The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-14 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE PROM PABIO•

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
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It is still asserted that negotiations fora Cenference°'
the Roman question are under the consideration of Cfe
Yernment. It is further added that all the Powers will
Summoned to attend the deliberations—even Turkel "11

Greece.
The following is the characteristic letter addressed 1/4
Victor Hugo to the Emperor when he was informed bit
the manager of the Odeon that the performance of 11,1,11#
Blas" had been interc'icted " by superior orders
M. Louis Bonaparte.—Sir, I acknowledge to 1° "I—'3
reception of the letter which the director of the Odeon '7
written me, Victor Hugo, liauteville House, December ud°
1867. It is a coincidence that the interdict was notified°,
the 2nd December, the 17th anniversary of the author'
exile." Er
It is an item worth noting that at the grand ode
given to the President of the Corps Ldgislatif 31'
Kerveguen was not present.
The establishment of a new consulate at Pesth Wi_11;.66 1).
hailed with satisfaction by those interested in Htulfiv4—
commerce.
Di
The friends of the Chassepot rifle are delighted 11t -0
letter which has been published in the North ft's
Gazette by a German officer who, a short time since,
visit to the camp at Chalons and made a minute 6011;
nation of the weapon in question. The following reniArto
are in everybody's lips :—" It would be ruadllesS
attempt to conceal the superiority of this fireavn•
facility of loading the Chassepot is superior to all °t"-ci
system at present known. The Chassepot is lighter, ell
its work is much more elegant than that of the pee6ll:s
gun ; that is why it is in complete accord with the Tie
of the French soldiers."
The latest theatrical sensation is the performance °t:
dramatised version of " Gulliver's Travels" at the Ch.
telet Theatre. I am not going to describe the Ple°64
detail, but I simply want to chronicle the
that people were found who were willing to P°o
800 f. for a box and five louis for a stall, to
most amusing story utterly spoilt. For days 1":64
to the opening night the most strenuous exertions bees
made to procure tickets, which had, however, All tb6
sold many weeks before. The redeeming point W3B tbs
scenery, which was really beautiful, as no doubt were
jof
dresses of the actresses, but, unfortunately, the 11A.

portion did not wear them. to•
The Poet Deputy, M. Belmontel, has conceived ,
idea that your expedition to Abyssinia may prove
ogee,
rious to French interests in the East. He Pr'oa
therefore, making an interpellation to the Chambers°

thl
give suject. t tn.
it on the authority of one of our papers tha-ii 0,
city of Paris is in treaty for the purchase of tur°
ions of coins relating to the history of the French OP'
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The first, belonging to MM. Rollin and Fernardent, CO ity
prises 866 gold, silver, or bronze pieces of money otrtLeot
Paris, from the time of the Gauls down to the Pleij.
day. The second collection, belonging to Madame't to
mann, consists chiefly of coins and medals subseclnetrd-01
the year 1789, and perpetuates the recollection of P°_,,,woof
events since that period. None of the 2,205 P',.;011,
whiclkit is composed are included in the other colleti"
The price asked for the second is 2,400 f. fal
We are fond of canards here, and the bigger wThoit
the better. The last I have caught floating about lS

M. Thiers is to be made a Minister of State•

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It has been rumoured in Paris that the PI/4 011
and Prince Imperial would pass the winter Itt 141c;d0
account of the health of the young Prince. The 05%01
of the French press had tended to give a wider eircu-sol'
to such a report, which recently, however, ;i3,80
officially denied. Facts which have just reached 11°,,,,011
in favourable terms• of the health of the Prince 1113;-

—Lancet.
The Council of the Royal Horticultural
have just completed their arrangements for 'Ott?'
and, following on the success that attended their
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vincial show at Bury St. Edmunds in J05'167:01 I'S
resolved to hold a grand summer exhibition next tile
Leicester, in July, in conjunction with the 011°11,. t
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Royal Agricultural Society. The exhibitions t°
at the gardens, South Kensington, next years ¢t 013°_,,if
spring shows in March, April, and May ; gre.„2-tat°'
in June, and special prize and pelargonium sh°W—
show in the same month.
bee held
DEATH IN A. FIELD.—An inquest has iapit
snaattai
fieldrmQu eet toeundongislkeanQli edoiyirlng,eecNalvbrehoyodGloucester,Fyhaawrdmabeen
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thnatthof
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found
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la
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old. The mouth was drawn down ; one ear 13 olio
bitten by vermin, and the body generally ~100411,
emaciated. The cause of death was effusion el 71,he
the brain, caused by exhaustion and starvation.
diet of the jury was to that effei ')
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FATAL ACCIDENT THROUGH THE va+-,
A BELL—A shocking accident occurred A, t"ei s"
church, King's Norton, on Thursday evening' bps
peal of bells, subscribed for by the parishioner°,
to, 013;
been cast by Messrs. Blows and Son, of Birini"gb pose °,l
the largest bell was being fixed, when, from some deo, OA
present unexplained, it fell, cutting in two the r: fos'
crushing the head of Mr. Arthur Longinere' lf.
sor
gentleman who has shown much interest in the
,he
Arrangements have been for some tirno P'
131ss
the production of Victor Hugo's play of " BaY d col° of'd
Odeon Theatre in Paris. As the Government ha ,cit
the interdict which for so many ..moo v
" Romani" off the stage, and had allowed it t there
wet to
out at tho theatre Francais, it was supposed
bo no objection to Buy Blas. This, however, taros h° 'no
years kept the; brotioa,4
be a mistake. The French Government, after sa."`doct.',
Lion, and actor having given a sort of' parti !_s't eot
to the rperformanco of the latter drama have J"
co.
prohibition to the manager of the Odeon.
a. lasers the
M. Gailhard, the winner of the first prize teitit up.4o,
petition at the Conservatoire, has made his d 000314010
stage. His first appearance Was at the Oje.t," fan as
as Falstaff, in "Le Songo d'une Nuit
was too important for a debutant and .
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quite over-weighted. He
good actor, and has a baritone voice better 00 a
tones than in the lower. Madam Cabo), 5' tit
gives prowls in itsbiiiiicev,
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was a complete failure.
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