The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-20 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, JAN. 17. I
-Ailt Was not till late yesterday evening that it got
nd that the Swiss Council of Estates (the upper
r\ertiee
; of the Federal Assembly, of which the
thabl'el:lal Council forms the popular but more in-
rit-Itlal lower half), had that same day, by a majo-
h(:i" 33 against 12, accepted the proposals laid
Oe theft by the Administrative Federal Council.
Coup day
preceding, the 15th, the National
itcil had also resumed the debate adjourned
of "tl,l the previous day, and accepted the proposals
-rh:ue Federal Council by a majority of 91 to 4
:lialifs resolution of the lower but more influential
ef the Federal Assembly was known here by
vth egraPh late in the day of the 15th, which was
_oe extr emu term fixed by the King for keeping back
it',ldiotirder for mobilisation ; the intelligence, though
made IT,l,°,t,amount to an acceptance of the proposals
prisoners""e Federal Council for the liberation of the
theof
rriWatt still further removed from a rejection
yen, l' and the Ministerial Council, which sat till
the
ate in the
night of the 15th, resolved under
tun which ?frounastances not to promulgate the order for
io
ready they held in their hand signed
for use in
case the proposals had been re-
J.,7ted. A morning paper, which is sometimes
4se • (1 for the purpose of communicating Ministerial
thi.
FIS In a non-official form, says in connexion with
s
This resolution of one constituent part of the
tieoieral Assembly, appears to justify the assump-
th that Switzerland is disposed to appreciate
.at
el', due value the demands made by Prussia.
,la sincerely desirous of a pacific settlement.
to Probability it is these views that have led
Lue order of mobilisation, which, as we hear
:4°41. good autty, was yesterday signed by His
destination.''
not having been as yet sent off to its
Ltnation."
Drisoe shall, doubtless, hear very shortly of the
tell era having been released. I need not
five 3,7°4 that the resolution of the represents-
\!oedies of Switzerland to do this by quash-
e"), the Proceedings against them is a matter of
tiff great great satisfaction here; it was to obtain
Ths,, that Prussia had resolved to appeal to arms.
ef6(Paestion of the recognition and restoration
tnoCite sovereignty formed in no other way the
that 4e to this intended military action, than
inclipAthe abstract question itself was involved
the -rs'etlY in this practical act, demanded on
the "1,11,s side and refused by the other. After
ee,,"oeration of the prisoners has taken placefi ae
“iereieee
4..,reat will be arranged to be held by the y
With -cowers, with the addition of Switzerland,
h a view to the eventual commutation, o ,
Sav;PB. unconditional resignation, of the King's
%vi;reigntY ; this assistanle of a representative of
zerland
at such a Conference will also be a
li;initfiteknowledgment of the real existence of the
right de jure, and as such a further cause of
thelsfaction in the highest quarter here. Nor will
ft in
e..v..entual cession of those rights, with adequate
first t'aegnate compensation, by any source of re-
(ye the statesmen and people of Prussia, nor
with the King a matter of such grievance as
'll3' way to make him unreasonable.

TURKEY.

;•5
tee ~ 041,., u further information of the 9th has been
rei'lved theo nstantinole It is very generally
ate(' in fro
t Turkish capital that a body of

British troops will land at Bassora (a Turkish city
on the right bank of the Euphrates), but 'this
rumour does not appear to deserve any great
attention. It is true that the caravan road leads
from Bassora to Shuster and Ispahan ; but tlfe
place first mentioned bears a high reputation for
miasma, and is conseqnently an unfitting station
for foreign troops. Another piece of news, which
also greatly requires confirmation, is, that the
Circassians under Ibrahim Pasha or Bey have
beaten the Russians, killed one of their generals,
and taken eight or nine guns. It was not
until to-day that it became known to me how
the Porte obtained possession of the Delta of the
Danube. As you are about to learn, the Russians
overreached themselves. M. de Boutenieff, in
order to put the Porte into a good humour, in-
formed the Minister for Foreign affairs that his
government, being desirous to give a proof of its
friendly feeling, was willing to cede the Delta to
Turkey instead of Moldavia, if the consent of the
other powers could be obtained. That neither
England nor Austria objected to such a proposi-
tion need hardly be said. M. de Boutenieff soon
afterwards expressed a wish that the Porte would
not insist on New Bolgrad being ceded, and the
Turkish Ministers were for a moment irresolute,
but as the British and Austrian Cabinets remained
firm, the Russians gained nothing by their diplo-
matic move.