The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-14 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, Wednesday Evening.

The Moniteur states, upon the authority of a let-
ter from Pesth, that the magnates of Hungary in-
tend to substitute for the traditional present made
by the kingdom to the Sovereign on the occasion of
his coronation a gift which will be of use to the
whole empire of Austria. The idea is to offer to his
Majesty three ironclad vessels, which will be named
Hungaria, Francis Joseph, and Elizabeth. This
project appears to be very favourably received by
the population of Hungary.
The Prussian papers assert that the suppression
of the gambling-houses will soon be the order of
the day in Prussia. The Reichstag of Northern
Germany will, during its present session, and with-
out delay, be called upon to adopt measures on the
subject. Prussia, it is expected, will herself pro-
pose the suppression of gambling-houses, as this has
been accomplished for a long time in her own States,
and was always an object with the ancient Ger-
manic Diet.

I have already spoken of the various fanciful con-
structions and annexes of the great Exhibition, but
I beg your readers to accompany me on another
little tour of inspection to-day. Not the least in-
teresting part of the spectacle at present are the
groups of workmen from all countries in their usual
working dresses, which of themselves form a curious
contrast, and the different tools they use excite
curiosity. It is not correct to describe the locality
as a Tower of Babel, for order reigns at the Exhi-
bition, and it affords rather an illustration of the
silent system, so far as language is concerned, and
everything proceeds with method and tranquillity.
Spain has prepared a vast building where will be
exhibited all the products of her colonies of Manilla
and Cuba. Textile matters will form a large pro-
portion of this part of the Exhibition. By the side
of the Spanish building there will be a Moorish
farm, where agricultural implements will be exhi-
bited, some of which are of a very primitive kind,
but others exhibit unknown improvements in this
branch of Science.
Italy will exhibit the various implements which
for several years have been employed in boring
Mount Cenis. The tunnel will, no doubt, be con-
sidered as the greatest boon ever known to Italy,
for it will be twelve leagues long. When com-
pleted it will save travellers from the trouble and
inconvenienceconnected with the ascent and descent
of Mount Cenis. From these specimens a perfect
idea may be formed of the way in which the engi-
neers manoeuvre the series of hammers which crush

the hard granite and quartz of that gigantic
mountain, in spite of all obstacle and resistance.
To break such substances is literally hard work.
The other tools will be exhibited which are used
where the beds of other strata arc more easily
perforated. Frequent precipitations of the soil
have taken place, but the workmen have adopted
ingenious modes of avoiding the dangerous results
from the falling masses.
One annexe will be devoted to the contributions
from the Roman States, which I have already men-
tioned. The great feature is an exact represen-
tation of the sombre and melancholy subterranean
vaults of the catacombs of Rome, replete with so
many dark and terrible historical recollections.
Near the model of the Roman catacombs are

exact specimens of discoveries made during the
researches now in progress at Mount Aventin, which
are of great interest in an archaeological point of
view. Already fragments of marble have been found,
which once formed portions of the statues of the
gods of Caesar and Pompey or the great men then
worshipped like gods. I shall from time to time
resume my sketches of the wonders of the coming
great spectacle at the Champ de Mars.
A disastrous occurrence took place a few nights
ago at a rural hall at Castellar, not far from Cannes,
in the department of the Alpes Maritimes. In the
middle of a dance a young girl suddenly separated
herself from her partner, and, drawing a dagger
from under her dress, plunged it into his stomach.
Of course immediate assistance was given to the
victim, and the young girl, who made no resistance,
was taken into custody. She stated that the victim
was the lover who had seduced her, and she was
about to.become a mother. lie had many times
promised her marriage, and on that morning she
had asked him solemnly to declare whether he meant
to marry her or not. lie then gave a decided re-
fusal, on which she begged him at least to accom-
pany her to the ball in the evening, and she had
then made up her mind to stab him during the
dance. The girl, whose name is Marie P--, is
about 21. The victim is a few years older. The
I wound is so serious that he is not expected to sur-

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

MEXICO.

(BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH)
NEW YORK, March. 13.

The latest Mexican intelligence received here
announces the occupation of Orizaba and Cordova
by the Liberals.
The Emperor Maximilian left Queretaro on the
25th February to attack Escobedo.

SERVIA AND 'TIE PORTE.

VIENNA, March 14.

The Porte has consented to evacuate the Servian
fortresses in consideration of the promise of the
great Powers that the sovereignty of Turkey over
Servia shall be maintained.
The Prussian Lieutenant-Colonel Gorensky has
arrived at Belgrade, and paid visits to the Prince
of Servia, his Ministers, and the Turkish Go-
vernor of the citadel.

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 14.

The Journal de St. Petersburg of to-day publishes
despatches from the Russian Government upon the
Eastern question, dating from 1860 and 1861, re-
questing the Great Powers to anticipate, by an
unselfish line of policy, the serious events which
the conduct of the Porte towards its Christian
subjects is likely to bring about.
The Journal says, " These despatches show
that even at the period they were written, the
Western Powers recognised the necessity of reforms,
and condemned the apathy and unfavourable dis-
position of the Porte, but the efforts of Russia to
bring about an understanding remained fruitless,
notwithstanding their conciliatory and unselfish
tendency."

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
SUEZ, March 13.

The Carnatic leaves this evening for Bombay,
with the outward mail of February 27—March 4.
The Salamander from Melbourne has brought
about £52,000 in gold, the China from Boston
£l,OOO, and the Pera from Alexandria about £1,600

in specie.
The Bombay mail of March 1, which reached
Suez yesterday, was brought by the Salsette, not
the Malta, as previously reported.