The New York herald., 1870-09-19
Peacs Sem Posslble-Rumers Of IN Ar
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1t appears BY despatch from London re-
ceived carly yesterday morning that, after
all, the failure Of M. Theirs peace mis-
sion to London and the positive refusal Of the
English government to interfere In peace ar
rangements were not conclusive Of the efforts
to bring about suspension Of hostilities. 1t
Is now stated that Lord Lyons, the British
Minister at Paris is conducting negotiations
between M. Jules Favre, the head Of the
French republican government, and Count
Bismarck and that brief armistice has
already been arranged. This statement was
made in the London O5seroer of yesterday,
weekly paper of considerable authority in
political matters, as it is supposed to reflect
the views of Mr.. Gladstone, the English Pre-
mier The article was printed in what is
known as official type, which indicates the fact
Of its being furnished by q member of the
government, or at least Of its being pub
lished on good authority. 1t was accom-
panied with the assurance that prospects of
| peace are now better than at any time since
the beginning of the war.
| This welcome but unlocked for intelligence
does not conflict, as II at first seems to do, with
the news of the absolute failure Of n. Thiers'
mission and tho conveyance to him by Earl
Granville of the positive refusal of the English
government to interfere, because 1t will be
observed that Lord Lyons is not represented
as acting in the capacity of mouthpiece Of his
| own government, but as simply conducting
negotiations for and in the name of the French
government. Nor is it at all improbable that
Earl Granville, while declining to commit the
British Cabinet by any official act in connec-
| ton with peace arrangements, has permitted
| the English Minister at Paris to render unof-
ficially any service in his power towards OBJ
| tanning a suspension of hostilities Regarded
in that light, it is reasonable to suppose that
there may be good ground for the announce
ment that Lord Lyons has been conducting ne
gotiations and that they promise to be attended
| with success
We do not find, however, any confirmation
of the news in our subsequent dispatches from
London and Paris, except the intimation that
| an interview was to be had between
Favre and Bismarck. On the contrary, we
| learn from them that the Germans are still
moving in the immediate vicinity of the latter
| city, and that large force is also marching
towards Lyons, where French army Of over
| one hundred thousand men was said to have
been recently organized. The statement that
the King of Prussia refuses to recognize the
provisional government and will only recog
nize the Emperor is reiterated, and there
| would appear to be some movement on foot or
| apprehended for the restoration of the Bona
partists, as we are told that the press of Paris
is unanimously opposed to it, and that an
address of Victor Hugo's to the French people
is exciting all classes to oppose the return Of
| Napoleon.
| Nevertheless, we are inclined to attach
some faith and Importance to the announce
ment in the London Observer, inspired,
as it is understood to be, by the
head of the British Cabinet. We certainly
hope that there is good authority for it.
We are sure that neither the French nor
Prussian government could adopt wiser
policy at this moment than to make mutual
concessions 80 as to avoid the further prosecu-
| ton of war. It is better for France TO yield
to the inevitable and consent to the annexa-
| ton of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany if
| that be one of the conditions of peace than
to persist in an apparently hopeless resistance,
with the prospect of being compelled to yield
at last after the partial destruction of Paris
and after making sacrifices in life and treasure
greater perhaps than those already made.
exacting, because the fortunes Of war are not
always consistent or to be relied on, and
defeat before the walls of Paris might be dis
astrous to the hitherto victorious army Of Ger
many There is danger from within and
danger from without menacing the Prussian
accommodation within in the shape o.
revolutionary movements towards the estab-
lishment of the universal republication with,
out in the reported alliance of Russia, Austris
and Italy, with view to new distribution Of
Prussian territory and the dismemberment o.
the Turkish empire. 1t will not do for Prus-
sia, under these circumstances to exhaust hel
military power in an obstinate and unneces-
sary protraction of the present war, and tn.
sooner it is ended the better for her. W.
hope, therefore, that the prospect of peace
will not be again obscured, but that the nego
tiation will end in treaty which, while pro
vidinp a fair remuneration to Prussia for be-
losses in war into which she was unjustly
forced, will preserve to France her self-respec
and recognize the right Of her people to self
government.
| CHAMpAGNE.-The champagne wine pro
ducing districts of France, including the grea
depots of Rheims and Chalons, with thei
millions of bottles in store, having beer