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London, England, 1870-10-13

NEWS FROM NANCY.

The only news I have been told by officials here
is that the Mayor returned this afternoon from Epinal,
whither he had gone the day before to try and come to
terms with the chief of the Francs-tireurs who killed
the two Prussian gendarmes at Flavigny and Ver-
sailles, and captured six more alive. As you know,
the two mayors of these villages were taken prisoners,
and it was intended to shoot them. The Mayor of Nancy
bas been successful so far that the prisoners will be
restored, and the two Mayors consequently will escape
death. Meanwhile the houses in which the murders took
place have been razed to the ground. Three eminent
engineers, of water-work speciality, have arrived from
Germany to set the great Rhine-Marne Canal,
which the French had bloCked up to the detriment of
their own trade, going again. The taxation here has
been regulated equitably, the Germans keeping up all the
local institutions, such as lunatic asylums, schools, re-
fuges, &c., out of the rates. Tribunals of justice have
been established for criminal and civil cases. The French
administration were invited to continue their functions at
their former salaries, but declined to act be cause the Ger-
man authorities required them to head their acts " In
the name of the law," while they insisted on the formula,
"In the name of the French people." The fact is, that
people here, official and non-official, are out-and-out
Frondeurs. Their worst feature is, that, while they
have hitherto been thoroughly for Napoleon, they
can now find no words severe enough to revile him—
particularly the high officials, all of whom, however, con-
tinue steadfastly to wear the decorations they received
from him. One of the traits in the French which the
Germans despise most is their foul-mouthed ingratitude
towards the ex-Emperor. —Correspondent of the Telegraph.
London, England, 1870-10-13

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with Addenda, containing additional Pacts and Cases, in illes •
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The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Saturday
Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch, Public Opinion, and other
journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted with
this edition.
London, England, 1870-10-13

THE ROMAN PRINCES.

"An Italian," writing in answer to Sir George
Bowyer's and the Marchese Patrizi Montoro's letters,
says the Pope is welcome to the allegiance and devo-
tion of some of the Roman princes, as they in most
instances belong to Papal families and were raised
from humble rank by that nepotism which was the
the foulest blotch on the escutcheon of Temporal
Power. The wonder is not that these should stick to.
his Holiness, but that so many of the most eminent
of them should have forsaken the power to which
they owed their being. The writer of the letter has
no doubt that many of the nobles will now perform
as Italian subjects those duties which they never ful-
filled as Papal creatures.
London, England, 1870-10-13

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CASUALTY AT SEA.

SHOOTING A SWEETHEART.

Yesterday an inquest was held at Ipswich torching
the death of Eliza Spurgin, who was shot by her sweet-
heart, Walter Chambers, on Sunday. He was shooting
for the Monthly Challenge Cups at the Ipswich range on
Saturday. He completed 14 rounds, and finding he had
no chance of winning went home and placed his rifle,
which he had ne idea was loaded, on the copper. On
Sunday, after dining with his father, mother, deceased,
and a niece, he took• his rifle down to clean it. He hap-
pened to find a cap in his waistcoat pockets and put it
on the nipple. The rifle swerved, and to prevent
it falling on his father he caught it by both
hands. At that moment it exploded, and the bullet struck
deceased in the head, instantly killing her. Two volun-
teers corroborated the statement as to Chambers not
having fired his last shot, but the colour-sergeant swore
according to his register that he completed his fifteen
rounds. The jury found that deceased met her death by
the careless handling of fire-arms by Chambers.—The
Coroner said tt at this amounted to a verdict of man-
slaughter, and committed Chambers for trial at the next
buff alk Assizes.
London, England, 1870-10-13

THE GALE.

Cardiff and the South Wales ports were visited by
a terrific storm yesterday, blowing from the westward.
The Welcome Home brig, belonging to Plymouth, laden
with coal, after meeting with heavy weather foundered
yesterday morning off Ilfracombe. The master, John
Draper, and two of the crew, took to their boat, and after
tossing about for some hours were picked up by a Cardiff
pilot boat and were landed at Cardiff. Some other minor
casualties are reported, but the storm continued unabated
to a late hour.

It is announced from South Shields that at noon yes.
terday, another severe gale was experienced along the
coast, a strong wind blowing with great violence from
the south-east. The sea rose rapidly on the bar, and huge
waves dashed over the north and south pier. A large
number of vessels ran into the port for shelter during the
day. The screw steamer Leo, from Dundee, had some
difficulty in entering the harbour owing to an accident to
her helm. The storm had slightly abated at night.
London, England, 1870-10-13

REVOLT AGAINST THE PRUS-

SIANS.

CALMS, WEDNESDAY (Midnight).

The Patrie says that the Prussians around Ver-
sailles have no camps, but sleep in the woods, and
are scattered from Poissv over the forests of St.
Germain, Manly, Versailles, St. Cloud, Meudon, and
Verrieres, as far as the heights of Clamart, at the
south of Paris.
The Journal de Rouen states that the whole coun-
try of the Vosges in the rear of the Prussians is in
insurrection and under arms against them. There
is no regular army, but every man is a soldier ; sen-
tinels established at every avenue ; all the defiles
Occupied by Francs-tireurs, who no longer wait to
parley
with the enemy, but every courier, every
trillan that presents himself, is shot. Every cottage
is a guard-house, and women as well as men prac-
tise shooting. The struggle of 1798 has recotn-
Menced in the Vosges.
M. Testelin, Government agent of the Depart-
ments of the North, writes to the Echo du Nord
that M. Gambetta assured him on his arrival at
Amiens that Paris was abundantly provided, even
With fresh meat ; that the newspaper reports con-
cerning the army of Metz were absurd : and that
Marshal Bazaine and his troops had given their
adherence to the Government of National Defence.
London, England, 1870-10-13

ISDAY,

OCTOBER 13, 187 C.

hours proved. It is•,but justice to 'Marshal MacMahon to
make knows i the accurate foresight he shewed. The battle
soon began at all points, and with intense vigour, espe-
cially on the side of the Prussians. Towards eleven o'clock
General de Wimpffen communicated to the Emperor that
the French troops had the advantage in every direction.
At this time shells were falling fast near and round the
position occupied by the Emperor and his staff, but
all escaped so far unhurt. Suddenly the Emperor per-
ceived a French brigade suffering fearfully from the fire
of the enemy. The men fell like wheat battered by a
storm. The Emperor asked an officer of Artillery, D'oo.
viennent ces projectiles?' No one knew. Shortly
after another Artillery officer answered, ' Sire,
the balls which fall on them and us come from
a new Prussian battery erected at a distance from
• here of 4,900 metres.' The Emperor was incredulous ;
he could not believe in their murderous effects at such
a remote range. He, however, immediately ordered can-
non to play upon this newly discovered battery, but to
no purpose. The balls chiefly fell into the slyer Meuse, at
a distance of only 1,500 metres ! The Emperor then
joined the division and marched steadily forward. Balls
continued to fall near and around him, but he still
remained untouched. There seems no doubt at present
that he did expose himself at this moment with consider-
able courage. Again assured that the French trooj•s were
gaining advantages at all points, he said to his Etat-
Major that he should return to Sedan to breakfast, and
would remount his horse and take the field again in an
hour. He had scarcely entered Sedan when he found
soldiers flying in various directions utterly panic-stricken.
They rapidly filled the town. At the same time a terrific
cannonade resounded from the very heights which Mar-
shal MacMahon, with admirable prescience, had ordered
to be occupied by the French troops, but Which were now
in possession Qf the Crown Prince and a portion of his
corps d'arm6e.. This advantage was fatal. Then and
there the day was virtually lost. The Crown Prince con-
tinued to rain fire upon the town without intermission,
and the streets were strewn with dead. Fresh crowds
of soldiers arrived in flight without arms, adding to the
general confusion and wild terror. About one o'clock
the Emperor, appalled by the enormous slaughter around
him, and the bombardment at the same time increasing
in force, summoned the generals, &c., of his staff, and
asked in simple language, " What was to be done ?" All
immediately decided in favour of a capitulation, and the'.
Emperor at once ordered Captain Lauriston to mount tho
ramparts and hoist the white flag." It is just to General
Wimpffen to note that his version of the battle, and of
the Emperor's, and his own, share in it, is a very different
one.
London, England, 1870-10-13

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GENERAL BOURBAKI'S ADVENTURE.

The Independance Beige has received information, which
it has every reason to believe correct, on the sterious
incidents oonnected with the famous Bourbaki affair.
They contradict the statements which were transmitted
from London with respect to the intervention of the emis-
sary whose entry into the camp at Metz had determined
the departure of General Bourbaki. This emissary, it
appears, was no myth, but it is not known whether he
came from Wilhelmsiihe, or was merely a Prussian spy.
It is true, at any rate, that he appeared before Marshal
Bazaine, who immediately. sent for General Bour-
baki, and desired him to wait upon the Em-
press in England. The General having objected
to leave when combats were taking place daily,
because his troops might consider such a course to be a
dishonourable one, the Marshal gave him a written order
to the same effect as his verbal one. This order was
couched in these terms :—" The Empress Regent having
expressed a wish to confer with General Beurbaki, an
order is given to that officer to wait upon her Majesty
without loss of time." The General left accordingly, as-
suming the profession of a doctor. He had scarcely two
hours to get ready in, and it was in the Marshal's house
that he found the clothes which were necessary for his dis-
guise. The mysterious emissary accompanied him to
Camden Place, where his arrival created great surprise
and afterwards great indignation. The ex-Empress
declared that she would have nothing more to do
with politics, and was resolved to live for the present
quietly with her son out of the way of all the intrigues
which might be carried on elsewhere. The General, who
had believed that his presence was desired if he was not
absolutely sent for, was very much annoyed at his recep-
tion. After having left his post unwillingly he found
that the object of his visit had failed, and he was inclined
to despair. He resolved to address Queen Victoria, and,
explaining his sad case to her, ask her to use her influence
with the King of Prussia to obtain an authorization for
his return to Metz. The Queen consented, and some days
afterwards the General received a letter from Lord Gran-
ville informing him that Count Bernstorff had heard
from Count Bismarck that he might pass through
the Prussian lines. Furnished with this authority
the General went to Luxembourg, and put him-
self in communication with the staff of Prince
Frederick Charles, asking permission to return to the
place he had left against his will. At first he was told to
wait, and then, instead of a direct answer, he was told to
come to the headquarters. He insisted on having a direct
reply, and not having received one during three days, he
abandoned his intention. He has arrived at Brussels, and
from thence intends to visit Tours, after having informed
the delegates of the Provisional Government that he
would enter the service of National Defence. The day
when General Bourbaki left Metz was the 24th of Sep-
tember, and at that time they were not aware of the im-
portant events which had occurred in France since the
28th of August.
London, England, 1870-10-13

THE EMPEROR AT SEDAN.

A member of the staff of the ex-Emperor at Sedan has
made a statement respecting the share which the late
Sovereign of France took in the battle. This statement
differs from every other that has been published, but as
it comes from the son of an ex-Minister of the Empire, it
deserves to be heard. The writer says :—" At five a.m.
on the morning of the battle of Sedan My informant, who
slept at an hotel in the town, was suddenly roused by a
loud noise in the street beneath his window.
On looking out he found the Emiteror and his
suite passing along. He dressed in great haste, and was
soon with the Etat-Major, from whom he learned that
the battle of the two previous days had begun afresh. At
half-past six a.m., Marshal MacMahon was brought in
severely wounded, but perfectly self-possessed. He at
once gave orders, in presence of the Emperor, to
General Ducrot that the troops should be im-
mediately massed, and retreat upon Mdzibres, and ex-
pressly directed that they should not accept a
battle. He further ordered that General Duerot with
a certain force should immediately occupy the heights
which overlook Sedan. Measures were taken at
once to carry out his instructions, when General de
Wrimpffen appeared on the scene. He promptly ad-
dressed General Ducrot, saying, ' I have undertaken the
command of the army. Besides, I am an older general
than you, and I hold the positions you are about to take to
be entirely wrong. On the contrary, the troops must be
commanded to advance directly.' The order was given,
and the advance was made, with what fatal results a few
London, England, 1870-10-13

CLANDESTINE MARRIAGES.

A correspondence has been carried on in a public jour-
nal respecting clandestine marriages, apropos.of the elope-
ment of an M.P.'s sister, a girl of 16, who was decoyed
from home and privately married to a tradesman in the
town where the family were staying. Undoubtedly the
present state of the law, or rather of the custom that has
grown around it, favours secret and irregular unions ;
and a clergyman has no choice but to marry a couple
who come duly armed with a license. Of course,
it may be urged that the husband must have committed
perjury in this case in order to obtain the license • but
what will the parents of the wife gain by convicting' him
of this crime ? Could they even succeed in annulling the
marriage they would but reduce the child to a most
anomalous position, and oblige themselves to receive into
their home one who is neither maiden, wife, nor widow.
Clandestine marriages must be prevented, they cannot be
cured. Obviously the law requires amendment, and
Churchmen will do well to bear this in mind, if they do
not wish to have a system of purely secular unions en-
forced upon the nation by the officials who sit enthroned
at Somerset House.—Church Herald.

During the floods in the Irwell, a market gardener
named Carr recovered a body floating in the water at
Barton upon-Irwell.
London, England, 1870-12-21

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SEIZURE OF FRENCH HOSTAGES.

At Dijon the Prussians have taken forty of the
principal householders as hostages, and sent them off
to Germany.

LATEST FROM PARIS.
BERLIN, December 20, (3.10 p.m.)
The Russian military agent, Prince Wittgenstein,
and some other diplomatists have been at last per-
raitted to leave Paris. They say the city has bread,
salt, meat, and wine for another two months,
As French officers living in Germany on parole are
daily deserting, ten officers will henceforth be sent
to prison for each runaway.
No fresh sortie has taken place from Paris. News
from Vendome is anxiously expected.

The French astronomer appointed to observe the
total eclipse of the sun in Algeria had succeeded in
leaving the besieged city in the Volta balloon. He
Was furnished by the Bureau des Longitudes with all
the necessary instruments, and we hope to hear that
he had reached a southern port and embarked for
418 final destination.

A despatch from Darmstadt says :—The demand
Of the Minister of War for a credit of 3,662,000
florins to continue the war was unamimously
agreed to.

THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION.

BERLIN, December 20.
According to the North German Gazette, the
vrussian Government is ready to submit its com-
plaints of the violation of neutrality by Luxem-

burg, as well as its claim against the Gr4nd
Ducal Government, to arbitration. This course
would in no way affect the position of the Duchy as
al State.

The New Prussian (Cross) Gazette says
that, as the Luxemburg Government must
have foreseen the consequences of ignoring

the duties of neutrality, it cannot be sur-
prised if action is at mice taken, without refer-
ence to diplomatic negotiations, for which .there
is no time in the midst of a war. The interests of

the German armies would be gravely compromised if
flagrant breaches of neutrality were allowed merely
to lead to a protracted exchange of notes; whereas
au immediate secession from the treaties secures
safety in every respect.

THE BLACK SEA TREATY.

BERLIN, December VO, (3.10 p.m.)

The Petersburg semi-official Golos contains a dis-
cursive leader, endeavouring to prove, in reply to the
Times, that, in denouncing the Black Sea Treaty, the
Russian Government obeyed the irresistible demand
of the nation, and only gave the finishing stroke to
a compact already regarded as obsolete by all parties
concerned.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRASIS.)
FUNERAL OF LORD HOTHAM.

The funeral of Lord Hotham took place yesterday at
South Dalton, Yorkshire. There was a very large pro-
cession, including about 500 tenantry. There were many
private carriages, and a great number of gentlemen of
position in the county.
London, England, 1870-12-21

ROBBERY, OF CHRISTAIAS PRESENTS.

There is one item in the festivities of the present
season with which we could all willingly dispense.
It is high time that something was done to stop the
robberies of Christmas presents by the servants of
the carrying companies to whom they are entrusted.
Long impunity has given ever-increasing proportions
to this nuisance. The quantity of parcels
sent at this season of the year is so enor-
mous that the abstraction is easy there is no
check upon the practice and the theft is one about
which people in general do not care to make much
trouble. The remedy, such as there is, lies with the
public themselves. If they would insist upon a re-
ceipt in all cases of sending a Christmas parcel, the
chance of detection or redress would be greatly in-
creased. At present parcels are usually handed in
without any acknowledgment, and inquiry is easily
baffled.
London, England, 1870-12-21

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French and Italian sides heard each other's blows—a,
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London, England, 1870-12-21

LEGIONS DE MARCHE.

A. new body of French troops have been raised
at Lyons. They are called Legions de Marche, and
we are informed that two corps have already had
experience of the war by a fight with the Prussians
at Chateauneuf, in Burgundy. There were several
hours' hard fighting, and the French batteries are
said to have done most mischief, although
the enemy had a more numerous artillery
The engagement was brought to a close by a com-
pany of Franc-tireurs surprising the enemy's flank
during a shower of snow. The Prussians believing
they were about to be attacked in another quarter
by considerable forces, turned, and effected a retreat
in a most picturesque manner. The Legions are
composed of single men under forty years of age,
and they are all collected from the department of the
Rhone.
London, England, 1870-12-21

THE GODRICH DIVORCE CASE.

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In this case Mrs. Godrich obtained a new trial of the
cause where Mr. Godrich was the petitioner, owing to
some of the witnesses against her having been convicted
of perjury. In Chambers, yesterday, Mr. Straight, MY•/
applied, on behalf of Mrs. Godrich, to compel her bus'
band to pay into court a, sum sufficient to enable the
respondent to proceed to trial. The learned counsel
stated that he and Dr. Deane, on the other side, 113c1
agreed as to the pleas that were to be tried—the
Registrar was ordered to settle the amount that ought to
be paid into Court by Mr. Godrich. In the case of God•
rich v. Fowler, Mrs. Godrich opposes her father's will;
but the other side alleged that she could not plead being 9
married woman. Lord Penzance held that owing to the
position of Mrs. Godrich in consequence of the divorce
suits, she was in the position of a femme sole, and entitled
to plead.
Mrs. Godrich gave a reading on Monday night in the
hall of the Ist Middlesex Volunteers, Chelsea, the object
being to raise funds to prosecute the suit which has been
carried on in the Divorce Court.
London, England, 1870-12-21

STORM IN SCOTLAND.

A telegram from Kirkcaldy yesterday says the new
screw-steamer Victoria, .of North Shields, already re-
ported as having gone ashore at North Berwick, when on
the passage between Kirkcaldy and London, broke up
yesterday from the influence of a heavy ground swell
upon the sea. Only a small portion of the cargo has been
saved.

STORM ON THE NORTH-EAST COAST OF
SCOTLAND.

At Aberdeen, yesterday morning, a schooner, supposed
to be the Harbott Castle, of Aberdeen, was struck by a
heavy sea, and foundered with all hands. The crew con-
sisted of four hands, besides the captain and the mate.
Another vessel coming into Aberdeen harbour, the
Isabella Davidson, of Inverness, was wrecked at the
North Pier yesterday. The crew was saved by a life-
boat.
London, England, 1870-12-21

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BAZAINE'S DEPBNCII.

Marshal Bazaine, in the defence which he has
just put forward, gives a summary report of the
operations of the Army of the Rhine, complains of
the attacks made upon him, and announces that he
hopes to obtain an ample reparation. He traces the
history of the campaign since the 13th of August
when he took the command. After the fight on the
18th he summoned a council of war, which decided
that the army should remain at Metz, because its
presence there kept 200,000 of the enemy's troops in
their front, and gave France time to organise armies
of resistance. This decision was an act of
necessity, but it was also an act of patriotism ; but
shortly after the army of Sedan capitulated, and
with it the hope of relief from without disappeared.
From this time the business of the army of the
Rhine was to keep the enemy constantly on the
alert by repeated attacks, so as to compel him to
keep a large effective force before • Metz in order to
delay the investment of Paris, and give time for the
organisation of the national defence. The Marshal
says that between the 14th of August and the begin-
ning of October, the army fought three grand
battles, attempted two great sorties, and made
repeated attacks on the enemy's positions, sustaining
a loss, in killed, wounded, and missing, of 25
general officers, 2,099 officers of all grades, and
40,339 sub-officers and privates. The Marshal then
goes on to describe the gradual exhaustion of provi-
sions. A final council of war was held on the 2Gth
October, when General Jarres was authorised to sign
a military convention by which the army of France,
overcome by famine, yielded themselves prisoners of
war. Bazaine, in conclusion, defends himself from
the attacks of M. Gambetta and his colleagues, and
charges them in their turn with falsifying the intern-
genie they received from him in order to delude the
people.
London, England, 1870-12-21

A PROTEST FROM DON CARLOS.

Don Carlos has issued a protest against the transfer
of the crown of Spain to a foreign Prince. Charles
Albert, King of Sardinia, recognised his grandfather,
Don Carlos de Bourbon, as legitimate King of Spain.
Victor Emmanuel, before taking the title of King of
Italy, gave the same recognition to his uncle, the
Count de Montemolin. Prince Amadeus, says Don
Carlos, accepts the crown which of right belongs to
himself, and he warns all the legitimate Powers of
Europe of the danger which is created for them by
this xsurpation. The hundred and ninety-one indi-
viduals who offered the crown to the Italian Prince
do not represent the tenth part of the Spanish nation.
If the question were merely one of personal right,
Don Carlos would not be unwilling to make the
sacrifice, but he considers it " an impious conspiracy
and the intrusion of a foreign monarch." The
Spanish revolution is only a corps of the grand army
of cosmopolitan revolution, whose object is the corn-
plete subversion of the foundation, sprung from
Christianity, upon which human society is founded
and rests.
London, England, 1870-12-21

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THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

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EGYPTIAN HALL— Poole and Young's Panorama of the

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AMPHITHEATIIN AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Scenes in the

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ST. JANEs's HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening.
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THE LOIRE ARMY.

The statement in an official telegram from Ver-
sailles that the Army of the Loire had been reduced
to one halt is as trustworthy as those French tele-
grams which used to talk of army corps being
driven into quarries, and similarly wonderful feats.
The fact is that the greater part of the German
forces on the Loire have been opposed to one-
half of this army, and yet ten whole days have
been required to drive the French over a distance
of twenty-five miles, six out of the ten days being
spent in obstinate fighting. Nothing, whatever, has
been done against the other half under Bourbaki. In
all probability the two armies of the Loire number
more men than D'Aurelles ever commanded. It
' would be rash to affirm anything in favour of toe
quality of Bourbaki's host. But to report that the
army is broken up, destroyed, or reduced one-half, Is
something more than disingenuotts.
London, England, 1870-12-21

THE DERRY DISTURBANCES.

The military and the police are still on duty in con-
siderable force in Londonderry. Yesterday the magistrates
were occupied in hearing the charges against various
persons arrested for taking part in Monday's riotous pro-
ceedings. Several of the prisoners were committed for
trial, while others were sentenced to terms of imprison-
ment varying from oneto two months.
London, England, 1870-12-21

THE A➢IERICAN PRESS ON THE MESSAGE.

The American papers take a favourable view of
the President's message. The New York Times
thinks the policy it sets forth is at once positive
and practical, and that the mildness of the Presi-
dent's reference to the Alabama claims renders more
significant the firmness of his remarks in regard to
the fisheries. The British authorities must, however,
comprehend his meaning with respect to the.
Alabama claims, and his intention to make Britain's
natural responsibility an essential part of the contro-
versy. The Herald thinks there is much in the
message that is good and encouraging as regards the
management of the foreign and domestic affairs
of the country. The President discusses the
great question of the Canadian Fisheries with
remarkable force and in a very suggestive tone. The
Tribune believes that the Message will render the
President still more popular with his countrymen.
An ample revenue and a rapidly diminishing national
debt are the general outlines of the past year's
history, and may well be regarded with com-
placency by the President, and with gratitude
and pride by the American people. The
Philadelphia Ledger says the document was tot
awaited with that intense interest which sometimes
awaits it during less favourable conjunctures in
public affairs. Lord Granville and his colleagues
should regret to see the controversy of the Alabama
claims take the form indicated by the President.
London, England, 1870-12-21

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EGYPT.

What would Egypt do in case of an outbreak—
now happily very improbable—in the East ? The
question is one of much importance. There can
be no doubt as to what the Khedive ought
to do in strict conformity with the conditions upon
which he holds power. He is a vassal of the Sultan,
and is bound in case of war to furnish a contingent
of troops for the assistance of the Porte. He has by
no means, however, shown a disposition of late to
fulfil his duty to the letter, and it is very probable
that he would make the Sultan's necessity his own
opportunity, and declare his independence, with the
assistance of Russia. And then ? A correspondent
of the Pall Mall Gazette, who writes from
Cairo, says the educated Egyptians hope
that in such an eventuality England
would turn the Khedive out and take
possession of the country. They do not desire any
independent Khedive. They have no hope of
France, and certainly no wish for the protection of
Russia; but the probability of England taking
Egypt is " viewed most favourably." Whether
England would be likely to respond to these good
wishes is quite a different question.
London, England, 1870-12-21

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THE ECLIPSE EXPEDITION.

Mr. B. Ranyard writes to the Times as follows :
There must be a mistake in the date reporting the
grounding of the Psyche—December 15, 3 p.m. I have
received a letter from my son, dated Naples, December
14. Being on the Organizing Committee, he had left the
English party at Verona to hasten on and, if possible,
catch the American observers before they should leave
Naples, to learn their plans and make arrange'
ments with them. In this he succeeded. We
companions had not arrived when he wrote. 110
says :—" A telegram has come to say that the
instruments have arrived safely at Malta and will be here
to-morrow afternoon." I might suspect that the date
was a mistake on his part rather than that of Mr. Lockyer
if the post-mark on the envelope had not corresponded
with that within the letter. Again, a telegram from
Catania despatched at three o'clock on Thursday after-
noon would surely have reached London before SaturdaY
evening. The accident could not have occurred before
Friday, and may have happened on Saturday morning.

HARROW RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—The injury OS'
tained by the Rev. J. Hillock has turned out more serious
than was at first thought ;. but now, though apprehee'
sions are entertained of internal injuries, the medical
opinion on the case is more encouraging.
MDLLE. PITTF.RI'S BENEFIT.—Much has been said
and written about the removal cf the Alhambra Ballet to
the National Standard Theatre, and its great success at,
that house. On Monday night, Mdlle. Pitteri, the chief
danseuse of the troupe, took her benefit. Her East-end
admirers might have been expected to gather in force,
especially as this was announced as the last night of the
much-denounced—and certainly, as regards its by-plah
objectionable—ballet, " Estella." But the fine theatre
was not half filled. The wet weather and the proximitY
of Christmas were doubtless, to a considerable extent, the
cause of this ; but, nevertheless, it is clear that the ballet
is not nearly so popular in the East-end as it was in the
West. The declamation, rather than singing, of the War
songs pleased the audience immensely. France evidently
had the sympathies of the gallery ; for while the " Watch
au Rhine ' was received with coldness, and some hisses
from the " gods," the " Marseillaise " was rapturously
encored, as was also, it need not to be said, " Rule
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DEFENCE OF CHERBOURG.

French troops are arriving day and night by
thousands at Cherbourg, but the place is considered
to be safe in case of an attack.

CAPTURE OF NUITS.
VERSAILLES, December 19.

An official report has been received from General
Werder, announcing the capture of Nuits on the
evening of the: 18th. Re states that 600 prisoners
Were taken, and that the French were pursued on
the following day in a south-westerly direction.
The 10th Army Corps carried on the pursuit as far
as Epinsay, taking a few more prisoners, and one of
the colours of the French.
On the 17th an engagement took place between
Le Poislay and La Fontenelle, where the French
hal assembled a force of 10,000 men. The Germans
Were again victorious in driving the enemy from
his position.
The Germans are now advancing on Chateau
Renault.
London, England, 1870-12-21

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