Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

--)Rcrivittn 13, 1859.

TIE, Li-VTT NEWS.

I.lllr BRITISH LND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.]

FRANCE.

FREE TRADE IN FRANCE.
PARIS, Dec. 12.

i:rhe Paris correspondent of the. Nord- states
t M. Baroche has brought before the Council
St*, a project containing the revision of the
French Tariff. The correspondent adds :—The
Emperor
is discussing with Mr. Cobden 'at Com-
l)eigne, the priucinle of Free 'Trade, shows that
bliug about corara2rcial liberty in France,
aaergetic resistances have to be overcome, and.,
at caution and prudence were necessary.. - •
The measure that is to 'be submittdd to the
Legislative Corps will not, therefore, more than
ark a material progress upon the _present state
of things.
11-10 resistances -which the Emperor spoke of,
6.11-soon be renewed, both-in the Senate and the
Legislative 'Corps, and the industrial centres
.111 ch depend so. much on' protection and pro-
-11, There is a great dearth of political news in
carie.
The correspondence of the 11::, raid attaches no
;41)ertance to the report of a revision of the
rench tariff in -a sense favourable to free trade.

Trade in Paris is said to be more active,
t Pe6ula.tors liaVe begun -to feel more confidence
England
the maintenance of friendly relations between
neand and _ France ; confidence has however'
ii'
°t elten:ded to ether parts of France.
At Marseilles' trade is in a complete state of
stagnation. Accounts from Lyons not: satisfactory.
All the ships destined to sail from French
Ports on the Atlantic for China, with 'troops and
Stoles, la w& ; proecodeil with :the exception of
screw steamer, which will sail imviediately. •

THE ritENTH :FuNDs.
.•. - December 12.
12.15 REntes opened very firm at
""°f• .70e.
3•20 large business has been done on
tie Bourse-,to-day, and prices have further im-
ko'ved. Rentes closed at 70f. 6-5 c., 15 cents above
Saturday
•

111 IE LL MOINES ATROCITY.

Touts,-Sunday Evening.
„Ile -trial of the Lemoines -for infanticide tor-
VDated to-day. Tilc_jury czquitted A-Agelina
t4l°ine, but found her mother guilty with ex-
'4oating circumstances.. The sentence was 20
3'"xB'.hard labour.

TIIE CONGRESS.

.r AItI s, Monday'.
The Pays of this evening, -announces that the
11 e 'end the King of Naples have sent in their
adhesion to the Congress, and,adds the Congress is
li
ad-
he°l' Constituted on principle, the unanimous
iou to it proves that, Europe knows hoW to,
aPere elate and acknowledge the energetic and
i at, 'Polley of the Emperor, and allows us tc
,-Y
'''.tre3age-a satisfactory solution of -the difficulty of
tl-1 Italia- iinestion.
It is ,esserted that the eAlhesion of Rome
:\}l, ?Ties to the Congress have arrriyed—that,
send two plenipotentiaries and also
LeAt,alL the powers .invited:_tethe Congress have •
iblvv sent their .adliesion.
The 0-:•,.q:/zione of Tulin announces that the Go-
'l"ernent of King Victor -Enruanuel has been in-.,
sited• to-tend a represcntath:e to the CongresS,
?ea the same conditions and with the same
lu'wers as the other 'cabinets: .
Tile same journal states that ,the 'provisional,,
to '4l/4,R.ernment, of Central Italy‘vill send delegates
raris to expound their interests, which,more-
er will -find an -active defender in the Sardinian
Plenipotentiary.. • " • ~.•
140 Tuscan Moniteur publishes the arrange-
7ent at Turin between the ,representatives of
41,,'clieia and Central
qr-'he duty:.of M. Buoncompeq,mi, whose title. is
I,°'vernor-Gencral of the League of the Provinces
bCentral Italy, is to, Maintain good relations.
et,ween • the .said provinces and between them
an
the Government of Victor Emmanuel. The
.I.4tendency of ,the general • arrangement is to pro-
sp?te and•facilitate the union of these'States with
4etheent.