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It is really quite impossible to fathom the motives

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of Count BISMARCK, or to arrive at any very defi-
nite notion as to his policy, and whether or not he
really means to give up the northern part of Schles-
wig to the Danes we are at a loss to determine.
However, of one thing we may rest assured, and
that is, that if he does relinquish his apparent
hold on the place in question, he will take care to
make some drawback, and thus spoil the grace of
the gift, as it were. The last news that we get on
the subject is from the semi-official North German
Gazette, which publishes an article on " Germany
and the anti-German efforts of the Scandinavian
Party," in which it declares that it is to be expected
that at the " settlement of the North Schleswig
question Denmark will have to give guarantees for
the protection of the national character and rights
of the German population." We consider this as
nothing at all but an idle excuse for being intrusive
and impertinent. How can the Germans require
any further protection than they are sure to get
from Prussia? And if it were not so, is it likely that
the Danes will prove themselves encroaching or
arbitrary ? We think that the Prussians had better
look at home a little before they attempt to in-
struct and direct others, and not interfere with
national rights and characters.

We suppose that even the brazen assurance of the
Berlin Government is unwilling to brave the anger
of France, or to incur the risk of refusing her wishes,
and therefore the reason of this sudden excitement
about North Schleswig, the project of whose ex-
change seemed to have been entirely given up.
We have now before us some despatches which show
what are likely to be the future relations between
Italy and Prussia, and hence they will doubtless be
perused with interest by all parties who watch the
progress of events. The Prussian Ambassado
at Florence, in addressing the Italian Minister for
Foreign Affairs, in reference to the peace signed
at Prague between Austria and Prussia, declares
that the mission is not yet ended, and that he is

instructed to state that the " express wish" of
the Prussian Cabinet is that the alliance should
not cease with the phase of war, but that it may
be " strengthened and perpetuated" in the time
of peace on which they are now entering. The
Italian Minister, in a despatch to the Charge
d'Affaires at Berlin, intimates his wish that there
may long reign a good understanding between
the two kingdoms. This is all very well, looked
upon as the terms of courtesy, but it will be
rather serious for Austria if both parties keep to
their present promises. We can see no good that
can possibly accrue to Isaly from keeping up any-
thing like a compact with Prussia, and the sooner
that lately restored kingdom contrives to shake off

The sad fate of the Abyssinian captives has long
been the subject of anxious inquiry in this country,
and we regret to hear, from the last accounts in the
Moniteur, that they are in a worse condition now
than they have been for some time past. Letters
have`,been received from Massowah, which state that
Colonel CAMERON and Mr. RASSAM, with their
friends, have been again placed in irons, by order
of the Emperor THEODORE. It is added that
the cause of this severity is not known.
This is deplorable intelligence, and will
quite dishearten those who have been look-
ing forward to the speedy release of these long-
suffering individuals. We hope that their sad fate
will be a warning to all of their countrymen, and
indeed to all Europeans, who venture into these
remote and uncivilised regions, not to be so in-
cautious in their language, and so offensive in their
acts. It is easier to excite the wrath of these mag-
nates than to allay it ; and as for their prisons, they
seem to realise the description of facilis descensus
averni to all intents and purposes. Another lesson
that may be appropriately gained from thir
transaction is one that the Government of this
country may well lay to heart. We have to thank
the well-known meddle-and-muddle policy of Lord
RUSSELL for the serious position of these captives.
The Abyssinian imbroglio is another of those pre-
cious legacies that he has left to his successors, and
it is difficult to say how, or in what manner, he
could :nave done worse in the matter than he
has. First of all, he :was wanting in due re-
spect towards the EMPEROR in not sooner sending a
reply to his letter, and then by his timidity and
hesitation he allowed him to see that he was afraid
of him, and could really do nothing to avert the con-
sequences that his anger might bring on the captives.
Such is neither a dignified nor an expedient course
to adopt, as the sequel has unfortunately shown.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Monday Evening.
The Paris papers again discuss the affairs of the
East with some anxiety and attention. There still
appears to be some doubt in regard to the alleged
communication of a despatch from the Turkish Go-
vernment to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Some
of the journals persist in the statement that such a
note has passed through the hands of Djemil
the Turkish Minister ; on the other hand, it is stated
officially that such a note does not exist.
A letter from Florence, dated Dec. 24, states
that there has been a slight disturbance at Rome,
and that some workmen who were singing the Gari-
baldi hymn were arrested. The occurrence seems
rather to have arisen out of the joviality of the sea-
son than from any political feeling. There is now
rapid railway communication between Florence and
Rome. The express morning train from Florence
reaches Rome the same evening. The journey from
Florence to Naples may be effected in 22 hours.
Travellers, who know how tediously and slowly
the vetturino formerly conveyed them, will consider
this news to be very interesting.
According to the writer of a letter from Rome the
Italian Government appears to fear some outbreak
or some political movement. At all events, the
Roman frontier is now very strictly guarded. The
military cordon has been strengthened, and various
other precautions have been taken. Two Roman
emigrants, supposed to be connected with the so-
called National Roman Committee, have received
orders to leave the city. M. Menebrea, it was said,
was about to repair to Vienna as Envoy Extraor-
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for the King
of Italy to Austria.
The note of preparation for the opening of the
Chambers has commenced. M. Troplong, first
President of the Court of Cassation, has been ap-
pointed President of the Senate for the year 1867,
and M. Boudet, Vice-President. Marshal Count
Baraguay d'llilliers, Marshal Count Regnaud do
St. Jean d'Angely, M. de Royer, and M. Delangle
have been appointed Vice-Presidents of that Body.
The Moniteur, after enumerating the vessels sent
from French ports to bring home the troops from
Mexico, says :—" From the commencement of the
present month successive departures have taken
place every day, and some of the vessels have already
arrived at Vera Cruz. By the Bth of January next
they will all have left the ports of France.
The concentration of our troops continues to
be rapidly effected. Accounts from Mazatlan in-
form us that on the 12th of November the French
garrison evacuated that town, and that it had been
despatched to San Blas by the Victoire on its way
to the port of embarkation."
In spite of the adverse reports upon the subject,
it is officially stated that the negotiation entrusted
by the Italian Government to Commander Tonello
has made great progress. Most of the points pro-
pounded by the Pontifical Government as the basis
of the arrangement are admitted in principle, and
without difficulty by the Cabinet of Florence.
There is every reason to believe that a speedy ar-
rangement will be effected of the questions which
could not be settled at the time of M. Vegezzi's
mission. Cardinal de Angelis, archbishop of Ferm o
who has been absent from his diocese for several
years, has just returned to it.
The following will complete the amount of re-
markable deaths during the year 1866. The number
of persons who died after having attained upwards
of 100 years was 22. The greater proportion were
women. Four were 104 years old. Two had
reached 105, Madame Anne Merilhac and the
Baroness de Peusades de Bacheu. Two were of
the extraordinary age of 120 years each ; both vete-
ran soldiers, Lorenz llalaez and Antoine Krilheinier.
A still more extraordinary case was that of M.
Onofre Robles, a native of San Juan de Los Llanos,
who was 133 years old. The list may be wound

the engagement, the better it will be for her.
Prussia has adopted a movement that is decidedly
retrograde in its tendency, and those who follow
in such a course cannot prosper.

The quarterly returns of the national revenue are
happily continual sources of congratulation to Eng-
lishmen. In spite of reiterated reductions of taxa-
tion and the actual removal of several imposts, in
spite of the enormous outlay which is continually
going on in our public departments, in spite even of
the depression caused by the financial panic in the
spring, the revenue goes on more than confirming
the most sanguine anticipations. We are so accus-
tomed to our good fortune in this respect that
we take it almost as a matter of course,
and should be doubtless very much astonished
if we found our quarter's tables telling another
story. Several causes make the satisfactory charac-
ter of the returns now before us more than usually
remarkable, and if we look into the items we shall
find some noticeable variations. The increase on
the quarter just ended as compared with the cor-
responding quarter of 1865 is £325,520. On the
nine last months of the year, as compared with the
same period of 1865, the net increase is £973,370 ;
while on the whole year of 1866, as compared
with its predecessor, the net decrease is only
£410,816, less than half a million. This, of
course, is attributable to the reduction of the
property tax, which makes a difference in the year
of over £2,000,000. The customs during the nine
months of the year have more than realised Mr.
GLADSTONE'S estimate, and the Customs also, if
they produce the same average in the ensuing quar-
ter of the financial year, will exceed his expecta-
tions. The Post-office, which is generally so
rapid in its increase, does not come up to
expectation. It was estimated to increase by
£200,000, but as yet it has only shown a
gain of £125,000, and, what is not a little
remarkable, the last quarter's share of that increase
is only £lO,OOO. Perhaps the depression every-
where complained of in trading and commercial
circles may account in some measure for this, as
well as for the decrease under the head of stamps,
which amounts to £345,000 in the nine months, and
£269,000 in the quarter. Still the sum total of the
returns is more than satisfactory ; it is highly en-
couraging, especially when we take into account the
many adverse influences of the past year. The
two principal sources of increase in the quarter
are of course the Customs, with a gain of £294,000,
and the excise, with an income of £361,000. In the
miscellaneous items which swell the year's returns
are included half a million of New Zealand Bonds,
a seasonable assistance. The general condition of

up by perhaps an unparalleled case of modern lon

gevity, that of Joseph Crele, who had reached 14

years. Among the deaths were those of M. Flocon,
a member of the Provisional Government of 1848,
and that of Count de Guernon de Ranville, Minister

of Public Instruction in the time of Charles the

Tenth.

Another remarkable edifice in Cit 6 is about to
undergo repairs and ornamentation, the ancient
church of St. Julien le Pauvre, which was annexed
in 1826 to the Hospital of the Hotel Dieu to serve

as a chapel. It is worth a visit from all who come
to Paris. This church dates from the first centuries

of the French monarchy, and Gregory de Tours

gave it the name of Basilisk. From the 13th cen-

,ury the University held its meetings there, and the

election of Rector generally took place within its
walls. Originally St. Julien the Martyr was the

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per Cent. per annum, duo Ist January, 1867, is PAYABLE The Mexican news is still contradictory and un-
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on presentation of Warrants, on and after THIS DAY.
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to angry opposition and furious contests, but at
least they are generally very well aware what both
parties are fighting for, and are ill prepared for the
chaotic condition of a state which cannot actually be
certain what it wants. Mr. CAMPBELL and General
SHERMAN have come back much disappointed with
the results of their mission. They have found the
popularity of JUAREZ and of American inter-
vention generally to have been much exag-
gerated. They remain at New Orleans awaiting
further instructions, which their Government will
not perhaps find it very easy to give them. General
BAZAINE has announced that the French troops
will remain neutral. Much will, no doubt, depend
on the course pursued by MAXIMILIAN, who, if he
act up to the tenour of his proclamation, will re-
fuse to abdicate. It is a troubled condition of
affairs, and Mexico is not likely to have a firm or
settled Administration for some time to come.

only patron of this Church. It was in the 12th
century that the worship of St. Julien le Pauvrce
Bishop of Mans, who was surnamed the Pau vr on
account of his inexhaustible charity, was associated
with that of the original founder. A fragment of
the ancient portico of the church still exists. It is a
bas relief in stone representing a third St. Julien,
not the one just cited.
An immense Spanish pig, which seems to have
" gone4the whole hog," will figure at the Exhibition.
The animal is now on its way from Murcia to
Madrid. Its weight is about 1,000 English lbs.
The Government has granted an annual pension
of 5,000 f. each to the two sons of M. Thouvenel,
formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs, recently de-
ceased. The grant has been made in pursuance of
the law of July 17, 1856, by which it is provided
that a pension may be awarded to Ministers and
other great personages, and to their widows and
children, for eminent services rendered to the State,
" should the insufficiency of their fortune render
such a grant or recompense necessary." The amount
of such pension must not exceed 20,000 f.
The opening of the railway from Nantes to
Napoleon Vendee, under the auspices of M. Behic,
Minister of Commerce and Public Works, was cele-
brated by a grand banquet, which the town offered
to the Minister.

The English steamer British Queen, plying on
the line from Liverpool to Havre, was, on Saturday
night, in consequence of the high tide and heavy
sea, driven with great violence against the wall of
the Grand Quai at Havre. The damage done to
the vessel is not very serious, but the shock was so
powerful that it was felt in some of the houses on
the Quai. The British Queen on her progress did
some injury to a French fishing boat.
An eccentric individual has just died in the
Quartier du Val de Grace, aged 72. He has resided
there for more than 30 years, and never received
any visitor, except his housekeeper, who came every
morning. He was known in the neighbourhood as
Monsieur le Savante. He was occupied in reading
and writing from morning till night. The great
fancy of his life was to collect beans. He had beans
from all the countries in the world, carefully ticketed
and arranged. Only a few days ago he paid 100 f.
a piece for five beans brought from China. His old
housekeeper seems of opinion that his death was
accelerated from the intense grief he had lately ex-
perienced in consequence of having missed from
his collection ten peculiar beans brought from
Japan. He has left a voluminous manuscript, the
title of which is "Natural History of Haricots and
the influence of that valuable vegetable upon hu-
manity." He also wrote some lengthy poems in
praise of the Haricot.

On searching the lodging of the old woman sur-
named the "Mere Bapteme," no less than 40,000 f.
in gold were found among the ashes in the grate.
She was supposed to be in extreme penury and
misery. Her will, written by herself, is oddly
couched. This is a copy of it :—" I bequeath my
clothes and my furniture to the Museum of Sove-
reigns. My seal I wish to be placed by the side of
the little cocked hat of the first Emperor, whom 1
dearly loved. I give all my money to the person
who may have placed a crown upon my tomb. In
the probable case that no one may have testified
this last mark of friendship, I desire that the sum
may be given to the bold traveller who shall attempt
to go up to the moon. Should he see my husband
there, I beg the traveller to tell him not to come
back to earth but to go to heaven, where I shall ex-
pect him."