The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-14 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Tuesday Evening.
The residents of Paris, who are able to do so, are
leaving the capital for the provinces, and aristocrats
are getting scarce here. Although one hears of
the capital being deserted, however, we are not yet
come to the " last man," and I assure you that there
are yet a few people in the streets, the promenades,
and the cafes. The King and Queen of Portugal
and the Duke de Coimbra have left and are gone
back to their respective localities. So has the King
of Sweden. They have all been intensely delighted
with Paris, but yet they seem to cling to the idea
that " there is no place like home." On the other
hand, however, we shall have the King of Greece
here to-morrow.

The Moniteur states that the accounts brought
to Irieste by the Suez mail are dated Hong Kong,
June 29. Some difficulties had arisen at Japan
between the Taicoun and the Daimios rel.►tive to
the opening of several ports to foreign commerce.
The claim of the Daimios was that the system of
free trade adopted at Osaka should be extended to
the other ports of their dominions. The Taicoun,
however, dissents for the present, and exhibits a
hopeless and melancholy desire to struggle for the
principle of Protection. Nobody in the Daimios
territory seems to wish that he may get it, with the
exception of his retrograde advisers.
The Emperor, on being informed of the melancholy
catastrophe at Bordeaux, sent to the Prefect of the
Gironde a sum of 5,000 f. for the relief of the suf-
ferers.

A question of great importance as regards indivi-
dual liberty is about to be brought before the
Tribunals. On the 4th of June last, when the
Emperor of Russia went to the Opera, there was a
sort of Polish manifestation, and, in consequence,
of cries from the mob of "Vive lai Pologne,"
many individuals were arrested. Among them
was a respectable gentleman named Parent, who
took no part in the cries, and who had no sym-
pathy whatever with the demonstration. Never-
theless he was arrested by a police agent named
Andre, who took him to the station. Not con-
tent with this, Andre, as the complainant alleges,
kicked and insulted him, and called him a " miser-
able wretch." The complainant was detained for
several days. He has therefore taken proceedings,
and claims the sum of 100 francs as damages, and
the payment of all the costs to which he may be
subjected. The case will be heard in a day or
two, when, of course, I shall send you the par-
ticulars.
M. de Bistnark met with a rather serious accident
the other day on returning to Berlin. A short
time previous to the arrival of the train at the
Berlin station the guard shut the door of the car-
riage su ldenly-, and did much injury to the fingers
of M. de Bisinark's right hand. The injury, how-
ever, is not so great as to prevent the Alinister
from pursuing his ordinary labours.
The Moviteur Prussien announces that a Royal
ordinance has been signed, Nviliolt, in execution of
Article 12 of the Constitution of Northern Ger-
many, fixes the 15th of August as the period for
the meeting of the Federal Council.
Various military manoeuvres take place daily at
the camp at Chalons, at which the Emperor is
present. One operation ,was an attack upon a
line of field works, executed by four divisions,
with a strong reserve. The troops formed in

echelon, a difficult manoeuvre at all times when the
number of troops engaged in it is considerable. The
attack was made upon the supposed enemy, and the
works carried with great precision and effect. On
the next day a brigade of the Second Division of
Infantry went through some new and very difficult
operations to the perfect satisfaction of the Em-
peror. Races, night fetes, and various other
amusements are about to take place at Chalons.
The Journal des Debats gives a sort of half official
contradiction to the opinion emitted by some of the
journals that there is nothing political connected
with the ensuing meeting between the Emperor
Napoleon and the Emperor of Austria at Salsbourg.
It seems to think that there is more in the meeting
than "meets the ear." Referring to the opinion
given by some German and other journals that the
object of the meeting is to enable these two great
monarchs to confer upon the best mode of prevent-
ing " surprises" and insuring the peace of Europe
for many years. The Journal des Debats says it
heartily responds to the wish. So be it.
In spite of the excessive heat, such a judicious
system of ventilation has been adopted at the Exhi-
bition that vast quantities of fresh air are intro-
duced by strong motive power, and the temperature
is always cool and agreeable. The Exhibition is the

only place in Paris where it is cool. The agreeable
sensation is at least worth the franc charged for ad-
mission. To-day it has been more than usually
thronged, and the Parisians and fureign visitors
seem determined to enjoy it while they may. Your
readers should do •so likewise, for I am informed to-
day OR authority not to be questioned that, in spite
of the expectations that the building would be
allowed to remain as it is for years, the Commis-
sioners have come to the final and positive determi-
nation that the Exhibition shall be closed in pur-
suance of their former announcements, on the last
day of September.
The Dutch papers received in Path to-day an-
nounce that the cattle plague is on the increase in
Holland. The malady had begun to decline, but it.
has broken out again with increased intensity in the
places where it preva,ile.l, and had manifested itself
iu several other communes. . _

The Moniteur of this evening does not contain
any news of the least interest, either official or
general.

PLYMOUTU, Aug. 13.—The annual swimming
matches took place to-day. For the All-Comers' match
eight prize swimmers swain. henry Gurr, of London, the
Champion ofklugland, was first. The distance was 1,000
yards, twice tWer a course. Time, 13min. 21see. David
l'amphlin, of London, was a very close second. The pro-
vincial men were nowhere.
PACTS ABOUT CRIME.—Sore interesting facts and
figures about crime in England and Wales have just been
published in the thick blue-book of judicial statistics for
1866. Compared with the previous year, serious offences
show a gratifying decrease, probably on account of
more frequent application of summary jurisdiction, the
minor offences dispdoed of by magistrates show au increase.
We learn that we have 23,728 policemen, who cost us
£1,8.a,105, being 478 constables and .£78,647 more than
the year. before. The criminal classes "at large" are set
down at 113,566, but of these 33,191 aro of the tralup and
vagrant fraternity. Those not at largo are 16,706 iu local
prisons, 7,018 in convict establishments, and 3,635 in re-
formatories. In England and Wales are 20,219 houses
of bad character. During the year there were 50,549
indictable offences, in respect of which 27,190 persons were
apprehended and committed. The murders numbered 131,
being four less than the total of 1865. The attempts to
murder were 45, and there were 679 eases of r hooting, stab-
bing, &c.; 250 cases of manslaughter, 8 of attempts to pro-
cure miscarriage, 211 of concealment of birth, 155 of un-
natural offenc3s,2s7of rape, 322 of assaults with intent, ecc.,
272 of assaults and bodily harm, 207 of common assault, and
164 of assaults on "peace officers." There were 481,770
persons proceeded against sammarily, and of these more
, than one-fourth were discharged.