The New York herald., 1870-12-12

pound; butter. salt la. the pound; a goose. 2Sf.
gudgeons, e.; donkey nesh, or. the pound; sausage
Of LYONS, a2i the pound; smoked hams, lor the
pound
Places or shelter have beens erected on the ram.
parts OF Paris at short intervals for the National
Guards on duty. These places have nres and are
protected overhead by sloping roof OF iron bars,
strong enough to resist the fall or SHE'LL Several
fatal accidents TO the National Guards on duty
reported IN the journals, In most cases caused by
ialiing down the steep iasces OF the eafthworks.
PRussIAN REPLY TO THE BRITISH CABINET ARGU-
The North German Gazette, commenting on the
speeches at the Lord Mayors banquet In London
recently reported in the HERALD by cable-remarks
that the declarations OF the English Ministry, that
they could have acted otherwise than they actu-
ally did, are unconvincng In the face Of notorious
iacts Their accepting the diplomatic representa-
tion OF French interests In Germany. even under
the first impression OF the wanton declaration OF
y, war, n, could only be construed as an approval
sertion that England mad most Loyalty discharged
tne duties OF neutrality Is rebutted by the axiom
OF the German jurist Hefiter, that circumstances
under which only one beliigerent can make use
ol what neutral comedies 70 both belligerens, are
inconsistent with true neutrality. The English Jurls
Sir r. Phnllmore, also holds that the neutral should
90 nothing whereby the position of one party Is i'm
proved or strengthened, but should adhere to the
maxim, hOSteln esSe Qut Jdctdt QtOd hOStt pidcet
Both these opinions are based on Grotius and they
clearly apply 10 the supply Of the Franch, through
their geographical situation and powerful neet with
weapons. ammunition and Goals. The mtlmanon
given ny the English government to the captain OF
purpose Of warning German vessels that ne would
DC infringing neutrality and could not be protected
\ captured BY French men. .ofwar would not be jus
tiled by any jurist besides the Lord Chancellor. As
70 the complaint that the German press expected
unreasonable things Of England, they only expected
what German paper Mr.. Gladstone found the desire
that England should take part In the war;
TIE PARIS BALLOON SERVICE.
There exists In Paris two private companies
formed for working the balloon postal service. The
director OF of these companies was until lately
the well known N. Nadar, but, he having resigned
two other 3ronauts, MN. Dartois and Yon have be-
come the managers The other company IL under
the management OF NM. Jules and Eugene GODDARD.
third company was started for the conveyance OF
passengers by balloon, but the scheme seems to have
been abandoned. 1t is stated in the Paris papers
that M. GOdard Is constructing balloon OF silk with
cubic measurement OF 5000 metres ana capable OF
conveying twenty persons. The charge for eacn
passenger WIN be 1000 francs. One gentleman had
arranged with NJ GODDARD to send or few days since
aballOon which had been used in London make cap
tive ascents. The object was to enable some wealthy
foreigners TO leave Paris, they having offered large
sums OF money for the opportunity. All was pre-
pared the money paid ana the passengers had as
sembled, when, by some mlsmanagement, the bal
loon was overturned by gust OF wind, ana, slipping
from the net which enclosed t, assembled by Itself,
and was totally lost TO Paris and Its owners, falling
eventually into the hands OF the enemy.
TAKING my HAITI AWAY FROM FRANCE.
Victorious In arms and In science, Germany seeks
new fields OF conquest. The world has submitted
long to the dctaton OF Paris matters OF TASTE
II Is the firm opinion OF Berlin that, even on such
minor points, the capital OF Geist is far superior to
the beautiful rival city on the Seine. Even az the
commencement OF the war the Teuton danes began
to lay aside the modes which owed their origin TO the
corrupted taste OF the imperial court the daring
cccenrricties OF the Rue de Breda. And German
artists have attempted task from which yet the
n vaI
Germany, TO which we owe the easy Tyroese nat
intends to reform the chimney pot OF fashonab able
society. Eighty representatives OF the leading hat
manufacturers OF the Fatherland met last week in
solemn concave for this purpose. Fourteen models
were presented to the meeting, from which three
came from the workshops Of Berlin and after long ~
delibera0n one OF the three was finally selected az
the hat which every gentleman OF fashion among
the forty millions OF the future empire wear,
under penalty Of forfelting every claim to such
title.
THE PIGEON POST
''No pigeon" writes q correspondent, "has come
into Paris since the 28th October-that Is fortnight
aso. What keeps them back Some say Prus
siana shoot them; others believe that hawks
| have been let loose upon them for many hawks
unknown before, have lately been seen about Paris
ana the general opinion is that the pigeons will no
ny at this time OF year. The birds have peculia
a. ns ms Of year r. tey are unwIins W to aTe
especially against the wind. However this be. 1t D
fact that two dozen balloons lnot counting tn,
from Paris: that l73 pigeons have gone on these
balloons; that only twenty-five have returned
| the weather has been exceptionally bad. SO we
are given over to guesses ana rum0rs of wha
e ana n
We are distracted, morning, noon and night, with
rumors which are first timidly asserted, then de
then dsbeheycd, then revived, then crossed with
other rumors then finally shelved."