The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-19 00:00:00

PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

The Standard considers that unless the King' Prussia
turi his confederates have completely changed their minds
in the last day or two, peace negociations can lead to
nothing. So far as we are acquainted, says that journal,
Kith their views—and the expression of -them is of the
clearest and most emphatic character, they will make no
peace except upon the basis of a dismemberment of
France, which no Government of France, unless insti-
tuted ad hoc by Prussian military governors, could accept ;
Ind, what is more, they will not deign to treat, with any
)they Government than the one of their own making.
Count Bismarck informed our correspondent five or six
days ago that Germany would fight for ten years rather
;han make peace without obtaining territorial
guarantees, and sufficiently indicated what he con-
sidered must be the maximum of those guarantees by

ieclaring the possession of Metz and Strasburg to be
:ndispensable. ' If Count Bismarck promises a little too
much for Germany in engaging her to such a ten years'
war of aggression, he no doubt states clearly enough the
present purpose of Prussia and her allies. No one knows
better the mind of the King of Prussia than Count Bis-
marck, whose business it has been for many years to form
Ind guide it. If Count Bismarck says "we must have Metz
and Strasburg," that is the resolution of Germany at the
time he speaks. Of course circamstanoes may modify that
resolution. A successful defence of Paris, the expul-
sion of the German armies from France, the
intervention of the neutral Powers, might effect a
remarkable revolution in the ideas of the Sove-
reigns of whom in this conjuncture Count Bismark
is the mouthpiece—a revolution which would soon
extend through Germany. But up to the pre-
sent moment no fact of this kind has -occurred
to influence the decision announced by Count Bismarck to
our -correspondent: Prussia wi►l not make peace except
upon the condition that Alsace and Lorraine are, in spite
of the vehement, the almost savage protests of their pepu-
lations, to be made German, and as no French Govern,ment
whose members lay claim to the slightest patriotism can
agree to a peace of that sort, it may be taken to follow
that peace is out of the question for the present, even if
the Prussian Government would treat with the present
Possessors of power in France.

LOSS OF A VESSEL IN YARMOUTH ROAD.
Captain Sellars, of the barque Eliza Smeed, of Roches-
ter, reports that he was l3ing at anchor in Yarmouth
Roads about four o'clock on Sunday morning, during a
thick fog, when he observed a steamer coming south
slowly, and blowing her steam whistle. Just before the
steamer approached he heard a crash as of a collision, and
shrieks of men, and as the steamer passed Captain Sellars
hailed them and asked what had happened, but he re-
received no reply. He subsequently lowered his
boat, and with a few hands went to the
spot to render assistance, but all he saw was a mass
of wreck. At daylight it was evident that a vessel had
been run down, but as yet it is unknown what vessel it
may be. It is feared all the crew are lost,

A fire broke out in Mr. Brandingham's shed, Monk-
wearmouth, Sunderland, on Saturday night. A man,
whose name is unknown, rushed into the house while the
fire was raging, and in spite of the efforts of the police.
At that instant the roof fell in, burying the man burnt,
ruins. When got out soon after he was frightfully
and died in a few minutes.
Chunder Sen delivered a farewell address at Southall
ton on Saturday afternoon, previous to sailing for • India.
He urged the importance of bringing into harmonythe
minds of England and India as necessary to India's
successful future. Miss Carpenter spoke on Friday night
on the importance of educating the women of India.

DR. CUMMING ON THE WAR. -
Dr. Cumming delivered the second of his series of
sermons last night on the war. He continued his subject
from the Sixteenth Chapter of Revelations, in order to
prove that the present crisis was in accordance with
prophecy. He instanced the various wars, extending over
a number of years, to show that they tendeti to the over-
throw of Papal power, and contended that Prussia was
in instrument in the hands of God, and a means to the
working out of the Revelation. The three evil spirits
that came out of the mouths of the dragon, the Vast, and
the false prophets, and which were represented in the evil
passions of men, was the explanation of this revolution,
and were the real elements cf war. Peace would not be
. on earth until the coming of the great Master of Peace.