LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume IV, Issue 199, 24 May 1856, Page 3

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

[From the • Morning Post" January 25.] (By Submarine end British Telegraph.) From our own Correspondents.

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

Marseiles, Jan. 24. Accounts from Constantinople of the 14th have been received by the Thalior. Conferences have, been held In 0 der to adjust the first and fourth points relating to tho Principalities, The penons who took part in these confo-

rr nee» were A*li Pirelu, Crand Vl*i«r ; Fnad P»oha. Wlni«ter frr Fnreiin ArTairs •, Prince CaU 'ni»lii, M.Tiio'nvenHl.'Lord Stratfoid deßedcliffe, and Baron de Pfokmoh,

T.HE CRIMEA.

January 9. The firing continues on both sides of Sebnsto. pol. The allies have blown up two of the dodks, The Itoisiiani'are taking up their winter quarter* at §irppheropnl and Baktchi-Serai. The iie'ws from Kinburn is to the effect that the ■Ru<Jinns'h»rJ 30,0(10 Then in echelon, between Petm»,k« nnd OtadheUo/r, >ahd that in consequence feari weif entertained of an attack on the fottiess of Kinbuni. The garrison hid been reinforced by troop* un. der the command of General '-el 03 if. The flotilla was frozen in., but would aid in the •defence, if the RumsUiu shnuld attempt to take tin" place. General Vivian, r«nrln(» to he attacked otKertch has called for officers of Infnnlry and arlilUry to be despatched to him from Constantinople.

BELGIUMTHE SIGNATURE OF THE PEACE PRELIMINARIES

The ' Independence Brl&e' contain* the follow, ing— M With wlnlpvpr impoience the signature of the preliminarily of price m >y be lookfd for, t' i» still necessary to tie rescued lor a few days more, 'for thin slgnntore cannot well be iiccowpluhed before the Ist or 2nd of nrxt m>mth. - S<> important an act conld not br signed at Vienna on the faith ofasinfie (lilrgrnphfa de*p«trli, announcing the accept* once by Ru«sla ol thfe Austiiau proportions It wasmece«siir,v, at Icnnl to wmrt for the text of the diplomatic document nieiiid at SiPelersbarguorj the J 6th ihy 'Count Ne'mclrode and, . Count Esterhoiy. But llii» ; ii not all- In order to sign the preliminaries of peace, the representatives of the 1 belligerent Powers will require special poweM* j Prince Gonsclial«rff will reCeivo his by the courier . who brings the above document, but in order for -the Governments of Franflßand England to accord powers, to their agents it Is necessary that they should first 'receive, a copy of that note. All this demands 0 long doliy, and it Is not too much to presume that It will extend .to the commencement of next rnonih. 'The English 'newipspers as oor readers are aware, continue to sow suspicion ; they exaggerate the difficulties Which beset tin fifth point, the one in w,hich the Western Powers re« serve to themselves thorlght of adding special con. ditlons to tbe Tour guaranties. But 1 In signing this fifth point ,with the others, ißussia hni not given to those Governments a blank signntpro with the po"wer uf filling ,in all tbe exsc'tons which may please them. Ah understanding was come to on that point as on the others, and it was agreed that In the fifth point (helspeciat conditlons'bhould boa on these three matters— the non-r'oonsttoction ot Bomartund ; the esUbHnh.roant i>f consuls in the Black Sen ; and the exact delimitation of the Rus> 'simn frontier in Asia. 'The Western Powers are not authorised 10 go'bsyond these three conditions . and on the other hand, Rmsia, in pivingJieTiadhe* rence.at the ti/no when she knew that those claim,* would be advanced, has satisfactorily proved that she i* disposed to make the concessions neceiaary

I to lead tl'O negociatlohs 10 a satisfactory result.

FRANCE.

[From our own Correspondent] .Paris, Wed., J,aii. 23. iThe decided attitude' apd complete tininn of tlfe -Governments df 1 France and' England appear to'ht dtawi/if?>us.nfarer nn'd ( neater wipeace <tvery day. The Cabinet ol Vienna cpnliDoes to promiio,the acceptance of the demands of,tlie'*lliei, l>tit at the name time hopes ill at they' will use moderation. The Cabined of France, aria" "Enelajid reply that they hnve no <ie»ire tohuaiilia(e Jtussja, and hat* ing onec socureil the objects jof the vyar, will use dvery endeavour not to offend 'the pride and honour of a great n»t\on. I have received comrruntcaiions fiom Constan* tinople dated the 10th, and from Athens, 13th. A number of solcliers uf the allied forces in the Crimea had nnirod.it Constantinople, frostbitten They were immediately. ta^ii to the hospital. T,be Government of ,(hc Porte ,stlll continued to be occupied with the affairs' ol'Aiia Minor. Tbe latest report! from thai-quarter J 'epoke of the severity of the weather, which, it was presumed, would para lyno the lntn)Uont>,of en^rpy. Qrnsr Plcht.Md acknowledged the receipt of medieinei aud stores. Hit army had Buffered considerably. The letter from Athens says that a ball hid ta. ken place fit the pala.ee, lioing the first which Jiad been given since tbe death of the Emperor Nicboa hi. The members of the family of M. Boadouri, who had been carried off by the brigands, were restored, after a ransom of 6U.000 franci, demanded by thoie freebooters. In three or four months' time the elections for the Chambers will take place The Que.en .w*i using her iufluenco already with (he mayors and persona in authority to thro* every difficult) In the Hay of ihose who were known to be attached to the policy of the Western Powers in opposition to the Hussl»n party, Should her M»« jelly, succeed, the Greek Clisoibprs will not cer» tainly represent the people, end, ,«n the contrary, favunr the intrigues of the Count The Queen wai Using tbe utmost courtesy, however, to me representatives of- England and France, who have lately made very strong representations to ' Government on the subject of brigandage. " We are assured," »sys the • Courrier do Havro' " tbat an order transmitted from Puns 1 his afternoon (Tuesday) ,hns -directed that the loading ot the vi ssels intended lor the Crimea shall be pro visioually suspended ."

PERSIA.

Constantinople, Jan, 14, The following it the text of the ultimatum iddressed to the Court of Persia by Mr Murray— 1 The Government shall restore lo li|)eny the Princess, wife of Minn. 2 Tint it (hall acknowledge Mictn v Comal tot the Queen of England. ' ' 3. Tbat the Prime Miniiter of the Sebah shall proceed to the residence of the .English Embassy, ,lo ofler an apology, «ud withdraw hi* offensive note. Mr Murray, in spite of some resistance, lias itrt an ageut at Teheran, and bai threatened to support him by bd English Beet In the Persian Golf,