The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-28 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONI)tNT.)
• PARTS, TuestitiYl NOV. 21;

. _
I give you the following pitnegyrib; iti the
Patric of yesterday evening; Oil the Gokreititilellt
of Napoleon liit, Under thh title of
"THE DtdittE_OV THE 24TH NOVEMBFP '!
in lest than eight. years the F'"' has •
: peror given to
trance order, well-beiT--
reflects in v '
A and glory. And when one
-1. - , • -
~. . ....at a state the country was when the great
.ame of Napoleon was eliminated (,sortie) by ttaditio.n
arid iitiittital sliffrage ; When .oiie reflects oii the uneasi-
est .gild diarbliy which 00'00 in-the-interior; and on
0e discredit in which re were regarded from Without--
piw can searc,ely compfghenft 47 ;;esiiltei sti,itigiiitice,rit
'Jilt izir,4 1(3)e" tsatte dm in se
aostsomn
astonished spacewhen ofit tsihmall
ielate how the SoVereign who received France anar-
chical, discredited, and on the brink of a frightful ruin,
and who has reconciled her with herself, has elevated
her in the estimation of foreign powers, and has en-
riched her, has been able, in addition, to give her those
Political guarantees, of which the Moniteur yesterday
conveyed to us the intelligence.
We might have said, a long time ago, by transforming
a celebrated saying, " All parties promise liberty to
rrance----the Empire alone Will giye it to her." Former
11-oire 'hid:Mils Bait stink under or bOinprOmisba liberty ;
they were not siifficiently strong 6.6ls:hire it, nor ,spftl=
biently strong. to defend it from its eiceSse'Ss. Their.
attitude toward§ it. was. that of a prilsdri4 iii. itiesehbe of
his keeper. The Empire alOtib ban banter liherty *Wl-
put,, elniigei, beealise it is not . now abused. The
RiiillAin alotte can render liberty fruitful, because under
It there is no reason to fear that liberty will become
tempestuous.
It is by measures such as the present that tkrisb and
prudent legislators are mognistd. The Emperor, in
guarantees
has' 1111 t Wilted till the country asked for the
guarantees and liberties which he has accorded tolt ; he
-ias anticipated the time and the desires for them. May
the country prove more conscious of its confidence and
of its strength !
France already enjoyed the greatest civil liberty and
the greatest religious liberty ?) The reforms inaugu-
rated by the decree of the 24th of November, by asso-
iiating tl.O treat bodies of the State in a manner niore
ireet with the general policy of the Government, do
etter than prepare. for they almost completely realise
political liberty. But let there be no mistake in the
matter ;
,the regime Which is about to comnienbe is not a
return to the re'gime condemned, by t*o ievoltitioAA, aliti •
Which.unicatfily leans td the Aide Of anarchy;i it is the'
Parliamentary regime without its inconiemenCies and
its dangers, or, in other words, it is the representative
system in all its reality. •
It would be easy for us to prove this by an diaiiiiiia-.
tion of the decree in detail. Yeste'rda'yvi:e received it
With a lily synipath;77to-day.*e are hi* lei aseer-
tap Ate fairpralita e thiesildil tfiat It iiaS predneed on
fillfilindkl T6ii ttiotig its of the Emperor are quickly
11'4601'StOTI Id Prance, and the same pc&pie who last
Jitr nailed with so mach enthusiasm the victories won
on the.field of battle, are now welcoming, with no less
rejoicing, a brilliant triumph of peacetß, . , , ~
In itydettiot!, o 1 s yegtiercliik I mentioned that
iiloat o thn papers had spoken favourably of the
new constitutional arrangements and modifica-
tions. There are, of course, exceptions, and I
•
give you some of theni. The Gazette de France,
the Union, and the Monde, the legitimitist and
ultramontane organs which are still allowed to•
flourish it. None or these journals can find" any-
,
thing in the ineantifile to justify the leatt testi-
nicql,T OfOtisfaitiOn On their part with the decree." •
The bazeiie.de France is rather embarrassed,
as might be expected, how to treat the reforms,
to judge from the following sentence :—" If the
truth must be .Spoken, as regards the modifica7
lions de'eree4;l*e do ha it.iii 4tittb fioillPieliend
lie Bearing that they are capable of having.'!;,
he Utilon gives the entire text of the decrees,
mad an analysis of them, which occupies two
Columns ; but there is not a word in the latter
Which indicates the real sentiments of that paper
on the subject : and the Mende contents_ itself
With noticing the subject in three lines, which
are as follows :—" A decree of the Moniteur estab-
lishes some modifications in the powers of corps
legislatff, and• in some divers ministerial depart-
ments." The Atni de la _Religion, on the other
hand,. is an exception to these exceptions, and
expresses a very candid approval of the changes:
As *as generally expected; the news or the
tlecreb *Ets 'received with the liveliest satisfaction
icio: the Bourse. The greater proportion of trans-
actions that took place yesterday in Rentes was
effected at 70f. .60c., a very considerable rise.
Railway shares were also on the ' whole very
satisfactory.

LATEST NEWS.

(BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES

FROM
SIR HOPE GRANT.,

A supplement to the London Gazette contains
the despatches from Lieutenant-General Sir Hope.
Grant, commanding the forces in China, and from
Colonel Saint George Foley, British Military
Commissioner at the head quarters of the French
army in China, dated 20th and 22nd September,
describing the operations up to the latter date.
Sir Hope Grant, writing on 20th September
from. Chang-tsia-wah, states—On 13th he halted
at Hooseizoo, forty miles from Tien-tsin, for
Messrs. Parkes and Wade, who returned on 15th,
having made arrangements with the Chinese
Commissioners, by which it was agreed that the
allied forces should halt at Chang-tsia-wah, five
oiiles short of Tang-chow, to which place the
Ambassadors should advance with an escort to
sign the convention. To prevent a collision it
Was settled that the Chinese army, should fall
back-. On arriving on the 18th, however, at the
Proposed camping ground, it was found occupied
by a large Chinese army. and flanked by well-
armed batteries. Mr. Parkes started back to
Tang-chow. Colonel Walker and Deputy
Dragoon Guards and one Sowar, to receive Mr.
Assistant Commissary General Thompson re-
loatned on the ground, with four men of the King's
Parkes' return. Mr. De Norman and Mr. Boulby
had accompanied Mr. Parkes to Tang-chow, and
remained there with Lieutenant Anderson. Mr.
Loch and Captain Brabazon started under a flag
of truce with orders for Mr. Parkes and the
Whole party to return to head-quarters.
Meanwhile, the Chinese cavalry advanced in'
great-numbers and their infantry poured down
on our right front. Sir Hope was extremely
anxious not to engage, for fear of compromising
onr officers who were in their lines. Suddenly a
commotion appeared in the enemy's line ; they
opened fire in their centre, and Colonel Walker's
Party dashed out of the midst of their ranks.
Colonel Walker reported that whilst waiting for
Mr. Parkes a French officer joined him, who was
suddenly cut down, and on his riding up to
prevent his being murdered his own sword was
snatched, and some men tried to throw him.
Seeing that it was a deliberate attempt to assas-
sinate the whole of them, Col. Walker galloped
out with his party, under fire of the Chinese line,
Mr. Thompson receiving a spear thrust in his
back. It was now useless to wait longer, and the
attack was immediately formed. General de
Montauban advanced. to turn their left. The
attack commenced simultaneously on all points,
and it was now apparent that the Chinese had
Prepared a very treacherous reception' for our
forces. An entrenchment skilfully concealed
extended on our right and left for several miles,
and with numerous guns. The enormous extent
of 'country covered by the enemy, who showed
more than 20,000 men, did not permit Sir Hope
to use his force with such good effect as he might
have done. The attack of the allies was success-
ful. The loss of the' enemy was estimated at 600
killed, whilst 75 guns fell into the hands of the
allies.
Sir Hope Grant, writing on the 22nd Sept.,
from head-quarters, near Tang-chow, describes
the successful advance of the allies in greater
strength on the 21st. The Armstrong • guns
served admirably. Several Chinese camps were
burned, and the Chinese army retired. into Pekin.
Forty-three 'guns were taken in this action, and
the loss of the Chinese was very severe. Our
loss was two killed, and twenty-nine wounded,
chiefly slightly. Our loss on the 18th was seven-
teen wounded, two since dead, and one missing.
The prefect' at Tang-chow denied all knowledge
of Mr. Wade's party, but a Chinaman afterwards
brought in stated that he had heard that after
the fight upwards of twenty foreigners went into
Pekin. This, if true, would give every reason
for their ultimate safety.
Col. St. George Foley reports the complete
success in both actions of the Allies. The French
loss was comparatively small. They captured
forty guns. Col. Foley says there is every reason
to believe that Mr. Parkes and party had been
sent by Sangkolinsin prisoners to Pekiu.

FRANCE.
PARIS, Nov. 27.
The Emperor is on the point of leaving for
Compiegne.
The Emperor will stay at Compiegne for a
week.
Mr. John Bright, M.P., has arrived in Paris.
A Lyons journal explains that the object of the
proposed measure relative to the reserve of the
army, is to allow of a considerable reduction of
the army in time of peace, while it can be largely
increased in case of war.

THE FRENCH FUNDS.
PARIS, Nov. 27, 3.20 p.m.
The Bourse has been slightly agitated, and
Funds have declined. Rentes closed flat, at
70f. 25c., or 35c. lower than yesterday.

ITALY•
MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN ROME.—THE
POPE AND FRANCIS 11.
ROME, Nov. 24.

The majority of the cardinals are said to be
Opposed to the policy of Cardinal Antonelli. It