Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-05 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEWS

Business in both Houses of Parliament, last
night, was chiefly confined to notices of motion.
On the report of the address in answer to the
Queen's speech being brought up, some conversa-
tion took place concerning the cultivation of
cotton in India, but it did not end in anything

practical.
The debate in the House of Commons, on Thurs-
day night, with reference to the critical state of
affairs on the Continent, and the large expenditure
to be made in our naval service, has caused general
heaviness in monetary circles. The Express says,
that an unfavourable effect had been produced in
the Stock Exchange by the explanations with
reference to foreign politics; more especially, the
remarks of Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli have
tended to increase the feeling of uneasiness.
We publish this morning a translation of the
Pamphlet, entitled, "Napoleon 111. and Italy ; "
which it is believed was composed under the
inre ediate direction of the Emperor. Qne object
o
work is to show that the letter of treaties
cannot hold
against the necessity of politics and
the interests
of European order; but instead. of
appealing to force,leit is requisite to appeal to
public opinion. T
pamphlet has been composed
in order that public opinionguilllay have the means
of announcing its judgment, but without hostility
to Austria. T of he question zetaely is the only
difficulty which can exist b,t
Austria and
France. There are dangers in Rally d the best
manner of securing peace is to outstripanotclizinnplica-
tions capable of proucing war. One
e causes
involved is perhaps the Independency
Papacy, which France has always defended. The
the
The
writer of the pamphlet proposes an Italian co,
federation, at the head of which should be the
Pope. The pamphlet concludes thus :
therefore ardently desire that diplomacy, the day
preceding a conflict, will do the same as it would
do the day after victory. May Europe unite
energetically in the cause of justice. Europe will
always be on our side, because we are with it
when the object is, to defend its honour,
equilibrium, and security."
If we are to put faith in the Paris correspondent
of one of the Ministerial journals, the Queen's
Speed has met, in all but certain official quarters
in France, with the most cordial approval. The
paragraph in which her Majesty states that " to
cultivate and consolidate the friendly feelings of
foreign powers, to maintain inviolate the faith of
treaties, and contribute, as far as her influence will
permit, to the preservation of peace," is especially
wel commended4B fi a one of the wisest and most prudent,
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by a minister. The infrerenee drawn from this sen-
tence by the Parisians is, that her Majesty's pre-
sent government will use their utmost influence in
averting the danger of war now hanging over the
Continent, and that in case of hostilities actually
breaking out, England will mark her sense of the
disturbance of the peace of Europe by preserving
an armed neutrality.. Such, in a few words, is
the opinion passed An. Paris upon the Royal
Speech,
The - )loniteur contains a statement that the
Emperor in person will open, the Legislative ses-
sion of 1859, on Monday next; the 7th of Feb.,
at one o'clock, in the. Salle des Etats in the Palace
of the Louvre. ,
There seems to be a pretty general feeling in
Paris that Louis Napoleon has changed his
tactics as to the present European embroilment,
being now of opinion that Austria should be per-
mitted to retain possession of her territory in
Lombardy. He may probably say that he never
held any other opinion. Little doubt can, at the
same time, be entertained that he has committed
himself to the defence of Sardinia if that State
should be attacked, but no man more than he can
be able to pre-vent such a contingency from taking
place. At the same time comes a telegram from
Turin announcing that Sardinia is in the money
market of Europe for a loan. The amount is not
stated.

The intended concordat between- the Holy See
and the Grand Duchy of Baden has met -with an
obstruction that seems insurmountable. The
Grand Duke will not sign it without-the constitu-
tional consent of the popular representation, and
the Pope will not have it submitted to and debated
by that body. If the Catholic Church refuses to
acknowledge Governments in -their existing
organization, it must be prepared to forego the
advantages it hopes to derive by entering into

conventions with them.
News has come from Naples of a conspiracy in
the fleet there, not quite so alarming as the mutiny
at the Nore in 1798, but of sufficient dimensions to
occasion the seizure of twenty naval officers, who
have taken-the-berths lately vacated-by Poerio and-
his eighteen companions.
It is of importance to note recent adhesions to
Prussia in quarters where Austrian guidance had
hitherto been in the ascendant. The reigning
Duke of Brunswick had never visited the Court of
Berlin. He has now gone there, possibly to pay
his devoirs to his new kinsman of the royal line of
Brunswick (English branch), but also to rally
round the northern nucleus of German power.
The two princes of Hesse, one being heir to the
duchy of that ilk, have taken service in the Prus-