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Items of News about the War.

Tie London Times of Tuesday in an edito-
rial abandons all hope Of mediation. The
sword, it says, must decide the questions at
issue.
A decree is published calling upon the
members of the French Garde Rationale and
Garde Mobile of the first three corps OF the
army, to report Immediately at the chief
te~ns of their respective departments, in rea-
diness for active service.
It is reported that the meeting of the High
Court of Justice, in France, has been indef-
nitely postponed, and general amnesty will
be proclaimed to cover all cases before that
Court except those for conspiracy against the
life of the Emperor.
The French troops have not been recalled
from Rome, as was reported.
NJ Rouher on Saturday told the French
Senate that the Prussian troops had crossed
the frontier of France.
| Italy and Denmark assure the Powers of
their intention to preserve neutral attitude.
Generals McMahon, Bazaine and Canrobert
will command the three corps of the French
army.
The troops of Saxony are in motion.
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to protect the frontier.
| Belgium relies upon British, French and
Prussian assurances for the immunity Of her
territory.
1t is said France will oppose to the Prussian
rifed cannon revolving cannon shooting
forty balls per minute, perhaps Lyman's A.
merican gun.
! King William on Monday evening made a
speech to an enthusiastic audience. He said
that Germany had been drawn into the war
and that sacrifices must be expected, but
spoke hopefully of the result.
/ France has communicated to the Powers
notification that she has entered into recipro.
cal engagements with Belgium and Holland
ensuring their neutrality France is also in
active negotiation with Russia to obtain q
formal promise of neutrality.
No battle is expected between the French
and Prussian armies for some days yet. 1t is
announced that no diplomat or other foreign.
er will be allowed in the French camp.
:. The Liberte, organ of the Theirs party
gives the following as the programme Of thu
French: The army will first enter Hesse, II
order to neutralize the Southern States O
Germany. They will then occupy and forti
fy the city of Frankfort. From this poin
they will be able to sweep all Prussian terri
tory to the left of the Rhine. They will ther
enter Prussia by way of Westphalia. and til,
reconstruction of the Rhenish Confederation
will follow.
A special despatch to the New York Her
aid, dated Paris, July 10, says that officia
t notice of the declaration Of war by France a
gainst Prussia was sent yesterday to the Eu
ropean Powers. France has notified Prussi
that she will not use explosive bullets if Prus
STA will not. After the first battle has bee'
3 fought all the Powers of Europe will max
v an effort to stop the conflict. The Frencl
i. journals have received orders to publish n
: Information concerning military movements
The Catholics of the South German States ar
] reported to be opposed to Prussia. Eigl'
q Prussian officers have been seized in Stras
: bourg as spies. One hundred thousand vol
lluptcers have enrolled their names in Paris an
lin the Departments.
8 The London Gazette publishes the proc'a
!, nation of the neutrality of the Government c
g Great Britain during the war between franc
and Prussia.
The Berlin correspondent of the Londo
Times says: "The declaration of war b
France took Germany by surprise. Th
G French Government has for long time bee
secretly arming, and was ready sooner tina