The Sun. — 1868-06-16 (London, England)

FROM OUR OWN CORRFSPONDENT.)  PARIS, MONDAY, June 15.  The heat is something tremendous. Last week we had frosts ; to-day the thermometer has been upwards of 90 deg. Fahrenheit in the shade. What can we do this weather but " sit in our skeletons," as Syeney Smith used to say? At least we sit in the Champs Elystes and the Bois de Boulogne. Paris, from the Tuileries to Longchamps, is quite a sight in the evenings. The whole populat'oa seems to be living out of doors. The theatres aro simply impossible, and I fear the various managers and impressarios must be suffering terribly. The Mabille is patronised not only by Parisians, but by staid Lmdoners, who on no account would be seen at Cremorne, but who when they cross the Channel leave all their squeamishness behind them.  The chief topics of gossip are the Servian tragedy and Prince Napoleon's journey. A good deal of anxiety has been caused by the first matter, on account of the mystery which surrounds it. One report states that the murder was an act of revenge by the Itadanovitch because the Prince had dishonoured a female member of that family, and that the murderers have confessed this to be the case. But every hour seems to increase the conviction that it was a political crime. How far it will complicate that troublesome Eastern question which we all dread so much remains to be seen. As for Prince Napoleon, the latest news is that he will still go on to Belgrade, though I confess to being rather doubtful on that point. If report be true he is going to turn author, and publish a pamphlet in which he will frankly avow the mistaken opinions which he had formed of Austria, and which his present visit has corrected.  There is still much talk about diplomatic changes. Some time ago it was proposed to send to Berlin Prince Talleyrand, who finds himself very uncomfortable at St. Petersburg. M. Benedetti was then to go to Florence, and Baron Malaret, now at Florence, was to replace Count Sartiges at Rome. At the same time it was proposed that the Italian Legation should be raised to the rank of an embassy, an unexpected difficulty appeared in the way. Chevalier Nigra, who is the Italian Minister here, refused to accept the change from a second-class into a first-class Minister, unless his salary were increased accordingly. This the Italian Government, being short of cash, refused to do, and so the negotiation has fallen through. It is not unlikely that Nigra may have to leave Paris altogether. He does not get on well here. No fewer than sixty new Opposition journals have appeared since the passing of the new Press Law, while the Government journals have not been increased by one. The " devoted " organs are naturally alarmed at this state of things. Ido not think that the motion which will be made in the Corps L6gislatif by a distinguished member of the Opposition for reducing the stamp duty has much chance of being accepted by the Government. Ministers will naturally say, if threescore newspapers have been started in as many days, it is certain that the duty cannot be very burdensome. A French paper has the following. You will know how far it is true :—" According to recent letters from. London, it appears that it is the pressure of public opinion which has obliged Queen Victoria to return to Windsor. Mr. Disraeli himself, in spite of his complaisance for the sovereign, has not dissembled from her that it is al s )lut ely necessary for her to return to the seat of government."