16 JULY 1870, page 1

The Emperor Napoleon Has Succeeded By A Series Of Insults

almost without precedent in diplomacy in forcing Germany to war. As our readers are aware, he last week took advantage of the election of a Hohenzollern to the throne of Spain......

The House Was Counted Out On Friday Night, Obviously By

arrangement, and the only official utterance we yet have upon the view of the war taken by the British Government is Mr. Glad- stone's speech in answer to Mr. Disraeli upon......

Four Of The Lesser Powers Are Directly Interested In This

war. Denmark will seek, by alliance with France, to obtain vengeance for Diippel, and the execution of the Treaty of Prague ; Holland, which is under a permanent dread of Count......

News Of The Week.

T HE bolt out of the blue has struck. The European War, which we predicted so confidently, and as many of our readers thought so rashly, last week, has arrived even more quickly......

Exchanges Never Foresee Anything, And This Time The...

have been as thunderstruck as if they had never heard of war. The average fall in every kind of security, except Consols, which have not declined two per cent., and Indian......

It Is Useless To Speculate On The First Movements In

such a war, but it may be well to note three points. The Prussians must be well prepared, or they would be in much more of a fluster than is at present perceptible. Secondly, it......

= Diplomatists Do Not Act In This Style Without Clear

instructions, 'nor is M. Benedetti the man to violate an etiquette, except intentionally. His repulse served its object—to excite France still more —and on Friday Paris was......

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