Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-10 00:00:00

remain of the . opinion- we have before -expressed, that
freedom of the press in France can never practically
consist with the present absolute system of rule and
governance in other respects. A free press cannot but
disseminate, more or less, the
.principles of freedom ;
and these are principles most decidedly, antagonistic to.
Louis Napoleon's whole governmental system.
It is not to be expected that the death of the Emperor
of Morocco. will have any particular effect, either in
Africa or in Europe. The announcement of his Majesty's
demise was accompanied by an assurance that tranquility
prevailed at Tangiers, his successor. having been pro-
claimed as a matter of course. The governMent of that
African Empire beinz a pure despotism, one may take it
for granted that " the powers that be" have it all their
own way. . . „

It is satisfactory to find, as we do by our latest Con-
tinental intelligence, that it is denied in the political
circles of Paris that her Majesty's Government has made
any proposition respecting a Congress on the Italian
question._ There is no doubt, apparently, that such.a
Congress must be convened ; but the less our own
Government has to do with it, we cannot but think, the
better,—at least in taking the initiative, whatever it
may :become a great public duty to do in its after-pro-
ceedings. OUr foreign affairs are not, unfortunately, in
such hands at present as to Make, it at all desirable that
the principle of non-intervention should be in. anywise
unnecessarily violated.
• The London "strike," about which we have heard so
much, is likely to be,brought to a close with the present
week,—or if not to a close, at least to become a somewhat
insignificant affair. The Maker Builders are quite
resolved to open their establishments on Monday, and
have for some days back been_making active-prepara-
tions for the renewal of work. The agitators continue
their vocation notwithstanding ; and their great object
now seems to be, to get it believed that the masters will
not obtain anything like an adequate supply to carry on
even the most trifling concerns, unless, after
,all, they
succumb to the "movement." It 'is to be hoped, for
the interests of the workmen themselves, that it will
turn 3ut very differently,—that they and their masters
will make it up, and be better friends for the future
than ever.

VISIT OF THE CHANCELLOR OF THE. EXCHEQUER:
THE NEW POST.-OFFICE.—At four o'clock yesterday
afternoon, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Chancellor

of the Exchequer, by appointment met a deputation of
the Town 'Council, and other bodies, interested in the
subject of the new Post-office, proposed to be erected in
connection with the Public Offices in Dale-street. The
meeting took place at the office of Mr. Robertson- Glad-
stone, brother to the right hon. gentleman, in Unirin-
court. The deputation consisted of Wm. Preston, Esq.,
-(Mayor), the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce,
(Charles Robertson, Esq.,) the Town-clerk, the Borough
Engineer, and several members of the Health Com-
mittee. In company with the members of the deputa-
tion, the Chancellor of the Exchequer proceeded to the
spot on which it is proposed to erect the building, and
they inspected the intended site of the new Post-offiee.
The party then adjourned to the Town-hall, where
some discussion took place relative to the nature of the
accommodation, and other matters connected with the
proposed change in the locality of the Post-office. We
understand that the difficulties of the question between
the C

)iporation and the Government are chiefly, if not
altogether, of a financial character. During his stay
in this neighbourhood, the right- hon. gentleman will
be the guest of his brother, Mr. Robertson Gladstone,
at Court Hey, Broad-green, near Liverpool. •

THE LATEST NEWS.

FRANCE

PARIS, Friday

The Conference on the Danubian Principalities
will meet again in a few days, its work not being

quite completed yet

The King of the Belgians will arrive at
Biarritz about the 14th instant, where he. will

remain some days.

The Prince Napoleon quitted Paris yesterday
for Auvergne, from whence he will proceed to
Switzerland. It is supposed that his journey
has reference to the intended interview between
the Emperors of France and Austria, at the
Castle of Arenenberg.

The statement that the English Cabinet had
made proposals to the Governments of France
and Austria for the holding of a Congress, is not

correct

M. de la Guerriomere has left for St. Sauveur,
accompanied by M. Drousart, his principal clerk.
The aim of this journey is the intended reform of

the law of the press in a more liberal nanner

The Moniteur announces the death of the

Emperor of Morocco. His successor had been
proclaimed. Tranquility prevailed at Tangiers.
The Moniteur publishes the monthly return of
the Bank of France, made up to last night :
increase cash 61 millions ; decrease—bills dis-
counted, not yet due, 221 ; advances, 7 1-3rd

Bank notes, 35k ; current accounts, 3 1-3rd

Rentes
_opened at 68.60, a decline of nearly
per cent. 12.27 p.m.: Tendency of market is
very flat, in consequence of the article in the
Moniteur of this morning ; Rentes receded to

68.40. 3.25 p.m.: A rumour is current on the
Bourse that the treaty of peace had been signed ;

a recovery has taken place in Rentes, which

close at 68.60,