreat to Clermont, in
livergne.
°A the 22nd a whole French company wanted to
lll'ender to the Prussian outposts befoie Metz, but
Were
turned back.
London, England, 1870-10-27

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OUR SOLDIERS IN INDIA.

Meean-Meer has been condemned by Lord Napier
as a station unfit for European troops, and yet it is
said the 37th Regiment, until now quartered. at
Kurrachee, is to be told off to replace the
85th Light Infantry at that station. The
last - named regiment, which has not been
three years away from home, has been suffering
terribly at Meean-Meer from fever and cholera, and
officers and men of the 37th, who have been two
years longer on foreign service than the 85th,
naturally feel that they have a very strong grievance
in being sent to one of the least healthy of Indian
towns. A. correspondent at home writes to say that
it is no wonder our army is expensive and ineffi-
cient when neither common sense nor common
humanity presides at the councils of our military
authorities, as instanced in this order for the removal
of the 37th. What would the same writer say were
he to know that one regiment we could mention
was a few years since kept at Bermuda,
while its officers were changed, through deaths,
nearly three times over ? Foreign service is prefer-
able to young and ambitious men for many reasons,
and we are not going to deny that it has vast advan-
tages apart from those of merely a protectory cha-
racter; but Englishmen in authority who live at
home at ease in a safe climate, and who breathe a
salubrious atmosphere, have but little mercy in their
hearts sometimes, when relegating the " moves " of
our soldiers and sailors abroad. There is no imme-
diate demand for a regiment at Meean-Meer, for
instance, now, and yet men whose period of service
is almost expired, and who are looking fondly to-
wards prospects of home in England, are officially
ordered to leave comfortable barracks, and proceed to
a place where their number will assuredly be deci-
mated.
London, England, 1870-10-27

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D.I. GUIZOT ON THE WAR.

M. Guizot advocates the establishment of a policy
of European arbitration in the duels of nations. He
contends that the opportune moment has arrived
when the neutral Powers should no longer hesitate
to intercede between France and Prussia. It is their
duty to assign limits by which Prussia may make an
equitable peace with France, a peace that will not
threaten either her security or her dignity, and by
which, on the other hand, France might not be
condemned to suffer and to struggle on indefinitely
and at all risks. M. Guizot affirms that Europe is
quite as much interested in the continental struggle
being ended by efforts of this kind as France. The
English public is mistaken, he also says, in
believing that France really wished for and brought
on the war, or iu urging that she should now accept
any conditions her powerful rival decides to dictate.
In order to prove his idea, he looks back
to the conduct of France itself for years past
in desiring peace, and argues on the basis that if we
really desire to understand the wishes of a nation we
must not attempt to form an estimate of them from
a single day or a solitary fact. M. Guizot considers
that, in reality, though without avowing it, the
whole direction of the present war was assumed by
the " personal ruler" of France, Napoleon 111. The
popular fervour now raised to extremes in France
for upholding the honour of the country will scarcely
be appeased, the distinguished writer says, by a sign
from a diplomatic agent, and in all future trials,
however great, he is sure France will not be found
wanting to herself. In the interests of all nations,
and especially of those at war, ha thinks, however,
that the belligerents should be admonished, and, if
possible, made to sign an honourable treaty of peace
before the honour of the one is compromised or the
power of the other further injured by the sacrifices
of a terrible war.
London, England, 1870-10-27

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nothing to fear, and therefore. she is set at defiance;
but Russia is a dangerous neighbour, and therefore
is propitiated by a bribe. It is certain, the writer
adds, that Prussia has offered Russia a revision
of the 1856 Treaty. The only chance to thwart
this policy is to combine with Russia for the
relief of Fiance. Let us make an arrangement with
Russia on the Eastern question. Russia will
willingly accept it, for she fears Prussia after all,
and a certain peace would be the • immediate result.
The German people thoroughly desire peace, and
their leaders are growing uneasy at the prospect of a
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DETERMINED RESISTANCE IN FRANCE

• Gambetta has just addressed from Tours a
Ministerial circular to the Prefects and Sub-Prefects,
requesting them to inform the Mayors of their respec-
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than ever the order of the day, that every
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London, England, 1870-10-27

CRIME IN SHEFFIELD.

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most brutal manner yesterday morning, during a quarrel
which arose between them. The woman now lies at the
infirmary in a dangerous condition.
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BOILER EXPLOSIONS.

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ENGLISH DETENTION OF A FRENCH PRIZE
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The Prussian vessel Henrick of Holstein put into
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TREATIES were formerly supposed to be binding.
They are now regarded as the pie-crusts of Diplomacy
—made only to be broken. The conduct of the
CZAR has proved contagious. The repudiation of
treaties is fast becoming an epidemic. Scarcely has
the moral sense of Europe recovered from the shock
caused by the cool i,,timation of Prince GORTSCRA-
KOFF that the Russian Autocracy would no longer
abide by the stipulations of the treaty of 1856,
whn e Count BISMARCK, intimates just as
coolly, that a still more recent treaty, that of
,1867, will be disdained and disregarded altogether
by the Cabinet of Berlin as representing henceforth
the authority of the whole German Fatherland. The
neutrality of the Black Sea is laughed to scorn as an
old world fable or dream, the maintenance of which
can be of no possible advantage from this time for-
ward, according to the newly enlightened councils of
the Imperial Government at St. Petersburg. The neu-
trality of the. Grand Duchy of Luxemburg is equally
laughed to scorn by the cynical Chancellor.
of the North German Confederation, now
that he can date his 'diplomatic notes
not from the Spree, but from the Seine ; not from
Sans Sonci or Potsdam, but from the gorgeous palace
of Versailles: Henceforth, indeed, the value of
treaties must be regarded as very sadly at a discount
Tho value of them, in truth, is about that of the
paper on which they are written. They are negotiated,
they are discussed sentence by sentence, they are
worded with scrupulous care, and are afterwards
formally signed arid sealed and deliv,_,red by the
assembled plenipotentiaries, to whom the solemn
London, England, 1870-12-15

TUPPER'S SHARE IN THE WA,It.

rslr. Martin F. Tupper Ins received a letter of
thanks from Prince Frederick Charles, for " some
beautiful' verses written by the poet of Proverbial
-Philosophy on the capitulation of Metz. Mr. Tupper
was struck by the Christian conduct' of the Gamin
troops in feeding the captives who marched out from

the fallen fortress. On this subject he enlarges in
six verses, of which the following is the last:

" Each soldier gives his ration
To feast his fallen foe,
And saves him from'atarvation,
And soothes his bitter woe ;
And, all the host united
In that grand act of love,
Unwittingly delighted
The Host of Heaven above."

Prince Frederick Charles is naturally pleased
with this high-class recognition of "the Christian
bearing " of his troops, and Mr. Tupper will
doubtless be encouraged to go on. There
is plenty of Christian bearing fol. him to enlarge
Upon. Ho may devote an ode or two to the
.hanging of French peasants and shooting of
Francs-tireurs because they take up arms
in the defence of their country, to the burning
of villages which offer resistance, and to the wring-
ing of endless contributions from the devastated
communes of France. He need not, however, expect
a letter from Prince. Frederick Charles as the reward
of his efforts.
London, England, 1870-12-15

MRS. FAWCETT ON FREE EDI7CATION.

Mrs. Millicent Garrett Fawcett, whose sister, Miss
Elizabeth Garrett, has recently been returned at the
head of the poll for the. London School Board, has
written a lengthy protest against any system of free
education for the people. Her object in taking up
the subject was because she observed 'that a consi-
derable number of the candidates who oared them-
selves for seats on the school boards throughout the
country, declared themselves in favour of free education.
By an ingenious argument Mrs. Fawcett contends that
what is called free education for workmen's children
is in reality not free at all but an'oxtrava,gaut mode
of paying for education. She argues that the poor
must bear heavily, in one form or another, the
suffering they bring on themselves by the
reckless multiplication of children. Every promise
that is offered to ensure the livelihood of an
offspring will make the struggling classes of the
world less susceptible of the importance of keeping
down, rather than of angmenting, the number of
members in their families. Starting with a thorough
belief in tha reasonableness of this vievt, Mrs.
Fawcett proceeds to prove that as the
incidence of an education rate would
most probably be borne principally by
the working claSses, it would be more to their interest
and more satisfactory altogether to them to pay for
their children's education directly
.than indirectly.
Mrs. Faiyeett thinks there can scarcely be a, doubt
reviewing all the circumstances, but that so-called
free education would be an immense extension of
the system of out-door relief.