The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-10 00:00:00

THE CONFERENCES

A letter dated Paris, Friday evening, thus speaks
°fhe Proceedings of the Conferences :
Ihe prospect of a settlement of the various
points under the consideration of the Pleinpoten.
tlaries was gloomy enough last week, and more
than one Plenipotentiary began to be seriously
,rrehensive of the result. fir members of
c Congress been at liberty to
war
six or seven days ago, it
more
rather than peace was 1
t_ore likely to follow the expi
atters have now changed,
',oe better. The three sit
last.tveek were far from j
Pacific arrangement. The
present week are far more ch
they have gone. Tuesday's co
more satisfactorily than the pr
those of yesterday are still mor
tl sanguine is the hope in ce'
Ihle chances in favour of peace is greatly aug
Vnted, that peace is looked upon as all but cer-
hin. There were two modes of arriving at
ace—one by large concessions on the part of
the Allies; the other, by large concessions on
Ottf
Russia. So far as can be ascertained in
tters where every thing is against obtaining
"curate information, no concessions of any mo-
a?ent have been made by us. The logical c on-
enl.sion is that it is Russia that is gradually yielding,
11Willie England and Franc• are still united and
'lll as ever. Of the favourable change which
aa come over the aspect of the Conferences, no
doubt need be entertained. The information comes
from an excellent source, and it is confirmed in
°the. r quarters. It is, however, said by persons
:titled to respect that the fifth point has been
eet.'decl, satisfactorily of course. and that the (?no
betore the Plenipotentiaries relates to the Danubian

peak their thoughts
vould be found that,

he armistia

:ed much for

,he Congress

stavni

hopes

rences

Ain quarters

RUSSIA

erg northerntai Bee, that
it had received a special mis
it
no sting threateningly in the face
tow ~deeidedly received orders to t its attention
nowexhibition of honey. Its constant endeavour
4""' ls to represent Russia, after the conclusion of
4013,sia,ee, as one hive of busy bees, intent uon
te„llng but the acquisition of wealth, and theex-
uo"ston of material well being. The court journal
defriw Condescends to commercial matters, and
anratis itself to quoting price-currents,
toe.ortile fluctuations of trade. In the
ime in spite of all the "humming"
0, ,
for " Northern Bee, the preparations for war and
to defence are not relaxed ; the buoys and
co. Illarks are being taken up all along the
to-ba,; the light houses and beacons are no longer
ealit; the vessels in Cronstadt are being re.
ht' from the heavy covering of ice and snow in
antic" they have been enveloped during the winter,
ter" tne crows are fully occupied for the present in
steatil?ng and tiorubbing, in painting and holy-
Iger-„It;g ; this activity is also kept up to the necess-
ef usgree of unremission by the frequent visit
painaPection which the Grand Duke Constantine
Mr „them. All the high officers in command in
tio-`iorfh are as busily engaged in their prepara-
alre fer defence, as though the Allied fleets were
Pri adY through the Belt.
eoflnce Menschikoff continues in a very ill state
ealth, as he was when he returned from the
Afroes" and it is thought he will hardly be
thlenough to undertake the arduous duties of
Th'e ice of General Governor of Cronstadt.
tie°interval between the opening of the naviga.-
bi„ and the commencement of the blockade is
diligently turned to account by vessels laden
ear''''Y with salt and flour ; of the latter article a
ab g° of 50,000 thalers has been telegraghed as
;It to arrive at St. Petersburg from Lubeck.
eirhe
n., Minister of the Interior has lately issued a
P'lar to all the authorities throughout the
tilf,Dire, in which he most impres';ively instructs
14(1.44: " strictly to respect the
hittiv,.`dual, and of every corpora'
wate'LlaVosed it upon them as
Thge vfigiilantly that this bP
that the late Prince Paskewitsch has made of Ins
VlL!irie, which amounts to about 70,000,000 of
8(),1‘,411 gulden ; his son, Prince Theodore, receiving
hia'"o,ooo, for the most part in landed property ;.
the ti;ve daughters, the Princess Wolkonska mulch
20,00 p teas Labanoff-Rostowska receive each
of ~'°oo. His widow comes into no accession
adid):'Perty by her husband's will; seeing that,
tintiliton to her own fortune, she is entitled to an
of -al Pension of 30,000 silver roubles as widow
a Stattholder of Poland.

seemed to con-

f the foe, has

Its of every
[he Em peva

duty to

SPAIN

headadvices dated 'Madrid, the ,- , •
41
~
Ltte following
clear.—
Ittt the adoption of the electoral bases, only. a few
r
to co of the organic laws will remain to be voted, in or(
or 13,Triplete the Constitution. In the meantime a number
Nvhie?itons, all described as urgent, are presented daily,.ft
e
Presidentthreaten to impede the principal discussion i h
to of the Cortes does not interpose his authority
i 8 actin it• The Monarchial Constitutional Centre
reeruijNY proceeding with its work of organisation; and
dietin'llg every day numerous adherents. Anon
assn
eiatie,,guished Persons said to have joined that political
Infa" ere Messrs, Manuel Cortina, Rios-Row-
the two' the Marquis dal Duero, A. Gonzalo:.
V.• .
tilde,. cuolele of the government. The Left, on its side, is
herbls the to effect the union of the pure Progressistas
Publishede democratic fraction, and the new journal, ebout to
gilt
the ,41:arty. The Credit Mobilier Company is only waiting
itself of its statutes by the government to constitute
GP clefinitely and commence operations. The delegatesto
the
provinces through which the northern railway is
kißbtan taking leave of the directors, told them that they
their rely on their cooperation whenever they considered
fp. I.tervices and support useful to the company. The.
litllpality of Valladolid being anxious to testify its
Roe '
_tilde to the contractors of the railway, have given to
An i the streets of the city the name del Credit() Moviliario.
kate .rilglish company proposes to work on an extensive
dov4:ue ri.a..
, ',I coal mines of Espiel, in the province of Col.-
babd• uount de Villarieso, who had been carried off by
04.1 W into the mountains of Toledo, has been liberated,
60,:;'ne Dayraent by his family to the brigands of a sum of
piutgold ounces, independently of the ransom of 10,000
tept:Aelt, Which the commander of the civic guard inter-
that'' on their way to the mountains. It appears
edee.,;these robbers possess a certain degree of
he 'i;,-,l°ll, They began by telling their prisoner that
obil '4 nothing to fear for his life, but that they might bo
ged to brinhint
'laid wan,, with them ir,to Portugal. All we ,
§1,,,„1, eY,ts tomske a good job. They supplied him with
th,",„"e,t,a at night, and when provisions became scarce
-4j"ted themselves in order to augment his pittance.
oeeth-ks„aared if he had lately assisted at the representations
I the
noj'al Theatre, and heard Ronconi. On his reply.
pa: da,the negative, the chief exclaimed that such indifference
'-,„,,nlia part was truly unpardonable. The Prince of
„s7ewao has arrived at C-diz on the Fz!th ult. The Spanish
"'lesion in to colonize the ishinis situate ~n the western
f? 19* g
east o frizz', was waiting at Valencia a favourable wind
to Dm; !o sea. The visission consists of 39 clergyinen, Sisters
cl
,Charity ai-:i artisans. M. Corradi, Minister of Spain at
bearer of the Insignia of the OrderLisbon,tee of
the
...,-*pd on Marshal Saidanha by the
,\ Golden Fleece, con.„._ - , ,
me
red on
The former Minister 13;e70 Martinez de la Rosa
Madrid.'
r'll. the 29th ult., at

3rd instant, we

as, Luzuriaga
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ORTUGAI

The following ha!