The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-01 00:00:00

CORRESIONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday Evening.
The telegraphic communications in the Pontifi-
cal States being still interrupted, no news has been
received in Paris of a later date than that which I
supplied yesterday. The only new fact known
officially is, that in consequence of the march of
Garibaldi in the direction of Rome the Pontifical

garrisons at Viterbo and other cities had effected a
movement of concentration with the view of pro-
viding more effectually for the defence of the ca-
pital.

The reports to-day at the Bourse and elsewhere
respecting Italy are of a more alarming character
than usual. It is said that a portion of the Italian
army has entered the Pontifical territory. 'The
attitude of Prussia is a point of absorbing interest.
It is, I believe, certain that a communication has
been made by the Cabinet of Berlin to that of
Florence, intimating that Prussia would not inter-

fere in purely Roman questions; but if the king-
dom of Italy should be invaded by French troops,
Prussia would regard the fact as a cases belli. In
the presence of such a communication it is no wonder
that much agitation prevails in the political world
of Paris to-day.
I collect from the various accounts of the Italian
papers and other sources that nothing certain is
known about Garibaldi. On the 27th Nicotera
was traversing the province of Frosenone to make
his junction with the General. The report is current
that Garibaldi has entered Rome. This report is
not believed in official quarters. There has been a
Garibaldian manifestation at Florence. A report
was prevalent in that city, not only of a battle in
the vicinity of Rome, on Mount Parioli, where the
insurgents under Menotti Garibaldi made an attack,
but that barricades had been erected in the streets
of Rome, and fighting had commenced. Garibaldi
is said to have made 400 prisoners in the affair of
Monte Rotondo. The Dirritto asserts positively
that Garibaldi had taken possession of the villa
Piombino, close to the gates of Rome. The Ponti-
fical army was concentrated around the city. The
Journal de Borne asserts that the Garibaldian troops
find no difficulty in passing the frontier.
From the market returns it appears that the con-
sumption of oysters in Paris is to the extent of from
8,000 to 9,000 baskets a day. Each basket con-
tains twelve dozen, reckoned as 150. This is a con-
sumption of from 1,200,000 to 1,450,000 oysters a ,
day, or a total of 36 millions a month. Such havoc
as this among the oysters must surely "astonish the

natives."

Some time ago a reward was offered in England
for the discovery of a new material which could be
converted into paper. A new branch of industry
now exists in France. Three manufactories have
been established where paper is made from the
vegetable fibre of resinous trees. They aro in the
department of the Isere, the Upper Rhine, and the
Pas de Calais. These manufactories are said to
furnish already nearly a tenth part of the paper
consumed in France.

Public opinion is much occupied in Switzerland
with the proposal to tunnel the Swiss Alps so as to
establish railway communication between Switzer-
land and Upper Italy. 'The spot through which
the railway is to be carried is not yet decided upon .
The eastern cantons are iu favour of the Lukmanier,
those of the west prefer the Simplon, whilst the
central cantons wish the railway to be carried
through St. Gothard.
The majority of the Federal Council have agreed
to a vote directing the Minister of the Swiss Con-
federation of Florence to endeavour to ascertain the
intentions of the Italian Government upon the sub-
ject. The representative of Switz'2rland is to be
eh,. rged with the task of learning if the Government
of Victor Emmanuel is still disposed to present to
the Chambers the project of law which was under
consideration last year, and if it would consent, in
concert with Switzerland, to make a representation
to the States of Southern Germany with a view to
interest them in the success of the project to tunnel
the Alps. The Swiss journals of the various cantons
I see discuss the vote of the Federal Council with
much earnestness and interest.

The Exhibition is to remain open for three days
more, viz., the Ist, 2d, and 3d of November, that is
to say until Sunday next inclusive; but this exten-
sion of time is only accorded with the view of obtain-
ing funds for charitable purposes. The following
is the notice issued by the Imperial Commission :
" The Imperial Commission assembled yesterday