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The European War.
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Rothschilds and other French
Bankers Heavy Losers.
Popular Demonstration in Ba-
varia Against the War.
IfuSSld II tttIo iiV Ao
diate Invasion.
Financial and CONNER
cial Distress Terrible
Napoleon's Proposed Rapid
Movements Fooled.
Prussia OH the Rhine with u
Powerful Army.
Financial and CONNER
cial Distress Terrible.
Napoleon's Proposed Rapid
Movements Fooled.
Prussia OH the Rhine with u
Powerful Army.

PARIS, July 22.-Popular demonstra-
tons have been made in Bavaria against
war.
The Bank of France has 100000, OOOf.
specie.
Rothschild has lost twenty millions by
the war. Erlanger and other bankers
have also lost heavily.
Switzerland asks of France that the
provinces of Chadlebais and Francigny,
in Savoy, be declared neutral, but her
request has been refused.
Notwithstanding the report of the EN-
peror's illness, he came to Paris to-day
and received a large deputation of the
Corps Legislatif at the Tuileries.
The Bank of France redeems the notes
of that institution in silver
LoxDoS, July PIN the House of
Lords to-day the Earl of Carnovan offered
a resolution of thanks to the Canadians
for repelling the Fenian invasion. A
lively opposition was manifested, and
after debate the resolution was with
drawn.
The House of Commons tonight final
" passed theeducation bill by a vote Of
l79 to so. The House subsequently de-
bated the budget until adjournment.
Army movements on both sides are
slow.
A special correspondent writes from
Berlin on the goth that Prussia was
asuredly taken by surprise. Nobody
contemplated war; hence the concentra-
ton of her forces was less advanced than
with the French; nor will Won Moltke
be hurried. Prussia is in no dread of
the threatened immediate invasion. No
soldiers Of the famous corps Of Prussian
Guards have, as yet, left Berlin. In
fsntry reserves were arriving on Tues
day, and regiments are expected to
march on Friday.
The enthusiasm and confidence are
only comparable to that Of the North in
the United States when Fort Sumter was
Tho financial and commercial distress
is terrible, and innumerable failures of
old and strong houses have occurred.
1t is perfectly understood that the
German army, if victorious, will march
to Paris.
Railroad freight traffic has ceased, and
traffic closed on the 24th.
The Gottenzer University had closed,
and all the students enlisted. All uni
yersities will soon close.
The London Daily News has special
from Strasburg Of the 2lst, saying de-
lenses depend much on the water, which
Is now so low that the place is compare
lively weak. Additional works are in
The garrison numbers about
s 900 men, beside in camp about 10000
more. Communication across the river
continued by ferry.
PARIS, July 2S-The weather to-day
Is intensely hot. A large number of SOL
diers have dropped dead in the streets
from sunstroke.
The Figaro denies the report that
General Dounay is dead, and states that
positive information to the contrary has
been received
LONDON, July 2S.-The Times this
publishes lengthy dispatches
from its special correspondents in both
Of the opposing armies of France and
Prussia. The dispatches contain gen
eral resume Of the operations already
Undertaken upon the Rhine, and the ar
for odense and defense of
both parties.
The Times argues, from data, that
The marvellous rapidity with which the
PrussiaRs had rallied, and the celebrity Of
their concentration upon the Rhine at
central points, have defeated Aapoleons
plans for conquest Of the Rhine pro-
vinces and the disintegration Of the Ger
man States. 1t says the plan upon
which Napoleon proposed to wage the
conflict was, by rapid movements to hurl
the various corps d'armie which concen-
trated at the camp Of Chalons into Cen
trail Germany, thus dividing the North
and South German States through their
very center. The wonderful rapidity of
the Prussions in covering the exposed
points has foiled this maneuver.
Prussia nov has a powerful army ar
ranged uponfhe Rhine between hayenee
and Cologne, with powerful force occu-
pying the Rhine foriresses. She also
has a strong ioice in Southern Germany
70 repel any assault upon that quarter
The main body Of the French army is
distributed befEeen chalons, Metz and
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