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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-06

THE NEW AMERICAN MINISTER.

Oliver Perry Morton, the newly-appointed Ameri-
can representative at the Court of St. James's, has
filled a somewhat prominent position in political
circles in the States. He is.a senator, and was for-
merly Governor of Indiana, of which State lie is a
native. In early life, being left an orphan, he served
at a trade, but afterwards studied law, and was ad-
mitted to the Bar, where he rapidly attained distinc-
tion. In 1852 he was elected Circuit Judge,
and obtained, while in that position; a
reputation for judicial impartiality not al-
ways attached to the American Bench.
Up to this time he belonged to the Democratic party,
but left it on the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
and the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. When
he jtined the Republicans he became a warm oppo-
nent of the extension of slavery, but continued to
support the Democratic policy in respect
to Free Trade, internal improvements, &c., thus
keeping the best points on both sides. Ile boldly
maintained his opinions when nominated for the
Governorship of Indiana. lie was defeated at the
first trial, but in 1861 he was elected Lieutenant-
Governor and President of the Senate of the State.
Two days after his election he succeeded to the
Governorship, Mr. Lane having been disqualified by

his election to Congress. Governor Morton found
the affairs of the State in a miserable condition, the
treasury at a low ebb, and the whole system disor-
ganised. He soon introduced a better state of things,
and took active measures to commit the state on the
side of the Union. The Secessionists had relierl, on
material support from Indiana, but they reckoned in
vain, for Governor Morton succeeded in mustering a
force of 12,000 men in eight days, who were noted
for the perfection of their equipments. Governor
Morton introduced the plan of sending state agents to
visit his troops in the field, and see they were cared
for. In 1863 he had to face disaffection in his own
state. A newly elected Legislature refused to receive

his message, and passed a resolution adopting instead
the message of the Governor of New York. Mr.
Morton, however, held his ground against all opposi-
tion, and was re-elected by a large majority. Pro-
longed exertion and anxiety produced an attack of
paralysis in 1800, which necessitated a journey to
Italy. On his return ho was elected to the United
States Senate, of which he is still a member. Ile is
now about to seek fresh laurels in the diplomatic
world, with which he has as yet bad nothing to. do.
London, England, 1870-10-06

A STORM AT SALT LAKE.

A conflict is threatening. between the Mormons and the
Government of the United States at Salt Lake. The
Philadelphia correspondent of the Times writes :—" The
President has sent out there a Governor who will 'en
force the laws.' Thls Governor, Schaffer, on
arriving at Salt Lake, justly concluded that the
best way to begin enforcing the laws was to strip
the Mormons of power, and consequently he issued
proclamations appointing General Connor, of the army
(the only officer whom the Mormons fear) commander of
the Militia of Utah, giving him full power over that body,
and orderinc, that on requisition from the United States
Marshal General Connor shall furnish a posse. The
moment a conflict of authority comes we may expect warn'
work in Utah. Mormonism is not to rule as heretofore.
All the arms and munitions of war are being collected by
General Connor's subordinates."

The marriage of the Viscount Massereene and
Ferrard and Florence Elizabeth, only child of Major
and the Hon. Mrs. Whyte Melville, was solemnised at
St. Peter's Church, Onslow-gardens, South Kensington,
on Tuesday. The service was full choral.

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renew vigour in the wasting body.
London, England, 1870-10-06

A PANIC AT MANS.

A letter from Argentan (Orne) to the France vividly
describes the difficulties of transit. " Wherever I go,"
says the writer, " I am stopped by the absolute impos-
sibility of approaching Paris. The Orleans line
goes no longer to Etamps, the Mans line no
longer goes to Chartres. One cannot get coaches,
the drivers will not venture where the railway does
not run. There is no other resource but to go on foot.
You have no idea of the accumulation of luggage which
encumbers the station of Mans. Sixty waggons have
been waiting to be unloaded for eight days. There are
trunks for all directions, and the employes do not know
where to begin. This accumulation dates back to the
panic of Tuesday, when the news spread that the Prus-
sians were advancing simultaneously ou Touraine fa-id
Normandy. The apprehension that the last means of
communication with the south would be shortly cut off
brought such an avalanche of travellers to the railway
that the officials were obliged to give up registering their
luggage, and put off sending it till later."

PREPARATIONS IN THE WEST OF
FRANCE.

The National Defence continues its salutary progress
in the departments of the West of France. The success-
ful engagement at Mantes on Friday, resulting in the
repulse of several hundred Prussians by the Franc-tireurs
of Colonel Mocquard, the Gardes Mobiles, and the Garde
Nationale of Reserve, will be soon repeated elsewhere,
and other brave volunteers will follow that great
example. All the other departments of France follow the
movement. At Mons, Tours, ann Bourges the people are
rising, and the Mobiles and volunteers as they arrive
from the towns and villages are rapidly being organised.
Some of them will soon co-operate with the army of the
Loire, which is under the command of General de Lamotte
Rouge. General Sol, 66 years of age, has the command
of the 18th territorial Military division. He has
under his chief command the following departments :
—The Sarthe, with General de Negrier ; the Loire-et-
Cher, with General Michaud ; the Vienne, with General
de Rouvray. To him is entrusted the defence of the
Government in Tours in case the enemy should approach.
All the battalions of Gardes Mobiles from Brittany, •
the South, from Lyons, who have already arrived in
Tours in large numbers, will, under his immediate orders,
form a corps of the army of the Loire, and co-operate with
General de Lamotte-Ronge's army in defending the rivers
and territories of the departments from the Loiret to the
Yonne. Several generals of brigade are now at
Tours, amongst them General P. de Chabron, Marti-
neau Descheney, just arrived from Africa, General de
Bressules, General Veronique, &c. All of them
are young, although experienced in military matters.
They have distinguished themselves on many occasions.
From the latest news it would appear that the Prussians
have retreated from the neighbourhood of Orleans. They
were making for Toury, Rambouillet, and Versailles.
The panic at Orleans is now over, and the good folks
of the place begin to think they ought to resist on a
future occasion, It seems that my theory, that no Prus-
London, England, 1870-10-06

SPREAD OF SCARLATINA.

Dr. Johnson, the Professor of Medicine in King's
College, has made some communications to the Bri-
tish Medical Journal on the spread of scarlatina. He-
has long thought that the spread of this formidable
disease is in a vast number of instances the result of
gross, culpable, and even criminal negligence. If a
patient recovering from scarlatina should proceed to
the seaside, it is his duty to inform the proprietor of
his lodgingS of the state of the case, or the next
occupants of the lodgings may take the disease should
no disinfecting process be adopted. Infection fre-
quently proceeds from sending the clothes of patients
to the laundresses without clue Warning being given.
Dr, Johnson mentions the case of a child who was
suffering from scarlatina, whose sister had died of the
same disease a few days befora. The father was a
t'6 and his workshop opened into the room
occupiedl by the sick child. This affords an
tion of the way in which new clothes may become
infected. Medical attendants should be care-

ful to avoid conveying the disease to others;
washing or disinfecting the hands after
touching a patient and driving or walk-
ing in the open air, are obvious precautions.
Dr. Johnson mentions a curious instance of the
spread of scarlatina. A child was on a visit to a
friend in the country, and died of scarlatina. More
than a year afterwards another child came to the
same house, took scarlatina, an& died. In
seeking for the source of infection, it was ascer-
tained that a doll' which had :been nursed
by the first child in her illness, and which had been
put by "in a drawer, had been taken out and given to
the second child to play with some days before she
became ill. The suspicion seemed confirmed by the
fact that in the interval between the deaths of the
two children, some older children who had visited the
house and had not touched the doll, remained well.

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, OCT. 3.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and at-
tended by the Hon. Mrs. H. Ponsonby, drove to Pananich
Wells.

Prince Arthur went out deer-stalking.
Lady Churchill, the Hon. Mary Lascelles, and the Rev,
Dr. Norman MacLeod have left the Castle.

The Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lorne, and Mr.
H. Fitzroy had the honour of dining with the Queen and
the Royal Family.
London, England, 1870-10-06

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE,

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to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
JNO. GOSNE LL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of
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London, England, 1870-10-06

FRANCE AND GERMANY.

Tho maxim that nothing is probable but the unantica.
gated, . remarks the Daily News, expresses the. true
philosophy of future history. The uncertain rules,
and it rules especially in war time. In this
fact is the solitary gleam of hope for French
statesmanship and French armies. Two months ago
anyone who had predicted that events would have taken
the course which we have had from clay to day to
chronicle might not indeed have been shut up as a mad-
man, but he would have been disregarded as a fooL The
sue ssful resistance of Paris now, and the 'gradual
witArawal of the German armies from before the
French capital, and step by step through the wasted
provinces of Champagne, Lorraine, and Alsace, across
the Rhine, would not excite more astonishment than
their onward march has aroused. The surprise would,
indeed, be more reasonable. The forecast of Europe was
deceiv6d a couple of months ago because the general
impression was utterly wrong as to the relative strength
and organisation of the French and the German armies,
the skill of their generals, and the Spirit and purpose
of the two peoples. It was a blunder of ignorance.
We now know what are the forces and causes in
operation. While they are what they are events must go
on as they have done. This statement errs, indeed by
exhibiting the matter in a light too favourable for the less
fortunate belligerent. Day by day the relative powers of
Prussia increase, and those of her antagonist decline.
France is the worse by the loss of a hundred and
fifty thousand men, prisoners in Germany ; by
tens upon tens of thousands of soldiers slain ; by troops
undrilled and unofficered, or distrusting their officers ; by
social disorganisation, military demoralisation, and the
infinite discouragement of which
.these things
are at once the effect and the cause. Germany
is the better not merely by its enemy's weak-
ness and decrepitude, and by its own positive
gain in corresponding particulars. We must add
the minus of France to the plus of Prussia and
her allies in order to estimate the added strength of
the one and the accumulated weakness of the other. Every
success which the victor has gained has multiplied the
chances of future and more complete victories.
London, England, 1870-10-06

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CORK.

CORK, Thursday, 10 a.m.—At five o'clock this morning
a fire was discovered in the large soap and candle mann-
f actory of Messrs. Clark and Son, tobacconists, Cork. On
account of the combustible nature of the materials stored
in the building, the flames spread with remarkable
rapidity, and for some time threatened the destruction
of the adjoining buildings, of which the Blind Asylum
stood the most in danger. The efforts to confine the fire
t) Messrs. Clarke's premises were ultimately successful,
although by nine o'clock these were totally destroyed.
The amount of property consumed is immense, and it is
impossible at present to estimate the damage.
London, England, 1870-10-06

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. &
THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
London, England, 1870-10-06

THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY,

The Telegraph considers the resolution of the Provi-
sional Government to convoke the Chamber at this
crisis appears almost a confession of weakness.
In the Assembly, to be elected on Saturday
week, the capital and the whole North-east of
France must r ecessarily be unrepresented. The
Rump Parliament, which is to meet in Tours,
a Bordeaux, or Montpellier, or in whatever place

may be deemed beyond the reach of flying Prus-
sian columns, can hardly speak in the name of
the French nation. Its appeals to popular sentiment
are not likely to be successful in exciting an enthusiasm
which the spectacle of the invasion of France and the
siege of Paris have failed to evoke. There is one thing
only, as far as the Telegraph can see, which the
provincial gathering could do to influence the
course of events; its meeting might facilitate
the negotiations for peace. If the Chambers were to
pass a resolution, proposing direct correspondence with
Prussia, and admitting the possibility of territorial ces-
signs as a basis of peace, the Provisional Government
might had in such a step the means of escap-
ing from an untenable position. Supposing M.
Favre and his colleagues to be of opinion that the war
cannot be carried on much longer, and yet to shrink from
the responsibility of opening negotiations with Prussia on
such terms as they know she would accept, it is natural
enough that they should desire to transfer the burden of
making the first overtures to a reprdseutative Assembly.
London, England, 1870-10-06

DEATHS.

On the 3d inst., at Dartmouth Lodge, Blackheath, John
Blaikie, Esq., aged 72.
On the 2d inst., at Penymaes, near Hay, Francis Thom
Brown, Captain R.N., aged 64.

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Thursday, October 60870.
London, England, 1870-10-06

MARRIAGES.

On the 4th inst., at All Saints, Belvedere, Kent, Edward
Montagu Primrose, youngest son of the late Hon. F. " •
Primrose, to Claudine Willie Baine, youngest daughter
of the late S. S. Lamb, Esq.
On the 3d inst., at Teddington, Charles Jocelyn Parnell,
Esq., architect, of 50, Pall-mall, and Teddington, to
Clara, youngest daughter of John Mitchell, Escl., °
The Bangors, Bucks.
London, England, 1870-10-06

THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

Amy Robsart.

DRURY-LANE--A Domestic Hercules.
Phobus's Fix.
QUEEN'S—Aunt Charlotte's Maid. Midsummer Night's
Dream.
GAIETT—Ballet. Beggar's Opear. Bluebeard.
SADLER'S WELLS—Mistress of the Mill. King Lear.
VAUDEVILLE—ChiseIIing. Two Roses. Don Carlos.
STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle
'Prentice.

PRINCESSEW—Wanted, 1,000 Milliners. The Rapparee.
The Happy Man.
ROYALTY—Our Nelly and F. M. Julius Cncesar, the
Irregular Rum 'Un.
OLYMPlO—Poppleton's Predicaments. Handsome Is that
Handsome Does. Undine.
HOLBORN—Farce. The Odds.
AMPLUTHEATRE AND Clams (Holborn)—Scenes in the
Arena.

PALAIS IIoYAL—Dr. Corry's Panorama of Ireland—Pro.
fessor Faber's Talking Machine, &c.
ALHAMBRA—Grand Ballet and Varieties.
CREmoßNE—Fireworks, Ballet, &c.

MADAME TIISSAUD'S (Baker-street) —From 10 a.m. till 10
p.m. Is. ; extra rooms, 6d.
POLYTECHNIC—Professor Pepper's Ghosts. Afternoon and
Evening.
London, England, 1870-10-06

MY ROBSART; New Drama, characters by
Messrs. T. C. KING, Morton, Tavares, Y. B. Howard,
rittain Wright, F. Moreland, F. Charles, J. Neville, Fawdon,
Vokes, F. Stanforth, H. Naylor, and Fred. Vokes, THIS EVEN-
ING, Oct. S.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.
London, England, 1870-10-06

►f HEATRE ROYAL 1)R L L A "\T
-I- Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. () 1-klika Uri N.--This
Theatre having been re-decorated under the l4':" tion of Mr.
C. J. Phipps, F.S.A., is now Open for the AUTUM' DRAMATIC
SEASON, THIS EVENING, Oct. 5. Doors open at half-past Six,
commence at Seven o'clock, and terminate at halt-past
Ileven. 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, 1870-10-06

A BISHOP ON THEATRES.

The Bishop of Manchester presided at a meeting of the
Hulme Early Closing Association, on Tuesday night, and
declared himself a warm advocate of the movement which
the society supports. His Lordship offered some valu-
able advice to his audience on the proper use of leisure
hours. He counselled them to avoid low places of amuse-
ment, but refused to condemn the theatres. Theatres, he
said, had been used by the Greeks as valuable instru-
ments of national education, and he inclined to place
" Richard III.," as produced at the Prince's Theatre, in
Manchester, on the same level, as a public instructor,
with the tragedies of Sophocles and Euripides.
London, England, 1870-10-06

OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH.
his Evening, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING ; The
School for Coquettes. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada
Swanborough, E. Bufton, and F.' Hughes. The New Huey-
Burly-Esque, "THE IDLE 'PRENTICE." Messrs. Terry,
Paulton, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E.
Bufton, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &c. ; and, THE CHOPS OF THE
CHANNEL.
London, England, 1870-10-06

FROM A BESIEGED RESIDENT.

Since the failure of the mission of AL Jules Favre,
and the exorbitant demands which were then put forward
by Count Bismarck, both Moderates and Ultras have
unitedly supported the men who are in power. It is
felt by all that if Paris is to be defended
with any prospect of success, there must be
absolute union among its defenders. The . De-
puties of Paris are not thought perhaps to be
endowed with any very great administrative ability, but
Mr. Lincoln's proverb respecting the difficulty of a person
changing his horse whilst he is passing over a brook, is
acted on, and so long as they neither commit any signal
act of folly, nor attempt to treat with Prussia either for a
peace or a capitulation, I think that no effort will be
made to oust them. They are, I believe, doing their
best to organise the defence of this city, and if they
waste a little time in altering the names of the streets,
and publishing manifestoes couched in grand and bom-
bastic phrases, it must be remembered that they have
to govern Frenchmen, who are fond of this spe-
cies of nonsense. With respect to the military
situation, the soldiers of all sorts are kept well together,
and appear to be under the command of their officers.
The National Guard, although it still grumbles a little,
does its, duty on the ramparts. The soldiers of the line
are kept outside the town. The Mobiles have passed
many hours in drill during the last ten days; they are
orderly and well conducted, and if not soldiers already, are
a far more formidable force than they were at the com-
mencement of the siege. Whether they will ever become
available for operations in the open field is, perhaps,
questionable, for their regiments would probably be
thrown into confusion if called upon to act
together. Within the line of the forts, however,
there is no reason to suppose that they will not
fight well. The forts are manned by sailors, who are ex-
cellent artillerists, and the guns are formidable ones. On
the Seine there is a flotilla of gunboats. The city has
food and ammunition for two months. Paris, therefore,
ought to be able to hold out for these two months. She
has her own population, a large portion of which
consists of the working men, who have never
been backward in fighting. The provinces have
been drained of their best blood, which has been
brought up to the capital. All that remains of the
French army is here. At the lowest average the armed
force in Paris amounts to 450,000 men, and there are
about 500,000 more from which this force can recruit
itself. If then the capital doe's not hold out for two
months, she will deserve the contempt of the world—
if she does hold out for this period, she will at least
have saved her honour and to a certain extent the
military reputation of France—Daily News' Letter,
London, England, 1870-10-06

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rillE EUROPEAN WAR
The SUN is Published Every Morning
at EIGIT F O'CLOCK, with SOME
'TOURS' LATER NEWS than any other
paper. This edition will always contain
the LATEST N EWS of the WAR, and
of all other events.
London, England, 1870-10-06

AT FORT GARRY.

It would appear that Riel, whose instant submis-
sion to the Red River expeditionary force was not
expected, would have fought had he met with sup-
port from his friends O'Donoghue, Lepine, and Gay.
A. proof of this supposition is found in the fact that
the officers and men of the 60th Rifles, on entering Fort
Garry, discovered .a perfect park of aiiillery and
several stands of loaded muskets. They were, more-
over, there informed t6.t Riel had made the philo-
sophic remark that he might as well be shot
defending the place as be hanged without .fighting.
'The history of the taking of the Fort shows, however,
that poor Riel could not depend upon his followers,
and therefore, although he was the last to leave the
fortress, he was obliged to abandon it when
the British troops . advanced near enough
to threaten danger. There is a melancholy as
well as a ludicrous aspect about the whole
affair. As the dark green riflemen were seen
deploying at one side of Garry, Riel was noticed at
the other bidding farewell to a house, which was sub-
sequently found to be most comfortably furnished.
He crossed the bridge over the Assiniboine, and
arrived at the other side of the river just in time to see
the Union Jack hoisted over Fort Garry, and to hear
the firing of a victorious salute. Next day he disap-
peared, and no one afterwards seemed anxious to
know where all the four rebellious occupants of the
Winnepig settlements had found a home. The
town defended by Fort Garry is described as present-
ing a flourishing appearance. The houses in it are
nearly all stores, and the inhabitants appear to be
desirous of improving themselves and the country
and are tolerably contented with the prospects of the
peaceful government now placed over them.
The morning after the capture, the privates of
the Rifles. had, it was observed, utilised the Winnipeg
liquor, a drink sufficient to overturn the strongest
head and demoralise the steadiest legs, but a
little leniency in honour of their triumph
having been shown them, the men were mus-
tered, recalled to their posts, and the volunteers
having been placed in possession of the fort, were
started on their homeward march in health and
spirits.
London, England, 1870-10-06

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THE POST-CARDS AND LETTER CARRIERS.

The introduction of the post cards has necessarily
increased the labours of the officials employed in the
post-office. Although the anticipated addition to
the work of the sorters had been provided for by
the appointment of boys who act in that capacity,
the letter carriers do not appear to have been con-
sidered in any way. Naturally enough the men are
extremely dissatisfied with the altered state of
things. Their labours are marvelously increased,
and
.the report that they intend to agitate for a
diminution of work and an increase of wages
need not occasion any surprise. There is little
likelihood, however, of a combination of the em-
ployees for this purpose being successful, although a
determination on their part to resist the imposition
of more work would inevitably tend to a derange-
ment of the departmental machinery. The minute
of Lord Stanley of Alderley, dated the 13th March,
1866, will probably have' a deterrent effect upon the
men, who, if they will only remember the
peremptory extract from the minute in question
which was forwarded to them when they con-
templated a meeting on Good Friday last'
must come to the conclusion that any attempt to
coerce the authorities will be visited with heavy
punishment in the form of dismissal. If they repre-
sent their grievances to the Postmaster-General in a
legitimate manner, and in accordance with the regu-
lations of the department, they may be favourably
listened to. The following is the extract referrpe
to :—"The Postmaster-General forbids, on pain of
dismissal, the holding by officers of the Department
Of any meeting beyond the walls of the Post-office
building for the discussion of official questions."
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LIVING IN PARIS.

" Dining at my cheap restaurant," Bays the Paris cor-
respondent of the Poet, "I strongly suspect my islet de
beeuf to be horse, and know that my cucumber is at least
turnip, if nothing worse. Probably there are still
favouxed spots in Paris, where every delicacy of every
season is still to be found, but few indeed are those who
can pay their footing there. We are are all as poor as
church mice. Ready money is a thing that scarcely exists,
and there are many very smart young men who cannot
muster 50fr. to keep them through the siege. The
Government has extended the blessed system of credit by
decreeing that nobody need pay their rent when it is due,
which is so far a relief to all but those who have
rents to receive. One can get trusted, too, as
a rule at one's restaurant when once known, but these
little reliefs go but a short way after all, and the Parisians
have set themselves, as gaily as is their wont, to be poor
with grace, and to pare and economise in every direction.
As for the few English who are left, their only resource,
when all the cash is gone, will be to take possession of the
two months' supply of provisions which Lord Lyons has
left behind him in the cellars of the Embassy. They can
excuse themselves by the reflection that he would be
certain to ask them to dinner if he were still here."
London, England, 1870-10-06

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Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.
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Mr. J. Rouse, &c.; at a quarter to Eight, The RA PPAREE,
Messrs. Herman Vezin, W. Rignold, J. Clayton, A. Rayner, E.
P. Edgar, Shiel Barry; Mesdames Katharine Rodgers and M.
Cooper; to conclude with THE HAPPY MAN, Mr. Shiel
Barry, &o.
London, England, 1870-09-23

THE CESSION OE ALSACE AND LORRAINE.

The Times asks the Germans to reconsider their de•
mend for Alsace and Lorraine, because it does not
believe the trausfer of those provinces a promising
mode of securing the ends they have in view. In op-
position to the statements of the Official Gazette, it is
confessed by Germans who advocate the annexation
that the people of .Alsace are fanatically French,
and they have shown this temper by undeniable evidence
in the present war. The annexation of the pro-
vince would bring a legacy of difficulty to Germany,
and leave France with a constantly irritating sense
of injury. These consequences might be faced as the less
of two evils if there were no alternative ; but it can easily
be shewn that there are other guarantees of peace more
effective and less violent. Alsace might be practi-
cally neutralised by being denuded of fortresses,
and by stipulations that no more than a certain low maw
mum of soldiers should be quartered in it in times of
peace. The peasantry of Alsace would probably bless
t':e German enemy if Count Bismarck struck a blow
at the conscription, although they would, perhaps,
prefer the conscription to the Prussian system Such
guarantees as a destruction of fortresses and a reduction
of the army, coupled with the immense increase in debt
and taxation France must necessarily suffer, and sup-
ported by subsidiary provisions that might be sketched with-
out difficulty, would secure peace for a generation, and a
more lasting security would be found in the growth of a
Peace Party in France, which a rankling sense of injur y
suffered by the nation could alone prevent. There is a
party in Germany favourable to such a settlement of the
war, and we belleve,says the Times, the discussions between
R.T. Jules Fevre and Count Bismarck will be much
o.:oupicd with the sufficiency of such stipulations.
It seems not improbable that the Chancellor
himself is favourable to them; but it is a work
of time and of difficulty to secure their accept-
ance. If this be so, no one will grudge the days that
are spent over preliminaries in the interview between the
Count and M. Favre, for the delay is favourable to the
nogociation of a Treaty which will assure Europe
permanent Peace, and not serve merely to give France
breathing time until some more fortunate general
than she has lately followed leads her forces into another
war.
London, England, 1870-09-23

ALLEGED GEHMAN INHUMANITIES.

In reply to the letter from Mr. Alfred Seymour
from Sedan, the Duke of Manchester de-
clares that during his sojourn among the Gernian
armies he did not see one man the worse for
iiiuch less Offering violence to anyone. He
admits that there may haVe been insWiCes of cruelty,
but contends that they must have been rare, or he
should have heard of them.. The Duke discredits
the tale of horrors told by Mr. Seymour, and adds
that he did see, during the battle of the Ist
of September, fugitives French soldiers driven in
from the direction of Givonne, knocking down
French peasants who were escaping with them into
Sedan. The insinuations about young girls are, in
the conviction of the Duke, abominable calumnies.
London, England, 1870-09-23

THE EXPULSION OF FOREIGNERS FRO➢I PARIS.

A very distressing case, and one which illustrates
the miseries attendant upon the expulsion of
foreigners from Paris, came under the notice of the
iusgistrate at the Marlborough-street Police-court.
A groom named Davies, accompanied by his wife,
applied to the court for relief under these circum-
stances : He had lived in Paris thirteen years in the
capacity o groom, and had been in the service of
General Graham and Major M'Caul, overseer of the
Forest of Chantilly. He was suddenly taken
ill, and before he could resume -his employ-
ment, the proclamation was made that all
foreigners who could not support themselves must
leave Paris immediately. Being unable to prove that
he could maintain himself and laraily during the
anticipated siege, the applicant attempted to sell
his household effects, but no one would buy, knowing
perfectly well that he would have to leave all his
urniture behind. Before leaving Paris he packed a
box with the best wearing apparel belonging to his
family, but when he got to Dover he found the most
valuable part of the contents •had been abstracted.
He tried to get work in London, but having failed
he now sought relief. He produced a passport
signed by Lord Lyons as some sort of evidence of
the truthfulness of his story. The magistrate could
not do more than order relief from the poor box, and
the sum of ss. was given to the applicant, who grate-
fully received it.
London, England, 1870-09-23

THE BURNING OF BAZEILLES.

.4. German paper gives what it assures us is an authentic
account of that frightful deed, the burning of Bazeilles by
the Bavarian troops. The story has an exceedingly
apologetic appearance, and by no means clears the
Bavarians from the grave charge brought against them :
" During the battle of Sedan, about three o'clock in the
afternoon, while the artillery fire was raging on
both sides, some Bavarian troops were marching
past the village, when suddenly half-a-dozen of
musket-shots were aimed at them from a house.
The Bavarians, who had been victims of similar
treachery at Weissenburg, immediately broke the door
open, but the intending assassins had fled. The house
was set on fire, and the inhabitants opened a regular fusil
lade on the Germans from every window. At six o'clock
the whole village was in flames. Our sol-
diers tell frightful stories of the . ferocity of
the people. Men and women united in massacring
wounded Bavarian soldiers in the street, and were
to be seen lifting them up and throwing them into the
flames. The village was destroyed, but comparatively
few of the inhabitants perished, and we are assured by
an eye-witness that French, or even English troops,
would have ruthlessly exterminated the whole murderous
population. The smell of charred flesh, of which the Duc
de Fitzjames speaks in his letter to the Times, came
most probably from the burnt bodies'of our brave Bava-
rian brothers."
London, England, 1870-09-23

"The Imperial Quarters, at Sedan, Aug. 31st, 1870."

FRENCH GENERALS MADE PRISONERS.
The Staatsanzeiger has received from the headquarters
of the 3rd Army, at Montmirail, the nominal list of the
French Generals made prisoners at Sedan : In the First
Corps d'Arm6e, General Ducrat, Commander-in-chief,
General of Brigade; Jules Frigole, Commandant of Ar-
tillery ; Pellt, Commandant of the 2nd Division ;
L'Heviller, Commandant of the 3rd Division ; Lartiques,
commanding the 4th Division ; Michel (killed), com-
manding the Division of Cavalry. Staff-majors of Bri-
gade : First Brigade, De Montmarie, 2nd Brigade ;
Grandil, General Lefivre, General Pat6reltrecourt,
General Fraboulet de Merleader, General de Bellemare,
General of Cavalry, Leforestier de Vardoeuvre, of the
Fifth Corps d'Arnade ; General Goye, of the 2nd Division ;
General de l'Abadie d'Agdrin, of the 3rd Division, General
of Brigade, Abatucci ; General Saurin, chief heal of the
staff of General de Manzieres, General of Brigade ; Baron
Nic4s, of the 7th Corps d'Armee ; General Douay
(broth r of the Commandant killed at the battle of Weis-
senburg) ; General Rensor, head of the Staff General of
Engineers ; Louis Dontrelaine, General of Brigade Sainte
Hillaire ; General Liebard, Ccommandant of the 2nd
Division ; General Broda, of the 3rd Division ; General
Baron Ameil, commanding the Cavalry division ; General
of Brigade of the Bastile, General de Liegeard, Com-
mander of Artillery of the 12th Corps d'Armee ; General
Lebrun, Commander ; General Gresley, head of the staff.
Generals of Division.—Grandchamp, Ist Division ;
Lacretelle, 2nd Division ; Danviere de Villegley,
Commander of Artillery ; Bucape, Commander
of Engineers. Generals of Brigade.—Cambriels, Mar-
quiseau, Reboul, Cadart, Labaske, and Bertrand.
Prisoners have been made, of the Fir.-t Corps, 32,400
men; Fifth, 11,166; Seventh, 15,618; Twelfth, 25,309.
This list does not comprise General Wimpffen •and his
staff, these in consequence of a special authorisation hav-
ing been permitted to leave before the surrender of the
fortress to General Bernhardt. MacMahon, Commander-
in-Chief, is now in Belgium.
London, England, 1870-09-23

FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS.

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Six fires took place in different parts of the Metropolis
during last night and this morning. One happened in
the immense range of premises belonging to Mr. E.
Barrett, wholesale and fancy brush maker, carrying on
business at Nos. 165 and 166, Oxford-street. Owing to
the vast extent of the buildings, and the formidable
character of the fire, it was at one time feared that the
conflagration would prove most disastrous, and steam and
other fire engines were telegraphed for from other districts.
The disaster commenced in the back basement of No. 165,
and the flames were rapidly progressing up the staircase.
The fire was extinguished but not before the damage done
was very considerable, for the basement and the contents
are burned out; the shop and contents as well as the show
rboms and stores are also severely damaged by the action
of the fire. The sufferer was insured in the Sun Fire Office.
Another fire, and one of a suffocating character as far
as the salvage corps were concerned, took place through
some one having thrown a light under the door, in the
manufacturing premises of Messrs. Ullathorne and
Co., shoe thread makers, situate in Gate-street, Lin-
coln's-inn-fields. In the course of a few minutes dense
masses of black smoke poured out of the build-
ing, clearly indicating that the fire was making rapid
progress. Several engines arrived, but the flames were
not subdued until the warehouse on the ground floor and
those on the first floor were seriously burned. It is un-
known whether the firm was insured or not. Two other
fires occurred, one on the premises of Mr. J. Felton,
engineer, No. 47k, City Gardens, City Road ; another at
those of Mr. Lazarus, a mattress maker, 19 and 20, Old
Street Road, St. Luke's, at each Qf which great damage
was done. The other two fires were of a trifling
character.
London, England, 1870-09-23

THE GATLING

The latest experiments in artillery at Shoebury-
ness demonstrate the fact that the Gatling
mitrailleuse is a most formidable and murderous
weapon. Its destructiveness may be measured by
the results obtained during its trial on Wednesday.
The experiments were conducted with two weapons.
The first; having a calibre of one inch, and throwing
a ball Weighing eight ottnces, Was discharged at
targets 36ft. broad and Oft. high; at a range of 2,100
yards: lii consequence of a couple of cartridges
placing themselves athwart the lading. machinery,
only 120 shots were delivered in two
minutes, the result being twelve hits. A
smaller mitrailleuse, with a calibre of 65
and throwing a thfee bUtce ball,
,despatched 308
bullets, with 45 hits. The larger Gatling WO next
discharged at three targets same size as the last, but
placed in rows to r( present a column of troops.
The result was 00 hits from 238 she ts. The smaller
Gaffing fired at the column 348 bullets in two
minutes, making 165 hits at 2,100 yards. These re-
sults shew that the mitrailleuses have beaten the
field-pieces at the eupposed favourite range of the
latter. It had riot been eten hoped that any
mitrailleuse would accomplish what the Gaffing has
done.
London, England, 1870-09-23

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A GERMAN'S EXPERIENCE IN METZ.

Prince Edward Radziwill, chaplain in the Prussian
army, was taken prisoner on the day before the battle of
Gravelotte, and kept in Metz a week. Up to the time
that he left things, he said, were quite comfortable. The
prevalent feeling of the population seemed to the Prince
to be hatred of the Prussians ; no one seemed in the
least degree alarmed or anxious, except perhaps one
or two generals. There was no fear of a siege or a
bombardment, and it was stated that there were sufficient
provisions in the town to feed it for two or three years
(sic). The Prince adds that he did not see any signs of
want either in the fortress or in the town. In the hotel
where he stayed an ample repast was served daily at
11 a.m. and 6 p.m. The only article of which there
seemed to be a scarcity was sugar; tw' lumps
only were given to each person for his cafe noir,
instead of his being allowed sugar a discretion, as for-
merly. The Prince visited the hospitals, and found them
in a very satisfactory state, though he was informed
that more could have been done with the enor-
mous sums which had been placed at the disposal of
the Government for this purpose. On the " esplanade,"
a sort of drill-gyound surrounded by beautiful gardens,
there were about forty large tents, in which the ladies of
the town looked after the wounded. The engineer bar-
racks, and the magnificent establishment of the Jesuits of
St. Clement, were also converted into roomy and com-
fortable hospitals. The Prince was liberated on the 24th
of August, with seven otficers and 734 men, in exchange
for the same number of prisoners on the German side.
London, England, 1870-09-23

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