The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-20 00:00:00

be made than was at all expected at one time. Ac-
cording to the last accounts from Berlin it seems
that the Prusso-Saxon treaty of peace does not sti-
pulate for the permanent occupation of Saxony by
the Prussians, but only demands that the latter
should remain there until after the reorganisation
of the Saxon army• if this be true, it is certainly
very different from what we heard a short time ago,
and all we can say is that we hope it may be true for
the credit of the Prussian Government, and the
welfare of the Saxons, who deserve a better fate
than to become a province of Prussia. It is said
that a meeting took place in Leipsic of the na-

tional party, at which it was resolved that if the
KING continued to resist the attempt of Prussia to
make peace that King WILLIAM should be soli-
cited to order new elections to take place for the
Saxon Chamber of Deputies, and then they will be
able to represent the interests of the Saxon people as
opposed to the particular interests of the Saxon Go-
vernment. This is very absurd and uncalled for.
In the first place, how can the King of PRUSSIA
order new elections, and thus assume to himself the
direction of the kingdom, when the treaty of peace
is not yet signed? It would be an act of arrogance,
too much even for him to attempt, and we cannot
believe that he will do so. Besides this, how can the
interests of the people of Saxony be best repre-
sented by those who favour Prussia ?
Death seems to have been busy among the nota-
bilities of the continent. Cardinal SYITOWSKY,
Prince Primate of llungary, died yesterday. He
was the son of a village schoolmaster, and a parti-
cular interest thus attaches itself to his career, as he
attained his high position by his own exer-
tions and abilities. The death of M. Tiiou-
VENEL has occasioned some consternation in Paris.
The Moniteur, in announcing the sad event in its
impression of yesterday, declares that it is a loss to
the EmpEnn and the country. " Ills name is so
intimately associated with the remembrance of the
annexation of Nice and Savoy to France that his
loss will remain the object of well-founded and
honourable regret." It is now contradicted that
the French Government has scut a Circular Note
to the Catholic Powers on the Roman question.
This is perhaps not surprising when we consider
the height to which political passions have run of
late. •

The arrival of the Cuba from New York, on the
9th, does not bring anything startling in the way

of iutelligence. The Constitutional Amendment is
still the bone of contention throughout the several

States. The Oregon Legislature have annulled their
former ratification of it, while the Governor of

South Carolina, it is said, intends to recommend its
adoption, and the election of representatives who

can take the oath. South Carolina was the focus o:

the Confederacy, and should that State consent to

adopt such a course, it would no doubt exercise a

powerful influence over the other Southern States.
The difficulty would be where to find representatives
who would actually represent the people, and would
be men of standing and intelligence, and yet
had taken no part in the war either directly
or indirectly. Of course there were many whom

family ties, the care of their estates, the claims of
business, or the obligations of the public service
prevented from taking any active part in the grand
rebellion ; but very few of these failed to assist with
word or deed, with sacrifice or subscription, or with
sympathy the object which all had iu view. Even
the slaveholding planters, whose obstinacy and short-

sightedness cost JEFFERSON DAvis his Government
and the South her independence, were at the outset
heartily in favour of secession, so that if the Southern
members are to be rigidly selected from men who
have taken no part whatever in the fight for
Southern independeneo, we are afraid there

will be no small difficulty in finding them.
'fhe Radicals, of course, stipulate for this;

so as to prevent the admission of the Southern re-
presentatives from weakening their political in-
fluence. Their number would not be sufficient to
interfere with the cherished two-thirds majority of

the Radicals, but as the latter very well know there
are many questions on which the Northern Demo-
crats and the Southern members would join, thus
presenting a formidable front to the Radical
phalanx. By the exclusion of all Southerners who
have taken any part in secession they will either
secure unpopular and tame-spirited Southerners,
or—•which is far more probable—Northerners of
moderate views. If joined to this exclusion they
could carry negro suffrage, and they might even be
able to obtain an accession to the Radical force, a
result in the interests of America most devoutly
not to be wished. The Republicans have, as we
know by telegraph, carried the Pennsylvanian elec-
tions by, it is said, a reduced majority. In Indiana,
Ohio, and lowa, they have been also successful.
At Philadelphia riots occurred during the election
canvas, in which seven persons were wounded.
General BUTLER has been making another speech,

finding oratory easier than generalship. We eo
not know whether the army and navy of America
will be very well pleased at his arrogating the office
of spokesman to himself. He urged the impeach-
ment of President JOHNSON, and declared that if
he called upon the army and navy to assist him
against Congress he would be disobeyed. Perhaps
the hero of Big Bethel flatters himself that if he
were President he would be secure of the alle-
giance of the services. If Mr. JOHNSON has
no worse rival to fear he can rest very safely.
IHe has been receiving a delegation of
Fenians, who presented themselves with the
modest request that he should rec All Mr. ADAMS
and withdraw the American Consuls in Ireland. The
Americans are usually regarded as somewhat head-
strong and given to assumption, but really they put
up with some pretensions with extraordinary meek-
ness. What would be thought of an English depu-
tation asking them to alter the whole course of their
foreign policy ? The Fenians, who of course think
themselves the most important part of the American
population,
se
that
appear to be privileged, and are inclined
to u
privilege to the utmost. However, a
warbetween England and the United States for the
glorification
of the Head Centre is rather too
much for the equanimity of the PRESIDENT,
and accordingly
we find that " the delegation re-
tired dissatisfied with the
results of the interview."
the most pactagainst
w
The elections have declared
has ed
is9rno inducement to
sacrifice his principles for the sake of popularity,
There is
even had he been inclined to such weakness.
no denying that the Fenians are a troublsome element
in American politics, and those who for their own pur-
pose endeavour to give them importance will very
likely repent their imprudence before they are
finally disposed of. Thanks to the peculiarities of
the American Constitution, the Government are
often forced to conciliate and defer to such associa-
tions, although they are perfectly aware that they
are mischievous in themselves, and are totally un-
reliable for political purposes. - Mr. JOIINSON has
the supreme di
repeatedly disclaimed any desire for re-election to
gnity, and therefore he is less ham-
pered than his predecessors by the consideration of
votes. happily he
has still some time before his
term of office has expired,
that the intemperance of the
anudadwicealtavweilllittbl ee
able fear
to influence him in the meanwhile.

The sanitary condition of the dwellings of the
labouring classes has long been a subject that has
engaged public attention, but of 1v e it has called