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“party was suddenly sarprised hy hearing the the mouth of rive

HUW TREY LIVE IN PAB,

The following detaila relative to affeire din. ly followed by @ dascharge of small arms, and three miles af the land.

or bays; another order- | votes of a Prussian bagie, which was ipstant- {ng scizu-es only when fishermen are within The latter instruc.

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T2 THE

Parts are taken from the Letter Jornal of the) # detachme>tof Germans attacked the otlicers, tio e were fina! ly aceepted as the guiding Seon Charlottctown Associnied Press. fast week ef November, wich bas been re- The untortuuate General was killed on the The remainder of the correspondenée rom ceived by balloun post spot and scveral of the officers severely wound- the date, August 25, to November 3, between | : v ‘ e ; On the 19th of November Gen. Ticehu, the ed, The cellars were then surrounded hy the the Department of State end Con uls in the | Governor of Paria, issued a new order forbid

‘ers, the majority of whouw were mas:uered on | coutrary to former precedents American fisber- the spot, the round all night.

ding sll persons to pass beyond the outposts 1 account of the conduct cf the Peasgia:s to-

ward uoarmed men, woman end childrea who His uniform was un- the Islands ; that the commanders of British

renture boyond the lin's, The Prussians fire | buttoned, and po attempt was made to ascer-| men-of-war were excedingly arbitary, and

upon them, and have killed and wounded | tain if he was dead or only sevenely wounded, would give uo satisfactory explanation of reat may, especialy in the plain of Bonty. | . , ’ U pon ‘= quien shovinbibs the Letire! Bed the moment after the Prussians fired, | ations were based, The eorepentaeee Journal saya; Toeday (Nov. 22] butchers’, leaving the bedy of General Blaize on the nearly fifty closely printed pages, Out ihe ~meat is piven out to us in homeopathic doses, frozen ground, and several of the officers fol- | ubove are the chiel pow discessed : “and, cons quently, we sttack everything thas!lowed the cowardly example set by him al-| formation — by eis interesting, lives and Sreathes* and in our gastronomical though 10,000 suldiere were bivouacked a) bat connct agi] be sumirazerd se cruasde against a!! beasts in creation we have | = are a the house, — oo jofa despatch, met with many surprises. For instance, efieers will be tried by court martial, Owing | ra . ae on me to the courage and duch of a few soldiers and | not appear, from the volume to have been the . = - a> officers the French at Maison Blanche, num-|subjeet of diplomatie correspondence during which @re generally believed to be tough, 8! bering 1500 men, came near being taken | the past year, account of their stubboraness, are found to be prisouers by a handful of Germans, ° cestinctemticianeorin teuder aod delicate meats. The rat, whose)” Phe New York Times publishes @ letter IRELAND. reputation was anything but good, turns out) written by a lady in Paris and torwarded by — quite a savory dish. But the dog, for €xaM~ balloon beyond the German lines. Theletter,) Hows Exreaeerse -A revival of Irish in- Rite appeers to justify his proverbial touginess, | which is dated December 12, bas just been dustry appears to be at hand, judging from @ forgive him, however, considermwy the regsived in New York. The following is an|the unprecedented number of Parliamentary help that he furnishes to our daily nourish-| extract :— notices which hus lately more than filled the meut. As to the cats, we have already eaten + We are not starving, although on limited | whole advertis'ng space of the Dublin papers.

them all, although we pretend to be izuorant| rations, but we cannot have our wish. We If the session of 157! should keep the promise of the fact, What can we do? We must! hive flour, wine, cheese, &c.,

practise this aniversal hunt, when ordinary | several months,

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and Tbave no doubt msvy railway and tramway and draining legislation, provis ons haves atiained the -ank of gteat! more things may be brought to light hid} there ought for some time to be no lack of Juxuries nod cost fabulous prices, Letuscite! away in caves. fy grocer had several thou-/ employment in Ireland for cival engineers and a few examples for the sake of historicoculin-| g4.d haras hid away, Dot to be sold until they | nayvies The great Southern and Western aryearioaty. would command 1000f, each, There are) yoes before Pariiament with bills for three

THS FOOD AND WHAT I COSTS. | thousauds of grocers who have tongues, beef | new lines ; a Dublin company epplies for pow-

Donkey. and. mule. are~warth:frém'6 te 8 butter, lard, pork, &c. In the same way wine | er to Jay gown tramways along the pri:cipal franca the kilogramme (a franc is about 23 ¥*8 never $0 cheap. Flour has not risea, it) omnibus lines. Mining and gas company are ceuts currency); @ goose ccsts from 25 to 30} being twelve #ous a pound. People are cer-| ujso in readiness with their bills at the oper- francs; a chicken, 15 fancs; a pair of rabbits, tainly eating rats and cats; but rats, the ing of the Seasion. Among municipal notices 30 trancs. a leg of mutton, when one can be ge’ tlemen tell me, are better than rabbit—in | js that of the Dublin Main Drainage Bill,which found, 16 francs kilogramme; # earp, 20 | #ct between rabbit and squirrel. Cats have | is go effect the purification uf the Liffy, and is francs ; a bushel of potatoes, 6 franca; a head | ™ ¥4F8 been eaten in Paris, and are better prometed by the Corporation. Almost al! of cabbags, 1 frane and 50 centimes ; fresh | than rabbits, J eat no meat whatever, for! the Dublin daily papers call attention to the batter, 4) francs @ kilozgramme. Ino the |Since I bave seen those fearful wounds at the | large array of these Parliamentary notices as anidst of such ; rices, people are obliged to eat | Ambulance | cannot touch meat. Luckily || encouraging signs of efferts to develope the what they can zet, aud the thing is accepted | fouad a lot of corn, succotash, cranberries! resources of the country, good-humorediy. Moreover, resignation ia| and oysters, also bommeny and Bourbon very easy since the people ere in much better | whiskey, eo I got along very well. The con health thau in times of abundance- With the | 'ectouary shops ere full of cakes and pleg. exception of sume cases of small pox, the gey-| There are apples and pears in plenty. So that eral cond tion of the publi: bealth was never) *2e" you hear starvation cry, there is na need, better. only fresh meat cannot be had every day; in

A GREAT REDOUBT. j lieu they give us codfish, herrings, pork, &c. ; I have cream every day for my tea; only we

constracted by the Prussians at Chatillon , ; : :

ead mour ed 4 131 pieces of heavy ar tillery, | — ee eee ee te rao ot . the French | busses running; so there are plenty of horses nae we, Vee Ae Pg Soe eee | vet, The city is perfectly quiet, and you of the forts. All the reports received in Paris | would suppose the French had always lived in represent the troops of the enemy as greatly)... ahi in

eat up by typhus ard small pox, It is estim- | - > - sted that the victims ot these two maladies) © bave already reached the extraordinary num. | ber ot 30 000. The single town of Saint | Geraain, which the soldiers have converted OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE FROM AMERICAN a hospital camp, contains over own SOURCES.

On the 23d of November some Prussians at- | : .:

Fs | The Washington correspondent of the Chica

re _— — Seine near the Pont! 0 Tribune thus summarizes correspondence

toy Oare Sue ieee nelittemcemtimnehe but laid before Congress on the Fishery question:— i a an > *

driven off with considerable loss, The Prus |. «Th» President's message, and accompany-

ing documents, have been printed, Among

PLune oe severe losses during their night | them ig the correspondence in regard to th he 7 é hee ; ee saa 3 ° See SE eee eae. Se Preaek fisheries, This began April 1, by a letter

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ay ew _ from Paris now lexve daring from Secretary Fish vw Minister Thornton, in-| been for three daye marching through smiling the night time, in order to escape the vigil- forming bim that information had been an-| valleys, where the orchards were still laden aace of the Prusstans, and for fear of apies goanced im the Canadian Parliament that it) with fruit, hedges of roses still in bloom, the their departure is not announced beforehand, | "™ the intention of the government to issue | cattle still lazJy wading knee-deep in the Two pigeons arrived from Orleans carrying | no more licenses to foreign fishermen, and io | green meadows, ard the steep hillsides still about 1,100 private despatches fi om various |'**e every step possible to protect their fisber- | bright with the tints of autumn, parts of France. jie®, ard asking him to communicate such in- : : Poe ee eee

On the 25%h of November the Letfre Journal (tmstion as he might have concerning any| Fifty Frenchmen, seized as hostuges for the has the fo\lowing upon tie subject of provi= official action having the force of law or vahd | German merchant captains, arrived at Frank- sions. Now we have reached the period of | Pegulatious ou the pars of the Canadian | fort on the 11th, and ou the following day were the salt meat regimen; but there still remains | 2U*horities in this direction. The next day|sentonto Bremen. They are composed of a considerable quantity of cattle, so that we! Mr. Thornton replied that although aware of | counts, marquises, barons, and wealthy com- shall have fresh meat from time totime. We, '®¢ ®8:0uncementin the Canadian Parliament, | moners from the district of Dijon. bave, moreover, in order to remedy the evils! he bad not received officiel information on the erent siete : which may possibly arise from the use of salt jsubject, nor did he know of any recent lawor! The Berlia correspondent of the Times tele- meat, & quantity of vegetables, both fresh and | regulation issued on the subject of the fieher-| eraphe that the we ee ae one wae preserved. Weshalj have bread until the | tes. Uw the l4th of April Mr. Thornton tons | aeuiotion af Paris. even ee the war eh “ end of Janaary, without the necessity ot giv-|"° the Secretary of State a memorandum of Continue, On the sme guihority we are told . ; : ; e’~\ the Prime Minister of the Dominion, and a/ that the German cond:tions of peace are likely to tag if oa. iu rations. Rice, sugar, coff.@ aid) 5 7 ce . | become much more oppressive if the Freneh do

: : E , | cory of the Fishery Acts of 1868, The law is, ae wine will last much lonver, and these ali. | °°) ° y | not give in shortiy. ments wii) enab‘e us to continue the resistance

‘long but the point of the memorandum is in | not ouly without any falling off in the public | * G2°tHOn of an order of the Governor Gen~| Pye standard ie informed that it ie the inten- health, but with the preservation of all the|

| eral in council, discontinuing the granticg of tion of General Treebu not te attempt to try and necessary vigor. Meanwhile we accept the Sshery licenses to foreign vessels, diregting | suddenly break through the Prussian cordon, but situation with the bast grace in the world, that hencefurth all tor ign fishermen be pie-/to gradually stretch it like an India rubber band, The frat few days certain: did appear to ne | Vented from fishing in the Waters of Cauada, till w breaks trem sheer tension, and to hammer rather roo ch: but we have become accustom: | and providing that six vessels, in addition to | away, as Grant did at the Contederates, with ihe ed to the thing now, and the more privations | the two already employed, be equip, ed for the | view of wearing out the Prussians, increase the less people appear to mind them, | Pfotection cf the insbore fisheries agui: st il-| : Sault tik 64. "{legal encroachmer.ts by foreigners, It was| Last night we were visited by one of the cold ONE CURIOUS Fact | added that commanders would have mayis jest snow stories of the season. is that the resignation is greatest amcng the terial powers, and be instrueted to act with,

upper classes. At every moment, persons ac- the greatest discretion, aud only in cases «|

customed to & sumptuous table may be heard | tie clearest infrimgement of the law, On the | LATE TELEGRAPHIC t3 speak with the preatest indifference of the | 2ist of April Mr. Bish acknowledged the re-_

time when our neurishment may be reduced | ceipt of the documents, and called the atten-| to bread and wine, But we have every rea-jtion of the dlinister, and, ot Her Majes:y’s | son ty tops that we shall not be reduced to! aucherities particularly to the order that such an extremity, and that approaching | hencef -rth, all foreign fishermen be prevent- events wi change the condition of things. | ed from fishing im the wat: rs of Canada which, | d Nevertheless it is well to be prepared for| he said seemed to contemplate interference | “"™ iO patel ag roe om Suseees eversthing ; and the ¢ooi det-rmination of our| with the rizhts guaranteed to tha United) Te at ga ae a bah ore tte a popui tion, under the present cireumetancee, | States under the first article ot the treaty of| They have lost J he < See Pade will held ies does the gresiost homorte Psritia. patriotism | 1819, which secured to Ameriean fishermen | ’

eh sec , jor be relieved, and have come to the conclusion BALLOON PRISONERS TO BE COTRT MARTIALED, | "hts of fishing in certain waters understo: d' that Paris must fall befwre the invadere,—From Bismarc « sent werd to the French Govern-

tv be caimed at present a8 belonging to Ca-| Versailles it is stated that the cannonading = jnada, On the 22:d Mr. Thornton, in ac-! steadily continues with unabated fury, Man

pees or 4 coveral bello. have tailen into | kvowledgment of a uute, sad he would for. | shells have fallen within several of the forts aha the bands of the Prussians, and that the pet wad a copy to the Governor-General, but ex- | bave been observed to set buildings on fire, but suns thes captured would be tried according | pressed Lis Gwn convictions that deere was it is yet unknown what other effets buve been to the lawe of war, However, the French re-| ios the slightest intention of abr:dzing th- , Preduced. fuse to believe tuat the Prassian Government | vishhe of ities 3 of the United States. May A flight ef shells thrown upon the city iteel! chus anys ricws intention of taking the re- | O° : ; a | sponsibility of sveh « burbarity as the trial by

The French are proposing to form camps of

ports, are to be solidly fortified, to receive each

aeons

protected and supplied by the fleet.

gevent France, and D'Aurelle’s and other armies have been

j take the field,

t of the Tuurs Government, We hear of no robberies or oui- $150 nailed lo

hh me

THE FISHERY QUESTION.

Paris Committee of Defence.

jaon to make it useleas.

(speedily extracted,

in the mouth of the cannon,

piece altogether unserviceable. Se While the Germans before Paris have been shivering iu tae intense cold, the Duke of

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NEWS. Londen, Jan, 12.—Fifty thousand German |troops have recently creased the Rhine into

| French territory, aud are now traversing Alsace or the purpose of reinforcing General Vou Wer-

18 Mr. Thornton sent to Agsi.tant-Secretary | eee of dee oe —— oars ma tial aad exeoution of ba!loon travel-| of Btate Davis, go from the Governor- | couspicucus buildings, and smashed it into ruins bers, It is besiewsd that tke object is simply | General of Canada, comprising a full report) —In the Eastern Lepartwments the German ao'- to s rike terror and to discouraye res.steuce of the Cou mittee of the Privy Council on the | diets under Werder, on Sanday stormed the Paris nvver enjoyed a more ale ran-| niet of Mc Fish’s n te, in which they ex-) town of Villere-rxel on the Soane, between Ve- quility. The attacks w the Government | Pr #8 concurrence in the views of the Miuis- |eoul and Montbehard, and somewhat to the in some of the papers ‘se as received by |" of Marine aud the Fisheries, why argues | south of these places. The Germans carried the the people with the greatest id ference, and | from the $8 of the order. shat 1. we9 not. in| bation, Bet teem Freeeh eoavere St se atotes now the j arials known to indulge in them | '70d<d to interfere with the jegal rights ot | web the ‘pean a aed th spel ace secninases euppeth whatetur frou ae alaiis "7 | citiz-ns Y ee Sores States as coed comull the night of Sanday there aed beld the ; treaty, and Mr. Thornton's assurance to Mr : et ae ften che penatose a. i7e to th:t effect was quite right The} SPECIAL TO THE HaLirax Rerowrer, | sailitary. | Minister of Marie also s ys Mr. Fish ie in Levies, Jam, 14.—Advices from Vereailies | correct in supposing the present bounderics of | bring fu'l confirmation of the total deteat of Gen- eral Chauzy on the Loir in the second battle on

the Dominion comprise any fishing grounds af ; : ‘fected by the treaty stipulaticns, not formerly | Weduesday last. The battle raged from suorire

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CONDITION OF PARIS.

io ; 2 to sunset. All the forces available on both eides — within the bounds of the o'd Provinge. On!

mistuas Ix : . , were brought up, and over three hundred thou.

cH IN THE BESIEGED crir. | the 20th of May Mr. Thornton s mt Mr Davis wand men Were engaged, It wee generally re

,Acopy ofa document of the Fisheries Act, | garded as the culminating fight of the ca ; saat 3 Eeetale Secchi sea | sauna atten elena Pe . : a a orfei any cratt found 10 at nightfall, retreated at all pointa, and continued “ Ubristiaas of 1870 was passed in Paris in neohibited waters. On the 26th of May Mr, | their fight through the night. The losses owe eduess, [Chere was nothing to distit guish | Thornton sent Mr. Fish copies of the instruc-|feartul on beth sides. 30000 German cavalry tue duy from the others whieh have come and | tions issued by the home government to the | have been let slip after the French, and are in gone sce the investmest, amd the people | Vice-Adm.ral commandipg the neval forces in | Hose pursuit, following the fugitives and captur- generally ‘elt depressed at the abeence of} North American waters. i:eeting him to de. | ing great numbers of prisoners. One wing of the those ee of guity a d animation which | tach sufficient forces to Canidian waters ty | 2*T@#? army entered Le Mans and captured ir made Christmas so peculiarly erjoyable 7 protect the fishermen avid maintaine o:der,and | Meuse mavses uf milttry stores, The other par p Paris im pos: years, to instruct the commander of the forces to co-, Sane d pad aes Cotte Taree ae _ *The exceptionably inclement weather has | operate cordially with any United Stat Seen aoe increased (le consumption of wood, und the ae on the si eaten In il of oe mah'Ven Monon poor be ‘aon ye — wa has given natice that henee-| ters, dated Apri! 30, it is said that the Cana-| the arrival of the fresh levies iin teemeenn, s pen aoe persons aoe fuel in limit- dian Government has recentiy determined, | Ile has vow assuued thevifensive, The Freneh quan hice. @ troops have suffered and | with the concurrence of Her Majesty’s Minis | trcops in that region are greatly dispirited at the are suffering cruelly from the ecld, Several | ters, to increase the atin eney of thé existing | Tetult of the recent operations before Vesoul. cases of {reat bites have occurred. Gen. practice cf dispensing with warnings hitherto| From Paris, the to'lowing news bas been Tr. chu bes issued an order that all soldie-s | given, und azizing at once any vessel detect-| transmitted toeday:—The bembardmen- con- pot required for duty on the fortifications must /ed in violation of the law. In view of this|*i®¥C# Dight and day. The German batteries be kept ucder shelter every might. The war the Vice Admiral is reminded of the extreme have beea advanced at several points, a mile companies of the National Guard on duty | importance of eommanding. offcera of shire nearer the city walls, Frow the new rarge, the dettidnel Gacaiis‘inolnsl : i m= P®| cannon cover the Hotel des Invalides, the Palace utside e sve bern ordered to be | pelected to protegt the fisheries exercising the | de Luxemb: rg. the Ecole Militaire. the Hotel lodged a oe oi the extemor fortifiea- , utmost discretion in carrying out their istruc-| de Ville, and other prembernt, baddings. 2 pe 8 Boulevards several jcre: ns Cx- | tors, paying special attention to Lord Gra. | the intention of the German military authorities sed to §¢@ weather have been found frozen | ville 8 odservation, that no vessel should be | to utterly destroy them, unless the city capite- 10 oe All entrenching work bas bee: (ecized unless it ie evident, and can be clearly | lates, and to morrow (Sunday ) has been definitely temporarily suspended, the extreme hardness | proved, that the offence of fishing bas been |Gxed as the day for shelling Paria {n order of the from ground preventing the mea from | committed, and that the vessel captured is | wore effectually to carry out their purposes the 4. sging “th & | within face miles cflnd. May 21, Mr. Fish Germans have had ten thousand incendiary *- Distress in Paris is becoming universal. | writes a oug Jetter to Mr. Thornton, giving | &™M>* Prepared for use, On Friday last (December 23) a meeting of bis views » the limits of the waters of Ca- At the headquarters of Versailles it is stated the Mlou=re a4. thninle ta ‘ , af that the besiegers have ammunition enongh to yor ety tovk place at the) nada, in which he said: keep up an incessant bombard i Fat ae} lle, rere mode of diss) “ If I am correét in this éf, and if that | da fe ten to-morrow eye a eer Pr hutipg the sum of 50, rancs ameng 471, part of the coast of what in 1218 was known obse been T54 persons inseribud on the books tor relief. - Labrador including between Mount Joly Ger aun Wentpeoe Stee Jt was cecided that a portion of the food | gud the bay or harbor ef Arice Lablor, or the dai Set tas to the population shall be | Magdalen [s'ands. he in the waters ¢f Canada, op

A ¢orresponten’ writing from Paris on the | 27th ult, saysi—

the German officers it is conjectured that an at- tenet euave — — be ag the aman ' ving been ryved mnassing heavily before to ihe use of the soup kitehe.s which | L do not doubt bat. that the authorities of the | Fort Mont Valerian. : bave been « stablisted, the object being to en | Dominion will recognize the necessity of such Frow inf. ration obtained from inside of Paris tbe the poor to obtain cocked food with mod-fication of the Orders in Council of the | it # telegraphed, thatat a» oeataa = ficility, au’ to obviate the rvcessity of their 8th of January, or of such udditional ivetruc. | Paris om Tuesday last, shere- were j a yon! . iar ioe commisea iat before tions Pe given ve will secure the fishermen bas he mes hee wore shouts tae : seeciy dir ralions. i ; ‘ -- i j peace + Gente: Blaize, one of the sub sdinate | : mn . eee Seneeeematine Mae | new re i iti

b f iM the exercise of the liberty granted tothem! ‘The cepeua ordered by the Paris authorities commanders of the army, wil] he buried at the by the treaty of lois,” { jbas been finished, and it has been azceriuined public expense, having met bs deuib in che |_ Sv. Thornton's reply saye be thinke Mr. | that there are over two willions of soule within following manter*— On the tist of December | Fish’s exposition of the limits of iap | the walls besides the regulars. Generals Meiroy and Blaze, at tho head of waters is right, but he hos forwarded a Copy; Sr, Paut, January & A rumor is sfloat.; their troops tk possession «f Muison Llane of the mote to the Governor General, Mr. | that Riel, of the Ke River notoriety, has been che, near Nepilly Unfortunately the French | Fish # next letter exposes the diwecrepancy be- | poisoned. . negleeted to searel the eelines of the house tween the «fileial instructiors of the home! Orraws Jaruary If, 1871. An extra Ge in which some Prussian soldiers were corceale| Goveroment, one Jetver claiming that the | gotte iseted timday neweunors that. the Perlis ed, Iu the ni -ht, aon seepis) Un'ted Sintes had renggrced the right of figh-| ment of Canada is e#mmoned for despatch of

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bag nese the Gre surrow.dod oftieers, te! ing within three miles of a line drawn aerode ; busingss fur the 151b of February prosima

eueral Blaize’s body remained on men had been forbidden to buy supplies on

“ La Liberte states that the Surgeon Major | their parposes, or the ground @n which their.

the limits |® The question of the rights of |

navigation cn the St Lawrence River does) pisce thy entire British navy in a seaworthy core

enough for) of Saturday morn pg alone inthe matter of

concentration, four of which, being round sea-

two hundred and filty thousand men, and to be These camps are to cors'itute the last refuge of belli- When Paris shall have fallen

There are plenty of cabs and omni- | beaten and scattered, there will still be a mil- ‘lion of fighting men drilling and preparing to Such, at least, is the intention

A new invention has been adopted by the It no longer suffices to drive a nail into the vent of a ean- New instruments have been invented by which the nails are The new invention is deseribed as a small torpedo, which is inserted Itg explosion: | causes & longitudinal fissure, and renders the

Mecklenburg’s army had, on the Q5th uii.,

wane captured suburbs of

linforeements on the way will @well the German forees in France to-one guiliion,—The defeat of

The in- | the Freneh arwy of the Loire on the 10th, fully

ie stated at 15.000 killed also suffered ter. ibly.

confirmed. Their ys nd wounded, Ge

re has been captu | mans.—Extraordinary efforts are being wade to ‘dition, SACKVILLE Jan, 17.

ed Prisee Joinville to leave France.—The Gere mans hav: evacuated Veiteul —The Freneh have occupied Dijon, Gray Arcey, aud Saint Marie

the commandant of Perrone —2,000 Prussians attacked a force of 10,000 Mob les on Friday at Konvervil'e; the Freneh tought well, bat were compelled to retire.—The bombardment of Paris is growing wore and more destructive. —Verq

dest:uction of Fort Iesy is virtually achieved. — Fort Muntress is badly breached. Barracks have been burned; vigorous sorties and desper- ate fighting are of daily occurrenee, so far re- sulting in the repulse of the Freneh,—Gauche Bridge, near Bas Mendun, while crowded with men, was etruck with shells, and proken down. precipitating soldiers from an immense height and crushing thew te death.—The Prussians have taken, in the recent fighting, 20 000 prisun- ers.

New York, Jan. 16.—A Mississippi steamer has been burned, with a lose of 25 lives. —Gold quiet. Exchange 110,

Sackville, Jan. 18,—It is not probable that Favre will attend conference. Growing appre ciation in England of necessity of universal lie- bility to military duty, King William is got g to Metz immediately. Weather bas been tem- pestuous, much damage done to ahipping, The Pope is in excelient health, A Bordeaux de- spatch says a balieen arrived on Saturday from Paria, Situation, in most respeeis, unchanged, There is the firmest determination wanilested, on the part of the Prench, to resist to the laet,

The fire of French forts on eastern side o} Paris falls with destructive power on Prus-ivn works, Chausey fought another battle on Sun- day. He continues to hold enemy well in band while retreating, Gen. Von Werder seriously attacked four French corps at Belfort, yestere day; the baitle lasted nine hours, At dark he was vic!oriously repulsed at all pointe,

Sackville, Jan, 19, Parliament will be cor- voked February 9:b, Pursuit of Chausey kept up Friday. 490 prisoners taken, beaumont oc- eupied, 1.000 more captured, whole numb : taken nearly 25,008, » Chausey, last accounte, at

Strasburg being rapidly fortified, All Pclonnas ordered out of Alsace and Lorraine. Pa: isians determined to resist en massz, should Trochu al- low the enemy to enter the cily. The idea of yield- ing repulsed with indignation, Horrors of ben bardinent have so enraged the population that they are furious, and wall go out to fight and meet the enemy despite all unhtary caution and interference of the government, Von Werder’: official despatch announces that on Sunday Freneh under Bourbaki made an attack on large force of the army under bis command, but was repulsed with heavy loss,

| New York, 1%, 58 persons perished on the burning steamer “ McGull,” on the Mississippi, | Gould J11 f-2,

SACKVILLE Jan.20 187].

The Cenference is not again to be poatponed Favre goes a8 soon as he can leave. Rumored ‘that Bismarck 1s dangerously il. The French are removing their beavy guns from Fort Dissy and Vauvies. Advance guard of Faidherbe’s army have re entered Albert, Boarbaki, after battle of Sunday, ocevpied Mont Beliard and ad |jacentvillages. Bombardment of Paris continues Prince Hobenlobe, director of Artilery declares his intention te destrey princinal edifices | Pre-

wan loss in battles with Chausey eventual'y stated to be 117 officers, 3203 men kK lled ana wounded. French loss besides killed and wound ed 22000 unwounded, and prisoners, Versuilies despatches of yesterday, say French undei Chautey are retreating from Laval, and German army in full pursuit have already passed Vaiges 19 miles east of Laval. 2000 additional prison ers are taken. Avencon occupied by Germans on the night of the Gib. Von Worder maintain- ed his position to the southward of Belfort on

army of east,

Very Latest.

Sacnyi.Le Janoary 21, [871.—Confer- sion to day, adjourned entil the 24th ine’. — King William aseures Prinee Henry of Lux’ emburg that le has no designe cn the Dachy of Luxembarg.—Bismarck is be t:r —Fighting on Saone during Monday ard Tuesday, in which the French were repa sed ; battle continued to Wednesday; Chausey evil retreat'ng.——Great mi itary pageant iu Versailles. Wednesday.—Hie Honor, King William -assuming title of Emperor of Ger- many.-. Duke of Meck:euburg marching o.. Renues by way of Mayence, objct to get to the rear acd flank Chausey’s armr,—Ver sail'es’ despatch of the 17th says, Gen, Bour- baki renewed at-ack spon Gen. Von Worde, in at entrenched p:sition, south of B Itort. in which he was again, repulaed with great oss, and ecmmenced retreating southward. —Bombarduarnt of Parwe ntinued increzes- ing streng:b,—-Earl Granville accepted in demnity cff-red by Prussia for the Engiis versels sunk in the Seine.—Gold, ; esterday, 110 5.

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ExtrRacts,—! consider Fellows’ Compeun! Syrup of Hypophosphites superior te any suuilar preparation yet offered to the public,

CHANDLER CRANE, M., D., Halifax N.S.

It is really a good medicine, well adapted to build up the #)s em and impart vigor of body and mind —From the St. John, N. B., Journal, Dec. 7, 1868,

(From the St John News, )

THE WOODSTOCK PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The Woodstock Philharmonic Society ae a public performance on la:t Thurs day evening which proved a great success. During the day a snow storm prevailed, and it seemed almost impossible that an one would venture out. About six o cloc in the evenlng the storm abated a little, and the town was merry with sleigh bells — every hoof being on the trot towards the Institute. At 8 oclock the Hall, to the ‘surprise of the Society was crowded by one ot the largest and most respectable audiences ever assembled in Woodstock. The Society looked remarkably well, having been arranged to produce the best effect. The singers, with a few exceptions were dressed in appropriate costume to re- ere the characters in the Cantata of ther the Beautiful Queen. The dresses of Ksther, Zerish, Mordecais sister, the Prophetess and the Maids of Honor were very, handsome, and with the beoaaing costumes of the beautiful Jewesses, it would be impossible to find a more de- lightful galaxy of female loveliness. ‘The king Haman and Hegai, amons: the gentlemen were also in costume and help- ed a great deal to make the tableau all that eet ie desired. The Societ: nom ve si singers, and did their parts et The Cantata has a variety of soios; and choruses, and nterested audience to the very end. Where all did so well it is im ble te ey praise any above others. usic has made marked progress in Wood- stock within a few years, and we hope it will continue to do so. At the close the President of the Society L. P. Fisher, Esq . —" a high compliment to the Director, Mr. Bowers ioe the pianist, Miss Alice Connell.

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On the death of one 6f England's most em’ nent Physicians, all hie effects were sold by auc. tien, and among other things was a eea ed pack et marked * advice to Physicans,” which brought a great prices—The purchaser on opening the packet, read as tellows: * Keep the head cool, the bowels open, and the feet warm." Hi phy- Sheep dilcena’ eiasctandn daeiouh iaiaias they are the musi scient prepared pi

has appeared ip the last buadred years,

ence on Eastern question held informa! ser-

|plesion oecurred near Newcastle. Staffurdahire, by whieh twenty persons were killed and injure

d.—Bismareck has notified foreign powers that | r ; t day. Wednesday Galiehedienes were etill habie to seizure. —Gei- J. Blanchard, Discoun y ;

and held by the Ger

sailles correapondence of the 12th says that the |

|The White Hand ........W |Mud Chain.......

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SPECIAL TELEGRAMS | MnEenORY

BackVILLE, Jon, 16, |

, - ‘ : ae * . 1.—Dean Alfordof Canterbury di-d French and some Prussians were taken pmson- British Dominion, by which it appeare that Saale Sead aged 61,—Another ery ex

Campagne and Cha-! at teau Arche with seven pieces of artillery.— Kv. Stavert. Discount duys, “!

—Faidherbe has ealled a court martial to try day in each

jectilea reached Seine at Port 8", Micharl+ Ger-| former -imes.

eel od =:

DIRECTORY.

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Thursdays. Days,

‘ing days, Tuesdays and Fridays.

Summerside Bank.—Cashierr. R. McC days.

during winter.

Metropolitan Lodge, British Templars, on Wednesday

meet in Falconer’s Hall evenings.

City Lodge, British Templars. meet in the The Germane have raised the siege of Ginet Atheneum on Tuesday evening. on the Belgian border,—Gambetta bas compel'-_

meets Monday evenings.

St. John’s Lodze, Masons, Second Tues-

month. Odd Fellows—M-nday evenings.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Liverpool Trader.....Jas Duncan & Co, Happy Home Hotel... .. A. A. McKenzie.

. R. Watson Seo eee Pickstone s Washing Crysta!...R Young.

Bargains... o~+~sesepesees+-ccees GC Wood: Weod ¢ si 2s.ise% William Dodd. For Sale... codes sesecteess Higgs & Hurt Is Bhawe ss civ css eocseeee William McGill. — s - Che Examiner.

Charlottetown, January 23, 1871.

THE RAILWAY QUESTION.

Men in these days seta great value on time. They study and contrive how they can save and econonaise that precious com modity. Tne time saving inventions of this age are wonderful to contempiate. ‘Time is money” is a modern saying. Our remote ancesters went te work in a very leisurely manner. They were in no hurry. They were content to creep along at the slowest possible pace. Their stock of patience seems to us, their children to have been inexhaustible. They quietly

Layal, where he was recetving reinforcement’,| watched the operation of the mest tedious

processes and patiently waited for the re- sults. Whatever they did they did slowly. If they travelled either by land or hy water they progressed at a snails pace. Whether they wove cloth or tilled the soil they were content to do very little work in a very great space of time. The consequence of all this laborious slowness was that very little work, comparatively, was done, and men both rich and poor could not by any means procure one tenth part of the com- forts, the conveniences and the luxuries that they now e: joy. Buta very different value is set upon time in these our days. It is the object of us moderns to perform the greatest possible quantity of labor in the least possible period of time. We are most impatient of deiay. contempt the slow and clumsy processes of We strain our intellects to

“devise contrivances by which those pro-

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Monday agaiist renewed attacks trom Fiench |

cesses can be shortened. We impress into our services powers, the very existence of which were unknown to our forefathers. A hundred men in thisage, with the means and appliances which they have at com- mand, will do more work ina given time

than a thousand could a century ago

Where the pack horse then wearily plod

ded along, the locomotive, with its living freight, now rushes ata pace that would distance the fleetest race-horse that ever existed. Instead of the slow-paced post- man trudging along through mud and mire, ‘ stale news from all nations lumbering at his back” we have taught the lightning to carry our messages for us across con- tinents and oceans with the speed of thought. All these improvement have cost money. They have indeed. Sums almost incalculable have been expended by civilized men in makang these labor- saving and time-saving contrivances. Yet, for all this vast expenditure the worid is.

Union Bank.—Cashier, James Anderson, Savings’ Bank --Colomal Building. Bank-

Y. M. C. Association—Thursday evenings equally

We view with

A te a

“transport. ‘Their mouths

sazacious ; thusiastic,

‘en; they had wonderfully misenlertlated Now, with respect to this little Istand

ae

Victoria Division—Sons of Temperance, bility; but they were egregiously mist«k-

rs ——© = =

works.

most every section of the Island, to number of Forty one. take

furmers and public men to this important subject which so deeply interests us all

large and influential meeting was held at the Drill Shed in Su ;

Railroad was fully nearly ev | section of the western part of the Isl was represented by men of known ability,

Members of the Government asd

of others advocated the measure, and clearly

Iaid the whole matter before the meeting,

‘ours, we would ask are not the time and [hey were strongly opposed by gentlemen

‘the labor of the cultivators of its soil very valuable? Are not much of that time and that labor wasted or unprofitably expended

\in slow and laborious means of ttansport? |

| from New London and Bedeque. | The resolutions passed by the meeting ‘are as follows :—

Resolved As the opin’on of this meeting, that the construction and maintenance of a

| Are not our main lines of public roads really trunk line Railway from Alberton to | Flour, Molasses, Sugar, &c..Carvell Bros ./ more expensive than a railroad ?; Does not Georgetown. with branch lines extending