The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

'FRANCE.
• PARIS, FRIDAY EvErmca•
letccordinghas
to the Nord of Brussels, Sardinia
4,QiitivelY notified her intention of siding with
questions,
on the Bolgracl and Isle sf Serpent s
eve.."hs, In the approaching Conferences. Thus
u. if France as appears probably, goes with
Rossi
tenon,' a majority hostile to Russian pre.-
_8 is certain. It appears that Austria
44; 'Die last power to consent to the Conferences,
ear that that she did so at last, in compliance with the
frollest recommendations in an autograph letter
r 4 the French. Emperor to the Emperor Francis
The 2)
laud atrie of this evening, a semi official journal,
kilns the moderation of the Russian memoran-
it ee',lld blames the English press for the hostility
n.`-',lnes to tnanifest to Russia.
there has been a rather heavy fall on the Bourse
Tlieill the Threes it has been as much as 55c.
that Principal reason of it was, that it was known
issee" Eastern Railway Company is about to
tOo fr 120,000 bornls, at 270 frs., payable at
market This will make a heavy drain on the
4t, to ~,a1;41 hP sides the terms proposed are. such
voasidir".`e that the Directors of the railway
1" money market terribly depressed.
Art lb--

'4
~:"align gentleman, who left Naples on the
4
net -1 ) has given me a curious, and, I believe,
eotthian Untruthful, picture of the state of that
that at the present moment. I may premise
refti,:"Y informant is a Neapolitan; he is not
he
taerTe, he has not been mixed up in politics ; b
aftee 3' Paid a visit recently to his native country,
tlettt 4,lengthened absence, and he now returns,
diq-2 "'lnce or England, but to another
,mon
b.,._arittriut ,eountry, where he is engaged in business.
tde e-g nis stay in Naples he visited the provinces.
fif vaintbeß, therefore, full of information, which is
bite tice' inasmuch as it proceeds from a erson
real
Nte aPahle of forming an opinion on the ._
_-
134rtie.Otif the country, and of expressing it_ lin
Znve Yaj; I give you a summary of a Long
et thii.B-,'"- It. would appear, according
~,Ithasi, -°"Ont, that the Neapolitan revolution
"Illeta-e,a tO be directed by
1%414r r,l'.t: persons for obvious reasons), and the
r
'°,notir),`"%tefs of that party. They are no longe
I,,i'ep,,eniSta or Unitarians—they are Federalists..
g'llei creven t the explosion of the revolution, for
,Riat• - not wish to trust to the chances of street
le
ef/eet R, the is already
moral revolution which
the vecin - In truth, the Neapolitans are nolongerthem
liR j;;;y and noisy people travellers knew
41 -"g agO• They are become serious, speak_
la e and in a low voice, but whatever they
v/hi 181.4 Y they say it without fear. The terror,t
hekretithhuri g over them no longer exists ; 3 ot.
11411 '-r.,.111 speak of the incompatibility of Ferdi.
Ivith "-., of the Constitution, and of liberty,
out
vanp„n aPprehension or disguise. One would
klien-'a they are anxious to go to prison, but the
INall'l,4are not gratify their wish. They seem_ to
ltatietbuat, the police should commit excesses ; but
grat.fv-T1 does not venture, or does not wish o
eel Vueul. Bianchini is respected and honoured
~elleit "rest man ; his police are tolerant, and even
'he etal-ho police are now divided into two parttsh—e
tite,e,-' and the new ; and these last detestb
11,
lltly el" of the agents of Mazza. Neither Motrreeets.
i'ille 1-I,lllPaßna,nor Creffi is now seen in the s
Nea,3ln -,ave disappeared, and are afraid to show
R,t. eeive .I._
f -,,, o public. The King earnestly desires to
rtLvn,
11 " °- ..Jianchini,whom he detests,but he dare no
dist; Pllblie opinion so far as to remove him. Much
have efirla exists. Since the departure of the French
houses ft, ambassadors thousands of strangers
left Naples, and none arrive. Hotels and
,n, n
",lre t are empty, and several shops of the Toledo-
„t'rlinecj are shut up Commercial affairs
.are at a
-he ;Land solitude- and distress are on the increase.
'ePtil°llll revolution is very nearly complete ; ex-
t, t: "?.ndful of La zzaroni, who inhabit the quarterk...
.11t paela. the whole population detest the in. g,
te'n,verntnent, and his system. The Lazzaroni of
a,l'efo,',e,r quarters of the city, who are in part armed,
Alit-en; the deposition of the Bourbons and for liberty.
":Pith„,Psl°Ye under government is designated by the
114 '"lPagnottista that is apoor wretch who cal!
11.1tvile:ithing except for' the bread he earns, The. Swiss
Ilstle " it were
, disappeared ; shut up in the
Deems' with the mission of exterminating the
teen °„„ancl bombarding the city, hardly one is ever
4cei -"road, and the few families who hitherto
tei:,,,ed the Swiss officers into their houses now
w
thNett :e them. The Swiss at Naples are now
e Ille rtaluch on the same footing with respect
It°o-1-Itiabitants es the Austrians at Milan.
has
liptrir are discontented, and since the King
.s..
i!olitenated his twenty-four new generals the dt
'ears thef the officers has increased. The King...n
papers native troops and despises them. Foreign
I'Pl:lere ael2'l Proclamations are circulated eveuys-.
f-• you ha..." Naples conversation is very monotono _
is2Reth„,, PPen to see two or three persons speak
`qiikee-r in an eating-house youmay be sere it is
't.lhllftlenct Ferdinand 11., impossible ; his son we
a " A %, . him, but they say he is brought up by.
' tePrit,,i,f4B and is half an idiot. What we want is
,Ilhatle::`,tution like that of Belgium." Reformsc
-74 Reina Tio one seems to care about. In the
4t
1\10;:ol Ischia there were 42 political convicts.
their natintated to them that they should demand
In, adeP!rd,°n of the King. One demand only wast
was f' '1.41 two days after the person who made it
4treerlod dead. When the King passes in t
thildrl few salute him. If the Queen and the
lind
i`n AttSs the people turn their backs on them.s,
14Pokel° one touches his hat. An amnesty if
;,1,,1° p-,,„,0f as on the point of appearing. Mosto
‘est thnna included in it are unknown. Those_lle
"airs 112wn are the Duke de C— and B. I
Iltaie is, P---, who debased himself in order to
k°Y everl-"a return to favour, is despised and avoidedts.
azze -
Ek J, one, both Liberals and Reactionisthe
eclesulVynotn the King had named member of
_re-
hklerit ‘4` haS been obliged to demand of thedPe
auto.
1,4°41 attl4°t to give him any more work to
17° Waa-eMinR, as no one would speak to him, d
;elettin- Billinned as if he had the plague. The.
little 'ls with Sicily are completely interrupted ,
\veil eitlvntl: known about the revolution, and but little
~,,,°;1111111;,:ted from it. The courtiers are completelyi
e
tlleitti -tted, and the ministers discouraed
44
to gas drf'ad the
as thY, the majority of the nation, look upon party,hem
lltisat tielt liberators. The population are armed,
"e 117 will not have recourse to arms, except at
'111"' extrernit
(IN:yublie
t, mind' in the provinces is still more
ll
il).° lee:!"," in the city of Naples. The people will
),'_aforttlns't °e content with half measures.
i Neither
nor
-`-cee •-' nor amnesties, nor compromises, epee
between this man and that, nor
a,,ncl (Tons made to the demands of France
'eels Funs
are now valued ; and they
th kri tpa that -ie.
i, -, 1 a les should not be worse off
tits/°-ied-4°nt- PThe hereditory Prince himself is
into 11.-_,?nted ; he his hated by the Queen, and turned
eadi'luieule by the King ; he is prohibited
lfrothme
reEkb,4 the newspapers, which, however, he feet
44c1 :St "Xiety to see. He is only allowed ossee
4(teptverBo with the priests. The aristocracy,
Illoirleal and inept heretofore, no longer conceale_
NI, aversion, and have courage enough tosp k
a. Dpe aentiments. La a word the people of Naplesa
14te at
53 if the were desirous of being thrown
klttellot.is°. n• Society is in a state of dissolution.
erect "j,ert, who perhaps might have been received
pi“'ears ago as Minister of Witi, is now for the
14.1 y 1.; °nl3' the bombarder of Messina. The same
et., "a said of Cariati and Ischitella, who would
'1.51433 ita a point of junction with the brutal
-tee ()„,.,°ln of past years and of a new era.
tirpy -I:Aucation of the people is nearly effecte.d
irl.ti ,T,1-I°w what they wish for. Their moderation
n`lerir'°,of of their force and of their resolutions.
1-111,-raL Martini gains ground, thanks to the Queen.
le.%\rh trninPathy for Piedmont is hurtful to Russia.
N e - 'Geri() was transferred from Montefusco to
(it__ .
ti --i' 4"1110, before the prison door were found
'llo,,ant carriages to convey him to his destination.i
tir,-,;. were the carriages of the proprietors the
honoinee' who disputed among themselvesn the
d" -1-!r of conducting the prisoner. Such is
cription
given by my informant of the present

state of Naples, almost as literally as he has
expressed it.
The events that have recently occurred in Sicily
and Naples bring forcibly to mind the observations
of Count Cavour at the Paris Congress,that unless
some remedy was applied to such a state of things
Italy would be a permanent source of revolution
and of danger for the whole of Europe. Whether
the movement be really put down or not, these
remarks have not less force and truth. As long
as the same causes subsist, so long we may
expect the same effects. Repression will not
conjure the danger; the Italian provinces will
still be in a state of agi'ation until such time
as the great question which concerns it is defi-
nitively solved.
In political circles in Paris it is said that the
Russian flotilla in the Caspian Sea has been. or is
to be, reinforced ; and that there is likely to be a
movement of troops in Bessarabia, probably with
a view to Austria.
The following telegraphic despatch bng been
received :

" MARSEILLES, DEC. 11.

" We have neWs from Naples of the 9th inst.
" On the preceding day, while the troops were defiling,
R young infantry cbasseur dashed forward towards the King.
His sabre bayonet, directed against the royal person, struck
violently and twisted his RN, sty's saddle, but the force of
the weapon, weakened by the shock, only slightly touched
the King on the breat. His Majesty remained an hour
longer on horseback, wishing to attend until the end at the
defiling of the troops, and he himself reassured the Princes
of the royal family and the members of the diplomatic
corps. The people afterwards accompanied the King to
the palace with shouts of applause. The King, after his
wound was dressed, drove out in an open carriage and
passed round the city. A compact and enthusiastic multi-
tuda crowded round him on his passage.
" To-clav his Mkjesty presided at a Cabinet Council and
gave a public audience.
The assassin, on being interrogate 3, coolly replied that
he had obeyed the order he had received."
The impression produced by the Prince of
Prussia up to the present moment is, I learn from
various sources, excellent. Every one speaks
favourably of his intelligence, his manners, and
his general appearance. It is observed with
pleasure, that there is nothing stolid, forbidding,
heavy, or, in fact, which is meant as the same,
nothing German about him. His Royal Highness
commenced his visits to the public monuments,
beginning with the Hotel de Ville, to-day, and it
was observed that his remarks were really very
acute and to the purpose. He was in plain-clothes,
as well as his attendants.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Dec, 10.
The Oesterreicltische Correspondenz, of yesterday
evening, contained the following account of the
attempt which was made on the Bth inst., to take
the life of the King of Naples :
" Excording to diiect telegraphic advices from Naples
an attentat was made, on the Bth, on the King of Naples.
By God's mercy the attempt entirely failed. At noon a field
mass was read on the place of parade, in the presence of the
whole garrison His Majesty the King and the Royal family
were also present. As the troops were defiling, a soldier of
the 3,1 battalion of Chasseurs quitted the ranks, rushed upon
the Monarch, who was on horseback, and struck him with
his bayonet on the right side of his body above the sword-
belt. Fortunately the violence of the thrust was braken by
Colonel Latour, of His Majesty's suit, who at the moment
in which the attack was made seized the soldier and threw
him to the ground. The assassin was arrested. No hole
was made in the monarch's uniform by the blow. The
King, who remained perfectly tranquil, did not leave the
spot. The troops continued to defile, and when they had
finished his Majesty placed himself at their head, and rode,
accompanied by a vast crowd of people, back to the city at
a foot pace. The troops displayed an excellent spirit.
" Baron von Martini, the Imperial Royal Minister, who
was present at the review in his quality of Austrian
General, at once expressed, in the name of his Majesty and
in his own, his horror at what had occurred, and his joy
that the foul attempt had failed.
" The insurrectionary movements in Sicily are at an end.
Tranquillity is complately restored in the island. The
leaders of the insurrection have been arrested."
The Ultra-Conservatives in this city profess to
believe that the recent measures of France and
England have led to the attempt on the life of King
Ferdinand 11., but to me it is not clear that the
policy of the Western Powers can have any influ-
ence on the conduct of the paid defenders of his
Neapolitan Majesty. It is well known that the
native troops have long been dissatisfied with their
lot, and your readers can hardly have forgotten
that some months ago there was a serious disturb
ante in one of the barracks at Naples. In a leader
in its number of this morning, the Oesterreichische
Zeitung attributes the murderous attempt on the
King to the " Mazzinists," but in the adjoining
column we find the following remarkabe passage,
which is contained in a letter written by a Conser-
vative Turin correspondent on the sth inst.:—
Naples is said to be in a state of extreme exci,ement, and
a spirit of insubordination and mutiny is believed to prevail
in the Neapolitan army. A collision between the native
troops and Swiss is considered likely, and the latter look
forward to it with sombre resolution."
In general the Austrians deny the correctness
of the great majority of the charges of mis-
government and wanton cruelty which have been
brought by British and French writers against
the Neapolitan Government ; but a person who
is well able to form a correct opinion on the
subject assures me that they are but too well
founded. The Viebna papers relate that forty
prisoners have recently been liberated by the King
of Naples, but the statement is not quite correct.
The dungeon doors of thirty political offenders have
been unbarred, but Poerio and Settembrin are still
in prison.
As last Sunday was a remarkably fine day, the
Venetian regatta, in honour of their Majesties, took
place. The spectacle is said to have been remark-
ably brilliant, and no one who knows Venice and
its capabilities will be inclined to doubt that such
was really the case. The " bissoni" and " barchetti"
were as numerous and as gaudy as on the day of
the Emperor's arrival, and some of the larger boats
had bands of music on board. The gondolieri
displayed such extreme skill that not a single
accident of consequence happened. Their Majesties
saw the regatta from the windows of the Balbi Palace,
and as soon as it was over they went up the Grand
Canal in a galley which had been magnificently
fitted up for them by the municipality of Venice. In
the evening of the Bth the Emperor and Empress
took advantage of the calmness of the weather,
and went to Pola. The wind was so violent at
Venice on the 2nd and 3rd that even iron lamp
posts were broken—at least so say the official
reports. When the Emperor appeared in public
on the day after the sequestration had been re-
moved from the property of the emigrants, be was
received with extreme enthusiasm, " and he and
his Venetian subjects have ever since appeared to
be on the best possible footing." The person who
wrote the words quoted is still inclined to believe
that the favourable impression produced will not
be lasting. Wherever his Majesty goes he is
accompanied by Count Frederic Thun, the civil
Adlatus of Count Radetzky, and that noble is a
persona ingratissima in the Lombardo-Venetian
kingdom, as he is believed to be one of the
principal lay champions of the Ultramontane
party. The Count knows but little of the necessi-
ties of the Lombardo•Venetian kingdom, and the
Italians aver that he is as ignorant of their language
now as he was on his arrival at Verona two years
ago. The presence of two British vessels in the
port of Venice has given rise to all sorts of silly
reports, and some timid politicians are greatly in-
clined to fancy that England " intends mischief."
The truth of the matter is, that the Caradoc, having
lost one of her paddle wheels sought shelter in
the port of Venice, and the Conflict has since
been sent to tow her down to Malta. The French
Moniteur recently informed the public that the
Emperor of Austria had granted a full amnesty to
90 persons convicted of treason or lese-Majeste, but
the news was not strictly correct. The number
of political prisoners pardoned was 70. The men
who were liberated after having been imprisoned
for longer or shorter periods in a House of Correc-
tion, known as the " Giudecca," were common
criminals.
Since the Emperor has been absent from Vienna
he has pardoned twenty five Hungarians, who
were imprisoned for political offences, but the dis-
content of the nation increases from day to day.