The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-13 00:00:00

CORRESPO

DM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS. SUNDAY, July 12,

Prevost Paradol's new work, "La France Nouvelle,"
has excited so mach attention here that in four days the
first edition was exhausted. Its doctrines may he speedily
summed up. It is one of those warlike effusions which
aid Imperial policy to frustrate the efforts of French
Liberals in the true interests of France. It a lvocaes a
military supremacy which should enable France to
encounter all Germany, or any portion of Germany,
with Russia at its back. The consolidation of
States so as to endanger that supremacy should be
opposed to the utmost ; and therefore the passage of the
Main by Prussia should be retorted by a French advance
upon the Rhine. Englishmen have, however, very little
right to complain, for one of the most remarkable passages
is an expression of regret and envy at the influence and
power of the Anglo-Saxon race. With the exception
of Europe, the world is dominated by two
nations, belonging to one family England and
the -United States. France first occupied North
America and India, but the language and the blood of
England have irrevocably conquered in both places. The
spread of the Americans over both the north aryl south
divisions of the New World is but a question of time. In
Australia the march of events must be equally rapid. The
production of wool has followed the production of gold ;
agriculture must come next, and then manufactures. In
all probability China wiltbe for Australia what India has
been for England ; the rest of the world, after Europe,
is for the Anglo-Saxon, and no other nation can hope to
prove a successful rival. The writer then endeavours to
skew that as three parts of the world are English, France
ought to aim at that influence in Europe which is denied
to her elsewhere.

M. Rouher is the editor of the Moniteur. 'i he debate
on the annual subvention to that journal, the only notice-
able feature in the recent talk on the Budget, disclose 1
this fact. If we are to accept M. Rouher's statement, he is
not only responsible for every line that appears in the illoni-
teur, , but is even compelled to devote much time to reading
which indirectly bears on its contents. He read, it se !ms,
a history of the time of 1792 before he felt juitified in
inserting one article bearing upon the • events of that
period. The deputies did not appear to give M. Rouher
much credit for his labours. His statement that the
Moniteur always told the truth was provoked by M.
Eugene Pelletan's opinion that it systematically promul-
gated false intelligence ; but the announcement gave rise
to such derisive demonstrations that the poor Minister
doubtless wished himself well out of the discussion. He had
his reward, however, for the subvention was voted, and
the discussion as to the literary articles came to nothing.
Velocipedes are so much the rage here that vaocipederie
has become an ind:,pensable bulletin. A race took place
this week between a one-horse chaise and a velocipedist.
The course was from Castres to Toulouse, a distance of
forty-four miles. The journey was a.3complishod in six
hours by the horse, and in twenty five minutes more by
the velocipede. This mode of progression has been applied
to aquatics, with success, I believe. The machinery is
much the same, paddles taking the place of wheels. The
application of steam, to the conveyance is of course the
next project.

lam compelled to record another fire. Late last night
part of the Central Market was destroyed, involving the
loss of one life and an immense amount of property. Under
ordinary circumstances such a fire would have been almost
impossible, for the market is constructed of solid
masses of iron and stone. The conflagration, however,
took place whilst ninety tons of butter were in the edifice
ready for the market. The blaze from this quantity of
combustible material utterly destroyed the budding,
together with thousands of fowls, eggs, and other com-
modities. It would appear from the Moniteur's account of
the affair, that M. Rouher had relaxed his editorial vigi-
lance a little. It says : " The cellars, despite their solidity,
and their being completely fire-proof, were utterly ravaged
by the fire,"

The report of a convention between France and Spain,
authorising the latter to occupy Rome in case of danger,
is denied. There is no trustworthy news from Italy,
though I still hear the chances of a Republican move-
ment confidently spoken of.

THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.