The Sun. — London, England, 1870-08-12 00:00:00

THE WAR. INVESTMENT OF STRASBOURG, SUMMONS, AND REFUSAL TO SURRENDER. An official telegram from Carlsruhe, of August 10, says :—" According to official intelligence received here, Strasbourg is at this moment surrounded on all sides, and the railways leading thence to Hagenan, Paris, and Lyons are occupied by the German troops. It is stated that the fortress is only garrisoned by one regiment of infantry and the National Guard, did that it is very scantily pro visioned. The commander yesterday refused the sum mons of General Beyer to Surrender. FURTHER GERMAN ADVANCE. The Pall Mall Gazetta learns from an authoritative source that the trench army is retreating from all points upon the Mose/le, pursued by the German cavalry. Saar_ Union, Gros - Tenquin, Faulquement, Foligny, Lee Etangs are already covered by the German cavalry. Great stores of previsions, two pontoon columns, and several railway trains have fallen .into the hands of the Germans, as well as the fort called Petite-Pierre, from which the garrison were driven, leaving their guns and stores behind them. Official telegrams have also been received to the same greet. PROCLAMATION OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA TO THE FRENCH PEOPLE. King 'William, on leaving Saarbruck, addressed the fol lowing proclamation in French to the French people : " We, William, King of Prussia, make known the following to the inhabitants of the French territories occupied by the German Armies :—The Emperor Napoleon having made, by land and by sea, an attack on the German nation, which desired, and still desires, to live in peace with the French people, I have assumed the command of the German armies to repel this aggression, and I have been led by military circumstances to crops the frontiers of France. I am waging war against soldiers, not against French citizens. The latter consequently will continue to enjoy security for their persons and property so long as they themselves shall not, by hostile attempts against the German troops, deprive me of the right of according them my protection. By special arrangements, whick will be duly made knows: to the public, the Generals com manding the dihorent corps will determine the measures to be taken towards the communes or individuals that may place themselves in opposition to the usages of war. They will, in like manner, regulate all that concerns the requisitions which may be deemed necessary for the wants of the troops, and they will fix the rate of exchange between French and German currencies, in order to facilitate the individual transactions between the troops and the inhabitants." THE SOUTH GERMAN TROOPS AT THE BATTLE OF WOERTH. The following report has been received by the Ministry of War from the First Bavarian4rmy Corps at Baaren thal :—" In the battle near Woerth the first division lost 36 officers and 800 men killed and wounded, and took 800 unwounded F;enchmen prisoners. During the pursuit a regiment of light cavalry captured under fire three cannon before Neiderbronn." At the battle of Worth the Wurtemberg corps suffered the following loss :—Killed : 6 officers, 28 men ; wounded : 10 officers, 225 men ; missing : 118 men. The Second Wurtemberg Brigade came into action at four o'clock, and pushed forward from Elsasshausen as far as Froschweiler. During the pursuit of the enemy the Wurtemberg c4valry captured 1 mitrailleuse, 3 cannon, 500 horees,, and a staff waggon of the rucirth French Division containing 220,000 f. in told. ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS AT BERLIN. The number of prisoners who have passed through Berlin up to yesterday morning amounts to 2,122 men. and 144 unwounded officers, who have been forwarded to Custrin and Konigsberg. Yesterday, evening 187, chiefly wounded men, arrived, and were sent on to Spandau. THE ORLEANS PRINCES AND THE EMPIRE. • It is asserted on good authority that all the members of the Orleans family are now in Brussels. The Indepcndance Beige of last evening contains the following :—" Seyeral journals have published an erroneous text of the letter addressed by the Prince de Join ville to Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, the French Minister of Marine. The following is the correct text of that document : In presence of the danger which threatens our country, I ask the Emperor to be allowed to serve on the active army in any capacity, and requwt my old comrade to assist me in obtaining this permis iion.'" The Etoile Beige of last evening publishes the following tetter from the Duc d'Aumale to the French Minister of War :—" You call out all Frenchmen to fight for the defence of the country. lam a French man, an able-bodied soldier, and have the rank of Gene ral of Division. I ask to serve in the active - army." The Due de Chartres also, writing to the Minister of War, says : " As a Frenchman, and as a former officer in the American and Italian war, I request to be employed on active service. My most ardent wish is to fight for my country, even if it be only as a volunteer." THE "SIECLE" ON THE SITUATION. An article in the Siecle, reviewing the military situa 'ion, estimates the strength of the army round' Metz at 130,000, and proceeds to state that it considers the junc tion of the armies of the King and Prince Frederick Charles as certainly accomplished ; and that, therefore, the German forces now penetrating into Lorraine 2annot be less than 230,000. The article quistions the expediency of risking a pitched battle with such a dis parity of force, and counsels the withdrawal of the French army to the line of the Meuse, and subsequently, if necessary, to the Marne, in order to give time tor the nitional patriotism to organise means for ensuring revenge. THE FRENCH LEGISLATURE. In yesterday's sitting of the Legislative Body a member of the Left having demanded that a parliamentary in quiry should be instituted Into the conduct of Marshal Lebceuf this proposal was received with energetic marks of dissent by the Right, and great agitation ensued. General de Palikao, who only replied after being pressed by several Deputies, and the most violent uproar had been aroused, at length said that Marshal Bazaine had the command-in-chief of the army. M. Jules Favre's motion for the armament and reorganisation of the National Guard on the basis of the law of 1831, with some modifications, was unanimously adopted. It is asserted that Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne re fuses the portfolio of Foreign Affairs on account of ill health. THE NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM. The Marquis de Lavalette, the French Ambassador in London, has received from his Government full powers to sign the. new treaty confirming the neutrality of Belgium. A great popular manifestation took place last evening in front of the Royal Palace and the English Embassy and Consulate at Brussels. Great enthusiasm prevailed, and the crowd sang " God save the Queen." Several houses of the Rue du Trone were decorated with the Bri tish flag. THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. There is a great diversity in the statements as to the whereabouts of the Prince Imperial. On Wednesday it' wasannouneed that he had returned to Paris.. On Thursday a telegram from Metz assures us he is still with the Emperor in that town. Another report, which on Wednesday even ing took a very positive form, is that the Prince arrived on Wednesday in London, and drove at once to the French Embassy. The precautions which in such a case would naturally betaken to conceal the Prince's movements render it, of course, very difficult to ascertain the truth, but we have high authority for believing that his Imperial Highness has actually reached our shores, along with a considerable quantity of jewels and other valuables belonging to the Emperor and the Empress.—Pull Hall Gazette. The Telegraph says it has authority to contradict the report, which is utterly without foundation. AN ENGLISHMAN SHOT AS A SPY. Mr. John Elliott, of the firm of Somerstone and Elliott, who had gone to Paris on a visit to his brother, was shot on Tuesday on the ground that he was a German spy. Letters have been received from Mr. Elliott's brother, detailing the circumstances. THE' MILrFARY SITUATION, A French despatch from Metz, dated August 11, B.r>o a. m. , says that up to that time there had been no engage ment. It rained in torrents during the night. Thl4 spirit of the troops is said to be admirable. The London correspondent of the Manchester agardian says :—" Government are in tosseskion of the most momentous news, it is said, from Paris,' to which they feel precluded from giving publicity. The ordinary service of the telegraphs throughout the empire has been suspended by order of the Empress in Council ; and it is presumed that the ambassadors of foreign Powers are allowed to transmit information in cipher to their respective Govern ments, upon the honourable understanding that it shall be treated as confidential. THE BATTLE OF WOERTH. NANCY, TUESDAY, It is extremely difficult to obtain any trustworthy in telligence of the great fight that took place at a village near Hagenau on Saturday. But abundant evidence is forthcoming on every hand to show that the battle was most severe, its results most disastrous. All the country from Saverne to Luneville, which lie between this place and the field of battle, is strewn with the d4bris of Marshal MacMahon's shattered corps. The entire district is in a state of frightful confusion. The terrified inhabitants are flying hither and thither. Some of the richer have actually gathered to gether their possessions and gone. Everything betokens the land of a beaten nation, and the advance of a victo rious invader. The loss to MacMahon's corps was great, both in casualties and prisoners. Not less great is the damage to discipline andmorale. Not much more than one half the corps holds together. The enemy has captured many, many are dead, and a very considerable number are wandering about the country without arms or equip ments, disbanded to all intents and purposes. In short, the army of MacMahon is suffering from a fearful defeat —a battle most valiantly contested and utterly lost. Immediately after the fight MacMahon retreated to Saverne, but thence he has fallen back, and Saverne is now in the hands of the Prussians, who are said by the terrified inhabitants—and the news is but too likely to be true—to be rapidly coming on. Among the soldiers who are disorganised, and among those who still keep their ranks, there is but one cry ; they have been betrayed. Wretched dispositions have ren dered vain the utmost efforts of gallantry. There can be little question that MacMahon fought well on the actual field of battle. His dispositions seem to have been fairly good, and his personal exertions were most exhausting. It is reported that he was wounded, and the story is pretty credible which says that he placed himself in repeated danger of capture. He erred, however, in giving battle at all. He had no force which could have a reasonable chance of resisting the immense army of the Crown Prince. Overwhelmed on every side the. French were beaten back by sheer weight of fresh regiments.. Still worse were the procedures of the centrarstaff and the commander in-chief. The most ordinary precautions were left to take care of themselves ; the neglect was incredible. ADVENTURES AFTER THE BATTLE OF SAARBRUCK. Grave troubles befel the correspondent of the Times after the battle and during the retreat. He was hur ried along with a flying mass of soldiery and vil lagers, passing the most heart-rending scenes of suffer ing and desolation. They were driven away from Metz; and left that town on their right. At length,the writer, his servant, and a French gentleman entered a village— name unknown,—where they got some refreshment. They were interrogated by a captain of dragoons, but thought they were getting off safely, when suddenly they were seized by a mob of villagers and pinioned . as Prussian spies. "It was in vain I protested that I was an Englishman, my servant that-he was a Swiss, and our French companion that he was not only French but an officer of their Garde Mobill Nothing would satisfy them ; my complexion, the shape of my moustache, and my whole app4iance were; as they said, entirely Prussian—and that wal enough to condemn all three of us. As for my being an Englishman, said one of my guardians, who clasped me in an embrace not made the pleasanter by the large amount of garlic which had evidently seasoned his last meal—as for my being an Englishman, that, in his opinion, did not mend matters much ; " ni Prussien ni Anglais" was to be found in this Alsatian village under penalty of rough treatment, or perhaps la lanterne. Matters looked rather ugly at one time. They dragged us up the street, and at last some one got a torch, and they looked at our papers. Probably none of them could even read his own language, ao this move was not particularly in our favour.., An intelligent bystander then suggested that we should be taken to the Mairie. Some were for this step, some against it ; but at last, in the middle of this swaying,'shouting, execrating raQb, we found ourselves, to our relief, hustled into the presence of the Maire. With him was seated the Maire of Forbach, who had effected his retreat from the town before the entry of the Prus sians. He was a wide-awake, sensible fellow, understood our case at once, and, what was better still, managed to , make the Maire of the place (a very owlish-looking old man) comprehend it. The latter expressed himself satis fied, and told the mob, who had burst with - us into the room, that we were all right and "dans nos droits," that they must leave his house, and let us go on. our way in peace. The mob hesitated, and it was not till the vigorous man of Forbach had harangued them, abused them, and threatened them with a formidable cudgel which he car ried, that they grudgingly retired. In a few minutes after we continued our journey, and passed out of the village, and some mile or so along the road, without in terruption ; but our adventures were not yet over for the night, for soon after we were stopped by a body of men who had evidently been waiting for us, being, in fact, a detachment of our captors from the previous village. They again surrounded us with the same cries, but apparently did not consider themselves in sufficient force (seven to four) to lay upon us violent hands. The Make of Forbach was still with us, and as we marched along he displayed a great power of invective and a large command of language of more force than refinement, but all to no purpose, for our escort still surrounded us, and we fore saw another scene at the next village. Of course, it was inevitable. Notwithstanding the hour (it must have been about two in the morning), the villagers in the next place we entered were all in the street, discussing, no doubt, the rumours of the war and of French disaster, though they were not yet aware of the great defeat which their army had just unstained. Re ceiving this intelligence for the first time, seasoned with the statement that we three before them were Prussian spies, it may be imagined that the reception they gave us was rather warm. However, on this occasion we were taken straight to the Maire, who was fortunately a friend of our Forbach ally, and who accepted us, on his state ment, as free from any suspicion, announcing his decision to the mob. They were not satisfied, and a fierce war of words arose between the Forbach Maire and the " leaders of the people." From words they got to blows, and there in the Maire's kitchen, before the Maire himself (who smoked the while, looking on with a glassy eye), there was a spirited personal encounter for about a couple of minutes between an elderly but vigorous champion of the people of the place and our doughty friend. Nothing could be more absurd. Apparently, we were destined this day to pass through all the gradations intervening between ,the sublime of ,tragedy and the broadest bourgeois farce. But this ebullition cleared the atmosphere, and the people went away and left us in peace at last." The writer continues his narrative of seizures and narrow escapes, detailing three or four more arrests. At last he was finally disposed of at Metz, in a manner which shews clearly that' the occupation of special correspondents is gone :--"A General, whose name I did not catch, but who was extremely polite and kind, conducted it in the most gentlemanlike way, expressed himself perfectly satisfied, regretted the incon venience we had been put to, pointed out that 'we had ourselves to blame for getting into the, scrape,- and.. finally requqted me and my servant (our French friend was not a-rested on' this ' occasion) to l eave h e town that' night, 'under pain of re arrest and unpleasant • ciinsequnces. I produced my commission from the Times. He said he had a great respect for England and for the Times, but that my expulsion was not exceptional, that every alien what soever, be he journalist or tourist, was sent away ; that the French journalists also were expelled, and that even Frenchmen, not inhabitants of Metz, were forbidden to remain in it ; that the same rule would be enforced in all towns within the area of the war ; and, in short, that I had better go to Paris by the seven o'clock train, which would give me an hour or so for dinner at the buffet under the superintendence of a geLdarine." STRATEGY OF THE CAMPAIGN. Up to our latest advices, the Emperor appears resolved to give battle under the walls of Metz. The proprietors of the land within range of the guns, not only of the enceinte, but of the detached sorts which form the outer line of defence, have been ordered to cut down all trees, SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EV EA ING , AUG UST 12, 1870 hedges, and obstructions, even to destroy all buildings. But the despatch which announces this, though dated Mon day night, says that three days were alloWed for the work of demolition. We should have thought this too long a time to be given. The Prussian despatches of the same date announce the occupation of St. Avoid by their forces, and that their patrols extend to within be tween nine and ten English miles of Metz. Already a reconnoitring party of Prussian Lancers had advanced so far as to be driven back by French Hussars. Our French correspondent tells us the Prussians have left Sierck and Bouzonville. Unless the Prussians have strong need to delay, the battle must be imminent. —Standard. It is not yet clear whether the Prussians will seek to turn the line of the Moselle, or will risk their fortunes on a pitched battle in front of Metz. Iu the line of the river Nied, with its two branches meeting a few miles west of Metz, and the well-marked heights on its western bank, the French have a strong position, which the Prussians might think twice before assault ing, if it were seriously disputed by Bazaine's forces ; while in the event of a defeat, the fortress and its outworks are ready to receive the beater army, and excellent roads in the rear lead to the line of the Meuse, with the support of the bastions of Verdun. It is possible that the Prussians might find it an easier and less costly enterprise to use their great numerical prepon derance in outflanking the French line of defence on the Moselle, by passing to the' northward and swooping down towards Chalons, while the troops of Bazaine were held in front of Metz by the central army, and the Crown Prince operated on the right flank of M`Mahon and Canrobert at Nancy—threatening to roll up their forces on the left, and thus to cut them • off entirely from Lyons and the south, as they are now cut off from the Rhine. But such a plan of campaign would be exposed to the dangers which, in 1814, the greatly superior invaders of France encountered from the blows of Napoleon, placed in the centre of their converging armies and able to throw his whole forces on the one or the other as opportunity offered. Besides the Prussians have to fight against time; not only because the organisation of their army system prescribes as speedy as possible a prose cution of the campaign, but because the enemy will put new men in line every day that passes. The event of Tuesday at Paris the prompt substitution of a warlike and vigorous Ministry for the ambiguous and discredited Cabiud of M. 011ivier—sufficiently proves that the FrenCh people are resolved to make any sacrifice rather than tamely succumb to the arms of Prussia. The measures adopted yesterday—calling out 300,000 men of the soldiers no longer liable'for service who belong to the classes of 1858-63, and levying all citizens who have borne arms— cannot tell on the numbers or composition of the French army for many days to come. But Trochu's troops from Cherbourg, Douay's Corps from Bel fort, and the reserves drawn from Lyons, may in a very few days be in line on the Moselle, bringing 80,000 or 100,000 excellent soldiers to the aid of the Emperor's beaten army ; and the Prussian chiefs, weighing the chances of the campaign, may reasonably prefer, with their vastl3 superior forces, to brusquer 200,000 men now, rather than outmanoeuvre 300,000 a week 'or ten days hence.— Telegraph _ME FALL OF THE OLLIVIER MINISTRY. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The sitting of the Corps Ldgislatif was a memorable event, and one that will live in the history of this country. It may not equal in momentous consequences the convo cation of the States General in 1789; but it was certainly the most important gathering of the national representa tives under the second Empire. Stormy beyond pre cedent, abounding with scenes of excessive violence, and almost culminating at one time in personal encounters, yesterday's sitting was nevertheless productive of much important work. It changed the Ministry; it made preparations for meeting the invasion of the Prus sians ; and, most grave of all, it seriously increased the Emperor's heavy troubles. Indeed, wile4s he called toge ther the deputies for the express purpose of get ting rid of the 011ivier Ministry, which, having accomplished its subservient mission, is no longer useful, it is not easy to see why the ruler assembled the Chamber. If he hoped to get any assur ance from the deputies at this grave crisis, that hope has been disappointed. All Paris has been excited ,by trea sonable expressions in the Chamber. Never before was the Emperor so openly defied in Parliament. When ever his name was mentioned, which was very seldom, it was joined with a denunciation of his incompe tence, a demand for his recall, even a per sistently repeated request that he should be supplanted, and . a committee of public safety govern in his place. You will, no doubt, have learned the chief events of yesterday, but . no brief description can tell you all that can be found in the official report, and the official report comes far short of describing the tremendous scenes, especially that which occurred when M. Picard declared that if the government would not give the people arms they would take them. A. few words will suffice to tell the purpose for which the Chamber was called. M. 011ivier made a statement on the general aspect of affairs, exhorting the deputies to patriotism and unity in sight of the enemy ; and the Minister of War (pro tem.) presented some urgent mea sures for increasing the strength of the army. The regular yearly war contingent of 1870, fixed lately by law at 140,000 men, is to be called out as soon as possible ; and the Garde Mobile is to be strengthened by the addition of all citizens, sound and under thirty years of age, who are not now enrolled in the f arce. Such was the purpose for which the Chamber was called, but almost every deputy who came down had another object in view. The sitting had not progressed ten minutes before it became evident that the House was governed by one fixed idea— to get rid of the Ministry. It was clearly all over with M. 011ivier. The last hour of the " Liberal Empire" had struck. The Empire was going to be itself again. The time had come for the Emperor to cast off his consti tutional Cabinet, like a lobster changing his shell ; and all the Legislative Body were 'delighted to help him. Both Imperialists and Republicans combined to ridicule M. 011ivier, to despise him, to overturn him. He had not spoken half-a-dozen words before , he was interrupted. When mentioning the great bra Very shewn by the army, M. Guyot-Montpayrous called out, " Lions led by asses." "Disappear, and it (the army) will con quer," roared that herculean legislator, M. Emanuel Arago. «Any sacrifices, but without you," added the same Red. t " Doubt, if you will, our capacity to hear the weight of events," observed the premier, in one of his best sentehces. " Yes, we do doubt it," Caine from several Left benches. "It may be the last time that I shall ascend this tribune." "We really hope so, for the good of the country," interrupted the Left. M. 011ivier got out of his misery shortly, and then the 'Em peror had his turn. After fearful uproar, during which a hand-to-hand fight seemed inevitable at one time, caused by propositions to recall and supplant the Sovereign, the Chamber came back to the Ministry, and its doom was pronounced. It fell in utter disgrace, with scarcely half a-dozen supporters to vote in its favour. It is a hard fate for AL 011ivier, notwitstanding his many sins. After alienating his friends on all sides 'by his outrageous flexibility of principle, after remaining in the service of the - Empire when some of his best friends had left it, and after the terms on which he had consented to accept office were grossly violated, he has been made a scapegoat. Upon him has fallen the weight of errors .for which he was not responsible. M. 011ivier, it may confidently be affirmed, did nothing to bring about war.. Two or three days be fore the catastrophe came, he told several deputies' that there would be peace. The Emperor did not consult him; the whole affair was managed by other' more favourite servants. It is equally certain that he had just as little concern in the management or mismanagement of the conflict. The idea of turning out this politician because of Forhach and Woerth, is absurd. But some body • must be punished. The time for punishing the Emperor had not come, it seems, on Tuesday. M. Odliaier'•was,the object of general. !etestation. Hence 'his fate. .• Emperor,.or Empress-Revntt, has obtained a fine set of Miniiters in place of the Cabinet of January. Palikao, or Cousin-Montauban, is a splendid acquisition— a capital fellow fur blazing away at troublesome citizens, clearing streets, carrying barricades, and all that kind of thing. His history recommends him to the full : he is able, reso..ute, and burdened with no excess of conscience. It is the end and not the means that this gentleman looks to. His behaviour in China, when he turned his position as commander of the French expedition to such good account by ac cumulating a fortune out of the spoils of the Celestials, is one episode in a career which has little to recommend it in general, but which bears high testimony to his fitness for the post he has just taken. Of the remaining Minis ters M. Magne held the portfolio of Finance previous to M. 011ivier's short reign. M. Cltiment Duvernois is an inti mate friend of the Emperor. He it was who moved the no confidence vote, sa that there can be little difficulty in determining how dear M. 011ivier was to his Imperial master. M. Duvernois becomes Minister of Commerce. M. JerOme David is well known as the most obstinate Imperialist in the Chamber., He is a fanatic worshipper of arbitrary rule. He has always believed that nothing could go wrong that was done by and through the Em pire, and there is every reason to think that he be'ieves so still. Nothing need be said of the other members of the Cabinet, who are kindred spirits for the most part. But we don't mind them. Having to swallow Baron Jerome David, we are prepared to take any dose. This is a war Ministry, and its first business is to get the Empire out of its troubles. If it does that, all will be well. But supposing that the Emperor does wriggle out, and this remarkable collection of politicians remain in office, to what a pass will the Liberal Empire have come In its worst days of abso lutism, personal government never had such a wretched collection of subordinates. However, the great point is not to discuss political qualifications, but to repulse the enemy. At the sitting of the Corps Ldgislatif to-day, Count or Duke Palikao mounted the tribune, and read out the list of Ministers. This has been the chief business of the day so far as it has progressed ; but more uproar has taken place. M. Granier de Cassagnac tried to explain a re markable utterance of his . at the sitting, the said utter ance being an assurance to the effect that if he were a Minister he would deal out summary military law to the members of the Left. But the deputies would hear no explanation. They howled Cassagnac down with the most noble impartiality. No news has come from the frontier, except that huge preparations are being made with the utmost rapidity to meet the enemy at Metz. The surprising delay of the Prussians is being utilised to the utmost. Paris is comparatively quiet now. There were immense crowds on the boulevards last night, aad excitement prevailed, but no disturbances of moment. The sergents de ville charged the crowd now and then, but this was done only "to keep up the circulation." Altogether affairs have a decidedly better look. THE PRUSSIAN 4RMY.—The troops under Prince Frederic Charles are all belonging to the Con federacy, and consist of five army corps, the 3rd ( Brandenburgers ), 4th ( Prussian Saxons], 9th (Slesvig-Holsteiners), 10th (Hanoverians), and 12th (Saxons). The First Army Corps is not yet in the field, the Second is in Pomerania, ready to oppose the landing of the French, and watching the movemente of the fleet, and the 6th is in Silesia. General Steininetz has therefore two army corps, or 60,000 men ; Prince Frederic Charles five, or 150,000 men ; and the Crown Prince two, which, with the Bavarians, Wurtembergers, and Badeners, number also 150,000. 30,000 me n are i n Pomerania, and an equal number in Silesia. Ther,e are also in the North already about 100,000 of the Landwehr, distributed along the line of railroad, which, as a glance at the map will shew, extends along the whole seaboard, generally following the line of coast, at no very great dis tance from it. By means of this line, troops can be easily concentrated, or moved from point to point, from Konigsberg to the mouth of the Elbe. The Prussian forces in the field may therefore be said to be in round numbers :- On the Rhine 360,000 ; in the North, about 130,000 ; a n d in Silesia, 30,000—total, 520,000 men. These will be augmented immediately by the 30,000 of the Ist Army Corps, making in all 550,000 men. It must be also remem bered that the " Landwehr " is being called out, equipped, and organised with the greatest despatch, and the available strength of the army increased day by day. —Frankfort Correspondent of the Telegraph. THE FRENCH LOSSES. French reporters of Saturday's battle at Forbach have already informed us that whole regiments on their side were cut, or rather shot, to i pieces—that the Prussian fire, and the obssinate close fighting of the Prussian men, actually rent battalions into helpless shreds. We are, therefore, the better prepared to believe the German account, which tells us that Frossard's Corps was nearly broken up, that it sustained extraordinary losses in killed and wounded, and left many prisoners in the victor's hands—not fewer than '2,000 having been brought in down to Monday. It also appears beyond doubt, from even French accounts, that, as we suspected, Frossard was cut off from Metz, and had to make his way back by a long and painful detour ; for we are now told, in so many words, that he lost the direct road to Metz, and was driven .south-eastwards, in the direction of St. Put telange, towards the northern Vosges about Saarwerden and Petite Pierre. The Second Corps has now got into temporary safety before Metz; but it must have suffered much greater loss than the Emperor admitted, in the confession that it had been reduced from 30,000 to 25,000. Every day chews that MacMahon's losses also were understated ; for the Crown Prince's army, continuing its march from the field of Worth, has found all the villages crowded with the enemy's wounded ; and the German computations—which we have not yet found hors d et combato e u untruthful—put u l t o hf ul , oco —J o u t say _nothingnb u m e of Frenchmen of r the ststragglers lers who continued to be brought in even three whole days after the battle. Thus we cannot reckon at less than 20,000 or 22,000 the total loss of the French in Saturday's battles alone.—Telegraph. MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, THURSDAY. —At this market to-day English wheat is from ls. to 2s. lower. Barley, ,cans, and peas were nominally unaltered: - The supply of Eng ish grain was small. The transactions were few. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY.—The cattle trade to-day has ruled quiet, but Monday's enhanced rates have been fairly maintained. As regards beasts the supply was about average. Prime breeds were in request, at Monday's advance, otherwise the trade was quiet. With sheep the market was fairly supplied. Transactions progressed with a moderate amount of activity, at about late currencies. Lambs were steady. Cali , es were in moderate request, on former terms. Yeasts have sold at from Is. 4d. to ss. 6d. ; sheep, 3s. 4d. to ss. 6d. ; lambs at from ss. 10d. to .6s. 6d. ; calves at from 3s. 4d. to ss. 6d. ; and pigs, 4s. 2d. to Is. Bd. per 81b. to sink the offal. Total supplies : Beasts, 1,760 ; sheep, 14,580 ; calves, 674 ; and pigs, 70. Foreign—Beasts, 500: sheep and lambs, 3,420 ; calves, 530 ; and pigs, 55. BRISTOL CATTLE MARKET, TIIURSDAY.—There was a short supply of mutton at this market to-day. The demand was good. Prices—best, 80. per lb.; inferior, 74d. to Bd. per lb. ; lamb, 80, to 9d. per lb. There was a short supply of beef at the following prices :—Best, 725. to 745. per cwt.: secondary, 655. to 70s. per cwt. ; inferior, 635. per cwt. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKETS, Timms- DAL—Sugar : The demand dull, and prices in favour of pur chasers. Porto Rico sold at 325; and 355. for good middling to fine, and 20s. to 265. 6d. for fine to good. Coffee : Fair parcels of native Ceylon find buyers, chiefly at 465. for good ordinary. In plantation kinds there is not much passing, but the tone of the market is rather firm. Rice :—Slow sale, except on lower prices. Saltpetre inanimate. Cotton : The market improves steadily. Bales are 3s. Bd. up ; good fair Tunnvelly is worth lid. on the .spot. Metals : - Foreign—tin firm. Straits, £l2B to £l3O ; Banca, £l3l cash. Copper dull. Chili slabs, £63. Scotch pig iron active, at 51s. 4id. Oils :—Linseed has been firm, at 30s. ; London, 28s. 9d. Hull, spot, 295. last four months ; rape unaltered ; cocoanut steadier. Tallow :—The market is quiet, but prices rule firm, at 455. spot, 455. 9d. to 465. last three months. METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, THURSDAY. —There was only a limited supply on. sale at to-day's market. The demand was active, at the annexed quotations : Prime old hay, 120 s. to 1325. 6d. ; inferior ditto, 100 s. to 1103.; prime new hay, 105 s. to 1158.; inferior ditto, 90s. to 105 s. ; prime old clover, 1355. to 1455. ; inferior ditto, 1103. to 1205.; prime new clover, 120 s. to 128 s. ; inferior ditto, 100 s. to 110 s. ;'and straw, 21s. to 325. per load. BOROUGH AND, pvwFTNLDS, THIIRSDAY.—These markets have been Moderately suppii4with potatoes. The trade has been quiet; but prides have 'mew without change. English shawl, 1003. to 130 s, "; regentS, 110 s. to 130 s. ; and French, 80s. to 90s. per ton. • LIVERPOOL STOCK EXCHANGE, THURSDAY.—This Stock Exchange is excited. Consols, 911 to '914 ; LondOti and- Western Railway, 1241; Midland,' 1244 ; Great Western, 651 ; Berwick, 1321; Erie, 174 to 174 ; Five-Twenties, 874. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE, THIIRSDAT.—The markets are weaker. Midland Railway, 1234 to 1244 ; Great Northern (A), 1231 ; Sheffield, 404 ; Great Eastern, 324 to 321; Erie, 174 ; Ber wick, 135 to 136. GLASGOW STOCK EXCHANGE, THURSDAY.— Railways Caledonian, 73; South-Western, 114 i; Great Eastern, 32k; Great Western, 64i ; Brighton, 35k; North-Eastern Consols, 1341 ; Trunk, 111 ; Canada, 131 ; City of Glasgow West Bank, 187. ,-- - - LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TfiLmSDAY.—Opening report.—lmport, per bill of entry, 2,361 bales. There is again a strong demand for cotton, the run being still upon American, which is Very sea'•ce, and firmly held. Yesterday's prices for all kinds are fully maintained, and 12,000 to 15,000 bales are likely to .change hands. MANCHESTER TRADE REPQRT, THURSDAY.—This market closed 'yesterday very strong, and a considerable increase of business was transacfed at an advance of 3d. per piece on goods, and nearly id. per lb. on yarn. A large business has been done for China, and offers for further large quantities are being made at yesterday's prices, but sellers either asked a further advance or preferred to look on. The home trade is improved, but for printers' there is small inquiry, at previous rates. BRADFORD TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY.—The progress of the war, and the new aspect which events have been so rapidly assuming, have produced a more cheerful feeling in this market, although business has not materially increased. Staplers, if they sell, are of course . obliged to ac cept prices considerably lower than before the war ; but many of them prefer to hold, even though they do no business. There are others who are either willing or obliged to sacrifice, and they have done rather more to-day. Buyers seem disposed to speculate a little on the chance of a . speedy peace abroad, and a consequent improvemeqt of trade at home. There is also for some descriptions a legi timate consumptive demand, and that .is increased by the wire. Thus short wools are skin, and also most classes of Down wools are saleable at nearly full rates. The export yarn trade is almost completely stopped, some few offers come from Russia, but merchants hold them back, and the prices usually bid are below what spinners can take. In piece goods there is more inquiry for home and America at lower prices. BIRMINGHAM IRON TRADE. THURSDAY.—There was a moderate attendance at the meeting of ironmasters to-day. Trade remains in the same condition as last week. Of course north country pigs are much lower than thoy were before the outbreak of the war, but in other respects prices remain about the same. The effect of the war has been to produce temporary stagnation in every branch of the trade, and so long as the uncertainty as to the final issue continues, buyers will hold back their orders, and manufacturers will make no more than they are obliged to make. This applies to all branches. A decisive battle would immediately change the aspect of the trade. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, THITRSD..Y. - Business done at 51s. 3d. cash, rather buyers. At the close, sellers ld. more. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, THURSDAY.—The demand continues good. A considerable business has been done at steady prices. CORK BUTTER MARKET, THURSDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 1235., seconds, 1175.; thirds, 113 s. ; fourths, 1045.; fifths, 925.; sixths, 695. 18,80 firkins in the market. Mild cured, firsts, 1295.; seconds, 1215.; thirds, 115 s. 1110 firkins in the market. THE CROYDON MURDER: At Guildhall on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Blackburn ; John Carpenter Carver, at Croydon, 36, was indicted for the murder of his wife, Mary Carver, at Croydon, on the afternoon of the 26th of May. Mr. Lilley prosecuted ; Serjeant Sleigh and Mr. Croome defended the prisoner. The prisoner, who is a cabinetmaker by trade, kept a shop, at Southend, Croydon. On the afternoon -in question he returned home about three o'clock to get his dinner. It was alleged that, amongst other things, there were some mustard and cress for dinner, and that the wife placed this before him on a dirty plate, off which the servant-girl had previously dined. A witness overheard the prisoner say, " You dirty -, you have iven me my dinner up on th a t g i r l' s dirty plate ! " Next the sound of crockery dashed against the wall was heard, and shortly afterwards the prisoner went into the shop of a Mrs. Morgan, who resided next door, and he asked her t o sen d f or D r . C o l e, as he believed 'Mrs. Carver was dead. Thereupon Mrs. Morgan entered the prisoner's house, and, in a small parlour.behind the shop, communicating with it by a glass door, the wife was found lying upon her back, quite dead. The prisoner's statement was this. He said, " I have killed her,- but it was ari an accident. She and I had had a dreadful quarrel at dinner-time. She gave me my dinner on a dirty plate, and I threw three plates against the wall. My wife became terribly irritated. At the instant I was standing at the table cutting some bacon, and I had a knife and fork in my hand. My wife rushed at me, and pushed me back upon a chair immediately behind. 'rho chair got between my legs. My right elbow rested against the wall. My wife followed me up, and threw herself upon the knife. I did not know it had entered her. She sat upon a chair, and in three or four minutes she fell. I thought e was in a fit, as she sometimes was. I lifted her up and kissed her. I laid her down, and found she was dead. I put my finger into a wound near her left breast, and then I went into Mrs. Morgan to send for a doctor." This statement of the pri soner was consistently persisted in by three or four wit nesses, including the police, and was reduced in writing by himself, and h an d e d t o the superintendent. On dis cc vering that,his wife was dead, not only had the prisoner asked that a doctor should be sent for, but he likewise asked for a policeman. A man named Miller was the principal witness. He said that on the afternoon in question he had come to the prisoner's house to ,get a bath chair for his wife, and that, as he stood in the doorway, he saw the prisoner through the glass door leading from the shop into the little parlour, elevating his right hand, and, as it were, in the act of striking three or four blows. He could not, how ever, see that the prisoner had anything in his hand. The chair on which the prisoner represented that the de ceased had seated herself after receiving her death-blow was found standing ; but another chair, which the prisoner said he pushed against, was fo un d upset. The theory of the defence was that the minor abrasions dis covered upon the deceased, which were all upon her right side, were inflicted by her coming in con t ac t w ith th e fork. ➢lr. Justice Blackburn distinctly told the jury that, if the prisoner was guilty of killing his wife under the cir cumstances charged, it would athount to murder, and could not be brought in as manslaughter. In the present instance there was clearly no evidence of any such provo cation ; and therefore the verdict of the jury must either accept the case for the prisoner, that the deceased met her death through an accident, or pronounce the prisoner guilty of the full offence. Alter a short consultation the jury asked permission to be allowed to retire to consider their verdict. In about half an hour they returned into court, and pronounced a verdict of guilty. The Foreman : My lord, we at the same time desire strongly to recommend the prisoner to mercy. The learned judge said the intimation of the jury's wishes should be, forwarded to the proper authorities. The prisoner having been asked whether he had any thing to say why sentence of death should not he passed upon him, proceeded to make a rather lengthened state ment. In a calm and impressive manner he said he was perfectly innocent of the charge. He declared that the lastwitness, Miller, had given false evidence against him; still, he was quite prepared to die—prepared to die as his Lord and Saviour had been before him, and innocent as he was. He could say that, standing before his God, if matters had been properly explained, it might have been shown that the evidence of Miller was false, and also that of the policeman, who said lie (prisoner) had declared he had killed his wife. His wife and he had been as fond of each other as husband and wife could be. It was quite true that she was in the habit of having fits, and he could have proved it. He wanted to call evidence as to that, but his solicitor had •dissuaded him from doing so. He could have shown also that he was in the habit of bringing his earnings every week to his wife ' and that every penny he spent—even the penny which bought him a glass of beer—he had to get from her. He could defy any one to say that during the 12 years they lived together he had ever walked out on a Sunday—with the exception of a single occasion—with out taking her with him. Neither did he ever l e ave h ome or return back again without kissing her. The prisoner, having again asseverated his readiness to di e , conc l u d e d his address. Mr. Justice Blackburn then passed sentence of deathin ,he usual form. ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB I{EGATTA. The business for Thursday was for prizes of the value of £lOO, open to all yachts belonging to any Royal Yacht Club. The first vessel in to receive a prize of £75, the next yacht in of any other rig to the winner to receive a prize of £25. A time race. The course was from Ryde to the Noman Fort, to the Nab Light Ship, to the S.E. Princessv. Buoy leaving it on the sta r b oar d h an d ; on to the Nab Light Ship, leaving it on the port hand ; thence to the Noman Fort, leaving it on the port hand, on to Ryde, and back, a distance of 50 miles. At ten o'clock precisely the starting gun was fired. Immediately the Oimara and Egeria set flying canvas, the Oimara taking-- the lead, followed close on her weather by the Egeria, and she continued in that position up to reaching the Norman. Having rounded the Norman Fort, it was a fine run down to the station vessel, and nothing could be more beautiful than the appearance of the Guinevere as she came hand over hand, with all her sails full. The time on the completion of the race was as follows :-- H. H. S. Guinevere ... 424 45 Oimara... ... 428 0 Egeria ••• ... 429 20 Rose of Devon ... ... 430 30 Vanguard ... ... 441 30 Christabel ... 4 53 50 Upon a working out of the times it was found that the Fiona takes the first prize, beating the Egeria by 32 seconds, and Egeria takes the second prize, beating the Vanguard by two minutes. Her Majesty the Queen has subscribed £5OO to the fund for. the relief of the sick and wounded in the war. THE FOREIGN OFFICE.—The Assistant Under Secretaryship at the Foreign Office, vacant by the death of the. Hon. Charles Spring Rice, has been offered to and accepted by Mr. Odo Russell, up to the present ti me em ployed on " special service" at Rome. Mr. Odo-William Russell is the youngest son of the late Lord George William Russell, (brother of the late Duke of Bedford). His Royal Highness the `Prince of Wales has sent a donation of £lO5 towards the building fund for the new church for the deaf and dumb. At Townsend Lane, West Derby, one of the suburbs of Liverpool, a number of Germans have recently been engaged in preserving the intestines of cattle with a view to their exportation abroad. The process, how ever, creating a nuisance, the proprietors of the factory were summoned before the county magistrates, under the Public Health Act, which describes the taking out of a license for such trades, and they were fined in the full penalty of £5O. PARIS NOTE.—WEDNESDAY.—The son-in-law of Count Darn was to leave at the head of between 2,000 and 3,000 men for the camp at Chalons. This body is entirely of the Rochefort division. They declare " They will fight for the Republic, but that they will not fight for the Emperor." " Then," said the commander of the division, "Go and fight as though you were fighting for the Republic, and mind you do it well." From accounts received in Paris, it appears that the Emperor has been grossly deceived as to the commissariat preparations for his army, and that the original delay in the advance may be attributed almost solely to this cause. One divi sion is said to have been left for twenty-four hours without any supply of biscuit. When the Emperor inquired into the reserve of arms, it was discovered that the supply was totally insufficient. Now, they are turning them out of the workshops by hundreds each hour. The loss of the Trench army up to the present time is estimated by the best authorities at 18,000 men. Preparations for war are being actively carried on, and it is stated that the Bois, which has been the special care of the present Empire, is doomed to destruction.—Daily Telegraph. - - THE SALE OF MR. DICKENS'S PROPERTY.—ThiS sale commenced on Wednesday. It is more fully given by a contemporary as follows :—There was not a large assemblage, but those who were present bade high for what was offered to them, The day's sale com prised the articles taken from the yard, meadow, gar den, vinery, conservatory, coach-hourse, harness-room, stable and Chalet—upwards of 277.10 ts in all, Ainofigst the lots were such as the following :—",Thelve spring mousetraps and long-spouted waterpot ; " " twelve paving stones, old tub, sundr3rwoOd, old stable dou r , an d quan tity of bricks ; " six birch brooms, five flats, and two flower-boxes." Flowerfi in pots, worth a few pence, sold for as many shillings, and garden implements, much damaged, brought more than their original cost. S ome Chi nese lanterns which hungin the conservatory fetched high figures, the purchaser in one case being a butcher. The old grey cob, Trotty Veck, brought 20 guineas ; and the brougham by Offerd, 34 guineas. A smart competition took place for the possession of a set of horse-bells, five in number, affixed to a piece of leather. They were ulti mately knocked down for £3 10s.; but there was a dis pute even then about the bid. When the miscellaneous articles had been disposed of, the auctioneer proceeded to the Swiss chalet in the shrubbery. and the competition'for the tables, stools, and chairs was very keen. A bird's-eye maple cane chair which Dickens used realised £11; the oak table, four feet by two feet, on which he wrote, brought £5 ; the stools from 14s. to 18s. ; and the looking-glasses,. thirty-six inches square, in maple frame, prices varying from 325. to 365. An empty oak tool box, which was in the lower room, and which happened to have " Charles Dickens " on the lid, sold for £3 6s THE SECRET TREATY PROJECT - TIIE EUROPEAN CRISIS. It is an old saying that when " rogues fall out honest men come by their own." It is not the less true that when rogues fall out honest men become alive to their danger. This secret treaty affair does certainly suggest the idea of roguery. It places both Bismarck and Napoleon in a bad light. Their falling out has opened the'eyes of the world but particularly the eyes of Europe, to the fact that two men did wickedly conspire against the welfare of certain nations, against right and jus tice, and in favour of oppression and wrong. It is now no longer doubtful that the obnoxious proposition was formally made by Napoleon to Bismarck. The proposed treaty has been religiously preserved by Bismarck, It is now to be seen in the War Office at Berlin. Prussia has told us that such was the fact. A correspondent of the Independance Beige has seen the original document in the handwriting of the Count Benedetti, late French Minis ter to the Court of King William. It is said that Napo leon has repeatedly demanded the document, which Prussia has persistently refused to give up. This secret proposal on the part of France to Prussia gives an _entirely new aspect to the war situation, We are not of those who blame Napo leon alone in this matter. It is not conceivable that Napoleon would, without first sounding Count Bismarck, send any such document to Berlin. As we have said before, the proposed treaty owes its origin to the Biarritz meeting, when the two wiliest statesmen of the day tried to reshape the world and to over-reach each other. Every word in the obnoxious document must have been spoken at Biarritz. Bismarck, it is not impossible, was more sug gestive than Napoleon. The Prime Minister has got the better of the Emperor ; but success neith er justi fies ' nor mitigates th e villany. It is undeni able, however, that Bismarck has outwitted Napo leon, and that the publication of this document by the London Times has proved to Prussia as great a gain as a great victory on the battle field. Morally Prussia has won already. Great Britain is red hot with rage. By every journal which at all expresses the popular senti ment Napoleon is bitterly denounced. The sentiment of the more solid weekly journals is as fierce as the Times and the Telegraph. The Saturday Review, the Spectator, the Economist, and the Examiner use language which makes it abundantly plain that it will be difficult for the British Government to keep out of the strife. The British lion is roused, and when he is roused he is not backward to fight. If Bel gian neutrality is violated by France, British troops are on Belgian soil, and another Waterloo may lead to another occupation of Paris, another abdication, and another restoration. Spain is angry with France because Spain begins to feel that she more than Prussia has been insulted in the premises. Spain, however, may fret and fume as she pleases. She can do nothing unless the war becomes general. In that case she may take pleasure in teaching France that she has the right to choose for king whom she will. Perhaps the most important piece of news is that which announces the intention of Napoleon to withdraw his troops from Rome. It is evidently Napo leon's intention to win over Italy to his side by this movement. Will the evacuation of Rome by the French troops make the Italian people the allies of France ? At one time it would. Will it now? Time must be allowed to tell. Rome is one of the biggest questions which Europe has to settle. Turkey and the far East enter into the growing complications, and it is difficult to say where or how the war is to end once it has begun. Earl Granville stated the European situation to the British .House of Lords the other night during a scene of intense excitement. He 'pledged England to neutrality. The most important point of ' his Lordship's address was made in his official declaration that " no in sult was intended to. King William" by Benedetti at Ems. The British frigate Warrior is to convey the Princess Royal of England, wife of the Crown Prince of Prussia, home to her mother„ in England. Another Napoleonic paper has been brought to light, in which the Emperor asked Switzerland, " Where does France end, and where does Italy begin ?" Look at the situation from what point of view we may, we can arrive at no other conclusion than this, that Europe has been on the eve of no such crisis since the wars of the First Napeleon. We do not wonder that men given to the study of the Apocalypse should recognize in the approaching conflict the battle of Armageddon. It would be strange—would it not ?—if the year which has been specially honoured by the proclamation of Papal infallibility should witness the downfall of the Bonaparteg, the extinction of the Moham medan power in Europe, the removal of the Pope from the chair of St. Peter, and the final destruction of the tem poral power. Strange certainly, but who shall say— impossible ?—Nero York Times. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7 and 8 Victoria , ' cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Aug. 10, 1870. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £33,230,325 £33,230,325 BANKING D. Proprietors' Capi tal Rest 3,453,559 Public Deposits (including E xchequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts Other Deposits 20,695,765 Seven Days and other Bills 682,997 £44,991,388 Governmt. Debt...£11,015,100 Other Securities Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion 3;98000 £33,230,325 ?ARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) 412,483,861 Other Securities 22,207,571 Notes 9,449,585 Gold and Silver Coin L 44,991,388 THE ERIE RAILWAY.--The absence of Mr. Burt in England has not caused the war of the English stock holders against the Erie Railway managers for the re covery of their own to falter. Judge Brady has just pro nounce(' an important decision in their favour, by which the shares held on the company's books in the name of Heath and Raphael are to be entered to the credit of their rightful English owners, who will, of course, vote here after adversely to the interest of Fisk, Gould, and Tweed. This is the firs step toward the suppression of the present management. If others are as promptly taken we shall soon see the Erie road redeemed from misrule.—Tribune. THE EMPIRE AT STAKE.—YeS, It has Come to this. The fate of the Empire —not of France, remember —depends on the issue of a battle. See how the Empire has faded away already. Not one of • the numerous pro clamations issued in this hour of danger speak of it ; not one calls on Fra nce t o ra ll y roun d h er Emperor. hat say the eight millions of plebiscitary voters now? They curse him as having brought ruin on the country, and quite forget their own complicity. It was a a true Gaul who spoke the cruel words, " Vae Victis." A great victory can alone save the -Empire ; even a great defeat would not ruin France. But in the defences of Paris, if once the Prussians are at its gates, I can put no trust. No wealthy and luxurious capital can be expected to defend itself by the help of a garrison reduced to a minimum, and 40,000 National Guaids. Indeed, the paper's have overdone the thing rather, and have' made the appeals to patriotism a great deal too strong for 13ourgeois readers. The idea of " Victory or Death," and the proposal of "making such a rampart of their dead bodies that the enemy could not overstep it," is not alluring to peaceable middle-aged traders. If the army is beaten, why should they be expected to conquer ? The de cision which has been taken to arm all citizens with out distinction—Republicans ' Socialists, and all— not excepting the turbulent lovers of peace which compose the Internationale, has not given satisfaction to the bourgeois. They are armed for the defence of the territory. • Mais apres ? Who is to disarm them ? What if we have a Republican pronunciamiento ? This is one of the forms which our great "if " assumes in thought ful minds.— Parisian Correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette. [ADVERTISEMENT.}—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— Rheumatic Pains.—Many thousands of martyrs from rheumatism have found human life one long disease, and after consulting all the most eminent medical men in vain, and trying all sorts of supposed remedies without relief, have grown weary of existence, and hav e " ceased to hope for comfort on this side of the grave, until' some lucky accident has called their. attention to Holloway's Pills and Oint m'ent. - These are genuine remedies indeed. 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