The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-10 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS►

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, THURSDAY, July 9.
The approaching annual migration of royal personages
as most probably given rise to the rumour of an interview
etween the sovereigns of France, Prussia, and Russia.
'he Court of St. Petersburg will soon arrive at Kissen-
en, and the King of Prus.sia will go to Ems towards the
nd of the month. This proximity is the only foundatio4
or such a statement. The Russian journals have, as
.ave already mentioned, materially modified thehl
ostile sentiments towards France ; but, unfor7
unately for the advocates of a new triple
Mance, Prussia has become the object of these pen-and:
nk attacks. The extravagance of the reports now circu:
ated merely proves the want of foundation to rest a
easonable canard upon. The latest absurdity—and it has
.btainecl a surprising amount of credence —is that the pro-
ect of an expedition to the Two Sicilica, to re-establish
he sovereignty of Francis 11., has been seriously dis-
.ussed in the Imperial Cabinet.
For the present, at all events, the Government finds
mite sufficient employment in getting the Budget through.
he Corps lAgislatif. No financial scheme during the
•xistence of the Empire has caused so much trouble. The
lebate must surely have worked conversion among the
leputies of the Right. All Marshal Niel's demands foi
soldiers, including the contingent of 100,000 for 1869, were
toted almost in their integrity ; but the estimates for the
expense of these troops are attacked with unexampled
vehemence. The inconsistency of voting soldiers and
refusing the money to pay for them is got over by recom-
nending Marshal Niel to send more men on furlough. The
seal reason, I believe, is that the most devoted partisans
)f the best of empires have become seriously alarmed at

he state of the finances. On Tuesday the supplementary
;rant to the War Office was reduced by a sum of £40,000,
ni the motitn, not of the Opposition, but of a member of
he Budget Commission. Marshal Niel became absolutely
(fleeting in his entreaties, but the motion was carried
without a division ; and the Minister had only a hair-
)readth escape from another amendment reducing the
Lumber of horses in barracks by 3,000. The excitement of
lie past week has quite passed away. The debates are now
,ondueted in a tone of studied calmness and moderation,
which augurs well for the future.
Encore les incendies. The prevalence of great fires on
;he Continent has extended to Russia. On Tuesday, I
'ear, half the city of Ostachkow was destroyed. The fire
tommenced at the public baths, and spread over the finest
?art of the city "in an hour." The destruction at Asnan
,vas greater than at first announced. The number of
mildings of different kinds burnt down was not under 250,
Lnd 300 persons were left without shelter.
The Univers has just published a note which, it says, was
:ent on the 24th of January by General Menabrea to the
chevalier Nigra. It relates to the mocha vivendi which
night be possible between Italy and Rome. Generat
Venabrea states that Italy would re-establish in full vigour
;he September Convention, and would pay the debt of the
wovinces now attached to the Italian Crown. The
Roman territory must be evacuated by the French
nas short a time as possible. The French Govern-
nent must undertake to employ its influence to
)btain the Pope's consent to a customs treaty between
ftaly and Rome, an extradition treaty, the reciprocal abo-
ition of passports, free passage by railway to Italian
troops proceeding from one province to another, mutual
►assistance by the frontier authorities in the pursuit of
)rigands, and the delivery of political prisoners belong-
ng to the Italian kingdom. The Italian journals have
lot denied the authenticity of this document.

THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY.