The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-03 00:00:00

DENMARIC

A despatch, dated Copenhagen, the Ist inst.,
mentions that the King in opening the council
stated in his speech that he hoped that the present
threatening eventualities would be soon removed.

THE PEACE CONFERENCES.

IMPORTANT & EXCLUSIVE

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(FROM 01:111 OWN CORRNSPONDENT.)
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
No new sitting of the Congress has been held
to-day. It is probable, but not certain, that one

will take place to morrow.
A report was spread last evening that the Con-
gress had been broken up, the plenipotentiaries
despairing, from the language of the Russians, of
coming to an arrangement—but the report was

utterly unfounded.
It is said in the English circles that Lord
Clarendon will leave for London either this or
to-morrow evening. According to some persons he
goes to get his difference about precedency with
Lord Cowley settled, according to others to con-
sult with his colleagues on what has taken place in
the congress. The latter is infinitely more pro-
bable—at least for the credit of our statesmen and
our country let us hope so. Lord Cowley's pro-
posed departure for London is postponed, and I
believe he gives to-morrow (much against his will
no doubt, for he is not generous), a grand dinner
to the plenipotentiaries in the congress.
I have obtained the information to-day from a
very excellent source, indeed on one of the very
best in fact to which a newspaper correspondent
can have access. In the first sitting of the con-
gress the general discussion shewed clearly that
there is likely to be very considerable difference of
opinion on various points, and two of them were
specially referred to :—The first was Nicolaieff, and
with respect to it Count Orloff confessed that his
government was hardly prepared to consent to the
demolition of that place, and he said that he hoped
the Allies would be content with a " modification
of it (I believe this was his very expression)—such
a modification to consist in an engagement on the
part of Russia not to build large vessels of war in
it. He further intimated that he should wish to
see the conditions to be made about Nicolaieff,
treated, not between Russia and the Allies, but
between Russia and Turkey alone. I believe
Count Orloff was made to understand that the
former part of his views was not likely to obtain the
sanction of the Allies, and as to the idea
of leaving Russia to treat with Turkey
alone, it could not for one moment to
be entertained. The second point to which
reference was made was the proposed " rectifica-
tion" of the Russian frontier in Bessarabia; and,
with regard to it, Count Orloff remarked that the
line of rectification selected was about the very
worst that could be chosen, and he gave sundry
reasons why it was so. He was told that the diffi
culty could be got over by carrying the line further
into the Russian territory to a range of hills, but
he showed that there were no hills in the position
supposed. The other Plenipotentiaries not having
the necessary topographical details, the matter was
not gone further into.
The Russian plenipotentiaries, I hear, affect the
utmost frankness and cordiality towards their
colleagues in the conferences, and especially
towards the French. They state that their
instructions leave them very little latitude, but
that they are so minute and developed as to pro-
vide for almost every deficiency that can arise.
They even carry the affectation of confidence so
far. as to send many of their telegraphic despatches
to St. Petersburg, not in cipher but in French.
According to the Constitutionnel the reason why
the Congress did not meet on Wednesday, as
originally fixed, was that it was necessary to have
an extra day, not to draw up the minutes of the
first sitting. but to settle all the details of the
armistice- It adds that the armistice was signed
yesterday—six copies of it being drawn up, one
for each power.
The question as to the means by which the
plenipotentiaries are seated round the Congress table,
is perhaps hardly worth returning to, but as many
contradictory accounts have been given, there
can be no harm in having the right one :—The
two French plenipotentiaries are at the head of
the table ; at their right, that is in the place of
honour, are the English plenipotentiaries ; and at
the left of the French the Austrians; next to the
English are the Russians ; next to the Austrians
the Turks; the Sardinians are at the bottom of the
table; facing the French. A. certain distance
separates the English and Russian plenipoten-
tiaries ; in fact the table of the secretary is between

them.
The French authorities have, I hear, caused to
be seized at the Post-office, copies of a pamphlet
on the question of peace, just published in Vienna,
by Count Ficquehnont, ex-minister of Foreign
Affairs. The cause of seizure is, that the pamphlet
contains some very violent attacks on England.
According to the Algiers journals, the crop of
cotton in the province of Constantina has been
got in under favourable conditions. Up to the 31st
of December not fewer than fifty tons had been
deposited in the Government storehouses at
Phillipeville, Bona, and Ghelnia. The success of
the cotton harvest has encouraged cultivators, and
they will make efforts on a larger scale to increase
their production.' A war between England and
the United States would be a splendid thing for
Algeria, as it would certainly cause that colony, in
the course of a few years, to become a great cotton-
producing country.
A despatch from Marseilles announces the arrival
of the Simois from Constantinople, with news to
the 18th. The resignation of Omer Pasha had been
refused. The hatti-scheriff of the Sultan for car-
rying into effect the reforms in favour of the Chris-
tians, had been read in presence of the high digni
taries of the Porte. At Sebastopol the destruction
of Fort Alexander had been completed, and that of
the aqueducts and basins was about to be pro-
ceeded to. At Kertch the Russians had ceased
to menace the Allies. The health of the armies
are excellent. General Williams continued ill at
4, Tiflis.