The Sun. — London, England, 1870-08-25 00:00:00

ssly in ad then wound ated the ,sed the action. d he is lon will ngerous Should gn, and is one be view precipi- Uef (he t a day counter rn pro horities 6rrested le bar- Maria known ounded ch and Ed, and ) whole Dops.- UR Y. at the of the ,h cliffi- ) house duable 'ed at isit to ireneva and — Gray. inely gilt to led in while Ick on 9ieces. 3cl by ) late attack my on She 1 died perty, ;puted Tues- krch it for mt to write stand, er of ch has 3 pro as we the nayor a of a Spend every lebt. SPECIAL EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE WAR. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) TRANSPORT OF THE WOUNDED. BRUSSELS, AUG. 25. The Belgian Government having at first granted the request of Prussia to permit the transport of the wounded, provided a similar permission should be accorded to France, in the eventuality of her requiring it, the French Government has tow thclared to the Belgian Cabinet that it would re gard such a permission as a breach of neutrality. In consequence of this declaration the Belgian Govern ment has withdrawn its assent to the Prussian re quest. The alleged violations of Belgian territory by the Prusiians are positively denied. OCCUPATION OF VASSY BY THE PRUSSIANS. PARIS, AUG. 25, 9.35 a.m . The official journal contains the followicg :—" It results from all the news received at the Ministry of War that the Prussians have pushed their recon nais?.ances in the Department of the Haute Marne, and as far as the town of Chalons. The Prefect of the Haute Marne announces that the northern position of the arrondissement of Vassy its occupi d by the Prussian forces. Orders have been given to oppose the march of the enemy by all possible means. The patriotism of the population has identified itself with the measures Prescribed by the Government, which will be exe cuted under the direction of the Engineer (amts." FLAGS OF TRUCE. BERLIN, AUG. 25. The Officiel Staatsanzeiger of to-day publishes an article referring to the allege,' breach by the Freuch of the Geneva Convention, as well as their disre gard of international usage towards flags of truce. The article conclu les as follows :—" On behalf of the honour of the German army and of the German People, we call Eurre to wtne:s the barbarous mode of carrying on war adopted. Our enemies have retained their haldt3 used by them in Algeria, Chiba and Mexico, and disregard the demands of civilised nations." THE GREAT FRENCH LOAN. PARIS, AUGUST 25. The Official Journal of this morning announces that the loan of 750,000,000 of francs has been en tirely covered by the subscriptions received, and that the lists have been closed. WAR NEWS. PARIS, AUGUST 24. In the evening sitting of . the Corps Legislatif Count Keratry supported his proposition to add nine members to the committee of defence. M. CleMent touvernois replied. M. Jules Favre said that the misfortunes of the country arose from the fatal leadership to which it had been submitted. The Chamber ought to say if it was the maintenance of th e dynasty for which the country should fight ; (Loud cries of dissent.) M. Buffet said that there was only one question now under consideration, Which was bow to drive out the stranger. (Ap plause.) The close of the debate was voted by 210 ayes against 55 noes—and the proposition of Count heratry was rejected by 206 against 41 votes. M. Gambetta asked if news from the seat of war had been received by the Government since the fight of the 18th inst , or as to the present position of the Prussian forces. M. Chevreau answered that Marshal Bazaine was too much occupied to be able to send any report. No telegram had been received to-day announcing any engagement. Prussian Scouts had been reported in the departments of the Marne and Aube, but in reference to these facts he was unable to give any information. lie concluded by saying that if the French troops left Chalons it would be to seeure the defence of the country. The sitting was then adjourned. [" This message has taken 13 hours in transmission.] [The following telegrams appeared in our previous Editions this morning :]-- SORTIE AT TOUL, AND LOSS OP 700 PRUSSIANS. / I A_RCH OF MACMAHON TO JOIN BAZAINE. MOVEMENTS OF THE CROWN PRINCE. "PTTSSIAN SCOUTS AT CHALONS. FRENCH ACCOUNT. PARIS, AUG. 24 (Evening.) che whole army of Marshal MacMahon left 111 1 inls on Monday night. A letter from M. JeannercJ, correspondent of the Temps, dated last night, says that the present plan of hiacMahon has been adopted suddenly. The letter represents the Marshal as having slid : - -Leaving the road to Paris open would mean risking the safety of France, but how can we aban don the nucleus of our forces, and what responsi bility would be attributed to me by those who deem rue capable of envy, if I did'rot go to help Bazaine. In a postscript the same correspondent announces that Prussian scouts have made their appearance near Chalons. The Emperor is at Rheims. Many deputies of the Right have visited His Majesty. A.dvices received from Montmedy of Tuesday, mention nothing about an arrival of B tzaine, or o! an approach of French tresp.s. • _ _ _ _ Theresult of the fighting of the 16th, 17th, and 18th inst., was that Marshal Bazaine joined the centre and left wings of his army and fell back on forts Plappe ville and St. Quentin and the surrounding woods. The Prussian troops occupied Briey and the quarries of Jaumont and Athanvillers. A body of Prussian cavalry, numbering 500 men, cut the railways at Andun-le-Roman on Sunday. The Peuple Francais asserts that MacMahon and Bezaine have effected a junction, but this intelligence Is doubted. Uncertainty is being felt respecting the move blents of the Crown Prince: It is believed possible that Prussian cavalry has been sent forward in various directions as a feint, While the real intention of the Prince is to join the Prussian armies in the direction of Metz. Large numbers of Francs-tireur are now in the Lorraine and in the forests of the Champagne and of Pranche-Comt4. Strong Prussian detachments of infantry, cavalry, and artillery have gone from Commercy and Toul to Chaumo, and appeared at Brienne. Communication is free between Epernay and Chalons. Toul holds out. The garrison made a sortie inflicting a loss of 700 men on the Prussians, PARIS, AUGUST 24 (Night.) The Committee of Defence have decided to burn '11:1s, SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY all crops and produce in the impartments or the Seine and Marne and neighbourhood on the approach of the PriEsians. A considerable military force has been concen trated near the Legislative Body to-day. EVACUATION OF CHALONS. GERMAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. BAR-LE-DUC, AUG. 24, 9 P.m. Chalons has been evacuated by the enemy. 7he head of our columns has advanced beyond tho camp, and the army is now continuing its ownward march. INTERRUPTION OF TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION. PARIS, AUGUST 24TH, 11.20 A.M. Telegraphic communication with the Departments of the Aube and the Cote d'Ar is interrupted. No war news is published this morning. * Arrived in London August 24, 6.12 p.m. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF BELGIAN NEUTRALITY. PARIS, AUGUST 24, 4.35 P.ltr. The Patr ie of this evening says :—" Prussia, Bel gium, and Luxemburg are violating the Treaty of Neutrality recently signed in London, by the pas sage of wounded Prussians through the two latter territories. Prussia does not act in this manner for humanity's sake, but in order to keep the rail ways free for the transport of provisions and reinforcements• The French Government is about to protest energetically against such acts. This evening's journals publish the followieg tele gram from Arlonk (Belgium), dated yesterday "Continual violations of the Belgian territory are reported from the frontier. On one occasion Prus sian soldiers attacked some Belgian Carabineers, and entered Belgium and Luxembourg. Provisions destined for the Prussian army and Prussian wounded have several times passed through Belgian and Grand-Ducal territory. These occurrences cause disquietude in the country, and raise apprehen sions lest the Belgian Government should be con sidered compromised by a state of things opposed to its policy of neutrality." A detachment of Prussian Uhlans having ap pearea at 'Ala umont-on monday last, were surrounueu. by Franco Tireurs, and took to flight, leaving behind them several cload and wounded. The Paris journals give a categorical denial to the official Prussian despatch stating that French sol dieis had fired upon an envoy carrying a flag of truce. THE LEGISLATIVE BODY. PARIS, AUGUST 23, 5.30 P.K. rn to-day's sitting of the Legislative Body, the Government brought forward a bill calling out all old soldiers, whether married or not, between the age of 25 and 35; all officers formerly in the army up to GO years; and all able-bodied generals up to 70. Urgency was declared. The report of the Cowinittee of Initiative proposes the rejection of M. Jules Terry's motion, demanding the abrogation of the law which forbids private individuals to manufacture, trade in, or hold posses sion of arms or ammunition. General de Palikao announced that the Govern ment had purchased yesterday in England 40,000 rifles, which are to be delivered in Paris, part of them within three days, and the remainder within a week. In answer to an interpellation from M. Estancelin, M. Henri Chevreau, the Minister of the Interior, said that the corps of Franco Tireurs were recognised throughout the whole French territory, adding that these corps having been authorised by the Minister of War, must be considered as soldiers. • M.. Thiers, in the name of the committee, ap pointed to report on Count do Keratry's prdposal relative to the committee of defence, said that it had been impossible to come to an understanding with the Government, but that in the present ciroum etances, not wishing to provoke any Ministerial crisis the committee proposes the rejection of M. de Keratry's motion. General do Pallkao thendeolared that, from a.coneiliatory spirit, he had decided to appoint himself and three deputies as members of the Committee of Defence, thus giving a proof of the Government's confidence in the Legislative Body. THE PARIS BOURSE. PARIS, AUGUST 24, 3.300 P.M. The Bourse has been heavy. Rentes closed at 60.75, or 75c. lower than yesterday. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ASSASSINA TION OF MARSHAL MACMAHON. The following telegram from the Paris corres pondent of the Standard was published last evening, but up to this morning it had received no confirma tion from other sources "It is reported that a new engagement took place on Sunday, the 21st, between Bazaine and the enemy. The Gaulois announces that an attempt had been made to assassinate Marshal MacMahon. The marshal escaped without a wound ; but a soldier behind him was wounded in the head. The asseg ai was arrested." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK RACES.—THis DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE COLT SAPLING STAKES. Sunflower c GREAT • YORKSHIRE STAKES. Gertrude Falkland King Cole Nine ran. GIMCRACK STAKES. Bothwell Whaddon • Phosphorus Seven ran. YORK CUP. Agility Rosicrucian Sabinus Four ran. The winner objectedito for foul riding, and the race decided in favour of Rosicruclan. MEMBERS' PLATE. Canon Visage King of the Fairies Four ran. NURSERY HANDICAP. Wile. de Mailloc Maud colt Herminie Five ran. CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE. Camera Sheik .. QUEEN'S PLATE. La Perichole Miss Sheppard Cherie Four ran. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEG-ER. 2to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered) 6to 1 agst Palmerston (taken freely) 9to 1 agst Macgregor (taken) 1000 to 80 agst Normanby (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Sunlight (offered) DOVER RACES. —THIS DAY. STEWARDS' PLATE. Void. TOWN PLATE. Lady Geraldine Falstaff LORI WARDEN STAKES Ventnor Miss Polly . ••• MEMBERS' PLATE. Miss Polly Falstaff Three ran. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. August 1, at 9 p.m., Tit Bit, out of the Marine Plate, Brighton. _ ___ _ August 20, at 9 a.m., Barcelona, out of Croydon and Dover engagements. August 20, at 9 a.m., Catamaran, out of Derby engage ments. August 20, at 9 a.m., President Lincoln and Indian Ocean, out of Chesterfield Handicap Plate, York. August 20, after 2 p.m., The Boy, out of Chesterfield Handicap Plate and Great Yorkshire Stakes, York. • August 20, after 2 p.m., Five per Cent. out of the Great Yorkshire Stakes, York, and Doncaster St. Leger. August 22, at 9 a.m., Firefly, Sensation, and Saggitarius, out of the Great Ebor Handicap, York. August 22, at 9 a.m., Tangerine, but of all engagements to date. August 22, at 3 p.m., Fleets, out of all engagements where the weights have appeared. August 22, at 320 p.m., Miss Middleton, out of the Welter Handicap and the Welter Cup, Canterbury. August 22, at 3 20 p.m. La Paressuse, out of the Nursery Plate, Canterbury. August 22, at 4.7 p.m., Divulger, out of Dover and Canterbury engogements. August 23, at 9 a.m., Choral, out of the Town Plate, Dover. August 23, at 9 a.m., all Mr. Ray's horses, out of all handicaps at Canterbury, Dover, Tunbridge, and Croy-- don, for which the weights are published. August 23, at 0.30 p.m., Glenfalloch, out of Liverpool Summer engagements. August 23, at 2.20 p.m., Knight of Athol, out of Great Ebor Handicap, York. August 23, after 6 p.m., Honestish, outof the Liverpool Cup. - August 23, at 1.55 p.m., Mysotis, out of Great Ebor Handicap, York. COLOURS OF RIDERS.—Major Black, pink body, black sleeves and cap. The following assumed names have been registered : Major Black and Mr. Shaftesbury. FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the following horses have been paid : G. by Oulston, Lass of Underley, Rosanna, Grand Falconer (to qualify). STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the fol lowing horses have been paid :—False Alarm, Rook the Gardener, Harry Brailsford, Sneaking Lawyer, Rho, and Taw Vale. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. An Account, lursuant to the Act 7 and 8 Victoria., rap. n 2 for the week ending Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1870. ISSUE DEPARTBIENT. Notes issued £34,007,375 £34,0 7,375 BANKING I) Proprietors'Capi tal Best Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 5,264,649 Other Deposits 20,029,795 Seven Days and other Bills 899,736 Governint. Debt f 11,015,100 Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion 134 ,107,367 :PARTmENT. Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead W9ight Annuity) 012,483,861 Other Securities 21,433 086 Notes 10,861,070 Gold and Silver Coin £44,181,288 44,181,288 THE MASSACRE OF FRENCH SUBJECTS IN CHINA. (By British Indian Submarine Cable,) BOMBAY, AUGUST 23. According to intelligence received here from China by the last mail, Count de Rochechouart, the French Minister, had urgently demanded the execution of three Mandarins and the liberation of many native Christians. Benkwofaw, the Viceroy, had agreed to the French Minister's terms, except as regards the execution of one Mandarin who was his lieutenant. The alternative offered was the immediate bombardment of Tientsin, but the final result of the negotiations was not known at the time of the mail's departure. DEFEAT OF THE PORTUGUESE EXPEDI TION TO ZAMBESI. (By British Indian Submarine Cable.) BOMBAY, AUGUST 24. The Times of India reports that the Portuguese expe dition for the re-conquest of Zambesi from the rebel chief Bonga has been defeated and forced to retreat, leaving its stores behind. A RAILWAY BRIDGE ON FIRE. A bridge on the Waverley route of the North British Railway which crosses the Esk near Dalkeith was de stroyed by fire yesterday. The accident is supposed to have been caused by ashes falling from au engine on the woodwork at the top of the, structure. Traffic was stopped at the spot, and carried round another way by a loop line. THE OROPS.—The Chamber of Agriculture Jour nal says that an eminent valuer in Berkshire has stated that after some thirty-five years' practice he has never valued the crops at so low an average as this year. Similar statements are made from North Hants and East Kent. MR. VINING% BANKRNPTCY.—In the Bank ruptcy Court yesterday, Mr. William Shake speare Webster, solicitor, of Ely-place, applied to the Court to vary and alter an order made on the 13th of J u ly last in the matter of George James Vining, comedian, and late proprietor of the Princess's Theatre. Mr. Webster complained that he had been served with notice of motion to shew cause why he should not be committed for contempt in not answering certain questions respecting the Princess's Theatre, and that the Chief Judge having been appointed Vice-Chancellor by the Lord Chancellor, the motion could not be heard, and was adjourned. Upon the adjournment the Chief Judge refused to commit, but ordered Mr. Webster to pay the costs of the adjourned motion. The assignees had since endeavoured to saddle him with the costs, including counsel's fees, and the shorthand writer's notes of the first as well as the ad journed mot on. His Honour was of opinion that could not be done, and the application of Mr. Webster was con] sequently granted. THE SIEGE OF METZ. The following is from the Times correspondent at Berlin :—" General Werder, commanding the troops before Strasburg, has announced that he will hold the French General, Ulrich, personally responsible for bombarding the open town of Kehl. The Stras burg Deputy de Baissieres has been arrested by Ger mans in Alsace on the charge of espionage. Formid able preparations have been made for the siege of Metz. Five thousand maps ofthe fortifications of Paris are being sent to the army. The Queen of Prussia has formed a society for relieving Germans expelled from France. The Crown Prince, who remained stationary while Bazaine was being surrounded by Prince Frederick Charles and General Steinmetz, has resumed his advance on Chalons. The Prussians at Metz are entrenching themselves, preparatory to a siege. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FLORENCE, AUG. 24 (Evening.) In to-day's sitting of the Senate, the proposal to grant a supplementary military credit of 40 millions of lire came on for discussion. Signor Visconti-Venosta made a statement analagous to that recently made in the Chamber of Deputies. After explanations from Signors Lanza and Sella the Senate adopted by 105 against 2 a vote to pass to the order of the day. the senate accepting the explanations of the Ministry and confirming the previous votes on the Roman question. ROME, AUG. 22. The Frenchmen in the Pontifical Army have placarded a notice at the office of the Osservatore Romano, announc ing their intention to give that journal a severe lesson if it continues to speak of the War in a Prussian partizan spirit. ATHENS, AUG. 23. The Italian Government has demanded that two Italian lawyers shall be present together with the two English barristers at the trial of the brigands. CONSTANTINOPLE, AUGUST 24. The Levant Herald announces that the localisation of the war being now almost certain, the Porte has decided to arm only half the number of reserves which it was at first proposed to call out. CALCUTTA, AUGUST 25. The Government will probably not return to Calcutta from Simla before the Ist of October. It is expected that the Government will make a state ment relative to the present financial position of India in September. MADRID, AUG. 24, Evening. The Epoca states that Don Carlos has left Switzerland, and that an armed band has made its appearance in the province of Huesca this morning. EVEMNG, AUGUST 25, 1870. FHE MONEY MARKET AND ('OM M KitCIAL INTELLIGENCE. fIITY. Two O'CLOCK. The Bank rate of discount was reduced this morning from 4 to 4 per'cent. The Stock and Share Markets are exceedingly dull, but prices have not undergone any important changes. Consols are now 911 911 to 911 for money, and 911 for account ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 911 to 911 ; New Three per Cents., 911 to 911 ; Exchequer Bills, 6 Prem.; ditto Five per Cents., 1101 to 110; ditto Four per Cents., 1001 to 101; Bank Stock, 234 to 2321. Foreign Government securities are depressed. The present prices are :—Egyptian (1868), 72i to 731 ; Turkish (1869), 55 to 641 ; Spanish (1868), 261 to 261 ; Quicksilver Mortgage, 251 to 251; Argentine, 871 to 871; (1867), 981 to 671 ; Portuguese (1869), 28 ; Nicolai Rail way, 67 to 661 ; Peruvian (1869), 851 to 85 ; Mexican, 131 ; Honduras Government Railway Loan, 79. The following are the present quotations in English Railway Shares : London and North-Western, 1261 t o 126 a ; Great Western, 561 to 661; London and Brighton, 371 to 371 ; Metropolitan, 631; CaleclOnian, 731 ; Man chester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 401 to 401; South Eastern, 106 to 108 ; Midland, 1261. In American Securities, business is dull. United States Five-Twenty Bonds are quoted at 861 to 861 ; ditto, 1885, 851 to 861 ; Ten-Forties, 82 to 821 xd ; Illinois, 105 to 1071; Erie Shares, 16 1 to 171. The advices from the Southern States of the American Union continue to give extremely good accounts of the results of Chinese immigration to the cotton districts. Every prospect seems to exist of the experiment being steadily extended, so as ultimately to bring the country to a power of production far greater than that enjoyedbefOre the war of secesion, especially as in this field the Chinese are in a great degree free from the hostility experienced in .California, where they came into sharp competition with white labour. The Liveipool Journal as Commerce states : The Glasgow Herald announces the failure of Messrs. Trimble, Randolph, and Co., woollen yarn mer chants of that city, with liabilities variously estimated at from £7,000 to £lO,OOO. We learn from Halifax that a serious deficiency has been discovered in the funds of the Bank of Nova Scotia. The amount was not stated, and it intimated that the stability of the hank was in no way affected by the occurrence." At a meeting of the shareholders of the European Bank (Limited) it was agreed to terminate the liquidation and to form a new company, to purchase all the remaining assets from the liquidators, at the price of £150,000, of which £75,000 will be represented by a first issue of £25,000 fully paid shares of £3 each, and X 75,000 by 6 per cent. debentures. At the meeting of the Mediterranean Hotel Company (Limited) the balance of profit and loss was stated at £1,474, and a dividend of 4 per cent was declared. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Tats DAY A BEGGING IMPOSTOR.—Thomas Brett, described as a clerk, was brought before Mr. Knox, at the Marlborough street Police-court, with being drunk and begging at No. 24, Grafton-street, Bond-street. Wm. Stevenson, butler o the Earl of Bective, said that shortly before nine to'clock the previous night the prisoner came to No. 24, Grafton-street, and begged of his lordship. He was offered two tickets for relief by his lordship, and, as he refused to take them or to leave, he was given into cus tody. Police -constable Pike, 51 C, said that he was sent for to No. 24, Grafton-street, and told that the prisoner, who was not sober, had been begging and refused to go away. The prisoner said he was in distress and was making every effort to get out of it. A letter found on the prisoner was handed to Mr. Knox, who, after perusing it, remarked that the prisoner was a regular begging impostor, and committed him for a month with hard labour. CAUTION TO DOCK LABOURERS.—WiIIiam Paunter, aged 32 years, of No 12, Dorset-street, Poplar, labourer, was brought before Mr. Paget, at the Thames Police-court, charged with stealing a bottle of brandy in the Shadwell basin of the London Dock. He was stopped by a con stable with the brandy in his possession. He said it was given to him. Mr Paget said that no cases gave him more pain and annoyance than the petty pulferings in the dock. Men would risk the loss of their liberty, their character, and their situations for the sake of some paltry article, a thing of trivial value. He was satisfied leniency would be misplaced in these cases. For the protection of property in the docks and the preserva tion of honesty among the labourers there these cases must be dealt with severely, and put a stop to if pos sible. He sentenced the prisoner to two months' impri sonment and hard labour. GREAT FIRE IN THE VICTORIA DOCKS, A fire of an extensive character and attended with a great destruction of property broke out about two o'clock this morning in a building lettered M., on the south side of the Victoria Docks. The building in question was about 150 feet long, and the same width. It contained about 3,000 bales of jute, and in the course of a few minutes was in flames from one end to the other. At the same time the fire rolled out of the windows and through the roof, rising so high into the air as to illuminate the district, and bringing out in relief the shipping in the docks and also the river Thames. With all possible expedition the engines from numerous stations of the Metropolitan Brigade attended. The whole of the force was at once set to work, the firemen being materially aided by the London Salvage Corps, but in spite of their combined exertions the fire was not entirely * extinguished at eleven o'clock this forenoon, and not before the building and the 3,000 bales of jute were nearly destroyed. The total loss will amount to several thousand pounds sterling. Nothing could be learned as to the origin of the fire or the insurances. THE MILITARY SITUATION. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, AUGUST 23. The army commanded by General MacMahon numbers 170,000 men, and is to-day stationed at Rheims and fir adjoining villages. The headquarters of the Emperor all the Marshal are at oourcelles-les-Brill. This at,first sigh) might be considered a retreat, but it is not so; it formy part of a vast plan whicl3 Bazaine is determined to carry out, There is no doubt that after the battles of the 14th and the 16th Marshal Bazaine found it necessary to change his manoeuvres, which at that time, it was believed, were to form a junction with MacMahon and deliver a decisive battle with the bulk of the Prussian arniy. The Prus sian generals were soon acquainted with the intentions of Bazaine, and the whole of the army was divided into three powerful corps—two of these corps commanded by Prince Frederick Charles and General Steinmetz, were to keep Bazaine in check, whilst the Prince of Prussiu, turning Chalons, made his way to Paris. The manoeuvre then, of MacMahon this day is to watch the Prince Royal, and, if necessary, take up a formidable position before Paris. In that event, the Prince Royal would be placed between two fires—MacMahon in front, and the armies of the Vosges and Belfort in the rear. I do not think that the Prinoe Royal will fall into this trap, but that Bazaine will form a junction with MacMahon, and force the Prussians to give battle, either on the plains of Chalons or . on the banks of the Marne. Not withstanding all you may hear to the contrary, Marshal Bazaine is in da ly commnnication with Paris and MacMahon. The Prussians have now taken up a formidable position a few kilometres from Etain. Their tirailleurs are con stantly on the road between Etain and Verdun. Daily reinforcements are being sent to MacMahon, and should no fighting take place for a few days, the Marshal will be at the head of an imposing army. Yesterday orders were sent to Brest to lay up steam transports, and to send their crews and all the dispo-iable marine artillery and sailors now in Brest to Paris, from whence they will go to MacMahon. Whilst I was writing thus far I received information that 40,000 Prussians, having with them 76 guns, are now at Vanconleurs, Neufchateau, Joinville, and St. Dizier. These troops appear to be marching towards Vitry Le Francais or Brienne. The Pru sians are destroying all the railways in the valley of the Marne. I have not been able to verify the truth of this. I shall notice it again to-morrow. If reports from Charleroi are to be believed, some Prus sian tirailleurs have crossed the Belgian frontier, and killed some dragoons. It is said that a portion of the Brussels garrison had gone to the frontiers. An Imperial decree authorises Belgians domiciled in the North of France to enlist as volunteers in the Garde Mobile during the war. Three new battalions of Gardes Mobile are being organised in Paris. Generals Lebrun, De Failly, and Felix Douai have arrived at Rheims. Three batteries of mitrailleuses left Paris to-day for the army of Mac- Mahon. • The loan for 790 millions of francs closed this evening, more than the amount demanded having been subscribed for. Three brothers belonging to the Imperial Family were wounded during the last engagements. Prince Joachim Murat, general of brigade ; Prince Achille Murat, at tached to the staff of Marshal 'McMahon ; and Prince Louis Murat. Michel Ney, Duke of Leihigen, attached to the military household of the Emperor, received three sabre cuts in the face. Prince Charles Napoleon Bonaparte, grandson to Prince Lucien, btother to Napoleon 1., was slightly wounded in the action of the 17th. A third squdron of ironclads, under the command of Rear-Admiral Didelot, will leave Toulon on Saturday, destination unknown. James Stevens, one of the Fenian chiefs, lately visited Metz, and had an interview with the Emperor. He offered his Majesty the service of 8,000 Irishmen, well armed and well equipped. The Emperor thanked Mr. Stevens for the offer, but declined. PROCLAMATION BY THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. We, General Commander-in-Chief of the Third Ger man Army. According to the proclamation of his Majesty the King of Prussia, which authorises the Gene rals Commanding-in-Chief of the different corps of the German army to lay down special regulations respecting the measures to be taken against the communes and the persons who put themselves in opposition to the customs o;1 warfare, respecting the supplies which will be re quired for the troops, and to fix the difference between the French and German values, we announce the follow ing regulations, which we make known to the public :- 1. Military jurisdiction is established by the present notice. It will be applied through the whole extent of the French territory occupied by the German troops to every action tending to compromise the safety of those troops, to injure them in any way, or to assist the enemy. Military jurisdiction will be held to be in force and to be proclaimed throughout the whole extent of a canton, as soon as it is announced in one of the districts which form part of it. • 2. All persons who do not from part of the French army, and who do not prove themselves to be soldiers by external evidehce, and who (a)' serve the enemy as spies, (b) mislead the German troops while charged with the office of guide, (c) kill, wound, or plunder per sons belonging to the German troops, or their suite, (d) destroy bridges or canals, damage telegraph wires or railways, render roads impassable, or fire munitions, provisions of war, or (e) take arms against the German troops, will be punished by death. In every case the officer ordering the trial will institute a council of war, commissioned to inquire into the affair, and to pronounce judgment. The councils of war may not condemn to any other pain than the pain of death. Their sentences will be executed immediately. The communes to which the guilty persons belong, as well as those in whose territory the offence was com mitted shall be subjected to a fine equal to the annual amount of their land tax. The inhabitants will have to contribute the necessary sum for the support of the troops. Each soldier must have a daily donation of 750 grammes of bread, 500 grammes of meat, 250 grammes of bacon, 30 grammes of coffee, 60 grammes of snuff or 5 cigars, half a pint of wine or a pint of beer, or 1-10 of brandy. The allowance to be made daily for horses will be 6 kilo grammes of oats, 2 kilogrammes of hay, and 1i kilo grammes of straw. In the eveut of the inhabi tants preferring to contribute a sum of money to provisions in kind, the indemnity is fixed at two francs a day far each soldier. All the commandants of detached corps will have the right to demand the supplies which are necessary for the support of their troops. The de mand for any further supplies which may be deemed ne cessary for the provision of the army can only be made by the generals and by those officers who perform the func tions of generals. In every case no more will be exacted from the inhabitants than what is actually necessary for the support of the troops, and official receipts will be given for all the supplies which are furnished. It is, therefore, hoped that the inhabitants will put no obsta cles in the way of supplying those requisitions which shall be deemed indispensable. With respect to indi vidual transactions between the troops and the people, we decree that eight silbergos and twenty-eight krouzer are equivalent to one franc. _ Signed by the General Commanding-in-Chief of the Third German Army, FREDERICK WILLIAM, Crown Prince of Prussia. TIIE BATTLE OF REZONVILLE. A supplement to the Staatsanzeiger of the 22nd inst. contains the following important letter, addressed by the King to the Queen of Prussia : " REZONVILLE, Aug. 19, 1870. " Yesterday was a day of renewed victory, the conse sequences of which cannot yet be estimated. In the early morning of yesterday the 12th Corps, the Corps of the Guard, and the 9th Corps, proceeded towards the northern road of Metz-Verdun as far as St. Marcel and Doncourt, and were followed by the 3rd and the 10th Corps, while the 7th and the Bth Corps, and subsequently also the 2nd, halted at Rezonville, facing Metz. When the first-named corps wheeled towards the right, in a very wooded terraine, towards Verneville and St. Privat, the last-mentioned corps began their attack upon Gravelotte—but not vehemently—in order to await the corps engaged in the great flank movement against the strong position of Amanvillers as far as to the road of Metz. The corps effecting this wide flanking march only entered into the fight at four o'c►ock, co-operating with the pivot corps (which had been engaged in the action) since 12 o'clock. The enemy opposed us in the forests with violent resistance, so that we only slowly gained ground. St. Privat was taken by Corps of the Guard, Verneville by the 9th Corps ; the 12th Corps and Artillery of the 3rd Corps now joined in the contest. Gravelotte was taken by troops of the 7th and Bth Corps, and the forests were scoured on both sides with great loss. In order to attack once more the hostile troops, forced back by the outflanking movement, an advance w as made at dusk across Gravelotte. This was met by such tremendous firing from the parallel ranges of rifle-pits and from the artillery that the 2nd Corps, just arriving, was obliged to charge the enemy at the point of the bayonet, and by this means it con quered and maintained the strong position. It was half-past eight when on all sides the firing gradu ally subsided. At the last advance the shells—of KOnigagratz memory—were not wanting, at least where I was standing. This time I was removed from their range by the Minister von Roon. All the troops I met cheered me with enthusiastic hurrahs. They performed miracles of bravery against an equally brave enemy, 749 44000 0'9 1 7 step and 24 1 /4 119,4090 k Offensive attacks which were repulsed each time. What fate is in store for the enemy, who is now pent up to the entrenched and very strong camp of the fortress of Mett, is beyond present calculations. I shrink from inquiring after the casualties and the names, for by far too many acquaintances are mentioned, often without just grounds. Your regiment is said to have fought splendidly. Waldersee is wounded seriously, but not mortally, as lam told. I had intended to bivouac here, but after some hours I found a room, where I rested on the Royal ambulance, which was brought here, and as I have not taken with me aLything of my equipment from Pont-h-Mousson, I have remained in my clothing these thirty hours, I thank God that He granted us the victory. " WILLIAM." RETREAT OF THE FRENCH TO RHEIMS. Its effect, certainly, is to put at least two days' further march between the army of MacMahon and that of the Crown Prince, advancing on Paris by St. Dizier and Vitry. But, in other respects than its possible influence upon the popular mind in Paris, the withdrawal to Rheims does not seem to promise advantages. If an invasion were threatened from the side of the Ardennes, it would form an excellent centre for a defend ing army, since all the roads through the Forest converge thither. But, at present, an invasion from the Ardennes is not in question. The Prussians threaten the passes of the Argonne Forest on the one side, the passages of the Upper Marne on the other ; and for a defensive cam paign against forces coming from these directions Chalons is the natural centre of operations. The road across the Meuse and through the Argonne defiles — those at least of which the Prussians are most likely to make any use—meet at Chalons ; 'and its position on the Marne gives an army the power of operating at will on either bank, against an enemy who has forced the defiles, or against an enemy who has passed the river, and strikes at Paris by the plain between the Marne and the Aube. At Rheims these strategic advantages are not indeed wholly abandoned, but in a serious degree diminished. The Marne may be crossed at Epernay —but that is a long day's march to the south ; a force might be thrown forward towards Ste. Menehould to check an invader issuing through the passes, as in 1792—but the withdrawal to Rheims would simply give the invader two days start ; and in the defiles of the . Erzgebirge two hours sometimes made all the differ ence between destruction and triumph to the ener getic and well-calculating victors. If the Crown Prince ever entertained the audacious idea ascribed to him in Paris, of marching straight on the capital from Vitry, between the Marne and the Aube, he could carry out that plan all the more boldly because the French had increased by one day's march their striking distance from his right flank. We never accepted the belief that the Crown Prince in the present conditions of the contest would do anything so hazardous ; we may depend upon it that his hopes for this crucial campaign are founded—Von Moltke so willing— upon a struggle corps a co;pa with the army of the Emperor himself. Regarded in this light the withdrawal to Rheims can at best only serve to retard for a day or two the mortal strife before the capital; while, in the event of a French defeat, the second army of France is exposed to the risk of being cut off from its communica tions with Paris, and forced away to the north-west by Soissons or Laon.-7'elegraph. There is distinct evidence that the army of MacMahon has abandoned the position of Chalons, and is making a movement so far retrograde. Unless there is some design of unknown depth in connection with Ba zaine this is a movement of retreat, and to our mind would argue that the Emperor, finding MacMahon not strong enough to fight the Crown Prince, is desirous of gaining the shelter of the fortresses on the Aisne and the Oise. It may be that a strong tactical position is to be found near Rheims, or about Soissons, which is strongly fortified, and we should consider it im probable that the Crown Prince would march on Paris, leaving such an army as MacMahon must, nucleic any circumstances have, within striking distance of his flank and rear. The force of that army Reuter's tele grams estimate at 160,000 to 200,000 men. Our corre spondent, writing from its head-quarters, says 160,000; we, be an inductive process, estimated it a couple of days ago, at 130,000 or 140,000 at least. As regards the advance of the Crown Prince, we have apparently trustworthy information that his cavalry have occupied St. Dizier, if not Vitry, on the 22nd. We have from the pen of the Times special correspondent the dates of his headquarters :-11th, Petersbach ; 12th, the same; 13th, Saarburg, 14th, Blamont ;15th, Luneville. The same writer skews that the march has not been entirely un impeded, but speaks of bridges blown up, and parts of the high road destroyed. All this must delay an army in its advance, must render its supply difficult, and shows that the Crown Prince has allowed no grass to grow under his feet. We are told he is expected before Chalons almost immediately, but we shall be very much surprised if he is not considerably reinforced by troops from the army of the King before making any attack on MacMahon, or advancing further on Paris. The King can well spare a portion of his im mense army before Metz, whether Bazaine's entire force is or is not there.—Standard. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT BRIX roN. A serious fire also happened in the premises belonging to Mr J. Kemp, a carpenter and dealer in hardware, situate in Cold Harbour-lane, East Brixton. The fire commenced from some unknown cause in the carpenters' workshop, and before an engine had time to arrive the building was in one mass of flames, and it quickly fell to the ground with a loud crash. The fire could not be conquered until some thousand pounds worth of property had been destroyed, there being three houses in Maria place and two others in Cold Harbour-lane more or less damaged. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) EARL DERBY IN LIVERPOOL Yesterday the foundation stone of a new hospital at Bootle, near Liverpool, was laid by the Earl of Derby, who had given the site for the building. His lordship, while expressing the interest he took in promoting the prosperity of an institution of such general public utility as an hospital, strongly urged upon his hearers the neces sity of constantly improving and increasing all arrange ments and requirements calculated to lessen sickness and improve the public health. AID FOR THE WOUNDED. A meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the Guild hall, Plymouth, presided over by the Mayor, at which a committee was formed, as a basis of an auxiliary to the society for giving aid to the sick and wounded in war. The meeting was of a very influential character, and wa s addressed, among others, by the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and the Town Clerk of Devonport. Nearly thirty clergymen and Dissenting ministers were pre sent, and resolutions were passed, asking them to press the subject on their congregations. Ladies and gentle men's committees were formed. General! Staveley, com mander-in-chief of the South-Western District, and Captain Blake, of the Loudon Society, were present, and a vigorous organization is set on foot. IRISH YOUTHS ASSAULTING A PRUSSIAN SAILOR. Three Irish youths were yesterday charged before the Mayor and Magistrates of Newport (Monmouthshire) with assaulting a Prussian sailor named Henrich Welt, by flinging stones at him. So severe were the injuries that it is expected Welt will lose the sight of his right eye. It was stated that large numbers congregated round Newport Docks, and it was perilous for a Prussianto shew himself. The Mayor said it was hard and strange that foreigners could not pass unmolested, and sentenced the prisoners to pay a fine of 405., or two months' hard labour. SEIZURE OF ARMS. An important seizure of arms has just taken place in Sligo. A gentleman named Livyd, who was proceeding from that town to Dublin, had in his possession two rifles and a box of ammunition, which were retained by the police. The gentleman alleges he is a magistrate of Limerick. THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE'S BANKRUPTCY.—The case of the Duke of Newcastle was before the Bankruptcy Court again yesterday, and, after some discussion, it was adjourned until the 24th of October. RUMOURS OF BAZAINE. The correspondent ,of the Daily News, writing from .Rheims on Monday, says :—The Chalons camp is so completely deserted that not a straggler is to be seen. We found plenty again on the road to Rheims, which was crowded with troops of every arm. As we approached the city we saw the French army encamped parallel to the road from St. Menehould, and separated from it by the river Vesle. They are camped on the right bank of the Vesle, looking down stream. I will not pretend to say what this unexpected movement means, but it looks as if part at least of Bazaine's forces had escaped from Metz and are expected to join the Chalons army at or near Rheims. There is a rumour that Bazaine is passing through Grandprd and Vouziers. Whtt makes it look probable is - the strong force of Light Cavalry here —two brigades of Chasseurs and Hussars. They are probably the advance guard. Since I began this letter news has been received at the Prefecture that Bazaine or part of his army is in fact retreating by Vouziers, very hard pressed by the Prussians. He was obliged to abandon his retreat on Verdun, the road to which was completely in possession of the enemy, and that is why all the provisions and munitions were sent back from Verdun to Rheims. If any force has succeeded in reaching Vouziers, or is on the road thither, it must have escaped from Metz on the north-west, or it is, perhaps, that column which, it is believed, had passed Gravelotte before the Prussians seized that road on the 18th. But no word has come direct from Bazaine for two days, and my belief is he is cut off. At any rate, his nearest line of retreat was closed, and if he has been driven off into the Ardennes there is no telling when the expected junction of lfis forces with those of MacMahon can be accomplished. And if they join who is to command ? For neither will serve under the other. Discontent is spreading fast among the troops, and even among the officers, who are discouraged by the failure of Bazaine thus far to unite with MacMahon. GSNERAL DOUAY.—A. private letter from Haguenau says that the body of General Abel Douay has been found on the battle-field of Weissenburg, and has been interred in the cemetery of Haguenau with the honours due to his rank. A. SIGN OF THE TIMES.—The nuns in the dif ferent convents of Paris, with a view to possible distur bances (of which they are in greater dread than of the entrance of the Prussian army), have, we hear, been pro vided with secular dresses, which they would adopt at the first signal of a revolution. PROHIBITION OF FOOD EXPORTS.—An Imperial decree prohibits along the land frontier, from Dunkirk to Lans-le-Bourg, and on the coast from St. Valery to Dun kirk, the re-exportation and transit of cattle of all sorts, meat, breadstuffs, bran, and forage. Exceptions may be accorded by the Minister of Finance in certain conditions. THE YOUGHAL ELECTION PETITION. - All ap plication was made to Mr. Justice Fitzgerald, in Dublin, on Tuesday, for an order to compel Sir Joseph Neale M`lienna to pay into court 2871 Bs. 2d., the amount of the certified cost of the petition against the return of M r . Weguelin. Sir Joseph M`Kenna had guaranteed to pay the costs on taxation. Judge Fitzgerald made the order for payment within a fortnight. 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