The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-04 00:00:00

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His Majesty adverted to the visits paid to France,
by the Queen of England and by the King of
Sardinia, and in eloquent terms eulogised the
last mentioned sovereign for the course he had

taken in embracing the cause of the Allies without
casting one look behind him.

Emperor of

His Majesty next adverted to the
Russia, whom he described as the heir of a situation
which he had not contributed to bring about ; and,

tis Majesty added, the Emperor Alexander appear-

ed to be animated by a sincere desire for peace

said his Alajesi

however deliberately

at objects, is only an episode.
byideas, and my strength, are ever turned towards

undertaken

the arts of peacE

His Majesty remarked th

the Plenipotentiaries

at Powers were at present assembled, and

lit with them to

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r conferences a
spirit of cquity anA moderation which afforded
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to extend .the hand of friiM
have combatted, with loya

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His MAjestY concluded t
throne in these words :—" N

ech from the

,ver happens let

us busy ourselves with all means calculated to
augment the strength and wealth of France. Let
us, if possible, draw closer the alliance formed by a
community of glory and sacrifices, and of which
peace will make the reciprocal advantages still
more palpable. Finally in this solemn moment
let us rest our trust in God, to the end
that He may guide our efforts in the direction
most conducive to the interests of humanity and
civilization."

FRANCE

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(raoz oua OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, ScrNDAY EVEN) NG

The Corps Legislatif is to be opened to-morrow,
with the usual ceremony. The speech of the
Emperor is a great su'2ject: of anxiety, but as his
Majesty writes it himself, and as he will naturally
preserve the privilege of altering it up to the last
moment, nobody knows exactly what it will con
tain. It will, however, probably, from all I hear,
be very reserved.
I have not been able to obtain to-day any new
details on which I think it safe to rely, with
regard to what has taken place in the Conferences
but to-morrow I shall perhaps be more fortunate.
You are, thus far, I say it with coofi lence, better
informed than most—l bad almOst written any—
of your. contemporaries. London or provincial..
But though I have nothing poehively new to
communiestp, I must not neglect to inform you
that the opinion gains ground in the highest.
political circles that the Conferences are not pro
greasing as favourably as the partizans of peace
could wish. The difficulties which arose in
the first sitting have not been arranged, and on dit
that new ones have presented themselves. E 11
about Bomarsund and Kars, with respect to which
it has been alleged so often that Russia was ready
to yield everything, it appears that the understand
ing is the reverse of complete; Russia objecting
strongly to bind herself not to fortify the Aland
Isles, and insisting on having some compensation
for giving up Kars: • _ _

I am told that of all the people who' surround the
Emperor, the Prince Napoleon, and. Marshal Vail-
hint (Minister of war), arc loudest in their advocacy
of a continuance of the war. Buth represent that
Russia in spite of her defeats is really not one
whit damaged in prestige or real power; and that
if peace be made with her now, she will re-corn
me;nce the war at the first favourable onportunity
Both say that the Imperial dynasty will be terribly
unpopularised in France if it makes a peace Ivithwit
obtaining great political results, or a cession of
territory. or at the very least, an immense pecuni•
aril indemnity for war expenses. But though both
ontinued, they
the

3ed that .t

le war

ht. to b

are a
differ as to the theatre t
Prinee boldly advocates the x

Linn of Poland

the Marshal,would prefer to auttelc-Prassia in the
hope of rc-alising that ,irearn of all Frenchmen—the
annexation of " the left be, of. the Rhine" tc

Fritnee.
The accounts from Paissia continue to be the
reverse of peaceable. In 'Adition to what she is
doing in Finland and the Gulf of Finland, we learn
to-day that she is about to make a new levy of 23
men in 1000 in all the empire. and that she has
notified that Poland must supply her with a vast
number of horses in April.
The telegraph informs us that the Ottoman
Porte has authorised the export of wheat to the
ports of the Mediterranean, the Adriatic, and the
Archipelago.
In Paris, trade during the past week has not
undergone any change,—the people are still wait-
ing to see the turn the Conferences will take. At
Lyons the order for silk, and at Mulhouse for
cotton goads are so numerous that a rise in prises
has taken place.
It is said that the Imperial baby, who is .shortly
expected, if a prince, will have the title of the
King of Algeria conferred upon him.
As .a specimen of the extent to which the French
press is acquainted with Foreign politics, it may
be stated that several- of the journals, reading in
the American papers that ,Mr. Banks, the new
President of the Chamber of representatives, was
a " black republican," supposed he. was a,.neffro,
and wrote eloquent articles about a negro president
of nlegislature !
Aletter from Rome mentions an affair which will
make some noise—the public burning, by a set of
worthless fellows, of Bibles distributed there by an
American gentleman. The atrocious deed was, no-
doubt, done on the instigation of priests.

PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING

The Constitutionnet says, no doubt .on good
authority :—" We believe that • the allies of the
2nd December have informed the Russian plenipo•
tentiaries that at the expiration of. the armistice,
concluded to the 31st March, no prolongation will
be concluded. The preliminaries of peace,
containing the cases belli, must, then, be accepted
before that date by Russia." The same journal
says that the, assertion of a Russian journal, Le
NOnl of Brussels, that Count Orloff, on the open-
ing of the Conferences, made a speech explaining
what Russia meant to do, was only a reply to
the speech which .Count Walewski delivered.
Of this fact, however, you are already aware. The
Constitutionnel says, moreover, that the speech
of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs was
" firm in spirit, but conciliatory in -lang,uage, and
responded admirably to the situation." Of this
fact, too, I have already informed you.
The Assemblee Nationale,
the fusionist organ.
pretends to know that Russia will yield what is
asked of her about Nieolaieff and B,,marsund, and
that England will not make any demands calcu-
lated to form an obstacle to peace; hut this journal
is so given to fibbing, when it suits its purpose,
that there is no believing it.
A • service has been celebrated in the Russian
Greek Chapel, for the repose of the soul of the
Emperor Nicholas. It was attended by Count
Orloff and Baron Brunow, by H I ff.' Princess
,Mathille, and by an Equerry of the Emperor, and
by the Prussian, Neapolit;!n. and Greek Ambassa-
dors.. The. preSence of an Imperial Princess and
Equerry has givenri
that.set to !;.I(:)nlli'leimcaalriknsip;ol,tuatnchel
offieial circles it is staid
must be attached to it. It is noticed that the
Austrian Minister was not present.