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France Twice Defeated without a
Battle.

Not battle has yet been fought, and
France has been twice defeated.
The first defeat was in compelling her TO
declare war on ridiculous point Of etiquette
the refusal Of the King 10 stop drinking
the waters at Ems, to listen TO the complaints
Of the French Ambassador. This was a de-
feat of the first importance, for it put the
moral sense of all the world on the side Of
Prussia.
The second dcfcrt is even more dec-
sive. II consists in the union of all
the Southern States of Germany in
support of the Prussian cause LOUIS
NAPOLEON has counted on separating
Bavaria and WHrtemoerg from the North
Herman Confederation, and converting them,
# not into active allies of his own, at least
into sullen and undeclarcd opponents Of his
enemy. This is what they have been in for.
mer great wars in fact there is no contest
In history in which the leading States of
South Germany have not been on the side Of
France and against Prussia. Besides, Bava.
ria is under obligations 10 NAPOLEON for
saving her from annexation to Prussia in
1866. Nevertheless, Bavaria, WHrtcm bcrg,
and Baden are now as hostile :; france as
Prussia he.scif; and their armies, united
with those of North Germany, VIII fight
against the French to the bitter end. This
unity Of Germany is NAPoLEoN's second
dcs!cat and an ominous defeat it ia.
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Owing % the ceunara,iye inaccessiLility

Owing to the comparative inaccessibility
Of rSi;s for emigration 10 the people Of Austria,
and in some degree to the fact that Austria is
little more than half as densely populated as
England, the empire of the Hapsburgs hes con-
tributed avory small proportion Of our foreign
born population. In the nineteen years ending
with 1858, from all the Austrian provinces, only
t7,726 persons enigretedr This fact has un.
doubtedly much to do with the wonderful enthu-
siasm with which the Germans of the United
States have espoused the cause of Prussia in the
present European war, The state Of feeling
among the German. Americans might be very diff
ferent if fair proportion Of the latter were
natives Of Austria.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20
william II. Russell Engaged as Our
Special War Corrcspondent.

Whlnm IL. husselt Engaged as Our
Special War Correspondent.
We have engaged WILLIAM II. RUSSELL,
Esq, the distinguished and reliable CORE.
,pondent Of the London Times throughout
The ,Crimean war, as the special correspon.
Dent Of TIE Sun during the war between
France and Prussia.
He has telegraphed to us that he will do
bis best for us. We shall receive constant
dispatches from him, describing every i'm.
portaut event.
The following are the details of our con.
tract with Dr. RUSSELL made through the
cable:
Nrw YORK, July 10 1870
VIM. H. RasseR, lid, London, England:
Gao you act as our correspondent at the seat OF
wmi II so, consider yourself engaged on your
own terms.
We want events from tile front, BY cable tele-
Ssph, daily. Answer.
CHARLES A. DANA,
Editor Sun
Find, II anywhere in Europe,
Mr.. RussELJ's ANSWER.
Yesterday the following answer was received by
sable;
LONDON, p NJ, July 10, 1870
q A. Dana Editor sun:
] will do my best for you. II 30 to army
headquarters, do you need telegraphie dispatches
Or letters as welf would rather you proposed
terms. wM. II. RUSSELL.
REPLY OF ruE Sun.
To which The Sun replied as follows:
Sun OFFICE, NEW YoRr, July TO- 1870.
10 Hn. H. Rysss2.
Send telegraphic despatches daily by cable. No
letters. Go on your own terms.
CHARLES A. DANA, Rditor.
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made sharp work, but had II all his own vay 10 the
middle Of the far turn, leading by from one 10 four
lengths, with Temptrcse second. Up to this point,
hicnardss colt had been doing badly and had made
ward, and ne made splendid burst OF speed. He
came WIN euch a rush that Union drew the whip
10 MS Lordshlp when no one thought u was needed,
horse forward, but Richardss colt could not las;
under the weight carrying, he did, though OF inc
same age, fourteen pounds more than his Lordship,
second, died away under the penalty, and let his
Lordship home winner bv length.
Temptress second, Virginia third, and Dare
fourth neither having had n show IN the race
Time 1lsH; at the rate OF 1;itx to the milea good
bat Tor youngsters, and particularly for Richards
colt The winner, in the term Of the race, was sold
BY DIR. Underwood, but brought no advance on the
selling price, and was returned to Mr. Belmonts
stable,
THE Third RACE
This was the Sequel stakes for three olds two
mi as There ,voro siytsen sntyies or these the
roiovi,e shovoJ and sta-tej. Major Maggie b. B.,
CavsIier Wi,rbcrssf and Rscards In he betting
Maggie h n was hvorite and she won the race
irhe ,ona,r,a,. ~ a. '''' ~ ~ w" Wv
" '""i"s N '' ,.
e,,zoa ,, an 1890 a, e,.s.. ,ox ,,ro.
ycarolis iwo ny,,es, an entSance m n sso adj led,
winner OF the Bcont or Travers Stakes lbs. extra
q both, 10 To-, extra.
NJ A. Etcll's Oh. Maggie u. H., by Australian dam
=, M?tclinc. ~ s--Bfowr
ipmnaaios 81 81 g. haor ny Eugene u"n ny O""oo
r. Morrts nv coysIier NV Nv INN Eciinsc dam Iii
nquet,s, no lbs-Tayor
i, ~ ~ % netn ,ds ~ nun..n"n u"" ''
d. swiae2t,. nb n Wi,nhnpaft nv Ie1inaton dam
mp Weathcrwich i0i ibe-Niilier ,.,,........... 5
Tlne-S31h. Won by length.
Tn the bettiny the odds wore 10 a AGAINST Maggie
n n the fayorite, and al The last only 10 1 10
/ AGAINST Major AMI Witchsraft each T., aeoinst
REGARDS a 10 against Cavaiier
n, 'oot and boi In ,emner ,rsiei 10 ,.eS and was
length ,wav in n dGlen s,riSes Msior iaid next
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20
The Police must not be a Political
Machine.

The Police Commissioners have acted
wisely in declining to accept tho resignation
Of Superintendent JoURpAN; but they will
act more wisely if they win remove the
reasons which prompted him TO offer II.
These reasons are understood TO be tho i'm.
possibility OF conducting the police with
such subordinate officers, such men, and such
influences as the corrupt Tammany polti.
clans force upon the department.
There was never n better police than that
which we had for many years under the
administration Of THOMAS g. ACTON and his
associates Mr., AcToN was Republican,
Tut this fact never appeared In his man.
aRcment Of tho police. Honesty. devotion,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20
The New Polar Expedition.

ITVTV
The President has decided to give command Il
the North Pole exploring expedition, provided 'or
In u recent act Of Congress, to Cant. llll and 70
announced this morning 10 that gentleman aud ms
friends. The appropriation Is 5000 The neoe~
sary orders In the premises will be made ~ once:
II Is now 80 late that the edition cannot get On
this year. The fall and winter will be occu0ltd 10
getting a ship ready, selecting crew, AMI maFipg
other necessary preparations, The Coast survey
and the Smithsonian Institution will send odl one
OF two scientific men With Capt Hal aud ilty "ln
Immediately begin studies to thoroughly NJ them
selves for the duties they are 70 undertake, tapl.
Hall has been here much Of the time for ne ~
four or Ave months, and the President but '1t'Ss
out tile plain Intent OF Congress d s,v.eg 'n con-
mAnd VI the expedition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20
The sun In Connecticut.

An up.country paper, having been sangwhang'
ing at the mighty iu'crum which Is reyolutiou2,ns
and purging American politics, the venerable Pat
ton, the pioneer ne wsdealer of the Naugatuck VA
ley, writes 10 the Waterbury Under as follows:
"The subscribers 10 and purchasers OF THE sun N
this community the peers OF the Subscribers to ay
other paper Some Of the hest men In the CITY Eu
scrhcrs TO fHR sUH aud they are men moreover Who
think for themselves"
The Same here. TIE circulation OF 1HE SUI IA
New Haven IL greater than that Of all the OF. q
New York uIiies combined while lbs IIuH.s '.'-
brace tho most intelligent casses-ncrc'un'-. pfp'
iessiona men, college professors, tut1gs ''.. s'l'
dauia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

competing for lis freight with the Connecticut
river and the Sound, cannot reasonably be
expected to succeed against such powerful rivals.
The>two existing lines run through success
sion Of cities and villages, while the Air Line
runs mostly through a povcrty-struck coun-
try, where there 10 no business for II at present,
nor much prospect Of any in the future. Start
ing from New Haven, 1t strikes corner Of North
Haven, small town, as villages are called in
Connecticut, where they make nothing but soft
bricks and white beans. Then IL skirts
walhngford, carefully avoiding that part
Of the town where there are important manu-
factories then Il touches the edges ofDurham and
Mddlefeld. s. oil towns devoted to agriculture,
and raising just enough to subsist the people, and
affording no business whatever for railroad for
the inhabitants raise nothing to SELL and they
never 20 from home. Middletown is the next
settlement. 1t was q sleepy old town, with no
enterprise or activity, until few years ago,
when few Of the people woke up and had a
spasm Of energy and industry. But the town
lies on the Connecticut river, which must con-
tinuc to transport most Of the freight which II
sends TO market Crossing the river at this
point, the Air Line runs through half dozen
small towns, which will not give 1t business
enough to pay for the oil required to run the road.
willimantic is the eastern terminus Of the Air
Line, where IL forms a connection that reaches
Boston. The Hartford, Providence and Erie
crosses the track Of the Air Line here, and oil
the connecting lines are controlled by hostile
interests This is a fair statement Of the case /;
and any man supposes that these comparative
disadvantages are to be overcome solely by the
route being twenty miles shorter than the others,
he has yet to learn that all the most prosperous
railway lines in the country derive their largest
gains from way business, much Of the through
business being done at a small profit.
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Havana papers please copy.

The Boston Daily Advertiser alleges that
ready to see war declared by our Government for
the sake Of possessing Cuba. Will the Adoer-
tisr have the goodness to mention the language
Of ours in which such more than intimation is
containcdP
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20
Mr.. BoRRows must have made the Cont

Mr.. BoRRows must have mnde the Cont.
mental Hotel at Long Branch very attractive to
draw down there such n home.body as Judge
BARNARD; and wherever the Judge goes, other
choice spirits are sure to be along with him. We
learn that one Of the most cheerful and agree
able companies ever collected together are now
at the Continental and they speak IN terms Of
unqualified praise Of the manner in which the
hotel Is kept
Bellies whose beaux are backward about speak
ing out will find that Long Branch has singular
influence in making people communicative. 1t
made even the silent GRAST speak out, when he
was there last summer. He spoke TO TON MUIR
PnY, and promised him the Colectorship Of New
MuRPHr is conccrned-he has kept his word
And now GRANT and MURPHY are TO be there
again; and there will undoubtedly be several
other patriotic gentlemen around who are willing
TO serve their country in public stations. One Of
the plessantest things about holding an office TO
which extensive patronage attaches must be the
proof which it furnishes Of the vast number CT
disintercsted friends that the occupant possesses
MIR. MuRPuY's friends are as thick at present as
bees in swarmng time. But though they may
tbrong the Continental, we are assured that
there will be room left, and the very best Of
Accommodations, for numerous other parties.
There is no more desirable place Of resort for
those seeking either health or pleasure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20
Selling Things.

Will not q man who sells his client sell
out his country's interest if the temptation
and opportunity are sufficient
What is President GRANTS opinion on
this point What is his opinion of his As
sistant Secretary Of State, JOHN c. B. DAvIsf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

The summer meeting Of the Buffalo Park
Association is to begin on August 8, and will last
four days. Among the purses is one Of eco, 900,
for horses that have never trotted in less than
$50. This is princely offer, and should bring
to Buffalo the largest and finest field Of horses
ever seen in this country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

The August number Of the Cdtho''t W"'l
jus tines the good opinion We have always ''mt-''l
OF this sterling periodical. 1t Is all,, "T'''uS
and interesting, and presents the Ca oIc 'o'N u
lts most Attractive aspect. No protc'"n' t'"""
man who makes any pretcnsion to l'''' r''N At
ship can properly omit To subscribe 3. H.
articles on the Vatican Council a.oue az, "oi" Wv
price,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

1t is noteworthy fact that the sharp
sighted aud money loving Yankee is more easily
seduced into rash speculations and hazardous
ent crprises than a citizen of New York, Pennsyl-
yania, or the Southern States. This facility IN
taking risks is the Latural offspring of an ayari-
cious disposition. Eagencss to accumulate
haste TO grow rich becomes overmastering, and
prudence and discretion are often lost sight of in
the a,!dity of gain, This is seen in the multi
plicity OF railroads that thread every part of
New England We doubt whether there is a rail.
road in the Eastern States that was not nearly or
quite n dead loss to the original shareholders.
The New Haven and Hartford road, the first con.
structed in Connecticut and now one Of the best
paying stocks in the country, was built with
great difculty, being considered failure for a
long time, The New Haven and New London
road was sold to satisfy the first issue Of bonds,
and, although fifty miles in length, brought, with
lie rolling stock and depots, only three hundred
thousand dollars. TWAS recognized on that basis
and, being managed with intelligent economy,
is paying regular dividends The President, who
is also Superintendent, is capital railroad man,
full of energy and activity although incumbered
by Little CHITTESDES, who is fastened on to the
Company as an ornamental fgurehead in the
capacity OF q nominal Vice-Preslent. The fate
of the Norwich and Worcester is well remember
ed. The Housatonic and the Naugatuck passed
through many vcissitudes, bankrupting scores of
the first stockholders. So Of the Canal road,
| running from New Haven to Wcstfeld, the Dan.
bury and Norwalk, the Providence, Hartford and
Erie, and several other smaller concerns, which
start in desert and end in wilderness. The
latest enterprise-and il really seems likely to be
pushed through-is the Air Line road, to run
from New Haven to Wilimantic, link in what
Is expected to become the great thoroughfare be-
tween New York and Boston. The people along
the line are under the strongest hallucinetion on
the subject. Because it is some twenty miles
shorter than the route by way of Hartford,
| Springfield, and Worcester and about the same
distance shorter than the New London and Proyi
dence line, it is expected to do all the through
business between Boston and New York. A new
route, through a thinly populated country, and
touching NO considerable town CD the way, snt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

Col. RYAN, the gallant lrishmon who
commands the Cuban cavalry in the District of
Camaguey, under Gen. CANADA, and who cut to
pieces on tina 18th ult. body Of some $50 Span
ish regulars, within mile Of Puerto Principe,
sent a few days since draft for five hundred
dollars to the Cuban Junta Of this city, with q
request that the amount be devoted TO the
purchase of arms for the patriot cause. The act
speaks volumes.
Havana papers please copy.
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aggregate daily circulation last week,
e34,sOO. Average daily circulation dur
ing The neek, lO5,sOO. Daily acreage
during The precious ceck, ending July 0,
os, ZOO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

The favorite color just now among the
patriotic both sides Of the Atlantic is Prussian
blue. The fashionable milliners, dressmakers,
tailors, &c, are striving to who shall be the
first in the market with IT,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

Now that the war in Europe gives the
Secretary Of State in Washington something
else to do besides writing letters of coincidence
about dead lords, and letters Of compliment
about living ones. be feels like a fish out Of
water Meanwhile. the Spanish Minister has
still got him by the gills, and, between the two
dilemmas, the way he founders about is pity
TO behold
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

The snobbish custom Of having liveried
servants is more prevalent than ever at the
watering places this season, especially among
those who should wear lveries themselves IL any.
body has to wear them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

The new o. and Master, \ and A. NJ, John H.
An!hon, has reappolnt1d u " BRA ilord Prince 10
Dc District Deputy Grand Master OF kno fgenty famth
another term.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

Lord JOHN MOTLEY is packing up his
things in London to make way for Baron Ere
LiSGHUrsEs. II is not impossible that the two
honorable dignitaries will meet half seas over.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20

A Constant Reader" writes that he saw ono
yesterday morning.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-18
FROM EUROPE.
Fouyille and Rschefert.
By the An1lo- A r,eySed1 Cable.

By the Anglo american Cable.
PARIS, Feb. 18.-Arthur Fouville has been
sentenced to six months' imprisonment and to
pay five hundred francs for violating the press
law. Henri Rochefort writes from the prison
where he il confined to his paper, the Narseil-
laise that the Prefect of Police has seized his
editorial articles. He complains that, while mp
to the present time the incarcerated journalists
have been allowed to write to their papers, he
has been denied the usual privilege, notwith-
standing he is Deputy in the Corps Legislatif
and has not been deprived of his civil rights.
London Money Market.
LONDON, Feb. 18.-Revenue payments Just
now are exciting considerable influence in the
money market. The recent improvement in the
price of Erie shares at New York is ascribed to
the efforts Eof ON English agent who recently
arrived there.
Tho Released FenIans.
The released Fenians are to have a grand
public reception at Dublin.
English Sympathy for Spain.
MADRID, Feb. 1S.-The journals of this city
publish to-day an address signed by London and
Liverpool merchants, expressing the hope that
the Spanish troops will soon subdue the Cuban
insurgents. Accompanying the address, which
was dated October 8, 1859, was contribution of
s1s7O sterling to aid the cause of the mother
country. af
PARIS, Feb. 1s.--The Bourse closed nm. Rentes,
HNTwEBP, Feb. IS. = Petroleum closed firm at
HAvRE, Feb. 1s-Cotton opened quiet and steady.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Cotton Gases.

The Cotton Gases.
Despatch 10 the Associated Pyess.
WASHINGTON, Feb l9.-An official document
from Secretary Boutwellwasl laid before the Senate
to-day, in reply to resolution asking how
much of the appropriation of $100,0 has been
expended for defending certain suits now pend
ing in the Court of Claims known as the cotton
cases. 1t appears that the following-named per-
sons are employed at regular salaries:-Hon.
Robert s. Hale special counsel; Oliver 8. Lowell
and Samuel Ames, assistant special COUNSEL
William Fessenden, chief clerk besides three
other clerks and stenographer ........
Mr.. Hale received for his services and ex-
penses s16, ,349, and J. B. Kerr, as special coun-
sci, nearly $4,000. The entire expenditure,
among numerousl individuals, was S91, 900, of
which sum, for defending the Secretary and his
agents, Hon. G. d. Drake received $4,000; in
the Elgee case, Caleb Cushing, $3.50; in tres
pass cases, L. B. Brasher, $5517, in prosecuting
suits
Captains j. H. Strong and j. NJ. Fraley and
Lieutenant Commander ]. NJ. Miller are ordered
to Washington for examination for promotion.
Assistant Paymaster Fred C. Olley and j. G.
Barton are ordered to Philadelphia for examina-
ton for promotion.
Commander D. Rowal is detached from the
command Oh INC StlulnOlt, tuu plSceu Ou Waib-
ing orders.
Lieutenant K. s. Keyser, Assistant Surgeon +.
r. Harebell, Chief Engineer Johu H. Long, and
the remaining officers of the Seminole, are also
detached and placed on waiting orders.
Commander Ralph Chandler is detached from
the command of the Talapeosa on the 30th of
April, and ordered to the New York Navy Yard.
Lieutenant G. A. Scheeky is detached from the
Saugus and placed on waiting orders.
Master William H. Webb, is detached from the
naval station at Mound City and ordered to the
Saugus
First Assistant Engineer A. ]. E. Mulland
and Second Assistant Engineer William s. Wells
are detached from the Plymouth and placed on
waiting orders.
Army Order.
By direction of the Secretary of War, where
| the sentence of q court-martial involves conhne
ment for definite period of time, the connne
ment shall be considered as commencing at the
| date of the PRONUNCIATION of the sentence il
orders, if the person sentenced is inIcustody a
| that time, unless the time for its commence
| ment is otherwise expressly fixed by the sen
| tence of the court, or in the order promulgatinG
/ the proceedings.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-18
shanghai and nTauiIIa Markets.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1.-THE commercial advces
from Shanghai by the mail steamer Japan are to the
11th OF January. The market for cotton goods was
dull the stock includes II zoo pieces drills $1,000
pieces jeans, 16,s00 pieces sheetings.
The tea export business was insignificant The
stock was 12,b0o packages OF fair 20 common. Set
tied at taels 10000. There was a fair business in
green teas and the settlements 80 0e0 packages
at full prices The receipts were 2bbos packages in
excess Of the last season at the same date. The
stock mustered 1000 packages, chiefly OF common
10 inferior, but the active stock estimated at
from 40, 600 to &c, 600 packages.
There was q fair business In silks and prices have
advanced. The total Of the settlements were $4,000
bales The quotations for best No. Tsatlee, 54o6s
$50 taels; best No. Hainteen, 46o@4so taels best
No. 2, 4950144e taels. -re.f -.r
The exports to America this season to date were
sos bales.
Exchange on London, 5s. exchange on Paris,
n. COS. Freights to New York, co los. ~
On the berth--ships Good Hope Harlow, Sarah
Nicholson, and City OF Perth. ..
Sailed-shp Elizabeth Nicholson, for New York.
L Manila Markets..
The advices from Manila are to December IL. The
market for hemp was firm at s11@16 for cordage.
Exchange on London, IS. Cd.
Sailed ship -, for New York, with .ooO peculs
sugar and IL, 800 peculs hes1p; ship Brinker Bell
for Boston, with 5000 peculs OF sugar and 10, SOC
peculs hemp. Ship Oliver Davis had sailed from
Iloila for New York.