The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1868.

the Sleeping Beauty, a sudden touch has set all to
work again, and TENNYSON'S picture of the pages

continuing their love stories, and the flies
_finishing
their journeys up the wall, as if half a minute in-

stead of a hundred years had elapsed since they
began them, would read just now like a satire on
the Assembly at Melbourne. And all this change,

strange to say, has been worked by a communica-

ion from the Colonial Office.

After all the cavil

and criticism about the Duke of Buckingham's

despatches, it was the timely arrival of

a communication from Downing-street which even-

tually solved the problem. Sir CHARLES DARLING

has re-entered her MAJESTY'S service, and by so

doing has cut the Gordian knot for the colonists,

LATEST INTELL IGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

BAVARIA.

MLTNICII, Sept. 8.

The Empress of Austria arrived here last evening
at eight o'clock from Garathausen. Iler Majesty
remained for a short time at the railway station,
and then proceeded on her journey to Vienna.

ORRESPONDENCE 17t9_1( PA IA

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

PARIS, MONDAY, September 7.

The reduction which has just been made in the effective
strength of the Prussian army is rigorously enforced by the
Berlin journals as a guarantee of peace. This reduction,
as your readers will be aware, consists in delaying the
calling out of the recruits for a period of three months,
and in dismissing the men of the reserve now on drill. The
National Gazette of Berlin is assured that these measures
have been adopted simply through economy, but the
North German Gazette not only considers the reduction a
pledge of peace, but complains bitterly of the conduct of
certain sections of the French press in striving to excite a
hostile feeling. Its complaint is levelled chiefly against
some of the Opposition papers; and it adds that "no
reasonable man on this (the Prussian) side of the Rhine
would think of holding the French Government respon-
sible for these inflammatory demonstrations." This
article of the North German Gazette has not
met with any very polite reception from the
Liberal journals of Pa is. Another article in the
Prussian Cross Gazette has received attention, though of a
different kind: The Cross Gazette is not so immediately
an official paper as its North German brother, but it
represents a very influential party amongst the entourage
of King William. The Cross Gazette admits that the war-
like tone adopted in some circles in France arises from no
other motive than that of recovering the military prestige
of France which the events of 1866 have to some extent
diminished. It also agrees that the French Government,
although sincerely desiring to maintain peace, is obliged
to take into account the disposition of the army, and it is
precisely the difficulty of this ambiguous situation which
has brought about a hesitating and undecided policy. This
attitude the Cross Gazette deems dangerous to the quiet of
Europe, and it applauds the tone of public opinion in
England, Austria, and Germany. It would seem
from these articles that the Prussians are as
much puzzled as the French themselves to
interpret the ambiguity shewn in the high places of
France. Neither the opinions of the Cross Gazette nor of
the North German Gazette represent the Prussians as a
nation. The greater part of them are thoroughly disgusted
with the conduct of the French Government. Whether
it means peace or war is indifferent ; its uncertainty is in
itself fatal to the quiet and prosperity of Europe.

The number of La Lanterne, which was to appear
on Saturday, but which languished in obscurity for want
of a printer, was made up in a novel fashion. It
consisted entirely of extracts from the writings of the
Emperor himself. The conglomeration was, however, so
extraordinary that no printer could b e found to undertake
the risk. M. Rochefort, therefore, triumphantly declares
that not even the works of Napoleon can be published in
France. Cutting cross extracts from the works of an
opponent is not a generous mode of c tr) ying on warfare
but M. Rochefort is enabled to plead some excuse.

A strike amongst the printersof Marseilles has produced
lamentable consequences. None of the newspapers could
be published, and editors were in consequence obliged to
content themselves with bulletins of the most
-meagre
description.
The Gaulois credits the Empress with some expressions
which will be received with small satisfaction at Florence.
Walking in the forest of Fontainebleau with her guests,
the Empress testified to the admiration she felt for the
sister-in-law of the Count de Girgenti, the wife of
the ex-King of Naples, and the heroine of Gaeta.
"She is Joan of Arc become wife and mother."
said the Empress, amongst other praises.
Crime in France is generally characterised by some ex-
ceptional feature. Voici an incomprehensible murder. A-
hawker, 69 years of age, was assisted by a woman servant,
aged 25. This woman was courted by another hawker, w'Aom
she married. The old man endeavoured by every means in

his power to induce her to stay with him, or even to return
after marriage, but in vain. He ultimately sought her out
at her husband's shop, and attempted t,) drag her away.
Her husband ran to her aid, but the old man fell upon
and stabbed him in eight places. A man of 69 commit-
ting murder through jealousy is an example as rare as
deplorable. _ _ _

It is said that the refugees collected in London are
about to establish a weekly paper at Paris.

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