The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-07 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROL PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday Evening.
There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the
Tuileries, at which the Emperor presided.

The Moniteur has the following announcement :
" Ills Royal highness the Grand Ducal Prince of
llesse and her Royal Highness Madame the Prin-
cess Louise of Hesse, Princess of Great Britain and
Ireland, had the honour of being received the day

before yesterday by their Majesties the Emperor
and Empress."
The King of Prussia, on his arrival yesterday
afternoon at the Northern Railway Station, was re-

ceived with much the same state and cordiality as
the Emperor Alexander. The station was again
appropriately fitted up, and the number of specta-
tors was enormous. The Emperor was accompanied

by Prince Joachim Murat, General Fleury, grand
equerry, and Vice-Admiral Julien de la Graviere,

aide-de-camp on duty. The two Sovereigns shook
hands cordi Lily on meeting, and imineliately drove
off to the Tuileries amidst much cheering. A slight

biographical sketch of the King of Prussia may not
be unacceptable. Fredrick William I. was born
•)n the 22:1 of March, 1797, and he has consequently
attained his 70th year. He is the descendant
of the llouse of Ilohenzolkrn Brandebourg, the
origin of which dates from Thassillon, who lived in
the year 800. He is an old adversary of France, and
was at the campaigns of 1813 and 1815 during the
struggle against the first Napoleon. In 1818, in
consequence of some political differences, he went
to England, where he resided a considerable period.
This is not the first time the King of Prussia has

visited France since he succeeded to the throne upon
the death of his brother, on the 21 of January,
1861. In the month of October of that year the
King paid a visit to Napoleon 111. at his chateau at
Compiegne, where he remained until the time ar-
rived for the fetes on the occasion of his coronation.
The spectacle at the opera, in honour of the visit
of the Emperor Alexander, was splendid in the ex-
treme. The Imperial box was fitted up with great
taste and splendour. Among the illustrious per-
sonages present were the Czar, who had at his right
the Emperor of the French, the Princess Royal of

Prussia, the Grand Duke Heir of Russia, the Prin-
cess of Hesse, the Grand Duke Wiadimir, the
Princess Eugenie, the Duke de Leuchtenberg, and

Prince Joachin Murat. To the left of the Czar

were the Empress of the French, the Prince Royal
of Prussia, the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, the
Prince Louis of Hesse, the Princess Matilda, Prince
Fred, ric of Hesse, Princess Lucien Murat, the
Prince of Saxe Weimar, and Min-Bou-Taiou, the
brother of the Emperor of Japan. The grand
officers of state accompanied the Royal party.
The Royal personages now in Paris make the
most of their time. The Emperor Alexander, who
is a very early riser, goes out while many are in
bed and visits successively all the public establish-
ments and curiosities of Paris.

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bourg, it is said, in a day or two, to witness some
interesting nautical evolutions. To-day they have
been to a splendid review in the Bois de Boulogne,
and the current of people on all the points in that
direction was enormous. More than 60,000 troops
were reviewed. There is not time to give an ac-
count of the spectacle to-day.
The King and Queen of the Belgians left Paris
rather suddenly, in consequence of the melancholy
news received from Miramar respecting the Em-
press of Mexico, Charlotte, sister of the King.
Her illness has much increased within a few day:
Her reason is irrevocably lost, and her death seems
imminent. This unfortunate Princess is 27. She
was married on the 27th of July, 1.857, to the Arch-
duke Ferdinand Maximilian, brother of the Em-
peror of Austria, and now (or lately) Emperor of
Mexico. For the same reason the proposed visit
of the Emperor of Austria to Paris will probably be
postponed.
Dr. Nelaton, the most eminent surgeon of Paris,
has been elected as a member of the Academy of
Sciences (section of medicine and surgery), in the
room of M. Jobert de Lamballe, who died about
two months ago. M. Nelaton was born at Paris on
the 17th of June, 1807. It will be recollected that
he went to attend upon Garibaldi when he received
his last wound iu the leg. lie was a pupil of
Dupuytren, of whom as many curious, though per-
haps unfounded, anecdotes are told as of our own
Abernethy. One fact is certain, Dupuytren died a
millionaire, a fate not reserved for all medical men.
lie was called the butcher, in consequence of the
entire indifference he exhibited while unfortunate
patients were subjected to the most painful opera-
tions. " Don't let my horses eat too much," said
Dupuytren one day to his coachman. 41 They are
liable to apoplexy like men, and they cannot so
easily get the services of a doctor." Dr. Nelaton,
although a pupil of Dupuytren, is said to be the
opposite to him in his demeanour to his patients,
and is kind and gentle to them, and sympathises
with their pains. He uses a patient as Isaac
Walton recommends the angler to use the worm
and impale him as though you loved him.
The superior Council of the Jury of the Exhibi-
tion have awarded a grand prize to the Emperor of
Russia for the ameliorations which have taken place
in the breed of horses in that empire, in which the
Emperor has personally taken great interest, Some