The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-18 00:00:00

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Liverpool Autumn Meeting 7

COUR;SING FIXTURES FOR 1866.
SEPTEMBER.
. . County.
. Forfarshire ....
Lanarkshire ...
OCTOBER. . .
North Pinola Club lreland ............ ... .............. 8
Auction Open , Cheshire Mr. M'George 10
k order
... ,
Limerick Club. 4.D. L.). Ireland. Mr. R. Westropp.... 11
Wiltshire (.Amesbury) Wilts
................ ....,...15 tee
S. Lane. (Sozithport).. Lancashire ........., .-. ...... 16, &c
Baldock Club Hertfordshire . Mr. War/rick ..... 17, &c
County Louth •Club lreland .........• . .. ; .. ....... :.. 17 . 18
13roughaul & W. Open Westmoreland . ........................ 43, &c
Brough & Cat ter' k O.(; _Yorkshire .................... 23, &c
Cardinxton Club Beds nr. W"Gewioregke. .....
2o
As , ke3e
hdeNtn•P M ark Berko
Market Weightm (0.) :Yorkshire— —• • Mr. A. Dalzell... 30, &c
:North of England (N.) Northumberr d .. ...... ‘. ..... .
......... 31, &c
Diamor (St. Leger ).... Ireland..... ................... 31. &e

Place.
Arbtriol. (Open) .
Biggar St. Leger

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

A letter, sent to Mr. Renter, of the telegraphic agency,
states that an attempt has been made on the life of the
Emperor of 'the French, but that it was unsuccessful,
the art 'of the assassin being at the critical moment
struck by a woman. The
_assa•sin,_ who is said to be
neane, has been arrested. Further details will be
looked for with the utmost, interest. 'Meanwhile, it
must,be remarked that none of the French papers make
the most remote allusion to this startling occurrence,
which is alleged to bare occurred-on Thursday last.
We are not inclined to give implicit credence to the
statement.

Some' highly interesting and important details, re-
specting the measures and plans which were occupying
the attention of the Dictator of the Two Sicilies in
Naples, at the despatch of the latest intelligence from
that city, will be found in our Paris letter., These
preparations are calculated to create much well-founded
alarm and uneasiness, if viewed. without reference to
the events which have occurred subsequently to their
'having been decided upon ; for it is too manifest to
require a moment's Consideration that any attack by
Garibaldian volunteers, however greatly their ranks any
ia large garrison of French soldiers
be recruited by members of the Neapolitan army, either
forupon
its R
defenders
en if
een—
ewrs th
and the Emperor and the whole of
France at their back:—or :upon Veniee2,-with an
overwhelming Austrian army for its protectors—
would be an act of sheer insanity. But, on the
other hand, if we accept and give due effect to the
explanatory statements in the confidential dispatch which
M. Cavour has communicated through the Sardinian
merge o%.4faires at Paris to M. Thouvenel, and which
has just been made public, it will be 'at once seen that
the menacing and aggressive attitude. which Garibaldi
was found assuming, after the naval and military
etreagtli of Naples was placed his:hids) ws"ll6' of

the primary 'causes, and certainly the riotiniate one,
of the decisive step which has been taken by the Wverii,
went of Sardinia, in invading the Papal territories.

Accoidirig to 'the priYate despatch of M. Cavour, to
which we are;, now referring; it appears that Garibaldi
had given the Sardinian GoVerntent to understand
"in a peremptory tanner," that if it did not inime-
diately disperse
.the volUnteers of the Pope's army, he
would proceed from Naples to honie, and accomplish
the task himself ! and, most important of all, " that he
would only respect Rome on the condition that the '
Marches and Ombria were occupied by Sardinian troops."
Now, (and M. Cavour, no doubt, took an opportunity
of at the sate time reminding the french minister of
the fact) as Gaii46aldi id a intith distinguished for being
a man of his *Ord as for anything else ; atid the
Government of Turin had its hands hill of proofs
that nothing but Conipliano With the Dictator's con-
Anions would divert him from a determination
which was, hi itd etecutioni fraught with results of
unspeakable importance to the fat& of Italy, and the
peace of the world, M. daVoUr puts it to the d'r'ench
government to say whether, in these circumstances, lre
nuns& is to be blinied iOr adiising his master to act as
his coin-
'
pletely made out his case, and it niiiSt 9tl 4.14 t;izlieist
degree Satisfactory to those of our contemporaries, who
have favoured the world with so many speculations, as
to the consequences of a 116,h a false trove at this
juncture, on the part of Garibaldi, to find that hegame
is going on most satisfactorily, and that a complete
entente cordiale has again been established between him
and the ling of Italy, as to (we hope) all the future
moves On the board.

haife said i‘ we hOfe " all the future nio es, fdi no
rereren'ce as made in this communication to Ailitria,
nor is it to be eipeUed that thete ihduld hive been any;
but in presence of the reiterated declaraticua of Austria,
that she will not move till she is attacked, and the
becoming language and tone which Sardinia continues
to adopt, we are entitled to look forward to a reasonable
adjustment ere long of the Venetian question also. A
Vice-Royalty for Garibaldi again looms in the
distance.

The situation of affairs in Sicily is described as being
still attended with embarrassment, owing to the con-
tinued opposition of the trovisioriat aovernitient to
immediate annexation to Piedmont. The recent arrival
of some parties of volunteers from Nicotera, at Palermo,
furnished the inhabitants with an opportunity of declar-
ing in favour of the obnoxious step. It appears that
upon the volunteers being prohibited from hoisting the
flag which they had brought with them, they revolted,
and the population responded to the movement by
making a " formidable demonstration," to the cry of
" Viva Italia !" " Ijnio con Victor Emmanuel!" The
effect of this demonstration has been to cause the with-
drawal of M. Crispi from the ministry. _ .

'the motenients of the troops under General Cialdini
and of the insurrection in the Pontifical. states, continue
to be made in unison. The Papal cause was lost from
the moment that General crossed the frontier; but the
Sacred College has delayed its recommendation to his
Holiness to disband his army, until its captdre and
dispersion has made compliance with their desire
unnecessary or impossible. One of our foreign cor-
respondents had already anticipated the intelligence that
Ancona was to be attacked from the sea by a portion of
the Neapolitan fleet, and his present letter contains the
particulars of the present position of the different corps
cl'arint,e with which Victor Emmanuel has taken the
field. The governor of Milan has resigned. The cause
of this step is not mentioned, but it has, doubtless, some
reference to the campaign in the Roman States.
The l'epero, of Turin, mentions the arrival within
the walls of Alessandrid of 1;240 Austrians captured at
Pesaro, who are held as such to :bos prisoners of war.
Monsignor Bella would not have been taken but that he
wore a military uniform, and was on horseback. among
theni.

From Berlin We learn that some of the secondary
states are beginning to take alarm at the proceedings
of the National Association at Coburg:, and have even
gone so far as to request the Prussian Govern/I-lent to
influence the Diet to adopt restrictive measures with
regard to that very dangerous body. The doings of
the National Satiety are not unlikely to be the source
of considerable embartaszment to the British Govern-
ment. Its members are not the men of '4B, but
widely-respected and influential citizens, whose actions
may some day powerfully control public opirticm in
Germany.

• Tile BeFtember session of the Central Criminal Court
coml.-Salted yesterday, and the number of prisoners for
trial is consideratge. 'the trial of the two warders at
the Colaey Hatch Lunatic Asylum, for causing the
death of one of the patients by ill,treatinerrt, will pro-
bably take place to-morrow. Andrew Casablanca,
charged with obtaining goods under false pretences,
was called' on yesterday, but he did not appear, and it is
said ttigt h'as left the country. His recognisances
and bails are to lie estrceed.

A further step has been taken in the Stepney murder
inquiry, but at present it has led to nothing. The
adjourned inquest into the circumstances of the murder
of Mrs. Mary Elmsley was renewed yesterday, but the
coroner found he could not go on with the inquest on
account of the absence of Mullins. The man will be
placed before the jury to-day, when the inquiry will be
restinted. The examination of Mullins at the police-
office is also to take place to-day.
Another instance occurs of a woman dressing herself
in man's clothes. She was brought up at Marlborough-
street, where she received a wholesome rebuke from the
bench. From a local journal, we learn that Miss Oeombe
the young woman who, dressed in male attire, so
grossly deceived another young woman, has left the
scene of her miserable freak for Bedford. Curiously
enough, the woman was still in man's clothes?,
Surely this is a misdemeanor.
An Irish nobleman, the Earl of Leitrim, has had a
narrow escape front assassination at the hands of a
ruffian, of the Ttarfte of Murphy, who fired .at his lord-
ship with a blunderbuss, loaded with balls or slugs, in
the heart of the town of Iliahill, in the county of Lei-
trim, in broad daylight, on Sunday last. The miscreant,
who is runicittrei to be insane, was arrested by the
police, with' the deadly instrument just discharged in
his hand.

*,„* In consequence of Messrs. Hilton & Co.,
who have hitherto had charge of the delivery of
our paper, declining business, we have now
undertaken the performance of this duty by
hands in our own immediate employment. We
expect by this 'change to be able to effect a con-
siderable improvement in this department; but
as it involves many little difficulties before per-
fecting the system of delivery we desire to attain,
it is only reasonable to expect that some few
irregularities will occur before we are in a posi-
tion to accomplish all that we intend by this
change. We have, therefore, to beg of our Sub-
scribers some little indulgence for a few days
until we shall have been able to put this branch
of the service into proper working order. In the
meantime, we shall feel obliged by our friends
and Subscribers informing us of any irregularities
that may arise in the delivery of their copies.

THE NEWSHANI-HOUSE ESTATE-HOW
TO TURN IT TO THE BEST ACCOUNT•

AFTER all, there is one grand desideratum in the
present condition of the Volunteer organisation in
Liverpool. We have a still increasing admiration
of our noble Volunteers in their smart uni-
forms. We all feel that too much praise has not
' been, and cannot .be, bestowed upon their profi-
ciency in drill, and upon the precision of their
movements on the field. But what about those
-
very essential parts of military duty—actual
t exper
loading and firing, and marksman-
ship ? Where are our " butts" and long rifle
ranges ? Why have we not the proper facilities
for rifle practice, available to all, and within
easy walking distance of town, for a man after
he has done a good day's work ? That such
accommodation is necessary in order to bring our
Volunteers "un to. the mark" will not •
seriously
be disputed. That it should be withheld, if it is in
our power by any means to procure it, were to deny
the importance of the movement,
and
refuse
it that aid which is indispensable to its full
development. A rifleman who knows
little
or nothing of rifle shootint, •
is an empty
shadow more calculated to mislead than to be of
service in the hour of need. What is the fine
uniform or the skilful manoeuvre worth without
the art that can alone make these a ,terror to our