The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-09 00:00:00

4-I,4_TE ST MEN'S.

ANOTHER IMPERIAL MEETING.
The Paris correspondent of the Times (second
edition) says :

" The meeting of the Emperors Napoleon and
Francis Joseph, as an outward and visible sign of
the renewal of amicable feelings and intercourse
between the two Courts, is still insisted upon, in
quarters well informed, as likely soon to take
place. I have more than once expressed an
opinion that such an interview is by no
means improbable, and we have good rea-
son to believe that efforts have been mak-
ing, both by diplomatic and by Royal per-
sonages, to dissipate the coolness between Paris
and Vienna ; but I have not at present any
positive information to add upon the sub-
ject. Various incidents, although not much out
of the common course, may seem, by their oc-
currenc3 near together, to indicate a probable
reconciliation. Among them may be reckoned
Baron Hubner's visit to Chalons, the friendly
assurances exchanged by Count Walewski and the
Austrian Representative with respect to the in-
terview at Weimar ; and those, equally satisfac-
tory, which we hear have passed at Vienna be-
tween Count Buol and Baron de Bourqueney, re-
latively to that of Stuttgart. One • thing certain
that if all the reconciliations, which we are
assured are imminent or approaching be rea-
lised, the Governments of Europe will before
long form a happy family, within whose circle
animosity between France and Austria would
shock and be greatly out of place. At Weimar,
we are told, the Emperor of Russia, who
is on excellent terms with his late gallant
little antagonist, Piedmont, paved the way for
a resumption of diplomatic relations between
tat country and Austria. The King of Bavaria,
we learn, qualified by his friendship with the
mperor of the French and by the projected mar-
riage of his niece with the heir apparent to the
Crown of the Two Sicilies, is about to exert his
iris good offices to restore a friendly understand-
:flog between the Western Powers and the Court
.of Naples. These are the reports of the day,
which we must not too hastily reject as unfounded,
or even pronounce to be improbable."

Advices from Galata state that the commission
for improving the state of the Danube at present
is displaying considerable activity. After balancing
long between the St. George and the Salina
mouths, and seemingly inclining to the former, the
commission has definitively decided in favour
•of the other. The sandbanks of Agagni, which
,extend from Tallcha to Galatz, are being dredged.
"Large quantities of corn, these ad vices state, were
;arriving at Galatz, and lower prices were looked
•
-for.

The Pays of yesterday says that letters-from the
:frontier of Asia report troubles having taken place
at Khozistan at the end of August, originating in
measures having been taken by the Shah to de-
clare his son Emir Nizim heir to the Persian
throne. Forces had been sent to punish the re•
hellions band, and at the latest dates tranquillity
was restored.

Up to this hour we have no news from Madrid
concerning the 'ministerial crisis.

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING!.
j The day of humiliation observed in Great Britain
' inspires the Univers with feelings of admiration,
and that journal actually admits that some remains
of Christianity still exist in England. We repro-
duce the views of our contemporary, without com-
menting on the intolerant spirit betrayed in its con-
cluding remarks :
" England offers to the world/ at this moment a mag-
i nificent and noble example. An entire nation is doing
penitence and is humbling itself before God, imploring
His pardon for its fanitg, confossing that its sins have
gtrhaend seeeraemsopfele example, and brought about the evils which :afflict it, and supplicating
Him for victory. This is certainly a grand spectacle and
a solemn lesson for the world. .England—that haughty
nation whose vessels cover the sea s, whose empire extends
over immense countries and over nearly three hundred
million souls—humbles herself before the Almighty, and
promises to act in future in a :more Christian manner.
Thin
thata
thats it nation;
ht acconr.plish were it to devoteon ; We ldoxri
the resources it derives from its daring and the lgl orwieou Christianityrs
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such certainlyacti
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per-
severing genius to the cause of tz uth and justice. Eng-
land of the 7th October, 1857,
existm amonge nds:e d
is Christian England f';
were England Catholic, we should believe in her salva-
tion."

The ConstituttnhnieclhexthPeC
re
( ''"hsi indignation at the
persecutions to
nese emigrants in
California and Australia are s•obj
ected
, and it seeks
to discover the motives of the '
dislike they have in-
spired in most countries
"Is it not singular that at the momentwhen
hEuro-
pean civilisation is striving to Open
it should, in another direction endeavourt e gates of China,
Chinese from countries !
where it l 2 to expel the
aim and the motive of this prol.
librietvioani s? .
The Whatchi,si, theee
are an industrious, saving, and ,eatient people. Their
sobriety is great, they drink no sprits, and if the opium
which they smoke produces drunkeeness, it is of an bi-
offensive character. In all foreign countries' where t'.. e,y
have established themselves perm,snently, and par Lieu-
larly at Singapore, they have
prospered in a remarkable
manner. Is the dislike they inspi.se to be attributed
perhaps to this very prosperity ? A.re they detested,
envied, and despised on account of their fortune like the
Jews of the middle ages, whom they resemble in to are
than one feature? Like the Jews
of old, they remain'
strangers to the customs and sentiments of the country
they inhabit. They return disdain for disdain, hatred
for hatred. They make money out of the country which
grants them hospitality, without bestowing on it their
affection. At times their love of money drives them to
theft, while their commercial skill is pushed to the ex-
tint of bad Nth and low cunning. But since we have
at heart to reconcile China to our civilisation, since our
missionaries tend to Propagate our faith, is it wise to
persecute the Chinese ? Ougbt they not to be regarded
with indulgence ? Far from driving them away, we
should seek to inspire them with respect and esteem
for our ideas, and with friendship for our persons."
The Siecle recommends the retail tradesmen of
France -to abandon their present manner of con-
ducting business, and to adopt the system which is
described in the following Passage :
"Let a hundred wine merchants, for example, who
purchase their stock in trade in "small quantities, and are
consequently forced to put up with bad bargains, unite
their capital, and thereby obtain the most favourable
terms in the market. Their agent would stand on the
same footing as the largest dealer; he would be enabled
i to make his choice and drive an excellent bargain. The
i goods would then be divided amongst the members of
tlthe association, who would be in a position to sell them
at the same price as the most extensive dealer. The
same system may be applied to all retail trades. They
must only come to a proper understanding, for on
the day that they unite their capital for purcbasee,
they will become wholesale dealers, and everybody
will gain by the change. Petty capitalists seem to
be already aware of the advantages of association ;
only, instead of addressing themselves to trade, they
incline to the Bourse. They place their money in a
,common ' caisse,' or fund, which deals in contangos and
.other remunerative operations. Petty tradesmen should
sarafit by this lesson ; were their united resources to be
employed—not on the Bourse, which is a dangerous
field, bet in trade—a now life would be introduced into
their dealings, and they would be enabled to struggle
a rith great moneyed houses. By uniting their capital
ti t ey would no longer incur the risk of eeeing retail trade
al ) sorbed by wholesale firms, and they would derive all
theiadvantages of an association without suffering from

inconveniences."
!file following telegraphic despatch has been re-
ceil- wed here :-
3 LIARSEILLES, Oct. 7.—Intelligence has been re-
cei-ved from Constantinople to the 30th ult. A
m dification has taken plac3 in the Ministry, by
wit ich Mouktar Bey is to occupy the post of
nister of Justice ; he is regarded as opposed
to the
union of the Principalities. The port
of Galata was very near being destroyed by fire.
tunately the flames were extinguished. be-
for to any great damage was done. A telegraphic
line 3 from. Constantinople to the Persian Gulf
has been decided on, and Omer Pacha is to 50.3
tOits proper construction. Two Russian steam-
ers; and four gun-boats have landed troops at
Tc map, in Albania, which set fire to the bazaar
an d destroyed several trading vessels ; the less is
esti!". sated at 500,000 f. Some troubles having
tal Gets
Place in Mingrelia, General Baria4ittoki