The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-11 00:00:00

ROME.

Rohm July 7.

The Irish Volunteers are leaving Rome for
Spoleti, where a corps of 10,000 men is to be con-
centratdd before the fortress. The total number
of Irish who have arrived, or are expected,
amounts to 400. The army is being paid at the
same rate as when on service in tile field.

INTERVENTION OF FRANCE IN SYRIA.
PARIS, July 10.
Yesterday afternoon Prince Metternich had a
long conference with M. Thouvenel in reference
to the initiative which France has resolved to
take in favour of the Christians in Syria, as well
as to claiming the concurrence of the Great
Powers on the subject. In consequence of this
conference, Count Hoyos, Secretary of the Aus-
trian Embassy at Paris, left last evening with
despatches from Prince Metternich for the Aus-
trian Cabinet at Vienna.

AUSTRIA:

ACcording to accounts from Trieste, the Aus-
trian Government is undertaking gigantic works
in order to render the famous quadrilateral per-
fectly impregnable. At Vienna the works are
directed by fourteen engineer officers, who have
under their orders an entire regiment of engi-
neers. Notwithstanding the Austrians are still
paying the supplementary war taxes, the budget
of the War Department contains an item of
1,000,000 florins for the expenses of the troops of
the Duke of Modena, whom he took with him
from Italy. The Austrians say, that as the Duke
possesses an immense fortune, the greater part of
which is invested in the English funds, he ought
to pay for these troops himself. It is hoped that
the new Council of the Empire will protest
against this burthen. .

AUSTRIA AND PIEDMONT.
VIENNA, July 20'.
The inhabitants of the Italian provinces which

have been annexed to Piedmont, on. arriving at
the Austrian frontiers with Sardinian passports,
have not, up to the present time, been allowed to
pass, as the Cabinet of Vienna, by refusing Sar-
dinian passports, would have admitted the legiti-
macy of the annexation. With the view of estab-
lishing the facility of communication between
Central Italy and Austria, without compromis-
ing any principle of rights, the Imperial Govern-
ment has adopted the following measures :
Every native of the Italian provinces annexed. to
Piedmont, provided with a regular passport issued
by the former Government of these provinces,
will receive at the Austrian frontier, against the
deposit of that passport, a card of circulation,,
with which he will be freely admitted to tilt.
whole empire.

GERMANY.
FRANKFORT-ON-MAINE, July IG.
The German Sovereigns have renounced their
project of holding special conferences at Baden,
being of opinion that a definite understanding
would be more easily brought about by confiding
the negotiations to their ordinary representatives
at the Federal Diet ; besides, Frankfort being a
more central point the plenipdentiaries accredited
to the Diet are much better informed than special
envoys would be. In the meantime there is at
frequent exchange of views between the German
Courts, with the object of concentrating the in-
structions to be given to their representatives
at 'Frankfort.

CHINA.

SHANGHAI (via TriesteX May 17.

Great excitement prevails =Wag the Chinese,
owing to the progress of the rebels. At Nankip.
the imperialists have been forced to raieit the
siege with the losa of their guns. Ckusan has
been placed in charge of the allies' Commission.
The French are settling at Chofoo, in the Gulf of
Peccheli. The reported erection at extensive
forts at Taku is confirmed. Trade is improving.
CA ox, May 22.
Trade is almost at a atAnkstill. The insurgents
have defeated the imperial troops. Sir Hope
Grant will saTh ogirth on, the 27th May.

DEPARTURE OF TRE, PRINCE OF. WALES

FOR, cA.NADA.

PLYMOUTH, July 111.
The roYat yacht Victoria and Albert arrived
here last evening, at seven o'clock, with the
Prince of Wales. and Prince Consort on beard.
Shortly after their arrival alle Corporation of
Devonport waited on. the Winne of Wales with a
congratulatory, addrese,, which was presented on
board the roya yacht. The address was most
graciously received and replied to by his Royals ,
Highness, The Channel fleet was drawn i cut
side the port in two lines. About A p.m.. tlive
Prince of Wales went on board the Rem Tte
royal yacht, with Prince Albert no, hoefa., left
this mornintik tokir ff*°°..,orne. The
Hero, A,riadne, exit FlyiuV ►left for Canada
at 7 a.m,, and will bajoin'f.L by the Channel fleet,
which, it is mid, will proceed with them as far as
Cape Clear. Ile usual salutes were fired on the
departilr'es of their Royal Highnesses.

MISCELLANEOUS.
At an influential meeting of West End trades-
men held to-day, resolutions were passed in
favour of closing on Saturday afternoon at four
o'clock in the winter, and five in summer.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Greenwich
Railway Company to-day, a dividend of £1 6e.
Bd. per cent. was declared for the half-year.
The show of the Royal Agricultural Society at
Canterhury is not so large all last year. The
first-class prizes for short-horns have been carried
off by competitors from the north. Colonel
Townetey has obtained the first prize ; Lord
Feversham the second ; and Mr. Dickinson, of
Upholland, near Wigan, the third. The first,
second, and third prizes, for Leicester sheep, hive
have been gained by Mr. Sanday, of Nottingham-
shire. Mr. Harrison, of Heaton Norris, has beau