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London, England, 1870-10-28 00:00:00

than the army which hailed it so enthusiastically.

The

capitulation of Metz, the capitulation of Paris, will nut
hinder this worse catastrophe. We may expect such acts
of devilry as will prove that human nature is much the
same as in those old days upon which we have been wont
to look back with so much Pharisaic self-congratulation,

and will make anything like friendship between the two
nations impossible for generations. There is, indeed, one
chance of escape from this terrible catastrophe,
but it is almost as visionary as the other one that France

would accept a peace wrenching from her Alsace and
Lorraine. The Prussian Government may content itself
with the destruction of Metz and Strasburg as for-

tresses—they are now in his hand to destroy ; and with
certain sacrifices, pecuniary and otherwise, of
France. The thing is not, of course, . impossible,

but it is iu the highest degree improbable in-
finitely more improbable now that Metz has sur-
rendered and the last regular army of France has ceased
to exist. Indeed, it would be extremely unsafe for the
King and his Minister to exhibit such a moderation now,

even if they were disposed to consider it politic; The
ordinary lierman mind will now hold that France has
lost all power of resistance, and will demand that no con-
sideration shall be shown for her feelings.
The Tel says the most urgent question asked by
all who read the news this morning will be, How far, and
in what way, does the fall of Metz make for peace? The
event comes most opportunely, to impress on the minds of
the men who are charged with the destinies of France
the hopelessness of further war. Seven German
corps, numbering, after all the losses of the siege,
not fewer than 160,000 men, are set free for
operations in Central and Southern France. Nothing
that has yet been effected against the besiegers by the
ill-trained and imperfectly organised troops of the Paris

garrison has shown that more troops are needed around
the city. Nothing that has been accomplished
by the Armies of the Loire, of the East, and of the
orth, need make the German leaders suppc se that
the troops of Von der Tann, Von Werder, and the Grand
Duke of Mecklenburg, are insufficient to prevent the
enemy from molesting the besiegers, or even to break up
all hostile resistance outside the fortresses. The German
troops engaged in active operations away from Paris
already number at least 90,000. Add to these the
160,000 made available by the fall of Metz, and we
have 250,000 tried soldiers, who can either
join the army around Paris, or follow the feeble assem-
blages of hostile troops into the furthest corners
of France. If the eyes of the Provisional
Government are not obstinately closed to the facts—if
their judgment is not irrevocably thwarted by the
memory of their arrogant declarations—they must ac-
knowledge that in a military sense France i, con-
quered. And the appeal to the moral forces of
the country, if it drew forth but a weak and partial re-
sponse when the great sieges detained all but a fraction
of the invading armies, is much less likely to prove
effective now—when the only army left to France is
marched beyond the Rhine as prisoners of war, when
the bulwark of the north-eastern frontier is in Ger-
man hands, when a quar.er of a million of men
are free to march through the length and breadth of
the land, overthrowing its armies, occupying its cities,
draining its resources. Without some hope of success,
and without a country suitable for its operations, no
people is very likely to undertake a guerilla warfare ;
and, whatever a few hot-headed youths here and there
may do, the people who have something to lose may,
without lack of patrioti m, now confess defeat. We
cannot but think that, if the surrender of Metz had
been timed to happen exactly when it did, it could not
have fallen out more opportunely. It takes away from
the Provisional Government the sole valid excuse for
maintaining that, in the military point of view, any solid
hope of success is left to France.
The capitulation, observes the Daily News, appears to
have taken place yesterday morning, and of course in-
cludes both the army and the fortress. The prisoners—
in number 130,000—0 r 150,000, if we reckon the sick and
wounded, include the whole of the Imperial Guard,
General liourbaki's splendid corps, the flower of the French
army ; Ladmirault's entire army corps ; Frossard's army
corps; the corps which was Bazaine's before he took the
chief command ; and a part of Canrobert's corps. Marshals
Bazaine, Canrobert, and Lebceuf aro included in the sur-
render. The war materiel taken must be in immense
quantity, for Metz was one of the largest military arsenals
iu the world. Prince Frederick Charles has the honour
of capturing a fortress which the Emperor Charles V.
could not take after a ten- months' siege. What he will
probably think of more consequence than the capture of
Marshals, or even the possession of the enemy's
strongest fortress, is the liberation of his own
splendid army of from 150,000 to 200,000 men for service
wherever they may be required. Where may not those
troops goy Where are the forces that can oppose
their march ? Well may King William thank
Providence for the success of his arms in this campaign,
which is unequalled in modern times. As he recog-
nises a superior Power, let us hope that the recol-
lection will render him moderate in those moments
when his sovereign resolution will either end this
war or consign a million of his fellow-creatures to pro-
tracted agony.
The Manchester Examiner observes that it remains to
be seen whether the announcement of this great catas•
trophe will have the effect of weakening the tenacity of
the French diplomatists, inducing them to look more
favourably upon the demands preferred by Bismarck. It
ought to have that effect, and in any case its
influence on public feeling throughout France will
be immense. How the French in the provinces
feel on learning that their great fortress is in
the hands of the Germans, and that Bazaine and his army
of one hundred and fifty thousand strong are on their
way to German prisons! Another element must hereafter
enter into their calculations. The army hitherto detained
before Metz will now be free to march elsewhere to
occupy the line of the Loire, to sweep the departments of
the South, and to threaten the ports from Havre to Tou-
lon. The truth is France lies powerless in the arms of
her mighty antagonist, and the conflict has reached the
stage which presents but one alternative—peace on the
best terms that can be obtained, or protracted agony tend-
ing to social dissolution.

Herr Carl Vogt, the distinguished German professor,who
has already given his opinion strongly against the annexation
of Alsace and Lorraine, has written a second letter to the
Topes-Presse of Vienna, in which he enlarges on the origin of
the war, and, contrary to the generally-received opinion,
denies that France is especially warlike, and satirically
remarks that Prussia, while loudly professing her desire
for peace, always unfortunately takes the course which
I ends in war.

There has been no alteration in the Bank rate, the
quotation still being 2i per cent. In the discount market
capital has been plentiful, and there has been a moderate
demand for accommodation, three months paper being
charged 2i, 2i per cent.
The report of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Rail-
way Company (Limited) for the half year ended June 30,
furnishes further evidences of the prosperity of railway
enterprise in the Argentine Republic. It chews an avail-
able total of £37,332, and recommends a dividend at the
rate of 8 per cent. per annum, which will absorb £26,750,
and leave £10,582 to be carried forward. The increase in the
not profits for the half year has been 22 per cent., and the
working expenses have been brought down to 461 per
cent. The capital required for extending the main line
from Chascomus to Dolores, 55 miles, is £253,400, which
it is proposed to raise by an issue of 3,670 additional
shares of £2O each, and of £lBO,OOO permanent six per
cent. debenture stock.

The weekly traffic return of the Great Northern Rail-
way shows an increase of £2,050; the Great Western an
Increase of £1,577 ; the Caledonian an increase of £2,724 ;
the Bristol and Exeter of £311; the Lancashire and
Yorkshire of £3,013; and the Great Eastern of £1,076.
There is a decrease of £395 in the Manchester, Sheffield'
and Lincolnshire return.

The return of the Bank of England shews the follow-
ing results when compared with the previous week :
A decrease in circulation of £265,050 ; a decrease in
public deposits of £97,052; a decrease in other deposits
of £272,134 ; a decrease in Government securities of
£479,811; a decrease in other securities of £181,946; an
increase in bullion of £32,804 ; an increase in rest of
£5,283 ; an increase in reserve of £886,545. The circula-
tion, including bank post bills, is now £24,778,237 ; public
deposits amount to £4,626,864 ; and private deposits to
£18,058,722; the securities held represent £28,570,246,
and the stock of bullion is £21,299,162. The rest ac-
cordingly stands at £3,105,585.

LONDON STOCK EXCILINGE.-TIIIIIISDAY.

LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS.

The prices under the linos indicate the business done for money.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Three per Cent Console 921 921 DoApril & ootlBB3-85.. 11011111
321, it 111
Do for Account
921 1
Three per Cent Reduced 91 911 Brazilian. 1865, 5 p a .... 90 91
91, 1, 1 901. 1
New 3 per Cent
91, 1, 1 Do Rail Deben 7 p .. 99 101
Exchequer Bills, March 8 12 pm 100
pm Italian, 1865. 5 p o
Do, June 8 12 pm Peruvian, 1865. 5 p a ~,. 891 901
12s pm 90, 891, 901
Bank Stock
232 Russian, 1862. 5 p a.. .. 88 89
India 5 per Cents
111,1 Do Nicolas 4 a
India Bonds — 691,1.1
m Spanish, 1867. 3 pa
J Can 6 pa an&Julyll77-81 10511061 291, 301, 291
105/, 1 Do, 1869.31 p o
Do March & Sept. 103 105 91, 2
1031 Turkish, 18" , 6 p a Bl 83
Do 5 p c Jau & July .. 98 99 821
Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 99 Do. 1865. 5 p a
Dom of Can 5 p c 1903 .. 96 93 431, 41
Ceylon 6 p a May and Do, 1865 6 p o
November 1878 lO7 109 631
Mauritius 6 p a Jan and 1.T.8.5-20 Bonds,6 p o 1382 881 891
July 1873 lO3 105 89, 1, 81
New SW ales 5p clB7l-76 10111021 Do do 1885 881 881
New Zealand 6 p c 1891 lO7 109 881, 1. 1
Do 5 p 0
Do 5 p c Consolidated 98 99 861, 71, 61
W, 1, 1 Erie Sha, 100 dols, all paid
Do 6 pc llfar & Sept 1891 106 108 Illinois Central Shares .. 10911101
Do June & Dec 1891 108 110 Atlantic and CI W It Con
Viet 6p c Jan &July 1891 113 115 Mortgage2Bl Bonds 2Bl 291

10 British Australn (L).. 31 32die 10 Marseilles, Algiers,
10 British Ind Eaten (L). 62 62 and Malta (L) ... 61 62
10 British Indian Sub- 10 Mediterrn Ex (Lc .. 42 41
marine, (L)
4 8 Reuter's
2 Chin7a2, Submarine (L) 4242 d is 20 Soo Trans Franco (L) 144 141
10 Falmouth, Gibraltar, 100 Submarine
235 240
and Ma to (L)
104. 4 10 W India &Panama(L) 42 52
HISCELL&NEOUS SECURITIES.
Pd Pd
Anglo-Austrian Bud- 4 Lon Gen Omnibus .. 22 3
holders' Certificate 14 2% 2 15-16
10 BerlinWatarworks(L) 144 la 2 Lon Az Prov Marine Liparipni
30 Bolckow-Vaughan(L) 33 38pni 100 Madraslrrig. &Canal
100 Boston City (U.S.) 11 gsp o by Ind Goy. 99 101
P c Sterling Loan.. 91 93 9 Mauritius Land (L) 4 die, par
4 Brit & Fgn Marine (L) 22inm 5 NatnlDisctComp (L) 11 11)
25 Canada Company. 72 76 114
10 Ceylon Company (L) 44 34dis 24 N Zealand Loan and
6 Merc Agency iL) • • 2 2 Polo
35 City Offices (L) .... 25 24dis 5 N Zealand Loan and
20 Colonial (L)
5 Com Union Assurnce 24 3pm 61 N Britsh and Mere (L) 274 284
Ti_ 5 OceanMarinelnsur —132142 pm
10 Ordt Fonc of Eng (L) 24 20 50 P and 0 Steam 49 51
100 Crystal Palace
100 Do Pref
100 Do 6p o Perp Deb.. 100 114 15 Do New B4 94
274 Ebbw Vale Steel (L).. 8484 dis 60 Royal Mail Steam
100 Egyp 9p crroy Loan, 51
guar by Egyp G3V.. 100 10.2 17 Tel C2610n and Main (L) 284 281
1M
13 Fore-st Warehouse IL) 02 T4pm 2 Thames and Mersey
100 Fgn and Colonial Gov Marine Insur IL
Trust 6p o Bonds.. 96 99 bib Tobacco 6p c Loan
Ti Gen Credt &Disct (L) 0 6 die guar by Italian Gov. 87 89
14 Gen Stm Navigation 23 313 5 Trust and Loan Co of
7 Ilooper's Tel Works 214 dis Upper Canada ... 4le pm
11 Hudson's Bay et 94 50* Marine, Lepool II: 4 5 pin
45 Indrbbr,Gut Panama ID Union Steamship (L) 24 20
Tel Works (L) . .. 39 * 0 United Dis Corprn (L) 2 1 die
5 InternlFinan Soca.) If ladle 5 UnivMarinelnsur ilil 44 52pm
20 It Irrig Can ()avow /12 sii 10
100 Do 8p a bonds, is. Viceroy of Egypt 7p a
deemalii• 1870 , A® 06 Mortgage Loan....
30 London Pin Aseoo (L)lB4llidis 12 Warrant Finance .... 9 7 die

MINING SHARE LIST.—OcroBIR 27.
Messrs. WATSON BROTEIRS.

Mining °Aces, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London.

Market rather quiet. East Lovell receded to 2.571 sellers.
Taquaril firm at quotations.
Australian United. As, lis
Bwlch Consols,
Chiverton Moor, 3, 31
Chiverton Valley.
Chontalee (Gold),
Cook's Kitchen,
Devon Great Consols,
Drakewalls, 21s, 23s
Dolcoath,
Don Pedro North Del Rey, 2j, 3
East Bassett,
East Caradon, 51
East Lovell, 24t,
East Wheal Grenville,
Yrontino and Bolivia (Gold),

Part's Mountain,
Prince of Wales, 10s, 12s
Providence Mines, 33, 39
Rosevall Hill and Ransoms
United,
South Oarn Brea,
South Condurrow, 3i
South Frances. 37, 33
Tankerville, 14},
Tincroft,
Taquaril (Gold), 495, 51s
Trumpet Consols,
Van.
Van Consols
West Caradon,
West Chiverton, 53, 54
West Drakewalls,
West Frances, 31. 33
West Maria and Fortescue,
West Seton,
Wheal Crebor,
Wheal Grenville. 32s 6d, 37s 6d
Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes, Si, 9
Wheal Mary Ann,
Wheal Seton,

-G.
General Brazilian,
Great Laza, 18, 19
Great Retallack,
Great Wheal Vor 71, 8
Hingaton Down,
Marke Valley,
New Lovell,
North Orofty,
Pacific, 116

MARKETS.

MANCHESTER CORN MARKET, THIIRSDAY.—At this
market the trade since the last report has maintained a firm
tone, with a further upward tendency in the value of most
articles, but more particularly in wheat and flour.
For the latter' articles, however, the demand has
not been active, owing to buyers having previously purchased
somewhat freely. The foreign arrivals at Liverpool have been
large of wheat, and liberal of beans, peas, Indian corn and flour
from Ireland, and the supplies of oats and oatmeal have been
on about an average scale. 4t the market this
morning English wheat met a fair sale, at an advance of 2s. per
quarter, while for foreign wheat holders asked 3d. to 4d. per
cental more than on this day week, which checked business. In
flour a further rise of ls. per sack is to be noted, but there was
a limited demand. Oats and beans were fully as dear. Indian
corn was in good request, at a further amendment of ls. to
is, 3d. per quarter.

BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, TIIIIIISDAY.—At this
market to-day there Wais a full supply of English wheat, which
was is. dearer, and slow. Barley was rather higher. In oats
there was more doing. Beans and peas were unaltered. Foreign
wheat was firm.

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET, THUM-
DAT.--Sugar : Market dull, but prices firm. French West
India, low brown to fine full yellow Muscovado brought 238. 6d.
to 82s. 6d. ; brown and yellow clued, 265. to 28s. ; Penang,
ordinary, Vs. fid. to 208. per cwt. Tea market firm, with a
steady inquiry. Coffee : Prices steady, the favourable result of
the Dutch Company's sale, in which rates ruled ic. to lie.
above the valuations, having a good effect upon the market.
Rice on spot dull, but there is a firm inquiry for floating
cargoes. Cotton market, and prices barely supported.

LAW AND POLICE.

THE FOREIGN ELEMENT IN ENGLAND.—A young Ger-
man named Constantine Kjildahl, a schoolmaster, was
tried at the Middlesex Sessions for stealing seven gold
watches, the property of Mr. E. F. Devaux, watchmaker
and jeweller, of 48, Warwick-street, Pimlico. The
prisoner took lodgings at the prosecutor's early
in August last, occupying the second floor
back room, the front room on that fluor being
used as a bedroom by Mr. and Mrs. Devaux. On Sunday,
the 25th of September, the prisoner was left alone in the
house for some little time. On Monday he told Mr. De-
vauxhe had obtained a situation in a Russian family, and
was going abroad and must leave at once. He paid off all
arrears and left next day, without giving any address or
place whore he could be communicated with. Mr. Devaux
missed seven gold watches. Each watch was kept in a small
leather bag, and in these bags Mr. Devaux found circular
pieces of wood about the size of the stolen watches. The
prisoner was arrested, and in his possession were found a
bunch of keys, one of which had been filed, and which
opened Mr. Devaux's box. The jury returned a verdict
of guilty. Sentence was postponed to give the prisoner
an opportunity to say what he had done with the
property. In the course of the day it was stated that he
had given information as to the disposal of the watches.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OP FRAUD AT THE LAM-
BETH POLICE-COAL—Since the remand of Mary Hall, who
was charged at Lambeth Police-court, on Monday, with
being concerned in attempting to foist another person's
child upon Mr. Loe, surveyor, of Queen's►-road, Peckham,
as the child of Annie Augusta, with whom he cohabited,
Superintendent Gernon has been actively en-
gaged in further prosecution of inquiries, and some
additional information of matters in which prisoner is said
to be involved has been received, but at present it would
perhaps frustrate the ends of justice by making
it public. In consequence, however, of a.comraunication
Mr. Gernon received, and also that although evidence is
forthcoming that the house for years has been in the occu-
pation of Hall as a private lying-in establishment, no
infants have been noticed to be brought out, it was
deemed advisable to search the premises. A number of
constables on Wednesday dug up the whole of the garden,
but failed to find any trace of bodies. The neighbours
state that for a long time they had suffered from most
offensive effluvia coming from prisoner's house. The
woman Annie Augusta is still at large, but it is ex-
pected before the next hearing at the police-court she
will be captured, The little infant has been restored to
the mother, and at present is not in any danger.

REFRACTORY PAUPER.-A batch of six paupers, named
John White, 41 years ; Henry Jones, 32 ; William Lee,
21; Charles White, 21; James Crane, 24 ; and John
Dawson, 119, were brought before Mr. Paget, at the
Thames Police-court, charged with refusing to !pick two
pounds of oakum each, in the casual ward of St. George's-
in-the-East, to which they were admitted as inmates last
night. Four of them picked 11b. each, anotherl4 ounces,
and the last 12 ounces only. They all then expressed
their inability to pick any more. The labour master
said other casual paupers picked the full quantity of 2lbs.
each supplied to them, the same quantity of oakum that
was served out to the prisoners to pick. Mr. Paget
believed the prisoners could have done more if they had
tried. He sentenced them to 14 days' imprisonment, with
hard labour.

James Campbell was sentenced to two months' im-
prisonment for tearing up his clothes, and neglecting to
perform the task of work allotted to him in the St.
George's Workhouse. Upwards of 100 casual paupers
have been committed to prison during the present month
by the magistrates of this Court from Poplar, Rateliff,
Mile-end Old Town, and St. George's-in-the-East Work-
houses.