The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-26 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Wednesday Evening.
The news of yesterday of the adhesion of the
Italian Government to the armistice is fully con-
firmed to-day, but the influence upon the Bourse
isnot so marked as was anticipated. Business is still
limited, and prices do not improve materially.
The letters from Vienna state that the Prussian
army is on the march to wards the Danube, in three
columns. The column of the west, 40,000 strong,
has already detachments near Stockerau, close to
the Danube. Prince Frederick Charles is at Hohe-
nau, and the King at Count Mensdorff's chateau of
Nikolsburg. The army of the Prince Royal, esti-
mated at 60,000 men, pursues its march across the
small chains of the Carpathian mountains on the
left bank of the March, the river which sepa-
rates Ilungary from Moravia. The destina-
tion appears to be Presburg. The Austrian
army of the North, commanded by General
Benedek, also in the direction for Olmutz,
towards Presburg, successfully effected its move-
ment without interruption from the Prussians. It
also appears to have had the advantage in two
trifling encounters. Within a few days the number
of Austrian troops occupying strong positions round
Vienna towards Hungary will amount to 200,000.
The condition of the soldiers is excellent ; and
should the Prussian army attempt the passage of
the Danube in the direction of Presburg, which
seems to be their intention,, they will meet with
vigorous resistance. The total of the soldiers com-
prising the Prussian army is also estimated at
200,000 men.
The truce will expire on Friday, and in the mean-
time the negotiations for an armistice for a month
proceed. The Paris news-makers are hard at work
in explaining all sorts of conditions of peace ; but I
refrain from following out their lucubrations, and
your readers will do well not to place any confidence
in what they may see about them elsewhere. The
war party at Vienna are not inactive. The Cania-
rade says :
" We believe that the five days of truce will not
bring about peace. Such a peace would not produce
happiness, and could not last. A peace concluded
at such a moment, before having given another
battle, before having once more tried the fortune of
war with all the forces of Austria, would fill with dis-
couragement and grief the hearts of thousands of
brave soldiers. Should the exclusion of Austria from
the Germanic Confederation be a sine qua non of
such a peace, we have only one observationto make.
Our army is not only Austrian, but it has always
been a German-Austrian army."
Prince Napoleon Jerome arrived at Ferrara just
at the moment when the King was about to cross
the Po, and remove his head quarters to Rovigo.
The order was therefore countermanded, a fact
which created the impression that the postponement
of the entrance of the King into Venetia was indi-
cative of some striking coming event. Nothing had
transpired as to the mission of Prince Napoleon to
Italy, as the Moniteur called it; but although the
Prince has several times declared himself openly in
favour of war on the part of Italy, his " mission,"
under present circumstances, is considered as a great
step in behalf of a pacific policy. At all events
men in the highest position at Ferrara believe that
if there were any conditions in the proposals of
peace unfavourable to Italy the Prince would not
have accepted the office of diplomatic mediator.
Philippe, the murderer, was executed yesterday
morning at six o'clock at La Roquette, near the
Bastille. A few days after his condemnation he lost
his appetite and even smoked very little. He only
lost his energy temporarily, and said he should die
as well as he could. He was iu so sound a sleep at
half-past 5 o'clock in the morning that the gaoler was
obliged to give him a shake to wake him up. He
enjoyed the consolations of religion from the Abbe
Crozes, and received the communion on Thursday
last. To the last he persisted in the defence he
made at his trial, admitting the murder of the
woman Bodeux in consequence of a quarrel about
money, but, said the murder was quite unpremedi-
tated. He added, however, that he did attempt to
murder Madame Midy, and he did not know what
led him to do it. Certainly it was not with the
idea of robbery. At the last moment Philippe
persisted in this statement. He said, " I have only
two crimes to reproach myself with. That is
enough." It may be recollected that there were
strong suspicions that Philippe murdered 15 women,
either in Paris, in the provinces of France, or in
Algeria, the circumstances under which they were
assassinated coinciding exactly with those of the
woman Bodeux, Philippe died instantaneously.
The crowd was immense.
Michel Garibaldi, the brother of the General,
who has for some time been seriously ill at Nice,
died in that town on Sunday,
There has been a murder and suicide at Valay,
in the department of Haute Saone, under these cir-
cumstances. A man named Jacques Owlet had
very resentful feelings against his brother, believing
that he had an improper intimacy with his sister-in-
law. Jacques watched for his intended victim in
the forest, and on meeting him discharged the con-
tents of a gun in his head. In order to divert sus-
picion, the murderer placed the gun in the hand of
the corpse after putting the muzzle in his throat
to give the idea of suicide. The device did not de-
ceive the police, who went upon the traces of the
murderer, but he was beforehand with them, and
blew out his brains at his own house.

A man rather distinguished in the literary world,
M. Theodore ➢luret, has just died in Paris.
I have spoken of the destructive doings of the
locusts in Algeria. Bordeaux is now a prey to a
sudden invasion of myriads of mosquitoes. They
are so minute that they can hardly be seen, but
they make themselves felt very effectively and un-
pleasantly. It is while you are in bed that they
make their visits. When you wake up in the
morning you find red marks all over your body,
which first annoy you with a sharp smart, and
this sensation is ever and anon changed and diver-
sified with such terrible itchings that the most

timorous man is sure to " come up to the scratch."
Some thirty years ago there was just such a plague
at Marseilles and other places for a radius of 50 or
60 miles. The beds were then screened with a thin

gauze or muslin, but in spite of that I was a martyr
to their unwelcome intentions of that time.

For the last few days the mornings have been
rather cold, with a touch of easterly wind. The
days have lost their recent intense heat, and for the
present at least we seem under the prevalence of
premature autumn.

The Caen Races, which commence on Sunday, ex-
cite considerable interest in France. The amount of
the stakes to be contested for in the two days

is £2,000, exclusive of the sums for entries.

On the following Sunday the races at Deauville will
take place. The amount of the stakes there reaches

£4,000. Many English horses are entered. The

race for the Deauville Prize, with 20,000 f.
added, will no doubt be a splendid affair. The
cup, by Marochetti, is a beautiful work of art. The

Duke of Beaufort takes great interest in these races.
Perhaps I need searcly add that the port of Deau-
ville in the Channel is easy of access, and the place
is rapidly rising in trade and public estimation.

AN AMPLE APOLOGY TO MR. BRIGHT.—The Star
publishes a correspondence of an edifying character.
When Mr. Stephen Cave, tho new Vice-President of the
Board of Trade, was speaking from the hustings at Shore-
ham, he attacked Mr. Bright, and stated that the manufac-
tory belonging to the hon. member for Birmingham was
one of the worst conducted in the kingdom. For this Mr.
Mills, manager to Messrs. Bright and Co., has taken Mr.
Cave to task, and the latter gentleman has replied by with
drawing what he says and apologising for saying it. When
ho read the report of his speech the next morning, he re-
gretted, ho says, having made the allusion at all. Mr.
Mills, accepting the apology, adds :—" Should official duty
or any other circumstance ever bring you into this neigh-
bourhood, and you will favour the humble individual who
now addresses you with a call at the works, he will show
you a population as well paid and cared for, whether in
the workshop or the sick room, as any either in the north
or south of England."
THE MISSING MONARCH OF THE SEAS.—A bottle
has been found at Devonport, containing a paper, on which
was
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LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

SUSPENSIONOFHOSTILITIES BETWEEN

AUSTRIA AND ITALY.

FLORENCE, July 26.

The suspension of hostilities between Austria and
Italy commenced yesterday morning at four o'clock,
when the heads of the Italian columns halted where
they stood. Other troops may make movements
but not go beyond the points occupied by the
heads of the columns.

Prince Amadeus arrived yesterday at Ronzo and
met with an enthusiastic reception.

Signor Quintino Sella will be nominated Royal
Commissioner for the province of Treviso.

General Medici arrived yesterday evening at
Pergine, a very strong position, eight kilometres
distant from Trent.

NIKOLSBURG, July 24 (Evening;

Herr von der Pfordten, the Bavarian Minister,
arrived at the Prussian outposts this afternoon, ac-
companied by an Austrian officer. He shortly after-
wards left his card in person at the residence of
Count von Bismarck.

He has not yet had a conference with the Prus-
sian Minister. Her von der Pfordteu is said to have
come here at the suggestion of M. Benedetti and
Count Karolyi.

All the positions held by the Prussian troops up
to noon on the 22d ipst. are maintained.
Negotiations are still carried on.
The King has received Count Karolyi at the Castle
of Nikolsburg.

The Austrian loss in the engagement near Bra•
menau was GOO, of whom 200 were made prisoners
The Prussian loss, killed and wounded, did not
reach 100 men.

TRIESTE, July 24.
Admiral Tegethoff has arrived here on his way to
Vienna.

CANADA.
TORONTO, July 9

The resolutions on which it is intended to base
the local constitutions of Upper and Lower Canada
under Confederation have been laid before the
Legislature. For Lower Canada there are to be
Chambers, one elected, and the other nominated by
the Crown for life. In Upper Canada there is to be
only one Chamber, of 82 members. In each pro-
vince there is to be a responsible Government.
M. Galt has announced that he will not alter
any of the material propositions in his intended

,ariff changes.
The banks have offered to loan the Governmen.
5,000,000.

OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND
AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

GIBRALTAR, July 25.
The Tanjore, from Southampton on the 20th inst.,
arrived at midnight yesterday, and leaves at 10 a.m.
to-day for Alexandria. All well.