Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-09 00:00:00

lays :

The consequence of obscurity has, of course, been the
Ptepagation of various surmises. For one of these I had
Prepared you last week by putting you in possession of the
secret of Marshal Vaillant's being cashiered from post at
t,e
War Office some weeks ago, and superseded by Marshal
ander'. It would seem that fatality has followed him, and
that
his condo . in the face of the enemy has given the
Emperor rounds for more severe measures, and in censuring
:aillant, Napoleon 111. has equally found fault with the
remissness of General Baraguay's d'Hilliers, both being
0/ removed from their respective commands, General
taZreY being Baraguay's successor. Bandon leaves Paris to
or Vaillant's post, and General Schram goes to the War
Cce• The grant to M'Mahon of a marshall's baton with
e dukedom of Magenta places him at once on a par with
tlelissier or Malakoff, the capture of the Russian stronghold
waVing been quite as much, if not more, immediately the
erk of the new duke. There are yet probably many
,„!aliari localities reserved to furnish titles for the Niels,
et'anrobert's, Foreys, of the new imperial noblesse, and the
Irj,Ps of Wimpffen, which is supposed to be in force behind
'lan, will, in junction with the remnants of the late
defeated divisions, offer battle again; it is conjectured on
the
territory before the eventual- retirement of
'e Austrians into the famous quadraudge of the Mincio.

IRE POSITION OF ENGLAND IN THE WAR.
It is stated in Vienna, notwithstanding the denial of

g°eernmeut papers, that Paul Esterhazy is actually sent to
ellforce on whatever. abinet he may find in existence
Ittrival in London the absolute necessity (?) of England's

recognising and guaranteeing this quadrilateral position of
Austria on the Po, as au indispensable barrier for the
German confederation, with a view to the coming European
interference between the belligerents. Prince Paul, being
brought up at one of your great public schools, counts many
statesmen of both sides of your Houses as his collegiate

of the evening papers say that Marshal Canrobert wts
wounded, but I have heard this afternoon that the Empress
has contradicted this news. It is confirmed that General
M‘Mahon was wounded, and the Passe says that General
•Mellinet, commanding the Ist division of the' Guards, was
wounded seriously. No news from the theatre of war has
been made public to-day, and considerable surprise is felt
at the delay in announcing the entry of the allies into
Milan. The fact that the municipality of Milan waited
upon the Kin,* of Sardinia at head quarters, to inform him,
in presence of the Emperor, that they had proclaimed the
annexation of Lombardy to Sardinia, shows almost con-
clusively that there can be nothing to prevent the allies
from taking military possession of the capital. There is a
report that the Emperor entered Milan at four this after-
noon. Yesterday evening the illuminations in Paris were
much more general than on the night before. Flags were
also hung out from many windows. At most of the theatres,
patriotic songs, specially composed for the occasion, were
chaunted. It is said that the chorus of the opera was shut
up for six hours to rehearse a hymn by M. Mary, to music
by Auber.

THE FEELING AMONG THE FRENCH _SENATORS.
At the end of the sitting of the Senate, on Monday,
M. Fould, minister of state, was introduced to announce the
close of the session, and the president, M. Troplong, made
the following speech :

"Messieurs, les Senateurs —Before according the tribune to
the minister of state, permit me to address you in a few
words which will be my farewell at the close of this most
important session. The Emperor has just inscribed another
name on the annals of our victories. (Applause.) 'Already
the grand army and the great captain seem once more to
have sprung up in the land of Italy, where the genius of
Napoleon I. first disclosed itself, and the daring battle of
Magenta constitutes at the same time the deliverance of
Piedmont, the establishment of Lombardo-Venetian inde-
pendence, and the rout of the foreigner. (Loud.marks of
approbation). Let us applaud, with the whole country, a
success henceforward belonging to history. When we again
assemble here, the empire of Napoleon 111., which has saved
France, will probably
Shave enfranchised Italy ; and Europe
will have witnessed the termination of a question which has
been a heavy weight on, her for ages. We have, in fact,' at
the other side of. the Alps, a man, an -
, and our invincible
moderation, justice, and humanity
full confidence in the future, and r
for another session, with the' cry

cause;

trength is employed with

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INDIA AND CHINA.

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MARSEILLES, Wednesday.—The India and China mails
leave to-day with dates from Calcutta, 3rd inst. ; Madras,
10th; and Hong Kong, 23rd ult. Calcutta'esports dull;

imports more active ; Madras ditto ; Hong Kong, 4s 81d.
Shanghai, April 16 : Imports dull ; iu exports fair business
done, price lower ; exchange, 6s Bd.

ALEXANDRIA, May 31.---The telegraph is working from
Suez to Aden. The Elba, laying the cable for Candia,
grounded here for a few minutes on the morning of the 29th
inst., but was restored yesterday morning, and this evening
the signal from the ship is perfect. 120 miles have been
laid down.

CANADA.
ARRIVAL OF THE NOVA SCOTIAN,

- The Montreal Ocean Screw Steam-ship Company's
steamer Nova Scotian, Captain Borland, arrived here
last evening from Quebec. She brings about 80
cabin, and 300 steerage passengers.
Among the former is Lieutenant-General Sir W.
Eyre, late commander of the • forces, and among the
latter, a draft for the 100th Royal Canadian Regi-
ment, consisting of one subaltern and fifty-five men,
and a number of invalids and other soldiers belong-
ing to regiments stationed. in Canada. The men of
the 100th are under the command of Lieutenant
Fletcher, and the others of Captain M'Pherson, 17th
Regiment, Dr. Rambant being the medical officer
in charge. The Corporation and Church Society at
Montreal, presented addresses to Sir W. Eyre,
previous to his leaving that city.
There is no political or general intelligence of
much interest. In the lull of political agitation,
which has followed as usual the conclusion of the
parliamentary session, some of our Toronto contem-
poraries, apparently at loss for any topic, continue to
talk of the. extortionate demands made by parsons in
Quebec for leasing their property for the accommo-
dation of the legislature and government.
With respect to the condition and prospect of the
crops, the Toronto Herald, of ajate date, says
All accounts received up to this date speak favourably of
the harvest prospects this year. The late rains have proved
extremely beneficial to the spring crops, and in most of
the counties heard from, both spring and fall crops wear a
very promising appearance. Farmers generally seem to
think there is every probability of a most bounteous harvest.
Tot only was a much greater breadth of land sown this
weather has proved extremely favourable. In
a Stratford exchange, the dry spring has
iculturists. Much of the land is
fiat and cannot be drained until the stumps are out, and
now the rain will moisten the ground and cause the seed to
sprout out with vigour. In the townships of Camden,
Ernestown, Sheffield, according to the Newburgh, Index, the
fall crops have never presented a more promising appear-
ance than at present. The fly or rust may injure
them it is true, but.they have had an early start this spring"
and will ripen earlier and at-

year, but tt

this country

Greatly favoured the a

.d. a far better 'chance of
escape ' from its' ravages than during any pre-
vious year. And similar' accounts have' been received
from ether counties. Seeding having been completed,

farmers have had more time to bring- their produce to
market ; and within the past week a very brisk business
has been transacted in this market. In most descriptions
of. produce there is a good deal -of unsteadiness in market
just now.. :The tenor of the European advices received
within the- few days has checked the extreme speculative
spirit prevailing, especially in the Grain Market. Buyers
are not now so cant; in bidding against one another in a
desperate attempt to secure grain at almost any price. And
the result has been that within the past few days the wheat
market is much easier ; ,and to-day closes quietly at a
reduction of twenty cents (1s) per bushell on the rates
prevailing during the greater portion of the week. Quo-
*dons of other articles of produce have also undergone
considerable fluctuation during the week. And in nearly
all cases the markets close to-day with a downward ten-
dency.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
QUEBEC, May 28