The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-14 00:00:00

on Monday.
The Opinion Nationale having expressed its belief
that Prussia was not disposed to consult the popula-
tions of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein to
ascertain their wishes in regard to their desire to be
incorporated with Germany, the Siecle takes up the
subject, and says it believes the fears of the former
journal to be unfounded. Southern Holstein and
Schleswig, it says, have manifested their desire for the
incorporation in a way which precludes any doubt
upon the point, but there is less probability in re-
gard to the views of Northern Schleswig. The
rights of those who may desire to return to the
dominion:of the laws of the Danish Monarchy are
guaranteed by Article 5 of the treaty signed at
Prague on the 23d of August last. This treaty
abandons to Prussia the Duchies of holstein and
Schleswig " with the reservation that the popula-
tions of the northern districts of Schleswig, should
they express the desire by free suffrage to belong to
Denmark, may be ceded to that State." The
Cabinet of Berlin in deciding upon the annexations
ought to have made the measure dependent upon
the broad principle of universal suffrage. This
principle is recognised without restriction in the
electoral law definitively arranged by the Commis-
sion of the Prussian Chamber for the Parliament of
the Confederation of the North.
The Chantilly autumn races, under the auspices
of the Society for the Encouragement of Horse-
racing, will take place next Sunday. The follow-
ing is the programme of the day :—Prix de Bois
Roussel, 5,000 f., for horses of four years old ;
Premier Critcrium, 2,000 f., for two-year-old
poneys ; Prix de Slyvie, 2,000 f. ; Deuxiene CH-
terium, 2,000 f. ; Prix de Chantilly, 10,000 f., for
horses of three years old and upwards. Ten horses
are entered for this race, including Florentine,
Gontran, Affidavit, and Etoile Filante.
The following account respecting the cholera in
Paris is given officially by the authorities :---The
cholera first made its appearance in the month of
July. The disease reached its maximum in a few
days, but the highest amount of the mortality in
the hospitals and in the city did not exceed 150 a-
day. At the end of July the epidemic diminished
sensibly. The average number of deaths in the hos-
pitals was during the month of August, 23 per day.
It was only 15 per day during the first nine days of
September. It will be seen, according to these
totals, that, taking into account the population of
Paris (1,667,841 inhabitants), that the epidemic
did not prevail to a great extent in Paris, and ac-
cording to all appearances it will have ceased to
exist in the capital in a few days. In a city like
Paris, where there is an immense population of
working men, the hospitals afford the best criterion
for judging of the importance and state of the
epidemic. As to the death 3 in the city the number
was never considerable, and since the first of Sep-
tember they have declined to an average of 22 per
day. It is stated that th. ..v.-
nrponrocl /Jul,' lumens.
There has been a lamentable case of assassination

at Melun, at the hotel called the Grand Monarque.

The proprietor, M. Martin, a man cf about aa,
seems to have been much respected. Among
the persons who frequent the hotel is M. Latouche,
a rich proprietor of the neighbourhood. Re became
intimate with M. Martin, and it seems lent him a
good deal of money. M. Latouche went several

times to M. Martin to obtain the repayment of the
money lent, but unsuccessfully. He went on the
same errand on Sunday last, when an excited con-
versation arose, and M. Latouche in a state
almost of madness at not being able to get his
money, seized upon a kitchen knife which was in the
room, and plunged it into the stomach of M. Mar-
tin with such violence that the intestines protruded,
and he died almost instantaneously. The assassin
endeavoured to commit suicide with the knife, but
was prevented by the servants, who rushed in at
hearing the noise. The account adds that the occur-
rence has created great gloom at Melun, where M.
Martin is gretly regretted.
According to report, the King of Hanover is
coming to Paris next month on a visit to the
Emperor.

Although incendiarism is not visited with capital
punishment in England except in the case of setting
fire to a house which is known to be occupied, the
crime is still punished with death in France. A
young man of 22, named George Tellier, has just
been condemned to death by the Court of Assize of

the Seine, for setting fire to the manufactory of M.
Bessou at Asnieres, near Paris. It was totally con-
sumed, and the loss is estimated at 100,000 f., inde-
pendently of the injury which will be sustained by
M. Bessou from the cessation of his business. The
prisoner had been in M. Bessou's service, and he
committed the act because he had been discharged
for misconduct.

Lieut. Chatel, Knight of the Legion of Honour,
Lieut. of the First Class in the 4th Regiment
of the Line, in garrison at the fort of Cha-
renton, has been tried by a Council of War of
Paris, on the charge of having left his regiment
without permission, and being absent for more
than six days. This officer served in the Crimea
and has a medal from the Queen of England. The
prisoner's advocate did not deny the truth of the
charge, but he urged the Court not to dishonour a
brave soldier by condemning him. His client, the
advocate said,
,was " indiscreet," not guilty. He
was too fond of pleasure, which had led him into
debt and difficulty, and he could not resist the temp-
tation of absenting himself. The Court, by a ma-
jority of four against three, found that the prisoner
was not guilty, and he was set at liberty.

The weather has been finer to-day, but there was

little sunshine and rather violent wind. The Obser-
vatory calculations presage storms in the Channe
and on the coasts of England. It is stated that the
continued and heavy rains have done much injury
to the potatoes. The temperature to-day was
agreeable, but lower than the usual average at this
season.

The Grand Duchess Maria of Russia is in Paris,
and was present with Baron de Budberg, the Rus-
sian Ambassador, at a grand religious ceremony at
the Russian Church, on Monday.
A too clever swindler, a gentlemanly-dressed
young man named Henri Gerdclet, has been con-
demned by the Tribunal of the Seinn
police, for attempting to five years'
imprisonment and ten years' surveillance of the
to steal a I,ooof. note from
a money changer of the Valais Royal. Ile went
into the shop and said he wanted a I,ooof. note,
but it must be quite new and particularly clear.
He was a photographer, and he wished to have a
photographic representation of it to exhibit to his
customers. The moment the note was placed in
his hand he ran off, but the money
changer caught
him after a smart race.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the
murder of the Woman Annette Tisseraut, in the
Rue du Ponthieu, but the police have discharged
him.

The Government contract for 54,000 gallons of
Hart, and SOU,
rum for th© navy Was this day taken by bluas. Lemon,