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

CUERESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

,Fnom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, SUNDAY, June 14.

It shows how completely public opinion has changed
with respect to the statesman who was until recently the
bete 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 mcn 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 ling William, and that
his inclinations are decidedly warlike. However, it is
satisfactory to remember that the question of peace or war
does not depend wholly ni on 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 fa^onr c f peace.
Some accounts represent Napoleon as still suffering a
good deal, and declare that he is no longer able to work
as hard as be did a few months back. It is now announced
that frcm Fontainebleau he will go to Chalons and visit
the carp there, and that later in the year he will go to
PlombK.res. There is also a rumour that he will receive
a visit from Bismarck at Biarritz this summer. But con-
siLlering that this meeting must depend upon the health of
two invalids, the renconere is a little uncertain.

The tragedy at Belgrade is likely to derange Prince
Napoleon's route. It would scarcely beitvise for him to
visit the Servian 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 Ilumbert's marriage should have formed an
unfavonrable 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 Pcstb, which has 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, the 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. There is , talk of sending General Le Bceuf to
Constantinop7e, in place of M. Bourrde. Military diplo-
matists seem to be at a prcmium just now.
The stagnation in trade still continaes. The Bank
deposit Las reached the enormous sum of 484 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 13w courts. The Government
has given way, and paid the two gentlemen who claimed
to be proprietors £120,000 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 llaussmann " 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, ard 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 whole 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, hai discovered a new planet.

THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY.

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