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torpid 33 r have , whose ted by !or _the that, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. SUN OFFICE, 8 A.M. THE WAR. THE FALL OF TOUL. GENERAL WIMPFFEN AND THE SURRENDER AT SEDAN. THE PRUSSIAN TERMS. THE SIEGE OF STRASBURG. CAPTURE OF TOUL. (GERMAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.) BERLIN, SEPT. 23 (n. p.m.). The following despatch has been received : ECROUVES, SEPT. 23 (5.35 p.m.) Toul has been taken. "VON KRENSKL" —.— (OFFICIAL FRENCH DESPATCHES.) NEUFCNATEAU, SEPT. 22. 11. 111 e bomb ar d men t o f Toul continues. The city Is 81 "ndekby 18,000 Prussian troops. : a tel egram d a t e d B e rlin, September 23, 10.6 p; the correspondent of the Daily News say s : 12 " capt ure o f Toul has just been announced to the ami n _ 'n Nr ea at the Royal Opera House." The limes e sPondent also telegraphs to the same effect. TAE SIEGE OF STRASBOURG. [GERMAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. 3 MUNDOLSHEIM, SEPTEMBER 22. J h e Lunett e No. 62 has been occupied and armed e .: te th seven mortars. Seven 12 - pounders of the were captured. 11 Lunette No. 53 a mortar battery has been er re o c ' , ed and eight 6-pounder guns planted on the of the work. kirir fouraat night was one officer and seven men ed, officers and thirty men wounded. CA_RLSRUHE, SEPT. 23. Th e besiegers of Strasburg made further pro eBa after the Lunette (No. 53) had been taken by 3 au lt and five guns captured ; another Lunette tr a ,t s2 ) was occupied, and a heavy fire concen cu on the, latter ; considerable" loss inflicted on the ' k atte Ge rulan troops. The total losses of the Ger from the commencement of the siege are kid er 600 . All permissions to leave Strasburg are ao lt _ th e cancelled . The Swiss Delegation report that pZinund the city less namaged than they antici th'i• The greatest destruction is among the houses a h l Poor quarter. The Cathedral is not irrepar pol,. injured. Important conferences of leading e ab ," lei ana have been held in Munich, Stnttgart, and attt 'u'ruhe. It is understood that a general under- Ni licli ng has been arrived at respectting the future gli:titution of the Confederation, which will include 2 e l e ar ia) Wurtemberg, and Baden.—Daily News gram. G ENERAL WIMPFFEN'S VER "",OINT OF THE SURRENDER. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 23 (Evening.) the bidependence Belga of this evening publishes e ti re ply of General de Wimpffen to a letter of the des- de -Camp of the Emperor Napoleon. The c li , 7 41 says, among other things: tou t , 48 note forwarded to Lthe Emperor was as t o -I ": 'I have ordered General Lebrun to attemp tio pass thr oug h the Prussian lines in the direct self of Carignan. Let your Majesty place your -1104 amon g his soldiers. They will consider it an th:ur to open for you a passage.' The object for ot biuvitation was to spare the Emperor the pain of i ng made a prisoner, and to make use ai o ,7 e ' Prestige in order to facilitate a combined th to r aent, without which it was impossible to cut p to ti gh• The Emperor did not consent to that Ithi losal, and ordered the white flag to be hoisted l e T t Own to me, At the same time, his Majesty an envoy with a flag of truce to the Prussian Oclnarters. In spite of my protest and refusal itu llgetiale, th e w hit e fl a g was not lowered. These 4 4 7' adds the writer, 'spoilt the eiecution of the Wensive movements." MISSIONKE . O -F M. THIERS. VIENNA, SBPTc 23. 041 3 , 'lieu is expected here this evening, but will tlA t ii tel llain a short time. It is understood, however, ito ib will make a more prolonged stay on his return ne Russian capital. 4 41 The Emperor, who has been on a visit to Gratz, r eturned to Schonbrunn, and is in the best of th. THE IMPERIAL FRENCH YACHTS. TOURS, SEPT. 23. h Admiral Fourichon, the new Minister of Marine, t 4l given directions that the Imperial yachts, Prince I‘i a ller i i al) Prince Jerome, Empress Eugenie, Jerome Nteon, and Queen Hortense, shall henceforth be )1, 1 ,`` the Jupiter, Hoche, Turenne, Dessaix, and "*" °l. . - --Daily News Telegram. ROUEN, SEPT. 22. Tlie Prussiahs have burnt two villages, and have uenaded Mantes-la-Ville. ITALY AND ROME. ROME, SEPT. 22, 1.45 p.m. o tlt he Pontifical army, 8,500 strong, have marched tent With the honours of war. General Cadorna teitlllle battalions into the Leonine city, at the 1 3 0 111 ted and personally expressed desire of the 4: e . General Cadorna reminded the Pope that , va erai 4 0 % Ranzler had declared that the safety of his 48 Would be sufficiently insured by his personal COnws,ra and made special reservations respecting the h a Ilance of the occupation. The Pope appears to Pe tf ,, cl etermined to remain in the city. Order is ' e t.-- Time' Telegram. here FLORENCE, SEPT. 22. , O D : - L e IS an unauthenticated report that the eit.;l ll as invited the occupation of the Leonine th e ; Y the Italian troops. The Romans call for ei l t rv 'ing of Italy. General Cadorna made his Th e ji lt° Rome amidst immense enthusiasm. 4 e4 c ity is t o b e di v id e d i n t o fi ve military zon ik mi e jal Cadorn a will repress Republican and Paps It. 4 o e nts• The Pope keeps the. Palatine. An Ua t i a t, ll b ody guard will be placed at his service. tnlebi s uaid i remains unmolested at Caprera. The og eite for the Roman people is fixed for the 2nd et°b er•—Daily News Telegram. IMPORTANT CIRCULARS OF COUNT BISMARCK. TERMS OF PEACE. BERLIN, SEPT. 23. to e th °llll t Bismarck has sent two circular despatches 4,„:? l'apresentatives of the 'North German Confe ,t4titlon abroad. a nd h . n e rat is dat e d Rh e i ms , the 13th September, rit i • e t' ° irits out th e necessity of obtaining better secu- Fr - L th an good w ill as g ua rantees against another e C e4 attack, namely, material 'securities. dr or °llll t Bismarck continues thus :—" We can only p utt . 11 P our terms of peace with the aim of obst ac l es i n the way of French attac k hr t l il the ' G erman, and especially the in hither unprotect e d S out h G erman frontier th, atlel l a manner that we push far back f°lltie rs) and therewith the starting point of L SUN, LuNDON, SATURDAY, SEM:I:LIMBER 24, 1870. an attack from France, and that we bring into the power of Germany as a bulwark those fortresses with which France has threatened us." The second circular note is dated Meaux, 16th September, and examines the circular note of M. Jules Favre. Count Bismarck dwells upon the fact that Germany had no desire to mix herself up in the internal affairs of France. "What Government France should select is indifferent to Germany. The Government of the Emperor Napoleon is at present the only formally recognised one, and our conditions of peace are de pendent upon it. As long as Stras bourg and Metz remain to France her powers of offence are stronger than ours of defence. In the possession of Germany Strasbourg,_ and Metz would gain a defensive character. Germany has never been the assailant. France will re gard every peace now concluded only as an armistice, and revenge herself for her present defeat so soon as she feels herself strong enough so to do. No disturbance of the peace of Europe is to be feared from Germany, since war was forced upon us, and we shall regard our future safety as the price of our present exertions." PRUSSIAN PRISONERS IN PARIS TOURS, FRIDAY. Several Prussian prisoners were yesterday led into Paris amidst a demonstration of the mob. The transmission of private telegrams has been stopped throughout the department of the Loire. The Council of the Department of Loire et Cher have voted an appropriation of four million francs for the defence of the department. Poictiers has passed resolutions refusing to acknow ledge any capitulation made by Paris. The regi ments of the Garde of the Departments of the Aube, Herault, Haute-Garonne, and the Eastern Pyrenees, will form the army of the Loire.—Lonz bard Telegram. PLUNDERING HOTELS IN PARIS. TOURS, FRIDAY. The latest advices from Paris state that within the last few days many of the hotels which had been abandoned by the proprietors have been robbed of all the silver, furniture, and statuary. Within the last four days General Trochu and his engineers have succeeded in accomplishing im portant measures of defence. Everything, including the formidable artillery, is in order and readiness, and the garrison and people await the attack with great courage. There is great excitement at Beauvais caused by the approach of the Prussians. Tvio persons armed with swords were arrested yesterday at Valenciennes upon suspicion. A detailed plan of the fortifications of Valenciennes was found upon one of them. 200 WOMEN BURNT TO DEATH. COLOGNE, SEPT. 23. The theatre at Strasburg has been set on fire by a falling shell, causing a terrific conflagration, during which 200 persons, mostly women, were burnt. An innkeeper of Duren and three Belgians em ployed at the mines of Stolberg, but wearing the insignia of the Red Cross having been arrested and taken to Coblentz upon a charge of robbing the dead upon the battle fields. They are said to have accumulated 750,000 francs. GENERAL UHRICH WOUNDED. HAVRE, THURSDAY. The Journal du Havre says :—According to ad vices received from Strasburg, General Übrich has been wounded in the shoulder and in the foot. The defence continues with the same heroism. In consequence of the efforts of the besiegers, General Uhrich asked the defenders of the city if they would listen to the proposals of the enemy, but the Stras burghers answered unanimously that the place must be defended to the last man and the last cartridge. PALIKAO EN ROUTE TO CASSEL BRUSSELS, SEPT. 23. Count Palikao passed through Liege last night en route to Cassel. M. Benedetti has arrived in Brussels. TLC Princess Mathilde is staying at the Grand Hotel. The Prussian authorities, in consequence of the great influx of strangers, have forbidden all circula tion on the battle-field of Sedan. No more of the wounded will be permitted to be transferred to Belgium. A. case of guns for the French army has been seized at Blan'ain. TIIE ATTACK ON PARIS. BERLIN, SEPT. 23, 10 a.m. The Official Staatsanzeiger says that the southern portion of Paris is commanded by the Prussian guns on the heights of Sceaux, therefore, General Vinoy's defence in that quarter, after his defeat near the forts of Charenton and Bicetre, cannot be very protracted. St. Denis cannot be attacked without a regular siege, and will probably be left alone. Vincennes seems to be abandoned and under mined, the defences consisting only of masonry, ani are commanded by the neighbouring hills. Communications which have struggled through from Paris represent the present of affairs to be far from satisfactory. The Reds are more than ever unmanageable, and fear is even expressed that dis sensions will arise sufficiently serious to ruin the French cause. These desire all peace negotiations to be broken off. Supplies are, of course, abundant at present. The German left wing has debouched far from the south in advancing on Paris, in order to keep in check the forces assembling at Lyons. For the same reason it is most probable that the attack on the city will be made from the south side. The French have paid much attention lately to streng thening the north-east front, but have neglected the south and the west. The Etoile Belge says the interview between M. Favre and Count Bismark was agreed to on the part of the Germans only, because a refusal might be inter preted as a desire to restore the Emperor.: with Metz and Diettenhafen (?) and the whole. - of Alsace. On the part of the Germans, the capitula tion of Paris is the condition upon which they will grant an armistice.—Manchester Examiner. INSURRECTION IN TURKEY. BERLIN, THURSEAY 7 6.1 G p.m. The province of Trak, in Asia, has revolted against the 'lurks. The Russian. Government intends to take posses sion again of the Black Sea. A war is probable between Russia and Turkey.—Manchester Examiner, REVIVAL OF THE CANDIDATURE FOR THE THRONE. MADRID, SEPT. 23. Signor Rivero has arrived at Quant Quinto. At Barcelona there are 400 cases of yellow fever. The Republican journals publish a manifesto of Senor Orense, urging the formation of a Spanish Legion, to go to the assistance of France. He says that the Hohenzol lern candidature is impossible, and that all Spain would rise to repel it. The Republican journals say that the question of the candidature to the throne of Spain has been revived. • Advices from Havana state that two filibustering schooners, carrying arms, have been captured. AMERICA. (BY FRENCH ATLANTIC CABLE.) NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 22. Gold closed at 1131 ; the highest quotation during the day was 113 k, the lowest 113 a. Sterling exchange on London, 109(. United States 5-20 Bonds, (1882), 114 ; ditto (1885), 112} ; ditto (1867), 1101 ; ditto 10-40's, (1867), 107. Illinois Shares, 136 ; Erie, 22i ; Cotton, middling upland, 18i. Petroleum, standard white, 261 Flour extra State, $5 30c. to $5 50c. Corn, old mixed, 89c. THE CAPE MAIL. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 23. The Union Company's steamer Cambrian, from the Cape of Good Hope, with 67 passengers, 23 sacks of mails, and a large consignment of diamonds, has arrived. There was great excitement at the Cape, in consequence of the diamond fields turning out very rich. Large parties were leaving Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, and the rest of the towns daily for the diamond fields. Some of the frontier towns were almost depopulated. The plaster on a small home stead and craal adjoining Dultfontein was found studded with small 'diamonds instead of sand. Many per sons were amassing great wealth. M. Pretorious, the President of the Free State Republic, and his Ministers, had temporarily left the cares of State to become diggers in the diamond fields. The Satin gold fields were proving more remunerative than was expected ; but their attractions were completely eclipsed by the diamond discoveries. Very heavy rains had fallen in the colony of late, and numerous casualties and much damage had been done by flooding the banks of the river and town. Nearly the whole of the Malay cemetery was washed away at Cape Town, and the contents scattered over a considerable distance. The country crops were looking very promising. The doings of a religious sect at Wellin g ton for introducing Mormonism were attracting attention. Government interterence was advocated by the colonial press on the grounds of cruelty, immorality, and indecency. Much surprise was occasioned by an order being re ceived out to provide accommodation for 3,000 troops, and to retain stores that were being shipped for England. Various conjectures were being made as to the cause of the home colonial ministerial policy. A provisional Go vernment has been formed at the diamond fields with the view of establishing a republic. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.) CAPTURE OF A PRUSSIAN SHIP BY A FRENCH MAN-OF-WAR. A French man-of-war cruising in the Straits of Calais yesterday morning made a prize of a Prussian brig, named the Banneistin Walker, laden with oak, bound from Londerham to Marseilles. She was taken into Calais harbour in the afternoon by the crew of the French ship. THE SUFFERERS BY THE LOSS OF THE CAPTAIN. A meeting in aid of the sufferers by the loss of the Captain was held at Devonport yesterday, and very in fluentially attended. The Mayor of Devonport presided. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Lord Eliot, General Staveley, and Admiral Codrington were present. It was decided to form a local committee to collect funds, to investigate local cases, and to remit to the Central Com mittee at Portsmouth. £3OO was subscribed in the room. Sir Edward St. Aubyn gave £5O ; Mr. E. St. Aubyn, £2O; Mr. Lewis, M.P., £2O ; Sir Massey Lopes, £lO. It was decided that if there was any surplus the money should be applied in relief of similar cases. THE EARL OF OARNARVON ON THE WAR. (CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAM.) The annual meeting of the Highclere Agricultural As sociation, of which Lord Carnarvon is the President, was held yesterday at Eastwoodhay, a village beautifully situated at the foot of the Hampshire hills, and six miles from Newbury. The chair at the dinner was taken by his Lordship, who was surrounded by the clergy, gentry, and several df the farmers of the neighbouring parishes. In responding to the toast proposed by the Rev. J. D. Hodgson, Vicar of Eastwoodhay, Lord Carnarvon ad verted to a characteristic of the progress of this society, namely, slow, but sure. This motto, continued . his Lordship, was certainly- not the motto of the days in which they lived. In no depart ment of the field of labour was this more marked than in the department of war, and he was obliged to confess with shame and sorrow that the implements for the de- • st ruction of human life, and the mutilation of the human body, had advanced at a far greater rate than peaceful instruments. It was about thirty years since that Sir Robert Peel raised hie voice against the. great armaments in Europe, but hkw wonderfully strucl would he be if he could have se, n how they had since grown beyond his denunciation. U'en. years -afterwards they were promised an age of peaoe in the Great Exhibition, but scarcely was the ground clear of than wonderful building than the Crimean War broke out, Enumerating the wars which followed, he came to the war now ragiwg between Prussia and France. He thought no man could be too cautious at this moment in speaking dogmatically as to the terms upon which pease should be concluded. For one he admired the prudent reticence which, in the absence of the parliamentary sitting, the Press observed as a whole on the subject. While they would deeply deplore the carnage and horrors of this war, and desire that their country might remain neutral, one of the great lessons of this war, as of all tecent wars, was to shew how difficult a task it was for any country to remain neutral in any European struggle. Not only did nice, delicate, and difficult questions of in ternational law arise, but they were even called in ques tion as to the sympathy which it was contended they ought to thew to one or other of the belligerents. Medi ation was a blessed office. The work of peacemaker was one that any Christian nation might look for ward to fill, but, on the other band s they must remember that the chance of success in mediation depended on the condition and circumstances of the time. They were not competent here to form an opinion as to whether mediation was possible ; while he for one would suspend his judgment till he knew all the facts of the case. lie would say there were such difficul ties in the path, for he was not disposed to quarrel with the present Government because they exercised the office of mediation with the greatest delicacy, caution, and care. (Loud applause.) At the same time England coul only speak with effect, at this time, with a strong forc behind her. If she did so speak mediation might under certain circumstances be possible, but if not so backed and supported, their mediation became mere words, and was the officiousness of a candid friend who was certain to receive no attention from either of the two parties. Referring to Mr. Lowe's recent able speech and his remarks as to the two great lessons to be learnt from this war—namely, the vast advantage of edu cation even in military matters, and the vast superiority of great national armaments over mere standing, or, so to speak, mercenary armies, Lord Carnarvon expressed surprise that his honourable friend had not deduced this third lesson—how resistless organised and trained troops were against hasty popular levies, how sudden might be the collapse of Agreat nation, and how vital, how absolutely essential were military preparations when war could be declared at a week's notice, and ba no less than . a month upwards of half a million of men could be brought in arms: He said with regret, and at the same time ()at liberately, that he believed their country was at the present moment wholly unprepared by laud to meet the invader; they incited Urals houses, their crope k , their heed.% but no one seeps to anticipate that in one single year— yea, in one fortnight--houses, cattle, and all that was valuable might be swept into absolute nothingness, and yet that was the condition to which they would submit in the event of war. As regards their men, they were a mere handful. Indeed, they could not put a third of the numbers in ; the line as Belgium. With regard to their-reserve forces they were not satisfactorily officered. 111-trained and worse armed, there was no staff instruction amongst the officers, no assemblage of brigade duty for the men, and there was not a single regiment of Militia, or Volunteers which pos sessed a breech-loader, so that if sent to a valiant enemy they would meet with absolute butclrery and destruction. Not only were they disconnected, but they, were con trolled by separate acts and separate regulations. Then, as to their forts, he believecl them to be still unfinished, and in a great measure not properly mounted with guns. Referring to the Moncrieff which is said to be fixed in such a manner as to keep the pm and gunner completely out of sight, there was not one mounted., and as for torpedoes, which were used with tremendous effect in the American war, they had not one in store. Everything with regard to the manufacture and supply of military Implements was kept in one single depot, and that practically un defended in case of invasion. Not only was their cavalry lower in strength than tt should be, but the horses, he believed, would be insufficient, and many, far too young, and most likely breaking down in the early part of the campaign. Speaking of the defective organisation Lord Carnarvon referred to the want of preparation in the Cri mean and Abyssinian wars ; and speaking of the Trent affair, when troops were sent to Canada, he said it was not, perhaps, generally known that absolutely our troops could not have marched through that winter if they had not been supplied with boots, through the kind offices of the Emperor of the French, from the French stores. (Applause.) Again, he knew a case where it was necessary to organise hastily a military expedition, and where not one single cavalry transport could be found. All these defects in previous wars had been remedied as they had gone on, but now they must recollect that mili tary arrangements were on a vastly increased scale. ;War was gigantic, and above all the cause began and concluded in a short space. He honostly believed that the defense of this country lay in one single advantage, which fortu nately no bad administration could muddle, and which no engineering skill could destroy, he meant in those few miles of salt water which separated them from other countries. The fleet was as efficient, probably superior, to others ; at the same time, was it wise and prudent to risk their safety when they had such gigantic forces upon one single line of defence, and when a single gun might possibly be invented which would destroy or paralyse the strongest fleet ever launched? There were two alterna tives before them. One was more money, the other was less money and more personal sacrifices and time. Under the first head they might enlarge their army and improve the whole system of supplies, and get rid Qf some of the centralization which now existed, improve also the volunteer service, and secure for it proper discipline and effectiveness. He did not think this could be fully done without 'introducing some element of comparison, not servilely, as the Prussian type, but organising with reference to the national characteristics, constitution, life and temper. He did not think Englishmen were likely to murmur, or shrink from these sacrifices of personal convenience than be well assured the sun of England was setting, and that they were no longer worthy to tread in the footsteps of their forefathers, or to hold to that heritage which they had bequeathed. (Cheers.) The increased expense of re-organisation would be well incurred ; it !would save them from the risk of possible invasion,from the indignity of living, as they now live, on the sufferance (of other people, and would save the cost of the panics to which from time to time they were subject in this country, and that most expensive cost of hasty preparation. Whatever was done let it be done quickly. They had the notes of warning proclaimed by the Duke of Wellington and Lord Palmerston. Now the voice of those great men were hushed. The trumpet gave an uncertain sound, the warder is no longer waiting upon the beacon, it may be that the people themselves were asleep. He grieved to think that the Government which did possess that which ought to be responsible, rather discouraged than encouraged action. Let them, however, be wiser than their rulers and lay to heart the tremendous dons lessons this great strife no man's progress had learnt them, and prepare for anp contingency, no matter how ever improbable. If, on the other hand, they so stopped their ears, and were so eaten up with the love of making money, as to refuse to make personal sacrifices for their own honour and most sensitive interest, then they were deliberately throwing away what has been the work of generations of peace, and deserved no pity when they rushed upon calamities the extent no man living could estimate. The noble lord resumed his seat amid loud cheering, having spoken exactly one hour. At a meeting of the Committee of Management of the " Fund for the relief of the widows and families of the officers and men who perished in her Majesty's late ship Captain," held at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, it has been decided to pay from the fund on the Ist of October to the widows and families left all such sums as would have been due to them from the Govern ment pay-offices had the ship not been lost. This decision by the committee will give the prompt temporary help so urgently needed in some hundreds of families, - - AN INTERVIEW WITIIATIIE EMPEROR. A correspondent of the Standard has had an interview with the'Emperor Napoleon, and he furnishes that jour nalwith the folloWing account :—" amaskEd what was the predominant impression ; -left on me by the con versation which followed, I reply7nnhesitatingly the strong feeling of the Emperor with respect to England. Almost the first words:that passed his lips were an ex pression r , ;ratification at the numerous letters of con dolence and sympathy he had received ' since his misfortunes' from persons who were perfect strangers to him, and there was nothing on which he seemed to dwell ' with so much pleasure as on the advance which has been made during his reign in the cordial understanding be tween the two countries. ' When I cattle to Paris,' he said,. `there was still great remains of the old ill feeling ;' • and he dwelt with marked gratification on the change that had since taken place. He was much interested, too, in the condition of English feeling at the present time, questioning me closely on the subject, and expressing his regret at the tone:assumed by a portion of the London press. The monstrous statement of his having misappropriated some . fifty_millions of the army votes seemed particularly galling to him. 'As if,' he said, ' I could possiblyl,have done such a thing, even if I 'had desired it.' He spoke most feelingly also of the terrible catastrophe of the Captain, expressino , the strongest sympathy, and dwelling upoli some of the details of the accident in a manner which shewed fully the interest he had taken in it. The assistance given by England to his wounded soldiers had evidently also made a great impression upon him. Speaking of France, and of the present condition of affairs there, his tone—which in dealing with other matters had been earnest but not uncheerful—saddened visibly, and he sighed heavily as he spoke of the state of things at Lyons and elsewhere, and of a," 4 ". not impossible future in store for Paris. There was not the slightest appearance of resentment in the way in which he spoke of the changes that had recently taken place, but a terrible foreboding of what might7come, his whole air and manner forcibly recalling to every mind the well-known lines— ,' Oh I my poor kingdom, sick with civil blows, When that my care could scarce restrain thy riots, What wilt thou do when riot is thy care ?' I ventured to express a hope that all might yet go well, and that, before long, we might see him once more at the Tuileries. He sat for some moments silent, then, with a sigh, turned again to me and said, 'No one can tell—no . one can tell, sir, what may happen now." THE JUNIATA AT DOVER. The .American man-of-war, Juniata, put in at Dover early yesterday morning, coming from Antwerp. Com mander Luke is in command. It is stated that she is the ship that the French Fleet in the Baltic lately warned off. THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE WAGES DIFFICULTY. The third day's sitting of the Malleable Iron Workers Conference, at Sunderland, occupied itself yesterday with considering the claims of the North Staffordshire men for an advance of wages. Regret was expressed that masters treated men's requests with indifference, and a special appeal to the masters was directed to be made, requesting them to appoint a representative meeting of the masters and men to dis cuss the matter. The meeting fseemed anxious to avoid a strike. The claims of the Scotch operatives against the injurious effects of gas puddling furnaces was also discussed, and it was resolved that if masters paid no attention, men should be advised to give notice to leave. OWEN'S COLLEGE, MANCHESTER.-LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE. The foundation stone of the new buildings for Owen's College, Manchester, was laid yesterday by the Duke of Devonshire, who has been appointed the first presi dent. For this extension of the college a sum of £102,000 has been raised in Manchester during the past two years, of which £67,000 is available for the building. Said building does not constitute one half of the complete scheme, and some £25,000 or £30,000 more is wanted for constructive purposes ; besid g, which, a sum is to be provided for the foundation of new professorships. Accommodation will be provided for about 800 or 1,000 students. The Duke of Devonshire,in addressing the meeting after laying the stone, said, if the object of the college should be completely fulfilled, it would be only a matter of time when Manchester should be as distinguished for her school of literature and science as she now was for being the great centre of industries. Professor Huxley afterwards spoke. He congratulated Manchester upon having helped herself with waiting upon Government aid. He should most heartily like to see the example copied in every part of the kingdom. Profesor Tyndall also addressed the meeting, and expressed his conviction that the futUre of Owen's College would be a thoroughly great one. GAMING AT DUDLEY. At the Dudley Police Court, yesterday, John Davies, licenced victualler, was summoned for permitting gaming. The evidence shewed that on the 31st ultimo two men were playing at bagatelle in the defendant's house. One man lost between £7 and £8 ; then pawned his watch with the landlord for 305., and lost that money. The defendant was fined £5 and costs. BANKRUPTS. In London. Astwood, Edwin Gray, Grocers' Hall-court, Cheapside, City, draper, to surrender, Oct. 6, at 1. Jameison, William, Austinfriars, City, merchant, Oct. 6, at 11. - M'Cloud, John William, High-street, Hoxton Old Town, licensed victualler, Oct. 6, at 12k. Weeks, Henry. Grosvenor-road, Junction-road, Upper Holloway, builder, Oct. 10, at 11. Alderman Dakin, who is first on the rota for the mayoralty of the City of London, will, acc or di ng to the Civilian, "be opposed upon grounds which will probably prove fatal to his chance of election." Alberman Gibbons will in such case most likely be Lord Mayor for 1871. WAR NEWS AT SOUTHAMPTON.—A correspon dent at Southampton writes yesterday, " The Havre steamer brought over about 100 French refugees to-day. She brought news that every man in Havre is drilling, and that a Garde Mobile had attempted to blow up the magazines, which would have almost destroyed . the city. The offender was captured, and was to be shot this Morn ing. The officers on board the Pena. state that business is quite stagnant in Marseilles," A PRUSSIAN RESTORATION REFUSED BY THE EMPEROR, The London Figaro publishes the following, guaranteeing its authority : - Napoleon 111., iw answer to the charge that he looks to Prussian Aid to regain possession of the throne, indignantly re pudiates the proposal, let it come in what shape it may. Though such an offer is, perhaps, only in keeping with the conduct of King William toward his illus trious captive ever since the capitulation of Sedan, and is a recognition of his rights as the legitimate Sovereign of France, the Emperor can only regard it in the light of a premeditated blow, aimed at his dignity and his honour. We ;ire authorised to declare that neither the Emperor, a prisoner at Wilhelmshohe, nor the Empress-Regent, his legally appointed representa tive, will consent to recognise any Prussian agency or interference between themselves and the French people ; nor will either of them ever sign any treaty of peace by which France shall lose one inch of her territory. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. BERLIN, THURSDAY. France will have to give up the 23d Department, PEACE PROSPECTS. The Paris correspondent of the Standard, who has now taken up his quarters at Rouen, thus writes of the situa tion of affairs in France :—We have as yet no informa tion as to the result of the interview between M. Jules Favre and Count Bismarck, but though it would be in judicious to raise groundless hopes, the very fact of that interview saving taken place justifies to a certain extent the opinion of those who hold that as the statesman at the head of the Cabinet of Berlin is far too sagacious not to compromise the advantage already obtained by a wanton prolongation of the war, he will not object to the conclusion of an armistice, and will refrain from driving the French to that frenzy of despera tion which would rouse the whole country against the Prussian army. It has been pointed out, and there is unquestionably some plausibility in the objection, that the Prussian Government do not consider M. Jules Favre and his colleagues as " affording sufficient guaran tees ;" but it strikes me that, though plausible, this ob jection will not bear a rigid examination. Even admitting that the Provisional Government only represents a faction, its authority 'z has been recognised throughout France. With the exceptiOn. of Lyons, where a band of fanatics have established a parody on the " Commune Revolutionnairr" cif i'93, ever* town and village in France acknowledges its authority— but let that pass. The Prussian Government hold material guarantees in the shape of the 'provinces and towns they occupy, and therefore it is not easy to see on what grounds they can refuse to negotiate even were the French Government ten times worse than it is. To persist in the refusal on the pretext that the origin of the Government is irregular, would simply be a disingeuous way of declaring that nothing short of the utter de gradation possibly the dismemberment -- of France 4 will satisfy the Prussian Court. I cannot believe that a statesman of M. de Bismarck's high standing will commit a blunder so egregious. Neither can I consider as trust worthy the report that the Prussians insist on the surren der of Metz and Strasburg as a preliminary condition to the conclusion of a convention for the suspension of hostilities. In fact, the stout resistances of all the fortified towns which the Prussians have besieged affords a strong reason why they should not display exaggerated pretensions. Strasbourg, in spite of the severe bombardment to which she has been subjected, continues to hold out bravely, and according to the most recent news an attempt to storm the breach effected in the night from the 17th to the 18th had been defeated, with heavy loss to the assailants. Toul, Bitsche, Verdun, Phalsbuig still holds out; no serious attempt has been made„, against Soissons ; the insignificant fortress of Marsal is the only one the Prussians hold besides Sedan. Surely it cannot form part of the plan of General Moltke to besiege every fortified town in France in succession, but that is what he will have to do in the event of the war going on. Paris can certainly hold out for six months ; but if Paris falls, there remain Lyons, Toulon, Valenciennes, Lille, Havre, Cherbourg, Brest, Roohefort, La Rochelle, every one of which can hold out for months after Paris has succumbed, and enable the war to be protracted until sheer exhaustion compels Prussia to grant honourable terms. M. TRIERS AND THE REPUBLIC. The Paris correspondent of the Independance Beige gives the following fragment of a conversation in which M. Thiers took part, at his own house, before starting on his mission. M. Thiers declared the object of his voyage was to obtain the recognition of the Republic by the three Governments which he was going to visit; and this object, if gained, would render peace possible after a brief delay. He did not dis simulate that for his part he saw no hope in the future for France, except under a Republic, and said all good citizens should unite to consolidate it without reservation and without dreaming of a future monarchy. They must stifle even the most legitimate regrets, and he (M. Thiers) would set them the example. THE LOSS OF H.M.S. CAPTAIN. We have received the following letter from Captain Bediord Pim : Sir,—My attention has been drawn to various letters which have appeared in your daily contemporaries ani madverting upon my letter of the 16th inst. on the loss of the Captain. The writers have allowed their personal regard for the memory of a brave and distinguished officer to blind them to the real points at issue, and have contented themselves with abusing me without attempting to controvert the accuracy of my opinion, to which I more than ever adhere. I can, however, quite forgive them, as I know that they have been actuated by a strong feeling of friendship for the late Captain Burgoyne, and I will only say that they should not have allowed this feeling, however excellent in itself, to make them unjust to another. My justification in writing as I did is clear. It is of the highest importance to the nation that the recent event should be fully discussed, and that persons having a knowledge of the service should do all they can to throw light upon the matter, and not allo kv themselves to be stopped from doing this plain duty by the fear that indi vidual feelings may be hurt. As to waiting to see what the court-martial brings forth, I need scarcely say that the experience of the public re specting court-martials generally has not convinced them that they can safely surrender their right of independent inquiry and discussion to the mere finding of a court 'martial. —I am, &c., U.S. Club, S.W., September 20, 1870 BEDFORD PI r. AN IRISH NATIONAL AdIi3IILANCE CORPS FOR FRANCE. —Several Irish ladies and gentlemen resident in London, following the example of their country people in Dublin, have formed a national committee in London for the purpose of obtaining subscriptions and sending out able-bodied young Irishmen to form an Irish National Ambulance Corps in France. The committee have taken offices at Bolt-court, Fleet-street, to which place, it is stated on the placards which are extensively posted throughout the City, all young Irishmen must apply. Posters and handbills have been widely circulated in the localities and public-houses where the Irish people are known to frequent. It is stated that the young Irish volunteers will be sent out in companies of 60 or 100 at a time, and that they will receive an outfit and pay on their arrival in France. Large subscriptions have been already received by the committee, which has made an earnest_ appeal for more, to enable it to send out witho ut (lela3 the hundreds of young and stalwart l i rishment who make daily application. OUR. COTEMPORARIES—This Morning COUNT BISMARCK'S CIRCULAR. The Times remarks that the lugubrious prophecy that France will regard any peace now concluded only as an armistice attributes to French opinion a unity that it does not and cannot possess, Allowing what must be allowed, that there is a real danger of a spirit of revenge growing up in France; allowing that Ger many has a right to protect herself against the consequences of this temper—there still remains a strange gap between Count Bismarck's argument and his practical conclusion. He says that as long as Strasburg and Metz remain to France her powers of offence are stronger that German powers of defence. Considering the course of the war, this proposition is at least doubt ful, but the essential point to be noticed is that the Chancellor treats the provinces as nothing and the fortresses as everything, while he regards the fortresses as something that must for ever continue to exist, as if they were as necessary parts of creation as the Vosges themselves. Popular opinion, among victorious nations, always demands more than statesmen think it wise to exact; and it is one of the chief labours of a negotiator to moderate the expectations of the people behind him. Let it be remembered also that Count Bismarck's circu lars are earlier in date than M. Favre's modification of his first attitude ; and he put his case, at the highest, to `counterbalance M. Favre's first pretensions. It is quite impossible for any impartial neutral to study the Chancellor's Circulars without coming to the conclusion that what he claims in argument is much less than what he claims in words, and that the guarantees of peace for which he contends would be seemed by the neutralization of Alsace and Lorraine, without lmpsing upon Germany that legacy of difficulty and danger involved in the an nexation of the provinces. COUNT BISMARCK AND THE ANNEXATION SCHEME. The Telegraph remarks that if Count Bismarck could bring himself, at the eleventh hour, to spare France the unspeakable humiliation of that surrender, he would con ciliate to his policy, and to his master, the admiration of all peoples and the loyalty of the Democrats. He would obtain immediate peace upon terms most flattering to the pride of the conquerors, while respecting at once the dictates of the higher law and of the wisest statesmanship—for Germany would be sufficiently complete without addi tional territory, and would peacefully develope her future history apart from French animosity or influence. But if he will insist upon wresting these provinces from bleeding France, he actually creates a future policy for the defeated nation. Paris may fall, Metz and Strasbourg, may be made Ger man, but the inhabitants of the confiscated provinces will become eternal propagandists of the Republic ; and when the Influence of these great victories has passed from the hearts of the German people, and they begin to ask again for political pro gress, the popular party will find an all in the thirst for revenge which the French race will cherish. All great men have their defect somewhere, and this arrest of Jacoby, with the obstinate rejection of the all but unqualified bid for peace made by M. Favre, must incline thoughtful persons to fear that Count Bismarck's intellect can deal with everything except absolute success• MEETING OF COUNT BISMARCK AND M. JULES FAVRK The Standard says :—The meeting between Count Bismarck and M. Jules Favre has taken place, and, if we may trust the published reports of their preliminary conversation, the homes of peace still hang by a slender thread. The first point discussed was as to the guarantees which France could give that any agreement made with the Provisional Government of Paris would be accepted by the Constituent Assembly. The Revolution has unquestionably created a new and most ;'',formidable difficulty for France. Had they put off repairing their political condition until they had amended their military position the French nation would certainly have been able to treat on better terms with the Germans.: The change of formation in front of the enemy has been followed with its usual inconveniences. The esta blished Government—if that can be said to be established which is nothing but the acclamation of the mob of Paris--is awkwardly placed either for war or peace ; and Count Bismarck's preliminary ob jection to M. Jules Fevre is not unreasonable. Germany has a right to ask that the represen tatives of France should come before her with some kind of credentials, that they should prove that they are able either to offer or to accept con ditions that they have sufficient authority to carry out, whatever arrangement has been mutually agreed upon, especially since the first step towards any such arrange ment must be an armistice. Count Bismarck may even rersonably object to shew his whole hand to an emissary of a Government which had not even a clear de facto existence. The acts of the Government of National Defence may be repudiated by the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly itself can only speak for those whore it represents. There is still Marshal Bazaine at Metz to be reckoned with, who has not yet given in his adhesion to the new state of things, and who may be for the Empire for aught we know. THE OCCUPATION OF ROME. The Daily News thinks the presence of the Italian troops within the walls of Rome may denote a mere tem porary occupation, to be terminated by diplomatic intervention, or it may mean, as we hope it does, that Italy, seizing an unparalled opportunity, is re solved to put an end for ever to the Temporal Power. The occasion which is now presented to the Government of King Victor Emmanuel may' be allowed to pass with the precious fruit ungathered, and if this halting policy be chosen, it may well be that such a golden hour will never come again. The evident hesitation of the Italian Ministry to advance upon the unprotected dominion of the Pope has given some reason to believe that Pius IX., if he chose to be for once politic and to make use of the advantage which his position affords him, might readily come to terms with his enemy. The only danger to be feared is, that those terms might be too tender, that his Holiness might be allowed to save a shadow at least of his ancient sovereign authority, and to rule even yet as Pope-King in the Leonine City. It has been assserted on the best authority that the Italian Government swayed no doubt by the fears and hereditary preposses sions of the King, have offered to treat with the Pope on the basis of such an arrangement. If Pius and his advisers were endowed with the smallest share of common pru dence, they would gladly embrace proposals so strangely liberal. THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE, The Manchester Examiner considers that Napoleonism is at an end, and to attempt to create a responsible body out of the whole Senate and Corps Legislatif would be like trying to galvanise the dead to life. The authority capable of making a binding peace must be found in an assembly elected by the people and empowered to act on their be half. It is one of the courses bequeathed by Imperialism that no such body exists at this moment, and that the difficulty of creating one is all but inseparable. There is reason to fear indeed that if it were now assembled in Paris it would most certainly refuse its sanction to any such conditions of peace as were sketched by Count Bismarck in his recent circular to the diplomatic agents of the North German Confederation, and hence, everything conspires to strengthen the belief that whether or not the negotiations now going on be formally broken off they will not lead to peace till France has been brought a little nearer to the verge of despair. To all appearance the siege of Paris will go on, and it is evidently the intention of the enemy to push forward operations with all possible vigour. THE IRISH JOURNALS. The Irish Times asks, Is the excessive aggrandisement of Prussia fraught with no danger to England? That most Englishmen's thoughts may not be inferred from their Prussian leanings no power but Russia can -check the future designs of Prussia, and if her acquiescence is purchased by a quid pro quo England may regret that her gallant ally of Crimea lies crippled. The Dub in Mail refers to the ambulance volunteers who request inhabitants of French towns as ghouls of the war, and hopes the C or p s b e i ng n ow got up will be orgamTl l u a nd w. er f , p r r h o e p e Free o e f e file rs n , h a o n v d e s avowedly s p u l a c c c e ed ss under . F m a a r y r t ial negociations. Slr John Young, the Governor-General of Canada, is about to be raised to the Peerage, an honour conferred in consideration of his long and valuable services. The title of the new Peer, we believe, will be Lord Lisgar, of Lisgar and Bailieborough, in the county of Cavan. It is rumoured that a matrimonial alliance will was Portman opened square, a on r e, shortly take place between th e Earl of Jersey and one of the daughters of h i s Grace the Duke of Marlborough. A handsome Jpeewr Berkeley-street, synagogue Jewish . stre et Thursday London. The building cost £50,000. Captain Blake, R.M. (barrister-at-law), Deputy- Judge-Advocate, has left London for Portsmouth for the court-martial of the surviving crew of her Majesty's ship Captain. A. missionary bishopric is to be established in China. The gentleman who has been selected for the port is the Rev. W. A. Russell, M.A., of Ningpo, who is now on his way to England. atiof~ .....'. _.----• illg free lc in ,ces. wed a l it are