biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-01

A RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET.

There would certainly appear to be no harm in
inquiring whether there is any truth in the
odd stories told by the German papers about
Russian ironclads in the Black Sea. The
Ostsee Zeitung, for instance, receives infor-
mation from Warsaw to the effect that
the construction of a fleet was commenced not long
after the Paris Treaty was signed. • A shipbuilding
company—ostensibly a private one—was started at
Odessa, and soon got actively to work. The firm
was really, however, in the hands of the Govern-
ment; all its vessels belonged to the Crown ; the
funds came from the national revenue ; and several
state officers were at the head of the management.
The ships were constructed upon a special plan, so
that they might be easily armed with iron plates
and guns. Thus the materials for a fleet have long
been ready. The Government has only waited for
an opportunity.
London, England, 1870-09-16

MR. DISRAELI AT AYLESDURY.

, Mr. Disraeli dined with the Royal and Central
Bucks Agricultural Association, on Wednesday, and
made a speech in his characteristic style. The right
hon. gentleman congratulated the farmers on the
fine harvest, and gave them a piece of good advice.
He urged them to construct tanks in order that a
supply of water might be procured in case of drought.
He had, he said, never built a cottage without
making tanks ; and it was difficult to express what a
mitigation of suffering had been produced. Speak-
ing of the progress which the country had made
during the last forty years, Mr. Disraeli said
the moral and physical condition of the
population might not have improved to the
extent which the younger portion of his
audience he hoped would witness, but the principles
upon which the moral and physical condition of the
people could be established and insured, no longer
belonged to philosophy alone, but had been recog-
nised and acted upon by the Legislature. Of course,
the right honourable gentleman did not sit down
without referring to the war, and in
his remarks on this head he expressed
an opinion that this country possessed the means
of securing a complete system of national defence.
'He concluded by alluding to the distribution of
political power in this country, and said : " I think,
it is a matter of great congratulation at this
moment, when empires vanish and republics suddenly
arise, and the greatest possible changes occur or are
threatened in every part of Europe, that three years
ago, with, if not the entire yet with the very general
concurrence of opinion among sensible men of all
parties, and without any disruption of political
parties, which I, for: one, look upon as one of the
greatest misfortunes which could happen to England,
we did settle the question of the distribution of
political power in this country on principles which, I
believe, are firm, and which at this moment allow
every man to feel secure and confident in the political
establishments of his country."
London, England, 1870-09-16

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES

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10 Anglo-Meditrn (L) l3l 131 111
131 6 Great N. China, and
100 Atlantic Japan Extension..
100 Do Bpc — 5 Indo-European (L)..
10 British Australn (L) 4l Mir; 10 Marseilles, Algiers,
10 British Ind Eaten (L). 51 6/ and Malta (L) ....
10 British Indian Sub- 51
marine, (L)
7, 7-10, 1 28 Pnma and S. Pcfc(L) 4 3 dis
2 China Submarine (L) 5 48dis 8 Reuter's
dis 20 Soc Trans France (L) 148 15
10 Falmouth, Gibraltar, 100 Submarine 225 235
and Malta (LI
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THE WAR.

'THE LAST SORTIE FROII METZ..

The AllgeineineZeitung, of Augsburg, speaks of a desperate
attempt made on the 3rd of September by. Marshal
Bazaino to escape from Metz. Although this sortie
occurred so many days back it appears to have been little
noticed. The French, led by the-. Imperial Guard
valiantly assailed the German lines to the northwards of
the beleaguered town, and were met by the corps of
East Prussians under General Alanteuffel. The
fight lasted the whole day, but the G6rmans, strongly
posted in their entrenched lines, had the advantage
at all points. The French were driven back with great
loss. Towards the close of the fight the French Imperial
Guard made a charge with the bayonet. A close
encounter— a oomparatively rare event in these battles—
ensued, the German's making large use of their favourite
weapon, the Batt-end of the rifle. The Guards could get
to the German lines, but. could not force them. They
suffered so terribly in these combats that at last Bazaine
gave up this continuation of a long series of attempts to
escape. The Zeitung says that the German loss was ex-
ceedingly small, not rising above '7OO killed and
wounded. Such a limited butcher's bill after a whole
day's fighting is to be Attributed to the altered position of
the armies. The Germans this time defended themselves
in their lines. They had not, as before, to advance to the
assault in face of a bewildering blaze of cbassepots.
The French lost at least 3,000 killed and
wounded, and soma hundreds of prisoners fell
into the hands of the Germans. In an apologetic
manner the Zeitung adds that " we could not pursue the
enemy because we retreated upon Metz ; hence the num-
ber of prisoners was not greater." Bazaine seems to have
made no further assault upon the German ciroum-
vallation.
London, England, 1870-09-16

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A. WORD IN SEASON WITH COUNT
BISMARCK.

A correspondent of the Daily News with the German
armies sends a report of a casual conversation with
the Chancellor of the North German Confederation.
The following extract will be found interesting:—
"We spoke about the future form of Govern-
ment in France, and he told me that news had just
been rect:;ed that a Republic had been declared at
Paris. 'We don't want to interfere in the domestic
affairs of France,' he said ; but our people think
we must have those German provinces that
they took away from us many years ago, and we must at
least render them powerless to menace us by the same
road that they have done for the last 20 years. We must
have Metz and Strasburg ; we ask no more than that, and
that is necessary to our own safety.' I told him that I had
often wondered at the patience of the Prussians. 'We
are a very patient people,' he replied. ' They have
been telling us that if we would not fight they
would compel us to do so ; but we are like the
father of a family who, after suffering many insults, at
last consents th fight a duel, but only on condition that
the struggle shall be decisive and final.' "
London, England, 1870-09-16

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FATAL YACHTING ACCIDENT.

Intelligence has been received at Innesfarre, Lower
Lough Erne, that a yacht named the Wasp has capsized,
and that Mr. Charles Echlin, the secretary of the Lough
Erne Yacht Club, and three others were drowned. The
occurrence was witnessed from Rosford House, but no
attempt could be made to rescue the unfortunate party.
Search is being made for the bodies.

THE FLOODS IN THE NORTH-WEST OF
SCOTLAND.

The greatest damage byithe floods on the West Coast
of Scotland is in the district of Tongue. In that neigh-
bourhood the destruction is very serious. No lives are
lost, but the parish minister and some of the small
tenantry suffer very seriously. The roads were torn up,
several bridges are swept away, and cattle were thrown
into the stream. The Duke of Sutherland has ordered a
special inquiry into the damage. Communication with
the district is entirely suspended by the ordinary routes
and cannot be resumed until the roads and bridges are
repaired.
London, England, 1870-09-16

WRECK OF A SHIELDS BRIG.

A televram has just been received in Shields from
Lloyd's agent at Amsterdam stating that the ship Har-
mony,. of North Shields, has been wrecked under Eg:
mond, and that the crew were all drowned. The Har-
mony was a brig of 251 tons. She was built at White-
haven in 1812. It is supposed the crew numbered from
eight to ten hands,
London, England, 1870-09-16

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London, England, 1870-09-16

must not in this respect be misled by false hopes.

A New York paper says that some seven or eight
Irish clubs are in course of organisation in different part:,
numbering in the aggregate about 500 members. Till
object is to appoint delegates to form a council, which
shall have the power to choose an Irish Directory
similar to that which existed in 1848, and for sinailsr_
purposes. From that movement are excluded all leader'
who have been concerned in the late dissensions.
The barometer yesterday rose rapidly at all
stations, especially in the north-east, and readings became
remarkably uniform. Temperature has risen slightly la
Ireland, but fallen in Great Britain, mostly in London,
which is 12 degrees colder than it was on Wednesday'
Light variable airs and calms are prevalent on all coasts'
Some rain has fallen in the west. The sky has cleared,
except in the west and south where it is overcast, with
fog in Ireland. The sea is calM. The first autumnal kg
of season visited London yesterday morning. In the
western suburbs the mist was very dense. Beici
ten o'clock the fog had lifted and was followed by
sunshine.

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THE EUROPEAN WAR.
A SECOND EDITION of THE SUN
is Published Every Morning at EIGH
O'CLOCK, with SOME HOURS' LATER
NEWS than any other paper. This edition
will always contain the LATEST NEWS
of the WAR, and of all other events.
London, England, 1870-09-16

THE LOSS OP THE CAPTAIN.

The terrible catastrophe off Cape Finisterre has
naturally given rise to a great deal of correspondence
in the papers. Rear-Admiral Inglefield writes to
the Times to make a. suggestion which he thinks
will obviate the danger arising from the combination
of a low freeboard with cruising powers. Rear-
Admiral Inglefield was a member of the Committee
of Captains ordered to report upon Captain Coles's
• inventions, at the time of the Crimean
war, and has consequently taken great in-
terest in the tut ret ships. He has
always feared, however, the results if they
were thrown on their beam ends, and in a-special re-
vort he made on the two first over built in this
country he laid great stress on this apprehension,
which our late painful experience has proved to be
too well founded. The conclusions which he draws
from the facts before him are as follows:-1. A low
freeboard turret ship is not to be altogether con-
demned because one has been overweighted. 2.
Heavy top weights are inseparable from turrets

carrying heavy ornaments, and must be supported
by suitable freeboard under saiL 3. The masts
should be capable of easy and rapid reduction. 4.
The hurricane deck is indispensable with a constant
low free board,but unnecessary in a high freeboard ship.
The design by which Admiral Inglefield would unite
these conditions is to fill one or more of the parti-
tions, fitted to every ironclad, with water when the
turret ship is wanted for action. This would
reduce the Monarch temporarily from a high to a
low freeboard for fighting purposes, while on ordi-
nary occasions, when under masts and sails, she
might resume her ordinary appearance. Though
the Captain drew two feet more water than her
rival, she proved a match for the Monarch in every
way, and the reconciliation of the two systems may
thus, in the Admiral's opinion, be effected. Another
correspondent asks why the Captain faced
her first seal gale under canvas only,
and why the fleet was manceuvring so
near the land. He maintains that a vessel which,
from her keel to her masts, was a daring experi-
ment in naval architecure, has gone to the bottom
before her capabilities were fully ascertained, because
she was allowed to make her first cruise under can-
vas, with no assistance from the giant engines which
could have carried her through a hurricane. A
third correspondent contends that Parliament, and
not public or private subscriptions, ought to provide
for the families of those who have been lost with the
vessel.
London, England, 1870-09-16

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London, England, 1870-09-16

CHILD MURDER BY A FARMER'S WIFE.

An inquest was held yesterday at Shawell, near Lutter-
worth, on the body of Mary Ann Harrison, aged eleven
months, who was murdered by her mother on Monday.
It seems that the accused, who is the wife of Edward
Harrison, a farmer, had been indisposed since the birth of
the child. During Monday afternoon she left the house
with the child, and was soon afterwards found in a pond
on the farm. The pond contained about two feet of mud
and one of water, and the accused was lying full length
with the child under her. When extricatod the child was
dead, and had evidently been quickly suffocated. A
verdict of Wilful Murder was returned.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT THE TORQUAY

HARBOUR WORKS.

At seven o'clock yesterday morning the " traveller " by
which blocks of stone are lowered into the sea, at the ex-
treme end of the new breakwater at Torquay, toppled
over, carrying with it a portion of the stag-
ing, and some of the workmen. Two of the latter
named Strawbridge and Veale were drowned, and two
others were much so injured as to necessitate their removal
to the infirmary. The bodies of the two men were
recovered an hour after the accident.
London, England, 1870-09-16

ITALY AND ROME.

Referring to the Roman question the Manchester Ex-
aminer observes that compromises which were possible some
years ago are out of date now. For Victor Emmanuel,
especially, the only safe course is a bold and straightfor-
ward one. He must do for Italy and Rome all that a Re-
public would do on pain of bringing down his own
throne. His waning popularity has been restored in
a moment by the march of this army on the Papal
States. He cannot afford the reaction which would ensue
if, through any unworthy timidity or short-sighted
subtlety of policy, he should now stop short of the com-
plete and final crowning of the Italian edifice.

The new ship Kron Prinz Freiderich Wilhelm,
2,240 tons, built by Messrs. Caird and Co. for the
North German Lloyd's steam-packet service, was launched
at Greenock. The tonnage of the new ship is 2,240, her
length is 300 feet, the breadth of her beam is 39 feet, and
her depth 32 feet.
TWO LADIES LOST ON THE SCOTCH,HILLS.-011
Saturday last, two young ladies left Ardsheal House,
near Ballachulish, in company with the lessee, Captain
Price, for a shooting excursion on the hill of Acharn,
Duror. Late in the evening, they had mistaken the beat
the captain took, and wandered through the hill, where
they continued to walk about all night, exposed to the
cold, without food or shelter. A number of men
assembled, and at once commenced a thorough and sys-
tematic search of the hill which surrounds the farm. As
the searchers were making their way in an extended line
through the heather, a faint moaning sound was heard
and the barking of a little dog. Proceeding in the direc-
tion of the sound, they found the two ladies seated upon
the wet ground, moaning to themselves, being apparently
' utterly exhausted with their previous wandering.—North
British Mail.
London, England, 1870-09-16

ILLNESS OF ➢IR. OHILDERS.

It is stated that in consequence of the loss of his second
son, who was drowned in the Captain, Mr. Childers,
at present in Germany, has had a return of the com-
plaint from which he had been suffering a short time
ago, and which prevented him from attending his par-
liamentary duties during a portion of the last session.
Echo.
London, England, 1870-09-16

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SUN OFFICE, 4 A.M

THE WAR.

THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE

BAZAINE'S CONDITION AT

METZ.

TIM OCCUPATION OF COLMAR.

THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE.

A. reply, it is said, has been received by the Go-
Irciernment from Count Rismarck to the note of Lord
Granville which accompanied the communication
'from M. Jules Favre. The answer is not evasive,
"tit raises a question which the Provisional Govern-
kent of France will have to consider.

BAZAINE'S CONDITION AT

METZ.

German accounts of the condition of Marshal
t
azaine at Metz report that his troops are far
eB.B demoralized than MacMahon's. Disci-
hne is still maintained. The men have fought
bravely in the late sorties (the last of which took
Place on the 3d of September) and their
tense of military honour remains unimpaired.
at there is no hope that this brave force can effect
ollelr escape. The losses have been enormous
ellnan surrounding
o lines have been greatly
""rengthened ; necessaries of;every kind are wanting,
and disease makes fearful havoc in the ranks.
London, England, 1870-09-16

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ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Christy Minstrels. Every evening.
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London, England, 1870-09-16

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BANKING COMPANIES.

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London, England, 1870-09-16

11IARR1AGES.

On the 13th inst., at UptOngray, Williamßarneby, BIC1.;
of Clater Park, Herefordshire, to Catherine Anne., th
~
youngest daughter of Wm. L. Sclater, Esq., of 11°
dington. House, Hampshire.
On the 13th inst., at the Church of St. Mary, Kabul'
Alexander Robert Tanner, Esq., solicitor, to Chariot °.
Elizabeth, only child of Commander John Billingsley'
R.N.
London, England, 1870-09-16

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DEATHS.

On the 13th inst., William Landon, Esq• 2 of 10, Nell
Burlington-street, aged 70.
On the 13th inst., at St. German's, Cornwall, Wad
Tapson, Esq., aged 83.

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THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of
Savoy, n the County of Middlesex.
Friday, September 16, 1870.
London, England, 1870-09-16

THE IRISH MAIL TRAIN ACCIDENT.

Two years ago the dreadful accident at Abergele
shook the confidence of the public in the " Irish
Limited Mail " of the North-Western Railway
Company, and tha more so as the investigations
which were made shewed that its safety depended
on chance, and that the delay of a minute or so in
the removal of a goods' train might give rise to
dreadful casualties. The recent accident at Tam-
worth will tend to increase the feeling of distrust.
There were only three persons killed, but this was
owing to the circumstance that the greater
part of the passengers, few in number
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'to begin with, were seated in that part
of the train which suffered least damage.
It must be taken into account that the five carriages
following the engine and tender were broken, and if
they had been full of passengers the consequences
would have been fearfuL The accident at Tamworth
was !due to carelessness, the error of the :pointsman
having sent the train on to the siding. How he
made such a blunder is not yet accounted for. He
is said to have mistaken the telegraph, and imagined
that he was shunting an engine that was to stay
at Tamworth until after the passing of the mail
train. Should one of the statements that
have been made) prove correct, great blame will rest
with those who allowed the train to be so long be-
hind its time. The difficulty and the danger that,
attend the delay of trains are greatly enhanced in
the case of a train which, like the Irish Mail, is
expected to take precedence of all, and for which
all are required to wait. The complaints of delay in
the train service of thisrand other districts of the
North Midland have been more numerous than ever
lately.
London, England, 1870-09-16

UNITY OF GERMANY.

BERLIN, TUESDAY.
63,11413 y numerously attended meetings have been
in Munich, which passed resolutions in the lowingfol-
sense :—" That as Germany, united as never
before, had fought her battles and beaten the enemy
Without:; allies, she would also conclude a peace with-
-2t the interferenee of neutrals. Only a peace
Which brings the French to a consciousness of their
defeat can be lasting ; and a false generosity would
be Weakness, encouraging new attempts. The re-
etl'e 7 of Alsace and Lorraine is the only guarantee
against that French hankering after German terri-
-17 Which has displayed itself under every new
G;overnment. As the Germans went united to the
a al., 80 shall peace also find them united, by the
4eeession of the South German States and the
egnisition of long-lost territories. The German
G~must Comprehend the entire power of the
an people. One people, one army, one Diet,
htile German constituon are the guarantees of
ting peace for Germany and Europe.

(RE UTZUS TELZGRAM2.)
OCCUPATION OF COLMAR BY

THE PRUSSIANS.

30,000 PRUSSIANS AT CREPY.

PARIS, SEPT. 15.
4 decree published to-day suspends the functions
01
the Councillors of State.
All the representatives of Foreign Powers have
Informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that they
Will
remain in Paris.
t, A- circular of the Minister of the Interior orders
Prefects in all the French Communes to organise
Gsrde Nationale Sedentaire.
General Trochu has issued an order of the day,
in which he says that the number of men required
to
Tir daily service on the ramparts will be 70,000.
e says that the enceinte of Paris defended by the
vertevering efforts of public spirit and 300,000
rifles is inaccessible.
Theti following war news • has been received this
eittning from the Departments : —Thirty Prussian
Isag°°nS appeared yesterday morning before
4teent-eur-Seine, but retreated before the energetic
t bltude of the population. They were expected,
°lvever, to return soon.-
yesterday the Prussians occupied Colmar.
Communication with Mulhouse is interrupted.
Some preparations are being made for the passage
4.,, the Rhine at Neubonrg.
p A despatch from Melun announces that several
lotifisian Corps belonging to the army of the Crown
'brinee of Prussia were in the neighbourhood of
Nantes Nangis).

Another despatch from Senlis announces that
;0,000 Prussians were at Crepy, in Valois, and
tr°ng advanced guards at Nanteuil and Plessis.
4:11e Gaulois believes that the negotiations with the
Powers in favour of peace will have a good

FRENCH PRISONERS ESCAPING

TO PARIS.

BRUSSELS, SEPT. 15.
thelhe 9th and 10th classes, the substitutes, and
an married Militia men of all other classes are
~15,wed to return to their homes.
de'he Etoile Beige announces from Virton that
Prussians
and prisoners, who have escaped from the
rslans, continue to arrive in great numbers in
WSehee
A. large force have reached Marbehun,
oth-liee they proceeded to Paris. Three Belgian
130,:13,anies are at Virton, and patrol the neigh-
da'4lcod. Many Frenchmen are arrested every
d are sent to be interned at Beverloo.
London, England, 1870-09-16

THE LOSS OF THE CAPTAIN.

The following information bai been received
at the Admiralty :

Admiral Sir A. Milne was off Ushant yesterday
morning (14th September). He left Corcubion on
the afternoon of the 10th. No further intelligence
relative to the Captain bad been obtained.
H.M.S. Monarch would remain a week longer at
Corcubion.
London, England, 1870-09-16

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London, England, 1870-09-16

THE REPORTED CONGRESS.

We are enabled to state that there is no truth in the
report which was circulated a few days ago as to Russia
having proposed a Congress. The report seems to have
originated in an announcement of the Pesther Lloyd, which
stated that Russia had made overtures to the Porte for a
revision of the Treaty of 1856, and that the latter power
having pointed out that this Treaty was signed
by all the great Powers, Russia proposed to
the Cabinet of Vienna that a Congress should be assem-
bled for the purpose of putting an end to the Franco-
Prussian War and of revising the Treaty of Paris. Nothing
whatever is known of these alleged proposals in official
circles at Vienna, and it is quite certain that Count
Chotek made no mention of them during the late visit to
Vienna. The report is evidently based on the projects
mooted by the semi-official Russian press before the capi-
tulation of Sedan.—Eastern Budget.

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THE TERMS OF PEACE.

The Telegraph asks if Metz and Strasbourg, Phalsbourg
and Bitene, were made into open places, would not Ger-
many be stronger by avoiding future difficulties
with recalcitrant Alsatians and Lotharingians than
by reversing the axiom which she enforced at
Holstein, and by dismembering France ? Nor,
after all, though the guilty aggression of France gives
her victors all but unlimited claims, is it exclusively a
question for German statesmen. Even they must, in the
end, submit to the supreme power of civili-ed
opinion ; the new order which they impose must be in
harmony with morality, or it will fall to nought ; it must
be shaped by nobler thoughts than those of vengeance and
pride, or it will not stand. To-slay they are arbiters of the
situation; but Europe, in turn, will be arbitress of the
conduct„and what she demands—representing Christianity
and humanity—is that there shall come forth from this
horrible war, to reconcile it to our patience and our
conscience, the grounds of an universal peace, of
a repose for the agitated, despairing, bleeding
race. Well, then, will the annexation of Alsace and
Lorraine insure such [a blessed consummation, or will
immortals
and not, on the contrary, stamp hatred as
and render troubles in Europe chronic ? Germany must
answer that question to the satisfaction of Europe before
she makes Teuton towns of Metz and Strasburg. The
victors themselves are not so great or so potent to-day
that they can deride the agony of a land like France, can
disregard the affinities of 2,000,000 of her people, and
cut their pound of flesh from nearest her heart, blood and
all. They demand compensation and guarantees from the
aggressive nation which has condemned Europe, through
all these past years, to the intolerable burden f warlike
preparations. So far they do justly; and we say that
France must turn to them, not to the neutral Powers, to
be forgiven. But Europe has also demands upon the
victor ; it asks, and, after the close of the war, in the
deliberate calm of peace, it will expect conditions
of a genuine and lasting disarmament as the issue of such
successes.

The Manchester Courier hopes the neutral Powers will
intervene to secure for M. Thiers a patient hearing from
the Prussian Government, and obtain for France terms
not disgracefully humiliating. Warmly though such
consummation may be desired, it is almost hopeless
under present circumstances. It is to be feared that the
war must proceed, and the next news will probably be that
the siege of Paris has commenced in earnest.
The Irish Times cannot think German statesmen
have any serious intention of annexing Alsace and
Lorraine. They cannot desire possession of a French
Poland. If they were to insist on dismantling Metz and
the surrender of Strasburg as a Prussian Gibraltar, few
would call this an unreasonable use of the right of con-
quest.

The Freeman's Journal says the conditions sketched in
Berlin are not only unreasonable,but largely partake of the
preposterous, while those shadowed forth in the Paris
organs are equally untenable and absurd.
London, England, 1870-09-16

THE EFFECTS OF DRINKING IMPURE MILK.

As the foot and mouth disease among cattle is so
prevalent in the midland counties of England, and as
it is well-known that at least at some stages of the
disease, and in spite of legal precautions, the milk is
in many cases sold to the public, it may be well that
the latter should be shewn that they ought to be
as much on their guard against a hurtful milk sup-
ply as poesible, especially as the effects of taking the
milk of cattle labouring under foot and mouth
disease are acknowledged to be serious. One of
the medical officers of the Privy Council has
quite recently institt ed an inquiry, with a view of

discovering how far unhealthy symptoms are pro-
duced in the human subject by the use of cows suf-
fering from foot and mouth disease. He visited
several counties. and in almost all of those in which
the disease prevailed lie found that some of the
population were attacked with an unusual kind of

illness. Its form was characterised by vesicles coming
upon the tongue and inside the lower lip, and these
after bursting left superficial but disagreeable ulcera-
tions. There was often febrile disturbance, and occa-
sionally, in the case of young persons principally, the
_ _

symptoms were accompanied with diairlicea: In one

family there were no less than thirteen people ill at
one time, in a neighbourhood where diseased milk
was supposed to :be extensively sold. In no case
have the ailments had a fatal result, so far as human
beings are concerned, -but in the medical officers'

report an instance is mentioned in which some pigs
died after drinking the milk in question. It is

stated that eating the meat of dead cattle, in
which the disease had appeared, has not been

attended by subsequent illness. If it were so, it
might be very serious for Lcndoners, as Professor

Simmons declares that there have 'been diseased

animals sold off and on for the last six months in

the Smithfield ➢larket.

ENGLISH MEN Ali ROA D.

In the play of "Progress," an old English mer-
chant, whose knowledge of French is deploraLle, is
represented as a traveller in France. In one of the
prettiest scenes in the play, this man is heard
London, England, 1870-09-16

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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Orator .......
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1000 to 60 agst Falkland (taken freely)
1000 to 50 agst Mars (taken)
25 to 1 agst Adonis (taken)
25 to 1 agst Make Haste (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Adelaide (offered)
London, England, 1870-09-16

SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE DIFFICULTIES OF PEACE.

The Times remarks that the ignorance of the French as
to the feelings and temper of Germany, add the un-
willingness of all parties and classes to confess that any
one but the scapegoat Emperor is responsible for the
present war, form the first great obstacle to peace.
Yet there is hope that a day or two, could a day or two
be secured, would do much to remove this hindrance.
War is a wonderful instructor, and if it has not at once
taught Frenchmen that others have rights as well as
themselves, it has taught them that others have powers
which must be respected. There are difficulties on the
German side also. The Germans are clearly
warranted in insisting upon a sufficient safeguard
against outbreaks of this mischievous disposition
of lheir neighbours ; but they are not at pre-
sent likely to see very clearly what is the best safe-
guard on which they should insist. A little time would
enable the King and Count Bismarck to overcome
with ease what we doubt not they will overcome in
any case, the unmeasured demands of popular feel-
ing in Germany, and to reconcile the German na-
tion to guarantees which are apparently more
moderate, but really more trustworthy. If there
is a real desire in Paris to treat for peace,
and a readiness to submit to the just penalties France
must pay for her wanton attack on Germany, these is yet
.a hope that peace may be secured. The time for action
is too short as it is to allow of more than the faintest
hope that Paris may be spared the devasta-
tion of a siege, and the true patriot would
sacrifice all personal and party ends if by promptly
using the time that is left he could avert this terrible
calamity.
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TRADE AND WAGES IN BIRMINGHAM.

At a meeting of the ironmasters at Birmingham yes-
terday, a memorial of the ironworkers for an advance of
wages was considered. It was unanimously resolved that
as the iron trade was even less prosperous than before the
war, the application could not be entertained. The gene-
ral opinion was that had the workmen not been stirred
by agitators from the north they would not have put the
memorial forward.

A portion of Messrs. Wheeler and Faulkner's fruit pre-
serving manufactory, ;Stockport, fell yesterday. James
Tierney, block printer, was killed, and two others were
injured. Several others had a narrow escape.

THE EMPRESS AND THE PRINCE
IMPERIAL.

Our Hastings correspondent tele&aphs that there
is no truth in the statement that the Empress
and the Prince Imperial passed through
Exeter on their way to Torquay. At present
it is quite undecided how long they will remain at
Hastings, and they have no intention of going to
Torquay. The health of the Empress has improved
since her arrival at Hastings. On Wednesday her
Majesty was able to take walking exercise for several
hours accompanied by Madame Le Breton. The
Empress proceeded overthe 'West Hill toward the
village of Halton, where the air is very bracing,
and charming views of sea and land can be ob-
tained. The Prince is in excellent health,
and takes a long walk usually before breakfast.
The Empress was walking on the Marine Parade be-
fore breakfast on Wednesday morning. The horses
have not been' out of the stables except for exercise;
the Empress, in fact, has not entered a carriage since
her arrival at the Marine Hotel.

Our Torquay correspondent_ also telegraphs that
the Empress has not arrived there, and that the re-
port of her having arrived arose from a mistake. The
lady and boy who.were taken for the imperial family
were the wife and son of Colonel Alcock. It is,
however, true that a villa named Neukhatel is being
prepared for " a distinguished party of foreigners,"
who these foreigners are being kept secret.
London, England, 1870-03-18

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DEATHS.

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Dixon, barrister-at-law', aged 47.
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MARRIAGES.

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Islington, James William Lunn Aldridge' of Catford
Bridge, to Flora, fourth daughter of the late John W.
Dovenor, of Deptford,
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John Prowso, Esq, of 37, Patshull-road, Kentish-town,
to Maria Theresa, second daughter of Ueorge J. Reeves,
Esq., of the War-offica.
London, England, 1870-03-18

LEGITIMATE COMPETITION IN TRADE,

The " rotten tea case" has afforded the Pall Mall
Gazette an opportunity of indulging its readers with
a homily on the dishonesty which grows out of
legitimate competition in trade. How to check this
evil, our contemporary says, is a problem which has
puzzled past generations. In his " Complete Eng-
lish Tradesman," Defoe lamented the spread of this
evil as bitterly as we ourselves do, and pointed out,
amongother things, the futility as well
as the vice of that " flux of false-
hoods" with which it was usual for. both tradesman
and customer to do business. " Take it one time
with another," he says, "all the shopkeeper's
protestations don't make the buyer like the goods
at all the better, nor does the buyer's
depreciating make the shopkeeper sell the cheaper."
The Pall Mall Gazette considers that such an
indignity to commerce can be best averted by the
tradesman's conversion to Defoe's belief, that "a
trading fraud is an unjustifiable practice in business,
and like coining of counterfeit money, is making
goods to pass for what they really are not."
London, England, 1870-03-18

ELECTION NEWS.

It is stated that Mr. Clement, M.P., for Shrews-
bury. is positively about to retire; but is reserving his
decision until it becomes evident that only one Liberal
candidate will go to the poll. At present there are,
as usual, three; each of whom is at present firmly
convinced that he is the genuine article, and the only
right man. Mr. Clement refuses to give way until a
more satisfactory arrangement be arrived at. The
Conservatives, with their usual good management,
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adopted him, and display no inclination to trifle away
their chance. •
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THE TELEGRAPHS.

Mr. Scudamore publishes another compajative
statement of the business done at the telegraph
offices—this return comparing the week ending March
12th with the preceding week. The number of
messages appears to have been pretty much the
same, but there is a decided improvement in
the proportion sent out between business hours.
In the earlier week the ratio ranged between 80 and
87 per cent; last week the minimum was 84, and the
maximum 90per cent. From February 12 to March
5 the total number of telegrams forwarded has risen
from 128,872 to 147,206. This rapid progress throws
some light on the difficulties which beset the Post-
office. As fast as the appliances are got into working
order an increase of business absorbs the improve
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