Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-12 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

A telegram from Berne says the declaration of the
Federal Council relative to the maintenance of
neutrality, has produced an excellent impression
throughout the whole of Switzerland.

THE FRENCH FUNDS.
PARIS, Friday, 11 55 a.m.—Rentes commenced at
:4'.10, and fell subsequently to. 67.80, very flat
in c°nsequence of current unfavourable rumours.
20 p.—
m The Bourse opens heavy, Rentes have
declined more than per cent since yesterday.
resent price 67.90, great uneasiness still prevails.
25 p.m. An improvement has taken place
`l3wards the close, Rentes 68 15 for Money, and
'OB.lO for account.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

AUSTRIAN DESPATCH.
All important Austrian despatch, dated Feb. 20, is
Published in the Journal de Frankfort. It is ad-
, sea to the Austrian ambassador in London, for
01111flunication to the British Cabinet.
liter a few .preliminary words acknowledging
the
pacific efforts of our Cabinet, the despatch
continues

ott Ir er
Gt ItAr
rees7aenafully able to appreciate these friendly
ritannic we willingly unite ourselves with the
govern
world, if it ment in its endeavours to 'spare the-
atiOn ;
Possible, the horrors of a general con-
opportuniiv f e are glad, therefore, to have the
"(I
. we ho* ° entering into the subject. at length,
tle,k,, Pe to make our pacific intentions perfectly
The
treaties
with the Italian Powers, and the
Austria in Italy, are described as quite
too
'e cpAlistria has more than once been in a positionn
r a helping
eyerthr ovm hand to the Italian governments
by revolution. This assistance has
theer been rendered from any personal motives; on
recthe°ntrary, it has only been accorded at the
nt
i of legitimate authority, and with the dis-
tran view of maintaining public order and.
-" Our troops have always been withdrawn
r- Beau as the legitimate authority has become
it
4-established -with sufficient: firmness to enable
IteeddisPense with their assistance. Count Cavour
find go go far back in the history of his country to
que.ll example of services• like these rendered by
At that time,
Cooed''ut to the dynasty •of Savoy.
he modern theories of public right which
trit Cavour has introduced, had not yet taken
In Piedmont. .
Gi
re Yv will not stop to examine in detail the absurd
eercach that has been made against us as to t.he.
beuNenee which it is safe for our neighbours to feel
, the integrity of our intentions, and what has
oin added with regard to the treaties which exist
,ween ourselves and certain Italian States; does
.consideratio aPPear
n to us to be worthy of any more serious
can beaman there be to find fault with in, or what
re unavailable on the score of popular
or'd t, or more conducive to the general interests of
and peace than the existence of treaties
,theween legitimate States exclusively directed to
*Ai inaintenance of peace, imposing .reciprocfti
iofh,ati°,ns on both the contracting. Powers, and not
thirdenpelag ?
in
the slightest degree the rights of any
• °Wer But although these treaties are not
We .J way Opposed to the principle of public right,
./ao -an well understand that they are of a nature
cioNst obstructive to the ambitious views of a
.ahanirament which, not content with being
rth- lite within its own dominions, endeavours
of 18411,rne the character of a privileged guardian
disc.
Nne i..acy and arrogate to itself the right,
e•wecl hy every other' Italian Government, of
4.ltranr,
(„, 0, in the name of the whole Peninsula.
in Clia Count Cavour admits the right of calling
ereigh aid when the aid is invoked in the
verure,..st of discord, he denies it to legitimate Go-
-over'ents which really have a mission to watch
_
theb,Public tranquility, and guard the interests. of
ei/d;„ peaceable subjects. And these strange prm-
hiel„-",:tre proclaimed by the Cabinet of
'Turin at. a
desi:at When relying for support in its aggressive
Ifs On a great nighbouring Power."
of L e despatch then refers to the unprovoked invasion
lAhlicalibnielbsaillY by Charles Albert, in 1848, and. to
Austria of the Piedmontese press ever since on
6t -1)114.' It continues :
the tV, `'When, only two . years after lie had ascended.
;talilrene Our., august master the Emperor visited his
and be dominions, marking his way by acts of grace
4ury e --votence, the Piedmontese press doubled the
dere of its attacks, and in its madness even offered a
that We cf regicide. It is in consequence of this
(lnest'e asked of the Turin Government the simple
Quilo4n, What guarantees could it offer us for the
ttc these change of a state of things so destrptive
between feeling which we wished to subsist
moderate the two governments ; and it is this
an language which Count Cavour speaks of
went t.,;``empt on our part to force upon his govern-
Tholi Tl3dify their institutions."
Anst,Olt obliged to recall its Minister from Turin
c'ntes; has concerted amicably with the Pied:
to
reilitai-e authorities. any measures_ necessary
",.eginoi,„. commercial relations. But since the
'roin Ti;r6i of the year wild cries for war have come
by in 11
the consequence of the agitation produced
the o Warlike tone of the Royal speech on
agitati-Qening of the Piedmoritese . Parliament, an
Planatilenswhieh the subsequent Ministerial
were certainly not calculated
Ponallsu:',, the Imperial Government decided
iiefet:o.st eommon
Venetian—ailing reinforcements into the Lombardo-.
the _ provinces. This measure, dictated by
prudence, was one of a purely
that sl.ve nature. The assertion of Count Cavour
SarWas a hostile movement directed against
tleainta has as little foundation as his other asser-
that the garrison of Bologna and Ancona had
Been reinforced.
afia‘itr,his is, in a few words, the present position of
8. In all honour we ask what can we do to
kolt'ir°ve it ? Would it be possible to carry
done eration and longanimity further than we have
to afLitted, the Powers could preVail on Piedmont
tr --11°0n her policy of provocation, hopes for the
9,uility of Italy may be entertained.
Let us hasten to anticipate an objection which
foresee. The discontent of a portion of the
'll°naitants of Central and Southern Italy, it will
4_15 doubt be said arises from the defective adminis-
"ratsien of the Governments."
"I this head the despatch alludes to the calumnies
against the Italian governments, to the difficulties
ing from the want of " p frequent
experience" in
r Yutai,
ons. nd the bad passions evoked by
(-vol
r" It is assuredly through no wish of Austria that
allude to these unhappy days of Italian history.
r" e have, on the contrary, always applauded every
actical and bent fi change, and have always
iefet Our support to every measure of real progress,
consulted, we have always given our candid

opinion after a careful examination of the facts of
the eftse."
These changes have not been entirely successful,
but governments alone in fault ?
, We
have already shown that liberty as it is
, are the
understood in Piedmont, liberty, that is, which is
little else than licens is fatal to the due respect
:!.
that should be felt for others, and is productive of
the most serious inconveijence to neighbouring
States. At the same time we do not less frankly
acknowledge that the Piedmontese Government is
the only judge of what is for the internal good of
its dominions, and we feel that we have no right to
impose certain forms of government upon other
Italian States, or to point out the particulars in
which the systems should be altered.

" The great argument brought forward against
the Papal Government is, that it is unable to sup-
port itself, and is obliged to rely on foreign assis-
tance. To this we reply, that the Cabinet of the
Vatican has already entered into negociations with
both Austria and France, with a view to the evacu-
ation of the Papal States, by the troops of their
countries ; and the gradual regeneration of the Pon-
tifical army."

The despatch continues :
Do not let us disguise the difficulties which the
Pontifical Government will have to overcome,
difficulties arising not so much from the situation
itself as from the influences brought to bear by
foreign Governments. To bring about a happy
result, however, we repeat that nothing more is
necessary than that Piedmont should respect the
independence of other States as other States respect
her own.

"It is only when this is done that the Papal and
other Italian Governments will be enabled to apply
themselves seriously to the task of ameliorating the
administrative system of the interior."

To this end Austria will always offer " good
advice." The despatch thus concludes :
" Austria does not mediate any hostile project
against Piedmont. She will abstain, notwithstand-
ing the just complaints which she could bring
forward, from all aggressive action to the same
extent that the Government of Sardinia, on its side,
will respect the inviolability of the Imperial terri-
tory and that of its allies.

"The Emperor our august master—your Excel-
lency is authorised to give this assurance to Lord
Malmesbury—will draw the sword only for the
defence of his incontestable rights and. for the
maintenance of treaties, which we consider equally
with the British Government as the only solid
guarantee of political order."

TURKEY

CONSTANTINOPLE, March sth, via Trieste.—The
Intendant of the, Mosques, Hassib Pasha, recently
appointed Minister of Finance, has annexed a council
to his ministerial department : it includes Fuad
Pacha and three European members.
The Wallachian deputation has been directed to
refer its demands to the Conference to be convoked
on the affairs of the Principalities.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE LEBANON

The Cunard screw steamer Lebanon, Captain Cook,
which sailed from New York op the 27th ultimo,
arrived here yesterday afternoon. She brought New
York papers two days later than that received by
the Indian, and 303,000 dollars in specie.
There is not much of importance in the news.
In Congress, Mr. Sliddell hall alluded to the action
of the Senate on the thirty-million Cuba bill, and
stated that the friends of the measure generally
concurred, in the opinion that it would be injudicious
again to call it up, as such a course might endanger
the appropriation bills ; and considering, moreover,
that the sense of the Senate, in its favour, had
already been expressed with as much distinctness as
if there had been a final vote upon it, He gave.
notice that he should present the bill on the first
day 'of the next session.

In the House of Representatives, a motion to sus-
pend the rules, in order to consider a bill reviving
the tariff of 1846, was refused by 128 to 88 votes._

A general impression seemed to prevail in Wash-
ington, that an extra session of Congress would be
held.

Advices from Havannah to the 19th of February,
state, that the Cuba press were busily discussing the
action of the Senate on the Cuba purchase bill.

The other items of news are uninteresting