The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-23 00:00:00

unfortunate death of the Emperor AIAXIMILIAN
threw a shade over the festivities of Paris, and
rendered the visit of FRANCIS JOSEPH to that city
impossible. Besides this there were not wanting
officious intimations to the effect that a coolness had
sprung up between the two EMPERORS, and that
friendly relations between them were, for the time
being at least, most improbable. This meeting at
Salzburg has given a flat contradiction to all these
assertions, and proved that the best understanding
prevails in that quarter.
It is stated that the Emperor and Empress of
AUSTRIA have promised that they will visit the
Emperor NAPOLEON at Paris at the beginning of
October. The chief object of the understanding
which has been come to between the two EMPERORS
is affirmed to be that of preventing South Germany
from joining with the North German Confederation.
The EMPEROR believes that the formation of a South
German Bund, under the leadership of Austria, will
be the only suitable scheme of confederation for
the South. This is very likely a correct account of
the conclusion arrived at in this Conference at Salz-
burg, and it is also a very sensible one, for it will
be manifestly against the interests of France and
Austria to allow Prussia to concentrate so much
force in all directions. BISMARCK is sure to be
annoyed at this meeting having taken place, for it
cannot be that any accord can prevail between the
notions of the EMPEROR and his own wily machina-
tions. There is no reason to suppose that the work
is all over as yet, and no doubt, on many subsequent
occasions, the Emperors of FRANCE and AUSTRIA
will follow up the business now inaugurated. It
is something gained that they should, have met
at all, and it is fortunate for the interests
of peace that they should have done so, for the
aggressive policy of Prussia would certainly lead to
premature hostilities if she were left entirely to her
own devices. It may be that the adoption of wise
measures, energetically carried out on the part of
the French and Austriats, may so check the annoy-
ance and curb the demands of Prussia, that war
may be delayed indefinitely, or till the chances and
changes of time may render it unnecessary. The
more likely issue of the affair is that there will be
a war ; but in either case it is well that Prussia
should be kept in check as much as possible. The
meeting which has taken place at Salzburg under
such happy auspices may hereafter turn out to
be a remarkable one, as having inaugurated
affairs of great importance. It is satis-
factory that it should have taken place,
and that in so successful a manner. It was, in-
deed, time that some demonstration should have
been made on the other side, for one is wearied to
death with the constant repetitions of the advance
and progress of Berlin tactics. The change is a re-
freshing one at least to hear of Austrian and
French opinions, and to dwell on the probabilities
of affairs taking a new turn under the auspices of
,hese great Powers.

Affairs in Spain appear to be about as unsatis-
factory as possible, so far as the spirit which pre-
vails in the country. The insurrectionary move-
ment in Catalonia has been put down for the

present ; prisoners have been made, and other
insurgents have taken advantage of the amnesty

which has been offered. In the province of Lerida

the band under CoNTRERAs has been beaten,
and he himself, with his partisans, have fled
to gain the frontier. In Catalonia it

is now thought that the insurrection is suppreszed,

and in Valencia the band of CASTELLA has been dis-

persed after sustaining losses and defeat. In
Arragon great excesses hvae been committed by the
ex-G eueral PIA R ADO during his retreat to the French
frontier. The rest of the Peninsula is tranquil, it
is said, and none of the soldiers have joined
the movement. Still later news declare that
the Official Gazette proclaims reassuriug intelligence
in reference to the insurrectionary movement in
Catalonia and Arragon, but in other places things
do not seem to be going on so smoothly, for the
military authorities in Madrid have published an
edict proclaiming a state of siege in Castile, and
advices from Madrid state that the city has been
declared in a state of siege. The previous attempt
at reassuring public opinion falls to the ground,
when the capital is thus placed in a
position of this sort. It is true that as yet no in-
surrectionary movement has been noticed either in
the capital or its environs, but then we learn that
these are only precautionary measures that are

being adopted.
The France of last evening publishes a telegram
by which it appears that the greater portion o.
Spain has been proclaimed in a state of siege,
still as a precautionary measure. It seems
pretty plain that this is a subterfuge,
for mere prudence could never dictate the adoption
of such extensive measures as these. It is stated,
in the course of these extraordinary accounts, that
the insurgents are undisciplined and insignificant ;
in point of fact, a mere rabble, who are being
hunted about the bills ; but it is a serious coinci-
dence that the Royal troors, in numerous bodies,
with horse and foot, are hurrying on to the
place of revolt, and urgently preparing for some
rough work or other. General PRIM is now held up
as the great danger, and it is said that he has ac-
tually reached the headquarters of the insurgents.
If this be true, affairs may reach a pretty pass
before long, and render it quite impossible for the
most ingenious devices to make out that the dis-
turbances are of no account. It does not require a
very sapient observer to determine the real mean-
ing of all this, for it is quite evident that the
I country is ripe for revolt, and that sooner or later
there will be a regular revolt. Precautionary measures
may be taken for a long time, but they cannot
altogether repress the feelings that exist. A growing
hatred to the Government of Spain has been dis-
cernible for some time past, and it may not be
long before this is made so plain that the most per-
verse will not be able to contradict it, nor the
most plausible suggestions disguise the truth
from all beholders. If one half of what
these semi-official organs tell us were true, why
should such arbitrary measures be taken against a
population that was friendly to existing authorities?
But the:object, of all these intimations is to gloss
over things to gain time for events to take a more
favourable turn. That turn is not likely to be seen
yet awhile, for there is no secure foundation for the
Spanish Government in the respect or the confi-
dence of the community.

The trial of fifteen of the tailors on strike yester-
day, which ended in the conviction of thirteen of
them for unlawful conspiracy, presented no very
new features. The same system of picketing, ha-
rassing, and annoying was proved against them as
against their leaders ; and although they were ably
defended, and the magistrate admitted that the
mere act of watching a house with the object of
ascertaining who was employed there, and arguing
with them, was not in itself illegal, the jury had
really very little cause for deliberation. It was
quite plain that the case had gone far beyond argu-
ment or persuasion, that threats and intimidation
had been used, and every availabla means employed
to hinder the non-unionists from filling the places
of those on strike. The mere fact of being watched
and followed by partio of men known to belong to