The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-09 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARis, Thurs Jay Evening.
The Moniteur states that a circular despatch has
been sent from Munich, by the Bavarian Govern-
ment, to its representatives at the Courts of Canis-
ruhe, Darmstadt, and•Stuttgard, with the view to a
military organisation, in common for the four States
of Southern Germany. The Cabinet of Munich
proposes in this document a convention which shall
establish one uniform system for the four armies, to
be approved of by their respective Parliaments.
With this view it proposes that a Conference shall
take place at Stuttgard, which shall also decide
upon the future destiny of the ancient Federal for-
tresses of Ulm and Rastadt. The programme
traced by the Bavarian Government proposes the
increase of the defensive forces, the universal obli-
gation of military service, the suppression of the
system of drawing lots and finding substitutes, and
the creation of a large reserve force. In a word,
the application of the essential principles of the
Prussian system. Wrurtemberg, the Grand Duchy
of Baden, and Grand Ducal Hesse (for the part
which is not incorporated with the Confederation
of Northern Germany), have given a favourable
reception to these overtures, and the Ministers of
War and Foreign Affairs of the four States of
Southern Germany met on the 3d inst. at Stuttgard
to consider the pr positions of the Court of
Munich. All classes in Bavaria have expressed
satisfaction at the proposed marriage of the King
with the Duchess Sophia Charlotte Augusta,
daughter of his Royal Highness Maximilian, Duke
of Bavaria, and the two Chambers have replied to
the official notification of that event by an address
expressive of the warm attachment of the country
to his dynasty. It is announced that the Empress
of Austria will repair to Munich in the month of
May, in order to be present at the marriage of her
sister, the future Queen of Bavaria.
The Japanese Ambassadors, who were recently
in Paris, have arrived at St. Petersburg. They are
charged to negotiate a treaty of commerce with the
Russian Government, and to make an arrangement
in regard to a question of frontier which bad given
rise to disputes between the two countries. This
question relates to the Island of Saghalin, at the
mouth of the river Amour, two-thirds of which are
possessed by Russia,
and one-third by Japan.
An account from Hasselt, dated Feb. 5, 10 am.,
says :—" Bad news. The cattle plague has broken
out at the distillery of M. Van Straeten. The
disease declared itself among 16 oxen, which were
immediately killed. The other stables of this dis-
tiller still contain 16 head of cattle, and they are
close to those whoro tho infected animals were.
TlTiehaelraermi3 isnuCerhe as
unanimity
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in the laudatory appre-
ciation of the Queen's Speech by
the Paris papers
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Even t
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sition paper, Le Siecle is satisfied with it
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racterises it as " of a very satisfactory character."
The persuasion seems to be almost general among
the Paris papers that the Derby Ministry
will propose
and carry good measures, and that the present Go-
vernment will characterise its career by perform-
ance and not by promises only, like the Whigs.
The Siecle, of course, does not participate in this
view. On the contrary, its efforts to discover that
the " burning question " of Parliamentary Reform
is approached with timidity and with the oratorical
circumlocution so natural to a Tory Cabinet.
A new section of a class of study for adults of
the communal school of St. Philippe du Roule, was
inaugurated on Tuesday. Count Seruvier, who
takes much interest in education, presided. Among
those present were the Duke de Bassano, Senator,
Grand Chamberlain to the Emperor, and several
persons eminent for their attainments. The first
lesson was given by M. Baudevor Vermeron, an
artist, upon the connection between art and in-
dustry. M. Duruy, the Minister of Public Instruc-
tion, has given great encouragement to theseclasses
of adults.

A
ceaatcpcaidimenot, isocna,uisnetd bhey
department of Var.
M. Icard, a gentleman very fond of shooting, was
taken
going out to shoot the next morning with a friend,
and thinking that his powder was damp he placed
some in a box near the stove where they were sitting,
in order to dry it. The two sportsmen were quietly
chatting, in company with three other persons, one
of whom, a lady, had a child upon her lap, when a
violent explosion took place, and the upper part of
the stove was shattered to pieces. M. Icard's friend,
M. Manuel, was unhurt, but the fragments of the
stove inflicted terrible injuries on M. Icard him-
self. His skull was fractured, au eye was driven
out of his head, and it is hardly possible that he
can survive. Happily he was the only victim of the
imprudence.

A day or two ago a remarkable accident took place
on the Luxembourg railway. The train which left
Arlon at three o'clock, and had nearly reached
Longlier, came to a sudden stoppage. A man,
carrying a sack of flour; was crossing the line, but,
being seen by the driver, he stopped the engine
as quickly as possible. The train, however, passed
the spot where the man was lying with his sack, to
the great alarm of the driver and the passengers.
It was supposed that was crushed to atoms, but
strange to say, having by some means become
attached to the train, he had only
been pushed along
for a few yards and was unhurt. The sack was
found under a third carriage.
A man named Andrea Felice Albrile, an Italian,
who is a sort of savage, has just been arrested at
St. Brassac,
near Tarn, in the south of France. He
is 55. He lives like a beast of the field, solely upon
herbs and plants, and thus refused all assistance,
and was wandering about almost naked, as he re-
fused to wear clothes which were offered to him.
He carried about with him a very heavy kind of box,
which served him for shelter. When arrested as a

vagabond, and sent to prison, he would not take
any nourishment whatever for six days, but he
then consented to eat some grass. The authorities
will now take care of him.
M. Nick (it is not said whether it is Old Nick), a
weather prophet of Cahors, has predicted that dur-
ing the first ten days of February the weather will
be very changeable, sometimes bright, and then
foggy, with partial frosts. During the second period
of ten days, with few exceptions, bad weather will
prevail. Violent storms, with rain or snow, will
come towards the 11th, 14th, 18th, and 20th. Dur-
ing the last third portion of February changeable
weather, with snow or rain, near the 21st, 23d, 26th,
and 28th, with the exception of partial frosts, the
weather will be comparatively mild. There will be
tremendous storms on the coast of France about the

3th, 16th, 20th, and 23d. The two latter periods

are most to be feared.

A splendid blvd. of
_marble from the quarries of

Carrara, weighing 76,000 kilogrammes (a kilo-
gramme is more than 21bs English), is about to be
sent by water from Havre for the Exhibition.
Among the wonders from Spain will be an .esta-

blishment for lemonade and other choice refreshing
beverages from Valencia,. The attendants will be
12 beautiful girls in the picturesque costume of the
ancient peasant girls of the province of Valencia,
whose manners and appearance (says the Correspon-
dencia of Madrid) will be such as to captivate the
most indifferent Frenchman or the most splenetic
Englishman.

I Last night in exposed situations the howling of
the wind was something alarming, or, at all events,
of a very unusual character. In the country trees
were stripped of their branches, and the houses
seemed to be menaced with destruction. The rain
came down at time; as if from a waterspout. To-
day the wind has been equally violent and cold.
The clouds at times were peculiarly dark and
menacing, and ever and anon down came the rain,
as if it were to be " after that the deluge." The
gusts of wind made war upon the umbrellas. Per-
sons passing through the Tuileries gardens had
their umbrellas turned inside out by dozens, or they
were torn to shreds like the sails of a ship in a heavy
storm. One poor old infirm priest while mounting
the steps of the church of St. Sulpice was thrown
backwards with considerable violence, the wind
tearing his umbrella from his hand. He bore his
mishap with calmness, and his first care on entering
the Church was to endeavour to put the fragments
of his umbrella into a respectable shape.

Both the Patric and the Presse assert that a law
will be proposed giving the Senate a suspensive
veto upon the measures passed by the Legislative
Body. It would appear from this that the Senate
has not at present, like the House of Lords, the
power of rejecting bills passed by the House of
C om mons.

PARIS, Friday Evening.
The Mennenr contains a very long decree, having
for object the regulation of the business between
the Senate, the Legislative Body, the Emperor, and
the Council of State. The following is from the
bulletin of the official paper : —" A private telegram
from Prague, dated Feb. 6, announces the termina-
tion of the electoral proceedings for the nomination
of the representatives at the Diet. The 70 candi-
dates chosen by the National Club of the nobility of
Bohemia were all elected, which will give to the
party called the party of historical rights a majo-
rity of two-thirds in the Diet.
M. Deak will shortly leave for Vienna, accom-
panied by some of the most eminent members of the
party whom he represents. The visit is at the ex-
press invitation of the Emperor of Austria.
The Correspondence Provinciale of Berlin states
that the administrative division of the countries of
Germany annexed to Prussia will be effected almost
Immediately. These territories, united into two
regencies, having for chief towns Cassel and Wies-
baden, will be placed under the direction of M
Mosller, civil governor of Electoral Hesse.
It is ratherremarkable that the Journal des Debate

which during its career has displayed violence
in behalf of democracy, followed by damning
Conservatism with faint praise," is afraid of giving
any opinion about the Queen's Speech. It says :
" This speech touches upon such a variety of ques-
tions that it is impossible to analyse it carefully
here. We, therefore, confine ourselves to the recom-
mendation to read it. The perusal will not be
without interest." This summary disposal of an

important document has excited much surprise in
Paris, but the initiated here own that the Debats
is puzzled just now, and cannot make up its mind
to support a Conservative Ministry, having in its
day so vehemently denounced everything in the
shape of progress under the regime of order and
tranquillity.

The weather continues very stormy, but it has
been quite warm to-day. Yesterday the cold was
like that of intense winter. Occasionally heavy
showers came, and as the Seine is still rather on
the rise fears prevail of further mischief. The
water has inundated the lower parts of many
houses on the Quai. The Moniteur says that its
printing offices have been again invaded. Inunda-
tions are the order of the day. Turkey is suffer-
ing from them. A letter from Scutari, dated Jan.
25, says that the lower part of the town is under
water, in consequence of the Boyana having
overflowed its banks. The goods in the
bazaars have been spoiled, and business has been

entirely suspended. Some villages On the banks of
the river have been destroyed, the corn spoiled, the
cattle drowned, but the disaster is not rendered
more terrific by any person being killed. The da-
mage done, however, is estimated at several millions
of piastres.

The Constitutionnel has another brief allusion to
the Queen's Speech, but not on its own account.
It merely says that " the English papers are in
general very well satisfied with the Speech."
The Epoque, which has lately enlisted under its
banners a writer of remarkable talent, both as re-
gards science and politics, M. Ernest Menault, has
a forcible article upon the Speech. Referring to
the hope expressed by her Majesty that it will not
be necessary to propose exceptional measures in re-
gard to Ireland, M. Menault says—" We hope also
that such measures will not be necessary, for they
often act like imperial remedies, which, without
touching the cause of the disease, only have the
effect of deranging and exciting the constitution
more violently."

It appears that the printers of Paris are in
great alarm at the idea of the abolition of
the existing monopoly. A deputation from them
have had an interview with M. Rouher, and have
earnestly urged the Minister to reconsider the pro-
posal of carrying out the principle of free trade
in regard to printing and publishing. The simple
fact is, that these gentlemen wish to have mono-
polies removed from the way of every trade but
their own. It is not likely that the Government
will be prevented from carrying into effect the very
desirable object it has in view. As few persons are
aware of the very stringent regulations which now
exist in regard to the publication of newspapers it
may be well to give a striking illustration. Not

only are editors and proprietors of French news,

papers liable to fine and imprisonment for press
offences, but, by the strict letter of the law,

any person who introduces a foreign news-
paper into France without permission from the
Government is liable to a fine of from 100 f. to 500 f.
and also to be imprisoned for a month, or for a year
in case of repetition of the offence. However, in
spite of monopolists and self-styled Liberals, the
enlightened Government of the Empire, instigated
by the Emperor himself, has determined to make
the Press as free as possible, consistently with good
•order and real liberty. The monopolists, however,
are making great exertions. They wish to retain
a law which, if carried out to its full extent, would
enable them to prevent, for instance, the introduc-
tion of The Sun into France, if they thought it
would diminish, to however small an extent, the
circulation of their own papers.

SINGULAR IDENTIFICATION OF A DROWNED MAN.
—On the night of the 6th of December, 1865, a re-
sident at Shrewsbury, named Evans, left the house of a
friend with the intention of returning home, but myste-
riously disappeared on the way, and was never again seen,
either dead or alive. The affair created some excitement
at the time, and a reward was offered for any information
that might lead to a solution of the mystery, but none
transpired, and it was at length concluded that Mr. Evans
had fallen into the Severn, and that his body had been
carried away by the stream. his wife, however, stead-.
fastly refused to believe in his death, and even continued
to pay his usual subscription to the club of which he was
a member, in the expectation of his ultimate return. After
a lapse of fourteen months all doubt has now been set at
rest by the discovery of the body of the unfortunate man
in the Severn, at a place called Cressage, six miles distant
from the spot where he probably fell in. An old woman
gathering wood on the bank accidentally caught sight of

it clinging with outstretched arms to some bushes which
bad arrested its further progress down the stream. The
only articles of clothing remaining upon it wore a necktie,
a collar, a pair of stockings, and a surgical elastic sock on
the left leg. Mrs. Evans arrived at Cressago on Thursday,
and was at once enabled to identify the body of her long-
lost husband by means of the elastic sock. There were no
marks of violence upon the body, and, considering the long
period during which it had been iu the water, it was iu a
remarkable Mato of preservation.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 9.
An hospital for English seamen, under the patron
age of the Prince of Wales and the English Ambas•
sador at the Russian Court, has been established al
Cronstadt.