The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIpAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1E66.

and more especially so, as it will divide Ger-
many , into parties, and in the event of war
breaking out, all the States will most pro-
bably engage in it, from the highest to the
lowest. It is deplorable to think of the strife and
discord that will reign paramount, of the sufferings
and losses that will be endured, and all because of
the greed and vainglory of one Power. Prussia is
so inconsiderate that the small States may well hesi-
tate to decide whether it is worse to accept her as
an ally or an enemy. What assurance have they
that she will not monopolise all power over their
affairs when the war is over? And yet again what
reason have they not to dread total extinction if the
ruthless forces of Prussia invade their terri-
tories. The best, chance of safety will be iu
exhibiting spirit and determination, and so far a
possible banding together to resist the encroach-
ments of the common enemy, for such must the
Government of Berlin be now considered. The time
for compomise and expediency has gone by, and it
remains for those who have the independence and
ultimate prosperity of Germany at heart to stand
firm at ther posts, and withstand the overbearing
tyranny and insidious devices of that Power which
is alike destitute of moral rectitude, and devoid of
political honesty.

Marine and the Colonies, and two of his aides-de-
camp, went yesterday to Villemande I'Etarry to
witness some experiments with some destructive
missiles, the invention of M. Maury, who is described
as being formerly Director of the Observatory of
Richmond. The experiments were quite successful,
and are shortly to be renewed at Toulon.
The exhibition of paintings by living French
artists in the Champs Elysees will close in a few
days. As evidence of the interest taken in the arts
I may mention that no less than 75,000 persons
visited the Exhibition on Sunday last.

A pamphlet has been discussed at the Academy
of Sciences by I\l. Pietra Santa, in which the author
endeavours to prove that the cholera is not conta-
gious. I recently alluded to a pamphlet by an
English medical man, in which he supports a similar
opinion.

The Proposed Municipal Corporations of
the Metropolis.

Yesterday at the weekly meeting of the Maryle-
bone vestry, held in the Court-house, Marylebone-
lane, Mr. Churchwarden Knyaston in the chair.

Mr. HALLAM, pursuant to notice, drew the at-
tention of the vestry to the bill proposed to be in-
troduced into Parliament having for its purpose the
entire abolition of the present vestries and the esta-
blishment of municipal corporations throughout the
metropolis in their place. Mr. Hallam drew atten,
tion to the fact that there had been a private com-
mittee sitting for several months inquiring into the
present system of parochial government in the
metropolis, and the bill was one of the results of the
deliberations of that committee. The bill about to
be introduced into Parliament was of that extraor-
dinary importance that he did not think they ought
to wait till it was actually in the house before they
discussed it. If it became law, it would bring about
a greater revolution in parochial matters than the
oldest member of that board could recollect. Its
effect would he to destroy the 48 vestries of the metro-
polis, and aubstitute instead 10 municipal boroughs.
The borough of Marylebone would be comprised of
Paddington, Marylebone, and St. John, Hamp-
stead. The parish cf St. Pancras, with which they
had hitherto been connected, would be taken entirely
away from them ; and instead of having 122 paro-
chial representatives, they would be cut down to
54. Each of the municipalities would have six
councillors, two aldermen, and a mayor, who was
to wear a gold chain. (Laughter.) , Power would
also be granted to them to build a magnificent muni-
cipal hall in the borough. It was proposed that the
bill should be in full operation in March, 1867. It
was said out of doors that the vestries had brought
odium on themselves by their conduct, showing
themselves totally incapable to discharge their
duties, and had thus caused the introduction of a
bill based upon the old French principle, which had
cost France so large an amount of money and
proved so destructive to local government. After
further explaining the objects of the bill, Mr. Hal-
lam concluded by moving a committee of the whole
board to consider the bill.

Professor MARKS would not oppose the motion
of Mr. Hallam, although he thought it premature.
In the course of a very able address he said that a
change in the local government of the metropolis
was supported in very high quarters, but he did not
believe such a bill as had been brought under their
notice would be adopted. But vestries had brought
all this upon themselves by the numerous abuses
which they had tolerated. Let them reform their
sanatory regulations, keep their streets clean, and
not refuse to carry out necessary improvements be-
cause they would have to make an extra rate of id.
in the pound, and he believed the proposal to
change the form of local government would not be
proceeded with.
It was ultimately agreed to refer the bill under
consideration to the Parliamentary Committee.

MARKETS.---This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Fresh up to our'raarket to-day the arrivals of home

grown wheat were very moderate. ' The trade for all qua-
lities was decidedly firm, and prices were quite is per qr
higher than on Monday.
With foreign wheat the market was moderately supplied.
Factors and importers were very firm in their demands,
and all descriptions were held at an advance of is to 2s per
quarter.
Floating cargoes of wheat ruled firm, on higher terms.
English barley'was in short supply, but with foreign
produce the market was moderately supplied. The trade
was steady, at full currencies.
Malt changed hands slowly, at Monday's quotations.
There was a good supply of oats on offer. The trade
was dull, on rather easier terms.
Beans steadily supported late rates.
Peas were steady, and Monday's currency was supported
Flour was in moderate request, at extreme rates.

SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1,380 3,170 1,060

[rish
Foreign 10,590 1,260

26,930 1,890 slts

bls.

NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.
But limited supplies of meat are on sale. The trade is
steady, at our quotations.
Per 81b by the carcase.
sd s d
Inferior beef 3 4 3 to
,Ylichiling do. 4 0 4 4
Prime large do 4 6 4 8
Prime small do 4 10 5 u
Veal 5 0 6 0
Lamb, 6s 0

Sd s d
Inferior mutton 3 10 4 8
Middling mutton 4 10 5 0
Prime do 5 4 5 8
Large pork 4 2 4 10
Small pork 5 0 5 6
Id to 7s 4d.

BOROUGH HOP.

The accounts from the plantations are very unfavourable
The trade, in consequence, has been very firm, at im-

proving prices.

LA TEST INTEL LIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE WAIL CRISIS.

PARIS, June 15.

The Constitutionnel of this morning publishes
an article repudiating the warlike interpretation
put upon the letter of the Emperor Napoleon, in
a recent number of the Liberte, in an article
signed by M. Emile de Girardin.

The Constitutionnel says :—" M. Girardin makes
a strange abuse of words in interpreting every
alteration in the map of Europe as a disturbance
of the European equilibrium. There are natural
and legitimate annexations which, consolidated, in-
stead of disturbing the equilibrium would preserve
This is true as regards the restoration of Venetia to
Italy and Savoy to . France.

" In the same manner if Germany, now divided
into 29 States, should wish to reduce the number,
the order at present established in Europe would
not thereby be in any way shaken. What the Em-
peror meant was that the equilibrium of Europe
would be destroyed if Austria or Prussia should
absorb the whole of Germany."

FRANKFORT, June 15.

The mobilization of the Federal army was not
voted in the form proposed by Austria, but in the
following amended shape, which was proposed by
Hanover, and supported by Electoral-Hesse :
That in view of the present differences between
Austria and Prussia menacing the internal security
of the Confederation, and causing an apprehension
that hostilities might occur between the two Con-
federate Powers, and considering that the Federal
Diet has been called together on the ground of ar-
ticles 18 and 19 of the final act of the 15th May,
1820, in order to maintain the peace and security
of the Confederation, and to take the necessary
measures for preventing the independent action of
any member of the Confederation.

And further, considering that, in order that the
resolutions which might be taken by the Diet should
be carried out, a speedy disposal of all the military
forces of the members of the Confederation not iu-
volved in the present 'difficulties between Prussia
and Austria is a necessary preliminary condition to
any successful mediation.

The Hanoverian Government votes for the first
paragraph of the Austrian proposal, with the modi-
fication that the 7th, Bth, 9th, and 10th Federal
army corps should be mobilised.
Hanover votes also in favour of Arts. 2,3, and 5,
but not for Art. 9, respecting the appointment of a
Federal commander-in-chief, which she does not
consider to be yet called for by the present state of
thing.

VIENNA, June 14.
The Common Council of this capital presented
au address of loyalty to the Emperor Francis
Joseph this morning. In reply to a speech from
the burgomaster the Emperor said :
" I receive this manifestation from the city of
Vienna with great satisfaction. I have done every-
thing in my power to preserve the peace and
liberty of Germany, but it has been made impossi-
ble in all quarters for me to do so. This is the
most arduous period I have experienced since my
accession to the throne. I now resort to the sword,
with confidence in God, my good right, my valiant
army, and the co-operation of my faithful subjects.
But I must, in especial, express -my fullest satis-
faction with the unanimity and attitude of Vienna.
Notwithstanding that considerable sacrifices have
been already imposed upon the capital by the stop-
page of business and the want of employment for
the population, the most exemplary order prevails
here in comparison with other countries, and I can-
not sufficiently express my recognition of this
fact."

VENICE, June 8.

The text of the protest of the Central Congrega-
tion of Venice, addressed to the Austrian Govern-
ment against the forced loan in Venetia, is as
follows :
To the Members of the Council of Ministers at
Venice.

The sovereign decree of the 25th May last,
which imposes a forced loan of 12 millions in Aus-
trian silver money in the Lombardo-Venetian
Kingdom, has produced in our provinces a powerful
impression. _ _ _

The grounds upon which this decree imposes so
heavy a charge upon our territory, the procedure
fixed for its execution, and the disastrous conse-
quences which would result from it for the country,
determine the central congregation, in fulfilment of
the duty imposed on it by Art. 24 of the sovereign
patent of the 15th April, 1815, to address to the
Council of Ministers its most earnest remonstrances,
and to insist upon their being submitted to the high
consideration of his Imperial Majesty.
The Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, while partici-
pating in the same proportion as the other terri-
tories of the empire in the general expenses of the
State, supports in addition the weight of the public
debt. How is it, therefore, possible that a particular
tax should be levied upon us for the extraordinary
wants of the monarchy when we are still oppressed
by the consequences of the decree of the sth of
May last, by which the Government collected front
us 150 million florins in paper.
The principle of distributive justice would in any
case point to the participation of all the provinces
"of the Empire of the burden which is placed upon
our sole territory. If the exclusion of paper money,
which for the last 18 years had forced circulation in
the other parts of the Empire spared private in-
terests in our provinces, the immediate loss resulting
from the use of their money, the State derived the
advantage, since it collected all our taxes in cur-
rent coin.

Nothing justifies an exceptional measure applying
to our territory alone. The Central Congregation,
therefore, makes the most explicit reservations upon
the principle of a special loan. But it must further
make some observations upon its distribution, which
is prescribed in opposition to Article 22 of the Sove-
reign Patent of 1815, and particularly' upon 'it issue
the certificates of payment imposed upon Monte
Veneto,which, destitute of any resources of its own,
and charged solely to represent the debt of our pro-
vinces, and that provisionally, is thus threatened
with a debt, the payment of which concerns the
whole monarchy.
Our territory, in consequence of various calami-
ties, has long been impoverished in its natural pro-
ductions, and our commerce and manufactures have
from particular circumstances fallen off. We have
not yet recovered from the effects of the last war,
and our province is liable to become the theatre of
a fresh conflict. Compelled at the present moment
to sustain the great expenses of an extraordinary
military occupation, threatened with forced requi-
sitions, and submitted to the fatal consequences of
decrees prohibiting exportation, how would it find
the money requested from it when it is no longer
even possible, under present circumstances, to have
recourse to credit ? Even an augmentation of bur-
dens to a much less extent would have been insup-
portable, and have exceeded the forces of the
country.
These considerations, of which the Ministers can-
not be unaware, after the remonstrances already
made on various occasions by the Central Congre-
gation for the protection of the country, determine
uz to address ourselves respectfully to the Supreme
Council of Ministers, in order that they may re-
quest, from the justice of.the Sovereign, the sus-
pension and the abrogation of the decree of the
25th May last. _

(The signatures follow.)

COPENHAGEN, Jane 15.
It is positively stated that Sweden, Norway, and

Denmark have concluded an offensive and defensive
treaty of alliance.

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, June 15.

The eight votes (excluding Austria) given yes-
terday in the Diet in favour of the proposal for the
mobilization of the Federal army represent a popu-
lation of 13,859,711 and contingents of 173,798 men,
while the five votes (excluding Prussia) against the
proposal represent a population of 2,954,580, and
contingents of 33,500 men.

ITALY.
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ITALIAN
MINISTRY.
FLORENCE, June 15.
Baron Ricasoli has been entrusted with the forma-
ion of a new Cabinet with General Lamarmora.
It is believed that the former will assume the
?residency of the Council and the Ministry of the
[nterior.

General Lamarmora will accompany the King to
:he camp as Minister without portfolio.
THE BRAZILS.
(By Telegraph from Lisbon.)
Rio DE JANEIRO, May 24.

The allies have resumed offensive operations, and
been everywhere triumphant over the Paraguayans.
The latter have been compelled to take refuge in
the fortress of Curupaity.

BUENOS AYRES, May 14.
Exchange on London, 511 ; wet salted hides, 32
:o 34 ; lumber, 42.