The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-21 00:00:00

FRANU

The advices from Paris of Wednesday evening
says :—lt is considered extraordinary that no ac
count has yet been received of the departure of
the combined fleets from Besika for the Bosphorus.
It was generally believed that they would leave on
the Bth, and we are now at the lUth without intel-
ligence, being nearly double the time that would
be required if the fleets left on the Bth.
The Debats publishes a telegraphic despatch
from Vienna, received on Tuesday, and professing
to givo the reply made by Prince Gortschakoff to
the summons to evacuate the Principalities of the
Danube. The correctness of this despath is,
howovor, doubted.
Some more political arrests have been made in
Paris, but they are few in number, and without
importance. Indeed, in almost every instance,
the detention of the parties did not exceed a few
hours.

The funds were on Wednesday even more heavy
than they were on Tuesday, and there has been
another slight decline in prices. The Rentes and
Industrial Shares are fortunately now in the hands
of persons few of whom are compelled to make
sacrifices. But for this the depression in the
money market would be much more considerable.
The Patrie of this evening states that among
the recent arrests in Paris is that of M. Delescluze,
the intimate friend of Ledru-Rollin, who had come
over to Paris as the delegate of Ledru-Rollin and
the central Democratic committee. All his papers
were seized, and it appears that he is still in cus-
tody. The Presse mentions a domiciliary visit to
the lodgings of M. Victor Maugin, the son of M.
Maugin, of Nantes. M. Victor Maugin was not,
however, arrested. The same journal says it has
received a letter from Bucharest, in which it is
stated that the weather there is very dry and fine,
and that there is nothing to prevent the crossing of
the Danube by the troops of Omer Paella. Accord-
ing to this letter, the Russians are notlin sufficient
force to resist the Turks, if they would advance at
once.

The Patrie declares in the most positive manner
that the statements in the St. Petersburg journals
of the success of the Russians in the Caucasus,
are utterly unfounded.
The Paris correspondent of the Globe says, it has
been remarked since the Emperor has been at
Compeigne, that his Majesty, when driving out
with the Empress, when at the theatre, and on
other public occasions, places her on his right
hand, in place of on the left, where she generally
sits. According to one of the ancient usages of
the French monarchy, it was only when the Queen
was enceinte that she was placed on the right hand
of the Sovereign. That custom was restored by
the present Emperor a few months ago,' when the
Empress Eugenie was in an interesting situation;
and it is consequently concluded that her Ma-
jesty is once more in a position to hold out to
Louis Napoleon an expectation of an heir to his
throne. It is also remarked that the Empress,
contrary to her ordinary habit, goes to the chase
in a carriage, and not on horseback.

AUSTRIA

The Vienna Correspondent of the Morning
.(Thronicle, writing on the 16th instant, says that
;neat astonishment prevails there in regard to the
mportant reduction in the Austrian army, which
s to be carried into effect previous to the com-
mencement of the military year, which commences
m the Ist of November. " There are not a few
persons," says the writer, " who disbelieve in the
bona fide execution of the measure ; and, taking all
things into consideration, it is not difficult to find
ample reasons for their incredulity. I can, never-
theless, assure you, upon the best authority, that
the reduction will be carried into effect as surely
as the Imperial decree has been issued. It may,
then, without in the least over-valuing it, be safely
taken as an earnest that Austria will leave nothing
undone to win the confidence of the European
Powers, and her own people, with respect to that
strict neutrality in the Russo-Turco question which
has been wisely resolved upon." With regard to the
Russo-Turkish question, the writer says, that Austria
wishes to be understood as never having approved
of the aggressive policy of Russia in the occupation
of the Danubian Principalities, but that the con-
dition of the Christian population in Russia requires
a better administration of justice than at present,
and that this undoubted fact, to a great extent,
justifies the demand of Russia. Still, that if the
sword must decide the quarrel, though Austria
will take no part in the war, she will continue her
mediatory exertions, and even in the face of a war on
her frontiers, will reduce her army in proof of the
sincerity of her conviction, and in order that the
calamity of additional complications and dangers
to the peace of Europe may be avoided. The
Chronicle's correspondent says, that the reduction
of the army, when carried out, will certainly cause
a saving to the country of from 20 millions to 25
millions of florins. But that it must not be thought
that Austria is running any great risk in disband-
ing 60,000 men. There are still about 300,000
men under arms—quite sufficient to meet present
exigencies ; and, in cases of need, an augmentation,
doubling or even trebling the present reduction,
can be easily effected with a few weeks.