Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-28
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THE DAwNINg OF PEACE.
BERLIN, Feb. 2I.-Thc Cologne Gazette says
! the signature of pfCliminarics to the treaty OF
| peace was delayed by (be intervention of the
/ English, Russian and Austrian governments.
The Italian government declined to Interfere.
PARIS, Feb H.-The journal DIES Debats
comments on the cruel terms of peace imposed
on France and says NM Theirs and Fayre
were several times on the point of breaking off
Il negotiations, at the risk Of a resumption OF
! hOstiltics, and yielded only to dire necessity.
Bismarck at first demanded an indemnity Of ten
millards francs, and it was reduced to the sum
finally agreed upon only by strenuous eXer.
lions. 1t has been stipulated that only 10000
German troops shall enter Paris, and they shall
not march beyond the place de In Concorde.
LATEST FROM PARIS.
PARIS, Feb. T.-SCvcral journals announce
that they will suspend publication during the
occupation Of the city, and all recommend the
| inhabitants to remain within doors and close
in regard to the attitude of the population when
| the Prussians march in. The national guard
| has been under arms all night and perfect or
der prevailed. But guards and regular troops
are greatly discontinued, and 1t is doubtful if
| they can be depended upon to restrain the pcO-
| pie from violence at the appearance OF the
enemy.
Sunday being the anniversary of the procla-
nation Of the republic of 1SiS, the "reds" held
mass meeting on place de Ia Bastlle. The
demonstration was disordcrly, and terminated
in Il scene of revolving atroCity. police agent,
who attempted to interfere for the preservation
Of peace, was seized by the enraged crowd,
fastened to plank and thrown into the Seine,
where, after struggling for some time, he
drowned As long as he could be seen, he was
| peted with stones by the crowd on the quay. A
magistrate, who attempted to save the unfOrtu-
nate man, was threatened with similar fate,
| and was tiually Obliged to fly for his life.
The journals continue to assail Germany in
the biterest terms
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED IN BERLIN.
BERLIN, Feb 27.-The news of the conclusion
of peace has UcCaSiOned immense excitement in
this city, The streets are crowded, the houses
decorated with flags and festoons, and thou
sands of people are in front of the palace, and
a general illumination takes place tonight.
THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY.
BORDEAUX, Feb. 27.-lrhe assembly held no
session to-day. NM. Theirs and Picard are eX-
pected to arrive here this evening. A meeting
of the deputies belonging to the extreme and
moderate left was held last night, to prepare
common protest against the cession of French
territory, but no action was taken.
PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-In the commons, this
evening, in reply to II question, Viscount En-
field, under-secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs, said the government, anxious TO define its
external duties toward the nations, had, last
year, proposed parliamentary legislation upon
lllG SublNCl anu ittCuliN SCllt IL GOlnullSSlUu "
Washington ON the subject, which was still
under consideration.
In the commons tonight, Mr.. Otway former
ly under secretary in the foreign department,
after stating the reported terms of peace be-
tween Germany and France, asked if her majes-
tvs government made any effort to mitigate
their severity. Mr.. Gladstone replied that Bern
storif, German minister, had notified Granville
and himself that the prgliminaries of peace were
signed this morning. He added that the diplo-
matte representatives of the British government
in France had been instructed not to accompany
the Germans on their entry into Paris, and de
clincd to make any further response TO eques-
ton. The Scottish national educational bill
came up, and provoked earnest debate.
The marquis of Harrington, in the debate on
the state of ireland, announced that there was a
marked improvement in the preservation of Or
der and the observance Oflaw, partly due to egis-
latiOn and partly to more vigorous police. 1t
| was, however. necessary to ask the house for
| committee to devise further measures, and to
| grant greater powers to enable the government
to etfectually rcpress the mischief of secret COM
| binatiOnS in Ireland. Dsraeli showered ridicule
and contempt on the government, which, after
the lab0rs of the last session, and the eXtraor-
| binary powers conferred upon it, had been able
| to do 50 little for ireland.
Parliament, at the instance of the government,
legaized contiscation, consecrated sacrilege and
| cOndoned hig h treason; yet the premier con-
| fessed that he could not govern Westmeath
alone and made himself ridiculous by asking
| for further extraordinary power to that end.
| Here thu, speaker was interrupted by cheers and
counter cheers, and there was great disorder in
the house. Dlsraeli concluded by declaring
that the government only asked for these powers
and this committee to cover the failure of its
policy and shift the responsibility on parlia-
ment.
Gregory and Hardy assaulted the Irish admin
istration for its dependence on terrorism. Hardy
charged that the proposal for a committee to
devise measures was pretext to protect the
premier from the consequences of his rash and
indiscreet language.