The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-28 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Wednesday Evening.
Royal personages seem to be somewhat tardy
in their correspondence. The Moniteur officially
announces that the Emperor and Empress yesterday
received the letters which her Majesty the Queen
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land wrote to their Majesties to notify the birth of
a Princess, daughter of their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales.

Private accounts announce (says the Itioniteur)

that the Emperor of Russia has ordered the intro-
duction into the Imperial and Merchant Navy of
the new international system of maritime signals
adopted in England and France.

M. de Kawptz, Minister Plenipotentiary for

Prussia at Berne, has been appointed in the same
quality at Hamburg, and he has been succeeded in
Switzerland by General Reeder, formerly Prussian
Minister at Cassel.

The Imperial Commission has given notice to Ex-
hibitors that the installation of the various products
sent to the International Exhibition ought to be
terminated on the 28th inst. In order that exhi-
bitors may be able to arrange those articles which
might be seriously injured by the dust, the empty
cases, packages, straw, &c., must be taken away
before the 28th. The Commission have therefore
decided that from the 27th the regulation shall be
rigorously carried into effect, and no case, package,
or parcel will be admitted into the Palace after that
day. The 29th and 30th inst. will be devoted to the
general cleansing of the Palace.

The fete commemorative of Napoleon's return
from Elba was celebrated at the " salon" of M.
Catelain in the Palais Royal, on Sunday. The
meeting of the old remnants of the Empire was less
numerous than in former years. Nevertheless, all
the souvenirs of victories from Marengo to Mont-
merail were represented. M. Belmontet, deputy,
presided. There was a bust of Napoleon the First
on the table. Upon the traditional loaf of bread
there was an immense bouquet of Parma violets
sent from Toulouse by M. Lezat, who has a St.
Helena medal. These flowers and the bread were
distributed among all the guests at the commence-
ment of the banquet, amidst repeated cries of
" Vive Empereur." After the accustomed ap-
propriate toasts, the cries of " Long Live the Em-
peror" were repeated on separating. The guests
made an appointment to meet each other again at
the ceremonial of the sth of May.
The Moniteur is nearly filled with the report of
the discussion yesterday in the Chamber upon the
law for the abolition of imprisonment for debt. It
was again adjourned.
Accounts from Bagdad mention the arrival at
Bassorah of the aviso of the Imperial Marine Le
Diamant, under the command of Lieut. Bosc, hav-
ing for object to cross the Persian Gulf and to show
the French flag to Bender-Abbab, Bender Buchir,
Kouet, El Katif, and Muscate.

A Vienna journal received in Paris, the Zulotaft,
asserts that a treaty has been concluded between
Servia and Montenegro. It contains 17 articles,
and although of a purely defensive character, it does
not exclude the possibility of offensive action with
the view to obtain a portion of the Herzegowine, as
well as Soutoornia, a Turkish position in the
Adriatic.

The improvement in the health of the young
Imperial Prince is maintained, and he is very nearly
well.

The Presse of Vienna contains an elaborate
article, the object of which is to prove that the
result of the new treaties will be that the Powers of
Southern Germany will be placed in subjection and
will be despoiled of their prerogatives, and that the
position of Louis the Second, King of Bavaria, in
regard to the King of Prussia, will be like that of
the Mikado of Japan in respect to the Taikoun; that
is to say, he will become simply a spiritual chief.
As the Bavarian Army is likely to be placed event-
ually under the direction of the King of Prussia, the
Preise argues that the Government of Munich is
deprived of all initiative power and all diplomatic
influence. As the organisation of the Army will be
practically upon the Prussian system, Prussia will
make any modification in it which she may think
proper, even in times of peace.
The last addition to the Louvre is a painting
alleged to be by Raphael, which was recently found
among some lumber in the attics of the Tuileries.
It is a portrait of St. John. Some amateurs d,.ubt
whether it is really the production of the great mas-
ter, but great importance has been attached to it by
the authorities connected with the Ministry of the
Fine Arts, or they would not have sanctioned its
transfer to the Louvre.

A few days ago there died at Vienna, at the age
of 89, M. Adolphe Eckhardt, who leaves a fortune
of more than 12 millions of francs. M. Echardt
went to Vienna from Erfurt, in 1801. Ho was at
first an errand boy in a printing office. lie then
became a sell/ant to Camerini, the army contractor,
who employed Lim iu his office, and afterwards
placed him at thehead of his business, and gave him
his daughter in marriage. After the death of his