The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-18 00:00:00

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, MONDAY, Feb. 1D

It is supposed that it will take the Corps Legislatif at
least three weeks more to come to the final vote on the
Press Law. • The debates have been sometimes within the
last few days rather more than animated. According to
the Courrier Francais, M. Berryer administered a very
severe rebuff to the chief of the Arcadians the other day.
During the reply of the Minister of Justice (Baroche) to
the charges of M. Berryer, some one called out "It is
odious ;it is mean" (lachete). " Who says ldcheter asked
Berryer. M. Granier de Cassagnac, rising "I did."
Bcrryer, with one of his most withering looks of contempt,
"Oh ! then it is of no consequence." The Cortrrier, with
five or six fresh indictments hanging over it, should be
careful of " false news."

A curious table has been compiled of the non-political
journals published in the department of the Seine (Paris
and its environs). They number in all 537. Of these, 65
are moral and religious, 64 literary, 48 medical, 59 indus-
trial, 43 fashionable, 41 scientific, 33 legal, 32 artistic, 27
illustrated, 25 administrative, 24 educational, and 15
theatrical. Agriculture, finance, history, and miscella-
neous take up the remaining 51.
The Patrie and the Etendard have at last contradicted
the rumours that the Emperor intended to reconstitute his
Cabinet and introduce Ministerial responsibility. Why,
it is asked, were the rumours allowed to go so far?
Lord Clarendon has had interviews with the Emperor
and several other high personages in Paris. As an old
friend of the Emperor's, and a long resident in Paris, that
was to be expected. It is not supposed even that he had
any mission to Italy except in connection with his daugh-
ter's marriage to Mr. Odo Russell. Letters from Cannes
state that Mr. Brougham, the youngest brother of Lord
Brougham, took part the other day in a little comedy play,d
at his lordship's residence. Lord Brougham was unable to
attend the performance.
The Journal de St. Petersbourg contradicts a statement
made by the Times Berlin correspondent that General
Tehernaieff was at work in organising the forces of the
Principalities. The General has not left Russia for the
last twelve months.

A French physician, M. Milliot, has invented an instru-
ment for, so to speak, seeing into the stomach. He
employs a Gessler tube, which is made luminous by
electric light. There is no particular difficulty in intro-
ducing one of these small lantern cylinders into the
stomach, and when introduced the skin and external
covering are sufficiently transparent to enable the observer
to detect with some degree of accuracy what is passing
within the organ. Some experiments have been made upon
animals, and one or two upon human subjects, with M.
lliot's tubes, but so far their practical utility can hardly
he said to have been tested. In cases where the tissues
of the stomach had suffered, the splanchnoscope might be
of great service in determining the position and the extent
of the evil.

Auber's play, as I mentioned, took place at the Opera.
Comique on Saturday night. The next morning th 6
Emperor and Empress sent for the composer. The Em.
peror, addressing him, and recalling the title of the opera,
said, " It was the Premier Jour de Bonheur."
said Auber ; "it was, yesterday ; this morning is tho
second."

Distress has driven the Arabs in Algieria to frightful ex-
tremities, even, it is said, to breaking the precepts of the
Koran in the matter of eating and drinking. Victor Hugo
has just sent 50f. to the editor of the Satan on behalf o' •
th. 3 sufferers by the famine.
The Canton of Friburg, in Switzerland, has agreed to
re-establish capital punishment, after having been it
abeyance for twenty years.
Baron Rodelco„ an Austrian lieutenant-field-marshal,
nas been cond: moed to four years' penal servitude fc
s windling eecroy erie.
A shocking crime has been perpetrated at Kaufbeuren,
in Bavaria. M. Schrader, the manager of a spinning
factory, his wife, and servant, were found assassinated in
their own house. The murderers succeeded in escaping
with 50,000 florins, after attempting to set fire to th
house.
Advices from Florence announce the death of Counb
Revel. The deceased senator was a member of the mode-
rate clerical party, and was considered as one of the first
financiers of Italy. He was Finance Minister to Charles
Albert and subsequently to Victor Emmanuel. He hat
succumbed to apoplexy at the age of 64.
The municipality of Turin has voted 100,000 francs to
celebrate the marriage of Prince Humbert. Considering
how much Turin has suffered by the removal of the Court
to Florence, this is a large amount. Au contraire, the
municipality of Florence has contented itself with voting
1,500 f. for the Carnival, which will take place at Florence
for the first time this year. Perhaps the capital munici-
pality wishes to keep up its credit for the new loan of 18
millions which it is said to be about to contract. The rata
8i per cent., shews that its credit is not very high.
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Marquis Ceva and M. d'Agiout, the editor of _ the
illcditcrranco, a strongly Bourbon journal, which keeps up
the project of a kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The editor
came off with some severe wounds, as might be expected
in a fight with a soldier.
The Austrian General Nieperg has been replaced at
Presburg by a Croatian. The General gave sonic offence
to the Hungarians, nut, however, without considerab'e
provocation, and has been invited to fight a duel with the
president of the Association of Honveds at Pesth. 'Whe-
ther his recall will prevent the duel remains to be seen.
The Hungarians seem to be rather too anti-Austrian. In
Hungary things often finish with a duel, as they do in
Germany with a song. Let me follow the German pre-
cedent—but whatever could introduce verses into the
ltioniteur 1 Such levity must have a serious cause. It is
the Army Law which is to be " the palladium of peace."
One might say, "You shall sell your peace plaguy dear."
But it seems military life is delectable. The lifoniteur

sings :
" Ah ! quel plaisir—
Ah ! quel plaisir—
Ah ! quel plaisir d'être sohlat !'

" What a pleasure to be a soldier !" is not y(t a popula7
refrain.

A correspondent of the Times, who appears to be well
informed on Abyssinian matters, repeats the inquiry
whether the liberation of the captives is really our only
object in invading the kingdom of Theodore. If so, each
captive will cost us two millions sterling. The expense is
certain ; the rescue of the captives uncertain. Our army
is crawling along into the rainy season, but not into
Magdala. In the meantime, Theodore may retreat,
carrying the captives with him, or relieve himself
of that difficulty by cutting their throats. The
Egyptians are marching into the country at the rate
of twenty-five miles a day, and living upon its resources,
and we must soon be prepared to say whether we will
accept their assistance. They will easily form alliances
by promising support to the rebel chiefs, while we, by declar-
ing that we shall retire from the country, shall seek allies in
vain. The writer thinks the rebel chiefs would be only
too happy to gain a powerful ally without inquiring into
his creed.

There is a general return to confidence on the Continent,
and commercial affairs are slowly improving in conse-
quence. It is believed in Paris that the disquietude on
the Danube will be met by the action of the Sultan,
strongly supported as he has been by the great Powers.
In Paris the long holiday of Count Bismarck is regarded
as a respite from the agitation of European questions.
The split between the leader and his ultra-Conservative
supporters is construed favourably. The less M. Bismarck
is in accord with his Ministers, says the Etendard,
the mare he will be in harmony with Europe. The Count
has declared that he will have no intercourse with the
Conservative party in the Lower House so long as Herr
Bodelschwing, the late Minister of Finance, remains one
of its leaders. It is probable that some twenty of the
Feudalists will secede from the Count's leadership, but the
moderate Liberals will support him.
The cattle plague has reappeared in Courland and
Livonia.

Earl Russell's pamphlet on Ireland meets with much
unfavourable criticism. The Star agrees with the Daily
l\ that it would cost far more trouble to carry Earl
Russell's measure than one of simple, absolute disendow-
ment ; while the latter would be a step in the right, the
former in the wrong direction. It regrets to have to say
this ,of a letter written with so obvious a desire to do
good, and containing so much that is liberal and gene-
rous, that it tends rather to increase than to diminish
the difficulties which surround the Irish Question.
The Telegraph thinks that the letter will not create a
sensation, but it is—not to speak profanely—a very fair
leading article of the lighter sort. It has all the old
merits and defects of the author's mind. It is clear and
concise, but the clearness is often that of a writer who
does not mean much, and the conciseness is often clue to
the fact that the veteran statesman stops short just as we
think he is about to elaborate a remedy.
TRIoHTFUL ACCIDENT.-011 Monday morning a
shocking accident happened on the South Yorkshire
branch of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
Railway, which terminated fatally to a man of the name
of William Worrell. Deceased was a platelayer, and be-
longed to No. 12 gang on the line. He was engaged
along with others repairing the line at Worth Station,
near Rotherham. A coal train came up whilst ho was so
engaged, when the Usual signal was given, but he either
did not hear it or had not time to get clear of the line
before he was caught by the train and run over. When
taken up it was discovered that both his legs were severed
from his body, and he expired almost instantly.
Viscount Coke has just entered the army as se-
nd lieutenant in the Scots Fusilier Quayle. •