The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1866.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, Friday Evening.

My information that the Emperor had not relin-
quished his intention of going to Biarritz proves
correct. His Majesty left St. Cloud for that town
last night at 11 o'clock.

The Moniteur, quoting from the official Gazette
of Florence, says that the insurrectional movement
which has taken place in Sicily has been nearly
suppressed. The great majority of the population
refrained from taking any part in the insurrection,
and are animated with the best spirit. A portion of
the National Guard of Palermo arrived speedily at
the scene of disturbance, and assisted the troops,
who took possession of the Palace Royal, the Trea-
sury, and the prisons. A squadron composed of
eight vessels was expected to anchor in the port for
the protection of the city. It was hoped that the
telegraphic communications would soon be re-esta-
blished. General Cadorno had been appointed
commander of the military forces of Sicily and com-
missioner extraordinary of the town and provinces
of Palermo. A force of 15,000 men had been placed
under his orders.

We are now enabled to judge of the effect pro-
duced in Germany by the Circular of the Marquis
de Lavalette. If possible it has produced more
enthusiasm and satisfaction than in Paris. I select
one specimen (the only exception) from the Gazette
de la Croix. That paper to a certain extent ap-
proves of it. It days—" The clear and moderate
language of the circular does not leave any doubt
that France has no intention to make the aggran-
disement of Prussia
.the pretext for aggrandising
herself ; but she holds firmly to peace. Thus
vanish all kinds of apprehensions, and, at the same
time hopes of certain
patriots htoufs are
apecaflriaursthraintedd h
kind,
happilyte not numerous,
even in Southern Germany, who thought that
France would aid their views. That is the prin-
cipal point of information to be derived from the
Circular. As a nation, of course we do not agree
with what it says respecting the principle of
Nationalities, but we approve of the conclusion at
which it arrives—that peace will be durable."
The Journal des Debats says :—" A notice from
the President of the Commission of Mexican
Finances states that the payment of the coupons
due on the Ist of October is postponed, no funds
having been transmitted by the Mexican Govern-
ment. Ile also recals to recollection that a sum of
31 millions placed in the Caisse des Depots and
Consignations, is for the purpose of reconstitution
of capital."

A great many documents have been sent to the
Academy of Sciences, communicating further in-
teresting particulars relative to the earthquake. At
Angers the noise was very peculiar and alarming.
At Nancy several shocks were felt. M. Le Verrier,
the astronomer, announced to the Academy that he
had received many letters mentioning circumstances
connected with the earthquake. M. Ragot exhibited
a map upon which were marked localities which had
been more or less affected by the phenomenon.
These places include Rouen Auxerre, Bordeaux,
La Rochelle, Nantes, the valley of the Loire,
Le Mans, Chartres, and Alencon. M. Le Verrier
remarked that although only these places were
named, it was not to be supposed that
the earthquake did not manifest itself in
many other localities. A peculiarity to be noticed
is that in some towns the direction of the
shock was from west to east, and in others from the
south to the north. It was in the latter direction
that the shocks were the most violent. At Chartres
the bells rung, and the furniture was moved. The
mass of the concurrent testimony is that the earth-
quake took place at ten minutes after five in the
morning, but the writers of some of the letters
sent to the Academy say that they felt it at two
o'clock. M. Charles remarked that some fifteen
years ago an earthquake of the same kind was felt
at Chartres. A scientific gentleman at Versailles
wrote to the Academy to say that the earthquake
shook his bed with great violence. lle felt four
lateral oscillations, the duration of each of which
was about two seconds.

The gendarmerie on duty in the Route do la
Revotte have had some rather difficult work to
pacify the eccentricities of one of the softer sex, a
lady of property, about 50, residing in that place.
She began her little game of excitement by goinz
into the rooms of some of the lodgers, and break-
ing their wind,' ws and chimney-glasses. She next
directed her attention to her husband, and said she
would kill him with a washerwoman's iron which she
had in her hand. lie is a man of eighty, and on
the arrival of the police they found that she had
partially carried out her promise by striking him
some severe wounds with the iron, and kicking him
out of doors. She then locked the door of her
apartment, and barricaded it with the furni-
ture. When the police summoned her, in the
name of the law, to open the door, she politely in-
formed them that the first who attempted to enter
her room would be a dead man. They, however,
broke open the door, and the lady sallied forth,
armed with a brass basin, and dealt blows with it
right and left very impartially upon the lodgers who
had come to reinforce the police. Some of them
received rather severe injuries. The police tried to
disarm her without hurting her, and at length suc-
ceeded. She was conveyed to the barracks of the
gendarmerie, when she rushed under the bed and
began to howl and bark like a mad dog. In the
morning, when the police wished to take the fair
lady before the Commissary of Police, it was no
joke to drag her from under the bed. She bit their
hands, and kicked them with great violence. She
has been conveyed to a madhouse.

The fine weather has been as " brief as woman's
love." To-day the morning broke loweringly, the
wind was cold and violent, and heavy rain began
about mid-day, and continued for some hours. The
barometer indicates more storms.

The Constitutionnel again refers to the circular of
the Marquis de la Valette. It says the Times de-
votes a " great" (important) article to it, in which
it characterises the policy of the Emperor Napoleon
as wise, generous,. and foreseeing."
The Presse, of Vienna, concludes an article upon
the subject by saying—" We admit with satisfac-
tion that M. de la Valette declares that no hostility,
no interest, separates France from Austria."
The death is announced of M. Maria, who was a
surgeon on board the French fleet during the battle
of Trafalgar.
The evening Moniteur announces that the Em-
peror stopped an hour on his way to•Biarritz, in the
department of the Landes, to visit the agricultural
settlements of Solferino, and was expected to reach
Biarritz at four this afternoon.

It is officially announced from Vienna that peace
between Prussia and Saxony is definitely concluded,
and that the treaty would be immediately published.
The disarmament of the Austrian army proceeds
on a vast scale. The number of troops who will
remain in activity will not exceed 250,000.

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following additional post-offices will be open on and after
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of lives or the purchase of Government annuities, under the
Act 27 and 28 Viet., cap. 43 ; and for the receipt of the
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time to time, under contracts for the insurance of lives or
the purchase of Government annuities, and for the payment
of any sums which shall become payable by the Postmaster-
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Marsh), Jedburgh, N. 8., and Athlone, Ireland.
DISINFECTANTS.—CARBOLIC ACID AND CHLORIDE
OF LlME.—Among the many valuable improvements in con-
nection with the application of chemistry to the purposes
of industry for which we are indebted to Dr. F. Grace-
Calvert, F.R.S., it is probable that his labours in connec-
tion with carbolic acid have contributed more to his
honour and reputation than any of his other discoveries.
The explanation of the reason of carbolic acid (consi-
dered only as a disinfectant, although it is largely used
in other forms) becoming
so great a favourite as to
place so cheap a substance as chloride of lime in the
shade will, therefore, be generally interesting. The power
of carbolic acid is prompt and persistent—putrefaction can
neither commence nor go on in its presence. Chloride of
lime promptly deodorises the air, but destroys the noxious
matter by chemically changing it, and at the same time
becoming itself changed and useless for further good.
Carbolic acid does not change ; it mixes as readily with
everything as the chlorine of the lime, but always remains
ree carbolic acid, and continues indefinitely to perform its
good offices AO it dianlectaizt.—Nining Journal.