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it We believe that the Hon. will return to town this week. P. E. L. The Chronicle says that Lieutenâ€" ant Harding took this action in accordance with a @certain antiquated law passed in : now opâ€"A 1 anad H=muilton. T uzs agned * 1ipporar Wilson should have been » Messare.. Fraser and Hay, of the Relief ommittes, have gone to Montreal for the lur;mofobuhiunm f less a dislike to anything @antiquated," and possibly objects to anything in the .hpdh',“t‘or?od‘n. The fact can schooner Lettic, in ‘Gaespe Bay, twken ber into Pictou. _‘ M proceeded to seize an American schooner which wus landing fish in Charlottetown, proclivities the Halifax Cromicle has doubtâ€" Her Majesty‘s Theatreâ€"Â¥m. J, is, bowever, that the law in question is necessary for the protection ot Canadian interests. If American fishermen are to be + lowed to come into British American harbours and dispose of their fish, whethe" they have begn caught within the prescribâ€" ed limits or not the trade of our fishermen is injured thereby, and it was for this reason that the law in question was made. -â€"-â€".QJâ€"â€"v € ‘The following is the military strength of the more important states of Europe, comâ€" piled from the most recent accessible. offiâ€" The Hilifax (Aronicle s making a great wmm.mo.uu-dw; Harding of the Royal Navy, who lately Captain B tts, of the Canadian schooner Elia B McLean, has captured the Ameriâ€" The Ottawa Cimes. the: signatures of 100,000 Canadians hire been appended ‘to it, we may safely conâ€" clude that unless Her Majesty takes the N. Y. Tribune, which is scarcely possible, it is not likely ever to be brought under her observation,. The «" equirocal decliaraâ€" tions of Her Majesty‘s advisers, and their equally equivocal silence," are mntioned as reasons why it is generally believed Engâ€" land desires the complete independence of her colonies, Now considering that no member of Her Majesty‘s Government has leading Imperial statesmen, includ.ng the present Colonial Secretary, have in the most m.qm_-e,w the deterâ€" mination of the British dov-'-u-‘t.: people to defend Canadig from foreign WEDNESBAY, AUGUST 31, 1870. Mtfiitwi“““w sentation and wnmmdtb| supposed petitioners, .A convention ‘of thirtyâ€"three persons, consisting of eleven Englishmen, eleven Canadians, and cleven Americans, is proposed, which is to meet in Montreal and | discuss the subject in all. its bearings, and in order that their delâ€" berations may be free and untrammelled, Her Majesty is requested to "legitimire discussion.‘* â€" In common with most people here, we had always laboured under the impression that the free discussion of any subject was perfectly legitimatg in Canada, and neither mobâ€"law or the " Lttle bell" of a Cabinet Minister had ever been put into force in order to preventiit ; consequently we do not understand why Her Majesty s.ould be asked to legitimize it. The whole affair however is too childishly. ab surd to be worthy of serious consideration. Probably the petition really has its origim in Hon. Mr. Campbell and family The Doiminion Telegraph Company‘s line conceived the stogy of the annexation league. . The . Tribune certainly treats it with undisguised contempt when it says : #If it will result in satisfying the Cana al means let us have the Convention:" Even the Tribune, wofully ignorant as this jommlm-lllyuho'liholftoh;n- dians as to what destiny is in store for them, and induce them to stop bothering us and themselves with their schemes, by disgusted with these: annexation fables, and treats them with the ‘scorn they so «tmscc lt ie oo THE DISPOSAL onnmnluhn The Citizen has sccomplshed its object T nipmanpiopenn pioale in im :lifl::b. We never had any desire to go into mnmlrmmivny and Mr. which is now betore the law In our issue of Maturday we gavo,;mnmow:.fgmodh- terested e parties on both siduhdmbhldph personaliâ€" i courts, we cannot â€" v..nt‘;.on. Unrow_m'.d-pbz â€"to protest against the constant attacks made on a desâ€"rving citizsen, one who las done much for the good of the city, and J J the Citizen‘s ohject were to point out " the impropriety of journals d.aling in perâ€"onalities,"‘ it certainly took rather a strange course to accomplish that end»> When we first alluded to the matter, we his contributions, its charities, ind os apepntnine) tny untermst imevvacts, FEW ADVERTISEMENTH OAMee! 34, Bparkse Btrset «mm &Afi mm t hy with other American in yesterday‘s , Toronto, disclaimed all personal feeling in regard to it, and it was our contemporary which, by its allusion to private busines4 transacâ€" tions in its issue of Saturday last, first stepped beyond the proper limits of jourâ€" nalism. All that we havye done from. first to last, has been to . call attention to the facts connected with the sale ot Mr. M«Gillivray, and to the understanding which existed to the effect that the amount pended in some charitable purpose. | In so doing we have simply exposed a great pubâ€" lio wrong which the Cl/fizen does not atâ€" tempt to defaend, and we know as a matte: of fact, that we are sustained in the course we have pursued, by a majority of the peoâ€" ple of this city. . °* f The Cifizen tries to excite sympathy for Mr. McGillivray, by telling us how much he has done for the good of the city, and the promotion of its charities. There was a time when our contemporary did not consider that Mr. McGillivray required any one to make known his charities to the Has that gentlieman‘s modesty inâ€" %”M since then as to render it for the C)+%zem to sound bis fame? Has he become so bashful and retiring in his unostentil.ous liberality as to compel his organ to :ing his praises? It is not so very long since we found the Citizen expressing very different sentiments in the following language. | "Alexander Pope somewhereâ€"said, © Do Well, Mr. Mowninvray thought better of it ; be did now lay the electors under "poliâ€" good by steaith ; and blush to find it shame." This is alvrice which every intelâ€" ligent modest minded and decently disâ€" tical obligation," but received pecuniary " tribute " instead. , "Ahe events connected with Mr. MoGil. livray‘s purchase, are | pretty well known and ~ remembered, not only hare seen him as the man who vauntâ€" in ly paraied his wesalth acquired by his dcdhz:ith our lumbermen ; and | we hare him as the man who trumped up every conceiv.ble rnanl charge agnuinst his t ; «but Mr. Edaward Mot#illivary E his last light as a reprover of bribery and corruption and one who censures ill feeling : and strife between neighbours is a reformed character and novel sight." : Bo hq Mr. McGillivray‘s punishment is concerned we might be satisfied without served contempt in which he is ‘hel!, and the general ind gnation which u-eo.dml has awakened in \the public mind might ‘suffice, and even his most malerolent aneâ€" mies might leave him to the stings of hi# ~wn conscience. But we still maintain that the $2,000 of which Mr. McGillivray beâ€" cume possessed belongs to the people of Ottaws, and ought to be in charâ€" ity according to agreement.| We hope be entertained by Mr. M G:llivray and that his ight to retain the amount will be m:wwtbnibimm of three well citizens, (we only object to one man in Ottama). Wcm-cuwalidt.nplyfnntho Honorable Mr. Skead.. He has given a sort of quasi denial to a: statement made by us ; and we have, a right to call upon him to state whit he knows, and what he has said in reference to «" the money in quest.on." Once it was asserted that Mr. McGillivray would be a @puppet in the hands of Mr. Skead," but we cannot conâ€" ceive it possible that a nran like Mr. Skead would allow himself for a moment to rest under the imputation of being * a puppet" in the hands of Mr. «McGillivray. Thereâ€" fore, since he has chosen to interfere in the matter, and we are very glad that he has done so, we shall expect with as little delay as possiblé a plain statement from Mr. Skead, as to his kpowledge of the transâ€" action, and what his opinions are as to Mrâ€" McCillivray‘s right to retain the $2,000. We hare received several communica tions suggesting that there ought to be laws enacted which should render it illeâ€" gal to set fire to the woods at this season of the year. The fact is, such laws already exist, and only require to be properly enâ€" torced and observed imorder to prevent the posmbility of such grievous calamities as that to which we have lately had to subâ€" mit. An Act respecting malicious injurâ€" fes to property which received the Royal sssent on the 2Ind of June, 1869, contains the following clauses : s 9. Whosoevrer by such negligence as shall show him to be reckless our wantonly regardloss of | or 1 o uten of a meniopii ns of &mm SETTING FIRE TO THE . WOODH. C IGHT OB1HD LK C or until the fine be paid, ““"#‘ or withâ€" | out h 1€ i bour. | 11. Whoscevrer unlawfuily and usâ€" tured Hharoes: witere Uniber: Ioghar toat®; um umare t or boom, dunor:llloon_ the Crown domain, or on lind leased or lawtully for the of cutting timber, or on private myoronnymok or ; or rollâ€" way, beach or wharf, so dnq same be injured or destroyed, is guilty of_ felony, and shall be liable to be imprisoned in the Penitentiary for any term ‘nâ€"tiexceeting fourteen years and not less than two years, or to <+be â€" imprisoned in any other E:l or plice of continement for any term than two years, with or without bard labour, and with or without solitary conâ€" tinement. 21. Whosoever unlawfully and maliciousâ€" ly sets fire to any stack of rn.{-ln. pulse, tares, hay, straw, haulm or stubble, er of any cultivated v:&flabb» roduce, or ut fur:e, gorse, heath, tern, turf, peat, coals, charooal, wood, or bark, or to any steer or pile of wood or bark, guilty of felony, and shall be liable to ! im’ri.on‘ ed in the Penitentiary for life, or for any term not less than two years, or to be imâ€" mm nnyotbort‘o:or lace of conâ€" 0 t for any term t two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement. c C . 24 Whosoerer unlawfully and mali giouasly, by any over act, attempts to set fire to any such matter or thing, as in either of the last two ing seetions mentioned,: under such cireu that if the same ware thereby set fire to, the offender would be, under r of such sections, fl:y of felony, is guilty of felâ€" ony, and be liable to e imprisoned in the Penitentiary for any| term not exâ€" ceeding nv«nbzuu. mdn::)l loss t.hauo:;: years, or to impri in any fi or place of oong::wn for any term thin two years, with without hard libour, and with or without solitary conâ€" finement. Pear Sxr,â€"In your issug of the 24th inst. I noticed a comm ion signed Sentinel," in which . is some truth and a good deal of error, and in which there is a most undeserred attack up. » To the Editor of TBE T: ME3 the «©Bytown and Ayime Wfi Road Co." Now as a: ent, would wish to state I have connéection with, nor interest in the said company, but knowing some of the facts, I would like to ‘state them. One of *Sentinel‘s" statements is cerrect, viz., that the stone bridge at tull was partially carried away in the spring of 1869 and. 187 nudlg a at‘::nf of inconvenience tg' the public. g; he does not state reason. The reason was mainly owin‘ d ms built bz E B. Eddy, Esq., and Messrs. Crand.ll Co., of Hull village. I believre one of the parties concerned in these |dams is willing to come to terms with the Company the other is not. To mention names would be invidious, but 1 think that your corres pondent "Sentinel" must be aware of the whole truth. . . s > sngac t : _ ‘Tnking the above circumstances into consideration this is hardly fair. _ To the Editor of THE TIMES, Deag Sir,â€"John and-%m. Hall, of the township of Goulburn, request me to jinâ€" form you that their bnri:onunu were destroyed by the late ; also their harness and a double . â€" They bavre In yesterday‘s Trtms mentioned that Mr. A. Little, Bugle: of the 60th Rifles, was presented with a handsome walkâ€" ing cane by the members of the Ottawa Garrison Artillery Band. â€" The following is Mr. Liattle‘s reply :y | ‘i To the Band of the Ottawa Garrisen Arâ€" h?:;m.unl.â€"l have, intlzfiutphoo, aai t you for your ‘yvery fiattering testiâ€" mon al, and indeed I must tell you that it was as unexpected as it is sincerely welâ€" come. Next I have to return you my thanks for the kind verance and atâ€" tention I have ever 1 at your bands. Believe me 1 shall always look b:.ck on my sojourn in Ottawa, my connection with yourselves, i ly with frelings of the profoundest pleasure and pride. To JuorBa- you in a great measure, owe not only the formation, but the preâ€" sent «fliciency of your Band, apd I trust his ::rh.:‘lth those of tboodnrd'oumu :‘f itivk r Artill modwithu:lv:;:t“ _ Bank Note Co., per W. Leniâ€" ger, Foreman.,....,...¢.. 8. Tucker & Son. â€". ;. ... ... ... Jmh'ww...gn-----)..-.. w. H. Himaworth] .... ... ... . Tetal cash received to date ... On the lists me. the donations are reâ€" Blythe & Russel in good: Cunningham & Li yâ€"§25 blankets. | Luke Cusnerâ€"2) dor. pairs | shoes. .: | John Hillâ€"113 lbs. rice, _ Hull, Aug. 30, 1870. blankets. _ | Luke Cusnerâ€"2 dor. pairs shoes. . .: | #ugmâ€"lm 2:!. m. §°°dl~ J cU NlN'; From the Mon‘real Daily Nows. For more than sixteen years the enlargeâ€" ment of the villo’(.hml', has been urged on the t, but so many and so pâ€"werful were the interests pulling at the “rblio purse in other directions, that important link in the navigation of the Ottawa is only now going into no. tice. The improvred change of public opinion is due to the same causes which have called into life the scheme of an. Otâ€" taws and Champlain canal. The Caughnaâ€" "d"‘ ight have l.lmbona for years it not for the extraordinary and rapid derelopmeut of the Ottawa lumâ€" ber trade. That branch of commerce has assumed such pam:rdoutu we find statists like Mr. Derby dcohfh&' ‘t one dollar toll per thousand feet on the lumber shipped to the eastern st«tesa, will cover the entire interest on the cost of a Ca Cupnal It is to the lumb r ol the Uitawsa that we . H. BUTLER. Richmond, 290th Au.,fis‘lo. 0 0 _ _‘ JAMES CUNNINGHAM, s Treasucer . Ottawa, August 30, 1870., â€" _ The Stone Bridge Grenville Canal | to date ... $7,836 70 led me the following â€"§25 in goods. indsayâ€"$25 in 5 pairs doz. pairs ‘boots and term not exâ€" less than two in any other for any term without hard solitary conâ€" t Hull THE OTTAWA TIMES, AUVG. 31, 1870. * ~" ~Tnrmearcces â€" Latest by Telegraph |! The London Standard of the Oth inst.‘ commenting on the reverses of{ (}«a French at Wiessembouryg and Wosrth, th««~views the situation :â€"â€" * «* France‘is not conquered. ‘ She may mse Antssusâ€"like from the after ten such defeats as those whi rvo just q: ‘curred. She has done it before with the same antagonists and on the game ground. Muny of our readers cannot fail to reâ€" vert in l.boumfin initiation of those wars which ‘may be said to hare wars which France may be said to have wiged singleâ€"handed | against combined Eu ope, beginning with the days of La Eu ope, beginning with the days of LQâ€" f yette, Rochambeau, and cder, :fi! t the time of the First Consul, when ‘ the " luck" of Frits, as he thes, had changed. This was about the time â€" that the + Marsoillaise‘‘ was first sung. France wus then roused, and faised the very cof. lins of the dead for melting into balls. She ‘need not do th«t now, but can afford to waste a goodly amount of |lead in tryâ€" ing distances and what not. | With regard to the elasticity and power of recovery of the French naton, bent on ml::;‘rcu‘d to the last extremity, let us r that period when Verdun capitulated to the ETE NTE C o esc s ic e ie 7 T Allies‘in September, 1793, not a single f)rtiied place was left ofldtho road £ Paris. It was then that Dumourier seised upon the forest of Argonne wherein to. miinuun his illâ€"disciplined and wellâ€"nigh shattered force. ~It was then thit he was reinforced vy Rournonvilie and Duval, and from that date the giant conlest may be said to have been inaugura and mainâ€" tained. Then, camps were formed, and France rose, as it were, masse. But eren after ‘that there was a â€" time when, as Dumourier 1 io, ©France was within a ‘F truction." It wasâ€"when he retreated to the Furest of St. Menehold, part of his forces were beaten, and some even fled in a sudden panic as far as Rheiras and Puris. But soon after the nch armies were unit«d again, and we begin | to hear someâ€" thmj otf the early do of : Marshal Macdonild. In the end of October the Allies evacuated ©<France.) Then â€" came events upon events too compli to fol low, until the Dukeoft B fled urer the Rhine ; «und | the spl vcombine d force, whicin. nu:ly con( uered F.ance pose, to a couple of disasters aund defeats, and the loss of 1 few th ad men? If so she mmust have greatly degâ€"nerated since the days of Dumourier and Hoche, of Kell@rman. Bournon Custine, Biron, and ymo,w b ::“h seen some lighting since o manâ€" i with their dil nized and scattered turogs to hurl bask, to begin with, an in g army of 113 000 men fully oquig.pod hnd praiming P miy tcleeidâ€"Aroadann nsisting of »fty thousand Prussians, fonrt)in thousand Au © Teterans trom the Turkish wars, six thousand Hesâ€" siang, and twelve thousand French emiâ€" gres, which force ‘was Aurnwhed with a splend:d armament of ar er{; heavy and light. If the Emperor himself were now personally to sustain adeféat, and his army compelied to fall back, even on Chalons, for teintorcements, we should© not think the case very desperate after all. The King of Prussia‘s © luck®" might change, it (llr Prussi.ns advanced into the interior 'ot‘ rance. We should expect to see th«t noble lady the: E Eugenie . place herself at the head of the Army of Reserve and raise enthusiaam to a pitch it has cer tainly not yet reached. Y:csn well im agine Paris to have been sorely astonished sndwoundodinihouomduzu-' ities. on the recéipt of the news of the dis«ster, when triumph was all that was oxgeoted from such an army as left its gates. But 1t is posâ€" sible that Paris has wo regained its equilibrium tz‘:‘hu time, is setting its teeth il:o?;f a«nticip.tion of revenge. " in M " t Carâ€" Iyle,?‘.oorto(dopon' hm-nd to supervene.‘‘ There have been rumors and telegrams â€"of mutiny in the French camp of reserve. We not this much, as we think of the words of the writer from whom we hsve just q\$ has been h:nnguing diers much as Canro .ert || have donowl’ h“Psmnoo‘mn y O Dt{xmournr.b ier !~ writes C ;. **thi p of shr mminool-li were they h@ ‘dfined“:a inured will : become ;{phhnxod mass of fighters with sinews , who require only bread and rder ; very sons of fire, the ‘ adroities, ; hottest ever seen, perhaps since Attla‘s time. They may corquer and overrun amazingly, much us that same Attila did.‘ If the whole French |character be not changed, her soldiers, whoâ€"are now in the highes, state of dlaom the world his‘ ever seen, are not. likely to «be either frightened or exterminated in a war of t ® days, or ten months, by the forces of hei ancient enemy, Prussia.) It may be that neither nation can su full invade the. othor-;;;g that all we l:: k hfoor from bl: protr struggle will be the terri penalties of war, more of less evenly levied upon both,. That France is not yet conâ€" quered, or that her armiges have practically suftered any great lqpuTy’ or loss. we are &reny well convinced. A great moral hwhubie‘hb’M;!pd‘mem wiped out by an suocess, or Aummmhonfl :ot. in after a due fit of despondency, and the whole nation will cry out * Aux 1 flfinx armes !" but this time it will m itself and not follow the suggesti of the impsrial policy and rule." A young man, recently married at Be loit, “is. ‘mdo uig:ypuhhlp parior nixtyynnilin length. | daughter of a second let an1 Divorce," is report a third lecture on ‘Cjoe Miss Lilliah Egerton, now famous lecture on tX L army of 100.000 men. . ‘The | pes and conquest of Flanuder would ue useless to prosecut irther than to of what ch nation was w.en i ze a force in the teeth : France was : and coul an . Cooper, the p the t novelist, Ciee o e tank 18 ines and Paris. French armies were begin |to hear someâ€" do of : Marshal nd of October the snce.| Then â€" came o compli to fol ‘ Brunswick fled urer sple combined Y uered F.ance vol was in i.s h d tion. The frontier town ing ; or Marringe wl to be Th ine Cheme and in addition to her "Woman is Com fnished, entitled elist, contributes Christian womer e C C ce n udn c n tiews ) Oprice:â€"G@. P,. Drammeond‘s Exchange | 19 Sparks Btreet. ‘ M.onmgiut despatches, â€"CABLE NEWS. _ Latest from the Seat of | War. Paris, Aug. 30.â€"The Patrietoâ€"day in an editorial says that military events of the utmost importance are preparing, whatâ€" ever m«y be the result at i)’uw France must redouole her energy‘and create a third and fourth «rmy. ‘The Germans are active. and we mut use all our efforts. The news from the army of Marshal McMahon continue excellent. _ He has not been for one instant deceived by the moveâ€" ments of the Prince Royal. He hasunder: stood that the Prince me int to overreach his army, and be has therefore kept in adâ€" vance of the Prussians The Parisians must not, h wever, cease preparing to reâ€" pulse the enemy. In any event we must A correspondent of La Libertie writes to the etfect that the Prince lm‘)erisl has gone to Nez eres, where he will remain until furth{r o;'dor-. Meziers is considered impregnuble. It contains a strong ison and an ample supply ‘of mumtig‘n:rmd jprovisions.)...... .::| : > :. . ... _ Th« OQpinion National demands that as the Prussians shoots country people, France should teach Pmis that if this practice continues, she take no prisoners, and war will become |one of exiermination. W@ of the suburbs of Paris Junioouichn at the first news of the rapid approich of the Prussians, and crowds of country poo‘Yllo living near rush ed into the city with all their effects, Calm reflection, however, soon suceeded in quieting the people, and the same persons, lately so terrified, are now energetically preparing the city for defence. â€" The Figaro reports that a leading banker here received Ezm America a telegram saying that twenty ships heavily armed have started from varisus American ports ; that they are manned by Germ . ns, and are to prey on all French commerce and undefenmdied ports on the French coast. The report. creates a sensation. a The same journal toâ€"day prints a report that the Prussians last night attacked a train on the Paris and. Lyons railway. There were some troops on the cars, and they m«:de a defence. A‘ter sever.l had bâ€"en killed or wounded the rest retreat _The bombardment of Strasburg is bef uommj very severe, and much damage has been alreaiy done to the city. _ _,_ Ufficers and others from the front insist that a greit battle was fought on Sunday, 21th, and that B«sine ind =cMahon gamed immense advatages. They say the latter expected to meet by this time the army of the Crown Prince, to which reinforcements are constantly arriving. â€" There is no doubt that a great snd most important battle will take place at once. The condition of the French troops is Nothing has been recâ€"ived from the front except rumors of engagements, terminastâ€" ing favorably to the French. The country goqplo are now beginning to second the rench scouts in giving precise informaâ€" tuam of the movements of the enemy. . McMhon has also received h:g reinâ€" forcements. An entue corps, 13th, numbering 5,000 men, organized here, have been sent. to him. Buzaine is abundantly supplied with provisions and munitions, e The halt of the Prussians in their move on Paris gives time for the arrival of enorâ€" mous reinforcements now on the way from the provinces. The capture of the city is Thirty thousand persons entered Paris yesterday from the neighborhood country. Numberless mag-,fil;.dodfiwith llf"‘u;m ture) are coming tom the villages around Paris. f &oll‘::&‘orunt news is expected toâ€"morrow. the Prussians be defeated. their retreating columns will be terribly harâ€" rundh.by the irregular f%"fi ovez now, have the enemy‘s line of marc The Council of War at Paris has conâ€" gonmdm two more of the Villetie rioters to on | Great lfi”l’"‘“"“' are being made at Charlesville, in the rear, of McMahon‘s poâ€" aition, for the accommodation the The junction of #lnbon and Bazine is not ye;z:&dred La m hour of battle has arrived. ‘Thesi has a new rpoct A battle must now take plice in the valâ€" ley ot and perhaps from there to Mets. mnmir;- upz:douund how] z-vo events have become. For them feat is fat:al. We ‘must soon know, as we h:ve reason to believe that a battle is raging, If the Prussians are repulsed they cannot march on Paris, but must reâ€" treat behind the Mosellic. Fruance every moment grows more formidable,. She is preparing new armies. Even now a vast number of new regiments are ready to take the fi:ld. Defeat cannot subdue us. Brevssers, Aug. 30.â€"McM.«hon is about to mike a dufi:-u effort to force his way from Sedun ~ the line of Montmedy and Thionville nfimnd, with the object of aAttacking from the north whatever Prusâ€" sian forces may be gathering in the triâ€" angle formed :{ the fortresses of Mets, Toul: and Verdun, regardless of their numbers, u:l’l Yiahon hopes t'.i‘boh“. coâ€" operation at all those places. move is a bold and duJ:n&o one, and there is no from destruction in case of deâ€" feat. ?t is believed that the Empâ€"ror and son will remain at Sedun and watch the result of this movement, and be prepared to cross at Bouillon to go into Bofgiumin case of a defeat. * * soldiers now on furlough are being reâ€" cilled, and other prej ions being made. The object of this polcyls unknonn. LoxexeUrc, Aug. 30. â€"Cannonading was heard this murning in the direction of Anâ€" dun. A squad of Prussian horse subse dun. A squad of Prussian horse subséâ€" quent] n;}ured on the frontier, but reâ€" trnmti' from crossingiit. They were at tacked by the Custom House patrol, and one killed. : A special despatch from Berlin says Amkuumt.l‘yp;mn& All officers and Loxpox, Aug. 30.â€"Many Prussians are tround_lfonaon, Dun and Stenay. © The reâ€" port of cannon and musketry was heard in thstdincfi:: on Sundasy, and :n engageâ€" l:ent is beMeved to have taken place near U; * b 500 gnu-uq attacked. the railway staâ€" tion at Chanernay, which was guarded by 50 French soldiers. . The fight .Qasted one hour, dnnnl which time there were seven killed and five wounded. . The Prussians took seven prisoners and burned the st«â€" tion. ? Belgian troops left Brussels this morning for the French frontier. The Prince Imperial was at Sedan on Sunday night, where the Emperor also is. A force of German Uklans were at that time only nine miles from that place. thTh. Pmlb'::: hsvon_nn;‘d Vc:i.n on e heels retreating Fren KingW%{hm'lmloth by the ~ ~per Marne ani Mouse. :!:-inhnl‘ofdlrmbhnboonmuod m tbodetmo(t.hoclz.. _ ‘The French say the district between Rheims, Memers, Sedan and Montmed will be the scene of the next gener: EY PEOPLE S LINE. OMese have delayed the Crown Prince‘s advance on Paris, but it has also made that advance at any time hereafter 6 sy. PDespatches from the Prussian general headquarters, dated Sunday, noon, says Bazine‘s communications are completely cut off, and all telegrams printed in Paris as from him must have been‘ manufacâ€" tured there: ‘The French authorities toâ€"day stopped travel via Cal«is to Paris, aad the Boulonge route will probably be closed toâ€"morrow. \The channel steamers are already withâ€" drawn. haus i R s CELODTT 45 + t A despatch from Brussels,. dated | o‘clock evening, u{: the railwaay cominu nication between that city and Paris :i suspended. â€" 4 A L.3 -vl-';;l‘;‘t-x;é has taken pl ce between the adv noed forces of the two armies on the line of railroad. |_____ _ C e d Dusuix, August 30.â€"Scenes of violence have been of constant occurrence in Derry since the Boyne anniversary, and stringent measures have been taken to prevent them. Pirs, Aug. 20. â€"li is believed here toâ€" night a tremendous battle his been going on all day, as according to accounts Mmoâ€" Mahon must have reached the troops of Prince Frederick Charles toâ€"day. 14, Publie says important military events were expected near Montmedy to day. Events which must exercise great influence on the situation. . ; It is positively known that all the Prusâ€" sian forces have leâ€"n concéntrating for two days upon Rethel, Vouziers and Meont medy. ‘The Prince Royal appears undecided. He has arrested his course at Ch.lons, owing to his ignorance of McMahon‘s inâ€" tentions. The same want of informa«tion has led to the movements of Steinmetzand rrince Frederick Charles, who hare marchâ€" ed to Montmedy. _ bpin e â€".The leaders of the armies of the enemy lost all day Thursd«y in deliberating what course to pursue. . _ _ i .& McMahon h«s gained such edvantages through this delay, that the army of the Crown Prince cunnot reach him before he has fought Prince Frederick Charles. : When the Crown Prince arrives, Bazaine will also have h+d time to come up, â€" as he is not surrounded, but w«s free to. movre anywhere jrom his entrenched camp. _ Loxnox, August 20.â€"Rumor comes that the Emperor is shut up in Metz, and in the absence of positive knowledge of tne Em {)eror'u where«bouts, the statement is beâ€" ieved by the Gâ€"rmans. e _ New York, August 30.â€"A few Frenchâ€" men gathered last night in the common squire, and were soen joined by a proâ€" tquion of Irishmen, singing the Marseil 1s@. .# The Rev. Pr: O‘ Leary Catholic clergyâ€" man, made an address. _ The roll of the Franco ‘rish Association includes the names of Mayor Hall, Sheriff U‘ Brien, Judge Connolly, &c. _ ___ _ _ Cn:0a00, August 30 â€"Goldwin Smith has written to a : gentleman here, proffering tiftty dollars for the German patriotic fund. In this letter he says be is a he«rty friend of the Germ in cause, which is that of pubâ€" lic right, of national independence, of real c:viliut.ipnkof European progress and ultiâ€" mately of uronm peace. The Werld‘s Lo: aon correspondent teleâ€" graphs a repet.tien of the vnrmnf already given thut there is imminent peril of Rusâ€" wiin intervention at no distant time in this _ St. Petersburg papers formally deny that the Czar hus in any way recognized the L‘rusâ€" si in regiment of which he is nominal proâ€" Briowr, and adds that Russia reserves to erself, absolue freelom to act as her position requires in the interest of Euroâ€" pean equilibriuim or her own destinies. . _ ~ The commander of the thir4.military cirâ€" cumsciiption nis form»lly interdicted the distribution of German newspapers through ‘ The approach of the hostile armies to Belgium frontier excite. great apprehenâ€" sion in that country. The Belgium. Army is put on a war footing by the vote of August 12, and is ordâ€"red to the front. A NorthGermun schoonerâ€"from Brazil, lately put into Londonderry for refuge. A French frlgf ite was crninin,’ouui 1e. Austin, of the London Times, is imprisâ€" oned at Kheimse. i on Hall, of the Grapric, is imprisoned at Nancy, and Hold-worfl}.;f. the News, has been escorted back to Paris under guard. The Times says that on the 27th inst., fire German detachments routed six deâ€" tachments of French cavalry near Buzaney, in the department of Ardennes. The Germ«ns belonged to the fourth army corps, which is now scourging the eastern departmeut in order to prevent a comâ€" munication between McMahon .and Baâ€" Loxpo®, Aug. 30, 1:30 p.m.â€"The followâ€" in‘nowofromt.h.l?mcgwcomooinjmt received :â€" * s Nearly nine hundred thousand men are now in the triangle formed by the lines running from Rheims to Rentel and Venâ€" ziers. : * Bazaine is not shut up. He has 120,000 men, and McMahon has 180,000 men. They are stealing two marches on the Prince Royal, who is one day ahead of Prince Frederick Charles. 1t is hoped that tbehmrunnotoomo:amnmo' e â€"Fifty thousand men left Paris on Monâ€" dsffortbovicinityofnothol. * t is said the Prussian force there is 300,000 strong. â€" New Yoerk, Aug. 30â€"A private desâ€" patch dated Lomdon 11.30 a. m., says Faris despatches say there has been more or less fighting for fortyâ€"eight hours with serious losses on both sides. The fignting, as near as can be learned, has been in a woodry region, extending forâ€" several miles. CarusRUKE, Aug. 30.â€"The Gazstte of this city has the following : Last evening the bishop of th.s city, actuated by a desire to stop the effusion of blood, undertook to bring about some sort of truce or medita» tion. â€" With this object he went to Schillâ€" ingheine and had an interview with M»yor Hechzinsky, chief of the Prussian staff. He urged that the bombardment was contrary to the law of humanity and moâ€" dern warfare. The inhabitants had been denied leave to withdraw from the city. The Bishop obtained 24 hours cessation of bombardment in order to gire the Goverâ€" nor of Strasbourg opportunity to negoâ€" ciate. ThoGov:::rwu.ooorg:glyinviMw come out examine parations whichhulhunmdobythog:u-hnfor continuing the seige. As Major Hechzinâ€" sky escorted the Bishop back to Strasbourg, his flag of truce was riddled #With bullets. Bombardment continues with guns of the largest calibre, and the surrender of the city is merely a matter of time. _The Prussians say Paris telegrams, purâ€" orting to come from Bazaine,â€"are frauduâ€" ent, as he is entirely isolated. _ _ _ _ The YESTERDAY‘S DESPATCHES®S. m Loxpox, Aug. 30.â€"London papérs are z:foétly bifogged as to the positions of tile armies. as late war telegrams have made the confusion worse c.nfounded, â€" The City Council last evening went into Committee on the Estimates., The rate of assessment was fixed by the Finance Com. mittee‘s report at one ceht per one half mills on the dollir, being one amd a balf mills higher than last year. The additional rate was for the purpose of raising . a sink ing fund on thé debentures, which for sev. eral years past his not been raised. A number of items were adoj ted. During the discussion it was elicited that Mayor Harmin had drawn his salary in ad. vance up‘ to the lst of Uctober, haring bad it credited to him for taxes, though owing to his absence for reveralâ€"montisâ€"in Englend, ‘Alderman Brown was p«id for performing his duties, The Mayor‘s &onduct was severely com mented upon. The first inkings of the Cricket match between Old Countrymen ‘and Canadians was played yesterday. The Canudians scored 104 runs, and the Old Countrymen 93. ‘The match will be resumed t# â€"day. John Jordon, President= of the Gray & Bruce Ra:lway, writing to the Telegraph‘ in reply to articles and strcet rumors, and states that the property of the company is intact, and that no final action has been taken for the sale of bonds. A young lady. wife of a commercial ";“"w""""* traveller at present in the West, attempted . $001 lhe 1owep h# to commit suicide this morning by jumping | (| s from Yourlg street wharf into the bayâ€" Otews, H.& She was rescued and taken to the Police p/ ; 5.t Station. . _ _ | BY 1 B} Tackgheny 3 MoxtreiLr, Aug. 30. A ten mile walking mutch, five out and home, for $50 aside, has been arranged to come off on the lst October, on the lower Lachine road, between James Ferris and John Roony. ¢ Mr. Angus Fairbairn gare a concert last evening.s _ The Eastern: Congregational Church Sabbuth School had an excursion to Longuiel this afternoon. 4 The rumour that the body of the missâ€" ing young man in the West End suspected murder case was fougd proved to be withâ€" out foundation. Deerfoot is at present taking his breathâ€" ings on the Bellevian course. Deerfoot inâ€" tends to challenge Keraronwe to â€"run 5, 6, or 7 miles for any amount he pleases. The Theatre Roysl was crowded . last night to welcome Misa Reignolds. Mr. Jem Mace appears at the St. Pa: trick‘s Hall toâ€"night. An unknown man .was found drowned inibe rivermy. * f 4e Flour steady, but without activity. Prices unchanged. ~â€" QoEsEc, Ang. 30. Beveral additions have lately been made to ‘the Literary and Historical Bociety‘s Museum.; j * A ball is to be given this evening at the Island of Orleans by the Quebec Garrison Artillery now in camp. (n Sunday the scene at the camp was disgracelul. It is to be hoped that the officers will take precautions to prevent similar occurrences by closing the canteen on Sunday. The 69th Regiment are going through their annual course of musketry at Beauâ€" â€" Col. Bouchier leaves per 1.s. Tamar, to be replaced as Commandant by Colonel Chandler, Royal Artillery. and Union clubs yesterday, resulted in favor of the latter. ~ Col. Pow:11 leaves for England on Satur #{mngxt, to parchase clothing for the tim. THE.. AMERICAN WATCH. 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