The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-18 00:00:00

,we shall be delivering both masters and men from

a dangerous thraldom.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Tuesday Evening.
It appears, from the information of a German
liberal paper and other sources, that Prussia is
pursuing quietly, slowly but surely, her little game
of annexation. It is only now that publicity has
been given to a treaty, which she concluded on the
18th of July last, with Prince de Waldeck Pyr-
mont. This treaty, which is only to be in force for
ten years, but which may be easily renewed, unless
it should be renounced by either of the contracting
parties, a year before the expiration of the period
in question, entrusts to Prussia the internal admin-
istration of the Principality of Waldeck Pyrmont.
It is Prussia who will receive all the revenue and
pay all the expenses. She will, with a few trifling
exceptions, exercise supreme power. Prussia will
appoint the Director of the Government and all
the public functionaries, who will bo Prussian
subjects, and will take an oath to the King of
Prussia. From and after the Ist of January, 1868,
the Principality of Waldeck will in every respect
become the vassal of Prussia. That little country,
including the country of Pyrmont, occupies a sur-
face of only about 1,230 square kilometres, and has
about 60,000 inhabitants. It only furnished 800
men to the reserve division of the former Federal
army. It is, however, a rich country as regards its
produce, flax, iron, copper, salt, and slate, and is
therefore a valuable acquisition for Prussia. A
Paris paper, which has a correspondent in Ger-
many, says it is informed that X Bismarck is de-
termined to be master over the Confederation of
the North, and to rule over it without any control
or opposition. This treaty affords proof of the fact.
The Gazette du Potpie considers the conclusion
of the above treaty as an infraction of the Prussian
Constitution, according to which the King of Prussia
is not allowed to enter into any treaty without
the consent of the Chambers, if such a treaty should
impose any change upon the State and any burthen

upon citizens. By the terms of the Federal Con.

stitution, the King of Prussia, in his quality of
supreme head of the Confederation, may conclude
with foreign Powers, and without the consent of the
Reichstag, any treaty the object of which is foreign
to Federal legislation.
Should King William wish to treat with a foreign
Power he ought to appeal to the Prussian Parlia-
ment, representing the citizens, to whom the pro-
posed new alliance might become onerous, but he
will dispense with this by acting in the name of the
Confederation. Should the Prussian Parliament
make any objection, he will answer the deputies by
referring to the rights granted to him by the Con-
federation of Northern Germany. In short (con-
cludes the above journal), in any case that may
arise, the Prussian Government will be triumphant.

Accounts have been received from Luxembourg
of the solemn entry of the Luxembourg troops into
the Grand lineal capital. Two battalions of chas-
sours, 800 strong, took possession of the city on the
9th September. Every man wore a bouquet on his
gun, the flowers having bee❑ graciously offered for
the purpose by the people of Echternach and
Diekirch.

The monument to the memory of M. Billault,
one of the most eminent French Ministers of modern

times, was inaugurated at Nantes, his native town,
on Sunday last, with great ceremony and general
Indications of respect. M. Rouher, Minister of
Finance, presided, and the attendance included
members of the Senate and all the men of note in

the Department, as well as many persons of emi-
nence from Paris, magistrates, lawyers, and others.
After an appropriate address from the representa-
tive of the Mayor, who was absent in consequence
of a death iu his family, M. Rouher paid an
eloquent tribute to the memory of the deceased
Minister. M. Rouher traced his chreer, and
alluded to his great talents and enlightened mind.