Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-15 00:00:00

cFebraaiy 15,- 18(30.

'Potatoes and wear no shirts, wherein does it differ
From the sot, who lets his family starve and, sells
`his clothes to buy drink ?" There is: only, one
'cannot but fear, too much reason to'apprehend,
that such may in no long time be, if not literally,
‘Yet in some degree virtnally, the case with our-
selves. " Claret and brandy," at any rate, are
prominent in the details of the French treaty ;
and to bring these, within our reach, is it not
held out as a lure that we shall have a market
thereby for those very fabrics which the people
IllaY want at home,—thus forcibly and madly
illustrating Franklin's idea, of the sot letting his
111'114 starve, and " selling his Clothes to buy
(Irink ?"

_TILE LATEST NEWS.

I BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPII.I

FRANCE.

The Paris correspondent of the Globe says that
1110 Government has bought the 'Journal des
Debuts. The old Orleanist writers are to he re-
Placed by Michel Chevalier as editor. It.is to
become the great organ of free-trader'

THE FRENCH FUNDS: '
12.10 PARIS, Feb. 14,
P.M. The: Bourse opens dull, and prices
are unaltered; Rentes, 67f. 65c.
3.20 p.M.—Rentes closed at 67f. 65c., or about the
saute as yesterday.

The presence of the police at St. George's-in-the-
East, on Sunday, prevented any violent outbreak. When
the evening sermon commenced there was much stamp-
ing and coughing, but as the clergyman proceeded it
subsided. As soon as the service was concluded the
police cleared the church.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.--7YEsTERDAy.

PETITIONS.

The Bishop Of WINCHESTER presented a great num-
ber of petitions from places in his diocese .against
the abolitiim of church-rates; two from Winchester
against legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister,
and one from the Isle of Wight against any alteration
in the book of ComMeti Prayer.

CRINA:-MR.• BRUCE'S :INSTRUCTIONS,

The Earl of MALmnanunv eaid that, as Lord John
Russell had, on the previous night, stated in the HOuse
of Commons that Mr. Bruce, her Majesty's envoy in
China, had acted up, to the strict letter of his instruc-
tions, he should, on Tuesday *next, make a statement
relative to the exact instructions which he, when at the
foreign office, had given to Mr. Bruce.

TUSCANY.

The Marquis of NORMANRY moved -that an humble
address be presented to her Majesty for a copy of any
instructions from the Secretary of State to her Majesty's
Charge d'4faiees at Florence, who is not accredited to
the Provisional Government there, directing him to
attend the official receptiOn, on the Ist January, of
Signor Buoncompagni, now acting as Governor-General
of Tuscany, having been nominated as such by Prince
Carignan of Savoy, without any subsequent popular
sanction on the part of the Tuscan people ; and
also
.a retarn of the dates of all eommunicatiohs
between the Secretary of State and her Majesty's
Ambassador, at Paris .on the subject of the annexation of
Savoy and Nice to France, p, to the Ist of January last
He entered into a variety of details to shew that the

greatest confusion prevailed throughout Italy, and that
the present Government had usurped powers contrary to
the wishes of, the people. ,
Earl GRANVILLE had no objection to produce the
papers. As to the chargeS against the Italian people,
they rested upon anonymous communications, which 'the
Government had investigated and found to be totally des-
titute of foundation. It was not true that our charge
d'afairee had been instructed to receive Signor Buoncom-
pagni officially ; on the contrary, he was directed to
receive him in the same unofficial manner 'as his
predecessor. The Government, he declared, had
evinced no desire to interfere unduly with the affairs of
Italy. Their influence had been used to the great
advantage of a people who looked up to them for moral
support ; but they avoid all active interferences, leaving
the Italians to arrange their own affairs.
The Earl of MAILMESBURY impressed upon the
Government the necessity of following the non-inter-

veution policy of their predecessors. He complained of
the withholding of information upon Italian affairs,
and was most anxious that Italians should form a
strong and united people ; but he, would not
purchase this benefit if at the price of the an-
nexation of Savoy and Nice to France, which
would give to, that country the keys of Italy. No-
thing but confusion had been gained by the late war.
After some observations from 'the Marquis •of Clan-
.ricard and the Earl of Cardigan,
The Earl of DEXBY observed that the affairs 'of Italy
were daily becoming of greater importance. He hoped
•that the papers aboat to be produced on the subject of i
the contemplated annexation of Savoy would eontain
the latest information; if not, he begged the Govern-
meat to afford it, aid more especially to state what
had 'happened since July. The public papers in Europe
and France did not hesitate to declare that the anntxa-
•tion was not only contemplated, but decided on, but he
trusted the Government would take the first oppoitu-
nity-of satisfying the publ►e anxiety.
Earl GRANVILLE said that he had last week stated
the most recent answer of the Fr.,nch Government,

relative%to the annexation. Communications, however,
were 'still going on between the two governments.
Lord Wont:Yuman said that the Charge d'4faires
had no official character, and could not give an official
reception to any one.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH asserted that Sardinia
had no right to give Savoy to France without-the con-
sent of those powers who gave Savoy to him.
After a brief reply from the Marquis of Normanby,
the motion was agreed to.
The House adjourned shortly after eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YESTERDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.
SPANISH DEBT.

In reply to Lord Burghley,

. _
Lord J. RUBSELL said that the conduct of Spain in
the repayment of the loan had been fair and candid,
the sum repaid was £449,000

REFORM BILL.

Lord J. RUSSELL, in reply to Mr. James, stated that
he hoped to introduce the Reform Bill on the Ist of
March, pot, h e said, an inauspicious day for such a
measure.

FRENCH ARMY IN NORTHERN ITALY.

Mr. GulFFrrn asked the Secretary-of-State for
Foreign Affairs whether preparations have not been
made for placing the French army in Northern
Italy in , a state ready for immediate active
service, and a military intendant and staff sent
to Tuscany to prepare for the arrival of French
troops there, and whether such preparations are
made with the. intention of occupying any part of
Central Italy by French troops, in order to protect the
voting, should fresh elections be resorted to, or for any
other ostensible object.
Lord J. -RUSSELL said that he knew nothing of any
such preparations.- The French cavalry had been
greatly diminished in that country, till there was not
even enough left to take care of the horses, and some
relief had been rent in consequence. He was in constant
communication with our Secretary of Legation at
Florence, and he received no information
,as to any
military intendant or staff.
coirmimeimr,, TREATY—SHIPPING.
Mr. EWART asked the President of the. Board of
Trade whether, in the treaty of commerce with France,
the English or French is understood to be the correct
version of article 10, the privileges, favours or advan-
tages granted to national vessels being stated in the
English version to be granted geaterally, while in the
'French they are stated to be granted sans exception.
Mr. Grnsori said that the phrases in both languages
meant precisely the same thing ; the i.ru.c interpretation
of the words, in either language, woulj not affect the
privileges of the freemen of Liverpool as to the exemp-
tion from local dues.

LUNATIC-,POOR IN IRELAND

Mr. CARDWELL, in reply to Col. Greville, said ghat
there was no intention, on the part of the Governrnen.k,
to introduce a measure to amend the law relating to
lunatic poor in Ireland.

and who afterwards redoubled this service by raising for
his, country an imperishable monument of the glory
she had acquired. Sir William' was colonel of the
22nd Regiment. _

Mr. W. Cowper was re- elected for Hertford yesterday,
without.opposition.
Arrangements are being made by the Committee of
the National Rifle Association and the Provisional
Committee of the Volunteer Service Club for a sub-
scription , dinner of volunteer officers to take place in
London on the 7th of March.