SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND

ARRIVALS. Go-ahead, 5.3., Farqnhar, from Bay of Islands. Constance, barque, 307 tons, Gibbon, from Sydney. Estrella, barque, 499 tons, Crowder, from Liverpool,

Captnin Farquhar reporis the following vessels loading coals at Russell for this port,: —Magellan Cloud, Isabella, and Camilla, A ■whaling barque arrived in the Bay as tbe Qo- Ahead was leaving. The s.s. Airedale will leave for Southern Ports to-morrow.

The s.s. Keera may be expected from Napier this evening.

ARRIVAL OF THE GO-AHEAD.

The s.s. G-o-Ahead, Captain Farquhar, ar rived in harbour this vmmine, from the Bay of IslaricfsVliaVirig left:' there Wthe previous day. She brings the following passengers : — Mr. McKellar, Mr. Peacock, Mr. Kemp, Rev. Mr. Phillips, Rev. Mr. Mallherd, Rev. Mr. Clark, Messrs. Brockenberry, Williams, Capt. Beyeridge, and three, in the steerage. Cargo : 153 sheep, 18' bales flax, Bucfcland ; 3 tons sundries. ''• ' '•'-' -

ARRIVAL OF THE CONSTANCE

The:barque Constance, Captain Gibbon, arrived in harbour this afternoon, from Syd dney. She has had a tedious passage of thirteen; ;, days, easterly winds. prevailing throughput. We published a list of her pas sengers) and cargo in'our'last issue.

ARRIVAL OF THE ESTRELLA

The barque Estrella, in command of Capt. Crowder, arrived' in" harbour this afternoon from Liverpool, and ; having a quantity of powder ■on board, came to anchor at the powder ground. The barque left Liverpool on the 27th Jitop, and has made the passage in 115 dnys. She brings a full cargo of general merchandise and the following pas sengers :—Mr. Johii Lowe, Messrs. James A. FoxjvEdwin, Elizabeth; (and Sarah Harrop, Mrs. Jessie Pollock and child, William Humphries,; William Ford, James M.Keegan, SnraueJ Hartly and family,. John M. Harring ton. The Estrella is consigned to Messrs. Owen and Graham."

COMMERCIAL

Evening Star Office,

Thursday afternoon. Mr. GR W. Binney held to-day a sale of fruit, ex Hero, from Sydney, and obtained the following prices:—Oranges, 11s to 12s per case ; lemons, 10s per case ; loquats, 3d per lb. Messrs. G. Arthur and Son report having sold to-day a consignment of fruit, per Hero, from Sydney, at the, following rates : —Oranges, 11s to lla §d per case; agples, 3fd to scl per lb.; femonsj from Sd ?to B|d per dozen; loquats, pears, 3d per lb.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

'" ' '..Mails will close as under :—-' ' . For Mongonui, per Ivanhoe, this day, at 3.30

p.m. For Wangarei, &c, per s.s. G-o-Ahead, this

day, at 3.30 p.m. For Thames, 'tin's day, at 4 p.mj and 5.30 p.m., and to-morrow, at 10 a.m., 4, and 5.30 p.m. For St. Andrews, per Kenilworth, this day, at

4 p.m. •" ■'■'■ Fo£~-laxanaki~- and. Southern. Provinces, .and Chatham Islands via Lyltelton, per s.s. Airedale, ontFiidayi 21st Jnsfc, at Lj>.m. Late, letter J and telefgrams for 'transmission from the Nelson station wi 1 be received till

1.30, and ritf Qnehunga till; 2.20.p.m. Mails for the undermentioned places per s.s. Hero, will close at this office on Tuesday, 25th" inst'.,; as under:—-For India, China, Mauritius, Mediterranean, Ports, and Con tinent of "Europe, at 1 p.m. For Aus tralian Colonies, at 2 p;m. For United Kingdom, via -Suez and Southampton (for letters ■"'sp'eciaily ''so' addressed), at 2 p.nl. For United Kingdom via Marseilles and Brindisi, at 2.30p»m.; ?. For- Money; Orders, Eegistered.Letters, and. Newspapers, at noon.* 'Late "letters for' Sydney and the United Kingdom via Southampton, bearing a fee of 3d and 6iin addition to the postage will be received'till 2.30 p.tn. 1' ll For Wangarei, per Samson, to-morrow, 21st itist., at 3 p:m. : ■ '' ■'■ '■''"- '■■ ■'' J ll For: Kussell and. Kawakawa, per;; s.s: Q-5- Ahead, on Monday, 24th inst., at 2.30 p.m.; and per Samson, on Tuesday, 25th inst., at 3.30 p.m. , Wia*tttiici£ B BlSB) . ■>: k-ftiv ■ t, 2OH S i ' J -; ; • Chief Postmaster. : ;

POLICE COURT.

Thb following, is the' rota for attendance!: of Magistrates at the Police Court for the week ending Saturday, October 22; r . Pridayi October 2l: Messrs.'L. D. Nathan and J. Naughlon. '."*' '! Saturday, October 22: Messrs. «T. Newman and J. O'Neill.,

DEATH.

Dukn.— On October 19/ at the? residence of Mr. Kingston, Duke-street, Freeman's Bay, Auckland, Mrs. li. Dunn, Aged 87. years. n ( fj >i The funeral will leave Mr. Kingston's at 3 o clock, on Friday, r October 21. Friends .are requested to at tend. .' ** » " L - " ''- ■-'■ - ''<■ -; 1' > '"' •

TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

We beg to intimate to intending subscribers that the new quarter having commenced, persons so desirous, can. secure the punctual delivery of the Star by forwarding their names as subscribers to this office. Sub scription, ss. 6d. per.quarter, in advance ; or 6s. 6d. if booked. * . .'•' .'•

We beg. to intimate'to residents at the Whau, and along the line of- road leading to that district, that;by arrangement with"Mr. Phipps, tfce Evening-Star will be forwarded daily to! subscribers by his 'bus leaving,the city at. 4 p.m. Mr. Phipps has also been appointed agent for the Stab, and will re ceive advertisements and subscriptions for this

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The Evening Star: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1870.

Tt is not "Volunteers alone that will, -feel an interest in the announcement that the Rifle contest of 1871 will be held.in Auckland* As a mere fete a good match with rifles is exceedingly attractive to the general public;' the semi-warlike interest excited by the distant din >of'arms in Europe, the growing importance attached to the sole remaining defenders of the country—the citizen soldiery—a sense of duty impelling to encourage the Volunteer movement, and a spice of local jealousy and pride in seeing our fellow-citizens contending by skill in arms for the honor of Auckland, will inevitably invest our Tir federal with quite an absorbing interest as the time approaches. Pleasure per se is doubtless agreeable enough; but when to all the pleasant features of the occasion, there will be superadded the fact that in crowding in thousands to see the contest, we are evoking the spirit of national manliness, and contributing to the safety and inde pendence of" the land of our adoption, it will require no appeal to rouse our citizens to an interest in the interpro vincial competition taking place at our own doors. Our representative Volun teers in matches hitherto have told us that they have contended with odds against them; now. our sharpshooters will have an opportunity of proving' their prowess, or something better than equal terms; and if our Volun teers do not carry off the highest prizes, we shall listen to their complaints no more. '1 he first step must be to put the new rifle range in perfect order. No time should be lost in tin's, for the sooner the work is done, the longer will be the time for practice previous to the competitive firing in March. The contest will give our, local Volunteers a new interest in 'the eyes of citizens, and we have no hesi tation in saying, that if money now is Wanted for putting the rifle range in order, it will be cheerily given by citizens if they are asked. "We would strongly urge that a movement be at once in-, itiated. If a subscription list is prepared, we do not think that any one will refuse to help. But it must be promptly undertaken. We are all :p.leased at the news of the match, talcing place at Auckland. Let us be taken when we are in the humour, and the boulders of scoria will melt away like snow before tie sun. And now is the time for those who wish well to Volunteering to press it's general claims on citizens. The in terest will deepen as March approaches:; and then the Volunteers will be the lions of the Tiour.! The opportunity sh'bulct be: taken, and a great impulse may be given to a movement of which even the most pteace-loving must approve, for its motto is "Defence, not defiance."

: We would call the attention of the members of the Auckland Naval Volunteers to an ad vertisement in another column, from which it will be seen,that the. shot .and...sb,ell practice ■will take place at Fort Britomart to-morrow morning at 5 o'clock. ! We are glad to hear that some very valuable prizes are to be competed for by the members of the'-ArtiUery;Volunteers. As suclrgenerous rivalry as this has a tendency to maintain the Volunteer movement in vigour Mr. Henrich Kohn, of Queen-street, has added to the prizes of Lieutenants Isaacs and Featon, a very elegant gold medal, to be fired;for .with carbines, at one, two, and three hundred yards. This is not the first time we have had tp notice this gentleman's liberality in things of this kind, and we trust that others will tike a hint, and at some future time help the various Volunteer corps in a similar way. • • .«

I We learn that arrangements are about com pletion, according to which the " celestial" ■giant " Chang" will exhibit his colossal pro portions on the boards of the Prince of Wales Theatre. . r ... . > ,

;We are glad to see that the'dus'tofais au thorities have placed at the disposal of the Auckland Eowing Club the large shed iv Official Bay, and that steps have been taken by the members for lengthening and generally adapting the building fox* the protection pt tlie bpats.' There is a spirit about this club, that augurs well for its success, and as no species of athletic exercise so thoroughly in vigorates the muscles, the infusion of the same spirit into scores of our young men would be a public good. No harbour in the world is more attractive for aquatics, dud We w|>uld like, during the summer, to see a boat ing mania, i

There was a good attendance at the Prince of Wales Theatre last night. ;The "Daughter of the Eegiraent" andJ'"Nan the Q-ood-for- Nothing" being produce^' To-night the plays will be " Romeo and Julfet" abd "Turn Him Out." % ??: %' -^f "v : %

la the Provincial-Government Gazette pub lished to-day,: there are notified, ■ the intention of granting mimng. leases, at .the Thames, to William Bowe," for the Caledonia G-old Mining Company,"and to H. C. Lawlor and R. Kelly ; the.withdrawal of one, the cancellation of two, and the-surrender of three gold mining leases. The names of the newly-elected trustees for twenty-nine highway districts ; the reception of the certified copies of the assessment lists of eight districts ; the names of the collectors for Whaingarou, Kaglan, and Karioi, Ded wood, Papar'oa, and Maketu ; the election of Mr. H. Ilutchinson, as .trustee for the Wai kiekie, and of Mr. James Smith, fortheMata :k6He> district; -the appointment of Mr. Asher Asher as Fire Inspector-for Auckland; uncjer the.,. Fire. ..Inspectors' Act of. 1870 ; and a list of Crown Grants awaiting delivery at the office of the Registrar of Deeds.

The Essay und Discussion Class V.M.C.A. meet this evening, at the rooms, Wellesley street, at 7.30, when a Paper will be read by Mr. ¥. Gr. Ewington, on "Demonology."

Dividends in the estates of the under mentioned bankrupts will be payable on the 31st instant:— William Miller, James IT. G-rattan, David Grant, James P. King, James McKenzie, and Louis Gr. G-offe.—John Wil liamson, Esq., has been appointed administra tor of the estate of James Eraser,,deceased. —Frederick Adolphus Lee gives notice of his intention to apply to pass his lust examination on the 20th instant

The green of the Auckland Bowling Club wtll be opened forJthe season at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon next.

GENERAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTES.

In a Gazette of the 29th ultimo appear state ments of affairs of mining companies, and an alphabetical list of bankrupts throughout the colony during the past Year (a mo*t interest ing study, and extending over thirty pages). In"a Gazette of the 6th instant, the Assembly is further prorogued to the lOfch November. By a Gazdte of the llfch instant, J. T. Pain is appointed Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, for Waimate : letters patent are granted to E. Gibbons and Co., of Onehunga, for an invention in flax .machinery ; a Divorce Court is to be held at Wellington in the 2nd week in January next;- John Charles Young, of Grahamstown, C. O. B. Davis, J. W. Preece, C. Maxwell, E. Hammond, John While, and J. Mackay, jun., of Auckland, Geo. Kelly, of Blongonui, j. Gk Johnson, of Wan garei", fu-id W. P. Kemp, of Bay of Islands, are authorised native interpreters. The lists of prizes for the colonial firing, to take place at Auckland during March, 1871, are pub lished,, together with the rules for choice of district representatives.

PRESENTATION TO THE BISHOP OF LICHFIELD.

Tire public of Auckland will recollect that upon the departure of Bishop Selwyn from these shores a subscription was raided for the purpose of presenting His' Lordship with a writing table formed of New Zealand woods. The Work was executed by Mr. Seufferb, and forwarded to the Bishop in England. ,

Mr. Pierce, who was one of the gentlemen who took a leading part in the presentation, has received from His Lordship the following letter:— ; . i-f '

Palace, Lichfteld, July 25, IS7O. My Dear Mr. Pierce,—l have now had sufficien time to admire and fully appreciate the beauty of the writing table which you and other friends have so kindly sent me. Even in* England, where beautiful work abounds, it is admired by everyone. I have no list of the donors and therefore I must request you to convey my thanks to all to whom I am indebted for this most beautiful and pleasing memorial of friends, forests, and ferns in Zealand.—l remain, my dear Mr. Pierce, yours very gratefully, G. A. Lichfield. G. P. Pierce, Esq., for himself and other friends.

INQUEST AT OTAHUHU.

Ak inquest was held at Otalutliu,.ionthe 13th, on the body of John Pennington, the death of whom, by tho upsetting of his dray, we mentioned a day or two ago. A laborer named Collins,' residing in- Auckland, and who wa3 riding in a dray attached to the one deceased was driving, described the accident of the dray's capsizing. He. slipped out be hind and saw Pennington crushed by his dray^ ■ ,Deceased • yraa; laid- down ■ asleep, ;and was perfectly sober, but had not the reins in his hands. Another laborer, named Dennis, deposed-iio; extrickbiiig: tihe'*b6dy'*fi'om'under neath the dray ; one horae.was killed. John Hamilton, the employer of deceased, deposed, to his having been a careful man, generally, and to the plaeo'of the accident ;being sonie what dangerous. A verdict was returned of accidental.death. r<.-1 hA ' i-l 8-Of'l ■ -

FATAL ACCIDENT AT ARARIMU.

A man named Stephen O'Neill was killed on the 6th instant, by thefallof thejbrauph. of a tree, whilst felling busli. v X mk&' Vid'ined Keleher, working with him, picked him up insensible,; but O'A Teill died :before "he could get him home. An inquest was held, and after hearing, the evidence of two, witnesses, and Dr. Raynev, a Verdict Svas- lwt'med 1 of " Accidental Death."

TELEGRAPH TO TAURANGA

Some of the natives a't'Orak'e'i'Kb'r'akb', liave been opposing the progress of the telegraph line to Tauranga, and they thus vexationsly delayed the works, despite the fact that all the other natives were strongly in favor of the .Jina~.being proceeded with. We are glad to learn- now, that on the 15th instant, official intelligence was received at Wellington from Taupo that all opposition on the part of the natives at Orakei Korako has ceased, and they say, " Tlie works are to proceed." The sUti n at. Taui-anga ,is ready to receive the instruments, arfd 'tli'e i-emaining constructive work is being pushed on rapidly.

THE THAMES

SALE OF THE tMAE.IN"ERS' ;r REEF

G-. M. CO

This, one of the most valuable mining pro perties on the field, has been sold to-day by Craig, and ,Cq., under a distress warrant from the Resident Court, and alter some spirited bidding, it was knocked down for £430 to Mr. Shera of your city.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM.

TlitS |)AY

100211?%.—^^ BOILE^-'COIi? LAPSED AND THE MAUHINEIiY

STOPPED, a

STAETIISTG- OF,:. THE SOOPTISH

CHIEF BATTEIIY.

DiSQOVEIIY OF CUBIOUS FOSSIL

:/H EMAILS

This hoiler%t>^ Tookey's' collapsed ttiis morning, and., the niachiaery has. been stopped. The Scottish. Chief Battery, Upper Pa raru, was started to work .thisjnorning... Some curious fossil remains have been diseove'rod ,at the t|pperfThamcs. ; They will be forwarded"to the" Museum.'"

SUPREME COURT.—In Bankruptcy.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20.

[Before His Honor Sir G-. A. Arney, Knight, Chief Justice.]

His Honor sat today in Bankruptcy juris diction, and disposed of the following cases :— R.. Dyason, Master Makinkk, —Mr. Hay appeared for the bankrupt. —The liabilities in this estate were set down at £773, the assets at £260, nominal. The bankruptcy was attri buted to the loss of the steamer Favourite. — There was no opposition, and the bankrupt received his discharge. E. P. Donnelly, Farmer.— M-. Kissling appeored for the bankrupt.— Ihe liabilities in this ease wore set down at £201 3s. 4t1., the assets at £537. The surplus, it appeared from the trustee's report, could not be realised, and the insolvency was the consequence. —There was no opposition, and the bankrupt received his discharge. Edward Shove, Butcher.—Mr. Beveridge appeared for the bankrupt. —The liabilities of this estate were £612. The usset.3 were esti mated at £1023 10s. Bd. The trustee's report stated that the bankrupt invested largely in gold milling-shares ( haying something like 4000 interests in claims antl gold mining com panies.—The bankrupt was discharged. DEEDS OF ARRANGEMENT.

Be B. McKerras. —Mr. Wynn appeared for the arranging debtor, and oaid that all the requirements of the Act had been complied with. —His Honor declared the complete execution of the deed. Be David Weir. —Mr. Wc3ton appeared for the trus'ee. —This was also an application for a declaration of complete execution of a deed of arrangement. —His Honor declared the deed duly executed according to the pro visions of the Act. AD.iorR.vEU. —Frank Towers, David- Clark son, F. A. Lop, John Kelly, J. A. Chapman."'.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

UNKNOWN.

(Before H. Morrow and HXD. Movp'etli, Esqs.,

J113tic63.)

DRTJNKEifNESS. —Cornelius Johnson wns fined 5s and costs, or to be imprisoned 24 hours ;' nnd John Thackabury, an old of fender, was fined 20s, or to be imprisoned 48

hours. . AS3ATTLT.—James Hennessy was charged with having, on the 19th inst., nssaulted his wife Bridget Hennessy. Complainant de posed to prisoner having come home drunk and beaten and turned her out of doors, but not desiring to prosecute, the case was dis missed. Lahchxy—James Keilly was charged with having stolen from John Brown a blanket, on 7th October.—John Brown deposed that he and prisoner had been mates. Left his swag at (lie Caledonian Hotel, and on returning the following morning found my fewag opened and the blanket gone. It was offered by prisoner for sale to 'he barman. He afterwards told me that he had taken the blan ket and sold it. I gave.him in charge to Con stable Molloy at Otahuhu. Prisoner had. no. interest in the blanket. We had stayed a night together since, And I had not spoken about the blanket. —Case dismissed;'

Breach or Merchant Shipping 'ACT.-—' James Clarne was charged with wilful dis obedience; of orders ou board the Excelsior, on 19th instant. Mr.'Joy for the prosecution. —Arthur Lees deposed : I am chief officer of the Excelsior. Defendant is an A.B. on board. On the 19th instant I was on duty on board. I told him to pick up some loose gum.. He va fused to do so, swearing profanely at the same time. He was sober. Log produced. On his refusing -to piilk it up life wiis-seu't up out of the hold.—W. 0. Kelly, second mate,, de posed in coi'roboral ion of previous evidence.— For the defence John Griffin deposed : I am articled'seaman- on-- board -the Excelsior. When ordered to pick up the gum defendant turned and picked up a plank po as^to. get at the gnra.—M) Mr. Joy i He ■ ri)usJL h>Ve tokeri up the plank to get at the gum. Before he had time to piokUb up.the mate | ordered him out of the bold. —The chief officer recalled, de nieditlie l-enioykll of the plank or tho necessity of dohig so.-MPb be imprisoned fouv^days with' hard labour. ~, „ ..».,-

LATEST FROM TARANAKI.

[GBEflLili'S ' TiILECIRAM' COMPANY "(EEUTEtt'S Agents), Sydney, to Gtreville'n Telegram' Company, New Zealand.] v •:. ■'

, Tabanaki, October 18. On Saturday it^waß'reported! in Itown.th'atTe "V^liii-i had gone mad. He says he has been mi Heaven, and seen the seven golden candle sticks, and is appointed to be king. That peace isitp prevail 'on e'ahith.! (His .people look ori him as a prophet.—Great anxiety felt for the, mail.—Waitara- is;.to be.'made. a iporfc of entryj but not for storingbondedgoods.-- r Eichinond 1s resolution' :respecting' Tito1 'Kdw'ahi will1 Be brought up to-day, and will probably;-jbf> rescinded.—Motion of want of confidence in Provinbial Secretary •t6>'com« oh to-day.' c' ' ' '■■'

An extraodiuary jof.the memb era of the Auckland Club is announced for Satur day, 29tk IhsLant, at two o'clock. •■■./:..,■ >i.; We take the following from the Melbourne Argus of the Bbh iustant: —Tookey (Thames) shaves haye;>been in active, request, and sales made at £6, £G 10s., £6 12s. 6d., £6 155., and £7,. We understand that"- My.! Blaokett, C.E., the acting Chief ;jjEugineer to fchaj Board of Works, is expected to arrive in Auckland Bb.6rt.ly, on hia first official visit to this pro vince: ;W6 pi\;3ume; that; Mr. ;Blackett jvifill, Ast soon as Tie arrives, go over the line of tEe proposed Waikato.railway;^ ■ ! ■'/ ?7,i;.

THE WAR.

THE STEGE OF STRASBOURG.

The announcement that a German army is threatening Strasbourg wi' received with incredulous astonishment ,n I'aris, where not a single journal has hinted the possibility of such an event. That the Rhine might bo crossed, that armies might manoeuvre near the fortress, and that its -'prestige might thus be temporarily impaired,/;:was ~:ffco. be accepted as one of the incidents/of unsnecess fuT war; but a summons to surrender will he regarded as a piece of presumption'of wlfijeh only M. Bismarck is capable. Strasbourg~is the ..centre of the defence of the frontier of .the fthirie ; and is usually spoken ''pf as one of the strongest fortresses iia Europe. It has figured in military history from the tivne of Julius Csesar. - It was -Louis XIV, however who first gave it the impotance and rank it has so long held among the fortified places ot Europe, after he had got possession of it when it was a free city of the German Empire, by^-a lawless attack during the time of peace. Nearly two hundred years after its union with France, Strasbourg still retains the appearance of a Prussian town. The situation of Strasbourg, at a distance of about one aud a half miles from the Rhine, on the river 111, is flat. The town, which is irregular in form has a circuit of six miles.. It? is surrounded by a 'Wall, •strengthened -by bastions, ditches and bulwarks, and has its eastern extremity towards the Rhine, a citadel of five bastions, constructed by Vauban, the out works of whichl'eachto the river. Its defensive system is completed by a sluice, :by means of; which the surrounding country can be-inun dated. For the defence of the town and citadel 600 guns are required, so that if the besiegers are pertinacious tlie alleged weakness of the garrison may prohe serious. The ordinary garrison of Strasbourg is 6,000, but there is a civil population of 81,000, and in ease of a blockade every one of them will be doing the work of the besiegers by his daily consumption of the strictly limited store of provision. The 'only side of the fortress which cannot be laid under water by means of the sluices where the 111 enters the town, is the Porte dcs Mines, and on that side the glacis is mined. Such is the theoiy of the defence of Strasbourg,,^ut in practice theory often breaks down.. Tbe'safety of the place depends too much upon water to satitfy those who wish to" see it hold out. Water is proverbially a fickle element upon which to depend, and after four months' drought the river is now low; at the landing place of the destroyed boat-bridge the standard post showed a week or two ago but 70 centimetres, or two feet of wat6r,;While it is constructed to reach 19 feet. The works are of a eomewhat antiquated type. The old fashioned bastion enciente, which engirdles the town, is in many points approached by woods, by villas, by pleasure gardens,andby breweries, which would probably afford excellent cover to ■a besieging force ;i while, as its works were planned long before rifle or cannon were thought of, its siege would afford an excellent exemplification of the relative values, of old engineering and &t '.modern| artillery.; Thiß Germans' before Strasbourg have the aid van tage denied by some besiegers,. of knowing well what obstacle's they have to overcome. Hundreds of their countrymen have had to. leave the place within the last few weeks, after living and .working there for years: They evidently also know precisely the number of troops within. fSinee with this knowledge they have'undertaken to capture the'placei it is probable that tiiey see their way tcrdbhigijp without loss, of time. ~',";'''. ' '~? ,

THE DEAD ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE.

A special.correspondent visited the field of battle at Forbach immediately after the battle was over, and thus describes what he saw : Proceeding up the hill I found the Prussians lying thick, while every here and there the gray co.-it and red grousers of the Twenty fourth French Infantry', "appeared. On the top of the" first ridge there were little heaps of French and Prussians mixed, while on the second ridge the'"• French uniform lay" thickest. Upon reaching the brow of the hill a heartrending: sigljt met my eyes. It had evidently i been, : thp-last stand of the Twenty-fourth, for their uniforms, mingled with the Prussians, lay to the number of seventy-five iv a verysiSybSfllf-spaee^, :E.apifig the road, with a smile on his face, lay the major of the French regiment. In one hand ; he'clasped a sergant's, and in the other a lock of hair wrapped in a bit of paper. Both the i sergeant find he must have been shot at the same time. The woods on the leftside, as I anticipate/I, were filled .wit|i wo^ndad,. .whose piteous cries it was heartrending to hear. On the crest .of the hill-tlie Prussian uniforms lay very thick.'^ I counted more than 150 to about thirty of the French. This was the hard fougTit" ibr"point, ana wiiere ati^tile" slaughter .took place —L. say f ,advisedly slaughter, Jor *i& was ldss,^ j Thfe unfortunate men were slill being carriea into Snarbrucken at pt ojci^ck^-da/. I leave you to imagine tile suffering^ all that night long without a drop of^'Watfir,'' All branches of the s^eryidei seemed ri tyj\tifr£\ |iSfiTerqd/|foi?' I 'picked up a laiicßti and! sc(mßv sui^gic'alvWstrui ments close to the bofiv of a doctor who had evidently been shot" while 'attending to a /Wounded mau., I saw.a Fronoh- -sqldiei; -of the ■'' line,'. h'isjf: faee'"sfiU'' bearing'^a'stefrfi determiiiedidtili 'up'dn' 'it;!eveii' in 'cJeath', while close-by- his ' sidii .lay i the ■ protector' of;'his: Fatherland, with-his face! id the^ienemytad his holmebin'his'haiid; a zli c! bf) ci ,): l ,'l J.-M

TROOHU.

General Jules Trodfriif^wftb. has'been^for some time military '6o'uam^i!ide.rI 'i6f'Prti'i¥jVis fyow at the liea'd'of militaJ'j'i/ffairs^SiridJnay be<?oitae: tli'e'he'a'd 'of'ithe "hew' G/pverrrafent: ■He has the confldenceof the'Bepriblicahßcand moderates, and has long been regavile\l oiitiio'es of imperial!'tircles as the ablest military mind in France. Hs is onlj 55 years of age;:a'iid in the fall -yigoi'iof-':hiß''in'enfe«l 'aiid; physical facilities. "We repeat the leadihg'^facts joMiis former career as published a; short time siriee^ "He was a -Lieut. I^lß4o^ Capt. !in •idb&j' -then .staff' Officer with''Marshal -Bugeaiid' in Algeria, Major in 1846j Lieutenaiit 'Colonel, in 1853,' General oi? BrigMe-itt-1854, ahd- Genei-al of Division in 1864. In-"the 'Crimea he served- aa Chief of tho'Ge'neivir^St'aff, 'titi'd 'is1 credited by" tonglake, !the 'h'istbrianj;i as'6he master mind of the' French, army- in-thafi war. In 1866 he was charged with -the preparation of a- (plan ito .reorganize; the Erench • 'ai*my,".tlio J£raporor discerning through the smoke of Sadowa. that a ■riew:imilitary ; era. had.setjinj: and in 1866 issued-the reeulfc of his labour ;in a fawous essay ..tUat has,. uun,'l tblrough;«tea

editions. Since the issue of his pamnhl f I'Armee Francaise, his chief study has been tl Rhine border, the imminence dl'a >r at -f^ Prussia being ever before him." After the French defeat at Hagfcnau »v, Marshal Bazaine was made Command^, "^ Chief of the armies in the field, Q 6n '^ Trochu was appointed Major-Qeneral of tl army, vice - Lcboeuf, the Emperor's fayor't 9 who proved a signal failure. He has gin6> been the chief administrative officer of tl° French military affairs, has displayed great energy and skill in preparing Paris for defence and has, been ; able to repress disorder and iu3urreetioii without, an appeal to force a reeorb which he.-openly deprecated in worcfe which bespoke equal wisdom and tact.

NAPOLEON A PRISONER.

,^EDAN,.Sept.3.^Dr. Russell-writeSjio.tJjg Times, from Sedan, the 3rd : ***

" Wben.&etEmperpr, who had passe^(}|* weary hours of night, looked out "on the morning,' he behe!d--a forest of steel"andirons in the valley and hill tops, batteries posted ou ■*.'' every eminence, cavalry in allthe plains, and far as his eye could reach, hosts of Germans liis decision was taken at last. by few of his staff on horseback, his Majesty pro ceeded- along the road from Sedan: in]fo'j-j., barouche.

" Count Bismarck was-inbed at his quarters at Donchery, when an official rushed, iiiiuld announced the Emperor was coming to fae»t,j him, and to see the King. Count BisniarcltJT rose, dressed hastily, and hastened to meet ' the Emperor. He was-in'tirae to stop the. cortege outside the town. ;'•".<[; -"I was away in the field, and therefore cannot of my personal knowledge state whtjt occurred. As .Jik.Jtfajesty alighted, I bear that Bismarck 'uncovered his head, and stood with cap in hand, and on a. sign or request from the Emperor, put it on. The Count'' ireplied, c Sire, I receive-^your Majesty as I would my own Royal Mas|br>' ,3 There hap hene.l to be near the place wliero the inter view occurred, a few hundred yards outside the town of Donchery, a humble cottage of a bandloom weaver, of whom there are 1 numbflrsiaround Sedan. '. ELillKl • .a.q 3B|; " Bismark led the way and-entered it. The room wa3 iiot'-inviting ; the great ; Count fa walked upstairs ; :the apartment, .was filled J by the handloom. and ; appliances ,pf, i th»^ weaver, so he descended and, r ,found the Emperor sitting .011,,a stone outeide, ; Tjffo V chaira were brought but of the cottage; the* Emperor sat down in one; Bismarck took r., the other and placed it on |ns Majesty's left •; hand side. . "'",-■■' ~ . .„:% "The officers in attendance on their fallen master lay down at some distance away on, a^j; small plat of 'grass in front of the cottage.' The conversation waa gtrange, and, as, .Count Bismarck has repeated it freely—or the p'rin- , eipal parts, of it—no doubt.. it? \*ill foe"/soW] known and remain for ever a.s;.hißtorict tlQMe.,^ groat point to be gained .was peace,;,but,-90^ far as his Majesty was concerned, no assurance could be gained by' Bismarck. " The Emperor states he has no power and could not negotiate for peace, and could not give orders to the army nor Bazaine, nor the Ministers. The Empress 'was Regent, and 'Qh her and her Ministers must devolve the negotiations ;ss t Bismarck thereupon re marked it was of no avail to hold' any further, conversation on political matters with hfe Majesty, and it would be of no use to »ee_the' feing. The Emperor desired^ to () see thielEuj^;- -i'n persbn/but Bismarck declared 'it :nbfc l pos- J sible to accede,.to his Majesty's "wishes,, till- ttoP capitulation :liad! been sigiied. Then, k\%i' . cqnvcrsatioir^a's" becoming rather d^ngerotoi^ aud as toe situation was becoming difficult 'on' both sides, he ended it, and the interview ter-, initiated. ThelGotint.went to see the King,, and the. Etoperor ;withdrew, to/consult his officers."

A GEE LONG ROMANCE.

Melbourne and Ballarat having contributed then- ifceipsjof,s,e«sationali3m, ( it;was potto ber supposed that " IPLvbt" ";Wuld"be. content to remain "quiet," 'arid"' "iriake no"* sign" of, vitality and importance. Hence we were not surprised when^the Swire'-flaMied'^b^i the intelligence: p£ , whqs, were it not for^ne^eaiu 'f j would be'a'farce of. the broadest description, As jit is, the matter is;,a;mixture of the comio and the tragic, the^ofnic. prevailing.,- Some of our] readfei's ""inay* remember a c^sfe that occiipied many days 'i'ri ctturts at home where a child was foisted upbii one whd! Would be a fonjl parent, .by a cleVer i! wife. ' ! <The fraud however, was:diseovt>red> and the child did riot conic into the possession of; ithe fortune that thejschemer designed.it shojild., affair is the reverse, df. this, and it is,the child whd turns oat' to'"be th'e'iieir' to' a 'large pro perty, andisaaid^to-havo* been -sold by bu mother to a lady who, desired to, give ■!»«'' Tieg'e lotd troof of/her affection for him. lto c^q runs''itf this Svise'i^A^ woman who bad Weil separated from her husband for many years gave birth to a male; child. The midwife who acted on the occasion,: it is alleged negotiated the sale of'the.''child > to another woihan who had been" mimed three years but Svasj childless. seenis {ofcawbeen the I order of the day, for the midwife, it" alleged, imposed on the/mother bfiitheicnila, statjiug that it(Wasm lady ia Melbourne|)ana ■■apt- revealing !the' fact, that. "spine ,A n? r ffti i<t e^lbtig fWLsMgW ii■'' Wf^ atscovefeaHhat/lSie-cltiid isheir to^ n/Sr!^( ■estate, and upon inqumes being set n6fr row to discover the whereabouts of.thejcbiWi*™l Nvhole rnatteihcpmes;'Qu^' - The .real niotber goes to the .woman wlio/it'is' alleged, bougut Lthe;child:¥tia'asksforit. In the meantime theiboy had died, after having been regwterea and' christened in the name of its r°P uJr 'parents. The woman whd'qlaimed to be tne mother, when she- found, put that t « child was dead chargecl the purchaser «^B :child.wifliiiaving caused-its death Tha hSisVand/iHioi 'had".- been;'Bold.^n ; »»". master more than any one else, disbftixe.T^j, 'the zaotber's story and regarded her as » ?imp:oster.■: H,9 therefore .turned hef..out,^ 'doors', and stilljConEiders j that, the cbilir ™» born to him by his own wife. If tT. SiT e meiits current be true, the wife ni™s 7* beeh an t.icipating- tli,e qbtaining of a chJJ;^ 0 'soitie outside quarter, as. for three montu pritjr to Ihe mock accouchement s^e ; "ac*iTa'. i; ''said, disgui#ed; Her person! by the? use « *Vri •low's., i/The iiurse r rthe ( baby-linen,iiWd .w jj Wa^le, were all on the: scene, bub heafdof the professional -maii'whojatteu" the j lady atvthe critical ,mojnen^.,;4|Ue,.4m (bajiQ of the. would-be mother is an eng"l?^ .on 'the" Govermen/; lines of ,wel( known1 in keelorig.-^Obrrospondence «

THE EVENING STAB, OCTOBER 20 v IB7O.



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