The Sun.
London, England, 1869-09-02 00:00:00

PARIS CORRESPONDENCE.

WEDNESDAY.

The Emperor presided in person at the Council of
Ministers held this morning, and tonic, I am told, a
prominent part in the important discussions which were
held. To-day the grand debate opens, and the Constitu-
tionnel itself is forced to express a hope that some really
liberal and energetic speakers will restore to the Senatus-
Consultum the vitality and spirit of which that very
lukewarm and half-hearted reformer, M. Devienne, has
succeeded in depriving it. It is no secret that M. Rouher's
intention of abandoning the presidential chair to take
part in the debate c:-!uses considerable uneasiness to the
Ministers. M. Rouher is regarded with uncomfort-
able misgivings by the Cabinet, since it is believed
that he knows snore than he chooses to tell of
the Imperial intentions, and possibly his speech may
be after the fashion of Mark Antony's oration. Pub-
lic conjecture may be doing M. Rouher injustice, but
the recent revelation of a circular addressed by the
Minister of the Interior to the prefects, charging them to
discourage all political demonstrations during the sessions
of the Conseils G6msraux, has act tended to give con-
fidence to the ardent constitutional Reformers. The
Minister of the Interior continues to support the retention
of the obnoxious Article 75 (which M. Eouher himself
condemned), and refuses to sanction the election,
instead of the nomination, of mayors. These two
symptoms indicate a desire to retain the system of official
candidates. The Minister of the Interior is also credited
with the desire to postpone cs far as possible the
opening of the parliamentary session. M. Magne,
on the other hand, is believed to hold much more
liberal opinions, and very wisely seeks to strengthen
the Government by enlightened financial measures
rather than by a useless effort to retain as bi-
trary privileges. I learn that the commission of the
Senate yesterday rejected the amendment submitted to it,
so that many very important points will have to be intro-
duced during the debate.

The state of the Emperor's health is now so satisfactory
that he is expected to visit the camp of Chalons, and it is
said that the necessary preparations for this step are being
taken. The Empress has been well informed of the con-
dition of the Emperor, for as many as eight telegraphic
messages have been exchanged between them every day
since her departure. Besides this, she has written to him
repeatedly, and the Prince Imperial has added some lines
to each epistle. As to her Majesty's visit to the East,
that is still talked of, and the preparations for it are
made ; but it seems that the doctors will give a decided
opinion before long as to whether the Empress can with
prudence absent herself for two months from France.
Don Carlos is expected to arrive at the llotel of the Rue
Chateau Lagarde, on Saturday. This return of the
Pretender to Parls enlightens us as to the meaning of the
Madrid telegraph which left it uncertain whether Don
Carlos would cross the Pyreenean frontier to enter France
or Spain. It is said that Silvela, a Spanish Minister of
State will shortly follow Marshal Prim to Vichy.
M. Emilio Castelar, the Republican orator, who has
just attained such a brilliant reputation in Spain,-has been
staying in Paris, but left last night. The Princess Mary
of the Low Countries, cousin of the King of Holland, is
to marry Prince William of Wied. The Princess is 28,
her fiance four years younger, She is the second daughter
of Prince Frederick of the Low Countries and the Princess
Louisa of Prussia, sister of King William. Her elder sister
made a more brillant marriage, becoming Queen of
Sweden. Princess Mary's marriage is, however, notice-
able from its being a marriage of affection, the Princess
having, hitherto, steadily refused the offers made to her,
and thus setting a good example to other royal ladies.
Count Bismarck does not wish the vacancy caused here
ny the death of Count Goltz, to be filled up before the
winter.

Nabur Pasha has just sent an invitation to the directors
of the French journals for the inauguration of the Suez
Canal in November. He writes in the name of the
Khedive, and says that the occasion will be one of note.
It is said that every guest will cost the Viceroy £240.
The witnesses of the duel between M. Flourens and M.
Paul de Cassagnac have been summoned before the Juge
d'lnstruction at Versailles. M. Flourens is not yet
recovered, and it is believed that his condition will be
made the pretext for taking the affair from the Correc-
tional Tribunal and transferring it to the Court of
Assizes.
A sad affair took place at Valencia the other day. The
establishment of cold baths, known by the name of La
Rosa de Faria suddenly sunk at a moment when
the bathers were numerous. Great efforts were made by
the boatmen in the neighbourhood. but six children were
drowned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

Edward Wright, a drover, and who is said to be the
terror of Newport Market, was charged before Mr. Knox
with violently assaulting his son Edward, a boy about Ii
years of ago.
The case was first before the magistrates a few (lays ago
when the complainant said that his father struck him on
the head with a stick, and inflicted a severe wound.
The prisoner, who was very excited, said that ho did
strike his boy, who hld no mother living, b3cause ho did
not got up to get hint his breakfast.
The boy said his father got drunk every afternoon, and
frequently Mused hint.

Barns, the gaoler, said that when at the court on the
first occasion the boy besides having a very bad wound
on the head had some large wales about his body.
Mc. Knox said the prisoner was a brutal man, and when
brought before him on the first occasion appeared likala
maniac. From what ho had seen of the prisoner he was
clearly a very violent man.
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The prisoner said he was out of temper at the time
because a, drove of sheep he had taken to a place were
sent back.

Mr. Knox said ho had no right to vent his spito on his
son, and committed the prisoner for six months with hard
labour.

THAMES.

TOBACCO SMUGGLING ON THE RlVER.—Edward Salis-
bury, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged
with smuggling.

Mr. Beverley, from the Customs' solicitor's office, ap-
peared for the Crown.

Yesterday a revenue officer, :named M'Nulty, wont on
board the ship Florence, which arrives the previous
night, and asked the prisoner, a seaman on board, if ho
had any steres. The prisoner at once produced some,
and said that was all he had. The officer searched his
berth, in which a coat was hanging up, and rolled up in
one of the pockets were some tobacco and cigars.
Mr. Benson fined the prisoner £1 2s. 6d.

ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—Mary Briant, one of
the frail sisterhood, aged 26, who has often been in
custody, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with
attempting to commit suicide at the Old Gravel-lane
swivel bridge over the London Dock, where so many of
her class and others have committed suicide. The
prisoner was intoxicated and in that state was getting over
the rails of the bridge, for the purpose of plunging into
the water and ending her wretched life, when she was
seen by a police-constable, named John Chappell, 105 K,
who dragged her away and after some resistance con-
veyed her to the station house.

Mr. Benson said there was a mania among the unfortu-
nate women of the district to rush to that dangerous place
the swivel bridge, and throw themselves into the water.
Ho was sure the prisoner was not in a state to face death,
She must have time for penitence in solitude and away
from the world. He remanded her for a week to Clerken-
well Prison, where she would be attended by the chaplain
of the gaol.

Carlisle Castle, hired troopship, Captain Austin
Cooper R.N.R. (Messrs. Green, owners), arrived
at Spithead on Tuesday evening with military in-
valids and time-expired men in military charge of
Captain G. C. Slade, 3d battalion Rifle Brigade,
and in medical charge of Assistant-Surgeon
Robert Lover, R.H.A. She also brought the
following passengers :—Mrs. Dickson and two
children ; Mr. and Mrs. Owen Snow and child ;
Mr. Allen Brawn and four children ; Mr. and Mrs.
Veild and two children ; Captain and Mrs. Mat-
son and three children; Colonel and Mrs. Hennessy
and two children ; Mrs. Harris and five children ;
Miss Frith ; Surgeon and Mrs. Parr and two chil-
dren ; Mrs. Soady and three children ; Dr. and
Mrs. Guthrie, Major and Mrs. Sheffield, Mr. Grant,
Mr. C. 11. Oldfield, Mr. C. Thompson, Mr. E.
Gordon, Mr. Benzley, and two children, and two
children ; and two insane officers. The Carlisle
Castle sailed from Calcutta as long as the 27th of
March, but a succession of calms and light airs in
crossing the Atlantic accounts for the delay which
has occurred. At one time no less than 80 sails
were counted from the deck, and at another 150 were
seen from aloft, these being all becalmed. Mrs Pullen,
an Indian tea planter, died on the passage, and was
buried at St. Helena ; and the other deaths con-
sisted of three men and one child. The Carlisle
Castle embarked an elephant, which Lord Mayo,
the Governor-General of India, intended as a pre-
sent to the Dublin Zoological Gardens, but as soon
as the mahout or attendant left the ship the animal
began to pine, and, refusing its food, soon died.
Invalids were taken on shore yesterday afternoon
in the Grinder paddle tug, and sent from Ports-
mouth by train to the Royal Victoria Military Hos-
pital, after which the Carlisle Castle left for the
Thames to discharge her 1;4)001 cargo.