The public buildings have, as yet, suffered very slightly.

The dome of the Pantheon, which we presume is used as a mark for the aim of the Prussian artillerymen, has been hit once.

The shell has made a round hole in the roof, and it burst inside the church.

In the Jardin des Plantes all the glass of the conservatories has been shattered by the concussion of the air, and the orchids and other tropical plants are dying.

Although war and its horrors are thus brought home to our very doors, it is even still difficult to realise that great events are passing around us which history will celebrate in its most solemn and dignified style.