The Sun. — London, England, 1870-10-01 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY. Although business in the stock markets to-clay has been far from extensive, the tone of the various departments has been much more favourable, and a portion of the fall resulting from the late depression has been recovered. The news from the seat of war has not been of sufficient importance to have any material effect, but the abundance of capital and the prospect of further heavy supplies being thrown on the market by the payment of the October dividends has facilitated business, and strengthened _prices. Consols have been in moderate request, and have risen / per cent., being quoted at 911 to 92 for delivery and the October account, and 92 to 921 for November. Reduced and New Three per Cents, 901 to 901; Exchequer-bills, ss. to 9s. prem.; India Five per Cents., 110 to 1101; and India Bonds, 15s. to 20s. prem. Colonial Government Securities have met a slow inquiry, but prices have been supported. More firmness has been noticed in the railway market, and the quotations realised exhibit a recovery in many instances. Midland is 1 better, at 1251, 1251; Great Eastern at 37, 371; and North Western at 1271, 1271, are better ; whilst Caledonian, at 741, 74-2 ; Brighton, at 391, 40 ; and Great Western, at 691, 69i, are 1 higher ; Metropolitan is quoted at 64k, 651; South Eastern 701, 71i ; Great Northern A, 132, 313 ; and North Eastern, 1421, 1431, ex. new.. Next to !lathing has been doing in Indian railway stocks. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 1051 ; East Indian, 1101. Canadian shares have been neglected. For foreign shares there has been but little inquiry. Lombards have bcm lower, at 141 to 141. On the whole the tone of the market for Foreign Bonds has been • steady, and the bulk of the alterations have been favourable. Brazilian 1852 and 1858 have risen 1; Egyptian Government Railway Debentures, 1; Spanish (1867) ; ditto Deferred, 1 ; ditto (1869), 1; Turkish Five per Cents., 1; ditto (1869), 1 per cent. On the other hand Egyptian (1868) have fallen 1; and Italian (1861) 1 per cent. American Securities have been firm, but Share have risen 1 ; and Pennsylvania General Mortgage, 1. Bank Shares have been dealt in cautiously. Bank of New Zealand, 181; Consolidated, 42 ; Imperial Ottoman, 111, 1; London and County, 47i ; and Union of London, 371. The transactions in Telegraph Shares have been on a limited scale. British Indian Submarine, 'la, ; Falmouth Telegraph, 10i ; Telegraph Construction, 25-2. Miscellaneous securities have been in limited request. Madras Irrigation and Canal, 102, ; National Discount, 11k. Hooper's Telegraph Works have been lower, at 3, 21, dis. The sum of £338,000 has been sent into the Baaik to-day. In the rates of exchange no material alteration has been At Mark-lane to-day wheat was in limited request al about the prices of Monday. The Nyanza from the East Indies has brought £.56,395, Large supplies of capital have been on offer in the dis count market. The demand for accommodation has been limited, and three months' paper has been negotiated at 2} to 21 per cent. The Bank of Holland has reduced its rate of discount from 5 to 4i per cent. Messrs. Pixley, Abell, Langley, and Blake thus refer to the state of the bullion market :—Gold continues to flow into the Bank, the amount sent in since our circular of the 22nd inst. being no less than £610,500. There is not the slightest demand for abroad, and all immediate arrivals will also be sent to the Bank. The directors of the Gaslight and Coke Company recommend a dividend at the rate of 9 per cent. per annum. The directors of the Rio de Janeiro Gas Company (limited) have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, FOREIGN EXCHANGES.--Antwerp, three months' date, 25 to 55 ; Paris, short date, ditto, three months' date, and Marseilles, three months' date, nominal ; Leghorn, Genoa, Naples, and Palermo, ditto, 27 10 ; Amsterdam, short date, 11 19 ; ditto, three months' date, 12 11 ; Rotterdam, ditto, 12 11 ; Hamburg, ditto, 13 101 ; Frank fort-on-the-Maine, ditto, 1201 ; Vienna and Trieste, ditto, 12 82 ; St. Petersburg, ditto, 284 ; Madrid and Cadiz, ditto, 48 1 ; Lisbon, 90 days date, and Oporto, ditto, 52. LONDON STOCK EXCIIIANGE.-FILIDAY. LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAr HOURS. The prices under the lines indicate the business done. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Three per Cent Consols.. 916 92 Vict 5p c Jan St JulylB94 10181028 912, 6, I, 2 1016, 28 Do for Account 916 92 Brazilian, 1865, 5p o .... 89 90 Three per Cent Reduced 908 902 Egyptian, 1862. 7 p c.. .. 80 82 908, 3x d Do Rail Deben 7 p .. 98 10J New 3 per Cent 94 8 x d 828 Exchequer Bills, March 48 pm Peruvian, 1865, 6p c Pm l, Do, June 4B pm Portuguese 186 2 93 p c.. 288 291 pm 288 - Bank Stock Shut 881, 73 India 5 per Cents 1101, 8 67. 68, 8, 71. 3, 3 India Bonds — Spanish. 1867. 3pc pm 272, 6, I. 3 Can 6pc Jan&Julyll77-84 105 107 Do, 1869. 3 p o Do March & Sept. 103 105 271, 7 Do 5p c Jan & July .. 98 100 Turkish, 1851, 6p c B4 87 86 Do In 99l scribed Stock .. 97 100 Do, 1865, 5p o 98 428. 12, 2, 12,21 Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 98 100 Do, 1865. 6p c — Ceylon 6 p c May and 61, 608 November 1878 lO7 109 U.S. 5-20 Bonds, 60 0 1882 902 908 Mauritius G p c Jan and 201 i July 1873 lO3 105 Do do New S Wales 5 p 01871-76 100 102 89k. f, 90 New Zealand 6p c 1891 lO6 109 Do 10-40 Bnds, spc 1904 85 85k Do spc Do 5p c Consolidated 97 93 Illinois Central Shares .. 109 110 98* 1k Do 6p c Mar &Sept 1891 105 107 Atlantic and GWE.Co it Do June & Dec 1891 107 110 Mortgage Bonds 251 264 Fist 6p c Jan &July 1891 113 115 26*. 5k DoApril & OctlBB3-85.. 113 115 1885 89 89 RAILWAYS. Pristol and Exeter B5 87 Do 2nd do Scrip ....1 dis, Ipm Ca ledonia , i 745 Do Ist Pref Bonds .. . 60 62 Great Eastern 37, 65 75 2nd Pref Stock Great Northern Do A 133 134 Do 3rd Pref Stock .... 31 33 1321 5 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western 691 70 4th Pref Stock 69. 4. 5 Great Indian Pen g 5 p a 10511061 Lancashire & Yorkshire 12911301 1065 129 1, 30', Great Western of Canada. 155 155 Lon, Brigh, and S Coast 40 401 Do 6p c Bonds, 1873 lOO 102 305, 5, 4 Do 51 do, 1877-8 9B 100 Lon, Chat, and Dover .. 121 13 Do 5p c pref, issued 80 par 2pm 124, .1, 5 Madras guar 5 p c ton and North-Western 12751275 N. Railway of Canada, 1271, 7, 5 6p c Ist Pref Bonds Lon and South-Western 85 87 Oude and Rohilkund g 8 5 5, 6 5 5 v a Man, She!, and Lincoln 45 451 Sciude, Punjaub, and Delhi guar 5 p c ...... 65 651 1025 Bahia and San Francisco . , 12551255 g 7 p c 1245, 55 Belgian E Junction North British North-Eastern Consols 14351441 Buenos Ayres Gt Sthrn.. 245 255 143, 24, 4 x n 245 South-Eastern 715 71 Dunaburg and Witepsk 171 175 715, 2 Dutch-Rhenish 22 24 Atlantic and St Lawmen 77 80 Eastern of France — Bombay, Baroda, and Great Luxembourg Central India, g 5 p a.. 10411051 12 1055 Lemberg Czernowitzgua Buff & Lake Huron Pre! 4 5 7p c 165 17 Do 5/ p c Bonds, 1872-3-4 77 80 Northern of France Cape guar 13 p c East Bengal guar 5 p c 10411051 Recife and San Francisco East Indian, g 5 p o 1105 10 San Paulo (L) guar 7p a 21 215 Grand Trunk Canada Do Equip Mort Lind 1 141, 5, 5 charge 6n e Metropolitan Midland BANKING COMPANIES. I'd I'd 1 Agra Bank (L) A 8 9 20 Lon Char of Austrlia 23 24 25 Alliance (L) 131 47/, 8 10 Anglo-Austrian .. 810 pm 15 London Joint-Stock 321 331 20 Anglo-Egyptian (L) 22 23 33 50 British N American 51 53 20 Lon and Westmnster 61 62 20 Ch of India, Austrlia 141 151 611 25 Char Mere of India 25 1 26 1, 10 Metropolitan Bl 8 ! 10 City 25 Colonial 4 Consolidated (L) .... 1 fpm 25 Orntal Bank Corporn 421 43} 41 25 Union of Australia.. 39 41 20 Eng. Scot, and Aus 0 161 171 15 Union of Loudon .. 37 3 8 20 Imperial IL) 10 Imperial Ottoman Mg, 4,1 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES I'd Pd 100 Anglo-American L) 88 90 10 Great Northern ... 11 111 10 Anglo-Meditrn (L) l2/ 14/ 6 Great N. China, and 100 Atlantic — Japan Extension.. 3) 3 dis 100 Do 8p e 10 British Australn (L) 4 31dis 5 ludo-European (L).. 12 14 1% 10 Marseilles, Algiers, 10 British Ind Exten (L). 6 6) and Malta (L) .... 54 6 10 British Indian Sub- 10 Mediterrn Ex (L) .. 5 51 marine, (L) 7), 1 8 Reuters 2 China Submarine (14 std is 20 Soc Trans France (L) 14) 15 dis 100 Submarine 231 221 10 Falmouth, Gibraltar, 1 Do Scrip 2 2 ) and Malta (t) 101 3 MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES. Pd Pd Anglo-Austrian Bnd- 4 Lon Gen Omnibus .. . holders' Certificate 1. 2i 2 13-16, f 10 BerlinWatersvorks(L) 14 15 2Lo n & Prov Ma ilne L) 1 ipiu 30 Bolchow-Vaughan (L) 33 38pm 100 Madraslrrig&Canal. 100 Boston City (U.S.) 5 g 513 c by Ind Gov. 101 10; p c Sterling Loan.. 91 93 102, i 4 Brit & Fgn Marine IL) 221 Pm Mauritius Land (L) 1 dis.l par 27 Cana Company. .. 72 76 x d 10 Ceylon Company (L) 5241 dis WatnlDisctComp (L) 11 11) 35 City Oftices (L) 261,253dis 111 20 Colonial (L) 5 Com Union Assurnce 24 3pm Mere Agency IL) • • 8 1 pin •10 Crdt Fonc of Eng (L) 24 2 5 N Zealand Loa n an d 100 Crystal Palace 100 Do Prof 100 Do 6p et Perp Deb lOB 113 5 OceanMarinelnsur .. 13 14prn P and 0 Steam 47 49 27 1 Ebbw VAle Steel (Lb . 818 dis SO Do do New. 1867 3 ldis 19 Ei 21 100 Egyp 9 p cV'roy - Loan, 50 Rhymney Iron guar by Egyp G3V.. 96 98 15 Do New 9 10 972 60 Royal Mail Steam 13 Fore-st Warehouse (L) 52 6lpm 20 Tel Con and Main (L) 252 t:6) Fgn and Colonial Gov 252, 6 Trust 6p c Bonds.. 93 97 2 Thames and Mersey 7) Gen Crodt &Disct (L) f I dis Marine Insur (L 7 St Tobacco 6 p c Loan, Gen Stm Navigation 28 30 guar by Italian Gov. 85 83 7 Hooper's Tel Works 3/ 22dis 5 Trust and Loan Co of 4 - i Upper Canada 17 Hudson's Bay 8) 9 50 cr Marine, Lvpooi(L 4) spin 45 Indrbbr, Gut Per, and 92 Tel Works (L) ~. 38 39 20 Union steamship (L) 21 2; 20 Intern] Finan Sochi 12 I)dis 6 United Dis Corprn (L) 1i ',did It Into Can Cavour n 32 5 Univ Marine lnsur (1% 4/42pm 100 1.0 6p c Bonds. re- 100 Viceroy of Egypt 7p c deemable 1870 58 62 . Mortgage Loan.... 77 79 30 London Fin Assoc (L)18)17)dis 78, / 112 • 12 Warrant Finance 9 7 d;s MINING SHARE LIST.—SEPTEMBER 30. Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Mining Offices, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London. Market still very quiet. East Lovell advanced to 311 buyers. Australian United, 1, lf Prince of Wales, Hs, 13s Bwlch Consols, Providence Mines, 37, 38 Bronfloyd, Rosewall Hill and Ranson; e Chiverton Moor, 3f, 4 United, Chiverton Valley, South Condurrow, 2, 21 Cook's Kitchen, South Frances, 28, 30 Chontales (Gold), Tankerville. 14, 141 Drakewalls, 1, 14 Tincroft, Dolcoath, Tan-yr-Allt, Don Pedro North Del Rey, 3, 31 Taquaril (Gold). 365., 38s. East Bassett, Trumpet Consols, East Caradon, Van. East Lovell, 31, 32 Van Consols, 2, . 21 East Wheal Grenville, 21, 5 West Chiverton, 53, 54 Frontino and Bolivia (Gold), West Frances, 28, 30 —a., --s. West Maria and Fortescue, General Brazilian, West Drakewalls, Great Laxey, 174, 18 West Caradon, Great Retallack. 1, If West Seton, Great Wheal Vor, 54, 6 Wheal Agar, Hingston Down, Wheal Crebor, Marke Valley, 61, 71 Wheal Grenville. 11, 4 New Lovell, a, 2 Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes, North Crofty, Wheal Mary Ann, Bf, 9 Pacific 21, 4 Wheal Seton, 371, In noted. 1 1 .11 E 6 UN, L.‘ ;::\ _DON, SATURI) A , OC roBER 1, ;870 WAR. PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL TROCHTJ. Immediately after the battle of the 19th, before Paris, General Trochu issued the following proclamation to the soldiers in Paris : " During the fight of yesterday, which lasted nearly the whole day, and 4n which the highly praiseworthy firmness of the artillery inflicted immense loss upon the enemy, certain incidents occurred which ought 'to be brought to your knowledge in the interests of the great cause which we defend in common. An 'justifiable panic, which all the efforts of an excellent commander and his officers were unable to check seized upon the provisional regiment of Zouaves which held our right. At the commencement of the action the greater part of these soldiers fell back in disorder upon the town, where they spread alarm. In order to excuse their conduct these fugitives declared that they had been led to certain destruction, and this whilst their effective force was still intact and there was not one wounded among them ; that they were in want of cartridges, when they had made -no use of them, as I ascertained myself through inspecting those still in their possession ; that they had been betrayed by their leaders, &c. The truth is that these wretches compromised from its commencement an affair which, in spite of them, resulted favourably. Other infantry soldiers belonging to sundry regiments jgined them. The misfortunes which we suffered at the beginning of this war had already cast back upon Paris a crowd of un disciplined and demoralised soldiers, who bro'ight with them anxiety and disturbance, and who evaded, .owing to circumstances, the authority of their commanders and discipline. I have firmly resolved to put an end to such grave disorders. I command all the defenders of Paris to seize a individuals, soldiers or Gardes Mobiles, who straggle about the town in a state of intoxication, making scandalous speeches and dishonouring by their conduct the uniform which they wear. " Such soldiers and Gardes Mobiles as may be arrested will be conducted to Head-quarters, 7, Place Vendome, and civilians will be taken to the Prefecture of Police. They will be brought before the courts martial sitting en permanence, and undergo a rigorous applica tion of the following articles of the military code :-- Art. 213. Every soldier who abandons his post in pre sence •of the enemy, or of armed rebels, suffers death. Art. 218. Every soldier who refuses obedience when ordered to march against the enemy suffers death accompanied by military degradation. Art. 250. The punish ment of death, accompanied by military degra dation, is adjudged for all pillage of money, merchandise, or effects, committed by bands of soldiers, either with arms, open force, or personal violence. Art. 253. Every soldier who shall destroy means of de fence, provisions of arms, food, or ammunition, shall suffer death with military degradation. " It is equally the duty of the Governor to defend Paris, which is about to undergo the trials of war from without, and to maintain order within her walls. By the present regulations he calls to his assistance all those good and true men, of whom there are so many in our city." OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE SIEGE OF PARIS. The Staatsanzeiger contains the following letter from the King's Headqt_arters, dated " Ferrieres, 21st of September " :—" M. Jules Favre's departure, in order to return to Paris, did not occur early yesterday, as had been fixed, but at noon, after another con , yerSation with Count Bismarck. A Prussian officer conducted him as far as our outposts. He has, consequently, returned to the capital at a time when the impression of the two engagements lost by the French on the 19th was quite fresh. The combat north-east of St. Denis was unimportant, and was very soon given up by the enemy. The fight on the south side, between Sceaux and Montrouge, was far more important, for several thou sand prisoners and eight cannon fell into our hands, seven of them taken behind the intrenchments. • Several divi sions of real French troops took part, who probably wished to prevent the advance of our troops to the com plete investment of the city; but they were repulsed be hind their forts with the above named loss, so that the Parisians, as the first result of the approach of German troops, saw two beaten detachments turn back within the walls. Last evening artillery fire was again audible, the explanation of which we still• await. In any case M. Jnles Favre's presence here in no way interrupts the military operations, which on the side of our troops can only now begin. From the look-out stations on 31 ontmartre, Mont Valdrien, and other eminences round Paris, the Ger man helmets and bayonets can now be seen glittering in the sun, for unusually bright, not too warm, autumnal weather favours our operations. The Marne bridges will not be restored during the war. They will be only temporarily repaired, and the rebuilding of them will be left to French industry. At present none of these de tractive measures have retarded our approach to Paris en for hours. The pontoon trains and pioners at the ad of the columns have quickly restored the coi unicaiions. The destruction of the railway tun nels, however, will long prove great obstacles to trade. An unusual thoughtlessness seems to have prevailed in these destructions, or elseequite a panic, for only one of these feelings will account for the ruthless an nihilation of such important arteries for the public weal. The King occupies a wing on the first floor of the chateau of Ferrieres, which was used by the Emperor when present at the famous pheasant shooting. To-night the Princes Charles and Adalbert of Prussia, the Grand Duke of Weimar, Prince Leopold "of Bavaria, and the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg are coming over from Lag,ny to sup with his Majesty. Three telegraph lines communicate from here with the different armies. Field post-oflices are established here and at I_,agny, and everything is arranged to meet the possibility of a long stay. MARKETS. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, FRlDAY.—Although the mar ket was scantily supplied with all descriptions of grain, except oats, the trade throughout was compartively stationary, owing to the unfavourable prospects on the Continent. The supply of new English wheat was limited, and of foreign it was far from being large ; nevertheless, to effect sales, a slight reduction had to be submitted to. There was a fair supply of barley on sale, the inquiry for which was to a very moderate extent, at about Monday's rates. Malt ruled quiet, but unaltered in value. The supply of oats was large, consequently the demand was in active, at scarcely previous quotations. Beans and peas, the supply of which was limited, experienced a rather cautious sale, on former terms. Flour was in dull request, at the rates current on Monday. Arrivals.—English and Scotch : Wheat, 1,590 ; barley, 460 ; malt, 100 ; beans, 80 ; and peas, 50 qrs. Foreign: Wheat, 9,450 ; barley, 11,250 ; oats, 38,300 ; maize, 10,560 ; beans, 180 qrs. ; and flour, 700 sacks. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, FRlDAY.—Opening Report.— There was but a thin attendance at the opening of this market to-day either of millers or dealers, and though transactions favour buyers, it does not seem that any change upon Tuesday's currency will be the result of the day's business. Closing Report.—This market to-day has been quiet, with a small attendance. Good qualities of wheat were at steady prices, but lower descriptions were ld. per cental cheaper. The sales were 65,000 centals. A good deal of heated American is arriving, of a poor quality and very unsaleable. There was a good consump tive demand for Indian corn, at 6d. per qr. decline. Other articles were unchanged. DUBLIN CORN MARKET, FRIDAY. — At this market to-day there was a slow trade for Irish wheat and barley, particularly medium qualities. Good oats were sharper ; inferior were neglected. Foreign wheat was inactive, and prices were un altered, There was no inquiry for maize. Flour was slow at the late reduction. Oatmeal was at last day's prices, and slow. Irish produce—Wheat, white, 28s„ to 295. 6d.; red, 255. 6d. - tck 285.; inferior, 225. to 245.; malting barley, 15s. 6d. to 175.; grind ing, 14s. 9d. to 15s. 6d.; new oats, lls. to 13s. 3d.; black, Us. 3d. to 12s. 6(1.; tawney, 12s. to 12s. 9d. LINCOLN CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—At this market to-day wheat, barley, and oats were at last week's rates. Beans and peas were sixpence lower. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—At this market to-day wheat was held firmly for the full prices of last Friday. The trade, however, was quick. Barley was ls. lower, and secondary sorts, of which there was a large supply, were almost unsaleable. Beans and oats were rather lower. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRlDAY.—Opening Report. Official figures;—lmports 88,980 bales. Sales, 58,480 bales. Estimated stock, 520,829 bales, of which 150,008 bales were American, and 266,670 bales were East Indian. Taken by the trade, 43,590 bales ; for export, 13,160 bales ; for speculation, 17,030 bales. Actual export, 11,501 bales. Middling Orleans, 9d.; Middling Mobiles, Bid.; Middling Upland, W.; Fair Dhol lerah, 61d.; Fair Egyptian, 10Id. The market opened very sluggishly. Businessis likely to be small, not exceeding 8,000 to 10,000 bales. The market closed dull to-day, and prices gene rally were decidedly in favour of buyers. The sales were ten thousand bales, of which 2,500 were on speculation and for export. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKETS, FRl- DAY.—Business in tea has been to a limited extent, and prices have been without change. Sugar has sold quietly. Barbadoes, 275. 6d.: Jamaica, 255. to 28s. ; and Grenada, 245. to 255. For coffee the demand has been inactive, and prices have had a drooping tendency. Small colony, Plantation Ceylon, 545. to 60s. ; middling, 58s. 6d. to 645. ; good to line middling, 645. 6d. to 71s. ; good and superior bold, 71s. 6d. to 83s. ; peaberry, 71s. to 80s. 6d. LONDON METAL MARKET, FRIDAY.—Iron has been quiet at 51s. 2d. cash. Tin has sold slowly. Straits, £124. Banca, £123. Copper inactive. Chili bars, £62 to £63. LONDON OIL MARKET, FRlDAY. —Linseed oil has been in limited request, at £30155. to £3l spot Rape has been quiet. English brown, spot £4l 10d. to £4l 155.; refined, £43 10s. to £44. Other oils quiet. METROPOLITAN TALLOW MARKET, FRIDAY. The market has been firmer. Old Y.C. spot, 435. to 435. 3d. ; new, 435. 4d. ; last three months, 435. 6d. to 435. 9d. LONDON WOOL MARKET, FRIDAY.—A quiet feeling has pervaded the wool market. The business doing has been only moderate. Nevertheless prices have ruled firm. The first and last series of public sales of colonial wool will probably be com menced on the 27th of October, and about two hundred thousand bales are expected to be in the market by that time. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, FRIDAY.-There were rather larger supplies of meat on sale here to-day, consequently the demand was less animated, and prices were scarcely main tained. Per 81b. by the carcase.-Inferior beef, 3s. 2d. to 3s: 6d.: middling do., 3s. 6d. to 3s. 10d. ; prime large do., 4s. 4d. to 48. 8d ; prime small do., 4s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; large pork, 3s. Bd. to 4s. ; inferior mutton 3s. 6d. to 3s. 10d.; middling do.; 4s. 2d. to 4s. Bd.; prime do. 4s. Bd. to ss. ; veal, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; small pork, ss. to ss. 4d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET, FRlDAY.—Although trade has been hardly so brisk, the hop market has continued firm. Busi ness to a fair extent has been concluded in the new crop, at full prices. Yearlings and olds sell heavily. Weald of Kents, £3 ss. to £4 10s. ; Mid and East Kents, £4 to £7 ; Sussex, £3 to £3 15s. ; Farnham and country, £4 10s: to £6 6s. ; and olds, £1 to £2 10s. per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, FRI DAL—These markets have been plentifully supplied with pota toes. Sales have progressed slowly, as follow :—Regents, 50s. to 100 s. per ton; English shaws, 70s. to 80s. per ton : rocks, 40s. to 60s. per ton. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, FRIDAY.—No improve ment is perceptible in our market to-day ; and the week has been one of the quietest we have experienced for some time, owing to the many causes for anxiety, present and prospective. Merchants generally are pursuing a very prudent policy in reducing their engagements within narrow limits. The accounts from the continent indicate a protracted war between France and Prussia ; the warlike preparations of Russia are also ominous. These are sufficient causes in themselves to depress our market; while a daily declining cotton market adds mate rially to the unsatisfactory state of business. There has been very little done in yarns. Shirtings for China have been sold at ruinously low prices, for India. Next to no demand has prevailed. Manufacturers have had sonic offers for both shirting and printing cloth, based upon a much lower figure for cotton. Some, who are without, con tracts and wish to avoid making for stock, have accepted these offers. Buyers for the home trade are making very few inquiries. For the continent, especially for Germany, hardly anything is doing. Quotations to-day are as follows :-39in. shirting, ordinary to best make, Bs. to Bs. 404 ditto 811bs., 9s. 4id. to 9s. 100.; forties mule yarns, ls. lid.; thirties water twist, 131 d. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, FRIDAY. There was a good business done at this market to-day. Prices are firm. CORK BUTTER MARKET, FRIDAY. Ordinary, firsts, 130 s. ; seconds, 1218.; thirds, 11284 fourths, 1048.; fifths, 88s.; sixths, 775. 1,820 firkins in the market. Mild cured firsts, 1355.; seconds, 1258. ; thirds, 116 s. 80 firkins in the market. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, FRIDAY,—This market opened flat to-day with business at 61s. cash. It closed steady buyers 51s. id. cash. Closing Report.—This market closed firm to-day at 61s. lid. cash. NAVAL AND MILITA RY. It is stated that the Sultan, 12, iron armour-plated ship, now lying in the Medway off the dockyard at Chatham, will be removed to Portsmouth for final completion on the 16th of November. A very large body of men are em ployed upon her at Chatham in getting her as forward as possible before she leaves. The vessel will be almost a turret-ship as well as a broadside one A member of the London Court of Common Council has given notice of his intention to propose next Thursday that £250 be contributed by the Corporation towards the fund in aid of the widows and orphans of the men who perished in the Captain. A committee of the Royal Naval Female School, Twickenham, has resolved to admit to the benefits of the Institution (so far as the rules and space will allow) the daughters of officers in the Captain. The guns already converted on Major Palliser's prin ciple having passed the proof without rejection, the gun factories at Woolwich are proceeding with other orders for similar conversions, and further orders are ex pected. The building of iron vessels for lake and river navigation in the United States is making progress, though under some difficulties, owing to the competition of the railroads, which are now carrying the bulk of the inland freight. Cincinnati, however, and Buffalo also, are constructing iron craft, the first for the Ohio, and the second for the lake and river navigation; and it is said the boats will do much more than pay their way. - - A. Prussian correspondent writes to the Lancet as follows : As regards the general character of the wounds, it may be said that those inflicted by the French balls, are vastly more dangerous than those of our own. The ball of the needle-guu being long and conical-shaped, tends to separate the tissues, and the wound in consequence shews a better tendency to heal- The chassepot bullets, being round-shaped, tear the tissues, and, being driven by a great mass of powder, they break and crack the bones in their path. The same is the effect of the mitrailleuse, and an enormous amount of serious wounds is caused by the French tactics of greeting the enemy with a hailstorm of lead. The spots of ground from which the French fired are at once known by their being covered with cartridges. Our army, composed of Hessian, Saxon, and Prussian regiments, lost on the 18th of August, 20,000 in killed and wounded, and the French are said to have lost 10,000 men ; so that this mur derous battle involved a loss of 30,000 men. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holder, .0f whisky iu the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is recommend, by the - medica.l profession in preference to French brand . pima in cask and cases for home use or exportation. Quotation on application to Messrs DUNVILLE it Co., Royal Arisb bit tilleries, Beffast or at,thifl London °Wet.. 4, Restufort r oiidiner %Mud, .0. TROUBLES IN MARSEILLES The Red Republicans, whose crimson flag has during the last few weeks been the emblem of turbulence and disorder at Lyons, seemed to have reappeared in Mar seilles, where they threaten to counteract the efforts being made for the national defence. The special correspondent of the Indipendance Beige, writing from the south coast on the 24th of September, gives the following account of their proceedings Since the new municipality at Lyons has acted with vigour against the Bed Flag Committee, and has put a stop to the arbitrary arrests of magis trates and officials ordered by these Revolutionists, the demagogues have endeavoured to establish themselves at Marseilles.' The Governor, M. Alphonse Esquiros, ex- Deputy of Marseilles, has personally sbewn conciliatory intentions, but he found at the Prefecture a privileged body of democrats, who CGnstituted themselves guardians of the new prefect. The Prefect, whose name is Labadid, is a supporter of order, and is said to be a man of character and energy. However he allowed this kind of Praetorian guard to force themselves upon him, and to hoist the Phrygian Cap on the balcony of the Prefecture in token of their power. It 'is 'reported that these three hundred guards carefully examined the cellars and kitchens of the Prefecture. They drove out all the former agents of the secret police, and sta tioned themselves at the doors of the ante-chambers, so that no one could pass through unless escorted by their bayonets. The National Guard took offence at the arro gant pretensions of this special, or, as it termed itself, Civil Guard ; but as the citizen militia was not fully armed, they could 'not interfere as they would have liked to do. On the 21st the Civil Guard, without any orders, arrested M. de Lagueronnibre, who arrived froth Constantinople. They seized his papers, his luggage, even his money, and compelled his wife to remain at the hotel where they disembarked, while they carried off the ex-Ambassador to prison. On the same day the commander of the ironclad frigate the Normandie suffered similar treatment, his offence being that he had prevented his crew from crying " Vive la 116publique ! ' M. de - Lagueronniere was released after a few hours' incarceration by an order of M. Cremieux's, telegraphed from Tours. His papers and property, among which nothing compromising was• found, were returned to him. It is said that on receiving the news of the humiliating capitulation of Sedan, the diplomatist immediately sent his resignation to the Emperor, with a protest. he naval officer was also released after a time. The next day the rumour spread that the civil guard had ventured so far as to arrest M. Esquiros and M. Labadi6. This was in correct, but it was so generally believed that it was thought advisable to call out the National Guard, and the Governor and Prefect passed through the town to reassure the people. During their passage they were received , with repeated cries of " Vive l'Ordre i Vivent Esquiros et Labadid !” On the 23rd the excitement continued. The chief editor of the Peuple, M. Naquet, had sent in his resignation as member of the departmental committee. After having assisted in the creation of the Civil Guard, he thought that it exceeded its object, and was becoming unpopular, and proposed that it should either be sent against the enemy or absorbed in the ranks of the National Guard. As this was not agreed to, he resigned. Mean while the Provisional Prefect took a very serious step in publishing. a letter which he had written to the Presi dent of the Civil Tribunal, reminding him of the elec toral pressure attributed to the magistrates, and requesting film to-resign, as his presence at the Tribunal irritated public opinion. This letter vista submitted to the Minister of Justioe. Some hours after the. Chamber of Correc tional police was trying a bourgois who was accused of resisting one of the Civil Guard and broken his bayonet. His comrades of the Guard, hearh;g that the accused was about to be acquitted, burst into the Chamber armed, and arrested the prisoner's advocate, the three magistrates, and the clerk. They were all led off to the Prefecture between bayonets, while the public looked on stupefied. These fresh arrests were not of much longer duration than the others. The authorities were embarrassed and confused—but from whom did the order proceed? No one can tell. Everything is irregular and disorganisrd. SEPT. 25, The agitation continues at Marseilles, though no blood has yet been shed. After the invasion of the police tribunal, and the arrest and release of the magistrates, M. Esquiros reproached the guards with their excessive zeal, and pointed out the excitement and confusion they had produced. He also addressed the judges, remarkin that the errors of the Imperial magistrates had irritated the Democrats. Soon after the lawyers. came in a body to make a protest to M. Esquiros. He promised that measures should be taken to guard against any more such arbitrary arrests, but the advocates were not quite satisfied. A meeting of the bar was held, at which it was resolved that unless sufficient precautions were taken within two days they would address a formal protest to the Provisional Government. M. Esquiros tried to pacify the public by issuing a notice recalling the people to the respect due to law and justice. How ever he would not, or could not, arrest the authors of the coup de main. It is said there were fifty , but a good deal of ingenuity is exercised in order to avoid a conflict between the Civil Guard and the National Guard. The latter are to be passed in review for the first time on the 29th. They will form an effective force of 40,000 men, not exactiy under arms, since the greater part are as yet without rifles, but at least in line, and the coup d'ceil over their ranks will he something imposing. The old uniform is abandoned as too costly for the mass, and a dark blue blouse, with red binding, and kepi of the same colours, is to be adopted as economical and effective. The news of the postponement of the elections for the Constituent Assembly has been favourably received in the south, as there was no time for. concerted action or intelligent selection of candidates. A RESCUED FLAG. A few days since three non-commissioned officers of the sth Regiment of the French Line arrived at Marseilles with their rescued flag. At the disaster of Sedan the flag of the Regiment was buried by the officer who carried it before the surrender. These three officers being resolved that it should not fall into the hands of the Prussians, profited by the confusion which prevailed on the battle field to disinter and remove it from its staff, afterwards concealing it under their uniforms in a piece of horseflesh which they carried. They were among the prisoners scot to Pont-a,Mousson, but succeeded, when at Varennes, in eluding their guards and swimming across the Meuse, amidst the bullets of the Prussians. They were cordially received at the village they landed at, and dressing them selves in blouses, pushed on to Chaumont and Marseilles, where they were receivedwith acclamation, the Francs tireurs of Dijon meeting them at the station. They are cn route. for Toulon to deliver up the-flag. N. THIERS'S VISIT TO AUSTRIA. In a letter, dated September 25, the Vienna correspon dent of the Times gives an account of M. Thiers's negotia tions whilst in the Austrian capital :—" As far at least as this country is concerned, M. Thiers did not present him self in the capacity of a plenipotentiary or negotiator on the part of the Provisional Government of France. The letter itself which he bronght from Jules Favre is a simple letter of recommendation ; it mentions no sort of full powers or proposaLs, and states the object of his journey to be to enlighten in general the European Powers on the true state of affairs in France, and to remove any erroneous impressions which may have arisen in this respect. In spite of the appearance of the German army before Paris, and in spite of the inability for the present of the French to cope with it in the open field, M. Thiers does not consider the position of France as so very desperate, and still believes in her inexhaustible resources, and his conclusion therefrom is that it would be wise on the part of Prussia not to drive matters to an extreme, but to come to a fair compromise. He thinks the apprehensions at Prussian Ilea l quarters, lest the present Provisional Government should not be able to keep its promise and have the preliminary treaty ratified by the National Convention, are greatly exaggerated and without foundation. Re considers France thoroughly Republican in her feelings, and the present Provisional Government, although some what irregular in its origin, as representing really the opinion and feelings of the great majority of Frenchmen. M. Thiers was at great pains to bring this conviction in official quarters here, and stated as his opinion that the Germans would have risked nothing if, instead of losing 1 the time in the settlement of preliminary material guarantees, they had at once debated and fixed the terms of the preliminary Treaty. He entertained no doubt that, with very trifling exceptions, the men chosen for the National Convention to be called together will consist of thorough adherents of the men at present in power, who by their character and tact command the confidence of people all over France. M. Thiers entertains no fear of theiipositibn being shaken by the Reds, who may have their adherents in one or another large town, but who have the great'majority against them. The object of all this seemed to be to remove the idea that the present government was ephemeral, that it had no hold on the country, and could not be taken au serieux, and to induce this Govern ment to recognise. officially the present Government of France. The recognition of the latter by the great Powers of Europe, 'he thought, would do much to strengthen its hands, and would help to give it stability, which would be in the interest of all Europa. He was assured in return that the changes which have occurred in France have not altered those feelings Of friendship and goodwill which had existed under the for mer Government, but that official recognition was scarcely possible before France herself had by her representatives, recognised the Pro visional Government. No doubt was entertained that this would follow the convocation of the National Convention, but it would be scarcely meet to anticipate 1 this decision of the people of France. The second object which he seemed to have iu view was to induce this Go vernment to give its support to any steps which Russia might think fit to take in order to get more moderate terms from Germany. M. Thiers thought this so much the more possible, as he did not flatter himself with the hope of getting from Russia more than moral support and a favourable diplomatic representation, in which Austria might join. In what shape - and by what means M. Thiers means to bring about this action on the part of Russia after she has distinctly declined any interference between the belligerents it would be difficult to tell, as he was rather reserved on this point. So much the more explicit was the answer he received to this suggestion. He was assured that this Government had always been ready to join the other neutral Powers in any effort of friendly mediation. Although this readiness has never been put to the test, it still existed. If, therefore, this Government was offerred an opportimity to co-operate in the re-establishment of peace on a durable basis, it would willingly seize it, but until it knew in what form Russia might think fit to act, it was impossible to give any positive assurance. Of course, this form could only be that of a friendly media tion, and M. Thiers was distinctly told that he must dismiss all idea of finding this country disposed to join Russia or any other Power in exercising any pressure on the decision of Germany. Whatever hopes France might have had or might still entertain to the contrary, they were totally groundless, for it was the firm decisidn of His Majesty the Emperor from the beginning not to in terfere in the quarrel between France and Germany, but to maintain the strictest neutrality. M. FAVRE AND METZ. A correspondent of the Independance Be* says that the brother of M. Favre has paid a visit to Metz, being armed with full powers from the Government at Paris to treat on behalf of Metz, provided that Marshal Bazaine would recognise the Provisional Government. M. Favre remained in the besieged town two days and returned last Sunday,- when'he had an interview with Prince Frederic Charles, . who' had sanctioned his visit. His mission failed, for Marshal 13azaine was not disposed to enter upon any negotiations, and shewed no goodwill to the new Government when he found it was disposed to natke terms. Prince .-Frederick Charles is well aware that famine will not be his ally against Metz for several weeks to come, but disease prevails in the town, and there are daily some hundreds of deaths. There is no intention of attacking Metz ; the besiegers will be contented -to await the course of events in Paris, where something decisive will, it is thought, take place within the next three weeks. M. Favre, to start on his journey, had to obtain permission from the King to pass his head quarters. General d'Ouvrier was among those who refused to sign the capitulation of Sedan, he had been struck three timer„ but his wounds were not serious. He was obliged to proceed on horseback from Sedan to Coblentz with nothing to eat and in a state of great suffering. THE BURNING OF BAZEILLES. A letter from Mr. Cosbey in the Manchester Examiner corroborates the worst accounts that have been given of the fate of the unfortunate village near Sedan :—" Those of the villagers who belonged to the Mobile Guard, the Francs-tireurs, and some of the Marine Guard, remained and occupied the houses in the main street which leads direct on to Balan and Sedan, determining to do all they could to stay the enemy's march through the village, although they must have well known what little chance they had against such superior numbers, and in the end their lives must be sacrificed for so doing : but, as brave and true patriots, they only thought of their duty to their country. Immediately the advanced guard of the Prus sian army (which consisted mostly of Bavarian troops) entered the village, fire was opened on them from the houses, doing great execution, but with their enormous and quickly increasing numbers they were very soon able to force the doors and windows of the houses, and then com menced a terrible hand-to-hand struggle, which could not, however, last long, as the Bavarians, with their over whelming numbers, soon overpowed the small body of defenders, but not till they had suffered severe losses — the French, expecting no quarter, fighting bravely and valiantly to the last. Up to this time, it was fair warfare, as is accepted by nations, but the mere shooting and disabling of their assailants would not satisfy the Bavarian troops, who were burning with demoniac vengeance at the loss of so many of the com rades, and fearing any, even the wounded, might escape, determined on firing the houses, which they deliberately did in blocks, one after the other, and thus the wounded and dying Frenchmen perished in the flames. Even now they were not satisfied till they had almost demolished the houses by shelling them when in flames, and thus cutting off all chance of escape for these who were hid in the cellars beneath." The prisoners who were captured at Toul declared to a correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette that Metz had pro visions for an army for two years. It was the granary of the surrounding fortresses. The Emperor is said to feel the wind at Wilhelmsholie, owing to its elevated situation- He wishes to exchange it for another residence. M. Esquiros has written to the Mayor of Marseilles announcing that the French Government has accepted the services of the Garibaldian Legion of Volunteers, and that they will accordingly leave Marseilles to place them selves under the military authority at Tours. The siege of Bitche is not progressing very fast. The town is a heap of ruins, but the fortress remains without much damage. Most of the guns and mortars destined for the siege have proved unserviceable. The fortress is still uninvested, and as it is impossible to storm it, there is nothing to do but to wait. The ex-Emperor communicates with the Empress and the ImperiAl Prince in England by the German post, which offers him every facility for so doing. The Emperor is said to be suffering once more from his old complaint, but no serious consequences are expected to arise from the return of the malady. The Ostsee Zeitung says:—" The rapidity with which the equipment of the Russian army with breechloaders is proceeding may be imagined from the fact that in one of the arsenals—that at Kiew, which is by no means one of the largest in Russia, 500 percussion guns are daily converted into breechloaders according to Krupp's plan. When ready they are immediately distributed among the troops." The Defence Committee of Toul has decided that the night service of that town shall be carried on as in time of war, and that between the firing of cannon morning and evening no embarcation will be permitted without a pass-word. The gates of the town will be closed at 10 p.m. The defence works are progressing vigorously, especially with regard to the armament of the forts and the ramparts. The manufacture of torpedoes goes on with great activity. The Etoile Beige publishes a letter which it has received from a Zouave at the camp of Beverloo :—" Sir,- I have read your article of the 27th, which states, on the autho rity of a person coming from Paris, that the Ist Regiment of Zounves bad retreated in disorder, and that it had been stopped by the crowd, insulted, and treated as cowards. I have been in the regiment for fourteen years, and I con sider the person who brought this news to be a coward, and I beg him to come and seek me in the camp at Beverloo." The Etoile Beige adds a line to say that the news was brought by a carrier pigeon. General Cluseret has taken possession of authority at Lyons in the name of the Red and Socialist Republic. He is, or was a few days ago, aided by kindred and cha racteristic spirits. His body guard consists of sixty ruffians who have lately been liberated from the travaltx forces, or galleys, and these, with a few kindred spirits, form what is called the Comit4 de Saint Public. The police of the Reign of Terror which governs Lyons is composed of some 6,000 men who have been liberated from the criminal gaols. The General's " secretary "is a gentleman who for many years wore the yellow dress and the chain on the leg: Several deplorable fatalities happened at Strasbourg through the practice of the people taking refuge in their cellars. Sometimes the houses above them were set on fire by bombs and burnt down over their heads, burying them in their ruins. In one cellar a wealthy gentleman, highly respected,.a patron of art and student of science, was, with his young wife, two children, and two servants, miserably crushed and suffocated to death. In another, two young ladies, teachers in a collegiate institution of this province, who had gone home to their father's house at Strasbourg for their vacation, perished under the debris of that house, together with their father and young brother ; their mother, fortunately for her, was away on a visit in the country. COURAGEOUS RAILWAY INSPECTORS.—III the midst of the excitement which prevailed while the Prussians wereiiring on the railway station of Juvisy, M. Fayolle, one of, the inspectors of the Orleans Railway, saw that a long train of provisions was stationary on the line, and, undeterred by the projectiles which • fell around him, leaped on it, and conducted it safely to Paris. M. de la Taille, principal inspector of the Orleans Railway, also displayed great courage. The Prussians fired on the train in which he was travelling, and he' ordered the engine driver to proceed with greater rapidity. The later, trembling with fright, refused to remain where he was. " Very well," said M. Taille, " get down ;" and getting into his place, he guided the engine himself. THE SURRENDER OF, t TOUL.—A. letter from Arlon on the 27th gives some details of the surrender of Tole. The town was first invested on the 14th, and on the even ing of the 27th it was burning in twenty-three different places. The pressure of the inhabitants forced the com mandant to hoist the white flag, and the conquerors entered the town on the same night. The conditions were the same as at Sedan. The garrison was very weak, comprising only 60 cuirassiers, 100 men of the line, 40 gendarmes, and 2,000 Mobiles. There was not a single regular artilleryman. The commandant, Major Huck, is an old soldier. The German officers were petrified to find how small a force had blocked the road to Paris during six weeks. The state of the town is said to be worse than that of Sedan, though better than Bazeilles. The Gothic Chapel of St. Gengoulph, which dates from 814, is little more than a mass of ruins, but the stately Byzantine Cat hedral, built in 292, is uninjured, except for the demolition of a window, and the marks of the projectiles. There we re few sick or wounded in Toul. Five hundred Mobiles served the guns during the siege, but all the male inhabi tants who could obtain arms helped to repulse the attack made on the 16th. THE GARDE MOBILE.—The Garde Mobile has all the best qualities of our English Militia, without its many defects—that is, on paper, but not de facto. The men of each company are from the same town, the com panies of each battalion from the same department. Therefore, not only is a local esprit de corps-kept up, but the men have a pride in the good conduct of their res pective regiments. But how has the raising of these corps been carried out? Simply in such a manner as to utterly disgust the men. The force was never called out except at Sttasburg, where it has made a name in history for itself, until long after MacMahon's defeat at Woerth. When called out it was officered by as useless a set of creatures as could be discovered in the land. Anyone who fancied he would look well in the uniform of the corps, and had a little local interest with the Prefect or Sub- Prefect, had merely to ask in order to obtain the rank he wanted. So much so was this the case, and so utterly inefficient were the officers found to be, that the men who ought to have held rank in the corps—and this was the case throughout France—the officers who had retired from the regular army, were disgusted, and would have nothing to say to the Garde Mobile. A blight seems to have rested on the corps, as on everything else in France during the last few months, and what might have saved the land from the in.-yader has become little better than a byword for inefficiency'. After the enemy was well into France, the Garde Mobile was called out ; and when the German army had reached the gates of Paris the french authorities begtai to think it mi g ht b e as well to teach their men to handle their muskets and to burn powder. You would hardly believe—and yet what may one not believe of France in these days?—that a battalon of the Garde Mobile was sent from the neighbourhood of this place the other day to meet the enemy at Clermont, and that none of the men had ever been taught how to fire, or even how to load, their rifles. — Correspondent o Telegraph at Lille. BREAKFAST.—EPPS'S COCOA.--GRATEFUL AND CODE FORTING.—The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Service Gazette re -Marks :—" By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the flue properties of well-selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills." Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in tin-lined packets labelled—JAMES EPPS 47. CO., lioniceopathi Chemists, London. —Advt. ENTRY OF THE ITALIAN TROOPS INTO ROME. A correspondeht of the Tablet, writing from Rome immediately after the entrance of Victor Emmanuel's troops into Rome, says : " The losses as yet I cannot tell you. Upon our side they are light. I think as far as killed go I have only heard of three. Of wounded we have a good many, though of course our troops were very much protected by the walls ; but the losses of the enemy I think must be very great. Early in the engagement the Italians attempted to take the Porta Pia with a charge. The Piedmontese cavalry came dashing along the road towards the gate as thick as bees. One cannon at the gate opened fire upon them, and ploughed up their ranks so that they had to retire, leaving heaps of wounded and dying along the road. Finding that would not do they put cannon against it, and after some hours, made breach, they say—l do not know if it is true. The reason of our having to capitulate was, as one thought pre viously, because of the weakness of the fortifications in certain points. The fire of our artillery, was wonder fully accurate; although they were firing at a very long range they dismounted all the guns of several batteries. Still as the Piedmontese number, it is said, was some 80,000, o f course, th e en d musthave been a capitulation. Certainly all our troops, whether Italians or not, fought well, and did their duty magnifi cently. I do not think a complaint can be brought against them ; but the civilians have behaved with ,true Italian meanness and cowardice. No sooner had' the Italians marched in than the place was hung with Italian banners and colours, and everyone ready to shout ' Viva; l'ltalia !' The ambulance service where we were was anything but good, for we had not a single ambulance waggon the whole • time, and we had to carry all the wounded men on our backs to the hospital." Referring to Sergeant Shea, an Irish Zouave, who was seriously wounded, this correspondent says :—"We have got all the facts about Shea from an English corporal who was with Shea at the moment of their being attacked. Apparently, the whole company went out to reconnoitre, and the captain, as Shea himself remarked, and as all the men seem to agree, got them into a very dangerous position at the end of a thickly wooded valley, along which anything could approach them unseen. When there, it was a question of sending forward an advance guard to see what was to be seen, and Shea, as the oldest sergeant of the company, claimed the right to lead the guard. Accordingly he was sent with eight others, and soon after, when advanced some distance, three hundred lancers came tearing down upon them, unseen, of course, until quite upon them because of the wood. The Zouaves, with Shea, killed some, wounded others, and also brought down the captain. Shea received a lance wound in his side, and was afterwards seen by a countryman who came to Rome, being taken to the rear. He is prisoner with five others. He will be sadly disappointed at such an early capture, for he wished for nothing more than to be in the thickest of the fight. Even the colonel of the regiment is grieved at his loss, since he was so well known for his courage, and was a universal favourite of both officers and men. Vavasour, Woodward, and Wilfrid are in Rome ; Max well apparently is not in yet, but expected howdy. Another correspondent of the Tablet says :—Can I ask the sympathies ofryour readers for Sergeant Shea of the Papal Zouaves, who lies in hospital at Terni in Umbria, with nine sabre wounds received in the late defence of Rome. This heroic fellow also did most heroically during the invasion of 1867. He begs now for the prayers of Catholics. It is the least we can do for him. BELGIUM AND ROME. The Brussels correspondent of the Manchester Exami ner, writing on Wednesday, says :—" The Catholic party in Belgium is very dissatisfied with the present Ministry for not formally protesting against the occupation of Rome by the Italian troops. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, in answer to an interpolation on the subject, said it was Belgium's duty to maintain the best relations with all Powers, and to do this it must abstain from all imprudent and inopportune interference in the affairs and acts of those Powers. This prudent language from a member of the Catholic Ministry is highly commended by the Radical Liberal party. The relapsing fever still occupies of the energies of the Liverpool Poor-law authorities. There are now nearly 1,200 patients under treatment, shelving an increase of 80 during the week. THE LATE LORD WILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY.— The will and codicil of the Right Hon. Alberic Drummond, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, Hereditary Great Chamber lain of England, who died on the 26th of August last, were proved-on the 28th inst. by the executors and trustees, Thomas,Chambre, of the Western Circuit, Clerk of Arraigns, and John Wilson Nicholson, of No. 48, Lime-street, London. The will is dated the 11th of August last, and the codicil the 16th of the same month. The personalty is sworn under 270,000 and the will and codicil (which are very short) bequeath only two legacies, one of which is to the deceased's coachman, an old and vatued servant, and the residuary estate is to be administered according to law. MORE WAR CORRESPONDENCE.—A third series of diplomatic papers relating to the war between France and Prussia has been issued. It takes up the history of events immediately after the declaration of war by France, and is largely occupied with the question of securing the neutrality of Luxembourg and Belgium,• and with the objections raised by the Prussian Govern ment to the export of coal, horses, and arms from England, Of these acts Count Bismarck complained to Lord A. Loftus, so early as the 30th of July, that they " were not the acts of a friendly Government, nor were theyy, indeed, in conformity with the position of st r i c t neutrality taken by England towards the two belligerents." Lord Gran ville replied on the 3rd'of August ; and on the 11th of the same month he issued to the English representatives abroad a circular, which closes the correspondence, reca pitulating the arguments employed in his despatch to Lord A. Loftus. DANGER TO KING WILLIAM AND BISMARCK.— The Cotogne Gazette says :—" A well-meant address to his Majesty is being circulated in Berlin begging the King no longer to expose himself to the dangers and hardships of the war in.the way he has hitherto done. We may take this opportunity of mentioning that we are warned against attempts on the lives of members of the Royal family. We trust that every precaution will be taken against such frightful outbreaks of French fanaticism." A correspondent of the same paper says :—" Count Bismarck has lately worn the uniform of an infahtry officer. The general hatred is concentrated on his head. He alone, it is thought, is the cause of the war; he it was who enticed the Emperor into it, and is therefore responsible for all its misery. Before Paris nobody wishes ill to the King, but Down with Bismarck !' has been already written on the door of the house where he resides. A cook at Rheims, who was a good, mild creature, and has passed the age of the passions, had nothing against the King or against the Prussians, but she affirmed, with flashing eyes, that if she met with Bismarck she would stab him with her kitchen knife." • GENERAL STEINMETZ'S RETIREMENT. -- That General von Steinmetz is a good soldier not even his worst enemy can deny • but that he is often failing in the courtly demeanour and behaviour of a gentleman is a fact that even his best friends have not failed to admit. It is, perhaps, his unfortunate bluffness carried a little ct l'outrance that has caused hilt' to be removed from the command of the Ist Army, and placed, as it were, upon the shelf. His unfortunate misunderstanding with other generals of superior rank and position to 'his own are facts so well known that I need not repeat them ; but certain it is that the stern, unbending nature of the old soldier has caused him to be removed from a position which gave him the opportunity of making him self obnoxious in high quarters. To General von Stein metz must be attributed the credit of many of the brilliant and resolute attacks which have led to Prussian victory in the present war ; but he had a fault of attacking some what too ra?hly, and permitting his battalions to ad vance too far unsupported. To mention one instance only—the advance of Spicheren, and the storming of those terrible heights, were entrusted to three regiments, 9,000 men without supports, who were at first compelled to retire from sheer loss ; and had not the 2nd Line been very handy, the carnage would have been still more severe. General von Steinmetz would not, how ever, wait until that second line was formed, but ordered the advance immediately. Where, however, there has been danger, or that the Prussian army have received a check, the first man in the breach or at his post, through good or evil report, has been General von Steinmetz. He leaves the First Army commanding the respect of every one—the friendship of but few.—Correspondent of the Telegraph. [ADVERTISEMENT.J—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills are a certain cure for scurvy and all diseases of the skin, irrespective of the ages of patient or duration of disease. The languor and dejection of spirits usually attendant on the worst class of diseases of the skin 'are speedily re moved by the use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills. Their efficacy in correcting the bad humours of the body, and in curing complaints of the kind above mentioned, is quite unrivalled. 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