The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-07-23 00:00:00

ITEES OF THE WAR.

A special tell from stares that It o.livicr is much hurt by
the attitude which the Enwlish prem has taken up in the dis-
pute between FrAnce and Prussia, and that he declares that
the w Jr hdi I,et n caused by the imult whlch the latter PYwer
has olio cd to the former.

Marshal lk's dre set out on Safoiday night to take the
command of hii C. rPi, and Marshal Canrobert left Pails .11
Sunday evinirg According to the Patrie the French army
to to be divided into seven corps, with the Imperial Guard as
a reserve.

Accordirg to the Corte itutionnet the number of volunteers
already enlisted in Penis amounts to 10,000 men. The Pre-
fect of Pdlice has published a notice requesting that patriotic
demonstrations should cease lathe street.

Public feeling in Germany is stated to be excited to the
highest point. The North German Correspondent mos that
the whole people with one accord are enraged at the dicta-
torial demands of France, and from every part of Germany
alike are heard the cries of the German nation—'. Let WS he
led against the ruthless destroyers of national liberty, of
peaceful industry arAl civills diem" In Munich there has
been a demonstration of popular gratitu.le to the King fur
the patriotic course he has adopted in supp,rth g Prussia.
A special telegram from Paris brought the information that
General Lehteuf refuses to allow any newspaper correspon-
dents to follow the French airily.
Additional statements have been published by the Prussian
Government in explanation and justification of the course
adopted by the Mug toearde toe French Ambassador,
M Benedetti, with regard to the caneidature of the P.boo
of Bonen. 'Dern. These explanations have, it is said, been
drawn up under the din ct superintendence of his Majesty.
A notice has been Issued by the North German Govern-
ment, announcing that on the northern coast of Germany
Orders have been given to take up the sea marks, withdraw
the light-ships, and extinguish the fixed lishts.
General Changarnier's application for a commmid in the
Frtnch army has been rtf uFed. lie writes to LA Neck, say.
big that this has been done, though his application was most
gladly received by the Minister 01 War.

M. Tillers wishes to contradict the statement which has
apotared in Le Figaro, to the effect that he had received a
letter of congratulation froin the private secretary of the
K ine of Pitied,. with reference to his recent speech in the
Corps Legidlat,ff.

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At unich a popular demonstration has been made before
the office of the Vaforland, an Ultramontane journal, and
the wator was compelled to claim the protection of the
police.

A correspondent of Le Gotdois, writing from Thionville,
says that at the end of this week 1.0 passenger nor goods
triins will he dispatched upon the lines of Metz, Sedan,
Strasbourg, Verdun, aid in fact up,in all the frontier lines.
The Independance Belge says that the removal of the
rails from the railway bridge between Ltlie and TOUrlitli was
made by mh,take of orders, and that they have all been
replaced again.
It is stated that an order was received in Birmingham on
Saturday for 50,4100 rails. and that their de‘tin.ition is pre-
sumed to be France, as they are to be conwyed to the coast
in waggons of the :icouth.E tam, Railway Company.

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An order has been received at the Engl'sh postal telegraph
offices that no massaace are to be received in cipher for
trxilSruiMioll to France.

It woe asserted at Frankfort, on Monday, that an rffsnsive
and &twisty° aid ince hoe been concluded between France
and Denmark, and that General R.loet, lately Minister of
War, has left Paris with General Bourboki, to prepare for
the landing of a Frnich corps d'urnu,e no sue Danish coast ;
Jutland Is to he occupied by that corps.
It is said I bat several hundreds of young Austrian officers
hove applied to serve in the French army.
Le Galtlois of Tuesday says that the news from Russia is
good " Prussia can only count upon the most stria neutra-
lity of Russia " •
Prin. Adalbert of Prussia is to take the command of the
North German fleet.

A telegram from Washington says it is reported that Ad-
miral Porter has recommended further enlistments of sea-
men and abet naval preparation in view of the posAbility of
the United States becoming halved in complications arising
out of the pending war ill Europe.
The Carlists are again giving trouble In Spain. The French
authorities have seized on hoard a sailing baryne 700 muskets
Intended for the use of that faction, and it is exi ected, we
are told that other attempts will be made by the Carlisle to
covey arms into Spain. The prefect of Perpignan has sent
all Csrlist partisans into the interior. A telegram from
Bayonne says the Prefect has received ricorons orders to
waren the frontier, and to confine suspected Carnes when-
ever necessary. The despatch :olds that relations between
the French and Spanish author ties are extremely cordial.
.• The eflervescence of the last few days has somewhat
calmed tlintigh the troops leaving Mr the frontier are still
clamorously accompanied to the railway station. Madame
Laurent, vivainililre of the 29th, obtained on ° ovation "
yesterday evening ; she wore on her breast the Pope's
cross. About 10,000 young men have volunteered
already, arid enthusiasts who pain le the streets
are recommended to follow their example
People of round mind on moat tuhjects declared, some
that, the sacred soil of the country having bees invaded by
Prussian troops, a handtul of v/mnen had gone out to meet
them and had driven them back across the Rhine ; others
that as invading force had been met by a body or gallant
miners, who had repulsed it with pick and shovel "—Paris
Cd.respondent of Pall Mall Gavtte ~writ.lug on Monday).
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The North German Co node says At this women
fourteen heavy irouclads ore nen% Med out in the harbours
ol Chezhairg, Brett, and L'Orient It is not, therefore. ear.
prising that measures have been adopted for the protection
of the North German ports."
On Tuesday the Coitineatal train of the Great Eastern
Railway, leaving in the afternoon for Antwerp, era i new na
carried away a very large numler of Germans, principally
young men. The travellers m ale no demonstration.
Prince Napoleon eel iced ett Aberdeen on wgdneeday gee,
lag, and having received newsoapers and landed the persona
engaged at teterhead for the expedition to the Meth, he
sailed shortly Sties wards in bin yacht for France.
The French officers leaving for the wee have all taken off
their epaulettes in order not to make themselves a mark for
the needle-gum
It is now an ascsrtained fact that thn eular of the
Prussian Ministry, iniforinlag foreign Goverriants that the
King of Prusela had refused to receive if. Inedetti, does
not exist. It was an le.milent leventim, rut forward as
the best entitle tc, the an.-, el-jet, the veereeor Was
determined to make.' —rt., • ?art, Corres-ondent.

A telegram intern, US fh.lf the greatest excitement pre.
called hi Calcutta, t amda). in , u.so,llr ace Of I 1 rinnimr
that linaland Mei joined France.
The Paris Correspoodma of the Daily Ames raft is re-
ported that the Prefect of Police has spent £16,000 within
the last few days in organiiing the " patriotic demonatra-
tions" which have taken place in the neach capital.

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A French paper says that the Prussian Government has
givc.ii the strictest re dere to prevent the circulation of the
acclamation addre sod by France to the people of Germany.
"Ms doonnent is conceived in the most amicable terms, atm
is marked by profound esteem tor she German nation All
the principal towns have asked for ir, and a great neater of
copies will be circulated immenistely between friends arid
foes. the Danish pre, has spoken out decidedly in favour of
France since the war have btcJme a certainty, so have some
South German papers.

A law authorisiiig volunteer enlistments for the duration
of the campaign was passed on the lath in the Legislative
Assembly. This low was proposed by Ittarfichel Le Pang,
and proves, says a French paper, that he well understands the
French character. " Melly of our young men," he remark:id,
i• love powder, but cani.ot endure barracks." This saying is
regarded as a picturesque and striking rendering of the ad.
venturous and patriotic spirit of the French youth who.
hearts leapt within them at the first rumour of the coming
struggle.

The Spanish press universally condemns the Emperor of the
French fr de I ,ring war uttaitist hived, Spain is quite
peaceful, and beat en observing strict neutral. y between the
combatants.

Tie official StaaNanzely, (Berlin) has published a decree
ordering that French flies chant vessels shall out be captured
by vessels of the Federal fleet, except under circuruktances
where capture wonbi he justified in the case of neutral ships.
The same decree summons all North Germans now serving in
the French army to return home without delay.
IL le stated that that all Prussian consuls will be requested
to leave French territory.
Ills said that the Pruksians are net 60 advanced In their
preparations, espkcially in regard to the kupply of woman'.
tion, es their Government could desire. and it le probable that
it will be some day is) et bet re they will he fully ready for the
field ; and if the report as to the French advance is correct,
the latter seem Oetormined to tube advantage of this circum-
stance. It has been supposed that the French have ain
poly of the miti adieu., but this is in error. The .l'rusuinis
also have a weapon of this kind, only tinder another name.—
Kugelapritten.

DIVINE AID INVOKED POP. PRUSSIA.
HAMPER°, JULY 16. Evening.
The following is the King of Prism's reply to an address
received from the Cornmerad Chamber at 'Umbers:-
- With heartfelt emotion I receive at this moment the
telegram of the Commercial Chamber of to.day's date. No
oue knows better than I, who had to speak the decisive
word, what sacrifices will shortly be reputed from the
whole Vatherlatid ; but the self-devotion expressed by the
Commercial Chambers the moment the honour of Germany
In at stake tills me with pride and tranquility. On God's
blessing all things depend. Wimoinf JUN "
The utmost enthusiasm prevails here, as throughout Ger-
many, against France The whole of Germany is an one
People in some to repel the insult offered to the national
honour.