The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-08 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

• PROBABLE WAR WITH AUSTRIA.
The Paris correspondent .of the Times says the
notion that war is extremely probable, if not
inevitable, in a few months hence, between Aus-
tria and Piedmont, backed by the. Italian 'popula-
tions, is becoming more general and consistent
every day. Piedmont. is preparing actively, and
her agents'are buying cavalry'hOres in France,
and perhaps in England. It is hard to see hoW
France can avoid drifting into such a War.

REPLY TO THE MESSAGE OF

M. THOUVENEL.'

TURIN, March 7.
A note from Count Cavour, addressed to M. de
Nigra, at Paris, dated 29th Feb., has been pub-
lished, in reply to the message of M. Thouvenel
to Baron Talleyrand. As these proposals origi-
nate with a Government which has so much light
to,expect the gratitude of Sardinia, the Sardinian
Cabinet is naturally disposed to give them the
most favourable reception ; but the Government
of his Majesty is nevertheless convinced :that
these proposals will meet with serious difficulties
in their execution, which it would not be in the
power of a Sardinian Government to vanquish'
Immediately after the peace of Villafranca; this
solution would have been ,accepted by Central
Italy without much reluctance. It is not the
case at the present moment. The Sardinian
Cabinet will transmit to Central Italy the Pr°-
posals of France ; the Governments of
country will probably' consult the' na—on'bY
-
means of universal 'and secret suffrage• which
proposal of a vicariate would meet with'.o:l4bluto
resistance on the part of, the inhabitants of the
Romagna. Count Cavour
believes that the ob-
jects of France would,
be attained if the anneka_
ticm were
a to recognise the superior
sovereignty of the Pope, and to engage himself
oens
n the '
Kreig to take
of k
Sardinia e
a placed on the conditions imfosed
to co-operate, even by armed force, in maintain-
ing the independence of the Holy See, and, to
contribute in a certain degree to the expenses of
the Court of Rome. The proposition relative to
Tuscany cannot be ' ecruvocal in the form in
which it will be presented to the popular vote.
Whatever be the answer which the States of
Central hal
y may give the Government of the
King of Sardi •
nia, his Majesty will accept it
without reserve. Accepting beforehand the even-
tuality of the annexation, the Government of the
1
King' takes upon itself the immense responsi-
bility attached to it. He is convinced that if he
rejects the demand of Tuscany for annexation,
the Cabinet of the .King would lose all Moral
authority in Italy, and would find itself reduced
to govern by force. Count Cavour adds some
reflection on the "proposition to restore to Tus-
cany her autonomy. He reserves to another
despach the consideration of the arguments.which
do not relate to Central Italy, and concludes by
stating that the reasons set forth' will prove to
M. Thouvenel that we cannot defend the solution
which he proposes. Copy of the despatch, to, be
given to the French Minister fo'r Foreign Affairs.

TUSCANY.-:

FLORENCE; -March .8

A Government ordinance has becii issue tkdav
suppressing all former decrees which rnighiiltend
to modify or restrain the liberty of the press on'
political matter, •

PRUS.-IA

AMERICA..

QUEENSTOWN:March 7.
The Kangaroo arrived at 10 o'clock, a.m., and
sailed immediately. She. had on board 13 cabin
and 67 steerage passengers, (landed 20), and
T 99,602 in. specie. - The Un4•ted Mates rri~~ils le
IsTew York on the 25th ult. at noon. ThiYigg
arrivrA on the' 24th.

COMMERCiAL.

XrAV YORK; Feb.

The dealings in the Stock 'Exchange pvcire
firmer to-clay, but irregular. The Pt.:file mail
is in demand at an adyant:e to 1 per ceilt.
'There was reneWed'preNsure to= ptit. out .:6ontracts.
In New York "teiftral, the market early,iu the

day was pretty well(supPorted 'at till to 70k per
'cent. Me money. marketleon!inues very colet,
'and tvates show no variation.lfkehange weak& ;
per:,cent. on London and Par* Frefriglits
quiet. Cotton for Liverpool quarter D

London Pork, 4s, and geese :at 4-bs.

Asheh

Sales made of 100 tbs. at $5 25c. for pots.
Coffee: 200 bags itio at 12 to 13 per lb.
Plenr in' goext request and buoyant prices.
Markets generally improving. Cotton stenalr;
6alies oif 1,500 bales 'middling Uplands at 11 'to
Iron: Scotch pig sparingly offered, and in
demand at 25 to 500.

TI-YE ANNEXATION' o SAVOY TO
PitANrCE.

A great tre occurred yesterday, at Messrs.
:Skipper and East's, wholesale stationers, 'Tow er-
ii'street,JJendon ; property valued at 'several thou-
:sands tas been destroyed.
I)l‘t...tr Majesty' held a privy council yesterdiy
;alit ernoon.

AUSTRIA,

Mr, Cardwell; on Tuesday, will brink forward
the bill to amend the law relating to the tenure
and improvement of land in Ireland,
On Tuesday Mr. Milner Gibson will bring in a
till 'to 'amend the laW relating to the forging or
Tftudulent use or appropriotion of trade marks,
'and to the copyright of designs.
In committee on Representation of the People
(Ireland) Bill, Mr. Blake will move that
annual rating, instead-Of £6 as proposed, shall
kconEtitute the qualification for cities and borough's.

EXPORT' OF ALE TO FRANCE.
k:irs. Tennant, of Glasgow, have addressed a peti-
tion to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to procure the
admission into France..of bottled malt liquor at a mode-
rateduty, and Gladstone has replied that he will
use any influence in his power to obtain this 01100,

THE, Wrgli TRADE..
Sines Wednesday le.st, *lron the clearance of wine at
the reduced
,ditty nf:•Fs.' per gallon ecinmenced,' the
deliveiies hate been, extremely large, and, the, transac-
tions nilmorous, at firm prices, • the shippers, at the
French ports not being eager sellers. The reduction in
the duty on brandy came into operation yesterday
Morning.

IMPERIAL. PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS.7-YEsTERDAy.

The following appeared in a portion of our
impression of yesterday :
INDIA AND .CHINA MAILS.
SauTHAmPTorri,Tuesday.
The Peninsular. and Oriental-, Company's
*earner Indus, Captain Weeks, with the heavy
portion of the above mails, arrived this afternoon
et 430 p.m. She brings 96 passengers, amongst
'Whom are—from Hong Kong, Capt. Shadwell..
C. 8.. and Col. Holloway, R.N., C,8.; from
talcutta, Col. Hodgson :and Tirigadier Rowcroff ;
and from Gibraltar,. Major-General and Mrs.
-Rumley. The Indus brings on freight 1 box of
specie value £2OO, precious stones 3,000 rupees,
' musk value 5,069 rupees; also 67 boxes oranges,
76 cases Indian silks, 6 packages valuables, 35
packages sundries, and 1,300 bales raw
value £120,000 sterling:
20th, 'Malta
The Indus sailed from Alexandria on the
24th, and Gibraltar the Ist instant On the 27th, lat.
37 t N.,10n. 437 E., spoke the
company's steamer Ceylon,
with the outward mails; andon. the sth, at 3 p.m, passed the s.s. Ripon, off IshatiL The. Indus was de- .
;I'tamed at Alexandria twenty-to:or hours after ei-nbarleing
her mails and passengers, in consequence of the W. N. W., which' rendered the bargale from
impassible
H.MS. Himalaya was still lying in the. harbour. At
Malta were 11.M.S Marlborongh,. Victor E
Orion, Neptune; Jemble, • Scourge, Snrtar, Tarnatnrues, Lapwing., Intrepid, Exthouth, Luesan, Cadmus,'Cariaad4oc,
and Argus. In the port 'of' Gibraltar were 11.111. S.
Renown, Agamemnon, James Watt, Sylla, Mohawk.
Quail, and Redpole : the French steam-sloop Tisiphone ;
AuStrian corvette Dandolo, and Sardinian steamer Tri-
poli. In Algesirai ' Bay' the Spanish 'squadrOa under
the command of Admiral Bastillos. Off Algersiras, the
PrenehshiPSDonaliertli, Foudre, and Mouette.
The British schooner AlnWick, twelve days from Car-
diff; brig Florence, twelve days from Liverpool; and
,steamer Gibraltar, nine days from London, had Severally
arrived out at Gibraltar since previous dates.
steam trooP-ship .Perseverance, with the head-
quarters of the 4tlfßegiment for Jamaica, left Gibraltar
on the 27th.

The House met at twelve o'clock. • • • ,
he members appointed to try the merits of the peti-
. lion against the return of Mr. Dike' White at the last
electiOn for Clare' were sworn at the table. The membe'rs
were. Lord Stanley, . chairman, Mr: S. Booth, Sir P.
Egerton, Mr. Walter, and Mr, BuxtOn.
Mr. B. (JOCintaNE gave notice that, to-morrow, he
shonld ask the Secretary for. Foreign Affairs. whether be'
had any objection to lay on the table all the correspond-
ence between 'Mr. Bruce and the Government, with
relation to r( eant'proceedings in China.
Mr. M. liti.Nts gave notice that, on the motion of
the honourable member for Bridgewater, he should move
to leave out,all' the words after annexation of Savoy and
Nice to France, for the purpose of inserting these.wordS,
" humbly expressing to her Majesty the deep regret of
this House at the agitation of a question affecting the
frontiers of
,great -State, defined and secured by the
consent of Europe, on apparently sufficient groundS,
and-humbly-assuring her -Majesty that this Haase will
earnestly Ruppert her Majesty's, advisers in condUctino•
the negotiations on this question to an issue compatible
with the true interests of• France, of Switzerland, and of
Italy, with the faithful observance of treaties, and with
the maintenance of the pettee of 'Europe."
The Registration of., Voters Bill, which stood+, for
second reading, was opposed. by Mr. E. James and the
Government, and was ultimately withdrawn, Sir G. C.
Lewis intimating that the Government had themselves
in contemplation a measure for the consolidation of the
laws affecting the whole machinery of elections ; begin-
irig with the issue of the, writ, and ending with the'
withdrawal of the petition.
The Public Improvements Bill went tliough com-
mittbe.

On the motion for the second reading of the Coroners
(No. 2) Bill,
Mr. S. JA;%IFs moved, as an amendment, to refer the
entire matter to a select committee.

PASir G. C. Lawrs opposed the bill, observing that he
himself had introduced a bill giving a right of appeal,
when the magistrates had disallowed the fees, to the
Court of Queen's Bench. The present bill permitted a
reference to the Home Secretary, who was authorised
to charge -the coroner's 'iialary on the county rates.
This was a new principle in which he could not concur.
After some discussion, in which reference to a select-
committee *as strongly Urmed
• ,
Sir G..C. Law'is agreed to that course, • •

Mr. CORBETT, who had the charge of bill No. 2,
likewise consenting.
Theiamendment was then agreed to.
The Spirits (Ireland) Bill passed through committee.
The other business was then disposed of, and
The Hom:e 'adjourned at ten minutes to four o'clock.

Gibraltar exchange, on the 29th, were quoted on Lon-
'don, 90 days date, g'ol- to 501- ;: Paris, a 33c ; Marseilles,
6f 33c; Genoa, 5f 36c; Madrid, 8 days' eight, j dis. ;
Cadiz, dis. ; Malaga, par ; Seville, dis. ; Alicante.
; Valencia, rt. dis. ; Barceloaa, par; Spanish Pillaird
dollars 3 per cent. premium • no. freights to London
• and outporta of the United Kingdom ; Brazil and River
Plate, $l2 per ton and 10 per cent. ; Gulf of Mexico
and Havana,' ditto ; Malta, Leghorn, Genoa, and Mar-
'seines,- $4 to $5 per ton and 5 per cent : lead takeq at

Piedmontese agett df etc.itint a.bitants.
Revolutionary agents have induced the inhabitants to
i give up sraoking; dha•take'part in the lottery.
- - NAPLES, March 3, via Marseilles.
A great display of military took place here on the Ist
inittint:l !Some persons of high distinction hive 'been
arrested. The Prince Forella had been conducted to the
'Prefecture of 'Police, but was set at liberty again. - jr.'s
brother, the MarquiS de Bella., has been detained. Xl*, Is
stated that several noblemen- gre aboit to be exiled.
Activity prevails in tlte arVenalS day and.night.
ettets Attn. Sicily 'announce that tl,e Atiorney-
Genelll at Messina had been nnudercd, and that 4 ful-
-11%sinktifig bomb had been thrown at the Director of the
Police, by which two persons were wounded.

BERLIN, Alarch 7
`The journey made on Saturday last by Prince,
,
Charles, brother': of the' V'rinee" Regent, to th© TURIN, March 6.
Kowa ter Empress of PrOsia at 'Nice, had- no tt ts staled that as soon as the principles of the an-
political object, being undertaken', tnerelf.upon 1 heiation of. Savoy 'shall be settled between France and
,
Savoy, the-great-Povvers-will -be-invited torn,-rorf-ortria;
la r:ivate -family affairs. . It is stated it' reliable "in order• to e.xamine' the reasons btottzbt forward by
flu arter s ' - that Prussia still continties her pasive,l,France,in•. favottr of the annexation. It:- is, said. that
policy, and that it is untnethat she hag entered.' 'Connt.)Arest, who has returned' to Turin, has been en-
-1 ti'ustcd b,..; the. ',rnperor with the' mission to hring.a)DOut
into negotiations with Austria. - ' - I' ;d --itit4 and definith''e sAilement, betwcoi Prato and
1-51edmont, of the question of Savoy. •
• • . 4

_. ILYA 6th.
It is stated in official Ana:ltem that- the Austrian
Government has 'teethed positive, information from Bo-
logna, to the eii‘ect that troops, commanded "by Geral
Steraneili, insist upon returning, to Tuscany, . Many
soldiers. of this corps 4c anneo' have legerteet tH tll6
'Pait i
pl'tla e
etlrritltti
An 464
tketi
published; to-day, order-
ritttifenth.titki4 the Impeiial Coun&t by extra-
( muncillors who are to be assembled periediUly.
'Emperor!be himself' Will appoint far life to ,members
Of the council, the archdukes, the clerical.,dignltarleteo
and some distingiiished persons heloitfif to the civil
and hranche rreVincial ISiets are to pro-
'Pose thiet-eight thembers, subject to the approval of the
itiipth*, Who will choose every member from a list of
.;hrec candidates presented by the diets. These members
will take their seats in. the council for six years. The
following are the subjects which will be submitted to the
:discussion 'of the douncil :4—The budget). the
nation of the balance of , public • account, the
demands of, the coinnitstioit for the piblio debt, and
important prospects et ;eneral labs. Th`e
wi!l not have the iintiatiVe itr tti af
wislies of tl!O tl6 7nini,ters . and
the. heals 'ffte pt‘blie, 'Central officers .are, entitled
.to take part in the' diseatssions of the council. The
of the rules for transacting the business ;of
council is reserved. The councillors are to hive ho.,
allowances from the treasury, Another' ordi-
name convokes the assembly of the councillors for the
nv,uth of flay next, in order to examine the bidvi. for
1861, for ,which purpose, width ACtfic preparatioU of the
establishment Of the ProVincial Diets, the Emperor will
call coropeteth, mot from all the provinces:.