The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-31 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday Evening.
The statement to-day relative to Luxembourg is
that the Prussian garrison will have entirely evacu-
ated the fortress by the 15th of June. The report
is contradicted of a reserve of Prussian troops to be
left in the citadel of Rastadt. During the time of
the Germanic Confederation Rastadt had a mixed
garrison, composed in time of peace of troops be-
longing to the Duchy of Baden and a detachment
of Austrian engineers. In time of war the garri-
son was composed two-thirds of Bavarian troops
and one-third of Austrians. The Grand Duchy did
not enter into the Confederation of Northern Ger-
many, but the fact is now disclosed by the Moniteur
of Berlin of a secret treaty having been contracted.
This treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive,
stipulates expressly that the two high contracting
Poweis reciprocially guarantee the integrity of the
territory of their respective countries ; that they
engage in case of war to place, with this view, at
the reciprocal disposal of each other all their war
forces, and that in such a case the command in chief
of them shall be transferred to the King of Prussia.
These stipulation 3, however, dot no in any way
authorise the occupation of Rastadt by a Prussian
force.

There was a Cabinet Council yesteidaTinre
Tuileries, at which, as customary, the Emperor pre-
sided. The Empress was present.
The King of Prussia will leave Berlin for Paris
on the 4th of June, accompanied by Generals
Moltke and Treskow ; Count Goltz, aide-de-camp ;
Counts Lehndorff and Antoine Radzwill, his medi-
cal attendant; M. Lauer, and his intimate coun-
cillor, M. Borth. His Majesty will return to
Berlin on the 14th of June, and the Emperor of
Russia will be there on the 15th. During the stay
of the ICirg of Prtitit,io. in Paris his Majesty in-
tends to give a personal invitation to the Emperor
Napoleon to ray Lim a return visit to Berlin.
The Emperor Alxander of Russia is expected

to arrive in Paris on Saturday, after a short stay at
Berlin on his journey thither. The Emperor will
be accompanied by two of his sons, the Czarewitch
and the Grand Duke Wladimir, Princes Gorts-
chakow and Dolgorouki, and Counts Adlerberg
and Schouvalow. The Emperor will stop about
ten days in Paris, and, as above stated, will be beck

again at Berlin on his return home about the 15th

The Moniteur, in its review of political affairs,
says that the financial position and the liquidation
of Ecclesiastical property continue to occupy the
public attention exclusively in Italy. All the
property, rentcs, and securities constituting the
patrimony of the clergy are considered, according
to the proposed law of the Minister of Finance, as
forming a single mass, from which is to be levied
in favour of the State a sum of GOO millions of
francs. The State desires to be paid immediately
as an advance upon this sum the amount of all the
rentes inscribed as funds for worship now in the
possession of the clergy in certain provinces. These
rentcs constitute a capital of 158 millions, which
added to 12 millions, the value of properly already
appropriated to works of public utility, gives a
total of 170 millions in the State treasury.
The surplus, that is to say the sum of
430 millions, will be levied under the title
of extraordinary tax in eight half-yearly payments
commencing on the Ist of January next. M.
Itatazzi will shortly put the Chamber of Deputies
in possession of all the details of this great
operation.

OnTuesday, before the visit of the Francs-tireurs
des Vosges to the Exhibition, which I described,
the battalion was passed in review by the Imperial
Prince, opposite I'assy, and was received with
cordial acclamation. The Prince is enrolled as a
member of the battalion. The Prefect of the Vosges
presented the costume of the Regiment to the
Prince with the carbine. On the carbine is the in-
scription " The Francs-tireurs of the Vosges, to
his R. 11. the Prince Imperial." Yesterday morn-
ing the t'rince came to the Tuileries from St. Cloud,
dressed in the uniform which had been presented to
him, and bearing the carbine, and walked about for
some time with their Majesties and the Ministers.
His excellent appearance and apparent good health
gave much gratification to all present. The infor-
mation I gave you on this subject has proved per-
fectly correct.

The statue of the Empress Josephine, erected in
the avenue of that name, near the triumphal arch of
the Etoile, was uncovered yesterday. It is in white
marble, by a skilful artist, M. Vital-Dubray, and is
three yards high. The figure of the Empress is on
a stone pedestal, the production of M. Darion,
architect to the City of Paris. The Empress is re-
presented standing. By her side is the Imperial
crown, on a cushion, supported by a tripod of
Grecian style. In her right hand she holds Antilles
flowers. At present the statue has a beautiful effect.
Grass has been planted around it, and many beau-
tiful flowers are to be seen. On the base of the
pedestal is an inscription noting the time of birth
and death of the Empress.
The Moniteur of this evening announces that at

its sitting of yesterday the Clamber of Deputies
of Pesth agreed, by a majority of 209 against 89.
the project of law concerning the affairs common to

llungary and the empire of Austria.
Letters from Rio de la Plata, received at Lisbon
on Tuesday, state that no further engagement had
taken place at the scat of war. The cholera pre-
vailed with great intensity at Buenos Ayres and the
towns situated on the Panama.

A young girl of 19 at Droux, hu the department
of Saone et Loire, has met her death under
very singular circumstances. W hile she was at
work in the house, without shoes or stockings, a nail
penetrated her foot and made a slight wound. The
blood flowed freely, but there was not much pain.
In a short time, however, she was attacked with
severe headache, and the tongue was so much
swollen that she lost the use of speech. A surgeon
was called in, who soon found that all the resources
of art were useless, and the girl died eight days
after the accident. It was afterwards ascertained