The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDNY, SEPTEMBER 8,187 a

Governor Holden, of North Carolina, is mustering out
the white militia and recruiting the negroeo.
There is a marked increase of sympathy with France
since the Republic was declared.
The National steamship Italy arrived here at G this
morning.

AMERICAN MAILS.
QUEENSTOWN, SEPTEMBER 7.

The Innw.n Royal Mail steamer City of Washington,
from New York, arrived here at 3.15 a.m. to-day, with
150,000 dols. is specie, and a large number of paisengers.
Having land k d the mails and passengers she proceeded
immediately for Liverpool, all well.
By arrangement with the United States Government
the steamer of the Inman line brings the full mails to this
country, viz, the London, Continental, Scotch, &C.
G-REENCASTLE, SEPTEMBER 7,

The Anchor Line steamer Cambria, from New York,,
arrived at Lough Foyle at 6.30 p.m. to-day, and having
landed passengers, proceeded for Glasgow.
The Caledonia, of the Anchor Line, from New York,
arrived at Lough Foyle at 5 a.m. to-day. She landed
passengers, and proceeded for Glasgow at 6.30 a.m.

INDIA.
(By British Indian Cable.)

CALCUTTA, SEPTEMBER 6 (Evening).
The Goverment, in reply to the memorial of the
Bengal Chamber of Commerce, has intimated that an im-
mediate reduction of the income tax is impossible, but
that a reduction is probable in March next.
BOMBAY, SEPTEMBER 0.

Piece goods firm. Cotton very firm. Exchange on
London :—Bank Bills, Is. 104 d. ; Four per Cent. Govern-
ment Securities, 971 ; Five per Cent, ditto, 107*; Five-
and-a-Half per Ccnt. ditto, 1131.
(By Indo-European Telegraph.)
CALCUTTA, SEPTEMBER 7.
It is reported that in several districts of Bengal the
floods have considerably damaged the crops.

HOMEWARD AUSTRALIAN AN]) CHINA
MAILS.

GALLE, SEPTEMBER 5.
The mail steamer Malta, with the homeward Austra-
lian mails, has arrived here. She brings 126,000 ounces
of gold, and £45,625 in sovereigns.
MESSINA, SEPTEMBER 6.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delta
passed Messina at nine o'clock this evening, en route for
Marseilles.

OUTWARD INDIAN MAIL.
MALTA, SEPTEMBER 6.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Poonah left at 9 p.m. to-day for Southampton, where she
may be expected about the 15th instant.

The Ceylon, from Southampton 27th ult., arrived at
5 a.m., and left at 7 p.m. on the sth instant for Alexan-
dria.

OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL.
QUEENSTQWN, SEPTAMM 7.
The Cunard Royel Mail steamer Palmyra arrived here
from Liverpool at 9.30 a.m. to-day, and having embarked
mails, passengers, and telegrams, proceeded for Boston,
on receipt of the former, at 4.30 p.m

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)

THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.

A letter appears in to-day's lifanchester Examiner from
a correspondent, who, returning from the seat of war,
crossed from Ostend in the steamer with the Prince Im-
perial, who, he says, cried a little on first coming on
board, but was quite bright before the boat left her
moorings. His conversation was of the description
naturally to be expected from a lad of his age of fair
ability and good education. He was not aware that the
Emperor was a prisoner, and those who accompanied him
were in great fear that some accidental allusion might be
made to the fact. From what the writer saw of the
young prince he believed he would have born the truth
as well as the uncertainty he must have felt concerning
the fate of his father. • -

MASS FOR THE FRENCH SOLDIERS KILLED

IN THE WAR.

Yesterday morning High Mass and the Office for the
Dead were celebrated in the Roman Catholic Cathe•
dral, Killarney, for the French soldiers killed in
the war. The Bishop, Dr. Moriarty, preached.
A large number of priests took part in the services, and
the spacious church was crowded. On the receipt yester-
day of the report that Marshal MacMahon was dead
signs of mourning were exhibited by most of the Catholic
inhabitants of the town.

NATIONAL MANIFESTO.

THE FRENCH CIRCULAR.

(REUTER'S tELEGRAMS.)

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PARIS, SEPTEMBER 7, 11.35 A.M.
The following is the full text of a Circular, addressed
to the French Diplomatic Agents abroad, by the Vice-
President of the Government of the National Defence,
and Minister of Foreign Affairs :
" Sir, —The events which have just taken place in Paris
explain themselves so well, by the inexorable language of
facts, that it is useless to insist at length on their mean-
ing and bearing. In ceding to an irresistible impulse
it which had been but too long restrained, the population
of Paris has obeyed a necessitf superior to that
of its own safety ; it did not wish to perish with the
criminal Government which was leading France to her
ruin ; it has not pronounced the deposition of Napoleon
111. and of his dynasty; it has registered it in the name
of Right, Justice, -and Public Safety, • and the sentence
was so well ratified beforehand by the conscience of all
that no one even'among the most noisy defenders of the
Power that was falling raised his voice to uphold it. It
-collapsed of itself, under the weight of its faults, and
amid the acclamations of an immense people, without
a single drop of blood being shed, without any
one individual being deprived of his personal liberty ; and
we have been able to see—a thing unheard of in history !
—the citizens, upon whom the popular voice conferred
the perilous mandate to fight and to conquer, not thinking
for a moment of their political adversaries, who but the
day before threatened them with execution. It is by
refusing to their adversaries the honour of being subject
to any sort of repre,ion that they have shewn them their
blindness and their impotence. Order has not been dis-
turbed for a single moment. Our confidence in the wis-
dom and patriotism of the National Guard, and
of the whole population, permits us to affirm that 'it
will not be disturbed. Rescued from the shame and the
danger of a Government which has proved itself a traitor
to all its duties, each one now comprehends that the first
act of the national sovereignty at last reconquered must
be one of self-control, the seeking for strength in respect
for right. Moreover, time must not be lost ; the enemies
are at our gates,; we have but one thought—namely, their
expulsion from our territory. But this obligation, which
we resolutely accept, we did not impose upon France.
She would not be in her present position if our voice had
been listened to. We have energetically defended, even
at the cost of our popularity, the policy of peace. We
still maintain the same opinion with increasing conviction.
Our heart breaks at the sight of these human massacres,
wherein is sacrificed the flower of two nations that a little
good sense and a great deal of liberty would have preserved
from such frightful catastrophes. We cannot find any
expression capable of rendering our admiration for our
heroic Army sacrificed by the incapacity of the supremo
commanders, but shewing itself greater in its defeats than
in the most brilliant victory, for, in spite of the ,
knowledge of faults which compromised its safety,
the army has immolated itself with sublime heroism
in the face of certain death, redeeming thus the honour
of France from the stain cast upon her by her Govern-
ment. All honour to the army ! The nation looks
toward it with open arms ! The Imperial power wished
to divide them ; misfortune and duty join them in a
solemn embrace, sealed by patriotism and liberty. This
alliance renders us invincible. Ready for every emer-
gency, we look with calmness on the position of affairs,
made what it is, not by us, but by others. The position
I will explain in a few words, and I submit it to the judg-
ment of my country and of Europe. We loudly condemned
the war, and while protesting our respect for the rights
of peoples, we asked that Germany should be left mistress
of her own destinies. We Wished that liberty should be
at the same time our common tie and our common shield.
We were convinced that these moral forces would for ever
insure peace; but, as a sanction, we claimed an arm for
every citizen, a civil organisation, and the election of
leaders. Then we should have remained invincible on our
own soil. The Government of the Emperor, which had
long since separated its interests from those of the country,
opposed that policy.

" We take it up with the hope that, taught by expe-
rience, France will have the wisdom to put it into prac-
tice. On his side the King of Prussia declared that he
made war not against France, but against the Imperial
dynasty. The dynasty has fallen to-the ground. France
raises herself free. Does the King of Prussia wish to
continue an impious struggle, which will be at least as
fatal to him as to us? Does he wish to give to the world
of the 19th century the cruel spectacle of two nations
destroying one another, and in forgetfulness of humanity,
reason, and sOience, heaping corpse upon corpse, and ruin
upon ruin ? Xle is free to assume this responsibility in
the face of the world and of history ! If it is a challenge
we accept it. We will not cede either an inch of our
territory or a stone of our fortresses. A shameful peace
would mean a war of extermination at an early date. We
will only treat for a durable peace. In this our interest
is that of the whole of Europe, and we have reason to
hope that, freed from all dynastic considerations, the
question will thus present itself to the Cabinets of
Europe. But should we be alone, we shall not yield. We
have a resolute army, well-provisioned forts,. a well-
established enceinte, and, above all, the breasts of
three hundred thousand combatants, determined to
hold out to the last. When they proudly lay crowns
at the feet of the statue of Strasburg, they do not obey
merely an enthusiastic sentiment of admiration ; they
adopt their heroic mot d'ordre ; they swear to be worthy
of their brethren of Alsace, and to die as they have done.
After the forts we have the ramparts, after the ramparts
we have the barricades. Paris can hold out for three
months and conquer. If she succumbs France will
start up at her appeal and avenge her.
France would continue the struggle, and the
aggressor would perish. " Such is, sir, what Europe
must know. We have not accepted power with any other
object ; we will not keep it a moment if we should not
find the population of Paris and the whole of France
decided to share our resolutions. I sum up these resolves
briefly, in presence of God who hears me, in the face of
posterity, which shall judge us. We wish only for peace,
but if this disastrous war, which we have condemned, is
continued against us, we shall do our duty to the last, and
I have the firm confidence that our cause, which is that
of right and of justice, will triumph in the end. It is in
this manner that I invite you to explain the situation to
the Minister of the Court to which you are accredited, and
in whose hands you will place a copy of this document.
" Accept, sir, the expression of my high consideration.
"The Minister of Foreign Affairs,
. (Signed) " JuLES FAVIM
"September 6,1870."