The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-27 00:00:00

TIIE R.YETLIZ LIFP.',BUAT B.IZAAR.

Extensive arrangements have been made to give
next week in Exeter much éclat to the Grand Life-
boat Bazaar, and various entertainments on behalf
of the Devon and Cornwall lifeboats. So,ne mouths
since the Prince and Princess of \Vales took the
undertaking und.rr their special Fpatronage. The
bazaar has also received the patronage and support
of the most influential residents of the two counties.

The programme of the entertainments is as fol-
lows :—On Tuesday, March 30, a grand fancy fair,
bazaar, and flower show, at the Royal Public R ioms,
will be of cued with a public ceremony by the Mayor
of Exeter ; a military band will attend ; Richard-
son's show, magic and legerdemain, by well-known
amateurs, will also be performed. On Wednesday,
March 31, fancy fair, bazaar, and flower show
will be held at the Royal Public Rooms. A per-
formance will also be given in the evening at the
Theatre Royal. On Thursday, April 1, a fancy
fair and bazaar will take place at the Royal
Public Rooms. In the evening a grand ball will
be given at the Royal Public Rooms, under the
superintendence of Lady Poltimore, Lady Agnes
Courtenay, the Mayoress of Exeter, Mrs. Chiches-
ter, Mrs. Hartley, Mrs. T. B. Gibbs, and several
other ladies. By the kind permission of the colonel
commandant, the band of the Royal Marines will
attend at the ball. On Friday morning, April 2, a
fancy fair and bazaar will be held, also a grand morn-
ing concert is to be given at the Royal Public Rooms,
under the direction of Mr. Ashe; and amongst the
artistes are, Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, Miss
M eenan, Mr. Nelson Varley, and the celebrated Hun-
garian basso profondo Herr Angyalfi, solo mustel
organ, Mr. Leinmens. In order that all classes may
have an opportunity of enjoying this great musical
treat, a second concert is to be given in the evening
at reduced prices, and the week's entertainments
will conclude with a special bespeak to be given in
the evening at the Theatre Royal. Every one con-
nected with these amusing Easter entertainments
on behalf of a great and philanthropic cause, has been
unceasingly engaged in assisting to perfect them
and to make them a complete success. Foremost
amongst these workers are Messrs. I'. B. Gibbs and
C. H. Edmonds, the zealous and able honorary
secretaries. It may be mentioned that the Na-
tional Lifeboat Institution has 22 lifeboats on the
coast of Devon and Cornwall, on which it has el-
pended about £ll,OOO. These 22 boats also in-
volve au expenditure of at least £l,lOO a year to
maintain them in a state of efficiency. Hardly a
storm occurs that some of these lifeboats do not
perform noble services in saving shipwrecked crews•

CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, FRIDAY, March 26.
We are once more engaged in a conflict of rumours. ji•
multitude of statements has caused considerable aig•
quiet, not to say panic, on the 'Bourse, and wa
are troubled with all the vague apprehension%
which worked so much mischief last year,. To begin ,t
home, serious dissensions amongst the Emperor's Minis'
ters are said to have broken out. M. Rouher is aux Prises
with both M. Forgade de la Roquette and M. Megn!'
The disagreement between these is so serious that it 15
doubtful how long they will be able to continue at the
same board. To make [matters worse, the Emperor'e
health has given more cause for anxiety during the last
two or three days. Such are the leading rumours which
have brought Rentes down. They are:composed, as-usual,
of a very small proportion 'of truth and a very large
admixture of fiction. No doubt the Emperor
Ministers are not unanimous on every question ;
what
Ministry ever was ? But, if my information be correct, 15
is not the question of war or peace, as the news.
mongers affirm, which is the subject of dispute
at present. The far weightier question of internal policy'
and especially the pressing subject of the general election►
are now the topics of deliberation and the causes of eoicie
little dispute. The Ministers differ as to the amount g'll
the kind of interference which ought to be exercised at
election, but it seems that this discrepancy has been much
exaggerated. There are at present no signs of M. Rorther
withdrawal or replacement. As to the illness of the
Emperor, it may be sufficient to say that the report

absolutely incorrect.
A still bildering maze of hints,
°suggestions,
and reportsmore comeew from abroad. The Bel is, we are
told, will not make any concession In
they Will
t commission to sit, b not hinsg; detrimental
toallow the ihe interests or the honour of Belgium shall be
tolerated. Then the Etendard comes out with 0, een.
spicuous statement, to the effect that a great number el
ei
Prussian troops are being concentrated along the raillc
from Breslaw to Bemberg ; why, it is impossible to divine;
Next, the Temps is a little alarmed at the peeding of
the Prussian Government with regard to the works
Luxemburg. An officer has been sent over to control the
demolition of the fortifications, and this gel) bibirog
given rise to a very lively debate in the Luxere,4"-,e-
Chamber. The Temps considers the sending of this °11;.:
a menacing act, " reflecting the disquiet which is felt -,-,
Berlin through the uncertainty of the general situ! ton.a
Lastly, there is the " alliance" between Austria a'"
Italy, the purport of which is, we are now infevraedi
to leave a clear field to Prussia nd France in the eveet. °-
a war between these two ; all which conglonerAt°
of perplexities I give for what it is worth. Individoall/2
these rumours are not, perhaps,math much, but thew
work a deal of mischief here.by
These political vagaries are supplementsd la
The other
collection of very substantial horrors.
day, during mass at Notre-Dame, Annecy (Savoy), an
vidual, pursued by a furious madman with a knife in
take refog:
hand, rushed into the church and tried to
behind the high altar, but before the fugitive cot
reach a place of safety, he stumbled and fell, all 13:
apufrsuer stabbed him. The victim was dead
:It
Marseilles.
moments. A maid-servant has killed her inasterhig
The man was in the habit a beatiog a
wife, and the servant very laudably endeavoured to defend
yon cimdisuteresms.its?ne day, however, this defence weet be
her a
death. Smaller
t eernsd oe df
aspecttirnagtitealmbeing
tt:obbne:inate.-
rous to mention.
The Patrie gives a very gloomy account of the BroPreciet
Charlotte's health. She is confined to her bed ;
besides the mental affection, which has increased 111;
tensity, a slow fever saps her strength. Her eye is fi7re`h
and lustreless, and her conversation unconnected. She
often speaks of Mexico, and the old apprehension of bein
is t
g
poisoned has returned. The Queen of the Belgians
only person from whom she will receive her food. .I'.
Memorial Diplomatique, on the other hand, contradict
this alarming account. It is happy to state that the Prii
cess is as well as could be expected after the severe trig
she has undergone.
The most melancholy bulletins of the disasters ca
by the late storm continue to arrive. Many English yes,hg
eels have been lost. The steamer Cygne, Of Caen, bag
-tbtle
just arrived at Havre with the captain and 16 men °' ":0
English ship Janet Mitchell, of Glasgow. The Wtt.
informs the English Consul that, having lost all his
1.170
and not being able to bear up against the gale, he rao
the
vessel ashore at Savenelle, in ordero save
that her
lives of the crew. Later accounts state he
that 13
to
stern is now buried in twelve feet of sand, and
is fast breaking up. The steamer Grand-Empereur
disabledw
be seen about twenty miles off the coast with the ne
three-masted ship Zanzibar in tow, and the tug Neptune
had gone out to fetch the French brig Itaoul-et-All.n;
on shore near Deauville. The coast from llerrnanvl.ll6,,e
Cou .s( lines is strewed with wreck forming part or re.,
Norwegian barque Peters. Nine bodies have been vveve
ashore ; one of them has the name Thomas A. 13300
tatooed on the arm. A child is supposed to have been 0n
board the vessel, as among the objects found on the
are a copybook containing grammar exercis Mures..-
wegian language and two rude coloured p. '-ii2Per
body of a woman holding two children embraced in
to
arms has also been found near Ouistreliarn.
e
wrecked fishing-vessels, they are not to be numbered. .-1-"
gale has been one of the most severe of late years.

---------- 22nd
ERRATUM.—In our Law and Police of the 0--
inst., it was stated that at the York Assizes, two pers°l/16
named Whorlow and Gringer, were convicted for obtain.
ing money on false pretences. This was inaccurate, 5?
far as Gringer was concerned, the judge stating _!.l
ainst him there was no case. While regretting our 004
statement, we congratulate 11x, Cirbagex OA we Yl''4
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