The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEMNG, DECEMBER 4 1866

distress which a prolonged resistance may occasion
will come forward in a resolute manner and give all
the aid that they can to those above them in putting
down so mischievous a propensity as their Fenianism
has proved to be.

The North German Union is now the topic that
engages general attention in Prussia, and it seems
that we are shortly to hear of something definite
being done in this much-talked-of affair. A Minis-
terial conference is to be held at Berlin on the 15th
inst., at which the scheme of a Federal Constitution
will be definitively settled in the form of a treaty.
It would certainly seem as if Prussian greed would
never be satisfied, and hence we hear that, in the
sitting of Monday of the Chamber of Deputies, Herr
BEEKER and some other members brought in a bill,
which was to the effect that the Government should
submit a bill to the Chambers for the purpose
of incorporating, without delay, the Duchy of
Lauenberg, or else to add paragraphs to that effect
to the bill for the incorporation of the Duchies of
Schleswig-Holstein. 'This seems a very unnecessary
proposition. Certainly it is a matter of small
moment whether Lauenberg is incorporated or not,
but the principle is a bad one ; and it shows us,
moreover, that the Prussian Government, and peo-
ple, too, we may add, cannot resist the temptation
of taking possession of all that they can possibly
grasp at by fair means or foul. Such a course is a
very mischievous one to pursue, and we warn
them now, as we have often done before, that no
good can come of it, and more than that, that harm
will eventually ensue.
The Prussian Government has agreed to com-
municate to the Committee on the Dotatiou Fund
the names of those for whom it is intended. This
is another proof that the Ministers are not so strong
or so popular as they would have had them believe
a short time back ; they had to give in on more than
one occasion of late, for the Deputies seem pretty well
determined not to be caught again as they have so
often been before. No doubt expectation is rife as
to the course which will be taken when the celebrated
day arrives which will witness the new Parliament
of North Germany ; but we cannot sec much hope
of its effecting any thing very great while Count
BISMARCK is allowed to take the lead of affairs.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, Monday Evening.

The Journal des Debats says it received a despatch
last night announcing the return of M. de Bismark
to Berlin.

The Debats also gives news confirmatory of the
general impression which I told you prevailed in
Paris that the Emperor Maximilian had not left
Mexico. It says—" A despatch from New York,
dated Nov. 30, announces that, according to the
latest information, the Emperor had not left Mexico.
There is probably an error of translation in regard
to the word ' Mexico,' which is the English word
for le Mexique. Thus rectified, the accounts brought
to Southampton by La Seine, which is in fact the
latest that we could have received respecting Maxi-
milian and his Empire, and the despatch confirms
that news. The same despatch contradicts the re-
port of the occupation of Matamoras by the troops
of the United States."

The Moititeur, in noticing the news brought by
the Seine, says that on the Ist of November the
Emperor Maximilian, whose health had suffered
from intermittent fever, had made a journey to
Orizaba, where he had arrived on the 27th October.
At the departure of the mail it was not known how
long his Majesty intended to remain in that town
Thus the reports about his abdication which have
agitated Paris for some time past seem to be finally
disposed of, and the news fabricators must seek

A letter from Lisbon, dated Nov. 9n,

" There is a report which everybody wishes to see
realised, that his Catholic Majesty (the King of
Spain) will shortly honour our capital with his pre-
sence. Nothing could so effectually draw closer the
ties of friendship which united the two kingdoms.
Two important rivers, the Tagus and the Douro,
are common to both countries. The railway will
connect them more intimately, and by its aid Lisbon
will only be separated from Paris by a journey of
72 hours when the express trains shall be regularly
organised.

On learning the death of Count Sevriuer, Minis-
ter Plenipotentiary, the Emperor instantly wrote a
letter to Count Sevriner, his brother, in which he
stated that the deceased had always been very
devoted to him, and that his loss had caused him
very profound sorrow.
The Siecle, although a thorough Opposition paper,
often obtains information of the views and feelings
current in official quarters. To-day it has the fol-
lowing sentence, which is worthy of deep considera-
tion :—" An opinion has for some time gained credit
that the results of the late Europeon conflict cannot
be definitive, that France cannot accept without
reserve the aggrandisement of Prussia, and that a
fresh struggle, in which our country will play that
principal part, is irresistible at a period more or
less distant."

The Opinion _Nationale has an article written in a
similar spirit, but it speaks more openly of the dis-
appointment of France at the conduct of Prussia.
The writer asserts that Prussia could not have ob-

tained her astonishing success had it not been for
the " benevolent neutrality" of France, and con-
tends that if war should break out between France
and Prussia, Prussia will have only herself to blame
for it,

A new theatre upon the point of completion at
Passy, near Paris, to be called the Theatre de Ros-
sini, where operas and comedies are to be played,
will be opened on New Year's-day.
A marriage has been postponed in the commune
of Maubenge, in the north of France, in conse-
quence of a very curious circumstance. The bells
of the church were ringing, and the wedding party
proceeded to the Mairie to fulfil the requisite for-
malities. When the baptismal register of the bride
was presented to the proper officer, on referring to
the books he found that when an infant she had
been registered as a " boy." He, therefore,
said that be could not give the usual cer-
tificate authorising the marriage, which was
postponed for a fortnight, in order to make
inquiries. The bride and bridegroom, very much
loth, left the Make " like Niobe, all in tears," but
the officer consoled them by assuring them that if
he found it was "all right," and they continued in
the same mind, the binding knot should then be
tied, and no mistake.

The Chronique Iles Arts states that France and
the arts have experienced a considerable loss. The
collection of cameos, medals, bronzes, and antique
vases belonging to the Duke de Blacas, has been
bought by England. While the French Administra-
tion were endeavouring, by means of a commission,
to ascertain the value of the collection, Mr. Newton,
with duly authorised powers, bought it for the
British Museum for 1,200,000 f.
A former Chamberlain of the Empress Josephine,
M. de Lastie, died a few days ago at Parentignat
(Pay de Dome), in his 99th year.
The Constitutionnel considers that there is great
danger for England in the manifestations of the
Fenians. It says :
" The English press at first, according to its
custom, treated the speeches of the Fenians as mere
bombast and vain menace. Now, however, they
appear to be uneasy and alarmed, and express their
astonishment that after the severely repressive
measures with regard to the Fenians in Ireland,
they should be strong enough to compel the English
Government to make a display of troops and resort
to measures of rigour.
" We are far from sharing the confidence, bold
at least, of the Fenians, or rather their chiefs, in
the success of their enterprise. At the same time
it is impossible not to see the proof that these
Feniano do not; appear to the Government so

offensive as the London press has for a long time
endeavoured to make us believe."

The weather to-day has been again mild and
agreeable. The official meteorological reports state
that the cold has been excessive in Russia, and that
a day or two ago there was abundance of snow in
some parts of France.
In reference to the arguments in support of the
destruction of the temporal power of the Pope, the
Gazette de France says :—" History will judge this
culpable demonstration. It is only for us to prove
the weakness of the arguments employed to justify
the fall of the Holy Father, and to show that the
enemies of his temporal power have not a single
good reason to invoke in support of their wishes.
They can only ask for the death of Catholic Rome
without one word or sentence. All the justifi-
cations they attempt are false in logic and wound
the sense of right."

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
(By Atlantic Telegraph).
NEW YORK, DEC. 3.

Congress was opened to-day.

President Johnson, in his Message, adheres to
his former policy, and urges congress to adopt it.
The Treasury receipts for the year ending June
will exceed the expenditure by $158,000,000.
Relative to foreign affairs the Message says
foreign nations have shown a more just considera-

tion for the national character and rights. France
had intimated W the United States Government her
intention to postpone the withdrawal of the French
troops from Mexico until the spring. The United
States have remonstrated against this postpone-
ment, and the President hopes that France will re-
consider the subject, conforming as nearly as prac-
ticable with existing engagements, and thus meet-
ing the just expectations of America.

Progress in the matter of/the adjustment of the
Alabama claims is slow, partly owing to the change
of Ministry in England. The President expects,
however, that the claims will now be considered in
a becoming friendly, spirit. The importance of an
early settlement 5f the question cannot be exagge-
rated.

Secretary M'Culloch, in his financial report to
Congress, urges the resumption of specie payments

,n 1868.

The Inman steamship City of Baltimore arrived
out yesterday, and the North German Lloyds steam-
ship America to-day.
The National Steam Navigation Company's
steamer Scotland, which left this port on Saturday
for Liverpool, is ashore on the outer middle bar at
Sandy Hook. She came into collision with and
sank the ship Kate Dyer, and was put aground to
prevent her from sinking. At 10 o'clock last night
she was full of water, and will probably prove a
total loss. The cargo may be saved in a damaged
state.

Sir Bartle Frere held a Grand Durbar on the 29th
of October at Poonah. It was attended by the
Princes and Sirdars of the Deccan and South Mali-
ratta country. The next day the Sirdars presented
his Excellency with a life-size portrait of himself,
to be placed in the Council-hall of Poonah.
Her Majesty's ship Bernice has been destroyed by
fire in the Persian Gulf. The crew were saved.

The Bombay Reclamation Company have resolved
to wind up voluntarily. The Government have re-
jected propositions for the adjustment of differences
relating to the Government claims.
Sir Joseph Arnold, in an elaborate judgment, has
decided in favour of Aga Khan as the head of the
Kojah community.
Premchurn Roychum has been permitted, on an
application from his trustees to the High Court,
to resume business as a merchant and broker.
Business has been resumed after the Dewallee
holidays, but the markets are quiet, and there is
but little doing. The weather is cool, and public
health satisfactory.

(BY DIRECT OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.)
BOMBAY, Nov. 2u, 5.45 p.m.

71b-Bhirtings, 7r.
Cotton declining—Dhollerah, 250 r.
Exchange on London, 2s. Op.
Freights to Liverpool, 17s. 6d.
CALCUTTA, Nov. 19.

Exchange on London, 2s. Ojd.
Government Securities.—Four per Cents., 86i ;
Five per Cents., 104 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents.,
109 i.
•
Freights to England, 375. 6d.
(PRIVATE TELEGRAM.)

Bo3IBAY (via PERSIAN GULF), Nov. 21.

The quotations are:—Broach, 255 r. per candy,
or 8.742 d. per lb. with freight ; Dhollerah, 255 r.
per candy, or 8.742 d. per lb. with freight. Freights,
20s. per ton. Exchange, 2s. O'd. per rupee. Shirt-
ings.-50-39in., 61b., sr. 14a., net9g. 11d.; 54-39 in.,
71b., 6r. 12a., net 11s. sd. ; 64-39 in., 81b. 40z., Br.
net 13s. 6d..; 54-45 in., 81b., Br. 2a., not 13s. Bd.
30's mule-yarn, 131 a. per lb., net 160.
Market quiet.