The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-21 00:00:00

which it sums up the results of its inquiries
for the year 1839 :—" On the whole,
the labours of the Commission of Values
is not characterised on this occasion by any excep-
tional fact of primary importance; and as regards
the general result, it indicates, above all, a positive
amelioration in the general state of the transac-
tions of the country."

As I shall not have either time or room on this
occasion to enter upon the subject of foreign news
—and, indeed, it would be difficult for me in
the present dearth of positive intelligence, to
touch any fresh ground—l shall conclude my pre-
sent letter by sending you an explanatory state-
ment respecting some alterations in the French
customs duties, which appeared in the jloniteur
of Saturday last, and which may possibly not be
quite understood on your side of the detroit.

The first of the tWo tmperiat dQcrees referred
to is as follows :--" On the repdrt or our Minister
and Secretary of State for the Department of
Agriculture, Commerce, &-c., with reference to
article 34-of the law of 17th September, 1854, we
have decreed and decree as follows : Art. I. The
import duties on capillaire are suppressed."
This article, I may mention, is a syrup
used to sweeten liqueurs and certain kinds
of wine, and in produced from the herb of the
above name, which grows chiefly in Montpelier
and Canada. It is so called from its resemblance
to the hair of the head when in a dishevelled state.
The second decree sets forth that :—" Having
regard to the decree of 11th February, 1860,
relative to the admission of certain productions of
Algeria into the ports of the eiripire ; to the law
of sth May, 1850, which has suppressed the
premiums established on the export of woollen
fabrics ; to the law of 23rd May, 1860, which has
reduced the tax on sugar, we have decreed as
follows: Art. I. The compensatory duties (droits
compensatelers), established by article 3 of our
decree of 11th February last, and recapitulated
in table C, are suppressed as regards cushions
in cloth, braidings in wool and in silk, and in
gandriras (hair of the goat). They (the compen-
satory duties) are reduced to 6 francs 25 centimes
as regards alcoholic liquors/'

ITALY.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
MILAN, August 17.
My letter of the 15th instant concluded with a
brief notice of two telegrams, which arrived at the
moment of closing my letter, announcing the
landing of 8,000 Garibaldini at Reggio, and as
both were inserted in the Persereranza, one of
the most respectable journals of this city, and
supported by their own private despatches, in-
doted me to send you the same. This intelligence,
as you may suppose, was received throughout the
city with the greatest joy, and i❑ the evening
many permitted their enthusiasm to rise to a
much higher temperature than that marked on
Reaumur's thermometer (the weather here being
more like autumn than summer), and which in-
duced many to indulge in an extra ice, lemonade,
sugar and water, or very weak ale, discussing in
groups of ten or twelve persons the news of the
morning, with the usual quantity of shouting and
gesticulation; while others were forming them-
selves into a closely packed circle around one of
the white marble tables, one of the most artistic
of the group being gravely engaged in planning
upon the said marble table a geographical map of
Calabria and Naples, in blacklead pencil, showing
the position of Pianelli and Bosco's farces, the
different points to be attacked, and the various
roads to be traversed by Garibaldi from Reggio
to the capital, making a small square with an
upright line and diminutive streamer, which was
to represent the Royal Palace, with the Tri-
coloured banner ; here, by a fine combination of
circumstances, a large tear (perhaps from the eye)
of an old gentleman fell precisely at the side of
the square and upright line and streamer, the artist
happily exclaiming, this will serve me as the bay
of Naples, and these dots (making eight or ten dots
with the same blacklead pencil) will chew you the
position of the ships of war of England, France,
and Piedmont. At this stage of our professor's
instructive lesson of geography, a gentleman
asked, " How many days will it take Garibaldi
to reach Naples ?" Whereupon our geographical
artist threw his head backwards with such force
as to place in the greatest peril the pit of the
chest of our thin old gentleman who was standing
behind; then, after gazing for five or six seconds
at a beautifully painted flying cupid upon the
ceiling, as suddenly ducking his head so low as
to be in peril of bringing it into contact with
perhaps a much harder substance, namely, the
above-mentioned marble table, and the great
genius of the group scribbled down eight or ten
figures, and then with great exultation replied,
"Circa quattro o cinque giorni ;" the group im-
mediately shouting, " Bene, bene, dunque in
quattro o cinque giorni l'ltalia saru-libera (Capital,
capital, now in four or five days Italy will be
free)." Alas ! this state of contentedness, like
many other pleasures of the world, was but
short-lived. About nine o'clock in the evening
out came the Pungolo, with its usual regiment of
boys flying all over the city, and rushing into the
cafes, like so many wild Indians, bawling out,
" Chi comanda it Pungolo; importanti despacci

telegrafici (who wishes for the Pungolo ; important
telegraphic despatches)." This is the favourite
journal among almost all classes of the people,
and costs five centerini, about a halfpenny in
English money. The groups immediately opened,
bought, and read aloud the Pungolo to the
anxious listeners ; but, instead of the news of the
morning being confirmed, we found the following
despatches, as usual with the names of cities,
dates, hours, and minutes, so as to leave no doubt

of their authenticity : " Turin, August 15 ;
Florence, August 14, 11 15 p.m. ; Naples,
August 14, 4 p.m.—This night the Garibaldini
on board the Veloce attacked a Neapo-
litan cruiser at Castellamare, and were
defeated. Nothing new from Calabria." The
other despatch runs as follows :—" Turin, August
15 ; Genoa, August 15; hour, 5.35 afternoon.—
The landing of the Garibaldini is not confirmed.
Nothing new from Calabria. Naples is tranquil.
The Count d'Aquila has demanded his passports,
and leaves Naples. The state of siege has been
declared. The army and National Guard evince
the best disposition." This unwelcome news eli-
cited a general cry of " Oh, per Bacco, questo
troppo! (Oh, by Bacchus, this is too much !)"
thus at one blow sending their glee considerably
below freezing point. The above is a faithful
picture of a scene I witnessed with my own eyes
at the Cafe Cova on Wednesday evening.
Yesterday morning we received the following
telegrams:—Florence, August 15: A correspondent
of the Nazzione writes from Naples on the 11 th
instant—" Pianelli is now at the head of 20,000
men. Another corps of 20,000 occupies the
second line between Naples and Calabria. The
desertions are increasing every day ; nearly 730
men have already deserted from the 13th
regiment of the line. At Naples reigns the
greatest excitement. An order has just been
issued that in case of alarm the forts are to warn
the people by three discharges of cannon, hoist
the red flag, and beat the citizens to arms. The
sappers and miners ara actively engaged in pre-
paring materials for barricades. The villagers of
Vomero have been requested to leave their homes
and enter Naples."
The. Government of Naples has just received
the following despatches :—"Palmi, Aug. 9.—The
line betl;men Palmi and Reggio is interrupted by
the revolutionists. The telegraph of Petrelle
announces twenty-four vessels to be seen ad-
vancing towards the Calabrian coast. " Monte-
hour 3 after midnight.
leone, August 9,
Numerous bands threaten the castle. 10th.—
Another disembarkment of Garibaldini between
Bovaltino and Bianco, with many large vessels
towards Gerace. The port of the Torre Cavallo
has been taken by 7,000 Garibaldini that disem-
barked at Capo dell' Armi. 11 in the evening.—
Another disembarkment of Garibaldini at San
Giovanni and Fiumera. A short engagement
with the troops of General Vial."

The above is a fair sample of the telegrams
that we are continually receiving every day from
Naples and Calabria; those that arrive in the
morning being contradicted by those that arrive
in the evening, and those of the evening being
in their turn contradicted by others that reach
us the following morning, so that it 'requires *the
greatest discrimination and prudence on the part
of a correspondent to avoid being drawn into the
greatest error by reporting only the half of what
we read in these journals; but perhaps the tele-
grams are not ao bad as the gross exaggerations