3 JANUARY 1857, Page 12

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SATURDAY.

The Conference at Paris, which did not sit on New Year's Day or yesterday, is to meet again today. " It is hoped that this will be the last sitting,.and that a perfect understanding will be come to upon the points which were under litigation." One of the points that caused delay is said to have been an awkward question from M. Kisseleff—When would the British fleet quit the Black Sea, and the Austrians leave the Principalities ? The Russian required answers before signing. It is assumed that they have reached Paris.

The customary receptions of the Diplomatic Body, the Senate, the Legislative Body, the high officers of the Army and National Guard, took place with great state at the Tuileries on le jOUF de P An.

The _Vol/item. formally announces that the Senate and Legislative Body are convoked for the 16th February. It was stated at Paris yesterday, that the mediation of the Emperor Napoleon in the dispute between Switzerland and Prussia has been accepted. Colonel ]larmann, the Swiss Envoy at Paris, arrived there yesterday with the conditions.

The Swiss residents in London met yesterday, at Radley's Hotel, passed an address of full confidence in the Federal Council, warmly expressed

their patriotic sentiments, and subscribed 1784/. for the relief of thefami

lies of soldiers. A similar meeting has been held at Liverpool, where

540/. was subscribed. At both meetings several persons put down their names as volunteers for the defence of their country.

• The Southampton election has actually dragged our dexterous Premier into its vortex ! Last week, Mr. Lankester, one of the chief supporters of Mr. Weguelin, stated at a public meeting, that Lord Palmerston' in conversation with him at Broadlands had said that Mr. Andrews, the other Liberal candidate, was an "unfit man" to represent the borough in Parliament, and that he ought not to have divided the Liberal interest. Hearing of this, Mr. Andrews wrote to Lord Palmerston, asking whether Mr. Lankester's statement was a correct representation of what took place. Lord Palmerston returned the following answer. " Broadlancls, 26t10 December 1856. "My dear Sir—I have received your letter of the 24th; and I have written to Mr. Lankester to express my surprise that anything which passed between him and me in a private and casual conversation, when he came here on professional business, should have been made use of by him in the manner stated in the report which you have sent me, for the purpose of influencing the canvass for the Southampton election. I have no pretension to interfere in any manner whatever in that matter ; and I should not have said a word to him on the subject if I had thought that I should in any way be quoted by him. "It was not unnatural that I should wish to know what was doing at Southampton, and I thought Mr. Lankester could tell me. No doubt; in the short conversation which ensued, I expressed my opinion as to the eligibility of the several candidates; and every man in the county who has conversed with an acquaintance on the subject has probably done the same, whatever his opinions may be. "I have great respect and regard for you. I think the talent and ability you have displayed, and the high position which, by your untiring energy, you have made for yourself in Southampton, do you very great honour : but I must frankly say., in answer to your appeal, that I do not think you are so well calculated as lilt Weguelin is to represent Southampton in the House of Commons. Your business avocations lying in Southampton would interfere with your attendance in Parliament, unless at a great sacrifice of your private interests; and your habits of thought, as connected with the nature of your commercial pursuits, cannot tend so much as those of Mr. W eguelin to prepare a Member for the consideration and discussion of many of the matters which must from time to time be dealt with by Parliament. "Therefore, believing from what I have heard, that if two candidates stand upon the Liberal interest, and thus divide the Liberal party, the Conservative party will be able to give a majority to their candidate, and thinking Mr. Weguelin the best of the two Liberal candidates, I cannot but regret that you should, by dividing the Liberal party, endanger the Liberal cause at Southampton. 'Phis is my personal and private opinion, founded however, upon public grounds. I do not consider that it involves any disparagement to you. I never should have thought of making it known with a view to influence the decision of the electors of Southampton, and I should not have stated it to you if it had not been for your letter of the 24th.

"My dear Sir, yours very faithfully, PALMERSTON. "Richard Andrews Esq." On receipt of this:Mr. Andrews applied for and obtained permission to publish the correspondence.

The Members for Oxford City, Mr. Langston and Mr. Cardwell, are accustomed to dine annually with the " Druids" of that town. The festival was celebrated on New Year's Day ; both the Members were present, and each spoke. Mr. Langston, in the course of his remarks, said he had it on good authority that the unfortunate affair with Persia is likely to terminate before Parliament meets. On the subject of the Income-tax, 'while Mr. Langston stated his objections to the impost and his desire for its removal, Mr. Cardwell pleaded that "it would be unfair to the Government, when they were about to enter into a full statement of their views, to interfere and attempt to forestall them by making any statement as to this or that peculiar burden."

Redpath and Kent were yesterday committed for trial ; Redpath on six charges of forgery and one of fraud, Kent as an accomplice in four eases. Ilogben was also committed, but again liberated on bail.

Mr. John Jackson, principal infirmary warder of Millbank Prison, poisoned himself, with prussic acid, on Thursday. He was a good and active. officer. The Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity."