The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-17 00:00:00

weak may be strengthened, the wavering encouraged,
and the erring reclaimed, by the energetic adoption
and earnest support of such societies ; and it is to
bo hoped that this one especially referred to, and
others of a similar nature, may receive that public
support and sympathy which they deserve, for they
are working to serve the true interests of the
community?

CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Tuesday Evening.
The Moniteur to-day dismisses the revolt in
Spain, by publishing a letter from Madrid, which
commences by stating that " the military insurrec-
tion in Spain may now be considered as terminated."
Several of the Paris papers, however, contain de-
tails which prove that there is still vitality and
danger in the insurrection. The Madrid Gazette
has the odd announcement that one of the soldiers
of the regiment of Baylen, which is in revolt, has
made his submission. That paper also states offi-
cially that a demand has been made in the Senate
for permission to prosecute General Prim on the
charge of sedition. A similar demand is made by
the Captain-General of New Castille.
The French army has just lost another distin-
guished soldier, General of Division d'Aiguemont,
of the Artillery. He led a very active life, and from
1812 to 1815 participated in the campaigns in
Spain, in Catalonia, and elsewhere. He was at ono
time Governor of Metz. The General had for
some time been in bad health, and sought the genial
climate of Cannes, like Lord Brougham, where his
death took place.
A German paper states that a few days ago there
died at Magdeburg, in Prussia, an eminent and
learned physician, Dr. Julius Fischweiher, in his
109th year. By his will, which was read with much
ceremony, he leaves an important communication
to his contemporaries, to serve a great object
—nothing more or less than to insure
longevity. This secret, according to the
doctor, consists in assuming as often as possible,
and particularly during the time devoted to sleep,
a horizontal position by- keeping the head in the
direction of the North Pole, and the rest of the body
as near as possible in a southern direction. The
effect of this is, according to the doctor, a connec-
tion with the magnetic currents coming from various
parts of the globe, or a sort of continuous magne-
tization, which increases the vital principle, and
nourishes the body and all the organic functions.
The Siecle says :—" The Consistory of the Re-
formed Church of Paris has made another advance
in the way to intolerance, its first step in which was
the dismissal of M. Coquerel, jun. It now dismisses
M. Martin Paschard, without regard either to
his age or his services. The law of the 18th Ger-
minal, year 10, which regulates the Reformed
Churches, declares that pastors are irremovable, but
the Consistory thinks itself above the law. The
Minister of Public Worship will shortly have to
decide upon the justice of the step adopted by the
Consistory. The cause of complaint against M.
Paschard has not transpired. All I know is that
for some years he has been the pastor of the Pro-
testant Church in the Faubourg St. German.
A trial has commenced before the Court of Assize
of Finistere, the details of which are of a very
horrible character. For the present, however, the
trial is postponed in consequence of the principal
witness, a medical man. The accused is a girl
named Bourgavan, who is only 15 years old. She
was a servant in the family of a gentleman named
Robinson, and had the care of his children. The
accusation is that the prisoner murdered two of the
children by cutting their throats, having previously
forced filth into their mouths ; and also, that she
caused the deaths of two other children in an at-
trocious manner by cutting off their limbs and
mutilating them.

The official return of the Revenue Receipts for
1865, just published, shows that the total amount
of indirect taxes was 1,222,534,000 f., which is an
increase of 45,842,000 f. as compared with 1864,
and a decrease of 21,843,000 f. on 1863. The total
of direct taxes received in 1865 was 515,955,000 f.,
but a sum of 16,614,000 f. had not yet been collected.
The amount of the direct taxes received in 1864
nn oir,000 r.

The illoniteur of this evening contains accounts
from Rome, according to which the energetic mea-
sures of the Pontifical Government have tended to
a considerable diminution in brigandage. Forty
brigands have made their submission, only one of
of whom is a native of the Roman States ; the other
39 are Neapolitans. The total population of Rome
is now 207,338. In 1855 the population was only
177,461, and in 1860 only 184,049.
It has rained almost the whole of the day, and
there is now (6 o'clock) every prospect of its con-
tinuance all night. The temperature is exceedingly
mild.