The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-05 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, Wednesday Evening.
According to the Moniteur the latest despatches,
the greater portion of which, however, are of Prus-
sian origin, represent the losses sustained by the
Austrians in the late battles to be so excessive that
it is doubtful whether Benedek, concentrated
around Kceniggratz, will accept a regular battle.
The defence of Josephstadt, situated to the north,
before arriving at that place appears to be very
much compromised by the approach of the army
of the Prince Royal of Prussia, who had penetrated
to the walls of the former town. It is, therefore,
possible that the Austrian Commander-in-Chief
may retire from the enemy in disputing the ground,
step by step, and by using his forces in partial en-
gagements, like those of Trautenau, Nachod, Mun-
chengratz, and Acin, unless in case of some great
success he should assume the offensive. According
to the original plan of Benedek, the position of
Jicin would have been the basis of an operation in-
tended to prevent the junction of the Prussian
armies. But the impetuous march of the army of
Prince Frederic Charles of Prussia, who took pos-
session of Jicin after a sanguinary combat, as we
have already stated, did not allow the Austrian
General, according to his own avowal, to carry out
his plan. Thus the junction of the two Prussian
armies appears to be definitively assured. Prince
Frederic Charles has established his head-quarters
in advance of Jicin, and the communications will be
established between his army and that of the Prince
Royal above Josephstadt. The King of Prussia
himself is gone with Count Bismarck to Jicin. The
presence of the monarch, almost 70 years, in the
midst of his troops, has augmented their enthusiasm.
In spite, however, of the important results obtained
hitherto by the Prussians, and even if Benedek
should for the moment retrograde, it must be
acknowledged that the position of the Austrians is
not yet seriously compromised. The Prussians only
obtained their successby hazarding a great deal, and
the destruction of their armies in a general battle
would environ them with many dangers. Austria,
on the contrary, even after the loss of a battle, can
always reckon upon a numerous military popula-
tion to fill up their army to its proper numbers.
There is reason to fear that the struggle, which
has already assumed so inveterate a character, is
destined to be a prolonged one. The reduction of
the Hanoverian army has given freedom to the
operations of the Prussian generals who may sup-
port the rearguard of the army of Prince Charles,
now holding Royal Saxony. These troops amount
to 50,000 men, and they will support the operations
in Bohemia by an offensive demonstration against
the Bavarians in Franconia, while the Prince Ho-
henzollern will hold in check Prince Alexandre de
Hesse towards the Rhine and the Lower Maine.
The Moniteur adds, that the private correspondence
shows that great animosity is manifested by the po-
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was opposed to them.

The Siecle says it has no additional informa-
tion respecting the war, but, after alluding to the
Prussian accounts of the " immense advantages"
they have obtained over the Austrians, it adds
that it has reasons for placing very little confi-
dence in them. On the other hand, it seems to
think that the Vienna papers exaggerate the
value of the alleged admirable strategic combina-
tions of Benedek.

The Patrie alludes to a report that a Senatus
Consulte will be submitted to the Senate, having
for object an essential modification of the decree
of the 24th of Nov., 1860, in order to give greater
power and privileges to both Chambers. Other
Paris papers, which are likely to bo better in-
formed than the Patrie, think that the report is
not entitled to confidence.

A letter from Cremona, dated July Ist, states
that Kossuth had arrived at head-quarters. A
council of war had been held at Piadena, near
Cremona, at which all the generals of the army
were present, and at which a new plan of cam-
paign was discussed and agreed to. The Italian
army is full of ardour and enthusiasm, and ear-
nestly desires to be sent to the battle field. Turr
had received orders to organise and hasten the for-
mation of the Hungarian Legion. Garibaldi's
Volunteers, by Royal decree, have become the sth
Corps d'Armee. He is said to have suggested a
plan of operations against Austria.
Within the last few days there have been some
violent and extraordinary storms in different parts
of France. The Haute Loire has suffered much
from these storms. The railway from Puy to St.
Etienne was submerged and the communications
interrupted for many hours. At Lyons, also, much
injury was done to the crops in the vicinity. At
St. Dobay (Lower Loire) there was an alarming
hail-storm which lasted nearly an hour. Hail-stones
were found larger than a hen's egg. The corn and
fruit trees were much injured. At Bordeaux a
young girl was killed by lightning on the Place des
Quinconces.

There has been an attempt to murder by a young
man of 26, who was
employed a servant by a
widow of about the same age, who keeps a wine-
shop on the Boulevard d'lvry. They had been on
as
very intimate terms for some time, but the young
man had latterly exhibited great coldness towards
his mistress. The day before yesterday they had a
quarrel in the presence of the customers, and the
young man left the shop, saying he was going to the
cellar to bring up some wine. When he came up
he appeared greatly agitated, and had a knife in his
hand. The woman had hurried to her own room,
fearing some mischief. A noise was heard a few
minutes afterwards. The people in the shop rushed
upstairs, when a horrible spectacle was presented..
The poor woman had received several blows on the
neck from a chopper, and the man had stabbed him-
self near the heart with a knife. The woman can
hardly survive, and the man is in a very dangerous
state. The police officers conveyed them both to
the Hospital of La Pitid.
A foolish wager has been made at a wine-shop on
the Quai d'Orsay, which has resulted in death. At
a breakfast, where the conversation turned on the
quantity of drink which a person could take, a
bricklayer, named Florentin, made a bet that he
would drink 12 glasses of wine while the clock of
the Tuileries was striking twelve. He drank three
glasses before the clock had struck three times. At
the next glass he stopped to breathe. At the seventh
he began to drink more slowly, but making an effort
he drank off the eighth glass. He then turned very
pale, and breathed with difficulty. His friends
wished to atop the wager, but he maid he would go

on, come what might, and swallowed the ninth
glass. He had hardly emptied the glass when he
fell down senseless. A surgeon was sent for, but,
in spite of all his efforts, the foolish man died in
three hours.

There were some preparatory manoeuvres at the
camp at Chalons on Sunday. The Marshal reviewed
the troops, which in cavalry and infantry amounted
to 20,000 men, and the review went off satisfac-
torily. A ball is to be given by the authorities of
the town to the Emperor in the course of the
season.

A Paris paper apologises to its readers for being
compelled to make an erratum, it having placed
four marriages under the mercantile heading of
" declarations of failure."

The weather has been more settled to-day. There
has been but little rain, and the temperature is in-
creasing in warmth. Yesterday was like a day in
advanced autumn.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(RETJTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AUSTRIAN CESSION OF
VENETIA.

PARIS, July 5.

The Illoniteur of this morning makes the follow-
ing announcement :—" An important event has just
occurred. After having maintained the honour of
his arms in Italy, the Emperor of Austria, concur-
ring in the ideas expressed in the Emperor Napo-
leon's letter of the 11th June to his Minister for
Foreign Affairs, cedes Venetia to the French Em-
peror, and accepts his mediation for the conclusion
of peace between the belligerents. The Emperor
Napoleon hastened to respond to this summons,
and immediately communicated with the Kings of
Prussia and Italy in order to obtain an armistice."

MARRIAGE OF PRINCE CHRISTIAN
AND H.R.H. PRINCESS HELENA.

WINDSOR, Thursday._

To-day being appointed for the celebration of
the marriage of her Majesty's third daughter, her
Royal Highness Princess Helena Augusta, with
his Royal Highness Major-General Prince Chris-
tian of Schleswig-Holstein (the Royal prefix having
been conferred by her Majesty a few days ago),
the loyal town of Windsor presented a scene of
the greatest excitement, and the arrival of visitors
from all parts of London has consequently been
very great, all being anxious to catch even the
faintest glimpse at the distinguished persons en-
gaged in the interesting and splendid ceremony of
to-day. Every road leading into Windsor has been
crowded with carriages since daylight, and there
probably has never been more people in the royal
borough, not even on the memorable occasion of
the marriage of his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales with the Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
The day is kept entirely as a holiday by the inhabi-
tants, and generally speaking the whole of the
houses are most elaborately decked out with
flags, banners, flowers, and every other device
usual on such festive occasions. In order
that the re:oicing may be kept up with spirit
during the evening extensive preparations are being
made for a general illumination, and doubtless the
scene presented this evening, providing the weather
remains favourable, will be one of much grandeur.
Their Majesties the King and Queen of the
Belgians were already on a visit to her Majesty at
Windsor Castle, and last evening their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince
Arthur, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
arrived at the Windsor station, having travelled from
town by special train on the Great Western Railway,
under the charge of Mr. Grierson. Their royal
highnesses were met at the station by the Duke of
Edinburgh and Prince Leiningen, who had walked
from the Castle, arid were received by a guard of
honour of 100 rank and file of the 3d battalion of
the Grenadier Guards, under the command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Alexander. The station yard was
densely crowded with persons of much respecta-
bility, and the streets through which they passed in
the Queen's pony carriages to the Castle were also
lined. Both on the arrival at the station and as
they proceeded to the Castle they were loudly
cheered. Several other carriages followed with the
ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite.

The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by the
Hon. James Macdonald, arrived at the Castle this
morning, and amongst the other distinguished visi-
tors were a very large attendance of the corps
diplomatique, consisting of the Turkish Ambassador,
Madame Musurus ; the Austrian Ambassador, the
Countess Apponyi, Countess Helene Apponyi ; the
Russian Ambassador and the Baroness de Brunnow ;
the Prussian Ambassador, the Countess de Berns-
torff, the Countess Therese de Bernstorff, Madame
de Matte ; the French Ambassador, the Baroness
Baude ; the Belgian Minister, Mdme Van de Weyer;
the Bavarian Minister, the Baroness de Cetto ;
the Netherlands Minister, the Portuguese Minister,
the Saxon Minister, the Honduras Minister and
Madame Gutierrez ; the United States Minister,
Mrs. Adams, Miss Adams ; the Danish Minister,
Madame de Bulow ; the Spanish Minister, the Mar-
chioness de Molins ; the Hanse Towns Minister, the
Haytian Minister, the Persian Charge d'Affaires,
the Peruvian Charge d'Affaires, and Madame
Almonte, the Columbian Charge d'Affaires, the
Swedish and Norwegian Charge d'Affaires, &c., &c.
The attendance of peers and peeresses was very
great, amongst the former being all the leading
members of the House of Lords. The Lord Cham-
berlain, the Lord Steward, the Comptroller of the
Queen's Household, the Vice Chamberlain, the
Grooms in Waiting on her Majesty, and the Equer-
ries to the Queen were also in attendance.

All the approaches to the Castle were guarded by
troops, and none but those who were specially
invited had a chance of getting within the walls.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of
London, and the Bishop of Winchester, the pre-
lates appointed to conduct the ceremony, arrived by
• , a _ uliud 1
There were also in attendance the V ery Rev. Dr.
Wellesley, Dean of Windsor, the Hon. and Rev.
Leslie Courtenay, and other ecclesiastics.
The Foreign Ministers and other members of the
diplomatic body assembled in the drawing room,
while the white drawing room was devoted to the
general visitors.
In the corridor appertaining to the bride's apart-
ment the bridesmaid assembled, all being dressed
in white. They were :—Lady Mary Fitzwilliam,
daughter of the Earl Fitzwilliam ; Lady Ernestine
Edgecumbe, sister of the Earl of Mount-Edgecumbe;
Lady Alexandrina Victoria Murray, sister of the
Earl of Dunmore ; Lady Mary Scott, daughter of
the Duke of Buccleuch ; Lady Alberta Frances
Anne Hamilton, daughter of the Marquis of
Abercorn ; Lady Caroline Elizabeth Gordon
Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond ; Lady
Muriel Sarah Campbell, daughter of the Earl of
Cawdor ; and Lady Laura Scott.
His Royal Highness Prince Christian was at-
tended by the Duke of Augustenberg as "best
man," and a suite of foreign and English gentle-
men.

The Chapel in which the ceremony was to take
place was elaborately prepared, and was so arranged
that all the parties should on entrance proceed to
the various places allotted to them. On the left
of the altar seats of State were prepared for
the Queen and the Prince of Wales. On
the right hand of the altar places were set
apart for Prince Christian, the Duke of Augusten-
burg, and the bridegroom party. In the body of
the chapel were the seats of the diplomatic body ;
and on the left side of the altar, by the Queen, were
the places of the Prime Minister, the Lord Chan-
cellor, and the high officers of State. On the north
side of the altar was a splendid chair for the use of
the Archbishop of Canterbury ; and on the south
side were the seats of the Bishop of London, the
Bishop of Winchester, and the Dean of Windsor.
Along the corridors leading to the chapel a con-
siderable number of seats were arranged and occu-
pied by members of the aristocracy who had been
fortunate enough to receive invitations.

As soon as all the arrangements were made, the
Princd Christian and his party entered the chapel
and took up their places on the right hand side of
the altar, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
other officiating prelates having already taken their
seats.

In a few moments afterwards Viscount Sydney
advanced towards the chapel, followed by the
Queen, who took the seat assigned to her.
The Lord Chamberlain then retired, and shortly
afterwards a flourish of trumpets announced that
the bridal procession was approaching. In a minute
or two the Princess was in the Chapel. She was
dressed in a white glace petticoat, entirely covered
by six deep tulle flounces, over which fell a tunic of
tulle trimmed with ruches of tulle, looped up on
one side with a bouquet of pink roses and white
heather. The body was trimmed with draperies of
tulle, with 'hanging. sleeves of the same material
trimmed with ruches.

As the bride, followed by her bridesmaids, passed
up to the altar, she stopped and made a deep reve-
rence to her mother, and the service commenced
with an ancient chorale of the date of 1599, which
pealed through the building with the'most solemn
effect.

After the usual preliminaries the most Reverend
Primate went through the marriage service as pre-
scribed in the Book of Common Prayer, and at
the close of the final Homily, and the Archiepis-
copal Benediction, the Hallelujah Chorus was
sung with splendid effect by the choir.
The newly-united pair, having received the con-
gratulations of those around the procession, left the
church, the bride and bridegroom walking together,
and the band playing Mendelssohn's " Wedding
March."

Her Majesty's procession then returned in the
same order in which it entered the chapel, and the
register was signed by the Prince and Princess and
the official persons present.
The wedding breakfast was laid in the Music
Gallery, or Waterloo Chauber, and iu the course

of the afternoon the royal pair proceeded to Osborne
to spend the honeymoon. They will then, it is said,
proceed to Paris for a short period. Frogmore, near
Windsor, will be their future home.

The conclusion of the marriage ceremony was
made known to her Majesty's subjects in the me-
tropolis
.by a Royal salute fired from guns in St.
James's-park. •

The bridesmaids of her Royal Highness the
Princess Helena, eight in number, two being
daughters of dukes, two of marquises, and four of
earls, have given sittings to Messrs. Watkins, the
eminent photographers, of Parliament-street. A
group of prettier or more distingee English ladies
has rarely ever been seen. The sweetness of ex-
pression caught in each subject, but especially in
the faces of Lady Caroline Lennox and Lady
Albertha Hamilton is remarkably beautiful. Each
portrait is a separate study posed with the artis-
tical taste and skill for which the] Messrs.
Watkins' works have long been noticeable, and the
series arranged in one frame form a most interest-
ing souvenir of the Royal nuptials solemnised this
morning.

diourt CirtAtiar

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, July 4.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High-
ness Princess Louise, drove out this morning.
Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, with
Princess Helena, also went out driving.
The Duke of Edinburgh rode on horseback.
Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice drove in
the Home-park.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, attended by the Countess of Morton and
Major Grey, Equerry in Waiting ; his Royal
Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphin-
stone ; her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam-
bridge, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and
Colonel Home Purves ; and his Serene Highness
Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein, arrived at
the Castle this afternoon on a visit to her Majesty.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir James Clark,
and Dr. Robertson have also arrived.

Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday included
their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians,
his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, her
Royal Highness the Princess Helena, her Royal
Highness Princess Louise, his Royal Highness
Prince Chr;stian of Schleswig-Holstein, and their
Serene and Grand-Ducal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Leiningen.