A fire broke out in the Taiwo Hall in the January 17th, 12.35 p.m,
Emperor's Palace at 3 a.m. to-day. A large number of high officials have gone to ist in extinguishing it. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Peking, January 17th, 3.20 p.m.
The fire at the Imperial Palace has been extinguished.
The Taiwo Gate is burnt, but the Hall has escaped uninjured.
CHARGE AGAINST A BRITISH AMBASSADOR, London, 4th Jan.
The Cologne Gazette accuses Sir Robert Morier," now British Ambassador to St. Petersburg, and formerly Minister at Darmstard, with having conveyed to Marshal Bazalne the news that the Prussians were crossing the Moselle.
Sir Robert Morier has published letters written to Count Herbert Bismarck in December last, in which was enclosed a Genial elicited' from Marshal Bazaine in August. Finding that Count Herbert had mentioned the accusation to several persons, Sir Robert appealed to him as a man of honour to publish an official denial of so. foul a libel. Count Herbert refused to do ROBERT MONER, London, 12th Jan.
The Morier controversy continues; the Cologne Gazette maintains the accusation and ignores all denial.
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