Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-29 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The excitement concerning the War continues to
increase, and each successive telegram is watched
for with the most intense interest. Taken as a
whole, the news received yesterday may be regarded
as wearing a more favourable complexion, although
it is far from assuring us as to the settlement
of the difficulties without an appeal to arms.
Probably, the most important announcement
was that given on the authority of the Paris Consti-
tutional, which states that the report :of a treaty
offensive and defensive between France and Russia
is without foundation. On the other hand, the

Times assertl that two treaties are in existence, and
proceeds to describe in detail the nature of them, and
the particulars of which we publish elsewhere. ReL
ports of a revolution in Tuscany have been. received,
which states that Victor Emmanuel has been pro-
claimed Dictator. Telegrams from Berne state that the
French troops experienced great difficulty in crossing
the Mont Cenis, and that 4,000 men are now engaged
in clearing the Pass of immense masses of snow.
The report that 130,000 Austrian troops have
crossed the Ticino is repeated. Austrian mer-

chants' vessels, lying at Marseilles, are preparing,
under the suggestion of the Consul, to take their
departure. Such were the points of the news

received during yesterday, and published in our
late editions. Subsequent telegrams tell us that,
notwithstanding the denial of the Constitutional, an
offensive and defensive treaty of alliance has been

contracted between Russia and France, all that has
passed is limited to a mere convention. The Daily
News says, that the crossing of the Ticino by the
Austrians is doubted in well informed quarters.
The Morning Post says, the Austrians have not moved
forward at the request of the English Government.
The Daily News says it is rumoured that the French
Senate would yesterday present an address to the
Emperor, beseeching him not to leave Paris. Ar-
rangements are, however, being prepared for his
Majesty at Lyons. The Nord of yesterday says.
that the Emperor Napoleon has notified to the Eng-
lish Government that he has felt himself obliged to
send a French army of occupation immediately into
the Sardinian territory, for the purpose of being in
time to protect his ally against the attack of Austria ;
and that the Cabinet of London has replied that,
under existing circumstances, England will offer no

objection. The Daily News says, on Wednesday
morning, nearly all the superior officers of the Tuscan
to troops. and 15,000 men, presented themselves to the
Grand Duke at Florence, and declared to him that,
to prevent the revolt of his army, there was only one
way, viz., to unite with Piedmont, and to unfurl the
the tri-color flag of Italian independence. The Mar-
quis of Lajatice, on being applied to by the Grand
Duke to form a new administration, said he could
only save the dynasty on two conditions; first, the
abdication of his Imperial Highness ; second, a de_
claration of war against Austria, and an alliance
with France and Piedmont. The Grand Duke re-

fused to agree to these conditions, and declared he
would quit Tuscany immediately, and without
making any provision for a legal and regular govern-
ment, leaving the Tuscans to do what they
pleased. The Nerd of yesterday says, the
neutrality of England and Prussia seems to
be assured, the Cabinet of the Tuilleries having
received from those powers the most satisfactory
assurances as regards France. The Times Paris
correspondent states that, the Emperor and the
•Austrian and English Ambassadors were in con-
ference late on Wednesday afternoon, which would
imply that the refusal of France, if refusal there be,
is not final.

Th 3 Elections have now fairly commenced. Yester-

day, the nomination at Carlisle took place. Three
candidates were proposed, namely, Sir James
Graham, Mr. W. N. Hodgson, a Conservative, and
Mr. W. H. Lawson, Liberal. The show of hands
was in favour of Sir James Graham and Mr. Lawson,
but a poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Hodgson,
which takes place this day. The nomination
for this borough takes place this morning, and
we understand that if the Conservative party nomi-
nate any one to oppose Mr. Ewart, a second liberal
candidate will also be proposed.
Another 21101lStre meeting of the friends of Messrs.
Bright and Scholefield, was held in Birmingham,
last night, and a report of which will be found in
another column. The nomination took place in
Westminter and Lambeth yesterday, in the former,
Sir J. V. Shelley aad Sir de Lacey Evans were elected
without opposition, and in the latter, W. Williams
and Mr. Roupel were also returned unopposed. Mr.
Glynn has been returned for Kendal, and Messrs.
Cowper and Farquhar for Hertford. Messrs. Ber-
keley, Langton, and Slade have been nominated for
Bristol, and a poll demanded. 'ln Dudley, Messrs.
Sheridan and Monk have been nominated, and a poll
demanded. In Marylebone, Lord Stanley only
polled 792 votes, againet 3,017 for Mr. Hall, up to
half-past one o'ciock.
At the meeting of the Mersey Dock Board,
yesterday, several tenders were accepted, and a
discussion took place as to the advisability of
adopting the electric communication to the clocks
and time-balls belonging to the Trust, the marine
committee having recommended the appliance only
to the time-balls, but Mr. Bushell very justly
remarked .that a trifling expense should not deter
them from using all the appliances of science for the
purpose of correct time; ultimately the proceedings
were confirmed, as recommended by the committee, so
that we shall have the anomaly of the time-balls
representing one thing, and the clocks of the town
another,. A letter, from Mr. T. Curtis, the inventor
of the patent train and road omnibus, was read ;
but as the propositions therein contained were
of rather an important character, the letter
was referred to the works' committee.

At the usual weekly meeting of the Health Com-
mittee, the report of the medical officer showed the
health of the town to be continuing in a good
state. The total number of deaths amounted to
204, being 30 less than the corrected average
of the same week for the preceding ten
years. Mr. Gladstone drew attention to the
unsafe manner in which many buildings had
been erected, and were now in course of erection,
expressing his fears that some day the penalty
would be a great loss of life. Mr. Vernon con-
curred in the remarks, and Mr. Beckwith said
something should be done to amend the matter ;
but the Town-clerk thought they had not
the power to interfere, until obtaining an Act of Parlia-
ment for the purpose. The matter, however, was refer-
red to the general purposes committee to report upon.
--At the Police Court, 23 men belonging to
the American ship John Bright, were charged for
mutiny, and refusing to do their duty. On the inves-
tigation, it appeared that they had no fault whatever
to find with the ship, the officers, nor provisions,
and it was fully proved that Captain Cutting, the
master of the ship, is a kind, indulgent, and
benevolent commander. The only cause that
could be assigned for the conduct of the men
was, that an advertisement appeared in the
morning, offering ten pounds bounty for men
joining the navy. The American Consul was
was present, and after a full investigation of the
case, the men were asked if they would return to
their duty ? but they refused to do so. They were
remanded for the present, to consider what should
be done with them.