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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-04

PAY DEPARTMENT.

The Paymaster-General presents the following sum-
mary exhibi:
Balance in hands of paymasters at the
beginning of the fiscal year July 1,
1868 5;,981,578 14
Received.from the Treasury during the
fiscal year
Received by paymasters from other
sources, exclusive of sums transferred
among themselves 5238,192 06

Total to be accounted for
Accounted for as follows :
Disbursements to the regular army
Disbursements to the Military Academy 185,258 78
Disbursements to volunteers (back pay
and bounties) 19,918,635 43

Total disbursements 38,782,144 82
Amount refunded to Treasury
Balance in bands of paymasters, July
30, 1869

Total

42,464,770 20

The Paymaster-General states that he is confirmed in
the opinion that no system can be devised which, equal
to the present one, can be made to combine the advan-
tages of prompt payment to the troops, the safety of the
public money, an accurate and immediate accountability,
with the slightest possible liability to embezzlement or
defalcation, and with the least cost to the Government.
The disbursements for reconstruction purposes are
$2,613,293 46, and the balance in hands of paymasters
October 2, 1869, are $110,643 79. In accordance with the
requirements of law, all claims for the additional bounties
granted by the Act of July 28, remaining in tho Paymaster-
General's offic3 unsettled on the let of May last, were
transferred to the Second Auditor of the Treasury for
settlement. Of the total number-441,959—received,
there were examined and settled by the Pay Department
440,608, leaving for transfer to the Auditor but 1,351
cases, of which the major part had been examined and
determined, but not yet paid, for want of receipted
vouchers from the claimants. The total amount dis-
bursed by the Pay Department for additional bounties,
including those settled by.the Second Auditor and paid
by the department on Treasury certificates, from the
beginning to the 30th June last, is $57,220,150.
London, England, 1870-12-10

GERMAN TREATMENT OP PROPERTY.

M. Chaudordy, who acts as Foreign Minister during
M. Favre's imprisonment in Paris, has addressed a
circular to French representatives abroad. Much
of it resembles the contents of M. Favre's circulari; but
M.Chaudordy makes some charges against the Germans
respecting their treatment of property which have
not before appeared in an official form. He says
that after having submitted to the most severe de-
mands, families have had to give up their plate and
jewels. All that Was precious to them has been
seized by the enemy, and piled up in their bags and
waggons. Objects of every kind—clothing,
clocks, watches, and money were appropriated and
carried off. A certain landed proprietor, arrested in
his mown chateau, was condemned to pay a penonal
ransom of £3,200. Another saw removed the
shawls, laces, furs, and silk dresses of his wife.
Everywhere the cellars were emptied, and the wines
packed up, loaded on vehicles, and carried oil: The
system has been practised to an extent which no
necessities of war could justify.
London, England, 1870-12-10

FRENCH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.

General Trochu, speaking of the fight on the 30th, says :
—" Traversing the lines of riflemen from Champigny to
Brie, I received the honour and the unspeakable pleasure
of being cheered by the troops, exposed to the most violent
fire.' We shall doubtless have offensive returns, and this
second battle will, as the first, last for a whole day. I
do not know what future is reserved for these generous
efforts of the troops of the Republic; but I owe this
justice to theM, that, in the midst of trials of all kinds,
they have deserved well of the country." Of the fight
which occurred two days afterwards, he remarks :
"Thursday was employed in burying the dead and in
assisting the wounded. Friday morning the Prussians.
furiously attacked our troops at Champigny and before
Villiers. After a fierce battle of seven hours, the Prus-
sians were Unable to carry our positions. They left in
our hands, as on Wednesday, their dead and wounded.
Our troops were admirable. The losses of the enemy in
the two days are estimated at 15,000 or 20,000 men. Yes-
terday morning an insignificant combat went on for vu
hour on the same positions. In the evening our troops
recrossed the Marne, without any menace on the part of
the enemy, and have gone to take their positions for
ulterior operations. To-day, complete calm. These two
victories, have produced in Paris great enthusiasm.
General R6nault, whose foot has been amputated, is doing
well. General Lacharribre has died of his wounds.
General Ducrot again highly distinguished himself in
Friday's battle. The enemy's troops with which we were
engaged on Friday were fresh, belonging for the most part
to the Saxon and Wurtemberg contingents. They were
above 100,000 in. number."
London, England, 1870-12-10

MARRIAGES.

On the 7th inst., at St. Paul's, Rusthall, Tunbridge-wells,
William H., eldest surviving son of Sir Henry Anthony
Farrington, Bart.; of Gosford House, Ottery St. Mary,
to Amy Florence, youngest daughter of the late Alex.
Glendining, Esq., of Redleaf, Penshurst.

On the 7th inst., at St. Peter's, Eaton-square, Charles
Stewart, Esq., to Eva, the fourth daughter of Henri'
Kingscote, Esq., 96, Eaton-place.

DEATHS.

On th© 7th inst., at 71, Talbot-road, Bayswater, Steprito

Glover, Esq.,/aged 58.
On the 7th inst., Clifford Craufurd, Secretary to the East
India Company, aged 64.

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Savoy, in the County of Middlesex.
Saturday, Decomber 10, 1870,
London, England, 1870-12-10

PROVINCIAL SCHOOL BOARDS.

The elections • for the Maidstone School Board took
place on Wednesday. The result was ascertained yester-
day. The Board is to be composed of nine members.
There were twelve candidates for the seats. Of the
successful candidates, five—Messrs. Fremlin, Balston,
Clifford, Case; and Bnne—were nominated by the Church
party, and head the poll. Only one pronounced member
of the Liberal party is returned--a Mr. Wells. Among
the non-Churchmen are the Rev. G. D. Watts (Inde-
pendent), I\ll.. George. I iaker (Wesleyan and Conservative).
The workingman candidate is rejected. This election,
therefore, skews a victory for denominationalism.
A special meeting of the Bury St. Edmund's Town
Council was held yesterday, to consider a memorial
from the Dissenting Ministers and leading Nonconformists
of the town to ask for the establishment of a School Board
for the town. Counter memorials wero presented from
the clergy and others pointing out that the Dissenters had
established no school ; that the Churchmen had done their
work well, there being sufficient schools for the neigh-
bourhood. The Council decided aghinst a School Board.

The Bradford Gas Company have agreed to sell their
undertaking to the Corporation for £210,000.

The Musical Standard says that Mrs. C. A. Barry,
a well-known American vocalist, has received a very
flattering offer to sing in oratorio in London.
The Law Times announces that a Welsh County
Court Judgeship has become vacant by the resignation of
Mr, Johneff.
London, England, 1870-12-10

THE OXFORD TRIAL EIGHTS.

The animal Oxford Trial Eights race was rowed yester-
day afternoon from Abingdon Lasher to the Cottage at
Newnham. There was a large attendance of spectators,
though the weather was bitterly cold, and snow fell.
Mr. Houblon's crew was constituted `as follows :—Bow,
No. 2, H. R. Cook, Trinity, 11st. slb. ; No. 2, T.
E. Armistead, Exeter, list. 61b. ; No. 3, E.
Cornby, St. Mary's Hall, 12st. llb ; No. 4, P. C. Kay,
Wadham, 12st. 11b. ; No. 5, E. C. Malian, Worcester,
13st 41b. ; No. 6, E. Giles, Christchurch, 12st. 61b. ; No
7, J. W. Banbury,Brasenose, 12st. ; stroke, T.H. Houblon,
Christchurch, 10st. 101 b.; coxswain, W. J. Wilson, Wad-
ham. Mr. Furmeaux crew comprised--Bow, M. G. Farrer,
Brasenose, 10st. 101bs. ; No. 2, F. Slater, St. John's,
list. 61bs. ; No. 3, A. Davenport, Balliol, 12st. 2lbs. ;
No. 4, R. S. Milciiison, Pembroke, 12st. 91bs. ; No. 5,
H. E. Burgess, Brasenose, 12st. 31bs. ; No. 6, H. J.
Boddington, Queen's, 11st. 61b3. ; No. 7, R. Lesley,
Pembroke, 12st. 11b. ; stroke, W. M. Furrneaux, Corpus,
11st. 101bs. ; coxswain, H. K. Claughton, University.
Mr. Houblon's crew won the toss, and took the Jerk•
shire side, which position is considered to give an advan-
tage of about a boat's length. Mr. Furmeaux's crew,
which was slightly the favourite, got off a good
start, having been effected with a quick stroke, and
soon obtained a lead of a quarter of a boat's length ;
this was increased to half a boat's length at the railway
bridge. Here, however, Mr. Houblon quickened hid
stroke, and soon reduced the gap, getting level with the
other boat at the bend. A splendid race then ensued for
100 yards, when Mr. Houblon's crew drew ahead, main-
tained their advantage to the finish, and won the race by
half a boat's length. Time, 8 min. 21 sec.
London, England, 1870-12-10

OHRISTIAN POPULATIONS IN THE EAST.

Sir C. Trevelyan thinks that sufficient importance
has not been attached to the recent telegram from Bel-
grade. From this it appears that the official news-
paper, Vidvodan, referring to the declaration of the
Journal de St. Petersbourq, that the tranquillity of the
East depended on Russia being satisfied,
said .that their contentedness depended
on the 'Conditions . of the refOrms in Servia
and Bulgaria and not on the relations between
•Russia find the Porte: r He points out that the
Crimean War broke the spell of Russian influence
with respect to the Christian population of Turkey.
During the last fifteen years the Servians have'done
all they could to:improve their position. The 'entire
foree of the State has been organised on the Swiss
principle, and every able-bodied man has been
trained to arms. Servia will, in all probability
before long join with Montenegro, and the Slavonian
populations will then be shut off from Turkey. Aus-
tria and Hungary have shown that they do not wish
to add to their number of Slavonic subjects, and the
events of last year proved the importance of having
the warlike inhabitants of these countries for friends

rather than enemies. Sir C. Trevelyan argues
that Roumania has interposed a barrier between
Russia and Bulgaria, which must be broken down
before a people of kindred origin can be reached•
On the other side of the Danube the Bul-
garians have revived their old national feelings•
'lley have obtained a recognition of their National
Church, and have promoted education in the Bul-
garian language. The Christians must gradually
displace the Mussulmen. The former have'the gams
in their own hands eventually if they go on improving"
as they have done.
London, England, 1870-12-10

CHARITY BEGINS -AT HOlilE.

The hearty response wbich the British'public made
to the appeal for aid to the sick and wounded on the
continent, entitles this nation to the gratitude both
of Germany and France. And were the public now
to impose some check upon the flow of money and
kind to war victims, it might do so without fear of
reproach. The distressed condition of the• people
at home calls for prompt relief, and it is a fact that
institutions of a truly benevolent character are sorely
in want of funds. Their operations will be greatly
circumscribed, and their usefulness proportionately
curtailed, unless the stream of charity be diverted
froth France and Germany homewards. The Mid-
dle4ex Hospital, for example, is in great straits, and
the; sale of stock to the value of £O,OOO is inevitable
unlhss some philanthropic person or persons come to
the. assistance of the board.
London, England, 1870-12-10

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London, England, 1870-12-10

NUMBERS OF THE FRENCH.

The threo'French arMy'oorps at Troche's disposal pre-
vious to the great sorties reached 140,000 to 150,000. All
the regulars and Mobiles• were put into column and
marched away from .the forts, which were handed
over to the National Guards. The regulars
and Mobiles and drilled battalions of volunteers
were formed into "three corps, each consisting
of 170,000 :men, it is said,, all told, and it is now
thought that two of these corps' were engaged': in the
affairs of the 30th of November and 2nd of December, and
in the smaller actions between the Seine and Marne at
Chenevieres and elsewhere on the 3rd of December ; if so,
the corps remains intact, and there may be at least 70,000
of the other two corps effective in addition, which would
give Trechu 120,000 men available for his next attempt, if
he makes it at all,
London, England, 1870-12-10

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London, England, 1870-12-10

WAY, DECEM R E 11, 10, 87( .

He had. in his possession papers of a compromising
nature so far as Bazaine is concerned, the day before
Metz capitulated. When the inquiry doeS take place
an aide de camp, who made his way through . the
German lines to Tours, will come - forward and
produce the most damning proofs. For the present,
however, the tangible and publie evidence against
the Marshal refers chiefly to his culpable inactivity,
respecting which hundreds of French officers,
General Changarnier, citizens of Metz, and the only
English correspondent who was shut up in the for-
treee, are agreed.
London, England, 1870-12-10

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TIIIS DAY.

A LUCKY ESCAPE.—Anne Cain, a miserable-looking
woman, about 30, who last week was brought up at
the Westminster Police-court, charged with the double
offence of begging, and attempting to commit suicide in
the police cells, was brought up again ,before Mr. Arnold.
The prisoner was seen by a constable to go down several
areas and beg of the servants, and at length she was
apprehended near Eaton-square. She was taken to the
station and had to be searched by force, when some
broken victuals and money were found on her. She was
placed in a cell 'and gave way to violent paroxysms of
rage and grief, in one of which she placed her stocking
round her neck, and had it not been for the timely arrival
of the constable on reserve at the station, who found her
black in the face. The surgeon was fetched and restoratives
were administered, but prisoner was long before she re-
covered, and appeared very ill and weak before the
magistrate ; the police, however, were of opinion that
the prisoner was not so bad as she pretended, and this
was exemplified when the prisoner, hearing she was going
to be remanded, suddenly revived, and asked his Worship
to deal with her at once. The officers from the Mendicity
Society attended, and stated that they could not prove
any convictions against the prisoner, although they knew
her well about. Mr. Arnold, finding the prisoner was in
a miserably wretched condition, sent her in charge of the
police to St. Luke's Workhouse, Chelsea.
A RUFFIANLY BLACK MAN AND HIS SPOUSN. —Robert
Cummings, a black man, aged 32, was charged before Mr.
Paget, at the Thames Police-court, with violently assault-
ing an Irishwoman named Ann Delahunty. The woman
said that the black man had been lodging with her a few
days, and he came homelast night mad drunk, and demo-
lished all the things in her house, tables, chairs, clocks,
chimney ornaments, and everything of the slightest value
was involved in one general wreck. Having broken up
everything he began to knock and kick her about, and
finally laid her among the debris of the broken furniture.
She estimated her loss at £2O. The prisoner shid the
things partly belonged to him. Mr. Paget : How is that ?
The.prisoner: Why, I married her six years ago. The
complainant said that she was not married to the pri-
soner. She forgave him, and only wanted him to keep
the peace towards her. A policeman said the prisoner
committed a similar act a year ago, but complainant did
not appear against him. After some recrimination, Mr.
Paget directed the chief clerk to bind over the prisoner to
keep the peace towards his wife, and said if you ill use her
again I will commit you for six months whether she for-
gives your brutality or not.
London, England, 1870-12-10

THE WAR.

THE GREIIT SORTIES.

GERXAN OFFICIAL' ACCOUNT.

The Staatsanzeiger gives an account which is not in ac-
cordance with the narratives of 'English correspondents
with the German army. It says the forces marshalled by
General Trochu waS so superior that the possibility was
not !altogether excluded of his intending to break through
andjunite with the Army of the Loire, in order to leave
Paris to its fate—that is, to a surrender. Although this pos-
sible attempt did not succeed, he was, as regards the num-
ber of his forces, in such suporiority —the ground, moreover,
beirig very favourable—that he necessarily succeeded in
taking those villages at the first onset. In spite, however,
of these adVantages, and although he had fully 24 hours
to fortify himself in these positionS, he • was not able to
maintain them in the • contest of the 2nd of December.;
they were attacked at daybreak, acid again taken by oui
troops, Charapigny and Brie, in particular, being re-con-
quered. General Trochu attempted, between nine and.
ten another attack, again with superior forces, on
our fortified positions between the Seine and Marne,
without succeeding in an eight hours' fight in regaining
the re-conquered positions." It is since admitted on all
hands that they did regain them. •
London, England, 1870-12-10

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SECOND EDITION.

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE W.All

GERMANS MARCHING ON
DIEPPE.
DIEPPE, December 9.
German troops have arrived at Lougueville, and
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couts have been seen at Totes.

The Sub-Prefect of Dieppe has received iLfuana
4. -
‘l°la that a force of 1,500 men is marching on the

PARIS TO BE BOMBARDED.

BERLIN, December 9.

A. letter is circulating among the members of the
North German Parliament, in which Count His-
klarck reiterates his denial that he is opposed
t° the bombardment of Paris. To-day it is
credibly reported that at a Council of War held
111 Tuesday last, at which the King, the Crown
t7ince, Count Moltke, Blumenthal, &c., were present,
e question of bombarding the city was again con-
ldered, and decided in the affirmative.

ANOTHER SORTIE EXPECTED.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF

PRUSSIA, VERSAILLES, December 9.

The victory of Prince Frederick Charles at
gleans on the 4th inst. is supposed to put an end
t all chance of Paris being assisted from without.
;:'
t U expected, nevertheless, that the garrison will
make further efforts against the German lines, and
the situation of affairs to the east of the city is con-
Ilidered very threatening. The French still hold
11"le of their advanced positions upon the groat bend
°f the Marne, such as Champigny, which they have
4trongiy barricaded. Masses of German troops are
*atchinc, them. •
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Toe Germans bear the cold weather exceedingly
The French deserters speak of suffering from
hunger, and the discouragement which small rations
eatise.

The general impression at Versailles seems to be
that Prussian influence is smoothing down the East-
e4l difficulty. A. struggle at this moment would be
,11 vexatious for Germany that whoever forced
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on would assuredly incur the hostility of Count
'isluarck.

THE BATTLE AT BEAUGENCY.

BERLIN, December 9.

The French army, after the evacuation of Orleans,
tatreated on the ' roads which run parallel with
11,18 Loire, south-westward and south-eastward.
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The pursuing Germans have attacked and
beaten them at Nevoy, east of the Loire, on the
and at Meung, west of the Loire, on the
kite clay. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg reports
that on the Bth he attacked them at Beaugency, and
again dete ated them, with loss of six guns and 1,000
Arisoners.

BERLIN, December 9 (Evening).

The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin tele-
IP4plios to his wife from Meung on the Bth that he
8 had a severe victorious fight with three French
e,,4153 at Beaugency. Six guns were taken. and 1,000
riBoners. The German losses were heavy, but least
14 the 17th (Mecklenburg) division.
The Official Staatsanzeiger says the pursuit of
oth wings of the Army of the Loire is being
&dinned. On the right wing the Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg has by an engagement gained the posi-
°4 between Meung and Beaugenoy, where there is
oPassage across the Loire. In the centre the 6th
v"alry Division has pushed on the pursuit along
44 Vierzon road to Salbris. On the left wing the
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411 guard of the 3xcl A.amy Corps has fought a suc-
4i. esful outpost engagement near Nevoy, eight miles
‘Clernaan) from Orleans.
London, England, 1870-12-10

KARL BLIND ON THE REPUBLIC IN FRANCE.

Karl Blind, the well-known Republican, has
written to the German papers respecting the French
Republic. He severely condemns the action of the
Government of National Defence, which, he sayd,"
cannot defend, and yet has not the clearness of per-
ception to see that it ought to conclude peace with
all speed to save the Republic. Peace should be
arranged outside the walls of Paris, for it it has to
be concluded ;11 the city itself, the door will be
opened to reactionary intrigue, and France will
once more fall under a -military dictatorship
or princely restoration. Gambetta's saying that
" One thing will never capitulate, and that is the
Repuublic," is but a hollow phrase. Under the cir-
cumstances, in the chaotic state of political parties
in the great cites, the first thought of every Repub..'
limn should be. how to end the war which France
has no power to carry on successfully, and then to
effect a political purification, and strengthen the
Democratic institutions,. Instead of this, the men in
power act in a manner that will lose all. As if France
could not live and be a Republic without Alsace
and Lorraine 1 The French Ministers de facto are,
in the opinion of Kari Blind, either strangely short-
sighted or deficient in the moral courage' necessary
to tell the misguided multitude who have so long
been fed upon untruths, in plain and unvarnishe 1
language; that resistance is no longer possible; that
a sacrifice must be made; and that if the integrity
of the soil cannot be maintained, the Republic might
by a timely concession be preserved.
London, England, 1870-12-10

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WAR VICTIMS.

Mr. Bullock, director of the French Peasant Relief
Fundonakos
,a few suggestions 'as to the best mode
of affordhig assistance in the distressed districts. It
is important that the relief in kind be purChased at
the, nearest market, although 'the goods may cost
more than it they were sent fro►n England, became
it is uncertain if goods at Sedan Or Metz will be
received within a month of their despatch f'ro►u this
country, the Great Luxembourg Railway, which is
the only direct line, being so blocked will traffic.
It is better that each society should give regular
relief to a small district rather than occasional relief
to a large diStrict, and English almoners should
be sent out at any rate to begin with.
In consequence of an arrangement made with the
Society of Friends, their " War Victims Fund" is
distributed in the villages around Metz,
while the Committee has devoted its attention
to the Department of the Ardennes. Besides
these English Societies, the Belgian Bread Com-
mittee has set to work in the Ardennes and Moselle
Departments,- and therefore Mr. Bullock points out
the desirability of fresh societies directing their
operations in the neighbourhod of Paris or elsewhere.
GENERAL BUTLER'S MANIFESTO.

It seems that considerable significance was attached
by the Bostonians to the speech of General,Butler,
from the circumstance that he had just returned
irom'Washington fresh front an interview with the
President, who had summoned him by telegraph.

It was suspected that the General had received his
cue from President Grant, and that his speech would
reflect in the main the political views of the latter.
It is reassuring to find that the people at large by no
means endorse the policy indicated in Butler's adL
dress.
London, England, 1870-12-10

PUIILIC FEELING AT MARSEILLES.

A letter from Marseilles, dated December 3.rd, says :
The: population has just passed through the most varied
emotions. Yesterday, at one a.m., the cannon re-
' sounded on the jet4es of Port-Neuf. The Prefet,
M. Gent, had ordered a salute of 21 guns
in honour of Duorot's successful sortie from Paris.
The' Prefect himself read Gambetta's proclamation
to the crowd assembled round his hotel, and the same
document was read in the cafés amidst general enthusiasm.
The popular imagination was still further excited
when, a few hours after, the rumour spread of a
fresh despatch announcing the junction of the two
armies of Paris— and the Loire, Versailles sur-
rounded by the united forces, and sixteen hundred cannon
taken by the French. This immense number naturally
aroused suspicions, but the pretended despatch, whose
text even was quoted, gained so much credit that some of
the Municipal :COuneil communicated it to the Bourse,
and the Civil Tribunal suspended its proceedings to hear
it. Everywhere it was greeted with the same
enthusiasm. That evening, however, the Prefecture
decided to contradict it, and M. Gent made a fresh ad-
dress to the crowd, encouraging them to defy false
rumours, probably circulated by speculators, and he pro-
mised, to give them as soon as possible all news he re-
ceived, whether good or bad. At the same time a notice
was sent to the papers, counselling their readers to estimate
rightly the results obtained before Paris, and not to listen
too readily to exaggerations which depreciated the real
successes. . The Prefect added that he had ordered judicial
steps to be taken against those who had attribntpd the re-
port of the dispatch to himself. The public feeling expe-
rienced a painful reaction,. The cafes and some
houses were ilinrainate4 n the evening, but
a moarafid nneartainty prevailed, with a sense of
the vastness of the struggle in which 700,000 or
800,000 men are engaged in the open field, without count-
ing the half million Mobiles and National Guards who
occupy Paris. At Marseilles the work of the armaments
is incessant. The Defence Committee have rejected the
Gobert
tde Lyon mitraillense as insufficient,
and efforts are being made to improve on
the naitrailleuses of the Main system, but there
is a talk of other weapons, simpler and less costly, which
will fire 180 balls, a minute with great precision, and can
cover a space of 15, metres. The cost will not exceed 800
or 900'fralics. Experiments are to be made. One of the
famous civil gnards of Marseilles has been brought before
the assizes at Aix on a charge of attempted murder. The
American, Train, friend of General Cluseret, has been
released at Lyons, but another Southern agitator, a Jew,
named Esdras Cr4mieux, has been arrested.
London, England, 1870-12-10

PREPARATIONS AT LILLE.

The Echo du Nord describes the aspect of Lille during
the last few days as very singular :—" What iwts hitherto
been a city of workmen has become a city of soldiers. The
city of machinery has been transformed into a city of arms.
From dawn until night the streets are thronged with sol-
diers of the line, marines, mobiles, and National Guards ;
the houses, barracks, and public buildings are full to over-.
flowing. Never before has the famous column of 1792 been
surrounded by such a host of uniforms of all colours, Forfive
days this interminable defiling has, been going on. We
learn .that the heights of St. Omer, upon which is
establishep the camp of Elfaut, present an equally ani-
mated scene. It is a gathering of the northern popula-
tion, which is rising against the invader after the example
of the South and West. Yesterday (Sunday) there was
a review upon a grand scale of the mobilized National
Guards of the North by General Robin. We are not in
a position to divulge the secrets of the Head-quarters, nor
to state what is the plan adoped ; but we can affirm that
which already has beoome a public rumour, that' the
gatherings of troops which we have lately witnessed are
only the prelude to a forward march,"
London, England, 1870-12-10

EXPERIMENTS WITH DYNAMITE

Experiments have recently been made at Vin-
cennes by engineers, men of science, and members of
the Institute to discover the explosive force of
dynamite. This powder does not explode until the
whole quantity fired has attained a certain degree of
heat, and this can only be achieved by the percus-
sion of a capsule, whose • vibrations cause a
sudden heat. A large quantity of dynamite was
placed on a blindage at Vincennes, and one of the assis-
tants lighted it with his cigar. No effect was produced
excepting that a 'few particles burnt and died out.
M.- Dorian, the Minister, then tried stirring up the
*powder with his cane, 'but nothing came of it. At
last a capsule with a lighted match was placed by
and- every one moved off to a respectful
distance. The precaution was not needless, for a
terrific explosion was heard, and the blindage was
literally pulverized. Some pinches of dynamite
placed outside an old 12-pounder cannon, sufficed to
reduce it to fragments. A grain of this powder
pulverizes a rail of railway. An attempt
was made to load a shell :with it, but its force was
so great that the shell was reduced to powder. It
is thought that this newly-acquired assistant will be
invaluable in destroying batteries and blowing up
enemies' worts.

ARSENIC AS A WHOLE SOllll4l FOOD.

The idea that man can accustom himself to almost
anything in this world, is somewhat borne out by an.
official statement before us with respect to the ar-
senic eaters of Styria. in the northern parts of Styria,
in Austria, rind principally in the district
of Ilartberg, the inhabitants tako continuous
doses of arsenic to make them, . as they
themselves say, " strong and healthy." Al-
though :medical men stigmatise the usage of adminis-
tering doses of arsenic to human beings in ever such
small quantities, still it is noticeable that the eaters
of arsenic in Styria, chiefly men of the lower classes.
wood cleavers, stable grooms, and charcoal burners,
preserve their health, and are generally strong,
courageous, and cheerful in disposition. The
'Styrians begin to take the drug with a dose
the size of a millet, and increase the. quan-
tity gradually to a dose the size of
a pea, the weight of these quantities being from
0.22 to o.62'grains avoirdupois. The " medicine "is
often taken daily, but usually about twice a-week.
Of the various sorts of arsenic the white arsenic or
ratsbane, we are informed, is the one most in use,
London, England, 1870-12-10

THE POSITION OF CLTRATES.

A. "Lincolnshire Curate" regrets that the subject
of the position of curates has been allowed to drop
again withotit any practical purpose having been
effected. It is a grievance, he says, which requires
immediate reform, and it is such a weak point in the
Church, and has caused such internal dissatisfac-
tion, that many able men would be glad
to accept - disestablishment. Political patro-
nnge, diocesan favouritism, nepotism, the great
disparity between one class of clergy and another,
are abuses which, in the opinion of the Lincolnshire
curate, are too glaring to be unobserved by an en-
lightened world. It would be considered 'an im-
mense boon if the Chancellor of the Govern-
ment were to require the names of, say
three curates from each Bishop, each diocese in turn,
of the longest services, and from these to choose one
who could produce the best testimonials from his bishop
and three neighbouring clerymen, or if they would,
turn the patronage over to a diocesean board or
rural deauery.subject to their approval. It is desir-
able that private patrons should.have recourse to the
latter principle, and the bishops should inquire after
mon ot long standing, faithful services, and personal
worth. The reformation which the "Lincolnshire
Curate" ao ardently wishes to see consummated
appears 'very distant. •
London, England, 1870-12-10

REMOVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT.

To uns, December 8.
The Provisional Government and the Diplo.
14 atic Body will leave Tours to-morrow for Bor.
"Aux.

:-Uhe Government, in announcing the fact, says the
o
Jed in view is to ensure perfect liberty of
rut(/ move-
for the troops in the field. There is no cause
1) anxiety, and the military situation is declared to
e satisfactory.
Prince Frederick Charles is reported to have been
repulsedt by General Chanzy, and the enemy is said
o
consider the state of affairs as critical. M. Gambetta
mains with the Army of the Loire.

THE SIEGE OF BELFORT.
The attack on Belfort is actively going on. The
town is making a defence of extraordinary bravery.
The enemy succeeded in occupying Danjoutin, but
Was subsequently driven out with great losses,
one regiment, it is said, being. entirely cut up.
The Prussians acknowledge that the siege of Bel-
sort costs more men than that of all the other strong-
holds.

THE NORTH OF FRANCE.
BOULOGNE, December 9.
The Sous-Pr6fet of Abbeville reports that the
detachment of German troops at Picquigny was
wlthdrawn to Amiens on the 7th instant.

DEFENCE OF HAVRE.
HVVRE, Thursday.
__Prussian Uhlans are reported within two leagues
I the place, which is occupied by 40,000 troops.
Thug far the professed determination wait° resist
to
the utmost.
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FRENCH PRISONERS IN BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, December 9.
the French
a long debate in the Chamber the petition of
prisoners of war was referred to the
g• uteau des Renseignements. This is tantamount to
4,4 •
l'eJection.

I'ItITSSIA AND THE LUXEMBURG TREATY.

BRUSSELS, December 9.
thilere has been very great sensation at Luxem-
0' , in consequence of the declaration by which
46:1111t Bismarck denounces the Treaty of 1867
og the neutrality of the Grand Duchy, on the
Preach
that it has been several times violated by the
during the war.
kitTready protests against 'the step are circulating,
The Governments
rapidly covered with signatures.
114."" Governments of Holland and of Belgium
tee been not less deeply stirred by the news ; and
latter, I am assured, is already taking measures
o;alge of any accident, by concentrating military
f ces With the utmost speed upon the Luxemburg
I.°ttier.

THE SPANISH CROWN.
4an'
bsh deputations have been received by the
tich I
ess d'Aosta and Prince Carignano with
to
to r.ieseses of congratulation. Most of them proceed
"renoa and Milan to present addresses to Prince
utabert.

ITALY.
elegrams from Florence, dated the- 9th, state
rit't Bills have been laid before the Chambers con-
torig the Roman Plebiscite for changing the capital
A b()lne, and also for a credit of 17,000,000 lire.
to 'kill has ale been introduced deferring the question
vioue given to the Pope in reference to the ie.
6,ol4hiity of the personal prerogatives of the
l'ereigu Pontiff,
London, England, 1870-12-10

THE COMMANDER OF THE LOIRE ARMY.

French officers are much annoyed at the appoint-
ment of a comtnission to investigate the conduct of
General D'Aurelle de Paladino. Au inquiry into
the ill-success of generals is no new thing in French
Republics ; but the inconvenience and danger of
such a step are obvious. The circumstances of
the late fights are certainly peculiar. D'Aurelle, at
great expenditure of labour, constructed a strong
entrenched camp at Orleans, armed it with
heavy ship guns, and resolved to defend himself
there in case of a defeat in the open.. He sustained
no general defeat, and yet he abandoned the camp
without serious effort to keep it. True, some
of his ariny corps were severely handled
singly, but no general battle has yet been
ought on the Loire. Did D'Aurelle lose his bead ?
Were his forces so demoralised as to be incapable of

holding even strong entrenchments ? It would
scarcely seem that this were the case with all of
them, for General Chanzy has just fought a highly
creditable battle at Meung. D'Aurelle at least fell
into the old error of scattering his corps over too
wide nn extent of ground.
A PLOT AT TOURS,

A little coup d'etat was planned at Tours during
the discontent which followed the late defeats on the
Loire. About twenty or thirty ex-deputies of the
old Legislative Body, which was turned out of doors
on the 4th of September, found themselves in com-
pany in the provincial capital. They met, and
agreed that France needed peace, and that the best
way to supply that .need would be to d -
pose Gambetta and form a new Govern-
ment. Unfortunately the War Minister de-
clined to be deposed. The ex-deputies seemed to
be hesitating about the natural difficulty of finding a
person to commence operations, and during the delay
news of the plot was borne to the Republican
Minister. He gave the quondam legislators the
option of ceasing their machinations, or of occupying
the interior of a prison. The interesting combination
was at once broken up.

BAZAINEh

A correspondent of the Daily News hears on good
authority that Gambetta was not so rash in accusing
Bazaine of treason as has generally been imagined.
London, England, 1870-12-10

GARIBALDI IN THE SOUTH,

After his repulse at Dijon, Garibaldi, it 'seems, fell back
on Autun with about 6,000 men, leaving his son Ricciotti
at Afnay le Duc with 300 men. He soon rejoined his
father, having narrowly escaped being surrounded by the
enemy, who arrived two hours later at Autun with a
force of seven or eight thousand men with artillery
and cavalry.. Garibaldi sustained the attack bravely, and
even succeeded in repulsing the Prussians. A rumour
spread the next day that the Prussians, being reinforced,
had compelled him to leave Autun; but this was false.
The head of Garibaldi's staff states officially that the
enemy sustained a fresh repulse, and retired in disorder.
The Mobiles of Saone-et-Loire distinguished themselves
in this affair, and were complimented by the General.
It was said that these Mobiles, who were also at Dijon,
had, compromised matters by their weakness, but this has
been denied by the chief officers. It is most likely that
they were confounded with some of the Free
Corps who, before the attack, created a disturbance
by declaring they were not formed to fight in line.
The Bishop of Autun, M. Marguerye, has complained
that a levy has been made in his palace by a captain of
Freeshooters and his men, who carried off several valuable
articles. The head of the Garibaldian staff, Colonel
Bordoune, has professed great indignation, and an inquiry
is being made into the nat,tter.
London, England, 1870-12-10

DEATH OF MR. BRASSEY.

General regret will be occasioned by the announce
ment we have to make to-day of the death of Mr.
Thomas Brassey, which took place on Thursday last,
at Brighton, where he had recently been staying foz
the benefit of his health. The immediate cause of death
was asthma, from which he has suffered for sane years.
His death was unexpected. So recently as Thneaday be
had contemplated visiting his son, Mr. Henry Brassey,
M.P. ' for Deal. Thomas Brassey was horn in 1806.
at Boughton, in Cheshire. The first railway
contract signed by Mr. Brassey was in 1836, when he toot
ten miles on the Grand Junction line between Birming-
ham and Liverpool, now incorporated with the London
and North-Western Railway. The Penkridge Viaduct,
on the same line, was his next great work, and at this
date Mr. Brassey accompanied the late Mr. Locke,
the eminent engineer, into the southern dis-
tricts of England, where he executed large portions of
the main South-Western line and many of its branches.
Ho constructed a large portion of the Western of France
and the Paris and Rouen railway, which, in turn, led to
his contracting for important works in Belgium, Hol-
land, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Savoy, Italy, and Aus-
tria, with all of which countries his name will ever be
intimately associated. A fair idea of the magnitude of
Mr. Brassey's operations may be gathered from the fact
that in 13 years, from 1848 to 1861 inclusive, he
made, either by himself or in association with others,
2,374 miles of railway, at a contract price of £27,998,224.
Mr. Brassey is stated to have suffered during the panic of
1866 to the extent of more than a million of money. But
it is perhaps quite as extraordinary that in 1869 he is
understood to have been a richer man than during any
former period of his career.
London, England, 1870-12-10

ROBBING CHILDREN.

The practice of stealing money and small articles
of value from children in the streets seems to be a
profitable branch of the thieving profession. A girl
aged seventeen has been accused at a London court
of waylaying two children on the same morning in
different parts of the metropolis and despoiling them
of silver with which they had been sent on errands.
Several other charges of a similar nature " were
proved," we are told, against the prisoner, who
cannot but be young in the pursuit she has
adopted. It is to be hoped that when the girl will
:be placed in the dock at the sessions, the magistrates
will deliver such a judgment as may at once give the
defendant adequate punishment, and yet at the same
tine afford'her a chance 'of reclamation. In cases
where aged criminals are detected in robbing limo-,
(lent children no punishment would seem so fitting
as a month on a treadmill, where, if possible, their
young victims might have a hearty laugh at seeing
them in the toils.
London, England, 1870-12-10

RANK POISON.

A beer4eller of Wandsworth has just secured a
,verdict fir £450 damages against a man who had

publicly asserted that some ale sold at the plain-
tiff's house was " rank poison." No doubt
theiepithet was a slander in the case of the Wands-
worth "house," butitis a fact that a great dealof beer
is rank poison, and the public have to find out which
is bad and which is not, because no proper authority
for detecting poisoned beer exists. if our rulers,
local and general, were to take care that the filthy
drugs now mixed with beer were kept out of it, no
private individual would be under the necessity of
publicly announcing the existence of rank poison,
and so running the risk of a heavy mulct for his
pains. At present beersellers may retail any sort of
stuff they please in the most perfect silence and
security.
London, England, 1870-10-22

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

A GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
tl to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of
the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfecting this wonder-
ful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated
form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, nclud-
ng brush.

Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 92, Upper Thames-street, Lon.
don, E.O.

THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS.

DRURY-LANE—A Domestic Hercules. Amy Robsart,
Phobus's Fix.
QUEEN'S—Aunt Charlotte's Maid.
Dream.
ADELPHI THEATRE..—Milliners' Holiday. Green Bushes,
VAroEvlLLc—Chiselling. Two Roses. Don Carlos.
STRAND—On and Off. Living at Ease. The Idle
'Prentice.
PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Peep o' Day and Great City.
ROYALTY—WeaIth and F. M. Julius Cncesar, the
Irregular Rum 'Un.
OLYMPIC—LittIe Emily and (Burlesque) Paul and

Midsummer Night's

Virginia.
ST. JAMES'S—To Oblige Benson.
Halfpenny.
HOLBORN—Farce. The Odds.
GAIETY—The Happy Village. Zampa. Trombalcalzar,
GLOBE—Board and Residence. Taming of the Shrew,
Marco Spada.
SADLEBS WELLS.—Farce. Othello.
STANDARD —Little Emily. Chapter of Accidents.
NEW SURREY—A Striking Similarity. Link by Link,
Nobody's Chill.
AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS (Holborn)—Scenes in the
Arena.

}'ernande. Only a

ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening.

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