The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-10 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 21SO P.M.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE WAR.

Trip
-- NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN ARMISTICE.

VERSAILLES, Nov. 9 (10.45 p.m.)
:the Moniteur Officiel of last night is authorised
, u state that the Federal Chancellor proposed, on
the' basis of the status quo, an armistice to extend to
i 143's for holding elections all over France, even
districts held by the German troops. He offered
ti 4/ Permit, and even encourage, the holding of elec-
°ns without any armistice whatever, but M. Thiers
%148 not authorized to accept those proposals. He
1 eillanded as a sine qua non the admission of food to
pars as a preliminary, and offered no military
equivalent whatever.
The Federal Chancellor not being able to grant
each demands, M. Thiers received, on the 6th of
"Wernher, orders from Paris to break of negotia-
tionB.
The French have plundered a part of the convoy
u4:ler charge of Mr. Thomas, of London, for the
61°k and wounded.

WAR CONTRIBUTIONS.
The latest intelligence from Marseilles (Nov. 7)
states that the Prefect of the Var has called upon
ov,e Department to contribute 2,000,000 francs, in
edience to the decree of the National Government
ufor the Defence.

THE FRENCH FLEET.
„A, despatch from Cuxhaven, dated the 9th inst.,
freS that the French Fleet, consisting of 30 vessels
has proceeded to the North Sea. The
ii:Nation of the Elbe has therefore ceased, and all
441 have been removed.

THE DEFENCE OF LILLE.
4,31 t la stated here that Lille will not be able to
01isly resist the
.German forces under General
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ZaLteuffel, as the supply of guns, arms, and war
Qte'ie/ is very scanty.

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APPROACHING ATTACK ON PARIS.
re The Provinzial Correspondenz of the 9th, in re-
:ling to the approaching attack on Paris, says the
7' Will certainly be issued at the moment which
t:l' appear most opportune, after duly weighing all
pei circumstances, and especially the internal de-
°Praent of affairs in Paris.

-ori CIRCULAR FROM M. JULES FAVRE.
1?1,r. Favre has just addressed a circular to the
pench Ministers abroad, in which he asserts that
118.:14ja, by causing the rejection of the armistice,
tot 111ce more proved that she continues the war
tor el With a strictly personal object, without caring
t6t," real interests of her subjects, and especially
ijinterests of the Germans whom she drags along
hest
Wake.

GERMANS CONCENTRATING NEAR
CHATEAUDUN.
It is
at, reported from Tours that the Germans troops
eh l'ed over Beauce 'are concentrating between
ratteaudun and Orleans. It is believed that Gene-
izo You der Tann is preparing to make an offensive
o°e'llent. The engagement of the 7th resulted
jilla Prussian attempt to occupy the forest of
at;euenoir. There were 6,000 men engaged on each
The Prussians were pursued six miles towarl!B
"otter le Marc"'

THE CAPTURED BALLOONS.
he,""c 4cording to information from Versailles, the
44 Persons captured in the balloons have been
Iv t° ar a Prussian fortress, to be tried by a council of
Bev ' the papers found upon them compromise
Et 741 diplomatists. Some Englishmen who effected
ea,, 68ced
nt
b from a balloon at Verdun have also been
tlrey the Prussians.

rt, OCCUPATION OF MONTBELIARD.
0,
°tit 'Y the Prussians occupied Montbeliard, with -
eht, the Slightest resistance being offered to their
1% The town is being fortified in order to resist
0 attack. The occupation became necessary in
4 to make the investment of Belfort secure.

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T ENCOUNTER AT BRETENAY.
414. .
-..eaci ce has been received to-day at the Royal
elle 'quarters at Versailles, that the 9th Infantry
Th:4lltered a body of Mobile Guards at Bretenay.
ttr,- 6ght was a severe one. The French loss
qe:llllteci to 70 killed and 40 prisoners. The
1'44 loss was very trifling.

TLANOTHER FRENCH WAR CREDIT.
beree delegation of the Government of National
19 K,,l'ee at Tours has opened an additional credit of
oil
,uu°,ooo francs at the Ministry of Public Works
Ike
tntcoulat of expenditure for the National arzna-

AUSTRIA AND ITALY.
FLORENCE, November 8 (Afternoon).
Si if,
rePorted on good authority in this city that
Miughetti, the Italian Minister at Vienna,
the 'as recently returned to Florence, has given to
4.44l,G°verument of Victor Emmanuel formal
the Pees with regard to the favourable feeling of
Aolicv Cabinet and Court towards the Italian
'll Rome.

The f „ CHINA.
fro- °"owing communication has been forwarded
bee' the Foreign Office:— "A telegram has
datildecoived at the Foreign-office from Mr. Wade,
°ooae-bi)ekin, October 26, stating that the Chinese
ther-'lBBioner is about to start for France, and that
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no danger in the North of China."

TIIE ELECTIONS IN AMERICA.
„ tr PHILADELPHIA, November 9.
41offman, Democrat, has been re-elected
The r-hil°t New York by about 30,000 majority.
12,4c;erhocratio majority in New York city is
has • NO disturbances occurred. Massachusetts
25,4'ected Claffin, Republican, Governor, by about
Illinolmajority, The Republicans 'have carried
kiehla by 30,000, and also carried Louisiana,
40t4-gr-Ta,lll Wisconsin, Rhode Island, and Minne-
land, -%,." Democrats have carried Delaware, Mary-
fro,4
all entucky, and Tennessee. The returns
atethese elections are yet imperfect, but indi-
NvhieCi at the Republican majority in Congress,
4 now 93, will be reduced below 50.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
44.°13TURE OF PRUSSIAN BARQUE.
repZcksman, who arrived in Yarmouth yesterday,
ago -1,4 that while in the North Sea a few days
bcircin-(3 Witnessed the capture of the Prussian
44 Der Turner "by a French iron-clad. After
bam—elting chase the Frenchman came up with the
kb?"' and boarded her; and having left an officer
veai number of men on board to take the
ay` into a French port, the ironclad steamed
for Tile barque was believed to be from Dantzic
-"den, with flax.

TRt MARRIAGE OF EARL COWPER.
1,,.At uleeti
vtNcie ng of the corporation of Hertford, under the
Wed nnY of William Plummer Wilson, Esq., mayor,
ailadil,._eon
day,s the council unanimously recolved to presentCfsB of congratulation to the Lord High Steward of
tio„ °l.°llgh, the Right Hon. Lord Cowper, in commemora
of hie recent marriage.