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The German Emperor has telegraphed his approval of a letter,

in which Herr Gehlerb supports the Army Bills as "a matter of life and death to Germany," thus showing that, even if Count Caprivi were to be goerid of, the Bills would not be dropped. Meantime, the Ultramontane Party has nailed its colours to the mast. At a great public meeting at Ratisbon, Dr. Leiber, one of the leaders of the Centre, repeated the ultimatum of his party,—" the embodiment in the Bills of the reduction of military service to a two years' legal term, and no increase in the annual contingents beyond that required to maintain, under the reduced term of service,. the present effective strength of the army." All talk of bargains and con- cessione, he added, was waste of breath.

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