The Sun. — London, England, 1870-10-11 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY. The Stock Exchange market to-day have been in a very quiet state. Transactions iu all classes of securities have been very moderate, and the fluctuations in prices trifling. The cheapness of money prevents any important down ward movement ; but the lack of decisive information from the seat of war imparts a quiet tone to the markets. Consols have been flat at 924, 924 for delivery, and 92 7-16, 92 9-16 for November. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 91, 914 ; Bank stock, 231, 233 ; Exchequer bills, ss. to 10s. prem.; India Five per Cents, 110, 1104 ; India bonds, 17s. to 22s..prem. Colonial Government securities have been in limited request, at the closing prices of Saturday. The market for English Railway Stocks has been very quiet, and prices have been without material change. Metropolitan at 66i to 671 and South Eastern at 73* to 74 are 1 and * easier respectively ; Caledonian, 76 to 76i ; Brighton, 41 to 41*; Great Northern A, 134 k to 135 ; Great Eastern, 37i to 37i; Midland, 126 i to 1271; North Western, 1281 to 129} ; Great Western, 71/ to 711 ; and North Eastern, 145/ to 146*. There has been but little demand for Indian railway stocks. Great Indian Peninsula, 1052, 1061, and Scinde 103. For Canadian shares the market has been quiet. Foreign shares have been in limited request, Lombards have been * better, at 14*, *. San Paulo, 21* ; Recife and San Francisco, 16k. In the foreign bond market next to nothing has been doing. Spanish have been dealt in to a moderate extent, and the 1867 and 1869 Bonds have risen I and * per cent. respectively. Italian (1861) are k better. American securities have been quiet. The Ten-Forty Bonds have fallen 1. Peruvian (1865), 872, 881; Italian (1861), 54k, 542 ; Egyptian (1868), 76, 76 ; Mexican, 15, 154 ; Spanish (1867), 28, 284 ; ditto (1860), 27, 27k ; Turkish (1865), 63, 63i ; ditto Five per Cents, 43k, 43i ; ditto (1869), 50i, 51*. Bank shares have sold slowly. Chartered of India, Australia, and China have been 1 lower, at 13 to 14 ; Agra A., 81; Alliance, 131; Colonial, 46 ; Imperial Ottoman, 111, ; London and County, 48*, }; Oriental, 411 to 42. For telegraph shares there has been but little inquiry. Anglo-Mediterranean 14, British Indian Extension 6i, British Indian Submarine 74, 4, Falmouth lab ft, and French Cables 14, MiscellaneougAecurities have sold slowly. Hudson's Bay have been better, at 9 to 9/ ; International Finan cial 3 5-16 ; National Discount, 11k. At Mark-lane to-day wheat was firm, at improving prices. The sum of £45,000 in bar gold and £35,000 in sovereigns has been sent into the Bank to-day. The Discount Market has been well supplied with capital. Business, both at the Bank and in other quarters, has been on a very moderate scale, and three months' paper has continued to be taken at 2 to 2i per cent. The Avoca has arrived at Gallo with £673,000 in Aus tralian gold. The Abrsinia, from New York, has brought £21,244 in specie. The report of the Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), to be presented on the 19th instant, de scribes an improvement in the general position of the company, and states that it is still considered that the losses in respect of principal will fall within the £172,000 at which they were estimated in 1868. A further reduction in the cost of management has been effected, the reserve fund has been increased by a sum of £5,500 in the shape of voluntary and liberal con tributions from some of the members of the original direction, and a reduction is proposed of the borrowing powers of the Bank from £8,000,000 to £1,000,000 inclu sive of the debentures now current. No call is. neces sary. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-MONDAY. LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIM HOURS. The prices under the lines Indicate the business done. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Three per Cent Consols 921 925 DoApril & OctlBB3-85.. 110 111 925, 1, 5 1101, 4 a d Do for Account 921, i 1021, 5 Three per Cent Reduced 91 914 Braz il ian. 1865. 5p c .... 89 91 914, f a d 905, 90, 4 New 3 per Cent 914, 1 a d 82 Exchequer Bills, March 510 pm Do Rail Deben 7 p .. 98 100 m 99 Do, Ju p ne 5 10 pm Italian, 8 65, 5p c 10s, 58 pm 821 ad Bank Stock - - Peruvian, 1865, 5p a .... 874 881 232, 35 x d 881, 5,9, 81 India 5 per Cents - - Portuguese 1869 3 p a., 281 291 110 f, 1 Russian, 1862, 5 p c.. .. 88 89 India Bonds - - 88/, 8 17s, 22s pm Do Nicolas 4p o Can 6pc Jan&Julytl77-84 10511065 681, 9 Do March & Sept. 103 105 Spanish. 1867, 3po Do 5p c Jan & July .. 98 99 28, f, 74 985 Do, 1869, 3 p a Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 99 2 74, 4, 4 Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 96 98 Turkish, 1854, 6p o B4 87 Ceylon 6 p c May and Do. 1865, 5p a November 1878 lO7 109 431. 1, 4, i 1084 Do, 1865, 6 p c Mauritius 6 p c Jan and 63, 5, 21, 3, 25 July 1873 lO3 105 U.S. 5-20 Bonds, 6p a 1882 914 915 1031, 44 914. 1, i New SWales 5 p 01871-76 101 102 Do do 1885 905 901 New Zealand 6 p 01891 lO6 109 90/ Do 5p c 97 Erie Sha, 100 dots, all paid - - Do 5 p c 984 Consolidated 975 981 Illinois Central Shares .. 10951105 ,74 1104, 10 Do 6pc Mar & Sept 1891 105 107 Atlantic and OW R Con Do June & Dec 1891 107 110 Mortgage Bonds 275 285 Vict 6p c Jan & July 1891 113 115 275, 8 RAILWAYS. Bristol and Exeter B5 87 Grand Trunk of Canada Caledonian 735, 3, 3 Do 3rd Pref Stock Great Eastern 373. 3 4th Prof stock ' 163 173 Great Northern 1223 1063, 53 Do A 13331343 Great Western of Canada 153 153 1343 Do 6 p c Bonds, 1873.. 100 102 Great Western 7l 713 101 713, 3, 3 Do 53 do. 1877-8 .... Lancashire & Yorkshire 13031313 x d 131, 303 Do 5p c Pref, issued 80 1 2pm Lon, Brigh, and S Coast 413 42 Madras guar 5p o 413, 3 N. Railway of Canada, Lon, Chat, and Dover .. 12/ 123 6p o Ist Pref Bonds Lon and North-Western 1280129 Oude and Rohilkund g 1293, 81, 3 5 p o Lon and South-Western 88 90 1043 Man, Shef, and Lincoln 453 453 Scinde, Punjaub, and Metropolita 453 n 67 673 10 Delhi guar 5p c 3 673, 7 Bahia and San Francisco Midland 1261127 g 7 p c 1273, 63, 73 Belgian E Junction North British North-Eastern Consols 14511463 2 53 146, 3, 53 x n Dunaburg and Witepsk 18 183 South-Eastern 733 74 x d 74, 33, 3 Dutch-Rhenish 22 24 Atlantic and St Lawrnce 76 79 Eastern of France — 78 Great Luxembourg Bombay, Baroda, and Lemberg Czernowitz gua Central India, g 5 p c.. 10431053 7p c 16 3 l6l 162 04/ Buff & Lake Huron Pref Northern of France Do 53 p c Bonds. 1872-3-4 79 81 Ottom (Smyrna to Aidin) 53 53 81 Recife and San Francisco Cape guar 6p o East Bengal guar 5 p o 10411053 161 East Indian, g 5 p c Grand Trunk Canada Do Equip Mort Bud 1 South Austn & Lom-Yen 14 143 charge 6p c Do 2nd do Scrip .... par 2pm Southern of France .. .. Do Ist Prat Bonds 96 98 BANKING COMPANIES. Pd Pd -- 1 Agra Bank (L) A .... 8 9 20 Imperial IL) 84 10 Imperial Ottoman 25 Alliance (L) 131, 13 20 Lon Char of Austrlla 23 24 10 Anglo-Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian (L) 22 23 20 London and County 47 49 50 British N American 53 55 481, 1 20 Ch of India, Austrlia 125 In 15 London Joint-Stock 32 33 135, 13 321 25 Char Mere of India 25 26 20 Lon andWestmnster 604 615 25, 1 lO Metropolitan Bl 84 10 City 104 20 New South Wales .. 36 37 25 Colonial 46, 4 42, 15 4 Consolidated (L) 4 , 20 Eng. Scot, and Aus 0 16 17 15 Union of London . • '-' , 65 375 165 375 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES r 4 Anglo-American L) S 7 89 Pd 6 Great N. China, and o- M 10 Angieditrn ( L) l3l 141 J a p an Extension.. 2i21 (Ifs 14 5 Indo-European (L).. 12 14 100 Atlantic 100 Do 8p c (Li 10 British Australn (L) 3l 31dis 10 Mediterrn and Malta Ex ( ... 51 6 L) . .. 41 5} 10 British Ind Exten (L). 61 61 21 P nma and S. Pcfc(L) 212 dis 61 10 British Indian Sub- 8 Reut 2/ e , 2, 1 die r's marine, (L) 713-16, , 1 2 China Submfarine (L) 4141 d is 100 Submarine 233 238 10 Falmouth, Gibraltar, Do Scrip 2 21 and Malta (Lt 101, 4. 1 10 Great Northern 111 There are one hundred and forty-five cases of the oot and mouth disease within the district of the county MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES, magistrates sitting at Weston. Pd Pd MORMON VIEW OF THE DOWNFALL OF FRANCE. t a3O London Fin Assoc (L) 19 18dia __A Anglo-Austrian End- conference of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons holders' Certificate 11 21 4 Lon Gen Omnibus .. • . 21 3 10 BerlinWaterworks(L) 141 151 21, 3 held in London, one of the speakers, Elder John Jacques, 30 Bolckow-Vaughan(L) 33 38pm 2 Lou I prov Marine L) 1 Imn in the course of his address alluded to the present war in 100 Boston City ( . U.S.) 5 100 Madras Irrig & Canal, France, and said that if the French people, from the g pc by Ind Gov. 100 102 p c Sterling Loan.. 91 93 Emperor downwards, had acted in accordance with the 4 Brit & Fgn Marine ILI 221 pm 2 Mauritius s Land (L) Idi a.l par . . PrlnclpleS of the Latter-day Gospel they would have 25 Canada Company. .. 72 76 x d 10 ceyion Company (L) 41 31dis 5 NatnlDisctComP (L) 11 111 done many.things that they had left undone, and they 35 City Offices (L) 26 25dis 111 would not now be under the heels of the Germans. The 20 Colonial (L) pmspeaker intimat e d th at t h e d estruct i on which has over -5 Corn Union Assurnce 2131 pm Merc Agency lid • • x 3 71 5 N Zealand Loan and taken the French was a judgment on them for not being 10 Crdt Fonc of Eng (L) 21 21 Trust (L) 100 Crystal Palace 100 Do Pref 100 Do 6_p_ e Perp Bob,, 108 113 50 P an d 0 Steam Es 10 Do do New. 1867 3 47 ldis 100 Egyp 9 p elTroy Lo an , 50 Rhymney Iron 271 Ebbw val e St eel (L).. 9 & s's COCOA.- -G RATEFUL AND COM , 99 15 Do New 9 10 FORTING.—The very agreeable char ac t er of this preparation has 60 Royal Mail Steam guar bYEgYP - 53 55 ' rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Ser v ice G aze tt e re -99, 81 a 3 v.. 98 13 Fore - stwareht 3 use (L) 5 1 6hnn 12 Tel Con and Main IL) 26 261 marks :—" By a thorough knowledge of th e na t ura l l aws wh i ch 10 Fgn and Colonial Gov 2G govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a Trust 6p c Bonds.. 94 98 2 Thames and Mersey careful application of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa, 74 Gen Credt&Disct (L) a f clis Marine Insur (L 3 21pm provided our breakfast tables with a delicately 14 Gen Stm Navigation 28 30 se Tobacco 61, c Loan 7 Hopper's Tel Works 3 21dis guar by Italian Gov B5 88 Mr. Epps has flavoured beverage which may save us many h eavy doctors ' - 41 5 Tr us t and Loan Co of bills." Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in 17 Hudson's Bay 991 Upper Canada • il p m tin-lined packets labelled—JAMES EPPS & co., llomwopathi 9,1, 3-16 5 U Marine, L vpooi I L 41 51pin Chemists, London.—Advt. . 45 Indrbbr, Gut Per, aud 20 Union Steamship (L) 24 26 Tel Works (L) .... 381 39/ 24/ sln ternl Fivan Soc(L) 1i Ildis 6 U nited Dia Corprn (L) 1; Idis 3 3-16 5 ITuivMarine lnsur (LI 4/ spm 20 It Irria Can Cavour 3 3 Viceroy of Egypt 7P a 100 Do 6p c Bonds. re- Mortgage Loan.... deemable 1870 . 60 63 12 Warrant Finance .... 9 7 ids MINING SHARE Messrs. NVATsc Mining Offices, 1, St. Michas LIST.—OCTOBER 10. ON BROTHERS. Gel's Alley, Cornbill, London. lie, Taquaril, Tankerville, and Wheal Grenville, East Grenvi: East Lovell chiefly in demand. Australian United, Bwlch Consols, Bronfloyd. Chiverton Moor, 3k, 4 Chiverton Valley, Chontales (Gold), 10s. 12s 6d Devon Great Consols, 90, 100 Drakewalls, 1,1 k Dolcoath, Don Pedro North Del Rey, 31, 3i East Bassett, East Caradon, East Lovell, 31, 32 East Wheal Grenville, S. 33 Frontino and Bolivia (Gold/. Prince of Wales, Providence Mines, 37, 38 Rosewall Hill and Ransome United, 245, 26s South Condurrow, 23, 21 South Frances, 28, 30 Tankerville, 13/, 14 Tincroft, Tan-yr-Alit, Taquaril (Gold), 41s, 43s Trumpet Consols, Van, Van Consols, 11, 2 West Chiverton, 53, 54 West Frances, 321, 34 West Maria and Fortescue, 31 33 West Drakewalls, West Caradmi, West Seton, Wheal Agar, Wheal Crebor, Wheal Grenville, 295, 31s Wheal Kitty, St. Agues, 71, 7/ Wheal Mary Ann, Wheal Seton, 40, 421 General Brazilian, Great Laxey, 17i, 18 Great Retallack, 1, 1} Great Wheal Vor, 6,6 i Hingston Down, Marks Valley, New Lovell, 14, 2 North Crofty, Pacific, a MARKETS. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.—The grain trade at Mark-lane to-day has been characterised by an increased amount of firmness, and prices have been well maintained. From Essex and Kent the receipts of wheat have been limited. Therehas been a fair attendance of millers, and the demand has ruled firm for all qualities. Factors have asked for is. per quarter more money, but this improvement has not been generally conceded, the bulk Cif the transactions being effected, atthe full rates of last week. The market has been moderately supplied with foreign wheat. The trade generally has ruled firm, and prices have had an upward tendency. Moderate supplies of barley have been on the stands. Business to a fair extent has been concluded, and extreme rates have bee n rea li se d. M alt has been in moderate request, on former terms. Oats, the sup ply of which has been good, have been in request, at fully late currencies. Beans have been firm, and quite as dear. Peas have been steady on former terms. Flour has commanded a fair amount of attention, and full rates have been obtained. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.—The tot imports of foreign stock into London fast week amounted to 14,463 head. In the corresponding week in 1869 we received 10,491; in 1368, 7,924; in 1367, 12,556 ; and in 1866, 12,253. In fluenced by the cooler weather and the shortness of the sup plies, the cattle trade to-day has been firmer, and prices have had an upward tendency. The stoppage of the French and German beasts at the waterside has caused a marked falling off in the receipts, and the arrivals from our own grazing dis tricts have at the same time been only moderate, but they have included some fair, serviceable beasts. The condition of the Scotch beasts has been satisfactory. The demand has been firm, and 2d. per 81b. more money has been obtained, the best Scots and crosses selling at 6s. per 81b. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and. Northamptonshire we received about 1,200 shorthorns, etc., from other parts of England 350 various breeds, from Scotland 150 Scots and crosses, and from Ireland about 100 oxen. With sheep the market has been scantily supplied. There has been a fair demand, at improving currencies. The best Downs and half-breds have been occasionally disposed of at 6s. per 81bs. For calves the demand has been quiet, on former terms. Pigs have been in moderate request, at late rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal: -Coarse and inferior beasts, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 6d. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 85. to ss. 05. ; prime large oxen, ss. 2d. to ss. Bd. ; prime Scots, &c., ss. 10d. to 6s. 05. ; coarse and inferior sheep, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 10d. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 05. to 4s. 6d. ; prime coarse-woolled sheep, 4s. Bd. to ss. 4d. ; prime Southdown ditto, ss. Bd. to 6s. Od. ; large coarse calves, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. ; prime small ditto. ss. Od. to ss. 10d. ; large hogs, 4s. 4d. to ss. 2d.; neat small porkers, ss. 6d. to 6s. 2d. Quarter old store pigs, 225. to 265. each. Arrivals.-English.: Beasts, 1,665 ; sheep, 11,500; calves, 37 ; pigs, 100, Foreign : Beasts, 810 ; sheep, 5,000 ; calves, 203 ; pigs, 230. Total : Beasts, 2,475 ; sheep, 16,500 ; calves, 240 ; pigs, 330. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MoNDAY.-At this market to-day the supply of cattle and sheep was much less than on last Monday. The demand was very good for each. Prime cattle and sheep were scarce. Beef, 645. to Bd. per lb. ; sheep, 74d. to 94d. per lb. There were at the market 3,076 cattle and 10,780 sheep. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.-This market opened quietly to-day. The probable sales will be 10,000 bales. imports, 16,34 bales.-Closing Report :-This market closed quiet but steady to-day, on the spot for American. Surats were difficult of sale, but not quotably lower. Arrivals, 1-16 d. easier. The sales were 12,000 bales, 2,000 of which were for export. The arrival sales include Charleston, ship named, Bd. ; Mobile, shipping or shipped, Bd. ; Charleston, October, November, Bd. ; any port, November, December, Bd. ; New Orleans, October, ship named, nothing below good ordinary, 8 3-165. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, MONDAY.-The market has been moderately supplied. The trade has been firmer, at onr quotations. The import into London last week consisted of two cases, five packages from Honfleur, 248 packages from Hamburg, six from Tonning, three from Rotterdam, and three from Harlingen. Per 81bs. by the carcase.- Inferior beef, 33. 2d. to 3s. 4d.: middling do., 3s. 6d. to 3s. Bd. ; prime large do., 4s. Bd. to 45.10 d ; prime small do., ss. to ss. 4d. ; inferior mutton 3s. Bd. to 4s. ; middling do., 4s. 4d. to 4s. 10d. ; prime do. ss. to ss. 4d. ; veal, 4s. Bd. to ss. ; large pork, 3s. Ed. to 4s. ; small pork, ss. 4d. to 6s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, MoN DAY.—Plentiful supplies of potatoes have been on offer. The demand has been heavy at our quotations. The import into London last week consisted of 9 baskets 18 bags from Rotterdam, and 2 barrels from Bremen. English regents, 40s. to 100 s.; Scotch regents 455. to 90s. ; rocks, 40s. to 605. per ton. BOROUGH HOP MARKET, MoNDAY.—Large supplies of new hops have been on sale. Business to a moderate extent has been concluded, but prices have been with difficulty maintained. Old sorts have been neglected. The imports into London last week consisted of 193 bales from Antwerp, 120 Rotterdam, and 92 bales from Hamburg. Mid and East Kents, £2 10s. to £7 ; Weald of Kents, £2 10s. to £4 ; Sussex, £2 ss. to £3 10s. ' • Farnham and country, £3 15s. to £6 6s. ; and olds, £1 to £2 10s. per cwt. LONDON TALLOW MARKET, MONDAY.—The market has been quiet. Y.C., spot, 435. per cwt.; town tallow, 425. 6d. nett cash. Particulars :—Stock this day, 30,613 ; price of Y.C.,435.; de livery last week, 2,604 ; delivery from June 1, 39,632 ; arrival last week, 3,061 ; arrivals from June 1, 39,785 ; price of town tallow, 455. LONDON WOOL MARKET, MONDAY.—The wool market has been devoid of any feature of importance. Business has still been restricted, and has been almost entirely confined to the best descriptions, which have realised full prices. The import into London last week consisted of 1,012 bales from Sydney, 859 New Zealand, and 4,458 bales from the Cape. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, MONDAY.—This market opens very dull to-day, and prices are again easier. Buyers being strongly of opinion that prices must recede, are keeping aloof from the market, whilst all producers who are not deeply under contract are anxious sellers. The weakness of the cotton market is becoming more marked, and the opinion seems to be that this staple is not yet at its lowest point. All departments of business are very inactive. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, MoNDAY.—Opening Re port.—This market was firm to-day, buyers 51s. Bd. a month, 51s. aid. cash. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, MONDAY.—This market was quiet in tone to-day. There was a small business done at the closing prices of last week. THE LATE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. The weather during the week has again been favour able for out-door operations, and preparations for autumn-sowing have been pushed forward. The root crops continue to look well, a few showers and a generally humid atmosphere have stimulated their develop ment. On the whole, the appearance of these crops is satisfactory, notwithstanding the total destruction of some fields by fly. Potato lifting has made fair progress, and the yield is good with but few exceptions. A fair amount of firmness has been apparent in the trade, and there has been a tendency to higher rates. Farmers have continued to thresh out freely, and the deliveries have been on an average scale. As soon as hostilities cease, a heavy export of breadstuffs to France, probably from this country, may be expected. Nevertheless, no im portant rise must be looked for, as large supplies of grain will find their way to these shores from America. For the present, fin:l:mess will be the characteristic of the trade influenced of course by the extent of the sup plies ; but at the same time there are no signs of any approach of activity. The Spring corn trade has been generally firm. Barley has been in request, and prices have been firm. Oats, also, have commanded a f a i r amount of attention, and have been disposed of at 6d. to is. per qr. more money Beans and peas have been firm. —Magnet. The renewed drought, of which we expressed our fears last week in consequence of the want of more rain, has again begun to tell upon the country. The ponds in many places are drier than they were in summer. The grass has been going back for a fortnight, and has failed extensively at the root, the attacks of wireworm not being counteracted by sufficient moisture, and there is consequently a very poor bite, instead of the abundance expected when the first heavy rains fell. Beyond this the turnips are suffering badly, and it is very hard work to serve the plough effectively. Graziers, therefore, are selling their stock before this is fit for the butcher, and only . partly grown ; so that the continuance of high prices for meet seems inevitable for some time. This, with the stagnation of commerce caused by the war, gives but a sorry look out for the winter, the complaint of want of work being very general ; and the farmer again seems threatened with heavy poor-rates on a short yield of all corn and forage, wheat occasionally excepted. The. wheat, however, by no means makes up for the deficient produce of other grain. An average of 465. ld., though welcome to consumers, leaves very little to meet the claims for rent and other charges ; and the grass is getting too short even for those sheep which would at least give some fertility to the land ; nor even with the prospect of a speedy peace do we see much for immediate anticipation.—Mark Lane Express. THE WAR. THE. SIEGE OF PARIS. LETTER BY BALLOON MAIL. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SEPT. 30. General Trochu published a proclamation yesterday that will have a beneficial effect. It is notorious that men, women, and children are in the habit of passing the outposts. Many devastate the houses which have been abandoned by their owners ; others go to the enemy's camp, where they are received and maintain criminal rela tions. In future no one will be allowed to pass the lines without a pass signed by the Governor of Paris. Any person trying to infringe this order will be tried by court martial. Should they attempt to run away from the sentinels the latter will fire at them. The officers in com mand of the outpost are cautioned, however, to respect diplomatic agents and persons duly furnished with proper passes. In consequence of the rise in the price of charcoal, the wood cut in the Bois de Boulogne and at Vincennes has been carried to the waste ground at Passy, where it will be made into charcoal. The prices of all necessary articles of consumption augment daily. Already three times the rates of ordinary times are demanded. The butchers, much enraged at been forced to sell at rates arranged by the Government, keep back the greater part of their meat to deliver at the houses of their good customers, who will give them exorbitant prices. Several reconnaissances were made by the Freeshooters this morning. One towards Drancy surprised the enemy's ad vanced posts, and killed three men. Some shells from the forts de l'Est and the Double Couronne dislodged the enemy from the Bomaricaurt windmill and the Chateau de Staing, and fired Le Bourget. The second pamphlet of papers and correspondence of the Imperial family contains the letters from Persigny to Coust in reference to the Sandon affair when the lettre de cachet was again adopted, and madhouses used as bastilles (the affair was hushed up for 60,000 or 80,000 francs) ; despatches during the war proving that at the time Count Palikao told the Corps L4gis latif that everything was going well, he was in the receipt of news to the contrary ; proposed proclama tions and decrees are found amongst the papers of M. Rouher, who visited the Emperor at Reims for the purpose of compiling them. [At the time Napo leon signed the decree nominating Mac Mahon to the command-in-chief of the troops at Chalons, and those in and around Paris, the Ministry declared that the Emperor commanded no longer.] Adespatch from the Empress to the Emperor, proves that after his two first defeats the Emperor entertained the idea of returning to Paris. "If you decide on doing so, it should at least be made known to the country that the step is only temporary—the Emperor returning to Paris to reorganise a second army, and confiding provisionally the command-in-chief of the Army of the Rhine to Bazaine." The third pamphlet, which will be published on Saturday, will contain some curious details. The Governor of Paris publishes an official report of the battle of the 23rd inst., when it was stated that 15,000 Prussians had been taken prisoners, &c. The enemy, in number 8,000, is now said to have suffered considerable loss; the French to have lost 3 officers wounded, 11 men killed, and 86 wounded. Several commanders of the National Guard take the initiative in the force of battalions for making sorties. Daily the desire for action becomes greater, and the anomaly of 600,000 armed meninvested by half that num ber, being unable to keep open a single line of communica tion, more apparent. IHE SU.N, _LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1870. THE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND ARMS, OCTOBER 1. The information I have been able to get respecting the supply of arms is far from satisfactory. The Regulars and Mobiles are pretty well armed ; but only a very small proportion of the National Guards are furnished with such rifles as would enable them to oppose, with any chance of success, the Skilled and splendidly-disci plined Prussians. The number of these National Guards is very great. Some fix them at 400,000, others at 350,000, and so on downwards. But the strength known to certainly exist is 228 battalions, counting in all 280,000 men. For this vast host there are no Chassepots whatever. Only 95,000 have transformed rifles—the " Tabatibre," a very serviceable breechloader, though, of course, far inferior to the Chassepot ; 120,000 have the old percussion rifles ; 55,000 have nothing better than muskets; and about 10,000 are provided with carbines and English arms of different patterns. The 200,000 guards who have no breechloaders can take no part in field operations. They would be mere food for powder. In fighting behind walls and barricades they may unquestionably be useful; but to employ them in sorties would be mere waste of life. The Gardes Mobiles have all breechloaders of one kind or another, most of them being of the " Tabatiere " pattern. To this part of the garrison 90,000 rifles have been distributed. The detached corps—Freeshooters and the like, have received 20,000 weapons. As may be imagi n ed- this vast drain upon the stock of firearms has fearfull minished the supply. There are not in store more than 10,000, a number hardly sufficient to replace the weapons which daily require repair, and arm the young soldiers of the contingent for 1870, who will without doubt be embodied. The Minister of War therefore declares that there are no more arms to be served out. Of food I cannot, likewise, give such a favourable account as I should like. The estimates vary much, a great many calculators setting down the total of eatables at two and a half months supply. But an excellent authority I have consulted tells a different tale. He estimated that a week ago, on the 26th, the bread and meat in the capital would serve for six months. The stock will, en this calculation, be exhausted early in No vember. Clearly the Army of the Loire, on which we are basing our calculations, must come up quickly. Yesterday morning a sortie was made in force against the villages of L'Hay and Cachan. The Prussians had information of the attack on the previous evening, and were fully prepared. The villages had- been converted into an intrenched camp. The French, received by the Prussians with murderous fire, were forced to retreat. Their loss was greater than on any occasion since the commencement of the siege. One General was killed. The Prussians followed the French, who turned and inflicted considerable loss. General Vinoy, with artillery and the 35th and the 99th Regiments, penetrated between the Prussian lines to Thiais and Choisy Le Roi, where the enemy has thrown a bridge over the Seine, which was considerably damaged. A retreat was ordered. • Three hundred Gardes Mobiles were taken prisoners. The ambulance service was well organised, especially the American. It would appear that the Germans were informed of this design on the part of General Trochu. The latter now gives out that in future he will allow no one to par ticipate in his schemes until they are in process of exe cution. The wonder is that he should have imparted them to anybody already. The more rational explanation of the repulse is that the Germans had strongly fortified the position, as they fortify everything round about here on general principles. M. Delesvaux, president of the celebrated Sixth Cham ber, committed suicide the evening before last. This act is supposed to have been committed from fear of being prosecuted. All employez of the Ministry of Finance who have,left Paris on account of the siege, are dismissed. The Bank of France has issued 25 franc notes to the amount of 2,325,000 francs, and has also a reserve of 287,000 notes of 25 francs, which only require num bering. DISPUTES BETWEEN MINISTERS. OCTOBER 3. The differences between the Government established here and the delegation which was sent to Tours to ad minister the Provinces are becoming more and more serious. Several times since the commencement of the siege have the Ministers here received news of proceedings that both astonished and alarmed them. The great dis crepancy between the acts which the three representatives at Tours have done, and the acts which the majority of Ministers here wished them to do has become so grave that decisive measures are talked of. It is even ,announced as a settled thing that M. Cr‘mieux, the Minister of Public Instruction, is to be replaced, and that his disappearance will be accompanied by the retirement of various civil functionaries who are not giving satisfaction. Such a state of affairs only confirms what most sensible people have said from the first. Tb e delegation at Tours is too weak. Some of the Ministers in Paris might well be spared for the gigantic task of organis ing the rude and undeveloped military strength of the provinces. M. Crdmieux, apart from his disagreements with the Ministry here (it does not follow that he is in the wrong), is too old for such a terrible task. Fourichon has ceased to be Minister of War, and M. Cr4mieux has replaced him. Poor France ! All her armies beaten in the field, her capital besieged by a vast host of the best soldiers in the world, and defended by untrained citizens with muzzle-loaders, and her War Minister an old lawyer, who, though a most respectable and consistent politician, has never made any very great name in any line ! The news of the surrender of Strasburg and Tonl arrived yesterday and created a profound emotion. Paris swore she would avenge them, but Paris was all the same profoundly grieved by the intelligence. The fall of Strasburg is all the more severely felt as, but the day before, the Government received a reassuring message : " All goes well ; we have provisions and ammunition for at least three weeks." Paris was jubilant when this came. It now turns out that the good news, if genuine at all, was three or four weeks old. The blow inflicted by this deception was acutely felt To-day, however, the spirits of the Parisians are materially improved. Crowds have flocked to the statue of Strasburg on the Place de la Concorde. The people appear sad, but determined to avenge or share the fate of the frontier towns. The Government has issued a decree that the statue be cast in bronze and occupy the same place, with a suitable inscription, in commemoration of the gallant resistance of the Eastern provinces. The body of General Guilhan, who was killed in the sortie of Friday, was to-day removed to the Invalides. General Trochu, with several other generals and a depu tation of officers of various grades, was present. After the religious ceremony, the body, which had been em balmed, remained in the chapel exposed to view, to be given up to the family for burial at the general's native place. The Government has at length issued a decree which has given general satisfaction. A delay of three months is accorded to tenants for the payment of the quarter's rent due on the Ist inst., and for all preceding terms not yet paid. Some excitement has been caused by the arrival of General Burnside, who came the day before yesterday from the German headquarters, and departed to-day. He has paid two visits to M. Favre, who has called upon him once. General Burnside bore a letter from Count Bis marck, but what this missive contained no one can tell. PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE. OCTOBER 5. The story of the last few days' operations does not require much telling. Since the sortie of the 30th, the activity of the Germans, or " the enemy," as it is proper to call them, has vastly increased. Their earthworks are pushed forward in all directions. Every commanding position is occupied by a field battery ; but no attack nor any sortie has been made. Everything is perfectly quiet— that is to say, in siege parlance. One fort bangs away to-day, another cionnera to-morrow, and rifle practice goes on intermittently on all sides, but this is all. The Ger- mans make no return. This morning Fort Val6rien was hard at work, as well as all the five works on the south side of Paris, throwing shot and shell upon all the points where it is supposed the Germans are making entrenchments. We do not know what came of all the heavy peppering. It is reported that the enemy is en trenching himself on the heights of Montfermail, making use of large blocks of stone for the purpose. This sort of fort is, without doubt, with the intention of keeping open his' communications with the Eastern and German rail ways. The blowing up of a torpedo at the Porte de Sablonville has varied in an unpleasant manner the tedium of the last few days. When trying a torpedo not charged, the electricity was communicated by some deviation of current to the powder of a torpedo 150 metres in advance. Eight men were severely wounded by the explosion. More news of trouble amongst the Ministers. There is a rumour current that a report from M. Cr(Smieux has been suppressed, but the statement does not meet with very wide-spread credence. Naturally, enough, differences will arise between the opinions of Ministers who are separated from each other, and have no means of communicating except by letter, conveyed through the precarious agency of the balloon post. In this case there can be little question that the Government at Tours has caused serious discontent in high quarters ; but the outside world must beware of exaggerating the effect of such a difference on the general vigour and effici ency of the Government. Here the Ministers are in such accord, that no divergence of opinion escapes from the Council Chamber. We hear more about terrible engines of destruction, capable of working infinite mischief in• the ranks of the enemy. It is l;dgh time that the work of annihilation by some of these instruments commenced, for hitherto the Germans have *lived, moved, and besieged us, with very little inconvenience from anything that people in Paris could do. The latest fine thing in the annihilation line is a rocket, which, at a distance of six kilometres, will burn everything it touches—wood, war materials, men, horses, &c.—on a surface of thirty square yards. The fire is inextinguishable. The experiments have been perfectly successful—as experiments always are. Ten thousand were ordered. Four thousand are now ready, but the Government hesitate to accept them, fearing that such a destructive engine would not be authorised by the laws of war. -The first court-martial was held yesterday. A free shooter was charged with breaking his rifle. He was encamped at one of the advanced posts in the Bois de Boulogne, asked permission to go to Paris, was refused, and he broke his rifle. He has been acquitted. In spite of the orders issued by the Governor, the National Gardes persist in over zeal. Only a day or two back an American was arrested in his house, over which the American flag was flying. This has led to strong re monstrances from the United States Minister. The chief of the staff reports that the prisoners who have been taken express great astonishment at not being immediately shot, this idea being spread amongst the enemy's troops by their officers to prevent desertion. The navy guns now in battery on the Buttes Mont martre were brought to Paris by the Emperor's order at the commencement of the war, with the intention of being used at the siege of Mayence. They are becoming very useful for a different purpose. Successful experiments have been made to utilise the blood of beef killed in Paris. 30,0001 b. of aliment will thus be added daily to the food of Paris. A SUCCESSFUL SORTIE. OCTOBER 6. A sortie, reported to have • been attended with fair results, has put Paris in very good humour. At 2 a.m. this morning a detachment of the Garde Mobile and the troops of the line sallied out from the Fort de l'Est and the Fort d'Aubervillers. Under cover of a dense fog they penetrated into the village of Bourget, which they found deserted by the enemy. They have taken possession of the position. A very untoward event happened yesterday. An armed demonstration assembled at Belleville, and went to the Hotel de Ville, where the crowd presented certain demands. This is undoubtedly a bad sign. If the armed populace begin thus early to carry their weapons with them whenever they desire to impress an argument on a Ministers, it is not to be expected that they will stop at mere asking for what they want. The demonstration of yesterday was very large. It consisted of 10,000 National Guards, headed by the well known Gustave Flourens, who a few months ago endeavoured to stir up an insurrec tion in the streets of Paris, and fled to Belgium upon the failure of the enterprise. These 10,000 citizens demanded that the National Guard be armed with Chassepots ; that the Imperial system of constantly opposing one French man to three Prussians be changed; that the whole nation be called to arms ; that an immediate appeal be made to the Revolutionists in all countries, especially " the great citizen, Garibaldi,' that the municipal elections shall be immediate, the people having the sole right to govern themselves ; that all suspected persons holding administrative positions be dismissed ; that the Commune de Paris, elected by the people, shall regulate the subsistences which shall exist in the town. The Government has refused to comply with these demands, in consequence of which Flourens has resigned the command of the 63rd, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, and 240th battalions. The sixth pamphlet of papers and correspondence of the Imperial Family, has been published. A letter from the celebrated Madame Lafarge, who was pardoned by the Prince President in 1852, thanking him, is amongst the collection. It ends, " I have the honour to be, with the most profound respect, Monseigneur, your very humble and very obedient resuscitated, MARIE CAPELLE." Valaque G-anesco, the editor of the Nain Jaune, appears to have explained to the Emperor's Secretary that "he hoped to embarass more and more the Orleanist conspiracy." Duvernois, the editor of the Peuple Francais, the Emperor's paper, received 5,000 francs per day." He was to pay out of this sum the printing, paper, stamp, editing, and pocket the rest. The smaller the cir culation, therefore, the greater the profit. He is said to have had a large quantity of blank paper stamped, thus shewing an enormous circulation, but to have sold the stamped paper to other journals. There are also letters from Miss Howard (Comtesse de Beauregard). She ap pears to have received from the Emperor between the 24th March, 1853, and Ist January, 1855, the sum of 5,449,000 francs. infantry, upon Toury. Each brigade had half a battery. I arrived at seven o'clock before the village of Chanssis, within three or four kilometres of Toury. The squadron of the 6th Hussars, which formed the advanced guard, then surrounded the village, fell upon the enemy's out posts, and took five prisoners of the Royal Bavarian Regiment. The enemy's artillery, consisting of ten 12- pounders, was in position at Toury, and fired with great accuracy upon our batteries, which were composed of nine four-pounders only. Brigadier Longuerue's half battery was dismounted at the beginning of the action, as were also two officers of the 2nd Hussars [sic]. Chef d'Escadron Loytot and Sub-Lieutenant de Bourgoing were severely wounded. In Bessayre's brigade several shells fell among the 9th Cuirassiers, foamed in close column, and struck three men and three horses. In spite of the enemy's well-directed fire, our movement in advance continued. The village of Toury was turned on the right by Bessayre's brigade. The enemy's cavalry, 400 or 500 strong, supported by 2,000 infantry, was obliged to retreat along the road to Paris. We pursued them for three or four kilometres beyond Toury, exchanging some shots, but they retired with great rapidity. I was obliged to stop the pursuit, because my troops were thoroughly fatigued. Michel's brigade had been march ing since midnight, and the others from 3 in the morning, 07 and neither men nor horses had had anything to eat or drink. I fell back upon Toury, and there I ascertained the exact force of the enemy, and that Prince Albert, Prince de Saxe-Meiningen, and Prince de Saxe-Alten bourg, who left Toury at 8 in the morning when our attack began, bad been there a week. I captured 147 cows and 52 sheep, which the enemy had collected, and have sent them on to Arthenay. As soon as I can I shall send you a detailed report of this affair, in which every body did his duty. IMPORTANT FROM METZ. The prisoners taken in the affair at Peltre were sent out of Metz. yesterday to be exchanged. They describe their treatment as of the best. They were served twice a day with excellent soup made from horseflesh, and also a suffi ciency of bread. The only thing that seemed to be want ing was salt, which they say is now served out only to the officers. They describe the French troops as being in excellent spirits, and say that the soldiers talked, laughed, and joked with them in the most friendly way. They were not subjected to any examination respecting the dis position of troops, or anything at all connected with the arrangements of the German army ; nor were they ever visited by any general officer ; but quarter were immediately assigned to them in the suburb of L e Sablon, where they were exceedingly well treated, and eventually sent with a flag of truce to the nearest Prus sian outpost. Their report only tends to confirm the opinion that Metz la Pucelle will not be taken before winter shall have tried the resources and constitutions of the German army--Daily Telegraph Correspondent, October 2nd, A captain in the Prussian army gives similar testimony that the siege is likely to be a long one. He says : " How long we have to remain here heaven knows. Goeben thinks it not unlikely that we shall have to light here our Christmas trees. However, this life is very interesting, though it may be very fatiguing. In spite of all the shooting we have • been exposed to, there is only one wounded among my men. . . . A handsome pointer (Lulu) is the trusty companion of myself and my horse (The Swallow). . . . Favoured by excellent weather, little to eat and much appetite, little to drink and much thirst, dirty hands and no water nor time for washing, no sleep by night and sleepy by day, volia ma vie but always in the best of spirits, and yours ever, "T. SP, WANT OF DIRECTION IN FRANCE. The correspondent of the Independance Beige, writing from Tours, expresses great dissatisfaction with the management of affairs throughout France, and draws but a gloomy picture. From every side come appeals from Prefects, or other authorities, for arms or men. In Beauce they are calling loudly for help, declaring the place to be quite . undefended, and at the mercy of the Prussians, Normandy makes a similar demand, but Normandy is more energetic, and has the sea to fall back upon, while Beauce and the Loiret are completely helpless. M. Cochery, the former deputy, has been appointed chief director of defences, and this has given offence to Gen. Reyon, the military commander, who threatens to resign. At Lyons M. Challemel Lacour is endeavouring to effect a reconciliation with Tours, and has set General Mazure at liberty, fearing the uprising of the population. There is nothing new in Government quarters, but General Cambriel is spoken of as a man of energy and ability, who may take the chief command. A Minister of war, says the writer, is expected in a balloon. May one only fall from the sky ! In the department of the Eure there is a general sauve qui pent. The inhabitants having neither troops nor artillery dare not attempt to fight. The Mayor of Pocy-sur-Eure set a shameful example by disarming the National Guard to save the town from the risk of pillage. So long as the Government fails to punish such defections severely, they will repeat themselves. It is said that six Uhlans took Vernon, but this is not authenticated. The towns where the working classes are in the majority are the best for national defence. From St. Quentin they telegraph to Tours—" The enemy approaches ; we are making barricades ; can we have some troops ? In waiting, we shall defend ourselves with the National Guard and the pompiers." Meanwhile, at Tours, men are angrily asking how it . is that the Government of National Defence, having been warned for many days of the enemy's advance on Normandy arid Beauce, has not been able to organise anything for the protection of these provinces. The people, with few exceptions, are full of ardour : but, too long accus tomed to depend entirely on the Government, they are waiting for the authorities to take the initiative. In some parts, tired of waiting, they are forming leagues which may lead straight to federalism. We want a man at Tours. And let him come quickly, whether by balloon or any other route. THE ACCUSATION AGAINST GENERAL DUCROT. The correspondent of the Daily News at Tours remarks : —The serious accusation against General Ducrot of having broken his parole is devoutly believed by the Government here to be a calumny. The General is shut up in Paris, where he cannot see the English papers which, from a Prus sian source, publish the imputation upon him, and cannot reply. The name of Ducrot is a very common one in France; and there is a possibility that there may be a confusion between his name and that of some other officer. - General Ducrot was -educated at the Orleans College, and some of his old friends there had a circum stantial account from him not long ago, which I myself translated from the papers of the day, of how he escaped from Sedan 1 2 the guise of a bullock driver without giving any parole. I observe the Prussian allegation is that he put a " Jesuitical interpretation " upon his engagement, a phrase not apt to describe a posi tive breach, but rather suggestive of a part capable of being understood in two ways. There are in certain not very high strata of French society loose notions current about the value of a parole. Out of a thousand and more officers released on parole at Sedan four only came lately to Admiral Fourichon, at Tours, and offered their services, saying they were willing to run the risk of being shot if taken prisoners. But the admiral told them that the Government could never countenance such a breach of honour. It would be sad indeed if the time-honoured, humane, and civilising relaxation of the strict rights of war, which consists in giving captured officers a certain amount of liberty on parole, were to fall into disuse. COUNT BISMARCK'S DEMANDS. Joanne's " Geographical Dictionary of France " for lasi year gives tables of the populations of Alsace, Lorraine, Nice, and Savoy, and they give an idea of the extent of Count Bismarck's demands : ALSACE. NICE. Departments. Population. I Departme n t s. Population. Haut Rhin........ 530,285 I Alpes Maritimes .. 198,818 Bas Rhin ........ 588,970 1,119,255 I SAVoi. Haute Savoie 273,768 LouRLINE. Savoie ...... 271,663 Moselle 452,157 - ---545,731 Meuse .. Meurtho. ...... 428,387 Vosges • 1,601,195 j -- 744,549 From thii3 table it will be seen that in 1859 France gained an increase of 744,549 inhabitants by the annexation of Nice and Savoy. Count Bismarck's demand, according to his own statements, would deprive France of a population equivalent to that number, and of 750,000 inhabitants besides. This, it may be presumed, presupposes the cession of Alsace, which would involve a loss to France of 1,119,255 inhabitants, and THE BATTLE OF TOURY. of Metz—with the Department of Moselle, which General Reyan, who commanded the French at the would involve a loss of 452,157 inhabitants—a loss to somewhat serious affair at Toury, on Wednesday last, France of somewhat more than a million and a half of gives the following official report of the battle:— inhabitants—viz., 1,571,412. This would somewhat ex- Chevilly, Oct. 5, 6.5 Evening. ceed Count Bismarck's estimate, as France would thus General Reyan to the Mi n i s t er o f W ar at Tours.—This lose 827,163 inhabitants more than sh e ga i ne d b y the ces day, October 5, I left Chevilly at th ree i n t h e morn i ng sion of Nice and Savoy. But with out entering into minute details, and bearing in mi n d th e possibility and marched, with three bri ga d es o f cavalry and some that the proposed rectification of the Germae frontier may not harmonize precisely w ith the French division of departments, this would seem to be the general drift of Count .Bismarck's demands. Thus the terms proposed to France as the conditions of peace are the cession of all Alsace and of Metz, with a portion of the territory of what was once called Lorraine. Tlu cession may most reasonably be objected to, as not being in accordance with the wishes of the population of the ceded districts. But it certainly cannot be reasonably objected to on the ground that it would leave France 5 second-rate power. France would still have a population of nearly thirty-six and half millions, not including Algiers : and it would continue to be a first-rate power in Europe, inferior to Germany, in population and in its army, but superior to any other continental Power from its army and its navy combined.—Pall Mall Gaettc• People arriving from Thionville at Luxemburg assert that the place was completely invested on the 4th, and all communications cut off. Including the twenty South German cavalry regiment.; Germany has now, says a German paper, from 130 to 15 0 cavalry regiments, with at least 70,000 to 80,000 men a nd horses, in the field. The Frankfort Journal states that the Minister of War has purchased 70,000 flannel under-shirts for the Bavarian troops engaged in the Bavarian campaign, to protect then from the cold during the winter, should the wa r l as t so long. According to the Hartung Gazette, Count Bismarck daclines to liberate Herr Jacoby, considering his arrest to be justified by " the requirements of the present excep t• onal period." The captain of the Spanish vessel Bomarsund, which arrived in the Tyne on Sunday night, states that on Sun' day last he saw a French ram seize a German schoone and tow her across to a French port. A public subscription is to be opened, says the Mont teur Universe/, for presenting to General Ulrich a swab silver model of the famous statue of Strasburg, in the Place de la Concorde, Paris. The Freeshooters are doing a good deal of mischief in the neighbourhood of Metz. They have killed Lieutenant Colonel von Pestel, of the 7th Prussian Lancers. Ire was a good soldier, and had been in all the engagements fought by the army of Prince Frederick Charles. A letter arrived in Paris from Laon by balloon, and afterwards forwarded to Tours, states that the Prefect of Laon, M. Ferrand, was condemned to death by the Prus sian Council of War for the explosion of the citadel, but that Mgr. Landriot, Archbishop of Rheims, obtained a commutation of the sentence, and M. Ferrand has been taken to Coblentz as prisoner. The Journal Officiel of the 7th contains a proclamation of the Government which announces that two armies have already been formed of about 80,000 men each, and that a third gathering of troops is being made, consisting of regulars," volunteers, and mobiles. An official note says there are at present at the disposal of the Government in the departments thirty-six field, batteries of rifled twelve pounders and four-pounders, and a large supply of war material and rifles. Between four million and five mil- lion cartridges are being manufactured weekly. The account given of the present state of the town of Nancy recalls the hardships Venice underw,:_:', - during the Austrian occupation. The presence of the Prussians is endured, but no opportunity is lost of letting them know how heartily they are detested by the inhabitants. Ladies dress only in black, men go out as little as "possi ble, and the fine streets of Nancy are trodden only by those whose daily toil compels them to leave their homes, and by a few individuals who read or copy the news of war written up in German at the corners of the streets, in order to circulate translations of the same in the houses, with commentaries of which the Germans can easily divine the tendency. The lists of Prussian losses, coming down to the 18th of August, which have been published by the German autho rities, gives the following result :—Killed.--Two Generals, 43 Staff officers, 477 subalterns, 125 ensigns, trumpeters, sentinels, &c., 785 sergeants, drummers, &c., 6,785 mug clans and privates, 7 surgeons and hospital attendants total, 522 officers and 7,675 men. Wounded. —Seven Generals, 99 Staff officers, 1,447 subalterns, 490 standard bearers, &c., 2,938 sergeants, &c., 35 surgeons, five hrno" kentrUger, 29,477 privates—total, 1,553 officers and 32,94 men. Missing.—One colonel, 12 officers, 5 vice-sergeants , 2 ensigns, one regimental drummer, 97 sub-officers, 5,755 privates—total, 13 officers, 5,860 men. Gross total. -- 2,088 officers, 46,480 men. Among the papers in the Tuileries was a note in the Emperor's hand, regulating the constitution of the Coup' cil of Regency in case of a minority. There were to bo eight members if the Empress were Regent, and ten if Prince Napoleon were. In either case General Frossard was to take charge of the Emperor minor.. The Cologne Gazette reports that arrangements are now being made for raising the four ships sunk at Swinemunde and clearing away the different obstacles from the mouth of the harbour. The lights in the lighthouse will be lit as soon as the apparatus, which was removed on account of the expected bombardment, is replaced. The lights 0 1, the eastern jetty of the port were lighted on the 4th inst. for the first time since the commencement of the war. The Rlteinpfalz reports a sortie by the garrison of Bitsch on the 28th ult. They availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by the withdrawal of the besieging troops and the substitution of others to provide themselves with whatever they could find, for there was a quantityof liquors, sugar, coffee, tobacco, &c. Seventy or eighty persons went back laden. Many of the inhabitants have been killed, wounded, suffocated by the smoke, or crushed in cellars and arches. .A great many railway trains, conveying German troops, stores, &c., through France, are severely injured. Lines are torn up, obstacles placed across them, &c. On the 29th the rails between Epernay and Chalons had been stealthily loosened, the damage being hardly perceptible. A train, therefore, came to grief, the engine driver having both legs crushed, while some soldiers escaped with slight injuries. The town of Chalons has to pay £BOO as punishment for this. Drill may be neglected in some parts of France, but at Lyons the men are worked hard enough. A correspon dent of the Standard writes :—All the afternoon, and far on into the evening, nearly everysquare and vacant piece of ground has been occupied by companies hard at work, under officers who keep them at it longer at a time than English volunteers would care for. I have seen more than six thousand men at drill this evening, in various parts of the city, and not more than two hundred, sometimes not hail the number, together. The Mobiles here are an uncom monly well-made class, and if they only get time to learn their lesson they will practise it, believe me, to some purpose. MORE BAD MANAGEMENT.—Even yesterday , there was a repitition of the old story. The Gardes Mobile were sent off from Amiens at an hour's notice, in the middle of the night, and when the men were all wearY from a thirty-six miles' march the day before. N o h a ste was too great ; the soldiers could hardly be got off in time, enough to meet the enemy . Wh en they arr i ved at Poix, it was found that they had ad/ thirty rounds per m an i n t h e i r pouches ; an with breech-loading arms , thi s ammunition wou ld have lasted but half an hour. Fortunately, the enemy was not in force, and was ordered, after beating back the French, to turn in another direction. Had it proved otherwise, the French soldiers would simply have been slaughtered like sheep. As it was, being without cavalry or artillery, they could not have held their own for ten minutes; and this must prove the rule in almost every case in which the so-called levee en masse is launched against the Prussian troops.—Daily Telegraph .Rouen Correspondent, October 8. JADVERTIBEMENT.I—HoIIoway's Oi n t men t i s wonder f remedy for bad legs, whether caused by external vi°' lence, or resulting from cold, erysipelas, varicose veins, gout, or rheumatism. The deepest ulceration of the flesh yield to the powers of this unguent, with the same readi ness and the same certainty as the simple scratch or slightest inflammation of the skin. Tie heat and smart' ing of scalds and burns are checked at once by this sooth ing application, and the pr ogress o f t h e cure to the sufferer's astonishment and delight proceeds in its painless course. This important fact should induce e v ery one having the charge of children always to keep this pain; saving application within reach. Holloway's Ointment will save the child torture and the mother anxiety. _ BIRTHS. On the 6th inst., at 9, Dover-street, Piccadilly, the wifeof Lieutenant-Colonel Grylls, of Lewarne, Cornwall, 01 ' a son. On the 7th inst., at Clapham, Surrey, the wife of F, A-' Hanbury, of a son. MARRIAGES. • On the 6th inst., at Brighton, Patric Ness, London, t o Charlotte Jane W e ll s , e ld es t daughter of Stephen Powell, Esq., of Melbourne Lodge, Norwood. On the Gth inst., at Pitmedden, Udny, Aberdeenshire , Magdalen Frances, second daughter of Sir Coote Seton, Bart., to Arthur Talbot, fifth son of Charles James Bevan, Esq., of Bryanston-square, London. DEATHS. On the 6th inst., at 363, Albany-road, Camberwell, Mr• William Jones, late of the Bank of England, in his 94th year. On the sth inst., at Margate, after a very short innes g t Samuel Servante, Esq. 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