The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-15 00:00:00

BOHEMIA.

PRAGUE, June 15

Prince Napoleon, accompanied by the Mayor o
the town, has visited the chief objects of interest
in Prague. He has received the principal inhabi.
tants, among whom were Drs. Pollaky and Rieger,
the leaders of the national party, and also a deputa-
tion of the Czech 'corking men's association.
The Prince returns to Vienna to-day.

SERVIA.

BELGRADE, June 15,

Fresh arrests have taken place here. Addresses
to the Provisional Government are continually
arriving from all parts of the country giving in the
adhesion of the different municipalities to the pro-
posed election of Prince Milan as the successor of
Prince Michael. The British Ambassador at Con-
stantinople has expressed to the Provisional Govern-
ment his regrets at the late assassination.

BOURSE, June 13.—Three o'clock.—The marke
closed as follows :

41 per Cent.
End of month._ -- Ital'an Loan -
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 50 Mexican Loan ... 22
Credit Mobilier
End of month... 302 50 Spanish Threes
Credit Fancier ...1510 Rome Debt —
End of month... Deferred

Orleans
... 885
1215
Lyons Northern
and Mediterranean . ......... 935
Southern..... 597
Western
Eastern • • _
Sardinian

RAILWAY:

Austrian
Lombard 378
North of Spain 65
Saragossa
.
Roman 43

NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCE,

Major-Gen. Frome, R.E., the newly-appointed
Inspector-General of Works, has just completed his
tour of inspection of the extensive lines of defence
around Portsmouth. In making this inspection his
attention was called to what is considered the weak
point in the general plan of the defences encircling
the port and arsenal—the absence of any work at
the entrance of Chichester harbour ; and is under-
stood to have been much impressed with the neces-
sity for remedying this omission by the commence-
ment of the fort on the west side of the harbour's
entrance, as has been for some time contemplated
by the War Department and recommended by Royal
Engineer authorities. Lord Clarence Paget on one
occasion, during a debate in the House of Com-
mons on the fortifications, from his place in the house
as Secretary to the Admiralty, called the attention
of the House to the fact that from the base of
Portsdown-hill and the east flank of the Hilsea
Lines to the entrance from sea into Chichester har-
bour there was not a single gun or foot of constructed
defence to bar the march of an enemy upon Ports-
mouth Dockyard and Arsenal. This grave defect
in the general scheme was understood by the Royal
Engineer officers at the time the works now in course
of construction were adopted, and they recommended
the erection of a work on the west side of the en-
trance of Chichester harbour, but, strangely enough,
this recommendation has been, for some unexplained
reason, allowed to fall through, although discussed
by the Royal Commission on the National De-
fences. lli3 Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge has long been aware that the unguarded en-
trance to Chichester harbour affords an enemy the

means of taking the whole of the Portsdown and
Hilsea positions in reverse, and, as already observed,
of marching upon Portsmouth without a single
foot of constructe I defence to bar his progress.
The visit of General Frome in his official capacity
as Inspector-General is now, however, likely to hurry
on the commencement, of the fort contemplated by
the War Department, as the negotiations for the
purchase of the necessary land on the south-
eastern extremity of Hayling Island," which have
been before the Secretary of State for War for some

time, are, it is understood, now being brought to a
conclusion. The absence of any defensive work at
the entrance of Chichester harbour would be, in the
opinion of military men, fatal to an attempted dvfence
of Portsmouth. What is required is simply a work
of such moderate strength as would be able to check
the advance of such light draught vessels as an
enemy would attempt to force the passage in, and,
above all, to act as a protecting fort to the sub-
marine mines with which we should undoubtedly

line the shoals and approaches to the Channel's
entrance.

The iron fort constructei at Shoeburyness, re-
presenting a section of the Plymouth breakwater
fort, will undergo an experiment on Tuesday next,
the 16th inst., to test its capabilities of resisting shot
fired from the 12-inch, 10-inch, 9-inch, and 7-inch
Woolwich rifle gun, and 15-inch Rodman's gun, at
a distance of 200 yards.

Staff-Sergeant IM'Cutcheon, 21st Brigade Royal
Artillery, was found dead in his quarters yesterday
at the barr.teks,Woolwich, and is supposed to have
committed suicide by taking poison. He returned
from India about three months ago, and family
matters are sai Ito be the cause of his committing
suicide. He leaves six children.

A grand ball will be given by the Commandant
of the Woolwich Garrison, Major-General E. C.
Ward, C. 8., in the Royal Artillery Theatre, at
the barracks, on Wednesday, when his Royal High-
ness Prince Arthur is expected to be preseet.
A competitive examination for appointments in
the litoyal Navy was held on board the flagship "Vic-
tory in Portsmouth harbour on Wednesday and
Thursday last. Thirteen candidates presented
themselves. On Friday the following names were
made known as those of the four successful aspirants
for the vacant appointments: 1. Mr. Wm. Maclean
(passed from Eastman's Royal Naval Academy,
S3uthsea) ; 2, Mr. F. B. Pritchard ; 3, Mc. J. G.
Matthews ; 4, Mr. B. G. L. Evans.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Lieutenant Mather Bytes, to the
Hibernia; Lieutenant Thomas S. Jackson, to the
Lord Warden ; Lieutenant Malcolm M'Neile, to the
Cambridge ; Commander W. L. Partridge, to the
flibernia, vice Commander Norcock, whose period
of service has expired ; Commander L. IL Ver-
sturme, to the Vixen, commissioned ; Henry M.
Harrison, assistant-paymaster, to the Royal Ade-
laide, as supernumerary ; and John R. Childs, no-
minated a naval cadet.

FRO.II THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY
E VENING.

Owing to the crowded state of oar columns on the above
evening the following promotions were unavoidably post-
poned : _ .

56th Foot—Lieutenant Albert Greenland to be Captain ;
Ensign Frederick William Vans Leckie to be Lieuten-
ant ; John L 3 one, Gent., to be Ensign ; Staff-Assistant
Surgeon Edmund Maurice D. Fitz Gerald, M.D., to be
Assistant-Surgeon.
60th Foot—Ensign William Forster to be Lieutenant ;
Ensign Arthur Pepys to be Lieutenant ; Ensign Wm.
Mitchell-Innes to be Lieutenant ; Ensign Godfrey Astell
from the 77th Foot, to be Ensign; Staff-Surgeon Win.
Macnemara, M.D., to be Sergeon.
Gist Foot —Lieutenant Francis J. W. P. Long to be Cap-
tain ; Ensign Reginald W. J. Burton to be Lieutenant ;
W. Mends F. Trott:nal), Gent., to ho Ensign.
77th Foot—Major Henry Kent to be Lieutenant-Colonel
by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel the lion. A. 0. .C.
Chichester, who retires upon half-pay ;
Captain William
Newenham Morris Orpen to be Major, by purchase,
vice Kent ; Lieutenant Percy Kirk to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Orpen ; Ensign John Frederic Ifornby
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Kirk; Gentleman
Cadet Godfrey Astell, from the Royal Military College,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hornby.

filth Foot —Lieutenant Reginald William Pockitt to bo
C.iptain ; Ensign William Fleming Morse Smyth to be
Lieutenant ; George Lycott Engledue May, Gent., to bo
Ensign.

38th Foot—Lieutenant Alexander Herman Adam Gordon
to be Adjutant.
106th Foot—Lieutenant William Ainsworth to be Adju-
tant.

NG, JUNE 15, 1868.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

',nom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, SUNDAY, June 14.
It shews how completely public opinion has changed
with respect to the statesman who was until recently the
bite noire of Frenchmen, that Parisians should be seriously
disquieted on account of Bismarck's ill-health. The France
says that his illness is much more serious than has been
generally supposed. The France is not always well-informed,
and I hope that the other accounts, which say that the
Prussian Premier is better, are mcra accurate. But what
I would specially call attention to is the conviction—con-
trary to what prevailed a few months ago—that the con-
tinuance of Bismarck in office is a guarantee of peace. It
is pointed cut that during his absence Count Moltke will

be the most influential adviser of ring Williams, and that
his inclinations are decidedly warlike. However, it is
satisfactory to remember that the question of peace or war
does not depend wholly upon this or that Minister. The
"Greeks" are no longer contented to be thrashed because
the "kings " have quarrelled ; and there can be no doubt
that the popular feeling on both sides of the Rhine is
strongly in favour cf peace.

Some accounts represent Napoleon as still suffering a
good deal, and declare that he is no longer able to work
as hard as he did a few months back. It is now announced
that from Fontainebleau he will go to Chalons and visit
the ca p there, and that later in the year he will go to
Plombires. There is also a rumour that he will receive
a visit from Bismarck at Biarritz this summer. But con-
sidering that this meeting must depend upon the health of
two invalids, the rencontre is a little uncertain.
The tragedy at Belgrade is likely to derange Prince
Napoleon's route. It would scarcely be wise for him to
visit the Scrvian capital just now, when every Power is
viewing the movements of the rest with suspicion.
The Prince has been saying rather hard things at
Vienna about Italy. It is, perhaps, not unnatural
that one who was received so unfavourably on the occa-
sion of Prince Humbert's marriage should have formed an
unfavourable impression. Per contra, his Imperial High-
ness will no doubt send back to his cousin a glowing re-
port of Hungary, for they ,are going to give him a grand
reception at Pesth, which 1344-been organised by General
Klapka.

Since Count Stackelberg, the new Russian Ambassador,
has been here ; he has been trying to strengthen the
alliance between Par's and St. Petersburg. Ido not
know if he has succeeded, but I hear it is probable that
General Fleury, tbe Emperor's aide-de-camp, will be sent
as our representative to the Russian capital in the place
of Prince Talleyrand, who is very desirous of leaving that
post. Tlpre is :I's tAlk of sending General Le Bceuf to
Constantinop'e, in place of M. Bourrde. Military diplo-
matists seem to be at a praniurn just now.
The stagnation in trade still continues. The Bank
deposit has reached the enormous sum of 48,1 millions
sterling. This deplorable state of things is due mainly to
the uneasiness caused by the continued preparations for
war ; partly, perhaps, to the delay in the issue of the new
Government loan.

The dispute about the Moniteur has been arranged with-
out the intervention of the law courts. The Government
has given way, and paid the two gentlemen who claimed
to be proprietors £120,00 for their property. M. Pion
is to rent the paper of the Government, and pay £12,000 a
year, just one-tenth of the purchase-money.
" Grandpapa Haussmann " is the topic of the day in
Paris.• The Figaro declared that the Baron's grandfather
was a regicide, and guilty of the blood of Louis XVI.,
whereupon the Baron writes in the Figaro denying the
accusation, and at the same time expresses his
" detestation of revolutionary passions, and his de-
votion to the cause of order, which he has always
served." I don't suppose that the Emperor of Paris
means to follow the Prince of Moskowa's example, and
challenge the impugner of the fair fame of his grandpapa.
If he were to do so, woe to the whale race of historians,
for, of course, these vindications would not be confined to
grandpapas, but would go back five or six generations.
M. Borelly, an astronomer attached to the Observatory
at Marseilles, Las discovered a new planet.

THE WEATHER T.ABIE.--2'HIB DAY.

METEOROLOGICAL nrronTs.

Extreme Sea
Monday, F. 1
J 8
une 15, D. T. I. -
5-* W. Ito .F. D. WR. to
am.
12 9
Nairn 29 87r. 55 53 W. 4 8 W. c. - 2
Aberdeen 29 9('s. 60 51 W. 2 6 S. b• -- 1
Leith -
Shields - 2
Scarborough 30'091, 65 58 W.N.W. 3 3 W.N.W. b. - 3
Yarmouth 33'19r. 63 58 W. 3 4 E. C. - 1
fielder
Cuxhaven _
Skudesmes --_ - __
Valentia 3o'22f. 56 54 N.W. 2 3 NV. N. W. r.f. 'o'll 3
Cape Clear 3019r. 58 56 W.S.W. 3 -3 S.W. c.f. - 2
Roche's Pt 33'lBs. 58 56 W.-,W. 3 3 S.W. c. - 2
Holyhead -
Liverpool - 1
A rdrossan 30'05r. 56 51 W. N. W. 4 7 S.W. r. c. o'oB 3
Greencastle 30*(9r. 56 53 W.N.W. 3 5 W.S.W. r.c. 'o'o3 -
Penzance
Plymouth - 1
Weymouth - - -
- Portsmouth 30'28r. 62 56 N.W. 2 3 W. b.c. - 1
London - 30'2.5r. 61 56 W. 4 6 W. b.c - -
C'peGris Nez - 59 57 W. 3 5 IV. b. - 1
!treat - 1
L'Grient .3,1 21 • 61 57 N.E. 3 3 N.B. b. - 1
Rochefort 3o'23r. 68 63 N. 3 N.W. I.b. - 1
Biarritz :68 163 W. 3 3, W. h. - 2
Commie_ -
Brussels - _ _
Paris -
Strasbourg - •
Toulon 2 - 1
Heart's Con-
tent 16 a.m.
!oval time) 30*Cer. 47 45 S.W. 1 1 W. b. - 2
z XPLANATION.
Barometer corrected and rcduced to 32 deg. a sea level. Thelettera

Barometer corrected and reduced to a deg. a sea level. Theletters
r., riving; f., falling ; s., steady—indicate direction of motion of the
mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade.
Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours, Z.—calm
Westin r b.—blue ay ; c.—clouds, detached ; f.—fog ; h.—hail ;
I.—lightning ; m,—misty. hazy ; op.—overcast, dull : r.- rain; s.- snow;
t—thunder. Ralu-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours.
Sea disturbance.