The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-20 00:00:00

COaIiESPONDEPICE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT 4
PARIS, WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19,

It is reported that the Abbe Lucien Buonaparte will be
c French, and not a Roman cardinal. This will give him
;he right to sit in the French Senate.
The IGth of March next is to be distinguished by e,n
Famcns number of promotions and decorations in the
nagistracy the army, the marine, and the Legion of
Efonour. Alrzady a long list has been prepared for this
2elebration.

The Press debate continues. All that remains for the
LegiAature to do is to emasculate the bill of any little
Liberalism it contained. The Administration retains the
ower to suppress a literary journal for touching on poll-
;ics or social economy, to seize foreign papers, to condemn
home political journals for false news, and to interdict at
pleasure their sale in the streets. Every amendment
Igainst these privileges is shelved.
The Paris press continue to comment on the narrow
?scope of tile Government from defeat on the question of
the judicial announcements ; 101 is a large minority in
Prar.ce. It is all the more remarkable that there were
thirty-three absentees.

It app.!ars that the repro entation of " Kean" at the
DeMou was taken advanta;;e of by the audience, many of
them students, to make a regular political demonstration.
(none part of the piece itis said, " There is equal justice for
all in England ;" whereupon the naughty hearers cried out
" Not in France." Afterwards " Pas en France" was re-
peated in all places where the audience could put it in, by
way of chorus.

The Avenir National has an article discussing the
probabilities of a rupture between England and the United
States. The writer, EugZ:ne Chatard, dismisses the idea
:.)f any rupture being imminent. At a time when the
wounds of an intestine war of four years' duration are still
unclosed, when the country is labouring under a debt of
two milliards of dollars, when the eleven secessionist States
remain under military rule, it would be a blunder, for
which nothing but absolute necessity could atone, for the
Union, even in alliance with Russia, to go to war with
England.

The French are bestirring themselves in the matter of
education. The Minister of Education, M. Duruy, has
just issued some instructions relating to the education of
the agricultural classes ; they are really very creditable to
the Government. Throughout France 7qglcment is gene-
rally too unit rm and strict, and industry has been
somewhat incommoded by establishing in the pri-
mary schools the same hours for the classes and
same epoch for the vacations. The new instructions recog-
nise the services of children at certain periods in the
field, especially at harvest and vintage times. The
" minute " allows the local authorities to modify the rules,
so as to secure that the children shall be educated and yet
not be entirely taken from field labour. The discretionary
power thus given will have a good effect, both in con-
ciliating employers of labour and encouraging parents to
promote the education of their children.

The people of Paris hope to see something of the annular
eclipse of the sun on the 23rd. It will be invisible, says
the Journal du Ciel, in England, Sweden, Norway, Den-
mark, and North Russia,. It begins at Paris at 3.48, and
ends at 4.28 p.m.

The Liberte has a Japanese correspondent—Namoura
Sooshti. It professes to regard the latest telegrams from
Japan as a verification of his predictions. According to
the Liberia, the Daimios are a " party of action," and
right and law are therefore about to triumph in Japan,
as they must do when there are parties of action every-
where.

The official press of Prussia is particularly sore about
the popularity which the blind King C or;e of Hanover
has acquired in Austria. This explains the fact that only
Hanoverian 3 were present when the King celebrated his
"silver wedding "—the 25th anniversary of his marriage.
The Berlin Cabinet persists in regarding as unfriendly the
act of Austria in sheaving hospitality to the refugee
monarch, and in giving passports to his followers, by which
they have been enabled to reach France. On both these
points the Austrian Cabinet has given explanations, but
the Cabinet of Berlin refuses to be satisfied.

Notwithstanding that the Southern Germans are strongly
disposed towards the unity of the Fatherland, they are
prejudiced with still greater strength against Count Bis-
marck. The elections for Bavaria to the Customs Parlia-
ment are a proof of this. Of the forty-two members re-
turned, no more than from twelve to fourteen are favourable
to the extension of the Federal institutions to the South.
Six or seven, among them Prince Hohenlohe, the Premier,
will advocate the maintenance of the offensive and defen-
sive alliances wibil Prussia, without she wing any particular
desire to supplement the military by the political re-
onion of the two divisions of Fatherland. All the rest are

secessionists.

There is a party in Italy -.vim attribute the
financial difficulties of the kingdom in a great measure to
the extravagance of Victor Emmanuel, and its political
embarra-,ineots to his duplicity. This party includes, it
is said, La Mariaora. A correspondent, writing from
Florence, believt.s it is true that on a rec'nt occasion La
Marmora, on being sent for to the Palace, refused to go.
It is openly reportuil that he has told the King the best
thing he can do is to resign, and that he is ready to
become his successor's Prime Minister.

We have just had a little war in India with the
\Vegheers. We were, of course, victorious, and the Times
correspondent told us that we must show no sympathy with
the defeated, as they were simply brigands. The Times of
India takes a different view. That the outlaws of Katty-
war were brigands is admitted ; but the Times of India
aziserts that in handing their country over to the Guieowar
after he was dispossessed in 1819, the rights of the people
were not secured. There are fugitives from justice in other
parts of India, but to give to outlawry the persistent
vitality whieh it has exhibited in Kattywar there needed
some distinct political or territorial grievance, and this will
be found in • the constant attempts of the Guicowar's
agents to defraud the Okhamundel chiefs of the allowances
and villages granted them under our joint agreement. The
Times of _lndia fears it may be now too late to remedy the
wrong, but it ventures to think that something must yet
be done in the way of meeting the fair claims of any
Wagheer leaders whose hands may not be stained with the
blood of defenceless villagers. It hopes that renewed
attempts may be made to settle and reclaim a race of
valiant and extraordinarily energetic men.

The Russians are actively occupied in Central Asia in
preparing to construct a railroad to unite Oranburg,
Taschkend, and Kokand. •

The policy of Russia in Central Asia creates no alarm
in Bombay. When the mails left it was understood
that General Ignatieff was to succeed Prince Gortschakoff
in the Russian Foreign Office. Twelve years ago the
General was at the head of the Russian mission to Bok-
hara. In India he is regarded as anything but anti-
British. He can real, write, and speak English, and he
has ever rejoiced in friendly interchanges with our people
in the East. The Times of India is willing to
believe the Western Russians when they say that
they are "not on the look-out for subjects, but for
roubles ;" though the Russian commanders in Asia have
too often been on the look-out for " decorations," as the
St. Petersburg Cabinet is now finding out. From informa-
tion received regarding affairs in Turkestan, it is evident
that General Kauffman!' has his hands full ; and, at all
events, it will be quite time to prepare to meet the Musco-
vites when we know that they are really coming to invade us.
Sir John Lawrence is resolved to have no war unless it
be forced upon him, and not to be impatient under com-
pulsion.

The participation of nativ':s in the government of India
is being discussed with increased interest in the depen-
dency. The best authorities appear to think that our rule
is not popular with the masses. They recognise the benefits
of security and prosperity, but they have a fondness for
their own institutions which our rule has overlooked. It
is believed that we must consult national feeling much
more than has been done. We must, it is said, take a
lesson from the Mahometans, and raise Hindoos to positions
of trust and emolument. The pages of Mill and Orme
shew how much was achieved under this system.

King Theodore's treatment of his captives remains the
Abyssinian mystery. To nur advanced force this mystery
may ere now be solved. This force consists of 1,300 men,
of whom 550 are British. They started for Antalo on the
sth or Gth instant, and it is believed that they would make
rapid progress. The depots in their rear would be abun-
dantly supplied. They carry with them a battery of steel
rifled guns, the mountain train battery, and a rocket
battery. They were to proceed straight on to Ma,gdala.
For this purpose it was computed that a mule to each man
would he sufficient for the transport of tents, baggage,
and a mouth's provisions. The correspondents seem to
think there will be no great difficulty in coming up with
Theodore if he should attempt to decamp with his
prisoners. The worst feature about him is that he is a
drunken, fitful tyrant, who may in the meantime put
"his dear Mr. Rassam " and 11:s comrades to death.

All accounts unite in stating that Lord Derby continues
to improve in health. So much feebleness, however, re-
mains that the greatest care is necessary in order to ensure
a restoration of the noble earl's strength. All danger of a
relapse appears now to be over. Lord Stanley has re-
turned to London. Her Majesty and the Prince of Wales
evinced their anxiety for information as to the Premier's
condition by sending frequent telegrams to Knowsley
during the day on which his lordship wasbelieved to be so
sr-jously