The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-26 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday Evening.
According to a letter from Lisbon in the Moniteur,
the Chamber of Deputies has expressed its satisfac-
tion at the conduct of the Government in reference
to the insurrection in Spain. The entrance of the
insurgents into Portugal is confirmed. The officers
have been sent to Setubal, and the men to Cascals,
where they will be imprisoned.

A voluminous blue-book has just bebn issued by
Government, containing statistics and other infor-
mation with regard to politics, taxes, finances, and
various incidents connected with the progress of
affairs. A great portion of its contents has already
been published, but there are some branches of the
information given which deserve a more care-
ful analysis than I can give to-day. From
returns given of the newspaper press in France, it
appears that there are 330 political journals, of
which 63 are printed in Paris, and 267 in the de-
partments. From the Ist of January to the Bth of
June, 1865, 18 warnings were given, three in Paris
and 15 in the departments. Two newspapers,
suspended for two months, were issued against a
departmental newspaper. Since the amnesty
awarded by the Empress Regent 15 warnings were
given, six in Paris and nine in the provinces. There
has not been either suspension or suppression since
the Bth of June, 1865. With respect to the tele-
graph, the price of messages has been considerably
reduced by virtue of a treaty entered into with 20
European States.
A remarkable and melancholy incident has taken
place at the Jewish Church in the Rue Notre
Dame de Nazareth. While M. Rube], the guardian
of the church, was preparing the ornaments for the
celebration of a marriage, news was brought to him
that his wife had become suddenly ill. A doctor
was immediately sent for, who somewhat indiscreetly
and hastily said that nothing could be done. The
husband was so shocked and affected at the inti-
mation that he fell down dead almost immediately.
Yesterday the remains of husband and wife were
conveyed to the cemetery.
It will interest your sporting readers to know
that the Spring Meeting at La March will take place
on the 25th of February. The Great Military race
will be run on the 21st of May. The Vincennes
Steeplechases are fixed for the 11th and 20th March
and 20th May. M. Delamarre's Count Arthur and
Oramaiha have been bought on account of the
Emperor. West Australian will in future form
part of the Government breeding stud at Le Pin,
in Normandy, and Partizan at La Lorie. M.
Tassart has bought Mr. Roe's liatinka, and is with

Lamplugh at Chantilly, in training for the races
there.

Madame Saqui, who obtained great celebrity in
former days as a rope-dancer, and for her exploits
in the Blondon style at Vauxhall, died the day
before yesterday at Passy, near Paris, in her 80th
year. Madame Saqui danced on the tight-rope
with grace and agility when she was nearly 70.
The Paris papers continue their remarks and
laudation upon the Emperor's speech, and there has
seldom been more unanimity among them than they
display upon the subject. All applauded his pacific
sentiments and aspirations to the very echo. One
only shadow of objection seems to be raised---that
the Speech devotes more attention to the internal
affairs of France than to the vexations of foreign
politics. Such an objection, if it is meant to be one,
is surely a strange cavil on the part of a Frenchman,
who generally boasts so much and so loudly of his
love of country. The opposition papers chiefly
censure distant foreign expedition, meaning, of
course, to censure the interference of France in
Mexico ; but the explanations of the Emperor on
this subject must have satisfied all reasonable and
moderate people.

A writer of some note, M. Alfred de Brehat,
has just died in Paris, in his 41st year. Among
other novels which made his reputation, were " Les
Etrangers de Paris," "La Sorciere Moi re," and
" Les Aventures du Petit Parisien." The death of
a learned lady of 80, Madame Eloise Voiart, has
also just taken place at Nancy. She was the
mother-in-law of another authoress of repute,
Amable Tastu.

Under the patronage, and indeed at the sugges-
tion of the Empress, a step is about to be taken for
the welfare of the working classes, similar to that
carried into execution by means of the munificence
of Mr. Peabody. Five hundred houses are about
to be erected at Montrouge, under the direction of
M. Chassaignier, the architect. The rows will be
large, airy, and well supplied with water. Near
the houses public baths and wash-houses will also►
be erected. The rent of a convenient room for
a single person will be £4 a year, but there
will be rooms for families at the rate of
£6, £B, and £l2. The houses will be
open both day and night, under proper charge of a
porter. The rent may be paid by instalments, and
as is the case in regard to Peabody's houses, a con-
dition is made that the furniture is not to be seized
for rent, but if the occupier be unable to pay he
may take away his goods upon a verbal promise to
pay when he can, reliance being placed upon his
honour.

Winter has returned again to-day. It has been
very cold, and a thick fog—a very good imitation of
a London fog—has prevailed the whole of the day.
The sun was only conspicuous from his absence.