The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-04 00:00:00

TURKEY,

A letter from Vienna, in the Debuts, says :
" Achmed Bey, one of the Tcherliess chiefs, who
commands a large corps of irregular troops in the
mountains of the Caucasus, has arrived at Con•
stantinople to obtain from the Great European
Powers the recognition of the independence of the
Circassian countries not yet conquered by Russia,
subject to their being placed under the suzerainty
of the Ottoman Porte. It may be remembered
that a similar project existed at the time of the last
war, but that it was put an end to by the peace of
Paris. It appears that the idea of creating an
independent State in Asia Minor, to which Lord
Stratford de Redcliffe is favourable, has not only
not been abandoned, but that it is now on the
tapis. The Ottoman Government is of course
highly favour able to it. The success of Achmed's
mission would be of the highest importance to all
the countries of Asia Minor. It is rumoured that
Achmed Bey is shortly expected in the Austrian
capital, on a mission from the Circassian chiefs,
to obtain from our Cabinet its consent to the
establishment of an independent State in the
Caucasus. The Circassian diplomatist considers
himself certain of the co-operation and support of
England. From Vienna Achmed Bey is to go
direct to London, without passing through
Paris." `

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SCRATCHINGS AT CHESTER.

Up to Monday Evening at 7.
CHESTER Cup.—Neville, Fisherman, Heir of
Lynne, Preston, Good Friday, Alma, Apathy,
Forlorn Hope, Dusty Miller, The Highlander,
Dipthong colt, Peto, Special License, Lima, Homoe-
pathist, Wardermank, Sebastopol, and Mysterious
Jack

LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.—Victor Emmanuel,
The Minor, Janus, Conrad, Fearless, Franc Picard,
Meigh Dair, Merry Andrew, Maid of the West, g
by Bowstring, Master Tom, Blind Harper, Bospho-
rus, and the Prince.
Westbary Steeple Chase is postponed till Fri-
day, Feb. 6.
CHESTER, TUESDAY, 5.0 p.m.
CHESTER CUP.

Sixty•eight have paid forfeit.
The highest Heights accepted are Vengeance,
Typee, Melissa, and Polestar,
The lowest weights accepted are Sir Colin, Pin-
wire, Apothecary, and Ombra.

SUDDEN DEATH OF THE SECRETARY OF THE REFORM
CLUB.—On Monday morning, Mr. 133dford, the coroner for
Westminst9s, held an inquest at the Reform Club, Pall
Msll, on the body of Mr. William King Norway, secretary
of that institution. From the evidence adduced, it
appeared that some time since, Mr. Norway broke one of
his legs, and from that time had been in the habit of taking
I aidanum to allay the pain, which sometimes had been
very severe. On Friday last, be suffered acutely in
consequence of the cold, and took more than his usual
dose, a circumstance which unhappily resulted in his death.
The jury at once returned a verdict of " Accidental
poisoning." The most painful feelings have been excited
in consequence of this most unfortunate occurrence, Mr.
Norway having been greatly esteemed by the members of
the club.

OPENING

OF

PARLIAMENT.

YESTERDAY.

[By the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.]

Yesterday afternoon parliament was opened by
Royal Commission.
Both houses assembled soon after one o'clock,
and prayers were read in the Lords by the Lord
Bishop of Bath and Wells ; and in the Commons
by the Rev. Thomas Gamier, chaplain to the
house.

Subsequently, the Lords' Commissioners, in
their peers' robes, took their seats on the woolsack
at the foot of the throne, and the Usher of the
Black Rol was directed to summon the Commons
to hear the commission read.

Ia a few minutes the Speaker, attended by the
Sergeant-at-Arms and a large body of members,
appeared at the bar in obedience to the summons,
and the Commission was read by the Clerk at the
table.

The Lord Chancellor then read the royal speech,
as follows :

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

We are commanded to assure you that Her
Majesty has great satisfaction in recurring again to
the advice and assistance of her Parliament.

We are commanded by Her Majesty to inform
you that difficulties which arose in regard to some
of the provisions of the Treaty of Rtris, delayed the
complete execution of the stipulations of that
treaty; these difficulties have been overcome in a
satisfactory manner, and the intentions of the treaty
have been fully maintained.

An insurrectionary movement which took place in
September last, in the Swiss Canton of Neufchatel,
for the purpose of re-establishing in that canton the
authority of the King of Prussia as Prince of
Neufchatel, led to serious differences between His
Prussian Majesty and the Swiss Confederation,
threatening at one time to disturb the general
peace of Europe.
But Her Majesty commands us to inform you
that, in concert with her august ally, the Emperor
of the French, she is endeavouring to bring about
an amicable settlement of the matters in dispute,
and Her Majesty entertains a confident expectation
that an honourable and satisfactory arrangement
will be concluded.

In consequence of certain discussions which took
place during the Conferences at Paris, and which
are recorded in the protocols that were laid
before you, Her Majesty and the Emperor of the
French, caused communications to be made to
the Government of the King of the Two Sicilies, for
the purpose of inducing him to adopt a course of
policy calculated to avert dangers which might
disturb that peace which had been so recently
restored to Europe.
Her Majesty commands us to inform you that
the manner in which these friendly communica-
tions were received by his Sicilian Majesty was
such as to lead Her Majesty and the Emperor of
the French to discontinue their diplomatic rela-
tions with His Sicilian Majesty ; and they have,
accordingly, withdrawn their missions- from the
Curt of Naples.
Her Majesty has directed that papers relating
to this subject shall be laid before you.
Tier Majesty commands us to inform you, that
she has been engaged in negociations with
the Government of the United States, and also
with the Government of Honduras, which she
trusts will be successful in removing all cause of
misunderstanding with respect to Central America.
Her Majesty has concluded a Treaty of Friend-
ship and Commerce with Siam, which will be
laid before you.
Her Majesty commands us to express to you her
regret that the conduct of the Persian Government
.
has led to hostilities between Her Majesty and
the Shah of Persia. The Persian Government in
defiance of repeated warnings, and in violation of
its engagements, has besieged and captured the
important City of Herat.
We are commanded by Her Majesty to inform
you that a British Naval and Military force
despatched from Bombay has taken possession of
the Island of Karrack, and of the town of Bushire,
with a ViON to induce the Shah to accede to the
just demands of Her Majesty's Government. Her
Majesty has seen with satisfaction that the naval
and military forces employed on this occasion have
displayed their accustomed gallantry and spirit.
Her Majesty commands us to inform you that
acts of violence, insults to the British flag, and
infraction of Treaty rights, committed by the local
Chinese authorities at Canton, and a pertinacious
refusal of redress, have rendered it necessary for
Her Majesty's officers in Chin to have recourse to
measures of force to obtain satisfaction.

These measures had, up to the date of the last
accounts, been taken with great forbearance, but
with signal success as regards the conflicts to
which they had led.
We are commanded to inform you that Her
Majesty trusts that the Government of Pekin will
see the propriety of aff )rding the satisfaction
demanded, and of faithfully fulfilling its Treaty
engagements.