The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-20 00:00:00

Minister new proofs of confidence as h

able. to.the one as to the othe

he said, " you know bettei than

policy

rich I have

followed in the present qu

tion, and the intentions by which I have all through
been actuated. In replying then to one and to all,
-do not adhere to the strict letter of your instruc-
tions ; all that you do will be well done if you

solid basis, and which will therefore be honourable
to all parties."
We learn .from Berlin, under date of the 18th
inst., that the Austrian propositions on the
Eastern question will not be discussed in the
Federal Diet . till Thursday next. The Allied
Powers and Austria are stated to have determined
on a temporary occupation of the Turkish territory
after the conclusion of the peace. This will be
done with a view to guarantee the tranquillity
of Turkey, whilst the reforms in favour of the
Christians are, carried out. The Danubian Prin:
cipalities, Constantinople, Gallipoli, Adrianople,
Varna, Trebizond, and Erzeroutn are named as
points of occupation. Russia is to take no part in
this measure of precaution.

THE EAST.

MARSEILLES, FEB. 19

The Ganges has arrived. Aali Pasha is expected
here to-night. He will bring with him the decree
of the Sultan sanctioning the proposed measure
relating to RefOrm.
The Porte, it is stated, will demand that the
Principalities shall remain distinct, but admitting
fsr each of them the establishment of an hereditary
Hospodar.

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THE FRENCH FUNDS

PARIS; TUESDAY EVENING

The transactions on the Botirseto-day closed at
the following prices :—Four and a Half per Cents.,
97f ; Three per Cents., 73f 65c.

FRANCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, MONDAY EVENING

A " change has come over" the Parisians to-day,
they no longer consider peace as so absolutely
and positively certain as they have done for weeks
past, nor even as they did yesterday. What has
shaken the belief in it, in courtly and political
circles, is, that Lord Clarendon, though he only
arrived in Paris on Saturday night, at a late hour,
was received by the Emperor yesterday in private
audience, at the Tuilleries, before Count Buol, the
Austrian negotiator, who arrived several hours
previously, and before Baron Brunow, the
Russian envoy, who had been here for some
days previously. M. Brunow perhaps could not

lave properly been receive(
Jut that Count Buol should

n forced to

wait for him, so it seems, contrary to etiquette—he
being the representative of an "ally," having,
arrived first, and being, moreover, the plenipoten-
tiary of an " Emperor," who is diplomatically
But what has made a far

greater than a Queen

greater iimpression on courtiers, and courtly and
political circles, is, that the _Emperor received
his lordship with the most marked cordiality,
and in a manner to show that he
attaches the highest importance to the English
Alliance. " Decidedly," is the general exclama-
tion in the circles referred to, " there is no chance
of breaking off the English alliance, and as
England is for war, the Emperor cannot be so
anxious for peace as has been supposed."
The ordinary public is not aware of what is
above related ; but its faith in peace has been
spoken not less seriously, by the publication in
the. Journal des Debats of one of those diplomatic
articles, which it alone, of all the Euro-
pean press, has the means of procuring, and
which contains some unexpected revelations
According to the Debats the Turkish plenipoten-
tiaries will insist that the destruction of the military.
arsenals in the Black Sea, to which Russia has
given her consent, shall comprise Nicolaieff,
inasmuch as the naval dockyards and arsenals
there, are quite as menacing to Turkey as Sebas-
topol itself was ; but that the Russians will main-
tain that the conditions accepted do not comprise
Nicolaieff, inasmuch as that place is not " in"
nor " on" the Black Sea, but is a considerable
distance inland, and is morever not navigable by
vessels of war. .As to the Aland isles, the Debats
thinks that Russia will not 'object to undertake not
to fortify- them ; but, HI revanche, it doubts greatly
that she will give up Kars without the surrender of
the points in the Crimea occupied by the Allies.
As to a cession of territory for a " rectification " of
the frontiers. of Russia and Turkey in Asia Minor
the Debats says that Russia will certainly not con-
sent to it. Finally, Turkey means to demand an
indemnity for her own expenses, but to this, says
the Debats, Russia will certainly not consent.
Thus, then, it appears that Russia has not in
reality made the sweeping concessions that had
been supposed. It appears also that one at least,
it may be two great powers are evidently exciting
Turkey to raise up difficulties--else she would
certainly not think of so doing.
Count Buol, the Austrian, Baron Brunnow the
Russian, plenipotentiaries have been presented
to the Emperor to-day; but I have not yet been
able to obtain positive details respecting the re-
ception. It is probable, however, from what I
hear, that nothing particular took place.
The police deny the truth of a statement which
was set afloat by the Belgian newspapers, and has
found its way into those of England, to the effect
that, on arriving at the Strasburg station, Baron
Brunow received an ovation from a crowd, and
had a bouquet thrown into his carriage with the
inscription " Vivo la Russia!" Nothing of the Accounts from the East state that the news of the
took place.
kind Czar's acceptance of the peace propositions had been
Some ti officially made known to the Russian , authorities in
me tt,4o . I told you that a certain number Georgia, Armenia, and the Caucasian provinces.
of hankers had. formed themselves into a A Russian convoy of seventy-five men on its way
sort of association, ostensibly to offer their services with provisions to the small garrison left at Kars, has
to the government when required, but really to entirely perished in a snow storm.
influence the money market according to their The divisions of the Russian army encamped in the
interests, and to counterbalance the Credit Mobi• mountains have had their supplies nearly cut off by the
Tier. These bankers have since added to their severity of the weather.
number, and comprise not fewer than 34. All are c A bulletin has been received at St. Petersburg from
at the head of first rate firms, and some of them of enera: finders, the new com_mander-in-chie in the
English ones. Amongst the Paris members Crimea. It r.:entions some affairs of outposts, the date of the association are Rothschild and Co., is to Jan. 26th, and it does not appear, therefore, that
Blount and ernes and Co,Barthelemy orders had been given to suspend hostilities.
Pacha, with the army of 32,000 men, is still at
and Co. Co.,.Omer
, Durand and Co , and Talabor and Co. Redoubt Kaleh.
The association is by no means a partnership, but At Kertch, on the 29th ult, the camp received two very
tvtio con- opposite reports—one of peace, and the other of a
is simply p
simply an assemblage of caitalists
"lout() their resources in certain proportions for l mediated attack by 10,000 Russians,

It is hoped, that in addition to discounting bills
at a long date (ninety days), the Bank of France
will shortly reduce its rate of discount. The affair
of the Transatlantic steam vessels has not yet
been settled, the Company having been called on
by the Governmental Commission, to answer a
multitude of questions as to matters of detail, and
especially asto the speed to he obtained. The Franco-
American Company, which lately bought vessels in
England, will commence its service between Havre
and New York, and Havre and Brazil, in the course
of the present month. At Havre, during the week,
the sales of cotton amounted to 17,300 bales; the
arrivals to 33,000 ; and the stock is 82,600-47,000
bales more than at the corresponding period of
last year ; a further arrival of 30,000 bales is,
besides, expected. The closing quotations were
Ifr. higher than those of last week.

PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING.
•
The German papers bring us the text of the
despatch in which Count Buol, Austrian Minister
of Foreign Affairs, recommends the Germanic
Diet to adopt the five conditions of settlement
proposed to Russia. The principal argument he
uses is, that the first four are peculiarly favourable
to Germany, and that the Diet may be sure that
the fifth one, though somewhat vague, will not be
allowed to contain anything not rigorously required
by the interests of Europe.

The Bourse today cOrnpletely recovered from
the sort of panic which seized it yesterday, and
closed with a rise.