Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-03 00:00:00

FRANCE,

PARIS, Nov. 2.—The Moniteur of this morning,
contains the follo wing :—" The Duke of Padua re-
tires from the post of Minister of the Interior on
account of ill health, and the Emperor has named
M. Billant as his successor. Their Imperial
Majesties arrived last evening at Compeigne, and
were received with much cheering by the people."

THE CONGRESS
[REUTER'S TELEGRAM.]

DRESDEN, Nov. Ist.—The Dresden Journal
asserts that England will send a representative
to the approaching congress, without making any
condition. The same journal says the congress
will, in all probability, meet at Paris.
The Paris correspondent of the Advertiser says
that it is at the urgent request of the King of
Sardinia that the British Government consents
to take part in the European Congress. He re-
presented that otherwise the unfortunate Italians
would be delivered over, bound hand and foot, to
their oppressors, and no voice would be raised in
their behalf save his.

STATE OF ITALY

The Emperor's letter is said to have produced
a very bad effect at Florence. The extreme
party is gaining strength, and troublesome times
are expected. Persons are being despatched from
Tuscany, Modena, and Parma, to pray Victor
Emmanuel at once to accept the annexation, and
refuse to join the Congress under the conditions
proposed by France and Austria.

The interview between Victor Emmanuel and
Garibaldi, on the 28th, provoked much discussion.
It was asked whether the visit was to persuade
Garibaldi to lay down his arms, or to concert
with that popular chief of Italian independence,
in order to resist the joint policy of France and
Austria.

The Paris correspondent of the Post says the
French Government has opposed the proposed
loan which Tuscany was negotiating with a house
in Paris. This, as well as other passing events,
when known in Italy, will produce a bad effect.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Nov. 2.—The staff of General O'Don-
nell will leave here about the 3rd or sth instant.
Preparations are being actively made in every
branch of the war department for the expedition
against Morocco.

EXPEDITION TO CHINA.

The Times is urgent in pressing on Govern-
ment the necessity of despatch. It says, if we
are at the landing-place by March, we can do the
work well in one year; if we are later than April,
we are almost certain to take two years about the
business, and to double our risks and our expenses.
We hope that no desire of French co-operation
will induce us to carry oar politeness to so
expensive an extent as to wait for them. If they
should not be ready to go with us, we can divide
the task with them, and meet them at Pekin, or
expect them at Tien Tsin. Perhaps, also, we
may meet the Americans there. If private
American letters from China speak truth ; if Mr.
Ward was, with studied intent to ridicule him,
drawn to Pekin by a mule and a donkey, tandem-
fashion, and if his ratified treaty is found to be
destitute of the only useful stipulation the
draught contained ; that is to say, the regulations
for trade and tariffs, then we conceive that the
Americans may, by this time, have ooncluded
that their humility has not answered. We,
however, want no help.