The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-01 00:00:00

LUXEMBURG.

The President of the Luxemburg Government has
arrived at the Hague. It is reported that his
Ilait refers to the cession of Luxemburg to Prussia
for
a compensation in money. This transfer will be
one of the conditions of peace with France.
A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.

A. French paper states that a Prussian Prince has
been killed, and that bis body has been taken back
Prussia for interment. The greatest mystery is
preserved in order that his name may not be known.

FIGHTING NEAR PARIS.

XTUAORDINARY REPORT OF
FRENCH SUCCESSES.

THE CONDITION OF METZ.

FRESH MILITARY PREPARA-

TIONS IN FRANCE.
TOURS, SEPT. 30 (5 P.M.)
2116 Governmant has issued a decree ordering the
-4°Ption of the following measures :
t All the men of France between the ages of
Wellfry-one and forty, and all those who had already
b4llteered, arc) to be organised into a Mo-
sed National Guard, and their organisation
,confided to the prefects of the departments. All
the
from 25 to 85 years of age who are subject to
' Army Law will remain in the Mobilised National
Guardl, till their services are called for by the
"4illister of War."
the prefects are authorised to take the arms
E.;-"gbig to the Sedentary National Guard, and
ire them to the Mobilised National Guard, and
140 empowered to demand that all sportsmen's
th
4 and other private weapons be delivered up to
e_
gl•
a,_Abother decree places all Frans-Tireurs at the
ti:Dosal of the Minister of War, and subjects
I,elt to the same discipline as the National Guard
telegraph clerks are exempted from service in the
"nal Guard and. army.
te The Constitutionnel and Francais assert that the
eetion
th_ s for th Constituent Assembly are fixed for
"16th October.

--)rTitAoRDINARY REPORT IN A

BELGIAN PAPER.

T BRUSSELS, SEPT. 30.
The toile Beige of to-day states that a traveller
e 4.
i'led to-day from Valenciennes and communicated
1,,6 text of the following despatch, which he alleged
all Yesterday placarded on the walls of that town :
)4: Versailles retaken. The Prussian army routed.
ttillY parks of artillery captured, There are 6,000
ho.3llers at Mont Valerien. 30,000 Prussians
4,4'8 de combat. 67 mitrailleuses taken. The Prus-
istaff captured.

(Signed) " GAMBEITA."

NEWS FROM PARIS.

- TOURS, SEPT. 29 (:EVENING).
on from Paris announce that an immense
1411 reservoir, supported upon bricks, has been
tiolleed ppfront of the Gallery of Apollo, in the
tw'hvre, and will be kept filled from the Seine by
steam pumps as a precautionary measure in
`' of the Louvre or Tuileries taking fire.
,t
101 hie Paris Government have taken possession of
e carriages of the Chemin de Fer du Nord for
velal ambulance service upon the ramparts.
‘l4a.r'eaterday a Prussian in the uniform of a National
Bar c 1 made some enquiries of a woman at the
ktoli,.r'ere de Fontainebleau. Her suspicions being
Pril.'led, she answered with hesitation, and the
hle tiao. stabbed her in the breast, killing her.
/vas immediately arrested, and found to be a spy.
ROUEN, SEPT. 80.
ott WIS received from the suburbs of Paris states that
btel, tout Valerein and a battery at St. Ouen have
hi;firingat very long range upon the enemy's con-
-44" advancing on Montesson, and towards the guar-
pt'f Argenteuil.
Ort lasy was directing a heavy fire towards
t1i,34-4) Where the enemy were attempting to esta-
li batteries.
Ni4a bridge at Triel has given way under the
htteht of the enemy's cannon, and three of them
gone to the bottom of the Seine.
DREUX, SEPT. 30.
eetila aeronaut, with despatches from Paris, has de-
ed here. He leaves for Tours, where he will
(111 Ale tomorrow. 600 German infantry are marching
4intenon.

A MARSEILLES, SEPT. 29.
dee
ofthe ree coif theds Prefect dissolves the first company
Crvic uar.

CHA RTRES, SEPT. 30.
qott,
404 raunication is cut off from this town to Eper-
altd Alaintenon.
R(}
AL HEAD-QUARTERS, FERRIERES,
'4, SEPT. 30 (4 26 P.m.)
ell
‘4h reports circulated in France of fighting having
'-1) vei,t; pi ace yesterday and the day before are pure
On ,11_318. Not a shot was' fird .
the "ue other hand, the French attacked to-day
to I.;:ittenchments of our 6th Corps, but were forced
444 Lre.,L
a
,'L from the field of battle in wild confusion
h heavy lo .

414
ORTED REVOLT OF TWO
tAVARIAN REGIMENTS.

At TOURS, SEPT. 80.
II
the -..e
. last Cabinet Council it resolvedwas: • that
t4iii:le?tions to the Constitu€nt Assembly
should
Uetoeelace on the date originally fixed—the 16th of.
44
47.47/00 denies the riuuour that Admiral

Fourichon has resigned his post as acting Minister
for War.

Two Bavarian regiments are said to have revolted
at Versailles, and twenty-four of the men have been
shot.

The officers of the Francs-tireurs of the Seine
have addressed a letter to the Ministers complaining
that their men had not been paid, and that the
provincial Mayors had prevented them from at-
tacking the enemy. The Ministers have provided
for the payment of all the Francs-trieurs.—Telegraph
Telegram.
TOURS, SEPT. 30.

The Moniteur of to-day contains the following :
"A person who was able to leave Paris on the
evening of the 27th gives us some news from the
city. Two Baden regiments had mutinied at
Versailles, not wishing to go under fire. Twenty-
sour were shot. Ten steam mi trailleuses have been
ompleted. The general state of Paris was excel-
lent. The battle of Pierefitte appears to have been
really a great succes for us. The Prussians suffered
considerably. Every night the approaches to the for-
tifications are illuminated by means of the electric

THE CONDITION OF METZ.

BERLIN, SEPT. 30, (0 P.M.)

From the statements of prisoners, and the con-
tents of intercepted letters, it has been ascertained
that the garrison of Metz is composed solely of
Gardes Mobiles. The French army is encamped
round Metz, and its meat rations during the past
fortnight have consisted of nothing but horseflesh:
They have no salt, but an abundance of broad and
vegetables. There is no forage, and the horses are
fed upon barley and grass. The epidemics in Metz
do not appear to have decreased. The proclama-
tion of the Republic has been posted up in the
town, but the soldiers outside the walls believe the
reports of the capitulation of Sedan and the change
of Government to be false.

The reported recall.of the North German Minister
at Brussels is officially denied.

THE CAPITULATION OF
STRASBURG.
STRASBURG, SEPT. 30.
Several French officers who were made prisoners
on the surrender of Strasburg have been allowed to
leave for Switzerland on parole. General Uhrich
is among the number. The Gardes Mobiles, who
are all natives of Alsace, are being sent to their
homes.
A great number of foreigners are already flocking
to Strasburg, but it is at present difficult to enter
the town.
It is understood that a portion of the siege train
has left for Paris.

THE ALLEGED RUSSIAN
ARMAMENTS.
ST. PETERSBURG, SEPT. 30.

The Journal de St. Petersburg of to-day gives a
formal contradiction to a number of reports circu-
lated by some newspapers. It denies the alleged
purchase of an iron-clad from the United States, as
well as the rumour of a concentration of troops in
the South-West, and the assertion that General
Ignatieff had been summoned from Constantinople
to St. Petersburg in consequence of complications
having arisen between Russia and Turkey. Russia,
it adds, has throughout faithfully pursued a policy
of peace and prudence.

BERLIN, SEPT. 30, (10 A.M.)

As yet the military trains announced by Russian
papers have not begun running on the Moscow-
Kursk Railway. •
Hundreds of peasants daily apply to German
pickets, requesting to be let out of Paris, but are
refused.—Tines 7 elegram.

THE POLITICAL RECONSTRUC-
TION OF GERMANY.

STur rGARDT, SEPT. 30.

The conferences between Herr von Delbruck
and the South German Ministers, which lasted
from -the 22nd to the 27th September, possessed
merely the character of discussions, the points on
which an agreement existed being set upon paper.
The subject of the conversations was the esta-
blishment of a Bund between the North German
and South German States—the States of South
Germany contemplated in this arrangement being at
present only Bavaria and Wurtemberg. The pro-
gress of the discussions was very satisfactory, and a
communication is now awaited from the Prussian
Government to arranve for the commencement of
the real negotiations.

PROBABLE DEPARTURE OF
THE POPE FROM ROME.
FLORENCE, SEPT. 29 (5 P.M.).
Some of the evening papers here state that there
is a probability of the Pope's departure from Rome
before the taking of the plebiscite—which is now
definitely fixed to take place on the 2nd of October.
The inhabitatts of the Leonine City will also be
admitted to the voting.—Telegraph 7 elegram.

THE ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF
ROME.

ROME, SEPT. 30.

The Roman Junta has finally fixed that the
plebiscite shall take place on the 2nd proximo, and
has settled the formula to be as follows :

"We desire union with the kingdom of Italy,
under the Constitutional Monarchial Government
of King Victor Emmanuel and his successors."
The Junta in a proclamation says, "Let us leave
to the Italian Government the task of protecting
the independence and spiritual authority of the
Pope."
A. deputation of Romans will proceed to Florence
to present the result of the Plebiscite of the King.

SKIRMISH AT MANTES.

ROUEN, WEDNESDAY.

This morning our troops had a successful skirmish
with the enemy near Mantes. Seven Uhlans were
killed.

The news of the French success under the walls of
Paris on the 23d inst. has caused enthusiasm in the
provinces. The whole population will rise en masse.

M. TRIERS' MISSION.
ST. PETERSBURG, SEPT. 30.
M. Thiers, at his renewed request, was received
yesterday by the Emperor in his capacity as a
private individual.

BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 30.

The Independance Beige says the departure of the
Russian Ambassador from Constantinople had created
some sensation.

At Cahors, in the department of. Lot, 1,000 of the
Guard Mobile have been actively drilled and equipped for
service.

The Male Beige of this evening says :—" We learn that
the police authorities haVe received orders to make out
the lists for the recall of the militia recently sent home on
furlough. "

AMERICA.
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 30.

Admiral Farragut's obsequies took place to-day, and the
funeral procession is an imposing pageant. Business is
partially suspended, and the Gold and Stock Boards are
closed.— Great damage has been done to the railroad and
other property in Virginia by freshets. Several towns
have been flooded. ,

The National steamship Helvetia arrived here at 3 a.m.
to-day.

CIO SING. PRICES.
Gold closed at 114*. The higilvA iiitvtativu

'1 HE MIN, LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1876.

during the day was 114, the lowest 1131. Ster-
ling exchange on London, 109. Five-Twenty United
States Bonds (1882) 112 k ; ditto (1885), 1110 ; ditto (1867),
1101 ; Ten-Forties (1867) 1060 ; Illinois, 1351; Erie, 22g.
Cotton---MirirPing 16ic. Petroleum, Standard
White, 26c. Flour—Extra State, $5 30c. to $5 50c.
Corn, new, 87c.

QUEBEC, SEPT. 29.
The Allan steamship Corinthian arrived out yester-
day.

THE MASSACRE IN TIEN-TSIN.

130M1AY, SEPT. 26.

Advices from Tien-tsin state that the French
Ultimatum had expired, and that the demands of
Count de Rochehouart had not been complied with.
. The Chinese are buying and rapidly manufactur-
ing arms. The assembling of Chinese in the North
continues. In the meantime instructions are awaited
from the Home Government. Viceroy Ma is dead.

THE MONEY MARKET

CITY, Two O°CLOOK.

There has been an improvement in business on the
Stock Exchange, and prices in Consols are now 914 to 92
for delivery and 92 to 921- for the new accounnt of
November 3,

ll'oreign Stocks have also improved, Turkish have
advanced g, and Peruvian to a like extent; Italian, ;
Egyptian, t and Spanish, The price are :
Italian; 53 to 5 ; Lotilbardo-Venetian Railway, 14 to
; Spanish of 1867, 271 to 27/ ; ditto Of 1869, 27 to 271. ;
Turkish Five per Cents., 414 to 42; ditto of 1869, 52i to
53, or 491 to 50 ex the dividend ; Egyptian of 1868, 75 to
76 ; and Peruvian; 87 to 88.
Letters have been received from S.S. Hibernia, with
the Batavia Singapore section of British Australian Tele-
graph Company's cable on board, dated August 17, lat.
13.6 N., long. 25.34 W.. All well on board.

during the past week. There were also large donations of
hosiery from niamffactutbis, arid packages from private
individuals. At the harvest festival which to be held
on Wednesday next the offertory is to be applied in aid of
the starving families of Alsace and Lorraine, who lost
their all by the war.

It is announced that 100 Chilian Three per Cent. Bonds,
representing a total of £9,233, had been purchased under
the operation of the Sinking Fund and cancelled.
The Telegraph Construction Company's ship Scanderia,
with the chief electrician of the British Indian Submarine
Company, will sail from Suez to-morrow to repair the
break in the cable of that company, which is proved by
tests to be about 95 miles from Suez, in 30 fathoms waters
Should the weather prove favourable for the repairs, the
cable may be expected to be open for traffic again on
Monday.
The report of the City Offices Company, to be presented
on the 6th of October, describes an improvement in the
revenue, which for the past half-year has left a balance of
£1,048 over outgoings.
The Buenos Ayres Standard of the 30th of August
announces a settlement with the Provincial Government
of the question of the extension of the Southern Buenos
Ayres Railway. The Government who own the Western
Railway of Buenos Ayres projected a branch from their
line to the south of the province, through some of the
richest districts in the country, and the Southern Com-
pany were also desirous of continuing their undertaking
in that direction. Negotiations on the subject having
been carried on for some time, it now appears that the
Government have withdrawn their, bill, which was
already before the Chambers, and have agreed that the
Southern Company shall continue their railway as origi-
nally contemplated.