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London, England, 1869-06-15

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London, England, 1869-06-15

THE CRISIS.

The Times rejoices to hear that " the vote of the
Lords will chew the majority Conservative in the
truest sense. A single week has turned a consider-
able majority against the bill into a small but ade-
quate majority in its favour, and we have the best
confidence that before Saturday morning that favour-
able majority will have increased to larger propor-
tions. Five or six peers who have held office under
Lord Derby will throw the weight of their ar,,,Yunlenis
into the scale against the motion to reject the bill;
the Bench of Bishops will skew their patriotism in
counsels of moderation; while the number of inde-
pendent peers declining to follow Lord Harrowby,
and even resolving to vote against him, grows daily."
The Times has this important announcement all
to itself, as it had the original announcement that the
Lords intended to divide upon the bill. The Con-
servative papers maintain silence upon the matter.
It is well known that the morning organs of the
party have been strongly opposed from the outset to the
rejection of the bill, and that it is only in consequence
of loyalty to their party that they have recently
advocated it in a very lukewarm and half-hearted
manner.
- - -

Not only will the Reform League revive if the
Peers do not pass the Irish Church Bill, but a much
more influential organisation, so far as weight goes,
will use its organisation to shew the opinion
of the country. The National Reform Union
is taking masures to hold meetings if
Lord Harrowby's amendment is carried. All
the branch associations, numbering between
800 and 400, have been communicated with, and are
ready to co-operate with the Central Executive at a
moment's notice. Nearly twenty members of Parlia-
ment, including Mr. Bazley, Mr. Jacob Bright, Mr.
R.Shaw, Mr. John Platt, Mr. Peter Rylands,Mr. John
Lancaster, Sir John Gray, and others, have already
promised to attend a great meeting proposed to be
held in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, under the
presidency of Mr. George Wilson, who is chairman
of the Union ; while in London it is in contempla-
tion to hold a series of great meetings in St. James's
Mall, if necessary, similar to those held on the Reform
question by the same organisation.
London, England, 1869-06-15

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London, England, 1869-06-15

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THE FRENCH ATLA.NTIC TELEGRAPH

EXPEDITION.

Captain Sherard Osborn, R.N., C. 8., Managing
Dircctor of the Telegraph Construction and Main-
tenance Company, telegraphs from Brest as fol-
lows :

" Tuesday, 12.50 p.m.
"The Chiltern and Hawk have safely arrived
this morning. We shall commence operations
directly the weather moderates.
London, England, 1869-06-15

Tlll4, SUN, LONDON, 'I UESDAY EVENING, JU_NP, 15, 1869.

THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.

The New York Times of the Ist inst. says that a state-
ment made not long since by Mr. U. J. Perry, American
Secretary of Legation in Spain, to the effect that
the Government of Spain had resolved, at one
period of the civil war, to commence war against the
United States, has excited a good deal of attention
and curiosity. The Times proceeds :—" From informa-
tion that has since reached us, we are inclined to believe
the statement well founded. The determination of Spain
was brought about by the intrigues of the Emperor of the
French, and was based on a complaint that our
Government had been guilty of a violation of neutral
rights. The 9th of October 1363, was fixed upon as
the day for commencing hostilities, orders to that effect
having already been sent out by the Spanish Government.
But through the active efforts of Liberal Spaniards,
devoted friends of our cause as identical with their own,
counter orders were sent out by the steamer from Cadiz
of September 15, 1863, and the whole affair was
suppressed. In the present condition of Spanish
Politics it would be highly imprudent to disclose
the names of the persons who rendered us this service.
They are all now, since the revolution, prominent public
men, and their position and influence would be seriously
compromised by a premature disclosure of their agency
in this transaction. But the time will probably come
before long when their names can be made known and we
can award them the acknowledgment their friendly
services deserve."

Mr. Whalley,
M.P., is rapidly recovering from the
effects of his late accident, which had confined him to his
room. He has arrived at Plasmadoc from London.
At a meeting of the Edinburgh Presbytery
Established Church) on Friday, it was agreed, by a majo-
rity of 13 to 3, to petition the House of Lords to reject the
Irish Church Bill.

The finance and revenue accounts for India are
publ:shcd arncng the Parliamentary papers. The gross re-
ceipts in India for the year 1867-8 were £48,534,412 ; the
total charges against iucomo were £8,305,617, and in Eng-
land £275,381—the net receipts being £39,576,918.

A Board of Trade inquiry, held in Liverpool,
relative to the loss of the ship Golden Light, which was
abandoned in the Atlantic on the evening of the 15th ult.
when she was in a sinking state, terminated on Saturday.
The court, acquitted the master of all blame and returned his
certificate.

News has been received (says the Manchester Gllar-
dirtn) that one of the missing boats of the Blue Jacket, from
New Zealand, burned at sea, has been picked up. There
were cnly seven people in it, and no mention is made of the
4,000 sovereigns which were ptit in the boat when she left
the Blue Jacket.
London, England, 1869-06-15

()NE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE
if ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the
ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate
of 425 per annum each. Fonda greatly needed.
CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary.
Wilco, 54, Cheapaide, London, E.O
London, England, 1869-06-15

HOME for the lIELPLESS.—ST. JAMES'S
DIOCESAN HOME for FEMALE PENITENTS
(franamersmith), under the immediate direction of the
Bishop of London. The work carried on by a Sisterhood,
"in faithful accordance with the principles of the Re-
formed Church of England." FUNDS greatly needed
COUNCIL.
The Bishop of LONDON,
Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy
Herbert. M.P.
Ito 7. .1. E. Kempe
Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys
Rev. S. W. Lloyd
Rev. A. Martineau
Rev. W. D. Maclagan
Rev. Daniel Moore
Rev. J. Moorhouse
J. D. Morton, Esq.
Rev. Canon Nepean
Rev. E. Parry
John Pearson, Esq., Q.C.
Rev. G. F. Fresc,ott
Rev. F. Pigou
R. T. Pigott, Esq.
R. R Pym, Esq.
Hugh R. Seymour, Esq.
R. Wade, Esq.
Loftus Wigram, Esq.
ived by any of the above ; by
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London, England, 1869-06-15

IRE BALLOT AND BRIBERY.

The Sydney correspondent of the Times says that
!New b'outn NI ales men are- llDlA..s.ilava 3.:..att
which the mother country is showing with regard
to the adoption of the Ballot. To them the opera-
tion of the Ballot is co simple, and the reasons for its
adoption are so obvious, that they do not understand
why there should be any haggling about it. Before
they conducted their elections with it all was excite-
ment, scuffle, and storm ; now an election is quiet
and orderly and unattended by bribery, at least
such bribery as is known in England. The candi-
date who bribes in New South Wales promises his
district the largest amount of public money for car-
rying on local works. He accepts bills drawn on the
Treasury by the constituency. Which is the worse
kind of corruption the Times correspondent does
not say.
London, England, 1869-06-15

TVIIEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN.
Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN.
Last Nights of " if ONEY..'
In rehearsal "THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL."
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE MISTRESS OF THE MILL.
At 8 o'clock, Lord Lytton's Great Play (in five acts) of
MONEY.
Par Sullivan, J. C. Cowper, George Honey, W. H. Stephens.
Charles Coglan, Lin Bayne, A. Bernard, W. Arthur. and E.
Dyas; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Louisa Thorne, and Mrs
Charles Horsman

OYAL STRAND THEAI'RE.
Sole T essee and Mans crew's, Mrs Fwanborongb.
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, FOX v. GOOSE. Messrs. Clkrke
and Belford; Mesdames An fton and Hughes.
After which. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs Then-if... Tames. Fen
ton, Turner, Cbamberlaine; Mesdames Burton, L. Maitland, &c.

-..... . ••.r ,iirr.
London, England, 1869-06-15

THE BALLOT AND BRIBERY.

The Sydney correspondent of the Times says that
New South Wales men are astonished at the diffidence
which the mother country is shewing with regard
to the adoption of the Ballot. To them the opera-
tion of the Ballot is so simple, and the reasons for its
adoption are so obvious, that they do not understand
why there should be any haggling about it. Before
they conducted their elections with it all was excite-
ment, scuffle, and storm ; now an election is quiet
and orderly and unattended by bribery, at least
such bribery as is known in England. The candi-
date who bribes in New South Wales promises his
district the largest amount of public money for car-
rying on local works. He accepts bills drawn on the
Treasury by the constituency. Which is the worse
kind of corruption the Times correspondent does
not say.
London, England, 1869-06-15

LIE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT
INSTITUTION.
President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON.
Treasurers—The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and
Col. W. F. Grant.
DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly
solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased
expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults aro received
at Walton; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon.
Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall.
CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary.
Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1869-06-15

THE CRISIEg.

The Times rejoices to hear that " the vote of the
Lords will show the majority Conservative in the
truest sense. A single week has turned a consider-
able majority against the bill into a small but ade-
quate majority in its favour, And we have the best
confidence that before Saturday morning that favour-
able majority will have increased to larger propor-
tions. Five or six peers who have held office under
Lord Derby will throw.the weight of their argumeals
into the scale against the motion to reject the bill;
the Bench of Bishops will chew their patriotism in
counsels of moderation; while the number of inde-
pendent peers declining to follow Lord Barrowby,
and even resolving to vote against him, grows daily."
The Times has this important announcement all
to itself, as it had the original announcement that the
Lords intended to divide upon the bill. The Con-
servative papers maintain silence upon the matter.
It is well known that the morning organs of the
party have been strongly opposed from the outset to the
rejection of the bill, and that it is only in consequence
of loyalty to their party that they have recently
advocated it in a very lukewarm and half-hearted
manner.

Not only will the Reform League revive it the
Peers do not pass the Irish Church Bill, but a much
more influential organisation, so . far as weight goes,
will use its organisation to sheer the opinion
of the country. The National Reform Union
is taking masures to hold meetings if
Lord Harrowby's amendment is carried. All
the branch associations, numbering between
300 and 400, have been communicated with, and are
ready to co-operate with the Central Executive at a
moment's notice. Nearly twenty members of Parlia-
ment, including Mr. Bazley, Mr. Jacob Bright, Mr.
R.Shaw, Mr. John Platt, Mr. Peter Rylands,Mr. John
Lancaster, Sir John Gray; and others, have already
promised to attend a great meeting proposed to be
held in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, under the
Presidency of Mr. George Wilson, who is chairman
of the Union ; while in London it is in contempla-
tion to hold a series of great meetings in St. James's
if necessary, similar to those held on the Reform
question by the same organisation.
London, England, 1869-06-15

LOYALTY.

A story told of the Crown Prince of Prussia furnishes
another illustration of the truth that kings have suffered
almost as much from the ridicule cast upon them by their
supporters as from the hatred of their enemies. The
Daily News correspondent relates that "when the Crown
Prince was at Colberg last week, and walked upon the
beach, he was regularly bombarded with flowers and nose.
gays. One large bouquet, evidently aimed at his head,
struck him on the eye with such violence as to occasion
considerable pain, and cause the tears to flow freely." The
commandant of the town informed the people by proclama.
tion that this was too much loyalty.
London, England, 1869-06-15

THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPTIL

Tnis Evssrso. at 7, 11031ESTIC ECONOMY: Mr Geo Bel-
mo-e and Mrs Leigh Murray. At 8. EVE: Mr Benjamin Web-
to S. LIFE FOR LIFE: kfisa Neilson. Mr. A. Stirling, Mr
fter. Mr IT. ties lie. Miss Furtado. Mrs Alfred Mellon. &-e. nnd
DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL?
Mr. G. Belmore.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborongh.
ens EVENING. nt 7.30, FOX v. GOOSE. Messrs. Bel-
ford, Clarke: Miss Buften. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs. Thorne,
James. Fenton: esdames Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Bufton. To
conclude with HUE AND DYE
London, England, 1869-06-15

THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS 'EVENING, BLU E DEVILS : Eessrs. Howe, Buckstone,
jun.. and AP ss Fanny Wright.
After which, HOME: Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Comp
ton.H. Vincent. &c.; Mesdames Cavendish, Dalton, Hill, ,tc.
With A REGULAR FIX. Mr. Sothern.
And HI, 411 LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Messrs. Buckstone,
Howe, Kendal; Mesdames F. Wright, and F. liwynn.
Box-office open daily.

Commence at Seven.

lIHEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. R. WEBSTER.
Directress. Mrs. Alfred Mellon.
THIS EVENING, at 7. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr G. Bel-
more and Mrs. Leigh Murray.
At 8 o'clock, EVE. Mr. Benjamin Webster; Messrs. Henry
Neville. J. G. Taylor; Miss Furtado, 3l iss Lillfe Lee, and Mrs
Alfred Melon.
And DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CA MBER-
WELL : Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray.
London, England, 1869-06-15

HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT,
Golden-square, W.
President—His Grace tho Duke of GRAFTON.

The Committee of ilfanagementearnestlytlPPEAL for
FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses.
Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the
last six years.

GEORGE WOOD, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-06-15

THE CROPS IN THE SOUTH OF IRELAND.

The reports as to the condition of the crops in the
south of Ireland are most satisfactory. The Corl
Examiner, summing up these reports, says that corn
is generally thick and healthy, both winter and
spring-sown looking well. About the potato crop
there have been some complaints, but our con-
temporary does not remember any year in which
there was seen so little evidence of any defect of the
sort. " Indeed, in some districts it is surprising to
see how unfailingly the stalk has sprouted from every
bit of seed put into the ground. Green soil for
cattle has cut well, and the meadows are in a safs-
factory condition, though they will not probably
give a very heavy produce. Flax is in a favourable
and very sound condition."
London, England, 1869-06-15

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THE GOVERNMENT DIFFICULTY IN SPAIN.

The debate on the Regency Bill in the Spanish Cortes
has elicited a highly-important statement. General Prim
has admitted that the Government cannot find a king.
There are, of course, very many princes out of work;
most of whom would have no objection to accept
a suitable job ; but Prim frankly confesses that
no candidate worth having will come forward in
the present dolubtful state of the country. A Regency
is therefore necessary to give matters a settled look, and
then there will be "plenty of applicants." It is even
hinted that Dom Fernando may then repent of his deter•
urination.
London, England, 1869-06-15

NOTIIING IMPOSSIBLE.

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THIRD EDITION.

The Third 'Edition of " The Sun" of last Evesing was
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SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day

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MR. SPURGEON AND THE CRISIS.

Mr. Spurgeon does not appear to think that the
Lords will pass the Irish Church Bill this session.
He referred to the subject in his sermon on Sunday
evening,and was evidently under the impression that
the admirers of the bill, the opponents of the State
Church, would soon have to grieve for the delay of
the time " when the first blow would be struck at
religious establishments in the United Kingdom."
He took for his text " The king also himself passed
over the brook Kidron," 2 Samuel, xv., 23. Regard-
ing these words as being symbolic of sorrow and
distress, Mr. Spurgeon spiritualised the text in his
accustomed manner, and went on to say :
"Just at this juncture those who were fighting for
Christ's crown and seeking to get His Church free from
the unholy alliances which she had so basely formed,
might perhaps find that for awhile disappointment awaited
their banners ; but if it were so, they would not for a
moment quail in their courage nor stay in pressing
the good cause on to the ultimate and theuniversal victory.
Perhaps it was well that they had to wait awhile, for they
might achieve but one purpose now, whereas a little pausing
would set them on greater designs and nobler aims. There
was one Church to be set free in Ireland, and if it were
not done quickly another should be set free in England,
and be made to know that she had no right to ride rough-
shod over this nation ; but liberty and religious equality
should be proclaimed here as well as there, and that all
the sooner because of the delay. Let the King's cause go
over Kidron for awhile, and the great ones of the earth
set themselves in array against Christ and His crown ;
but the victory would come, and they could afford to wait
and tarry till the predestined hour, for, perhaps, by
waiting the vessel would come back laden more richly with
treasure, pressed down to the water's edge with costly
freight ; but back she would come—come certainly and
surely—to her master's honour, and the comfort of the
Church of God in this realm."
London, England, 1869-06-15

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No. 10,Poultryr London, E.O. September 1868.1
London, England, 1869-06-15

LeNDuN, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, P 469.:

The spectacle presented to view last evening by I
the Ilouse of Louis was certainly magnificent.
Deese.ly thronged in every part, that hall of the Up-
per branch of the Imperial Legislature was—as the
noble Earl, the leader of it, took occasion to observe
towards the close of his opening address. " Crowded
with the representatives of wealth—of great social
position, and of eminent services rendered in public
and private life : the precincts of the chamber
crowded with Privy Councillors, with b
mern ers of
the other House, with the representatives of crowne.]
heads and great republics—the very galleries," re-
marked Lord GRANVILLE (With an allusion, as one
might say almost gracefully, certainly graciously
unparliamentaty) " the very galleries adorned with
a portion of the human race not altogether with put
influence on public opinion." And as the Leader of the
House hesitated not to. add—" A more magnificent
platform never, perLai s, was erected in this
world on which men by their wisdom, their
eloquence, and their knowledge could influence the
opinions of their felloenaen." Earl GRANVILLE, ob-
serve ! speaking of his Peers, and speaking to his
Peers alluded to their influencing the opinions of their
fellowmen "by their wisdom, their eloquence
and their knowledge." Giving precedence, in
this enumeration, to the Vs:lm of the Lords a
compared with their eloquence and with their know-
ledge. By a singularly infelicitous discourtesy on
the part of one of the most distinguished members
of the present Cabine, of one of the mcst illustrious
of the Ministerial colleagues of Lord GRANVILLE,
that quality, that endowment, that gift of wisdom is
curtly described to be the very one in regard to which
their Lerdshifs display—if is Mr. BRIGHT, of course,
who says this--a glaringly manifest cl:ficieney. The
London, England, 1869-06-15

ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON FIRE
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THE CHURCH AND THE LAND.

The Chaplain-General of the Forces has written
another letter to the Herald on the course to be
adopted by the Peers on the Irish Church Bill.
Mr. Gleig accepts the numerous meetings lately held
on the subject as evidence that the country is not
unanimous. He . appeals to the bishops to
exert all their influence against the bill, and
warns them that
if they betray their trust
by either voting in its favour or leaving the House
they will lose the respect of the great body of
English Churchmen. Mr. Gleig believes that the
majority of the Irish people are indifferent to the
Church question, and care only for the land
question. The Government that will reconcile
the wishes of the tenantry with :the just
rights of the Owners of the soil may
leave all other questions to settle themselves. Mr.
Gleig sees no other course of honour for the Lords
than to reject the bill at the second reading, and if
this course produces a revolution,the House of Lords
will, at least, fall with dignity. It remains to be
seen if their lordships will hold this to be a sufficient
consolation for the prospect.
Mr. Tighe Hamilton, writing to the Times on the
Irish Church and land questions, suggests that a
corrected view of the land may assist a corrected
view as to the Church. The Irish traditions as to
the ownershp of the land are, he maintains, entirely
delusive. It was not the ancestors of the present
tenantry who were swept away by the desolation of
Ireland, but the proprietary class, the gentry of the
period. If the supposed rightful owners of the land
could be restored, they would be no more acceptable to
the tenantry than the present landlords. Mr.
Hamilton thinks a better solution of the problem
would be to provide out of the Church property
liberal house and land accommodation for the
minister of each religious persuasion in every Irish
parish. This would be a restoration to the
Catholic laity of a portion of the property
originally granted to them, whereas the Church
Bill as it stands does the laity no individual
good. Mr. Hamilton hopes that the Lords will not,
by a peremptory rejection of the bill before them,
lose the opportunity of maturing a sounder scheme.
In reference to the. Presbyterian endowment, he
reminds the public that he was concerned in the
negotiations for placing this grant on the estimates
twenty-nine years ago, and he thinks the terms of
the contract then entered into yield a strong argu-
ment against disendowment.
London, England, 1869-06-15

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EUREKA!

The way to prevent assassinations in Ireland, if
not to settle the land question, has at last been dis-
rovpreii. The }'ono it rests. be it noted, with no
statesman, kiioera or conservative, wan no
philosopher, utilitarian or otherwise; it belongs
to a newspaper correspondent who is nameless. It is
suggested that " in future the lives mentioned in all
leases should be those of the landlords and agents.
If this suggestion be adopted, it will be to the
interest of the tenants to preserve the landlords and
agents from tte hands of the assassin, and also to
give information if any murderous plot be entered
into." And so in course of time Irish outrages would
become a thing of the past. A " happy thought "
indeed !

AMERICAN FINANCE.

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(F-om the Anglo-American Times)

We last wtk gave a general statement of the
finances wit) which Secretary BOUTWELL has to
deal—gold, londs, and currency. The two first
are much affected by foreign influence; the last is
purely Amerban ; hence, in considering the posi-
tion, it woul( be unfair to regard it wholly from
a local point tf view. Nor must we attribute to
him alone th
system of selling the gold surplus,
and purchaei)g
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The disturbances in Paris have terminated;
,but home
politics still exclusively occupy attention in France. What
the Emperor will do in consequence of the recent vote of
tlie country is again the chief topic. Numerous councils
of Ministers have been held at the Tuileries.
Prince Ifapoleon, says the Presse, has made
frequent visita to his relative. . Amongst the signs that
public men are making up their minds for some change, is
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Persigny. He expresses his opinion that the Government
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from the present situation ; and he seems to think that
fresh liberal concessions may safely be made. But his
Grace does not enlarge upon the nature and number of
these concessions. A Cabinet Council, lasting three
hours, was held on Saturday. MM. Ronher and Forcade
la Roquette were there, both looking, we are told, " very
uncomfortable." It is rumoured that M. Haussmann has
resigned.

PRUSSIAN DOMINATION IN TILE BALTIC.
The Patrie continues the publication—perhaps also the
fabrication—of sinister news respecting Prussia. It now
states that Prussia's activity in pushing forward the
North German navy arises from a desire to acquire naval
supremacy in the Baltic and the North Sea. So far as
the Baltic is concerned, this is probably true, but
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these three States deserve to be seriously noted." Clearly
the Paris official papers are beginning another campaign
against Prussia, let the object be what it may.
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