The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-03 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 11.45 A,M

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE WAR.

THE PLEBISCITE IN ROME.
ROME, OCT. 2 (5.20 p.m.)
The voting has been carried out in the most
orderly and imposing manner.
Excellent measures bad been taken by the Italian
Military Authorities.
The Romans voted by sections, and proceeded
with military bands to the voting places.
The streets and piazze are decorated with flags.
The vote began at 8 a.m., and closed at 6 p.m.
The result is not yet known, but is believed to be
nearly unanimously in favour of union with Italy.

RUSSIA AND THE TREATY OF
PARIS.

The Etoile Belge announces that apprehensions
respecting a reopening of the Eastern question
in the interests of Russia have disap-
peared. Very different news, however, comes from
other quarters. The Vienna politicians appear to

be greatly alarmed. It is currently believed at the
Austrian capital that Russia will shortly
seek to be relieved from the disabili-
ties respecting the Black Sea and Sebas-
topol imposed by the Treaty of Paris. This, impres-
sion Lis supported by a telegram from the Times
Berlin correspondent.

LATE NEWS FROM PARIS.

FORT ISSY SUMMONED TO
SURRENDER.

MORE FIGHTING AT METZ.

A GERMAN PRINCE KILLED.

NEWS FROM PARIS.

TOURS, OCT. 1 (11.30 P.m.)
Intelligence has been received here from Paris up
to the 29th ult.

An edict of the Minister of Agriculture, dated
.Sept. 20, orders that from the 28th 500 oxen and
6,000 sheep shall be daily placed at the disposal of
the citizens of Paris. This meat will be sold direct
and in retail to the inhabitants on the State's account
by butchers whose names are inscribed for that pur-
pose at their respective mairies, and at the prices
settled by the public-tariff.

Prussian officers demanded the surrender of Fort
d'lssy on the 26th ult. The commander replied that
as long as a breath remained in his body he would
not capitulate.
A Government messenger had succeeded in enter-
ing. Paris.

The Germans did not appear to intend a real
attack on any point at present. They had estab-
lished their line of concentration out of range of
the French guns, and had occupied heights at a
great distance. Whenever the forts perceived a
convoy or reconnaissance of the enemy they fired
shot and shells, which almost always proved well
aimed.

The enemy had constructed an entrenched camp
at Versailles, and appeared to be making arrange-
ktents to pass the winter.
In a few days there would be in Paris at least
250 armed battalions of National Guards, number-
ing about 1,500 men per battalion.
The second batch of the private papers of the
Imperial Family, published in Paris, contains a
dispatch from the Empress to the Emaeror which
ahows that the latter intended to return to Paris
after his two first defeats. Revelations are also
made relative to a recent journey of M. Itouher
to the Imperial headquarters.
The Correspondance Parisienne announces that M.
Bernier has been arrested in consequence of the dis-
covery of compromising papers connected with the
affair of the bombs, and that warrants have also
been issued against M. Grandperret and Dr. Gon-
neau.

It was announced from Nogent on the morning of
the 26th that the Prussians had sent up a balloon
over Neuilly.
The Government had issued a decree, dated Sep-
tember 28th, establishing a court-martial for the
National Guard as well as for the army.
The official report on the fighting of the 23rd
states that the Prussians numbered 8,000 men, and
that their losses were considerable. On the French
side 3 officers were wounded, 11 men killed, and 86
wounded.
A reconnaissance was made on the 28th towards
(.31-amart and Fleury, but nothing important oc-
eared.

The Official Journal of the 29th contains a decree
filing* the interest on Treasury Bonds at 5, 51-, and
,
per cent.
General Trochu had issued a proclamation con-
!lemming the conduct of those who had taken part
in some disturbances, and who had forcibly entered
c'llae private houses. General Tamisier had issued
44 order of the day on the same subject.

MANS, OCT. 2, (5.65 P.M.)

Paris is much inspirited by partial successes up
t° Friday. The Prussians are not attacking but
encircling Paris. They have left the neighbour-
hood of Orleans. Large bodies of troops between
Touray and Patay marching on Chartres.—Standard
2 ele9l. am.

(BY WAY OF BERLIN.)

BERLIN, OCT. 1, (10 35 A.m.)

The earthworks at Moulin de la Tour, captured
°a the 18th of September, are being utilised for at-
tacking purposes. The redoubt at Villejuif has ',been
destroyed by the German guns and occupied. The
redoubt at Genevilliers has been deserted by the
French and is occupied by the Germans. The Ger-
man artillery position is established on the heights
at St. Cloud. The L'Ourcq Canal is being diverted
tt Sevran into a rivulet to deprive the besieged of
18 Water, and to strengthen the position of the
I,t
russia.n Guards.
Each department of France occupied by the
~,‘lertuan troops must pay 100,000 f. to indemnify the
is‘-*ertuans expelled from France. A secret post office
"6 been discovered at Nancy, which kept up corn-
eilication with Paris. Many of the letters seized
Jerusalem,
a formula of prayer sent by a priest from
and supposed to be effectual in defeating
Petersburg
It is pretty generally assumed at St.
;-etersburg that Russia intends proposing shortly a
elision of the Treaty'of 1856.
Yesterday the birthday of the Queen, the 6th
A,t4137 Corps brilliantly repulsed a sortie of nearly
th
whole corps of General Vinoy, south of Paris
pv.er 200 prisoners were taken. The Crown
fa:l.:lce Was present . ditring the whole of the
w'agelnent. Another sortie, south-west of Paris,
rePulsed by the sth Corps, with little loss to
°llrselves.
li....esterday morning large columns of the French
"" advanced- from Paris against the 6th Army
e°1'1)8. Simultaneously the van of the sth Army
4__ll'N was attacked by three battalions, and the 11th
Corps was menaced by a brigade. After two