The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-04

S0-caiied temperatures. III the Cathollc nle-
rarchy will only accept accomplished facts,
and give themselves heartily to the duties Of
that higher mission which is now clearly set
before them, the Church may yet put on her
youthful attire and reappear "as bride
adorned for her husband" and the last days
Of the Papacy may be more glorious than the
first. Most certainly DR.. Manning's loud
wailing and lamentation will not alter the facts
of the past OF affect the tendencies of the
present
Tho Situation in France-Thc Pending
Movement South.
A strong movement against Lyons seems
actually in operation. Hitherto we have had
peasantry that the Prussians were coming
towards Tours and towards Lyons, but in
every instance it has turned out that uhlans
on raid were the cause of the scare. Now,
however, the movement appears to be one Of
infantry, and we may reasonably conclude,
therefore, that something sterner than mere
reconnaissance is pending. large Ger
man force has crossed the Rhine at
Mulhausen and is moving towards
Toul, where, it is said, corps
OF one hundred thousand Germans is forming
to operate against Lyons. Other German
forces are already at Neufchateau, and largo
number of the troops under Won Werder in
Strasbourg, are under orders for southwark
Thaoo IaSO fnha a. bo fob xvif1
grain OF allowance, for the intention Of the
commanding general is not usually confided to
the correspondents for the purpose of giving
them publicity, but in these instances the
actual movements Of the troops indicate
pretty clearly their object. AT Lyons
the army Of the Rhone is forming
and has become almost formidable
body AT Lyons, also. there is a disaHection
towards the republic, which may be famed
into rebellious flame on the approach of hos
tile troops Lyons is. therefore, a point
which it is desirable for the Prussans to
threaten. Il is directly south of the points at
which these new forces appear, and nearly
two hundred miles from Toul, being one of the
to offer stout resistance. The march toward
it, however, is through a fresh country, where
hostile German foot has not tread since the
days of the barbarian and there does not APP
pear to be much likelihood of any serious re-
sistance before the outer works of the city are
reached.
About Paris the situation remains interest
ing. Inside the most rigorous discipline is
exercised, the death penalty being melted out
even for thieving. Another decree urging the
troops has been issued. The citizens inside
attend to their usual avocations, but like the
old Puritan church-goers of Massachusetts
they keep their firearms close at hand ready
for use. The forts have been keeping up
pretty brisk fire lately, and even the gun boats
at Bilancourt have been firing into the Prus-
sian works at Meudon. General Trochu in
despatch states that the fight of
Friday resulted during reconnaissance,
in which the French discovered oil they
wished These sorties are the most effective
means which the garrison inside can adopt at
present to harass the besieging force. They
may have received a good lesson in this line
of tactics at Sebastopol, where the Russians.
in the dead of many December night, made
sudden assaults from their own weak defences
on the French lines with excellent effect. In
the meantime, on the Prussian side, it is stated
that the lines are closing tightly; that the
Canal d'Ourcq has been drained, and that
preparations arc making at GenaulIiers, ST
Cloud and Villejuif to lombard the city.
These redoubts, where they are doubtless plac-
ing heavy siege guns, are respectively on the
northwest and south of the city, so That with
guns OF immense range three portions Of the
city may be kept in very lively state.
We publish this morning an interesting
letter from our special correspondent at the
German royal headquarters at Ferrieres, tele-
graphed by cable from London. A graphic
account is given OF the situation of affairs
along the route of the German armies to
Paris. and within their lines. From it we
learn that public feeling against Napoleon is
very bitter, ons old gentleman at Compiegne,
who is evidently believer in the Bourbons,
going so far as to express wish to see him
hung. The stories of German violence is de-
Med and the condition of the country is repre-
scented as being better than has been ro-
ported. Az a rule the Prussians pay the