The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-06 00:00:00

SUN, LONDO,N, THE- RSDA Y, OCTOBER 6, 187.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

FIGHTING AROUND PARIS.

. The Paris correspondent of the Standard, writing from
Rouen on tire 4th instant, remarks :—Before laying before
you the latest news from Paris, which, oddly enough,
seems to reach Rouen before it gets to Tours, you must
permit me to draw your attention to an extraordinary
statement which figures conspicuously in a telegram
from Calais, October 1, which I find in the London
papers of the 3rd. It is therein stated, not as an
on dit, or a rumour, but as a positive fact, about which
there can be no doubt, that there was brilliant skirmishing
near Rouen on the 30th. The statement is wholly and ab-
lutely untrue. There was some skirmishing on Friday at
a place called Maule, about six miles' and a quarter
to the south-east of Mantes, between Mocquard's
Franc-tireurs and a large body of Prussians. From
the statements of some of these irregulars, who
have returned to Rouen, I gather that they
succeeded in effecting their retreat to some woods in the
neighbourhood, ann escaped during the night. They
add that next morning the Prussians shelled the wood
at long range, an6l • must have been wofully
disappointed when they found their enemy had vanished.
There appears also to have been a brush on Sunday be-
tween some of the Rouen volunteers, the 3rd Regiment
of Hussars, and the advanced guard of a Prussian corps
between Gournay and Gisors—with what result does
not seem clear. Gournay is about 35 miles from this.
The result of this engagement is not known, but
the affair at Maule on Friday was decidedly unfavour-
able. Friday was an unlucky day for the French round
Paris as well as before Mantes. There is no
material discrepancy; between the telegrams from

LEICESTER RACES.—THis DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SCURRY STAKES.

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BELVOIIt PLATE.

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COUNTY CUP,

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Seven ran.
SPORTSMAN'S NURSERY.

ocral rochu and those from the Prussian
headquarters. Both represent the French to have
made a vigorous attack on the Prussian positions
at Thiais and Choisy-le-Roi. They appear to have ad-
vanced from Villejuif to Chevilly, and then advanced to
Thiais and Choisy-le-Roi.. But both these pleasant
villages (which command the passage of the
Seine) were held in force by the Prussians.
There was a brisk engagement, which resulted
in the French
.being driven back. General
Trochu states that they effected their retreat in a most
orderly manner, and that the Mobiles—whom I persist in
considering the most reliable portion of the French
infantry just now—behaved with -great gallantry.
The French admit heavy losses. There is
no doubt that this affair was a serious defeat
for • the French, and it is not very easy to
understand what was the motive for the attack on two
villages which form a strong defensive position, and
which a mere sortie was not likely to drive the Prussians
from. En revanche detailed accounts reach us of a
smart affair between a French gunboat and Prussian bat-
teries at St. Cloud. The suspension bridge at Suresnes
having been ( very unnecessarily) • blown up,
the two gunboats La Claymore and Le Sabre were
ordered to drop down the river and tow a bridge
of boats to the spot. and moor it across the
stream. They started from Point de Jour at five p.m.,
and reached Suresnes at nightfall; they were
suffered to pass St. Cloud unmolested. After
nightfall the two gunboats, in pursuance of their orders,
steamed back again to their station, but near Sevres
the Claymore was assailed by a shower of bullets, one of
which disabled the man at the wheel, and the current 'im-
mediately drifted her to the left bank of the river, where
she grounded ; the Prussians plied her hotly with
musketry and grape, and the iron plates of which her
armour consists were drilled through and through like a
cullender. The unfortunate Claymore hung on for a
quarter of an hour, but at length was warped off, and as
soon as her head could be got round she opened with her
30-pounder on the Prussians, and fired 'several volleys of
grape, which silenced their fire with magical promptitude,
and the Claymore regained her moorings. It is not stated
what loss she suffered. The other gunboat had of course
opened fire on 'the enemy as soon as she perceived the
plight of her consort, but her fire does not seem to have
(.1. ,:ie.much execution.

Chick.
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Christopher Sly
Orator....

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• CITY BETTING—This DAY.
OESAREWITCH.
7to 1 agst Wheatear (offered-15 to 2 taken)
Bto 1 agst Hawthornden (offered)
100 to 8 agst Ethus (offered—take 100 to 7)
100 to 6 agst Rattlepate (taken and offered-3600
to 200 taken)
100 to 6 agst Typhoeus (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Cardinal York (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Flibustier (offered)
20 to 1 agst Falkland (offered)
25 to 1 agst Barford (offered)
1000 to 33 agst Sister to Cherie (offered)
1000 to 30 agst Indian Ocean (offered)
1000 to 30 agst Annie Wood (offered)
33 to 1 agst Adonis (offered)
50 to 1 agst Not Out (offered)
1000 to 20 agst Pompeii (offered)
1000 to 10 agst Tabernacle (taken and offered)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
100 to 8 agst Queen of Hearts (offered)
15 to 1 agst Frivolity (offered)
1000 to 60 agst Ethus (offered)
1000 to 40 agst Adonis (offered)
25 to 1 agst Pax (offered)
1000 to 30 agst Albany (offered)
2000 to 40 agst L'Oise (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Barfotd (offered)
1000 to 20 agst Not Out (offered)

MONEY MARKET.

01T A! , Two o'CLocx.

On the Stock Exchange to-day there was all improve-
ment in prices, and business was better. Consols are now
924 to, 92a for money and 921 to 921 for November.
Foreign Securities Italian and Lombardo-Venetian are
/ higher ; and Spanish and Turkish I. The prices are :
Italian of 1861, 541 to 55 ; Lombardo-Venetian, 14/ to
141 ; Spanish of 1867, 21 to 284; ditto of 1869, 271 to 27i;
Turkish Five per Cents., 421 t 0424 ; ditto of 1869, ag to
51 ; Peruvian 871 to 88.; and Egyptian 76/ to 76g.

Telegrams from-Marseilles quote French ilentess4, and
Italian 54k. The loan of £.100,000 for the city of Mat-
seines had not as yet been fully subscribed. Only about
one-third had been taken.

It is intimated that the reductions which have at
various times been made in the fares on the Metro-
politan Railway have proved so satisfactory that
the directors have decided to make another impor-
tant move in that direction, to commence on the
Ist of next month. From • the statistics obtained
there can be little doubt that the receipts will ultimately
benefit largely by the intended measure, but it is possible
the public may not at first fully appreciate the benefit
conferred, and that there may be for the first week or two
even a slight diminution in the receipts—a point to be
borne in mind to prevent any hasty disappointment or im-
provident action on their publication.

At the weekly meeting of directors of the Chartered
Bank of India, Australia, and China, it was re solved not
to recommend any dividend for the half year ended the
30th of June last.

The ordinary general meeting of the San Paulo (Bra-
zilian) Railway Company (Limited) will be held on the
14th October to declare a dividend.

The half-yearly meeting of the Demerara Railway
Company is called for the 26th instant.
A decision of Judge Strong, of the United States'
Supreme Court, in a case regarding ,the payment of in-
come tax on dividends of the Reading Railroad since the
Ist of January last, invalidates the tax during that period,
and decides that any payments made should be refunded.
As this would apply to all similar companies, such as the
Illinois Centraland other railways, the amount of revenue
involved is about £1,200,000, and an appea 1 will therefore
be made by the officials of the United States' Treasury
Department to the full Bench of the Supreme Court.