The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-05
THE POLITICAL QUESTIONS.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

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The French Ministers Clinging to Omce-Con-
adcnce In the Armistice-Paris to be Re-
victualled-spirit Of the Paris Press-Enx-
land and the Ccssios Of Territory--No
Alliance Between Prussia and Austria--
Advice TO Prussia.
LONDON Nov. 4, 1870.
A special telegram to the NEW YORK HERALD
says
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT MANGUvRING TO
RETAIN oPEIoE.
1t is apprehended that France will experience q
renewal of bloody times by owl CONFUSION should
the provisional government at Tours refuse to mold
general election, through the fear OF its
members losing their power and held Of
ONCE by public vote subsequently. Instead
Of permitting the candidates to run fairly on the
merits Of the open question, the executive govern
ment desires to submit 70 the electors single ticket
for vote, inscribed whether ron support the Gov.
to this will be certain, ana the securing Of 1t viii
really be equivalent TO their own election to power
and continuance in oflce.
feeling is maturing steadily In the public mind,
and extending towards the belief that Jules Favre
and his friends ana supporters resolved to sacri.
hce the couuty-sacrnce all France-rather than
yield the power which they now hold.
HITCH IN THE NEGOTIATIONS.
despatch to NJ. Laurier from the Tours govern
ment, dated yesterday evening and received here
this morning, says the armistice has not been yet
conclued, difficulties having arisen in regard to
the revictualling Of Paris The signature neverthe-
less, is expected to take place to-day.
MOTIVE OF THE PRUssrANs IN NEGOTIATING.
correspondent writes from Versailles on the 30th
ultimo:-Everything is being dsne to facilitate NJ.
Theirs mission. The readiness Of the Prussians 10
resume negotiations is apparently due to the i'm
preston that Paris is better provisioned than is
supposed.
COUNT BISMARCK sCHEMING FOR NAPOLEON.
correspondent at Versailles writing October 81,
says:-Europe will find herself taken aback within
achieved quite another direction than that looked
for. Be prepared for big things close at hand
some Bonapartist scheme which Bismarck's party
has hidden beneath the armistice negotiations The
cessation Of hostltes during twenty-five days gives
such balance OF military advantages to France
that Bismarck could not have granted such terms
without secret reasons.
PARIS TO BE REvICTUALLED DURING THE SUSPENSION
OF POSSIBILITIES.
The &dnddrd's Paris correspondence, published
this morning, says:-In the twenty-five days. armis-
tice granted by Prussia for the election the revic
tualling Of Paris Is included
SPIRIT OF THE PARIS PRESS ON THE QUESTION.
Except the Reretle and the combat, all the news
papers OF Paris in favor Of the proposed arms.
tlce.
TIE CONDITIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT.
It is now certain the armistice has been signed
condltonaliy by M. Theirs ana Count Bismarck.
The radicals In Paris were discontinued with the
terms, and hence the disturbance there; but the
Committee Of Defence, supported by the property
owners and National Guard overwhelmed the fac
tion, and will carry out the conditions Of the
armistice.
NJ THEIRS AT VERSAILLES.
A correspondent at Versailles, describing M.
Thiers' arrival there, says:-"M. THEIRS who Ia
little, snort, old man, had on shabby black over
coat and dirty white hat with black band. He
went Immediately to Count Bismarcks quarters.
and remained In conversation with him three henrs
ENGLAND DOES NOT 0BJRcT TO PRUssIAN AocR.E.
DIzEARNT.
The tone OF the communication between ,ha
British Foreign once ana Count Bismsrck has
greatly improved England having withdrawn her
opposition to the cesson Of French territory to Ger
many.
COUNTS BBUsr AND BISMARCK,
The Foreign Once is informed that the relations
between Austria ana Prussia have grown threaten.
ing within few days. When Count Bismarck,s
last circular was read to Count Beust he r..
pied In highly unfriendy manner, and q rupture
appeared imminent. Prussia Is now drained
OF her last division OF the landwehr, having at
home only $4,000 soldiers, who are doing garrison
duty and guarding prisoners. Bazaine's surrender
was made known at Vienna, however, and caused
Count Beust to adopt milder tone.
NO ALLIANCE BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
telegram from Tours says that II ID reported that
the Austrian representative at that place denies
positively the rumors circulated by the Prussian
journals Of political alliance between Prussia and
Austria.
SOME ADVICE TO PRUSSIA
A strateglcal writer in the London Times to-day
shows that BY grasping Alsace and Lorraine Prus-
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