SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. Go-Ahead, s.s. 106 tons, Doile, from Taranaki and Waitara. Alarm, cutter, Seymour, from Mangawai.

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Go-ahead, from Taranaki and Waitara: 40 head cattle, 110 sheep, 50 pigs, Bayley ; 2 packages, Combes and Daldy ; 27 sacks grass seed, W. Suell; 4 packages, A. Barnes; 6 cases butter, A. Hood ; 11 cases butter, Veale and Son ; 10 cases butter, W. Dowden; 1 case mats, J. Joubert. —Combes and Daldy, agents.

EXPORTS.

Per schooner Kate Grant, for Levuka: —10 cases, 3 qr.-casks whiskey, 10 cases, 1 qr.-cask brandy, 30 cases geneva, 5 cases biscuits, 50 boxes candles, 1 case preserved fish, 1 case pickles, 2 gunnies sugar, 2 half chests tea, Must and Co.; 2 tierces beef, J. A. Barber ; 99 pkgs., 26 cases biscuits, 45 boxes soup, 22 sacks flour, 42 bags rice, 15,000 bricks, 15,000 feet timber.

A barque, supposed to be the Bella Mary, is signalled as we go to press.

The schooner Merlin, hence, arrived at Kaipara on Wednesday last, after a capital passage of five days. She is now loading gum, &c., for Auckland.

The s.s. Go-Ahead wil 1 ,_*vefor Taranaki and Wanganui, on Tlimsday, at 8 a.m.

ARRIVAL OF THE GO-AHEAD

The Taranaki Steam Navigation Company's s.s. Go ahead, P. Doile, commander, arrived at the Manukau wharf at 10 a.m. to-day, from Waitara, Taranaki, and South. Captain Doile reports leaving Wellington at 4.30 p.m. on the 7th instant, having on board 120 passengers, and a full cargo, for Manuwatu. Experienced light S.E. winds, arriving off the bar at 7 a.m. on the Bth, and at Foxto.wn at nooa. Landed cargo and emigrants, and crossed the bar for Wanganui at noon on the 9ih, arriving at Wanganui wharf at 10.30 p.m., having waited for tide. Sailed from Wanganui at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, the 11th, and had W. and S. winds till arrival off Taranaki, at 6 p.m. Started with excursionists at 1 p.m. on the 12th for Waitara, arriving .hers at 2.25 p in. Shipped cattle, sheep, and pigs, aud crossed Waitara bar at 8 a.in. on the 17th. Experienced fresh S. winds first part of the passage, and strong S.W, winds the remainder ; was hove-to during the night, crossing the bar at 8 a.m. on the 18th instant. She has brought her live stock in first-class condition, without loss. Passen gers :—Messrs. J. H. Smith, W. Snell, W. Bayley, and A. Bayley, Mrs. Connell. We are indebted to Mr. A. R. Adam, purser, for Taranaki files.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening- Stab Office,

Tuesday afternoon

Messrs. L. D. Nathan and Co. sold by auction, at their mart, to-day: —80 cases Devoe's kerosene at 3s 7d. The same firm also held a sale of tobaccos, and obtained the following prices : cigarette, 10s, 16d to 16g-d ; knickerbocker, 10s, 9£d. For snuff and pancake pocket pieces there was no offer ; navy pocket pieces brought lsß_d.

POLICE COURT.

The following is the rota for attendance of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday, April 22, 1871:— Wednesday, April 19: Messrs. Pierce and

Poster. Thursday, April 20: Mes3r3. Ritchie and A. K. Taylor.

Friday, Ap.il 21 Williamson.

Messrs. Turton and Ja.

Saturday, April 22 Babcr.

Messrs. Wood and J,

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Mails will close as under :— For Thames, this day, at 5 30 p.m., and to-

morrow, at 10 a.m., 3.30 and 5.30 p.m. For Taranaki, Wanganui and Southern Pro vinces, per s.s. Go-ahead, to-morrow, at 5 p.m. For Norfolk Island, per Southern Cross, on

Thursday, 20th inst., at 9 a.m. For Kapringa, &c., per Lalla Rookh, on Thurs

day, 20th inst., at 10 a.m. For Wangarei Heads, etc., per p.s. Duke of Edinburgh, on Thursday, 20th inst., at 5 p.m. Note. —Post-offices have been opened at North Omauharo and Tryphena, Great Barrier. S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Pierce.—On the 16th April, at her residence, Upper Symonds-street, the wife of George P. Pierce, Esq., of a daughter.

DEATH.

Pulman.— On the 17th April, at hia residence, Shortland-street, Mr. George Pulman, aged 45 years. The funeral will leave his late residence at 4 p.m. this day. Friends will please accept this invitation.

The Evening Star. TUESDAY APRIL 18, 1871.

We have to acknowledge the receipt from Messrs. JHenderson and Macfarlane of a very prettily-executed map of the Central Pacific Railroad and its connections. The plan gives not only the line itself as far as Omaha, but all the various lines in continuation, branching from that station to almost all the points of the compass, leading to the frontiers of Ca nada and of all the older states. The various stations, towns, rivers, lakes and mountains, with the distances, and elevation of the prin cipal points, are also given, and a series of twenty-four nicely-executed woodcuts of the most picturesque and striking s-.enes on the route. On the reverse is a vast amount of in formation respecting the faros, &c, and the whole seems to give a very handy and con cise description of this most interesting route for travellers.

We are requested to remind auctioneers that their licences expired on the 14th inst.

The annual tea meeting in connection with the Wellesley-street Baptist Chapel will take place this evening, at 6 o'clock.

Notice is given that John Lomez has filed a declaration of his inability to meet his en gagements with his creditors.

A call of 2s. Gd. per share has been made in the Sons of Freedom Gold Mining Com pany.

The Auckland Acclimatisation Society offer a reward of £3 for such information as will lead to the conviction of any offender against the Protection to Animals Act.

A dividend in the estate of Richard B. Hayles will be payable by the trustee on Mon day next.

The monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be hold on Thursday next.

SHARE MARKET

Me. J. Newman reports having sold to-day : —Caledonians, at £95, sellers, £95 ; Thames, £18, exdiv.; All Nations, £6 ss; Belfasts, £3 ss; Tookey, £10 10s to £11. Kelly's, sold at 355.

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE

PRIZE FIRING OF NO. 2 COMPANY,

Yesterday twelve of the best shots of No. 2 Company Rifle Volunteers proceeded to the butts, One-Tree Hill, to compete for three prizes generously presented by the Captain of the corps. The prizes were a silver cup or medal, at the option of the winner, and two money prizes, value £3 and £2. The ranges were 300, 400, and 500 yards,—five shots at each range. The weather was very boisterous, the wind blowing strongly during the whole time of the firing; the consequence was that the shooting was by no means good. Captain Rees was on the ground, and superintended the firing. The following were the successful competi tors : —Private Evitt, first prize, 43 points ; Sergeant Cameron, second prize, 32 points; Private Gleeson, third prize, 30 points. The men returned to town about four o'clock.

DRAPERS' ASSOCIATION.

Last evening an adjourned meeting of drapers' assistants was held at the Army and Navy Hotel, Mr. Stenwicks in the chair.—A few evenings ba'.k a number of these assis tants had met and agreed to form an associa tion, to bo called the Drapers' Association, one_ of the objects of which was the early closing of the drapers' establishments in this city. A committee was then appointed to frame a set of rules for the guidance of the Association, the objects of which were fully explained last evening. The rules were read and agreed to, and a committee of eight was appointed, five to form a quorum, to transact business in connection with the Association. —A letter was received from Mr. Dyson enclosing a donation to the funds of the Association, and wishing it every success.— About thirty persons were present, the whole of whose names were taken down as members, after which the proceedings terminated.

POLICE COURT.—Tuesday

[Before J. O'Neill and J. M. Dargaville.

Esqs., Justices.]

Dbunkenness.—W. Thompson, for being drunk, was fined ss. and costs, or to be im prisoned 24 hours with hard labour; and Michael Burns, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s. and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours with hard labour.

Malicious Injuby.—The same defendant was, on the evidence of Constable Jeffrey, con victed of having wilfully and maliciously destroyed property, and was fined 40s and costs, or to bo imprisoned one month with bard labour.

Threatening Language.— Joseph Couzens was charged by Mary Couzens with having used threatening language towards her.—Mr. Beveridge for complainant; Mr. Wynn for defence. — Mary Couzens deposed : On the 12th instant I was washing; dcfendent wa3 drinking, and I tried to coax him to go to bed ; he would not, but said he would brand me and take my life; lam afraid he will do tne some bodily harm ; he sold the furniture lor £50 in hand ; he formerly out my face with a bottle.—B. E. Turner corroborated the previ ous evidence, and defendant was bound over to keep the peace for three months in his own bond for £50, and two sureties for £25 each.

ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING.

The annual meeting of Justices for the grant ing of publicans' licenses was held in the Police Court to-day. Present: —J. O'Neill, Esq. (in the chair), T. Ritchie, Joseph May, and 1. Clark.

Gbanted. —The following renewals of licenses were granted without opposition :— H. N. Abbott, Waitemata Hotel ; W. Adams, Queen's Head Hotel ; G. Akers, Red Lion Hotel; Qr. A. Avey, Masonic Hotel; A. Barr, Globe Hotel; J. C. Brown, Albion Inn ; R. Campion, City Club Hotel; A. W. Clarke, Crown Hotel; J. J. Conway, Crown Hotel; J. Cunningham, Newmarket Hotel; J. Darby, Commercial Hotel ;P. Darby, Thistle Hotel; W. Edgecombe, Northern Hotel; C. B. Edwards, Army aud Navy Hotel; S. E. Evinson, New Caledonia Hotel; J. G. Freer, QC.E. Hotel; H. Fuller, Edinburgh Castle Hotel; Eden Vine Hotel, W. Galbraith ; P. Gorman, Alexandra Hotel; A. Griffiths, Prince of Wales Hotel; J. Guilding, Custom House Hotel ; R. Gwynne, Junction Hotel; H. Keavne, Cap tain Cook Hotel; W. Hale, Exchange Hotel; J. Higgings, Wellington Hotel; J. Jackman, Sailor's Home ; S. Jagger, Free man's Hotel ; L. R. James, Masonic Hotel ; W. Jeffrey, York Hotel ; J. Johnson, Wind sor Castle Hotel ; E. Lawless, Newton Hotel; J. Lockwood, Robert Burns Hotel ; J. Mac ready, Star Hotel ; J. Menzies, Victoria Hotel ; F. McMahon, Nottingham Castle Hotel ; W. Miller, Empire Hotel ; W. B. Montgomery, Swan Hotel ; J. Nicholson, General Cameron Hotel; E. Norman, United Service Hotel ; D. Page, Criterion Hotel ; J. Paterson, FiUroy Hotel ; E. Perkins, Occidental Hotel ; J. Rose, Queen's Hotel ; J. Ryrie, Metropolitan Hotel ; E. Shephard, Star Hotel ; J. Sceats, British Hotel ; J. Senior, Forester's Arms ; J. Robertson, Fly ing Squadron Hotel ; D. Sheehan, Governor Browne Hotel ; W. 11. Stebbing, Coacli and Horses Hotel ; J. Stewart, Belfast Hotel ; G. Thornton, * Whau Hotel ; W. G. Wat ham, Coachman's Arms ; F. Williams, Anchor Hotel ; W. Woolley, Royal Hotel.

ADJOURNED.—Carpenters' Arms, applica tion made by J. Adams, and objected to by the owner of the property, C. Greeuway; also, by Mr. Broham, on account of the house being out of repair; Queen's Hotel, 0. Out ridge ; objection was raised that the house is out of repair ; adjourned. Clanricarde Hotel, applied for by G. Chapman ; reported that repairs are requisite. Shakespeare Hotel, If. Clarke; Greyhound Hotel, M. Corcoran, reported that prostitutes are allowed to assemble in the bar; Prince Arthur Hotel, W. Dudley ; Royal Hotel, J. J. Fernandez ; Railway Terminus Hotel, A. Fernandez ; Victoria Hotel, J. 11. G rattan ; Market Hotel, P. H. Haeket; Charlemont Hotel, —. Halstead ; Wynyard Hotel, W. Hamley ; Auckland Hotel, It. Haywood ; British Hotel, E. Holloway ; Flagstaff, J. and J. Holmes; Duke of Marlborough, B. Home; Rob Roy, J. Kane; Naval, J. Markhnm ; Waverley, F. Martin ; Bricklayers' Arms, W. Mill; Old House at Home, W. E. Morrison : Exchange, W. Nicol; Alexandra, A. Orr; Scotia, J. H. Pike ; Suffolk, T. Kelly ; Queen's Ferry, J. Robertson ; Victoria, J. Sullivan ; Aurora, M. Sullivan ; Crown, W. 11. Trevena ; Oriental, J. Trimble, Royal George, Warne. Refused.—Oddfellows' Arms; W. Bacon made application for a renewal. The In spector of Police reported that it was supported only by thieves and prostitutes, and the licence was refused. Royal Oak, applied for by J. Beck. Reported that the house is in ruins. Refused accord ingly. Hibernia, applied for by S. Brown. It wiis reported that the house is the resort of thieves, and that the present manager is wholly iiiifit to hold a licence. Refused. Tattersalls, refused to J. Hanson on the grounds of there being no bedrooms. Mechan ics' House of Call, refused to P. McArthur on the grounds that 1 lie hotel has been supported by thieves and prostitutes. Eagle Inn, tho property of the Provincial Government, re fused on account of the building being in a ruinous state.

Bush Licenses.—lt was decided by the Bench with reference to applications for bush licenses that., as under the new Act, they were not within the jurisdiction of the Court, they should be simply transmitted to the Superintendent, in accordance with the Act. The following were the applications so trans mitted : —Ferry Hotel, North Shore, P. Callau ; Riverhead Hotel, T. W. Deacon ; Sportsman's Arms, Waitakerie East, E. Ellis ; , M. Meaney ; Kaipara Hotel, C. Nelson; Waikomiti Hotel, J. Papperton; Mahurangi, J. Sonthgate; Bridge Inn, Lucas' Creek, W. Stevenson; Waiwera Hotel, J. Sullivan.

Wholesale Licenses.—Certificates were given for enabling the granting of the following wholesale licenses : —Combes and Daldy ; Brown, Campbell aud Co.; Must and Co.; L. D. Nathan and Co.; Lewis Brothers; John Morrin; J. S. Macfarlane and Co.; Owen and Graham; W. J. Vance aud Co. ; H. Meyers and Co.; Cruickshank, Smart aud Co.; Ryan, Bell and Co.

A correspondent writes frotn Paris during the siege.—The only very fat butcher's meat that 1 see is dog. It was my fate to eat some mutton broth the other day, —that is, dog broth with a dog cutlet in it. The cutlet was very fat, and in passing by a butcher's stall to day in the market St. Honor. I was struck with the beauty of a saddle of mutton. Never after the cattle show in London have I seen a fatter saddle of mutton—it was a saddle of dog at three shillings a pound. Yes, people eat their dogs here with touching devotion. It is even said that a little lady here gave up her precious lapdog Bijou to be oaten. Bijou was killed; Bijou was cooked; Bijou was eaten. And Bijou's mistress was observed at dinner to put Bijou's bones aside on her plate mechanically, and was heard to remark, with a sigh, " Oh, how my dear little Bijou would have enjoyed these bones!"

An accident occurred about 1 o'clock yes terday, at the Imperial Crown miue, by which a miner employed there, named Thomas Trevarthen, was severly injured. He was shifting a bucket, when he slipped from the platform, and fell down the shaft, a distance of about twenty feet. He was cut in.several places on the head by the fall, but was able to walk to the Hospital.— Advertiser, 14th instant.

In Britain (apart from Ireland) the Roman Catholics number about as many as the entire population of Scotland. There are more Roman Catholics in London than in Home.

THE THAMES.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

THIS DAY

THR SOUTHERN PACIFIC— SPLENDID RETURNS.

DAUNTLESS CRUSHING.

THE MORNING STAR.

LICENSING MEETING

Grahamstown, 2 p.m

There is still a demand for Tookey. They have sold freely at £11. The Southern Pacific have just fin ished a splendid crushing, 12 tons yielded 47 ounces. Two new leaders have been cut at the 120 feet level in the Morning Star. Gold is visible ill one. The Dauntless and Sink to Rise crushing is completed, 89 tons gave 11G ounces. The aunual licensing meeting was held this morning. There were 98 applications for renewals, and two for new houses, seven of which were whole sale There was no opposition by the

teatotallers

[from: to-day's "tftame:-. advertiser."]

The Nonpariel Company resumed crushing at the Criterion buttery yesterday. A con siderable delay lias been caused by the state of the roads, which required very extensive repairs before the stuff could be carted to the machine. The crushing at tho Tramway battery is still going on satisfactorily, but will not be completed before Friday next.

The retorting for the Yankee Doodle claim did not turn out so well as was expected from the quantity of amalgam in hand. The gold was melted in the Bank of New Zealand, and turned out a bar weighing 80 ozs. 3 dwts. 6 grs. melted gold. There wero 110 tons of stone crushed.

The City of London. —The crushing for the City of London claim, at Bull's machine, yielded 29 ozs. 2 dwts. G grs. of melted gold. There were about 30 tous of stone crushed.

The Moa Triikhe.—The crushing for the tributcrs o! the Moa claim turned out poorly. The result obtained was 12 ozs. 17 dwts. melted gold. The stuff was crushed at the Una Company's mill.

The Four Georges.—The shareholders of this claim crushed a small parcel at their own battery (the Halcyon) during the week, and obtained a yield of 8 ozs. of gold.

The Philadelphia Photographer contain* a very interesting article by Mr. Dunmore, the photographer, who accompanied a recent ex pedition to Greenland and its glaciers. He shows how icebergs are formed in tho moun tains, and then gradually pushed into the sea, where they break into large pieces, float, and are carried away by currents and winds. He tell us that " the glaciers come moving slowly down from tho mountains, a great river of ice, thousands of feet deep, sometimes ton miles wide, to the fiord or bay at the foot of tho mountain. The Alpine glaciers roll down into the warm valleys, and there, warmed by the sun, melt away like a piece of wax before a candle, and form brooks and rivers. But in Greenland they cannot do this, it is too cold. Therefore, as the ice at the mouth of the glacier is pushed forward to the water's edge, it must break off in pieces and fall in ; and such pieces are ice bergs. When they break off the glacier it is said by the natives 'to calve,' or the ' iceberg is born.' I can give you no idea of what a beautiful sight it is to see an iceberg break off; but we, who have seen it, will never forget it. Think of a mass of ice as big as the spaca of ground covered by a whole city falling into the sea, and of the tre mendous crash that occurs when it breaks away from its fellows, and they give it a parting salute as they groan and growl their last farewell. Now, see the waves leap up forty feet, into the air, washing and lashing the glacier with spray, and sweeping every thing away not strong enough to bear the shock ; then watch the new born berg as it rocks in the sea like a huge porpoise, up and down, dropping here and there portions of itself, which dive down and reappear in all directions, and you can imagine faintly what it is to see a glacier ' calve an iceberg.' It is a long time before the trouble of the water ends, or before the new-born babe ceases to be rocked, and is still enough to have its photograph taken." The iceberg referred to in this extract was two miles wide, and appa rently hundreds of miles in length, with a depth varying from five to eight hundred feet. The photographer and his party clambered up its steep sides, travelled six miles along the top of it, ate their dinner, on it summit, and then returned to their vessel. A meeting of the Grammar School Com missioners was held yesterday for tho purpose of appointing an English master, a commercial master, aud a junior master. Mr. T. E. Wyatt was appointed to the first-named office. The Sc'cond was offered to Mr. Flower, and the third to Mr. Anderson, if they chose to accept them.

The Supreme Court is locked up for the vacation. The offices are, however, open till one o'clock daily. If it be the intention of the Government to do anything towards re pairing the roof of the building, this would appear to be a favorable opportunity.

ENGLISH NEWS.

SUFFERINGS OF BOURBAKI'S ARMY IN SWITZERLAND.

The following are extracts fiom a private letter received from Montreux, and published in the London Standard : —

"We aro all greatly interested about tbe poor French soldiers who fled for refuge across the Swiss frontier when surrounded by the Prussians. They are the remains of Bour baki's army, and are pouring by thousands along the different routes through the Jura into Switzerland. We are told there are about 8,000 here, all in the most abjectly miser able condition imaginable. The Swiss have, of course, disarmed them, and, in a sort of way, made them prisoners, and they are being portioned out to every canton. Those who were to be placed in Chillon did not arrive until Saturday evening. They were obliged to walk all the way from Laussane, as the railroad companies could not allow them to go in the trains because they were so dirty. We heard the most heartrending accounts of them from all quarters; they had to march shoeless and stockingless through the snow (which has been very deep all about here), with hardly any clothing to protect them against the biting cold. Many of them fell down dead iv tho streets of Pontavlier, from exhaustion and want of food. Late on Saturday evening, February 4th, we became aware of a great commotion, and, on looking up, we saw a black mass of human beings marching past on the lower road. There were a few carts aud car riages for those who wero not able to walk, and through the stillness of the night we heard a hollow cough, which is what so many had so badly at Lausanne. Nurse and the servants ran down to meet them, and walked with them to Chillon. There were a great many of the Swiss with them, too. They got into talk with several of the poor soldiers, who told them that for three weeks they had been obliged to sleep, if sleep were possible under such circumstances, on snow, with nothing to cover them, and afire only, as a great luxury, when they could find a little stray wood. For three successive days they were fighting in tho snow up to their waists—they iv the plains and the Prussians on the surrounding hills—without any munition whatever, and no arms, save their bayonet; and, to crown all, to strengthen them for their hard work, they had the bountiful supply of two biscuits for their subsistence for two days. With no generals, all disorganized and in confusion, they naturally asked what they could do— obey the orders they received, and rush head long upon the swords of their enemies ? It wns desperate work ; they tried it for a short time in vain, and then preferred crossing the frontier and leaving the Prussians in undis puted possession of the field. They will be well cared for here; everyone has stores of warm clothing and food for them, only waiting to be distributed. The Swiss are coming out well, especially one old woman, who the other night sent up a box full of stockings, all new, and made of beautifully-warm wool, with various other articles, which papa values at fifty lrancs. On Sunday morning she went down to Chillon, and gave every soldier a handkerchief and some sugar-candy for his cough. Papa and some other gentlemen got up a subscription for them, and went round to every one in the place. He has been wonderfully successful. In three days they collected nearly 1900 francs. I think it shows how kind-hearted and generous people are."

PARIS AFTER THE CAPITULA TION.

MEETING OE THE PEOPLE. —EAMINE AND

SICKNESS.

The London Daily News has the following let ter from a correspondent who made his way into Paris immediately after the declaration of the armistice. He writes, on the Ist inst.: —

Paris, February I.—Leaving St. Denis yestorday afternoon, I rode through the Prus sian foreposts to the neutral ground without interruption, and so on to the Port La Chapelle. Here the gates were closed, but a great crowd had collected in expectation of their presently opening. Everybody on the German side laughed at the Quixotry of my n'tempt to enter. The crowd was orderly, ci A and very patient, too. Many people had loaves and cabbages. After waiting half an hour, an officer appeared on the wall and exclaimed, " A la porte de Santois." We all, therefore, made to the right, I being mounted, beating tho others. This gate was open, and an officer examining passes. I rode on slowly, looking straight between my horse's ears, and somehow nobody stopped me. Once inside, I came upon sundry mobs of semi-drunk National Guards, and the cry was, "Down with the Prussians." Matters got serious. Tho clamor spread, aud men tried to clutch at my bridle, I thought it wiser to be bold, and turned on the first man who had shouted, and proclaimed that I was an Englishman, come if possible to do good, not harm, and thus succeeded in diverting the attention of my assailant. Then I rode on unmolested through tho Boulevard Arnaud (?) where were massed several battalions of the National Guard, apparently to receive their pay ; then through the Boulevard Magenta; and so straight on to the American Legation in the Champs Elysees.

" Paris is utterly cowed ; fairly beaten"—so said the first Englishman I met; and his opinion is mine. Yet Paris is orderly and de cent, and with a certain solemn, morose self restraint mastering the tendency to demon strate. The streets were crowded almost wholly with men in uniform. Civilians were few and far between. Many shops were open, but many also wero closed. There is no lack of hardware in Paris. You may buy enough and to spare of anything but edibles. Drink is plentiful enough, but except near the gate, I saw not a soul drunk. The food shops had nothing to show. There were comfitures and preserves, jellies, etc.; but solid comestibles were conspicuous by their absence.. In one shop I saw several large shapes of stuff that looked like lard. When I asked what it was, I found it was horse fat. The baker's shops were closed; the grating down before the but chers'. And oh, the number of funerals! One, two, three ; I met six altogether in the course of my ride. Sad with an exceeding great sadness ; such was. what I found as re gards Paris loHg before I reached the American Legation; self-respecting too, in her misery";J not blatant; not disposed to collect in jabber ing crowds. Each man went his way with chastened face and listless gate. I spoke with a soldier of the line. Yes, he had had enough of it. Sacrt. They had

- ii 11 ~_Aaa nearly killed him. these terrible Prussian^ and he was very hungry. When will the/gates open for food ? Food began to be with me a personal question. I had nearly filled mv wallet with newspapers, and only stowed away for an exigency, a few slices of ham. Did ever rarest geological or mineralogical' speci men make such a sensation as these slices of ham ? When I at length reached my quarters the servant -woman asked permission to take the meagre plateful outand show it as acuriositv to their companions; and after the ham was eaten, stray visitors came in, attracted by the tidings, and begged for a look at the un wonted viands. The whole city is haunted with the chaste odors which horseflesh gives out in cooking ; odors which I learned te appreciate in Metz. They permeate the British Embassy, where, asserting my privileges as a Briton, I stabled my horse ; they linger in the corridors of the Grand Hotel, aud fi-ht with the taint from wounds in evil cases. ■

The Grand Hotel is one huge hospital. Half Paris seems to be converted into hospitals' if one may judge by the flags. There were' more than were needed until the southern bombardment began ; and then when the hospitals, ambulances, orphanages, and mad houses on the south side had to be evacuated there was a squeeze on this side of the water. Very touching is the ignorance as to the out side world. "I have sren three English papers since September," said Dr. Gordon our Medical Commissioner. "Is Ireland quiet?" "Is Mr. Gladstone still Prime Minister?" "Is the Princess Louisa mar ried P" Such are the samples of the questions I havo had to answer. The ignorance as to the condition of the Prussians outside is equally dense.

The day after negotiations began, Paris wa* assured that the investing army had hot eaten for three days ; and that it was Paris which was granting terms rather than the other way. I am continually asked if the Prussians have not been half-starved all through? What have they for quarters ? Whether they do not tremble in their boots at the name Francs tireurs ? Whether they are not half-devoured by vermin ? Whether the King still resides in Versailles ? and so on. The pinch for food is worse than ever, pending the result of the negotiations for its supply. The day before yesterday the hungry broke into the reserved store of potted provisions in the Halle, smashed all obstacles and looted the place. From one who has paid the prices himself, and has the figures down in black and white without exaggeration, I have the following list .—2 francs for a small shrivelled cabbage ; 1 franc for a leek; 45 francs for a fowl; 45 francs for a rabbit (which may be taken for granted as cat); 25 francs for a pigeon ; 22 francs for a two pound chub ; 14 francs per pound for stickle back ; 2 francs per pound for potatoes; 40 francs per pound for butter ; cheese, 25 francs a pound when procurable. Meat, other "than horse-flesh, is absolutely not to; be procured. I was assured that if I offered £50 down in bright shining gold for a veritable beef-steak, I should have no claimant for the money! The last cow that changed hands "for an"ambu lance" fetched £80. Those left cannot now be had for money. The bread is not bad, the difficulty is to get it. Only people say there is nothing else to do but wait outside the bakers' and the buchers'. I saw huge throngs at both as I rode through Paris, and chiefly women, waiting silently in the cold. What it must have come to when the Parisians are so utterly crushed down!

Last evening there looked in a party that had been experimenting in dining. They had eaten ostrich, cat, dog, rat, and mice. This seems to mea hard-hearted mode of extract' ing a new sensation out of the pinch of the tiinas. Far better to dine on horse, and give the price ©f dainty viands to put bread into the mouths of the poor suffering women and children. Yesterday, neither bread nor meat was distributed in this arrondissement. Those who had no money have simply had to hunger. The sins for which Paris used to be famous, all belong to the past. She has been halt starved, half-beaten into morality,, or it may be that other than physical ' .influeiicw have led her to wash and be clean. You see some drunkenness, but far le_» than I had looked for, . among men whose clock, so 'to speak, has run down. A decent gloom is everywhere apparent, Som. assert that the gloom is as much theatrical and assumed as had been the previous valorous i seeming. • I don't think so—l thinl'you can j see the iron eating and burning into the hearts of these men—silent with unwoated silence, J moody as they never knew how to be before) and as the downcast faces pass, I draw a gOOa j augury from them for France and Paris. ( .-., The great and. beautiful feature of the siege has been the absence of crime. Wo murder-, no robberies, but a virtue in which, toffi'i there is something pathetic. The halM streets are empty by half-past nine o'clock The midnight air is not tortured by thesouri of revellers, although there are nopoli"6'' I keep order. I woke up between twelve m J one in the night, and the silence made me'« i the moment think myself back at Margenty i The trees on the Boulevards have suffered W J than I expected. In the Champs Elysees thej I were utterly ruined, and the others elseffw" I have, I am told, shared the same fate, m I scarcity of wood was terrible in tbesel' Wtl days. People caunot get their washing iW&m for want of wood to heat the copper. Sowm as I can learn, the moral effect of the oofl'ft bardment on the population was .W,ffl| After the first day of defiance the Go^rrime»« felt the pressure. M. Jules Simon toBM friend of mine that the bombardment ot^B Denis had shortened the siege by *'?Jkß Competent authorities estimate that ffSM had she been obstinate, might h_Wgo«?*;jl for another month, had the pickles»n°.rc:-ll serves, and all the odds and ends now^1 % M exorbitant prices, been taken and ratio_y« But, to what purpose ? |

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