Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-28 00:00:00

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1859

THE DAY'S NEWS,

The intelligence from China, which we pub-
lished in our late edition yesterday, and repeat
to-day, does not show that any marked change
in our relations with the Chinese, had yet resulted
from the recent repulse of our forces in the Peiho..
The commanders of the squadron were, of course,
waiting for reinforcements ; and, in the mean-
time, the Chinese were, upon the whole, quiet,
. .

It would not appear that any official requisi-
tion for troops to China, had been made to. the
Indian Government, at the date of the adxiees by
the mail just arrived ; but, in anticipation of their
being required, two regiments had been desired
to hold themselves in readiness.
The English movement in favour of Italy,
under the direction of Lord Shaftesbury, has
been suspended in its more active operations, for
the present, until something is decided upon by
the Great Powers, as to the settlement of the
questions now in dispute, more particularly
between Austria and Frame, and the Duchies.
The impression most readily formed with
respect to Continental affairs, is scarcely that of
a pacific termination to the misunderstandings
which seemingly prevail on 'all'sides. Through
their Ministers, lately assembled at Munich, the
Governments of Bavaria, Saxony, and Wurtem-
burg, have agreed to an augmentation of the
military strength of the Confederation ; not large,
it is true, but still significant, and significant in
an unfortunate direction.
Intelligence, important if true, and still impor-
tant in a commercial and social point of view,
whether true or false, leads to the belief that in
Austria the grain crop is under an average one
in point of extent.
In France the game of cross-purposes is still in
vogue, as between the Government and the Press.
The latter complains that the measure of free
discussion conferred on it by the Imperial decree
of February, 1852, has now been greatly curtailed.
On the other hand, the Government asserts that
the Press, although free to discuss all matters of
general government within due bounds, is not
entitled to go beyond the extreme limits of dis-
cussion, and to hold in defiance that respect for
law which is inseparable from the loyal exercise
of liberty. So far, all seems right on the part of
the executive, but the declaration that it has been
determined " no longer to tolerate excesses which
can only be considered as party manoeuvres," gives
colour at least to the assertion that the liberty
conceded is of a very questionable character.
The Council meeting of yesterday, although
brief in diration, and apparently only formal in
character, was, nevertheless, a meeting of deep
'interest to the town. In it, within the course of
a very short sitting, the Council expressed the
regret of, the community at the loss of a well-
known and justly-esteemed public man. The