The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-26 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE•

(FROM OT'R OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARTS, Tuesday, July 24, 1860.
My two last letters will have prepared you for
the antagonism which has been developed between
the governments of England and France respect-
ing the Eastern expedition. This antagonism, it
is needless to say, absorbs at the present moment
by far the largest share of the interest which is
taken in the Syrian question ; and the uneasiness
which is thereby excited has been augmented
by the speech of Lord Palmerston, in intro-
ducing to the House of Commons the sub-
ject of the national defences of England. The
Petrie of this evening, in commenting on
the objections now made by England to the
departure of the French force, in the face of the
protest of the Sultan against what he maintains
would be nothing else than an unwarrantable
invasion of his territories, observes that the recent
reply of Lord John Russell to Sir James Fer;
guson, " completely satisfied us, had Lord John
Russell rightly expressed the opinion of all his
colleagues. Bit the suspicions which Lord Pal-
merston has manifested in the subject of the
armaments of France, in subsequently handling
the question of the national defences, admits
of our being doubtful as to this fact." The
writer of the article then goes on to express
his belief that the protest of the Sultan's
minister here against intervention was prompted
by England, and was a mere after-thought,
'engendered by "a pitiful (mesquine). jealousy
against France, and which abandons the Maronites
to the 'protection of the Turkish soldiers, who,
not many days ago, allowed these unfortunates
to fall under the sword of . the Druses;:- if
they did not themselves deliver them over to
their executioners ! What magnanimity !" AS
England does not pretend to go to War fOr an
"idea," and France does, a French semi-official
journal's notion of magnanimity is not likely to
be of the very soundest.
- There is, however, a tolerably general impression
that France has gone rather too far in this attair
to recede, and that no actual orders'have yet been
given to countermand the assembling of the large
force which she had, in preparation. Besides,
there must be no small difficulty iu appeasing the
martial thirst for glory which has been excited
by the preparations in the camp at: 'Chalons.
From whatever sisle,.in fact, the " Eastern ques-
tion" be now viewed, there is nothing but gloom,
which, as a matter of course, has had most serious
effects on the Bourse.:.:
I have seen no contradiction as yet of the Mar-
seilles telegram of yesterday's date, stating that
orders had been given for the immediate and
simultaneous embarkation of troops at Toulon and
Algiers ; neither have I seen any authentic
statement that this order has yet been actually
carried out. But. I see from this evening's latest
news that Fluid Pasha had arrived at Aleiandria
on the 20th, and was to set off the next day for
Beyrout.
At Naples affairs seem at last to have come to
.a crisis. The chiefs of the Progress Party have
illuminated. their city in honour of Garibaldi, and
in anticipation of, his arrival, and the moderate
Liberals have. fellowed their example. GroupS
of people were calling out the name of Garibaldi
in the presence of the soldiers, and a. dozen police
'agents
.have been killed. . It is also rumoured
that the King has sought a temporary refuge on
board the Austrian frigate Sehwarzenberg:
Garibaldi's arrival at Naples' will probably be
the next announcement.
The inquiry into the subject of textile fabrics,
which is at present going on before the Superior
Council of Commerce, is bringing to Paris a great
-number of manufacturers from the provinces, in
'order to enable them at the same time to establish
a comparison between their own productions and
similar foreign articles. His Excellency the
Minister for Agricultural Commerce and Public
Works, has charged the Commissariat-General to
'collect samples of the finer description of fabrics,
English, Belgian, and German. In consequmce of
the'readiness with which several of the French
Chambers of ComMerce and principal merchants
of *France, England, and Belgium have shown in
carrying out of this idea, with the collection which
is already formed at No. 58, Rue de Varennes, and
-which manufacturers are admitted to inspect every
day is already sufficiently complete to furnish
them with highly interesting subjects of study.
An article in the Revue des Deux Mondes, by
M. S. M. Girardin, the celebrated Professor, is
'exciting a good deal of remark at present. The
sentiments expressed respecting certain questions
relative to the Corps Legislutif, coincide entirely
with the known design of M. de Morny, President
'of that assembly, to demand from the Emperor an
'extension of its privileges and of its latitude of dis-
cussion. It is generally believed that his Majesty
will have to make some considerable concessions
on these points ; but the period when this body
shall be entirely free, is far from being near at
hand.

A new brochure by M. Horn, entitled "Liberty
a publication
on Nationalities," is announced for blication
on Monday next, by Dentu. It is expected to
contain the programme of the movement party in
:Hungary with reference to this question.. It is
said that this programme will be very liberal,
and of a nature to satisfy all the legitimatel
aspirations of the different races which inhabit
the region of the Danube. Eh bien, nous v
Meanwhile, rest assured, that this question of
'"Nationalities" is a long way from solution, both
nopects its meaning and its result.•
The
,movement in the literary world here has
lately „re mined all its vigour. Thanks to the
movement towards watering places and the
country. Nobody leaves Paris without mak-
ing ample provision in the way of books,
for his change of residence. Hours of exces-
"aive heat are ,quite as good as days of rain
rFrench literature. The great bookselling
of Paris multiply their publications without
ever satisfying the insatiable curiosity of a public
which daily grows more and more greedy of
novelties in that way. The same is the esse,
also, with the trade in cheap books, which is like-
wise having its good 'turn, Volumes which sell
:at 20 sous (10d.), and in parts, at 4 sous (2d.),
are in great demand; and what is also pleasing
lo observe, public taste is pronouncing itself in
;favour of a good quality of paper, and of correct
And carefully-edited editions. The 18mo series
:of English authors, printed by Clage and Racon,
at 3f. 50c. the volume, and the octavo series, enjoy
most of the favour of the lettered public, and
-authors of repute now object to have their works
printed on that abominable grey paper. The
successful books, of the season are al Characterised
'by careful typography and superior style. of
• getting up.. censtance thned":eliaduam4ee
Laroche" by George Sand,M a
Fernel" by Ulbach, the "Voyage of a Student" by
Stahl, are not only excellent and charming
winks in .themselves, but they are, besides: hand-
ome Toluntes, worthy of being handsomely
boued (which was not .the case formerly) and
resery:sd. There is a talk of a complete
Rag= COMing out of the works of Victor
which is to be a marvel of correct
Railing and typeSraPhi., execution. A romance,
by " one of the younge ...a cleverest Was of the
age," is also onnounCed,'hisides nnmerons other
publica.t;ions of the same class ; likewise, a hand-
some stage
..edition of George Sand's works,
brought togeher for t4O Ant
book is time.to appear,above
of
ail, a remarkai)Je labortly
which it is presaged that " a great many people
will think they recoil vise their neighbours, when
in reality they are looking on their own por-
traits." It is stated to be a piquante and deleeate
galerie of all the " originaux "' of the times, painted
by the hand of one of the most distinguished
writers of the present day—that of the Marquis
de Belloy. It is to be called " LesToey.os," and
will constitute a perfect museum of the whims and
follies of the epoch. To conclude this literary
gossip, let me add that, owing to scandal having
been busy in advance iv circulating erroneous
reports respecting M. Ponsurd's forthcoming
petite conigdie, which is entitled " What pleases
woman," his friends have thought it desirable to
betray the author's secret, and I am enabled to
give you the following idea of the piece :—A
young woman, beautiful and charming, is dying
of ennui, surrounded by a cloud of suitors.
" Come," she says to this crowd of admirers, " I
will give my hand to that one of you who sha,ll
extricate me from my ennui." Upon this each
of them sets to work, and every kind of amuse-
ment and every description of fete are put in
requisition for the entertainment of the young
girl. The ennui still continues. At last a petit
cousin of hers appears, who, taking her resolutely
by the arm, says to her : " You are sugbering from
*t17124i, my cousin? Let us take walk