NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ANEW danger has burst this week upon Europe. Count Bismarck has denounced the Treaty of 1867 for maintaining the neutrality of Luxemburg (to which England is a guaranteeing party), giving as his reason that Luxemburg has not preserved 'her neutrality during the war. The proof alleged of this is, that the inhabitants have openly professed sympathy with France ; that before the fall of Thionville that fortress was victualled from Luxemburg by trains despatched in the night ; and that the French Vice-Consul in Luxemburg has openly done all he could to assist escaped French prisoners of war (some of whom are asserted to have broken their parole) to rejoin the army in France. On the side of Luxemburg it is admitted that Count Bismarck had repeatedly warned the Grand Ducal Government of his dis- satisfaction with this pretence of neutrality, as he thought it, and had especially complained of the French Vice-Consul, M. de Cussy. The Luxemburg authorities only say that they had no control over M. De Cussy, but they do not seem to have sent him any official warning till as late as the 3rd December.
