The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-12 00:00:00

I\G, JUNE 12, 18C8.

CORRESPnNDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, THURSDAY, June 11.

Though the Emperor is at Fontainebleau, he is not taking
his holiday. There is constant telegraphic communication
going on between him and his Ministers, and yesterday
us courier went down with a large portfolio full of papers.
Before the Emperor left Paris he went to see a
new apparatus for raising vessels. A barge was
sunk at Courbevoie, and the machine, consisting of two
cylinders, worked by divers, brought the barge to the
surface in seven minutes. The affair was superintended
by M. Duprey de lArne, Director-General of Naval Con-
struction. This is likely to prove a very useful invention.
A certain Dr. Bollentuit, superintendent of a bydropathic
establishment is endeavouring to carry out a scheme
for bringing sea water to Paris. He believes that he can
carry the water from the Channel to Paris at a very small
cost, and have it laid on to every house just as ordinary
water is. His object in starting this idea is to obtain for
our nearly two million inhabitants the great therapeutic
advantages which he believes are to be derived from the
use of salt water.

The news from Belgrade is very serious, and at present
we do not know what to make of it. There is a suspicion
that Russia is at the bottom of the affair, but at present
the Paris journals withhold their comments, desiring to
have further details before they express an opinion.
Meanwhile, we have information from the neighbouring
country of Roumania, which spews how unsettled is the
condition of all the Danubian Provinces. A little while
ago the Austrian Government endeavoured to persuade
ours and your to unite in insisting upon the withdrawal
of a certain document published by Stephen Golesco, the
Prime Minister, which the Vienna Cabinet considered
offensive. Thereupon Prussia interposed, and declared
that such pressure would stultify Prince Charles in the
eyes of his subjects, and that the most serious consequences
would • result. I fear that after the murder at Belgrade
we shall hear of further complications.

A Vienna paper vouches for Prince Napoleon's pacific
tendencies. He is credited with desiring the unification
of Italy and the restoration of Poland. But it is addel
that he sees the time for these changes is not come. There
is certainly a good deal of agitation among the Poles
just now, and they seem to think that before long they
will be able to utter something more than pitiable com-
plaints against the outrageous oppression of the Russian
Government.

The Brunswickers are just now debating who shall be
their next sovereign. The general impression seems to be
that they, will unite themselves to Prussia, but that the
connection between them and King William will he, as in
the Duchy of Lauenburg, only a personal one. Perhaps
they won't be consulted in the matter any more than the
lianoverians have been.

We hear the last of the Tunisian difficulty to-day. The
Bey completely " caved in." He wrote a letter to our
consul expressing his extreme regret at the temporary sus-
pension of diplomatic relations, and his formal adherence
to the financial convention, whereupon up went the tri-
colour, and all was harmony again.
The Montt cur is likely to come into the law courts. The
Government wants to transfer it to M. Plon, the Imperial
publisher, but the present personnel claim a large compen-
sation, declaring that the official journal belongs to them,
whereas the Emperor and his Ministers consider it to be.
Government property. According to present appearances
the dispute will have to he decided by the judges.
M. Henri Rochefort is said to have sold 80,000 copies of
the first number of La Lanterne, and thereby to have
made £640. If he go on at this rate, he will be getting
over £30,000 a year. It is rumoured that he has been
wounded in an encounter with the Prince of Moskowa,
but I believe there is no foundation for the report.
A hairdresser is the fortunate winner of the great
prize of £6,000 in the lottery for the Enfants Paurres.
Much amusement was caused in the Corps L4gislatif by
the appearance of the lucky man in a :tate of high excite-
ment. He would come to see his deputy, and insisted
upon the honourable member going off with him in ( r ler
to obtain payment of the money forthwith. As the
elections are close at hand, of course the deputy went,
amid the laughter of his colleagues.

THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

Eitreme Sea
Friday, F.
June 12, D. T. 111 W. Ito F. D. WR. to
8 a.m. P; 12 9
Nairn - 2
Aberdeen
Leith -
Shields - - N.W. 2 2 E. c. 2
!gcarborough 30'21r. 59 54 W.S.W. 2 2 B.E. o.cb - 2
Yarmouth 3)'24r.159 56 W.N.W. 2 3 B. c.o. - 2
II elder - N.
Cuxhaven -
% ;55 W. 2 2 N.W. f.o. - 2
( Jpel.!lear 3O 33r. 54 ;53 8. 2 2 S. c.o. - 2
sPt 39•3::r. 155 152 N.W. 2 3 W. c.b. -
1- oly ben -
1. ver)00l - 1
Arilroiman 30•2 ff. sri ,52 W. .W 3 3 N.W. c.o. - 2
iireencasile 30•1•3 f. 154 52 W.S.W. 3 2 E. c.o. - --
Penzance - 2
Plymouth - 1
- - I
-
1 ortsmouth j 30'31r. 'GI; 53 N. 1 4 W.N.W. c. - 1
I. 311tbm „ 3o'l:9r. 62 57 N.W. 3 1 W. -
t•reGrisNez - - _
'treat - 2
1 orient. - 2
1.,,c),,f0rt 3o'29s. 61 56 N.E. 4 5 N.W. b. - 1
I :in rri 30'238. 63 61 W. 3 3 W. c. -
(*.min 13".) 67 65 - N.W. - - - b. - 4
Mussels ... • - - - _
Paris - -
Strasbourg - -
1ic)371030 " :::: 29;4f. 1 S.W. 17. -:-
hearts Con-
tent (6 a.m.
local time) 30'285. 55 W.S.W. 1 3 W.S.W. b. - 2