The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-06 00:00:00

TIT SUN, LONDON, TITESI

terms mentioned are that Prussia shall evacuate

French territory, and that France shall abolish her
standing army.] •

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
SPAIN.

MADRID, SEPTEMBER 4,

it is rumoured that the Cortes will assemble on
the 15th inst., in view of the present state cf

alinirs.

The events in France have caused a great sensa-
ion here. The Liberal press advises the: people to

remain quiet.
The Regent has arrived in Madrid;

ITALY.

FLORENCE, SEPTE➢LBER 4.

The Opinions of to-day says that yesterday two
Cabinet Councils were held, when the questions dis-
cussed related to the general policy and the Roman
question, which are inseparable. The decision the
Government may take on the Roman question mast
influence its policy on European questions. During
the last month the Roman question has become a
subject of communication between the Ministry and
the other Powers.

AMERICA.
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 4.
The Inman Royal Mail steamer City of Antwerp
arrived here at 9 a.m. to-day all well.

GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO.
(By Atlantic Cable.)
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 5.
A fire occurred at Chicago yesterday, causing a loss of

three millions of dollars.

INDIA.
(Per British Indian. Cable.)
SIMLA, SEPTEMBER 3.
. The financial statement for last year has been pub-
lished, chewing a trifling surplus.
(By Indo-European Telegraph).
CALCUTTA, SEPTEMBER 5.
At the Government opium sales Patna prices ruled
from 40 to 50 rupees higher.
Forty per Cent. Government Securities, 971; Fifty
ditto, 1061 ; Five-and-a-Half ditto, nu.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
GIBRALTA R, SEPTEMBER 4.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Tan-
jore left at 8 p.m. to-day for Southampton, where sho
may be expected on the 9th instant.

MAIL NEWS.
QUEENSTOWN, SEPTEMBER 5.

The Cunard Royal Mail steamer Samaria, from New
York, arrived here at 5 a.m. to-day with 139 passengers
and $457,152 in specie. She landed 62 sacks of mails and
37 passengers, and proceeded immediately for Liverpool.
All well.

GREENCASTLE, SEPT, 5.

The Canadian Mail steamship Peruvian, from Quebec
on the 27th ult., arrived at Moville at 12.35 p.m- to-day.
The London mails were landed, and she proceeded for
Liverpool.

THE EMPEROR'S INTERFERENCE WITH
THE WAR.

Now that the downfall of the Napoleonic dynasty is
au fait accompli, anecdotes of all kinds are current of the
disastrous influence exercised by the Emperor upon the
war. The Paris correspondent of the Indepenclaiece Beige
says that General Failly, who is universally denounced,
was retained in his command by the personal influence of
the Emperor, who, it is said, thwarted as much as pos-
sible the appointment of General Palikao. It was, con-
sequently, a matter of regret that the Emperor should have
emerged from the torpor in whichM.Rouher found him sunk
when he visited him at Chalons. He was then com-
pletely overwhelmed. "lam no longer." he said "either
the head of an army or of a dynasty." In vain the Pre-
sident of the Senate and ex-confidential Minister endea-
voured to raise him from his despondency. He evidently
thought that all hope for his dynasty was over. It is said
that on learning the march of the Crown Prince of Prus-
sia on Paris, the Emperor, apprehensive on account of
the Empress, ordered Marshal MacMahon to retreat,
and to give battle under the Paris forts. This
would have been the ruin of the plan which had been
decided on by General Palikao and the two marshals.
Marshal MacMahon refused to alter his plan, and referred
to the Minister of War, who desired him to continue his
march northwards. As the Empress insisted on the
Emperor's wishes being carried out, the Minister of War
very plainly informed her that if she persisted in thus
interfering with the military plans, notwithstanding his
repugnance to the idea of a Provisional Government, he
would be obliged to lay the matter before the Chamber
of Deputies, and ask them to put him in possession of full
political power as he was of the military. The Empress
yielded to this threat, but the despatches exchanged
between the head-quarters and the Minister caused a
delay of twenty-four hours and possibly prevented that
junction of MacMahon and Bazaine which was believed
tertian of accomplishment.