The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-22 00:00:00

PRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.
This being Ascension-day, the Bourse and all the
public offices are closed.
The Emperor, the Empress, and the King of
Bavari, left the palace of Fontainebleau yesterdaY
afternoon about three o'clock, and went in a char-
a-banc to the rendezvous appointed for a stag hunt.
The lateneis of the hour and the heat not all :wing
the sport to take place, their Majesties, after a
short collation, took a ride on horseback in the
foresr, and returned to the palace a little before
nine o'clock.

Prince Napoleon, on the 17th, after having
visited the new museum of Dresden, attended
Divine e-rvice at the Roman Catholic church.
On his return to his apartments, his Imperial High-
ness received thewhole of the diplomatic body, and
afterwards dined with Baron de Forth Rou,n, at
the French legation. At seven o'clock the Prince
went to Pillnitz to take leave of their Majesties/
and passed the evening with the Royal family. Cul
the morning of the 18th, after again visiting dif-
ferent collections of art, the Prince left by an e,'"
press train for Bautzen, to which place horses 110
been previously sent from the Royal stables, it
order that his Imperial Highness might visit the
remarkable points of that field of battle. TO
Prince was to return to Dresden in the evening,
and to leave the next morning.
BRUSSELS.
Prince Alfred of Rigland, second son of Queen
Victoria, aged 13, arrived from Cologne at Brussef
the day before yesterday at half-past three in t 5
afternoon. The Duke de Brabant and the Cone's'
de Flandre, in plain clothes, with some officers,e4
their suite, went to the station to meet him.
T. W. Waller, English Secretary of Legation, aed
acting as Charge-d'Affaires in the absence of lAr
Howard de Walden, was likewise at the statiel3;
The Princes embraced each other affectionately/ ~
military band striking up " God save the Queevta
The Princes proceeded at once to the Palace, Ott
in the evening there was a grand dinner at Cot,
in honour of the young visitor. Afterwards th
King and the Royal family returned to LaYlge!:
Prince Alfred remaining at the Palace at Brussels'
The next morning the Prince went to Lackey. l"
pay a visit to his Majesty.

THE PRINCIPALITIES.
A letter from Odessa, in the Siecle, says:;
" The question of the organisation of the Princifo
lities excites great interest here. A circular u,
been communicated to the resident Wallachiat'
containing the principles of the constitution, which.
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alter its adoption by the Divans, will be subrai6t 4,
to the approbation of the foreign cornmist•Oner-
This circular contains the following :
" Chap. I, Art. I. The sovereignty of the Porte is 1;
cognised in virtue of treaties contracted with it. Art'd
The government is independent both at home 113,
abroad in virtue of laws and their guarantees. ii-r'der
The union of the Moldo-Wallachian principalities 11° of
an hereditary prince chosen from a reigning
Europe, His successor must be brought up in the
pies of the Greco Oriental faith. Art. 4. The form ofdvernment will be representative ; the person of the
of the State is sacred. Ministers alone are responsl
Art. 5. Abrogation of all intervention of foreign p?l'eto
in the affairs of the principalities. Art. 6. All foreig/qv/
are subjected to the laws of the country. Art. 7•
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property And revenues reserved for foreign churches ft,
be administered by the principalities.—Chap. IL `"terl
I. Wallachians of all ranks and positions are subjec;o,
to the shale laws, and contribute equally to the e°_,„r'ill
diture of the State. Art. 2. All Wallachians wit
aspire to places in the administration according to tliejo
capacity. Art. 3. Liberty is given to all to ei'rre'
and publish their opinions, provided the laws oretgtV
spected. Art. 4. The liberty and independence of
payers are guaranteed."
All these articles are founded on treaties, the te
of which are joined to the circular.

AUSTRIA.
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A letter from Vienna of the 17th, in the
of Brussels, says : "
The two young archduchesses are now gettingool
pidly well. Tha Princess Giselle, who was died,
taken ill, is in full convalescence, and the state cndre'
elder sister is satisfactory. The Court is living verJ,tei
tired at the Palace of Pesth, and almost ad the mg",
have already quitted that capital. The day befor,
terday the Emperor received two Envoys from r(0,01
Alexander Cirageorgevitch of Servia, and the Ptc;6sl
B,lgrade, sent by the Sultan to congratulate his
on his arrival. These personages afterwards dine
the lap3ror. Their Majesties will remain at i',ool
until t.e 22d, and proceed on their tour. The 8010.
is expected at Vienna to be present at the contenarleroe
of the military Order of Maria Theresa. The BreFictli;
is said to be well satisfied with the results of the Pg',
tural exhibition which Las just closed, and has add': theto the Prince de Liechtenstein, the president
Agricultural Society, a very flattering autograph lotel;
containing the expression of his satisfaction at the',"
ligent efforts to render the exhibition so generally 100
as possible. The numerous foreigners who bad
attracted to this capital by the exhibition are ab°-jor
leave. Prince Charles of Prussia, who passed tWereli6
here, has lett for Berlin. On the eve of his depart°
dined at the Russian embassy.'
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A second letter from Vienna, given --
Union, says :—" It appears positive that, c,lf
Emperor will not contine his measures 431,A
mency in favour of Hungarians to the ate' e
granted to political prisoners and refugee6A
will also restore them their landed properTterr,
fiscated after the revolution, and adnaill'r
since that period by a special commission.
stated that tables are being drawn up in then
tries of the interior, finance, and justice, ,0
property situated in Hungary and other Pad fCr
the empire belonging to persons coudetneenrthi
political offences. According to statistics ,tee
of of faith, the value of the landed property 5e4311
trated in Hungary amounted in 1850 to neai• 1.0„
million francs. Since that time the value %fro,'
has increased. One family, that of the unfor".otor;
Colonel de Kiss, who was shot after the Iri
of the Austro Russians, alone had propertY 110
liscated to the extent of 10 millions of franeliie
sister of Colonel Kiss, who, previously to irt °,O
volution, occupied a high position at the eeto-bei
Vienna, is now in the United States, whereio
compelled to obtain a living by giving rouSci
sons." Another letter from Vienna says :""to Of,
portant sums have been granted this year 0881
navy budg-t, and Austria will soon possess toil
There are at present in course of construe 0300
Venice, Trieste, and Pola, eleven screw i13:13
of various sizes. The government has t3P6.eriPcp
its employ the former commander of the i
irce
fleet organised in 1849 at Bremoihaven? "0 bs'io
mind Browning, who has been placed at "t-holf
of the Admiralty-offices in Milan. It is tecl.
that a Ministry of Marine will soon be or°.

The accounts fromWstEopkEhohn confirra the,s
13"
tint the Kingef Sweden has recovered frova 11.110 °,
presidesillaccto
accustomed
istuTt.ries,Haes lnieowwas
was taken ill.
A let er from Stockholm statedstththoeatdteoli%elelscifteeb::°f
the Bourgeois and tine Peasants of the P.° 000
decided that the four orders shall unite,;Therti
assembly for the discussion of the budget. ill" Y?
the four orders have always voted separatelle'f
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recent law allows them to assemble toget,bi
the discussion of certain laws, and this je
time that the regulation is about to be colic „Ittr
execution. The vote, however, will still OR"
separately.