The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-24 00:00:00

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CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday Evening.
The Constitutionnel says ;—" The Berlin papers
do not yet confirm the hews of the conclusion of
peace between Prussia and Austria. Public opinion
in Italy is impatient at the delay in the negotia-
tions, and is anxious that peace should promptly
pui, an end to the present state of uncertainty."
The following is from the bulletin of the Moniteur:
" Peace has just been concluded at Berlin between
Prussia and Bavaria. The suspension of arms
which expired to-day, has been prolonged until the
signature and the ratification of the treaty. The
cession of territory to which the Bavarian Govern-
ment has agreed is insignificant, but it will have to
pay 30 millions of florins for the expenses of the
war. It is not exactly known what conditions will
be imposed upon the kingdom of Saxony. The
negotiations for peace between Austria and Italy
will take place at Vienna, and the treaty will be
signed in that city."

Little children now appear to be trained up in
the way they should not go, at least if the following
be an example. As the wife of a tradesman was
walking along the Faubourg St. Antoine a little
child of 13 ran up to her and joyously threw her
arms round the lady's neck, saying, " Oh, my aunt,
what happiness." The lady, gently extricating her-
self from the child's caresses, told her that she was
mistaken, for she did not know her. "My God,"
said the child, " I see that is true. I was mistaken.
I beg your pardon." The child, upon this, took a
contrary direction, apparently much grieved that
she had not found her aunt. The lady soon found
she had been robbed of her purse, and suspecting her
she made a search after the little innocent,whom she
found at a wine shop with her father and mother,
whom she was treating with the produce of the
money. The purse was found upon the father.
The Frankfort journal publishes a notice from
the new civil governor, Baron de Platow, on assum-
ing his functions in that city by order of the King
of Prussia. He says he arrives full of confidence
and goodwill, and he hopes to find the same senti-
ments among the inhabitants. The Baron then
states that no change will be made in the relations
between the civil commissioners in the territories of
Nassau and Upper Hesse.
The Gazette of Northern Germany announces
officially that the annexation of the kingdom of
Hanover to Prussia is an accomplished fact.
A constitutional question of some importance is
to be raised before a Paris tribunal. The point in-
volved is somewhat similar to that raised some five
and twenty years ago in regard to the House of
Commons, in the case of Stockdale v. Hansard.
The point is, whether an individual can obtain
damages or reparation for statements which he con-
siders defamatory contained in a report of the pro-
ceedings of the Legislature. M. Brouillon, the
complainant, seeing in the Moniteur in the Parlia-
mentary report a letter and some observations
which he considered injurious to his reputation,
claimed insertion of an article in reply to them. In
the Evening Moniteur there appeared a modification
of the report, and of this he particularly com-
plains. For the present the proceedings are
merely to compel the insertion of his explana-
tion in the .Moniteur, which is refused by that
journal. There is a great difference between the
parliamentary reports in England and in France.
Journalists cannot have a report from reporters of
their own, but must use ono authorised report fur-
nibhed by short-hand writers appointed for the pur-
pose. In the case brought before the House of
Commons the alleged defamation was contained in
a parliamentary paper, and the House of Commons
claimed privilege for all documents published under
its authority. Lord Denman, however, said it was
monstrous that any body should exercise a privilege
which would enable them to publish articles which
might be injurious to the reputation of an English
subject. In the present case, should the French
court refuse the claim for the insertion of the ex-
planation in the Moniteur, the complainant, I believe,
intends to bring an action for damages and defama-
tion before another tribunal.
The Journal des Debats defends the Extradition
Bill passed by the House of Commons last session
against the attacks which have been made upon it
by some of the papers. It says that the change is
simple, though important. It will no longer be ne-
cessary to have a witness to prove the authenticity
of documents transmitted from France, as was for-
merly the case. It has only been voted for a year,
but we should be glad to see the bill made per-
manent.

Accounts from Lille state that the cholera has
almost entirely disappeared from that town.
A touching proof is mentioned of the solicitude
of the Empress for her subjects. Iler Majesty sent
the Marquis de Piennes, one of her Chamberlains,
to all the houses of the relatives of the persons who
were killed or injured at the fête, and took to them
succour and consolation. The money was given in
a most kind and delicate form. It was contained
in a small purse, and the recipient was requested to
take it as a souvenir of the Empress.
Summer has not left us after all, as people began
to fear. Since the sun rose till evening it has been
bright and beautiful and intensely hot. The ther-
mometer at mid-day was as high as it has been any
day this year.
The Moniteur announces that the Princess Marie
Clothilde Napoleon, the wife of Prince Napoleon
Jerome, has entered upon the sixth month of her
pregnancy.

A letter from Berlin, dated August 20, says :
" The definitive treaty of alliance between Prussia
and the Northern States of Germany was concluded
upon the basis detailed by the Count de Bismarck
in his despatches of the 4th of this month to the
Courts who placed their troops under the command
of the King of Prussia. It now remains to nego-
tiate with the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, who voted
with Austria at Frankfort, without, however, taking
any part in the war, his contingent having been de-
signed, according to the avowal of Prussia, to form
the Federal fortress of Mayence."
Business at the Bourse to-day, like yesterday,
was inactive, and consequently with little variation
in prices.

AN UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY.—I was highly
amused at a story told by the captain concerning Lord
Grocsev.on Thiseldestpassengersandwnhoo wasbleman is i
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Marquis of 'Westminster, whose fortune is
said to produce the immense sum of 4150,000 per annum.
He is highly intelligent, and the variety and depth of his
information St ould be considered great even for a com-
moner. He has travelled extensively in all parts of the
world, and it is not long since he returned from a long
tour in the United States. While at the West he was one
day waiting at a country station for a tardy train, when
one of the farmers of the neighbourhood entered into con-
versation with him. "Been about these parts consid'able,
stranger ?" " Yes, for some length of time." "Like
pretty well, eh ?" " Yes, pretty well." " How long have
yer bin here ?" "A few weeks." " What's yer business ?"
"I have no business." "What aro you travellin' for,
then ?" "Only for my own pleasure." "Don't yer do
any business ? How do you get yor livin' then ?" "It is'nt
necessary for me to work for my support. My father is a
man of property and gives me an allowance sufficient for
my wants." "But s'poso the old man should die ?" "ln
that case I dare say he'd leave us enough to live upon."
"But s'pose ho should bust up ?" Here the conversation
ended, and Lord Grosvenor walked away, evidently struck
with a new idea, and one which had never been so foxcibJy
presented to him until now.—Boston root