The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-06 00:00:00

EMIGRATION TO CANADA.

Mr. Frank Lynn writes to the Star on the subject
of his tour in Canada, when he paid a visit to the
free-grant territory of Muskoka. He affirms that,
in order to succed, the settler must be strong, and
also energetic. If he be possessed of these qualities,
a knowledge of agriculture is secondary to success.
In selecting a location, it is wiser to go farther back
in the forest to secure good land than to stay near
the towns, where the best has been already taken.
Clearing operations are conducted in the winter, and the
next autumn's crop is supposed to cover the year's
expenditure. But a poor emigrant must either have
some capital, or else hire himself out in waiting till that
season comes round. Mr. Lynn thinks that would
be a good thing for parties of twenty emigrants or
so to club together, and employ experienced men to
select good lots before they started on their expedi-
tion.

MILLINERS' JARGON.

There has been another Viceregal Court at Dublin,
and the Dublin papers again contain some columns
of small type, in which the ladies' dresses are de-
scribed. The language used seems to be a cross
between English, French, and Italian. For instance,
take the following, and then say if it is not worse
even than heraldry :—Tra in of white poult de soie,
trimmed with bouillones of tulle illusion, nceuds of
satin ribbon, and rouleaux of same ; cor-
sage to correspond trimmed with Marie An-
toinette berthe, with a handsome fall of fringe
and blonde, and fastened at back with a
handsome camargo sash to correspond ; petticoat of
rich white glace under a jupon of tulle plissed, and
trimmed with rouleaux of satin en tablier, and
agraffed with nceuds of satin ribbon. Headdress,
court plume and lappets, placed on a band of velour
bist, en bias.

FOREIGN NOTES.
THE UtiITE•D STATES.

Mr. Andrew Johnson will not retire from public life.
The accounts from Tennessee are all positive as to his
intention to " run " for the governorship of his native
State, and the Nation believes that he will be successful.
He has the advantage of not being mixed up in the recent
State quarrels, whilst his view on the public debt will be
very popular in Tennessee. Many of his friends, however,
desire that he should return to the Senate.
THE cs ALABAMA." TREATY.

A clear majority of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations expressed itself opposed to the provisions of the
treaty as soon as it came under discussion. Mr. Sumner,
the chairman, was of opinion that Minister Johnson, in
negotiating the treaty, bad lost sight of the real points at
issue between the two Governments. Too much bad been
conceded to Great Britain ; and in vi ew of the fact that a par-
tial acknowledgment had already been made by the English
Government, too little Government attention had been paid
to American interests. On Feb. 18th the treaty was
reported back with the recommendation that the Senate
should not confirm it.
THE WAR OF 1866.

Two articles by Signor Borghi, in the Nuova Angologia
of Florence, contain some revelations which do much to
clear up the intrigues which preceded the war of 1866.
Signor Bonghi says that the Emperor of the French was
the only European sovereign to whom the secret alliance
between Prussia and Italy, concluded on the Bth of April,
was communicated. He approved of the alliance as the
means of obtaining Venetia for Italy by diplomatic means,
but he did not dissuade the Florence Government from
it even when it was seen that a war must be the
result. On the 4th of May Austria formally offered to
give up Venetia to Napoleon, to be ceded by the latter to
King Victor Emmanuel, but on the condition that France
and Italy should remain neutral in a war with Prussia,
and permit Austria to compensate herself by conquering
Silesia. This proposition was rejected, and then Austria
offered to give up Venetia unconditionally provided Italy
would remain neutral. Resolved to abide by the faith
of her treaty, Italy also declined this offer.