The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
The Neufchatel Conference met to day at the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Count Walewski pre-
b Siding, According to a telegraphic despatch from
erlin, the Prussian Correspondence denies the
Eel to,y of the account given by the Independence
foie of the last instructions sent to Count Hatz
best`t But the Gazette de la Croix, which has the
iti °PPortunities for being well informed, says
arat the principal conditions insisted on by Prussia
„(3 a general amnesty, and a guarantee for the
iclaritahle establishments already existing in the
incipality. Now these " principal" conditions
arelt amongst those enumerated by the 1 ndependance.
„ appears, however, according to an admission in
tSuis evening's Patrie, that the King of Prussia has
hefar gained his point that the conference of to-day
ra taken as a point de depart not the renunciation
113; the King of his rights, but the recognition of
tom„° by all the powers. But the Pattie hastens
add, that this is only a matter of form, the
essential object of the negotiations being the
c
elnniete independence of Neufchatel."
tl A letter from Vienna, of the 22nd inst., states
thlat a telegraphic despatch has been received
announcing that General Count Marziani,
'un commands the Austrian troops in the Princi-
Palities, had made his official visit of leave to the
faonitillorities, who proposed to return his visit the
tt,:,wirig day. General Alarziano proposed to quit
to r,Uarest the 23rd, with his entire staff, to proceed,
v"riurgevo, and embark there for Austria. The
aeltation of the Danubian Principalities is con-
sequently completely terminated.
The Constitutionnel publishes the following article,
eo nimunicated by the Government :
tot,fureign journal has published a despatch attributed
" French ambassador at Rome. Without enquiring
144° ,the means by which this document was procured, we
esir affirm that the composition and the sense have been
entially altered.
tis supposed that the document in question
waseti Obtained, or allowed to be obtained, not with-
st the knowledge or against the wish of the parties
1:0 have ordered the insertion of the preceding
ktir,:graPh. The anger of the party is very mild,
4," its remark about the alterations, &c., so weak
oyt° Confirm its authenticity. Could there be any
'lest to gain in conniving at the publication ?
have following private telegraphic despatches
been received :
MARSEILLES, MARCH 24.
4,16 Cydnus has arrived, with the mails from Constanti-
Pr'sof the 16th.
hal Jaurisal de Constantinople announces that a civil war
token out in Persia. The population of the north
o,_t provinces, as well as those of the south west, are in
revolt, and the troops marched towards Affghanistan
'T4 Mutinied.
110 t
ePt;°„,! squadron of Admiral Lyons had not quitted the
norpuise:m the 16th. It was at anchor opposite Con'
i °
The freelast accounts from Naples announce that several
Bieinlie°Br.ts have been created in the kingdom of the Two

Madrid, March 23.
reiTellveSpadisli naval squadron at Rio de la Plata is to be
tent eu• It is said that Mr. O'Sullivan will be the repre•
ative for the United States at Madrid.
a„T.he plan of an expedition on a small scale
betitlest the Kabyles has been arranged to-day
cinween the Emperor and Marshal Randon,
iernor General of Algeria.
tie,,he Emperor is to attend at the beginning of
art''.'; Month a series of experiments relating to the
VelderY, which will take place at the Polygon of
PaJle Russian General Totdleben is expected in
re,,,`18 in the beginning of next month. He will
co''4ln here until the arrival of the Grand Duke
s,ostantine, with whom he will visit the arsenals in
ee and England.
peen addition to the protect for imposing certain
tilialties on persons who assume titles to which
"Y have no right, the Council of State is
414110 •
ore, nsed to prepare the elements for the
Cia,n,isation of a new Imperial nobility The
of Aff,—;,tilet yesterday on the affair of the Bishop
of -tiurl, and received the Report of the Section
egieation.

ITALY.

pR'ic,SIPTED ESCAPE OF ROMAN POLITICAL
s44DIER°NERS.—FATAL CONFLICT WITH THE
—y.

The ROME, MARCH 19.
Ares most exciting piece of intelligence that has
tlie„ented itself since my last letter is attempt on
I),,iit'art of the prisoners confined in the Castle of
ti ;:ano, chiefly for political offences. to escape,
tttt-e' "rinis, from that place of durance vile. The
noon took place about four o'clock in the after-
°f Saturday last, and various accounts of the
ealmreenne were in circulation in the cafes and
tfi-°os of Rome on the following day, but the
Wit(;:al narration appeared on Monday evening
, It 1110 re exact details.
414, appears that the prisoners had chosen the
riaoBlstiottel to taking exercise in the court as
teti4„Propitious for their attempt. Instead of
eht''ng into their respective places of confine-
doors, some of them succeeded in forcing the
4017 'oading to the piazza d'arnii, whilst others
%V through the ceiling of the prison wards
~,Rot upon the roof of the barracks and
1.;,413-• The first detachment, making use
to 41° tools with which they are allowed
If)0„ 'l3rlr at certain hours, broke open the
the ke of the head gaoler's room, to get
harrYs from him. Those on the roof of the
the -},e4B untiled the roof to gain admission into
:`ll5 -itilding, and seize the soldiers' arms, whilst
the
prisoners who had got on, the roof of the
~,tite,,-111'Y endeavoured to keep the troops from
Niti"ng the barracks by pelting them with tiles.
,R,re Peet the rioters finally forced the door of the
1.`4 ~-,`,°wer of the fortress, whence they molested
t tlZuiers with showers of stones and bricks.
he state of things, having in vain summoned
"lehils,oners to return to their places of confine.
anal ;I'etrte commanders of the garrison of chasseurs
the brigade of gendarmes gave their men
;.°l' -
to fire, when, brickbats being no match
1 11"saets, the mutineers had to submit, with
a°U-,188,0f four of their number killed and five
tl°llh,rt• One of the soldiers and a keeper were
also. The official report does not give
„,'"i,11;1s8 of the killed, but merely states that
d.°ll4l,i;ere persons who had been condemned for
Laltirif,,`Tlß or robbing, " through party spirit," the
(.7411,5„,'"g clause which enhances threefold the
-r'Stie:l_,eng of every crime in this country whenever
'eho-%e'l in any way with political motives.
2Nia Prisoners in the Castle of Palliano are all
,11,14ered as political offenders, and amount in
:141, 'AI' to several hundreds, confined in separate
I,tllY afiach Containing twelve individuals, who are
11(,',.;°tved to see the inmates of other cells during
allotted to exercise. The plan of opera-
vQettei-PPears to have been concocted during these
-°°4l meetings.