eforward be called the
Boulevard Dussault, "the noble child of the Haute Vienne, who was
murdered by the aides of the infamous Bonaparte."

We are not, as you might perhaps suppose, wanting in news. The French
journalists, even when communications with the rest of the world were
open, preferred to evolve their facts from their moral consciousness--their
hand has not lost its cunning. Peasants, who play the part here of the
intelligent contraband of the American civil war, bring in daily the most
wonderful stories of the misery which the Prussians are suffering, and the
damage which our artillery is causing them--and these tales are duly
published. Then, at least three times a week we kill a Prussian Prince,
and "an army" relieves Bazaine. A few days ago a troop of 1500 oxen marched
into our lines, "they were French oxen, and they were impelled by their
patriotism." This beats the ducks who asked the old woman to come and kill
them.

The clubs appear to be divided upon the question of the "commune." In
most of them, however, resolutions have been passed reaffirming their
determination to hold the elections with or without the consent of the
Government. Rochefort to-day publishes a sensible reply to Flourens, who
called upon him to explain why he does not resign. "I have," he says,
"descended into the most impenetrable recesses of my conscience, and I
have emerged with the conviction that my withdrawal would cause a
conflict, and this would open a breach to the Prussians. You will say
that I am capitulating with my convictions; if it be so, I do not
necessarily capitulate with the Prussians. I silence my political
instincts; let our brave friends in Belleville allow theirs to sleep for
a time." I understand that in the council which was held to decide upon
the advisability of adjourning these elections, Rochefort, Simon, Ferry,
and Arago voted against the adjournment, and Pelletan, Garnier Pages,
Picard, and Favre in favour of it. Trochu then decided the question in
the affirmative by a threat that, if the elections were allowed to take
place, he would resign.

_October 11th._

The notions of a Pall Mall dandy respecting Southwark or the Tower
Hamlets are not more vague than those of the Parisian bourgeois or the
Professional French journalist respecting the vast Faubourgs peopled by
the working men which encircle this city. From actual observation they
know nothing of them. They believe them to be the homes of a da