The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-15 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The latest advices from Palermo show that
matters remain in much the same position. The
town was still barricaded, and the embarkation
of the royal troops continued. It does not yet
satisfactorily appear whether, by the terms of
the capitulation, the soldiery will be bound to
return to Naples, or whether, as first suggested,
at least some portion of them, will be landed
to strengthen the garrison at Messina. In a
strategical point of view, the royal troops are
still in possession of several of the most important
positions in the island ; retaining, as they do, not
only Messina, Syracuse, and Agosta, but also
Milazzo and Licata. Orders have gone from
Naples to form an entrenched camp at Reggio,
on the mainland opposite Messina, and it is hoped
that the passage of the Straits, on the fall of the
latter city, can thus be prevented. Garibaldi
appears perfectly aware that, in case of the
failure of diplomatic efforts to bring about a
pacific solution, some heavy fighting yet lies
before the insurgent forces, and besides
strengthening his resources in every possible
manner, has decreed the formation of twenty
new regiments. But more important than any
strength which he can muster is the utter
demoralisation occasioned amongst the Neapo-
litan troops by the events at Palermo. If we
may credit a letter from head-quarters, the
sealed despatch which General Letizia brought
to General Lanza from Naples, , on the
morning of the 3rd of June, opened With a
peremptory order to annihilate Palermo, and to
refuse all terms of capitulation, but concluded by
leaving everything to the prudence of the general.
Lanza at once assembled a court-martial, when
the officers satisfied him that the desertions were
so numerous, and there was such extreme unwil-
lingness on the part of the soldiery to renew the
fight, that he sought again another interview
with Garibaldi, and the capitulation was then
resolved upon. The Neapolitan Government
expect that the next attack will be upon Messina;
but it will more consort with the adventurous
character of the insurgent chief to make a descent
upon the mainland, where a single pitched battle
may suffice to overthrow the Bourbon dynasty
even at Naples.

Yesterday, high holiday was held in Paris.
At a religious service attended by all the high
functionaries of state, a Te Deum was sung to
celebrate the annexation of Savoy and Nice to
France. A grand review was also held, at which
the Empress and the National Guard were pre-
sent ; and great 'enthusiasm, we are told, pre-
vailed amongst the troops and the people.
The Emperor, himself, has proceeded to Baden-
Baden, where he will meet to-day the Prince
Regent of Prussia, and the other great German
potentates. It is stated that the interview be-
tween Louis Napoleon and the Prince Regent
was arranged on her recent visit by the Dowager
Empress of Russia. Conjecture is rife as to the
true object of the meeting, and in a few days we
may expect important developments of the real
designs of the Emperor.
A letter from Rome states that the greatest
embarrassment the Papal Government experiences
at present is from the want of money. The fitting
out the army costs large sums, which can only be
procured by a loan. The present position of affairs
is not reassuring, and the future prospects less so
If the revolutionists, aided by a regular army, attack
the Papal States, the Pope's troops can do nothing,
and if the revolution triumphs in the Neapolitan
States, the Pope's dominions will inevitably .be
attacked. :Many families who fled from Naples have
arrived at Rome. Volunteers are again menacing
the States of the Church on the side of Tuscany,
and General Lamoriciere has sent troops in that
direction. On the other hand, we learn that a
circular from the Sardinian Government to the
Great Powers, exposing the scheme of the clerical
party for the overthrow of the existitg state of
things in Central Italy, and for the restoration of
the exiled princes, is about to be published.
A Brussels paper. publishes the circular recently
addressed by Prince Gortschakoff to the Russian
representatives, with respect to the condition of
the Christians in Turkey. The Russian Minister
affects an extreme solicitude •on the sub-
ject, and says that the sufferings of the Chris-
tians do not date from to-day. Russia had
long urged the Christians to patience, but
things had come to such a pass that she
was finally compelled to address herself to the
Great Powers of Europe. The case is 3onceived
to be so urgent that it admits of no &lay, and
it is demanded that there should be an immediate
local inquiry, with the participation of Imperial
delegates, in order to verify the realit3 of facts,
and after that there must be an undestanding
between the Great Powers with a view to bring-
ing about a real and permanent amelioration in
the condition of the Christians.

At Toulouse, on the 7th instant, the presiding