The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-20 00:00:00

LOUIS NAPOLEON CHECKMATED.

THE people of England have long been satisfied
of the necessity of putting no trust in LOUIS
NAPOLEON, and of their duty to make such pre-
parations pt home, and to enter into such com-
binations abroad, as shall enable us at any time
to checkmate his unscrupulous ambition. If
statesmen in power have been behind the great
body of the nation in perceiving the true path of
duty towards their own country and towards the
cause of peace and order in Europe, it is satisfac-
tory to find that at last they have been awakened
to action in the right direction. We have read
Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S recent solemn admoni-
tion to Sardinia. We are now informed
by the official Prussian gazette that the
relations between Prussia and Great Britain have
become more deeply rooted, and have acquired
increased firmness and extension by the conference
at Coblentz, and by the ready exchange of views
which then took place between the leading states-
men of the two countries. These facts have still
greater significance in the prospect of the
approaching congress at Warsaw. We trust
there is now an end of that miserable policy
towards France, which, under the pretence of a
friendly alliance, has led us into a position so
ambiguous and critical, if not also humiliating
and dangerous to our national prestige and inde-
pendence in Europe.
The significance and importance of Lord JOHN
RUSSELL'S despatch to Sir JAMES HUDSON are
not to be measured by the slight direct or imme-
' diate interest we may be supposed to have in the
agreement of Villafranca and the treaty of
Zurich, which for certain reasons are so promi-
nently noticed in that document. We think our
contemporary, the Times, seriously in error
when he says, yesterday :—" Our question is,
simple enough. Are we, who have let the treaty
of Vienna take care of itself, to proceed to extremi-
ties in behalf of the convention of Villafranea and
the treaty of Zurich, and for the sake of Austria P"'
We quite agree with our contemporary, however,
in his conclusion that " England will commit no
such folly and inconsistency." But there are
far higher questions raised in this despatch.
There is the question of the cession of the Island
of Sardinia ; and there are many serious ques-
tions necessarily involved in that which refers
more directly to the attack on Venetia. These
are pretty plainly hinted at by Lord J. RUSSELL
when he says :—" The only chance which Sar-
dinia could have in such a contest would be the
hope of bringing France into the field and kind-
ling a general war in Europe. But let not
Count CAVOUR indulge in so pernicious a delu-
sion. The great powers of Europe are bent on
maintaining peace, and Great Britain has inte-
rests in the Adriatic which Her Majesty's
Government must watch with careful attention."
The real danger, therefore, lies not merely in the
probable effort of the Italians to drive the Aus-
trians out of Venetia, but in the French scheme


of which thaf may be assumed to form a 'first
step towards further development. If France is
urging on Sardinia to attack Venetia, in order to
give her a favourable opportunity of simulta-
neously attacking the Rhenish provinces, and of
lending her indispensable 'aid to the Italians
against Austria on condition of obtaining Genoa
and Sardinia, and; per** Much more ; and if
k the general itiefee France has an eye to seizing
Malta, or Gibraltar, or the lonian Islands ;
5" itot high time that England should admonish
Sardinia as to the consequences of allowing
herself to become the victim of so "pemicioue
a delusion," as to imagine that the inthilgence on
the part of great britain, *Mai. tord. rogr
IttAtitt, no &mitt; now sees to [hate been
46kly carried too mi., will he 'dntitilied:
day care little for Anitriail Misrule, and. less for
the farebt of Villafranca and Zurich, in them-
selves. But we do care for thoSe widespread British
interests itt line Adriatic, in the Mediterranean,
asia elsewhere, which are seriously imperilled
by permitting the Emperor of the French to
pursue unchecked the unprincipled coarse by
Which he has already so grossly- set at naught
every honourable understanding, to say nothing
of his defiance o .the treaty of Vienna. If Eng-
-144E11 mistrusting L'otris NAt;intEi*
"ces with Prtssia, and elsewhere,
.it is not to
billxist the legitimate wishes of the Italians or to
prop up despotic continental governments, but
from an instinct of self-preservation, and from a
°ease of common danger,. threatened by the com-
mon foe of true liberty, of constitutional govern-
went, and of international law.

If war be itieVitable, let us be prepared for it.
it it is possible to prevent it, we know of nothing
More likely to secure peace than to be able to
Confront the Franco-Italian -alliance by another
alliance overpoweringly greater. In this there
18 neither folly nor inconsistency i and Lord
lollisr RUSSELL is not " reckoning without
host;" nor is he, we trust, merely vapour-
iaß" when he seeks to produce the impression
that England is preparing to proceed to extremi-
ties unless an end is put to the secret schemes of
Louis NAPOLEON and VICTOR EMMANUEL for
their mutual aggrandisement. Having strength-
Coed our resources for defenCe at home, and forti-
fied ourselves by a Soda Understanding with the
other great Cohtitiental Powers; it Will be as
asilSr Within
.mir abilities; as it seems too likely
to beconie our intent and our diitY; to s l`B the
treat French intriguer; and nil *Liao aid and abet
hiati ti liitiiertel sMtt thou come, and no further."

lOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday, Oct. 18th, 1860.
The Moniteur , publishes the comparative table
of the direct and indirect taxes received during
Lac nine first months of the years 1858, 1859,
and 1860. The receipts from the Ist January
to the 30th September of this year amount in
round numbers to 788 millions of francs (thirty-
?lle millions sterling). They amounted during
the same period of last
.year. to 799 millions of
francs ; and forthe same period of 1858, to 812
millions. The diminution, as regards the three
orst quarters of 1860, is 11 millions, compared
With the receipts for a similar period of 1859 ;
and 24 millions, as compared with 1858. This
falling off arises on the, customs duties received
cereals, which from SO millions have fallen to
°8 Millions; upon sugars, the produce of French
colonies, which have Sunk from 35 millions to 24
millions ; upon the sugars from foreign colonies,
the duty on which has fallen from 25 millions to
8 millions ; and upon the duty on the menu-,
facture of native sugars, which have fallen
from 39 millions, or thereby, to, 29 millions.
11 the other hand, a very considerable increase
has taken place in the registration duties, on
registrars' fees, and on mortgages, which reached
within the first nine months of 1860 nearly 224
millions of francs, whilst during the same period
of last year they amounted to no more than 216
millions, and in 1858 to only 197 millions. The
increase of duty arising from the sale of tobacco
in different shapes is not less considerable. For
elcamnle while there was received under this
branch of revenue during the first three quarters
of 1859 scarcely 132 millions, and in 1858 1304
killions, these duties have reached during, the
first nine months of 1860 more than 138 millions.
&he receipts from direct down 'to Se-
tember amounted to 356 taxes
millions, out of 30th
the 47p9
millions due on the whole year. This sum of
358 millions exceeds by 37 millions the eight-
twelfths exigible. •-:
We have here very remarkable testimony
to the beneficial effect on the French excise
tittles Of the lowering of the customs duties,
and to the growing prosperity and wealth
°f the French people; and if all this increase in
the internal resources of the nation has taken
place in spite of the constant state of unsteadiness
la which the trade and commerce of the country
have been kept, awing to the Mystery and sus-
}ense in which the Imperial policy is enveloped,
it is not difficult to iinagine how much that pros-
perity would be augmented if these doubts were
removed.
The Moniteur also publishes to-day sonic very
interesting details regarding the operations of
the allied forces in the Peiho waters, and at the
end of the account there given of the proceedings
of the ,troops since their disembarkation, it is men-
tioned that at the moment of sending off the de-
patch, a Mandarin with a' blue button, escorted
ipby two horsemen, made his appearance, waving a
flug of truce, who turned out to be the bearer of cer-
tain propositions on the part of the Chinese Govern
went but it was not known what was the nature of
them. It is further stated, by the Patrie of this
evening, in its latest news, that despatches have
been received from China in which it is asserted
that General Ignatchoff, the Russian Ambassador
at Pekin, who was on board a Russian man-of-
War inthe Pecheli, had received intelligence from
Pekin announcing that the Emperor of China
Was seriously disposed to make peace with the
allies after he had heard that they were in pos-
session of the forts on the Peiho.• It is to be
hoped, however, that the allies will not be diverted
by any such ruse from making their way to Pekin;
and that they will intimate to the Chinese autho-
rities that no proposals for negotiations will be
entertained until after their arrival in the capital.
The French Government has given an explana-
tion of the circumstances in which the French
seized, by the Neapolitan
steamor,. Protis was
Government. It Appears that she had several
hundred Royal, troops on board, who were being
conveyed to Gaeta to rejoin King 'Francis li.
The Garibaldian Government, hearing of this,
despatched a fast-going steamer after the Protis,
which she speedily overtook, and after some par-
leying between the withcommanderthe two vessels,
the Protis returned to Naples the soldiers.
Meanwhile the French admiral' heard' of the
affair, and interfered. lie said he would not
allow the troops to be sent on shore against their
and it was 'agreed that the men should be
individually interrogated as to their intentions,
in presence of an aide-de-camp of the French
admiral. The result' of the interrogation was
that 380, of the soldiers demanded to be allowed
to rejoin the King ! 200 expressed a desire to be
allowed to rejoin their families, and one only
asked to be allowed to miter the ranks of the
Garibaldians. The whole of these men were in
garrison in Naples When the King left, and the
foregoing fact not only speaks strongly in favour
of the hold which Francis 11. still retains over
the private soldiers belonging to his army, but
accounts for their having fought so well at the
Volturno for his cause.
A correspondent of the Debats thus refers to
some of 'the personnel, of whom the 'Garibaldian
army is at present composed, and especially to
our English friends :
If Arrivabene, who bears one of the best names in
Italy, did well, in a moment of desperation, to draw his
sword with a view of dying as became a brave man, by
the side of Garibaldi, I cannot say so much for certain of
the young English who are on the same side. These, also,
bears great names, which they conceal under assumed
ones. They have their comfortable hotels in Naples,
go to the camp with splendid arms de precision, and in
the evening they return to supper and count up the
number of "Royalist birds " they think they have
brought down. lam quite aware they expose them-
selves to danger with characteristic English intrepidity ;
but this does not, in my eyes, appear sufficient to justify
such conduct. Let it be distinctly understood that I
do not intend to refer to those who are enrolled for
regular service. The right of the disposal of one's own
life and that of others, when one is bound by a soldier's
duties or when one is fighting for one's country, for
One's 'family, or for one's religion, is a right which the
human mind holds justly sacred; but conscience revolts
at the idea of converting the tragic fatality of war
into an ordinary shooting party. '
As for the situation of Garibaldi, it is but middling
only. Yesterday (the 18th), and the day before, he was
Profoundly anxious. Re has lost a great many of his
People, more than the Royalists, since the commence-
ment of the siege; he has 8,000 men hors de combat—a
great many wounds are no doubt of a slight character.
11e has only 10,000 'at the most left, wherewith to form
his line of battle. The Calabrians have nearly all left
uini, and for the following reason the Sicilians,
the Calabrians exhibit a certain disinclination to fight—
not that they are cowards ; for, on the contrary, they
throw away their rifles to close with the enemy with
their daggers; but they give out that they have been
dragged away from their homes under the pretext of
serving as the escort of the Dictator, and not to have
their ears saluted with no otb.ex *ado !save the noise

of pistols and- the •roar of cannon. Garibaldi, wearied
out with these men, ordered an inspection; and as he
does not pique himself on periphrases, he said to them,
"Let the cowards go to one side, • and the brave men
among you to the other ?" Nearly one-half of them
withdrew. Their havresacks and pockets appeared to be
extraordinarily„ protnberarit, and he caused: then
to tie sounded, when the contents of the pockets Of these
Calabrian patriots datised tid little asicnii4, depthe.
The Vincennes §hooting match, as originally
proposed, closed to-day; but the managers have
received some very considerable sums of money for
prizes. It has been decided by the committee
that these new prizes shall be shot for to-morrow
and on Saturday and Sunday, -on the usual condi-
, tions. But several foreigners hating ekpressed a
desire to have one or t*n days set apart for shooting
at it long range, it has been resolved that, if a
sufficient number of amateurs come forward, there
shall .be a poule at 600 metres in the garrison
shooting ground; to-morrow and the following
The fOlicokirigt tidtioe 110 bebri i§e-tiecl 1i the
Prefecture of • Police, and sent to the various
journals for publication :
Attention has bccil drawl fin tome time past to the
improprieties which go on at certain balls, where women
who have acquired a certain degree of celebrity in these
establishments endeavour, by means of all sorts of
excentricitds, and of unbecoming gestures, to attract the
attention of the spectators. Sonic scandalous scenes of
this description, having taken place at one df these
at the Baxtheleniy-Mall; the establishment has been
Closed for a fortnight.
The movements of the Austrian troops on. the
frontiere are again draWing attention: The even-
ing journals ,state that
.the Aristriatie are Making
great concentrations of troops between ovigo
and Mantua, and appear, by the position which
they have taken up, to menace the Romagnas and
the Duchies. It was believed that if hostilities
break out, this part of Italy will be the theatre
of the operations. To meet these movements of
Austria, the Piedmontese Government was con-
centrating on the Mincio the greatest part of
its army ; several divisions which were to go to
Naples had received counter orders, and were
about to take up a position on the extreme fron-
tier of Lombardy. These measures naturally
engaged a great deal of public interest, Which has
been increased by an address Which is stated to
have been delivered by Garibaldi to his. troops, in
which he declared that Austria was in Venice
contrary to the will and rights of Italy; and that if
it would not give up this provtgce tti. ati *cable
mariner,- it Mug, be talieti from her by force.
I inngt .s3S that if Garibaidi actually Made
anb Stich threatening speech, the precautions and
military demonstrations of Austria ought no
longer to be matter for surprise.
At a sale in an auction room yesterday, a great
curiosity was disposed of, among others. It was
a 100 f. note, issued .by the famous bank of the
great Franco-Scot financier, Law of Lauriston.
It fetched five fillies its original value.
The BOurse opened rather favourably this
morning, but the rise was of short dUration,
owing to the cirenlation of intelligence Of the
simultaneous reed]; of the Rii§silin Minister at
Turin,. said of,the Piedmontese Minister from St.
PetOrslilirg. The Rerite consequently fell from
69f, 6

LATEST NEWS.

(BY 'BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

NAPLES.
A telegram froM Naples announces the release
of Count Arrivabeue, and recovery from his
wound.

THE FRENCH NATIONAL SHOOTING
MATCH.
The French national shooting match was
brought to a conclusion on Thursday. The
Emperor was present for about a quarter of an
hour. It is expected the principal prizes will
fall to the lot of foreigners.

RUSSIA AND THE AFFAIRS OF ITALY.
The Paris correspondence of the Herald con-
tains news and rumours of the most serious
character. Russia has recalled her Ambassador
at Turin, and the Sardinian Ambassador at St.
Petersburg has received his passports.
It is reported thit Austria has come to an
understanding with Russia on Italian affairs.
With Russian aid Austria can throw the whole
weight of her forces on Italy.
Austria has already concentrated a large force,
which occupies a threatening position. The Pied-
montese are in consequence collecting large bodies
of troops close to the Mincio. Several divisions
about to start for Naples have been counter-
mandeFl, and ordered to proceed to the Lom-
bardian frontier.
The correspondent of the Herald adds, that the
second division of the army
,of Lyons has received
orders to start for Rome, and that ten regiments
of infantry have been warned to prepare for
immediate departure.

RUMOURED WITHDRAWAL OF THE
POPE TO GAETA.
The Paris correspondent of the Herald men-
tions as a rumour that Cardinal Antonelli is
endeavouring to induce the Pope to withdraw to
Gaeta, and remarks on the startling complication
which would arise from such an act.

THE WARSAW MEETING.
BERLIN, Oct. 20.
The Prince Regent leaves for Warsaw to-
morrow morning. The Minister for Foreign
Affairs, Baron Schleinitz, being indisposed, will
be represented at Warsaw by the Under Secre-
tary of State, M. Grunert.

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 13.
The _Levant Herald says Prince Couza will
demand prom the Porte the removal of the Cen-
tral Fokschan Commission to Bucharest, and
permission to found a Roman order, with power
to confer, decorations. The visit of the Prince to
Constantinople will last a fortnight. A financial
reform will immediately be carried out; official
salaries and the civil list are to be reduced
2,000,000 piastres. The fall of Rezia Pacha is
expected, charges of great corruption ba
b yi M
ng
been made against him. He is supported y .
de Laval'eat. He recently made a large present
of diamonds to Madame Thouvenal.

THE NEW GRANADA BONDS.
AMSTERDAM, OCt. 19.
The Handels Bffectenblad states that at the
meeting of the new Granada bondholders the
modified proposition of the Granada Confedera-
tion was agreed to by 57 against 51 votes. The
English counter-proposal was not submitted to
the vote.

THE HOP TRADE ON THE CONTINENT.
A journal, published on the Lower Rhine, says
that business in hops had all at once assumed an
extraordinary animation. In the course of a
fortnight prices had risen from 368 to 380 francs
per 50 kilogrammes, ;which is about one cwt., to
400 francs, and had at last reached 500 francs.

CHINA.
The Moniteur of Thursday, after giving a sum-
mary of the allied operations in China, says that
at the moment that despatches were sent off a
mandarin with a blue button, escorted by two
horsemen, had displayed a flag of truce and
brought propositions on the part of the Chinese
Government, but it was not known what .the
nature of those propositions were.

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BOMBAY MAILS.
The Euxine, with the above mails, reached
Marseilles at 9 a.m. yesterday morning. Mails
left for London at 10 a.m.
The Indus was expected at Malta during the
afternoon of the 16th, and may therefore be
looked for at Southampton on the 26th instant.
The Orissa, from Bombay, arrived at Suez on
the 11th—correct day.