The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-29 00:00:00

TI E SUN, Writ' ON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1867.

bis Throne. It was a manifest mistake, since the

I:ihrone was artificially constructed, and had its
-origin. neither in the traditions of the country nor
the wishes of the people. No one could have
reproached him with cowardice for abandoning a

forlorn. hope, and all that could have been done to
t. sta re his fallen fortunes and to tranquillise the
cow] try MAXIMILIAN had already endeavoured to
do. Whatever may be thought of the manner iu
win .ch the Mexican Empire was founded, there can
be no question of the liberality, the courage,
an 6 • the fidelity with which MAXIMILIAN
end !avour.d to discharge his duties to his
ado pted country. But the circumstances of the
cost were desperate, and when the French troops
avert withdrawn all dispassionate observers could
sec t; )at. the days of the Mexican Empire were num-
red. The rest was only a question of time, and
h owevet resolute the stand made by the unfot tunate
'Tinle, it was from the first evident that it must be
fi hitless. Had the Mexicans been a different people
he ;might, indeed, have rallied round him a con-
aidera ble force in the party favourable to the
mint 2nance of peace and order and indif-
ferent to politics. In other countries the in-
fluence exerted by this party has often pre-
vailed in maintaining a tottering dynasty or
an unpopular individual. But in Mexico peace and
order, security to life and property, individual
rights, and the authority of civil law, were things
unknown. MAXIMILIAN, indeed, did his best to
restore them; but those very efforts probably made
him unwelcome to the turbulent spirits who profit
by disorder and pillage. Civil war and revolution
had long been worth of course in Mexican ears, and
though this very fact afforded, so far, a justification

of foreign interference, it rendered the task of
establishing an alien form of government, under
a strange prince unacquainted with the habits, the
character, the wishes of the people, an almost
hopeless one from the first. had the sudden ter-
mination of the American war been foreseen the
French EMPEROR might have acted differently, but
in those days the wisest diplomatist failed to pro-
phesy that the United States Government would
so soon be free to throw the whole weight of their

influence into the scale against the new EMPEROR

The people of the States, notwithstanding their
attachment to the MONROE doctrine, are half in-
clined to regret what they have done. Much
sympathy is expressed for MAXIMILIAN, while
the condition of disorder and desolation to which
Mexico is rapidly becoming reduced presses pain-
ful': upon the public attention. Mexico, there is
but too much reason to fear, will again present us
with such a picture of bloodshed, and riot, and law-
lessness, as to call for the interference of the civilised
Powers to check a general disgrace. Whether the
United States will endeavour to incorporate it, or
whether there will be some joint endeavour to
establif6 a Republican form of Government
by two or three Powers, remains to be
seen. The Americans have incurred the
greatest share of responsibility from their recent
interference in the matter, and after the experience
of the Empire few European Powers will care to
dispute the question. But Mexico, rich and fertile
as it. is, and great and powerful as it may hereafter
become, will be- at present a source of weakness
rather than strength to any nation that attempts
to influence its destinies ; and it may be doubted
whether America is iu a position to undertake so
troublesome a responsibility. The tnail from New
York gives us anything but a settled picture
of the American interior. Riots and
political disturbances arc common, and more than
once the civil authorities h.tvc found it necessary to
appeal to the military for assistance. It is a fact
worthy of notice that the negroes who usually take
a prominent part in these turmoils are generally
found to be armed. The amended Mississippi peti-
tion to the Supreme Court for an injunction to re-
strain the carrying out of the Reconstruction Act,
has been finally dismissed, the court declaring
that it had no jurisdiction in the matter.
A truer answer would have been that the Chief
Justice had no desire to entangle himself in the
affair as to embroil himself with the Radicals. The
task of maintaining law and order cannot be a very
easy one under existing circumstances, for we find
that Judge STARKLY is endeavouring to procure an
indictment against General ORD for treason against
the State of Mississippi. It is well that the Ame-
ricans are accustomed to self-government and the
observance of law, but it is a dangerous symptom
when public authorities disagree among themselves.

CORRESPONDENCE FROYI PARIS.

(FROM. OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Tuesday Evening.
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On Sunday the Emp3ror received at the 'Tuileries
a deputation from the Society of English Tourists,
when the President of the Society had the honour
of presetting the following address to him :—" Sire,
_ .

It is with a real feeling of pride that I approach
your M ,jesty to introduce the persons to whom you
have so graciously given permission to offer their
homage to you. The English workincn, sire, come
to France with the products of the industry of their
country to exhibit them by the side of the articles
of industry of France, and other countries, to com-
pare them, and to derive fresh emulation from that
comparison.

" Sire,—They come to look at the brilliant capital,
so much embellished by your hands ; but they come,
above all, to reciprocate with the French workmen
the sentiments of cordiality which unite all the sons
of industry.

Prussian troops was commenced on Saturday. The
Prussian troops are also to evacuate Saxony, leaving
garrisons, however, at Dresden, Kcenigstein,
Leipsic, and Bautzen. The reason for this latter
precaution does not seem to be known. It is stated
that a good feeling existed between these Saxon

cities and the Prussian troops. On the other hand,

at Luxembourg there is a great desire for their de-

parture.
The question respecting the execution of article
5 of the Treaty of Prague, the difficulty in regard

:o which I have noticed, begins to assume a phase

of more importance than was supposed.
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The

Nlinister of Prussia at Copenhagen, M. de Heyde-

brand, has had a conference upon the subject with
M. Frys-Frysenborg, president of the Council of
Ministers in Denmark, but the. result is not yet

known in Paris. Some well-informed journals
have, however, expressed apprehensions upon the

subject, and allude to several circumstance=, which
lead to the belief that there will be dclty, if not

difficulty, on the part of Prussia in carrying out
this important provision of the Treaty, although
the point is simple and plain.
The French ship Arequipa has brought to Havre
from Callao 29 copper vases which were discovered

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during some arcke )logical researches in the envi-
rons of Lima. These vases arc in the form of jars,
and weigh each nearly a pound. About 274 similar
articles having been found near the same locality,
is is believed that they belonged to a necropolis of
Incas, which contained Indian mummies such as
are now frequently found in Peru. At all events
they are evidently of great antiquity. It is believed
that these vases arc alloyed with a considerable por-
tion of silver.

The first rowing matches of the season of the
Paris Rowing Club took place on Sunday opposite
the island of Billancourt. The Rowing Club prize
was won by Ilirondelle, the Prix d'lssy by
Etnerande, the Prix de l'lle St. Germain by Con-

drillon, the Prize Cup by Rose, and the Bellevae
Prize by Lutine.
The Union is a religious journal, and, albeit un-
used to the facetious mood, it tells an anecdote
which is more gay than grave. An eating house-
keeper, in a country village, the other day bought
a very fine turkey, and, with .a view to attract cus-
tomers to the dinner, which was to take place at his
house on the succeeding day, he wrote a large pla-
card which he intended to place round the turkey's
neck and parade it through the town. The bill
announced that the dinner would be a franc a head.
There was an N. 8., with the words, "It is forbid-
den to touch the animal." Just as our innkeeper
was about to hang the notice round the turkey's
neck, the chief magistrate of the commune came
into the house to take his glass, and the innkeeper
hastily threw the bill on the chair. The magistrate
finished his wine, and left, but in a few minutes
shouts of laughter were heard. There was a crowd
in front of him who were intensely merry, but when
he turned round the laughter was increased and
soon grew " fast and furious." The grave authority
was equally vexed and astonished, particularly as
some of the police officers were prominent in their
mirth and hilarity. The bill, which had been
ready pasted for the turkey, hal stuck to the tail
of the magistrate's coat, and the notice that the
bearer of it would be roasted for dinner the next
day could be read by all the astonished villagers.
When the grave magistrate caught sight of the bill
his rage was terrible, and lie was particularly angry
with one of the men, whom he asked the reason
why he did not tear away the notice from his coat.
The man replied, with much gravity, pointing to
the N. 8., " The bill says it is forbidden to touch
the animal."
The Presse of Vienna contains a letter from
Jassy, dated May 3, announcing some rather
serious disturbances in the latter town. Bands
paraded the streets, and there was a demonstration
against the Jews, the cause of which is not stated.
The Consuls of England, Austria, and Russia had
made strong protests to the Minister Bratiano upon
the subject.
The laying out of the two French parterres in the
park, near the Porte Rapp, the centre of which is
occupied by colossal statues of Charlemagne and
Dorn Pedro, is now completed, and they add much
to the beauty of the aspect of that portion of the
park. The aquarium in the reserve.), giarden has
been filled with fish.
A scientific commission has been formed, which
includes members of the Observatory, the Institute,
and the College of France, to arrange the meteoro-
logical experiments which Nader is about to com-
mence with his great balloon, the Giant, and his
small balloon, the Cylinder.
The change in the weather to-day has been as
astonishing as it is agreeable. It has been a warm
which seems to have attracted half
Exhibition,Paris for I have never yet seen it
so full. summertldiltaeyh'as been enlivened by the presence of a
to
large body of the Francs Tireurs des Vosges. The
institution of this band of volunteers took place in
1791 and 1792, when there was a grand
levy of volunteers in France. The department
of the Vosges, animated with patriotic zeal, raised
15 battalions, who served in almost all the armies
of the Moselle and the Rhine during the first wars
of the Revolution. In 1815 this force served during
100 days, and the present force is a continuation of
it. The men in their picturesque costumes were at
the Exhibition to-day, and partook of au excellent
breakfast in one of the restaurants near the Porte
St. Dominique. Their arms and baggage lay out-
side. At intervals their band played some enliven-
ing and patriotic airs, and their presence added
considerably to the pleasures and novelty of the
Exhibition to-day. Each day there is some change,
some novelty, some fresh attraction at this marvel-
lous and unparalleled Exhibition. Visitors may go
every day, and will find that it improves upon ac-
quaintance, for familiarity with it does not " stale
its infinite variety." On the contrary, the more you
see of it the more you like it.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(P.EUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 28.

The Emperor and Empress of Russia, with their
suite, left Zarsko-Selo by special train for Warsaw,
en route for Paris, to-day.