Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-15 00:00:00

localities. The correspondent of the Times says that
the object of. the postponed note prepared for the
Muniteur was to re-assure Germany in case of war,
and to show that the quarrel is simply between
Austria and France. The orders given in France
for 30,000 pairs of shoes and soldiers' great coats, for
the Sardinian army, has, it is said, been increased to
50,000 of each. A letter from Munich states that all
the regiments on the frontier of Crotia have been
moved into Lombardy. It was reported at Munich
that the Emperor Francis Joseph was shortly to
inspect the fortresses and the troops quartered in
Italy. The semi-official journals of Paris continue
their insulting remarks on the smaller German
States. It appears that on Sunday week prayers
were offered in all the churches at Leipsic, for the
union of the Princes and people of Germany. Several
of the German journals conjure all true Germans,
in the name of the country in danger, to abstain
from the use of French wines and Parisian millinery.
In Germany Military preparations are going
forward. In a secret sitting of the Chamber, a war
loan of 1,000,000 has been resolved upon. The
Hanoverian Government is urged to demand, at the
Diet of Frankfort, the calling out of the Federal
reserve. The attitude of the Austrian and Sardinian
troops is now extremely menacing ; that the prospect
of the crisis being precipitated by a military collision
is impressed more painfully than ever upon the public
mind. Paris letters state that the the committee on
the Budget in the LegislatiVe Body have unanimously
demanded the suppression of the ministry of Algeria.
Confidence in the preservation of peace being again
shaken noboby will undertake any commercial opera-
tion of importance. At Nantes, the diminution of
the importation of coffee, sugar, oil, and cotton, is
described as some-th ing wonderful.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily News,
writing last night, says, the situation continues to be
considered as very alarming. Several ministerial
changes are also expected. In reference to Lord
Cowley's mission, the Express of last night says : "It
is generally urged that ministers ought at once to be
called upon to afford such details as may with pro-
priety be divulged. The hope is expressed, however,
that any explanatory statements which may be put
forward in Parliament will be well considered
beforehand.

A telegraphic despatch from Madrid announces
that the American Minister has had a private
audience with the Queen, and, in the name of his
President, he assured her Majesty of the President's
desire to maintain friendly relations with Spain.
The steamer Africa arrived here yesterday, from
New York, with dates to the 2nd inst., and bringing
66,000 dollars in specie. A terrible affair occurred
in Washington, on Sunday, the 27th of February, at
two o'clock. The Hon. D. E. Sickles, a prominent
member of the House of Representatives, on that
day deliberately shot dead, in the public street,
P. B. Key, a government official. The deed
was committed in a fit of excitement con-
sequent upon the discovery that the murdered
man had been guilty of adultery with the assassin's
wife. The full particulars will be found in another
column. A tearful steam-boat explosion had
occurred on the Mississippi, by which 200 persons
had been killed or were missing. The political news
is not important.

The Saxonia (ss), has arrived at Southampton with
New York advices to the Ist inst.
The Calcutta and China mails left Marseilles for
London yesterday morning, and will be due on
Wednesday morning.
The length at which we have reported local
matters this morning, leaves us but little space to
summarise under this head. The annual meeting of
the auxiliary branch of the Additional Curates'
Society was held in the Blue Coat Hospital yesterday,
the Lord Bishop of Chester presiding. The Rev.
Archdeacon Bickersteth, Archdeacon Sandford, Arch-
deacon Jones, and Rev. Rector Campbell, were among
the speakers. Yesterday morning the Rev. Rector
Campbell laid the foundation stone of the St.
Mary Magdalene's Church, in Finch-street.
At the meeting of the Markets' Committee, yester-
day, Mr. Gladstone gave notice of a series of reso-
lutions relative to the rescinded appointment of
Superintendent, which will be discussed at
a special meeting, to be held next Monday.
A deputation of manufacturers, which was ap-
pointed by the meeting held on Friday last, in the
Clarendon-rooms, for the purpose of opposing the
proposed further introduction of the present water
meters, and also as to the price of the water, waited
on the water committee, and read a memorial,
praying the committee to re-consider their resolu-
tion. The committee promised to give the memorial
their best consideration.