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Show LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH LAST NIGHT. Prospect for Settling the ''Eastern Question'' by the London Conference. (ieiniauy's Plan to Cripple and Isolate France. No Extension of the Armistice, The Germans will Enter Paris on the 24th. Congressional Intelligence. G.EBJlL JfEWS. FOREIGN. London, 20. The Twws' Berlin special says the London conference has agreed to open the Black Sea to foreign for-eign men of-war, and to authorize tbe Porte to admit to passage through the Darnanelles all armed vessels, Kus-sians Kus-sians and Roumanians excepted. Kus-sia Kus-sia is not opposed to this settlement of the question, but Turkey hesitates to agree to it. The composition of the new ministry under PresidentThiers produces an excellent ex-cellent impression. It is reported that the Germans have levied fresh requisitions of two million francs on the city of St. Quentin. Bordeaux, 19. By cable to the N.Y. Herald: Deliberations are now going on in the Reich koustleer's office and it is said that conditions of peace involving involv-ing the cession of Nice and the neutralization neu-tralization of Savoy, in order to completely com-pletely isolate France, are under discussion. dis-cussion. France will thus be separated from Germany by the neutralized territory terri-tory of Belgium, Luxembourg and Swit-zerland,and Swit-zerland,and the newly acquired territory and fortresses of Alsace and Lorraine ; and l'rooi her old ally, Italy, by neutral territory. The great object of Germany Ger-many is to incapacitate France from taking her threatened revenge. Bismarck Bis-marck is willing to renounce iMetz upon up-on condition of its dismantlement, but Jloltke insists on retaining the fortress as a necessary strategical point. Mohke also insists upon retaining tbe belt of territory including Bell'ort. The people peo-ple of this region are entirely French. Bismarck is unwilling to insist,and the question is still under debate in the imperial im-perial council. JSTo further extension of the armistice armis-tice will be conceded on any ground whatever. If peace is not concluded and the German terms are not satisfactory, satis-factory, by 12 noon on the 23d instant, the German armies will march into Paris and it will be treated as a cap-tuied cap-tuied city. The number of cannon delivered up to the Germans fall short by four of the number officially stated. Upon demanding the missing foUr,the French answered that a mistake had been made in counting them. The Germans Ger-mans refused to accept the explanation and four new cannon are being cast at the foundry to make up the deficiency. A German financier has been summoned sum-moned to Versailles, to advise on tbe best means of securing the payment of the indemnity. He is of the opinion half the sum oan be collected in bullion and tbe rest must be in bills of progres sive dates. It is believed that the French Assembly Assem-bly will name a triumvirate, including an admiral and a general, to arrange the terms of peace. It is said they will pass an electoral law and dissolve, thus shifting the responsibility of reorganization re-organization on other shoulders. The Germans will certainly enter Paris on the iMih, and take possession of the imperial route. Every precaution precau-tion will be taken for the Emperor'! safety. The Crown Prince has gone to inspect in-spect the second army; he returns on the 23d. London, 21. A dispatch from Havre says, Alencon refusing to pay fresh contributions the mayor and ten councilmen were taken as bo'taees. The Wurlcfs special says thatTLicrs' procramme is to conclude pcaco on the best terms Bismarck will accept, clear France from the Germans, plnce the French army in Paris under C'hangar-nier, C'hangar-nier, induce the assembly to proclaim the charter of 1830 as the SHpiemc law, and by a plebiscite to accept the Count de Paris as King. Tbe opinion grows that the German terms will be accepted without modification. |