The Sun. — London, England, 1870-10-18 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY. The stock markets to-day have been characterised by a fair amount of steadiness, and the movements, generally, have been favourable, notwithstanding that the business doing has been limited. Both railway stocks and foreign bonds have been steady at an occasional fractional improvement. The consol market has been in a quiet state, at 92k, 92a, for delivery, and 92 5.16, 92 7-16 for the November account. Reduced and New Three per-cents, 91, 94 ; Bank stock, 232, 231; Exchequer Bills, 65., lls. prem.; India Five per Cent., uoi, ; and India Bonds, 18s., 235. 'prem. Colonial Government Securities have been purchased quietly, but at full quota tions. English railway stocks have been firm in value. Not- withstanding that, the actual business concluded has been very moderate. Caledonian stock has risen or to 761 to '761 ; Brighton, !!, or to 42/ to 43; Great Eastern, it, or to 37a to 37i ; and North Eastern, or to 145} to 146. Metropolitan, however, has been I lower, at 1451 to 146. South Eastern has been quoted at 74 to 74i ; Great Northern A., 134 to 1341 ; Midland, 127 to 1271; North Western, 129 to 129} ; and Great Western, 711 to 71i. In the market for Indian Railway Stocks the business doing has been very moderate; East Indian Stock has sold at 109,i, 110/, and Scinde 103.}. Canadian shares have been flat; Great Western of Canada have fallen *, or to 14*, 141. Foreign Shares have been quiet ; Great Luxembourg, 112, and Lombards 141 *. The foreign market has been steady. Not much busi ness has been transacted, but the quotations have ruled firm. Italian (1861) have been i t better at 28k, 282 ; ditto (1869), 3.16, at 281, 28*; Turkish Five per Cents., *, at 43j, 43} ; Peruvian (1865), 891, 90 ; Turkish (1869), 50-2 51; Mexican, 142, 15. American securities have been firm. The Five- Twenty (1882) bonds are quoted at 89k, 89R ; ditto (1885), 881, 881 ; Illinois Central shares, 109*, 110*; Erie shares have been higher, at 19, 19k. The shares of the Arivaca Mining Company are quoted at 2 to 4 prem. The transactions in Bank shares have been on a limited scale. Imperial Ottoman have been * better, at I*, 1,2 prem., Chartered of India, Australia, and China 132, and London and Westminster 601. Telegraph shares have been in moderate request. Anglo Mediterranean, 14k ; ditto New, Si ; British Indian Sub marine, 8k ; Fahnouths, 102, k ; and West India and Panama, 5-k. Telegraph Construction have been dealt in at 26k, and Hooper's at 41. For miscellaneous securities the demand has been limited. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 13 ; Silver's Indiarubber, 38; International Financial, 3i, k ; and Royal Mail Steam, 59-1. The sum of £lO,OOO has been sent in to the Bank to day. At Mark Lane to-day wheat was firm, and fully Is. per quarter dearer. There has been a good supply of money in the discount market to-day. Business has been on a limited scale, and three months' paper has been negotiated at 2i to 2; per cent. The steamers which left New York on the loth inst., took out £95,000 in specie for Europe. The Scotia, from New York, has brought £40,518 in specie ; and the Nevada, £10,400. The following is an extract from the report of the Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company (Limited) :—The accounts for the six months ending 30th June last have been duly audited, and, after deducting interest on debentures, rebate and all charges, there remains a net profit of £13,163183., including £331115. id. from last year's account, from which the directors purpose paying the usual interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, £8,750, carrying forward the balance, £4,413 18s., to the next half year's account. At a meeting of the Belfast Banking Company, the net profits for the year were stated to have amounted to £46,978. A dividend of 20 per cent. on the old shares, and of 8 per cent. on the new, was declared, in addition to a bonus of £1 per share on the old, and Bs. on the new. These payments will absorb £44,000. The profit and loss account shews a balance of £68,929. The reserve fund amounts to £250,000, in addition to the paid-up capital of £250,000. The Liverpool Journal of Commerce states that among the petitions lately lodged in the Bankruptcy Court for liquidation by arrangement, are those of John Grahame, lately in partnership, as cotton brokers, with John Ushor Cunningham, Frederick Sig,ne Andrews, and Henry Wilson, under the firm of Cunningham, Andrews, and Co. John Ushor Cunningham, of the same firm, and James Macnee, of Liverpool and Bombay, merchant and commission agent, trading asMacnee, Thompson, and Co. LONDON STOCK EXCILINGE.-MONDAY. LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAf HOURS. The prices under the lines indicate Vlt3 b tut 11033 done. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Three per Cent Consols 921 921 DoApril &0ct18.33-85.. 110 111 921, 1 Vict 5p c Jau & JulylB24 1021103, Do for Account Three per Cent Reduced 91 91* Brazilian, 1865, 5p a .... 891 9CI 91, k 901, 1, 90 New 3 per Cent 91*, 1 Do Rail Debeu 7 p .. 98 10J Exchequer Bills, March 6 10 pm 991 Bs, 10s pm Italian, 1865, 5p c Do, June 6 10 pm Peruvian, 1865, 6p 0 .... 898 9A lls, 7s, 6s pm 908, 9) Bank Stock - - Portuguese 1869 3 p a.. 29 2) 232 Russian, 1862, 5 p 0.. . • 878 88J India 5 per Cents - - 881. 1 1101 Do Nicolas 4 p o India Bonds - - 68*. 91 m spanish. 1867. 3 po l, 1 2Bl 289 Can 6pc Jan&Julyll77-84 10581068 289 1 , , 106 Do, 1869, 3p c Do March & Sept. 103 105 2 8, 1, 9. 1. 1. 1 Do 5 p l c Jan & July .. 98 99 Turkish. 1854, 6p o Bl 83 82 Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 99 Do, 1865. 5p o Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 96 98 431, 8, f. i Ceylon 6 p c May and Do, 1865. 6 p c November 1878 lO7 109 621. 31 Mauritius 6p c Jan and U. 5.5-20 Bonds,6 p c 1332 89* 901 July 1873 lO3 105 891, k, 1, 1 x d New SWales 5p clB7l-76 101 102 Do do 1685 881 832 102 831, 2 x d New Zealand 6po 1891 lO6 109 Do 10-4011415, spo 19)1 868 37 Do 5p o Do 5p c Consolidated 97 98 Erie Sha, 100 dole, all paid - - 979, 1 x d Illinois Central Shares .. 109811)1 Do 6pc Mar & Sept 1891 105 107 Atlantic and GW R Con Do June & DeclB9l 107 110 Mortgage Bonds 309 311 Viol 6p c Jan &July 1891 113 115 311, 8, 3)f, 11 RAILWAYS. Bristol and Exeter S6 88 Do Ist Prof Bonds .... 53 6 Caledonian x d 2nd Prof Stock Great Eastern 371 4 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Northern 122, 11 17 Do A 13311341 Great Indian Pen gsp c 1054106 Great Western 7l 711 1061 714, I Great Western of Canada 141 14 Lancashire & Yorkshire 13011311 141, 1 x d 1314 Do Op c Bonds, 1873.. 100 102 Lou, Brigh, and S Coast 42/ 421 Do 51 do, 1877-3 96 98 421, / 4, 1 Do 5p c pref. issued 83 narl pm Lou, Chat, and Dover .. 131 132 361 x d 131 9,5, 1 Madras guar 5 p c Lon and North-Western 129 1291 1054, I 1291 N. Railway of Canada, Lon and South-Western 88 90 6p c Ist Prof Bonds 93, 891 Gude and Itohilkund g Man, Slier, and Lincoln 444 454 5P 0 Metropolitan Midland 64 4, 55 12T 127 . 1 Delhi g 0 uar 5 p 0 1274 Bahia and San Francisco North British 31, North - Eastern ConsoLs. , 143 146 Belgian B Junction .... 1f 21 Haterl, 4, i Buenos Ayres Gt Sthrn.. 25/ 254 South-E n 721 741 25f 741 Dunaburg and Witepak 18 181 Atlantic and St Lawmen 76 79 Dutch-Rhenish 22 24 Bombay, Baroda, and Eastern of Franco — Central India, g 5 p c.. 10111051 Great Luxembourg 1044 113,4 Buff Si Lake Huron Fret Lemberg lizernowitzgua Do 54 p c Bonds, 1872-3-4 80 82 7p c Cape guar 6p c East Bengal guar 5p c 135 106 0 ttom (Smyrna to Aidiu) 54 54 East Indian. g 5 p c 1094, 101, 91 (Limited) guar 7P 0 .. 151 151 Grand Trunk Canada Do Equip Mort Bild 1 San Paulo (L) guar 7y ct 21 214 charge 61) c Do 2nd do Scrip x d 143 ' 1 ~ „ par 2pin Southern of France .... 664 162 17, BANKING COMPANIES. Pd Pd 1 Agra Bank (L) A 8 9 10 Imperial Ottoman .. 1818 pm 25 Alliance (LI 10 Anglo-Austrian . • 20 Anglo-Egyptian (14) 22 2 5 20 London and County 47 49 50 British N American 53 55 15 London Joint-Stock 32 33 20 Ch of India, ndia, Austrlia 13 14 20 Lon 6ol and IVestmnster 60 61 1 25 Char Mere of India 241 253 10 Metropolitan Bl 8/ 251 20 Midland (L) 10 City 25 Colonial 4 Consolidated (LI ... 20 Eng, Scot, and Ans° 16 17 25 Union of Australia.. 40 42 20 Imperial tL) TELEGRAPH COUPANIES Pd p,I 100 1 An g i 6 n- American 14 £6 8) • 6 Great NM . ina, anal 8 Japan Extension.. 2,1'2', dis 10 Anglo-Meditru (L) 13; 141 5 Indo-European (L).. Li 11 111 10 Marseille,s, Alniera, 100 Atlantic — and Malta (L) ~-.. 5; 6 Ico I.io 8p c 10 British Au:Amin (L) , ;',l 31,1 N 41 10 3ritisli i iid Exten (L). 61 6/ 21 Pnroa and S. Pefc(L) 3 2 clia 10 British Indian Sub -21 dis wa , flie (L) SA, 8 20 Sec Trans France (L) 15 151 2 China Submarine (L) 4l4fdis 15 1. ii 10 Falmouth, Gibraltar, 100 Submarine and lid to (B 1 1 0 ". i. 1 lO 1V India,StPati antalLl 41 5} 51 10 Orval. . :'; urtlitrii ..., 11 111 MISCEI "ANEOUS SECURITIES. Pd Pd Anglo-Austrian Bnd- 4 Lon Gen Omnibus holders' Certificate 11 21 2 15-16, i 10 BerlinWaterworkslL) 141 151 2 Lou &Prov Marine Llparlpm 30 Bolekow-Vaughan (L) 33 38pro 100 Madras Irrig. & Canal 100 Boston City (U.S.) 5 g 5 p c by Ind Gov. 100 102 p c Sterling Loan 91 93 2 Mauritius Land (L) i dis. par 4 Brit & Fen Marine (L) 2210na 5 Natnl Dint Comp (L) 11 111 25 Canada Company. 72 76 115 . 10 Ceylon Company (L) 41 31clis 21 N Zeatarul Loan and 35 City Offices (14) 25 24 dis Mere Agency iL) .. f 1 pm 20 Colonial (L) 5 Com Union Assume° 21 Spin Trust (L) 10 Crdt Fonc of Eng (L) 21 21 61 N Ernst' and. Mere (L) 27 28 100 Crystal Palace 20 5 OceanMarinelnsur .. 13114 pin 100 Do Prof 100 Do 6p c Perp Deb.. 108 113 10 Do do New. 1867 3us 271 Ebbw Vale Steel (L).. 81 Bdis 50 Ithymney Iron 100 Egyp 9 p cV'roy :Loan, 15 Do New Bl 91 guar by Egyp GOV.. 99 101 60 Royal M a il St eam 995, 4, I, 9, 100 591 13 Fore-st Warehouse IL) 6 61pm 12 Tel Con and Main (L) 26 261 194, i 26f, and' 100 Fgn and Colonial Gov 2 Themes Mersey Trust 6p c Bonds.. 94 58 Marine Insur (L 74 Gen Credt BtDisct (L) 1 I dis St Tobacco 6p c Loan 14 Gen Sian Navigation 28 30 guar by Italian Gov B5 88 7 Hooper's Tel Works 21 201 s 5 Trust and Loau Co of Upper Canada .. 4 1 Inn ft. I 17 Hudson's Bay 995 SLT Marine, Lvpool IL 45 5 - spin 45 Indrbbr,Gut Per.aud 20 Union Steamship (L) 24 1:6 Tel Works (L) • ... 371 381 6 United Dis Corprn (L) 11 Idid 38 5 Univ Marine lnsur (Li 44 spm 5 InternlFinan SocIL) lt lidis Viceroy of EgyPt 7P a 20 It Irrie Can Cavour 3 31 Mortgage Loan.... 100 Do 6p c Bonds. re- 12 Warant Finance .... 9 7 dis deemable 1870 . 60 63 30 London Fin Assoc (L) 19 18 dis 3 4, 7-16 . 21 3 MINING SHARE LIST.—OCTOBER 17. Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS. Mining Offices, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London. Market active for South Condurrow, Grenville, Tankerville, and West Chiverton. Don Pedro and Taquarii flatter. Australian United, Pary's Mountain, 31, 4 Bwlch Consols, Prince of Wales, Chiverton Moor, si, 4 Providence Mines, 37, 39 Chiverton Valley, Rosewall Hill and Ransom° Choutales (Gold), 10s., 15s. United, 1, 11 Cook's Kitchen, 161, 171 South Condurrow, 21, 21 Devon Great Consols, 95, 100 South Frances, Drakewalls, 21s, 23a Tuukerville, 14, 141 Dolcoath, Tiucrof t, Don Pedro North Del Rey, 3L 31 Tan-yr- Alit, East Bassett, Taquaril (Gold), 21, 21 East Caradon, 4f, 41 Trumpet Consols, East Lovell, 30, 31 Van, 571, 60 East Wheal Grenville, 21, 2/ Vau Consols Frontino and Bolivia (Gold), West Caradon, —a, —s. West Chiverton , s3l, 541 General Brazilian, West Drakewalls, Great Limy, 174, 13 West Frances, Great Re tallack. West Maria and Fortescue,3l 33s Great Wheal Vor 61, 7 West &ton, Hingston Down, Wheal Crobor, Marke Valley, Wheal Grenville, 11,11 New Lovell, IL 2 Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes, 7/, 8 North Crofty, Wheal Mary Ann, Pacilic, 11, 2 Wheal Seton, 321, 371 MARKETS. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.-Steadiness hai been the characteristic of the grain trade to-day, and the quo tations have been well maintained. From Essex and Kent, coastwise as well as by rail, the arrivals of wheat have been only moderate. There has been a fair attendance of millers, and the demand has been steady for all qualities, at an advance of is. per quarter. The market has been well supplied with foreign wheat. Transactions to a fair extent have been concluded, and prices have risen ls. per quarter. The supply of barley has been moderate. With a quiet trade prices have been supported. Malt has been inactive, at about late rates. With oats the market has been well supplied. The trade has been quiet, and prices have been is. per qr. lower than on Monday last. Beans have been in moderate request, on former terms. Peas have been quiet but firm in value. The flour trade has been very active, and full prices have been re alised. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.-The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 11,548 head. In the corresponding week in 1869 we received 9,037 ; in 1868, 9,632 ; in 1867, 11,092 ; and in 1866, 15,267 head. The cattle trade to-day has been devoid of any feature of espe cial interest. The receipts of stock from our own grazing dis tricts have been on a moderate scale, but those from abroad have been limited, owing to the stoppage of the greater portion of the supply at the waterside. As regards beasts, prime breeds have been rather more numerous, but the quality of medium descriptions has been less satisfactory. The trade has been quiet, and sales have been more readily effected, at late quota tions. The best Scots and crosses have been sold at ss. 10d. to 6s. per Sibs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamp tonshire we received about 1,600 shorthorns, &c. ; from other parts of England about 280 various breeds, from Scotland 150 Scots and Crosses, and from Ireland 100 oxen. There has been a moderate supply of sheep in the pens. Sales have progressed quietly, but prices have ruled firm. The best Downs and half-breds have been disposed of at ss. 103. to 6d. per 81bs. Calves have been dear with a fair inquiry. Pigs have been in limited request, at late rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal: --Coarse and inferior beasts,3s. 83. to 4s. 6d. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 83. to ss. 03. :prime large oxen, ss. 23. to ss. Bd. ; prime Scots, &c., ss. 10d. to 6s. Od. ; coarse and inferior sheep, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 10d. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 03. to 4s. 6d. ; prime coarse-woolled sheep, 4s. Bd. to 53. 4d. ; prime Southdown ditto, ss. Bd. to 6s. Od. ; large coarse calves, 3s. 60. to 43. 13(1. ; prime small ditto, ss. 03. to ss. 103. ; large hogs, 4s. 4d. to ss. 2d.; neat small porkers, ss. 6d. to 6s. 2d. Quarter old store pigs, 225. to 254. each. Arrivals.-English :-Beasts, 2,560 ; sheep, 12,551; calves, 3 ; pip, 40. Foreign : Beasts, 1,070 ; sheep, 6,000 ; calves, 250 ; pigs, 180. Total : Beasts, 3,630 ; sheep, 18,550; calves, 256: pigs, 220. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.-At this market to-day the supply of cattle was larger, of sheep less, than on last Monday. The demand was very good for both cattle and sheep, at rather lower prices. Beef, 61-(1. to 8.1(1. per lb.; sheep, 7id. to 91d. There were at the market 3,655 cattle, and 10,046 sheep. METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, MONDAL-Fair average supplies of meat have been on sale. The trade has been firmer, and prices have ruled as under. The import into London last week consisted of 488 packages from Hamburg, 17 from Rotter dam, and 86 carcases from Rotterdam. Per Blbs. by the carcase :-Inferior beef, 3s. 43. to :Is. Bd.: middling do., 3s. 10d. to 4s. 23. ; prime large do., 4s. 80. to 4s. 103 ; prime small do., ss. 03. to ss. 2d. ; inferior mutton 3s. Bd. to 4s. 03. middling do., 4s. Od. to 4s. 43. ; prime do. 4s. 3d. to ss. 4d. ; veal, 4s. Bd. to ss. 4(1. ; large pork, 3s. 80. to 4s. ; small pork, ss. to ss. 4d. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, MON DAY.-Limited supplies of potatoes have been on sale. The trade has been steady at our quotations. The import into Lon don last week consisted of 20 baskets from Amsterdam, 16 bags Hamburg, 50 baskets 10 bags Rotterdam, and 113 bags from Antwerp. English regents, 50s. to 100 s.; Scotch regents 70s. to 80s. ; rocks, 50s. to 605., French, 60s. to 70s. per ton. LONDON WOOL MARKET, MONDAY.—The wool market has been in a quiet state. Spinners refrain from operating with any approach to freedom, in consequence of the improbability of an immediate cessation of hostilities. Prices, however, in fluenced by the abundance of money, continue firm. The import into London last week consisted of 3,903 bales from New Zealand; 4,016, Sydney ; 693, MelboUrne ; 3,451 bales from the Cape. 1301 COUGH HOP MARKET, MONDAY.—Large supplies of the new growth continue to come to hand. The demand, although moderately active, is quite inadequate to clear off arrivals, and, in consequence, some difficulty is experienced in maintaining previous quotations. The imports into London last week con sisted of 327 bales from Antwerp, 234 from Hamburg, 108 from Rotterdam, and 50 bales from Ostend. Mid and East Kents, £2 10s. to 47; Weald of Kents, £2 10s. to £4 ; Sussex, £2 ss. to £3 lOs. ; Farnham and country, £3 15s. to £6 6s. ; and olds, £1 to £2 10s. per cwt. LONDON TALLOW MARKET, MONDAY.—The market has been firm. Y.C., spot, 435. 3d. per cwt. ; town tallow, 425. 6d. nett cash. Particulars ;—Stock this day, 35,922 cwt. ; price of Y.C., 435. 3d. ; delivery last week, 2,706 ; ditto from June 1, 42,338 ; arrival last week, 8,015 ; ditto from June 1, 46,000; price of town flour, 455. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKETS, MONDAY —These markets are quiet. Cotton is rather firmer. Sugar is firm, but not active. Coffee quiet. Pending the sales which commence to-morrow, the tea market was inactive. Rice dull. Pepper firm, Oils are stationary. Linseed oil dull ; rape firm. Metals are steady. Chilian copper at £6O 10s, to £6l 7s. 6d., according to brand. Spelter : Silesian, £l7 10s. ; Straits tin, £127. In provisions there is very little doing. Friesland butter at 134 s for best, and both Irish and Hamburg bacon quiet. The former 745. f.0.b., the latter 675. landed. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.—This market opens very steady to-day, with a good demand. Probable sales, 12,000 bales. Imports, 6,581 bales ; Surats, 1,210 bales. This market closed strong to-day, and prices were hardening. The sales were 15,000, 4,000 bales of which were on speculation and for export. Arrivals :—Mobiles shipping or shipped, Bd. ; Savannah, ship named, Bd. ; Orleans, do., 81(1. ; Baltimore, October shipment, MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, MoNDAY.—There has been rather more steadiness in this market on Saturday and to-day, and prices chew less irregularity now. Producers were rather free sellers on Friday, and in the afternoon of that day they sold rather heavily at low rates. Those producers who still had contracts running, made no change in their prices, hence they did no business of importance. The transactions of Friday having rather improved the position of sellers, have kept prices steady since. CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, MoxuAr.—There was a good business done, at to-day's market, and prices were firm. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, MONDAY.—Opening Re port,—This market was flatter to-day, Business was done at 51s. 6d. and 51s. sd. cash. Closing sellers at 51s. 3d. cash and 51s. Bd. one month. Closing Report.-51s. 43d. cash was taken. The closing was flat. Sellers were over buyers, who were shy at 51s. 4d. DEATII OF PROFESSOR SCOTT, OF ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY.—Professor Scott, who has occupied the Chair of Oriental Languages and Literature in the University of Aberdeen since 1846, died on Monday, after an illness of only four days' duration, at Leven, Fifeshire. Professor Scott was an erudite scholar, an able teacher, and a very kind hearted man; and he will be greatly missed by his many friends to whom he had endeared himself by his kindness and affability.—Dundee Courier. THE KING OF PRUSSIA AND MARSHAL BAZAXNE. —A dispatch from Vienna says that a confidential com munication of the diplomatic agents of the North German Confederatian to the European Cabinets intimates that in the opinion of King William there is no chance of a durable peace if the Marshals now at Metz do not sign the treaty. The name of Marshal Bazaine is frequently referred to in this communication, and is said to be con tinually mentioned by the King of Prussia, who accords high praise to the man who contrives to detain before Metz Prince Frederick Charles and 250,000 of the elite of the Prussian army. The Prussians are apprehensive that Bazaine well get out of Metz, and are fortifying Sedan. MISPLACED ZEAL.—A correspondent in Rome, speaking of the vigour with which domiciliary visits are carried on in Rome, tells the following anecdote :—" A ridiculous scene occurred close to my house last night, which is an illustration of the vigilance committee' sys tem under which we are living. A charitable lady named Calistrina, has for many years devoted herself and her in come to the care of the most destitute old women, and has a house for this purpose in the Via dei Pontifici. The old women keep a number of fowls, and among them is a large grey hen which bite for som e ti me gone by the name of • Gonave 'in the house, on account of its colour. The bird having been lost, some one called out of the window, ' E scappato i< Zuavo, which cry reached the ears of some ardent patriot hanging about the adjacent theatre and cafe, and in an Lour the gendarmerie were sent to make a search in the alur; -house,.to the utter consternation of the poor old souls, who explained in vain that this favourite hen was the only Zouave ' inquestion. Nothing, I need not say, was found, and the whole affair ended in ridicule." 1. HE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1870. CATHOLIC PRELATES ON THE INFALLIBILITY DOGMA. Archbishop Manning has again referred to the Roman question. Preaching on the feast of Edward the Con fessor, after having glanced at the leading points in that monarch's career and the principal features in his cha racter, the Archbishop passed on to speak of some recent events. He urged that Rome is not properly to be con sidered the capital of any country, but as the capital of the whole Christian world. The light was destined to shine upon all, and not upon one nation only. A sacri legious robbery had lately been perpetrated, and a king who held his kingdom, not from man, but from God, had been deposed by man. A noble band of men were ready to continue to do battle for the Holy Father, but he had forbidden them. The preacher then drew a picture of the occasion on which the Pope blessed those troops on parting with them. He told the congregation that a protest was being signed throughout Great Britain, and, no doubt, a similar step would be taken elsewhere against the spoliation of the Pope. There was also united prayer even by the youngest. He then spoke of the falling off in religious sentiment in England since the time when the Catholic Church held sway, and said that a nation tending towards a forgetful ness of Christianity could not be considered safe. At Birmingham Bishop Ullathorne said : No one entered the Council without being struck with the august dignity of the assembly, and with the ease, free dom, and brotherly effection, and the united spirit of peace and harmony that pervaded it from beginning to end. To that description there was not a single exception. It was perfectly true that now and then one of the speakers might be called to order, because it was impossible in the ardour of debate that some speaker should not exceed the rules laid down ; but in almost every case the sense of the Council was expressed before the president ruled any speaker out of order. If he should put his own impression into words, he should say that the Council combined the freedom of the House of Commons with the dignity of the House of Lords, and the charity, meek ness, and patience of the ecclesiastical character. The Bishop proceeded to explain the. action of the Council and its Committees, and then addressed him self to an explanation of the doctrine of infal libility, and the manner in which the decree had originated. In the first place the decree of infallibility was not brought into the Council by the Holy See. The Holy See had no act in bringing it in. Further, he maintained that at first there was not even the idea of bringing it into the Council. The great scheme of twelve chapters, embodying the whole doctrine of the Church, had been prepossessed, and although in it there were chapters expressly dwelling upon the supremacy of the Sovereign Pontiff, there was not a a word about infallibility. Nevertheless, from the beginning of the Council it became obvious that the far greater part of the bishops assembled were anxious to have the question brought forward and definitively settled, and as time went on this desire grew stronger and stronger. The Scriptural texts urged in support of the dogma of Infallibility were enumerated. Either they must have one Pope, whom God had made infallible, or they must have what was the Protestant alternative, every man infallible by virtue of his own judgment; they must have a Pope made by God, or millions of Popes made by themselves. On the final vote in the Council eighty-eight bishops staid away ; but this, Bishop Ullathorne contended, was because they desired that some modifications should be added to the decree, and they hoped that the Pope himself would add these before promulgating the doctrine. These non-assenting bishops were not opposed to the doctrine it self. The rev. prelate entered into an elaborate defence of the dogma, which he urged was not that of absolute in fallibility, for the Pope was not declared infallible as an individual, but solely when he spoke ex cathedra. It was as absurd to argue that the Pope was sinless, or always infallible, as it would be to say that a judge making an after-dinner speech was laying down the law of the land, or that the Queen when she addressed a subject in a private capacity was making laws for the realm. THE VAR. THE BAT LIE OF ORLEANS. The special correspondent of the Daily News writing from Tours October 12, says :—" At about four I reached Beaugency. Here I heard bad news, and saw consterna tion written on many faces. The French were said to have been repulsed. But it was only on reach ing Meung that I became aware of the full extent of the disaster. I pushed on to Orleans and entered the suburbs. Over the town columns of smoke were rising, and occasional shoots of flame told that the town was on fire. Here are the details of the day's fighting. I did not see it, but I saw the results of it. Early in the morning the Prussians attacked the French, and, thanks to a formidable artillery and their superiority of numbers, beat them steadily back towards the town, till at length the retreat took the form of a flight. There had arrived early in the morning some re inforcements, the cannon was roaring outside the town a few miles off, and yet these troops remained the whole morning in town ; the officers said they had no orders, and went to the café, where they played at cards or break fasted. The men roamed about the town or lay asleep, or drunk, along the streets. As soon as the flying army began to pass, however, these men hastened to join the torrent ; they tossed their guns away, or broke them, and the whole army passed through t'he town and crossed the bridge over the Loire. The Mobiles, however, stood out much longer, and much better than the line, and kept ou firing when all the regulars had quitted the field of action. The Foreign Legion fought very bravely, and were almost entirely destroyed ; but those who fought the best of all, and held the entrance of the town, were the Pontifical Zouaves. They have immortalised themselves in that battle. The inhabitants were divided. A few wished to have the town- defended against the entrance of the enemy ; but the greater number entreated that no defence should be offered. Nevertheless, a barri cade was being wade at the entrance of the faubourg opposed to the enemy, and this was defended by Pon tificals, Foreign Legion, and some National Guards. It was this resistance which no doubt made the Prussians throw shells upon the town. The railway station was in flames, as well as some houses in the prin cipal street, the Rue Barmier. People were wounded in the middle of the streets by the bursting of the projec tiles, as well as by rifle-balls which were whizzing very freely through the thoroughfares. However, the town was quite empty of all the regular troops when the firing ceased. Every one who could command the use of a conveyance of any kind was hurrying away, and the appearance of things told me it was hopeless and use less to try and stop in Orleans or any part of the country between that au d Blois, so we turned back and made for Beaugency, where ,we thought we might stop. In passing through Meung, I saw a sight which I shall never forget. The peasants were beside themselves, some with alarm, others with rage. Women were wringing their hands, and being sent off to some safer place, while the men were preparing to hold out against the enemy, or disperse in the fields and fire at them in isolated parties. No plan was yet made. ; The drum was beating 'La Generale,' that awful and well-known of the old revolutionary tunes, the bells were sounding the tocsin. All this in the - dark night, for it was now late, and the moon had not risen yet. Thanks to the constant passing of the carriages from Orleans, mine went through this excited multitude without question." THE ACCIDENT AT WALKER. The Northern Daily Express gives the following particu lars of the fearful accident at Walker :—The yard is situated on the banks of the Tyne, between the premises of Lloyd's public chain and anchor test and the Walker Colliery Staith, about four miles from Newcastle. The accident occurred in the new portion of the yard nearest the ferry boat landing. About half-past three o'clock a number of rivetters and painters were busily engaged in putting the finishing touches upon a small screw steam vessel, about 500 tons burthen. Several of the rivetters who were working at the hull incautiously removed too many of the blocks on which she stood in order to facilitate their operations, she started forward as if she were being launched, the shores sprung away, and owing to the inclination on which vessels are built, she settled to the earth, a distance of about three feet—and so easily that a casual pasaer-by would not have o bserve( that the vessel was in other than its proper positi )n — there' crushing in its descent a number of the work men. This fact was no doubt, the of the effects being so disastrous, for but a minute's notice had been given many who have been hurt could certainly have got out of the way in time to save themselves from injury. Two of the dead who were working immediately under the vessel, in the most precarious position of all were killed instantaneously, mid such was the force with which the vessel fell upon them that it crushed them into the earth, from which they had afterwards to be dug by means of spades and other implements for turning over earth. One of them (Kelly) had his head nearly severed from the trunk, while the head of the other (Newark) was crushed almost flat. Two others (Adams and;Johnson) died within a few minutes after they - were picked up, a s they were being removed. Those simply , wounded were conveyed in the ambulance connected with the works, and others hastily constructed with planks for the occasion, and speedily removed to the new infirmary in the town ship. Three others, whose hurts were of merely a trifling description, walked home, as before stated. As soon as the catastrophe happened there was a general rush of the workmen in the yard to the spot, and hurried preparations were made for extracting and removing the dead and in jured. Mr. Charles Mitchell, principal of the firm ; Mr. Henry Francis Swan, one of the partners ; and Mr. Dobson, manager, who received timely intimation of the occurrence, arrived in good time at the scene of the catastrophe, and superintended the operations, the result of which was the removal of the dead to a warehouse and the injured to the hospital, where they were attended by Dr. Lownds and Dr. Wilson, the hos pital surgeons, and Dr. Aitchison. The news—as all ill news does—spread rapidly in all directions, and before long the relatives and friends —men, women, and children —of the'l,6oo workmen engaged by Messr. Mitchell and Co., had arrived at the gate, many of them from New castle and Shields, and the intermediate township, and were making eager inquiries to ascertain whether any of those in whose welfare they were imme diately concerned were amongst the killed or wounded, and it was difficult to prevent them rushing into the yard and obtaining the required information by personal observation. It was an affecting sight to see the crowds of anxious wives and mothers, and weeping children, excitedly asking if their relatives were safe, yet trembling lest the answer should be otherwise than they desired. Affecting also was the joy depicted in the countenances of those who found that their friends and relatives had suffered no mishap, and in striking contrast was the misery and sorrow expressed in the faces of those who obtained information of an opposite character. The accident is one of an unusual character, many who have• been engaged in the shipbuilding trade never having heard of such an one before. One of Messrs. Mitchell's foremen, how ever, remembers having seen one of a similar character at an earlier period of his career, but in that case the vessel, which was a smaller one, gave timely notice, and the work men were thus enabled to get out of the road and escape without any injury. The catastrophe, we are informed, was one which would not have occurred had the workmen observed the rules imposed by the firm upon their work men. According to information afforded us, the removal of the blocks is a thing strictly forbidden, and it is said that blocks were removed on this occasion. The ship, which has received no damage, is intended for the French trade. cause With regard to the sum of 60,000 francs, said to have been paid to M. Granier de Cassagnac, th a t gentleman has written to La Situation complain ing that he has been calumniated. Ile says that the French Government have in their hands a full account of how money deposited with him by the Emperor was expended. lie sneeringly adds, that the French Government will doubtless omit to publish any account of the Empress's charities to Rochefort's children, which he (Cassagnac) is prepared, if need be, to prove. BREAKFAST.—EPPS'S COCOA.--GRATEFUL AND C 011.; FORTING.—The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Set.% ice Gazette re marks :—" By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well-Selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills." Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in tin-lined packets labelled—J.imES EPP3 BSc Co., llonneopathi Chemists, London. —Advt. TILE ADVANCE ON ROUEN. In a letter dated Fleury-sur-Andelle?, October 16, the correspondent of the Standard says :—" A pleasant ride through a pleasant country, on a fine October afternoon, forms an agreeable break in the monotony of Rouen life, and there was just that spice of excitement about this ramble that there was a possibility of a puff of smoke from the plantations ahead, denoting the presence of the enemy. But • the Prussians knew better. They were aware that there was a large force in front of them, and they regulated their movements accordingly, and if they were in the woods they kept there. Yesterday afternoon (October 14th) they had a brush with the 3rd Hussars. The commander of the hussars had stationed a man in the belfry of Etrepagny church to look out, and throw out a picket in front. The look-out signalled a Arong Prussian column advancing, and it advanced so rapidly that the picket on outpost duty wai hemmed in before it could fall back. The officer in command, however, knew his business, and cut his way through with trifling loss, but received four wounds—three sabre cuts and a lance thrust, none of them serious. The main body then advanced and opened fire on the Uhlans, who fell back; a body of their infantry then came up and occupied the woods between Fleury, Etrepagny, and Ecoins. But at 3 o'clock this morning, hearing that there was a large force advancing against them, they made a requisition of all the spades, shovels, and pickaxes in the neighbourhood, awl vanished. ' Come like shadows, so depart,' seems to be their motto. It is to be regretted that during the reconnaissance to-day a few shells were not thrown into the woods, as that would have speedily settled the ques tion as to whether the enemy were lurking there or not. It is obvious that they will not now resume their advance on Rouen until they receive large accessions to their numbers. The general belief is that they have evacuated Normandy; but the point is not satisfactorily ascertained. The reconnaissance to-day was conducted by General Gudin, who rode like a centaur, and whose fine, soldierly bearing produced a most favourable impression en the National Guards and the troops, and shewed the injustice of the sneers of the Radical papers about his age. The troops and National Guards continue to occupy the Valley of the Andelle, and you may rest assured that the strong detensive positions it affords will be stoutly held in the event of another Prussian ad vance being attempted. If attempted it must be at tempted in force, and pro tent. the raids of Messieurs les Uhlans on the right bank of the Seine may be con sidered at an end." GA RI BA LDI INTERVIEWED. The Times correspondent at Tours, in a letter dated the 12th instant, says that Garibaldi, since his arrival here, has been reported ill and desirous of repose, but, hearing that he was likely soon to leave Tours, I went this morning to see him. I found him in a small room at the Prefecture, of which the windows look out on the venerable garden of that building. One of the Ministers was just leaving the room, and only one person was with him. He struck me as looking older than when I last saw him, now, I think, about three years ago, in Florence—a few more lines added to the furrows which the hardships and sufferings of an eventful life have ploughed in his benevolent coup- .enance—but not more infirm, and he spoke in his usual clear, cheerful tones of the past, the present, and even of the future. He was not in pain, and he hopes he still has vigour left to render some service to a cause which, so short a time ago, none would have dreamt of his being found sustaining. But it is a Republican cause, as well as that of the unfortunate and comparatively feeble, and either consideration might suffice to enlist him in it. He had not been fatigued by his journey; the railway company had put a commodious saloon carriage at his disposal, and he had travelled at his ease. He had no difficulty in getting away from Caprera. Up to a short time before his departure the island was strictly guarded. An Italian corvette and a number cf smaller vessels cruised around it, troops had been landed and en camped, and he could see their tents as he lay in his bed. All these precautions suddenly ceased —probably when the Roman business was over—and he was free to go where he listed—fortunately, perhaps, for him, for he was determined, under any circumstances, to quit the island. He spoke of Rome, and of the great event that has just happened there, and with which at another time the whole world would have rung, but which now seems to have passed comparatively unnoticed, amid the clang of arms that deafens Europe and the streams of blood that sully its soil. He traced the simi larity between the fall of the Pope and that of Napoleon, each occurring on the morrow of what seemed a great triumph—the Encyclical and the Plebiscite. When I mentioned Lamarmora's having gone to Rome, he smiled, and said little ; it is not his wont, in his ordinary conversation, to inveigh against persons whom be dislikes or despises ; but I fancied I could read his thoughts and that it occurred to him that the hero of Custozza was sent now to Rome as he had been to Naples, when the work was done, to shine in the laurels he had had no share in gathering. Garibaldi said he (lid not know whether he should leave Tours to-night, as had been reported; it was not yet settled, but he expected to leave very soon, and probably, in the first instance, for Macon. His command is to be that of Francs-Tireurs in the East of France, which will, of course, include the Vosges, likely to be their chief stronghold and field of action. Once more in the field, in his latter days, it may almost be thought it is his destiny to die in hainess—in _ _ _ that famous red shirt and gray poncho made familiar by his portrait to the eyes of the more remote nations. His countenance brightened when I spoke to him of old friends, both in Italy and England, and alluded to scenes in which I had formerly met him and to inci dents of his past campaigns, and I asked him if he really, after all he had suffered and gone through, felt himself equal to take the field once more, and personally to direct operations. He did, he said ; not on foot, certainly, The last news from Wilhelmshoe was that Napoleon suffered much from cold lately, and coughed greatly. General Mazure has been set at liberty, but the Govern ment has had to exert itself to obtain the execution of its orders by the authorities at Lyons. The last balloon which left Paris went over the Prussian camp at the height of 2,000 metres, and the Prussians fired at it ineffectually, for they could not carry their balls higher than 1,500 metres. The country round Paris is specially favourable for making gabions. The country is covered with timber, offording fascine sticks and withes for binding to any extent. A courier from Tours has succeeded in getting into Paris, having swum am. oss the Seine twice. He was at first arrested as a Prussian spy. Illustrations of all the different uniforms of the Prus sian army are being posted in the French towns to avoid the continual mistakes occurring through the popular ignorance. The Moniteur comments severely upon the undisturbed Prussian railway communication between Paris and Saverne, and recommends the formation of bodies of men specially charged to destroy the German communications. The Debats, in common with most authorities, estimates the quantity of provisions in Paris as sufficient to last two months. During that period the provinces will have abundant opportunity for organising relief forces. If they fail to organise, the natural inference is that Paris will be starved out. The Germans expelled from France have received an intimation from the Government that their claims to compensation must he confined to actual losses, and must not extend to compensation for ill-treatment. The Free-shooters are becoming more and more danger. ous to the. Germans, though they appear scarcely so enterprising as they might be. A letter in the Allgemeine Zeitung expresses fear for the safety of the German com munications. Alsace fares much better under conquest than Lorraine. The inhabitants go about their business as usual. Lorraine, however, is treated as a conquered country. A written authorisation is required if any one wants to travel from one point to another. The document must be shewn at all the military posts along the high roads, and exhibited also at railway stations in order to obtain tickets. The Journal des Debats, which is published at Paris, states that national 6,nteens have been opened there for the supply of rations of beef gratuitously to the poor, and to the public at a fixed price. This is a voluntary movement, ' supported by subscriptions. Gratuitous re cipients must he prbvided with orders obtained from sub scribers. In order to prevent the Prussians from sending war sloops up the Seine, which is said to be their intention, the river is being barricaded at the bridge of Bercy. Pon toons, cables, and armed sloops are stationed there, and command the river up to its confluence with the Marne. The corpses of two Prussian officers have been found in the Seine. They seemed to have been in the water many days, and bore the traces of dagger wounds. It is said it is the twentieth time such discoveries have been made, and speculation is rife as to the murderers. M. Bernier, the Judge d'lnstruction at Paris, who carried on the last politic•d trials under the Empire with so much zeal, has arrived at Tours. It is said that a war rant for his arrest had been made out by M. K6ratry, but he presented himself to the members of the Government, declaring that he shrank from no responsibility which he had incurred. A. letter from Louviers to the Constitationne? maintains that the Prussians are inclined to regret that they did not pause after the victory of Sedan. The people fear that the obstinacy and rapacity of their rulers will he their ruin. It is proposed to undertake the siege of Paris in earnest while the cavalry are engaged in pillaging the provinces. There are 1,500 Prussian invalids in the ambulances at Epernay, and they die at the rate of 15 daily. Also there have been a number of accidents on the railway lines causing severe injuries. The Prussians attribute these disasters to malevolence, and have arrested the principal inhabitants of the district, especially of St. Martin d'Ablois, where the property of the Marquis of Talhouet lies. The Count of Chevigne is among those arrested. As in the case of the Paris sorties, the troops of the Line who Sere engaged in the battle at Orleans, fought worse than any of their comrades. These regulars are described as generally inferior in physical strength, courage, and patriotic feeling to the Gardes Mobiles, who are described as having fought bravely. Of Volunteer corps, the Pon tifical Zouaves, a mere handful of men, equivalent to two or three companies, are said to have displayed the utmost valour, and to have been almost exterminated. Nearly all Normandy, says the Precurscur d'Anvers, is without cash. In order to restore business a large number of towns and communes have created paper money, guaranteed by the municipal chest. At Bonen a decree of the Prefect has ordered the creation of bonds of 25, 20, 10, and 5 francs. At Evreux communal bonds exist of 1,2, 5,10, and 20 francs. At Rouen also a joint-stock bank issues bonds of 1,2, 5, and 10 francs. During a skirmish before Paris on the 10th the Ger mans brought up two pieces of artillery at the edge of a wood. The three forts which commanded the situation completely dismounted the two pieces, according to the French official account. We were able to observe distinctly one of them without horses carried away by men, and shortly afterwards the second piece drawn towards the park by two horses, and about 15 wounded going off by the Avenue de la Maison Blanche. Says a correspondent of the Cologne Gazette :—" A high Prussian General recently told me that he had begged the King of Prussia at Commercy to grant him a squadron of cavalry for service in the chief town of his Government. The King laughingly replied, My dear General, you must apply there,' pointing to Moltke, he alone disposes of all our troops, and I ought to be glad if he only leaves me my body guard.' This answer, I think, is equally honourable for both—for our King, in that he recognizes Moltke's strategic genius so joyfully and willingly defers to him, for the latter in that he publicly receives such a recognition of his worth out of the mouth of his King and master." Versailles is quite busy. Most of the shops are open, and many necessaries are to be had in tolerable quantity. A German letter says :—" Owing to our extreme care, and the many precautions we take in erecting our earth works and organising our approaches before Paris, the inhabitants of Versailles revel in the unfortunate delusion that things are going badly with us, and as the progress of our labours is not chronicled in sensational bulletins, they fondly imagine that General Trochu and his Mobiles have inspired us with something more than awe. In the same steady way in which our troops were inobilised in July, the beleaguiing works before Paris are being com pleted. The excellent and gigantic plan is being carried out even to its slightest detail, although at the risk of increasing French vanity anew. Strictest orders have been given to.avoid any useless engagement or futile shedding of blood." The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian says the aversion of the Crown Prince to the continuance of the war becomes greater every day. " For many months he has not, it is well known, spoken to Count Bismarck, whose ascendancy over the King he distrusts and deplores. In the family quarrels the Prince, not unnaturally, took the' side of his mother. The Crown Prince, it is understood, however, disapproves not more of the ways of the Court than of those of the State Bureau. If not from himself, it was from those immediately about him, that the information is said to have been obtained by the Times correspondent which the rough and irascible Chancellor contracdicted in such insolent terms. Instead of being founded altogether on mere invention, Dr. Russell's account of King William's interview with the Emperor turns out to have been not far from what actually occurred." but partly on horseback, and partly in a carriage, he hoped to be able once more to render some service. He goes against a formidable foe, at the head of new levies, most of which may be said to have little of the soldier beyond their courage and in very numerous cases considerable skill with the rifle. But he has all his life been used to handle such materials, to shape them to his purpose, to arouse their enthusiasm, and so to direct their inexperience as to render them formidable even to the most highly disciplined troops. Hitherto he has chiefly had his own countrymen to com mand, who looked upon him as the personification of Italian patriotism, and seemed electrified by the spark of his ardent and fearless spirit. It will be curious to watch whether he will exercise the same sort of fascination on foreigners fighting in an equ , illy national cause. Let us hope that no Prussian marks man will take a life which has been spared by the countless Austrian bullets among which it has been freely risked. Such was my heartfelt wish as I parted from the man who has made himself a name which will be as re nowned in the world's annals as those of the greatest con querors, and with one never can be, even for a short half hour, without acknowledging the charm of his presence and forgetting his mistakes in admiration of his many noble qualities. ' Advices by mail from South America announce the Government troops, after a series of reverses, 115 d been driven into Monte Video. The town. WaS besiege d ' The Red Government was expected to resign, the country being generally favourable to the White Party. According to the testimony of one of the.doctors of th e ambulance who recently left Metz and went to Brussel 6 Metz is in no want of provisions. Horseflesh is sold Itt fivepence per pound, and the hotels and restaurants 11 37 not increased their prices to any great extent. A s the fields and meadows are within the enc4inte of the fora• cations, forl.g-e for cattle and vegetables are still furnished in sufficient quantities. The sanitary state of the popu l3 " tion is excellent, an d there are few cas es of typhus. A li, the personnel of the ambulance have given their word of honour before leaving Metz that they would give n° information respecting the siege, and reveal no rainfall fact. A huge piece of artillery has been tried in Paris for the first time. At a distance of forty metres it completely annihilated a group of Prussians who had comfortably installed themselves at the Moulin d'Argemont. The trees were shaken, the leaves fell off with the shock, and the whole party at the mill disappeared instantaneously - Each time this piece is fired it costs 300 francs. Th e noise of the report is said to be something extraordinary' Count Bismarck accorded an interview with the 111aYe r of Versailles on the subject of elections. The Chancellor received him " with great courtesy," says the French ac" count, and assured him that the Prussian Governmen t would offer no obstacles to the elections on the IGt h proximo, any more than they had to those which were t° have been held on the 2nd of October, always provided that in the communications between the diffrent parts of the Department they did not approach Paris or cross the Prussian lines. On the day of voting the electors must come without arms, and must not assemble in large nuer bers. These conditions, readily accepted, are, indeed, ..„i ll accordance 'with the law o f F rance on t h e subject. -11-' Bismarck, however, had a very awkward question to ask' —Were the elections to be held at all? Did not the Mayor know a decree had been issued to countermand them ? As the Mayor was not aware of any In l4l decree the Count shewed it to him, and gave him 9 copy of it. A correspondent of the Patrie has sent some particular s of-the events which transpired at Orleans. On the 9th of - October there were at Orleans several cannons and war material, and the same day an order was given to the railway authorities to bring 15,000 men, 650 horses' 6 batteries of artillery from Bourges, and 16,000 men from Vieryon, With 3 batteries. These orders were /nam e : diately executed, and an employe of the railway declarea that, with scarcely an exception, all these reinforcement s had arrived, and were consequently at the disposal of Genet sl Motternige. On .Monday and Tuesday the fight W 5 kept up by Generals Loiignerie and Rezan, who were prcvided with very inferior artillery. Great surprise Wns expressed that they were not assisted by the troops which had come to hand, and which were still further augmente d by detachments sent from Tours. It is considered de' sirable that some explanation on these points should be given, for it is impossible to understand why the troops should have fallen back beyond the Loire and allowed the enemy to occupy so important a town as that of Orleans. THE SIEGE of SO I S So NS.— Th —0 Prussians WM" menced the siege of Soissons, which has just fallen, 00 September 24. On Monday, September 26, says a French account, the fighting was resumed, and the artillery a the Mobile Guard had for the first time an opportunity of aiming -at the enemy their shells and bnllets, seine ( ) f which went home, in, spite of the extreme care taken by the Prussians never to present themselves in any number within range of our guns. They appear to have adopted the system of the Chouans, so well known in BrittanY , of scattering themselves about ad infinitum. The saw ° day several other villages were invaded, and from the Rheims road the enemy was able to extend his lines with out being opposed, as fa x as th e roa d t o P ar i s. On 'MO day, the 26th of September, the Prussians, strongly trenched in front of the faubourg of Rheims, were bl" coming very troublesome. They were gradually ,ad vancing on the place, taking s h e lt er b e hi n d trees w hich had been cut, and appeared to intend establishing, a battery in front o f Vill eneuve, near t h e b eau tifill bridge of the Aisne, which had been blown up thre° weeks ago. it was deemed necessary to dislodge them fret these works, and the Council of Defence resolved that a sortie should be attempted in the direction of Villeneuve , from which place the enemy could see all that was going on on the ramparts, and fire on our artillerymen, who were badly protected. The• Prussians were quietly proceeding with their work, when a shower of shells and grape shot burst among them. In less than an hour and a-half 10 guns fired nearly 150 shots, from. the Fort St. Jean, the Bastion of St. Waa,st, and the Gate St. Martin. Soon afterwara s a strong column, composed of soldiers of the I.sth Foot and artillery of the Mobile Guard, made a sortie by the Gate St. Martin. These troops conducted themselves with the steadiness of veteran soldiers. Unfortunately the enemy was already very strongly intrenched, and could not be dislodged, and after an hour's fighting our troops were obliges to re-enter th e pl ace . O n our side our loss amounted to two killed and about twelve 0r thirteen wounded. As the faubourg of Rheims covered the poSition of the Prussians we were compelled to burn it entirely. This operation was commenced on Monday evening, and was terminated in a second sortie which Was made on Tuesday evening. This sort of fighting went 011 for some time,, but the place was taken soon after the siege guns arrived. NAPOLEON AT WILHELAISTIOE.—A_ letter in tliO Russian Courier shews no friendly feeling to the Env peror Napoleon. The writer declares that the man who has caused so much blood to be shed is living in a state of the most complete calm, surrounded by those who are continually praising his acts. The Prussian Court con duties to offer him proofs of friendship and esteem a s to the man who has best served its interests, and is the beet disposed to serve them again. It would be superfluous to say that the ChAteau is the centre of a conspiracy arid the rendezvous of some of the principal agents o f the Imperial regime, for it is well known that the hero of Sedan is capable of anything, but it may be interesting to know the opinion of the Emperor concerning various important personages. A fortunate chance enabled the correspondent of the Russian journal to hear from the lips of the ex-Emperor his estimate of M. Thiers, Count Bismarck, and Jules Favre. The interview a t the chateau of Ferrikvs gave him th e oppor tunity of discussing the merits of the two latter individuals, who had just decided as to the. continuance or the cessation of the war. " Jules Favre, Said Napoleon, " is not strong enough to discuss questions with the Minister of King William. He will be CaSt aside by him. I haVe been his dupe myself, and everi one has giv'en me the credit for finesse and resell 9 2111 What will become of M. J u l es F avre his words will .b e • t urne d aga i nst him. .11u4-I°r the appearance of consenting to his pacific intentions , Count Bismarck will throw the responsibility of bi s refusal on his august master. In this consists the talent of a diplomatist to know how to cast on others the weight of his own actions. This talent was wanting to me in TIV transactions at the T u il er i es . l am pay i ng d early now for this deficiency in my political capabilities. The Chau' cellor of North. Germany has no other object but to make Europe believe that the French people insisted on the via, being declared, whil e th e t ru th i s that he and I w i s h e d for it at the same moment. If I had. been able, to pa" suade France that she urged me on to mare this war, I should still be at Paris, which I could have entered without fear. The contrary has been - the case, and my fall and the capitulation of Sedan are the consequences of this impos sibility." A little later, speaking of M. Thiers, he cal' tinned in the same strain :—" I was defeated at Boulogn s, because, in my simplicity at the time, I trusted to tile Minister of Louis Philippe, who promised me his assist ance only to draw me into the snare. I was in his way ill England, and therefore he inveigled me to Boulogne ' order to imprison me in Ham." [ADVERTISEMENTA—HoIIoway's Pills.—Let the sick take heed.—The stomach is the commissariat of the physical system. It furnishes the material sustenance of every organ. 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