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London, England, 1867-04-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 180.

people to let the Berlin Government have their
own way in every particular, large or small, hoping
thereby that the ends of peace will be answered,
and that the exorbitant demands being qua-
lified there will be an end of the thing.
These misguided politicians have yet to
learn that Prussia is going on exactly after
the fashion of those to whom an inch is
given, and who forthwith demand au ell. Perhaps
the worst part of her conduct is not, however, the
grasping manner and the encroaching spirit which
she displays, but the very inconsiderate manner in
which she acts towards those whom the chances of
war have thrown into her power. In this we see
the littleness of her character, and appreciate to the
full extent the meanness and jealousy of her
rulers. The last news is that a Procla-
ination has been issued at Kiel, which an-
nounces that, in accordance with the orders of
the Prussian Government, " all North Schleswigers
who had joined the Danish army, but have since
returned to Schleswig, are to be banished without
exception from the country ;" and this order is to
include even those who are willing to change their
condition as Danish subjects, and to submit to be-
come liable to military service in the Prussian army.
All we can say is that it is enough to surprise one
that even the Prussian Government is not re-
strained from acting in so scandalous a manner, but
it is quite evident that BISMARCK and those who aid
and abet him go out of their way to add insult to
insult, and bring one injury upon another, in the
case of all who come in contact with them. There
can be no possible excuse for such a course being
pursued, and it is alike cruel and contemptible.
If anything could reconcile one to the horrors of
war, it would be the thought that this rapacious
Power will be taught its level at last, and
forced to give up some of those possessions
which it has so eagerly appropriated, and
yet has no right to. It is, indeed, sad to see so
great a want of consideration displayed in these
advanced days by a nation that ought to know
better, and already is possessed of so much power
and influence that there is no reason to desire or
demand more. It is quite idle to talk of any State
increasing in freedom and prosperity that is under
the control and direction of this selfish and arbi-
trary Power, and the sooner the unreasoning dis-
sertations about unity and nationality are given up
the better for the laws of truth and common sense.

The Easter holidays are giving us the opportunity
of hearing what the defeated Liberals find to say to
their constituents on the much-vexed question of
Reform. Mr. STANSFELD has just been addressing
the people of Halifax after a considerable interval.
The last time he met them was when Lord
PALMERSTON reigned supreme, and he then made
two prophecies, which he thought had been fulfilled.
The one was—that the question of Reform could
be no longer delayed ; the other, that it would owe
its greatest success to the opposition. Both
these prophecies have been fulfilled to a
certain extent, though Mr. STANSFELD himself
has not had much hand in bringing about their
realisation. By his vote against the Government
the other evening he did his best to throw out the
bill and delay the settlement of the question for
another year, while he al.so endeavoured to hinder
the progres3 being made by the ex-Opposition to-
wards the unravelling of the Gordian knot. Mr.
STANSFELD is full of virtuous indignation on behalf
of Mr. GLADSTONE, and defends him from the charge
of drawing a stiff hard line below which no one could
come into the franchise. Oddly enough his answer to
what he calls " a taunt" applies very correctly to the
policy of certain Liberals. He declares that it came
from men who " only turned round at the last
moment and endeavoured to outflank and out-
manceuvre him, not because they had changed their
convictions, but because they had changed the side
of the House and the seat they occupied." This is,
in truth, the explanation of a good deal of the reso-
lute opposition which the new Reform Bill has
encountered, and it is easy to see what. is
the course more congenial to genuine Reformers
by the conduct of such men as Mr. ROE-
BUCK, Mr. BASS, and Mr. CLAY. They see the
shortcomings of the measure, but they see also that
there is nothing vitally bad in its principle. The
extraordinary sympathy manifested for the com-
pound householder, about whom we never heard
last session, shows pretty clearly that there is no
very striking flaw in the bill otherwise. Mr. STANS-
FELD is undoubtedly a man of ability and efficient
experience, and his ambition would naturally lead
him to desire the re-instalment of his party in
Downing-street. His liberality of opiuion, too, is
well known ; in fact, his friendship for MAZZINI
once gave rise to some angry discussion. As a
genuine Liberal, then, he should put party feeling
second to public ends ; and since for some reason
or other Mr. GLADSTONE prefers the old restricted
form of franchise to the more elastic one now gene-
rally popular, his associates need not be ashamed
of refusing to follow him in this matter, inas-
much as they are really more liberal than he.
We are glad to find that the, member for Halifax
advocates the passage of the measure, and thinks
all future changes will be better effected by improve-
ments in committee than by the introduction of a
counter bill. Such a course, we have no doubt, is
what all Liberals will eventually decide upon.

flounced would take place last night, was stormy,
and without any conciliatory symptom. Indeed,
one very trifling concession, which was proposed,
was almost unanimously rejected. The strike, there-
fore, continues, and nothing is yet said about another
meeting. The assembly last night was very ani-
mated, but there was no violence. The carpet
weavers now threaten a strike for an increase of
wages, but only to the extent of 21d. a day.
The journeymen hair-dressers intend to meet this
evening.
Good Friday has been kept very strictly, as re-
gards religious observance and abstinence from
meat. A very small proportion of the population
have taken meat. Most of the butchers' shops were
closed, a strong proof of the fact. The churches
have been very much crowded.
It is an evil wind that blows nobody any good,
says the proverb. In Paris sometimes people raise
the wind out of the wind. At least this was the
case the other day. The boatmen near the Pont
des Invalides, seeing that many people going to the
Exhibition had their hats blown into the water,
some shocking bad hats, and others very good ones,
arranged their boats so as to catch them on their
descent into the Seine, and the hat speculation was
crowned with success, as the owners were glad to
give a reward for their recovery.
shall take an opportunity of speaking of the ex-
hibition of Fine Arts at the Palais de l'lndustrie.
In the meantime I am sorry to record that it is in-
ferior to that of last year, at least as regards the
number of works of art. The present exhibition con-
tains 1,581 paintings (417 less than that of 1867),
534 drawings (81 less than last year), 381 pieces of
statuary (8 less than last year), 246 architectural
sketches or lithographs (46 less than last year.)
Neither the works of the pupils of the Academy of
France at Rome nor the grand prizes of the pupils
of the School of Arts at Paris are to be seen this
year. Last year 41 such works were exhibited.
An analysis of the total number of works now on
view proves that it is less by 593 than were sent in
in 1866. I attempt no explanation of this, but the
fact is not a very satisfactory one.
The French Academy has decided that the first
prize of the Gobert Foundation shall be awarded to
M. Louis de Vielcastel for the work entitled " His-
tory of the Restoration," of which the ninth volume
has appeared. The second prize of the same Foun-
dation has been granted to M. Felix Faure for his
work " History of St. Louis," in two octavo

volumes.
On Saturday last Madame Maria Amendola, the
wife of a merchant at Naples, was confined with
four girls, all of whom, as well as the mother, are
in excellent health.
M. Forcade de la Roquette, Minister of Agricul-
tare, who distributed the prizes to the butchers at
the great cattle market at Poissy, made an interest-
ing address. In reference to the supply of pro-
visions to Paris, M. de la Roquette said that it was
an error to attribute serious importance to the in-
fluence which importations of foreign cattle had
upon the trade. The number of animals of the
bovine race imported into France was 120,000 in
1860. It was only 135,000 in 1865. This was but
a small addition to the national production which
represented about 15 millions of animals. The im-
portation of sheep was rather more considerable.
From 1860 to 1865 it amounted from 484,000 to
830,000. But this number bore but a small pro-
portion compared with the production of France,
which might be estimated at 30 millions of ovine

beasts. Besides, those importations were to a great
extent balanced by the exportations from France to
foreign countries. To these calculations of the
Minister I may add that the price of meat is now
very high in Paris, and there has lately been an in-

crease i❑ it. I have asked several butchers who do
an extensive trade to tell me the cause of this. The
answer of them all was that cattle are scarce in
England, and that such large quantities are sent
there that the French butchers are compelled to pay
a much higher price for the cattle left in France.
At a recent dinner given by M. Ambroise-Fernier
Didot, of the bookseller's firm of that name, he spoke
of the importance of the office of corrector of the
press, and mentioned a serious error which appeared
in the Moniteur at the time when a treaty of
alliance was proposed between the Emperor Napo-
leon the First and the Emperor of Russia. The
Journal de l'Empire, as it was then called, had to
print the phrase, " These two Sovereigns, who in
union would be invincible"—but the last three let-
ters of the word union had dropped out, so that un
was substituted for union, and it read —" These two
Sovereigns, one of whom is invincible." Napoleon
was much irritated against the printer, and the
Emperor of Russia was equally displeased. No
doubt, for it seemed to intimate that it was Napo-
leon who was invincible.

The splendid weather .to-day, the weather of
summer, has had a favourable effect upon the Ex-
hibition. It has been more crowded than ever. All
the avenues to it on both sides of the river have been
more crowded than at any time since the opening.
Two magnificent white camels, of the species
called Mahava, which came from the south of the
province of Constantine, Algeria, are novito be
seen in Section 38, called the Encampment. They
are taken to the Garden of Acchmatation every night
and brought back in the morning. These camels,
or more properly speaking dromedaries, have only
one hump. Their legs are small, and very grace-
fully formed. They run very swiftly, and contested
for the prize at the Constantine races in 1862.
On entering the Champ de Mars by the Pont de
Jena, and proceeding to the right, is the Museum
of the Evangelical Missions, organised by the
Minister M. Casa, and containing various ancient
and interesting articles brought back by the mis-
sionaries from various countries. Behind these
buildings is the evangelical chapel which was in-
augurated last Sunday. M. Guizot happened to be
passing while the congregation were singing hymns,
and he went and made a speech, in which he advo-
cated union and conciliation among all Christian
sects. Lord Shaftesbury, the president of the evan-

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gelical body of England, was present, as well as a large
number of ministers and missionaries. The day be
fore yesterday there was a religious meeting in the
chapel, at which the Earl of Shaftesbury presided.
Over the entrance are inscribed the words Salle

Evangelique, and the motto is Unum corpus sumus
in Christo. Prayers and conferences take place
every day, and gratuitous lectures in the even-

Among the constructions now open in the Park
is one devoted to Hebrew antiquities. There is a
plan in relief of Jerusalem, a small model of the
Tabernacle, and plans in relief of the ancient
monuments of Judea.

It is stated that the Emperor and Empress of
Russia, after taking the waters at Kiesingen, will
certainly come to Pads to see the Exhibition.
The restaurateurs, who have increased their
prices, have not, as far as my observation goes,
taken anything by their motion. A system of ex-
tortion is on foot, particularly in regard to the
English, about which I shall have something to

say. It is somewhat strange that there is a. diffi-
culty about one article—tea—which is so indispens-
able to English comfort. At some of the stylish
shops tea, by no means good, is marked up at no
less than 16 francs the pound. The French, in
spite of increased relations with the English, do

not understand the pleasant tea party of England.
They take it when they are ill as an unpleasant
necessity, like medicine. It is therefore worth
know►ng that there is a tea establishment in the

Rue St. Honore, the Caravane, w lerc excellent tea
may be had as cheap, or even cheaper, than in Eng-
land. All the other articles, too,
i
are of peculiar
excellence.

Dr. Cumming has published a book called " The
Last Woe," in which he says that the Jews are to be con-
verted as a nation, and the Papacy extinguished, between
the autumnal equinox of 1867 and the same period of 1868.
—Christian Times.

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
GALLE, April 16.
The Rangoon, from China, arrived yesterday,
and the Geelong, from Australia, to-day.
The Simla will probably leave for Suez to-
morrow.

The Avoca, with the outward mail of Jan. 20-2 G,
reached Melhourned on the 16th and Sydney on the
19th March.

The Nubia, with the outward mail of March 4-11
arrived at Galle on April 3.

ALEXANDRIA, April 19.

The Pera left at 5 a.m. and the Syria at 9 a.m.
to-day with the India and China mails. The for-
mer may be expected at Marseilles on the 25th
inst., and the latter at Southampton about the 2d
May.

SUEZ, April 19.

The Afongolia, with the outward mails of April
4-10, for Calcutta, and the Northam, extra steamer
for Bombay, sailed at 9 p.m. to-day.

BERLIN, April 20.

All the rumours which have lately circulated
respecting Prussian armaments are authoritatively
declared to be pure inventions.

Up to the present time no real warlike prepara-
tions have taken place.

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA MAILS.
LIVERPOOL, April 20.

The Royal Mail steamer Athenian with the above
mails has arrived here. Her dates are Fernando
Po, March 16, Old Calabar 18, Bonny 20, Lagos
23, Accra 25, Jellah, Coffee, and Quilla 24, Cape
Palmas 28, Sierra Leone, April 2, Teneriffe 10, and
Madeira 12.

The Athenian brings a full cargo and five pas-

sengers.

The Royal Mail steamer Lagos was at Lagos on
the 22d ult., and the Briitol at Sierra Leone on the
16th.

The Royal Mail steamer Man-Dingo left Tene-
rife on the Ist inst. for the West Coast.

Her Majesty's ship Zebra was at Madeira, as
were also the French frigate Pomone and Intrepid
with troops from Mexico.
The general news from the West Coast of Africa
is Unimportant.

TIIE BRAZILS.
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 24.

Dates have been received from the seat of war to

the 9th inst. Nothing of importance had taken
place, and the monotony of the camp was only
broken up by a few shells thrown from the Para-
guayan lines and answered by the Brazilians on
shore, and on board the vessels of the fleet.

A decree was published on the 15th, calling out
8,000 more National Guards, which have to be
furnished by the capitals of the provinces and the

towns nearest to them. The city of Rio de Janeiro
has to furnish 1,000 men. This measure has met
with much opposition from the National Guard, but
well informed persons affirm that if the contingent
be not forthcoming within the time specified the
guard of the capital will be dissolved and the men
recruited.

The Count d'Eu is most anxious to go to the seat
of war, and has applied to the Minister of War for
permission. The Council of the State has been
consulted, and has given au adverse decision.
The majority of the council are political friends of
the present commander-in-chief, the Marquis of
Caxias, who would lose his position if the Count,
his senior officer, were to go south. At the same
time his highness is a very young man, and the old
cowleinurs may perhaps on that account hesitate in
confiding to his hands the dostiny of the war.
The result of the elections in the more distant
provinces is now known here, and is generally
favourable to Government. Out of 122 deputies,
not more tha❑ 30 or 35 belong to the Opposition.
A decree dated the 16th has been issued, fixing
the amount of Bank of Brazil notes to be with-
drawn from circulation by each of the branch
banks. The whole amount is $25,766,681.248,
(£2,576,668), the proceeds of the sale of the metallic
reserve of the bank. There will still remain in cir-
culation the sum of $45,000,000,000 (£4,500,000),
which has to be gradually withdrawn from circu-
lation, commencing with 5 per cent, of the amount
on the Ist July next. No dividends are henceforth
to be paid by the bank until the sum fixed by Go-
vernment to be withdrawn for the year be really in
the coffers of the bank.

Orders having been given to several corps of the
National Guard to go into quarters, and some of
the superior officers having excited their men to
disobedience, the Government, by a decree issued
at eleven o'clock last night, has cashiered several of
these officers.

If the resistance of the National Guard continues,
the Ministry will break up the whole force, which
will be a very energetic measure, considering that
all the troops of the line are now absent in Paraguay.