The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-11
PEACE AND GOOD WILL!
JONATHAN AND JOHN SHAKE
.HANBS. y"
Prospect Of Settling the Afabamn
Claims and Fisheries Question-eer-
many Dividing the spoils Of War
The Queens Speech-The British Conn
miaston. "a. ..a,.
LONDON, February 10.

AoPHooH'. tSpAusAty ~.
The Republican majority in Bordeaux is
large. The Republicans carry oran; the Con-
servatives carry Polctlers and Montanban.
The Liberal Union candidates generally we're
elected thoughout France wherever put In
nomination. The Gambetta ticket carried
t'Havre and Brest by heavy maJorities.
The proceedings Of Parliament have not yet
assumed a coherent shape. Dlsraell spoke
against Gladstone. and in favor of the main
principle of the Queens speech. Both parties
approved the measures proposed for the. set
tlement of all differences with the United
States. F--S ~"
The pacific solution OF the Eastern question
only needs the signature OF the representative
of France to complete the treaty.
The envoy from Tunisis en- route ter Florence
to settle disputed questions.
There's majority exceeds all expectations.
The military chest Of the French army Of the
East. contatuing million and 8 halt francs,
was surrendered to the Swiss Government
The Germans besieging Belfort have carried
some detached forts.
LUNuoN, CeuIuaTS =.
The Queen opened the session to-day in
person. Lords and Commons mustered in
fnll force, and there wasa large attendance of
SPECTATORS. The usual military and civil dis
play took place, Weather fine. The speech
had no effect upon stocks. -. z,--,
The following are the opening paragraphs Of
the Queens speech:
Lords and GenNerneT-At'an epoch Of such
moment to the future fortunes of.EuFope, I
am especially desirous to avail mysen OF your
counsels, The war which broke out In the
month of July, between France and Germany,
has ragged, until within the lastsfew days, with
nnrerhittinp, and likewise with uueXampied,
fforce, and Ms ravages mag be more, unless
moderation and forethopght, prevailing over
ali imped4ments, shall away the counsels OF
both parties, whose well-heing 10 so fatally
concerned. At the time when you separat-
subject of neutral Obligations, and i
undertook to use my. best endeavors to
prevent the enlargement of the area OF
the war, and to contribute TO the restoration
OF an early and, honorable peace. In accord
alee With The first OF these declarations. have
maintained the right and strictly discharged
the duties Of neutrality. The sphere OF the
war has not been; extended beyond the Two
countries originally engaged. CheHishing With
care, the cordially OF my RELATIONS With the
belligerents, I Have foreb0rne, from whatever
might have been construed as gratuitous or
unwarraoted tnterferencebetWee1 the parties,
neither of whom had shown 2 readiness % pro-
pose terms of acconfnoda aitn-such as TO, bear
promise OF acceptance by the otaer. nave
been able, on more than, one occasion, Tor
contribute towards placing the repre-
sentntIYes of The contendlng Countries
In confidential communication, but until
famine Compelled the surrender "ot Paris,
no further, restCt' had been obtained.
The armlstice now being. employed for. the
OouyocatiOn Of an Assembly IN France, has
brought, about pause ln the constant accu-
mutation on both sides .ot human suffering,
commodatlon. pray that thfs Suspension
inay result In a peace compatible fos she'ewo
great and brave nntions involved, with secur-
lty and with honor, aud likely, therefore, to
command the approval of Europe aud TO give
reasonable hopes OF long duration.
The British commissioners, on the settle
ment of English and American differences,
are Ear dc Grey, Professor Montague Ber-
nard, Sir Edward Thornton, Sir John A. Mac
Donald, OF Canada, and Sir John Rose. ,'The
secretary will be Lord Tenderden.
- ,NIGHr DISPATCHES. i-si.
Dividing the spoils-Turfcy Paciffe-
!. The Alabama Comnaissio1.. 'r2ir
= LONDON, February TO-
A dispatch from Berlin says the war eontri-
button of two hundred million of hancs ex-
acted from Paris has been divided as follows :
One hundred and fifty million to North Ger4
many, and fifty million to south Germany.
The report Ia denied that the Turks sars
about to torn camp atschemla, threatening
Roumania.
A dispatch from Versailles, dated the 10th,
states that the. Imperial German army ls in
process of formation. The thirteenth army
corps will consist Or the Wurtemburg and
Iessian troops.
4 Violent earthquake sas felt at Darpstad.
this morning. "s'
The Standard says the Alabama commission
would be. more interesting to people If. the
basis upon which It was 10 act were known.
T. The German telegraph Offices In France have
been ordered to transmit French messages re-
garding the elections and provisioning Of
Paris. The Prussians captured letter from
the King of Sweden expressing his warmest
sympathy lor France.
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