The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-10 00:00:00

THE IMMINENT COLLAPSE OF THE E3IPIRH.

The Times, with an ominous comparison between the
events of 1814 and those of 1870. It points clearly to the
withdrawal of the Emperor from his throne. In such
crisis, it says, the party that is most prompt and clear in
its decision carries the day, and it cannot fail to escape
notice that the members of the Extreme Left, including
almost all the Deputies of the Seine, the representatives
of the will of Paris, have in an informal way constituted
themselves a Committee of Public Safety. The Demo-
cratic journals have in the same sense demanden that
That the representatives of Paris should be recognised
as the nucleus of a Committee of Defence. We
may, however, leave France to work out for herself
the problem of a change of servants if it be forced
upon her ; but there is a duty incumbent upon
us in such a contingency from which, difficult as it would
be in execution, no Ministry ought to shrink. Germany
has never made war upon France. The Emperor threw
down the challen'e, and it was accepted. With the
etirement of the challenger the battle ought to close and,
in the words of Mr. Disraeli, an opportunity would arise
for " a Power like England to come forward, with a
friendship that cannot be doubted, to give counsels of
moderation in such a manner as will shew that, while
anxious for the peace of Europe,. she respects the dignity
and national feelings of both belligerents."

THE DIFFICULTIES OF FRANCE.
North, South, East, and West, says the Telegraph,
France looks for an ally in her hour of need, and looks in
vain. That such should be the ease is doubtlesethe neces-
sary result of her own infatuation ; but it is none the less
a spectacle really painful to witness to all who have,
at heart the welfare of a noble and gallant people. When-
ever the time comes that friendlyintervention can be of any
service, the diplomatic efforts of England and of the other
great Powers of Europe will not be wanting to
mitigate the severity of the blow which has fallen upon
France. But if the in,l'ader is to be expelled from her
soil by force of arms it must be accomplished by her
own efforts, and by her own efforts only. As yet,
however, there have been few indications of such an
uprising of the nation as might suffice to check the
Prussian advance. Camp and Senate alike present
dejection, irresolution, and divided counsels. The Prince
Imperial has been sent away hastily to Paris with his
baptism of fire but half completed ; and the effect
of this acknowledgment that his personal safety
is no longer secure within the lines of the French
army is certain to increase the dismay already felt in
Paris. The Emperor, we marpresume, intends to risk all
upon the chances of a contest with the Prussians, so as to
bar their advance upon the capital ; and lest the fortune of
war should again go against him, it is well that the
Heir to the Throne should be at Paris. So far as the
poor lad himself is concerned, the march to Berlin ended
at Saarbruck ; and before the 15th—the day of the Pete
Napoleon—the day, when the French Eagles were to be
carried " Mater den' Linden," the French army must
fight a battle which, has been courted by the head of the
dynasty that is at stake.

FATAL. A_LPINt ACCIDENT.—MrS. George Mph°
fell, a few days ago, into a crevasse in the mountains
near Chamouni, and up to the last time her relatives
in England had heard (about 24 hours after the occurrence)
she had not been found. The young lady was the
daughter of the Rev. R. C. Maul, of Rickinghall, Suf-
folk. She was with her husband spending their honey-
moon in Switzerland. Her husband is Mr. George Marke,
the son of the late Sedley Bastard Marke, of Liskeard, in
Cornwall. They were married about two months go.
The accident is supposed to have occurred on, the er
de Glace, or at some of the glaciers near. "
TEE AMERICAN PRESS AND THE WAR...—" 11l
looking over several hundred exchanges every day," says
the New .York Tribune, "we cannot help seeing how
largely the American press sympathises with the Germans
in their struggle against the French Emperor. Nearly all
the leading journals of the country--those which control
public opinion and express themselves according to their
convictions—have taken ground against the pretensions of
Napoleon, his aggressive designs, and his policy of inter-
ference."

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