The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-07 00:00:00

the Bois de Boulogne on Sunday, I send you the
programme of the five prizes. Prix du Boulogne,
3,000 f. The winner may be claimed for 7,000 f.
Prix du Longchamp, 3,000 f ; Prix de la Seine,
10,0001. ; Grand Prix de l'lmperatrice, 15,000 f. ;
Prix du Acacias, 6,000 f.
The delegates of the various scientific bodies of
France continue their sittings at the Sorbonne,
which excite some degree of interest. In the section
of history yesterday, at which M. Amedee Thierry,
Senator, presided, M. Quenault, Sub-Prefect of
Contances, corresponding member of the Academy
of Caen, read a paper upon the attacks of the
English in 1758 upon the coasts of Normandy and
Brittany. M. Quenault, remarking upon the cir-
cumstances which preceded and followed the cap-
ture of Cherbourg, said that excesses and outrages
of all kinds were committed by the English army in
the town and environs. 116 alluded, in an excited
tone of patriotism, to the " odious conduct" of the
English soldiers, but consoled himself that "this
was the last success of England, and that after all
the war was more disastrous for her than for
France."

They who believe in omens may be struck with
an incident in connection with the death of the late
Queen of the French. A few weeks ago her Ma-
jesty intrusted a devoted friend of the Orleans
dynasty, General Dumas, with a confidential
mission to proceed to Paris, with the
object of inducing the French Government
to make a cession to the Orleans family of the re-
publics of Dreux and St. Ferdinand, as a final rest-
ing place of the members of it, there being so many
branches of it already interred there. On Thursday,
two days before Queen Amelie died, her Majesty
sent for General Dumas, and he arrived at Clare-
mont about eight o'clock in the evening. Her
Majesty was then apparently in perfect health, and
she talked for some time with the General, referring
particularly to the sepulchres of the Orleans family
at Dreux, and the mission with which she had
entrusted the General. General Dumas was
about to enter into some details upon the
subject when a lady with whom Queen Amelie was
upon very affectionate terms was announced. The
Queen excused herself to the General for wishing to
put an end to the interview, as she said she was
very desirous to have " a chat" with the visitor.
The General, of course, immediately rose, but as
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he was about to leave, her Majesty shook hands
with him, and, referring to the conversation about
the republics in France said, " We will talk about
them plus lard." " That later," writes the General
to a friend in Paris, " was destined to be never."

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.

VIENNA, APRIL 7.

Baron von Werther, Prussian Ambassador at
Vienna, has delivered to Count Mensdorff the reply
of the Prussian Government to the Austrian Note
of the 31st ult. To this Note Count von Bismarck
states that the Austrian armaments admit of no
satisfactory explanation, that they cannot be
accounted for by any question of internal
policy, and are provocative of difficulties be-
tween the two States. Austria cannot really
consider herself threatened by Prussia, other-
wise she would have appealed to Article 11 of the
Federal Constitution, which provides for dis-
agreements arising between members of the Confe-
deration. The armaments of Prussia are caused by
the attitude assumed by Austria, which has created
the present difficulty between the two states.
Prussia repudiates the accusations of Austria. She
has no intention of attacking that Power.

The King of Prussia in no way doubts the per-
sonal friendly feeling of the Emperor of Austria,
and will maintain his own friendship for his Austrian
Majesty, unaltered by political considerations.

The Note states, in conclusion, that it will be in
the power of Austria to prove by her course of
action her friendship for Prussia.
The semi-official Norddeutsche Zeitung states that
the situation has not changed, and that the arma-
ments are still going on.