The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1871-02-18 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

THE WAR.  A Frenchman has written a i)rocAurs dedicated to "William the First, King of Prussia by the 'grace of God,' and Emperor of Germany by the effusion of blood." During the whole period of the siege only five suicides were committed in Fade. Two of the cases were soldiers, and one was a woman. A " Ldrnbard " telegram from Brussels brings word that Prince Napoleon, with the nephew of M. Pktrl, hasarrived these from London. Measures prohibiting access to the Emperor Napoleon have been rigorously observed of late. The number of the Emperors attendants has been seduced to 12. An elector in Pails voted the following ticket :—" Mon 13,,m,arck. Guillaume !" Accordb ir to the Soir, toOr a WI inter of au hour to dOcide whether tills vote should be annulled or not Four hundred barrel., containing 40,000 lbs. of gunpowder, have been shllved at the powder bum, of Cireenock, for !erste& 'They have been despatched to Bordeaux in one of the rewnlar trading steamers, and are, it is said, the Met driwatched there since the declaration of war. eount Ilitmsrck has refused to allow the French Sold. ra non in vol L Thud to return to France, on the ground that the French Government would be unable to guar.:Are that the men would not at once march against the thntnans.  The Prints-la- ns have imposed a contribution of 6,000,C001. on the town of Rouen. In case this sum is not forthcomine, some of the leading citizens will be Imprisoned, and the town will be heavily fined. The Penni.' have also imposed a contribution of 640,0,01. on the town of Fecamp. An edictal notificattou of this fact has been sent to the Government at Bordeaux. The latest rettome of the mortality In Paris are for the Weak ending February 3. The number of death, was 4.071, all increase of 2213 upon the previous weekly return. /Smallpox was less fatal, having caused 2aB deaths as compared with 327 in the preceding week. T)phohl fever numbered 324 victims, and bronchitis 627 Pneumonia was fatal in MIS ca,es, while inertia.. caused 150 and dysentery 63 deaths. The first meeting of the FrenTh National Assembly was hell at Bordeaux en Semler Between 200 and 3,0 members were versant. Though there were many others who had yet to arrive, it was proposed to constitute the Asrembly at once. This was oppoted by M. Arago, but upou bring pnt to the vtte was Circled unanimously. The recretitries Clii other t %chits were then elected, end the sitting Was adJon reed. It ems recently stated In the papers, that Donne flanges who was lately kllleet in the war on the French side, is • brother of the late Grand Duchess of Besse. This, • somepoutient informs us, Is not eo. Prince Alexander the youngest brother of the Grand Duke of Demote, while in the military service at Russia. married the nL,nt,,,es Dante, • Polish lady, and was compelled on this e ,count to leave the R ustian service This lady now bye!, under the title of the Prince's of Battenberg, which eh', recetvet from the Grand Duke of Geste. Count Haute , who has lost fall., to France, la her Mother, and Is tb no relation of the E.acpreot Rutile, the slater of ttn- Gran, Doha of Horse. It is stated that . a cootritudon of 450 070 franca has been Inmoemi by Germans upon Lilleboune in the Seine. !Medea, . Dleppe they have asked for a million ol hareMa eacl -d 23 V/ of the surrounding villages. The batting already paid 65,000 francs Is unable to comply with the request. A sum of twenty 0 - ve mtlitons of francs Is said to have been imposed to all upon the Department of the Seine-luftrieure. The Prussians are also said to have made requisitions in the district of the Yonne.  It is announced from Paris, under date of the te,h that in consequence of the largo arrival of provisions from Englaud tome bankers who had undertaken important contracts for the revictualling of the ally have determined to re tindatals any pecuniary advantages which they might derive from {home contracts. The French papers say that seven Millions of francs will thus be saved to the Treasury. Trains of proviatons were arriving bs such large numbers that the help of the soldiers was r, maker to unload them. The particulars of the loss of the flag of the 61st Prussian Regiment be!ore Dijon have appeared in full In the dratnosi,re of Lieuter ant Scaultts, who carried it when his battalion attacked a faruphouse which was strongly garrisoned by the aaribaldiai a, cud who was shot dead is the advance. Adj-itant Pulithammer then :aught it up, but he too fell immediately afterwards, and, though It is not so stated, ore must presume that the battalion was driven back, leaving their dead with the colours where they bad fallen. - - -  - -• Tbe Mayor of Paris ha i published the following resulte of the slections, giving as finally returned —MM., Victor Hugo, Lute Blanc, Edgar Lotnot, Lf oa Gambetta, General Garibaldi, Henri Rovhefort, Deleoclure, Admtral Sabset,