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

rtiE SUN, LOM)O.N, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1.866

ces.iible, If the Democrats have reason and justice
on the side of their policy they are just as bad as
the Radicals in that extravagant abuse and uncon-
scionabb I praise in which all American politicians
seem to excel. A speaker at a mass meeting the
other da y declared that PROVIDENCE had removed
LINC OIL \, that if Switzerland had her WINKE-
BRIED :and her WILLIAM TELL, and Scotland
her RODERT BRUCE, America had her WILKES
Boom ! ! The language of BUTLER and
BROWNLOW, if it cannot be more exaggerated and
contemptible, is more personally bitter, and no fear
of cons quences will deter such men from doing all
the miisz,hief in their power. A powerful section of
the De. mocrats is anxious to persuade the PRESI-
DENT to accept the Constitutional Amendment, so
as to reduce the Radicals to the cue unpopular cry
of negro suffrage. Whether he will agree to this
or no remains to be seen ; but the picture of discord,
of hatred, of intrigue, and dissension exhibited by
American politicians at the present moment is any-
thing but gratifying to the friends of civil liberty.

Sir W. BOVILL made an interesting speech on
agricultural affairs on Friday at Worplesdon, on
the occasion of the annual gathering of the Plough-
ing Association. Many improvements have been
made in the parish in consequence of the establish-
ment of their association, and, although at first
some were doubtful as to its results, by this time
it has been shown to have succeeded in its attempts.
Sir W. BOVILL is the president of this society,
and has therefore a good right to speak of its
character and effects, as he said every society
which associated the clergy, the gentry, and
all the inhabitants of a parish, and brought
them into •communication with the labourers, did
good not only for one day but throughout the whole
period of the year." The habit of giving prizes to
agricultural labourers has often been called into
question, but we believe that it is a good thing on
the whole ; and, as was remarked in this speech,
it must tend to lead the competitors to improve
themselves in the modes of cultivation. Great stress
was also laid by Sir W. BOVILL on the good effects
that must ensue when their exists an inter-
community of feeling between the master and
those employed under him. Such a sentiment
must infallibly tend to promote the interests and
secure the welfare of both sides, besides being of
material advantage to society, since improvements
are more studied and sought after. " Better than
the security of leases" is the feeling that each may
depend on the other as regards landlord and
tenant, remarked the President of the Worplesdon
Association, and no doubt it was a very just observa-
tion. All that engage the mutual interest and secure
the mutual good will andkindly feeling of those in dif-
ferent ranks and classes must be a great source of satis-
faction ; and for this object alone these agricultural
associations arc of use and value. Besides this they
most certainly tend to awaken thought and excite
animation among those who require some stimulus
to exertion, and those who are too prejudiced to old
ways to adopt new styles for themselves are often
forced to alter their course in order to be able to
compete with those of more enlightened views and
extended experience. The vexed question of " long
leases" or " annual tenancies," which has provoked
so much discussion, is more likely to be settled
in a satisfactory manner if those immediately
concerned met without prejudice to consider the
best plat for all parties to pursue, and thus let

the common good supersede the narrow and cx
elusive notions of class interest or undue preten.

sions.

Sir W. BoviLL also called attention to a very
important matter, which indeed was of consequence
to the public at large, as well as to his imme-
diate hearers. Great want has been felt for schools
in many parts of the country for the sons of far-
mers. In order to remedy the deficiency that
existed middle-class schools have been established,
and these are very excellent institutions. At Crawley
a school of this sort was opened last year, and already
it has been attended with considerable success, which
shows that the education thus planned out is widely
appreciated. Such an example cannot be too widely
followed whenever there appears any occasion for
doing so. Mr. CUBIT; one of the members for the
county, has been very instrumental in promoting
the establishment of it, and many other M.P.'s might
adopt the same course with credit to themselves and
advantage to the community.

CORRESPONDENCE FROU 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 negotiations 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 Donane
Salcutn. 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
victorious, faithful servants, obedient subjects, so
that for a long time henceforward under his pro-
tection 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

resided in the East. Some articles in the
Revue des Deux Blondes were the first of his

literary labours. The following year he wrote
a volume, " llongrie et Valachie Souvenir de
Voyages et Notices Historiques." The day after
the appearance of the volume he had an appoint-
ment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A little
later he went to Brussels as an attache of the Em-
bassy. This was in 1844. In 1860 M. Thouvenel
was Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the 16
years which have succeeded M. Thouvenel occupied
every diplomatic position. He so distinguished
himself during ten years that uo one was surprised
when the Emperor appointed him as Minister of
Foreign Affairs, in the room of M. Walewski.
While in that position three remarkable events took
place under his auspices—the cession by Italy of
Nice and Savoy, th French expedition destined to
protect the Christians of Syria, and the treaty of
commerce with Belgium. In 1862 M. Thouvenel
resigned his office as Minister of Foreign Affairs,
but he still oontinued to take part in many public
matters of interest. He was the chairman of the
Commission appointed to examine into the ques-
tions pending between the Egyptian Government
and the Isthmus of Suez Canal Company. He
attended the Senate, and often spoke on points of
foreign and general policy. He became a member
and afterwards President of the Council of Ad-
ministration of the Eastern Railway Company.
M. Thouvenel belonged to a good family at Lor-
raine. His father was a lieutenant-colonel. When
he succeeded M. Walewski people said he looked
very young for a Minister of Foreign Affairs, but
the cares and anxieties of that position very soon
made his hair prematurely grey, and latterly he
was infirm, decrepit, and almost bent double like
a man of 80, although he has died at 48.
I have alieady spoken of the anxiety of the
authorities to prevent all adulterations and frauds
upon the people. The brothers Vansteenhiste, who
keep a shop in the Rue de Vauves, at Montaigne,
have beon summoned before the Correctional Police

for selling a composition for coffee. Their defence
was that they did not call it coffee, but " mixed
coffee." It was, however, sold in packets, bearing
an exciting vignette, representing an amateur who
is tasting the coffee and exclaims, " Oh, delicious !"

There were other vignettes with poetry and various
devices, all tending to extol the coffee. On analysis
this coffee was found to consist of a little pure cof-

fee, grounds of coffee, ground corn, chicoree, and
spice. The defendants announced that they pur-
chased coffee grounds from the first hotels, and from
the house of the Petites Sceurs, an establishment

for the poor. The Petites Soeurs, however, state
that they themselves had to buy coffee grounds to
make the coffee for the inmates. A professor of
chemistry said that there was no virtue in the
grounds of coffee used, and that they would have no
more effect than sawdust. The counsel for the de-
fendant said there was a mistake about the Petites
Sceurs. All they meant to represent to their cus-
tomers was that they (the defendants) procured the
coffee grounds from the same source as the Petites
Sceurs. Their customers could not expect to have
pure coffee at the price at which they sold it
(11. for 21bs.), as the lowest price of good
coffee was 3f. for that quantity. The Tri-
bunal decided that the customers of the de-

fendants were deceived by the " ambiguous"
announcement of " mixed coffee." It, therefore,
condemned each of the defendants to pay a fine of
25f. The President said that the Court had been
as indulgent as possible, and recommended the de-
fendants to change the announcements on the
packets.

As a lady was looking at a shop in the Rue
Neuve des Petits Champs, on Saturday afternoon,
a very fashionably-dressed young girl, who was
passing by, came and stood by her side. She was
observed to put her hand into the lady's pocket,
and she then walked rapidly away. A person who
had watched her went after her and stopped her.
She was immediately searched at the police-office,
but nothing was found. The lady had lost her
purse, and no doubt the girl had taken it and had
passed it to one of her companions. She said she
was English, and that her name was Catherine
Mayne York. She is believed to be from one of a
numerous band of female English pickpockets by
whom Paris has been infested for some months past.
Several members of the band have been arrested,
and are now in prison for picking pockets.
A correspondent of one of the Paris papers, at
Dinan, writes to say that an Englishman, residing
in that town, has shot, in the environs, a magpie
which is perfectly white, from_head to tail, and is
without the slightest spot.
M. Colbrun, a comic actor of some note, died on
Saturday. He was only 38. He had suffered from
a painful illness for several months.
The existence of fine weather has been short. It
began to rain about 12 o'clock, and it has rained
more or less all day. The weather, however, is
still warm, at least for October.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

SPAIN.

MADRID, Oct. 23.

Royal decrees have been issued reforming the
organisation and functions of the municipalities and
provincial administrations, and dissolving the pro-
vincial deputations on the ground that the munici-
palities have become the executive power of the
revolutionists.

Fresh elections for the provincial deputations are
ordered to take place on the 25th November.

CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND (EXTRA)
BOMBAY MAILS.
ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 22.
The Tanjore and Ceylon sailed at 6 a.m. to-day.
The former may be expected at Marseilles on the
28th inst., and the latter at Southampton about Nov. 4.

BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL.
GIBRALTAR, Oct. 22.

The Pera leaves at 8 a.m. to-day. All well.
She may be expected at Southampton on the 27th

,nst.

HUNGARY,

PESTII, Oct. 23.

It is stated, on reliable authority, that the Hun-
garian Diet will be opened on the 15th proximo.
The obsequies of the late Primate of Hungary
will be celebrated to-day.

AUSTRIA,

VIENNA, Oct. 23.

The New Free Press of to-day says :—" Baron
Von Beust will in all probability be very shortly
appointed Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Count Nati Appizzone, the new Italian plenipoten-
tiary, has arrived here. General Menabrea is pre-
paring to leave.

VIENNA, Oct. 19.

The official papers publish the text of the Empe-
ror's decree convoking the provincial Diets of the
empire for Nov. 19, together with the following
letter addressed by his Majesty to Baron von
Majlath, the Hungarian Chancellor :
" Dear Chancellor von Majlath,—Among the sa-
crifices the grave period of war that has just expired
imposed upon me, the prorogation of the Hungarian
Diet was one of the most severe, because the defini-

tive settlement of the constitutional condition of my
kingdom of Hungary, and thereby also the revivi-
cation of constitutional action in my empire, was
postponed for an indefinite period. I find with all
the greater joy the possibility afforded by the con-
clusion of peace of again convoking the Hungarian
Diet, prorogued by my decree of the 24th June last
until the conclusion of the war. Owing to the la-
mentable extent the prevailing epidemic has, to my
great regret, acquired in a large portion of my be-
loved kingdom of Hungary, but especially in the
chief towns, I must hesitate to appoint at present
the period of assembly. I commission you, however,
to commence the requisite preparations without de-
lay, so that, in case of a more favourable turn in
sanitary conditions, the Diet may commence its
highly important action within the shortest possible
time. I commission you further to testify my most
sincere thanks to all the inhabitants of my kingdom
of Hungary who have voluntarily taken up arms
for the defence of the realm threatened in its vital
point, and to give expression to my warmest grati-
tude for the countless proofs of ready sympathy
which have been shown by all classes of the popula-
tion in equally kindly assistance to the wounded
soldiers of my valiant army and of my brave Federal
allies. The persons in question may be assured that,
while they have hereby fulfilled one of the noblest
duties of brotherly love, they have at the same time
afforded real comfort to my paternal heart in its
deepest sorrow. " FRANCIS JOSEPH."

Intelligence received from Brunn states that the
Emperor having visited that city at 10 yesterday
forenoon, attended by Count Crenneville, the gover-
nor of the province, Baron Poche, and State Minis-
ter Count Belcredi, encountered an enthusiastic
reception upon the part of the inhabitants. Ihe
burgomaster, Dr. Giskra, received his Majesty at
the head of the municipal authorities with a long
speech, in the course of which he said :
" A hopeful ray of sunlight shines at this moment
after long days of gloom. This city is the first to re-
joice in the imperial visit, and is filled with deep
thankfulness. Brunn has only been confirmed
and strengthened in its feelings of loyalty under the
hardships of hostile occupation, and, carrying the
honour of the Austrian name beyond the frontiers of
Europe, will, less by its history than by the indus-

trial skill of its inhabitants, constantly be distin-
guished among Austrian cities for its genuine
patriotism."
The Emperor replied :
" My heart felt the necessity, after days of heavy
misfortune, of visiting my margraviate of Moravia,
and of assuring the faithful inhabitants of this in-
dustrious metropolis and of the entire country of my
warm imperial gratitude, to which they have ac-
quired so valid a title by their excellent conduct.
Material strength has been weakened, nay, deeply
shaken, by the late disastrous events. Yet moral

force—that higher nerve of life—has not been
wvakened ; upon the contrary, it has come forth
stronger from its heavy trial. But where
faithful and loyal adherence to emperor and country
have been so brilliantly displayed amid the greatest
hardships and sacrifices—where the severest visita-
tion has only served to bring into full light the
noblest part of human existence—hope for a better
future rests upon firm and immovable bases, and I
shall joyfully direct my earnest care to the fulfil-
ment of this hope, in accordance with my duty as a
sovereign. I cannot enter the precincts of this
metropolis without expressing to you, Mr. Burgo-
.

master, and to your municipal colleagues my im-
perial thanks for your tried fidelity and devotion.
Tell your fellow-citizens that nothing affords greater
joy to my heart than to be able to bring help where
the heavy sacrifices of the days recently expired
have created a situation requiring assistance."