The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-05 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Tuesday Evening.
Reports have been prevalent that some negotia-
tions were in progress between the Cabinets of
Florence and Rome with a view to prolong the con-
vention which expires on the 15th of September.
The Nazione officially denies the truth of any nego-
tiation on the subject, or of any communication or
change of views on the part of the French Govern-
ment. The Italie confirms this statement, and
adds—" The Italian Government will execute the
condition with the most complete and scrupulous
good faith. It will also use its influence to prevent
any interruption of tranquillity at Rome, and then
in its turn it will await events."
A letter from Berlin, dated September 1, states
that the negotiations with Saxony: in reference to
which so many rumours had been in circulation,
had only just commenced, M. de Bismarck having
been desirous to wait for the exchange of the ratifi-
cations of the treaty between Austria and Prussia.
At the interesting sailing match at Cherbourg on
Sunday the chief prize was won by Bayonnette, be-
longing to M. Dufour d'Alaric. The competitive
boats were French, English, Russian, and American.
The sea was very heavy, and some accidents oc-
curred, but of very trifling character.
A French writer enumerates various important
events which have taken place in the month of '
September. The Vasco de Gama returned to Lis-
bon after a voyage of exploration on the Ist of Sep-
tember, 1503. It was during this voyage that the
passage to the Indies by the Cape of Good Hope
was discovered. It was in September that Louis
XIV. was born and died. Ramean, the originator
of the opera in France (called the Newton of Sound)
was also born and died in Sept. The Emperor Titus
died in Sept. The great fire of London took place
on the 13th September, 1606. It was on the 27th
September that Crebillon inaugurated his election
to the French Academy by a celebrated speech.
In this month also died Cas sini, the celebrated
Italian astronomer, the Count de Caylus, Tristan
I'Hermite, William the Conqueror, Charles the
Fifth, and his son Philippe the Second, Montaigne,
Dante, Virgil, Clement XIV., St. Vincent de Paul,
Massillon, and Isabella of Bavaria. The first eclipse
observed in France was on the 3d of September,
1457. There had not been any record of one since
the year 890. The Romans celebrated some remark-
able fetes during the month of September. In France
several imposing religious fetes are still celebrated
in this month.

During the prevalence of the cholera in its inten-
sity at Amiens several young doctors went thither
from Paris to give assistance. Among them was
one who was particularly successful in his efforts to
save life. By his care a rich gentleman and his
wife were restored. A day or two afterwards the
daughter, a beautiful girl of 18, was attacked. She
also was saved. The doctor's attention first excited
gratitude, then led to love, which became mutual.
The doctor has since returned to Paris, where, in
the course of a few days, he is to be married to the
lady who was so recently his patient.
A balloon ascent was attempted on Sunday from
the Hippodrome by M. Dutois, whose balloon was
of a new form, being cylindrical instead of spherical.
It had reached a height of 1,500 metres when the
torrents of rain caused the evaporation of the gas.
The presence of mind of M. Dutois saved his life.

He managed to reach the hoop which held the rope
of the ear, making a sort of parachute of it, and
jumped out when it neared the ground, sustaining
no other injury than a sprained foot, from which
he suffers little inconvenience.
The departure of the Indian mail from Paris
always excites considerable interest, and on the
27th of each month there is a large assemblage of
the curious near the Circular Railway between La
Villete and Bercy. Soon after eight o'clock a.m.
a train, composed of a locomotive and two car-
riages, is seen to dart like an arrow along that part
of the line,which it traverses at the rate of some 70
or 80 miles an hour. This Indian mail, the most
important postal service in the world, as well for
its length as for its rapidity, traverses the whole of
France from Calais to Marseilles. When it reaches
Elle uortueru stauon it goes oj,
to Bercy, where it proceeds upon the Lyons branch.
Upon all the great lines where the Indian mail is
telegraphed great vigilance is employed to keep the
line free.

Again we are under the reign of unsettled wea-
ther. All day there has been a very violent wind.
The sun has been seen only at rare intervals, and
dark, angry-looking:clouds betoken more storms.
Heavy rain has fallen from time to time during the
day.

Rarely are the Paris papers, so destitute of inte-
resting matter as to-day. Some of them indulge in
speculations as to the cause of the resignation of
M. Drouyn de l'Huys, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, but as I happen to know that many of their
statements are unfounded, I forbear giving publi-
city to them. The most cordial feeling continues
to prevail between the Emperor and his late Minis-
ter, whose resignation was Induced rather from a
desire for repose than Inconsequence of difference
of views in regard to any important point of foreign
policy.