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

THE RESULT OF THE !' CONCORDAT.''

A despatch dated Vienna, the 14th indt., intorm
us that the conduct of the Italian. Bishops- ha:
already caused negociations between Austria ani

the Pontifical Court

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BANQUET TO GENERAL DE LA MARMORA,

A despatch dated Paris, last night, announces
that the Senators and Deputies gave a splendid
banquet that day to General De La Marmora, the
Commander-in-Chief of the Sardinian forces serv•
ing in the Crimea with the Allied armies.
At the conclusion of the banquet the gallant
officer was greeted by the populace with the
warmest and most enthusiastic acclamat,ions.

THE FRENCH FUNDS

PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING

On the Bourse to-day the business transactions
in the Funds closed at the following, prices :—Four
and a Half per Cents., 07f ; Three per Cents.,
73f 40c.

WEST INDIA MAIL,

SOUTHAMPTON, FE8.16.
The Magdalena has just arrived here with the
West India Mails.

Bhrbridoes,

Her dates are Jamaica, Jan. 27th
Jan. 29th ; St. Thomas, Jan. 31st..
The islands are generally healthy.
The Magdalena brings 71 passengers, and on
freight 2,100,249 dollars in specie, of which 26,794
dollars are consigned to Colonel Fad°.

FRANCE

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS,_THURSDAY EVENING

There is very little news to-day. If we are to
believe the German papers the Allies have. com-
municated to Prussia the interpretation they
intend to give of the fifth point of the Austrian
conditions, and that power considers them very
moderate. If this be so, it is difficult to conceive
what is to prevent Prussia from signing the Con-
ditions and entering the conferences ?
I am able to confirm the statements which
I have more than once made, that notwith
standing the hopes of peace which are entertained,
the French Government is not, in any respect, re-
laxing its military preparations. Thus, it has
within the last few days ordered the departUre of
troops for the Crimea—an entire regiment ; and
has also pressed General Zamoyski, commander
of the Polish Cossacks, to hasten his departure.

The Bank of France, in its sitting to-day, de-
cided-that it will henceforth again discount bills of
90 days date. This measure will be very advan-
tageous to commerce, and has long been de-
manded:

The telegraph informs us that on the 6th the
Emperor of Russia received Count Esterhazy, the
Austrian ambassador, in private audience, for the
first time since his return to St Petersburg, that
is since the acceptance of the Austrian conditions.
This shows that the relations between Russii and
Austria are the reverse of friendly.
A treaty has just been signed between France
and Spain, for definitively fixing the precise limits
of the frontiers of the two countries, which have
for upwards of a century been a subject of dispute.

The French government, in pursuance of its
liberal commercial policy, has reduced the import
duties on some chemical substances.

FOREIGN INT ELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.

We learn from Paris letters, of Thursday's date,
the following intelligence, touching the aqsem-
hinge of the Congress of Plenipotentiaries. We
have already announced the arrival of the Russian
diplomatist, Baron Bruuow, in Paris. A correspon-
dent says :

"Baron Brunow will not be left long on the field
alone. Count Buol is probably by this time at
Strasburg; he WAS expected there this morning,
and he will be in Paris to-night or to-morrow early.

day at Lyons, and will