The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-10 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS

(FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Friday Evening.
The .21Ioniteur in its bulletin says:—
" The Federal Council of Northern Germany will
meet in a few days at Berlin. Prussia will be re-
presented by eight members, among whom, in addi-
tion to M. de Bismark, Federal Chancellor, will be
Generals De Padbielski, De Pueben, and Messrs.
Do Pommer, Esche, and Philippsbon. The Saxon
Government will be represented by M. de Priesen,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, whose post will be filled
in the interim by Baron de Falkenstein, the Presi-
dent of the Council.

On the 29th of July a treaty was signed a
Berlin between the two Governments of Prussia
and Saxony for the construction of a railway be-
tween Leipsic and Zeitz, by way of Pegau. Zeitz
is already connected by railway to Gera, a rather
important manufacturing town in the principality
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le)uussk.o Christian, of Holstein, and the Princess
Helena, of England, his wife, are now on a visit to
Constantinople for Paris to
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assume his functions as Ambassadortfrom England.
Great preparations have been made at the English
Embassy, in the Faubourg St. Honord, for his
reception.
The title of Federal Chancellor, recently con-
ferred upon Count de Bismark, gives an influence
of great importance not only for Prussia but for the
whole of Germany. According to the Constitution
the powers of that high dignitary are much greater
than those of a mere Minister. -The Chancellor is
the only real executive power of the Confederation.
It is he who appoints all the Federal func-
tionaries, and receives their oaths in the
name of the Confederation. Alone he forms with
the King the Federal Government. It is he who
presents the 'proposals made by the Federal Council
to the Reichstag, who promulgates the Federal
laws, who superintends the execution of them by
the Federal States and their functionaries, and who
is also charged with all that the Presidency sends
back to him under the head of " Superior Director."
This is an extraordinary position, which would not
have existed if the Reichstag had succeeded in cre-
ating a Federal Ministry.
The King of the Belgians has left Brussels for
Ostend, where his Majesty will stay several days for
the benefit of sea-bathing. The Queen of the Bel-
gians has returned to Tenueren to stay with the
Empress Charlotte of Mexico. The private accounts
respecting the Empress represent her to, be in a list-
less and melancholy condition, and very indifferent
to passing events.
The Emperor has left Paris for the camp at
Chalons, where he will remain for a week. The
King of Sweden and the King of Portugal took
leave of him at the station. His Majesty was ac-
companied by General Fleury, Generals de Failly,
Le Boauf, and other officers. Her Majesty and the
young Imperial Prince will go to the camp onThurs-
day next. His Majesty's fete will be celebrated by
the royal family at Chalons. The Emperor after
that day will leave for Salzbourg, where he will
arrive on the 18th to meet the Emperor of Austria.
The Emperor and Empress, will travel in strict
incognito. On his return from Salzbourg the Em-
peror will go to Baden Baden to have an interview
with the King of Prussia, the latter Sovereign in-
tending to stop at Baden after his return from the
waters of Ragatz, in Switzerland.
The Sultan has returned to Constantinople, when