The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-22 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Sunday Evening.
Great people continue to arrive in unusual abun-
dance in Paris, and there are shoals of minor per-
sonages, English and others. Yesterday afternoon
came the King and Queen of Portugal, Dom Luis
the Third, Queen Maria, and his Royal Highness
the Infant, Duke of Coimbra, brother of King Louis,
from Brussels. They were received in the same
state and with the same ceremony as the other
Royal personages who recently favoured Paris with
a visit. The Emperor and Prince Joachim Murat
and attendants went to meet their Majesties at the
station, and the cortege proceeded to the Tuileries.
The Royal guests were presented to the Empress,
and were then conducted to the pavilion Marsan,
where magnificent apartments had been prepared
for them. A large body of military escorted the
procession as a guard of honour.
King Louis the Third, of Bavaria, is expected in
Paris ta-day. He travels in private, under the title
of Count de Berg.
The Viceroy of Egypt has ] P eturned to Paris
again from England. Prince Napoleon Jerome has
also come back to Paris.
There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the
Tuileries, under the presidency of the Emperor.
The Empress was present.
Some reports of differences between France and
Prussia having been circulated, the Palrie, in re-
ference to them, says :—" We are in a position to
affirm that no note has been sent to the Berlin
Cabinet by our representative at that Court, and
that the relations between France and Prussia are
of the most satisfactory character. It is well to
remark, besides, that King William is at the waters,
M. de Bismark in Pomerania, and M. Benedetti in
Corsica, from which it may naturally be concluded
that that there is not much diplomatic activity at
the present moment."
The Memorial Diplomatique contains a letter from
Vienna, which says :—" It is not thought in the
political circles of this city that the Pariamentary
agitation which has been caused by the revision of
the Austrian Concordat will determine the Govern-
ment to enter into diplomatic explanations with the
Court of Rome upon the subject. But it appears
probable that the Reichsrath will propose and pass
a law which will modify upon several important
points• the execution of the convention of 1855 al-
most in the same way as in France the application
of the Concordat of 1801, as regulated by the
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inept and the Holy S_e.
Ou the day that the Bill for the Abolition of
Imprisonment for Debt was under discussion in the
Senate, there was a scene at the door of the prison
for debt in the Rue de Clichy of a curious kind and
characteristic of the manners of the day. The wives
and children of the imprisoned debtors were in
crowds at the doors. " Your wives and children
are at the doors," they wrote to their husbands,
" for they wish to know the good news as soon as
you." An officer of the prison was appointed by
the prisoners to send them telegraphic despatches
from the senate, giving a minute of the progress of
the debate. About six o'clock a cab arrived in all
haste at the door, before which a stentorian voice
cried out, " Vive la libert6 ! viva l'Empereur !"
The women and children repeated the cry in such
loud tones that the prisoners were soon aware
that the decision of the Senate was.favourable to

them. The librarian mounted upon a table
and read some verses composed upon the occasion
denouncing the cupidity of usurers, and expressive
of joy that the reign of imprisonment for debt was
over. In the evening the prison was splendidly
illuminated. Many men of note have been im-
prisoned for debt in France, among them Ouvvard,
the great banker, and the Prince of Kaunity,
brother-in-law of the former Prince Metternich,
who was detained for 400,000 f. at the suit of a
manufacturer of toys for children.
There exists in Egypt a tree under which,
according to tradition, the Virgin Mary rested
during her flight i❑ Egypt. On the arrival of the
Viceroy of Egypt in Paris he made a present of
this tree and the surrounding land to the Empress,
which her Maj..sty accepted.

The wheat has been cut in several parts of
France, and in some of the bakers' shops i❑ Paris
bread may be had of the produce of the present

The Court of Assize of the Allier has just con-
demned to death a man named Jacques Boulanger,
a man of 74, for murder. This old man broke into
the house of the brothers Sarrapat, situated in a
lonely spot at Nory, killed one of the brothers with
a hatchet, and attempted to kill the second, and
also a servant, but they overpowered him. This
assassin was condemned to hard labour for life for a
murder in 1863, but his friends managed to obtain
a commutation of his punishment.
The Nice Court of Assize has condemned a
woman named Clarissi for having murdered her
father, an old man of 87, on the Ist of April last
while the other members of the family were
absent.

The Clichy Debtors' Prison, which will soon be 1
relieved of its occupants, was built in the year
1834, and has therefore been in existence for 33
years. Some strange anecdotes are told respect-
ing some of the debtors who sojourned there.
The famous banker Ouvvard, who was
confined there, owed a little debt of five
millions. Sonic persons were astonished that he did '
not get out, as he could have done so, but his inva-
riable answer to questioners was, "Show me another
way of gaining five millions in five years, and I will
go out to-morrow." An Englishman, who was as
rich as Crcesus, made a.'vow that he would never pay
the debt of the creditor who had put him into prison.
The creditor said, on the other hand, that he should
remain there until he did pay. lie remained in pri-
son for eight years. Every day the Englishman's
splendid carriage, with footmen in livery, was
paraded through the Champs Elysees as if he had
been inside. When he died in the prison it was
found that there was a clause in his will expres-
sively forbidding his executors to pay the debt.
Another debtor, who had a hard-hearted creditor,
contrived to outwit him by an ingenious device.
Creditors are compelled by law to send a certain
sum daily for the support of their debtors in prison,
and if there be a single failure in the payment, the
debt is cancelled and the debtor is free. The debtor
in question caused an announcement to be made in
the papers of his death. The creditor, of course,
saw it, and thinking it was of no use to send money
to a dead man, failed to send the stipend next day.
The consequence was, that the debtor was allowed
to depart, but he was polite enough to send a note
to his creditor informing him that, as he knew he
would be sorry to hear of his death, he took the
first opportunity of informing him that there was no
foundation whatever for the report.
The 16th of July was the anniversary of the en-
trance of the Prussians into Frankfort. A letter
from that city states that all the ladies residing there
spontaneously appeared in mourning on that day.
The provincial papers record various instances of
serious damage caused in the French provinces by
severe storms of thunder and lightning. No case of
death or personal injury is, however, mentioned.
" What's in a name ?" Few people have more
names than the King of Portugal, who has just come
to Paris. They are almost legion. He was bap-
tised as Louis Philippe-Mare-Fernando, Pedro de
Alcantara, Antonio Miguel Raphael, Gabriel Gon-
zago, Xavier Francisco le Assiz, Joao, Augusto,
Julio Volfando. Ile is not quite thirty. The Queen
is an Italian Princess, daughter of King Victor
Emmanuel, and was born on the 16th of October,
1847. They have two children, the Prince Royal,
Charles Ferdinand, aged four, and the Duke

d'Oporto, aged two years. The "T. T. F. F. Tres
Fidele," prefixed to the title of the King, was given
in 1849, when the Popo Benoit XIV. gave to the
Kings of Portugal the title of " Kings very faithful
to the Church."

The prospect of constructing an immense ceme-
tery for the burial of the dead of Paris will shortly
be carried into eiecution, and there will be no more
interments at Pere La Chaise or the other cemete-
ries. The city of Paris has purchased about 850
hectares of territory near Poutorse, some 60 miles
from the metropolis. The cost of the formation of
the cemetery and railway connected with it is esti-
mated at 15,000,000 francs. Every arrangement
will be made to insure proper respect for the dead,
and for cheap and easy conveyance from Paris. The
cemetery will be sufficiently capacious to serve its
purpose for many centuries.

TilE ATLANTIC CABLE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Si ,—A telegram dated Valentia, yesterday,
6 p.m., reports that the cable of 1866 was broken
suddenly Saturday afternoon; that the prelminary
Bihndei the injury can be repaired with
experiments give the locality at 50 nautical miles
side—i.e., from Heart's Content.
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A morning representation of M. Victorien
Station's celebrated comedy, "La Famille Benoiton," was
given on Saturday at the St. James's Theatre. The house
was filled with a distinguished and fashionable audience ;
and the admirable play, admirable not only for the merci-
less severity with which it lashes the vices and vanities of
the day, but for the morality which it inculcates, was
acted iu a manner so perfect as to leave nothing to desire.
M. Raven; performance of Champrost, the well-descended
and well-thinking nobleman, was a masterpiece natural
and dignified, where dignity of manner was required,
accompanied by a touch of feeling when occasion demanded
it, and pervaded all through by a vein of humour which
was irresistible. Messrs. Mercier as 13enoiton and
lloqueta as Formichel, were inimitable in their
delineation of the worldly fathers, while La
Petite Gerard, as Faufan ‘Benoiton, kept the
house in a roar. The scene where Champrose, the
man of the world, first meets the precocious young gambler
on the Bourse, is perhaps the best and most amusing one
in the play,
and both performed in a style which none but
French comedians could accomplish. Madlle. Dechamp's
personation of Clotildo fully sustained her well-earned
reputation ; while the fast young ladies were well repre-
sented by Madlles. Tultel and Melia, as was Stephen, the
schoolboy, by Xidex. Chandora. In fine, all the actors
were perfect in their roles ; and we can only express our
deep regret that the engagements of M. Felix will not
permit us many further opportunities of enjoying the per-
formances of his admirable troupe.
Tll E S ELTAN.—Af ter several days' preparations at
the Castle and at General Hood's residence in Windsor
Great Park, fur tho reception of the Sultan, who bad deter-
mined to spend a day inspecting the interesting objects at
the Castle, and visiting the uurivalled scenery of Windsor
Forest, it was finally determine) that tiro Sultan shoul I
arrive at Wiu sor ou Sunday morning, and the necessary
measures were taken both at the Castle au .1 at Geueral
• residenco at Cumberland-lodge for his Imperial
Mejesty's reception. A grand promenade on the terrace of
Windsor Castle in the afternoon was to have taken place,
and two military bands were to have b on present, but the
lamentable and unexpected intelligenco of the death of the
Turkish Ambassador's wife disarranged the whole of the
contemplated proceedings, pro ventiug the Sultan's second
visit to Windsor.
P ENN's YACIIT.—The yacht of Mr. John Penn,
which it is stated has bean transferred to the Sultan of
Turkey, has been fitted up
in a magnificent manner at
Deptford dockyard, and now remains in the basin at that
establishment to await his Imperial Mejesty's pleasure.
The State saloon greatly exceeds in elegance that of the
Queen's yacht. Amongst the furniture is a crimson silk
covered largo square sofa. The seat and back is a foot
thick, with compressed air, feathers, and articles of the
softest materials. The seats of other sofas, chairs, &e., are
stuffed in the BAIII3 manner. The backs of the chairs are
inlaid with pearls. The pillars and claws of the tables are
elaborately carved and gilt, and the tops inlaid with pearls,
&c., the whole being from Turkish designs.

LATEST INTELLIGENOF.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

BF,I,GITINI.

BRUSSELS, July 22.

A Royal decree has been published creating a
new decoration for the reward of long services in
communal and provincial offices, paid or unpaid,
and acts of courage, devotion, or humanity. The
decoration be called the " Civil Decoration."
There will be two degrees, one consisting of a cross
and the other of a medal divided into five cliQses,
two belonging to the cross and three to the meld.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, July 22.

The, Clfraniber of DeputiLA voted yesterday the
Budget of the Ministry of Finance by 193 to 27

votcs.

The discussion on the Ecclesiastical Property

Bill continued.

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, July 22.

Senor J. M. do Casal Ribeiro, Minister for
Foreign Affairs, has left for Paris. lie will be re-
placed during his absence by Senor Andrado Corvo

Murito.

THE LATE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN.
LIVERPOOL, July 22.

Admiral Tegethoff and his suite left on Saturday
by the China, en route for Mexico, via Washington.
He is sent by the Austrian Government to obtain
the body of the late Emperor Maximilian.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, July 20, Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows:

4i per Cents 99 50
Do. end month —
3 por Cents. 6B 90
Do. end month 6B 80
Credit Mobilier 353 75
Do. end month 353 75
Credit Foucier —
Do. end month 1400

Bank Shares 3360
Italian Loan 49 40
Do. end month 49 50
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds —
Spanish Threes
Home Debt ..... •
Deferred -
fAYI3.

For Account.
882 50

Orleans

Northern ll6O
Lyous and Mediterranean BBO
Southern 550
_ ~. ....

Western

562 50

Eastern

Sardinian —
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain BB 75

Saragossa - lOO -
13,011laU