Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-12 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEWS

There seems now to be but little doubt that the
armistice will result in the re-establishment of peace,
and if this should be so, it will be One of the first
fruits of the present British Ministry, for it stated
on the authority of the Times correspondent at
Vienna, that it was they who brought about the
The plan of Napoleon for revolutionising
Hungary and Transylvania is disapproved of by
the cabinet of St. Petersburgh. The war is not
generally popular. In reference to the armistice the
Times remarks :—" Truces are merely military
arrangements which are sometimes followed by a
renewal of war, as they were in 1813 and 1849. The
cause of the armistice is undoubtedly a conviction
in the mind of the Emperor that a suspension of
hostilities is at this time very convenient and very
expedient to himself. These are the reasons lying
on the surface ; but," says the Times, "if the
war had proceeded it could scarcely have
failed to tell unfavourably upon his relations
with Rome. He has not yet committed himself
to the task of revolutioOsing Hungary ; but
the,toreh was lighted, alias set fire to, and the hour
was appointed at which he was to throw it. The
army of Italy has gathered its laurels, and may be
content. The army of the Rhine is not fully mus-
tered. When brought into position, it will, as we
shall be duly informed in the Monitean-,' only be
there to check any ambitious enterprises on the part
of Prussia against the integrity of the French
Empire." The Daily Hews says, on the same subject,
"th e military considerations which have been suggested
to account for this unexpected step are either unreal
or far too weak to explain it. It is no secret that
Prussia is preparing a mediation which may prove
both offensive in form and hostile in spirit to
France. Austria, uninvited to give up Lombardy
and Venice will probably refuse these conditions,
and resolve to continue the war, but she would do
so under the condemnation of the world. We have
no proof as yet that Austria is less obstinate than
she has always been. If, therefore, a desirable
peace should grow out of the negociations about to
commence, the result would be so much the more wel-
come, as it now appears unlikely. A letter from Ham-
burgh says that several arrests of Slavic agitators, who
are in the interets of Prussia, have taken place at
Prague. Martial law has been proclaimed in Bohemia
against those who seek to tamper with the troops.
The Moniteur of yesterday explains under what
circumstances an armistice has taken' place. " The
great neutral powers exchanged communications
with the object of offering their mediation with the
belligerent parties, whose first act was to be an
'armistice, but the endeavour to bring about this
result was not successful till some days ago when
our fleet was about to begin hostilities against
Venice ; a new conflict before Verona was imminent.
The Emperor, faithful to his sentiments of moderation,
and anxious to prevent useless effusion of blood, did
not hesitate to assure himself whether the disposition
of the Emperor of Austria was conformable with his
own. It was a sacred duty for the two Emperors
immediately to suspend hostilities which the media-
tion could render objectless. The Emperor of
Austria having She-vin similar intentions the armis-
tice was concluded," On Monday, the 11 th ins ant,

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