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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-24

THE NORMANDY FUND.

At a meeting of the committee of the fund for the
sufferers by the Normandy collison, held at Southampton,
yesterday, it was resolved to invest £3,296 on Indian
Government Securities, which is estimated to produce
£4OO per year. This sum will be applied in providing
annuities for widows, and furnishing £2O for each orphan
on obtaining 14 years of age. Widows marrying are to have
half the allowance. The annuities are to be continued for
14 years, and then the balance divided between the sur-
viving unmarried widows.
London, England, 1870-08-24

LATEST INTELLIGENC E.

THE WAR.

SUCCESSFUL RETREAT OF
BAZAINE.

A telegram has been received from Paris
announcing that Bazaine had succeeded in cutting
the enemy's line, and in effecting his retreat upon
Montmedy, by way of Audun and Longuyon.

[Montmedy, which the Marshal is said to have
reached, is about 35 miles due north of Verdun,
nearly 50 miles west of Metz, and midway on the
frontier line of railway from Metz to Mezieres.]

THE MINISTERIAL DECLARA-
TION.

In the Corps Legislatif on Monday the Minister
of War made the following declaration :
Messieurs les Deputds,—You may have read in
the Journal Gificiel a note which was this morning
the expression of the troth. We have promised
always to let you know the truth, and the entire
truth. We have desired to keep our word, what-
ever emotion this news might cause in public
opinion. The situation is no longer the same at this
hour. I have received good news. lam not able
to mention it to you, and you will understand why.
(Protests from the Left.)

A Voice—Of what date?
The Minister—lt is dated the 19th.

Count de Keratry—From the Marshal himself ?
The Minister—lt proves on the part of the Marshal
himself a confidence which I, knowing his valour and
his energy, entirely share. Paris will soon be in a
complete state of defence, arid in a position to receive
whatever force may present itself.
The committee of the Corps Legislatif have re-
jected the proposition of Count Keratry, but
brought forward a new proposition.
M. de. Kerartry proposed to elect from the Cham-
ber a commission of nine Deputies, who should be
added to the Defence Committee of Paris.

The proposal was declared to be urgent.

The Comte de Palikao protested, in the name of
the Government, against the adoption of M. de
Reratry's proposition. The responsibifity was that
of the Government, which had fixed upon a small
number of members for the Defence Committee, be-
cause a larger number would cause inconvenience.

The proposition, however, was sent to the bureau,
which immediately assembled to consider it.
The proposition of Count Keratry was evidently
rejected, ,but the committee brought forward a
new proposition which was to be examined yester-
day, in conjunction with the Minister of War.
In yesterday's sitting of the Legislative Body, M.
Gambetta demanded that the system pursued by the
Government of observing complete silence respecting
the military movements should be brought to a close.
He declared it necessary for the country to know the
gravity of the situation in order to think of defence.
Loud protests were made by different members, and
considerable tumult arose in the Chamber, the sub-
ject ultimately being allowed to drop.

THE CAPITULATION OF
PHALSBURG.
A message from Stuttgardt says that the news
telegraphed to the Minister of War by the War-
temburg Postmaster-General, that Phalsburg had
capitulated, has not hitherto been officially con-
firmed.
London, England, 1870-08-24

A FRENCH OFFICER'S WAR NOTES.

The able correspondent of the Temps, Captain Jean-
nerod, continues his letters from the war district. His
last contribution, dated Reims, Sunday evening, runs
thus :—This town, since yesterday evening, has busied
itself with trying to solve the Chinese puzzle. What are
the quarries of Jaumont, and how can the Prussian army
be shut up in them, as the official despatch says
it is ? According to some country people whom I luckily
met (for all Metz and its environs seems to have emi-
grated westward), the quarries of Jaumont extend over a
vast plateau between Gorze and Vernevillo. If the
Prussian army is there, it means, in plain terms,
that it has pretty well maintained its position,
and that our advantage is reduced to the heavier loss
which we have been able to inflict upon him. But eve►►
thus the advantage is not one to be despised, since
Marshal Bazaine can hardly, with the forces at his dis-
posal, hope to conquer the three united armies of the Crown
Prince, Prince Charles, and General Steinmetz. To keep
them in front of Metz, in order to leave the troops at
Chalons time to organise, and to hold his own against
them, is of itself a good result to attain, and
there is reason to hope he has already gained it.
It is objected that remaining in position in face of the
enemy does not help the retreat, and rumours still less
favourable state that we have not been allowed to retain
the statu quo, but that recent engagements have forced
us to fall back under the walls of Metz. But even this
hypothesis, to my mind, is not alarming. I never liked
the idea of the retreat on Verdun, which seemed to m e
useless if we were going to form a grand army at
Chalons, and mischievous inasmuch as it risked
surrendering Metz to the enemy. Let us not
be discouraged. The melancholy one cannot
help feeling, does not prevent me from reflecting on those
considerations which a month ago I put forward on the
supposition (which then seemed so improbable) of a defeat.
The enemy may yet find his destruction on the plains' of
Champagne, or under the walls of Paris, The great point
London, England, 1870-08-24

THE RUMOURED PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

The Daily News discredits the telegraphic announce-
ment that the British Embassy in Paris is the scene of
frequent conferences of the diplomatic body, with a view
to mediation at the first favourable moment. The meetfng
for such a purpose in the capital of one of the belligerents of
the Ambassadors and Envoys accredited to that
belligerent would be little better than an officious im-
pertinence. If net a violation of neutrality, it would
shew a strange disregard of diplomatic courtesy. But
apart from these considerations the time for inter-
vention of this kind has not come. France is
at bay, and is about to make her supreme struggle,
but till that struggle is over she cannot hear of peace.
Her army is defeated, but there is yet the nation, and the
nation will fight first and negotiate afterwards. France
went to war for supremacy in Europe ; she has lost that
supremacy already, and may never regain it ; but she
will not confess to the loss till she has lost
far more. The fight is against the humiliation of
admitting defeat ; against the dishonour of suing for peace;
against the lasting discredit of accepting terms from a
triumphant foe. France must be terribly humbled before
she will accept a result in a war of her own
seeking, and she is only hurt and wounded, not humbled,
as yet. She must fight dther battles, experience other
defeats, and lose other armies before she comes to such a
pass that peace is possible.
London, England, 1870-08-24

THE CAMPAIGN.

Hitherto, says the Times, there have been in this war
only combats, awfully sanguinary combats, but no pitched
battles. The forcing of the passes of the Vosges, the
storming of the positions around Metz, have been great
exploits ; but they have in some cases been the re-
sults of mere surprise, or they have sprung from
obstinate attacks calling forth desperate defence. There
has been no room yet for an extensive combination, a de-
liberate action. We have seen, on the Prussian side, con-
summate strategy, but, as yet, no tactics—none of
those noble encounters in which genius contrives to ob-
tain the utmost resuits with the least possible sacrifice.
As the armies recede from the mountain gorges and from
the fortresses of Alsace and Lorraine, and advance into
the plains of France, scientific engagements are more
likely to occur. Only twenty-four hours ago a regular
battle between the Crown Prince and MacMahon seemed
imminent. If now Bazaine himself, on the one side,
and the King with Von Steinmetz and Prince Frederick
Charles on the other, join the fray—if the forces of the
two nations muster in dense masses for a decisive effort,
we may, perhaps, witness achievements to which mental
superiority may contribute as much as physical prowess.
London, England, 1870-08-24

PROSPECTS OF PEACE.

It is asserted that frequent conferences of the
diplomatic body have taken place at the hotel of the
British Embassy with a view to mediation at the first
favourable moment.

It is stated that further efforts to obtain peace
will be made before the end of the present month.

THE ALLEGED APPEAL TO
THE QUEEN.
The Constitutionnel and the Gaulois of Monday
positively deny the statement which appeared
in a telegram from Berlin, published in the Times,
to the effect that the Empress Eugenie had written
to Queen Victoria, asking her mediation on behalf
of France.
The departments in the Nievre and Cher have been
proclaimed in a state of siege.
The Gaulois indignantly protests against the as-
sertion that the French had fired upon Prussian
ambulances.

Heavy rain fell all Monday night in Paris.
London, England, 1870-08-24

THE LATE MR. PEABODY.

Mr. Vivian Webber yesterday presented the borough
of Ryde with a picture representing the Monarch leaving
Spithead with the remains of Mr. George Peabody on
board. It was painted by Mr. A. W. Powles, marine
artist, of Hyde. The time selected for the subject of the
picture is when the Monarch is just getting under weigh,
with the American ship Plymouth a short distance
astern. The artist has depicted Portsmouth and
Haslar Hospital in the background. The Monarch
has the British and American colours con-
spicuously displayed at half-mast. The presentation
was made by Mr. Webber, at a special meeting of the
Town Council, to which the public were admitted. A
suitable acknowledgment was made by the Mayor.
London, England, 1870-08-24

EXCURSION TO READING, OXFORD, &C.

On Sunday,-August 28th, an Excursion Tram will leave Pad-
dington at 8.40 a.m. for Taplow (Fares there and back, Ist class,
Ss.; covered carriages, 2s. 6d) ; Twyford, Henley, and Reading
(6s. and 35.) ; Pangborne and Goring (7s. and 3s. 6c1.);
oulsford and Didcot, (Bs. and 45.) ; Abingdon and Oxford
(10s. and 55.); returning thesame day.
For further particulars see handbills.
J. GRIERSON, General Dtanager.
Paddington, August, 1870.
London, England, 1870-08-24

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TB b SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORA ING, AU G UST 24, 1870.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

DIPLOMATIC INTRIGUES.
A writer in the Times, signing himself " Anti-
. Machiavel," gives the public what appear to be trust-
worthy details concerning recent political intrigues
between the Courts of Vienna and Florence in
connection with the events now transpiring on the
Continent. He describes the "scrape " into which
Count lieust got himself on the last occasion when
efforts were made at Vienna to induce the Austrian
Government to support France. The Count had
been finessing at Vienna and in Paris, although the
French could not prove anything against him in
writing. Italy, in considering the advantages rela-
tively of an alliance with France or Prussia, was
tempted by the prospect of taking possession of
Rome, and the occupation of Nice and Savoy, in
case the Prussians were successful. "Indeed," the
writer adds, "had it not been for the incredibly sudden
and rapid collapse of one of the two Powers, a
general European outbreak would have been
inevitable." From the character of their political,
military, and financial condition, " Anti-Machivel "
thinks that neither Italy nor Austria could have
played an important part in the struggle, and that
the victor would have, in any case, been hard upon
his adversaries.
London, England, 1870-08-24

CHANGARNIER AT METZ.

When the declaration of war was made in the French
Legislative Chamber, it was stated that Right, Left, and
Central sections ceased to exist, and from that moment
the Deputies became united by the common name of
Frenchmen. That a transformation equally sudden and
complete has come over the broader political divisions of
the nation finds an additional proof in the newly-tena
dered adhesion of General Changarnier. For eighteen
years the soldier has remained stubbornly in exile, grimly
watching from Brussels the course of events, in which his
political principal and his seventy-seven years seemed
alike to forbid him participating. The man who, in 1848,
was called " the third Power in the State ;" who, ere the
close of the short-lived Republican, came to be designated
as " the sword of the Assembly," and whom Boor
bons and Orleanists were willing to regard as the
future dictator, was equally with General Cavaignee
a species of rival to the Prince President. Thus it bar
pened that one of the first acts of Napoleon, on the eve of
the coup d'etat of the 2d December, 1851, was to arrest the,
Ex-War Minister of the Assembly, and place him beyond
the possibility of doing harm, in the prison of Mazas-
The meeting at Metz of the Emperor and the almost octo-
genarian General, which to-day's despatches record, will
furnish a picturesque episode for the pen of the future
e
historian. The old soldier may have lived in the hope 0'
finding the extremity of Napoleon 111. the opportunity of
the grandsons of Louis Philippe. He may have dreamed
of becoming the Monk of another Charles, in the person
of the Count of Paris, and of seeing a Bonapartist Empire
end once more in a constitutional monarchy. But if be,
loved Napoleon less, he loved France more, and
when the soil of his native country is once more
pressed by the armed heel of the invader, he for
gets everything but the single fact that he is a French'
man, and hastens to place his talents and his life at the
disposal of the man who wields the destinies of the nation
in its hour of peril. Changarnier emerges from exile upon
a Europe which has almost forgotten him, and but climb'
remembers the crisis of blood which he and his troops
averted from Paris. But while he has been watching the
current, Louis Napoleon has floated with it, and has clone
more, perhaps, than any other man living, to shape the
course of European history during the last 20 years.
Whichever way it may be regarded, it is a singular
destiny which brings the General whom the Prince Presi.
dent treated so cruelly to the aid of the baffled and dis-
spirited Emperor, and which bids fair to bring the fickle
and impressionable soldiers of France once more under the
influence of the Orleanist commander in Algiers.—Nelp
York Times.
London, England, 1870-08-24

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

The advancing autumn brings us in regular
sequence the annual gatherings of our great
scientific and social reform societies. The British
Association, which assembles at Liverpool on the
14th of September, holds this year its fortieth meet-
ing. As usual, the list of its presidents and secretaries
includes the names of men who have done the world
good service in the arduous fields of scientific inves-
tigation. Professor Huxley is the President elect ;
Lord Derby and Mr. Gladstone are among the
Vice-Presidents. Sir Roderick Murchison, as a
matter of course, presides over the Geography Sec-
tion ; Professor Roscoe over Chemical Science ;
Professor Rolleston over Biology; Sir Philip Grey
Egerton is the head of the Geology Department ;

Mr. Clerk Maxwell of Mathematical and Physical
Science; Professor Jevons of Statistics; and Mr.
Vignolles of Mechanical Science. The usual list
of rules and regulations is published. The first gene-
ral meeting is to be held in the Philharmonic
Hall on the evening of the 14th proximo when
Professor Stokes will resign the chair, and Professor
Huxley will deliver his inaugural address. There
will be several soirees, and evening discourses during
the week; and the concluding general meeting will

be held on Wednesday, September 21st, at 2.30
p.m. Among the discourses to be delivered will be
one by Professor Tyndall and another by Professor
Rankine, the latter on stream lines and waves in
connection with naval architecture.
London, England, 1870-08-24

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ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS.

Sunflower colt, Queen of the Gipsies, Stonebyres, The
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CANTERBURY RACES. —TUESDAY.
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Mr Alfred's Contempt, 5 yi s, Bst 91b (Deacon) 2
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- The Two Year Old Stakes. Five furlongs.
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MONETARY SECURITIES.

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according to the new law on the subject policy holders
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London, England, 1870-08-24

SERIOUS FIRE AT ROTHERHITIIE.

TWO PEOPLE BURNED TO DEATH-OTHERS

INJURED.

Yesterday morning the inhabitants of the densely
populated neighbourhood of Rotherhithe, were aroused
from their beds, at a few minutes before three o'clock, by
the springing of the policemens' rattles, and eries of
"Fire." It was soon seen that the conflagration was one
of no small magnitude, and the neighbours flocked in
large numbers towards the locale indicated by the
reflection of the flames. Upon reaching Church-
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at a London fire, notwithstanding the great
number that usually take place in the metropolitan
district. At the second floor windows were three persons
crying out to those below in an agonising way for help.
At the same time immense sheets of flame were belging
forth from the ground floor, and rising to. the first story.
The staircase and, the upper landing were also on fire,
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the second floor windows could see the top of the fire
escape coming to their rescue when the flames
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alarm being given, two men, a father and son—one
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Thomas, aged 14, were unable to effect their escape,
and unfortunately both were burned to death. The
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premises, consisting of seven rooms, were burned out, the
roof destroyed, and the furniture and other effects
consumed. When the ruins wete apparently cooled,
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await the Coroner's inquest. The other parties who
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more or less injured by fire and water, and unfortunately
none of the sufferers are insured. The origin of the
fire up to the present time is enveloped in mystery.
London, England, 1870-08-24

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London, England, 1870-08-24

A BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

There was a group of ladies in the Lord Mayor's
Court on Monday, who, for a great part of the
morning, were objects of general interest. It was
rumoured that the party consisted of the fair plain-
tiff in a breach of promise suit and her friends, and
it was understood that •many heartrending particu-
lars would be disclosed in the hearing of the case,
fixed for that morning. Rumour was correct in this
instance, for a Mr. Campbell Pendock Maguire, a
clerk in the registered-letter branch of the General
Post Office had been so foolish as to fail to fulfil his
promise to marry a Miss Jane Peacock, described as
a very prepossessing young lady. The defen-
dant, it was said, pleaded a denial of his promise,
that a reasonable time had not elapsed to allow him
to fulfil it if he had made it, and that the plaintiff
had herself absolved him from all obligation.
In spite, however, of his alleged strong
'refutations against the charge of broken vows, the
lady, the daughter of a managing clerk to a solicitor,
determined to have the case heard, and claimed £5OO
damages. Interest in the suit had reached a high
pitch on Monday, and many expectant spectators were
waiting with eager feelings for the opening
speeches, when a great disappointment suddenly fell
to their share. Mr. Talford Salter, mount-
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nounce that the jury would not be troubled with
the details of a very harrowing case. The parties
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to add that the only reason the defendant now as-
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was the want of means.
London, England, 1870-08-24

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THE SCHELDT.

The importance of the river Scheldt as the key
of the North Sea has been repeatedly discussed, and
fears have been expressed that any large Power
holding possession of the Belgian outlet would• be
able to menace England in case of war. Mr.
Bernal Osborne,in a late debate in the House of
Commons gave full expression to this view of the
case, and cited the First Napoleon as having given
utterance to a similar opinion. Mr. Gladstone,
however, declined to accept the ipse dixit • of either
Napoleon or Mr. Osborne regarding the superlative
importance of this historic river. Captain Sherard
Osborne, who has had opportunities of studying the
question, believes that the importance of the posi-
tion has been overrated. In the days of the First
Napoleon it iwas easy to appreciate the value of the
Scheldt, as it gave him an additional point from which
to threaten this country, and the possession of its
in-
land waters premised security against a naval attack,
while he was busy building, organising, and framing
a fleet for the purpose of invasio.). But all this has
bden changed by the improvement in steam-vessels,
and the total revolution in the mode of warfare.
Ironclads would not be able to pass to the upper
waters of the river, and it might be closed by sink-
ing half a dozen iron ships filled with atones. As to
the lower waters about Beviland and Walchern,:
Captain Osborne believes that they are far more
open to an attack than Dunkirk or Cuerbourg
would be.
London, England, 1870-08-24

THE YACHT RACE.

The race for the possession of the Queen's Cup is over,
and that much-prized trophy remains in American hands.
The contest appears to have been conducted with spirit
and skill, and reflects credit upon all engaged in it. The
mischance which happened to the Cambria cannot be
held to have determined the final result, for, even
making all possible allowance for accident, she
was fairly defeated. American yachtsmen maY
therefore be justly congratulated upon a gallant victory,
as well as upon the honourable retention of a testimonY
to their superiority in the building and management of
their vessels. After an event of this nature there is
always a close criticism of the behaviour of particular
yachts, and of the causes for the various relative
failures or triumphs during the course of the race.
For example, the Cambria was by some asserted to
be sure of defeat, for the reason that from her heavy
build she was more adapted to an ocean voyage than a
short homestretch. But the man who makes a challenge
is supposed to comprehend the conditions of victory. Mr.
Ashbury himself would probably be the last to assert
that he laboured under disadvantages to which all his
competitors were not equally liable. It would naturally
have been gratifying to him if he could have
won the international champion cup 'but he has
failed, and is not likely to deny the full credit of the
victory to the quarter where it belongs. Yesterday's ex-
perience proves that yachting, as a healthy and manly
pastime, is more popularly employed in matches in home
contests than in long voyages. Under no circumstances
can a race across the Atlantic be other than accidental
with this class of vessels. Besides, yachting is a recrea-
tion in which the friends and families of owners
are much interested, either as witnesses or participators.
Yesterday's race, with its accompaniments of bright
weather, a glorious breeze, and an exciting bustle of sail
and steam upon the water, was a source of delight to
thousands who would never realise from mere descrip-
tion the run of three thousand miles of two or more
yachts hardly ever spoken by passing ships. There is,
moreover, ample room for the exercise of courage,
training, and skill in a race round the light-ship at Sandy
Hook or to Cape May. It would have been an agreeable
thing if we could have recorded the success of the Daunt-
less in yesterday's race, but as it turned out, we will only
tender our congratulations to all the American contestants
of yesterday upon the fact that a prize won so many
years ago is still their own, and that they are still able to
challenge all the world to a struggle for its possession.—
New York Times, August 9th.

M. Louis Leprince, the Birmingham gentleman
arrested during the riot at La Villette, has been set at
liberty by the military authorities in Paris, after having
been kept in prison one week. Mr. Leprince has no con-
nection whatever with the disturbances beyond that of a
casual spectator.
London, England, 1870-08-24

A NEW FRENCH BATTALION.

The newly raised Ist Battalion of French Tireurs
is declared to be above the average French regiment
in morale and physique. The corps is composed
mainly of men who have seen service, and many of
them have medals and military decorations. A
letter from Paris gives a very enthusiastic
description of these troops, and of the
reception they have met with. The idlers
of Paris seem to have unlimited confidence in the
ability of their beaux hommes, as they are delighted
to term them, to make the Prussians fly. The
French army has proved thoroughly defective in its
scout system ; and it is to meet its shortcomings in
this respect that the corps has been organised. The
men are said to be peculiarly fitted for performing
the duties of scouts, and it is anticipated that they
will harass the enemy very much.
BOARDING-OUT PAUPER CHILDREN.

The subject of boarding-out pauper children has o

late received much and earnest atte4ition from those
desirous of seeing an improvement in the poor-law
system, and it is eminently satisfactory to find that
the Poor-law Board has declared in favour of the new
project. The President, Mr. Goschen, in reply to a
memorial from ladies advocating the extension of
the boarding-out principle to England and Wales,'
states that hitherto some legal doubts and difficnl-
ties have stood in the way of carrying out that
branch of the system which contemplates the re-
moval of children from urban unions to
country homes. These obstacles, however,
no longer exist, and the President adds that
a general order is in type which will enable
Boards of Guardians under certain conditions to
arrange with duly appointed committees for the
boarding-out of orphan and deserted pauper chil-
dren. Inquiries instituted by Mr. Goschen in Scot-

land have shewn that great good under certain cir-
cumstances may be derived from the adoption of the
system, but care must be taken to prevent that
abuse to which it is undoubtedly exposed. The
letter states : "Mr. Goschen has been unwilling to
sanction any plan until he was able to see his way to
such a combination of responsible management with
voluntary effort as appeared likely to afford the indis-
ponsible security."
London, England, 1870-08-24

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is that Metz and Strasbourg—Metz especially—should hold
out. Our unfortunate debut renders it also indispensable
that a second army, as good as the first, should come to
its assistance against the invaders.

NINE O'CLOCK P.M.

At the moment when I was hurrying into the town
to secure .a vehicle for the journey to-morrow
with the intention of going to the camp at Chalons, a
wonderful rumour met me everywhere—the camp at
Chalons is broken up. This news had, in fact, scarcely
reached me when the sound of trumpet and drum and the
sight of advancing regiments on all sides proved it to be
true. I went along the canal of the Marne, and I could
see at the village of Courcelles the encampment of the
Cent-Gardes, which announce the approaching presence
of the Emperor. At the same time a long column came
in sight on the road to Laon. It was composed chiefly
of infantry, of Marines, and of artillery, as well as
of some regiments of the line. As after Froschwiller and
Forbach I was comforted by the sight of Marshal
Bazaine's fine army, so at the sight of these fresh troops
who knew nothing of the sufferings of the last few days
hope, which was becoming almost a stranger to my heart,
revived again. Part of all the corps passed before me,
they were the reserves ivho could not join at Metz.
Eighteen trains have arrived since midday at the station
of Reims, and fifty iE is said, came in the night. At this
rate we shall have everything ready in four
days. The Prussian advance guard is some 40
kilometres on the other side of Verdun, some 30 leagues
from this. It is not therefore likely their army can be in
line under eight days, and we shall be ready in less time
than that. The tactics of the enemy have hitherto been
most audacious, but there is an end to everything. Their
tactics have in fact consisted in taking one point of direc-
tion, and maintaining themselves there immovably, sacri-
cing the outer flanks of the column. It is evident that this
plan demands an immense number of men, and after the
losses which the Prussians have suffered, I doubt whether
they can continue it.
London, England, 1870-08-24

SIR MASSEY LOPES, M.P., ON THE
VOLUNTEERS.

Sir Massey Lopes, M.P., has addressed an important
letter to the Western Morning News, in reference to the
military position of England. Sir Massey says we cannot
be too thankful that it has not been to our cost as to how
shallow and frivolous a pretext, and how suddenly
two nations may be involved in the horrors of war. Let
us profit by the experience of others, lest we, like them,
be deceived, and be found unprepared. Our reserves have
been too long neglected; this is our weak point; the
Volunteers have shewn great efficiency, energy, and
perseverance, considering their opportunities and the dis-
couragements to which they have been subjected. We
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of acting together in large bodies, and co-operating with
regular troops. Sir Massey goes on to propose that a
volunteer encampment be formed on his property, near
Roborough, where the volunteers of Devon and Cornwall,
and all available regular troops should encamp for three
days, and to point out the peculiar facilities which the
spot suggested presents for such an undertaking ; the ex-
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Massey believes that the Secretary for War would give
every reasonable facility.

At a meeting of the trustees of Anderson's University,
Glasgow, held yesterday, Dr. T. E. Thorpe, of Owen's
College, Manchester, was elected professor of practical
chemistry, in the room of the late Dr. Penny. There
were six candidates.
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