The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-11 00:00:00

THE WAR.

FRANCE.
A private letter received at Paris from Vienna,
states positively that the acceptance or rejection
by Russia of the Austrian propositions depends a
great deal, if not entirely, on Prussia. This
coincides with all that is said here in quarters
entitled to respect, and it is the knowledge of this
fact which raises or depresses the expectations of
the public, according to the nature of the news
from Berlin. The instructions of the Prussian
Minister at St. Petersburg were to give the most
concilitary counsels to M. de Nesselrode ; and it
is moreover affirmed that the King of Prussia has
addressed an autograph letter very lately to the
Emperor Alexander to the same effect.
The 39th and 50th Regiments of the Line, which
had not arrived in Paris on the 29th ult., the day
of the solemn entry of the troops returning from
the Crimea, entered on Wednesday, accompanied
by a battalion of the Voltigeurs of the Imperial
Guard. General Niel met the troops on the Place
de la Bastille, and at eleven o'clock the column
commenced its march, following the Boulevards as
far as the me de la Paix. They then traversed this
last street, the Place Vendome, the rues Cas-
tiglione and Rivoli, to the Carousel, the inner
part of which they entered, passing under the tri-
umphal arch. They then drew up en bataille, and
shortly afterwards the Emperor, accompanied
by Marshals Vaillant and Magnan, and his entire
military household, rode through their ranks. The
Empress, with her ladies of honour, stood on the
balcony of the Pavilion de l'Horloge, which had
been adorned for the occasion with velvet hangings.
After the preview, the Emperor took his station
under that balcony, when the troops defiled before
their Majesties, saluting them as they marched by
With enthusiastic cries of " Vivi l'Empereur ! " and
" Vive Imperatrice ! ' Many of the houses and all
the theatres along the passage of the troops were
decorated with English, French, Sardinian, and
Turkish flags.
The Emperor has decided that troops which have
returned from the Crimea shall be allowed seats
at a certain number of representations at the
grand opera. The first of these performances will
take place on Saturday next, when Jovita will be
given, with the overture to the 111 aette, and a
cantata sung by Gueymard. The non commissioned
officers and soldiers are to be seated in the pit
and the amphitheatre stalls, whilst the orchestra
stalls will be reserved for the officers.
The announced soiree at the Tuileries on Monday
(says a letter from Paris) was, after all, a grand
ball. Some 5,000 people were present. All the
recently returned Crimean generals were very
conspicuous at this fete General Canrobert,
Mellinet, Bosquet, and Blanchard appeared in
their full marching uniform. The emperor gave
his arm to General Bosquet, and walked up and
down with him a long time. lam to told that his
Majesty said, " General. you must get quite well
as soon as possible, for I want to fight side by
side with you in the next campaign." No doubt
seems to be entertained that the Emperor means
in the spring to indemnify himself for the dis-
appointment wdich he expressed in his speech
on the Place de la Bastile at not having been
able to command an army in person. But :
whether his Mjesty means to go to the north
or to the Crimea is still a:question which is dis-
cussed.