The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-12 00:00:00

THE EXPLOSION AT LAON.

BRLIN, SEPT. 12.
Queen Augusta has received the following tele
gram from the King of Prussia :

RHEIMS, SEPT 11, 10 p.m.
Sad news from Loan, where, after the capitula-
tion and the entry of our troops, the citadel blew up.
00 of our men and 300 of the Gardes Mobiles were
killed and many wounded.
The Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin is
anlong the latter.

Unquestionably the disaster is to be attributed to
treachery.

THE DEFENCE OF TOUL.

GREAT PRUSSIAN LOSS.
(FRENCH ACCOUNT.)
PARIS, SEPT. 12.
The following information is communicated
'1 the Ministry of the Interior. On Satur-
day, from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m., the Prussians
attacked Toul. Their assaults were repulsed, and
411 their batteries dismounted. Their losses
etuount to 10,000 'men hors de combat
Verdun continues to offer a vigorous resistance,
and has twice refused to surrender when summoned,
and will hold ont to the last extremity.
alontinedy on Thursday repulsed a fresh attack of
the besiegers.
-r-rbe Prussians are in the neighbourhood of Meaux.
eY are also in force at Crecy, and are approaching
oisy.

THE POPE LEAVING ROME.
The Constitutionnel says Pius IX. is preparing to
eave Rome. Orders to this effect have been trans-
mitted to Civita Vecchia. The Pope will embark
°ll board the Immaculate Conception.

QARIBALDI EN ROUTE FOR

PARIS.
Ihe same paper announces that Garibaldi, with
" army- of volunteers, is en route for Paris.

IMPORTANT MISSION OF M.
TRIERS TO THE NEUTRAL
POWERS.

ENGLAND DEMANDS AN
ARMISTICE.
(RBUTIRB TELEGRAMS.)
PARIS, SEPT. 12.
All official decree has been published re-establish-
-4111 the tax on butchers' meat.
It is stated that yesterday evening, at the last
rTeaent, the departure of certain members of the
°,..rernment for Tours was indefinitively postponed.
he Gaulois says that the diplomatic body have
'lO postponed their departure.
The same paper asserts that England forwarded
04 Saturday a note to the Prussian Government de-
manding an armistice in the name of the neutral
powers.
No reply has as yet been received from the
Alng,
is officially announced that M. Thiers will leave
thia
evening on a mission to London, afterwards
proceeding to St. Petersburg and Vienna. This
ate, is being taken in consequence of information
received by the Ministry.
•
The Prussians are expected to enter Meaux and
u
-4elun this evening.

ARRIVAL OF 20,000 VOLUN-
TEERS.
MARSEILLES, SEPT. 11.
Volunteer enrolments continue. 20,000 Volun-
teers
arrived from Aix with 1,500 Ga rdes Mobiles.
The Municipal Council have unanimously voted
Tat religious bodies, being liable to the action of
thecommon law, must take part in the defence of
country.

OCCUPATION OF ROME.
FLORENCE, SEPT. 11 (Evening).
~i1.71:11° Official Gazette announces that on the propo-
„I.:t" of a Congress of Ministers the King gave
i
C°ells to the Royal troops this morning to enter the
PCB territory.
FLORENCE, SEPT. 11 (Evening.)
IsAlt is officially announced that the King, in con-
kllionce of the proposition of the Council of
th'llisterse , has ordered the Royal troops to enter
yornan provinces.
beSignor San Martino is expected this evening at
°llloe on his return from Rome, where he has
ou a mission.
of'ignor San Martino yesterday had an audience
fro the Pope, to whom he presented a letter
41 the Kin°. of Italy, in which the hope was ex-
Dregse t 0
o. that the Pontifical troops would avoid all
eollflict with those of Italy.
1i.411 enthusiastic demonstration in favour of the
I3g took place at the theatre this evening.
FLORENCE, SEPT. 11.
ttTbe OPinione of to-day publishes news from Rome
toating that at Terracina and Velletri an address i,
hi King of Italy was being signed, inviting
1.0 order the Italian troops to enter the Roman
territory.
Pi,C3l.eat agitation prevails in the province of
,t,4l,llione,
jta."l!•te Pontifical troops' will retire as soon as the
11411 troops shall have crossed the frontier.
to
ti is stated that the Papal troops are preparing
be :fend Rome. If Count San Martino should not
iseeeived to-day he will return to Florence.
go Pope has been solicited to leave Rome and
the orzboard an English frigate. What resolution
Thqo will take is as yet unknown.
Ncttione says that the National flag has bean
"Led at Terracina.
PR