THE TIMES, MONDAY,. JULY 25, 1870.
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reason to expect that the motives of thia waMfrjHbe less powerful than thoso of the last. JPj5iechiefs are two man long past their midulea"e, fed on hope, trained in polities, and pastall ploosurea and pursuita but the abiding thirstfor predige and reuown. They will tight as manwhoae time is short, and who would not wülinglyhave a rival to stand on their gravea. Who canteil the end of auoh a war, or say which of theaemighty Powers will aceept the humiliation whichboth, in turn, have inflicted lipon another foe ? Itremcina to beseen whether we can even keep out ofthe war. Even if we do we shall still share its losses.Free trade and the natural conBequences of peacehave bonnd all the nations together in ono vaatpartnership of common euterprise, gain andloss. If othera Buffer, we ahall ; if otliers fall behind, they will pull us back. If othera beeotneweak, we ahall havo tn bear them up, and findthat, for better or for worse, the World is nowall oue.
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" PRO JET DE TRAITE.Sa Majeste le Roi de Pruaae et Sa Majeste" l'Em-
COUUT CIRCULAR.
OSBOENE, JOLY.23.The Queen, acoompanied by Princess Beatrice, droveoutyesterday afternoon, and Her Majesty walked in thegrounds this morning with Prinoeas Louise.Prince Arthur aod Prinoeas Beatrice also went out.
Jr/LY 24.
The Queen and Princess Louise, atteoded by lady W aterpark, drovt? ont yesterday afternoon.
Her Hajesty and their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise,Prince Arthur, and Princess Beatrice attendad Dirina Ser-vice at Osborno to-day. Tne Bev. George Prothero offioiatod.
The Hon.. Floreuce Seymour has sueeesded tho Hon.Mary Lacoolles as Maid of Honoar in Waiting.
Prince and Princess Christian, atteoded by Lady SnaanMelrille and Oaptaln the Hon. Charles Eliet, left Fro;-more on Friday for M&lvern.
Oespatchea were reoeived od Saturdar at the ColopialOffice from the Qorernora of Gibraltar, Malta, and tbi WestAfricao Settlements. Despatches were sent to the Oofcmor-General of Canada, aod to the Goremors of British Colum-bia, the West African Settlements, and Malta.
The Hon. F. Chartims.— Tha statement thatthe lamentable aooident to thia gentloman on Fri-day morning had already terminated fatally -wasinaccurate, although the roport waa reoeived and,at Wimbledon at least, acted upon universally. Hestill Urea, but dnring tbe last 24hoars has lost allcon-sciousness. Surgeon-Major Wyatt,of theOoldstreamGuards, oontinues in close attendänoe on the unfnr-tunate young gentlenian. Not the remoteat hope isentertaiued of his recovery, but it ia poasible thathe may linger for some time. The Queen and allthB membera of the Royal family sent several timeaduriug yeaterday and the previona day, and theutmost sympathy has been ahown by the leadingmembera of the aristoeraey remaining in town.
A Cabmet Council was held on Saturday inDowning-street The Miniater» preaent were theRight Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Lord Ühanoel-lor, Earl de Grey and Ripon, Viacount Halifax,the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, Earl Granville, theEarl of Kimberley, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell ,the Duke of Argyll, the Chancellor of the Ex-chequer, the Ri<,'ht Hon. Hugh Childera. theRi$!ht Hon. G. J. Goachen, the Marquia of Harting-ton, the Right Hon. C. Fortesoue, and tbe RightHon. W. E. Forater.
Loed Chaelfs Paület.— We have to announoetbe doath of Lord Charte« Paulet, brother of tbe Adjataot-C»et>eral at head-quarters, Lord William Paulet, and also
liens d'amitie* qui les unisaent et de consolider learipports de bon voisinage heureusement existantentre les deux pays, convaineus d'autre part quepour atteindre ce r&ultat, propre d'ailleurs a as-surer le maintien de la paix g^ndrale, il leur im-porte de 8'entendre sur des queations qui inte'rei-sent leurs relations futures, ont r^solu de con-clure un traite* ä cet eilet, et nomine' en conse'-quence pour leurs plenipotentiaires, savoir: —" 8. M., ic"8. M.,icc.
" Lesqueis, apres avoir e'change' leurs pleins pou-voirs trouves en bonne et due forme, sont convenusdes articles suivants :—
" ' Art. I.—Sa Majeste l'Empereur des Franceisadmet et reconnait les acquisitionsque la Prusse afaites Ii la suite de la derniere guerre qu'elle asoutenue contre 1'Au triebe etcontreses allie's.
" 'Art. II.—Sa Majeste" le Roi de Prusse prometde faciliter ä la France l'acquisition du Luxem-bourg ; a cet effet la dite Majestä entrera en ne-gociations avec Sa Majeste" le Roi des Pays Baspour le determiner ä faire, ä l'Empereur des Fran-cais,la cession de ses droits souverains sur ceDuche",moyennant teile compensation qui sera juge'e suffisante ou autrement. De son cäti l'Empereur desFranoais s'engage ä assumer les charges pecuniaires que cette transaction pent oomporter.
" 'ArtllL—Sa Majeste" l'Empereur des Francaisne s'opposere. pas Ii une union fedeYale de la Confe-ddration du Nord avec les Etats du Midi de l'AUe-magne, ä l'exception de l'Autriche, laquelle Unionpourra Stre base*e sur un Parlement commun, tonten respectant, dans une juste mesure, la souve-rainete des dits Etats.
" ' Art. IV.—De son oote", Sa Majeste" le Roi dePrusse, au cas ou Sa Majeate" l'Empereur des Fran^oais serait umend par les cirepnstances ä faire entrerses troupes en Belgique ou a la conquerir, aecordera le secours de ses armes a la Franoe, et il lasoutiendra avec toutc-s ses forces de terre et demer, envers et contre toute Puissance qui, danscette e'ventualite', lui de"darerait la guerre.
" ' Art V.—Pour sisurer l'entiere exe"oution desdispaaitions qui prtfce'dent, Sa Majeste le Roide Prusse, et Sa Majeste" l'Empereur desFrancais contraotent, par le prtfaent taute",une alliance offensive et de*fenaive qu'ils s'en-gagent solennellement a maintenir. Leurs Ma-jestät a'obligent, en outre et notamment, il l'ob-server dans tous les cas on leurs Etats reapectifs,dont elles se garantissent mutuellement l'inte'grite',seraient menace5s d'uue agression, se tenant pourlie"es, en pareille conjonoture, de prendre aans re-tard, et de ne deoliner sous aueun pre"texte, lea ar-rangements militaires qui seraient commande"s parleur interet commun conforme"ment aux clauses etpr6visions ci-dessus enonce"es.'"
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(TBOM A FREKOHl
AID TO THE SICK AND WOUNDED.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE THHES.Sir,—I am glad to be able to inform you thathis Royal Highneas the Prince of Wales has con-sented to be President of the National Committee,the objects of which I endeavoured to explain in theletter you were good enough to publish in TheTimes of the 22d inst. I take it for granted thatsorne, possibly many, persona will wish to showtheir sympathy towards the siok and wounded, of
The Emperor' s Proolamewhich appeared this mr.OJjiciel, does not and coulight. It is just tho kindobe expested from hitn undiand yet it is diltieult t.emotion, and it will go faramong us who, up to trealized the importaucewhich France is enteriPrusaia had vented itselfbecome auoh a conatant tuall claases to apeak ot aomewith our upatart riral as aprovocation of our Govorniafter all, and the impulse 1ble among the majority, tbeen oäiciaüy declarcd thefact scaroely came homewere the destiniea oflightly. Wheu M. de (representetivea of the ]inemorable aitting of thegoing to war, one might hitone and attitude that hefor a grant of a few thousiaome artistic work, or malWith one hand in his pockof emotion disturbing hisdocile servant of the Irupture of the peace of Etirapprehenaion of its impeless deed applaudcd bythe Press. It afforded inational feeling, and litof at nrst. Most Frenching Prusaia in imaginatiiyears, and giving her the 1deserved ; the imagination,Btrong, and the reality fortangible, that the tranaition Iwaa acarcely feit. Moreover,pear to Engliah readera, thotfor military aupremaey was :deaired, war with united Getiona—waa never contemplalof Frencbmen.
There waa an all but univeeven the Government appeaiwe should find allies in Sothose provinces which PrussiAtrace of this belief will be fof the Emperor' s proclamat:deaire of Franca to reapectpeudence of the German pecknotv now that theae are emreapect, as in another of »sently, his proolamation iament of national feelings ancIt is almost incredible, aiject like the State of public Iwhioh it waa ao esaential to Iauoh universal ignor&nce ahere. Now and then, indeecafBnitiea, scientific or religiofor example— has warne d thGerman quarreis for furniahithe hour of need. But theniahed has been quite powpleaaing delusion that an inhailed as liberatora. In vair