The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-02 00:00:00

WARESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

, (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONISENT.).
PARIS. SUNDAY, NovembEit _ _ _

The a•tticle in the Journal de St. Petersbourg, which 124-3
caused so much excitement here, is treated with absolute
silence by all the chief official papers. The Moniteur,
Mc=lard, Constitutionnel, and France pass it by with the
contempt which, to speak fairly, it deserves. The
article directly threatened France with a Prusso-Russian
alliance in case the Western Power attacked Germany.
The-re is nothing objectionable either in forming this
resolve or in directly announcing it, but the tone of the
article was so offensive, not to say brutal, as to constitute
an international insult. For once the Patrie is right
in asking " Why was this firebrand thrown into the midst
of Europe ?" The onus of disturbing public confidence is
now very gratuitously assumed by Russia and Austria.
The arrival of Queen Isabella at Paris has been
nicely timed so as to accord with the date of
the Court's departure for CompKgne. It is said
that the ex-Queen will remain only a month in Paris ; but
we are furnished with no clue as to the next place where her
Court will attempt to find rest for the soles of their feet.
Isabella will not, we are assured, go to Brighton, and she
cannot go to Rome, so that her future destination must
remain a somewhat interesting enigma. Marfori has
not thought it advisable to brave public opinion in the
French capital. He has resigned, and his resignation has
been perforce accepted by his disconsolate royal friend.
Hence, probably, the determination to remain in Paris
but a month. The separation, of course, could not be
expected to last longer. Marfori must be highly flattered
by the reflection that the Queen, who has been obliged to
relinquish his company for a while at Paris, would not go
to Madrid without him to save her throne.

The report that M. Berryer was seriously ill is
aggerated. Ho is only slightly indisposed. Rossini is said
to be getting worse.
The Irish Fishery Commissioners who were appointed to
examine oyster culture in France, with a view to adopting
it in Ireland, have concluded their labours. They have
travelled 2,000 miles, and have visited fourteen of the
chief places where oyster-culture is carried on. Their
conclusions are decidedly favourable to the extension of
this useful art to Ireland. Oysters, however, are getting
dearer in France, the spat season having largely failed
this year.
Les Missions Clotholives gives an account of terrible
barbarities practised on the Christians in Cochin-China.
The natives rose in insurrection, attacked a fort, killed the
Annamite sergeant and three privates, and burnt down
the building. They then scoured the neighbourhood,
captured all the Christians they could find, and put them
to the torture to make them renounce their newly-adopted
faith. One poor native acknowledged himself to be a
Christian, and an order was immediately given to bind
his arms and legs, and throw him into a burning cauldron.
The unfortunate man cried out, omy God, my God !"
But the populace shrieked in reply, "It is useless ;
your God will not come to save you." Another
Christian, named Tieng, was also given up, and
suffered a similar fate. Tieng succeeded in breaking the
cords which bound him, and fled to a little river close by;
but he was soon recaptured and thrown into the flames.
Three other Christians gave way before such fearful torture,
and declared that they were heathens. Other horrible
atrocities were committed. The list of victims amounts
to twelve men, four women, and eight children. Several
of the children were impaled on lances before their parents'
eyes.

The trial of the three women who poisoned their hus•
bands to marry their paramours will commence shortly.
It will undoubtedly be one of the most famous
criminal cases ever heard in France. On Saturday the
accused were confronted with each other, after the French
system. This examination lasted above four hours, and
during its continuance the police had the utmost difficulty
in preventing the women tearing each other to pieces. -

THE TVEATHA TABLE.-THIS DAY.