Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-03 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEWS

The excitement about the War grows more intense
every day. r,
Our office yesterday was besieged all
day, and every telegram was watched for with the
strongest interest, and when published was read
'with the utmost avidity and particularly the one
*which announced the coyinencement of hostilities
between the Austrians and the
,Piedmontese. This
-despatch was received from Raraburgh, and was
:dated Sunday. It set forth that accounts had 'beef'
;received at that place, reporting the first hostilities
;between the Austrian army of invasion and the
Sardiuian• forces, and represented that the latter
;were obliged to fallback, but not until they' inflicted
)severe loss upon the Austrians. A despatch from
Turin, dated Sunday, states that 2,000 Austrians oe-
eupy Motara, and 400 infantry and 60 cavalry Novaro.
',The Moniteur of Sunday publishes a circular note,
:dated the 27th of April, addressed by Count
Walewski to the diplomatic agents of foreign
Powers. Thenote describes the present position of
Vpolitical affairs, and expressei -much' satisfaction at
the conciliatory spirit displayed
by .England,
p Prussia, and Russia. It states the wish that the
Other Powers which compose the Germanic Confole-

ration may not allow themselves to be misled by

-renriniseences of - epochs quite different from the
'present; and hopes "that -the- statesmen of Germany
will,..perceive that it depends on them to put -limits-
upon the extension and duration of a war which
France conscientiously feels that she has not provoked.
The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing on
-Sunday night,- says- the declaration of war against
Austria was expected
,to appear in yesterday's
Moniteur, or the day after. The Austrian
AMbaSsador would probably leave yesterday
(Monday). The same writer se.ys :---" The regi-
ment _of Caribineers stationed , at Versailles,
and which was tinder orders to proceed to
Strasbourg, has been countermanded. It remains
in its , old quarters for the present. Every-
thing,- shows that the preparations for war- were
not completed, and how desirable it was to gain time.
The-Erni:lPror's departure for the army is said to be
fixed f for Tuesday, two days sooner than'inten(ded.
An aide camp of Marshal Pelissier has come from
London with despatches for the French Government,
and which are said to be important. Competent
judges declare, from personal observation, that trade
in France has not been in so bad a state since the
revolution of 1848 as it is at present. It is said that
proclamations are to be circulated.in Hungary, calling
upon the people to throw oil' the dominion of Austria.
It is certain, however, that the Cabinet of Vienna
profess to feel- no sort of alarm about Hungary, and
disbeliees the possibility of a. rising." The Moniteur
de l' Armee announces -that the army for the Alps
will henceforth be despatched by the army of Italy.
. The 6th of May is the anniversary of Napoleon's
departure from Paris previous to the battle of
Marengo, and it is thought that the present Emperor
H will set out to join the army of Italy on that day.
The progress of the Elections continue to be
watched with interest, but so far it is impossible
accurately. to,state the actual results. At the Buck-
inghamshire nomination to-day, Mr. Disraeli was
le-inn-led without' opposition. Li his address he
dented the report of secret treaties between
Vranee 'and' Russia, and gave a most .hopeful
neconnt.'of the present condition of the country.
The nomination of candidates to represent the
southirn division of -Lancashire in Parliament took
firape, yesterday, at NewtOn-in-the-Willows. An
express train. left Lime-street station,- at an :'early
hour, for the accommodation of electors and others
who wished to be present at the nomination. At
the hisfings there was a very large assembly, but
not the crush usual at contested elections. Mr. M.
Phillipsrsof Manchester, proposed Mr. Cheetham,
one, of the Liberal candidates, and Mr. C. Holland
seconded the nomination. Mr. Heywood, the other
Liberal candidate, was proposed by Mr. W. Brown,
late M.P., and seconded by Mr. Edward Ashworth.
Mr. Egerton, one of the Conservative candidates,
was proposed by •Mr., Entwistle, of Rochdale, and
seconded by Colonel Blackburne. The second Con-
servative Candidate, Mr. Legh, was proposed by
Mr. W. Halton, and seconded by Mr. T. Myers,
of.l.iverpool. During the speeches of these gentle-
men, as well as those of the candidates, strong
political feeling was exhibited by the parties in
opposition to each other. The nomination, however,
passed off-rather quietly. We report the proceedings
fully elsewhere.
,:Messrs. Egerton and Tollemache
have been returned for South Cheshire, without

opposition.
- The Brazilian mail steamer has arrived at Lisbon
with the usual monthly mails. She has on board
remittances to the amount of £550,000, and specie
Valued at .L 68,000. Exchange on London at Rio
was quoted at 244. The price of coffee had advanced
jO.O rein. - The-West India mails reached Southap-
ton . •
yesterday morning. The steamer has brought
hoa,ooo in gold and silver bars, and 50,000 dollars
on merchant's account.. There was a large dethand
for sugar at Jamaica,' 'which had in some degree
been produced by the reported destruction of large
quantities by fires in Caba • and Martinique. Froth
the Pacific we have the appalling news of an earth-
quake at Quito, by which five thousand lives are
reported to have been lost, and property to the
amouni of three millions of dollars destroyed. Tile
Occurrence took place on the 22nd of March, and
has annihilated the place. The shock is stated to
have been felt in the West India Islands. Several
of the smaller towns to the south of the capital are
alsoieported to have been destroyed.