The Sun.
London, England, 1870-07-20 00:00:00

THE SU.N, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 20, Ibiu.

presented well-nigh the entire strength of the constituency,
and very little progress was made during the rest of the
day. At 12.30 the numbers were 343 and 291; at two
o'clock, 364 and 304 ; and at three Mr. Hot-
ford had 370 and Mr. Price 318 there being
at that time only thirty-two electors to poll.
At the close of the poll yesterday Mr. Gwynn Halford,
according to the Conservative and Liberal returns, had
polled three hundred and seventy ; Mr. Price, according
to the Conservative returns, had polled three hundred
and twenty-three. The Liberal return had made the
votes secured by him three hundred and thirty-five.

WRECK OF A BARQUE.
The barque Scotia's Queen, 357 tons register, of Sunder-
land, Errington, master, with a cargo of wheat froth
Odessa to Falmouth, struck on the Stag Rocks, about
twenty miles from Falmouth, yesterday morning, and
foundered. The crew reached Falmouth in safety

Sir Robert Harvey died early yesterday morning. It is
stated that Messrs. Gurney and Co. have purchased
the premises and goodwill of the Crown Bank at
Norwich.

The Presse says that the French Ministers at Baden,
Saxony, Bavaria, and Hesse have been summoned to
Paris to give information respecting the attitude of those
States in the Franco:Prussian war. The same journal
complains of the tone of the observations of Mr. Disraeli,
and the speech of Mr. Gladstone, towards France, and
adds, " France demands nothing of England but loyal,
sincere neutrality."

The France announces that three Prussian agents
have been arrested in Paris, and have been requested to
leave France.

HOLLAND AND HAN 0 VER.

The Official Journal says that the Emperor's Govern-
ment can only congratulate itself upon the attitude of
Holland, which, from her situation and naval and
military forces, occupies so important a position.
The Frankfort papers assert that the French army will
carry with them a proclamation, calling upon the Rano-
verians to rise, when they penetrate into Germany.
The telegraphic communication with Treves has been
re-established, and the railway company is likewise en-
gaged in laying down rails' for restoring the line to
Wasserbillig.

Theßourse was flat yesterday. Rentes closed at Gsfr.
25c., or 20c. lower than the previous day.
DALY CALLING OUT HER TROOPS.

In Monday's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies,
Signor Sella, the Minister of Finance, announced that the
political situation would cause some changes in the finan-
cial condition of the State, as estimated in the
Budget. He announced that the Government had de-
cided to call out two classes of conscripts, but merely as
a precautionary measure, for the maintenance of public
order.

ments had been prepared in Prussia, and that the sharp
treatment of M. Benedetti had been actuated by the bad
impression produced in Germany by the refuSal of the
King to give France the guarantees she requires. You
know, German countrymen, that every one of these
words is a lie." It is a plain
.fact that every journal in
Gerniany wrote in the 'interests of peace, whether they
wished it or not. And equally almost every paper in
Paris wrote in the interests of war, whether they wished
it or not. Whilst the war question was doubtful, the
most discreditable articles appeared day by day in several
of the semi-official organs. Lastly, it is certain that the
French Government might have known of Prince
Leopold's candidature if it had chosen. These are telling
facts against the theory that France was forced into war.
But nations, as it has often been said, have no conscience.
The unmistakeable attitude of the British press will be
resented as bitterly as if it had been unjustifiable.

A " Resident in Paris," writing to the Daily News, says
the war was got up by a most discreditable intrigue, demand
after demand being made upon Prussia in order to force
a war. M. 011ivier, up to the last moment, was kept in such
complete ignorance of the designs of the Emperor and
his secret advisers, that when a despatch was received
announcing the withdrawal of the candidature of Prince
Leopold, he triumphantly read it to a crowd of members
of the Legislative Assembly and journalists, naïvely
adding that the cause of the war having disappeared all
possibility of it had disappeared also. Whilst this diplo-
matic scheme was being forwarded, an agitation in favour
of war was studiously created and fostered. Several
papers incessantly wrote menacing articles. "To keep
the excitement up, bankers who were in the secret of the
plot sold largely upon the Bourse, and thus added to the
panic. On the Boulevards the scum of the population
paraded with shouts of Vive l'Empereur !'
Berlin !' These heroes, itis well known, were paid the next
morning forty centimes by the Government for their
patriotism."

their fatherland, and the unsp:Arin,g style in which it has
exposed the misdeeds of the French Government deserve
a passing notice. The North German Correspondent says:—
" France has declared war with Prussia ! The tidings
were received in Berlin with marked incredulity. Im-
possible !' cried everyone ; there is not a shadow of
reason for war." Reason, unfortunately, is an element
which has been obstinately ignored in the late' pro-
ceedings of the French Government. When, at last,
the fact could be no longer doubted, the general scepti-

cism gave way to a mingled feeling of indienation and
relief. Since it was to come.' was the universal
cry, 'it is better it has come at once.' The whole
people with one accord are enraged at the dictatorial
demands of France, and from every part of Germany
alike we hear the cries of the German nation : ' Let us be
led against the ruthless destroyers of national liberty, o;
peacefui industry and civilisation.'" The Magdeburger
Zeitung notes :—" In remarking the tone of the
French press, and noting the h.solent demands that have
been made on Germany, it seems to us that our neigh-
bours have been suddenly seized with that form of mad-
ness in which the Malays run a-muck through the streets,
and stab the first person they encounter, whether
or not he has done anything to excite their
wrath." The Berliner Borsenzeitung, after the
most severe condemnation of the Emperor as the
destroyer of the peace of Europe, concludes : " We can
only rejoice that the unavoidable war no longer even
seems to be carried on for dynastic interests. This peace,
in which we Must remain armed to the teeth, grows more
intolerable from day to day. May the concessions we
made on the Luxemburg question be our last."
The Weser-Zeitung says :—" The entire civilised world,

indignant at the shameful provocation by which France
has again broken the peace of Europe, will pronounce
a verdict of condemnation on this second Empire, which
originated in perjury and has grown great in falsehood."
The Zukunft, a Berlin paper of decidedly Republican
sympathies, says the French Government has behaved

tself so disgracefully that it ought to be got rid of by

force--" Let the French nation, in the last moment,
make themselves the master of their own fate,
and give the other Governments a healthy lesson
for all coming times." The Berlin Post has
these remarks :—" The cry of just indignation in Ger-
many at the insults to which we have been exposed, the
cry of general horror at the possibility of the war which
France is resoved to provoke, may perhaps assist in recal-
ling to their reason the people of France, who now, alas !
share the guilt of their Government." The National
Zeitung says :—" For four years a raid has been planned
by the French in order to obtain revenge for Sadowa.
Now t'hey believe themselves prepared, and will not wait
for a moment, though they must take the most trivial
pretence for madly forcing on a war." The
Hessische Morgen Zeitung complains that the
French' Government has insulted Germany by
seeking to turn the South German States from their
allegiance to Prussia. ' The Vossische Zeitung declares that
the first responsibility falls upon Napoleon. " How
could we expect that; he—the man of the coup d'Etat who
trod underfoot the rights of his own people, would respect
those of foreign nations. In the second place, we
cannot exonerate the people of France from all
guilt in the horrible bloodshed that must ensue."—
The South German journal, 6chwabische Vol ks-
Zeitung of Stuttgard, observes :—" The mask is at last
thrown off. Revenge for Sadowa, intervention in the
internal affairs of Germany, the destruction of our offen-
sive and defensive treaties with the North, the weakening
of our western frontiers—all this is meant when war is de-
clared ostensibly to defeat the candidature of a Sigmarin-
gen. The South German Swabian Mercury a day or two ago
remarked :—" We should, no doubt, have a serious
struggle before us, but one to the issue of which we might
look forward with confidence, knowing that the prize it
worth the stake. For, however shallow and transparens
the pretext of the enemy may be in attacking us, the re-
ward of victory would certainly be the immediate com-
pletion of our German State."—Several of the Viennese
papers are equally stern in their condemnation of the
French proceedings. In Frankfort only is there any
hesitation shewn. Frankfort is melancholy because its
Bourse is so, and the town on the Mein thinks of nothing
but money. The annexation to Prussia, too, with all its
unpleasant consequences, is too recent to be forgotten.
The preparations here are going on rapidly, but we are
unable to say much about them. The law does not allow
it, and the press requires no law to obey a dictate
of patriotism. All that can be said is that mobilisation is
rapibly going on, and that soon a million of men will be
under arms. This immense total represents, in round
numbers, the military strength of the North German Con-
federacy. Some estimates place it higher; but it is, at
any rate, certain that a million of men can be brought
into the field. They are divided—speaking again in
round numbers—into one-third soldiers of the Line, one-
third Reserve, and one-third Landwehr. If France
hopes to scatter such a force as this to the winds, it is
evident that the task will be a difficult one.

COLOGNE, SUNDAY.

Here the greatest animation prevails, for Cologne is the
central town of the district which will, in a few
days, become the theatre of war. Everywhere we meet
with trains fnll of troops—troops on the road,
troops in barracks, and munitions arriving from every
quarter and by every route. It is a scene of tremendous
military ardour. The ordinary traffic on the railroads is
suspended. Soldiers, soldiers look out of the
carriage windows everywhere. All the vehicles
are employed in the transport of men and things,
on business of war. The North German Bth army corps,
under the command of General Herwath Von
Bittenfield is already in this neighbourhood, and
will sustain the first shock of battle. The 7th
Army Corps (that of Westphalia), the 10th Hanover, and
the 11th Cassel will be on the Rhine in a few days ; then
will follow the 2nd, under the command of the Crown
Prince, and the 3rd, at the head of which is that hope of
Prussia, Prince Frederick Charles. The 4th corps, under
the command of General von Albensleven, will occupy
Hanover. It should be added that the 7th
corps is led by General von Lastrow, the 10th by General
Voigts-Rhetz, and the 11th by General Plonski. The
agitation is extreme in this city. It is scarcely less greet
in all the surrounding neighbourhoods. There is a regular
stampede,a saute-quipeut of all holiday makers. Thewatering
places are deserted. At Homburg, Manheim, Ems, and
Wiesbaden there were but yesterday crowds of visitors.
Scarcely a trace of them now remains. Commerce is
everywhere paralysed. At Frankfort there is no discount
even for the best paper. And this is only the beginning.

OUR COTEMPORARIES—This Morning.