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London, England, 1870-08-12

RUSSIA AND THE WAR.

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Eastern Budget says that there is no doubt public
opinion in Russia has triumphed for the first time
over the Government. The latter bad desired to
join Prussia and. all arrangements had been made, but
they. found that they had miscalculated the force of
public opinion; the national party pronounced against
the Prussian alliance,, and the authorities were com-
pelled to issue a declaration of neutrality with a
reservation concerning Russian interests. The semi-
official organ, the Goloss, has been in-
structed to warn the Russian people against
Austria. Many charges were preferred against
the Austrian Government, and their conduct with
respect to the Poles in Gallicia was severely censured.
Not content with this, tho Goloss accuses the Vienna
Government of concocting designs against Russia for
years past. It does not, however, furnish any proofs
of these charges, and it seems strange that the
diplomatists of St: Petersburg cannot find a better
pretext for •pieliing , a qilarrel. with Austria than
resorting to such extraordinary devices.. Fancy
Russians complaining of Poles being maltreated.
London, England, 1870-08-12

DISTURBANCE AT AN IRISH MEETING.

While a meeting of the supporters of Captain King
Harman, Conservative candidate for the city of Dublin,
was being held on Thursday under the presidency of Sir
William Wilde, a mob broke into the room, and a num-
ber of coal porters took possession of the platform,
several gentlemen upon which were severely beaten.
Captain Kirwan, one of Captain Harman's supporters,
narrowly escaped with his life. Captain Harman him-
self sprang from the platform into tht, body of the 11,111.
The meeting had to be brought to an abrupt termination.

The directors of the South Devon Railway Company
have agreed to recommend a dividend at the rate of two
per cent. per annhm for the past half-year.
The Belfast Chamber of Commerce on Thursday resolved
to draw up a memorial to Government, detailing the
grievances under which the public suffer in regard to tele-
grs.phic communication, and praying that measures be at
once adopted to remedy the grievances complained of.

The Rossclare Hotel is being sold out, and also the
property of the late Mr. D'Arcy Irvine.
Mr. Henry Sergeant, secretary to the city of Water-
ford Grand Jury, attempted to commit suicide at his
residence, Tramore, by taken poison. He * still alive,
but the doctor has no hope of his recoveryl„ Ho was
recently married.
London, England, 1870-08-12

WISSENBOURG-HAGENATT,

WYLD'S MAP of the THEATRE of WAR
in North Eastern France, extending to Paris and Ant-
werp, Calais, Ostend, Belgium, Prussia, Bavaria, and the
frontiers of South Germany, with the course of the Rhine,
from Duseldorf to Strasbdurg, the railroads, fortified places,
French and Prussian fortresses, strategic positions, &c. In
sheet 4s. in case, 6s. 6d. ;on rollers, varnished, Bs.—James
Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, 457, Strand, W.C., next door to
the Post-office, Charing-cross.
London, England, 1870-08-12

FURTHER GERMAN ADVANCE.

The Pall Mall Gazetta learns from an authoritative
source that the trench army is retreating from all
points upon the Mose/le, pursued by the German
cavalry. Saar_ Union, Gros - Tenquin, Faulquement,
Foligny, Lee Etangs are already covered by
the German cavalry. Great stores of previsions, two
pontoon columns, and several railway trains have fallen
.into the hands of the Germans, as well as the fort called
Petite-Pierre, from which the garrison were driven, leaving
their guns and stores behind them.
Official telegrams have also been received to the same
greet.

PROCLAMATION OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA
TO THE FRENCH PEOPLE.

King 'William, on leaving Saarbruck, addressed the fol-
lowing proclamation in French to the French people :
" We, William, King of Prussia, make known
the following to the inhabitants of the French
territories occupied by the German Armies :—The
Emperor Napoleon having made, by land and
by sea, an attack on the German nation, which
desired, and still desires, to live in peace with the French
people, I have assumed the command of the German
armies to repel this aggression, and I have been led by
military circumstances to crops the frontiers of France.
I am waging war against soldiers, not against
French citizens. The latter consequently will continue to
enjoy security for their persons and property so long as
they themselves shall not, by hostile attempts against the
German troops, deprive me of the right of according them
my protection. By special arrangements, whick will be
duly made knows: to the public, the Generals com-
manding the dihorent corps will determine the
measures to be taken towards the communes or
individuals that may place themselves in opposition to
the usages of war. They will, in like manner, regulate
all that concerns the requisitions which may be deemed
necessary for the wants of the troops, and they will fix the
rate of exchange between French and German currencies,
in order to facilitate the individual transactions between
the troops and the inhabitants."

THE SOUTH GERMAN TROOPS AT THE

BATTLE OF WOERTH.

The following report has been received by the Ministry
of War from the First Bavarian4rmy Corps at Baaren-
thal :—" In the battle near Woerth the first division lost
36 officers and 800 men killed and wounded, and took 800
unwounded F;enchmen prisoners. During the pursuit a
regiment of light cavalry captured under fire three cannon
before Neiderbronn."

At the battle of Worth the Wurtemberg corps suffered
the following loss :—Killed : 6 officers, 28 men ; wounded :
10 officers, 225 men ; missing : 118 men. The Second
Wurtemberg Brigade came into action at four o'clock, and
pushed forward from Elsasshausen as far as Froschweiler.
During the pursuit of the enemy the Wurtemberg c4valry
captured 1 mitrailleuse, 3 cannon, 500 horees,, and a
staff waggon of the rucirth French Division containing
220,000 f. in told.
London, England, 1870-08-12

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THE ELCHO SHIELD AND THE ENFIELD
INTERNATIONAL TROPHY.

The Lord Mayor of London having, in accordance with
the precedent initiated by Scotland, consented to become
the custodian of the Elcho Challenge Shield and the
Enfield International Trophy, won by the English repre-
sentatives at the recent Wimbledon meeting, a meeting
of the commanding officers of metropolitan corps was
held yesterday afternoon, at the offices of the
National Rifle Association, Pall Mal], East, for the
purpose of considering in what way the presenta-
tion should be befittingly celebrated. Lieutenant
Col. Warde, of the London Rifle Brigade, occupied the
chair, and read a letter from Captain Wells, M.P.,
captain of the English Eight, deprecating the uncere-
monious manner in which the trophies were usually re-
ceived in England, and contrasting it unfavourably with
the plan invariably adopted in Scotland when the
representatives of that country were fortunate
enough to carry off the prize. On the motion of
Colonel Wilkinson, it was resolved that, if the
necessary consent could be obtained, it was desirable that
a genero.l muster of the Metropolitan Volunteer forces be
be called for Saturday, the 20th instant, at five o'clock, to
parade on the Thames Embankment, on the occasion of
the public reception of the Elcho Challenge Shield and the
Enfield International Trophy, by the Right Hon. the
Lord Mayor. A.committee was formed, who immediately
proceeded to the War Office, and secured the necessary
permission for carrying out-the ceremony.
London, England, 1870-08-12

INVESTMENT OF STRASBOURG.

No confirmation has been received to-day of the invest-
ment of Strasbourg'by the South German army,.as reported
by telegram last night from Carlsruhe, under date of
Wednesday.

GREAT INCREASE OF THE FRENCH
WAR CREDITS.

In to-day's sitting (August 11) of the Corps Legislatif
Count de Palikao said that the late reverses to the French
arms would be repaired, and that revenge was both near
and certain.

Bills increasing the war credits from 500,000,000 francs
to 1,000,000,000 francs, for giving a forced currency to the
notes of the Bank of France, and limiting their issue to
1,800,000,000 francs, were declared urgent.
In the evening sitting of the Legislative Body the Bills
granting a milliard of francs for war purposes, and esta-
blishing a forced currency for bank notes were adopted by
a unanimous vote.

A rumour is current that MacMahon has been again
defeated, and that the Emperor is retreating to Chalons.
The Paris Journal says that "Lord Lyons has left Paris
to have an interview with King William."
In the event of any more demonstrations the most re.
pressive measures will be put in force. Marshal Canrobert
has arrived in Paris from Chalons. He is supposed to
have received special orders from the Emperor.
London, England, 1870-08-12

OLLIVIER'S DOWNFALL.

" WENT up like a rocket and came down like a
stick." Such
,is the verdict which public opinion
will pass upon M. ErrILE OLLIviEn. Three weeks
ago he entered upon the war" with a light heart."
He has been an early victim of it ; would we could
say the earliest. That fate was PREVOST-PAItADOL'S,
and between the tr.:icicle of the Ambassador and the
downfall of the Premier. there lie days of trouble and,
rebuke, the battle of the warrior, confused noise,
garments rolled in blood, and for some hours a life
destroyed at every tick of the clock. And now
Paris is in danger, and the light-hearted Minister
has fallen, for the nation has no confidence in him,
or in any of his mates. He who was to have
inaugurated the epoch of Parliamentary Govern-
ment, he, who only eight months before was
the impersonation of Constitutional Parliamentary
Government, has been utterly overthrown. The fall
was well merited. From the moment that he apos-
tatised, and unwarned by his nobler collea,me, Count
DARU, he allowed himself to become an
accomplice in the Plebiscite, to restore per-
sonal Government in its most dangerous form,
he deserved to fall. He undertook his office on two
express conditions; that there should be a responsible
Government, that there should be no war. In May
he surrendered the first condition without compunc-
tion, in July he surrendered the second " with a
light heart." He betrayed his principles and kept
his place. Surely that place will henceforth know
him no more for ever.

But bad as the late Ministry was, the present is
infinitely worse. It is nothing less than portentous
that at a time when Paris was almost in revolution,
and the army that has so long kept down a
rising, was at the frontier beaten sand disor-
ganised, the "Arcadians" should be placed in
power. With the exception of M. MAGNE, who has
shewn some ability as a financier, and the Prince
DE LA 1 OUR D'AUVERGNE, lately Ambas-
sador in this country, there is hardly a
name that does not suggest the worst form of reac-
tion. As for the head of the new Cabinet, he has
earned the worst reputation, and so gross were his mis-
deeds in China, where his main object seemed to be
to secure loot for himself, that the Chambers abso-
lutely refused to sanction the pension which it was
proposed to bestow on him. Baron JEROME DAVID'S
fitness for office may be estimated when we say that
he has been first and foremost in every evil way as
regards political matters. To think that France should
have fallen into the hands of these men, is well nigh
as lamentable as that the brave army of Franco
should have been led by a LEMEUF and a NAPOLEON.
That unhappy country, so often and so sorely tried,
does indeed demand all our sympathy just now. It
is to be hoped that out of this furnace of
affliction she will come forth tried like silver. It is
to be hoped that henceforth the glaring and gaudy
tinsel of Personal Government will no longer delude
her. Twice within a little more than half a century
it has brought France to the very verge of ruin.
Surely this twice-taught lesson cannot prove in
vain.—Western Morning News.
London, England, 1870-08-12

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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

A telegram from Queensland on July 14th says the
Ministry has been defeated and has dissolved. In New
Zealand prospects were improving, and peace was estab-
lished.

TRIERS ON THE EMPIRE.

A private telegram from a correspondent says :—" M.
Thiers said yesterday in the French Chamber that tne
Empire was henceforth out of the question. There could
be no Empire without an Emperor. The Republic must
inevitably sncceed the Imperial rdgime."—Daily News.
London, England, 1870-08-12

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MARRIAGES.

On the 9th inst., at Towcester, Northamptonshire, Wild-
man Whitehouse, Esq., of Hampstead, to Eliza Jane,
daughter of the late Henry N. Palmer, Esq., J.P., of
New Buckenham, Norfolk.
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of Thomas Wilcox, Esq., of Clifton, near Bristol, to
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London, England, 1870-08-12

THE POSITION OF FRANCE.

Certainly a gloomier prospect of affairs, Says the Times,
never darkened the horizon of France, and we do not
wonder if the man on whom the responsibility of this sud-
deo calamity mainly rests is determined not to survive
defeat. With her chances of success in war, France must
relinquish all hopes of good results from diplomatic trans-
actions. M. de Cadore has come back from his mission to
the Scandinavian Courts, the discretion of Denmark
getting the better of her resentment; while from Vienna
And Florence strenuous efforts are made to dissociate
Austrian and Italian interests, and to urge England to
place herself at the head of a League of Neutrals.
Possibly, whenever France may be brought to terms with
her victors, she may find in the mediation of the Neutrals
that support which she vainly sought in their alliance.
London, England, 1870-08-12

THE NEW K.C.D.

Sir Edward Thornton, the British Ambassador at
Washington, has been recorded in the last number
of the London Gazette as a member of the Civil
Division of the Knights Commanders of the Bath.
Sir Edward's diplomatic career, which has been
on the whole a successful one, extends
over a good many years. His father was for some
time Envoy Extraordinary in Portugal, and received
the title of Count of Cassilhas from King John.
Sir Edward, who entered the diplomatic service in
1842 as attaché at Turin, was appointed paid attache
at Mexico in 1845, and Secretary of Legation to the
Mexican Republic in 185 L His next office was as
secretary to the special mission to the River Plate,
after which he was Chargé d'Affaires to New Gre-
nada, and subsequently filled diplomatic offices with
varying titles at the Uruguay Republic, the Argentine
Coqfederation, and the Empire of Brazil. From
Brazil he was transferred nominally to the Court of
Lisbon, but before he went to his new post
he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary at Washington in place of the late
Sir Frederick Bruce. It will thus be seen that Sir
Edward Thornton has ha.l abundant diplomatic ex-
perience in SOuth and Central America, if not in the
United States. In recognition of his
.diplomatic
services he was made a Companion of the Bath seven
years ago.

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT THE MAURITIUS.

The visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to the
Mauritius has proved of incalculable benefit to at
least one portion of her Majesty's subjects in that
unhealthy island. In order to mark the honour paid
to the Mauritius, about fifty persons, who had been im-
prisoned for various offences, were, it is said, through
the Duke's efforts, released from durance vile. There
is no mention made that any of those persons were
in confhiement fur political offences, and the public
were naturally puzzled as to the reason for their
release. After exercising their wits respecting
this exuberant piece of mercy it was concluded that
the governor of the gaol acted from prudential
motives, and emptied some of the cells in order to
make room for the expected new-corners.

THE ATLANTIC YACHT RACE.

A friend of Mr. Ashbury has sent to England the
log of his smart little vessel, and from a comparison
Of the tracks gone over by 'the contending yachts, it
is noticed that the Englishman's ship traversed a far

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THIS EVENING'S NEWS.

THE WAR.
LATEST FROM METZ,

A telegram dated Metz, August 11, evening, says no
engagement has been reported to-day. Rain has been
falling all day. The department of the Haute-Garonne
has been declared in a state of siege. An imperial decree
has been issued ordering the organisation of one regiment
of cavalry and another of foot gendarmes.
London, England, 1870-08-12

MEDIATION.

The Times is inclined to think that it is not too soon
for an English Ministry to consider the conditions of
intervention. The work of a single day may preci-
pitate the opportunity of peace, and if it be not seized
when it occurs it may be lost again until after another
period of slaughter and bloodshed. The moment must be
caught as it flies. Frenchmen themselves, be it remem-
bered, have already discussed the propriety of our medi-
ation. It is possible enough that had things turned out
differently they would have resented any suggestion
which might interrupt the promenade a Berlin,
but we need not linger over this inconsist-
ency. King William has shewn, as far as words
can go, that he does not desire to humiliate the
French people. Some conditions are of course indis-
pensable. France cannot escape the consequences of the
acts of her rulers' and Germany may reasonably require
some indemnity for the expenses of a war she was
challenged to fight. Europe would gladly see the adop-
tion of reciprocal stipulations limiting the standing
threats of military force, whether it take the form of
exaggerated armies or of bristling fortresses. Every
nation in Europe would reap the benefit of better security
and of diminished burdens could such a result be
attained. And the feeling of the French nation
must be appeased. There is only one way in which this
satisfaction can be procured. " Who breaks, pays." The
pride of France has been wounded, her prestige dimmed,
the personal and public feelings of her people injured.
He who has brought this upon her must redeem the past
or suffer for it. Victorious or discrowned is the alterna-
tive to be faced in looking forward to the decisive battle-
field of Lorraine.
London, England, 1870-08-12

ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS AT BERLIN.

The number of prisoners who have passed through
Berlin up to yesterday morning amounts to 2,122 men.
and 144 unwounded officers, who have been forwarded to
Custrin and Konigsberg. Yesterday, evening 187,
chiefly wounded men, arrived, and were sent on to
Spandau.

THE ORLEANS PRINCES AND THE
EMPIRE.

• It is asserted on good authority that all the members of
the Orleans family are now in Brussels.
The Indepcndance Beige of last evening contains the
following :—" Seyeral journals have published an
erroneous text of the letter addressed by the Prince de
Join ville to Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, the French
Minister of Marine. The following is the correct text of
that document : In presence of the danger which
threatens our country, I ask the Emperor to be allowed
to serve on the active army in any capacity, and requwt
my old comrade to assist me in obtaining this permis-
iion.'"

The Etoile Beige of last evening publishes the following
tetter from the Duc d'Aumale to the French Minister
of War :—" You call out all Frenchmen to fight
for the defence of the country. lam a French-
man, an able-bodied soldier, and have the rank of Gene-
ral of Division. I ask to serve in the active -army."
The Due de Chartres also, writing to the Minister of War,
says : " As a Frenchman, and as a former officer in the
American and Italian war, I request to be employed on
active service. My most ardent wish is to fight for my
country, even if it be only as a volunteer."
London, England, 1870-08-12

THE SICK AND WOUNDED.

Our exertions on behalf of the sick and wounded
in this terrible war seem to be only too much needed,
and it is encouraging to know that so much of the
good work is already en train. The establishment
of the proposed hospital at Darmstadt for the
sufferers has been, however, prevented by the
authorities of the town. The Bishop of London,
therefore, proposes to pay over the subscriptions
raised for it, with the consent of the givers, to the
National Society in aid of the Sichand Wounded. This
would undoubtedly be the wisestand most appropriate
manner of dispensing the money, especially as the
Association stands in immediate need of funds. The
Earl of Shaftesbury makes a powerful appeal on its
behalf, reminding the public that every day brings
news of the dreadful sufferings endured by the
thousands of wounded on both sides through the
want of surgeons and surgical appliances, but the
subscription makes little progress as compared to
the war, and its mutilations. Colonel Loyd Lindsay
also writes to the Times, stating that he has just
received information from Aix-la-Chapelle that
1,000 wounded men, French and Germans, are im-
mediately to be received in that town, while there are
no adequate preparations for them, either in the
shape of surgeons or medical appliances. Many
English surgeons are ready to give their services,
and only ask for their expenses to be paid. Six have*
been sent out to the seat of war within the last day
or two, and £l,OOO in money, has also been for-
warded for expenditure abroad.
London, England, 1870-08-12

THE ,LONDON PEACE SOCIETY.

The Committee of the London Peace Society have
issued an address to the friends of Peace. They
speak of the present conflict as one of the most awful
in the world's history, but they are not surprised at
its occurrence in consequence of the system of armed
peace which the nations have persisted in maintain-
ing. While overwhelmed with sorrow, they can at
least look upon the terrible event without remorse,
because their voice has been one of constant depre-
cation and warning. Their excellent fellow-
labourers in the cause of peace on the Conti-
nent have not been wanting to their principles
in this awful crisis, but have consistently
uttered bold protests against the war. With respect
to what remains to be done the address declares that
they must continue. to denounce this great crime
against humanity, and use whatever influence they
possess in guarding against the contagion of the war
spirit. A bove all, they must stand prepared when
the war is over to invoke the public opinion of all
Europe in favour of such measures being taken as
will prevent the recurrence of these catastrophes.
London, England, 1870-08-12

LAUNCH OF A STEAMER.

The first vessel of the Glasgow and South American
Steam Shipping Company was launched on Thursday after-
noon from the Aberdeen Shipbuilding Yard, Kirkcaldy.
The vessel, which is an iron-plated screw steamer, of
1,450 tons, classed 1,000 A at Lloyd's, is provided with
accommodation for twenty first and one hundred and
seventy third-class passengers. She is named the Andes.
A sister vessel, to be named the Alps, is being built at the
same yard for the company.
London, England, 1870-08-12

THE "SIECLE" ON THE SITUATION.

An article in the Siecle, reviewing the military situa-
'ion, estimates the strength of the army round' Metz at
130,000, and proceeds to state that it considers the junc-
tion of the armies of the King and Prince Frederick
Charles as certainly accomplished ; and that, therefore,
the German forces now penetrating into Lorraine
2annot be less than 230,000. The article quistions the
expediency of risking a pitched battle with such a dis-
parity of force, and counsels the withdrawal of the French
army to the line of the Meuse, and subsequently, if
necessary, to the Marne, in order to give time tor the
nitional patriotism to organise means for ensuring
revenge.
London, England, 1870-08-12

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SUSSEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of this society took place on Thurs-
day at Rye. A special train was run from Brighton,
calling at the intermediate stations, and arriving at Rye
shortly before twelve o'clock. The fine old church,
Queen Elizabeth's well, and other places of interest, were
visited by the members and their friends, and carefully
inspected.
London, England, 1870-08-12

ENGLAND'S PREPARATIONS.

It is understood that discharged soldiers who re-enlist
are now allowed to count their previous service, together
with other advantages ; and that if they present them-
selves at the offices of the recruiting districts, or at the
headquarters of a regiment, they will be entitled to ten
shillings levy money, whih will cover their expenses.
The Globe of last evening says : " We understand that
the trials of the Montigny mitrailleur have commenced
this day at Shoeburyness. The Montigny consists of
thirty-seven steel barrels, planed on the exterior to an
hexagonal form to secure an easy fit. These
barrels are then soldered into a wrought-iron
tube, and fitted with a sliding breech-piece or
block containing the thirty-seven strikers, corre-
sponding to the barrels in the gun. The mechanical
arrangement of each striker is somewhat the same as that
in the Snider rifle—namely, a steel plunger and spiral
mainspring. The breach block is moved backwards and
forwards by a crank handle in the rear, while another
handle on tr e right of the gun serves to fire. The ene-
mies of the mitrailleur assert that the cartridges are very
liable to stick after firing, and so render the gun hors (le
combat for a time; that the trajectory is high at mode-
rate distances, and that unless the range be accurately
known the effect will be small ; that at short ranges the
mitrailleur does not scatter sufficiently, and so only kills
three or four men with the whole 37 shots ; that at longer
distances—i. e. from 1,000 to 2,000 yards, its fire is com-
paratively speaking harmless; and that its 'moral effect is
only in its name—in fact, that it is a " bogy." Some of
these objections may - hold good, others may fall
to the ground. Experiment is the great test, and we are
glad the machine gun is going to receive a fair trials. If
proved to be superior to the field guns of the service, we
can easily equip some batteries of mitra,illeurs ; if shewn
to be of no particular excellence' we may congratulate our-
selves that we have not rushed hotheaded into a new thing.
The machine should receive a fair and honest trial. Major
Fosbery is unfortunately in India, and his favourite
child has been left in the hands of strangers ; bUt that is
no reason why it should not be done justice to. Other
nations appear to have adopted this weapon—the
French, the Prussians, the Belgians, the Turks, &c.—
and we must have them also if necessary. Our artillery-
men must remember that the mitrailleur will come into
the service, if at all, as an addition to, not in substitution
of, field artillery.

The American Bonaparte, Jerome Napoleon, a
grandson of the old Jerome Napoleon and Madame.
Patterson Bonaparte, has left New York for France for
the purpose of joining the French army of the Rhine. An
American soldier, educated at West Point, he has done
some active service in the army of the United States; but
as a French soldier he distinguished himself in the Cri-
mean and Italian wars.
London, England, 1870-08-12

THE FRENCH PEASANT AND THE WAR.

The French peasant is a peculiar individual and
the present war has furnished him with an oppor-
tunity of displaying his love of caution. The various
accounts of the struggle with Prussia have confused
him not a little, but, in spite of circumstances,
through good report and evil report he has resolved
to follow the rules laid down by his father before
him. He has no notion of squandering the money
which he has hoarded up, and, accordingly, he
proceeds to put it in a safe place where
ho can put his hand on it when neces-
sary. The feeling is general, and in a short time
the peasantry of France will have adopted
the time - honoured custom of hoarding up
their worldly goods. Reports from Paris mention
the large and continuous withdrawals of specie from
the Bank of France, and this circumstance, which is
to be regretted for many:reasons as prejudicial to the
public interest, is to be attributed to the influence of
panic at the aspect of affairs.
London, England, 1870-08-12

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London, England, 1870-08-12

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throughout the world.
London, England, 1870-08-12

HARD AND SOFT WATER.

A civil engineer, Mr. Bateman, has raised a question
of considerable general importance. Soft water, it
is commonly believed, is prejudicial to health, and
some persons carry this belief so far as to connect the
high death-rate in some of our great towns with the
use of such water by the populace. Mr. Bateman
contends that this is altogether a mistake, and that in
the instances mentioned the high death-rate is due
to over-Crowding and other causes quite apart
from the quality of the water. In one
of the towns cited the density of popula-
tion is twice as great as in another, and this
point exercises an important influence on the mor-
tality, especially as regards infants and very young
children. If we deduct the deaths of children under
five years, the mortality per 1,000 is 13.56 in the 16
places mentioned as having hard water, and 13.47 in
those having softer water. A stronger proof that
the high death rate existing in some 'of these to wns
has no connection with the quality of the water, is
to be found in a comparison of the mortality in dif-
ferent places supplied -with the same water. In one
part of Birmingham, for instance, the death rate
is 17.1, and in another 26.5. In the same way
Manchester has a very high death-rate,
while Chorlton on Medlock, and Salford have not.
It may be strongly suspected that more powerful
beverages than water, hard or soft, have a good deal
to do with the high death rate of our populous
manufacturing towns, and it is abundantly clear that
the overcrowding from which all such industrial
centres suffer more or less is one of the most fatal
influences against which the rising generation have
to contend.
London, England, 1870-08-12

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London, England, 1870-08-12

STRENGTH OF THE PRUSSIAN ARMY.

A letter just received from Hamburg says the British
papers have all under estimated the German armies of the
Rhine. As matters develope they will see their mistake.
At the present moment there are about 750,000 troops
between Rastadt and Cologne ; and it is my belief that
in a very few days the combinations will have been com-
pleted and 500,000 men will march on Metz.
London, England, 1870-08-12

DEATHS

On the 9th inst., Thomas Moores, Esq., late of 90, Far-
ringdon-ttreet aged 68.
On the 9th inst., at Le Court, near Petersfield, Sampson
Foster, Esq., aged 73.

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THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the
Savoy, in the County of Middlesex.
Friday, August 12, 1870.
London, England, 1870-08-12

THE WAR MAP.

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stamps.—G. F. CRTJUILEY, 81, Fleet-street, (E.C). The best
map published.
London, England, 1870-08-12

THE NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM.

The Marquis de Lavalette, the French Ambassador in
London, has received from his Government full powers
to sign the. new treaty confirming the neutrality of
Belgium.

A great popular manifestation took place last evening
in front of the Royal Palace and the English Embassy and
Consulate at Brussels. Great enthusiasm prevailed,
and the crowd sang " God save the Queen." Several
houses of the Rue du Trone were decorated with the Bri-
tish flag.
London, England, 1870-08-12

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London, England, 1870-08-12

GREY HAIR, 248, High Holborn, London.—
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London, England, 1870-08-12

ENGLAND AND NEUTRALITY.

A telegram from Berlin to•day (Friday) says England
has declined to join in the Austro-Italian League for the
restoration of peace, which had been proposed by Count
von Beust. The League was intended to protect both
France and Germany from any loss of territory; but in
case of the defeat of Prussia, it would not have prevented
the dissolution of the North German Confederation.
London, England, 1870-08-12

AUGUST 12, 1870.

after the Athanasian creed, explaining away the
damnatory clauses ; but this course will not satisfy
the Broad Church party, and one of the ablest of them,
Mr. Lyttleton (brother of Lord Lyttleton, and a near
relative of Mr. Gladstone), has, in yesterday's Guardian.
strongly protested against this course as inconsistent with
honesty and truthfulness.

Still on ecclesiastical matters, I may mention that the
bill drawn up by the London Free and Open Church
Association was introduced into the House of Commons
just before the close of the' session pro forma. Mr.
West, Recorder of Manchester, and M.P. for
Ipswich, brother of Mr. Temple West, incum-
bent of St. Mary Magdalene's, Paddington, and
of Mr. Algernon West, Mr. Gladstone's private
Secretary, had charge of the measure, but owing to the
death of his aged father was compelled to hand the mea-
sure over to his friend, Mr. Glyn. The object of intro-
ducing the bill now is to bring it bef-re the notice of
M. P.'s. Next session it ,is to be hoped the measure
will become law.
The latest accident in Switzerland is one of the saddest
that has happened for many a day. Mr. George Marke,
who has thus within two months of his marriage been
rendered a widower, is well known to me. He is, though

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traveller, having visited every county in Europe,
and he is a hardy mountaineer, having not long ago made
that most difficult of all ascents, the Matterhorn. It
seems extraordinary that the lamentable accident which
has happened should have taken place. Every
day scores of persons traverse the Mer de
Glace, many of them without a guide, so well
marked is the path across the ice. No doubt there
are crevasses, but there is no snow over them, and thus
they are visible to everybody. In fact, it is the facility
which they offer for seeing one of the most beautiful
Alpine effects—the sky-blue depth of the cloven ice-fields
—in a morning's excursion, without fatigue or danger, that
renders Chamouni so popular a resort. How the unfortu-
nate lady IN ho has just lost her life can have fallen into one of
these open and visible clefts is at present inexplicable.
Mr. Marke who has thus been terribly bereaved, had but
a few months ago come into possession of considerable
estates in Devonshire and Cornwall.
London, England, 1870-08-12

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