The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-19 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, MAY 19,
The Crown Prince has been appointed to the
command of the second army corps.
Field Marshal Von Wrangel has been raised to
the rank of Count.

It is asserted upon good authority that Prince
Frederick Charles of Prussia has been appointed
Commander-in-Chief in the Duchies.

COPENHAGEN, MAY 18, 11.50 A.M.
The Prussian Commander at Kiel has prohibited
the departure of any ships from that port.

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
MALTA, MAY 18,
The Poonah leaves at 10 a.m. for Southampton,
where she may be expected about the 27th inst.
The Euxine leaves at midnight for Marseilles.

THE OUTWARD MAILS OF 4TEE-ICrs MAY.

The Syria (from Southampton) reached Malta on
the 13th, at two p.m., and sailers at eight p.m. for
Alexandria.

The Ripon, from MarEeilles, left Ma:ta at eight
p.m, on the 14th for Malta.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company :

SUEZ, MAY 19.
The Golconda, with the above mails, reached
Suez at 4 a.m. this day.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MAY 19.

The Moniteur of this morning says :—" The
journals, in circulating a rumour of an intended
modification of the Ministry, comment upon a letter
alleged to have been 'written by M. Itouher to the
Emperor, pointing out the necessity of a reorgani-
sation of the Government. Such a letter does not
exist, and there is no question of any change in the
Ministry."
M. de Beust is expected to arrive in Paris on
Friday next.
The Princess Clotilde has entered the seventh
month of her pregnancy.

The Emperor yesterday inspected in the garden
of the Tuileries, under the trees along the grand
avenue, the three regiments of the Grenadiers of
the Guard, the regiment of the Empress's Bra-
goons, and two batteries of the Artillery of the
Guard. Before the filing off, his Majesty distri-
buted decorations and medals to several sub-officers
and soldiers. The Prince Imperial was present
dressed in the uniform of the Imperial Guard, and
went through the ranks riding on his pony.
During the inspection, the whole of the gates, in-
cluding those of the reserved garden, were thrown
open to the public. The Japanese ambassadors
witnessed the sight from the Pavilion de l'Horloge,
and seemed deeply interested.

The funeral of Baron Salomon de Rothschild took
place yesterday as announced, and was attended
by an immense conn3urse of persons, including the
principal celebrities in science, arts, and literature.
B aron James de Rothschild, the father, and Barons
Alphonse and Gustave, brothers of the deceased,
were present as chief mourners. There were
also to be seen M. Fould, Minister of Finance;
Marshal Magnan ; the Duke de Morny ; the
Duke de Persigny ; Count Walewski ; M. Vui-
try, Governor of the Bank ; M. Forcade de La
Roquette ; M. Thiers ; M. Berryer ; General
Claangarnier, &c. All the persons belonging to the
firm of MM. de Rothschild and to the Northern and
Strasburg Railways, and the pupils of the Jewish
schools, followed in the cortege. At ten o'clock the
body was placed on a hearse drawn by two horses,
which proceeded along the Boulevard to Pere La
Chaiie, followed by a number of mourning carriages,
in which numerous friends of the family were seated.
After the usual prayers by the Grand Rabbi of the
General Consistory and the Rabbi of Paris, the
mortal remains of the deceased were deposited in
the family vault.
" The day for the departure of the Court to Fon-
tainebleau," says the Sport, "is not yet fixed, The
hunting equipages have arrived there. The itine-
rary of their Majesties will, it is said, be nearly the
same as last year. They will stay at Fontainbleau
till the end of June. The Emperor will then go to
Vichy and the Camp of Cl.ttiens, and return to
St. Cloud; he will then proceed to Biarritz, where
the Empress and the Prince Imperial, who will
reside at St. ChM daring the Emperor's absence
will have preceded his Mjesty by a few days."
The France argues from the case of Lesurques
that the punishment of death ought to be abolished
altogether. It says:—" We believe that, in gene-
rously responding to the desire of the Chamber, the Govern-
ment will honourably and legitimately satisfy the public
conscience. But something more solemn hung over this
debate. To rehabilitate the memory of the innocent man,
and indemnify his family, will that suffice ? Will that be
repairing the error of human justice ? 'Will that bring
again to life him whose head was made to roll on the fatal
scaffold by the executioner's axe ? It is that which causes a
feeling of terror. Yes, M. Jules Fevre was right to say that
above the terrible Lesurques affair rises the tearful ques-
tion of capital punishment. What in our eyes increases
the importance of the vote just passed by the Legislative
Body is, that we look upon it with pleasure as a protest
against dea'h punishments. We are pleased to think that
the public conscience in a French Chamber responds thus
to that universal movement which in all civilised countries
is produced and developed against the doctrine of extreme
punishments. The penalty of death was the arm of barbar-
ous societies; civilised societies reclaim the guilty parties,
and raise the level of human morality towards the divine
ideal. They have no need to kill to preserve themselves. No ' •
the punishment of death is not a divine law, for when the
first murder steeped the ground with blood, God did not
condemn the fratricide Cain to death,"but abandoned him to
the avenging terror of remorse."

BOURSE, May 18.—The market has been heavy,
and owing to a decline in the English funds prices
are rather lower. Threes, for the Account, are now
at 66f. 70c., and Mobilier 1,160 f. Railway Shares
quiet, but in general the variation has been trifling.
The market continued heavy to the close, and left
off as follows

li per Cents .. 93 25 Italian Loan 6B 95
Do. end month.... Do. end month 69
3 per Cents
Do. end month.... 66 65 Do. end month....
Credit Mobilier.... 1160 Russian
Do. end m0nth....1157 50 Austrian
Bank Shares 3367 50 Spanish Threes....
Credit koneior I2W Home Debt ..
Roman

ztA IL

WAYS.
Cash.
875

Orleazm

Account.

Northern
Lyon 3 and Hediterrtlnflan 885 835
New ditto BB2 50 ..
Southern
Western
Eastern 467 50
50 .. 366 25
Austrian ..... 405 407 50
Lon.hnrd
North of Spain ..... 480

-6, • •
Saragossa .. 568 75 .. 568 75
Ditto to Barcelona.... 270 •• 270 --

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

The following are the chief points of the bill for
electoral reform presented by Prince Cousa in the
Danubian Principalities :—" Are primary electorb
all Roumains aged 25 years, who can read and
write, and prove the payment of annual taxes to the
amount of four ducats (111. 80c. each), may bb
chosen direct electors, 'without having to jastify

the payment of taxes of four ducats, parish priests,
profebsors in academies and colleges, doctors and
licentiates of different faculties, D" ,;rristers, ens
giceers, architects bolding diplomas delivt:red or
recognised by the Government, teachers of primary-
schools, and civil and military functionaries, who
will be entitled to a pension of at least 3,000
piastres (about 7501.) To be eligible for the General
Assembly throughout Roumania indistinctively, a
man must :-Ist, be born a Roumain, or have re-
ceived full naturalisation; 2d, be an elector in an
urban or rural commune ; 3d, be turned 30 years
of age; and 4tb, know how to read and write. Each
commune names a direct elector for every hundred
electors. The election to the Chamber of Deputies
will take placo by two degrees.'

AUSTRIA A-ND PRUSSIA,

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RET.ITER'S EXP aESS,

VIENNA, May 15.

It is currently reported here that Denmark and the
Neutral P-owers having required that Austria and Prussia
should state their wishes with regard to the Schleswig-
Holstein question, strong efforts are making to come to a
definite understanding with the Cabinet of Berlin. Count
Rechberg is said to be occupied in drawing up the scheme
of a treaty, which it is hoped may be acceptable to both the
great German Powers. Some notion of the likelihood that
agreement will be found an easy matter may be gathered
from the following extract from to-day's Vaterland :—" It
seems certain that, whether owing to the Allies or to the
Neutral Powers, no determinate plan for continuing diplo-
matic action at the Conference has yet been laid down.
We heard this a week ago. Our attention was directed to
the fact that a striking analogy exists between the relations
of Austria with Prussia, and those of England with France.
Just as England vainly endeavours to procure from France
a regularly concocted programme with herself for the Con-
ference, so have all Count Rechberg's efforts to induce
Herr von Bismark to agree upon certain obligatory rules
hitherto entirely failed. The interests of Herr von Bis-
marck in the present position of Europe are thus in some
degree analogous to those of Napoleon III: Both, at least
agree in wishing to put off as long as possible the decisive
moment when they will have to say the last word, and
display the defined object they have in view. The recent
remonstrances of Austria must, therefore, have placed Herr
von Bismarck in a rather embarrassing position. But it is
not from Vienna only, it is from his immediate followers—
from the ranks of the annexationists—that the demand
arises loudly for his definitely proclaiming the course he
intends to pursue. As far as we are able to learn, the
success of his policy depends upon his perseverance in not
laying down any official programme, in displaying in con-
fidential interviews and despatches the most conciliatory
desires towards settling the quarrel with Denmark—in at
the same time prolongieg the provisional state of affairs in
the duchies, while introducing Prussian reforms to the
schools, the Church, the Government, trade, and social
life., and in thus edging on gradually, as near as possible,
to the end he has in view."