The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-16 00:00:00

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n Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Count
Arnim, Prussian Ambassador at Vionna, in rel )
to the communication made on the 23rd of Jana
ary to the Berlin Cabinet by Count George 1
hazy, in the name of the Austrian Cabinet,
proposals which Austria has since submit
the Diet, on the subject of the new phas
which the Eastern question has entered :
BERLI
My despatch of th

6th of January was alret
hen, on the 23rd of Janul
zy eoMnittnicAted to me-the-Austrian d

3, of the 25th of January

annex to that despatch, the declaration
has the intention to make to the Diet, bn
been the subject of our serious considerat
enna Cabinet, before deciding upon it, hg
ns on the subjedt, we might have been able
out a desirable modification, and we could not at fir
have decided in the negative the question as to v
it would not, be better to adjourn for a time the
nication to the Diet.

suited

That consideration, however, did not prevent us
standing by the decision of the Imperial Cabinet as .;
as it was taken, actuated by that sincere desire of w•
we have given so many proofs, of seeing the Diet COg)
a resolution upon it, rendering testimony to the uniol
Germany and of the two great Powers, in so far as 2
resolution is reconcileable with the dignity and with
real interests of the German Confederation.
We are convinced that our German Allies recognis:',
ourselves, and with sincere satisfaction, that the pre''
aries accepted by the belligerent Powers form an acct"
basis for a speedy peace. I already stated in my .10.0
of the 26th of Jan., that Prussia, in her qualitY"
European Power, is ready to adopt that basis, in pro
ing which she is convinced she contributed on her P.
the interests of the peace of Europe, when the mon
came for decision to intervene; to adopt it, I say, nc

tions c

minaries and by partici

is equally cons(
well towards Lt

d therewith, if invited

position a

is —of her

whole German Confed

She must

at they also will be dis.

pired by: the

ntee of a proximate E:bef
nan interests, and that to
vill also be ready to maintain that basis in the 53 ia
neasure as it will be made possible for them to do 5.°00,
their quality of members of the German Confederatti.lo
to form an unbiassed judgment on the points sv"l.e,
might become the. object of contradictory views and Pot
tensions, and which might cause the delay of, or even pill
a stop to, the negociations. The Imperial Cabinet the
share our opinions that a suitable representation Uf re,
Confederation itself at the negociations would, therei°:jr•
be a very efficacious measure, and therefore, very de'
able in the general interests.
The ambassador of the King to the diet will be 004
to express himself in the sense of the above reflectio,ro•
the committee to which Count Rechberg proP°se,-ntlf
(erring the declaration of Austria, and we conaue.,-ste
hope that he will be thus put in a position to co-oPe'oto
efficaciously to br;ng about a prompt and unaninl
Et.
resolution from the diet. MAN TE1:10-

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TURKEY. tai
Our Constantinople advices of the 4th ins—t
0
present us with a narrative of the proceedingLk
the Bat costume given by Lord Stratford de -"ce,
cliffe, which the Sultan honored with his presono
At eight o'clock, a fire lighted On the heights al),
°,OO
the Imperial Palace, was the signal that the Slweil
had left his palace. A little before nine he alriaceir
at the gate of the Embassy, escorted by a det'oo
meat of the 12th Lancers, and a guard of 11°11, big
composed of British officers of all arms. 15-"„ fr
approach the troops who lined the outer (Iv
yard presented arms, and the band struck up
Sultan's March" and " God save the Queit)
At the great staircase, which was crowded "ar