The Sun. — 1866-08-21 (London, England)

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.  (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PAnis, Monday Evdning. The Siecic comments thus upon the proceedings of the King of Prussia : " With a single stroke of the pen this great Monarch Prussianizes four independent States of Germany, the Kingdom of Hanover, the Electorate of Hesse, the Duchy of Nassau, and the city— formerly free—of Frankfort. This is the needlegun applied to diplomacy. These are the brutal proceedings of war, which survives the war, and in full peace overthrows the principle of nationalities, and that of popular Sovereignty. Patience ! Principles die hard.  " The excellent King foresees clearly that the greater portion of the annexed will not at first be very delighted with this measure, but do those large children of peoples know exactly what is good for them ? Is it not necessary to provide for their happiness, in spite of themselves? No doubt they will complain a little ; but in the long run they will become accustomed to their new situation, and will finish by acquiring a taste for it. It will be seen  that hereafter they will thank King William, that good father, for having acted with gentle violence against them. Besides, M. Bismarck declared to  the Prussian Parliament, in presenting the project of law for annexing to Prussia the four States which were formerly independent, that the King will act with discretion, he will adhere to forms, and, with the aid of some regiments, he will compel those new Prussians who are fools enough not to appreciate their own happiness to hear reason. " Vanquished in Prussia, will the principle of nationalities and popular sovereignty be more fortunate in Italy ? Will the populations of Trentin be consulted upon the question of ascertaining whether they wish to become Italian, or if they would prefer to remain under the domination of Austria ? The future will inform us. That question, to be solved in one way or the other, will remain the Roman question with which the political world rightly begins to be occupied. 'The termination of the Convention of the 15th September approaches, and there is no doubt, whatever may be said at Rome,  ,hat the clauses of that Convention will be faith'ully executed as well by France as by Italy."  A letter from Frankfort announces that two wretches have arrived there among the wounded from llanau, who were arrested at Bischoffsheina while in the act of robbing the dead and wounded on the field of batile. These ruffians cut off the fingers and ears of the dead in order the more easily to become possessed of their rings and ear-rings. Five of them were so employed when discovered, but they ran off. Two were shot during their flight ; the other escaped. The two prisoners, well chained, have been taken to Coblentz, where they will probably be shot. When taken into custody they had in their possession 14 watches and about 500 silver dollars.  An attempt at assassination has been made by a pupil of the seminary of Bonne Esperarre at Mons, aged 20. He had been expelled from the school for misconduct. On Thursday morning he returned to the school, and said he wishedsto have a confidentialth interview w e College and it Director the Abbe o f the p or e Normalgo,r e Seminary Professor i.wSiPth affability while He began a conversation tNevithhieAl st yp andobr eugt the attentionlittt er washhe suddenly i s tenin drew out a pistol and disM. g ral lt es ttrhuec k brain.hi forehead, t penetrate ince th a fortunately at d ihdi mn 0. was able to leave the room, but the assassin followed him and struck him on the head with his pistol. He ran off, but was arrested. The wounds are serious, but it is hoped will no‘ prove mortal. The Journal du Havre has a mysterious account of the finding of two bodies, one that of a mau of from 40 to 45, the other of a woman about 26. They were found in a boat on the Seine, near the old abbey of Grestain. The boat has the word Havre on the stern. It is supposed that they were murdered, and many conjectures are in c'rculation at Havre on the subject. The police are endeavouring to obtain some clue to the mystery. M. Cordier, clerk to a stockbroker, was rather badly served in return for a good action during the fete. A child was knocked down, and would have been trampled on, but M. Cordier, who is a powerful man, succeeded in extricating him, and carried