Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-16 00:00:00

GERMANY

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It is affirmed in ministerial circles at Berlin that
Prussia. for the moment maintains an expectant
policy, and has not hound herself to any Power to
remain neutral. Germany is disposed to leave the
initiative to Prussia, as she will have the heaviest
burden to support in the common defence.
FRANKFORT, May 14. —Count Rechberg, President
or the Federal Diet; and Austrian -Ambassador, has
left for Vienna, having been appointed Minister for
Foreign Affairs in the place of Count BuOl Schanes-
tien, who has tendered his resignation.
In an extraordinary sitting of the Federal Diet
to-day, the proposition•of the military commission,
to put the garrisons of the Federal forces on a war
footing. was agreed to.• •
The Ha n overian representative proposed that a corps
of observation should be placed on the Upper Rhine,
but Prussia protested against such a measure.

THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN
MAILS.
The Eilora, with the mails from Calcutta, China,
and Australia, arrived at Marseilles at 7 p.m. on
Friday. The mails left for London at 11 p.m. No
quarantine. The Pera left Malta for Southampton
at 8 a.m. on the 10th.

• t
itting but or equipping, in his Majesty's dominions, vessel-
for warlike purposes, without his Majesty's license," it
.is
amongst other things declared and enacted as follevis r:
That if any person within any part of the United Kingdom.
or in any part of his Majesty's dominions beyond the seas.
shall, without the leave and license of his Majesty, for that
purpose first had and obtained as aforesaid, eq tip, furnish.
fit out, or arm, or. attempt or endeavour to evil), furnish, fit
out, or arm, or procure to beequippod, furuished. fitted out,
or armed, or shall knowingly aid, assist, or he. concerned io
the fitting out or arming, of any ship
or
vessel,eq or in order that etch ship or vessei
withr, n '
shall he employed in the• service of any foreign prince, sate,
or potentate, or of any foreign colony. province, or port of
any province or.people or of any person or persons exercis-
ing or assuming to exercise any powers of g wernment in or,
over any 'foreign state, colony, province, or part of any
prevince or people, as a transoort or store ship, or with irl7
tent to cruise or commit hostilities. against any prince, state,
or potentate, or against the subjects or citizens of ,olyprinee,
state, or potentate, or against"the persons exercisiag, or as-
suming to exercise, the powers of government in any colony,
province, or part hf any prOvince or country, or against
tie inhabitants of any foreign colony; province,
or port of any province or c,inotry, with whom his,
liajesty• shall not theo be at war. or shall, within the United
Kingdom, or . any of his Moj tsty's domioions, or in .any
Sktlemeat, colony, territory, island, or place, belonging or
subject to his Majesty, issue or deliver any commission .for.
any ship or vessel, to the intent Oat. such ship or vessel.
shill be employed as eoresail, every such person so ()Wend-
iag shall be, deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall,.
upon conviction thereof, upon any inrormiti ,n or indict-.
ment, be Finished by flee an.l imprisouleent, or either
of them, at the discretion of. the court in which '
Such Offender. shall he convicted ; and - every m.. 11
ship or vessel, with the tackle, apparel, and furniture,
together with all the materials, arms, =lnlaid:in, and
stores, which may belong to or he oa b rani of any such
ship or vessel, shall be forfeited ; an .1 it shall be lawful for
any officer of his Majesty's custotns or excise, or any
officer of his Majesty's navy wit, is by law o u r►w rad to
make seizures for any 'forfeiture ineurrel.under any of the
Laws of en,tony; or excise, or the laws of trade and nani ra-
tion, to seise such ships and vessels aforesaid, and in such
places and in such manner, in which the officers of his .
Mojesty's customs or excise, anl toe olicers of his Majesty's
navy, are empowered respectively to make sriz ire under the
laws of customs and excise, or under toe laws of trade and
navigation; and that every such ship aid vessel, w;th the
tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all the materials,
arms, ammenition,:iostores, which in ,y belong to, or be
on boar lof such ship or vessel, may ha .proseewel and
condemned the like manner. and in sash conrisas ships or
vessels may be prosecuted and condemned for any breach
of the laws made for. the protection of the revenues of
customs and excise, orof the iaws of trade aod navixrvion.
• -And it is, in and by the said act, farther enacted..' d'h at
if any person in any part of the 'United King-lam of t ;rest
Britain or Ireland, or in any part of his Majesty's dominions
beyond the sets, without the leave and license of his
Majesty for that purpose first had and obtained as afore-
said, shall, by adding to the number of the guns o: such
vessel, or by chanting those on board for other gins, (Jr
by the addition of any et:pi:talent for w increase or
augment, or procure to be increased or aug neritel. or shall
be knowingly concerned in increasing or aegmeoting, the
warlike force of any ship .or vessel of war, or cruiser. or
other armed vessel, which, at the time of her arrival in
any part of the United Kingdom, or any of his Majesty's
dominions, was a shin of war, cruiser, or armed.
vessel, in the service of any foreign prince, state, or potee-
tate, or of any person or persons exercising, or assailing to
exercise, any powers of government in or over any colony,
province, or part of any province or people, beloagin4 to.
the subjects of any such prince, state, or potentate, or to
the inhabitants of any colony, prwiuce, or part of any pro-
vince or country, under the control of any person or per-
sons so exercising, or assuming to exercise, the p iwers of
government, every such person so offending shall he dee nee
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall, upon being convicted
by
yon fine
of a
thend court bnPri3
bthereof, upon any information or indictment, be punished
oneimoreent;vhoircehitshuecrhoof
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NORTIIEUN TIMES OFFICE, MONDAY, 9 A.m.

THE BRITISH CABINET

AND THE
INDEPENDENCE or TUSCANY.
The Daily News censures the work our men-of-war
nre doing in the South of Europe. It seems that
Majesty's (s.s.) Conqueror, 101, entered the port
of Leghorn on the 9th inst. The national flag of
Tn.c-Any was flying, hut the captain 'of the Conqueror
declined to off-r it the cu-tomary salute; and on
explanations being demanded, his reply was that he
was acting according to instructions. The Tuscan
government was still more surprised, and telegraphed
to the• Marquis D'Azeglio in London. Lord Malmes-
hury's explanation_ was, that the new Florentine
government did not appear to him strong and estab-
lished enough to he recognised by England. The
.Thily News says that Tuscany having recovered her
freedom -certain changes have taken place in the
personnel of the executive, but there is no evil war
—no dispute dividing the people, and no chores
have occurred which meLace the continuity of the

government.

'The Herald elaborately defends the Government.
The dictatorship of the King of Sardinia -differs
essentially from an independent popular government,
in-1 what has taken place breaks into the treaties of
1815. Great caution is required.

A DERBY-PALMERSTON
ADMINISTRA.TION.
The Daily NittD3 aays the seeds of e3mprornise are
rapidly ripening. Accordintr to a report, which has
g&ned much acceptance, Llrd amby has off,?red the
-lea tership of the House of Commons to Lord Palmer-
ston, with four seats in the Cabinet. 'lt is generally
un lerstn');l th tt, before the meeting of Parliament,
Sir E. Lytton will resign the Colonial-office.

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THE WAR.
According to some of the last accounts from Pied-
m it., the rivers had again (well )wed the country,
an 1 tnflit try operatjon4 were completely suspended.
The Austrians were concentrating-, with a view of
fortifying their line of the Ticino and Po.

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GERAIXNY.

The Ti nes adverts, to the complete preparations
th it. Pen m tkin; for 'entering; as a principal
into the contest, anl points to the remarkable
declaration of the Prince. Regent on closing the
S;.ssion on S tturlay The inference is, that it will
he very dianalt for Germany to prolong the policy
of neutrality.