The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-20 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Friday Evening.
There is nothing of importance in the Moniteur
to-day. It is filled with a very long discussion in
the Senate yesterday, relative to the law for the
abolition of imprisonment for debt. Two proposi-
tions were made. The Commission proposed that
the law should not be subjected to a second delibe-
ration. On the other hand it was moved that the
law should be sent back for the consideration of the
Legislative Body. The result was that the Senate
decided that the law should not be again considered
by the latter Chamber. According to the votes on
the second proposition the Senate does not oppose
the promulgation of the law.
The King and Queen of Portugal have arrived at
Brussels, and will leave that city to-morrow (Satur-
day) for Paris.
There have been so many reports respecting the
intention of Queen Victoria to visit Paris that it
is difficult to place credence in them. The Patric,
which is often officially informed, says that her
Majesty is not coming to Paris. The Empress has
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visit to Windsor, and that the Empress will leave
for that purpose on Sunday or Monday. The
Empress will only stay two days in England, and
will return to Paris by the way of Cherbourg.'
This news is confirmed by the Canstitutionnel of
this morning.
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appeal against his sentence. One would thin k not.
lie has escaped very well from the consequences of
his odious crime.
The Siecle says :—" We have often had occasion
to publish proofs of the oppression practised by
the Prusians upon the people annexed to Prussia,
and of the resistance with which they meet. A
letter has been sent from Cassel to the National
Gazette of Berlin which describes the indignation
excited there by the violent application of the
Prussian laws and the arbitrary acts of the agents
of M. Bismark. The Prussian Government em-
braces every opportunity of expressing its sympathy
with the Russian Government. Either the confe-
deration of Northern Germany will be only a name
or it ought to have sufficient vitality and strength
to control the despotic and anti-liberal acts of a
Power which appears only to have assumed the
direction of federal affairs for the purposes of
personal ambition."

A funeral mass has been celebrated at Trieste to
the memory of the Emperor Maximilian. The
Queen of the Belgians was present. The court of
the Empress Charlotte was represented by Count
de Bombelles and the Prefect Radonetz.
The Vienna Gazette officially denies the existence
of a pretended despatch from Bavonde Werther,
published by some of the French papers. It also
contradicts a report prevalent at Vienna that the
Archduchess Sophia bad lost her senses.
The venerable ex-King of Bararia, Louis the
First, is, as 1 have said, a very early riser. About
six o'clock every morning ho takes a walk rbout.
Paris. His dress is a paletot and grey pantaloons,
and he wears a very large brimmed bat. His ap-
pearance is that of a respectable, rich old gentle-
man. lle is fond of theatres, and has been several
times present. On one occasion he went to see the
dancing at the Jardin Mabille.

A house is about to be pulled down for the for-
mation of the boulevard Arago, which was built
under very remarkable circumstances. The pro-
prietor of it, M. Perrot, was his own architect, his
own carpenter, his own stonemason, and his own
bricklayer. It was begu❑ in 1844, and finished in
13 years. Over the door is the following inscrip-
tion—" Labor improbus omnia viurit. I built

this house alone, without the aid of any one,
although never brought up to the trade of builder.
August 25, 1857. PxRRUT." The house is not a
small one, but is six storeys high. It is situated
No. 14, Ruo Constantine at Plaisance. This labour
affords an illustration of the idea of the sceptic
philosopher who said, When you have not a
penny to pay your rent, you must get a house of
your own."
The works now in operation for the demolition
of the ancient convent of Ave Maria have led to
some interesting archasological discoveries. Enclosed
in a leaden box the heart of King Antony of Por-
tugal has been found. This Antony, the natural
child of the second son of King Emmanuel, was a
pr
Second of Spain,etendertothethro wasne,a crownednds at Lisbonportcd by Philip
the in
1580. Driven from his kingdom shortly afterwards,
he went to England, and from thence to France,
where Henry the Third fitted out a fleet to support
his pretensions, and gave the Portuguese Prince
the command of it. But Don Antonio having
been attacked at sea by the Marquis do Santa
Cruz escaped in the midst of the action, and re-
turned to Paris, where he died in 1595. His body
was taken to the Cordeliers and his heart to the
Ave Marie. It is intended to build a handsome
new market upon the site of this celebrated Convent.
The Presse of last night had an alarmist article
upon the subject of Italy. It says :—" From private
and sure information from Florence we fear that
very grave events will arise shortly. M. Rattazzi
did not comprehend the consequence of the course
he adopted in severing the ties which still bound him
to the moderate party, and in throwing himself into