Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-12 00:00:00

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FRANCE.
epees, Monday, April 11.—The Pays of this
g states that, if the information it has
received be correct, the difficulties which obstructed
the assembling of the Congress are definitively
removed. The Powers are said to have agreed upon
dthe conditions under which they will disarm simul-
he°llslY, and thereupon Austria had given in her
"`"lesion
fe to the Congress, which would meet in a
w days.
The Pays-publishes this news under reservation,
bat believes it correct.

THE FRENCH FUNDS.
PARIS, Monday, April 11.-11.50: Rentes com-
'4Reed at a further decline of per cent., and are
"r 66.70.
12.44 p.m :
11
Rentes have risen sper cent., in con-
eecillenee of a rumour that the Congress will take
Pliace.
h 1.20 P.m. : The greatest excitement prevails
ee- Rentes opened 67.25, and rose immediately
to 67.40.

d 34 p.m.: The Bourse closes at 67.45 for money,
411 67.25 for account, being an advance of I- per
teat' since Saturday evening. •

PORTUGAL.
has arrived at
The Alhambra, with Lisbon mails of April 7th,
tion between Southampton. The Postal Conven-
En,gland and Portugal has been agreed
t 2: The bad weather has damaged the crops
Disease is prevalent in Lisbon
POR,

SIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.
p.1),,e4?`. Is, Sunday, 6 p.m.—The Moniteur, you will
under contains contains two things to-day of importance
ord, r. actual circumstances. One. is, the decree
of th',,14,4,,the apportionment among the departmentsl
of ifio-)0,000 conscripts for this year of the_.c ass
Urn s 7. It is remarked that, while in ordinary
41):1;;°30°0, and sometimes even 40,000 only are
ti0,,,1; toned, on the present occasion the whole con-
art.T.,',,Tl,t is called out. The other document is the
,°ll Germany, It is the work of the same
of I4voogl, before. It is judged variously, but not
the By some it is regarded as an admission
itAirAf'l.,,LBtenee of a strong feeling in Germany
of ;,-" zrance, notwithstanding the assurance
think '8 having calmed down ; and others
lerio' that it indicates the persistence in a
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Iquarrel with Austria, while a few look upon
dents so quarrel
like a menace to the German govern-
pa . It was stated a few days ago in some of the
in„ that the question of the abolition of the slid-
tl? scale had been discussed in the Council of State ;
wo4„ti,lac discussion was closed, and that the report
eos`t, shortly be published. This is not strictly
but there There was no discussion, properly called,
tin" an enquiry before that body. Persons of great.
kplerience in all that relates to agriculture, agri-
„'lrists, and proprietors were called before the
prs:„."11, and asked to give their views on the pro-
Th;lpor continuinc, or abolishing the sliding scale..
lacts that were elicited, and the opinions
APre
ford ssed, haNe been collected and arranged ; they
lif‘a ri° less than three volumes, and will be pub-
Of ti; Without delay. I may add that one member
44Cfe Council of State, one of the most consistent
to p`el.vent partisans of Prohibition, was converted
Ilia 7e Trade doctrines in the course of the inquiry.
vlavdl,lla,gmant was enlightened, his prejudices gave
to *,,,,,,"-e'.ore
i. the evidence of men perfectly competent
°f the evils resulting from the present
1;11:1;1' and- the undeniable advantages of a more
Liltora-°4e. We may expect that the mass of
Produce "°rl, which is said to be very valuable, will
merelysimilar effect, not on those who consult
',4.loi;t;'°ir individual interests, but on the vast
°'
,Pf. the nation, who have been so long the
this monopoly.

AUSTRIA.
April B.—ln a few days it will probably
utell-rjalnful duty to inform you that Austria . has
ached war against Sardinia, informationthaitavtinhge
111Perole of an authentic character that 11, ot t b rancis Joseph has expressed resolve
trail °): Spielball (" football "is the most correct
reachs--&" of the word) of the Emperor of the
tocr,. Great complaints are made of the want of
Prowa'tu of the French Government, which solemnly.
Ailst,,l.d that it would make Sardinia disarm if
Noero`la accepted those four propositions w
stea,Olentioned in one of my recent letters. In-
tile 11,•" keePing that promise—which was made
Paris
.4.tish and Prussian Governments—thed
13abser1„;" advised Count Cavour not to disarm,
sanr.
tliiiialktlently proposed that both Austria and a
Die pro withdraw their forces from the frontiers..
fowe°Position was made by one of the mediating
• dine .8
to Austria, who rejected it, but at the same
,cincj PPreSSed her readiness to disarm, if France..
4:,(l\v-,arailita would do so likewise. The mediating
,e 4,: ""It was probably England—communicated
Ithe hOer ?wade by Austria to the Emperor Napoleon,
tossr'Odireetly rejected it, inasmuch as he ordered
lainents to be continued with the greatest
~.vrea4e,..clespatch. Such conduct on the part of the
446' atenarch naturally confirms the Austrians in
tBbilBPicien that he is resolved on going to war,.
Nutt' the
are, therefore, now considering whether it
~ge-ett,o„"t be better to take the initiative, and en-
ole p„'t to put the Sardinian hors de combat before
bhight`eisnch are fully prepared to take the field. The
'11)„"efore last a Council of War, at which the
rr Presided, was held, and it was not at an end
°wards four in the morning, although it. had
ithat et
1,13° after ten in the evening. It is not unlikely
'4ltileee question relative to the advisability ofs
Ittoot lately declaring war against Sardinia was
deroriQci
theat no positive intelligence has yet reached
-bsubject. Several measures of importance
nb-stIN-e) -ow ever resolved on, and two or three of them
ae,,oe°Me to my knowledge. The second corps
l
e‘e4ve-oe,' nich forms the garrison of this city, will
-ail °?
./38 'tab' in three or four days ; and the
Silesia,
tiarni6e, which is now in Moravia and
s
vie,:k.ce its place. At this moment the Emperori is
Large -14 R the first-mentioned corps on the Schme z,
Vienna space outside the lines on the road fromll
1,1)e Wart, t.(,) Schonbrunn. A powerful army-corps will
40ivocrieu. in the Temescher Banat and Servia. n
~4ban,na, as it is foreseen that there will be dis-
(triii Italy in European Turkey if there should be a
ittt ill Vor.
No time will be lost in forming a
4',ltarlberg, which would be exposed to the
4414: :r the French should they violate the neu-
Patiy*ol%!vvitzerland. The first, or grenadier com-
bats'a in `','„e, regiments of the line which are in Italy
ali-c,Luis city are to be formed into separate
sreghae-,14.s ?f four companies each, and each of the
f7,'S 18 to have a new company instead of that
Lerik,n;?lll it. Each of the cavalry regiments be-
.; aboa the Italian army and to the corps which
n. quit Vienna is to have a reserve squa-
bl.4.lBed, '''''znalleNV battalions of border troops are being
-V° the majors who are to command thenl
katio,a AreadY been nominated. The foregoing infor-
ta, -,eserves
implicit confidence, but guarantee I
4t is the correctness of the following on dits :
In•oces6id that, after the Kirchen-gang," (solemn
b Non to church), which took place yesterday,
/1-IP-rees tile anniversary of the death .of the
(21 the Ludovica (of. Este), the third wife
late
111PerOr Emperor Francis I. of Austria, the
-11 Peri rancis Joseph observed to some of his.
trat,qa.i_c_erse„ that war was inevitable.._ It is
thflr, she p. twin. the above-mentioned Council of
at i; 4.a IrlPeror gave the generals to understand
Arivat ItCould if necessary, be left almost
Tt
would appear that a
,ice has, through the medium
• recently been carried on between
Austrian monarchs. In fact, it
7 cert.ll, that the RIF.Aan diplomatist