The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-27 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE

BANKRUPTS. —SimoN COHEN and Jos. LUBLINER,
Hatton-garden, manufacturing goldsmiths and jewellers.
JOHN TRAVIS SHAW, Crompton, Lancashire, cotton
spinner. LEWIS BIRNSTRINGL, Broad-street-buildings and
Sydrev, New South Wales, merchant. SAMUEL HARVEY,
Cardiff, Glamorganshire, outfitter and shopkeeper, THOMAS
KNOWLES, Seymour-street, Euston-sonare, chemist and
druggist and stationer. GEORGE GOODRICH, Wensley,
Gloucestershire, chemist and druggist. JOHN KING
GURNEY Uxbridge, Cook and confectioner. JOHN OWEN,
Salford, 'Lancashire, baker and provision dealer. HENRY
HENTON, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, straw hat manufacturer.
SARAH BREAVIN, Wisbeach, St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire,
miller, brewer, and confectioner. GEORGE CLARKE MEDD,
Leeds, grocer. WILLIAM SMITH SLATE; Birkenhead,
timber merchant. GEouoE UswrN, Shetileld, steel presser
and umbrella manufacturer. JOHN SMITH, Rochdale,
grocer. HENRY Coor and WILLIAM Coop, Chowbent,
West Houghton, Lancashire, silk manufacturers.

OPENING OF THE
CONFERENCES.

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FROM 01JR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING

The Conferences to treat of peace were opened
to-day at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the
Quai, near the old Chamber of Deputies. The
Ministry is an entirely new building of palatical
dimensions and architecture. A very considerable
crowd assembled to see the Plenipotentiaries
arrive. The one who excited most attention was
Count Orloff, because his carriage and horses were
decked in Russian style. One o'clock was
fixed for the commencement of business. The
plenipotentiaries assembled at that hour in what
is called the " Salon des Ambassadeurs"—the most
splendid in the edifice. It is hung with crimson
silk, and is decked with gold. In the centre
is a table with twelve places for the plenipo.
tentiaries of the six powers—Austria, France,
Great Britain, Sardinia, Turkey, and Russia. The
table is covered with a thick green cloth ; and can
be lengthened in case it should become necessary
to admit Prussia. There is a separate table
for M. Benedetti, as secretary, and another
for another secretary, who is an English-
man. There is also a table bearing a huge
inkstand in massive gold and silver of the
value of £450 ; this table and inkstand are destined
for the plenipotentiaries who may wish to write or
read anything " aside." Count Walewski, as is
known, presides, and the plenipotentiaries, as is
also known, are placed around the table in the
alphabetical order of the states they represent, so
as to prevent any disputes about precedency.
Although the names of the plenipotentiaries have
been given it may be well to repeat them :—France,
Count Walewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and Baron de Bourqueney, Ambassador at
Vienna ; Russia, Count Orloff, Envoy Extraordi-
nary, and Baron Brunow, Russian Minister at
Frankfort; Great Britain, Lord Clarendon, Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs, and Lord Cowley, Ambas-
sador at Paris; Turkey, Aali Pacha, Grand Vizier,
and Mehemet Bey, Ambassador at Paris; Sardinia,
Count Cavour. Prime Afinister, and the Mar-
quis Pes de Villamarinea, Ambassador at Paris ;
Austria, Count Buol Sohaunstein, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and Baron Hubner, Ambassador
at Paris.

The plenipotentiaries have, it appears. bound
themselves mutually to solemn secrecy. You will
not, therefore, expect me to give you any account
of what took place at the Conferences. I leave
that to such of your cotemporaries as profess cor-
respondents, who are accustomed to draw their
imagination for facts. But, as in Paris, the
most solemn obligations to secrecy are
not long respected, I am not without
hopes that in a day or two I may learn something,
not probably the exact details but the substance
of what has been done and said. In the mean-
time, I can inform you with tolerable confidence,
the fact at least, comes to me from good authority,
that the plenipotentiaries on dispersing, seemed
rather satisfied than otherwise with their delibe-
rations : and I believe I am not far wrong in
stating that the Russians spoke in a tone, and dis-
played a spirit, which warrant the belief that they
will consent to almost anything to obtain peace. In fact,
I am told, that Austria has made known to them
that if peace be not concluded, she will certainly
make war on them ; and that Prussia has signified
that if Austria goes to war, she also will be obliged
by regard for her own position in Germany. to
oppose Russia. Such declarations are naturally
calculated to make them yielding.
A despatch from Berlin says that a courier for
the Russian Plenipotentiaries in Paris bad passed
through that capital with despatches, informing
them that Russia consents to what the Allies
require about Aland and Kars. This has naturally
increased the confidence in peace which is fait
here.

The financial circles continue to think that peace
will be-established, and the Bourso had risen.

The well-known Independance of Brussels has
changed hands, and the consequence of the change
will be that the French Government will obtain a
more complete control over it. From the import-
ance of this journal on the Continent, the change
is not devoid of political interest.

The publication of a pamphlet attacking Russia
for her conduct towards France in the Congress of
Vienna in 1815 is spoken of, and it is said that the
government, or at least some personages very
highly placed, are concerned in it.
According to ja despatch from Berlin, Russia
has authorised the importation of salt on payment
of a moderate duty via the Austrian and Molda-
vian frontiers, and by Odessa and the ports of
the Danube. The despatch says, also, that M. de
Fonton, the well-known Russian diplomatist, is to
be nominated Russian Ambassador at Vienna, in
the room of Prince Gortschakoff, who retires.

Irrespective of the intelligence which has
reached us from our own correspondents, we were
yesterday enabled to announce that an armistice up
to the 31st March had been signed by the Pleni-
potentaries. Beyond this intimation, we can only
draw attention to the admirable letter of our espe-
cial Parisian friend and energetic correspondent
From other sources we learn that though many
a wistful eye has turned for the last six hours to
that stately edifice, the Hotel of Foreign Affairs,
where the deliberation of that momentous subject has
already opened, asif it would fain penetrate its mas-
sive walls for one glimpse of what is going on within,
the garcons du bureau, usually so good-natured, so
alert, and so bustling, now steal stealthily along.
The very sentinels at the external doors stand
motionless like armed statues ; and even the
barges on the river which flows before the walls
of that fair Palace glide noiselessly up and
down, for fear a ripple should disturb the silence.
The Russians were at their work early this morn
ing. Baron Brunow was stirring betimes, and M.
Seebach was seen to issue from his house some
time after three o'clock, and accompany his friend
to the residence of the chief Plenipotentiary, Count
Orloff. The Emperor was very gracious. He
chatted in an animated manner with his guests,
smiled gracefully with Count Buol and Baron
Brunow, and the sterner Orloff was heard to declare
that nothing could be more satisfactory than the
Emperor's reception of him ; and his Majesty is
said to have looked the very picture of peace !

FlRE.—About eight o'clock, yesterday morning, a fire
was discovered in the shop of Mr. Farley, tobacconist,
Renshaw-street, which destroyed almost all therein.
The fire is supposed to have been caused by gas. The
stock, tice., was insured in the Westminster Fire Office,
for £400; damage will he about £2OO, including the
building. The West of England Fire Brigade, assisted
by the police in the neighbourhood, extinguished the
fire in a short time.

MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE.—Letters were received in
Dublin yesterday, announcing the death, under truly
lamentable circumstances, of Captain Aquilla Hone Kent,
of the 4th Lancashire Militia, stationed at Newry. It
appeared that a prescription, written by the celebrated
physician, Sir Henry Marsh, Bart, had been sent by Capt.
l‘ent to the establishment of an apothecary in Newry, to
be made up, and that, by mistake, the drug known as
"Deadly Nightshade" had been' sent in place of the
medicine prescribed. The unfortunate gentleman expired
in about twenty minutes after taking the deadly draught.
CORONER'S INciussys.---The coroner held the following
inquests yesterday ---011 the body of a child, named
Heskith, daughter of a carter, residing in Cumberland •
street. About a week since, the mother left the child alone
in a room, and the clothes having caught fire, the child
sustained such injuries that she died. Verdict, accidental
death.—On the body of George Rogers, aged 37, a marble
mason, who kept a beer-house at 1, Anson-place, London-
road. The deceased, according to the evidence of his wife,
was much addicted to drink, and had a severe cough. He
was sober and cheerful on Saturday night, but was seized
with a fit and died. Verdict, died from natural causes.
NATIONAL SHIPWRIGHTS' Socinty.—On Monday evening,
the National Shipwrights' Benefit Society held their annual
supper at Mr. Robert Heatley's, North Atlantic-inn, Sea-
brow. A .most magnificent repast was served by the worthy
host, comprising everything calculated to make the members
of the society comfortable in a real " good old English
style." The health of her Majesty, Prince Albert, the
other branches of the Royal Family, the Emperor of France,
and the Allied Army ant Navy, were toasted with three
times three. All enjoyed themselves in a manner that
proved friendship and 'union ware the order of the day. A
vote or thanks was unanimously carried to Mr. Heat.ley, for
the comfort afforded the guests. The meeting was well
attended, and the fair sex joined in the evening's pleasure
until a late hour, when the company departed for their
homes, much gratified with the evening's amusements.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE•

THE CONFERENCES,

PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING'

To-day the Plenipotentiaries met, but after a

temporary sitting, will meet again to-morrow at

one o'clock.

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RUSSIA

Under date of the 23rd inst., we learn that st
St. Petersburg an Imperial Ukase had been Pro-
mulgated to the effect, that under Government
order an immediate issue of a second series of
Treasury Bills to the amount of 21,000,000 rouble°

has been agreed to,

It is reported at Berlin that Russia con 13
se t°

Aland what is demanded relative to Kars and the

Islands. The Russian artificers employed 1p

building the one hundred and thirty-one gunship

at Nieolaieff, have not suspended their labours

THE CRIMEA,

Letters from the camp before Sebastopol, dated

Feb. 12, states that there was some talk of one

division of the army moving down shortly to
Balaklava, for the purpose of putting on Nor

ship, shot, shell, and other stores, preparatol
to evacuating the heights above Sebastopol'

Great sickness still prevailed amongst the oe/3

and animals of the Land Transport_ Corps

THE FRENCH FUNDS

PARIS, TUESDAY EVENII4°.

The only quotations we have to make are the
following :—Four and a Half per Cents., 76f. HOC.
Three per Cents., 73f. 40c.

OXFORD, WORCESTER AND WOLVSg-
HAMPTON RAILWAY.

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the OX-°rd,
Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Company i
held yesterday, Lieut.-colonel Rushout, M.P., in the ell"„
;
The Chairman congratulated the company that they were
now working the line themselves. It might appear to
a loss to do so, and it was so in some degree, but it Wit:
considered better to adopt this course than work the Ow
through contractors. He had frequently drawn attentiL4
to their heavy legal and engineering expenses. TheleBA
,
expenses in various quarters were 19,339/ 19 4d, and tP
engineering costs chiefly for promoting other bills were
7,534/ 17s 10d. He alluded to the report of the share'
holders committee, and remarked that accordilie'
to the evidence which had been given by the;
engineer in chief of the Great Western Con 30131:
the total amount required for the broad guage works iv%
estimated at 150,00 W. The directors (he said), propose'
to pay the holders of first preference stock a dividend at
the rate of five and a-half per cent. per annum, but not to
pay such dividend until they could do so without detr';
meet to the interests of the company. He admitted tba
the published accounts of liabilities and assets was rather
vague, as they did not show the sum total of the liabilitlea-
He showed the necessity of carrying the two bille
before parliament giving them the power to raise mewl la'
seven different modes, and concluded by moving that ttle
report be received and adopted.
The motion having been seconded, . _

Mr. Tamlyn, one of auditors, entered largely in
matters of account. By his representation it appears
that in many cases amounts which appeared as asse'',.
were only estimated assets.

Mr. J. M. Parsons solemnly protested against the
bills before parliament, which carried with them
breach of faith, in reference to preferential and oth"
shareholders.

Mr. Maxwell moved an amendment, that a committee
of shareholders be appointed to examine into the state °f
the company's affairs, and as to the necessity of rals'l*
further capital, and that they be empowered to emPler
others to assist at the Conferences, and that the 0011.. t
,s'
deration of the report of the directors be adjourned t°
the aforesaid committee should have made their report aG
a future meeting.

Mr. Sergeant Gaselee called the proposed bills repocThi;
tins bills, which went to destroy the vested rights. Il
desired to have a clean sweep of the wholo lot, of the
board of directors.

Mr. Parsons, the deputy chairman, entered into
explanations, which were well received, and the resil't
was that the original motion as far as that the report n;
received was agreed to, and the amendment was came
as a separate and distinct resolution. The Chairman PI(
a resolution that a dividend at the rate of five and a 'it,
per cent per annum be paid to the holders of the 0r.%
preference stock, which led to a tedious discussion. 51'fri
resolution was passed and was followed by another On,
for the payment of this dividend deferred notes bearing
interest at five per cent per annum, from the date of Ist
be given. The resolution was carried unanimously.
committee of investigation was then appointed on
nominated, and the meeting adjourned.