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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 03, 1870
Page
7
A European war portrait describes husbands torn from families, wives weeping at stations, and towns grinding to a halt as mobilised troops march to a future of fear. Reports from Paris, Berlin, and Coblenz highlight civilian suffering, vanished industry, and the moral toll of conflict.
The Princess Royal plans to visit Her Majesty with the Warrior escorting her to the country. Parliament is to close next week on August 11 with possible prorogation. George Mellish QC named Lord Justice of Appeal, replacing the late Sir G M Giffard. Professor Cairnes resigns as Chair of Jurisprudence and Political Economy. Lieut Colonel Elphinstone and Mr Donald M’Lean are gazetted Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George.
A man and woman under a tree at Wandsworth Common were struck by lightning on Wednesday morning. The man received burns to his face and legs and the woman had severe burns and her clothes burned away. Both were taken to St Thomas's Hospital. Two others were shocked but unharmed. A separate report from Woodhouse Eaves describes George Wright killed by lightning while Thomas Simpson survived after sheltering beneath an oak. A sheep nearby was also killed.
Florence deputies discuss France ready to withdraw troops from Rome under the September Convention while Italy vows to honor its commitments. General Dumont orders French troops toward Civita Vecchia for embarkation as Vatican concerns and Garibaldian fears rise amid war.
The New Prussian Cross Gazette notes France seeks alliance with Prussia and questions England’s neutrality in arms and coal trade. It urges Britain to end coal and weapon shipments aiding the French fleet, arguing Newcastle coal is vital to French naval power. The North German Gazette also criticizes Britain for lax neutrality and executing cartridge orders.
Earl Granville read a telegraphed note to the House of Lords dated July 28 detailing French attempts to form an offensive alliance with Prussia, Boulered by proposals for aid of 300,000 troops and land cessions. It accuses French diplomacy of provocation, concealment, and plans to use war to gain Belgian and German territory, with Benedetti's manuscript cited as evidence.
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