The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-12 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

PARIS, Monday Evening.
The news in the Bulletin of the Moniteur to-day
chiefly relates to the recent changes in the English
Ministry. It has received a telegram from Munich
stating that the Duchess Sophia, wife of Duke
Charles Theodore of Bavaria, and daughter of the
King of Saxony, whose illness had for some days
past excited great uneasiness, had just died in that
city.
A letter from Berlin states that the marriage of
the Count de Flandre with the Princess Marie de
Hohenzollern Sigmaringen will take place on Apri
25 in that city. The King of the Belgians will go
to Berlin to be present at the ceremony.
Garibaldi, it appears, has given up the idea of
extending his tour from Turin to Naples, and will
return immediately to Caprera. The fact is that he
has not discovered sufficient enthusiasm to induce
him to enter upon a career of agitation. Italy is
tranquil, and the relations of the Holy See with the
Italian Government are on the most satisfactory and
reassuring position.
The Prussian Moniteur publishes an ordinance
regulating the administrative divisions in ancient
Electoral Hesse, the Duchy of Nassau, Frankfort,
and the territories ceded by Bavaria and the Grand
Duchy of Hesse to Prussia. In future these terri-
tories will form two Regencies, the chief towns of
which will be established at Cassel and Wiesbaden.
The Regency of Cassel will be divided into 23
circles, each comprising from 30,000 to 40,000 in-
habitants. That of Wiesbaden will have 12 circles,
the population of which will generally exceedso,ooo
inhabitants. The city of Frankfort will form the
11th circle of this Regency.
Count de Darnremont, Envoy Extraordinaiy and
Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of France
to that of Wurtemburg, has been appointed Envoy
Extraordinary at the Court of the Brazils, in the
room of the Chevalier St. George, deceased. The
Marquis de Chateurenard, Minister Plenipotentiary,
at disposal, has been appointed Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King
of Wurtemburg, in the room of Count de Damre-
mont.

The Constitutionnel in its first article, and in
large type, says :—" At the time we write the
whole of the Italian people press around the
electoral arms. The point is to establish a repre-
sentation with wisdom and patriotism sufficient to
give solid support to the Government, and to guide
it in the difficult path amidst the obstacles of a
great renovation. This is the time, then, when the
Italians should recollect the advice which two years
ago was given to Italy by one who loved his
country so much that he never flattered it, and
never sacrificed what he thought was the truth to
vain popularity. That man was the late Massimo
d'Azeglio." The Constitutionne/ then gives an
extract from the Marquis, who advised the electors
to exercise good sense, sagacity, and patriotism,
and called upon Italy to act like a great nation,
and thus concludes :—" At this time more than two
years ago Italy had to struggle against perils which
she must overcome at any price—the intrigues of
party and the excitement of passions. The Italians
have sufficiently proved that they appreciate the
advice of Massimo d' Azeglio, one of the first
labourers in the work of Italian independence, who
died in endeavouring to execute his task."
It is officially announced that 16,000 French
soldiers•embarked at Vera Cruz on the 28th of
February on their return to France, and it was ex-
pected that the whole of the expeditionary army
would have left Mexico by the Bth of March. The
Siecle expresses its satisfaction at the termination of
an expedition " commenced with such temerity and
continued at the price of such cruel sacrifices."
M.Arnaldi, Archbishop of Spolete (Italy), died a
few days ago, after a long illness, in his 72d year.
The Porchefontaine Races yesterday attracted
but few people, and the business was very flat. The
following is an account of the racing :
Comedienne
Luynes
Sccevola

A Steeplechase Handicap of 2,000 f
Valentino

Gabion 2
...
Heidelberg
A Selling Steeplechase of I,ooof.
M. MacGrittern's Volta
`(walked over)
The Marquis du Hallay Coetquen,
who attained
some notoriety as being a referee in duelling cases,
died suddenly on Saturday night from apoplexy.
Some of the Paris papers to-day, in spite of con-
tradictions given to the report both in England and
France, persist in the statement that there is an un-
derstanding between England, France, and Russia
respecting the course to be adopted in regard to
the affairs of the East. The Memorial Diplomatique
asserts in an official tone that the three great
Powers have determined to claim from Turkey
various important ameliorations in favour of the
Christian subjects of the Porte. The Journal des
Debats does not give credence to the report, although
several influential German papers repose confidence
in it.

The weather to-day has been settled—not very
bright, but warm and agreeable for the season.
Verdi's long-talked-of opera " Don Carlos" is
announced for performance this evening. Some
musical persons of eminence do not seem very con-
fident about its merits.

HEAVY SNOW-STORM IN YORKSHIRE..--- A con-
tinuous heavy fall of snow occurred during the whole of
Thursday and Thursday night in the North and East
Ridings. The moors are thickly covered, and the wolds
are in many places several inches deep. The ground being
dry very little of the snow melts: