The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-23 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Monday Evening.
Exactly as I mentioned would be the case in my
letter of of Friday last, the Emperor, Empress, and
the Imperial Prince left Biarritz, accompanied by
the Minister of the Interior, at half-past nine/o'clock
yesterday morning. They were cordially and en-
thusiastically greeted by the whole
,population.
Their Majesties have arrived at St. Cloud.
The Siecle contains a searching analysis of the
treaty of peace between Austria and Italy, and an
interesting commentary upon the position of affairs
in Germany. Referring to Prussia it says :
" Prussia proceeds energetically with the consti-
tution of the union, which she has created. It has
just been decided that the States which form the
new Confederation will send their products to the
Paris Exhibition under the title of the Union of the
North, and that they shall form one groupof national
industry.
" The negociations with Saxony are not yet ter-
minated, and much discontent exists in several of
the towns directly annexed to Prussia. In fact
what is most lamentable in defeat is to be com-
pelled to pray officially for those whom one does not
love. This is the position in which several of the
annexed cities are placed. We have received the
exact fOrm of prayer which the Government di-
rects the clergymen to offer up solemnly. It is
curious, and beats by a long way our Domine
Salvunz. Here it is—' Sovereign God, may your
clemency watch over the King our Lord, the Queen
his spouse, over the Prince Heir and his spouse,
over all the Princes and Princesses, and all the
members of the Royal Family. Give them a long
life, in order that they may show an example
of Christianity. Give to our King a long
and happy reign, goodness of heart, wisdom
in council, courage, and strength. Give
him wise and faithful councillors, soldiers always
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and devotion we may live quietly and peace-
ably in happiness and honour." It will be seen from
this prayer, adds the Siecle, that when Prussia asks
for anything from God, that she is determined to
ask for enough. She is far from satisfied with
asking for daily bread.

The funeral service for the late M. Thouvenel
took place this afternoon at St. Sulpice. A. decree
had been issued by the Emperor that the expenses
of the funeral should be defrayed by the State, on
account of the eminent services of the deceased, and
accordingly the last offices were performed with
great "pride, pomp, and circumstance." The atten-
dants at the church included the most eminent in-
dividuals in Paris. I sent you a biographical sketch
of M. Thouvenel, to which I add some particulars.
The cause of his death was enlargement of the heart.
For some years he could only breath with difficulty,
and he was in constant pain. Last year one of the
papers announced his death. M. Thouvenel wrote
a witty letter to the editor, contradicting the report,
telling him that the news was not true, but that he
feared it soon would be. It was only a question of
time. M. Thouvenel commenced his career as a
disciple of literature. On leaving school at
twenty,
he traversed the Mediterranean and