The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-11 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIME S.---LIVERPO OL, WEDNESDAY.

any recognition of the services of Sir J. M`Neill and Col.
Tulloch in the Crimea? (Cheers.)
Lord Palmerston said that these gentlemen were
employed in the Crimea on inquiries of an important
nature, bearing on the state and condition of the army
there, and they bad performed those duties to the satis-
faction of her Majesty, and to their own credit. (Hear.)
It was not the intention of the Government to step out of
the ordinary way and ask the Crown to give these gen-
tlemen additional honours.

Mr. Layard asked if it were true that before Colonel
Tulloch went to the East he was promised promotion, and
that since, junior officers had been put over his head?
Lord Palmerston said he was not aware that Colonel
Tulloch had been promised promotion. A number of
officers of the same rank between him and the top of the
list, who had seen active service and greatly distinguished
themselves, had been promoted, and he thought it would
not have been fair to them to have put him over their
heads. (Hear.)

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FEANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING

While the Ottoman Government was adopting
measures for the establishment of a railroad to
connect the Danube with the Mediterranean, and
while Austria was doubting whether it suited her
interests to open a communication with Turkey by
Wallachia or by Servia, the Wallachian Government
fearing that it would be completely set aside in this
great undertaking, decided on sending its Minister
of Finance to Paris and London in order to form
an Austro-Anglo-French Company, with the view
of commencing a railroad between its frontiers of
Transylvania and Rustchuk, and thus obtaining a
priority in its favour. The Wallachian Minister of
Finance does not appear to have as yet succeeded
with French capitalists, who hesitate embarking in
the undertaking, in consequence, as they allege, of
their Government persisting in its idea of the union
of the Principalities, and which they apprehend
would necessarily, and for a long period, keep up
a state of agitation and trouble in a country which,
in the opinion of those who are well acquainted
~vith it, is hardly prepared for the fatal gift.
The interests of the Turkish railroad appearing
essentially connected with those of the line pro-
jected by the Wallachian Government, it is probable
that its Minister of Finance will proceed forthwith
to London in order to make the definite arrange-
ments which he considers will be for the advantage
of his country.
The tradesmen and manufacturers of Paris are
still complaining, The daily consumption of the
city is merely sufficient to give employment to a
certain number of hands, and to enable the shop
keepers to keep their houses open. Speculation
is at a stand in consequence of the high price of
the raw material, and the same cause has paralysed,
the export trade. The accounts from Alsace and'
the manufacturing towns in Normandy are not
more encouraging; they represent a general stagna-
tion of trade among the spinners, and a consequent
reduction of hands in the mills. The millowners
find that, in order to effect sales, they must reduce
their prices below the cost of production. The
accounts from Lyons, however„are less discourag-
ing. The manufacturers of that city have received
large orders from the United States, and a good
quantity of superior silks and velvets has found
a ready market in Paris from persons who are not
deterred by high prices from purchasing, and it
must not be forgotten that we are now in the
season of balls and soirees. No further movement,
however, is expected until the spring sets in, when
it is hoped that a demand for lighter stuffs will
arise. The Russians and Germans still purchase
articles of Paris manufacture, such as jewellery
' and gilt bronze ornaments, and the wealthy Boyards
of the Principalities are acquiring a taste for French
produce. The commercial relations between France
and the Ottoman empire have considerably in-
creased since the peace, and a large portion of the
gold exported during that period has found its
way back, and paid for French goods.

There is more activity observable at the French
sea ports. Colonial produce, such as sugar, coffee,
and cocoa, are in good demand. The high price of
cotton, however, deters speculators. The constant
demand for wheat from the southern departments
of France, Spain, and Portugal, maintains the
price • notwithstanding the abundant harvest
in the North of France, and the immense arrivals
at Marseilles from Southern Russia, amounting to
4 000,000 hectolitres. At the last Paris market, flour
of the first quality was quoted at 80f. the sack of 157
kilogrammes. 0 here is a struggle going on between
the millers and the bakers ; the former endeavour
to raise prices by limiting their fabrication, but the
latter, who do not anticipate any rise, merely pur-
chase sufficient to supply their customers from
day to day. The reserve of flour in the market
stores is reduced to 6,000 metrical quintals. The
heavy fall of snow in several departments has
prevented the farmers from bringing their corn
to market, and there has been a general rise of
prices in the country towns. The last letters
from Odessa state that, in consequence of the

low price of freight wheat has been shipped there,
to be delivered at Marseilles, at from 21f to
23f the hectolitre. The freight from Odessa to
Maxseilles is I f 50c the measure of 160 litres.
There has been a considerable demand for wine
at Bercy during the last fourteen days, both for
Paris and the suburbs. Prices remain firm with-
out any rise. It is calculated that it will require
three good vintages to reduce the price of wine to
wwas fivo years since. There is not much
t it
doing in the wine trade at Bordeaux. A public
sale took place there a few days since of several
cases of wine returned from India, but the greater
portion was withdrawn for want of buyers. Busi-
ness is more active at Pezenas, at Narbonne, and
at Beziers, where the best quality of red wine is
sold at 350 f to 400 f the cask of 700 litres. Spirits
of wine d;stilled from beetroot is dull in Paris, at
121 f the hectolitre.

The Annales (la Commerce Exterieur says :

The wine merchants of Paris are now purchasing large
quantities of wine in Aragon. At Carmena 5,000 barrels
have just been bought at 30f. the 115 litr,s, the same
quantity having been before sold at 18f. and 20f. The
wines of that part of Aragon are this year very strong and
very rich in colour. In consequence of the present state of
communications in Spain, the wines of Aragon—which
ought to be brought by waggon from Saragossa to St.
Sebastian, there embarked for Bayonne, and thence
conveyed to Paris by railway—are sent by the Ebro
to Amposta, thence by land to Alfaques, there shipped,
and afterwards reach Paris by Tarascon and the
Mediterranean Railway. However incredible this may
appear, there is a saving of 82f. a tun in making this
Lng round by the Ebro and the Mediterranean. The
carriage of a tun of wine costs from Saragossa to St.
Sebastian, by the present roads, 150 f. ; from St. Sebastian
to Bordeaux by SAL 201. ; and by rail from Bordeaux to
Paris, 37f.; total, 207 f, ; while by the Ebro it only costs
40f. from Saragossa to Amposta, 201. from Amposta to
Cette, and 52f. from Cette to Paris, making, with 13f.
sundry expenses, 125 f. The former route, notwithstand-
ing the extra expense, is often obliged to be resorted to
from the present insufficiency of boats on the Ebro. In
spite of all these difficulties of transport, business to the
amount of more than 10,000 000 f. has been this year done
in this part of Spain in the two articles of wine and wool."
A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 31st ult.,
states that the affairs of Persia appear to assume a
serious appearance. Several generals who command
the troops stationed on the frontiers of Russia and
Persia on the coast of the Caspian Sea and the
Caucasus, have been summoned to St. Petersburg,
to attend a council of war. Several courtiers have
been despatched to Count Peroffski at Orenburg,
to the Caucasus, and to General Prince
Orbelian, who commands on the Caspian Sea.
General Kappher, chief of the staff of the right
wing of the line of the Caucasus, and the chief of
the staff of the corps detached from Siberia, have
left to resume their command, having received in.
structions for every eventuality which may arise.
The writer then denies that there is any truth in
the assertions of some of the Austrian newspapers,
that the Russian Government is occupied in
reestablishing its military ports in the Black
Sea, or rebuilding the towns of Kertch and Sebas-
topol, or raising the ships of war sunk in the
harbour. On the contrary, according to the writer,
the Russian Government is gradually reducing
its military establishments in the Crimea, and
the denomination Russian fleet in the Black Sea
is erased from the Imperial almanac, and replaced
by flotilla of the Black Sea. Admiral Zebrikoff,
appointed to the command of that flotilla, left St.
Petersburg on the 30th ult. for Nieolaieff.
Another letter from St. Petersburg of the Ist
inst. tays :
A considerable amount of discussion has taken place
during the last few days between the Minister of 'Foreign
Affairs and the English Legation, on three important
questions :—The recsll of the English fleet from the Black
Sea, the evacuation of Greece, and the Anglo Persian
difficulty. Lord Wodehouse, who displayed much more
moder;Aion in these negotiations than was expected,
announced to Prince Gortsehakeff that the English fleet
will have evacuated the internal waters of Turkey by
the period fixed by the protocol of the 6th of January,
that is to say the 30th of March. This declaration was
made without ally reserve, so that it is not possible to doubt

that it will be acted on. Prince Gortschakoff declared, in
his turn, that Russia was ready to admit English consuls
into the Black Sea. Lord WOLlehouse is, no doubt, con-
vinced that Russia is occupied with other things then
schemes of conquest and territorial aggrandisement, and
that she considers the development of her internal resources
as the most urgent of her existing duties. He has communi-
cated that conviction to his government.
The Speetateur de l'Orient of Athens has a long
article on the subject of the Ottoman empire, in
which it maintains that the only means by which
that empire can be strengthened is by developing
the force of the Christian populations. This, it
says, is what is demanded by Europe, and it is by
this means only that Turkey can hope for future
prosperity. It is this co-operation which the
Spectate'er recommends to the Greeks in Turkey.
Instead of preaching hatred between Christians
and Turks, as has been too often done, it preaches
concord and good feeling. •
The Moniteur publishes in detail the annual
report of the operations of the Bank of France and
its branch banks. None of the reported plans of
reform are mentioned in it. The censors address
their congratulations to the Directors of the Bank,
who, in their opinion, have fully accomplished the
duty entru3ted to them. The operations of the
Bank for the last year amount to 5,809,000,000 f.

of the two provinces respectively. Bat even
to this number it seems, there will be objections
m ide, as, according to the spirit of the treaty, the
Moldo-Wallachians are to be left entirely free in the
expression of their wishes, and the presence of an
army of occupation, even if it-be composed of Turks,
might he considered as a moral coercion. The send-
ing of Turkish troops would be undoubtedly a step
in a false direction, for it would imply distrust. The
Danube is so close to Bucharest, and Ibraila or
Ismail not so very far from 3 assy, so even if what
can scarcely be supposed should happen, and dis-
turbances take place, Turkish troops might bo
brought up in a day or two. But even the suppo-
sition of disturbances seems absurd, for the wildest
enthusiasts would scarcely be foolish enough to
destroy, themselves, the chances of a re-organisa-
tion of their country.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, FEB. 7.
Tt is not positively known when their Majesties

will leave Milan, but the three Ministers are-likely

to be in Vienna again on or about the 18th of this
month. On the Ist the Emperor and the Areliduke
Ferdinand Max, his brother, drove out to the rail-
road to meet the King of Bavaria, who appeared to
be delighted to see his Imperial relatives in such
excellent health and spirits. After having saluted
each other in the continental fashion, the three

Princes drove back together to the city. Directly

after his arrival at the Palace the King paid leis
respects to her Aidesly the 'Empress, who, as you
will probably recollect, is a scion of the ducal
branch of the houga of Bavaria. Although the
Emperor generally presides at the Ministerial con-
ferences which are daily held, he finds time to

show the " lions" of Milan to his royal guest, and
to pass some hours in his company in the evening.

On the clay of the King's arrival tlierewai a grand

concert given in his honour, at which no:fewer
than 1,500 persons were present. In the morning
of the 2nd the Emperor and the King examined

some new brass instiuments made -by Petite,
of Milan, for military bands, and then took
a walk together through the streets of the
city. In the evening their Majesties went to the
Scala, where they heard Verdi's Trovatore, which
has been so often repeated that the Milanese are

almost inclined to fancy that some of the sin;:ers
hava learnt nothing else. Although the enthusiasm
which took possession of the Milanese on the 25th

January has subsided, their Majesties are received
with extreme respect whenever they appear in
public. It has struck me that, since the state of

nblic feeling has improved in Lombardy, the
semi-official writers for the press have ceased to
give such a ridiculously high .colouring to their
reports.
It is reported that the installation of the Arch-
duke Ferdinand Max as Governor-General of the

Lombardo, Venetian Kingdom will take •place on
the 12th inst„ but no guarantee can be given for
the correctness of the statement. Baron Burger has

managed matters well since he has been in:Milan,

but it has been resolved that an Italian shall in

'uture hold the office of Stadtholder of Lombardy,

and you may, therefore, soon expect to learn that
he (Baron Burger) has succeeded Baron Krauss as
Minister of Justice. At first there was an idea of

making Count Sebrigondi, who is now Podesta of
Milan, Stadtholder of Lombardy, but information
has today reached this city that the choice of
His Majesty is likely to fall on Count d'Archinto.

Of this last-mentioned gentleman nothing more is

known to me than that he is one of the leaders of

,he Ultramontane party.
The sudden arrival of Count Rudolph Appony

"rom London has caused some little sensation

diplomatic circles, as it is believed that he would

riot have undertaken a journey to Vienna at this

season of the year if he had not received a summons
from his Government. The political quidnunes of
this city affirm that the friendly relations between
England and Austria are about to become " still
more intimate," but there is no reason to believe
that there is any question of a separate treaty of
alliance between the two powers. For the moment
England and Austria require each other's_ services,

and it stands to reason that they will hold toge.her
without any special convention, as . long as the

interests ot; the two nations require that they

should do so.

attentive

observer

can

not but observe that the Russian party in Austria,

is in a state of dissolution. A. few months
since, the leaders of the Vienna aristocracy would
have considered it a kind of lese-majeste to be on a
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friendly footing with the representative of Great
Britain, but now they are extremely desirous to
cultivate his acquintance, and affect to turn their
backs on Baron Budberg. As the Viennese are
passionately forid of amusement, it is possible that
one of the causes of the popularity of Sir HaMilton
Seymour is, that he gives fire balls and good sup-
pers, while the Russian Minister, gives neither the
one nor the other. It is to be supposed that Lady
Seymour is also on excellent terms with the high
and mighty of the land, for complaints have been'
made in my presence that the Princesses Liech-
tenstein and Schwarzenberg intend to give their
balls on a week day instead of Sunday, " for the
convenience of the puritanical English."
Although the statutes for the organisation of the

army are not yet published, a part of their contents
is already, known to the privileged few. The chief
of the Military Central Chancellerie is to have a
seat in the Cabinet, and in case of his illness or

cbsence from the capital, his substitute. There
are four kinds of Imperial Royal body guards—the
Arciere guard, which is compose-1 of officers ; the
Trabant guard, which consists of non-commis-
sioned officers; and
.the Gendarmerie and Palace
Guards. The infantry consists of 62 regiments
of the line, 14 frontier infantry regiments, and
one frontier battalion, The infantry regiments,
when on a peace footing, are to have four battalions
with six companies each, and when on a war foot-
ing, a depot battalion of four companies is to be
formed. When on a peace footing each .infantry
regiment is to consist of 2,830 men', and when on a
war footing of 6,886 men and 76 horses. The
chasseurs consist of one regiment composed of
seven battalions and one depot battalion, and
twenty five separate battalions. The " sanitary"
troops are composed of fourteen separate
companies, The heavy cavalry consists of
eight cuirrassier and eight dragoon regiments ;
the light cavalry of twelve hussar and twelve
lancer regiments. The heavy cavalry regiments
have six, the light regiments eight squadrons. The
field artillery is composed of twelve regiments, of
one coast regiment, and of one 'rocket regiment.
When on a peace footing an artillery regiment has
four batteries of six, three. batteries of twelve
pounders, five horse batteriei with eight guns, and
three companies. When on a war footing each
regiment has a sixth horse battery and an extra
battery of long howitzers. The rocket regiment
has eighteen batteries in time of peace and twenty
in time of war. The engineers consist of
twelve separate battalions, of four companies
each. Three fourths of the on are to be sappers,
and the remainder regular miners. The pioneers
have six separate battalions, each containing four
Companies, and the necessary pontoon .trains.
The flotilla corps consists of three separate
squadrons; the one for the Danube, the second for
the Venetian langunes, and the third for the inland
seas. The baggage train corps is composed of 24
transport squadrons, with 12 depots for the men
and nine for the waggons, &O The Emperor is
Commander-in-Chief, and it is the business of the
Military Central Chancellerie to execute his
Cteomhansland receivedo from
orders, but the highest military authority (Behorde)
is
TthheeSAu
Supreme Army
aArmazy
et
Naples
some particulars
relative to the murderous attempt
recently made on the Archbishop of Matera. The
attack was made in the Sacristy of
tan Church, and the blow must have been fatal
had not the arm of the assassin been turned aside
by one of the canons, wlio himself received a
mortal wound. As soon as the villain (a priest)
escaped from the grasp of the wounded canon, he
made a second attempt to kill the Archbishop, who
sought safety by running up a narrow and steep
staircase. He was followed and nearly overtaken,
.but fortunately for him his foot slipped, and he
rolled with his pursuer down the stairs. Before

the assassin had. recovered 'from the effects of his
fall he was seized and disarmed.
The publication of the order for the reduction of
the army is daily expected.

ITALY.
The Emperor of Austria and the King of Bavaria
proceedei on the 3rd to view the Church of St.
Ambrose, at Milan, this being the former's second
visit to that remarkable edifice, which offers speci-
mens of style and art from the time of Pagan Rome
to the present. The porphyry columns supporting
the pulpit, for instance, date from the days of Pagan
worship; there is a sarcophagus of the time of the
first introduction of Christianity into Lombardy ;
a Mosaic of the Bth century ; an altar sculptured by
Volvino, the Benvenuto Cellini of the days of Char-
lemagne; certain parts of the church are in the
Byzantine style, and there are excellent paintings
by Luini, Ferrari, Borgognone, &e. The library
of this church contains a vast number of rare
missals and other books on vellum, and - series of
old parchments commencing from Desiderius, the
last of the Kings of Lombardy., All these interest-
ing objects were attentively examined by the
august visitors On the following day they went
to Monza on a hunting extuision, and .in the
evening received the usual ovations on appearing
at the theatre of. La Scala. On the sth, the King
of Bavaria set out from Milan for Modena.
A letter from Naples, in the Union, says :
' The would-be assassin of the Archbishop of. Matera,
Angona, resided at Matera, where he occupied a good
position. It appears that the perusal of certain books not
tolerated by the Roman Catholic Church had inspired in
his mind ideas of the necessity of reforming the church,
iand destroying what he called the tyranny of the bishops.
Some time ago he was reprimanded for manifesting these
opinions, and sent away from Matera; but he returned to
that town a short time ago, and was living in a tranquil
manner when the news of the crime of Verger reached his
ears, and inspired him 'with the desire of imitating that
wretched criminal. Quantities of works attacking the
Church, and even the dogmas of Catholicism, w ere found
in his residence. •

SPAIN.
The following despatch has been received :

MADRID, FEB 7.
The Conservatives have obtained the majority in the
niunicip 1 elections.
The approaching departure of M. Mon is announced.
M. Goonles Bravo is unwell. His journey to England
is deferred.

The M 1 drid papers have the folloWing :
One of the principal bankers of this city having occasion
to make large exportations of quadruples, employed, in order
to avoid the payment of 5 per cent. which would have been
levied on them by the Government if sent by the mails,
conriers of his own to convey them to the frontier. One of
these couriers a few days ago, on arriving at Burgos,
found that he had been robbed of a bag containing 1,000
quadruples (83,000 f), and he immediately returned to
Madrid to relate his loss. The banker not satisfied with his
explanations, gave him into custody on the charge of having
stolen the money himself. The department of finance,
having been informed of the affiir, has ordered a prosecu-
tion to be instituted against the banker for defrauding the
treasury.