The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-19 00:00:00

an unfavourable day in general in Paris for pleasure
seeking, the number of visitors who paid for the day
was 42,751. From April Ito August 31 the receipts
exceeded 7,000,000 f. The receipts from the Ist to
10th Sept. amounted to 500,000 f., an average of
50,000 f., or £2,000 sterling a day. This amount is
equal to that of the receipts of June, the royal
month, as it is called, because Sovereigns were then
so plentiful in Paris.
A woman who obtained unenviable notoriety at
the time, Nina Lassave, has just died at Melbourne,
aged 71. She was implicated in the regicide plot
and trial of Fieschi, Pepin, and Morey against Louis
Philippe. For some years she bad been married to
a rich merchant of Mulhouse, where she lived in
great luxury, and where her antecedents were either
unknown or forgotten.

The Constitutionnel states that the negotiations be-
tween Prussia and Denmark upon the subject of the
northern districts of Schleswig will shortly com-
mence at Berlin. M. Quaade will be the represen-
tative of Denmark. The Prussian Plenipotentiary
has not yet been appointed.
The Congress of the Catholic Associations of
Germany held at Inspruck has closed its delibera-
tions, and the Prince Bishop of Brixen bestowed his
Episcopal blessing upon the assembly. Nothing of
particular importance occurred. M. 0 verkamp
read a long paper, having for object the conversion
of the Russians to the Roman Catholic religion,
which was somewhat wearisome, rather, however,
because of its length than from dissatisfaction with
the arguments it adduced and the principles it set
forth. A very interesting speech was made by M.
Mcesinger, Professor at Salzbourg, who advocated
the formation of associations to give pecuniary
assistance to the Holy Father to enable him more
effectually to promote the great cause of
Catholicism.

Mazzini has written a long letter to the Unita
Italiana explaining the reasons why he would not
associate himself in any way with the so-called
Peace Congress of Geneva. In this letter Mazzini
says he has no doubt of the good intentions of the
promoters of the Congress. " Hell," it has
been asserted, "is paved with good intentions,"
but although the assembly was called a Congress of
Peace, peace could not exist except as a consequence
of liberty and justice. Liberty could not be esta-
blished except with a great struggle. Mazzini then
enumerates various points for which, in his opinion,
a great battle must be fought, including the inde-
pendence of Poland, Italian unity, Greek unity,
free Switzerland, instead of Turkey; liberty for
France, America, Scandinavia ; and a vast pro-
gramme of liberty in all parts of the globe. The
object of the struggle must be " a great and holy
crusade—a battle of Marathon, for the benefit of
Europe, and for the triumph of the principle of pro-
gress."

The weather has been peculiar to-day. It has
given us a touch of December. A cold and violent
wind has prevailed all day, relieved or chequered
with rain, but without a gleam of sunshine. Last
night, in the country districts, there was a tempest
calculated to remind us of the equinox. The Pari-
sians, so gay and buoyant lately out of doors, have
deserted the promenades, and people are beginning
to come back to Paris from the country. It is to
be feared that the reign of summer flowers, and
indeed of summer itself, is over.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur has discon-
tinued his course of studies for a short period at the
Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, and left the
Ranger's Lodge, Greenwich-park, on Monday even-
ing, for Balmoral, on a visit to the Queen. Before tak-
ing his departure the Prince, accompanied by Lieut.
Pickard, V.C., Royal Horse Artillery, rode down to
Woolwich Arsenal, and spent some time in inspect-
ing the preparations now in progress for the expedi-
tion to Abyssinia. He was received by Captain
Gordon, C. 8., and other officials. His Royal High-
ness was much interested in his inspection of the
Lilliputian mountain batteries, which, it appears,
are pronounced to be the most effective, and will
probably be the most useful and available for the
service. With a service charge of Goz. of powder
and a 71b. missile, fired at 4 degrees elevation, the
gun carries 2,000 yards, and has been proved to do
good execution at that distance. It is to be tried
as a mortar at Shoeburyness, before the shipment
of the batteries for their destination, by firing with
reduced charges of powder-20z., and a double size
shell, weighing 141 b. According to the original
arrangements, 500 rounds of shot and ammunition
were ordered to be prepared for the service of each
gun, and an amended order was yesterday received
from his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief, directing the amount of the
charges to be augmented to 1,000 rounds each gun.
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precise
of some discussion at
Woolwich. The artificers in the saddlery branch
of the Royal Carriage department are engaged night
ssytsitlleul a oa f subject
to be adopted ap-
pearsect
and day in the manufacture of the saddles necessary
Department,
night
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for the transportation of the batteries, 72 in num -
ber, which are being made after the pattern known
as the " universal pack saddle," in use in all our
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cavalry regiments,
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activity
for
the 5,000 or 6,000 of the New Zealand pattern re-
quired, the whole of which are to be completed by
those whose contracts may be accepted in making
the 4th proximo. It appears to be decided on
furnishing mules for the mountain transport, six of
which will accompany each gun in the following
order :—Two for the transport of the gun and car-
riage, three to carry 20 rounds of cartridge, &c.,
each, and the sixth to be laden with 20 charged
rockets.

T stores brought down from
Iwuatrtah yesterday embarked off
the Tower, and ammunition from the floating maga-
zine, and sailed for the Mauritius; and the Empress,
laden with shields, ammunition,
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and a full cargo of
war stores, left Woolwich for Malta.