The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-14
our PARIS LETTER.

I EVENING TELEGRAPH SPECIAL ooRREsPoNDENCE'J
PARIS, May 81, 1866.
ITALIAN CORRESPONDENCE
AS it is my duty as Partisan chroIicler to tell
you of all that is going on in our gay capital
must not omit to tell you oil a new class OF lndl'
Viduals that has sprung up amongst us since
reports of an intended war between Italy and
Austria have been circulating in France. The
Paris papers tell their readers that their offices
are all day long filed by persons about to depart
for Italy TO Join Garibaldi, who offer their ser.
vices to them as correspondents from the seat of
war. La Ltberte, of which | have often spoken
10 you, and which is edited by Emile de Girar-
din, assisted by two able writers, Duyernois and
Pessard, informs us that it has in one day re.
Ceived more than six hundred letters, with offers
of correspondence from Italy.
We must not be surprised that our Partisan
press is so badly informed on Italian matters.
THE ToosIN OF WAR
has not yet rung. We are still living with the
sword OF Damocles hanging over our heads.
Whilst in Saxony, in Silesia, in Lombardy, and
in Venetia more than two millions of men are
waiting to cut each others throats, diplomacy
is doing all that it can to prevent conflict
between Austria, Italy, and Prussia.
London, Paris, and St. Petersburg have agreed
10 send the following programme to Vienna,
Berlin, and Florence, which runs thus:-Tae
Eibe Duohies, the security of Italy, The German
federal question. The programme, in principle,
has not been rejected by the three belligerents,
but, alas the general opinion in London and IN
in Paris is that the Congress will not bring us a
pacific solution of the present conflict.
Austria objects 10 the article-Venetian ques.
hon. Italy, on the contrary, wishes it to be
maintained on the programme. Prussia con-
sents to send representative to sit at the green
baize table on condition that the decisions of the
Congress shall not cramp it's liberty of action;
and, finally, the German Bund will not hear
of European powers meddlng in the affairs of
Germany, which can only be settled by the Ger
mans themselves.
With respect to Russia, IL objects to the 0ren-
tal question and the question of nationaities
being mooted. We fear the Congress will be
like a Tower of Babel.
NAPOLEON III,
who is evidently the Deus er Mdctind of this i'm
broelio is still as taciturn ever-those nearest
about him know rot his second thoughts. He
has had private wires attached to the different
telegraphs, and sends private kilograms, with
his own hands, to Count Bismark, at Berlin;
and General La Marmora at Florence. At all
places of public amusement, at the balls of the
Tuileriep, his Majesty wears a most unruflled
apparently, most desrous for the
maintenance of peace. 1t is believed by know
ing ones, that the Congress Is only subterfuge
in order to give Italy and Prussia the time to
arm CONNIE IL faut. There is no doubt that Aus
iria is in better situation, in a military point
of view, than either Prussia or Italy. In Prus-
sia the Landwehr, which is the basis of Prussian
defense, refuses 70 answer to the call of the
Government. The forty thousand volunteers
that have focked to the standard of Garibaldi
are as yet armed but with good intentions as
they have neither arms nor clothing. Our pri-
Fate Italian correspondence informs us that the
swarms OF volunteers now trying to get enlisted
can, in case OF need, be little depended upon.
Even the French Government, notwithstand-
ing its enthusiasm for the cause of Italy, did not
think that things would go so fast. 1t will be a
few weeks before the imperial French army will
be able to take the field.
Italy mast have Venetid--or perish. The
statu quo is a war minus Killed or eGOunded, fol
the expenses of the standing army of Italy will
bring il to the brink of ruin in no time. In
Prussia, the consequences of the mobilization o
the Landwehr are terrible. The town of Berlin
obliged to feed seventeen hundred and fifty
wives and children of men called away to fight
who have lett their families destitute of every
thing. Moreover, the number of workmer
thrown out OF employment by the stagnation o
affairs amounts to more than twenty thousand
As regards the number Of failures, they are
more than can reckon.
Our Mediterranean correspondent writes us
that several English men-of-War are about t.
leave Malta in order to be near the theatre 0
events.
THE FRENCH DERBY.
Our summer amusements have commenced
One cannot imagine more splendid sight thai
that OF the meeting on Sunday last at the Boi
ale Boulogne to witness the run for the grea
prize of 100000 francs All now agree that tn
French Derby is in every respect superior to tn
Epson Derby, as the lower classes in Franc
are less brutal and less addicted to drunke nnes
than in England. We have had quite an inya
sion of English ladies and gentlemen, an
Jockeys innumerable have been crossing and re
crossing the Channel for the last three weeks
attending on the fine specimens of horse fes
That have been sent over for our admiration.
The victory of the Duke of Beaufort's hors
gave great satisfaction to the English visitors i
Paris, as not only is he one of the most popula
Of English sportsmen, but his present success
well-merited recompense for his gallant COZ
uucNNast year, when he sent over "TOdloben
10 meet'he formidable "Gladiateur" and Or,
lerred 10 epcounter certain defeat than allol
me Ehglsh OTt to be unrepresented. "Cel
Ions" previous performances were running i
the Biennial at New Market and tbe fowrteent
blenmai az bath, eacA of which he won, As
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