The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-16 00:00:00

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declared himself favourable to household suffrage,
but he has got the nearest approach to it yet
offered by any party, and he calls it a fraud on
the people.

Trafalgar-square bids fair to acquire an unen-
viable notoriety, from its being chosen as the spot
where the virtuously indignant patriots may express
their sentiments. It is not intended, however, that
it should be reserved exclusively for the use of those
who are the spouters of State sedition and so on,
and accordingly last evening a grand demonstra-
tion was made in support of the journeymen tailors
on strike. Mr. GEORGE PorrEn presided, and gave
most unwise counsel, declaring that if the public
were with the masters the trades' unions must be
with the men. He was wise, however, in adding
that they should intimidate no one, or their
cause would suffer by it. We really are surprised
that any one, who possessing knowledge of the
subject, can make such observations as Mr.
POTTER did when he said that " trades' unions
were now a power in the State, and the thousands
of intelligent working men whom they had
benefited would stand by them. The unions had
done harm to none ; they had only advanced the
social position of their members." The conclusion
arrived at was that the meeting approved of the
course pursued by those on strike, and believed that
it was the bounden duty of the trade societies
throughout the kingdom to render them support
and assistance. Perhaps this result is not to be
wondered at; but it is very little to the credit of
those who have resolved to encourage a practice
wlich involves loss and injury to so many, and
upholds the worst kind of tyranny.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, Wednesday Evening.

The Paris papers are, of course), earnestly and
almost exclusively occupied with appreciations of
the probable result of the treaty. The Siecle, which
represents a large mass of the people of France, says
it has placed itself in connection with a great num-
ber of citizens who have communicated their views,
and from the various currents of opinion which have
been elicited it is certain that its sentiments express
the assent of the majority. "We acknowledge,"
says the Siecle, " that the treaty removes the im-
minent danger of a war between France and Prus-
sia, but ought we to sing songs of triumph be-
c alSe Prussia has granted to the Governm'ent
the smallest satisfaction which it had the right
to demand ? The Government Jells us that
it took great care to respect the just susceptibilities
of Prussia.' We regret that Prussia had not the
same delicacy towards us. What could have
been the just susceptibilities of Prussia in the
question of Luxembourg ? It has been super-
abundantly proved that, in virtue of existing treaties,
Prussia had no sort of right t, occupy the Luxem-
burg fortress. Every federal tie being broker) be-
tween the Grand Duchy and Luxemburg, as M.
Bismarck acknowledged in the Parliament of the
North, Prussia ought spontaneously to have with-
drawn her troops from that fortress which was
armed against us, if, upon her part, she had been
desirous to defer to the just susceptibilities of
France. Such would have been the legal solution
according to the treaties, a solution according to
our wish.

"As to the popular right, France would have
testified her satisfaction if the population of Luxem-
burg had been consulted. But the principle of
national sovereignty had again this time been sacri-
ficed by Prusia and by Europe. It does not Fee
that even the least allusion was made at the London
Conference. This forms a diplomatic arrangement
for whLh modern right has not received any con-
servation.

We cannot avoid seeing an unfortunate inci-
dent in the stipulation of the treaty which attaches
irrevocably the' Grand Duchy to the House of
Orange-Nassau. There is a report that the neu-
trality guaranteed by the Powers did appear suffi-
cient to insure that connection, and that there is a
special clause which forbids the Grand Duke to
alienate the territory. We also regret that the
officers !=.nd official press of Berlin makes the Prus-
sian Government reply to the proofs of our disin-
terestedness and sympathy, by a mysterious, almost
menacing policy, awl by acts of defiance hardly
cancelled."

In reply to La France, SV hicb says that the fun-
damental and most interesting question was the
cessation of the foreign occupation of the fortress
of Luxeinburg, the Sic& proceeds :

" NVe don't wish to mar the satisfaction of La
France, but we have to make one objection. If it
had been the intention of the Prussian Government
to proclaim loudly that it did not intend to threaten
any of its neighbours, it ought spontaneously to
nave evacuated a citadel where it had nu right to
liold garrison. it was acknowledged by M. Bismarck
in the sitting of the Reichstag of the Ist of April
that Holland protested in the mouths of July and
October, 1866, against the occupation of the
citadel of Luxemburg. The most ordinary rules
right called Prussia to retire. It ought not to
have been necessary to convoke a meeting of the
great Powers to induce Prussia to adopt a course
which from the first moment equity ought to have
dictated to her."

According to the Temps the solution of the Lux-
embourg question is merely one incident out of a
ihass of international difficulties created for France
Lad Germany by the formation of a German Aldi-
Lary Empire. It adds, however, that the first re-
'tilt of the discussion has the great merit of post-
poning the chances of a conflict, and to give time'
co the demonstration manifested in favour of peace
to develope itself.

Upon the whole it seems after a careful perusal
of the Paris journals that they are inclined to re-
gard the present solution as merely " the COlN-
tuencement of the end."
The French Government has not lost a moment
in proving its pacific declarations ; but immediately
upon receiving the news of the signature of the
treaty respecting Luxemburg, the Emperor. decided
:hat all the sub-officers and soldiers of 1860, be-
longing to the active army and the volunteers en-
;aged, who have a claim to liberation between this
and the 31st December, 1867, shall be immediately
Allowed to return to their homes.
Although the Queen of Portugal has come to
Paris with a travelling title, and does not make
any State visits, her Majesty is received by the
members of the royal family, and was at the even-
ing party of the Princess Mathilde on Sunday last.
The Emperor of Russia has left Moscow for St.
Petersburg, to receive King George I. of Greece,
who is now in the latter capital on a visit to the
Emperor.
The King and Queen of the Belgians have ar-
rived in Paris to inspect the Exhibition. The
Emperor went to meet them on their arrival at
the Northern Railway station.
The following is the result of the first matches of
the season of the Paris Rowing Club on the lake
in the 13,is do Boulogne :
Prix de la Cascade (six boats engaged) ; won by
Semillante.
Prix de la Muette (seven boats engaged) ; won

by Iris.
Prix dc la Ville de Paris (12 boats engaged) ;
won by La Mouche.
Prix des Lacs (dye boats engaged) ; won by
Gauloise.

Prix de 1.1 Societ63 des Regattes (eight boats en-
gaged); won by Eva.
The second day's matches will take place on the
lake on Sunday next.
There has been a frightful thunderstorm in the
environs of Antwerp. Twenty-three stalls erected
at the fair were entirely destroyed. Two person,
were struck by lightning and killed near the Tete
de -Fiandre, and two boatmen perished on the
Schtldt. Much itijury was done to the, vessels in
the roads, and to many buildings on shore. There