The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-08 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Friday Evening.
The Prince of Wales arrived at Paris yesterday
morning on his return from Russia.
The Siecle publishes a despatch from Hanover
authorising the Governor. General to suspend from
employment persons who are not favourable to the
Government, and also threatening rigorous mea-
sures against Hanoverian soldiers who might take
part in the " agitation " against the Government.
In reference to this despatch, the Siecle says :
" Prussia is reaping what she has sown. She pro-
ceeded with brutality in the annexation of this
kingdom (Hanover) without
giving any other reason
for it than the right of strength. She did not
trouble herself to ascertain whether the llanoverians
wished or did not wish to become Prussians. One
abuse of power necessarily leads to another. Prussia
is now compelled to threaten her new citizens with
the regime of the state of siege, and the summary
jurisdiction of councils of war.

The German papers state that the task of con-
ciliation with Hungary, which is now the great
object of Austrian statesmen, proceeds but slowly,
and not very successfully. The moderate party in
the Hungarian Diet are not satisfied with the con-

cessions opened by the Cabinet of Vienna. That
party desires the restoration of the ancient laws of
Hungary with such revision as time and circum-
stances may require. According to one account so
much contention exists amongst the army that even
the abdication of the Emperor Francis Joseph has
been spoken of.
M. Valerga, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has
lately passed several days in the Island of Cyprus,
to visit the convents and the Catholic religious
establishments there. M. Valerga arrived at La-
maca on board the Imperial steamer Prometh6e,
placed at his disposal by Admiral Simon, and re-
turned to Jaffa by the same vessel.
November is supposed to be the month for suicides
in England. In France it would seem that Decem-
ber is the period selected for such acts of despera-
tion. The Droit contains accounts of no less than
three suicides in Paris on Thursday.
The Patric states that the Catholic Powers have

under consideration a proposal to be made to the
Pope, with a view to the most satisfactory arrange-
ment that can be made under present circumstances.
According to private despatches from Vienna, the
proposals will not have any political character, but
the basis of them will be founded upon the pro-
posals made in 1862, the object of which was to
give a civil list to the Pope, with the concurrence of
the Catholic Governments.

The Princess de Lichtenstein has just died sud-
denly from apoplexy at Berlin. She was the daugh-
ter of the comedian Ferdinand Loewe, well known
in Germany. She was born in 1815, and in early
life was herself upon the stage. She first appeared at
Manheim and next at Frankfort, and had a reputa-
tion for great beauty and talent. In 1831 her aunt

took her to Vienna, where she was considered to be
a splendid singer. From Vienna Mdlle. Lcewe
went to Berlin in 1836. She then went to Paris
and London, and sang at Drury-lane Theatre. On
leaving London she went to Italy, and was pre-
sented to Prince Frederic du Lichtenstein, who ac-
cording to the old saying fell in love with her at
first sight, and but a short time elapsed before he
married her. This was in the year 1848.
A more beautiful morning than this has been
seldom, perhaps never, seen in the month of De-
cember. The sun shone brightly and joyously.
The temperature was warmer than the " ethereal
mildness" of gentle spring. At mid-day, however,
there came a very disagreeable change. It began
to rain very violently and abundantly, and there
was but little cessation of rain up to post hour.
The barometer marks " much rain."
In spite of the recent statements that the insur-
rection in the Island of Crete has been entirely
suppressed, it appears that great excitement still
prevails in that Island. Now it is said that the
insurgents against the dominion of the Turks are
only a set of ruffians, recruited partly in Greece
and partly from the soldiers who served under
Garibaldi.

L'Etendard publishes the following remarkable
incident :—" The insurrection of Crete has just
produced an act of heroism wihch recalls to recol-
lection the war of independence, and has produced
in Greece, and indeed throughout the whole East,
general emotion. Five hundred and fifty Cretans
(including 350 women and children), imprisoned in
the convent of Arcadie, to the south of Rethymo,
set fire to some barrels of gunpowder, and were
blown to pieces, rather than surrender. It is said
that the loss of the Turkish assailants was enor-
mous."

A report which was in circulation some time ago
is revived, that interments at the cemeteries of Pere
Lachaise and Montmartre will shortly be discon-
tinued, and that an immense and beautiful cemetery,
for the reception of those who die in Paris, will be
constructed at Mery-sur-Oise, near Pontoise. Since
the foundation of the three cemeteries of Paris,
those of Pere Lachaise, Montmartre, and Montpar-
nasse, 1,037,103 persons have been buried there.
This calculation is made as regards Montmartre
only up to 18.25; Pere Lachaise,
180 ; and Mont-
parnasse, 1824 ; so that, perhaps, the total amount
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is double that number, or perhaps more.

MRS. CHARLES KEAN'S LATE ACCIDENT.—We
are grieved to observe in the last published playbill for
the Theatre Royal, Dublin, the following announcement :
Mr. Harris deeply regrets to state that Mrs. Charles
Kean's late accident has proved much more serious than
was at first anticipated, and that all hope of her appearing
again for some time is for the present abandoned.
DISCOVERY OF A SKELETON.--111 pulling down an
old house in Ratcliff-highway, let for many years as a
lodging-house, the front part being used as a pie-shop, the
skeleton of a female has been found, and no doubt is enter-
tained that the deceased was the victim of foul play. Her
body was buried in lime, probably with the same intention
as that which actuated the Mannings when they disposed
of the body of O'Connor. Dr. J. J. Riegate has examined
the remains in question twice. He found them to be the
bones of a young woman, apparently aged from 20 to 25
years. He could detect no fracture except the recent ones
caused in the exhumation. The bones of the skull were
not complete. The action of the lime had destroyed all
the organic substance, and rendered the bones very brittle.
He could not say positively how long it was since death
took place, but he should think about 14 years. The
skeleton was tolerably complete, but the lower jaw and
the teeth were missing ; possibly the men who discovered
the skeleton overlooked them in the limo, and throw them
away. An inquest has boon hold, and an open verdict
returned.