The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-17 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS:

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)T
PARIS, FRIDAY, Octobii 16;
There is nothing new from Spain except nunours.
revolution has now become a very dull affair, and is Ill°,
so to continue until the Cortes meets and the freedom 0'
Spain is confirmed by the choice of a permanent Gavel.
ment. Amongst the reports is one to the effect that Pt°
English vessels had been refused admission to the VI
of Barcelona by the local Junta, which does 11°'
subscribe to the free-trade principles] decreed by the
Revolutionary Junta at Madrid. Such insubordinatiso
shews the necessity of thoroughly submitting these I°c6a

governments to the central authority.
Senor Mon, the Spanish Ambassador here, finds 1/103seil
in a curious position. He had previously sent hi:
resignation to Queen Isabella's Minister of State, bu,
before it reached Madrid the Minister of State had fauna,
it advisable to disappear. Senor Mon then readdressed
his resignation to Senor Madoz, of the Revolutions*?
Junta, but this gentleman had already resigned himself'
In addition, the resignation of Senor Mon was not Ea's:"‘
lute, in case his services might become necessary 01'4
country. He is at present there neither as Ambassador 111
demissionaire. No successor has been appointed, but
Senor Mon has taken all his property from the Ember?'
La France has an article on the disarmament report's'
which is believed by many to be inspired by the GorerlP
ment itself. It admits that it is time to put an end to the
uncertainty which has so long prevailed, and that never
has there been greater necessity to declare distinctly the
policy of the Empire before the nation and before Enr°l3!:
A. clearly definite policy, liberal in home, pacific in
foreign matters, would take away all public credence fO,
the attacks of the hostile party which now so industrious 4,
circulates the rumours of war. Who is the hostile par
The Government is undeniably assaulted in certain clua;
ters with an excess of acrimony ; but the distrust pre/9'„..
everywhere. It is generally agreed, however, that the
danger of war is diminishing, and it is not too much t°
say that there is a general expectation of the EmPer°r-
,
return being followed by decisive measures.
The New Free Press publishes an interesting 16teiar
written by the Emperor Napoleon 111. to an e'd
schoolfellow who had become a surgeon and was ill et
tressed circumstances. He was unable to wait on t""
Emperor when his Majesty was at Saltsburg in 1867, but
he obtained an audience of Prince Napoleon atPest''
and was recommended to write to his former schoolfelloyb
Here is his reply :

" Saint Cloud, Sept.
" I have learned with much sympathy your Psilut
situation, and I hasten to comply with your request.
Never have I forgotten the time I passed in Gero3l
where my mother received a noble hospitality, 3nu,
myself the first advantages of instruction, and found
you a kind companion and a friend. Exile offers paillfti
but useful trials ; it teaches us better to know fora!
nations, and to judge without prejudice their good 411511 i
ties and their worth. And if, at a later period, the rOf
soil is revisited, the reminiscence is always preserved
the companions among whom one's youth has I)ee"
gassed, and the remembrance remains firmly, 13..A,°'‘
withstanding time and politics. Your letter aff°':
me an opportunity of expressing these sentiraelP4
which are mine. Receive this as a proof of the close 651'
oathy with which I am yours,—NAPOLEON."
Count von Goltz is about to quit Paris. His health svill
no longer permit him to remain at his post. 1331.°11
Werther, now Minister at Vienna, has been mentioned .
his successor, but there is also talk of Herr Brassier, the
Prussian Ambassador at Constantinople.
A singular accident has occurred at Orleans. A 311°
who appeared in deplorable circumstances crossed t 1,,,
railway line in spite of the noise of an approachillia,
engine. He was knocked down, and one hand near
severed from the arm. He went on, however, as if notbll',
i:
had happened. The servants of the company' were u 1131-
to find him.