The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-11 00:00:00

that no party exists in Germany which would look
with favour upon any interference on the part of
France with the affairs of the former country.
Dr. Jacob, the Zouave, has been forgotten for a
few days, or at all events he has not been talked
about. The fact is he has been in prison for a
slight infraction of military regulation. There was
a report that he was imprisoned for contravening
the law which forbids any one from practising as a
medical man without a diploma from the Academy
of Medicine. The Zouave does not pretend to cure,
and makes no charge, so he does not offend against
the law. I believe, however, that he has received a
good deal of money sent arionymowly in the shape
of presents-. ilia term of imprisonment expires to-
day, so he will probably be in the Rue de Roquette
to-morrow. He has only six months more to serve
in the army, and be then intends to accept one of
many invitations sent to him to go to some other
country, perhaps England. Mesmerism is not
unknown there.

OPENING OF TflE NORTH GERIII-AN
PARLIAMENT.

BERLIN, Sept. 10.

The North German Parliament was opened to-
day by the King of Prussia, who delivered the fol-
lowing speech from the Throne :
" Illustrious, noble, and honoured Gentlemen of
the Parliament of the North German Confedera-
tion,—At the close of the first Parliament of the
North German Confederation I was able to express
my confidence that the popular representative As-
semblies of the several Federal States would not
refuse their constitutional recognition of that which
the Parliament had created in unison with the diffe-
rent Governments. It affords me great satisfaction
to find that I was not deceived in that confidence.
The constitution of the North German Confedera-
tion has in a constitutional manner become law in
all the Federal States. The Federal Council has
entered upon its functions, and to-day I herewith,
with joyful confidence, bid welcome, in my name
and in the name of my illustrious allies, to the first
Parliament assembled on the basis of the Federal
hhea German4re
Constitution. Immediately after the promulgation
of the Federal Constitution an important step was
taken towards regulating the national relations of
the Confederation with the States of South Ger-
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basis corresponding with the altered circumstances,
and a treaty concluded on that account, and ap-
proved by the Federal Council, will be laid before
you. The Budget of the Confederation will form
a :prominent subject for your deliberations. The
careful limitation of the expenditure to absolute re-
quirements will permit of nearly three-fourths of its
being defrayed by the Confederation's own revenues,
and a careful estimate of these revenues warrants
the belief that the estimated contributions of the
several Federal States will fully suffice to cover the
whole expenditure. Bills have been laid before
the Federal Council, and others are intended, the
object of which is the settlement of such matters
in the domain of Federal legislation as the present
time permits of and requires. A law will be intro-
duced upon freedom of settlement, which is meant to
prepare the further development of the common
right of nationality founded by the Constitution. A
bill upon liability to military service will be laid
before you with the object of making this common
right of nationality apply to the army, and, at the
same time, with the object of collecting in a manner
easily to be surveyed the provisions which are con-
tained in the Constitution, partly in a distinct form
and partly by reference to Prussian legislation on
liability to military service. A bill upon the pass-
port system aims at doing away with antiquated re-
strictions upon intercourse, and at forming the basis
of an agreement between the Confederation and the
&Stith German States corresponding with the
national interests. A law upon weights and mea-
sures will be brought forward with the view of
regulating the weights and measures of the Con-
federation on a common principle and in a way re-
quired by international intercourse. The position
of the Post as a Federal institution renders legis-
lative arrangements necessary on the subject of
the postal system generally and the postal tariff.
The establishment of Federal Consulates requires a
legal determination of the rights and duties con-
nected with the exercise of the office of consul. The
unity of the mercantile marine requires a basis in
the shape of a law upon the nationality of tra ling
ships. I hope that these laws, which denote a first,
but decisive, step towards the completion of the
Federal Constitution, will meet with your and the
Federal Council's approval. The deliberations from
which proceeded the Federal Constitution were
guided by the conviction that the great task of the
Confederation could only be accomplished by ac-
commodating, through reciprocal advances, special
interests to those of a more general and national
character. This same conviction has found expres-
sion in the discussions of the Federal Council, and
will, I confidently believe, form the basis of your
deliberations. With this thought, honoured gentle-
men, direct your efforts to the completion of the
work founded by the Federal Constitution. It is a
work of peace to which you are called, and I trust
that, with God's blessing, the Fatherland will enjoy
in peace the fruits of your labour."