The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-19 00:00:00

Exhibition, but happily there was no sensible in-
crease in the number of cholera patients at that
period. In the countries to the west and north-
west of France, where the epidemic prevailed dur-
ing two winters, the public health is now in a
satisfactory state. The choleraic action is now
extinct in the western part of Europe, where it
exisited, but with unequal intensity during two
winters.

A formidable spur steam corvette, the Armida,
has just been launched at Rochefort with full suc-
cess.

Among the houses just demolished in the Rue
Laffitte for further improvements was the one num-
bered 53, to which an interesting recollection is
attached. It was there that the colebrated Ame-
rican, Robert Fulton, resided in 1799. He brought
to Paris the first panorama ever seen in France. It
represented Naples, Rome, and Milan, and had im-
mense success. The panorama was installed on the
Boulevard Montmartre. A passage was built upon
the spot, which now exists, and the remembrance of
the panorama is perpetuated by the name given to
it—the Passage de Panoramas, which still exists.
It is only to-day, the 17th, that November has
appeared under its true colours, cold, foggy, rainy,
and gloomy. Yesterday the weather was finer,
brighter, and warmer than it often is in June or
July.
The audacity of the robbers does not decrease.
On Friday night some ♦illains broke into the con-
vent of the Religeuses de l'Assomption, at Passy,
and were about to enter one of the bedrooms, but a
sister gave the alarm, and they thought it prudent
to decamp. They forced several strong doors and
locks.

PARIS, Monday Evening.
The Emperor is as lucky in regard to weather as
her gracious Majesty, who has in general been so
favoured in this respect, when there was any public
ceremony, that " Queen's weather " became a pro-
verbial saying. Yesterday it was gloomy and dark
as "Erebus;" to -day it was bright and beautiful,but
rather cold, and, therefore, the streets near the
Louvre were excessively crowded. And, what with
the military and the gay equipages of the ambassa-
dors, ministers, and personages of distinction, the
ceremony of opening the Legislative Session went
off very satisfactorily to sight-seers out of doors.
The Emperor's Speech was published at an early
hour, and I need hardly say was very eagerly
sought for. This speech (despatched to you by
telegraph) seems even upon the instant perusal,
as far as can be ascertained in this short time, to
have provided the general impression of being of a
more than usually pacific character. The memor-
able expression " The Empire is Peace" is ratified
and elucidated by its whole tenour. In the com-
mencement, the Emperor asserts that " his Govern-
ment has never varied in its pacific attitude," and,
further on, his Majesty alludes to " the incontest-
able proofs of concord" which have been displayed
by circumstances. The three laws which the Em-
peror says will principally occupy the session, are
the law upon the press, the law respecting public
meetings, and the law for a reorganisation of the
military system. I have reason to believe that the
Government intends to propose measures respecting
the press of a very liberal character.

There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at St.
Cloud, under the presidency of the Emperor. The
Empress was present.
The Queen Dowager of Prussia, sister of the
Queen of Saxony, has arrived at Dresden, where her
Majesty intends to stay a few days.
Immediately upon the invasion of the Pontifical
territory by the Italian troops, Cardinal Antonelli,
in the name of the Holy Father, addressed an ener-
getic protest against that invasion to the various
representatives of foreign courts resident at Rome.
In this document full justice is done to the course
adopted by the French Government. The following
are the terms in which reference is made to the Em-
peror :—" The Holy Father, although he cannot
conceal the consolation experienced from the gener-
ous assistance sent to him by the august head of the
illustrious French nation, which has full right to
boast that she is the eldest daughter of the Church,
assistance, upon which ho is pleased to place the
most solid hopes—cannot avoid experiencing at the
same time a new sensation of bitterness at the
recent attack upon his rights and upon the rights
of the Holy See, which he is bound by all possible
means to protect and defend."
Reports or conjectures still abound in regard to
the proposed Congress. The most authentic infor-
mation upon the subject seems to be that Italy
consents to take part in it, as well as France,
Austria, and Bavaria. It is even believed that
Prussia is not adverse to the idea of a Congress,
nor to the settlement of the Roman question upon
the basis of the maintenance of the temporal power
of the Pope with some modifications. Spain, of
course, will consent to the Congress, it being under-
stood that the great object will be to maintain both
the spiritual and temporal power of the Pope.
Portugal will stand aloof for the present at least.
England and Russia will not take any part in the
Congress.
A young man only twenty, named Casimir
Farneau, has just been convicted, and sentenced to
death by the Court of Assize of Loir at Cher,
at Blois, for the murder of an old gentleman and
his wife, named Herpin. They resided in a lonely
house in a neighbouring commune, and were re-
ported to be very rich. From the evidence, and
indeed from the confession of the prisoner, he com-
mitted the murders for the sake of the money he
might find in the house. The furniture had been
ransacked, and great confusion reigned in the
apartments. Some money had been taken by him
out of a cheat. It appeared from the evidence of
one of the witnesses that when the prisoner was
only sixteen the promising youth had said that he
would never be without money, and if at any time
he should want some he would murder anybody
for sfr.

There was a very disastrous fire at St. Laurent,
Grand Vaux, in the department of Jura. St. Lau-
rent is the chief town of the canton, with a popula-
tion of 1,300. The fire broke out in the stable
of an inn, and, favoured by a strong wind, it soon
assumed formidable proportions, and destroyed
nearly the whole commune. The houses and the
church have been reduced to ashes. The only build-
iag which remains entire, is the Hotel de Ecu del'
France. An idea may be formed of the intensity
of the flames from the fact that this destruction was
effected in two hours. The telegraph station was
destroyed. At present there is no information of
any inhabitant having been burnt, but the flames
destroyed horses and cattle. The result of the
calamity is terrible. Twelve hundred persons arc
without asylum and without resources, but the resi-
dents of the locality promptly gave every possible
assistance, and brought provisions and clothing. A
subscription has been opened in the department for
the assistance of the sufferers.

The section of the Paris, Lyons, and Mediterra-
nean Railway from Nice to the frontiers of Italy is
so far completed that it will be opened for traffic in
the course of next month. The opening of this
section will materially facilitate the communications
.13ctween France and Italy. It has been rapidly
completed, and at a comparatively small expense.

FIRE AT NOTTINGIIA3I.—The factory of Messrs.
Hutchinson and Bentley, bonnet front manufacturers,
Woolpack-lane, Nottingham, was completely destroyed by
fire last night. The discovery was male about 11 o'clock,
and the now corporation steam engine was at once got to
work. But there was a partial lack of water, and before
midnight the place was a ruin. A considerable number of
hands will be thrown out of work.

THE FENIAN CONVICTS.—The scene of the execu-
tion on Saturday nest at Manchester will be in New Bailey-
street. In addition to a strong military force the police
force will be supplemented by a numerous body of special
constables. The adjoining streets will be barricaded
strongly, and the principal avenues of approach will be
defended by a ch,evaux de (rise, which is being procured
from Chester. None of the prisoners were visited by their
friends on Sunday. On the previous day Larkin was
visited by his wife, mother, sister-in-law, and four children.
STRIKE OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE MINERS.—On
Friday last the whole of the men and boys employed at the
Silkstone Hall Colliery struck work in consequence of the
masters neglecting to put up and adjust a weighing ma-
chine. The 180 to 200 employed at the pit are members of
the South Yorkshire Miners' Association, which society
will support them in their efforts to get the Machin© put
up, which, it is said, wL shortly be done.