The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-27 00:00:00

quences from the meeting on Primrose-hill, suppos-
ing it should take place, but we hope that the
disasters of the last few days, which all sides agree
to deplore, will impress upon the minds of all
Reformers of the unenfrauchised classes the very
sensible advice given yesterday by Mr. Ksox to
one of the few really working men brought before
him for taking part in the riotous proceedings— I
" If you want to have a share in making the laws
begin by obeying them." Our magistrates have acted
as they usually do, with judgment and fairness, and
on no side has there been any disposition shown to
mistrust or to malign the people. The only injus-
tice of which our working men have reason to com-
plain is, that, by the mismanagement of their self-
appointed leaders, their names should have been in
any way associated with a movement whose riotous
and illegal nature is entirely foreign to their opinions
and sentiments.

The Prussian levies on Frankfort were alluded
to in the llouse last night, and Mr. GOSCHEN asked

the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether
any official communication had been received rela-
tive to the demands made by the Prussian authorities
on that city ? Lord STANLEY was of opinion that
a demand such as had been alluded to had been
made. In reply to the question by Mr. OTWAY, as
to whether her MAJESTY'S Government would arbi-
trate in this matter, the noble lo.rd stated that there
had been no demand made for arbitration, and
therefore we had no locus standi, since the question
was one between the German population and the
German Governments. As to the threats used, one
was that, in the event of non-compliance, the town
would be bombarded, and the noble lord said that it
did appear from the information received that such

language had really been used, but the Prussian
Government most distinctly disclaims that such was
authorised by them, and therefore we may conclude
that the higher authorities did not desire such a
manifestation to be made. The noble lord sent to

inquire what protection would be afforded to British
residents in the event of very strong measures being
taken against the town, and the replies that he re-
ceived were most satisfactory. This is so far reassur-
ing, as the Berlin authorities would think it too
much for them to trifle with the English in such an
important respect ; but it certainly shows what an
opinion is entertained of their principles that it
should have been supposed likely that they would
commit such an act. At any rate, now they should
recall the General who made use of such threats,
and thus vindicate their character in some degree.
It appears that the Prussians will find their match
in the citizens of Frankfort. The commercial com-
munity are showing themselves quite competent to

deal with the intruders and withstand their en-
croachments. The Prussians have ordered a list to
be drawn up of the members of the Senate and other
municipal bodies, together with a stotement of their

landed and movable property. The bankers have
held a meeting, at which it was declared that if such
violence were resorted to, they would suspend pay-
ment in Germany and abroad. This will, of
course, occasion a great deal of distress, and
the Prussians themselves will suffer from it.
The Pussians residing in Frankfort have sent a
deputation to the Prussian Commissioner; to plead
the cause of Frankfort. The fact is that the Prus-
sians, in one way or another, are over-reaching
themselves in their conduct at Frankfort ; and
they will find their mistake, for the citizens of that
place are not to be put down and trampled upon,
like those of some of the smaller States, with im-
punity. . The Official Gazette, of Berlin, pub-
lishes an article in which the course pursued
by Prussia towards Frankfort is justified. It is
done so after a fashion entirely Prussian, for
no legality is pretended, but the spirit of
' vengeance and vindictiveness breathes throughout
its sentences. We are told the reasons for the
persecution that has been instituted in that city :
" The systematic hostility shown towards Prussia
by the Government of Frankfort, the toleration by
the latter of articles in the Frankfort press insulting
to the King of PRUSSIA, the violation of treaties,
the damage done to Prussian property, and Frank-
fort's participation in the war carried on by the
Austrian coalition against Prussia." We have been
repeatedly assured that Prussia's only object in this
war was to renovate and improve the condition of
Germany, but the secret now creeps out that
she intends to revenge her own injuries, real and
imaginary. Frankfort is to be doomed first, and
will doubtless have many successors in misfortune
if the BISMARCK policy is to be carried out. 'We
are glad that the inhabitants prove themselves
worthy denizens of their "free city," and make
a stand against the tyrannical oppression to which
they are subjected. It has always seemed suspi-
cious that the Prussians will not consent to an
armistice with the Feaeral forces ; and if we are
to fzrm an estimate of their intentions from
their conduct with Frankfort, it bodes ill in-
deed for those States which have offended against
the majesty of the Berlin Government. The un-
fortunate burgomaster's death is now explained :
he hanged himself in despair at the manner in
which the Prussians treated him, and their harsh
conduct towards the city. We do not suppose for
a moment that the untimely fate of Burgomaster
FELLER will affect the Prussian authorities either at
Frankfort or at Berlin, but it shows to what an ex-
tent their ruthless persecution goes, and how hope-
less people consider affairs when they assume their
management and control.

It seems by the intelligence brought by the Cuba
that President JOHNSON has again exercised the pri-
vilege of the veto against the Freedmen's Bureau Bill
on the same grounds on which he refused to affix
his signature to the Bill of the same character
last spring. The Congress, however, manifests the
same obstinacy in the matter as it did then, and
the Radicals are apparently determined to
make
the most of their majority while they have it.
Both Houses have passed the Bill over the veto
vem
in defiance of the President,
Sc) thater experience
has xr orienc
ee
has not made them any wiser
moderate. The arguments which Mr. Jour'.
SON brought forward appeared to most unpre_
judiced persons conclusive; and, in fact,
throughout the States themselves there is a very
strong sense of the disadvantages of the Bureau,
and there is no question that its influence among
the blacks themselves has been often mischievous.
They are only too ready to believe that it is the duty
of the State to feed, clothe, and house them, and
their constitutional indolence makes the idea very
agreeable. But it is not by fostering this
love of dependence that the negro can be
raised to a higher level. He has been treated
as a child too long ; let him now be taught
gradually but surely to depend upon himself. For
a long time to come, it will be the duty of the State
to watch over his interests and to afford him pro-
tection and encouragement, but it should be with the
view of helping him to help himself—not to con-
tinue a system which must inevitably tend to keep
him down and degrade him. All these questions will
be more fully and fairl), discussed when the South
has a voice in the representation ; and that day is;
we hope, not far distant.
The
are growing no wiser, and. the
animosityßadi ca ls,
between,
them and the PIusIDENT'S supporters is said to be ,

daily increasing. In the Cabinet there have been,
as we know, changes which will strengthen rather
than weaken the power of the PRESIDENT. Attor-
ney-General SPEED, known for his vindictive hos-
tility to the South, has resigned office, and the
resignations of Messrs. STANTON and HAI:LAND are
anticipated, though nothing definite is known.
When Mr. JOHNSON finds unanimous support from
his own immediate colleagues, he will be in a better
position to deal with a refractory Congress. Mr.
SEWARD, with his usual political sagacity, supports
the PRESIDENT, and has written a letter approving
the Philadelphia National Convention, which he
styles " a patriotic effort to induce Congress to
admit the Southern representatives ;" adding that
such admission can alone complete the restoration
of the Union.

The strong Protectionist feeling in the States has
been gratified by the tax on cotton fixed at 3 cents
per lb., which forms part of the Inland Revenue
Bill, to take effect in September next. This will
be good news for India, though otherwise unsatis-
factory. The Americans have still a good deal to
learn in commercial policy.

It will afford general satisfaction to the public to
learn that the Atlantic Telegraph is all but com-
pleted ; the intelligence of its being safely landed on
the shores of Newfoundland will indeed be a
triumphal declaration, more especially after the
many drawbacks and disappointments it has met
with on previous occasions. The greatest credit is
due to those who have persevered in this arduous
undertaking, and, despite all discouragements, have
gone on in their endeavour to establish a communi-
tion between the old and new worlds. Mr. GLASS,
the managing director of the Company, has been
most assiduous in his application, and to his exer-
tions much of the success of this last undertaking
is attributable. In expectation of the completion
of the affair a great entertainment has been planned
at Foilhommerhum. As soon as the present work
is completed it will be sought to recover the end
of last year's cable, and the most ingenious arrange-
ments have been made for that purpose. If all
goes on well, as there is reason to believe, the
communication between New York and London
will be complete in a few hours, and the people
of both hemispheres may well congratulate
themselves upon the success of so very im-
portant an undertaking. This communication
between England and America may well be re-
garded as one of the most striking accomplishments
of modern science, and it ought to be appreciated,
for it will connect in closer unison the leading com-
munities of the world, and be an incentive to pro-
gress, and a stimulus to industry. It will in every
respect be matter of rejoicing when this grand un-
dertaking is successfully completed, and the commu-
nication fairly established between the distant shores
of America and Ireland. It is one of those works
which to all ages are landmarks of human skill and
enterprise, and speak fayourablyof a nation's progress.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday Evening.

The Moniteur, in the course of an explanatory
article relative to the position of affairs, says that
" the conditions upon which the Emperor offered
his good offices are now well known. Austria was
resolved to abandon Venetia, and thus disappeared
the point of contest for which Italy took up arms.
On the other hand, Prussia obtained advantages
equally important and rapid, and in the North as
well as in the South the moment had arrived to ap-
peal to the pacific sentiments of the Courts of
Vienna, Berlin, and Florence. The French Go-
vernment relied upon the influence of its advice and
the spirit of moderation of the three Cabinets to
attain the object which it had in view. Its expec-
tations have not been disappointed. France will
maintain the same character of amicable mediator
in the deliberations which are about to commence,
and she will continue to employ her influence to
facilitate the work of pacification, in which she has
invited the belligerents to participate.
" Austria did not accept without painful hesita-
tion the bases of the peace implying her withdrawal
from the Germanic Confederation. The recollec-
tions which connect that Power with Germany are,
in fact, the most ancient in her history. Neverthe-
less, to judge from the language of the press, the
impression of regret caused by this sacrifice was not
the same in all the provinces of the monarch indis-
tinctly. Opinion has been divided there for many
years in regard to the best course to be adopted
with the Germanic elements which have hitherto
had preponderance in the constitutional organisa-
tion, but which are not predominant if the extent
of territory and amount of population be considered.
The Austrian Government has itself acknowledged
that to strengthen its authority in the interior, and
to establish a real cohesion between so many peoples
differing by nationality, it was necessary to adopt
the idea of a just balance, and the work of conci-
liation undertaken by the present Ministry in
llungary has no other object. Adopting
this view, several organs of public opi-
nion think that Austria ought to extract
from herself the conditions of her strength and
her prosperity, and that being less engaged with
the affairs of Germany, relieved besides from the
costly burthen of Venetia, she will be more free
to develope the immense resources contained in the
greater portion of the Eastern provinces of the
Empire.

Besides this, it results from a conversation
which M. Bismarck had at Brunn with a former
member of the Austrian Reichsrath, and which ex-
cites much attention at Vienna at this moment, that
the Court of Prussia does not oppose in principle
the proposal that Austria should connect herself by
reciprocal treaties with the Governments of
Southern Germany."
There was a Cabinet Council held at St. Cloud
yesterday, at which the Emperor presided.
The place of meeting for the Plenipotentiaries to
arrange the conditions of peace is not yet fixed.
Should it not be at Paris, France will be represented
wherever it may be by M. Benedetti, who, however,
will be present at the deliberations simply in the
character of a mediator, and will not interfere in
drawing up the protocols.
Almost all the German papers received in Paris
to-day seem to have a sort of regret at the idea of
peace. The Ost Deutsche Post considers that the
principle of Austrian unity is destroyed, the troops
discouraged, and that the defeat in the struggle is
not sustained by the Hungarians, the Poles, or the
Bohemians, but by Austria. In conclusion, it says,
" Let us assert without equivocation such a peace
may be imposed upon us, but it cannot be main-
tained. From the moment of the signature of the
treaty of
peace, the only thought will be to begin
the war again and to make the necessary prepara-
tions."

Russia is also discontented. The Moscow Ga-
zette, in a semi-official article, says that Russia is
menaced. " Strong and united Germany approaches
nearer and nearer to our frontiers, and threatens to
take possession of the only sea which insures our
communications with the universe."
It appears that at present Bavaria and the
Southern States of Germany are not included in
the suspension of arms. Prussian troops in great
numbers have entered Hof, in Bavaria, on the
riaTnhse near St h
Federal Corps
railway from Dhreassdejn.ointoed Ftrhaenkßfoal.
Wurtzbourg.

A letter from Ferrara says :—" The battle of
Lissa was the first naval battle in which the newly..
invented ships have taken part. In this point of
view it must be interesting to men of the naval
profession particularly. As to the Italian navy it
made a glorious debut. The Austrian fleet retreated
towards the island of Lesina. There was every
reason to believe that it was too much disabled to
regain the port of Pola." Lim is one of the prin..