The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-09 00:00:00

stitution ; to facilitrite the Legislative body iii the
exercise of the right of amendment, without alter-
ing the protecting conditions of deliberate exami-
nation ; to modify the regulations respecting the
duration of the Session of the Legislative Body ; the
indemnity to be paid to the Deputies of the Legis-
lative Body is to be 12,500 f. for each ordinary Ses-
sion, whatever may be the period of its sitting.
A subscription has been organised for the relief
of the victims from the invasion of locusts in Algeria.
The Emperor has subscribed 20,000 f., the Empress
10,000 f., the Prince Imperial 500 f., and each of the
Ministers 500 f.

The Minister of the Colonies and Marine has re-
ceived despatches from Vice-Admiral Rose, com-
mandant of the chief naval division in the China
Seas and Japan, dated Won-sung, May 5, which
state that, in concert with the Commander-in-Chief
of the British naval forces, active measures have
been taken to put down the piracy which has done
so much injury to maritime commerce in those
waters. A subscription had been opened to erect a
monument to the officers and sailors who were killed
in Oima in conflicts with the rebels. At Japan ne-
gotiations were in progress between the Taicoun
and the Prince of Nagato. The Prince of Satzonma,
one of the Damios hostile to the Taicoun, has
intimated to the Minister of France his de-
sire to send the products of his provinces to
the Great Exhibition of 1867. M. Roches, in
reply to the application for permission to do so,
said that it belonged to the Taicoun to grant the
requested authority.

.Nouvelle Presse Libre a German paper, says :
" Count Mensdorff has quitted the Army of the
North to give a faithful account to his Majesty of
the state of things. It is said that it is the Minister
of Foreign Affairs who is charged with this mission,
because during the sad campaign which Marshal
Benedek has just made he criticised with much
lucidity, in a strategic, point of view, the operations
of the General-in-Chief. • He positively contended
that the positions assumed on the 3d by Benedek
were the most unfortunate which could be chosen.
If, in spite of this, his Majesty did not interfer to
modify the :dispositions of the General, it was be-
cause the Emperor wished to keep the promise he
made to the Commander-in-Chief, and which he
did keep. Count Mensdorff will be able to judge
upon the spot whether Field-Marshal Benedek
ought to rally the remains of the army, and lead it
to Olmutz or elsewhere, or what upon the whole it
is best to do.

Benedek has ceased to be Commander-in-Chief
of the Army of the North. It is not known who is
to be his successor, because, as
,it is said, it is not
known whether it will be necessary to have one,
because the army of the North must be reformed
altogether; and because, on the other hand, a diplo-
matic negotiation has been commenced which may
change the whole situation. 4g The duties of Count
Mensdorff at Vienna will be temporarily performed
by Count Maurice Esterhazy during his absence."
Baron Werther is officiating for Count Bismarck
during his absence at the Prussian head-quarters.
The illness of Madame Duruy, the wife of the
Minister of Public Instruction, to which I alluded
terminated fatally. Ihe funeral ceremony at the
church of St. Clotilda was attended by members of
the Chambers, and many men of note, diplomatic
and literary. In the course of the day the remains
were transported to Villeneuve, St. George's for
interment in the family vault.
A new and important experiment on terostation
is announced for the 15th of August, the day of the
Emperor's fete. The inventor announces that he
will ascend in a balloon, and that he will navigate
the air in any direction he may desire by means of
steam power. As was the case on Friday there
was yesterday (Saturday) more " method in the
madness" of the speculators at the Bourse. There
was, however, a slight renewal of agitation towards
the close. The Italian fell to 51 75. The Rente
closed at 68 60. The last quotation of the 41 per
cents. was 97. The speculators still entertain some
doubt as to the acceptance of the armistice by
Prussia. Sometimes conquerors, flushed with vic-
tory, are very desirous to follow up advantages ob-
tained with bloodshed and difficulty. The cholera
at Amiens is rapidly declining, but the number of
deaths is still considerable, upwards of 30. They
have been 80 a day.
A tasteful monument, the work of M. Baltard,
has just been placed in the church of St. Germain
des Pres, to the memory of Ilyppolite Flandrin, the
painter, a native of Lyons.