The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-21 00:00:00

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PRUSSIA

Advices dated Berlin January 17, corroborate
the Pacific tidings already published, and declare
that the Russian Government has, on further con-
sideration, decided to accept the Austrian proposals
as they are, doubtless reserving to itself the
patriotic task of taking off their edge,•and blunting
their point, in the negotiations which will neces-
sarily ensue. In the temporary abeyance of the
detailed news of the motives that have led to this
further pliancy on the part of Russia, official men
here attribute this last pacific resolution to the
urgent remonstrances and representations of Prus-
sia, which have of late been redoubled both in
number and empressement.

of th 3 satisfaction that various large

to bear in mind that the immediate object of Rus-
sia at the present moment is to prevent the
Austrian Ministers in St. Petersburg from asking
for .his passpOrts, and to pave the way for peace
conferences to be opened. The Cabinet of St. Peters-
burg did this for the first time in a despatch to this
Government, dated Nov. 6. 1854, for the purpose of
inducing the German PoWers to adopt a strict
neutrality, and exert their influence to prevent
the Western Powers from subsequently .raising
their terms. As this offer was rejected, by the
Cabinet of Berlin, with very unmistakeable
expressions of resentment at the tone assumed in
the Russian despatch, and the cabinet of St
Petersburg was urged to accept the four points
without reservation and alteration, Prince Gorts-
chakoff was instructed to do so Nov. 28. That was
the second acceptance, and a third one took place
January the 7th of last year, at the second
con ference.

It remains to be seen whether Russia means her
acceptance this time to be more sincere than on the
former occasions ; then the point de depart showed
itself (as has been already mentioned) to be a point
to be departed from, not merely a point to set out
from.

The Prince and Princess of Prussia arrived at
Berlin at the beginning of last week with their
daughter, the Princess Louisa, who will hold a
species of drawing roam to-morrow, at noon, to
receive the congratulations of the Court on occasion
of her betrothal to the Prince Regent of Baden.
The bridegroom arrived yesterday, and since then,
also in preparation for the approaching ceremony,
the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar, the Duke of
Coburg and Gotha, and the Hereditary Prince of
Anhalt Dessau.

On the 14th instant the House of Notables pro-
ceeded to the election of a President, in.the room
of Prince Pless, deceased. In consequence of its
having been spread abroad by the Kreuz Z. Rung,
that the late President had always wished his suc-
cessor to be Prince Adolphe zu Hohenlohe Ingel-
fingen, the said nobleman was elected, but only
with the exact number of votes necessary, upon,
which he mounted the President's rostrum and
acknowledged the distinction conferred upon him
in very modest and manly terms, but—in his
General's uniform.

The internal discontent in Russian had risen to
a fearful height. The latest news was that, a
number.of students at the Finland University had
been sent to prison for drinking " Success to the
Allies," and " Prosperty to Sweden." It was felt
at St. Petersburg that another campaign in the
Baltic would have dissevered Finland from Russia.

Switzerland still continues to b 3 visited by shoe ks of
earthquake. On the afternoon of the sth sharp shocks
were felt at Briggs, in the Upper Val iis, at Aaron, ar.d at
Interlaoken ; an in the night of the 7th a shock was felt
at Lode.

The Journal of the Two Siciliee mentions three shocks
of earthquake experienced on the 2d at Settefrati and San
Donato, in the provinces of Terra di LAvoro, and at
Nicastro in Calabria. No damage was done in any of
those places.

THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT.—The government of
Portugal has at length settled its debts in this country.
Senor Fontes has arranged with Mr. Thornton, (chairman
of the Bondholders' Committee) the basis of a conversion
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do.; and with regard to the debentures, it is understood
that, in addition to the terms of the decree of the 18th of
ee., 185, the holders of such debentures are to receive
I_ool. Three per cent active stock for every 1001 of such
debentures; and, in addition to the above, a certificate
shall be given, entitling the holder of every 1001. Three
per cent stock 'co one per cent annually, or any smaller
sum that may arise from surplus profits of the railways,
to be constructed out or the proposed loans, viz., such
surplus to be calculated on the basis of the annual cost of
interest by which capital has e
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the b en raised for their