The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-15 00:00:00

STUNS.

It is stated on good authority that the rumours respect-
ing. differences between M. 011ivier and the Duc de
Gramont are without foundation. It is also incorrect
that several Ministers contemplate leaving the Cabinet.
OPINIONS OF THE PARIS PRESS.
An article in the Journal des Debats doubts the alleged
discourteous treatment of M. Benedetti at Ems. The
Debats urges moderation, and earnestly advocates peace.
The Siècle says, if France seeks a pretext for conflict
after the renunciation of Prince Leopols, she must be
considered the disturber of public peace. The Seide
points out the change in the tone of the English press,
which at the outset 5o frankly sympathised with France,
and adds that, if France is not content with the real
satisfaction now offered to her, she must expect to find
public opinion entirely against her. The Constitutionnel
says :—" The Ministry is united with the Chamber and
the country in the preservation of the peace of Europe
without sacrificing the honour and interests of France."
PRUSSIAN PREPARATIONS.

The North German Gazette of last evening states
that intelligence has been received from Stuttgart
giving evidence of the loyal national attitude taken
up by Herr von Varnbuhler, the Minister for
Foreign Affairs. The same journal announces that,
on representations being made to the Emperor Na-
poleon with reference to the offensive proceedings
taken against Prussia by the French Government,
in violation of all diplomatic usages, the reply given
was that the actually pending question was not, as
regards Prussia, the only matter at issue ; that since
1866 the Imperial Government had been blamed for
compromising the national prestige abroad, and that
this state of things could not be allowed to continue.
The North German Gazette reports from Ems that the
French Ambassador, M. Benedetti, has so'far violated the
etiquette of diplomatic intercourse as to address the King
of Prussia while walking on the promenade on the subject
of the present dispute, and endeavour to force a decla-
ration from his Majesty. The North 'German Gazette
also contains the following :—" Fourteen powerful
frigates are being equipped in French ports. No one,
therefore, will feel surprised at the Prussian Government
taking steps for the defence of North German ports
against .the menace thereby implied." General von
Moltke has arrived here. Prince Gortschakoff has left
for Wildbad.

A latter telegram states that M. Benedetti has not
again been received by the King at Ems, and it is asserted
that the French Government ,has demanded a special
letter of apology from the King of Prussia to the Em-
peror Napoleon. The position of affairs is considered
extremely grave, and a convocation of the North Ger-
man Parliament is expected. Count Bismark is still in
Berlin.

COUNT BISMARCK SUMMONED TO EMS.
The semi-official Provincial Correspondence of the 13th
says :—" In consequence of the highly important political
aspect of affairs, Count Bismarck has been summoned to
Ems, in order to confer with the King on the desirability
of convoking the North German Parliament. Count
Bismarck arrived at Berlin on the 12th, and communi-
cated immediately with the Minister of War and the
Minister of the Interior, intending to continue his journey
to Ems to-day."

ATTITUDE OF AUSTRIA AND BAVARIA.

A telegram from Vienna says it is generally believed
that Austria can only remain nentral as long as the war is
confined to Prussia and France. Should, however, a third
Power take part in the struggle, the attitude to be main-
tained by Austria would then be a matter for fresh con-
sideration.

The Augsburger Aberazeitung announces that Prussia
has not addressed herself to the Bavarian Government in
reference to a cams fcederis. On the other hand, the
question was mooted here by the French Government on
the 10th instant by a third party. The answer in its
general terror is said to have been that the final resolution
of the Bavarian Government would depend upon the
future course of events, and that for the present it would
maintain an attitude of reserve ; still the Government
would so far declare that the Bavarian people and its
King would not separate themselves from the rest of
Germany,

THE GERMAN PRESS.
The Provincial Correspondence explains how utterly
unjustifiable was the demand of France that the
King of Prussia should forbid Prince Leopold to accept
the Spanish Crown, adding that it was impossible for the
King to comply with the behests of France. Whether
the excitement of the French against Prussia will be
allayed by the renunciation of the Prince must be learned
from further results. Germany is happily in a position
•to await those results with calmness, and to look forward
without much anxiety to the decisions taken by each of
her neighbours. The paper concludes by saying :—Even
if in Paris the excitement hitherto prevailing should give
way to more quiet views, for a long time to come, the im-
pression which the threatening and insulting attitude of
our neighbour will have left behind is not to be effaced in
Germany. The Provincial Correspondence is a semi-official
paper. The Cologne Gazette alone gives any consoling
news. Its Paris correspondent says that the French