The Sun. — London, England, 1870-11-09 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY. A healthier feeling has been prevalent in the Stock Ex change to-day. Business has been more freely entered into, and a fractional improvement has taken place in the value of both railway stocks and the principal specula tive foreign bonds. English Government securities have been strengthened by the purchase, £lO,OOO ; New Three per Cents. at 914, on account of the commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt. Consols have risen per cent., or to 912, 91A for delivery and December. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 912, 91i ; Bank Stock, 230, 232. Exchequer Bills, Bs. to 12s. prem. India Five per Cents,, 1121, 113 i, and India, Bonds 21s. to 265. prem. The demand for Colonial Government Securities has been to a moderate extent, at about late rates. The market for English railway stocks has been firm, and the recent decline has been about recovered. Cale dobia.n, at 76:2, ; Great Northern A, 1352, 1361: and Great Eastern at 322, 40, chew a rise of I. Metropolitan at 64,4, 642, is le, better ; and North Western /, at 12S}, 1282 ; Brighton is quoted at 42, 42:1; South Eastern, 742, 75--k; Midland, 127, 1271; and Great Western, 702, 711. Indian Railway Stocks have commanded but little attention. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India have marked 10.5 k ; East Indian, 1101, R ; Great Indian Pen insula, 1061, ; Oude and Rohilkund, 10:3-1 ; and Scinde, 104 b. Canadian shares have been quiet. Great Western, 141, R. For foreign shares there has not been much in quiry. Bahia and San Francisco, 181 ; Dutch Rhenish, 23 ; Great Luxemburg, 12 ; Lemberg Czemowiti, 17 ; and Lombards, 142. More steadiness has been observable in the market for foreign bonds, and a fractional improvement has occa sionally taken place. Italian (1861), at 56, 561; Turkish (1869), at 531, 541; and Egyptian (1868), at 782, 79, shew a rise of A. Turkish Five per Cents. are I betterat 462, 47. Mexican have been lower, at 142, 15. In American Securi ties not much business has been doing, but prices have ruled firm. The Five-Twenty (1882) Bonds are quoted at 89i, 891; ditto (1885), 88g, 831; Erie Shares, 181, 19 ; and Illinois Central, 1121, 113. The French loan is quoted at 1 to 2 prem. In Bank shares not much business has been doing, but prices have ruled firm. Agra A, 8a Anglo-Egyptian, 242, 243 ; Consolidated, 43 ; Imperial Ottoman, 12g, 121. Telegraph shares have been in moderate request. British Indian Extension, 6.} ; British Indian Submarine, 71 ; Falmouths, 10g ; Great Northern, 111 ; French Cables, 141. The inquiry for miscellaneous securities has been only to a moderate extent. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 13, 13i ; Hooper's Telegraph Works, 5g ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 49T. The failure is announced of Messrs. G. Perez and Rudolf°, of Valparaiso, with liabilities for £140,000. At a meeting of the Vancouver Coal, Mining, and Land Company (Limited) it was shewn that there was an avail able balance of .£4,523. A dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was declared, after payment of which there will remain a balance of £393 to be carried forward. The bullion operations at the bank to day, comprise the purchase of £50,000 in bar gold, and £1.2,000 sovereigns, from Australia, and the withdrawal of £6,000 sovereigns for Switzerland. Bills, generally, have been in demand to-day, and the rates of exchange have been rather easier. The failure of Messrs. Morgan and Jackson, yarn wents, of Manchester, is announced, with liabilities of £lO,OOO. The liabilities of Messrs. Brown, Hunter and Company, general brokers, of Liverpool, are returned at 250,379, and the assets are trifling, consisting chiefly of bad debts. The liabilities of Mr. John Reynolds, of Liverpool, provision dealer, amount to nearly £38,000, and the assets to £9,500. _ . The discount market has been well supplied with capital. The demand for accommodation has been to a moderate extent, and three months' paper has been negotiated at 21., 2} per cent. . The liabilities of Messrs. Bewley, Webb and Co„ ship builders of Dublin, will, it is thought be about £150,001, The reputation for good work earned by this firm has extended to the most distant parts of the globe,. The Knight Commander, the first ship launched from the yard, was the only vessel which rode out that most fearful cyclone at Calcutta unscathed ; and the little steamer Manila, contrary to the expectation of many national wise -heads, having safely weathered the storms of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, now plies in the waters of the Phillipine Islands, the only steamer on the coast. In Liverpool their name stands high, and several ships have been built for merchants of that town. The Mullingar, Lady Wodehouse, Countess of Dublin, and Countess of Erne are amongst the chief Dublin ves sels built by the firm. The books of the firm have been placed in the hands of the accountants, and it is hoped that this present collapse will be found not irre mediable. The traffic return of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway shows an increase of £328. The South- Eastern traffic has increased £B2l. FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—Antwerp, three months' date, 25 325, 25 40"; Paris, short date, ; ditto, three months' date, 25 50, 25 70 ; _Marseilles, ditto, 25 50, 25.70 ; Leghorn, Genoa, Naples, and Palermo, ditto, 26 62,'1, 26 6711 ; Amsterdam, short date, 11 174, 11 18 ; ditto, three months' date, and Rotterdam, ditto, 11 19i, 11 121- ; Hamburg, ditto, 13 105, 13 101 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, ditto, 120, 1205; Vienna and Trieste,ditto, 12 375, 12 40 ; St. Petersburgh, ditto, 30, 304 ; Madrid, ditto, 49g. 49 ; Cadiz, ditto, 49H, 494 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, and Oporto, ditto, 521, 525. LONDON STOOK EXCIIANGE.-TIIESDAY. LATEST PRICES.—ArrEIt OFFICIAL EIOURS, The prices under the lbws indicate tna business done. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, Three per Cent Consols 931 931 DoApril&Ocis33-35.. 11111121 931, 1. 112 .Do for Account 5p 0 Jan &July 1831 1 9 311 4i 931, ;, A Brs.zilian, 1815, 5p o .... 1; 9.1 Three per Cent Reduced 911 92 911, 2 911,1, ii, 2 Egyptian 1862. 7pc .. .. 81 83 New 1 per Cent 911, 1,1, 1, 2 Italian, 1865, 5p c Eschequer Bills, March 8 12 pin 842 Ils, 12s pm Peruvian, 1815, 5p c Do, June 8 12 pm 90 pus Portuguese 1860 3 D C.. 311 321 Bank Stock 230. 2 85 2, 6 2, 5 , 1 . (1. ludia 5 per Cents 1121, 131 671, 1, 1 x d India Bon& - Spanish. 1.111. 3pc 26, 25a pm 311. 1 Can 6 poJ amt.) n1y1177-84 10511061 Do, 18.-:9, 3p c 1062, 52 311 1. A. 3 Do March & Sept. 103 105 Turkish, 1851, 6p c Bl 83 Do 5p c Jan Sc July .. 98 99 Do, 1865. 5p a Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 93 461 ,i, a, 3, i Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 06 98 Do, 1865 6p c Ceylon 6 p c May and 662, 6, 1 November 1878 lO7 109 17.8.5-20 Bouds,6 pa 1351 891 811 Mauritius t: p c Jan and 891, 1 July 1873 lO3 105 Do do 1885 881 831 New S Wales 5 p 01871-76 10111021 881. 1 New Zealand 6pc 1831 lOB 110 Do 10-4013nds, sps WI 872 871 Dos pc Do 5p a Consolidated 58 99 ErieSlia, 100 &As, all paid sBl. 1,3, 1 Illinois Central Shares .. 1121113 Do6pciNlar&SeptlBol 107 109 1122 Do June & DeclB3l 109 111 Atlantic and U Nir It Con Vict 6p c Jan &JulylB3l 114 116 Mortgage Bonds — 29 311 32 RAILWAYS. Bristol and Exeter tB 90 tiraud Trunk of Canada so 2nd Prof Stock ' 33 43 Caledonian 77, 1 Grand Trunk a Canada Great Eastern 391 1 16 Great Northern 124 1061, 9 Do A 1351126 Great Western of Canada 149 lit 11;61 141, 1 Great Western 7l 711 Do Op c Honda, 1873.. 101 1 3 71, 1 1011 Lancashire & Yorkshire 132 133 Do 51 do. 1877-8 95 97 131 f, 2 Do 5 p °pref. issued 80 Id;slqn Lon, Brigh. and S Coast 42 421 Madras guar 5P c 42/, 2 N. Railway of Canada, Lon, Chat, and Dover .. 13 14 6p a tat Pref Bonds 139 Oudo and Itohilkund g Lou and North-Western 1231118 t sti a 1284, 8, I, f 1039, 3, 4 Lon and South-Western 89 91 &hide, Punjaub, and 909 Delhi gnar 5 p c Man, Shet. and Linoolu 459 46 tau 452 Bahia and Francisco Metropolitan ...... .... 53/ C 49 g 7 p c 64 , 9, 1 1 1 139, 18 Midland 1271127; Belgian E Junction .... 21 21 1274, 11 1 1 Buenos Ayres (It Stlirn.. 25 26 North British ... ... . North-BasteruConsols 144 115 Dnuaburg and Witepsk 19 091 1441 Korth-1' .. stern Atlantic and St Lawroco 07 10 2 1 „,1 8 Eastern of Prance liaroda, and Great taisoinbourg .la, g ',pc lO5 1,6 12 x d Lemberg C.ternowitzgua 7p .. 22J 23} 11l I2A Bombay Ctotro, 105! ICI a Buff & 1..ai:0 Huron Prof Do 5i p c Bonds. 1872-'3-4 81 83 11 Cape guar 6p c East Bengal guar 51, c 11 5 1.106! 1 )11oin (Srayrna to Aidlii) 5 c._' 4; 4 ... East Indian, g 5 p c 1101, i 1 (Limited', guar 7p 0 .. 14 14 Grand Tnit.k Canada 1)0 Equip 51 OLt Mid I 20:;, ix tl ti chazge i; tic 1)0 2nd ilO Scrip .... or 2 nu) 1411 x d Do Ist Prof Bonds 57 '52 Southern of 11 ricice .. . -- .NIES. BANKING COMP. Pd Pd 1 Agra Bank ILIA S 0 10 Imperial Ottoinan .. aV, pui Sa 12 ' ,y 25 Alliance (L 1 10 A riglo-An,lrian •, , 20 ...kr ::. ; 10-1: .typtiian (L) 241 241 20 L ou d on an d C oun t y 43 10 24L t • 15 London Joint-Stook 33 4 50 British N - Arnerkan 53 5 5 331. 1, 20 Ch of !rani, Austrlia 14 141 20 Lou and Westinnater 63 i 5 25 Char Mere of India 23 25 . 01 10 City . _ Ili?, 111 10 Metropolitan.. 10: 25 Colonial 4 Consolida,te(l (I. 81 9 88 48 48 20 Midland IL) . .....118 r dig 1 inu 2t) New Wawa .. .1 9 21 (h - nt,al 1 1 ;iiikCovporil 40 II 25 Union of .1 ustralia.. 41 i 2 . .tz. , ;; 15 1./L.l;ou of Lontlun ;.8 20 LUZ. SCOt. 041 , 1.1116 C X burtiflai 04,1 TELEG RAP II COMPANIES. Pa Pd 100 Anglo-American LI F 5 83 6 Great N. China, and 10 Anglo-Meditrn (L) l3'; 134 Japan Extension.. It 21 dis 131 5 ludo-European (LI.. 11 11 IN Atlantic — 10 Marseilles, Algiers, 100 l)o 8p c 13 British Australis (Li 4l 31 , 1 is • 11l 10 British hid Eaten (L). 6 61 10 Mediterrn Ex (L) .. 41 41 61 • . 21 Pima and S. Pcf c( I.) :3 2 dis 10 Eritien Indjan Sub- dis marine, In 71, a, 7-16, a 7,2, I 2Chimt Submarine (L) 4141 d is 20 SocTraus France (L) 141 14a 1U Falmouth, Gibraltar, 141 . • and Malta (1$ 101, a Do Scrip 10 Great .tiorthern .... 111 12 10 W India& Panama(l 1 5 51 MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES. Pd Pd • Anglo-Austrian Bud- 31) London Fin Assoc (L)18117: ills holders' Certificate 11 21 4 Lon Gen Omnibus .. 21 31, 10 BerliiiWa;erworks(L) 149 151 3, 2 15-16 30 Bolckow-Vaughan (b) 33 38pui 2 Lou Si, Prov Marine L) 5!: pre 100 Boston City (U.S.) 5 23 p c Sterling Loan.. 91 93 109 Madras Irrig, &Canal 4 Brit & Ego Marine (Li 2 4 31 pm g 5 p c by Ind Gov. 100 102 25 Canada Company. .. 73 76 2 Mauritius Land (L) . dis. par 741, 4 5 N at:ill/tact Comp (L) 11 11; 10 Ceylon Company (L) 4 3 (Es 2 N Zealand Loan and 35 City Offices (L) „ 25 24dis Mere Agency I L) .• • II pm 20 . Coloilial (L) 5 Cosh' Union Assurfice 2 3pm 'Print IL) -71, 13-16 65 N Britsh mid Mere (L) 2 7.!. 2SI 10 Crdt Folic of Eng (L) 25 21 5 Ocean Marine lissur 135 14pm 2 3-16, 3, 5-16 10 100 Crystal Palace 100 Do Pref 100 Do 6p c Pero Deb 159 114 10 Do do New. 1367 '2 e dis 271 Ebbw Vale Steel 114 BO/dis 31 100 Viceroy of Egypt 7p c CO Rhyinney Iron Mortgage Loan.... 821 631 15 Do New Bl 91 835 60 Royal Mail Steam 100 E,gyptip cV'roy 'Loan, x a guar by Egyp Gay.. 100`102 12 .Tel Con and Main (L) 28 985 1015 • 28 13 Fore-st Warehouse IL) 61 75pm 2 Tlipmes and Mersey 100 Fgu and Colonial Gov . Maurine luaus- lb Trust 6p c Bonds.. 9,1 99 St Tobacco 6ls c Loan V Gen Credt&Diset (L 1 3 5 dis guar by Italian Gov B7 SO 14 Gen Stm Navigation 27 29 5 Trust and Loan Co of i Hooper's Tel Works 2 11 dis ' Upper Canada 2 17 Hudson's Bay B5 95 5 U Marine, Lvpool (L 45 5 pin 45 Indrbbr, Gut Per.and 20 Union Steamship (L) 22 24 Tel Works L) .... 381 39 6 United DisCorprn (14) 2 1 (lid 38::, 9, 81 5 UnivMarinelnsur J.% 45 51 pin 5 IntersilFinan Soca.) 15 I(dis 95, 105 20 It Irrist Can Cevour 2.5 4 12 Warrant Finance.... 9 7 dis 100 1)o 6p c Bonds. re deeinalcle 1870 . 64 66 . 643 M INING S LURE LIST.—NOVEMBER 8. Messrs. WATSON'BROTHFIRS. ' Mining 01fleet, 1, St. Michael's Alloy, Cornhill, London. Market moderately active for East Grenville, Grenville, East Lovell, West Frances, Tankerville, and West Maria. Taquaril a littie weaker. Australian United, Bwleh Consuls, Chiverton Boor, 23, 3 Chiverton Valley, Moritales (Gold), Cook's Kitchen, 19. 20 Devon Great Consols, Drakewalls, 20s, 22s Dolcoath, Don Pedro North Del Rey, .21, 23 Eait Bassett, East Caradon, 43, 5 East Lovell, 27, 28 East Wheal Grenville, 2i, 23 Frontino and Bolivia (Gold), —s., —s. General Brazilian, Great Laxey, 18} Great Retallack. Great Wheal Vor. 51, 6 Hingston Down, O,larke Valley, 63, 63 New Lovell, North Crofty, Pacific, 13, 1); Pary's Mountain, 3i, 4 Princo of %Vales, 10s, 12s 6d Providence Mines, 37 , 40 itosewall 11111 and %atm), Ile United, 1, South Cam Brea, South Condurrow, 21, 31 South Frances, 27, 29 Tankerville, 13, 14} Taquaril (Gold), 21-, 211 :Micro& 45, 47 Trumpet Consols, Van. Van Consols, West Caradon, West Chiverton, 53, 54 West I)rakewalls, West Frances, 34, 26 West Maria and Fortescue, :;3s, 25e Wheal Crebor, Os, lls Wheal Grenville, 4, 2. Whoal Kitty, St. Agues, Wheal Mary Ann, Wheal Seton, MARI ETS. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.—Opening Report.— This market opened very quietly to-day, and there was little doing up to noon.. Imports ;—Wheat, 25,740 quarters ; barley, 882 quarters. ; oats, 2,720 quarters ; beans, 2,101 quarters ; peas; 1,030 quarters ; Indian corn, 18,888 quarters.; oatmeal, 2,958 loads ; flour, 3,563 sacks, 5,0a1 barrels. Closing report.—This market improved before the close to-dar. Millers expected to buy at a further reduction. Sellers held - for Friday's rates. A fair business was ultimately done at scarcely less rates than this day se'wiight. Flour was dull. Beaus ls. and peas Gd. per qr, dearer on the week. Barley was scarce, and fully as dear. Oats were steady. Oatmeal was 6d. per load lower. Indian corn was slow, at a reduction of 6d. on the week. LEEDS CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.—Wheat was not in large supply at this market to-day, but trade was very inactive, in some instances ls. per quarter less was taken to effect sales. There is a large supply of fine malting barley, and late rates were not supported. Danish barley is offerinr , so muoh cheaper than our own that a reduction of ls. 6d. to per quarter had to be submitted to on all secondary qualities to induce pur chases. Other artieles were unchanged. HULL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY. —There was a large Eupply of English wheat at this market to-day, which met with a sloW sale. There was is. decline on 'foreign sorts. Barley beaus, peas, and oats were unaltered. NEWCASTLE COEN MARKET, TUESDAY.—There was a very small show of farmers' wheat at this market to-day, and it sold-at about Saturday's reduction. There was a' little better demand for merchants' wheat, but they refused to accept a re duction. Wheat was pressed for by buyers. Flour and oats were at foamer prices. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, TuEsDAY.—At this mar ket to-day there was a considerable increase in the show of stock. The market was good. There'll as a slight decrease in price. Beef, Is. to Os. 64. ; mutton, 7td. to 9d. ; young sheep, 7d. to 9d. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.—The supply of both cattle and sheep at this market to-day was much smaller than last week, and the qualities shewn were . only middling. There was an improvement in the demand for beef, and prices lulled inlavour of sellers. Sheep, notwithstanding the small smpply, sold very slowly, at prices about similar to last week's. The quotations were as follow ;—Beef, first-class, Bd. per lb. ; second-class, 71-(1. to Sd. per I?, ; Spanish beef, 7(1. io 7d. per lb. ; sheep 7 . d. to Sid. per lb. ; calves, 85. to Od. per lb. DULL .CATTLE MARKET, TUESDAY.—At this market to-day there was a large show of horned cattle, and a good trade was done in calving cows, which sold at from 1:18 to £2i each. For superior sheep and lambs there was a ready sale, at last week's prices. The pig trade was not extensive ; late rates were taken. .NIETROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, TUESDAY. —Fair supplies of all descriptions were on sale. The demand was moderately active, at about late rates. • Primemeadow hay, 130 s. to 1405.; inferior ditto, 110 s. to 1205.; prime first-cut clover, 130 s. to , 1405. ; inferior ditto, 115 s. to 1255. ; prime second-cut clover, 120 s. to 130 s. ; inferior ditto, 1053. to 115 s. ; and straw, 30s. to 345. per load. LONDON 'TALLOW MARKET, TUESDAY.—The market has been dull. Y.e. ' spot, 425. Gd., December, 425. 6d. ; January, 435.; March, 435. Gd. LONDON OIL MARKET, TUESDAY.—Linseed oil has been qiiiet, at £29 12s. Pd. spot. Rape is firmer. English brown, .435. 10s. spot. Refined, £45 lOs ; foreign, £46 10s. Other oils haveheeti in limited request. LONDON METAL MARKET, TUESDAY.—Scotch pig iron is less active, at 51s. sd. prompt. Tin has been quiet ; Straits, £126 to £127: and Banca, £126. Copper has been inactive ; Burrs, £7olos. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKETSLI uEs- DAY.—There has been only a moderate demand for tea. For raw -sugar the demand has been inactive. Good and Superior Burin yellow graining, 325. 6d. to 355. Refined goods have been quiet, on former terms. The market for coffee has been with out important feature,.and prices have been unaltered. A cargo of Rangoon rice has sold at 9s. 6d...fu1l prompt. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.—Opening Re port.—The market opened quiet to-day. Sales 8,000• or 10,000 bales. Imports, 5,463 bales:—Closing 'Report.- -Thfs market closed dull to-day.- Sale, , , 8,000 bales. Arrivals—Orleans ship named, 80. Imp als—Surats, 79,001 bales. MANIIIESTEB. TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—This market still continues to suffer from those sudden fluctuations In prices caused by the receipt of news in favour of an armistice, or the reverse. Prices advanced last Friday in consequence of the rumour that an armistice had been agreed upon, but the news since received of the sudden breaking off of negotiations has put a stop to business in this market, and caused the advance asked on Friday to be abandoned. This, however has not led to any increased buying to-day, as the transactions in yarn and cloth are reported to be very few, and none of any magnitude. Both buyers and sellers seem to have agreed to confine their business within a narrow compass until the condition of affairs in France im proves. The prices obtained to-day are the same as those current this day week ; but the tendency is towards a further decline. Buyers who want immediate delivery have to pay full rates, but for forward delivery producers are easier to deal with ; though being well engaged, they shew no disposition to press sales. Quotations to-day are:—For 39-inch shirtings (71b.), ordinary to best, 7s. 9d. to Bs. 6d. ; ditto, (811 b.), Os. 4id. to 10s. Forties, mule, ls. 1 d. ; thirties, water-twist, ls. The market closed quiet. LEEDS TRADE REPORT, TUESDAY.—There has been a fair market to-day for tweed, Victorias, and hair lists, but gene rally the.prospect is worse than on Saturday, There have been London, Manchester, and Bradford buyers, but they gave out orders sparingly. A better demand exists for black and blue woollens, to sell at from 7s. to Bs. The wants of the French agents and shippers for long pilots are still unsatis fied. The mills and warehouses all over the dis trict are searched for *cm, and ready money is paid frequently. This makes the large mahufacturers busy, but the small capitalist cannot share much in it. There are some Irish buyers taking fair quantities of low greys. Cotton yarns for the clothing districts have fallen a halfpenny a pound since Saturday ; but spinners and mungoe merchants booked few orders to-day. In the engineering shops there is full work, but no overtime. Some heavy machinery is being made for several Yorkshire waterworks, and also for underground col liery operations. Snider rifle barrels and appendages are still made largely for Government, as also lathes, drills, dsc., for Woolwich Workshops,' An improvement in traction engines will shortly be brought out by one of the largest implement makers in Leeds. - • DUNDEE LINEN mARRET, TUESDAY.- -Messrs. George Armistead and Co. report that the markets were very quiet to day, the failure of peace negotiations having had a depressing effect. For flax there was little inquiry on the spot, and for contract there was nothing doing. The yarn market is dull,. and prices are nominally unchanged. CLEVELAND IRON TRADE 'REPORT, TIIESDAY.—There was a very good attendance to-day, and the market was rather more buoyant than last week, notwithstanding the failure of the armistice. The returns for the month show a total make of 148,063 tons, being an increase on September of 4,531 tons. Makers' stocks, contrary to general expectation, shew an in crease of 1,415 tons upon September, but this is chilfly in foundry iron. There is considerable demand for forge iron, which makers have some difficulty in meeting. Prices are, however, unchanged, and may be quoted 475. for number three ; • hut the large makers being- well supplied, with orders, are as yet hultiferent about new contracts. The political asnact has nad an unfavourable effect upon the rail market, and makers who are short of orders are taking contracts at still receding prices for nest .spring's delivery. One Scotch railway is in the market, and the Great Eestern tender fpr six thousand tons is in to-day, and specifications for the North Western and Midland are in the market. Several large sales of pigs and rails have been made to Germany. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, TUESDAY.--First Report.- 51s. 80. in a month ; - 51s. Sid. cash done. flositic. rather buyers at these prices. Second Report.-- -1 - 1, ket to-day is steady, at 131 s. 91fl. for a month, and Ms. : aisiness has been done at these ligpres, and the !a.: •.:I , .Hi'.(t in favour of CLYDE CE,T 7 SiTED SUGAR 3! - Iltß TUV.SDAY.—At this market to , lay there was little busine is (lone, and yesterday's we - 2e seftreely obtainable. CACAOINE. — CaCOa nilm on the removal of the oil fall nto powder, and this powder is eacii , )iiic. Cacaoine contains neither st4ar nor any other admixture whatever: . eacCtoine makes one of thedigli Lest, thinnest of warnintinks, mulls the most de arable of all for use in the later hours of the day. "Caeioine, reason of the ingenious method by which the oil is removed, pre serves all-the fine natural flavour of- cacao nibs.--Prepared only by James Epps and Co., lionbeopathic Chemists, 112, Great llus. sell-street ; 170, ; and trect ; at their Works tar Dietetic Preparations,- Gunton-road.—Alla. SUN, LONDON, WE DNESDA , NOVEMBER 9, 1870. THE WA go THE SIEGE OF PARIS. [BY BALLOON man.] PARIS, November 3. The fights at the village of Le Bourget on the 28th and 30th, were of considerable military and political import ance. When I last wrote our attention was absorbed by the tumult at the Hotel de Ville, and the disaster at Le Bourget was partly forgotten. It has now, however, re turned to our recollections. In truth, it was one of the causes - which induced the Reds to imagine that their hour was come, and that nothing more than a shoW of vigour was needed to supplant the moderate Republic and establish the socialist institution in its place. Le Bourget was taken on the 28th. The capture was of no great military moment—indeed, General Trochu declared that he did not want the place, for it was too exposed to further his plans. But the little exploit was very neatly effected, and if of no strategical value, it did a great deal in the way of moral elevation. It was our first real success. The Germans were driven out in good style, and the grerich immediately proceeded to strengthen the , position. Then occurred some lamentable bungling. The Germans were so annoyed by the check that they forthwith prepared to retake the place, useless though it was. The French knew very well, indeed they could see, that these preparations were being made. The Germans accumulated a force of be tween 10,000 and 15,000 men. The total strength of the French occupying Le Bourget did not exceed 2,500, composed of a few regulars, the two battalions of the Mobiles, and some Freeshooters. From these premises the inference was clear that the French commanders ought to have sent up more men or abandoned the place. They took neither course. The 2,5Q0 troops were left to encounter the German host, and not only did they stand their ground, but kept up a ' gallant conflict for two hours. . The German superiority of numbers was in some measure countealalancefl by the . . strong position. which the wrench had. created. Every inch of, ground was disputed, the Germans losing very heavily--an incontestable fact which the heaps of slain and wounded clearly proved. At last, however, the end came. The German's pressed on with their customary vigour, the odds were irresistible, and the retreat was sounded. But it was found easier to sound a retreat than to execute one. The Germans had almost surrounded the village, and caught their adversaries, as it were, in a trap. The retreat became very confused— something like a rout, and it ended in the loss of a great many prisoners. No wonder the Parisians should be angry at such a dis graceful affair. Had the troops retreated, the eclat of the first success must have been preserved. Had they been properly supported by fresh bodies, the Germans might have been beaten a second time. To leave 2,500 men, after long ex posure to a drenching rain, to be butchered in this style, is simply to encourage men to run away. If the armistice question did most to bring about the enzeute of the 31st, the Le Bourget blunder had the next prominent share in producing that result. The capitulation of Metz produced comparatively little effect. That was the work of others; this muddle was the Parisians' own. Disaffection still prevails, and more trouble seems to be brewing. The revolutionary . . leaders are not exactly dis comfited, though the fiasco of the 31st was a severe blow. Flourens is dismissed from his military command, and so are eight other heroes .of similar, though lesser, effulgence. The National Guards recently led by these men seem flow •to acknowledge no sort of authority. They wander about in a semi-dis banded state, but preserving their arms. and evidently in close league with each other. They form a mine of revolution, which may at any time explode. It is certain that the leaders are not idle. They hold daily communication with each other, and may be ex expected not to allow a favourable opportunity to pass. However,, the Government will now have no excuse if it fail to - display the needful vigour. - ' . M. Jules Ferry has. written a Litter about his share in the proceedings of the glorious 31st.: To him was chiefly owing the triumph of the Government. , He arrived on the spot , with a division of the National Guard, and surrounded the building which was occupied by the insurrectionists. M. Deleschuze came forward to make terms, and - M. Ferry consented at his request to permit those who Were in the Hotel dci'Ville to come out on condition .that the Government should keep Posses4on of the place. He waited for two hours for the reply; which M.Delesehuze had promised to send him im mediately. At last, loging patience', ha went forward with some troops, and turned out all the occupants of the place. Having been the absolute master of the Hotel de Ville for some hours, and, having, been only animated by the desire of restraining the zeal' of the National Guards around him, M. Ferry declares that he cannot allow anyone to say that lie allowed the factious persons in the Hotel to make terms with him. They neither respected nor followed up the proposals made in their name ; he spared the greater number, and that was all. . come to transact. Never was a man more unfit to defend a great capital. "Why do you not -act with energy against the Ultras ?" said my friend. "I wish," replied • Trochu, "to preserve my power by moral force." This is all very well, but can • the commander of a, besieged town be said to have preserVed his power when he allows himself to be imprisoned by a mob for six hours, and then does not venture to punish its leaders? Professor Fustel de Coulanges has written a reply to Professor Mommsen. He states the case of France with respect to Alsace very clearly. " Let Prussia double -the war-tax she imposes on France; and give up this iniquitous scheme of annexation," ought to be the advice of every sincere friend of peace. In any ease, if Alsace and Lorraine are turned with the' German Rhine Provinces into a neutral State, I do hope that we shall have the common sense not to guarantee either its independence or its neutrality. If we do so, within ten years we shall infallibly be dragged into a Continental war. We have a whim about BelgiuM, - one day it will prove a costly ono; we cannot, however, afford to indulge in a new one. The , German force at Versailles has been strengthened by nine battalions of la,ndwehr. This assistance was much needed. The German.lines. were, in many places' too 'Voa,k. The new arrivals are excellent troops. The rioters at the Hotel de Ville, Paris, took a good deal of drink to keep up their courage. They made i dreadful mess of the splendid apartments of the Hotel; here upsetting the wine, there upsetting the ink, tearing the rich stuffs of eurtains•and sofas and carpets; •• spitting everywhere, breaking the backs of chairs, smashing the mirrors, pocketing everything on the tables that could be pocketed, and encumbering the velvet carpets with a litter of cigar ' ends, mud, 'and an infinity of torn paper. A Paris correspondent writes :—I never shall see a donkey without gratefully thinking of. a Prussian. If anyone happens to fall out with his jackass, let me re commen4 him, instead of beating, it, to slay and oat itx Donkey is, now. all ,the fashion. When one is asked to an indupepent one is . told that there 'Will b 0 donkey. The flesh ,of this obstinate, but weak-minded', . civadruped is delicious—in colour like mutton, firm and savoury. This siege will destroy many illusions, and amongst them the prejudice which has prevented many animals being used as. rood. I can most solemnly 'assert that I,Jrver wish to taste a better dinner than a joint of a donkey or a ragout of cat —expert° crede. IHE CAPITULATION OF METE. A GENERAL ON THE SURRENDER. Gen., Bisson, whocommanded one of the divisions before Metz, has written a full account of the events which pre ceded the capitulation, to the Etoile Beige.. It is impera tive, ho says, that Europe Should know that the generals in command of the divisions and the brigades of the army of Metz were not consulted throughout. Every time that the commandants of the corps d'qrinee were assembled it was not to ask their advice, bat to inform them of accomplished facts. The whole responsibility of the errors cominitted mast rest with the Commander in - Chief and ' the leading generals, or, in other words, on Bazaine,' Claurobert, Lebceuf, Ladnairault, Froissart, and Des , 'aux, who replaced Bourbaki. On the Bth of October, by orders. of the Com mander-in. Chief, the commandaats of the corps ifarmde convoked the generals of division, and informed them that only eight days' provisions were left, even on reducing the rations one-third, and that the town of Metz had at the outside only enough for ten days' more ; that it was neces sary to take some measures before the total extinction of the provisions. So its not to • make any mistake, the narrator confines: himself to the recital •of what took place in his Own diviSion, •of which Marshal Canrobert was • the chief. The Marshal, after reading the letter of the Commander-in-Chief, with drew, and told his generals to confer tog ether: They had never been consulted as to the in Utley o:oerat ions which had produced this disastrous result. The generals of di vision in the sth corps agreed to - propose a capitulation On these terms. The army. of Metz, having - no provisions; was to withdraw td the South of France with flags, arms, and baggage, undertaking not to serve against Prussia during the rest of the campaign, the town of Metz being meanwhile free to continue it; defence. If these 'con. li tions were not messaged, they were unanimous in favoar of attempting to cut a passage through, arms in hand, The five generalS•of the 6th Corps singned this resolution, and forwarded it to General. Oanrobett. Tao 'next day CI general who tel!s the story sent to Canrobert 'a propos 1 whicli he begged him to lay before Bazaine. Ho proposed that an 'advance guard of foot chasseurs and eclaireurs should be formed from all the corps d'armoo, amounting to about 10,000 Men. If allowed to put himself at thiir head he would undertake to open a passage' for. the army, by seizing the woody lieights which line the left bank of the Moselle nearly up •• to Thionville, thus turning the, enemy's batteries in that quarter. The. army might byl passing below the wood, escape the artillery on the right hank, and, - protected by the advatiee guard, would only have • to' defend itself in the rear. . The Prussiaa lines in the ' valley were weak, and 'might easily, 'be 'driven back, so that during the day tai troops might gain Thionville, or at worst throw them selyes into Luxembourg. No notice was taken of this; proposal by Bazaine. On the 11th the officers were told that Boyer-had started for Versailles. On the 18th Can- Tobert called General Bisson before him, and feigning not to be aware what news Boyer had brought in the night, lie questioned him closely a; to his opinion in case; the enemy refused to accept honourable conditions. Generals Bisson replied that the only course to be -taken was the one he had proposed—that of trying t , gain Thionville byi the woody heights. There the conversation ended,: but the same day at two o'clock all the principal officers of the army were summoned to hear the result of Gerieral .Boyer's mission. ' -In- the assembly of the officers of the 61k Corps .Marehal Caiwobert was excessively embarrassed in giving the details. ile.spoke for a long while withou t' saying anything of importance, his voice trembled, ant.. .after a great deal of circuploctition,, he ended . by annOMicing that the 'Dings of Pienssia would nol recognise the Government of National Defence but that .he would treat willingly and advantageouslYi to the Ifrencb army, with the Government of the ,Regency; and therefore General Boyer was sent to the Empreee. The marshal desired the generals tonssemble their officerA and make themunderstand that the only means to extri l sate the army froth its painful position was to establish the Government of the. Regency in France. The army would in a few days time be: sent to. the south of France with arms,. flags, and luggage, when the new Governmenti would be proclaimed. The offleaea acceptedlhe proposal; as the sole means of returning tuFrance with the honours of war, but not one agreed to impose such a Government on tha.cpuntry. The Caine day orders were giuen to beau readiness to leave at the first sighal, and the PruSsiaii piano k .nttack was given to all the staff so as to convince the officers of the hopelessness. of resistance. A great deal of this information was immediately discovered to be false when the French army passed the Prussian lines. On 24th, at five,p.in., Marshal Canrobert again summoned his generals, to announce the refusal of the Empress. The only hoperemnaining was that General tihang,arnier had gone to Prince Frederic Charles to propose to him to appeal to the former deputies of the empire, who should choose t Government which the army would make France accept. As soon as the Marshal, finished. speaking General Biasoti said that the mission was a feint, as the reunion of the old Chamber was impossible. Fraace would not tolerate the deputies anynorethan the Regency. The army; he added felt itself trickeJ, ..since it uncierstood it was to enter France witiiihe honours of war, but the generals in com , maid were too muoh coMpromised for that, and preferred td surrender to the enemy so ai tp save their lives and fortuneS. .Canrobert repelled this." accusation, but agreed that Changarnier's errand was - hopeleSs. Two days later he summoned them for the last time, and told them the capitulation rendered them prisoners of war, for Prince Frederick Charles would liear ,no conditions.. General . Bisson entreated permission to appeal to the troops ands muster ten thensand amen to march on Ars,' ... the Prin: , e's headouartero,.. to seize • his cannon, and teach , him the valui of . the army to which he so contemptnOuSly refused the honours of war. The { Marshal replied uah asi alert would be worse than useless. Resistaneewas impeSsible, and there was no choice but, to submit to the p - onclitions.aseepted• by the chiefs. A final deceit was practised. , A confidential letter from Marshal Canrobert to • the generals of division promised that the eagles should be burnt before tile surrender,, whereas they wale not burnt, but surrendered as trophies to the enemy. GERILUIPACCOUNT OF LE BOURGET. The corresponlent of the Cologne Gazette admits that the task of retaking the village was most severe :—" The French had been most active throughout the night, and had availed themselves of every instant, to entrench them selves therein, and some few houses were turned into small fortresses. The Queen Augusta Regiment stormed each one of these positions with unparalleled bravery, and Le Bourget was taken. Colonel • Count Waldersee and his adjutant were looking from a position under cover of the side of a . house. Suddenly the French soldiers who were defending a house .a short distance off began to wave white handkerchiefs, as if they were surrendering, and demanding quarter. , The colonel and his adjutant immediately advanced, and at the same moment, at a distalice of barely fifteen pac es ; both these gentlemen were struck in the breast, and-thus basely murdered by bullets coming from the opposite house. A lieutenant-colonel who rushed forward to their assistance, and whose name I was unable to ascertain; shared the same fate. He also was treacherously mur dered. The whole affair had barely lasted for three minutes. A misunderstanding was perfectly out of the question—the officers' uniform these gentlemen wore was the sole cause that had led to their base and and cowardly assassination by surprise and deceit. Count Walders:;e was one of the most distinguished officers in our army, and was most particularly esteemed by his Majesty the King, as was also his brother adjutant on the royal staff, and the rest of his family. Universal grief and mourning . possessed all hearts at the sad end of this brave man. The rage and fury of the soldiery is indescribable. When Count Waldersee came from Versadles in order to' go' to Le Bourget to see his brother for the last time, he found a weeping and mourning regiment, who, from the officers down to the men in the ranks, felt acutely the loss which the brother and also the army had sustained. Our losses in this engagement, both dead and wounded, amount to something like 500 men. Six officers of the Queen Augusta Regiment were killed. ' " PUBLIC OPINION. Writing on the 2nd inst., the " Besieged Resident" in. Paris who corresponds with the Daily News, says :—The Government has issued the following form, on which the vote is to be taken to- morrow :—" Does the population of Paris maintain, Yes or No, the powers of the Go-. vernment of National Defence ?" The Ultras bitterly complain that the members of the Government agreed to the election of a Commune, on the reconimendation of all the mayors, and that now they are going back from their concession, and are following in , thee steps of the Empire, and taking refuge in a Plebiscite. - They, therefore, recommend their friends to abstain from voting. The fact is, that the real question -at issue is . ; whether Paris is to resist to the end, or - whether !t is to fall back from the determination to do so, which it so boldly and. so vauntingly proclaimed. The bOurgeois are getting tired of marching to the ramparts, and making no money; the working men' are thOroughly enjoying themselves, and . are perfectly ready patirine the status quo. I confess I rathei sympathise with the. latter. They might not be over wise, but still it seems to. me that Paris ought to hold out as long as bread lasts, without counting the cost. She had invited the world.to witness her heruiSm, and now she endeavours to out of the position which shnhas assumed, ,I have not been down to - Belleville to-day, but : I hear that there and in the other outer FauboUrgs there is great excite ment, and the question of a rising is being discussed. Flourens and some other commanders Of battalions been cashiered, but they are still in com mand, and no attempt being made to oblige them to recognise the decree. Rochefort has re signed his seat in the Government, on the ground that he consented to the election of .the Commune. The general feeling among the shopkeepers seems to be to accept an armistice on almost "any terms, because they hope that it will lead - to peaee. We will take our revenge, they say, in two years. A. threat which simply menus that if the French army Can fight them, they . will again shout " a Berlin !" M. Thiers is still at Versailles. There appears to be a tacit truce, but none knows] precisely 'what . 'is going on. A friend of mints' saw General Tkochu yesterday on business, and ho tells me that this worthy man was then so utterly prostrated that he did not even refer to the business Which ho had A RIDE 'ROUND THE FORTRESS. Wilting frcm the: 'llea,d-quarters of. the First Army, iinder date :November 3, tie.. correspondent of the Tele graph says :—This morning, at an early hour; I .deter- mined to see as much • as possible of the French positions outside the town ; accordingly riding over the bridge of Ara-sur-Moselle, I took the road to .Moulins-legit-Metz, the point, chosen • by the belli gerents, at which flags of truce were to have been : received. Like. the suburb of • Montigny, ii`Jets is nothing more than a straggling, ill-built village, rendered still more . repulSive by the havoc which the French around it, have committed.. All the gardens, vinuyards, and pleatinre grounds are now but a sea, of mud, plentifully - interspersed with deDA horses. 43. the long, straggling street leading to Longeville-les-Metz, dead carcrses are found lying in every direction. Riding through the little hamlet of Ban St. Martin', which nestles at the foot of St. Quentin on its south-west face, I took the path leading to St. Quentin and To right and left of the road lay the same desolate scene the air simply laden with putrefaction from dead horses and half-buried car: cases. As I ascended the road which leads to the fort, I stopped to gaze upon a spectacle too shocking to be passed by unnoticed. To the left of the road were the remains of an orchard, which had been turned into a slaughter-house. In little heaps . everywhere lay the legs and heads of slaughtered horses ;* hanging to the branch of a tree was the carcase of a horSe, evidently, placed there for the purpose of being cut up into rations. The ground, trampled and gory, was strewed with entrails and offal ; while, attached to several trees, and lying where they' had been tied, were he bodiesof seven dead horses. A French soldier pass- Mg afforded the opportunity of asking for an explanation. " !fa ja!" • `.` that was our ; butcher's shop ; and pretty dear the meat was latterly, I can assure you.' Entering Fort St. Quentin, I found the work vevy much smaller than I had anticipated; but Lein its commanding position, the whole road of the sil ter works was encumbered. with chassepots, sword bayonets, belts, pouches, swords, and drums. Here had been deposited the arms and ammunition of the French divi,ion that Jay, upon the slopes under St. Quentin. Rifles lay in piles ; cartridges were scattered in every direc tion; splendid musical instruments of brass were kicking about .in every corner ; ,the, music belonging :to the bands also lay scattered about. The huge brass 74-pounders that had sent their tremendous shells 8,000 yards into the Prussian position stood grimly in their places, Muzzle in air, by reason . of the great elevation they were compelled. to use. I did not see more than a dozen guns altogether, and one small mortar ; they were all muzzle-loaders.. Riding across the Pont des Alerts, I entered the:fortress of Metz. There is a great number of French officers still in the town, who stroll about the streets, dine at the tables d'h4te, andirequent the cafiis, in a manner which does not do them much credit. It would be far better if they sat in their rooms', and lived upsn bread and water, until it was time for them to leave the scene of their ditrace, than to Swag 7. ger about as if the world belonged to them. To day Marshal Canrobert, with General. Cofliniere, quitt:sl Metz ; but General Ladmirault distinctly refused to leave with them in the same train. He requested the officer in command at the railway station to deipatch him by any other train, inasmuch as to travel with such people- would be a still greater disgrace. • Strange words these, but full of meaning ! His Majesty Marshal Bazaine seems to have had a mauvais quart d'heure on his way to Wilhelnasholie. At Pont-a-Mousson he was received with yells, and was compelled to go to the German Comenandant to obtain quarters. At Nancy he was pelted with stones ; in Metz his name is execrated. DEMORALISATION OF THE FRENCH ARMY. I was positively informed by the man in whose father's house Leboeuf lived (hiring the siege that he had a dairy and a potiltry yard to the very end, and that he, Bazaine, and the superior officers lived in luxury to the last. They raid exorbitant prices for the delicacies 'of the table; but always succeeded in procuring theM, and I was indig nantly assured by a veracious citizen that only a week be fore the capitulation a friend of his had sold Bazaine 4 paM de ibis gnu for 500 f. The total amount spent by the army .in the city was estimated at one :hundred and twenty million of francs. The debauchery and ex travagrnce ofthe officers were much dwelt upon by the townspeople, :who, :though not- more particularly strait, laced in certain respects than French- people are generalli 7 were utterly scandalized by the flagrant .immorality of their.defenders, who seem to have preferred cafds and the society of the derci,monile to duty in the trenches, and who to the last denied theinselves no enjoyment or luxury which . -money could Purchase or the town afford. Hitherto public indignation in France has been almost exclusively 'directed to a fow generals:who are supposed to - have 'been the Emperor's tools, and to have fattened upon the appointments of their posithois, to the neglect of their military duties ; but to listen to the bourgeoisie of Metz, who had the best'opportunity of judg ing, this demoialization was by-no • means- confined to the higher ranks. Doubtless 'it began there ; but the taint soon extended beyond the marshals, and the vices which had become fashionable in the Court were soon imitated in the camp. It is possible that Bazaine may be traitor he is accused of being; but it seems to me more likely that he and all his officers, as soon as they began to run short of truffles, and found that their female friends got boretl'with the monotony of the siege determined to bring it to a close. It is impossible to sup peso that the army could not have cut its way out had it been in earnest, or .that Bazaine could have induced fifty generals and 6,000 officers to become parties to the most unparalleled military humiliation of all time, if those officers and that army had not become dead to the sense 4,f lionoutand patriotic feeling, which would. have ren d red such a capitulation intolerable,. and completely de .l,aucheitand enervated•by the vices with which for the la:t half century Paris, the " Mecca of Civilisation," has b en drenching Europe. Judged by these, last results, the downfzdl. of the : Bmpire.. and the collapse of ,its, military glory are no longer a mystery.--Tintes Correspondent. Metz is intensely Republican. Bazaine himself is any thing,--nobody knows exactly what—excejt a Republican, and' he therefore refused to allow the Republic to be pro claimed in the city.- But his officers by no means shared his sentiments. • Most of them are animated by intense hatred of the fallen dynasty. 'rho. Daily News , correspondent inspected the pro visions and stores in Fort St. Quentin, and found them capable of maintaining a garrison adequate for the defence of the fort for months at least. 'rneliberty of the press was not much , respected by the milittiry'commanders •in Metz. General.Coffinieres, the'befuniandant; exercised a most rigid censorship over 'the `lffesl;' and cut out uniformly for a month before. the capitulation every article' calcula y ted..to.give offence to the Prussians, or. of wtener W fan the flame of resistance. ' Frenchmen who are recovering from illness at Metz are possessed with an extraordinary craving for hcrseflesh. The taste has grown upon them, and they refuse good rations of mutton. The doctors oppose their eating horse flesh, because they think that the entire change of diet will operate as much as anything in effecting a cure. The news respecting Metz was received with the utmost astonishment and disgust at St. Petersburg. The people made no secret of their partiality for :France, and their regret that she should have fallen so low. The evidence becomes more and more conclusive that no severe scarcity of food prevailed in Metz before the 'surrender. Strict inquiries have resulted in the almost invariable answer that though the people were deprived of many luxuries, they had as much as they wanted of the actual' necessaries of life. Five men, says the Cologne Gazette, refused to capitu late at Metz. This large force resolved to cut its way throfigh.. "'hey belonged to different divisions of the French army—one to the chasseurs d cheval, two to the infantry of the line, and one to the dragoons. Under command of an officer of artillery, they- used every endeavolir to cut a way through our lines, and were skirMishing th'e whole night• through with our out posts and sentries. At last they were taken, The officer was invited to breakfast with General von Zastrow, and then sent to the fortress to be . forwarded with the others as prisoners of war. . These bravo fellows have at least had the satisfaction of knowing . that they. have not capitulated, but have been taken with arms hi their , hands." . M. TIIIERS ON THE WAR. The German pipers publish. the substance of a conver sation which M. There held with the commander of the German outposts before Versailles. The French states man said the Emperor desired 'the war, but at bottom he only followed the Empress's impulse. Both.were in the highest sense incompetent to guide the destinies of the eodutry, and my fellow-oountrSTMen must' to-day pay a ,heavy price for having.so long plit - up with the rule of such a charlatan as Napoleon ILL M. Thiera knew of the fall ,of Metz, but was far from condemning Bazaine. He deemed him, on the war, the ablest French general, and in in his enthusiasm went so far as to describe hill private characte and reputation in France as thoroughly spotless. He did ; not., indeed, place Bazaine as a man on the same level as MacMahon, whom he styled a perfect gentleman, a« modern igteedier sans pette; et sans reprocke. He (Thiers)f was from the first opposed to the hazardous movement; which ended with the disaster of Sedan. He warned,l but in vain. He had been indeed alniosi a Cassandra,l but hoped people would now be more disposed; to listen to him. ' He now , sincerely desiredi p ea c e . To save France from its present desperate posi tion It was necessary above all things to extricate it from the provisorittin in which it was sticking fast. A COnsti tuent Assembly, chosen by universal suffrage, was, there fore, necessary. He did lAA, hoviever, conceal that it Would be 'very difficult to handle' such questions with flo, Paris . 6overnment, which was' not free from illu sions, .and to convince it of the unavoidableness of ti: !:;111,* sacrifices.. Thrideg to the German troops, he . teruwd. Cotiut Moltk iudisputaly the greatest otrat e t gist of the age, and expressed respect for the Pill? slaw officers. He, however, by no means likes sn e Prussian system, of the people in arms. _ The French army, he thought, became first thoroughly disorgan 6 ,_ through the half measures of Napoleon 111., whom he throughout judged very harshly. His ideal is still aP i army with five years' service. On seeing Paris before _ his eyes become moist, a nervous tremour came over hit and quickly turning away he exclaimed, "0 que je suw navr6 de revoir ainsi la capitale." At Toulon, on the 27th ult., an explosion took place 1° the Ecole Polytechnique, used as a cartridge manufactory: One , Person was killed and ten wounded, four of whom die not expected to . recover. o st The Suabian Mercury says the enemy made a bu t vigorons and energetic resistance in front of Dijon, they were soon defeated and 'driven back. They 101 1 made a stand within the town, so that our artillery 11 to shell the town; setting fire as a matter of course ta number of houses, and causing the deaths of many inn ° cant persons, until at last a deputation bearing a f1 3 g,,., truce appeared from the town and sued for mercy, begg'°" that the place might be spared, and the French troel* composed mostly of Mobiles and Franc-tireurs, best hasty retreat. 1 Colonel Besington, commander .of the Here fort Militia Regiment, was arrested and marched as a Prie °ller through Amiens. He was on service for the relief of the sick and wounded, and had under his care four lad e fourgons, laden . with numerous bales of clothing, 3 °,,,,t tines, medical comforts, wine, and other comforts. 3 -a stupid French.mob conceived that Colonel Besingtoll.t, ,companions were Prussions, and that they were tam gunpowder and arms to the enemy. They were se' jetted to an infinity of trouble before they could proceed. , The Berlin semi-official Horddeutsche Zeituruj sais r ;, " The French Government and that portion of the PeePL who voluntarily or involuntarily allow themselves tol. guided by them having refused to listen to reason cannon will beresorted.to for giving them a lesson. hove done all in our power to spare the unfortunate caPl. of France this last catastrophe. • Those who, hairl°° usurped 'the government 'of Prince, lack the courage ° recognise facts and accept the consequences of the sit u :, ation will be responsible for the .blood of the thousse' who will suffer from the impending disasters." A besieged resident of Paris, writing to the Daily !fe l ! on the 28th ult., says :—I see at a meeting of -the'maY e t. „ l ' the population of Paris is put down at 2,036,000. does not include the regular army, or the gorier"' arid .Mobiles outside and within the lines. The co o t 'sumption of meat, consequently, at the rate ~ 100 grauniieS per diem, must amount to betw een 400,000 and 500,0001 b. per diem. 'Although mutter, according to the tariff, is cheaper than beef, I rarely see any at the restaurants. ' This tells its own tale, an d t imagine that in three weeks from now at the very lates fresh meat will have come to an end. 'lnterference of a Government in judicial deCiS lOll5 14 usually accounted a sign of social and political degrodati °ll ; Here is a leetter . which Conti, the principal secretarY Napoleon 111., wrote in a matter of fact way to Preside° Benoit Chanapy, a judge whose position is analogues ° that of the Lord Chief .Justice of the Queen's Bench: Palace of the Tuileries, April 30, 1865. Monsiee r , ,„° Pre,sident,—The Emperor has noticed with regret t"'" family suit between Madame de Magnoncour and her tiy° sons, one of whom is an officer in the Imperial Ge sll " His Majesty is desirous that you should effect a cam_ ,Pr; mise . between the parties, and thus prevent the scancialf. a public trial. Receive, Monsieur le President, • the assurance of my most distinguished consideration.---000.1' THE MURDER OF MR. HAYWARD. • • The correspondent" in India for the Times writes fr° lll Calcutta, on October 12th, as follows :—" Mr. Hays' 3l l murder is the saddest event of all my items of news, a ll ., yet it is scarcely new, for I have little to tell you that yo . do not already know. That Mir Wulli, however, is t t e a murderer there is no doubt, and it is now certain that murder was done about a march beyond Yass e L As I told you a fortnight ago, the murchov" was , recently expelli d, or supposed to have hO 3ll expelled from Yassein py the Chittrol Chief, Awr. Mullik Wullie, in a righteous fit of indignation on th part of the latter at Mr. Hayward's previous ill-treatment' Now, Mir Wulli is said to be with the Chittrol after causing poor Haywardand his followers to be Star l. a to death. It is, indeed, a dark and dismal story, and that must not rest as it is. lam well aware, as an India n officer recently pointed out in your columns, that Mt* Hayward has not the same kind of claim on the Govel ment that Mr. Forsyth has ; but he has the high claira ° a brave, devoted Englishman basely murdered. " • DEATH OF MRS. HANNAH PETERSON, (°1 NEW YORK. Mrs: Hannah M. Peterson, says the New York Tiff died at Long Branch, Sunday, September 4th. She W 9.4 born in New York in 1811, was a daughter of John 1 3 vier, who during his life was Recorder of the City of delphia and Judge of the Court of General Sessions oa u i, years ago. e She married Robert E. Peterson, at thew time a member of the bar, who, was afterwards a publish and member of the firm of Childe and Peterson, and St iir sequently graduated as doctor of medicine. Mrs. Pet e r., Son was a lady of fine education and scientific tastes.. 1857 she published a treatise on "Familiar Astrononi, u t under her maiden name, Hannah M. Bouvier. 'rw work .is one of the most clear and satisfactori upon that great science for general purposes ti l l, has ever been written, and has obtained h i g h encomiums. from the most celebrated astronomers I.n * world. In home matters Mrs. Peterson was accompliehli She was a compiler of a book of recipes for the use, housekeepers, which has met with-a large and steady The daughter of Mrs. Peterson is the wife of George " I Childs, Esq. .H /..N t.;l .1 /.11,-.11/.lr. An attempt is being made by the authorities Trinity .College, Dublin, to have the Fellows and Scheit'; of the, University placed' upon the Voters' Lists for r.P, city of Dublin, as being residents within the coli c buildings. • A .1119 A marriage is arranged between the Hon. Glyn, son of Lord Wolverton, and Miis Duncovwd ,daughter of Admiral the Hon. Arthur Duncombe. 00 A great part of the county Fermanagh has "_°,,," g flooded by mountain torrents, which 'in some p i n,i carried large rocks along in their furious course, and posited them on the cultivated lowlands. A great extol •of cereal crops and potatoes has been destroyed. At a meeting ,of the Royal Institution on Moudsl night—;Sir. H.• •Floklaiid,l3art., in the chair—JoluiFor b e' M. R. 0. P. , R. C. S. Themes Miller Rickman, F. S•r oc i the Rev. Arthur Rigg, and Thomas Taplin, were el ec members of the Royal Institution. • THE NATIONAI 4 EDIJCATION TEACHERS IN ---- LA - rm.—The wretched position of the Irish NationA school teachers must ere long be attentively cousider7. by. Parliament, • Their demands are not extravag ol o They merely ask such remuneration as will enable the ft td live respectably; a pension for their declining Ye ‘ , 4 when worn out in their toilsome and too often than ide T duties, and a proper social status, through their rec o g r" ; tion as members of the civil service. To none of the!, demands can any valid ,objection be urged. It is pre p; terous to offer educated men, who have devoted the p roo f of their lives to the acquirement of the difficult art °, teaching, salaries in many instances inferior to. the r eal " neration given to a good farm labourer, while even tbos t: most favoured by fortune receive less than a second -1 " clerk in a mercantile house.—Morntng Post. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's. Ointment and Pilot e d Help under suffering. —When multitudes are sorely aff lic t ed with complainti. which, short of engenderinc , life; bP,.,7 0 altnoit every other personal trouble, it would%e well Non - . the knowledge of these remedies more widely dissend rotv- 0 No diseases which afflict the human body are more irksot to bear, or more difficult to cure, than skin disoo - 1 whether superficial sores or deep ulcerations. Holloilo Ointment has proved itself a reody remedy for th„ maladies; it at once assuages pain,•cleaw3 the wouFtl; and works out a sound and lasting . cure, more c ertaluf,,, and, more rapidlylthananynther application. In old art; tions, debilitated habits, and 'constitutional ailrot l ,,4 Holloway's Pills should be taken to increase the sallw ,efft3ats of his Ointment. BIRTHS. On the 6th inst., at. Stirling Castle, the wifeof Captaio 0. Tabuteau, 93d Highlanders, of a daughter. Otx the 4th inst., at Clandeboye, the Lady Dufferint of son. RRI d G.ES.i 00 1/ On the iith inst., at Edgware, Sydney, the younge s , of Edinund Collier, Esq., of 'Upper Clapton, to youngeSt daughter of the late James Davies, 8010 25, Coleman-street, city. gyp . On. the 3d inst., at St. Mary's Catholic Church, a-aj. stead, Owen O'Kelly, of Southhill Park, Ha,mpst e id, heath, to Eliza M. youngest daughter of the late Edmonds, Esq., of Wood-street, city. DEATHS. On the 6th inst., at 9C, Warwick-gardens, Kensington o Gittens, Esq., aged 36. On the 6th inst., at St. Leonard's - on-Sea. Wm. Phil liPo' Esq., of Reignto Lodge, Reigate, aged 73. , London Printed by GIDLON ACLAND 80Y.C.-61 ib s No: 112, Strand, Printer , and Published by 1 1 "'" t he THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct Of Sa.,voy, in the County of iVliddlesex. . Wednesday, November 9, 1870, NO, 2, 11.5 5 God A LIIA.m ,t 2 i- q ozdzii th t e c A taA:5l ?wrench al of Prat "etsly arr ... 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