The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-03 00:00:00

FRANCE

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.
Bali Very little of a positive kind is, known of the
.berations of the Congress yesterday. It has
Irhe an-spired, however, or, rather, it is rumoured, that
question of the evacuation of the Black Sea
'was mooted, and that the English Plenipotentiary,
'While admitting the principle of the evacuation,
!(stated that he would refer to his Government be-
ore fixing the precise date.
The writer of the political article in the last
number of the Revue des Deux Monies, which ap-
Peared to day, blames the Swiss Confederation for
'not hiving accepted the intervention of France
llileoLditionally, the simple fact ofthe intervention
w
.g°l‘the French government being, as he says, a suf-
qe
- ut guarantee that the King of Prussia would
,lve renounced his rights of sovereignty in the Can-
`nu of Neuchatel. France bound herself to Swit-
Vbland by her mediation asshe was already bound
1
,;"'r Political interests and by her traditional re-
°s• The The writer then considers the right claimed
'lt,!the Xing of Prussia, which he observes is a mere
)stract nominal right founded on the treaties of
curia, and which does not destroy the ildepen-
itience of the Canton of Neuchatel as recognised by
Zsame treaties. It is not difficult to conceive,
ieherding to the Revue des Deux Moncles, that tha
°f Prussia,''actuated by ajust susceptibility,t,
Ilrould sh to abdicate in a dignified manner, and
PlaPnear to yield to the pressure of an accom-
oihed fact his prerogatives of sovereignty more
norary than real. The King is said to have corn
.tilstecl himself with exemplary moderation during
Y oust war, and to have carefully . declined
uniagagement which might lead him to take
71Ins• consequently cannot entertain
en,,(4erl of making war on Switzerland for the
attrip'-,c'st of Neuchatel. Such an enterprise is
pf,-11-led with difficulty. He h
troops through the Ger-
than States. The Diet of Frankfort has admitted
ealivright of the King to Neufchatel theorecti-
. shin" but it denies the use of arms. Circum-
Ertr-„er,es consequently concur in imposing on the
efr„-,4'ertwers the obligation to attempt a new
that at Coonciliation. One essential fact is evident,
universal effort is now making to prevent a
toor conflict' of which the impossibility is apparent the
r thes question is studied.
from e emaPhore of Marseilles publishes a letter
It_e..vaclaentr..zuwohfiethhe 14th of November, brought by
'mall' at Canton : gives a French version of the
8, The city of Canton is in consternation in con-
eicililleaece of England having declared war against
ertrrn under the following circumstances :—A junk
China3llng the British flag had on board the son of a
mqrrielart. who had taken to flight after committing
r."--r• According to the Chinese law the son is
etoe'„°,esible for the father. The police of the
--trY accordingly made a descent on the vessel
re'f„%elz.,° the young man. The captain having
toreEihi to give him up, the Chinese, exasperated,
"?Ivn, it is said, the flag of the vessel, and
ILlav-,„Pled it under foot. The En. lisp _Consul,
rititin- seen in this act an insult to his
fore—e' immediately summoned the naval
Inoue Under the command of Admiral Sey-
the r. The
sit 'the
admiral demanded reparation of
from the Chinese authorities.' The Vice-
,ll..°)j et ()ir ct:nutt°tlll:lacia a very
firm
reply, which did
Admiral, and the English squadron
fit°
the eikagainst the city. After having burnt
jiie river s'inese quarters, situate on the banks of
dil•rer' the admiral made a landing with some
tired ion n, raarineS. The Viceroy, whose palace was
Ile ion-°, retired into the interior, and the English
fire hagser
'net with resistance. For some days the
ePPositie,ased, the Chinese only making a passive
elt the ' Commerce is completely paralysed.
dose
Ebro Commerce
Wean firms of Canton have been obliged
ttlte u ee'l it is impossible to foresee when this
it p. things will cease.
15.—1 t is announced that the
icesr„, nye just seized the Chinese forts at the
be obultrts It is feared that the Europeans will
cats gAe4,d,t,o leave all their establishments on the
the E hina• The reply to the ultimatum of
Ikllish Admiral is not yet known.'