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Show : - . . - - s-- What Prussia May Take From France. It is believed in London that one of the objects of the war on the part of Germany will be the re-coveiy re-coveiy of the provinces of Alsace and orraine, hich contain the modern departments of Meusc, Moselle, Mnurthe, Vosgcs, Lower Bh'nj and Upper Rhine. The department of Meuse has 6,103 square kilometies, and about 400,000 inhabitant?. It is subdivided into t'our dis'ricts or arrondissements Bar, Comniercy, Verdun, Montmedy and produces iron, olives, grain, marble and stone in abundance and is a great manufacturing centre, principally of linen and cotton goods, bonnet-', oils and coiifiurrx (sweetmeats). The departnn nt of Mo-el!e lias a population of near half a million, and an area of 5,327 fquare kilometres. It is another manufacturios centre of great importance. Its capital is Metz, to which the Prussians are said to be marching, and where Napoleon is concentrating con-centrating his army. This city is a very important stronghold, just in the middle of die territory comprising the six ahnve-namcd departments. Metz is at 317 kilometres, or 220 miles, east noith-east of Paris. Tts population is 6o,OO0, engaged m extensive manufacturing manufac-turing and commerce. In y23, Metz fell into the hands of the Flmperor of Germany, Henry the Biid (l'Oiseau), and remained in the power of Germany until 1552, when the French conquered it. Charles V. attempted to recover it the next year, but it was successfully defended by the Duke of Guise, llovever, up to 1650, the bishops of Metz continued to consider themselves the subjects or vassals of that Empire. The department of Meurthe has 6,100 square kilometres of territory, and a population of 450,000 inhabitants. inhabit-ants. Nancy is its capital. Vosges is the next department to the south, with nearly as large a population pop-ulation and an area oi 5.860 square kilometres. |