The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-04 00:00:00

THE-DAY'S NEWS. ----

We are now in possession of full details of the
capture of Palermo. After four hours' hard fight-
ing, the royal troops were glad to take refuge in
the citadel. Tho dofible bombardment which
followed did little injury to the insurgents, but
laid a large portion of that beautiful town in
ashes. The next day .Garibaldi attacked and
stormed the citadel ; and since then, if we are to
believe a telegram which will be found in our
latest news, the whole garrison of Palermo,
25,000 in number, has surrendered to Garibaldi.
It is said that the capitulation to that effect was
signed on board 11:M.S. Hannibal; and that the
soldiefs hOe rieeri liefriiitteit to embark with the
honours of war, and with their arms and materiel
of warfare. Gen. Salzatio; the Commander-in-
Chief of the Neapolitan troops, was made prisoner.
This brilliant success on the part of the insurgents
would appear to show that Sicily is lost for ever
to the King of Naples: Indeed, we shall not be
surprised to Rear, at any moment, that he is a
fugitive from his own capital---,a very ominous
sympathy being shown by the inhabitants of
Naples on learning of the great success of Gari-
baldi:

The Emperor of the Fren‘h has met the
Dowager Empress of Russia. He went, and has
returned, and that is all that the public, for some
time, are likely to know about the interview.
The Empress went with him, a fact considered
very significant when it is remembered that two
years ago the Empress of Russia declined to meet
her. It may certainly be taken as a marked
symptom of a better feeling between .the two
Courts. It is now certain that the French gar-
rison will not leave Rome, General Goyon having
received a despatch to that effect from M. de
Thmivenel, which has found its way into publicity.
The city article of the Times contains a curious
piece of intelligence. A scheme, it is said, is on
foot to raise two and a-half millions on a French
guarantee of five per cent.lor the construction, in
England, of ten steam-vessels approaching the
magnitude of the Great Eastern. The vessels are
intended to trade between France and the East;
and the report says that one or two of the persons
concerned in the management of the " big ship"
are alsO interested in this magnificent project:
Tho select committee appointed in March last
to consider the best means of settling disputes
between masters and workmen have sent in their
report. They decide in favour of "the voluntary
formation of equitable councils of conciliation."
A system of this kind is established in France,
and works admirably.

Some of the Post•office clerks have memorialised
the Duke of Argyll on the subject of promotion
by merit. They consider that this system tends
rather to depress than to stimulate exertion, and
that a few only have been benefited. They urge,
therefore, .that promotion should be awarded
according to length of service.

The Right Hon. the Secretary for War prQsided
on Saturday at a meeting of .the NatiOnal Rifle
Association. It appears that a great meeting is
to take place in the metropolis in the first week
in' July, when the volunteers and rifle shots from
all nations will compete for prizes of the value of
£2,000, in the same "manner as the gatherings
which take place periodically in Switzerland.
There are now 120,000 volunteers in the country.
It was announced at the meeting that the Queen