The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-23 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE- FROM PARIS.

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

There is no reliable news in the Paris papers to-
day in addition to the telegrams. Indeed some of
them appear to be more occupied with the Minis-
terial crisis in England than with the war.
The Monitcur, in reviewing, " under all reserve,"
various accounts from Germany and Italy, gives
some conjectures as to real or supposed strategical
operations in progress. Speaking of Prussia it says,
" The Prussians have exhibited from the commence-
ment of hostilities a remarkable promptitude and
energy of movement by advancing their military
positions as far as that line which comprises coun-
tries at first opposed to their action. By their skil-
ful concentration they have reached three principal
points. To the west they have absorbed, in a mili-
tary point of view, Hanover and Hesse. Thuringen
and Saxony have been surrounded by the large
army of Prince Frederic Charles of Prussia, and
Silesia is guarded by the three corps d'arinee of the
Prince Royal, which is attached to the Army of the
Elbe or of Saxony commanded at Gastein by Prince
Frederic Charles."

Letters from Bergamo and Brescia give accounts
of enthusiastic ovations to Garibaldi. The Gene-
ral, who is usually so placed in the midst of these
demonstrations, was sometimes compelled to turn
and salute the multitudes of women who strewed
his way with " avalanches" of flowers. At Brescia,
although it was 11 o'clock at night when Garibaldi
went to the railway station, the crowd was im-
mense, and the air resounded with cries of " Long
live Garibaldi, the Liberator." So enthusiastic was
the crowd that it was necessary for the Volunteers
to clear the passage.

Dioaßoucicault'a play, arranged for the
French stage under the title of " Jean la Poste,"
by AI. Eugene Nus, has been produced at the Gaite
with much effect and success. Al. Boucicault super-
intended the scenic arrangements. Eight of the
ten tableaux were painted under his immediate
direction, and two others, with the accessories, were
brought from London. The Parisians are in exta-
cies with the scenic effects of the last act. The
escape of the prisoner from the tower, with the sud-
den transformation of the scene to the sea illumi-
nated by the moon, is given so effectively as to appear
a reality and not an illusion. One of the Paris
papers says that the waves appear so natural that
an old sailor would imagine that he was looking on
the ocean. The chief character is very effectively
played by Domaine. Some spirited dancing by
Miss Austen gave great delight to an overflowing
mass of spectators.
The position of the Bank of France is still fa-
vourable. The return up to yesterday inclusive
shows an increase in the amount of specie in the
Treasury to the extent of 14 millions of francs. The
total is 627 millions against 613 millions last week.
The notes payable to bearer increased to the amount
of 2 millions, the amount being 875 millions against
873 millions last week. The current account of the
Treasury shows an increase of 4 millions. The
Portefeuilie has diminished to the extent of 1 mil-
lion, the amount being 390 millions against 391
millions last week. The specie and current accounts
at the Bank represent the large total of more than
a milliard (1,000 millions), which amount will pro-
bably remain locked up until there be a loan, or
unless there should be peace.
The arts have lost another great ornament. M.
Watelet, the eminent landscape painter, has just died
at the advanced age of 86. He is almost forgotten
to the present generation, but his works attest his
genius. M. Watelet was the first master of Paul
Delaroche, whose paintings have served to invite the
emulation of the leading artists of the day.

Much sensation was excited in Paris about a
month ago by the murder of a woman named Gal-
linet, who kept a wine shop at Bicetre. She had
been murdered with a chopper, and her body was
found in a field between Bicetre and Villejuif. There
were various indications in regard to her assassin,
who returned to the shop t) wash his hands and to
take away all the money he could find there. The
police set on foot inquiries about him, and sent round
his photograph to the various stations. On Wed-
nesday a policeman saw an individual come out of
a barber's shop on the boulevard de la Glaciere, and
he instantly recognised the suspected individual, a
man named Bussiere. He denied that his name
was Bussiere, but afterwards admitted the fact. On
being searched a double-barrelled pistol was found
upon him. Both barrels were loaded. He had also
gunpowder and bullets. On being interrogated by
the Commissary of Police, Bussiere confessed that
he had committed the murder. lle said he had
lived several years with the murdered woman Gal-
linet, but they often quarrelled because she refused
to supply him with money. What irritated him
most, he said, was that the woman had lately re-
ceived the visits of a soldier in garrison at Bicetre.
On the day when the crime was committed Bus-
siere says he took the woman for a walk in the
country, and he again begged her to give him
some money. She said she had no money for
him. This refusal so enraged Bussiere that he
knocked his victim down with his fist, and then
shrew himself upon her and strangled her. When
the crime was first discovered a dog in Gallinet's
room had been killed, no doubt because it wished
to prevent the assassin from ransacking the furni-
ture. When questioned at the time about the death
of the dog, Bussiere said no doubt the soldier had
killed it with his sword. Bussiere, who is a man of
great strength and powerful frame, has been very
violent since his arrest, and it has been found neces-
sary to confine his arms with a strait jacket.
A man named Mathias, well known in the sub-
urban wine shops, who made a good deal of money
by singing, and by giving a melancholy account of
his having lost a leg in consequence of a fall from a
house, when he was employed as a bricklayer, died
a day or two ago. A curious discovery was made
at his lodging. He wore a wooden leg to excite
commiseration, but both his legs were perfect, only
one of them was turned upwards in a peculiar man-
ner, fastened with a strap, and could not be per-
ceived. his famous wooden leg, which brought
him so much money, was by the side of the bed on
his trunk. For ten years he has carried on his
begging trade with his supposed wooden leg.
The trichinose; a disease among pigs, has un-
doubtedly existed in France. The fact was sup-
pressed, as far as possible, to prevent alarm, and to
avoid injury to a trade which causes the expendi-
ture of immense sums of money. A pork shop-
keeper in the Faubourg du Temple, named Ponce-
let, has been charged at the Correctional Police-
office with selling sausages and,other preparations
of pork which were diseased and unfit for human
food. A girl, eleven years old, died in six hours
after eating some of this pork, and fifteen persons
became seriously ill, and were attacked with vomit-
ing and bowel disease. The ejected matter was skil-
fully analysed, and the chemists stated that micro-
scopic examination proved that there were small
worms or insects in the pork. The defendant
pleaded that he was not aware the pork was un-
wholesome, and that he had bought the best meat
he could get. The Court took his view, and dis-
missed the complaint. The alarm has caused such
injury to the defendant's trade that he has disposed
of it at a great loss.

The heat has been in tense to-day, somewhat more
so than yesterday. Last night there was a good
deal of lightning, but no thunder or rain.

A few French statistics of some interest selected
from recent official returns are cited by a Paris corres-
pondent. Thirty millions of bottles of champagne are, it
appears, annually sold, and are thus distributed :—Africa
consumes but 100,000 of these ; Spain and Portugal,
300,000; Italy, 400,000; Belgium, 500,000 ; Holland, as
much; Germany, 1,500,000; Russia, 2,000,000 ; France,
2,500,000 ; thirsty England, 5,000,000 ; India, ditto ; North
America, 10,000,000 bottles. These figures refer to the
consumption of wine really grown in the champagne
country. Three hundred and thirty political papers are
published in France, of which 63 are printed in Paris and
267 in the departments; 703 non-political papers are daily
printed In the metropolis, and 601 in the departments,
besides the political organs above enumerated. Another
batch of statistics informs us that during the past year
93,279,721 individuals have travelled in Paris by omnibus,
of whom 53,814,
preferred the outside.
766 occupied inside seats, and 39,464,955

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