The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-18 00:00:00

HUNGARY.

PESTU, Dec. 18.

At the sitting of the Lower House of the Hunga-
rian Diet to-day, the Customs and Commercial
treaty with Austria was passed.

CROATIA.

AGRAM, Dec. 16 (Evening).

National flags have been hung out in this city,
inscribed " Long live union with Hungary for

ever !"

PARIS, Dec. 18.

A circular has been published this morning,
addressed by the Prefect of Police to the district
police chiefs of Paris. It is intended to refute the
theory set up by the journals that the police have
no right spontaneously to arrest any person what-
ever, even in case of a flagrant offence, unless the
crime of which he is guilty be punishable before
the Court of Assizes.

The circular says that it is necessary in the name
of the public security openly to repel these theories,
which might cause uneasiness to the assistants of
justice and the police, with regard to whom they
constitute positive attempts at intimidation.

The circular concludes thus :—" Continue to ex-
orcise your duties peaceably in all security. Bring
to them, with love for the public welfare, calm mo-
deration and scrupulous respect for legal forms,
coupled with that spirit of good-will which has never
ceased to distinguish you."
The Constitutionnel of to-day publishes an article
bearing the signature of M. de Limayrac, in which
it says :

" Some journals have asserted that, after the de-
claration made by M. Rouher in the Legislative
Chamber, the proposed conference could not take
place. We cannot understand how that declaration,
confirming the policy followed by the Emperor for
nineteen years, should prevent a deliberation of the
European Powers. No one could ever suppose
that the representatives of the Courts of Europe
assembled in council would, in despite of treaties,
dethrone a sovereign legitimately recognised by
all. Likewise, no one could believe that,
after the universally admitted facts of the
last seven years, the same representatives
would destroy that Italian tuaity so dearly bought.
Terefore there could not have been any question
before the sth December either of despoiling the
Pope, or upsetting Italy. The state of affairs is
precisely the same at the present moment. The
mission of the Conference ought to be to induce
Rome and Florence to come, not to complete recon-
ciliation, which time alone can operate, but to
establish a modus vivendi, which would level the
barriers between the two States, enhance their
mutual interests, and put aside any pretext for
further conflicts. To attain such a result the in-
fluence of all Europe was not too much to be asked
for. Should the Government of the Emperor have
failed in its task to conciliate the interests of
Catholicism and Italy, to prevent lamentable con-
flicts and dangerous agitation, it will, at all events,
have done its duty."

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, Dec. 17.

Baron Auguste d'Onetham, the recently ap-
pointed Belgian Minister to Portugal, presented his
credentials to the King in private audience to-day.

MALTA.

VALETTA, Dec. 16.

Her Majesty's Indian transport Crocodile, 7i
days from Queenstown, arrived here to-day with
the Ist Battalion of the 60th Rifles and other In-
dian reliefs, 1,230 men in all, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel Raikes of the 102 d Regi •
meat. All well.

The Rev. Mr. Middleton died during the voyage,
and was buried off Cape St. Vincent. The ship
leaves for Alexandria to-morrow.

The troopship Orontes leaves for England to .day.

The Achilles, from Alexandria, for London has
arrived here. She had expended all her fuel, and
was obliged to burn 100 tons of cotton seed.