It was signed by France and Prussia, and approved of by Austria and Eussia. Tjco millions have been voted for the Bm.ih armj and navy ; 20,000 men nre addetl to the former; recruiting is brisk ; the arsenal.* are busy ; the artillery is made up to its full strength ; and the navy is considered in a high state of efficiency, but the army reserves are very reduced. Chartering coals direct to the irencli or Prussian fleets is prohibited.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

London, August 19

The Bank of France has suspended specie payment; a loan for forty million irancs has been introduced. The battles of Weissemburg, Woerth, and Forbach are more disastrous to France than tvas at first supposed ; M'Mahon corps was almost annihilated. The French fleet is in ihe North Seas ; and an indecisive naval engagement took place on the 16th off ltbugen. British mediation is strongly urged by the Times. Beneditli, Prince Murat, and Count Bernstoff, have waited en Earl Granville and Mr. Gladstone at Walmer Castle. The Queen is at Balmoral. Fatal riots occurred at Londonderry ; the city is proclaimed a military post. The report of the North Australian Company has been adopted. The Bank of Australasia dividend is 6 per cent., with a bonus of 4 per cent. The bank rate of discount, 4|. Consols, 91f. Colonial debentures are recovering. Victorian sixes, H2f; Sydney fives, lOOfd. The mails via Brindisi were delivered on August 19th. Ff ]>' ember 1. Prince Napoleon's secret mission to Italy was unsuccessful. Chalons and Eheims were evacuated on the 20th and 23rd August. M'iJahon, with a new army, attempted to relieve Bazaine at Melz, and after two days' fighting at Buznncy, was driven back yesterday beyond the Meuse, losing 12 cannon and several thousand prisoners, retreating to Sedan. The Prussians have occupied Carignan. The i mperor was leaving for Sedan or Bancourt.

The war is still raging furiously, ac companied by fearful carnage. There was deperate fighting for three days between Metz and Verdun, the Prussians almost crossing the Moselle. Each side claims the victory ; but the retreat to Chalons was arrested, and the French driven back to Metz; the position is perilous. Bazaine's army is nearly isolated, having lost two thousand prisoners, two eagles, seven cannon, and several generals. The French Emperor is reported at Rheims.

The Prince Imperial was sent to Paris. General Trochu commands at Paris. The fortifications are being pressed for ward. The citizens are desponding.

The Germans are expelled from Paris. Home is quiet. The other Powers maintain a strict neutrality. The population of Prance is panic stricken.

England is raising contributions to succour the wounded on both sides.

Jhe fourth German army is in the field.

Strasbourg^ was invested by fifty thou sand Germans. A destructive bombard ment of several days has been kept up. The population is starving in the sewers. The Governor refuses to surrender.

Trbcliu has expelled all useless citizens. The fortifications of Paris are manned for a long siege; Paris is still hopeful and not despairing. Thirty millions of the loan have been subscribed.

Public meetings have been held in Germany to counsel the Prussian King to exact conditions for lasting peace. rJhe Queen's absence at .Balmoral pro vokes loud complaints. Sir Henry Barkly is appointed Go- Ternor of the Cape- George Dwyer was committed for trial in Australia. The mails via Francisco were delivered on 25th August. Wool is unchanged. Consols, 92£ ; bank rate, 3|; money plentiful. Arrival. —Great Britain. September 2. Bazaine received, on the 15th August, strong reinforcements at Metz, but all uttempts to arrest the Prussian progress were unavailable. M'Mahon's broken army were in retreat from the 14th to the 17th, when the remaii s re-appeared at Chalons.

The Prussian cavalry were victorious at Lunnevillc on the slh. Nancy was occupied and found empty. The Prus sians advance to Ponta-Mousson.

The Jimperor and the Prince Imperial left Metz on the 15th.

A. series of battles then commenced around Metz, from Bazaine attempting to retreat acres* the Moselle back to Verdun and Chalons ; but he was de feated on all sides. The main French army is surrounded in Vietz ; their losses in three days in killed, wounded, and prisoners \j thousand. The German losses reached forir'^' v.usand, -•Sjh Russians took at Gravelotte two '^prisoners, two eagles, seven cannon, nnd the French Imperial Guard. Canroberfc, Erossard, Decaen, Ladmirault, engnged in lattlp, were wounded. 'Iwo Prussian generals Yen- I illcd, and two wounded.

The success of the Gem an first and se cond armies is c-jm^leL-, 'lhej cut off JL'azaine.

'Jke Crown Prince, with the third army, advanced to operate at Chalons.

The Prussian King abolished the con scription, occupied the territory, and appointed Governors-General of Alsace and Lorraine. 1400 German families were expelled frem Paris, and arrived at Cologne ; great indignation was felt in Germany, but no French residents were expelled.

The German war credit is raised to one one thousand million thalers ; bank notes are a forced currency to the amount of two thousand four hundred millions. The French fleet were off Kiel, block ading the north-west of Germany, en the 15th August. France still refuses pacific overtures. Bale and Algeria are in a state of siege. The Centes Gardes are disbanded. Disturbances occurred in the suburbs of Paris.

The "Reveille" and " Bappel" news papers are suppressed. Trochu is appointed Governor of the Paliice nnd commander of the defences of Paris. Energetic preparations for de fence are making, aud for providing for a siege. The Umperor arrived at Chalons on the 18tb, and is reported mentally ill. A sortie of the garrison of Strasbourg on the 16th was repulsed with a loss of three guns; Toul refuses to surrender. Phalsburgh was invested. The Italian Government is increasing its army. Mazzini was arrested at Palermo.

M'Mahon is in command at Chalons. He resolved to relieve Bazaine, and abandoned Chalons for Rheims; the Crown Prince advanced to Salerne, and sent scouts to Epernay ; the fourth Ger man army formed on his flank; Prince Charles advanced his troops to Verdun. On the 22ad Prince Napoleon arrived at Florence, to conclude an alliance. The German Envoy from Home has gone to Caprera. The report that Eugenic wrote to Vic toria is contradicted. The British Cabinet is in favour of the neutrality of the conquered States, but the German Press claim annexation. Louis Wiiiie proposes a Republic, and an offer for peace. The French loan of seven hundred and fifty million francs was covered in a few days. An army of old soldiers, one hundred and fifty thousand strong, is forming at Lyons ; and eighty thousand at Paris. The French Press is hopeful. On the 24th August the Foreign Min ister declared he would not listen to me diation while a single Prussian remained in France. -

Italy, Austria, and Fn^land are ex pected to mediate together when a fit time occurs.

The American President has proclaimed strict neutrality. The bombardment of Strasbourg from Kehl commenced on the 19t]a. The trenches were advanced, and the artillery fired day and night, 23 100-pounder guns attacking. The Bishop tried to mediate, but failed. The commander then resolved to defend it to the last.

Trochu has expelled from Paris all persons who have no ostensible means of existence.

The National Guard is embodied

The Army Corps burnt the department of the Seine et Marine, on the advance of the Prussians.

The people are ordered to prepare for a siege. The Ministers of War and Interior are likely to be removed from Paris. The distribution of arms is proceeding on a large scale. The 13th Army C >rps was despatched on the 30th August to assist M'Mahon, who then removed from Hheims northwards on Joncieres and Sedan, followed by the Crown Prince in forced marches. The Emperor was with M'Mahon.

The Belgian army is on the frontier, and refused to permit the passage of Prussian wounded, as France objected.

Fever prevails amongst the wounded at Metz. 'Jhionville was invested on the 27th August; Phalsbourg then still held out. Prince Frederick Charles has been re inforced by two landwehr divisions. Three (iertnan reserve armies are now formiug. The Berlin Press accuses France of a breach of the Convention, which is indig nantly denied. M'Mahou is fighting from Beaumont through Monzoa to >" edan. The carnage is terrible. Strasbourg is in ruins, but holding out. Prince Frederick Charles commands again Bazaine. General de Wimpffen has surrendered Sedan, and the Emperor has Jeft everything to the Eegency in Paris, while offering himself prisoner of war. Baron Lesseps is gazetted Honorary Knight Grand (Jommnader of the Star of •India.

Mr. Freelinghuysen declines to become United States Minister to lingland, vice Motley. The Carlist rising in .Navarre and the Basque Provinces soon collapsed. General Barlow is appointed Colonel of the 14th, vice Cardigan, transferred to the 106 th.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, September 3

General Bazaine attempted to escape from Metz, but was driven back after two days' fighting. iVleMahon was again defeated, and driven back into Sedan, after five days' desperate fighting ; fearful slaughter oc curred. Sedan capitulated ; McMahon was wounded, and his whole army are prisoners of war. The Emperor Napoleon surrendered, and asked the King of Prussia to see him, and appoint a residence.

September 5. The German people are signing ad drrsses, protesting against foreign inter vention in the peace negotiations. Jerome David announced in the Senate that ParisJ will be defended to the utmost, in the ports, streets, and from house to house, " and, rather than surrender, we will bury ourselves in its as>hrs," a de termination passionately applauded in both Houses, and by the public journals. The nev\s of the Emperors t'a;>itu!uH n lias not shiken the course of the

French. A new army is forming under the w;u:s of Paris, and another on tlie Indrc. The Senate has been abolished. 'I he Republic is to repel invaisous as in 1792. Nin-ty thousand prisoners were taken at Sedan ; the Emperor was removed to Berlin which was illuminated. A peaceful revolution occurred in '-'aris ; the Emperor was deposed, and a Republic proclaimed ; a Provisional Go vernment is formed of Trochu, Gambetta, Jules Favre and others. _ They are determined to repel the in vasion ; the troops are fraternizing with the people. . A political amnesty is daclaired. The Empress has left Paris. The German.. army is marching on Gilbert, Kerr and Co. have failed.

Consols, 92. A report states that Napoleon is a pri soner at Castel, near Mayence.

THE CREDIBILITY OF BUL LETINS.

It will be seen that we attach more credit to Prussian than to French tele grams from the seat of war, and we do so for these reasons. The Prussian Go vernment has very little reason to deceive its people, which fights the better for defeat; while the French Government is obliged to break any shock to Paris. Moreover, the Prussian Government has allowed [correspondents to accompany the army, and therefore draws its bulletins under a certainty of future correction, while the French Generals have history all to themselves. Neither side, proba bly, would stick at a false bulletin ; but the Prussians would only resort to such devices when a direct and immediate military end was to be secured. Only experience, however, can test the compa rative truthfnlness of the bulletins.

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