The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-04 00:00:00

THE GEHHAN NAVY.

The Petrie, which is always fortunate enough to be in
possession of some =favourable news about Prussia, says
that the members of the North German Parliament are
much disquieted at the new demands for credit made
by Prussia on behalf of the navy. This time the Pattie
happens to have some foundation for its croaking.
According to the original scheme, it was resolved that the
German navy should be sufficiently strong to protect
German interests in all parts of the world as well as be
equal to all ordinary duties at home. For this purpose the
strength of the marine force was fixed two years ago at a
line of battle of sixteen ironclad frigates, a steam
fleet of twenty frigates and corvettes, and thirty
smaller vessels. The whole was to be completed
in ten years by annual votes.' Since this resolution
was taken . Prussia has worked at the . ironclad fleet
with great energy. .Already five frigates have been made
ready for action, and the Prussian Government would like
to finish off the remaining eleven in hot haste, by the aid
of extraordinary credits. The deputies are disquieted by
this persistence. If the intentions of Prussia are pacific,
they see no reason why the construction of the fleet should
not be spread over ten years, as originally agreed upon.
Some of them urge that Prussia, in her haste to increase
her armaments, is neglecting the interests of the smaller
States, who see no great necessity for such burdensome
expense.

ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.
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Exhibition will be-held at St. Petersburg next year.
16th of May is fixed as the date of the opening cerengl
The Emperor Napoleon will, it is expected, pay a visiSr
Russia on this occasion.

RAZZINI.
According to the Independance Beige, Mazzini has go
to Zurich, where the Nathan family, one of whom
arrested on the discovery of the plot at Milan, have txll
up their residence. Many of thit Swiss people are indigloll,
at the expulsion of the Republican leader from Lugano,9ll_l"
the Societa del Ticino, a very important body, have Totv"
an address to the exile. Mazzini has replied, thankivg
the Swiss Republicans fur their protest against the baiti'
uess of the Government. He says :—" The decision °
your Council is in the highest degree arbitrary and uIiJ
I'declare, upon my honour, that not a single vie3P°Ll
was purchased in Switzerland for introduction in
Italy. No meeting or assembly convened for the PIIFP°9I.,
of invasion or of any violation of your neutrality
ever attempted or intended by us. Neither the prep
tions now being made for the pending trial in 'gill
nor your Federal or Cantonal Councils, will ever succe'
in obtaining—l do not say a proof—hut not even
indication of a single act on our part leading towards 01
violation of international law, or of the laws, decrees, °I
traditions of your Republic."

• EARL CRA.NVILLE'S NEW ZEALAND DESPATCH.
Sir William Hutt, M.P., is much displeased with PP
Granville's despatch respecting the refusal of the Ge 01.,/
ment to guarantee the loan of £1,500,000. The Colol'll
Secretary alleges that "a number of Englishmen,witlo
invitation or encouragement from the British Goveriv
ment, took on themselves to form one or more settlemelij ti
in New Zealand." Sir William Hutt, on the other lAr:o
affirms that up to 1839 a number of dissolute men I)
overrun New Zealand, were living in defiance of all P'`cii;
and were perpetrating outrages. Sir William,
conjunction • with other gentlemen, represented 1
Lord Melbourne the advantage of rescuing
Zealand from these evils by regular coloniso°,
Lord Melbourne's Colonial Secretary approved of t`
project, but the Government long remained inacti,ll;
Meanwhile, in 1839, the French Government was .fitt'
out an expedition to take possession of the cool;
Seeing this, Sir William Hutt deemed that it would
useless to wait for the Government any lOnger;
was chartered, and New Zealand was taken possess'o'
of in the name of Great Britain. Had it not been for tvo
promptitude, the fine colony would have fallen
French hands.

TUE WAR IN PARAGUAY.
The " military operations" in Paraguay are at pre°),
confined chiefly to the promulgation of ridiculous Ter,
respecting Lopez. The Allies have got a new comnrev oe
in-chief, Count d'Eu, a young man, who succeeds Cint
" The greatest animation, exists in the allied armies, stig
extensive preparations are being made for giving
death-blow to Lopez, who continues to occupy the ti
position, although he is said to have withdrawn more
the interior with the women, leaving Resquin,
general, in the entrenchments of Ezcurra. He coin
his cruelties, and is believed to have about 6,000 !ell
arms, including boys and old men." Several
have taken place, the Paraguayans being, of c 0
always defeated.