The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-11 00:00:00

TEE SUN, LONDON, TUESOAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1867

FIZESIDENT by the citizens for protection of life and
acoperty, operty, so that between these various methods of
governing the country, the first object usually pro-
:posed by legislators, is far from being gained.

In Louisiana it is zaid that General SHERIDAN
h 2 •.s been deciding all doubtful points in the.registra-
tic oa against the whites, so that nearly all of them
ha ve been disfranchised, and nine-tenths of the
ters registered have been negroes ! In fact,
Ser. •ator WILSON, who has just returned from a
polL4cal tour in the South, plainly delares that the
(thief reliance of the Radical party in the South
e lust be the negroes. Mr. SUMNER and Mr.
SIILEY arc urging a July Session of Con-
gl•esa, in order to pass a general negro suffrage,
and act on the impeachment of Mr. JofixsoN.
These patriotic ideas are not, however, likely to be
fulfilled, since THADDEUS STEVENS—a greater man
than either—has set his face against a July session.
If it was to be for no other good end than to carry
these two forlorn hopes, it would certainly be a
waste of time and trouble. Negro suffrage is any-
thing but popular in the North, and possibly the
extreme Radicals themselves might be less vociferous
in urging it if they thought there was the least chance
of carrying it into practice. As for the impeach-
ment of the PRESIDENT, the judiciary committee
have themselves abandoned the attempt to get up
evidence. How then can Congress proceed further
in the matter ?

Mr. DAVIS is passing through Canada, where he
has received a cordial welcome. Mr. HORACE
GREELEY, whose manly and straightforward con-
duct in becoming bail for the ex-President
has been generally approved in this country,
has been a good deal censured by the vio-
lent Radicals. The New York Tribune has
been actively engaged in defending him, first on
the ground of humanity, and subsequently on the
ground that DAVIS and his followers were not
guilty of treason. ➢Lr. GREELEY'S reputation can
very well take care of itself, and he has certainly
raised rather than lowered it among those coun-
trymen of his whose approbation is best worth
having, but the. tone adopted by his defenders
in the press is significant. It is understood that the
Attorney-General declares that Mr. DAVIS cannot
be tried for treason. Chief Justice CHASE and
other members of the Supreme Court have in many
instances decided that the Confederates were bel-
ligerents. Therefore the Attorney-General says
that Mr. DAVIS must be treated as a belligerent ;
he must be released, and may even bring a suit
for illegal punishment. Whatever truth there is
in this report, it shows in what way public opi-
nion is tending, and if, as there is no doubt, that
the authorities of the Supreme Court have re-
cognised the Confederates as belligerents,
it is a question for the lawyers whether
this point may not be raised in Mr. DAVIS'S
favour. Most probably though we shall hear no
more of his trial. The Radicals must themselves
be aware that they would damage their cause by
any attempt to open the case, while public opinion
would be strongly against it. The Feniaus are
said to be preparing for another raid into Canada,
not having yet exhausted the credulity or the
finances of their dupes.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Monday Evening.

As none of the journals appeared this morning,
Whit Sunday having been a holiday at all the
printing-offices, the Parisians are destitute of the
great luxury of discussing the news of the day.
For once, however, the deprivation is not missed,
for Whit-Monday being also a holiday, and the
weather being fine and apparently settled, half the
population is gone to the Steeplechases at Lt
Marche, the Exhibition, or the promenade.
The Journal de St. Petersburg, received in Paris
to-day, says :

" The telegraph has proved that the Emperor
of Russia was received on his passage by the accla-
mation of the crowd. The sympathy of this re-
ception proves that the French nation, in spite of
certain party writers, too often led away by passion,
knows how to appreciate the Monarch of whom Russia
is proud, and the acts of a reign which from
the present time has its place marked among the
pages which history consecrates to the eulogium of
all that is wise, foreseeing, useful, and great.
Happy the Sovereigns who, travelling from their
States, hear around them the expressions of sym-
pathy and respect mingled with the grateful enthu-
siasm and respect of their people. Happy the
Sovereigns who attract the gratitude of Europe as
well as that of their own country !"
Some contradictory accounts have been in circu-
lation respecting the Treaty alleged to have been
concluded between Prussia and the States of the
South for the reconstitution of the Zollverein. An
account from Berlin alleges that no such treaty has
been agreed to, although the various Governments
have come to an understanding upon the basis
of some new arrangement having that object
in view. On the other hand, a despatch from
Munich says that IVurtemberg and Baden have
agreed to such a treaty under the reservation that
there should be a delay of three weeks for its ratifi-
cation. Bavaria has not yet given an opinion upon
the subject, but there is little doubt of the adhesion
of the Duchy of Hesse.

It appears from a statement in the Italie that the
convention relative to ecclesiastical property is not
favourably received by the Italian Parliament.
Three now commissioners have been appointed to
examine the project of law. Discussions have taken
place, and from the tenour of them it would appear
that some essential modifications in the proposed
law are likely to take place.
In the course of a discussion in the Chamber, the
Minister, M. Rouher, said it was the desire of the
French Government that the proposed laws relative
to the press and to public meetings should be passed
this session. " There is nothing in recent or ante
cedent events," said M. Rouher, " to shake the con-
victions of the Government upon the subject."

The port of the Exhibition presented a novel and
interesting spectacle a day or two ago. The yachts
were all ornamented with flags, and there was a
large assemblage. The Empress, accompanied by
the Princess of Prussia, was received by the Com-
missary-General, and the committee of pleasure
navigation embarked for St. Cloud with their suite
on board the steam-yacht Puebla. The Princess
Matilde embarked on board the Daughter of the
Nile.(Beneh-Nil Dahabie), belonging to the King
of Egypt. Her royal highness was received on
board by M. C. Edmond, Commissary-General of
the Egyptian Exhibition, several naval officers, and
members of the jury of the class. The twelve
Nubian rowers were in the picturesque costume of
their country—red coats, white pantaloons, and
white turbans—and the boat descended slowly to
St. Cloud. Two steam-yachts, the Mouche, be-
longing to Prince Napoleon, and the Vauban escorted
the Daughter of the Nile. The Royal party, after
a short stay, the weather being unfavourable, re-
turned back, and the Dahabie was anchored off the
Exhibition. The Nubians played some of ' their
native music in the course of this novel excursion.
An ingenious apparatus, the invention of M.
Thierry, is to be seen in operation in the Park of
the Exhibition for the consumption of smoke and
the economy of coal in the generation of steam.
This apparatus may be adapted to various machines
for which steam is employed, and it is said to be
successful.

In the evening when the building is closed the
Park presents a scene of unparalleled attraction and
beauty. There are countless buildings of all kinds
of architecture, and affording specimens of thebuild-
ings of Turkey, Egypt, China, Tunis, and indeed of
the Far East and Far West. There are Turkish
divans and other places of assembly, and you may
see all sorts of costumes and partake of all kinds of

strange refreshments. It is indeed a panorama of
the " living manners as they arise." Electric light
and illuminations lend additional splendour to the
fairy scene. It may be truly said that nothing of
the kind has ever been before witnessed.

As to the exhibition itself the frequent visitor
may see that some new object of beauty or interest
is added almost daily. Thus, in the French fur-
niture department there has been recently placed
one of the most magnificent drawing-room orna-
ments ever secs. It is from the manufactory of M.
Grohci, the furniture manufacturer to the Empress,
who is unrivalled in this branch of industry. The
article is of mahogany, of refined and splendid
polish, and glittering with figures and ornaments
of gold. It is of Louis XVI. style, but as one of
the French papers justly remarks it is of that
style greatly improved by modern art and taste.
The medals obtained by M. Groh6, at the London
Exhibiton, made his productions known in Eng-
land, but he has surpassed himself at this Exhi-
bition.

In the clock department some marvellous speci-
mens of the art from the famed establismeut of M.
Detouche, in the Rue St. Martin, excite wonder
and admiration. There are some instruments for
ascertaining the speed of locomotives and timing
the progress of other vehicles, which are of first
utility from their precision and accuracy. There
is also the most curious timepiece ever seen. It is
not a foot high, and the works are not to be seen
behind the dial, which merely looks like a piece of
but yet motion
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the art of clock and watchmaking cannot go fur-
ther than it has done under M. Detouche's genius
and skill.

In the Russian department there are some singu-
lar and spherical watches. They are not larger
than a marble, and may be worn as a drop to a
lady's ear-ring, or as a bracelet.

M. Bismarck sometimes wears the uniform of
General of Cuirassiers of the Landwehr, and looks
rather a dashing fellow. The uniform is white,
with large boots and a steel helmet, surmounted
with a point. Sexing the Minister in this white
array, the Parisians say that he really is not so
black as he has been painted.

The 15th inst. is announced for the opening of
the section of the railway from Toulouse to
Bayonne, which traverses a very beautiful and pic-
turesque district. This new line will be very con-
venient for invalids who wish to take the waters in
the south of France, as there will be stations at
Bagneres de Luchon, Bagueres de Bigorre, Cau-
terets, Eaux Bownes, Tarbes, Pau, and Biarritz.
It will also greatly facilitate the communications
between France and Spain. A grand fete is in
preparation for the occasion.
A significant incident is involved in connection
with the attempted murder of the Emperor Alex-
ander. A few minutes before it took place a group
of young working men in blouses called out " Vivo
la Pologne." They were aware of the attempt in
a few minutes as they were in the immediate vicinity
of the carriages, and on learning it they cried out
with great enthusiasm, " Vive l'Empereur." The
hat of the Emperor of Russia was grazed by a frag-
ment of the pistol when it burst. It is now ascer-
tained that the lady who was said to be severely
wounded merely received a slight scratch from a
portion of the pistol. The Emperor of Russia con-
' tinues to show himself in public without any addi-
tional precautions, just as if nothing of the kind
had happened. Accompanied by his two sons, he
has made a minute inspection of the Londre, where
he was received by the Senator Superintendent of
the Fine Arts. His Majesty visited both the upper
and lower galleries, and remained in the Londre for
a considerable time. The Emperor Alexander has
also passed an evening at the Theatre Francais.
His Majesty has presented to the Emperor Na-
poleon two of the most beautiful of the three horses
now at the Exhibition. One is Fakel, aged five
years, and the other Jasau, an Alczau stallion, of
the same age. Both these horses were bred and
trained in the Imperial haras of Khrenanoya, in the
Government of Varonejie, which was founded by
Prince 0 Tchesneusky, at the end of the 18th"cen-
tury. It was in this haras that the celebrated race
of Russian trotters was bred, and also Bedouin, who
has so often astonished amateurs at races in the
Bois de Boulogne by his swiftness.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

ITALY.

FLORENCE, Juno 11.

The Commission appointed to consider the
Ecclesiastical Property Bill have met twice to draw
up a counter scheme in accordance with the direc-
tions they have received from the Chamber. Signor
Ferraris has been elected President of the Commis-

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SPAIN.

MADRID, June 11.

Trustworthy reports are current that the Queca
will go to Rome to be present at the Centenary,
and that either before or after she will visit the
Paris Exposition with the Infanta Isabelle. The
King of Spain and the Prince of Asturias will also
go to Paris.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
MALTA, 10th June.

The Syria leaves at eight, and the Delta at nine
o'clock this evening. The former may be expected
at Marseilles on the 13th, and the latter at South-
ampton about the 19th instant.