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The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-31

Otll COTEMPORARIES—This Morning

WHAT ARE THEY FIGHTING FOR?
'.C.11 Times again urges the two belligerents to come to
terms. The French and Germans are certainly not fight-
ing. about the Spanish succession. The pretext, if it eves
had any substance, has long ago lost it. Hardly
can they , be regarded as fighting for what
was undoubtedly the cause of war at the be-
ginning—the right of Germany to unite itself
under a Prussian Sovereign, for nobody can well
believe that this consummation can now be hindered.
The Germans must have now proved beyond dispute that
they are strong enough to hr..ve their own way in their
own affairs without asking leave of others, and so that
question need not be raised. Then what' has either
belligerent to fight for? The Germans are fighting for
the completion of what they consider an imperfect
work ; the French for the re-establishment of their mili-
tary renown, and for escape froinkliumiliating terms of
peace. If they were to cease fighting now,- they would
lose all the chances they anticipate of redressing the
balance of fortune, and must accept any conditions
which the Germans might think proper 'to impose. A
gleam of sunshine might place them in a better position.
A timely -.-ictory, a reverse inflicted on the enemy, or any
brilliant feat of strategy or arms, would put the two
varties on a more even footing, while, at the worst, it
e-ould alleviate their indignation to prolong their resist•
ance and postpone their surrender. It is strange to observe
how, at this as at all other points of the story, the evants
are opposed to expectations. The i'vussians are adopt;::;;
the policy of the French themselves under the First Nep,-
.son. They hese dealt severe and rapid blows at V'e
enemy's armies, and are marching straight upon his capi-
tal, there to compel, by their very presence, submission
and concessions. The French are preparing to treat
them, if reports are true, exactly as they were themselVes
treated by the Russians. " What," exclaimed Napoleon,
after Borodino, " all this carnage and all these victories
without any result ?" The King of Prussia may
'Possibly have to make the same reflection if the
French should leave even Paris in his hands without
mention of overtures for peace. Should not such
considerations dispose both parties to moderation
and reason? By driving the French to extremities the
l'russians may entangle themselves in the incalculable
embarrassments of a national insurrection ; the French,
by rejecting negotiation, may bring upon themselves
military disasters which no popular heroism can out-
weigh.
London, England, 1870-08-31

11E1? MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Aua. 28.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince
Arthnr, and Princess Beatrice, attended morning service
at Crathie.

Lady Churchill and Colonel Maude were in attendance.
The Rev. Dr. Taylor elated.

In the afternoon the Queen drove to Birkhall, accom-
panied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by Lady
Churchill.

Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and the Countess
)ornburg and Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham had the
Lonour of dining with her Majesty yesterday.

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BANKRUPTS.
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monger, Sept. 16, at 11.

, 1870.

SPANISH HEINFORCEMENTS FOR CUBA-

THE FALL INSTALMEN'T'S.

The revolution is not yet ended in Cuba, notwithstand-
ing the numerous predictions made over a year ago that
it could not survive six months longer. For a people
devoid of organisation, wanting arms and ammunition,
without leaders, and haling even traitors among them-
selves—for all these shortcomings we are told are to
be found in the Cuban camp—they have done remark-
ably well to be able to make a stand, even of the most
insignificant character, against the Spaniards. Now,
what means all this nonsense going on between Captain.
General De Rodas and the Spanish Colonial Minister?
"Do you want more troops ?" asks the Minister. " No,".
says the Captain General, " save to cover my losses."
" How many will do ?" inquires the Minister. De Rodas,
who is a modest man, informs the Minister that about
three thousand will do for the present. The Minister,
after some days' reflection, again telegraphs to the Cap-
tain-General that if the insurrection is not suppressed by
the Ist of September he will send out fifteen thousand
more Spanish troops to Cuba. This is all very fine talk,
looks well on paper and sounds big. We must not forget,
however, the present state of Europe, and, bearing
that in mind, we hardly see how Spain at such
a critical time can allow any such force to leave the
country. The Republicans of Spain, too, of late are be-
coming restless. They are not only strong, but their
strength is increasing. Such being the case, it is not at
all probable that fifteen thousand troops will be sent on a
wild goose chase across the Atlantic. The truth of the
matter is this : Spain cannot afford to send reinforcements
to Cuba just now, whether the insurrection be ended or
not. Captain-General De Rodas knows very well that
there is not the ghost of a chance of settling things by the
Ist of September. The reinforcements to aid the Spaniards
in Cuba may be forthcoming, but we think they will not.
New York Herald.
London, England, 1870-08-31

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3

the Mexican Empire could not stand after the fall of
the Confederacy ; and it was at th© close of his Mexi-
can exploits that he was made Marshal. It is said
that Bazaine was always intended eventually to lend
the main column of the French army ; but the assump-
tion of the offensive by the Prussians precipitated
matters, and the command fell at once to the more
competent leader.
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THE SIEGE OF STRASBURG.

The Daily News' correspondent, in a telegram
from Carlsruhe, says—" Several of the inhabitants of
Strasburg, who have just escaped from that city,
state that dreadful suffering prevails there. Most of
the people spend their nights in the cellars.
Potatoes are twenty francs a pound. Other
things are also in proportion. Horseflesh is
the only meat that can be obtained. Gene-
ral Ulrich declares that he will not surrender
the town until it is a heap of ashes. The inhabitants
are beseeching him to make terms. Meanwhrile, the
besieging force is being increased, and its losses
still continue to be slight. One hundred sixty-
pounders have been placed in position. The cathedral
is slightly injured. Torrents of rain have beep fall-
ing for several days.
London, England, 1870-08-31

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London, England, 1870-08-31

A SEA FIGHT.

At half-past ten o'clock this morning two large
vessels were seen from Seaford, firing at each other,
off the coast of Lincolnshire. Cannonading had
been going on for more than an hour when The
telegram was despatched.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE QUEEN OY

GREECE,

CORFU, AUG. 30..
The Queen of Greece was confined to-day of a Plinceass,
who received the name of Alexandra.

INDIA.
(By British Indian Cable.
BOMBAY, AUG. 31.

The Richmond is expected to become a total wreck
Important news from the Persian Gulf is expected ; Sy at
Toolkee having sailed for Oman, and has reclaimed h
father's princedom.

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
VIENNA, AUGUST 30.
The Vienna papers have published a report that the

concentration of a Prussian army of reserve at Glogan,
in Silesia, has formed the subject of explanations between
Count Beust and the Prussian Minister in this city.
This statement is without foundation.

CONFERENCE OF GERMAN BISHOPS.
EICHSTADT FULDA, AUGUST 30.
The Bishops of Ratisbon and Eichstadt have arrived
here to take part in the conference which has been called,
it is believed, for the purpose of agreeing upon a jcint of
action in reference to the decision of the cEcumenical
CounciL The Archbishop of Cologne, the Bishops of
London, England, 1870-08-31

THE DUCHY OF LORRAINE.

The province of Lorraine, which there is now
some talk of erecting into a neutral State, had
formerly an individual existence, and a
race of independent Dukes. Charles 111.,
the last of these, swore fealty to the Emperor
of Germany, but continued to rule his States. Just
two centuries ago, however, they were taken posses-
sion of by Louis XIV. of France. Under the Treaty
of Ryswick they were subsequently restored to
the successor of Duke Charles, whose name
was Leopold. Later on, in 1735, it was arranged
that Stanislaus, the dethroned King of Poland
should have the 'province, or rather a life-interest
in it, for it was to revert to France after his death.
The existing Duke, whose claims were thus
comfortably disposed of, was transferred to
Tuscany, and, what was better, the Emperor gave
his daughter, the celebrated Maria Theresa, in
marriage. This treaty concluded the war about the
Polish succession, and Lorraine thus played a useful
part in the pacification of Europe. The new ruler of
Lorraine made himself very popular with his subjects,
and was known as Stanislaus the Beneficent.
When he died in 1760 the duchy was incorporated
with France, from which it is now proposed in some
quarters. to sever it. It is a most valuable acquisi-
tion, being rich in corn, flax, and vineyards, as well
as owning great mineral treasures, and is
nearly as large as Wales. Alsace, which
has also a hiotory of its own, was formerly
Elsass, and is at least semi-German, though for more
than two centuries the province has been nominally
French. Like its neighbour, Alsace is a fertile, pic-
turesque, and valuable province, which France would
very unwillingly part with.
London, England, 1870-08-31

➢IARSHAL BAZAINE.

The career of Marshal Bazaine, whose name was,
prior to the war of 1870, but little known out of
France, has suddenly become a matter of general

interest. He is the youngest of the French Marshals,
though, for once, the Imperial selection coincided

with the popular wishes, and monarch and people
agreed in considering Francois Achille Bazaine as
the most fitting commander for the Army of the
Rhine. Although not a very old man, being about
sixty, he has seen much hard service. Ile is
reputed the best general, so far as the management
of troops upon the ground is concerned, since the
days of the First Empire. He is also regarded as a
man of great resource, though, either from mistake
or misfortune, he does not seem at present able to
turn these qualities to account. He entered the
army in the ranks, thus realising Napoleon's famous
saying that every French soldier carried a marshal's
baton in his knapsack. He obtained his promotion
to the rank of sub-lieutenant in Algeria, anti after-
wards served in Spain in the French Legion against
the Carlists. Subsequently he went back to Africa
and served both in:a civil and military capacity. In
the Crimea he took part in the siege of Kinburn,
and was made general of brigade and Governor
of Sebastopol. Later on lie played a prominent part
in the FrenCh occupation of Mexico, in connection
with which his name is best known in this country.
Ile proved his political sagacity by declaring that
London, England, 1870-08-31

THE RETIREMENT OF ROYALTY.

-
The Queen has left for Balmoral, as usual, this autumn
At a time when some as yet unforeseen contingency may
plunge England into a continental war at a moment's
notice, this retirement to a spot so distant from the seat
of government is, to say the least, impolitic. Why does
the Queen retire to the Highland district in question
at all ? She does not shoot grouse; the scenery, though
attractive, must surely have begun to pall upon her
by this time, and there are plenty of other spots equally
sacred to the memory of Prince Albert. The question of
repose and tranquillity can be met by the answer that
equal quietude may be enjoyed at Osborne or
Windsor; whilst the oft-repeated plea of ill-health is
utterly incompatible with the fatiguing rail-
way journeys so frequently undertaken. Perhaps
when the English Church has been disestab-
lished, the new law courts erected, St. Paul's Cathedral
completed by those voluntary contributions at present
dropping in so slowly, the municipal government of Lon-
don reorganised, and the promised groups of statuary
placed upon their respective pedestals on the Thames
Embankment, a change may take place in the British
Constitution. Should the time ever come when the
nation found that it could dispense with the encumbrance
of royalty, we would direct attention to the Isle
of Man. This section of the empire would offer
an admirable retreat for a pensioned-off sovereign.
The various court functionaries could be provided
for there, since the Keeper of the Swans, the Master of
the Tennis Court, and the Clerk of the Garden Account
would no doubt be able to execute their important duties
equally well there as at present. As the days of heavy
cavalry are numbered, the mounted regiments of the
Household Brigade might be drafted off there perma-
nently as a standing army ; .whilst a circular railway,
constructed round the island, would fully gratify any
existing love of long journeys.—The ,Period.
London, England, 1870-08-31

ENGLAND AND AUSTRIA.

The Queen's messengers to the Austrian Court
have, it is said, lately experienced great hardships in
the pursuit of their profession—the diplomatic—
which many fancy is such a quietly conducted one.
As the messengers are obliged to go through Berlin,
they are, it is stated, made the victims of Prussian
arrogance in a way which must be very
trying to the vanity supposed to be especially
inherent in members of the diplomatic
body. Their business is demanded of them, and their
passports, with Lord Granville's autograph, are
studied with *supercilious gravity, and often the
documents are thrown back to England's representa-
tive with a gesture and comment which cannot but
be disagreeable. And all this is done, although the
pleasant Prussian officials know her Majesty's usual
messengers perfectly. But the reception at Berlin
is only half the annoyance the officials have to endure.
For instance, a Mr. 'larboard in a late journey
to Vienna; could get no train on part of
the route, and be was obliged to go to Bodenbach,
on the Austrian frontier, in a country cart, and for
several hours his seat was a sack of potatoes. The
chronicler of this gentleman's misfortunes says he
bore his hardships like a veteran, but could not help
expressing a lively wish that the. potatoes had been.
mashed beforehand—as the Loretto pilgrims boiled
their peas before commencing their pilgrimage.
London, England, 1870-08-09

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THE RISE OF Tilt FRENCH NATION.

The Standard says that the Crown Prince of Prussia
and General Steinmetz have, by the heavy blows they
have struck the French army, welded together all parties
and classes in France. Empire or Republic, Na-
poleon or Bourbon, Ultramontanism or Free Thought,
are for the moment idle questions throughout
France. But one sentiment pervades the nation,
and that is the vindication of French honour, and
the expuLsioa of the invaders from French territory.
A spirit has been awakened, if we may trust to the
telegrams—and they record just the events which
we might expect to occur—the like of which has nOt been
displayed since the time when the raw levies of the
Republic arrested the Prussian triumphant march, and
hurling the invaders back beyond the Rhine, inflicted
upon Germany the peace of Basle. The French
Government, of its own authority, incorporates
in the National Guard all the citizens between
thirty and forty years of age. It proposes a law,
which no one can doubt will be carried by acclamation,
although it may possibly give rise to some discussion, by
which every Frenchman under thirty years of age is at
once brought into the Garde Mobile. Will these measures
amount to a levy en masse? The National Guard will
garrison the fortresses, will compose the bulk
of the army which holds that great entrenched
camp, Paris ; the Garde Mobile will form at first
the reserve, but soon the main body of the new
and greater French army. Every man .in France
under thirty is called to arms, called to engage at
once in the fight which France has to make to drive the
foreigner from her borders. Well, this is a force which
the Germans will find very difficult to dispose of. Allow
everything that may be alleged for inexperience, and
the Garde Mobile will yet form an army before which
the German armies may have to retreat. The war
has just begun, and its character and conditions have
altogether changed. It was, on the whole, popular in
France ; the reverses of Saturday have made it a war in
which 'every Frenchmen feels his own honour, as well as
that of his country, involved. We may no longer enter-
tain the slightest hope of its early termination ; the only
chance of that lies in an immediate French victory, upon
a scale far larger than the French defeats of Saturday,
and although such an event is possible it is not probable.
London, England, 1870-08-09

THE POSITION OF THE EMPEROR.

The Pimes considers that there is something mournful
in every line of the Imperial bulletins. He, the.
Commander-in-Chief of a huge army, after only
partial encounters, and with three Army Corps
perfectly untouched, can hold out no better prospect
than of " a retreat in 'good order," and hints at the possi-
bility of a new combination of circumstances by which
" all may yet come right-" It would be impos,
sible for friend or foe to contemplate with-
out emotion the state of feeling from which
so mortifying a confession must have been wrung,
More bitter still than the sense of humiliation implied by
it most be the consciousness that the calamity by which
himself !and his country are overwhelmed is in a great
measure his own work ; not merely because war would
never have been declared without his deliberate act,
but also because the result would hardly have been so
unfavourable had any other than himself been the
ieader. With another fatal error the Emperos must
reproach himself. He has always been anxious to
carry on war and diplomacy with the same hand.
Much of the valuable time that has been irrevocably
lost at Meta was taken up with vein endea 'lours to
negotiate at Vienna, at Florence, at Copenhagen and
elsewhere. Parties in France, indeed, seem bent on
making the Emperor bear the penalty of his want of suc-
cess., His name is ignored in Paris in all the acts by which the
Government endeavour to raise the spirits of the dismayed
multitude. One would say that things were beginning to
arrange themselves as if the Emperor were never likely
to reappear at the head of affairs, and as if people were
considering hew his presence might eventually be dis-
pensed with altogether. It seems, indeed, only to be a
question who shall first pronounce the word Abdi-
cation."
London, England, 1870-08-09

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INCREASE OF' THE NATIONAL GUARD.

Decrees were published in the Journal Officiel yesterday
calling out all able-bodied "citizens between 30
and 40 years of age for service in the National Guard.
The defence of Paris is assigned to this guard.
It is intended to incorporate all citizens under 30 years
not belonging to the Garde Mobile into that force. In
Madrid it was expected that an order would be published
by the French Embassy that all Frenchmen liable to
serve in the Garde Mobile shall report themselves at their
respective parishes.

The majority of Senators and Deputies being now in
Paris, another decree summons the Senate and Legislative
Body to meet to-day.

MEASURES OF DEFENCE.

General Dejean, the Minister of War ad interim, has
addressed a report to the Empress-Regent enumerating
the measures which have been adopted, or are proposed
to be taken, for securing the defence of Paris and
filling up the gaps in the army. It states that the forts
and the oncieute of the capital will soon be capable
of sustaining a regular siege. The gaps in the army
may be immediately filled up by sending to the army
150,000 men, taken from various arms of the service.
These, together with the class of 1869, the National
Guard Mobile, and Reserve and Free Corps, will form
2,000,000 defenders. All the necessary muskets for
arming them are ready, and there would remain
1,000,000 in reserve. Telegrams from the Departments
state that men of all parties are demanding arms, and are
enrolling themselves against the common enemy. The
Deputies of the Left have published an appeal calling for
the immediate arming of the citizens of Paris. The com-
mittee of the Opposition journals demand that all French
citizens should be armed.

An official despatch from Metz announces the arrest
of a Prussian officer, who was taken into custody on the
charge of being a spy, and was sent immediately to head-
quarters.
London, England, 1870-08-09

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.-
Lessees—Messrs H. J. Montagne, D. James, and T.
Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at ? 30, CUPBOARD LOVE, by F.
Hay. After which, at 8, a new and original Comedy, in Three
Acts, entitled TWO ROSES, by James Albery. To conclude
with the new and successful Burlesque. DON CARLOS ; or,
•The Infante in Arms. Supported by Messrs. H. J. Montague, H.
Irving, G. Honey, W. H. Stephens, and T. Thorne ; Mesdames
Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T. Laois, and A. Newton.

Doori open at Seven. COnamence at 7.30.

N.B.—Mr. DAVID JAMES having terminated his engagement
at the Strand Theatre, will have the honour of appearing on
Monday next in a new and original Farce, entitled
CIIISETJJNG, at the Vaudeville Theatre, Strand.
London, England, 1870-08-09

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There were only moderate supplies of both beasts and
sheep on offer at the cattle market yesterday, andthe gene-
ral quality of the stock was inferior, owing to the want of
pasturage, which is again making itself felt. The
number of foreign beasts exhibited was compa-
ratively small, owing to the difficulty in ship-
ping the animals from the German ports. It is
stated, however, that orders have been received for the
despatch of the boats to Tonning—from which quarter
the major part of our foreign supplies come at this time of
the year—and if such is the case there appears to be
some hope that the trade will be not altogether stopped.
Should the shipments from Tonning be found imprac-
ticable the quotations for beef must rule high.
To-day the total supply of beasts on sale
was comparatively small, but this is the dull season of the
year, and the demand was not active. Nevertheless
prices ruled very firm, and ss. 6d. per Blbs. was readily
raid for good Scotch and Hereford heifers. There were
some very good beasts from Lincolnshire, which realised
similar values. A few (49) Scotch beasts were in the
market, the prices obtained for which were extreme.
In the sheep market little animation prevailed in the
demand ; choice mutton,- which was scarce, commanded
fully last Monday's currencies, namely, ss. 6d. per 81bs.
The general condition of the animals was inferior. There
were a few lambs in the market, but the trade ruled dull,
and values had a drooping tendency. Calves sold slowly,
on barely former terms. Pigs were rather firmer.

W HITWORTH SCHOLARSHIPS.—The practical exa-
mination of workmen and students for these scholarships
has been fixed by Sir Joseph Whitworth to take place at
his works at Manchester on the 30th of August andlst of
September next.

RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BRITISH FIELD
ARTILLERY. —A committee composed of officers his been
ordered to assemble immediately, for the purpose of ascer-
taining if there are sufficient grounds for changing our
sytem of field artillery. The committee will try some ex-
periments at Aldershot, and then it is to•be hoped will
finally lay down an equipment for our future fiield
artillery. In the meantime six batteries of muzzle loading
bronze guns are being made for the Imperial government.
London, England, 1870-08-09

THE MILITIA.

Mr. Hussey Vivian has written to the Times on
the claims of the Militia, and asks whether a con-
siderable portion of the surplus in the hands
of the War Department may not be ad-
vantageously employed in increasing that body.
He considers that the addition of 100,000
militiamen to our defensive forces would be an enor-
mous gain, and if this were done a sum of £135,000
would still remain over from the sum granted by
Parliament for the creation of warlike stores. The
great continental nations have at a short notice
half a million of men available, and if we
woull be safe we must have weight of men, to oppose
them. Our militia force should be raised perma-
nently to 500,000 men, at an outlay of £2,400,000 be-
yond its present cost. By judicious arrangements a
large portion of this sum might be saved from
the non-effective services. Mr. Vivian carries his
argument solar as to prefer that an increase should
take place in the Militia, even if it should entail a
corresponding reduction in the standing army. He
believes that the extra militiamen could be raised
by voluntary enlistment, but if not the country would
sanction the adoption of the Militia Ballot.
London, England, 1870-08-09

THAMES EMBANKMENT.

Mr. W. H. SMITH asked the First Commissioner of
Works, if he could inform the House what steps were
being taken by the Metropolitan Board of Works to open
up approaches to the Embankment from the Strand and
Fleet-street, and, when such approaches will be available
for the public use.

Mr. AYRTON replied that the Metropolitan Board of
Works were taking steps to open out two approaches to
the embankment, one from Villiers-street, and the other
from Norfolk-street.
London, England, 1870-08-09

fHE BATTLE OF WEISSENBURG

The Courrier du Bas Rhin publishes a letter dated
Hagenau, August sth (? 6), 2 a.m. :—" The reports which
throughout yesterday were current at Strasburg, and in
consequence of which I started off at once to Hagenau
were, unhappily but too well founded. Our soldiers, we
are told, have been crushed by force of numbers ; 8,000
or 10,000 men of our army fought for six hours against
80,000, or perhaps 100,000 of the enemy. The 74th and
the 50th of the line, the 16th battalion of Foot Chasseurs.
a regiment of Turcos, and a regiment of mounted
Chasseurs encamped the previous night in the environs of
Wissembourg. The scouts and tirailleurs sent to recon-
noitre the frontier had not reported the presence of an
enemy's force, and there was no reason to expect ak im-
mediate engagement. This morning at dawn a violent
cannonade was heard, and the immense German army,
artillery, cavalry, and infantry chewed itself on the heights
of Schweingen, the first village on the Bavarian
frontier, and in the country round about them.
The first shells were thrown into Wissembourg and
set fire to the barracks and other buildings. The
50th Regiment of the line were about preparing
their morning's soup when the shot was poured into
the camp. The soldiers immediately abandoned their
eqpipments, throwing down the knapsacks which they
had begun to fasten on, and rushed into the fight.
The French troops had but three guns, while the
enemy had a formidable artillery, which threw shot and
shell into our ranks. Our men at first took shelter
behind the farmhouses near Wissembourg, but they were
soon driven thence by the fire of the enemy.
.They were
crushed by, the number of Germans which increased every
moment, and at last attained, as I have said, 80,000 or
100,000 men. The Turcos fought like lions. They.
attacked the enemy with the bayonet, but their ranks
were riddled by the fire. The two line regiments also
performed prodigies of valour, but in officers and men we
have sustained cruel losses. A dreadful event
occurred to sadden our troops. General Douay
was killed by a shell and General de Montmarie
was wounded. The Germans continued to pour a
torrent of shots upon our troops with their numerous
guns, and also upon the dwellinghouses and the farm
,buildings, which were set. on fire. In the midst of the
battle a detachment of the line arrived by railway,
'knowing nothing of the fight, Imit proceeding to rejoin
its regiment. The train way stopped at Runspacb, and
London, England, 1870-08-09

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PARIS.

The Telegraph exhorts Paris to hear, if she can hear
anything, that her grief is not a joy to the world. We
wanted peace; we wanted a settlement of these interne-
cine questions by reason instead of force ; we wanted an
end to the intolerable armaments of France and Europe ;
and we could not brook that our peaceful allies should be
menaced with a policy of foreign dictation. But none of
us have desired humiliating trials for beautiful,
high-spirited France; and we trust that she may know
how to trace her reverses to the false systems which, even
in this early hour of the contest, might seem to be break-
ing under the load of an incredible catastrophe. The
defeat may perchance disappoint some among her wildest
spirits who dreamed of dominating the history of
Europe ; but it does not diminish her name for
valour and chivalry, nor dethrone her from her intel-
lectual and artistic seat among the nations. If the
worst that can befall her arms should be accomplished,
and the Imperial policy should be condemned and
confounded before the incensed national feeling of Ger-
many, she also—France—be it remembered, is a great and
united nation, and she will abide when dynasties have
passed away and done with. No one man is indispen-
sable to the history of such a land. This calamity is the
Sovereign's rather than hers, and we should separate her
from its bitter mortifications and its penalties, while we
feel for the agony of disappointment which she endures,
and foresee for her a better future than one of mere mili-
tary fame and personal "glories."
London, England, 1870-08-09

MR. REED ON OUR IRONCLADS.

Mr. Reed, of Admiralty celebrity, has written to
the Times on our Ironclad Navy, replying at con-
siderable length to the letter of Captain Sherard
Osborn on the same subject. Mr. Reed admits that
we are deficient in low freeboard turret-ships of
moderate draught, because successive Boards of
Admiralty have preferred to build sea-going cruising
ironclads, but he defends Sir Spencer Robinson, the
Controller of the Navy, from the charge of antagonism
to the turret system. The Controller of the Navy
has, according to Mr. Reed, strongly recommended
the construction of the class of ironclads alluded to,
and Mr. Reed himself, has " taken the greatest pos-
sible pains to design such vessels." In short, Sir
Spencer Robinson and Mr. E. J. Reed are the two
best friends whom the turret system has. This will
be news to Captain Coles as well as to the public.
However, Mr. Reed's turret theories are so very
different from Captain Coles's, that nominal agree-
ment goes for nothing. Mr. Reed's criticism
on the Captain is worth reading, especially
when we remember that even the Admiralty
declines as yet to pronounce a verdict against her,
or in favour of Mr. Reed's Monarch. The curious
thing is that while Mr. Reed speaks of a " terrible
disadvantage" in the size of target presented to the
enemy," of "an alarming blunder in calculation." of
"the very worst failure in a ship to fulfil her
design which I have ever known," of "failure in
another vital point," and of the Captain's "risk of b eing
disabled as soon as she enters an action," he tells
us in another part of his letter that she is in "flat
contradiction of all the early contentions of Captain
Coles, and is a vindication -of what the Admiralty
have always believed and acted upon."
London, England, 1870-08-09

THE. WORKING CLASSES AND THE WAR.

Those to whor war brings the direst evils are
precisely the people who in former days had the
smallest voice in staying the ambitious schemes of
rulers who thought more of dynastic success than
the welfare of humanity. The spread of education
which followed in the footsteps of the great French
Revolution had its effect in opening the eyes of the
working classes to the folly of their rulers, and
although by appealing to the worst passions of the
people, insensate sovereigns still harry Europe for
dynastic purposes, there is some consolation in feel-
ing that reason has not been altogether blinded by
the subterfuges which have so often done work for
legitimate and holy appeals. The address which
has been prepared by the Workmen's Peace Com-
mittee for circulation among the working men of
Great Britain and Ireland, protests against the war
between France and Prussia " as a great and horrible
crime on the part of Christian nations at this
period of the world's history, and a wanton inflic-
tion of misery and ruin without any adequate cause
or the possibility of any beneficial result." The
working men of France and of Germany are, the
committee remark, equally their brethren. The oc-
cupation by a foreign army either of Paris or Berlin
is deprecated as storing up deadly national animosi-
ties for the future, and arbitration is strongly
insisted upon as the proper mode of putting an end
to the present struggle. The committee observe
that it should be the firm and unanimous resolve of
those to whom they appeal not to allow England to
be drawn into the war on any pretext
_whatever
Believing that England is abundantly able to repe.
invasion, should any power be wicked or foolisle
enough to attempt it, the committee ask for thh
moral support of their brethren in lessening the
sphere of a war which will be followed by untold
misery and degradation. The working men implore
the peoples of Europe to have no regard to courts,
cabinets, or dynasties, but to insist upon arbitration
as a substitute for war., The nations to whom this
appeal is specially directed may be too heated
by passion to give it the attention that it deserves,
but the working men have nevertheless performed a
Christian duty.
London, England, 1870-08-09

TEMPLE BAR.

Mr. WHITWELL asked the First Commissioner of Works
whether he would hold out any hope to the House that
he would be able to convince the Metropolitan Board of
Works on artistic and utilitarian grounds that Temple
Bar ought to be removed or widened during the erection
of the New Law Courts.
Mr. AYRTON said he was not able to state the intentions
of the Board of Works, and he regretted to say that the
gentleman who had filled the office of Chief of the Board
had died that morning. He bad no doubt that the Board
would come to the conclusion that the sooner the Bar was
removed the better for the public.
THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR.

Mr. SOMERSET BEAUMONT asked the First Lord of the
Treasury whether he would undertake that any further
papers with reference to the war should be communicated
to Parliament in time to allow of a discuElison on their
contents before the prorogation.
Mr. GLADSTONE : It would be very difficult for me to
promise absolutely that further papers with reference to
the war should be communicated to Parliament in time to
allow of discussion before the prorogation, if the ar-
rangements as to the prorogation should be finally
confirmed to-morrow, and according to the present state of
business, it appears that Parliament may perfectly well
take that course on Wednesday, (Cheers.) it is possible
we may be able to lay papers on the table to-morrow, but
with the permission of the House, after the questions are
concluded, I will endeavour to state as exactly as I can
what has taken place so far as the British Government are
concerned. (Cheers.)
London, England, 1870-08-09

SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATHAM.

The siege operations, arranged to take place on. Chatham
lines yesterday, commenced early in the forenoon. The
Engineer Volunteers, consisting of the Ist London, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Man.; Ist Middlesex, Colonel M`Lood; 2nd
Tower Hamlets, Lieutenant-Colonel Comyn ; and the
Ist Hampshire, Captain Buchan, arrived about ten
o'clock by train, and after inspecting the school of the
Military Engineers, the model and lecture-rooms, they
took part in the siege operations, in which the whole
of the troops in garrison, including the Royal Engineers,
were engaged. Major-General J. Brownrig, C. 13., com-
manded the whole force. The defending party was
under the command of Colonel Louis, R.M.L.1., consist-
ing of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, under Colonel the Hon.
Savage Mostyn, and a party of the Royal Engineers,
under Lieutenant J. Russell, R.E. There were two
columns of attack, the left column under Lieutenant-
Colonel Addes, C. 8., A. D. C. , R.M.L.1., which assaulted
Prince Henry's bastion, and the right column under
Colonel Rickman, General Depot Battalion, which as-
saulted Gillingham Face. The whole of the attacking
party was under the command of Colonel Lennox,
V.C., C. 8., R.E. The whole of the manoeuvres were
well carried out, and afterwards the volunteers and troops
marched past Major-General Brownrig, who compli-
mented the volunteers on their efficiency, and hoped to
see them at least once a year during the time he was in
command of the garrison.

THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

ON NEUTRALITY.

The Council of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce,
at a full meeting yesterday, unanimously confirmed the
recommendation of a sub-committee to apply for the
issue of an order in council to prohibit the export of arms
and munitions to either belligerent. It was argued that
true dignified neutrality lay in refraining from helping
either of the two Powers. By so doing we should be in
a position to mediate afterwards.

THE PROSECUTION OF SIR H. EDWARDS.
At a meeting of the Town Council of Beverley held
yesterday, a resolution proposed by Mr, Alderman