The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-05 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday Evening.

It is now, I fear, only to " hope against hope"
to entertain a doubt of the barbarous execution of
the Emperor Maximilian, iu defiance of the laws
of nations and contrary to the beneficent spirit of
the times. The French Government has treated
the news as a dark and heinous accomplished fact,
and the announced review as well as fetes to the
Sultan and other public rejoicings have been post-
poned. The Court of Dresden has ordered mourn-
ing for three weeks. The Emperor of Austria, who
was at Munich when the telegraphic despatch ar-
rived there, immediately left by special train for
Vienna on learning the death of his brother. Even
on Monday credence was given to the news in
Paris, and this was the reason of the absence of
the Count and Countess de Flaudre from the great
ceremony of that day.

The Memorial Diplomatique has the following
upon the subject :—" Private information which we
received at the moment of going to press leaves us
no doubt of the authenticity of the news of the
execution of the Emperor Maximilian. It is. un-
fortunately true that two official de':ipatches have
been received at Vienna anticuncing that the Etn-
peror Maximilian was shot on the 19th of June by
order of the Juarist Government. This news will
cause painful emotion in Europe, where courage and
valour are appreciated. The death of the Emperor
Maximilian will tarnish his enemies with an indelible
spot. The laws of war, particularly towards those
who fall victims to the most odious treason, no longer
rigournugahmeountgthe
will denounce the
world
civilised nations, and one
allowunit u
united
voice e h
cowardly act which has terminated the drama of
Queretaro. We shall shortly receive details of this
s thr
melancholy event, which we are sure will assign to
the Emperor Maximilian his real place in history.
For the moment, oppressed with an emotion which
every one will share, we shall only say that he died
heroically."
The bulletin of the Moniteur of this day says :
"Telegraphic despatches from Vera Cruz announce
that contrary to the hopes inspired by the preceding
accounts, the Emperor Maximilian, placed upon his
trial by the Liberals, and condemned to death, was
shot on the 19th of June at Queretaro. More
authentic and explicit news is expected with anxiety,
and there is still the hope that this news will be
contradicted, the report of which has excited in
Europe as well as in France such a melancholy and
profound itnpression."

The King Don Luis, of Portugal, accompanied
by the Duke de Coimbra his brother, has loft Lisbon
for Geneva, to meet the Queen. His Majesty, who
travels privately, is expected shortly at Bordeaux,
where the Viscount de Paiva, Minister Plenipoten-
tiary and Envoy Extraordinary for Portugal at
the Court of France, has repaired with the members
of the Legation to await his Majesty's arrival.
A solemn Te Deum was chaunted on the 19th of
June, at Trebizond, in the Greek Church, Sa-
panda, in thanksgiving for the escape of the
Emperor Alexander from the attempt of the assassin
on the Gth of June, in the presence of the autho-
rities, Consular agents, and a numerous public.
A letter from Athens, dated June 27, says :
" The city is in great agitation, in consequence of
an event of importance and great local interest.
The brigand Kitzos has just been killed in an en-
gagement against the peasantry of the environs of
Napolia, supported by a few. soldiers, lie had
made up his mind to quit Attica and to unite
his forces with the other bands who have
so long desolated the Peleponnessus. Patras
was in great alarm from the fear of an attack from
the malefactors, but two of the Chiefs fell in the
combat, and among others this Kitzos, who for
four years has held Athena as it were in a state of
blockade. The Ministry joins in the congratula-
tions of the people at this event, which will contri-
bute very much to the general tranquillity.
The Sultan arrived at the Exhibition this after-
noon at three o'clock. The news of his arrival was
rapidly circulated, and there was a general rush
from all parts to obtain a sight of him. This is the
Sultan's second visit to the Exhibition. The
spectacle is one which does not satiate but in-
creases curiosity, and the Sultan proved the
interest ho takes in it by remaining a considerable
time, and bestowing minute attention upon the
wonders he surveyed. The appetite for the
dusty, by turns
and then
eu
nothing
Exhi-
bition undoubtedly "grows with what it feeds
rrh
everythingwhi d y ,
raining, and accompanied occasi,nally with a sickly
e weatherl
to-day Stormy,
and fleeting gleam of very hot sunshine. All of us in
Paris have seen better days.
The Moniceur of this evening states that M. Fer-
rari, Minister of Finance of Italy, has resigned, and
thliiis.ts iuliescreesssuigrnhastisonnu ltiabseebueeanppaoccineptetd.ol by the King.
There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the
i lii
gl
iunci l.
Tuileries, at which the Emperor presided. The Em-
press was
evening
eiwa presentat o
n thete Cr o
announces officially that
the Emperor has received the letters by which the
Queen of England puts an end to the functions
which Lord Cowley fulfilled as English Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Paris. Lord
Lyons succeeds Lord Cowley as English Ambas-
sador.

LA TEST lITELLIGENCE.

(REUTERS' TELEGRAMS.)

VDIA.

BOIBAT, June 9, via Trieste.
The shareholders of the Bank of Bombay have
expressed an opinion ii favour of amalgamation by
137 votes against 134 who prefer reconstruction.
The amalgamation sch,me will be submitted to the
Bank of Bengal shareiolders on June 14, and an-
other meeting of the Bombay Bank shareholders
will be held August to decide definitively for
amalgamation or reconstruction.

The new light-house It Ccnery was inaugurated

June 1.

Mr. W. IL Havelockhas been appointed acting
commissioner for Scind(, until Colonel Merewether
can take up the appointment.

The double line of telegraph through Persia is
completed, and is now in good working order.
Colonel Merewether has returned to Masowah,
whence he forwarded al ultimatum to the Emperor
Theodorus, demanding the release of the Abyssinian
captives. Internal disensions are said to have de-
prived the Emperor of all but a small portion of his
territory.

The British Consul A Zanzibar, up to April 28,
still expressed hopes of Dr. Livingstone's safety.
The state of public health in Bombay is very
satisfactory.

It is reported that the Government of India con
template raising a second loan of 1 millions in Eng
land instead of India.

A court-martial has sentenced Captain Conning-
ham, of the 88th, to be cashiered, to undergo five
years' penal servitude, and to make good the de-
ficiencies of the regimental cash-chest.

Captain Caldecott, 103 d Regiment, hail been
killed by a Tiger whilst shooting.

FRANCE.

PARIS, July 5.
The llloniteur of to-day says : •—" The assassina-
tion of the Emperor Maximilian will arouse a
feeling of universal horror. This act of infamy
ordered by Juarez stamps pu the heads of those who
call themselves the repretntatives of the Mexican
Republic an ineffaceable stigma. The reprobation
of all civilised nations will be the first punishment
of a Government which bas at its head such a
ruler."

The Sultan, on hearing of the tragic end of
Maximilian, begged the Emperor to countermand
the fetes. The Emperor will go into mourning for
thirty days.

BOURSE, July 4, Two o'clock.—French Threes,
68f. 65e. ; Credit Mobilier, 358 f. 75c. ; Comptoir
d'Escompte, 745 f. ; and Credit Foncier, 1,426 f. 25e
Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :-
4-} per Cents 99
Do. end month
3 per Cents. 6B 70
Do. end month 68 65
Credit Mobilier 360
Do. end month 358 75
Credit Foncier
Do. end month 1430

Bank Sharos 3300
Italian Loan 5l 50
Do. end month 5l 50
Mexican Loan l5

Do. Bonds 125
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred -

'AM.

For Account.
Orleans B7O
Northern 1195
Lyons and Mediterranean 877 50
Southern 567 50
Western —
Eastern
Sardinian —
Austrian —
Lombard 373 75
North of Spain —
S amgosE a lO2 50
Roman