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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 18, 21 January 1871, Page 2

The China Mail gives a strange account of the mode adopted by the Chinese Government to effect a settlement with the French and other foreigners for ; the late outrages at Tientsin. It says:— '"" The official account of the Chinese mode of settling the Tientsin affair has been published ; it fully confirms previous reports. The three guilty oflicials-r-the Fu and Hsien of Tientsin,, and General Chen-kwo-jui — are deliberately let off, Prince Kung alleging that to bring them to .trial would create ' embarrasment.' Instead ..of the three real murderers, 20 men have been bought by the madariaos at 5(30 taels a head, and 16 of them have (beep . already executed at Tien tain .. « They would all have been beheaded but for the interference of the Russian consul-general, who protested against the "sacrifice of four of the men specially accused of the murder of the Russians until their guilt shall be

made clear. A compensation of 250,000 taels, chiefly out of the Customs duties on foreign trade, completes thu settlemeut." Among tho Turco3 imprisoned in the German fortress of Ulm are some Al<jerine Jews. At (he celebration of Ibe Jewish New Year they received permission to visit the synagogue of that place, and they were invited to the table of their German fellow-Israelites. They had already beeD provided with decent attiro by the Jewish congregation. Three young Japanese were lately admitted to the University of Berlin. One of them is the son of the chief physician to the Tycoon, and is to study law. The two others have chosen medicine. All three are said to converse fluently in German, having been for some time residents of Berlin for the purpose of making themselves familiar with the language. Some Utica people, passing over Lyon Creek bridge were handsomely entertained a few days ago, by v crazy roaifr who offered to show them something they*" had never seen. He proved himself as good as his word, by taking one or two good swings on the wires and then dropping 160 feet. The city paid for his interment. The Francs tireurs of Lisseux took part in the recent action of Saint Laurens-des-Bois, near Maichenoir.^ They three times repulsed the enemy, and killed a Captain of Prussian cavalry. The wife of one of the Francs-.lireurs happened to be on the spot when the engagement began. She did not like remaining a passive spectator of it, and asked for a revolver, with which she played her part in the affair. Th« revolver was afterwards given to her by the Commander Linard, as an acknowledgment of her bravery, and she took it home to Lisseux. with a prayer book and cartridge box found upon the Prussian Captaiu. Great progress is being made in the provisioning of armies. Ths pea sausages furnishes the German soldiers in the field a pleasant dish at any time, with only very little preparation. Another invention does awjy with the disagreeable hard tack. A baker in Spandau, Prussia, after vain attempts, has at last, succeeded in inventing a bread that will keep for more than eight weeks just as fresh as the day after it is baked. A commission, appointed by the Prussian Government to test the process, have found it practicable, aud so the Government has purchased the secret of him for a large sum. In taking the census in Ohiho, a family ha 3 been found where the 'first son is named Imprimis, the second Finis, and three others Appendix, Addendum, and Erratum. For remayd&rof News see Fourth page. "