The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-08 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING
A private letter from Stockholm of the 30th
mentions that the Swedish Diet, which at first
had been going on rather slowly with its work,
was at last beginning to discuss seriously the many
reforms projected ; and, though the Government
met with many difficulties yet that, on the whole,
the session would be favourable in its results.
The allowance to Prince Oscar, the King's second
Son, has passed by a considerable majority, and
his Royal Highness was to start soon for Nassau,
where his marriage with the Princess Sophia, sister
of the reigning Duke, will be celebrated in the
.beginning of June. It is in compliance with the
wishes of the illustrious fiancee's family that the
nuptials shall take place before the Princess leaves
her native country
The abolition of the Sound Dues has caused very
great satisfaction to all classes in Sweden, as the
trade of the country is thus relieved from a yearly
tak of no less than one million of rixdollars, or the
interest of a capital of 20,000,000 of rixdollars. The
Proposed new tariff is a worthy addition to this
treaty, and will place the customs law of Sweden on
the most liberal footing, making free trade a reality
in that country.
The Prince Royal, who as Viceroy of Norway and
Sweden now resides at Christiana, will return in
May to take command of a numerous camp for the
,Ilnamer exercises in the neighbourhood of Stock-
The press of Sweden, and indeed the nation at
large, was following with intense interest the result
of the elections in England. Except a few narrow.
minded " Consefieleives " who echo the high
sounding phrases of the Nord, and of other
?lussian organs in Belgium and Germany against
Lora Palmerston, the general feeling in Sweden
eves in his favour. I repeat these assurances on
the authority of a Swedish gentleman of ability
and. rank. My correspondent observes—
" Lord Palmerston's unflinching energy during
the late contest; his vigorous struggle against the
imvasion in the East ; his untiring activity for the
honour of his country, lead us to believe that he
Will not neglect her interests in the far north. We
trust that he will draw still closer the bonds that
unite England to Swdden, and that he will not
allow leer to meet the common foe single handed
IQ the event of any future aggression "
The policy of the Russian agents in Sweden, as
Well as everywhere else, is to cry down the treaty
_of the 21st of November, 1856, as extorted from
Sweden by England, and also to represent Eng.
land as on the very eve of, breaking off the alliance
with. France. The writer concludes
" I need hardly repeat that these rumours find
ery little credence here. On the contrary, we hope
that the union between the two greatest nations of
!Yestern Europe may long continue as a guarantee
for the independence of the world, and we look to ,
tnglanci for support in our self-assumed duty of
the jealous sentinel of universal liberty."
Where is nothing nee' to say of the Neufchatel
question as the Conference has nut held a sitting
since Friday. The Plenipotentiaries are agreed on
S..otne leading points, and the Swiss and Prussian
Ministers have accepted them ad referendum, and are
_now waiting for an answer from their respective
Governments. These points I have already men-
tioned—the amnesty for those who took part in
the events of September last year, and for those
_
:1110 were convicted of political oflences previous to
that period, and the principle of the payment of the
expenses occasioned by that outbreak, though the
amount, is not yet fixed. The Prussian Plenipoten
1 lar".; also required the suspension of all discussion
e the Constitution of Neufchatel until after the
lapse of a year, or at least six months. The Constitu-
tion of the Canton of Neufchatel may be revised
at the end of May next, an I the King wished that
there might be sufficient time for the public excite-
ment to cool down. The Swiss Plenipotentiary had
Ito power, nor indeed tho Swiss Government, to
.make such a concession, which would be a viola-
tion of the Federal Constitution. He consequently
resisted it, and the other Plenipotentiayies.
9,,,Xceplitig or course au IlatZtela, sided. wan tun.
e Prussian Minister accepted the decision of
,'"„e majority ad referendum, and on this point also
-`-` answer from Berlin is waited for. There are
Eve or six other points which will doubtless come
before the. Conference at its next sitting.
It is very generally believed that M. de Morny
will return soon to Paris. He is now only waiting
for the treaty of commerce between France and
Russia to be signed; and, as we are told that all
tile articles are agreed on, it is supposed that the
signatures will be affixed in the course of next
month. M. de Moray, it appears, has lost much of
ills influence at St. Petersburg. Certain transac-
tions have recently taken place here which have
given occasion ;or a vast deal of gossip; they
chiefly relate to industrial interests of a complie
VYed nature, inwhich his name constantly recurred,
d,e. kussians think that they do not add much
4.‘P:sity to the Ambassadorial character, whatever
cloy may to the speculator, and they are,. there.
fore, beginning to look coldly on him. The Em-
Peror appears puzzled what to do with him, and
Would prefer keeping him at a distance to having
bite in Paris, If it become absolutely necessary
to recall him:--for an Ambassador deprived of
iLfluence at the Court to which he is acredited is
'worse than useless—it is expected that the Duke of
Gramma; now at Turin, will succeed him, and the
Puke would in that, case be succeeded by M.
hlenval, who is now at Munich. The Grand Cordon
°f the Legion of Honour is to be sent to the Shah
`,f Persia; and Feruk Khan, his Ambassador, is to
be named a Commander of the same order.
The unexpected elevation of the rate of discount
13Y the Directors of the Bank of England has
created an unfavourable impression on the trade
of Paris, which was beginning to recover from the
qfects of the long dead season through which it
had to pass. The manufacturers of Paris have,
during the last week, received the visits of
yeommission agents, but their purchases
„.4ave not been extensive. Although buyers are
ueginning to submit with less - hesitation
I,° the general advance in prices on all
description of merchandise they merely purchase
,sufficient for their immediate wants still
'oohing forward to better times. The accounts from
.the manufacturing districts are not so favourable
as could be wished. The sale of both silk and
cotton goods has been limited during the last
week. The cotton cloth manufacturers, both in
Al
and in Normandy, are loud in their corn-
riints of the excessive price of the raw material
by them, which they say is out of proportion
that of wool, and that they are thus
Placed in a disadvantageous position as
Compared with the woollen manufacturers At
joyous, on the contrary, raw silk has fallen
nsideritbly, notwithstanding the fears enter-
tained of another bad crop in consequence of the
"isease among the silkworms. But still the price
of Manufactured silk is higher, than during former
rars, and nevertheless buyers demand conces-
sions,e, which the manufacturers say they cannot
'lord. The last accounts from New York, announc-
-I°g that, a modified customs tariff will become
'neotive on the Ist of July next, encourage the
Manufacturers here to expect some profitable
Orders from the United States. It is further said
that the stock of French goods is exhausted, both
4°, Germany and Russia, and that a demand may be
.shortly expected from those quarters. 'ln speaking
°f the silk trade, it may not be inappropriate to
Observe, that the sale of French Cashmere shawls
n Paris--a branch of industry unknown here 50
,ears
since—now amounts to 30,000,000 f annually.
2*e'dously to that period the French ladies were
entirely dependent on India for that useful article.
A
4.t present, the Court having patronised the French
Cashmere shawl, little else is worn. The Paris corn
Market, as well as those throughout France, can-
"utles to decline, and sales are difficult. The arrivals
111 Wheat at Marseilles were not numerous last week
4 Consequence of the prevalence of east winds,
)3
1-'t there is no consequent animation in the
market. The tendency in the 'Paris flour market
d
highest
the last week has been downwards. The
"ighest price obtained for flour of the best quality
W 2-? 73f 50c the sack of 157 kilogrammes. 1,000
--"'eaB were sold at that price, the united efforts of