The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-24 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The great events of the dely relate to the French
intervention in Syria, and to the alleged intention of
the Kin of Naplcs to surrender Messina and withdraw
his troops entirely from Sicily.
The preparations of the French Government for the
former object are on the most extensive scale ; and from
what we know of the result of French " occupancy
in other quarters,' and its tendency to assume a
meter Of ihinianence after the temporary object for
which it may have' been undertaken has been accom-
plished, we cannot feel surprised at the, natural
any felt in diplomatie circles at this cunning
stroke of imperial policy to gain a footing in the East
We cannot tell in what respect our own--Government
may be committed to acquiescence in the ptojeet ; but it
would apparently have been the wisest course for
England to have,., protested against ao.y interven-
tion until Fuad Paella's Mission hi Syria had
&ilea, and until it had been proved that the Porte was
utterly 'finpotent to discharge the duty which the crisis
has devolved upon, him. There is but too much reason
to fear, indeed, that this French intervention in Syria
will be the of the long-predicted dis-
memberment of the Turkish empire, in which Russia
shortly will Ee stepping forward to take her shire. We
may then' well wonder why these Should be this impos-
ing.display of activity in the French arsenals and dock-
yards? Why this haste to strike a blow at Turkish
authority, which seems likely to undo the work of the
last five-and-twenty years, and which is as inconsistent
with the policy of Napoleon in 1854 and 1855 as •it is
dangerous to the peace of Europe .?

The news respecting Sicily, if true, is of the greatest
importance. The proposed evacuation would appear to
argue a belief on the part of the King that he shill
require his whole military strength for the defence of
Naples. The dreaded Garibaldi may now descend at
any moment npon the Neapolitan coast—'indeed, If one
despatch from Genoa he reliable, he has already done so.
His succesS will largely depend upon the reception which
may be accorded to him, and the spirit of the troops
which will be directed against him. But however that
may be, he will be able to carry with him a force not to
be despised; and which will be quite able to give a good
account of itself. It now appears that since the capture
of Palermo, about 17,000 volunteers have left the various
parts of Italy to take service under him, and that another
body, from 4,006 to 6',606 strong, was prepared to leave
at any moment.

' An Italian journal printed in New York (there are a
great many journals printed in different languages .n
that city) announces the departUre of a celebrated
leader to join Garibaldi, and the formation in that city
of a legion which already numbers 100 volunteers—all
Americans, who are to start for Italy: It is to take the
name of the Washington Legion, and will be com-
manded by Captain T—, an officer who has acquir(d
considerable distinction in several affairs in Mexico.

Louis Napoleon, with all his efforts as diplomatist cr
pamphleteer, seems to have been as unsuccessful in pei-
suading the Belgians as they have been in convincing
the Germans that full faith may be placed in thei-
peaceful assurances that France covets no aggrandise-
ment. The Belgian Chamber of Deputies, in i 6
address to King Leopold, on the 29th anniversary cf
his accession—an address which was adopted amid
enthusiastic applause says in a very significan-,
way that in our days "governments do not trample
under- foot all that the human conscience respects.'
But it adds that the Belgians would vigorously defend
their national independence if it were ever attacked
Belgium, it says, " has had long enough experience o'
foreign domination ; long enough were her rights, he'
dignity, her riches, her rank, sacrificed to other interest;
than her own. Her head will never again -bent
beneath a yoke she detests and has for ever broken."
A French Imperial decree has just been issued, grant
ing the concession for the proposed Algerian railway:
to MM. Albert Rostand, Jules Gautier, Eugene Lacroix,
Count Branicki, William Gladstone, and N. T. Rope.
Three lines are to be built—the first from Algiers is
Blidah, of which a part has been already constructer
by the State ; the second, from Oran to St.. Denis du
Sig ; and the third, from Philippeville to Constantine.
The time allowed for completion is, respectively, one,
three, and four years. A contract has been executed
with Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Co., for the completion
of the three railways within the time stipulated.
Reported dissensions in the Cabinet are again on the
lapis, and the Herald. of yesterday says :—" For some
days past the_rumour bas been prevalent that there
existed disunion in the Cabinet;and_ after the 'Cabinet

Council on Saturday afternoon much anxiety was evinced
itto. the clubs, and .particularly at Lady Palmerston's
assembly that night. Witheut any positive assnrance
that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has reconciled
his differences- with hi, colleagues, we can state that
no importance can be attached to his absence from
Lady Palnierston's reunion, for the right honourable
gentleman and Mrs. Gladstone had engaged to pass the
evening of Saturday till to-day with the Duke and
Ducheis of Sunderland, at their seat, near Maidenhead.
It is true that Mr. Gladstone remained but a limited
period in deliberation with the members of the Cabinet.
at the council held, on. Saturday afternoon at Lord
Palnierston'soflicial residence. Earl Granville, imme-
diately on the breaking up of the Cabinet Council, left
Downing-street direct for the South-Western Railway
on a visit to her Majesty.
,The concluding meeting of the Internationl 'Statis-
tical Congress Was held On Saturday ; and in the course
of the proceedings, in which Lord Brougham, as aisual,
took a very active part, Lord Shaftesbury read a very
thoughtful letter which had been addressed to him by
Miss Nightingale. This lady suggested that, at the
next Congress, each delegate should produce carefully'
prepared statistics, showing the diminution of mortality
and. disease consequent upon the carrying out of sanitary
impfovements. She names several sources from which
inibrmation Might be derived that would prove extremely
useful to the cause of social reform:

Notwithstanding the number of crdisera which we
keep upon the coast of Africa, the slave trade. during the.
last few years has been carried on to a frightful extent
by American- vessels, owing to the open market in the
Spanish possession of Cuba. It is full time that the
traffic should be effectually extinguished ; and, perhaps,
not a bad step in that direction, will be the adoption of
such a motion by Parliament as Mr. Buxton has given
notice of for this evening,—That, in the opinion of this.
House, it is the duty of her Majesty's Government to
enforce upon the Government of Spain the immediate
etecution of the treaties regards; the !Olive trade—
fifstly, by detiiatidifig the iepaynietit, with interest, df
the £400,090 paid -by England to Spain upon the con-
dition that the slave trade should be abolished ; secondly,
by suspending diplomatic relations with Spain until the
treaties are fully carried out." ,
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Are we to have an increase of the army ? The evening.
•papers of yesterday publish a copy of a minute by the
Defence Committee of the Horse Guards ielitilie-to the
report of the Royal Commissioners for National Defence.
This committee entirely assent to the arguments of the
commissioners is favour of fortifications for the defence of
the arsenals and dockyards, and only differ from their
opinion that the proposed extended works can he gar-
risoned in a great measure by irregular troops. The
Defence Committee, on the contrary, declao: their
opinion that, "in order to inspire that confidence
Which is necessary in the defence of such important
works, the proportion of regular troops will' bh So' con-
siderable, that it must be taken into account." They go
on to gate that, in the event of a, war, " this portion
cannot' .be supplied from .a
regular army of the present
strength," and therefore recommend an increase of the
army, on a scale corresponding to' that of the other
branches of deftficei

We aie doing sotneihilig to increase our na*. A
large line•of-battle steamship of 91 guns,---;the Atlas—
was launched at Chatham on Saturday, and is said to
be a noble specimen of naval architecture. Another
large vessel, to be built on the same lines as the Atlas,
will be at once laid down on the same slip. One of the
new class of gunboats for her Majesty's service' was
launched from the building yard of Mr. Lampert, at
Warrington, last week. It was the first vessel of war
built in Cumberland.

A return was patitiglied yesterday; showing the sums
paid "last year by order of the Lords of the Treasury, AT
the difference of rates and charges due to corporations
or companies for foreign vessels, which, under
treaties of 'reciprocity, are admitted into the ports
of the United Kingdom at the same rates of charge
as British vessels. The total amount paid in this
way was £58,062. The largest sum, £12,278,- was paid
to the Trinity House Hull; £10,445 was 'paid to the
Corporation of Newcastle; t8,d77 to the pilots under
the jurisdiction of
,the Trinity House, Newcastle ;
£8,662 to the pilots at Liverpool ; £6,333 to the Hull
Dock Conipanf; "and- £4,279 to th 6 Huli.Corporation.
The iemiining sums were comparatively anal in
amount.

Many of our volunteer friends—artillery, cavalry,
and infantry—may not be aware that the, fact of their
wearing the uniform of their respective corps is a.suffi-
cient passport to the wearer to enter all garrisons, and
fortifications, and barracks in the United Kingdom,
Without any other sanction whatever.
The strike Which has been so long pending over the
coal trade in South Yorkshire has extended to the glass
bottle makers of the same district—Atilnhtirst, Swinton,
Mexbrough, &c.,—and the men have just struck for an
advance of wages, which the masters decline to give, as
the average rate of payment is from 30s to 406.-

At the half-yearly report of the Bank of Manchester
a dividend was declared at the rate of 10 per cent, per
annum, with a bonus of 1 per Cent. for the six months.
This bank was among the first to adopt limited liability,
and to rely for its reputation on the character of its
business, and the result appears to have been very satis-
factory. The business has increased, together with the
character and extent of the proprietary, and the direc-
tors have voluntarilly called in a professional auditor.
The Dramatic College fete at the Crystal Palace was
continued yesterday. tine of the trldst attractive fea-
tures of the day's proceedings was a fancy fair, presided
over by some of the most distinguished actresses of the
London theatres, This department of the entertainment
must have proved very beneficial to the exchequer, for
there was no lack of purchasers, and the articles sold
were not disposed of at au alarming sacrifice.
There are three candidates In the field for the seat
vacated by Mr. Wise, at Stafford. They are Viscount
Sandon, Alderman Sidney, and Mr. William Chadwick.
For the city of Exeter, Mr. Whitworth Porter has
started as a candidate on the Conservative interest. The
hon. gentleman has issued an address to the electors,
in which he states that he is a steady and firm sup-
porter of the principles of which Lord Derby may
be considered as the exponent; that be is not
opposed to a mod crate reform in the House of Commons;
that he will oppose the abolition of Church-rates
and the separation of Church and State ; that he is
opposed to the substitution of direct for indirect
taxation, and considers that the income-tax falls un-
equally in its present form ; that he will never consent
to any measure of foreign policy which does not main-
tain inviolate the honour of the country, or affect its just
influence in the councils of Europe ; that he approves of
the volunteer movement, which should be supported
equally by government and all who hold dear the honour
of England; that he views with apprehension the state
of out mercantile marine ; and concludes with stating
that, if be is elected, he will watch over and promote
their local interests.

We aro sorry to learn that the car proprietors of Bir-
kenhead have been so ill-advised that they are about to
offer what opposition is in their power to that great
boon—the introduction of horse railroads into the town-
ship. At a meeting on Friday evening of the " Car
Proprietors' Protective Association of Birkenhead," it
was resolved, on counsels' opinion, to apply for the issue
of a mandamus against the Commissioners to restrain
them from granting permission for laying the necessary
tramway, and it is stated that several hundred pounds
have been subscribed for that object. Their opposition
will place them in an ungracious position towards the
general public, and moreover, it will he perfectly futile,
for Mr. Horsfall, last night, was to move, at the instance
of the Liverpool Corporation, the insertion of the follow-
ing clause in the Highway Bill now before the House :
"It shall be lawful for the surveyors of any high-
ways, whether acting under the powers of this Act or
otherwise, to lay down, or to authorise any persons to
lay down, iron or other tramways, approved by such
surveyors, on any past of any highways under their
jurisdiction, for the purpose of facilitating the traffic on
any such highway, and to make such rules and regula-
tions for the use of snob tramways as such surveyors
may deem expedient, and any person guilty of a breach
of any such rules or regulations shall for every offence
forfeit a sum not exceeding five pounds, on conviction
before any justice having jurisdiction where the offence
shall be committed."

Experience has proved that horse railroads, where they
exist, cause no diminution, but rather an increase in the
ordinary car traffic, and it is to be hoped, that the pro-
prietors will see the wisdom of retiring at once from the
short-sighted policy which they have been tempted to
assume.

The proceedings last night in Parliament, as will be
seen, were of more than ordinary importance. The Govern-
ment propose to proceed at once with the projected
National Defences, and their cost, as anticipated, is to
be met by an issue of terminable atuiuities, Our worst. -•-• . •.