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

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Spain, to promotelf of the
Holy See, and to „dnulate the;. faithful to take
pait in the loan oPened by Ilia Holiness.
The .GL'ette du Nord states that the .principal
measures,' proliosed, kir the emancipation of the
Serfs in:Russia havebeen adopted by the majority
Of the deputies of the nobles, and that the general
Infranc.bisement would be realised in the course
ornext.iutunan. .
'Everybody believes that. Alinisteys are not in
earnest • about their Reform Bill. The pity is,
they will not honestly say they do not want to
pass a Reform Bill during the present session.
Ministerial organs are still driven to assert ,the
oft-refuted lie that the only difficulty has arisen
from the " intention of her' Majesty's Opposition
to adhere to that policy of delay which they have
assumed from the very moment of the introducing
of the Reform Bill." The bill is now the sport
of everybody in the• House of Commons who can
speak for a quarter- of an hour. It is weaker
when each member sits down than when he rose
to speak on it, if only because another quarter of
an hour is gone With a measure which is march-
ing to its doom. Indeed, it matters but little on
which side the speech .is made—the bill may
sway this way or that, but the result is the same.
Before the end of the week it is believed that
Lord John will find matters ripe for an announce-
ment of the usual character,—the lateness of the
season, the pressure of business, the temper of the
House, and perhaps it will be added, the indiffe-
rence of the public, all concur in rendering it
impossible to. deal with. Parliamentary Reform
this present session. And thus the " little :Bill"
will •be gathered to •its fathers, and Lord 'John
Russell will once more have to figure as chief
mourner on that melancholy occasion!

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men whose wisdOu. anaN;it*ienee iti municipal
affairs, irrespecti,ve- of mere patty considerations,
best entitle them to be heard and deferred to by
the iiihabitadts of Liverpool ; and that the tone
of the speakers, whose utterances seemed most
acceptable .to. the meeting, was not based so
much on the` "real merits of the proposed improve-
mentS, 'as on the question of allocating the
expense of certain undeniable requirements.
Having no party leaning whatever in this
Matter, we- feel the more- confidence in•referring
to these facts, as indicating the conclusion
that the opinion expressed by the meeting yester-
day is to be taken only cum notd. If we have
rightly- appreciated the character of the move-
ment in its origin and of the " Town's Meeting',
yesterday, we may be excused for pausing before
we concur in its competency to decide on the
particular question to which the majority
so clearly confined themselves—namely, how
far a well-known, small, section of interested
parties, who may have constituted the meeting,
shall. be called upon to share the burden of
effecting these improvements. • We-need give no
offence when we say that the resolutions adopted
at yesterday's meeting was only what might
have been expected of them. If on that
account the general community shall think their
expression of opinion less worthy of attention, we
cannot help it. The general public are the best
judges, and, we believe, in the end, are infallibly
correct.. The only difficulty is in fairly obtaining
a public judgment. In the meantime, we must
be excused for denying that character to the
resolutions adopted at yesterday's " Town's
Meeting."

LATEST NEWS.

(By BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

FRANCE.

PARIS, June 5.
The Moniteur of to-day contains a bulletin
stating that the improvement in Prince Jerome's
health continues.

SICILY.
Garibaldi; in letters from Salerni and Calata-
fini, praises the zeal of the Sicilian insurgents ;
and speaking of the Neapolitan troops, says they
were more determined in their resistance than
the Austrians last year in Lombardy. Garibaldi
asks for arms and ammunition.

A despatch from Cagliari, of the 2nd instant,
announces the safe arrival of volunteers, arms,
and ammunition.

Messina, on the 29th May, was quite deserted,
the people having taken refuge in the shipping.
Garibaldi's diary to the 26th May describes
his continued successes ; the feint with such
successful results before Palermo ; and concludes
by stating that the wounded are doing well.
NAPLES, June 2.
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Letters received here from the French squadron
off Palermo state that the armistice was to last
until Tuesday.
The fury of the inhabitants of Palermo during
the late fighting- is indescribable. They even
threw valuable furniture at the troops.
It is asserted that the King has demanded
French mediation, upon the basis of a separate
government for Sicily.

ROME, June 2.
The Neapolitan Ambassador has been summoned
to Naples by telegraph. It is stated that he will
be entrusted with the formation of a new
Ministry. Since the last victories of the
Garibaldians, the Papal Government had feared
disturbances in Rome. Strong French patrols
traverse the streets.

SWITZERLAND.
GENEVA, June 5.

The Marquis de Targot, the French ambassador,
is expected to arrive at Berne, after having been
absent for eight months. M. de Tallos will leave
on Saturday, for Bucharest. The journals of
Berne express their regret at the approaching
departure of M. de Tallos, on account of the
moderation and impartiality with which he has
discharged the duties of his mission.
The Dowager Empress of Russia left yesterday,
for Zurich, attended by the Princess Marie
Eugenie, of Leuchtenberg.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.
MARSEILLES, June 5.

Letters from .Beyrout to the 24th ult. state
that assassinations were increasing. The Chris-
tians and the Druses had assumed a hostile atti-
tude towards each other.

ALEXANDRIA, May 30.
A report is current that disturbances have
taken place at Lebanon, and that the Pasha of
Bev rout has not sufficient troops to re-establish
order.

THE FRENCH FUNDS.

PARIS, tune 5.

The Bourse has been very flat, and yesterday's
advance was not maintained. Rentes closed at
69f 85e, or a fraction higher than on Saturday.

The following appeared in our. later editions
of yesterday :

SICILY.

It is stated in the Post that it was by a cir-
cular note, issued some days since, and not at a
meeting of the corps diploinatique, that M. Carafa
called the attention of the Powers to the situation
of ySicily