The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-19 00:00:00

TILE CONSCRIPTION AT FRANKFORT.

Since the incorporation of Frank-fort with the kingdom
of Prussia, the rich inhabitants of the town have had
their children naturalised in Switzerland in order to avoid
the risk of their entering the military service. Many
cantons of that country are willing to accord the
right on the payment of a heavy cum of
money. In order to put a stop to this
practice, the Prussian Government have decreed that
those persons who have evaded their military obli-
gations by adopting this course shall henceforth be emu-
pelled to reside in the country of which they have
become citizens. The question has created great excite-
ment in Frankfort.

CENTRAL AMERICA.

The programme of the I'o 21 it 7? ciamento which OCCA•
sioned the overthrow of President Guzman, of the
Republic of Nicaragua, is said to I,e very liberal. Three
points are likely to interest foreigners. These aro the
proclamation of joint responsibility with the Americans
for the maintenance -of Republican liberty ; the desire
expressed for the pacific establishment of the union of
Central America; and the concession to emigrants of
civil rights and the power of acquiring political rights.
General Jerez, the head- of the victorious party, has
made the licentiate Francisco Bala provisi,mal president in
his place, and has reserved for himself only the command
of the army.

PARIS CORRESPONDENCE

TUESDAY.

Yesterday the Committee of the Senate held an extraor-
dinary sitting, at which all the Ministers were present.
M. Rouher gave a succinct o,s/inze of the work already
done, and invited the Ministers to give their opinion on
the proposed amendments. M. .Magne was Vie first to
speak, and declared the principle of Ministerial respon-
sibility to be the strongest guarantee of the autonomy of
the Chambers. An animated discussion took place o.).
the 2nd Article, which refers to this same respon-
sibility. The committee hold that the terms of the
article aro vague, and they wish to define clearly the
limits of the Ministerial responsibility and that of the
Chief of the State. M. de Maupas, who was one of the
principal speakers, declared that by avoiding all equivo-
cation the Government and the Committee would give
reality to the liberal reforms, and would remove occa-
sions of conflict. M. de Maupas urged that the Senate
should associate its initiative with that of the sovereign
in introducing these improvements into the Senatus-
Consultum. The Marquis of Chasseloup•Laubat held
that no changes were admissible in the form of
the Senatus-Consultum ; it could only be extended or'
restricted, and neither process was, he thought, desirable.
Further discussion took place, in which the Minister of.
the Interior and MM. Greasier and Bourbeau joined, but
no definite conclusion was arrived at. The Ministers
asked for three days to consider the question, which
will, it is said, form the subject of deliberii,
tion at the Cabinet Council to-morrow. No
doubt the Emperor's opinion will also be taken in the in-
terval. On Thursday Ministers will communicate to the
committee their decision on the famous article, and will
resume the discussion on the other amendments. The
debate, of which I have given you a hasty outline, was
the topic of conversation in all the political circles last
night.

Very general complaints are made, as I have previously
mentioned, of the slow and dilatory pr:,7reg: of the
Committee, and. of course suggestions arc not wanting
as to the origin of these delays. The Constitutionncl
of this morning declares that these charges are very
Unjust. It admits that it is very desirable the Committee
should move a little faster, since its hesitations deprive
the reforms of the spontaneous character which
the Imperial Message gave them. The Constitutionne/,
however, finds some consolation in the reflection that the
work of the Senate may be very brief, since the Committee
and the Government will hare come to a clear under-
standing.
Nothing new about the Emperor's health. It is now
believed that he will not go to ,Chalons until the closing
of the camp in September.
The funeral of Marshal Niel has been conducted on a
scale of great magnificence. The ceremony was performed
at the chapel of the Hotel des Invalides. During the
whole of Monday, the remains of the illustrious Marshal
were visited at the hotel of the War Minister, in the Rue
St. Dominique. The body was embalmed, and dressed in
his uniform of Marshal of France. This morning, at
eleven o'clock, the troops assembled in the streets sur-
rounding the office of the War Minister. At
twelve o'clock the deputations of the chief officers of state
came to the hotel, and shortly after the cortege
started for the chapel. The various decorations which
the deceased had worn were placed on a cushion of black
velvet, and taken in front of the procession. The car in
which the body was placed was drawn by six horses, and
followed by fifteen mourning coaches. All the army of
Paris was represented by divisions drawn up on the
esplanade of the Invalides. The corners of the pall were
held by M. Rouher, M. Schneider, the Admiral Itigault
de Genouilly, and Marshal Vaillant.
A battery from Vincennes was placed on the banks of
the Seine to tire military salutes at different times during
the ceremony. The interior of the church was hung with
black, bordered with white, and decorated with military
trophies. The Archbishop of Paris, assisted by several
other dignitaries, performed the service. All the Ministers
were p ann dateh e
sadE m Emperor
occasion.
the
wast
Empressiie
wishwere
represented on
• the Emperor that the remains of the Marshal
k Sul I be interred at the Tuileries, but, in accordance with
b s own desire, they yore taken to Muret. The troops
), filch read assembled at the ceremony passed in defile
b )re the car which contained the coffin, carrying their
arms under the left arm, in sign of mourning. It i 4
W of note that Marshal Niel died on the tenth anni-
ers cry of the day when lie entered Paris at the head of
the army which he had led to victory in Italy.

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