The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-22 00:00:00

THE MILITARY SITUATION.

Up to this time we are still without sufficient news of the
Loire Army to determine the real character of its move-
ments; but such intelligence as there is confirms the im-
pression that D'Aurelles de Paladin, instead of attacking
the army in front of him between Orleans and Paris, ad-
vanced round to the left in order to assail the German en-
trenchments on the western front of the capital. This impres-
sion is derived chiefly from the German telegrams. It is
certain that Von Moltke has suspected the French
manoeuvre, for he has drawn the Duke of Mecklenburg
from Toury to the right, towards Dreux, in order to face
the advancing French. Der Tann remains at Toury,
spread out rather towards the right, in order to support
the Duke if necessary. The German forces detached from
the besieging army thus cover a large extent of country
from Toury round to the west. The engagements at
Dreux and other places, however, do not serve to indicate
the true relative positions of the two forces. The en-
counters were not serious, and it does not at present
appear whether D'Aurelle's army was engaged in
them. They may have been fought by some
of General Fierck's troops, who were stationed
at Le Mans, and who were expected to move forward in
order to assist the Army of the Loire. For the clearing
up of this point a more extensive engagement must be
awaited. This much is certain : the French general,
whilst pretending to entrench at Orleans, has done no such
foolish thing, but, leaving a small force in that neighbour-
hood, has moved up north through Chateaudun. The Ger-
mans anticipate the design, and have detached a number of
troops from Paris—parts of the sth and 12th corps—in
order to help the Duke of Mecklenburg in checking this
new movement. Is D'Aurelles in time ? and will he be
able to throw an overwhelming force on the bodies
marched round to meet him before Der Tann and
Prince Frederick Charles can arrive ? These are
questions which may be settled 'any time by a battle,
which seems impending. The march of the French
general was well conceived, and to all appearance has
been well executed. The merits of such a scheme are
that it leaves Prince Frederick Charles in the rear, and
brings the army of the Loire in communication with the
forces of the West, under Fierck, and of the North, under
Bourbaki. Still it is by no means clear that this flank
movement was better than directly attacking Der Tann,
after his defeat on the 9th and 10th.

NEWS FROM INDIA.

We have received the Indian papers up to date October
29th, by the Brindisi mail. We extract the following
heads of intelligence from the Bombay Gazette :

There appears to be some likelihood of Oude being
very shortly made a lieutenant-governorship. Mr. It.
Davies is pointed out as the probable head of the Ad-
ministration.

Mr. Forsyth has reached Leh, rather suffering from the
fatigues of his journey. He returns to the plains by
Murree and Bhimbar, and not by Kulu and Palampur, as
had been arranged previously.

There exists some hope that the murderers of Mr. Hay-
ward will shortly be seized and sent in to be dealt with by
the Punjaub Government.

"The Republic," says a Calcutta paper, " was pro-
claimed at Chandernagore, on the 18th instant."
His Excellency the Governor left Bombay, on October
25, for Poona.

The princes and chiefs of Kattywar are at presen
engaged in making grand preparations for the reception o
his Excellency the Governor, who is expected there ii
December next.

The Hon. J. P. Norman has been appointed to offi-
ciate as Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature
at Fort William, in Bengal, during the absence• of the
Hon. Sir Richard Couch, Knight, or until further
orders.

Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen arrived in Calcutta on
October 20. A large number of friends and well-wishers
were on the platform to receive him.

Lord and Lady Napier returned to Madras from Banga•
lore on October 17.

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Oude and
United Service Bank, held at Lucknow on the 22d inst.,
it was finally resolved to put the bank into liquidation.
Mr. Stephen's Insolvency Bill, which it is proposed
to make applicable to all British India, has been pub-
lished.

Sir W. Muir has recommended that two judgeships,
Jounpore and another, either Mirzapore or Futtehpore,
should be abolished.

Complete sets of apparatus it is said, are being sent out
from England for the introduction into India of the
system of army telegraphy and signalling by lights as prac-
tised at home.

Captain H. F. Bunbury, officiating wino officer of the
35th Regiment Native Infantry; died at I?eean Meer on
the 15th October of remittent fever.

Mr. Colgan, barrister-at-law, and an advocate of the
Madras High Court, died at Bungalore on the 15th
instant.

There is still a good deal of speculation in Indian
circles on the prospect of an English expedition to China.
Rumours are continually going about that something of
the kind has been setped. We don't believe the rumours,
but it seems that additional troops are to be sent at
once from India to China—as a- precautionary measure,
probably.