The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1866

need not set down the prohibition to mere
Conservative hosility to Reform, since Sir GEORGE
GREY distinctly stated his concurrence in Mr.
WALPOLE'S order. The Guildhall meeting will give
full opportunity for discussing the question, and
there are plenty of other spots that can be chosen

Lord CRANBORNE'S first Indian Budget was
brought forward last evening, and, taking into con-
, sideration the attendant circumstances, it reflected
the highest credit on the new Indian Secretary.
The noble lord had a very brief time in which to
master the details of a troublesome and laborious
undertaking, nevertheless he discharged his onerous
duty very ably and comprehensively. He was
fortunate enough to obtain the commendation of no
less a master of Indian finance than Mr. LAING,
who praised the tone of his speech no less
that' the manner in which he invited
public discussion. This fact argues well
for the future policy of the India-office, since, if the
administration of our Eastern Empire has hitherto
had one fault more than another, it has been its
exclusiveness, and the jealousy with which it has
resented any interference or criticism from out of
doors. Lord CRANBORNE, at least, seems deter-
mined to avoid that mistake. To keep peace and
to push on public works is the summary of his
policy ; but he invites discussion and consideration
of the details of his government. As for the
finances they are not altogether in a satisfactory
state. There is again a deficit, as in the last
Budget, so that Mr. LAING'S hopeful anticipations
have from various causes not been realised. Lord
CRANBORNE entered fully into the various difficul-
ties against which an Indian financier had to con-
tend ; but these difficulties belong to the people

without damaging the cause of the people by riotous
and disorderly conduct, or interfering in any degree

with the pleasures of those who are in the habit o

frequenting the parks for the simple purpose of re

creation.

Great impatience will be felt to know the re-
sult of the battle which is to decide the fate
of Austria, and for the present at least to settle
the question of the supremacy of Germany.
It seems as if some forlorn hope still lingers in
the minds of the Austrians that they should
make a vigorous stand, and at the eleventh
hour, as it were, retrieve their position. Tbis idea
is not so illusory as it may appear at first sight to
be, for there is a great incentive when all know
that they are engaged in a momentous decision,
and that upon the issue of their work hangs the
welfare of their country. The presence of Archduke
ALBERT will also afford considerable encouragement;
he returns victorious in many engagements, and his
name itself is an earnest of success, his father having
defeated NAPOLEON I. Taking all the circum-
stances of the case into consideration, we do not see
that affairs are altogether so hopeless against the
Austrians as some may consider, and pernaps tne
Clr ICIIIeIIIULtILLC UL lUrwer lleleaLS may nerve Mel.ll
with fresh zeal, and urge them on to a bold attempt
and determined resistance. From all that
we can hear of their conduct they are
resolute and firm, and the spirit which
the EMPEROR has manifested under the try-
ing circumstances in which he has been placed is
of itself enough to impart zeal and ardour to his
people, and courage and confidence to his troops.
Because success has hitherto crowned the Prussian
forces it does not follow, as a matter of course, that
it will go on like this to the end of the chapter; and
history has afforded ample instances of a desperate
resolve in adverse circumstances as being successful
in the most trying emergency.
Perhaps the Prussians may presume too much
upon their prestige, and not be so careful
as they were when the war commenced. The Aus-
trians, on the other hand, have had warnings
enough, and as we have good reason to suppose
that their previous defeats were occasioned nearly
as much by their own inadvertence as by the skill
of their adversaries, we may be justified in think-
ing that in some respects they have a better chance
than before. They know what they are fighting
for, and what they may expect from their com-
batants if victorious. It is strange, but no
less true, that Austria is struggling for
her European position, which is now in
jeopardy, after she has had so long a tenure of

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her population is immense, her means of production
enormous. All that she needs is a liberal, enlight-
ened, and energetic Government to place our
finances in a sound and flourishing condition, and
this, we trust, she will have under her new Secre-
tary, who must learn from the mistakes of the past
suggestions for the guidance of the future.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, Thursday Evening.
The Paris papers have so distorted the facts and
circumstances of the war that it has been deemed
necessary to make an official explanation of the ob-
ject which France had in view in proposing an
armistice. Over and over again some of the jour-
nals pretended it had been agreed to. From the first
I mentioned the difficulties which existed, and in-
formed you that at least there must be delay. In
fact there has been such little confidence between
Austria and Prussia of a pacific result that, as the
Moniteur says, " Military operations have continued
and they have been favourable to Prussia as well in
Germany as in Austria." " France desired the
re-establishment of general peace," says thellioniteur,
and therefore the only proposition which could be
made to Italy was an armistice common to Prussia.
The power of the diplomatic intervention of France
arose from the sentiments of confidence and friend-
ship which unite her to all the belligerent Courts.
Prussia, before giving her consent to the armistice,
asked Austria to accept the preliminaries of peace.
This is the point upon which the negotiations now
proceeding between the Powers turns." In the
meantime the " situation" is much the same as I
described it to be yesterday, that is to say the
Prussians are approaching still nearer to Vienna,
and the Austrians are employing all their energies
to defend the passage of the Danube. The Em-
peror in a manifesto, distinct from that which he
addressed to the various peoples of the Monarchy,
has made an impressive appeal to the Hungarians.
It is known that the army of Prince Charles had
reached Lundenbourg on the Thaya. The import-
ance of the possession of this place is its proximity
to the capital, it being only GO kilometres from Vienna
(a kilometre is 1000 metres.) It is a branch of two
railways which place Vienna in communication
with Olmutz, where the Austrians are encamped.
Indeed, there is a telegraphic report of an engage-
ment between the Prussians and Austrians near that
point, but no details are yet known. The troops of
Prince Frederic Charles are now enabled to inter-
cept the communications between the Austrian army
at Olmutz with the intrenched camp at Florisdorff,
while the corps of the Prince Royal is in direct con-
tact with that portion of the defenders of Austria.
In the engagement near Olmutz the Prussians are
said to have captured 18 guns. There now seems
nothing to prevent the Prussians from effecting the
junction of the army coming from Brunn with that
which is operating in the valley of the Thaya, and
which has passed Znaim. Prince Charles can here
advantageously await the arrival of the Prince
Royal. Thus a formidable concentration of Prus-
sian troops may take place, whilst the Austrian
army is discouraged and intercepted. In Italy
Cialdini always pursues the same course, occupying
the towns and country of Venetia which the Aus-
trians have abandoned.

and enjoyed so much influence. It is very evi-
dent that both sides are aware of the importance
of the engagement now so imminent, and the
greatest exertions are being made on the part of
the Prussians to bring up all their forces; while
the Austrians are displaying more savoir-faire than
they seem to have exhibited at an earlier period of

the war. It is to be hoped that success will be on the
side of the imperial forces, for much depeuds upon
Austria holding her place among nations; and
should Prussia gain the day it may be long before
another opportunity occurs for effectually checking
her pretensions, and putting a stop to her mis-
chievous machinations. There seems to be a per-
fect appreciation of the position in Vienna, and
therefore the forces of Austria will go to the field
forewarned of the result, which knowledge may
urge them on to success.

Mr. MILL, last night, put the questions of which
he previously gave notice respecting the proceed-
ings of certain officials during the late outbreak in
Jamaica, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer
wisely decided that the hon. member should ask
them in detail, in order that the Houe might under-
stand their purport. In replying to them the right
hon. gentleman showed that Mr. MILL had adopted
an unusual course, and that the form in which he
put his " ten questions" was somewhat past the
" boundaries of Parliamentary precedent." The
difficulty of raising a discussion on the subject
was great, because it would lead the public
to suppose that the Government agreed in
the assumed state of facts which formed the foun-
dation of the question. Nothing is more indicative
of the inconsistency of Mr. MILL'S proceedings than
the fact that he assumed throughout the course of
the inquiries that the said acts in Jamaica were
ille-
gal, he at the same time admitted that very
likely the Law
Officers of the Crown might not
consider them to be so.
Those who think on
the subject will in all probability
said that he was
ility consider that
Mr. DISRAELI was correct
when
Another " hardly justified" in so doing. he
objec-
tion to his course was that
the
questions
escaped
Were; not as guarded as they should have been
ueess
On circumstance seems entirely to have

The Gazette Nationale of Berlin contains a long
article, which is of importance if emanating from
any authority. I translate the third paragraph :
" Austria has committed treason by the attempt to
engage, by the cession of Venetia, the interference
of the Emperor Napoleon in the German war. If
the Emperor of the French should undertake to in-
terfere in any other way than by counsels of media-
tion in German affairs, if even an alliance should be
contracted between France and Austria, the reply
of Germany to an attack upon Prussia by Napoleon
must be a national war of the whole of Germany
against France. Before the common danger of the
whole country all the opposition which exists in
Southern Germany against Prussia and Northern

understood that they are to be employed for the the notice of Mr. KILL and his friends, which was
purpose of recreation solely. They were laid out referred to by Mr. DISRAELI, when he said that
at great cost ; they occupy ground which, if other- •` throughout these questionf the hon. gentleman
wise employed, would bring in a large amount of seemed entirely oblivious that these proceedings had
rental, and they are preserved and kept in order taken place during the existence of martial law."
at a considerable annual outlay of the public It may be from ignorance that this important fea-
money. They are free for the use and enjoyment Lure in the case is overlooked, but those who animad-
of every class, and any summer evening we can see vert so sharply upon the conduct of others injure
to what an extent the working classes profit by their motives, and even seem to consider that their
them, as every one is anxious they should do, since actions lay them open to criminal charges, should
there is no fear that they will behave otherwise take care to be properly informed of
than with perfect propriety. But it is a very diffe- all connected with the case. The charges
rent thing to summon a large open-air meeting, made concerning the illegality of trial in
because nobody can undertake to restrict the assem- courts not regularly composed thus fell to the
blage to working men and their friends. Every Lon- ground, because, as was shown by the right hon.
doner knows that there are thousands of idle, worth- gentleman, in the state of martial law there can
less fellows, "roughs" and pickpockets, who like no- be no irregularity in the constitution of the courts."
thing better than ageneralriot and disturbance. Who Again some questions refer to :acts which were
is to keep these worthies out of the Park ? We do alleged to have taken place, but which were not
not certainly imagine that they will obey the direc- proved in the case of GEORGE CULLEN ; for instance,
tions of IkIr.BEALEs, or any othergentleman who may when he was said to have put these men to
rashly pledge himself for the good conduct of the
death without trial, it was a charge not
meeting. He may undertake for the members of
his own League, or for the general body of Reformers proved ; it is indeed a notable instance of prejudice
carried to extremity for any one to expect the Go-
if he will, but these are not the parties whom orderly vernment to prosecute a man for an offence not
folks have to fear. It is all very well to talk proved against him. Respecting Colonel NELSON
about the grandeur of their cause, but strong charges were made, some of which were
sympathy with Italy was a noble cause, directly contradicted by the evidence taken before
too, and does any one wish to repeat the disgraceful the Commissioners. Mr. DISRAELI explained the
riots about GARIBALDI and the POPE ? It was those course that had been taken. It is already known
very riots which decided the authorities never to that Governor EYRE has been dismissed, and
allow the parks to be used again for places of public as for the subordinate officers the late Go-
meeting, and in that determination they are sup- vernment gave instructions to the Horse Guards
ported by the opinion of every reflecting man. and the Admiralty respecting the matters
Setting aside every other question, politicians and alleged against them. The Admiralty approved
t
agitators have no right to monopolise a place of the conduct of the Admiral, and the Horse Guards
have not as yet decided what steps to take. Mr.
public resort, and to cheat quiet men and women
out of their walk. There is no desire to restrict the DISRAELI very truly said that those who wished
more to be done, confused errors of judgment with
freedom of public meeting, a fact proved by the
granting the use of the Guildhall for the purpose of errors of conduct with "malice prepense." Greater
a reform meeting. We have no doubt that the Guild-
intolerance has never been shown than by those who
have taken up the cry of humanity in this Jamaica
hall meeting will be conducted with perfect order
business ; and perhaps, under all the circumstances,
and propriety, but the respectable working men of
London should take care not to identify themselves it is as well that the House should have had an
with the worthless and riotous class who usually opportunity of judging for themselves as to the
become very prominent in open-air meetings. They accuracy of their statement and the dearness of
have the opinions of both sides on this point, and their judgments.

Germany will certainly be effaced. They are op-
posing points, which in general are but transitory,
and could only have assumed a character of bitter-
ness because they have been artificially envenomed
by the skilful efforts of the reactionary Powers."
The continued accounts of the ovations to the
Empress and the young Prince at Nancy demon-
strate the excessive affection of the French people
towards them. There are splendid processions, and
addresses full of enthusiasm and loyalty. The
heroic visit of her Majesty to the cholera hospital
at Amiens has won all hearts. The streets resounded
with the cry of " Vive la Sceur de Charit6
d'Amiens." The feeling almost amounted to ado-
ration, for the people went down upon their knees
and kissed the hem of her Majesty's dress. Among
the other attractions was the historical procession,
that of the Dukes of Lorraine in effigy. There was
only one slight drawback to mar the effect of this
Punctuality is said to be the politeness of kings.
Mere images of royalty, perhaps, are not expected
to possess the virtue. At all events those mock
dukes were nearly three hours after the time ap-
pointed for their arrival. The circumstance, how-
ever, afforded another proof of the amiable and
indulgent spirit of the Empress, for she did not
evince any impatience, and said the delay was of
no consequence.
Circumstances still induce the Emperor to post-
pone his departure from Paris. Yesterday he pre-
sided at another Council of Ministers, and the day
before he received M. Troplong, the President of
the Senate, to present the Senatus Consulte adopted
by that body on Saturday. In the evening his Ma-
jesty went to the Theatre de Gymnase.
A man named Lasueur, a fusilier in the 17th
Regiment of the Line, has been condemned to death
by a Council of War at Lille, for striking a ser-
geant two violent blows with his fist—one on the
ear and the other on the nose. The prisoner had
been condemned to imprisonment for two years.
The sergeant acted as superintendent of the pri-
son, and Lesueur was enraged against him because
he had threatened to confine him in a solitary cell.
A sentence of death for two blows with the fist
shows the severity of the discipline existing in the
French army. It is by no means impossible that
the man may be executed.
There is an entire change in the weather. At
an early hour this morning it was really cold,
and during the day it has been cool and refresh-
ing, with very little tendency to rain. In spite
of the torrents of wet, the country around Paris
was so parched that the land is dried up al-
ready, and the dust is as plentiful as it was a
week ago.
The latest bon mot about Bismarck is that his fate
depended not upon a thread, but upon a needle.
One of the most eminent professors of fencing,
M. Berrier, has just died rather suddenly at Paris,
aged 52.
The Camarade of Vienna says—" Peace with
Prussia is impossible. Any other enemy who
might conquer us would be content to humiliate us,
to weaken us, and to wrest from us one of our pro-
vinces. But Prussia cannot, and will not, be con-
tented with that, however painful it might be to us." 1
Among the most important measures passed

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

during the late Session were those relating to the
merchant navy, commercial usages, crimes com-
mitted in foreign countries (commonly called the
Extradition Act,) the supplemental credits, the
right of presenting petitions to the Legislative Body,
modifications in the Code Napoleon, and of the
electoral law, and the admission of foreigners to
public employments.
The Government having determined upon send-

ing reinforcements to Cochin China, eight com-
panies of marine infantry have just embarked at
Toulon, in the steamer Ardeche, for L'Alexandria,
from whence they will proceed to Suez and Saigon.
A correspondent of the Siecle at Tribau (Moravia)
says that the losses of the Prussians on the 3d
amounted to about 8,000 men. The vacancies in
the regiments, however, have since been filled up.
He also states that Colonel 'Walker, " Britannic
Envoy," made the whole campaign by the side of the
Prince Royal of Prussia, at the express desire of her
Majesty Queen Victoria.
fiecoukut% LI/ ticapaLCll 11.V111 V ienna, the Gari-
baldian General Nicotera has been repulsed by the
Austrians at Condino. Condino is a village of the
Tyrol, on the route from Ronca d'Anfo to Trente,
and not far from the bridge of Caffaro, where so
many encounters have taken place. It may be well
to remark that the despatch is of Austrian origin,
and that the Italian despatches do not make any
mention of the repulse.

At the last sitting of the French Academy it was
decided that the subject of the prize for poetry
should be the death of Abraham Lincoln.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

From an official document it appears that the
amount expended for railways by the State and pri-
vate companies was up to this time 5 milliards, 840
millions by private individuals, and 984 millions by
the State. The amount necessary to complete the
lines which have been conceded is estimated at 2
milliards—(a milliard is 1,000 millions). The total
cost will reach 9 milliards, 554 milliards, and the
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extent of the lines will be 21,000 kilometres. At
present the length of the lines is 13,570 kilometres.
The extent of the Northern Railway is 416 kilo-
metres:
an s 1, , ;olf32th;e Eastern,parisa Mediterranean, 2,619 ;
6 ; Western, 663 ; Or-
various companies, 1,268 kilometres.
One of the present wonders of Paris is a little
bitch, Blanche, which corrects bad spelling upon a
slate, translates from Greek into English, ciphers,
and can tell the hour from a watch. As it also un-

derstands mathematics, the French say that this
qhienne is a skilful mathemati-chienne.