Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-14
ADDITIONAL FoRgIGN NEWS.


met with no ice.
The PEACE CoNFERENcE.-Th Plenipoten-
tiariss held their first meeting at the Hotel OF
Foreign Affairs, Paris, on Monday, February
%. Present Buol, Hubner, Walewski, Clar.
endon, Cowlev. Orloff, Brunow, Cuvours,
Vi'lamarina, Ali Mehemet-.Count Walewski
/ presiding.
The session lasted three and half hours.
Walewski opened the conference by an intro
| ductory speech. Credentials we've exchanged
and a written guarantee signed not o divnlge
the proceedings until the whole be concluded.
| Discussion OF armstce then ensued. ARMS
tice was settled until the end of March. but
not affecting the blockade of Russian ports.
Austrian propositions were formally para
| g aphed as to the basis of negotiation. The
] meeting then adjourned.
| On Wednesday the Congress held second
! meeting Nothing can be known with
certainty of their proceedings. Rumors
abound.
1t is now asserted that Russia, while as
senting to the dismantling of Sevastopol, b.
marsund, and even Nicolaeff, refuses to cede
protectorate over Greek Christians.
Thus far, the indications are favorable to
the supposition that Russia really desires
peace.
Vienna letters state that Frince Gortscha
sian government considers the convection of
general European Congress i'm nediarelv ar.
ter the treaty of peace is signed, the best means
of settling all questions. France and Aus
tria favor the idea-England does not
The evi lent cordality existing between
France and Austria begins to excite uneasi.
ness in Ems land, and triple league of France,
Austria, and Prussiaagalnst England is sur
missed as not an improbable incident of the
future.
GREAT BRITAIN.-Runsored Break, up ofthe
Conference Agitation IN the Money Market.-
From the London Morning Advertiser.l 1t
is deemed not improbable that the result of
this new move of the artful diplomatlsts of
Russia may be the immediate breaking up Of
the Conference. A very grave hitch in the
Conferences has already occurred Though
the fifth point is the last Of all, it had been
agreed to take it up first. 1t was accordingly
on the second meeting of the conference sub
mitted to the consideration of the plenipo.
tentiaries. No sooner had 1t been formally
laid on the table, than Count Orloff and Bar
oil Brunow objected to its being taken into
consideration, with view to its being decd-
ed by the conference. They proposed that it
should be referred to a Congress of all the
crowned helds in Europe. Ii so referred,
they pledged themselves, in the name of the
C8ar to abide by whatever decision that con.
gress might come to. Fhis new and unex-
pecied phase in the Eastern question has p.o.
duced CONSERVATION in Paris and caused
further fall in the French funds. 1t has also
no less surprised and alarmed our own gov.
eminent. We were informed last hi ght that
Lord Cowley is expected in London to take
the instructions of his government on the
subject
London, Feb. IN The Lord Mayor of
London assembled distinguished party at the
Mansion House to meet Minister Buchanan
previous to his return home. Unfortunately.
Mr.. Buchanan was on the same day invited
to dine with the Queen, and etiquette requir-
ed him to give Victoria's dinner the prefer
ence.
The Mayor company consisted of members
of Parliament representing leading commercial
constituencies also, American and Colonial
merchants. The Lord Mayor made a speech,
regretting the absence Of Mr.. Buchanan, be-
cause the reception he would have met from
the representatives of leading interests would
have proved to him the absence of all un-
friendly feeling III Great Britain as regarded
America, and shown that though big words
might arise on either side, the interests Of
commerce, peace, civilization and humanity,
were too powerful to permit collision between
ings We're expressed by other speakers, among
them Mr.. Golden and Earl Elgin.
There is some talk, bat merely talk. of an
early dissolution of Parliament or a change of
government. The rumor, however, had affec-
ted the funds.
Frauds of the late John Sadlier continue to
be developed Amount not known, but SUP.
posed to be immense.
FRANcE.-It is announced, if Napnleon's
child be a son, that the Emperor of Austria
will be godfather By proxy and the Pope will
come personally TO Paris to baptjse it.
The BALTIC, RUSSIA, Be- hree thousand
Russians are employed day and night, in con-
sructing triple row OF piles right across the
Gulf Of Finland, twelve miles across, and six
miles to Cronsdadt, with few openings, be.
hind which is steam fleet of eighteen ships,
fourteen corvettes, aud seventy gun boats
Within the past few weeks large amounts
OF specie have been forwarded across the
Prussian frontier to the address of Stegletz &
Co.. st. Petersburg, the Russian Court bank
ers.
Great energy is manifested in Russia in nd :
vancing railways
The CRIMEA.-Orders have been forwarded
to theallied Generals in the CrImea respect-
ing the armstce, and it is said that Napoleon
has intimated to the Generals and Admirals.
now III Paris, that probably they need not re =
turn to their commands. Leave of absen ce is
now freely given to officers in the Crimea.
The allies were about to destroy the sunken
ships IN Sevastop harbor by dropping upon
them heavy shells to explode under water.
luhKEY,-The Sultan's decree in favor of
the Christians had been read in presence of
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