The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-05 00:00:00

PARIS CORRESPONDENCE.
WZDNESDAT.

The journals continue to discuss and criticise the con-
stitutional reforms, the verdict being, on the whole,
favourable. The Constitutionncl boasts that henceforth
the good citizens of Paris will have no occasion to envy the
parliamentary privileges of any constitutional monarchy.
It denies categorically the several objections raised to
the terms of the Senatus•Consultunn With respect to
omission of any mention of the right of address in
the decree, the Constitutionnel argues that it is a
matter of indifference, as the Corps Ltislatif can under
the form of the order of the day that follows the Imperial
speech express its sentiments just as well as by means of
an address. As for the question of Ministerial responsi-
bility, the Constitutionncl holds it to be finally settled.
The Ministers, it is true, are exclusively dependent on
the Emperor, but they are declared responsible ; and it is
evident that this responsibilty can only refer to
the Corps L4gislatif. Moreover, it must be a collective
responsibility, since " the Ministers are to deliberate
in council." Consequently, the Ministerial responsibility
will be similar to that which exists under Constitutional
Government. The veto which the Senate will have the
right to put on the laws passed by the Lower Chamber
is part of the rights and privileges which everywhere be-
long to an Upper Chamber, and in no way prevents the
popular repress. ntatives fl cm carrying cut their wishes
when they are sustained by public opinion. The LiLerti
thinks that far too long an interval was suffered to
elapse between the message of July 12th and the
reading of the Senatus • Consultum in the Senate
on August 2, and asks whether it took twelve days to
string together the 'twelve articles of the decree. The
Senate is blamed for equal tardiness, and instead of
straining every nerve to hasten the rcport, the debate, and
the vote so that all may be accomplished by the 15th of
August, that body seems to have delayed as much as
possible, so that the discussion will only open on the very
eve of the Fête. The Libertg thinks it is of
the first importance that the vote of the Senate
should be taken before the Fete, so that the work may find
its crown in an amnesty which, by opening the doors of
the prisons for press offenders and for suspected con-
spirators, will inaugurate a new sea.
The continued detention of MM. Conrnet and Quentin,
of the Rcveil, excites great dissatisfaction, especially as M.
Laferriere, the political friend and associate, had been set
at liberty. In accordance with the pernicious system now
in existence, these gentlemen, though they have been in
prison for two months, are still in ignorance of their
offence.

I hear that the famous affair of the Belgian railways
has given rise to attacks from Berlin on the Cabinet of
the Hague, as well as on that of the Tuileries. M.
Bismarck, who, it is said, has been busily endeavouring
to excite an uneasy feeling towards France in Holland,
has failed in his charitable enterprise. The Government
of Holland declined to listen to his insinuations, and the
relations between Berlin and the Hague have consequently
become extremely cool. When King William was on the
frontier the other day, the King of Holland failed to send
him the usual complimentary message.
It is said that the tribune of the Journalists and the
Diplomatic Corps, and that of the Legislative Body, will
be re-established in the Senate.
It is said that M. Jules Pic so little expected
that the recent trial would go against him
that he wrote to the Minister of the Interior requesting
an interview for the day succeeding that on which the
trial was to terminate. He intended to send in his resig-
nation as counsellor, and to request a fresh election,
declaring that he would he unanimously re-elected,
Tnillefer, on the other hand, had for some time resigned
himself to the fate which has befallen him, but he has,
notwithstanding this, joined Pic in the appeal to the
Court of Cassation.
A trial which has just taken place has revealed some
contempale conduct on the part of the officers in com-
mand of the vessel Abbatucci, which, your readers will
remember, was run down a short time ago in the Mediter-
ranean, and a large number of lives lost. After the
collision had taken place the mate took the
only boat there was and went with the rest of
the crew to the other vessel, abandoning the pas-
sengers to their fate. There were fifty-two in all, and
among them were some women and children. It is satis-
factory to find that these cowards have been sentenced to
different terms of imprisonment. _ _

A young man named Sala has just been tried for
murder at Naples. The story of his crime is a strange
one, for the persca he killed had long been his intimate
friend, and they quarrelled in consequence of a misunder-
standing between their wives. Sala had been slightly
wounded byhis companion, and at first took no notice; but
be was only biding his time, and on the evening of the
2nd November last, meeting with the other, he plunged
a knife seven times into his breast, killing him,
at the seine time saying, "Now we are quits." The
murderer took to flight, and vent to Egypt, but was
arrested there, I.ronLbt back to Naples, and being tried,
was condemned to death.

Madame Patti I:ns hft Paris for Homburg, tat:re she is
expected to enter upon I;er eng,ng,cznent at the end of this
wccic.

The police Lave just Leen successful in capturing a gang
of card sharpers, who carried on theiroperations under the
viaduct bridge of Auteuil. Information was given by
some of their victims, and the whole party were taken into
custody.

INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE.

PUTNEY, Aug. 5.

The American crew are progressing favourably. Thoy
were afloat at mid-day not in their own ship, but in that
placed at their use by the London Itowing Club. They
sat the boat as under :

1. Mr. S. Bass.
2. 3lr. Sylvester W. Rice.
3. Mr. W. 11. Simmons.
4. Mr. A. P. Loring (stroke).
Mr. A. Burnham (cox).

They rowed up on the flood from the London Boat-
house to near Chiswick, and pulled in exceedingly good
time. It was remarked also that there wss a manifest
iuiprovement in their pace. The boat seems to suit them
now that they get used to her, and it is not at all probable
that they will return to either of the boats which they
have brought with them.

SALISBURY ELECTION.

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The polling at Salisbury commenced this morn-
ing, and at half-past twelvethe following votes:were
polled :
Seymour (Liberal) ... 00‘ 420
Ryder (Conservative) ... 418
Marsh (Liberal) ... ... SO

The President left Washington, July 15, with
his wife and children, Cadet F. D. Grant, U. S. Grant,
jun., Jessie R. Grant, and Nellie D. Grant, Postmaster-
General Cresswell and wife, and ex-Secretary of the Navy
Borie, for Long Branch. They were to stop three hours
at Fortress Monroe, and one day at Cape May. The Pre-
sident intended to be absent from the city ten days, or
two weeks, at d will return, leaving his family at Long
Branch. General Horace Porter, Private Secretary of the
President, was to leave Washington next day to join him.
Mr. Thomas Conolly, the well-known operative
mason of London, will visit the United States to inquire
into the position of the working men in America of all
trades, wages, hours, and treatment; land and emigration
questions, and every subject relating to the labouring
classes. Ho is backed by several influential persons, and
chosen as batter qualified, from his recognised position as
a working man, to hold free intercourse with working men
and for his intelligence. He will pass some months in the
States.
Governor Hayes, of Ohio, was major of the
regiment of which Rosecrans was colonel, and the first
night he ever slept under a tent was under the same tout
with his present competitor for Governor.
At a meeting of the Paddington Vestry yesterday
a letter was read from Mr. Harvey Lewie, M.P., in which
that gentleman refers to the cause of his absence from his
parliamentary duties during the present session. Ho re-
minds his constituents of the compromise, under the sanc-
tion of the Master of the Rolls, that has terminated the
litigation to which he alludes, and hopes "by God's bless-
ing" to be in his place when the House of Commons again
assembles.

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Major-General Sir W. F. Gordon, K.C.8., In-
spector-General, Royal Engineers, arrived on Mon-
day evening at Pearse's Royal Hotel, Plymouth,
and on Tuesday, accompanied by his aide-de-camp,
Colonel Westmacott, who commands in the west,
and Captain Dunford, visited the forts at Staddon,
Laird, and Knackersknowle. Yesterday they in-
spected the fortifications at Tregantle, Screasden,
and Picklecombe. To-day the general will pro-
bably return to headquarters.
Dr. Armstrong, Director-General of the Me-
dical Department of the Navy, yesterday left the
Pier '.llotel, Soutbsea, for the Admiralty, o'i his
return to Lonion, after having mad; a minute
official inspection of the naval mAieal establish-
ments at Portsmouth and of her Majesty's ship 3 in
the port.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Captain G. Le G-. Bow-
year C. 13., to the Terror, at Bermuda, vice Wain-
wright, promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral ;
Commander A. T. Boyer, to the Fly, vice
Knocke, deceased ; Samuel H. L. Giles, paymas-
ter, to the Asia, for service in the Inconstant;
Henry Reid Hose, John Henry Aird, and James
Geed SAO tv iN and WO, if oalaed,