The Sun. — London, England, 1870-10-03 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 11.45 A,M LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. THE WAR. THE PLEBISCITE IN ROME. ROME, OCT. 2 (5.20 p.m.) The voting has been carried out in the most orderly and imposing manner. Excellent measures bad been taken by the Italian Military Authorities. The Romans voted by sections, and proceeded with military bands to the voting places. The streets and piazze are decorated with flags. The vote began at 8 a.m., and closed at 6 p.m. The result is not yet known, but is believed to be nearly unanimously in favour of union with Italy. RUSSIA AND THE TREATY OF PARIS. The Etoile Belge announces that apprehensions respecting a reopening of the Eastern question in the interests of Russia have disap peared. Very different news, however, comes from other quarters. The Vienna politicians appear to be greatly alarmed. It is currently believed at the Austrian capital that Russia will shortly seek to be relieved from the disabili ties respecting the Black Sea and Sebas topol imposed by the Treaty of Paris. This, impres sion Lis supported by a telegram from the Times Berlin correspondent. LATE NEWS FROM PARIS. FORT ISSY SUMMONED TO SURRENDER. MORE FIGHTING AT METZ. A GERMAN PRINCE KILLED. NEWS FROM PARIS. TOURS, OCT. 1 (11.30 P.m.) Intelligence has been received here from Paris up to the 29th ult. An edict of the Minister of Agriculture, dated .Sept. 20, orders that from the 28th 500 oxen and 6,000 sheep shall be daily placed at the disposal of the citizens of Paris. This meat will be sold direct and in retail to the inhabitants on the State's account by butchers whose names are inscribed for that pur pose at their respective mairies, and at the prices settled by the public-tariff. Prussian officers demanded the surrender of Fort d'lssy on the 26th ult. The commander replied that as long as a breath remained in his body he would not capitulate. A Government messenger had succeeded in enter ing. Paris. The Germans did not appear to intend a real attack on any point at present. They had estab lished their line of concentration out of range of the French guns, and had occupied heights at a great distance. Whenever the forts perceived a convoy or reconnaissance of the enemy they fired shot and shells, which almost always proved well aimed. The enemy had constructed an entrenched camp at Versailles, and appeared to be making arrange ktents to pass the winter. In a few days there would be in Paris at least 25 0 armed battalions of National Guards, number ing about 1,500 men per battalion. The second batch of the private papers of the Imperial Family, published in Paris, contains a dispatch from the Empress to the Emaeror which ahows that the latter intended to return to Paris after his two first defeats. Revelations are also made relative to a recent journey of M. Itouher to the Imperial headquarters. The Correspondance Parisienne announces that M. Bernier has been arrested in consequence of the dis covery of compromising papers connected with the affair of the bombs, and that warrants have also been issued against M. Grandperret and Dr. Gon neau. It was announced from Nogent on the morning of the 26th that the Prussians had sent up a balloon over Neuilly. The Government had issued a decree, dated Sep tember 28th, establishing a court-martial for the National Guard as well as for the army. The official report on the fighting of the 23rd states that the Prussians numbered 8,000 men, and that their losses were considerable. On the French side 3 officers were wounded, 11 men killed, and 86 w ounded. A reconnaissance was made on the 28th towards ( . 31 -amart and Fleury, but nothing important oc eared. The Official Journal of the 29th contains a decree fi ling* the interest on Treasury Bonds at 5, 51-, and , per cent. General Trochu had issued a proclamation con !lemming the conduct of those who had taken part in some disturbances, and who had forcibly entered c 'llae private houses. General Tamisier had issued 4 4 order of the day on the same subject. MANS, OCT. 2, (5.65 P.M.) Paris is much inspirited by partial successes up t ° Friday. The Prussians are not attacking but e ncircling Paris. They have left the neighbour hood of Orleans. Large bodies of troops between Touray and Patay marching on Chartres.—Standard 2 ele9l . am. (BY WAY OF BERLIN.) BERLIN, OCT. 1, (10 35 A.m.) The earthworks at Moulin de la Tour, captured °a the 18th of September, are being utilised for at tacking purposes. The redoubt at Villejuif has ',been destroy e d by the German guns and occupied. The r edoubt at Genevilliers has been deserted by the F rench and is occupied by the Germans. The Ger man artillery position is established on the heights at St. Cloud. The L'Ourcq Canal is being diverted t t Sevran into a rivulet to deprive the besieged of 18 Water, and to strengthen the position of the I,t r ussia.n Guards. Each department of France occupied by the ~,‘lertuan troops must pay 100,000 f. to indemnify the is ‘ -* ertuan s expelled from France. A secret post office " 6 been discovered at Nancy, which kept up corn eilication with Paris. Many of the letters seized Je rusalem, a formula of prayer sent by a priest from and supposed to be effectual in defeating Pete rsburg It is pretty generally assumed at St. ; -ete rsburg that Russia intends prop o sing shortly a e lision of the Treaty'of 1856. Y esterday the birthday of the Queen, the 6th A,t41 3 7 Corps brilli a ntly repulsed a sortie of nearly th w hole corps of General Vinoy, south of Paris p v . e r 200 prisoners were taken. The Crown fa: l . : lce Was present . ditring the whole of the w ' a gelnent. 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Reed, ON echanics )nce and 'he new las been n which persons. were the vendish, rotary to sington, and a re, in a g open. Id Lord proceed y after- Ire Hall, isfaction e neigh- been 5 would s a time In the is they lad un lthough e thirst angnine itutions Id been ned the nery in attribu chanics' `eatures Besides ?liances been Science condly, h there ect was tcation, The expec- fling of would urinary ►ne of to be The atively which )uld be nild be iy, the )—The hoped terest. the ent of ae sets t with zosses wined out at ettiest other .ustra - Id the hours' fighting the French, having suffered conside rable losses, precipitately retreated under cover of the forts. .Our reserve remained inactive, Our loss is unknown, but small. Eight men in the 11th Corps. Several hundred prisoners were taken. OCT. 2 (10.20 A.m.) During the whole of the last week the Paris forts fired almost continua Ily from heavy guns on single sentinels and patrols. On the 24th alone 2,500 rounds were fired. The cannonade being useless, it is supposed to be intended to entertain the Parisians at night. The electric lights illuminate the space before the forts. ' The Germans are repairing the railway bridges and tunnels, especially at La Ferte sous Jouarre. There is no trace of Franc-Tieurs near Paris.—Times Telegram. RESIGNATION OF ADMIRAL FOURICHON. TOURS, OCT. 2. Rear-Admiral Fourichon has resigned his office n the Ministry.—Daily News Telegram. WAR NEWS FROM TOURS. TOURS, SEPT. 30 (EVENING.) It is stated that a new -Prussian army crossed the Rhine on Thursday, between Freiburg and Bale. TOURS, OCT. 1 (AFTERNOON.) By a decree which has been issued to-day, all Frenchmen between twenty-one and forty years of age, who are not married, or are widowers without children, are to be called out in the Garde Mobile. The Francs-Tireurs and other volunteers are included in the order. By another decree, the Francs-Tireurs are placed under the Minister of War, and subjected to the same discipline as the Gardes Mobiles. M. de la Guerronniere has addressed a protest to M. Jules Favre against the indignities to which he was subjected by the authorities at Marseilles, who arrested him at midnight on his arrival from Constantinople. The Director of the Post has re organised the - balloon postal service between Paris and the departments. Letters are to he posted at the usual offices, and will be forwarded at the usual rates. TOURS, OCT. 2 (AFTERNOON). General Uhrich has arrived here. The Govern ment at Paris have found it necessary to issue strong admonitions against any persons holding converse with the enemy at his quarters. Insubordination amongst the National Guards is reproved, and a rigorous application of martial law will be enforced against marauders and plunderers inside the city.— Telegraph 7 elegratn. PROCLAMATION OF THE GO VERNMENT AT TOURS. TOURS, OCT. 2, The Government Delegation in thiS city has issued a proclamatian relative to the elections of the Constituent Assembly. It refers to the fact that the elections were at first fixed for the 16th October, but subsequently the earlier date of October 2 was chosen with the view of facilitating the negotiations for an armistice. The proclamation adds, " May the course of events and the courage of the Parisians bring deliverance before the not distant day for which the Republican Government calls together the Constituent Assembly. But if we are destined still to fight, we trust that the Assembly itself will afford the army that is to deliver Paris that patriotic inspiration and sentiment of honour which should animate it throughout. The proclamation declares that the elections will be perfectly free, and it recommends the calm and serious attitude required by the position of affairs. A decree is appended ordering the elections to take place on the 16th instant, and maintaining all the arrangements settled by the previous decree. A PRUSSIAN DETACHMENT DEFEATED. ROUEN, OCT. 1. The Deputy Estancelin at the head of 2,000 National Guards proceeded to Mantes, where he dispersed a Prussian detachment, afterwards re turning to Rouen. THE LATE DISTURBANCES AT LYONS. LYONS, Our. 1. The agitation excited by General Cluseret, Laigne, and Richard has entirely subsided. General Cluseret was not arrested on the 28th of September, as believed, but has disappeared, after publishing an address announcing his departure for Marseilles. Any National Guard is authorised to arrest him if found in Lyons. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Laigne, Richard, and others who invaded the Hotel de Ville on the 28th ult. The National Guard manifest a resolution to support the Government and preserve order. A petition is now being signed for the transfer of the Government delegation from Tours to Lyons. The• journals of Lyons urge the transfer, and re comfnend order and respect for the law and the suppression of demagogic agitation as the best means of inspiring confidence and obtaining their object. • SKIRMISHING NEAR ROUEN. (LOMBARD TELEGRAM.) CALAIS, OCT, 2. A proclamation has been posted here. A strong Prusiian army corps is reported marching in the direction of Chalons with a large artillery train. The enemy has not advanced this side of Orleans. Prince Albert is at Toury with 1,000 men and artillery. A small Prussian force is at Pithiviers. The main body of the enemy's army is between Toury (?) and Pathay (?). Some victorious skirmishes had taken place in the neighbourhood of Rouen, causing great enthusiasm in that city. On the 30th September there was a serious engagement between Mocquart's lancers and the enemy, composed of cavalry, artillery, and infantry. The lancers extinguished the enemy's fire, and 300 Prussians were put hors de combat. PLANS OF THE PRUSSIANS. BERLIN, OCT. 1, (6 P.m.) Intelligence from Ferrieres says that the siege train is expected to arrive there very shortly, and the further advance of the Royal head-quarters will probably take place at the end of the week. The restoration of the bridges and tunnels, the destruction of which has retarded the siege, is being prosecuted with the utmost vigour. The heavy guns employed at Toul will not be brought into use before Paris, as they are said to be des tined for elsewhere. There is no trace for a long way round Paris of any arming of the population, or of the organisation of Francs-tireurs. St. Cloud has not yet been occupied by German troops. The King of Prussia has sent 5,000 thalers to the inhabitants of Strasburg who have suffered from the effects of the siege. General Lowenfeld, hitherto Governor-General of Posen, has been appointed inspector of the two re serve corps at Berlin and Glogan. THE SIEGE OF METZ. LUDWIGSHAFEN, OCT. 1 The French at MCtz are growing more nervous. On the 24th, Tuesday, the Metz garrison sent a railroad train containing several infantry batta lions with two locomotives, forward on the Saar bineken road as far as Crepy. The twenty or hirty pickets who were in view delivered fire and alarmed the line, but the enemy got out of the 'FITE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, :R7O. carriages quickly a little in rear of pi cket ap t ure d 150 of 15th Prussian Infantry, broke their rifles, and set the prisoners again at liberty. After capturing 80 beeves,' they re turned before German reinforcements n -rived. Last night, large masses of cavalry of the 7th Corps were thrown north- . ward from .Courcelles, to reinforce the Ist Corps at Sainte Barbe, Autilly. The first corps of artil lery advanced from Sainte .Barbe to Noisseville This was to meet an offensive north-eastward movement of the enemy. As Bazaine withdrew to-day, the cavalry will partially be used north, east, and west of Thionville, to sweep the hitherto unscathed villaged thoroughly clear of provisions in reprisal for recent seizures of German supply trains. The greatest need now at Metz is salt ; disease results already from its want. Asiatic cholera exists among German troops at Chalons ; malignant typhus at Rheims; but the infected districts are closely hemmed in by a sanitary cordon, and the suffering garrisons contain but few thousands. From Bitsche a heavy sortie was made yesterday afternoon, another this morning ; both repulsed.—Daily News Telegram. THE INVESTMENT OF METZ. TOURS, OCT. 1, 30 p.m.) The Government has received news from a person who has arrived from Metz. According to this intelligence Marshal Bazaine gained . a signal success over the Prussians on the 31st of August. Other engagements favourable to the French took place on the 23rd and 27th of September. On the 20th of September General Bourbaki made a splendid sortie, and drove the Prussians as far as Briey. Metz is completely furnished with provisions and muni tions. Marshal Bazaine has with him an army of 100,000 men, in perfect health. The National Guard has undertaken to defend the town in case Marshal Bazaine succeeds in cutting himself a way through the Prussian lines. THE OCCUPATION OF STRAS BURG. CARLSRUHE, OCT. 1 (10.20 P.M. ) General von Mertens has been appointed Com mandant of Strasburg. Ten thousand German troops will remain in the city as a garrison, and the other fifty thousand of the besieging army will go forward into the interior of France. The French prisoners, escorted by a single battalion and by two squadrons, were sent on Wed nesday morning to Rastatt. After the surrender, many of the garrison broke their rifles and threw their swords into the moat. Thirty-eight more officers than those who were mentioned in the, capitulation received certificates from the Ger man Staff yesterday. The behaviour of the garrison after the surrender was disgraceful. Fifteen hundred horses, countless cannon, and an enormous quantity of military stores have been captured. The Republican Prefect Valen tin was comprehended in the capitulation, but has not surrendered. It is said that Barral and Admi ral Excelmans were opposed to the surrender, which was really forced upon General Uhrich by the insu bordination of the garrison. The 30th Prussian Regiment of Infantry was the first to enter Strasburg. The Faubourgs Stein and ' Natio nal have been entirely destroyed. The houses round the Cathedral are in ruins, but the Minster has fortunately been let off easily. The citadel is merely a shapeless mass of ruins. The Strasburg citizens are still hopeful of the inter vention of the great Powers, but are resigned. Their sufferings have been terrible. This morning the official entry of General Werder took place, and a grand military service was held in the Cathedral, to celebrate the anniversary of the French annexation. King William has sent a hundred more iron crosses to the army, and has pro moted the General. Perfect order prevails. The troops occupying the town commit no excesses what ever, and the inhabitants are treated with great consideration. The behaviour of the victors is in every way admirable.—Telegraph 7elegram. (PRUSSIAN OFFICIAL DISPATCH.) MUNDELSHEIM, SEPT. 30. The entry into Strasburg took place to-day, after which a solemn religious service was held in the Church of St. Thomas. Over 500 French officers signed their parole. From 50 to 100 went into captivity. The number of the prisoners is not yet determined, since fresh ones continue to surrender. The booty taken is calculated as fol lows :-170 cannons as yet counted, two millions of francs; the Government property in the bank, reckoned at eight millions of francs, but it is as vet doubtful. The munitions, and especially the stores of cloth, are considerable. GENERAL BEAUREGARD. TOURS, Ocr, 2. General Uhrich, the defender of Strasburg, has arrived here, and was warmly received by the mem bers of the Government. He has been lodged at the Archiepiscopal Palace, and will doubtless receive an enthusiastic reception. It is stated that the Government has conferred on the American General Beauregard a commission to form an army corps in the south of France. THE SIEGE OF SOISSONS. RHEIMS, SEPT. 30. The Landwehr battalions from Landsb erg, Frankfort, and Woldenberg, and the 13th Army Corps, repulsed on the 28th inst. repeated sorties of the garrison of Soissons. The garrison have asked for an armistice to carry off their dead and wounded. The German losses are inconsiderable. A great crowd assembled to-day when the Emperor drove out.—Times Tele_qranz. ENGAGEMENT BEFORE PARIS. REPULSE OF A FRENCH SORTIE (GERMAN OFFICIAL DESPATCH.) FERRIERES, SEPT. 30. Early this morning a strong force of French troops of the line made a sortie from Paris against our 6th Army Corps. Simultaneously the advanced troops of our sth Army Corps was attacked by three battalions, and a brigade made a demonstration against our 11th Corps. After two hours' fighting, iu which our reserves were not engaged, the enemy was driven back with great loss to the shelter of the guns of the forts. Our loss is not yet known, but is not considerable. Several hundred prisoners were taken. The Crown Prince was present during, the whole engagements PREPARATIONS FOR A COM BINED ATTACK. TOURS, OCTOBER, 1. It is believed that the Prussians are preparing a combined attack by way of Genevillieres and Le Point du Jour. A letter from Paris dated the 27th of September states that the Prussians con tinue to remain at .a distance from the works, a course which excites the impatience of the defenders. The troops, especially the Garde Mobile demand a sortie on a grand scale, General Trochu displays much activity. The Government at Paris has received information, which it has communicated to the papers, stating that a great impression, had been made by M. Jules Favre's circular. A balloon from Laon, with a packet of letters, descended yesterday in Paris. ACTIVITY OF THE FRENCH FORCES. LILLE, FRIDAY NIGHT. Despatches from Tours state that a column of 50,000 men were marching on Vierzon to oppose the' Prussians. The army of Lyons is represented as very strong and well provided with artillery. As fast as regi ments leave others are formed. The Prefect of the Nord has issued an order summoning all the Mobiles to the citadel of Lille. Absentees fit for service will be arrested by the gendarmerie. Eight to ten thousand Chassepots have been dis tributed amongst the Mobiles. The . Tours correspondent of the Independance Beige says the Government proclamation . was re ceived with the greatest enthusiasm at Brest, the people shewing a determination to sacrifice all for the honour of France. " All hearts united, all arms ready." The Siecle will resume publication at Poitiers FIGHTING IN PARIS. (OFFICIAL GERMAN DESPATCH.) HEAD-QUARTERS. FERRIEHES, SEPT. 30. According to information received from reliable sources fighting took place in the streets of Paris on the 24th and 25th inst. It is considered probable that the result of this will be the postponement of the elections. RED REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT AT MARSEILLES. LILLE, FRIDAY NIGIIT. Marseilles is said to be causing the Government as much trouble as Lyons, and a great number of functionaries have been arrested. THE INVESTMMENT OF PARIS. VERSAILLES, SEPT. 30 (11.60 A.M.) Captain Johnston, Queen's Messenger, arrived at Versailles on the 29th, having got out of Paris on the 25th with despatches. He was permitted to proceed, after reference to the King's Head quarters, this morning, for Calais by Belgium, but in future no messenger will be allowed to pass the Prussian lines. A sortie by the garrison across the river was repulsed handsomely this morning early ; The Queen's birthday was celebrated in Ferrieres . beautiful weather.— Times Telegram. ALSACE AND LORRAINE. OCT. 2, (7 A.m.) A Royal decree is published to-day, ordering the districts of France . occupied by the Prussian army which have not been included in the jurisdiction of the Governor General of Alsace and Lorraine to be placed under the the administration of the Governor General of Rheims. The Grand Duke of Mecklen burg has:been appointed to the latter post. it is officially announced that the number of French prisoners now in Germany amounts to 150,000. A special office of reference for the con venience of French officers has been established at Berlin. The judicial authorities in the Rhenish pro vinces have been called upon to submit to the Go vernment the names of those persons who are most fitted to occupy judicial posts in Alsace and Lorraine. THE ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF ROME ROME, OCT. 1 , Perfect tranquillity prevails here. Great preparations are being made, and Roman citizens absent from the capital are arriving in great numbers from all parts of Italy to take part in to-morrow's vote. The Italian authorities have taken possession of the Palace of the Quirinal, where it is expected the King will take up his residence. No voting urn having been placed in the Leonine city, the inhabitants have made a complaint to that effect to the President of the Junta, who, in reply, has advised them to give their votes at the nearest voting bureau. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 2. The Golos announces that the budget for 1871, which has been laid before the Council of State, shows no deficit, affording thus fresh evidence of the peaceful intentions of the Russian Government. AMERICA. (By Cable.) NEW YORK, OCT. 1, CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 114. The highest quotation during the day was 114, the lowest 1131. Ster ling exchange on London, 109/. Five-Twenty United States Bonds (1882) 113 ; ditto (1885), 1121 ; ditto (1867), 110fi ; Ten-Forties (1867) 1061 ; ; Illinois, 1361 ; Erie, 23. Cotton—Middling Upland, 16gc. Petroleum, Standard White, 26gc. Flour—Extra State, $5 30c. to 85 50c. Corn, new, 86c. NEW YORK, OCT- 2. The floods from the Potomac, James, and Shenandoah Rivers continue, and the damage caused at Richmond alone exceeds 4,000,000 dollars. The Cunard steamer Batavia arrived here at 8 p.m. on Saturday. WORKMEN'S INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, AGRI CULTURAL HALL, ISLINGTON.—The number of visitors exclusive of season ticket holders, exhibitors, and others on the Ist instant was 7,240 ; and for week ending same day 36,604. CRYSTAL PALACE.—HaIf-a-crown day, Saturday, October Ist, 1870. Admission by season tickets, 4,413 ; do. on payment, 1,128 ; total visitors, 5,541. TELEGRAPHING FROM NEW ZEALAND. --Tele grams can be forwarded from any station in New Zealand to any station in Great Britain, Ireland, or France, at the following rates :--First ten words, £2 4s. ; each additional word 4s. 6., address, signature, and date charged for. In addition to the above, the ordinary New Zealand rates will be charged. The route is by mail steamer to San. Francisco, and thence by wire. A telegram sent by this route to London would receive a reply in from fifty-two to fifty-five days.—New Zealand Examiner, [CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.] THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN IRELAND.- DEATH OF THE ENGINE DRIVER. The engine driver who was so badly scalded at the acci dent on the Limerick and Cork Railway last week died yesterday (Sunday) morning in great agony. There are still several others of the sufferers not yet out of danger. An inquest was held on Saturday on the body of O'Leary, but, n `ter the usual medical evidence had been given, it was adjourned for a fortnight. It is stated as certain that no less than ten suits for damages will arise from this accident. SORTIE FROM BITSCHE. The action at Bitsche has resulted in the with drawal of the enemy ; but this can hardly be called a repulse, as they withdrew after foraging to bring their booty safe.—Daily News Telegram. OCCUPATION OF MANTES BY THE PRUSSIANS. EVREUX, OCT. 1. Four thousand Prussian cavalry, artillery, and infantry, have occupied Mantes. REPORTED DEATH OF THE , REIGNING DUKE OF NASSAU. LILLE, SEPT. 30. The Echo du Nord learns from private sources that the personage killed in the neighbourhood of Rheims by Francs Tireurs was the reigning Duke of Nassau. The Duke was fired at whilst in a carriage with three of his aides de camp, one of whom was killed on the spot. The Duke, mor tally wounded, survived until the next day, and was attended by the French physicians of Rheims. The Journal du Havre of yesterday states that letters from Rheims announce the death of a German personage of eminence, whose name was kept str!ctly secret ; that the Prussians had hoisted a black flag at Rheims, and that a carriage pierced by a number of balls and the wheels enveloped in straw, had passed through the town• NEUFCHATEAU, OCT. 1. EVENING. A leaden coffin, draped with a cloth of gold, and escorted by officers and 3,000 Mecklenburg troops, passed throngh Toul on the 29th of September. Two other similar coffins arrived there afterwards. During the last three days cannonading has been heard at foul, in the direction of Pont-a-Mousson. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. CASSEL, SUNDAY, (8.35 Y.M. A messenger from the El t 'press arri vcd at Willtelinshohe this wortung, au:l after eu nf erring with the Emperor Napoleon returned to London. EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL. 'According to the returns of the Liverpool emigration officers, just issued at that town, it appears that during the past three months 45,536 emigrants left Liverpool. These figures show a decrease of 2,406, compared with the corresponding period of last year. ARRIVAL OP THE " PACHA." The steamer " Pacha " arrived at Hull, from Hamburg, on Saturday morning, having left the Elbe on Thursday morning. The French fleet of thirteen vessels, which was reportedioff the Elbe, was not there. It is thought probable, therefore, that there is no intention of re suming the blockade. THE LOSS OP THE CAPTAIN. Admiral Coffin, of Caversham Hill, Reading, is actively engaged in procuring subscriptions for the widows and rphans caused by the loss of the Captain. So far his efforts have proved highly successful. MANCHESTER REVISION. At the mayor's revision of the citizen list for the city of Manchester, held at the Town Hall on Saturday, several claims and objections came before the court,illustrating in a somewhat remarkable way the elasticity of the Act bear ing upon the franchise. The Conservatives, represented by their agents, presented a list of 350 claimants, and another of 350 objections. The latter was confined to the township of Ardwick, a district which is chiefly populated by working men. Numbers were mercilessly struck off the list, who resided in Ardwick, when the Mayor remarked that he believed he working men were placed at a disadvantage owing to their work, and having no representatives ; he then intimated that he should adjourn the court. His Worship, after explaining the Act, said he did not think it was carrying out the spirit of the Act, if the working men, to substantiate their claims, had to sacrifice time, labour, and money. This expression of opinion was followed by loud applause. At a congregation held on Saturday at Cambridge, the Rev. J. Wolstenholme, Christ's College, and the Rev. J. Porter, St. Peter's College, were elected proctors for the academic year commencing this day. DISORGANISATION IN FRANCE. To those who look at the state of things .in Tours and the neighbourhood with the impartiality of foreigners, it seems almost impossible that the troops whom we see here can beat back the trained, hardened, and fully-equipped regiments which they must face. For the most part they are raw levies— , fall of spirit and vigour, no doubt, and eager to fight, but only half trained and half armed. This morning the Mall has been lined with a large corps of Gerdes Mobile, from Brittany, who are as vigorous a set of young fellows as any drill sergeant need covet ; but 'they are armed with the muzzle loader, and hence, in all probability, they will be driven like chaff before the wind when exposed to the fire of the needle-gun. Next, the disorganisation is absolutely frightful. The soldiers seem to have forgotten how to obey and the officers how to command. The re-s cent mutiny of the Francs-tireurs was but an extreme ex ample of the effects which might at any moment be produced by the wide-spread spirit of in subordination. The soldiers firmly believe, not that they have been beaten in fair fight, but that that they have been " betrayed." They are equally convinced that had they not been " betrayed " they would have been the victors at Woerth and Sedan. What precise meaning they attach to the charge of treachery they do not, and perhaps cannot, tell. Roundly they ac cuse the Emperor, his Ministers, the Generals, the contractors for army stores, and everybody save themselves. Their own officers cannot expect to be omitted from the black list ; the men cannot have confidence in chiefs who have continually led them to defeat. And hence the spirit of insubordi nation among the rank and file. The evil has reached such a height that, acting for the Minister of War, Admiral Fourichon has issued a circular, calling upon the officers of the line and of the Garde Mobile to put down breaches of discipline with the utmost rigour of military law. In other words, he corn. mends the officers to shoot a few mutineers ; and, how ever cruel the judgment may be, it is difficult to believe that discipline can be maintained at a less extreme price. The Government itself seems to be smitten by the same spirit of disorganisation. M. Emile de Girardin, who is at present in Tours, has published a letter, in which he complains that the _forces of France are cut up into minute bodies, ' and scattered over all the country, instead of being massed in large camps. Not the least ominous fact is the temper shewn by some of the villages and towns. That the people, as a nation, are now thoroughly bent on fighting to the bitter end, there cannot be a doubt ; and it is equally certain that, if well led, the country will fight with a despe ration worthy of the first Republic. All that is noblest, most manly, most womanly in France is, I can not doubt, actuated by the spirit of Jules Fevre, and will make any sacrifice of property or life rather than permit France to be dismembered. But France also con tains less regal elements of manhood and womanhood. Some of the villagers seem to care for nothing but to save their property from destruction. From a Franc-tireur de la Seine—one of the loyal few who stood by their officers on Tuesday night— I heard the complaint, that on reaching some villages and taking up a position which would have enabled them to resist the Germans, the dignitaries of the place peremp torily bade them begone, lest they should exasperate the invaders, and the inhabitants caused to suffer. An equally disgraceful spirit has been displayed by the town of Chartres, which has refused to give lodging or food to 4,000 Gardes Mobiles from Lot-et-Garonne. The devotion with which the French bourgeoisie worship comfort has long been a subject of bitter comment to French publicists, and the behaviour of certain towns and villages shows that the idolatry is not dead. Fortunately for the nation, it has nobler elements in a peasantry which fanatically loves ht France and an ouvrier class which would spill its blood like water for la Republique Prancaise. Otherwise, the situation of France might inspire her well-wishers with despair.— Correspondent of Telegraph at Tonvs. ROYAL CREMORNF. GARDENS. This evening there will be an ascent of a war-signal bal loon, and a mimic battle of fire-works. But ther will be no killed and wounded. The entertainment is designed for the amusement of the spectators, and for the benefit of Mr. E. M. Adams, who for twenty years has been the successful diplomatist to the proprietors of this popular place of amusement There will also be the usual round of con cert, ballet, and promenade music. Strict neutrality for people of all nations, and a large gathering of old and new friends is expected. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. The Premier left town on Saturday evening for Hawarden Castle. The Chief Secretary for Ireland, accompaniedby the Countess Waldegrave, left town on Saturday for the Priory, Chew ton, Somersetshire. The Earl of Kimberley returned on Saturday to Kimberley-hall, Norfolk. The Duke of Argyll left on Saturday for Inverary Castle. Earl Gran ville returned to Walmer Castle on Saturday. How TENDER.—Count Bismarck has directed the representatives of Prussia abroad to give an unqualified contradiction to the statement of the Government at Tours, that in his interview with M. Favre he had ex pressed any intention of reducing France to a second-rate Power. No such phrase, or no phrase capable of bearing this meaning, was ever employed by him. A. robbery of £13,000, notes and gold, has taken on the Dunstan, New Zealand. The treasure was locked up in a cell at a police station, which was broken into. Mr. Newton, barrister-at-law, Allahabad, has been found guilty by the High Court, North-West Provinces, of improper professional conduct ; and has been suspended from practice till further orders. The Shrewslntry Chronicle, the Liberal county paper for Shropshire, in an article on the late Shrews bury election, says, " Our own impression is that the re cent election was conducted as fairly as any of which the borough can boast, and that Mr. Cotes's defeat may be' attributed to a want of that unity of action and that in dispensable organisation which distinguished ' the other side,' and a lack of tact and energy on the part of at least the mass of those to whom the conduct of the contest on behalf of the Liberals was entrusted." BR EAKFAST. —EPPS'S COCOA.- -GRATEFUL AND COM FORT' NO.—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 fine properties of well-selected cocoa, - Mr. Epps bas proviile,l our breakfast tables with a delicately , flavoured beverage which may save us nay heavy doctors bills." Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in tin-lined packets labelled—jAMES EPPS 85 Co., Homompathi Chemists, London.—Advt. OUR COTEMPORARIES---This Morning THE SIEGE OF PARIS, The Pima says the fall of Toul and Strasburg has placed at the disposal of the German generals a force of little less than 100,000 men, with a very large force of artillery, in addition to the 300,000 or more with whom they set out on their march to Paris after the fall of Sedan, They have a new army ; besides, which from Upper Alsace has been for some time advancing upon the adjoining pro• vinces of Franche Comte and Burgundy. Nor can they be at a loss for reinforcements from North Germany, now free from apprehension on the part of the French fleet. Inde. pendently of the forces required for the investment of Paris, of Met; and of the minor fortresses, the Ger mans can reckon on 200,000 of their best troops to be used by them in flying columns of 50,000 to 100,000 men, destined to overrun all those districts from which their main army round Paris might be threatened, and to reduce all those fortressas which may really be in the way of their communications. If the ground can be kept clear of Gardes Mobiles and Francs- Tireurs for a radius of 60 or 70 miles round Paris, and all along the eastern line of communication, the Germans need not trouble themselves much about whatever may be brewing beyond. Paris in all probability must fight or fall within the month ; andduring that time it is absolutely impossible for the most earnest and unanimous French patriotism to assemble such forces as can withstand the shock of the German flying columns, acting either singly or, in case of need, upon a combined plan of mutual support. The hope that the instinct of resistance to a foreign foe might hush up the clamour of domestic factions, and counteract their anarchial tendencies, does not hold out a, fair promise of realisation, for, sad to say, if there are any districts of France where order prevails, they are only those which have been for some time under Prussian oc cupation. THE SECRET TREATY. The Daily News, commenting upon the letter dictated by the Emperor to his secretary, found among the Imperial documents, says the publication of this Imperial letter has, of course, completely verified the Prussian account of this transaction. We were inclined, at first, as we believe most Englishmen were, to suspect that Count Bismarck had a larger part is the transaction than he avowed. Punch's verdict, " Slit to one and half-a•dozen to the other," represented the general English opinion after both sides had been heard. But this new witness changes the whole aspect of the charge, and fixes the responsibility entirely on the French Emperor. There had been of late some disposition on our part to think kindly of the Emperor in his misfortune. Englishmen have said to one another that, after all, he was the friend and faithful ally of England all through his history. But we now see with what surface friendship his Government was inspired. He was resolved to confirm his dynasty by satisfying French ambition for the enlargement and aggrandisement of France. He would have acted with us if he could, against us if he must. Even in this Treaty he sought to betray both his allies. He would tempt Prussia to connive at an act of hostility to England—for such the annexation of Belgium would have been—in the hope that Prussia would be so fatally compromised that, when the time came. England might see without regret his act of hostility to Prussia. This thorough duplicity and immorality cha racterised the Imperial system. That system flattered every vice of the French people, and repressed every virtue, in order that a group of adventurers might enjoy themselves in some of the great places of the world. For the utter ruin of such a system we have nothing but congratulations for Europe and for France. Unhappy France, however, pays the chief portion of the penalty, though even France may eventually see that the calamity which has relieved her of so great a burden is not altogether unmitigated, FRENCH PARTIZANSHIP. The Telegraph, commenting on the withdrawal of the authorisation for raising a special corps in La Vend6e, says that if the Revolution, the Napoleonic wars, and the metropolitan character of Paris fused all France so thoroughly that geographical and historic divisions were forgotten, it separated Frenchmen into what may be called political strata. There were in the last century many Frances, each province having its own feeling. These divisions have now vanished; but only to be succeeded by others as strongly marked and perhaps more durable, There is the France of the Legitimists-- Catholic, monarchical, and aristocratic ; the France of the Orleanists, parliamentary, peaceful, orderly, and calm ; the France of the Bonapartist, all for strong govern ment, material prosperity, and occasionally la Noire; the France of the moderate Republicans : the France all Socialistic and " Red." These form, as it were, hori zontal divisions ; and every village, town, city, ' and department has its section, each looking to a new France of its own colour. The other day the National Guard of Belleville, M. Rochefort's peculiar quarter— refused to serve side by side with another regiment that cried " Vive la France !" They demanded that " Vivo la Republique ! " should be the only cry. That is a type of all French politicians ; they are patriots if you like, but, above all, they are partisans of this or that "principle " or Prince. Hence they fail and fall; and Germany— united, loyal, and therefore strong—marches over the fractions without pity or pause. PRUSSIAN DEMANDS. The Standard, remarking on the alleged intention of Count Bismarck to reduce France to a second-rate Power, says :—The ordinary argument by which our contempo raries recommend France to accept a dismember ment, which they are so careful to tell her she has thoroughly deserved that their " candid opinions " nearly always assume too pronounced a Prussian colour, is that the loss of territory will be small. Suppose the line drawn most unfavourably, France will lose only two millions and a half of subjects, and how can such a loss seriously affect a nation of thirty-eight millions ? If the line is drawn as Prussia might con descend to draw it if M. Favre and his colleagues would ask for peace, the loss of population might be only a million and a half, and then these profound politicians enter upon delightful sums of arithmetic which exhibit to the statesmen of Paris the great advantage of at once knuckling under, and comfort the French people with the assurance that, thanks to German magnanimity, they will only lose a twentieth or so of their strength. We hope we shall be excused for describ ing all these calculations and considerations professedly based upon them as so much nonsense. It is not so many millions of souls that Count Bismarck asks, and it is not in such a diminution of population that the disaster to, and even the destruction of, France, as a great Power, would lie. Plainly, what Count Bismarck demands for the security of Germany would make France the vassal of the German King. It would be idle, after such a treaty, to talk of the independence of France, idle to hope for France anything but an alternation of servility and murderous struggles until Germany either rooted out the French population or retired beyond the Rhine. ENGLAND AND THE EASTERN QUESTION. The Manchester Examiner, after criticising the argu ments advanced by various Conservative journals in favour of intervention, altogether denies that the probable result of the present war will be to diminish the security we at present possess against a Russian invasion of Turkey. Granted that the power or France will be diminished, that of Germany will be enormously increased by her consolidation into one State, and the slightest consideration must shew that a united Germany never will or can allow the con version of the Black Sea into a Russian lake. Austria and Germany have an interest they cannot overlook or neglect in preserving a free outlet for their commerce by the Danube, and it is certain, however intimate may be the connection between the Prussian and Russian Courts, Bismarck is not the man to connive at the dangerous aggrandisement of a Power which he knows to be hostile to his country. If there were any danger of aggression, which the Examiner does not believe to be the case, it would be diminished rather than in creased by the substitution of the Aultro-German for the Anglo-French alliance in defence of the status quo. ANOTHER GREAT FIRE IN SOHO. On Saturday morning, at a few minutes before three o'clock, a fire of a terrific character, and 'well nigh attended with the destruction of four or five families, happened at No. 30, Lichfield Street, Soho, in the joint occupation of Mr. J. Ward, a carpenter and builder, and J. Redfern, a lodger, T. Wesson, J. Norman, and A. Pavey. The flames commenced, from some unknown cause, in the lower part of the premises, and they extended so rapidly that they entered the different rooms before the inmates had barely been made sensible of their danger. How they managed to effect their escape they scarcely know themselves. One said that he thought he jumped out of the back window into the yard. Another, a female, stated that she let herself down by a blanket. The whole of the parties by some means managed to get out in safety, although for some time it was feared that several lives had been lost. The conflagration was not subdued until the whole of the premises and the contents were destroyed, and the City of Hereford tavern, belonging to Mr. T. Payne, was considerably scorched, and a house numbered .l l, West Street, also belonging to Mr. Ward, was also partly destroyed. The total loss is considerable. Un fortunately, with the exception of Mr. Ward, none of the sufferers were insured. action The tality ,ve on t, is to Pense p the