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Show ! TELEGRAMS. NIGHT REPORT. FOREIGN. Frcucli Nevs. Pari.-, 20. The official journal ilenios that the Germans made any arrests of .French citizens to be held as hostages. The committee on the bank of Fntnce are disposed to increase tho circulation of tho bank only three hundrod million fraics, instead of six hundred millions as demanded by the government. Gam-betta Gam-betta while at Versailles recently addressed ad-dressed the Republicans, counselling patieitce and moderation. Reorganization of llic French Army j Paris, L0. Tho committee of tho As-I As-I senibly on the reorganization of the army proposes to make the terms of military service live years on active duty, four years in reserve and six years in secondary reserve. Opposition to Gladstone. London, 2it. Alar mod at Gladstono's ' republican tendencies, tho conservative section of the Liberals, led by the duke of yomerct and viscount Halifax, are seeking to form a coalition with the Tories To-ries for the purpose of electing Uouveriu speaker of the commons, instead of ftrand and to compel the retirement of Gladstone. Letter froiii Uuecii Victoria. Lyndon, 'J'.L This afternoon papers published a letter lrom her miijesty 1 ipteon Victoria, io which she says she , desires to express her deep sense of the touching sympathy eipressod for her family by the whole nation on account of tho illness of her dear son. The uni-1 uni-1 versnl feeling, says the queen, shown by her people during the painful and terrible terri-ble time of the prince's illness, their sympathy sym-pathy with herself and bereaved daughter the -Lrinces5 of Wales, and tho general joy manifested at tho improvement in tho health of tho prince have made a dee) and an inell'aceable impression upon her heart. These manifestations by the people added nothing new, she met with the same sympathy ten years ago when on ft similar occasion, came the loss of the main stay of herself and family. |
