The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-27 00:00:00

regiment had eight a men killed and thirty wounded.
This is not very much, but considering this is the first
time they have been under fire, they taw) certainly paid
their tribute." There is nothing further on the subject
of the arrest of their London and Liverpool agent,
Major Styles, which was alluded to in our telegraphic
intelligence yesterday.
The before-mentioned radical journal (La Tresse)
sounds a fresh alarm on the subject of the Austrian
preparations in the vicinity of the Po, and the Siecie
even construes them into a cases ; but we have in
other and better informed quarters, a repetition of the
assurance that the measures referred to have no other
object but that of prudent precaution and defence. If
the news of General Turr being about to sail on a
"secret" expedition be true, the probability of Austria
immediately crossing the Po is greatly increased ; but,
on the other hand, she is not likely to take such a step
without more encouragement than she was likely to
receive at Warsaw. As matters stand at present, we are
disposed to think that she would be amply justified in
over-running the Peninsula without further notice. BY
waiting until France and Italy shall have organised
their forces against her, as there is every reason to
belief° both these Powers are at present busily engaged
in doing, she only puts off the evil day, and diminishes
her chance of success.

A telegram from Pads, received at a late hour this
niorning, brings us another startling announcement
Made by the
,O.liitiio'n Nationale. This journal now says
that Austria has proposed to France that the two govern-
ments should endeafoiir tti settle the Italian question by
friendly negotiations, failing *hieh Austria will at once
resort to arms with the countenance tit` the sovereigns
her allies. We agree with the observation which is
appended to this intelligence—viz., that it reqiiikei
authentic information.
The name of Garibaldi is conspicuous for absence
id the list of nevi "Generals tie 1 'aemeger recently ptib"
iii the Official gaiette of Thrift, btit it appetgi
to be hilly UndeiStOed that he is to be created 4 friiidti
and Marshal, the latter digiiity Tieing, in the Piedniolifoi
army, equivalent to that of tile aikierit title of Cori:
stable " in France.
Intolerance continues to flourish under the dnagtitil:
Atonal government of Queen Isabella of Spain. Old
Espana, of Madrid, complains that the circulation of the
Protestant version of the Holy Scriptures is allowed to
continue ; and we learn from another source that "
English clergyman," who read prayers to a small party
in an English friend's house the other day in a Spanish
town; was disgusted to find that he had brought upon
his friend a letter frail/ the alcalcle, threatening tarn foil
" the publicity and impudence " of the act, and annouriC.:
ing that, if it was repeated, "he should have recourse to
all the means in his power to repress such a scandalous
abuse." We learn from our telegraphic, intelligence thA
Spain has also protested against the entry of the' reit;
monfese into the Roman and Neapolitan territories, and
has ordered her envoy at Turin to quit that cap4hili
leaving a charge d'effralres to conduct the business of the
legation. ,
A letter from Alexandria, which Is communicated by
the Butner agency, has brought news from Beyrent
down to the l/th Instant. At that date the Christiana
of Damascus were far from being assured, as to theil
tate, and they were emigrating in masses towards Beg'
rout. The European Commission, which bas held
numerous meetingS, was convinced that Fuad Pasha
• h 64 faVoured the flight of the principal Druse chiefs,
and also that the condUct of the Turkish Commission is
opeti id the graiest suspicion. From the general tenor
of the letter in question, we gather that it is the general
persuasion at Beyrotit, that the 6,000 men or who'
the French expedition is cottipesed would, as we always
said would be the case, be found iftsnffiefent to enabld
General de Beaufort to effect the objects of his. MiSsioVi
and to prevent new massacres from taking place.
considerable additional force will doubtless be ordered
to Syria without delay,
.Advices from Parls state that the allotment of the
Credit Fonder Society's Loan of 1,1,600,000 is expected
to be in the proportion of only abort me-fourth of tbo
amount applied for,-so large was tEte latimher of sub"
scribers.

A nantesalte of Lotis Blanc,—who perseveringly bung
up everywherec—and who was arrested in Savoy at the
time of the Emperor's visit, has been liberated, and his
Majesty has given hint a personal indemnity for the

inconvenience occasioned by the mistake of the police.
Yesterday's morning papers publish, from a supplement
to the Gazette, the English and French convention supple"
mentary to the treaty of commerce of January 23, 1860.
with the tariff annexed. This convention was signed at
Paris on October 12th, and the ratifications were
&changed at Paris on Wednesday.
The otherwise entirely successful visit of the Prince of
Wales to New York has been most disagreeably marred
by an outrage attempted to be committed on his Royal
Highness, in the streets of that city, •by a ruffian, who
is said to be an insane Englishman.
practice of making false representations regarding
goods, either as to their quantity or quality, is a scandal
to our trade gilt/ Commerce, and one for which manufac-
turer, tradesmen, arid fc,tail purchaser, are each and all
in some measure to blame. It is gratifying to know,
however, that steps are being taken to remove this
stigma in the branch of manufactares at least. The
association for putting a stop to the prnetice of falsely
marking goods for sale held its first annual meeting on
Thursday. Notwithstanding the; many discourugemenfe
against which they have had to conte3d, the comnritteei
in this their first report, speak hopefully pf the results
likely to arise from their efforts. Another meeting was
held in the afternoon, when resolutions in favour of
various objects of the society were agreed to.
An inquest has been held on the body of Alderman
Sheehy, at Limerick, when the jury found that the
deceased came by a violent death at the hand or hands
of some party or parties unknown. The evidence kada
to the conclusion that the house was broken into by g
band of "men ; that Mr. Sheehy was first shot, and his
body afterwards mutilated in a shocking manner; and
that the assassins wound up their diabolical perform-
ance by setting fire to the house. Portions of the bed/
were found in different places ; and a pair of pistols were
lying on the floor, as if the unfortunate man had been
attempting to defend himself against his murderers.
Several arrests have been made. Altogether, this is one
of the most barbarous atrocities that modern times have
witnessed.

A curious attempt at imposition has been discovered in
connection with the business of the Stock Exchange. A
clerk holding a subordinate position in a mercantile
firm has been operating in the shares of the Great
Northern Copper Company of Australia, and having
been unable to realise his expectations, the price
remaining heavy in the market, he adopted the foolish
device of writing letters to several of the brokers,
desiring them to make enquiries respecting the price
at which they could purchase several parcels of
shares. To these he appended different names, dating
them from a locality near Pentonville. His notion, no
doubt, was that the apparent demand for the shares.
through these brokers would raise their value, and thug
enable him to secure a profit. The appearance of the
letters, and the language in which they were couched,
seem to have excited suspicion, and a little investigation
led to the unravelling of the mystery, and the absurd
rase was at once exposed. One of the principal mem"
bers of the Stock Exchange has taken the affair in
hand, and it is understood that the individual in ques-
tion has been severely reprimanded. Several of the letters
were posted in the house for the information of the
brokers and jobbers who are transacting business in the
mining department.
On Thursday morning, Mr. William Tait, jeweller
and bill discounter. was brought up, on remand, before
the mayor and borough magistrates at Nottingham,
charged with uttering a forged bill of £169 12s. Other
evidence was offered, and the magistrates retired t°
consult. Upon their re-appearance the, mayor said that
the prisoner would stand committed to take his trial at
the next assizes.
The prisoner Mullins was yesterday found guilty of
the muraer of Mrs. Emsley at Stepney, and sentenced to
death.

SUCCESS OF THE AUSTRIAN CHARTER•

THE satisfaction with which we received the
news of the proclamation of the new Austrian
Charter was damped to some extent by the
fear lest that important and long delayed step
had been taken too late. The Emperor might
Concede anything, but it remained for the people
to say how far they were content, under the cir-
cumstances, to look upon any concession with
favour. The limes took the lead in suggesting
to the people of Hungary that FRANCIS JosEro's
promises had too often been made only to be broken,
and that, after the immediate object in view—the
reconciliation of the Hungarian soldiery, so as to
obtain their hearty co-operation in Italy—had
been realised, the proffered constitution would be
withdrawn, and the former state of despotic rule re-
instituted. Many, who were disposed to put a more
charitable construction upon this great measure,
and upon the motives which led FRANCIS JOSEra
to promulgate it, were not without anxiety as to
the possibility of its entirely failing to meet the
views of the nationalities, and especially of Hue"
gary, for the reason that a long oppressed peePl°
are too apt to run into extremes, and construing
the most ample concessions merely as prools of
weakness, to resist every attempt at a compro-
mise, determined to rest satisfied with nothing
short of complete revolution. Men of all shades
of opinion, therefore, have waited with almost
breathless solicitude to learn the effect produced
upon the Austrian people, and the nature of the
reception awarded to the charter of constitutional
freedom.
Every lover of peace and liberty must have