The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-18 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, Sunday Evening.
The Monitetzr states that an autograph letter from
he Emperor of Austria relieves from his functions,
at his own request, Count de Maylath, who filled
the office of Chancellor of Hungary, and conferring
upon the Count at the same time the Grand Cross
of St. Stephen, and giving him the appointment of
Index Curix of Hungary.
The German papers, with scarcely an exception,
express great satisfaction at the Emperor's Speech.
The Gazette de l'Allemagne du Nord says it will
give great pleasure to the friends of peace and pacific
progress. This speech will take away every pre-
tence for fresh attacks upon the part of politicians
of subversive tendencies. It proves that France
has employed her
Power and authority to maintain
the tranquillity of Europe, and that she has every-
where preserved the influence which belongs to her.
This Speech affords a contradiction to the adver-
saries of the Imperial regime, who endeavoured to
prove that it was opposed to the development of
liberty. There is no doubt but it will be received
in France and in Europe with a feeling of sincere
satisfaction.
In the Senate yesterday an-address was made by
the President, M. Troplong, in which he alluded to
the many deaths among that body since the last
Session. M. Troplong spoke good-humouredly, but
rather facetiously, of the late Marquis de Boissy.
He said, "In ancient Greece there were philosophers
who maintained that man was black. I will not in-
sult the memory of the Marquis by confounding
him with these sophists, although, according to
Cicero, they were men of intelligence. I would
rather compare him to another philosopher (Demo-
critus), whose book began with the words, ' I am
going to speak of everything.' The Marquis de
Boissy touched upon everything in his speeches.
He made a voyage round the world, and he did not
see in the most favourable aspect, particularly when
he looked upon the coast of England. (Much
laughter.) It could not be denied that he loved the
Emperor, his country, and the Senate; but he loved
them after his own peculiar manner, the Emperor
by abusing his Government, his country by repre-
senting it as rude and quarrelsome, and the Senate
by annoying it with his pecularities." M. Rouher,
Minister of State, then presented the text of the
Senatus Consulte, embodying the propositions
developed in the Emperor's Speech, and it was
agreed that on Tuesday a committee should be ap-
pointed to enter into an examination upon the
subject.
The blue-book just presented to the Chambers
contains a mass of facts connected with the rela-
tions of France with foreign countries ; but the in-
formation is rather illustrative of circumstances
already known than remarkable as affording fresh
information regarding the great events in Germany
and Italy. I translate an important passage rela-
tive to the latter country and the Pope :—" Our
policy on the Peninsular had for object to insure at
once the independence of Italy and that of the Holy
See. Now Italy is free, and there is no risk of dan-
ger. The Government of the Emperor employs
all its efforts to prove to the Pontifical Government
that, whether far or near, it will not cease to watch
over the great interests to which, during 17 years,
his Majesty has given so many proofs of devotion.
" On the other hand, the Italian Government,
machinations, and
rendered to the coun-
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make the parties respect the engagements they have
contracted with us. It has recently renewed the
assurance of its firm desire to fulfil both in the letter
and spirit the stipulations of the 15th of September.
"'Wishing, besides, to give a proof of its good
feelings towards the Holy See, the Cabinet of Flo-
rence has resumed with the Court of Rome the
negotiations commenced last year for the regulation
of religious affairs, and, thanks to the spirit of con-
ciliation manifested by both parties, these questions
are upon the point of being settled in a satisfactory
lllanner.T
in iinewillprove the importance of an
arrangement,behalf of which all our wishes
have been directed, and whic h we have encouraged
by our advice.

A Cabinet Council was held on Friday afternoon
at the Tuileries, at which the Emperor presided.
The Emperor's Speech, which contains 1,665
words, was transmitted to the provinces of France

soon after it was delivered, and was published al
once in most of the departmental newspapers. II
was despatched at the rate of 20 words in a minute

The transmission of the whole of it was effected in
about an hour and a half.

There died a few days ago at Quatzenheim
(Lower Rhine) the oldest inhabitant of the com-

mune, a Jew, named Abraham Getz, who was 100
years and two months ,'of age. He enjoyed robust
health to the last, and on the day he died he
attended service at the Jewish tabernacle.

Alarming earthquakes have taken place in Spain,
as well as in other countries. A letter from Torre-
viejo states that violent shocks have been experi-
enced at Murcia, Orihuela, and other neighbouring
localities. The shocks have been so violent that
nothing like them has been experienced since 1829,
a year of sad memory in this respect. Just before
the departure of the courier five violent shocks

were experienced. The inhabitants pass the night

under tents. The municipality of Torreviejo had
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established its offices under a tent in the large
square of that town, and an altar has been erected
for the performance of mass. The consternation
was extreme.

According to the Siecle the elections in the whole
of the north of Germany for the Federal Parliament
have been favourable to the Liberal party. At Ber-
lin the Conservative candidates, Messrs. Bismarck,
De noon, de Moltke, and others had failed. The

opposite lisVwas entirely successful. This vote, it
says, is the more significative,
as:the Government

presented to the electors, besides AI. Bismarck, the
Generals who took the most glorious part in the late
campaign. The people of Berlin, in their enlight-
ened patriotism, preferred to them men of less
striking reputation, but who had given proofs of
their devotion to the cause of liberty. The news
received from various parts of Germanys give reason
to hope that the general result will give a large
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majority to the party who will not separate poli-
tical liberty from the national greatness.
There is another sudden change from summer to
winter. Yesterday was a summer day in every re-
spect. People were seated in the Tuileries gardens

and parka just as it is the custom in June and July.
Soon after midnight, however, the rain came down
in torrents, and to-day it has rained almost inces-
santly, and it was cold, gloomy, and cheerless,