The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-27 00:00:00

four thousand men and women assisted by the
usual force of Lazzaroni, paraded the streets of
that neighbourhood shouting " Viva Francesco
II!" and compelling the residents of the
houses to take in the tri-coloured flag, while
ethers put out the Bouibonic banner amid the
Cheers of this wild mob. The crowd continued
its march to the railway station, where they
were met by the National Guard; and; after
some hard fighting; in WhiEla niatiy Were severely
Wounded; the giiard succeeded in stopping the
13fOgress of the riot, and arresting a large number
Of the people. On the following evening another
demonstration took place, the greater number of
the rioters being the Lazzaroni, who, as on the
Preceding evening, marched in a compact body
through some of the principal streets, shouting
Viva Garibaldi! Viva la Dittatam ! Abbas°
Parini ! This mob had swelled itself into such a
threatening crowd; that the tfoops Were called
out to quell these distfiriiers of the tranquility of
the city, arresting and tying together, like so
many dogs, a large number of the principal
rioters, and throwing them into the MOnastero
della Pace! , These demonstrations are carefully
auppressed by the Neapolitan and Milan journals,
but the truth of which I can most positively
affirm, having my information from a source that
is not to be questioned:. The Yiinre2}, a
.Pert days
tßco; stated it was certain that it would be impos-
sible to find, in the whole length and breadth of
Italy, a dozen families that are opposed to the
Present change of government; and I reply, in
the most positive manner, that the Sardinian
regime is by no means so popular as that writer
imagines: I do not confine this oliscet'ation to
the Two Sicilits; iiiasniuch as the same feeling is
but too evident both in the central provinces and
this city, where there are hundredS of families
that would be delighted to see the Austrians, here
to-morrow. I do not write from what I am told,
but from personal observation, and positive know
ledge of facts. This feeling I believe to be greatly
influenced by the monopoly of nearly all the
Principal offices and Government patronage by
the Piedmontese hangerson of the Catoitrian
Ministry. The present system of administration
bf tile En:Lilian Provinces is so unpopular that the
Municipal Council were on the point of compiling
a formal protest, and publishing the same in the
Press, but on further consideration of the subject,
and the scandal that such a document would be
Sure: to produce, it was decided by a majority of
the council that a private letter should be sent to
the 'Minister of the Interior complaining of the
inequality of the present laWs and the serious
consequences that they hate npon the poorer
class of the ,people. What effect or reined* this
letter may haVe in modifying the Present ill-feel-
ing towards the GovernMent it is. difficult to fore- ,

tell: Another cause, of tho grates i discontent
144-1" i t city a large number of !amities o y
that shortly after the departure of the Austrians
the Minister of the Interior abolished a large

linmber of Government offices or amalgamated
%CM 'with others; thereby depriving a large
titinitier Of eiiiploy6s of the Means of subsistence,
many of iviioai had bCeli id the seiilc6 of the late
00Vernment teft add tift6ert years: Nearly all
it!':—
Lese persons were either proMised by the pre-

sent dovernment some pecuniary compensation

°r other corresponding appointments to other
offices, but I can most positively affirm that
neither coMpensaticin Mir aPpointrnents have
gi4eti to any of these persons, Whose
families are nowreduced to the thisery.
deem it my duty to give these particulars to

lour readers in order that they may be able to see
that all is not so contented as many writers
imagine, who form their judgment from the super-
ficial appearance of the present political and social
tonclition of the people, In harmony with the
above, I find in Ld Gazzetta di Alaimo the follow-
ing startling paragraph, which is atiother of the

zany cunning moves of the SU/Till-fiat:l goirernrnent
fdrth tiinirepe the deSpietie rititeclition
the Venetians lijr the Aiisiriati goiernnient
Without guaranteeing the truth of the fact, we

41. e, nevertheless, compelled, in consequence of
N-Teatod applications of numerous Venetians, to
Ste that there are many emigrants from that
0A . iee rho complain of haling left
eir employnient in tiie oitiCes of their
unhappy country in consequence of large
'Arial promises of obtaining equivalent appoint-

dents under the Sardinian government, but which
Promises have not yet been performed by the
t!eutive, We are, hoviever, certain that it is
Qdl iiie itibkrit hutiottant draft's of the country.
Which have precluded the reEdisation of tifd dthrtel'
This is, as 1 have above stated, a startling an-

llouncement, which enables me to conduct the

reader behind the scenes, in order to show him
some of the tricks of this political comedy, which
Roes far to slit w the means adopted by the present

cl7ernnterit: These Verletititis tirriife in this city,
6,i' in Turin, and the riexti morriirig roe r6lici. in the

journals flaming articles depicting in the severest
language the despotism of the Austrian Govern-
flent, whose brutality and tyranny have compelled
_ . .

4tlother batch of " noble Venetians, of the highest
Position in society, to fly from their homes and
families to avoid the dungeons of the barbarous
foreigner." Without further comment upon this
kibieet, I here give you some particulars of the
6ljeratious against Gaeta. The Piedmontese at
ktseiit oetttpy the positions of forgo Sant' Agataf
konte Tortone, Monte frtei Monte Lonibere,
the Capuecini and Ponte Corvo. Titotwitlistrinding
that the fortress is entirely surrounded on the
land side, still the Piedmontese find that their
task is by no means so easy as was anticipated,
the fortress from this side presenting but a narrow
front of attack, which is almost inaccessible,
besides being furnished with three formidable
batteries, and mounted with guns of great range

and calibre. The mountains behind Gaeta, which
°oinmand the fortress, are exceedingly reeky,
steep, and abounding with precipices, which
?ender the conveying to, and putting into posi-
tion the artillery on these heights a work of the
Rreatest difficulty, coupled with the disadVantzigc
°r being at a long range from the fortress. In
Order to facilitate the conveyance of the guns to
the top of these mountains, the Piedmontese are
tioW constructing a carriage road, which is
r ',:=',:;rted to be nearly finished so that ill a few
Says it is probable we shall liedr df the result of
their labours. The fortress of Gaeta is beyond
all doubt a stubborn undertaking for the Pied-
kontese. Independent of its difficult approach
From the land side, it is armed with 700 guns,
by which if directed with anything like ability,
the ging may be able to hold out for some time,
and probably prolong the contest until next
spring, by which time the young monarch hopes
that the current of events will turn in his favour.
The King is resolved to defend the fortress to the
lest, which determination and pluck may perhaps
induce the Times to change its tone, and award
Francis 11. the benefit of "youth's distinctive
N'irtue—courage." The fortress of Gaeta is
reported to be furnished with provisions and
munition for six months. The best feeling
of devotion is evinced on the part of the officers
and soldiers towards the King, and a determina-
tion to resist while one stone remains upon an-
other. As the number of troops now in Gaeta is
snore than necessary for the defence of the town,
it is intended at every available opportunity to
draft off the superfluous number to the Pontifical
States. The Italian press are unceasing in their
representations of the state of Gaeta, declaring
the same to be in the last extreme, and unable
to hold out for more than a few days, owing
to the scarceity of their provisions ; but this is
only another of the many misrepresentations of
these journals, my information being confirmed
by a recent letter to the Patrie upon the same
subject. On the 11th andl4th instant, the Pied-
'nontese commenced a fierce cannonade against
the fortress, throwing several bombs into the
town. Two of these bombs fell upon the hospital,
which is full of wounded and sick soldiers, but it
je reported not to have occasioned any damage.
During the bombardment of Capua, the shells
which were thrown into the town set fire to the
hospital, and might have burnt alive every soul
of the wretched sick and wounded that were its
inmates ; but as they were neither Austrian nor
ourbonic bombs there was no cruelty in the act.
The Perseveranza evidently unintentionally pub-
lished in its number of the 20th instant that part
of its correspondent's letter which stated that on
the 15th instant 1,010 Royalist prisoners were
Sent to Gaeta in exchange for a similar number
of Garibaldini. This is another fact to prove how
Correct my information was respecting the battle
of the Ist of October: these being prisoners of war
taken by the Royalists in that sanguinary fight.
t again report it is impossible to form any just idea
of the immense number of killed, wounded, and
Prisoners on the side of the Garibaldini, as we
have never had any official returns from the first
engagement up to the posent time. The papers,

A r 1
A_TES 1 NEWS.

(BY BRITISTI AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPIT.)

FRANCE.
PARIS, Nov. 26.
Count Flauhault is definitively appointed the
trench Arrihrisaddr to the court of St: James's.
This is official.

THE FRENCH CONSTITUTIONAL
REFORMS.

La Presse, one of the principal independent
journals of Paris, says the Imperial modifications
will be received with unanimous satisfactidn.
The right of addreSs conferred upon the Senate
to the legislative body enlarges considerably the
functions of- the two Chat-fibers, and obtains for
public opinion the thearth of manifesting itself in
a cm fain and authorised manner, voted *itli that
independence without which there are no serious
votes, the addresses of. the two Chambers will be
manifestations of opinion of a great and incon-
testable authority.