The Sun. — 1867-06-11 (London, England)

XVI. style, but as one of the French papers justly remarks it is of that style greatly improved by modern art and taste. The medals obtained by M. Groh6, at the London Exhibiton, made his productions known in England, but he has surpassed himself at this Exhibition.  In the clock department some marvellous specimens of the art from the famed establismeut of M. Detouche, in the Rue St. Martin, excite wonder and admiration. There are some instruments for ascertaining the speed of locomotives and timing the progress of other vehicles, which are of first utility from their precision and accuracy. There is also the most curious timepiece ever seen. It is not a foot high, and the works are not to be seen behind the dial, which merely looks like a piece of but yet motion t and novelty in igsl glass, ebnu:oatriei econcealed pa te rt fheec tbi oa slio the art of clock and watchmaking cannot go further than it has done under M. Detouche's genius and skill.  In the Russian department there are some singular and spherical watches. They are not larger than a marble, and may be worn as a drop to a lady's ear-ring, or as a bracelet.  M. Bismarck sometimes wears the uniform of General of Cuirassiers of the Landwehr, and looks rather a dashing fellow. The uniform is white, with large boots and a steel helmet, surmounted with a point. Sexing the Minister in this white array, the Parisians say that he really is not so black as he has been painted.  The 15th inst. is announced for the opening of the section of the railway from Toulouse to Bayonne, which traverses a very beautiful and picturesque district. This new line will be very convenient for invalids who wish to take the waters in the south of France, as there will be stations at Bagneres de Luchon, Bagueres de Bigorre, Cauterets, Eaux Bownes, Tarbes, Pau, and Biarritz. It will also greatly facilitate the communications between France and Spain. A grand fete is in preparation for the occasion. A significant incident is involved in connection with the attempted murder of the Emperor Alexander. A few minutes before it took place a group of young working men in blouses called out " Vivo la Pologne." They were aware of the attempt in a few minutes as they were in the immediate vicinity of the carriages, and on learning it they cried out with great enthusiasm, " Vive l'Empereur." The hat of the Emperor of Russia was grazed by a fragment of the pistol when it burst. It is now ascertained that the lady who was said to be severely wounded merely received a slight scratch from a portion of the pistol. The Emperor of Russia con' tinues to show himself in public without any additional precautions, just as if nothing of the kind had happened. Accompanied by his two sons, he has made a minute inspection of the Londre, where he was received by the Senator Superintendent of the Fine Arts. His Majesty visited both the upper and lower galleries, and remained in the Londre for a considerable time. The Emperor Alexander has also passed an evening at the Theatre Francais. His Majesty has presented to the Emperor Napoleon two of the most beautiful of the three horses now at the Exhibition. One is Fakel, aged five years, and the other Jasau, an Alczau stallion, of the same age. Both these horses were bred and trained in the Imperial haras of Khrenanoya, in the Government of Varonejie, which was founded by Prince 0 Tchesneusky, at the end of the 18th"century. It was in this haras that the celebrated race of Russian trotters was bred, and also Bedouin, who has so often astonished amateurs at races in the Bois de Boulogne by his swiftness.