The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

CONTINENTAL POLITICS.

•
The Herald asserts that we have to deal with. a future
full of peril to Italy, to England, and to Europe ; with
an actual crisis which calls for all the prudence and
vigilance of her Majesty's Ministers. The recent change,s
iyhich have taken place the Italian policY of the
Empergi'of ti4q. Fren4h have not beeu. brought aboht
without Mature deliberation, on the part 01 the keea
diplomatist, or without a severe struggle in his councils.
The Herald is informed that within the last full/light
1%1.. Thouvenel -Lae Once not twice tendered his
resignation to the Emperor, and that it is impossible 4e
eau continue to bold office another week. The reason as-
signed for M. Thouvenel's retirement is the shifting policy
of his sovereign. If M. Thouvenel retires, his successor
must be M. Walewski, and the advent of that minister
to power will inevitably lead to the renewal of the cor-
diality between France and Austria, based upon the,
convention of Villafranca. Already there are ominous
symptoms of such a tendency, the result of which will
be the effectual isolation of this country from Europe,
and the complete ascendancy of France over Northern
Italy.

A.TTEMPTED SUICIDE or M. JuLunx.—With regret
we annoince qto attempt 4t. §Llipj.de, in Paris, last week,
Of tteAOVe celehrlited'cht 4'orelies4rej3y
self. He Was. mating airdngetnenti kor sOie`giand
Performances
of sacred Whieli were to.haVe
enacen
deesou the Bth inst., by a performance of
Aauddi f! ll.ostiialt!! Several English artistes were
engaged for thp opcasOn. TO concerts have since
been
.postponed, N. '4lben haying t epn placed tinder
restraint.—Era.,
AN ARRAI,TGENIANT FOR Couqutxq IN Cifbirtt;4.-4.
correspondent of the Scotsman says once spent a
Sunday at Lyons, on my way to Italy. I attended the
French Protestant Church. The form of worship is
very much like the Presbyterian, and the minister, after
preaching for about fifteen minutesi ptopped rather
abruptly, pronounced a word which I took to be allez,
and sat down. Immediately, the whole eongregatiOn,
which had hitherto been extremely quiet and attentive,
appeared to be seized with fits of Coughing, sneezing,
and expectoration--some blew their noses, soma WA,
snuff. By . degrees the noises ceased, and, after an
interval of about five minutes, the minister resumed his
discourse and finished it without interruption.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-YESTERDAY

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition,frpm
Nottingham, praying teat the lace.manufacturers might
be brought under the' operation of the Factories Act.
The petition protested against the overworking of
women and children in these factories, He gave uotice
of his intention to introdu'ce a motion on the subject.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that the manufacturers
would, he believed, meet the motion in a proper spirit.
He also gave notice that, in the event of the address in
the Commons on the subject of the French Treaty being
agreed to by that House, he should propose a similar
address, if possible, on Friday; if not, upon Monday,
according as the debate in the Commons was adjourned
or not.

Earl GREY declared his intention to oppose the address,
The Duke of NEWCASTLE then fixed Monday.

The Joint Stock Companies Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The Sale of Poisons Bill was read a second time.
The House adjourned at twenty minutes to six.