The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-13 00:00:00

SICILY.

A letter in the Constitutionnel states. that twin
projects were under discussion in the new Coun-
cil of Ministers. One was tolgrive the Neapo-
litans from Messina and out or Sicily ; the other
plan is to leave Messina, to invade the continent,
and overthrow the King, and then to. take a vote
on annexation.

General Garibaldi is. repotted to, have declared
that when the. Neapolitans had even him such
proofs of ccnfidence as. the Sicilians, by remaining
in insu,rrection. during six, weeks, he would occupy
himself about them, but until they did he must
abandon, them to their own resources.

A letter in the Siecle says it is reported{ irq
Sicily that M. ,de Martino, Plenipotentiars• qt the.
King of Naples, and the Marquis de Vilamarina,
Sardinian Ambassador at Naples, are to proceedi
to Palermo to announce to the Sieilian,Peo*tke.
concessions of the King of Neiiileo, apa, 4iik for
their acceptance.

Several of the Paris, journals. allude to a reac-
tionary spirit preytklen,t in, Sicily, and attribute it
partly to the r.xesenpe of Mazzini.

TAR NATIONAL DEFENCES.,•

When the report of the Commissiomars on o
National Defences is under cousideratipn, Mr.
Mackinnon intends to move, 'That in the opinion
of this House, our navy aud, the armed forcq n.ow
on foot and organis4 throughput thi country)
are sufficient for our, protection,, and that any.
additional expenditure for our detenge, would be
a waste, qf, the public money."

TIDE REPORT OF THE PEERS ON THE

REFORM BILL.
Earl Grey prepared a draft report 'which wasp
not adopted. He proposed resolutio the,.
effect that the returns already before.
were very inaccurate, and Ookt very. !Rua
greater change would ho ppaugqd by a £6
franchise than mighty bz. sy.iiposed from the
returns, and that tlAs,frvichise would admit the,
ignorant (4, ::mgrQviciont as well as the ip-.
telligeut. s

VOLUNTEER SHAM FIGHT. • '
The Globe, in a leader, elcpresses itself strongly
against the sham fight at Bromley on Saturday.

SUPPOSED LOSS OF A STEAMER.

BELFAST, July 12, e 1.34 pan.
The Royal Consort (Fleetwood steamer), due
this morning, has not arrived up to this time.
She passed the Lyra off Point of Ayr, and that
vessel expected to And she had reached Belfast
tea hours before her. Great anxiety prevails far
the Consort's safety•

1 DUBLIN BAY REGATTA. .' -
KINGsToWN, July 11.
First race, a purse of 100 sovereigns, open to
LSonecgrectou3Thrde,
all yachts of 30 tons and upwards belonging to
the Royal Yacht Clubs. Time race.
twice round. Sybil Ist, Surge
Aura 4th, and 'Vigilant 6th : the other 143.18e1A
were not timed. The creWeA':lWhich nel. to Ali
Belfast, Cork, and 0111.!ew, "`",119t enter, is
second race was fora Prllr!!e, 4 eA so.igTagnik, kiii
Yachts unapt: 3131 tFyYt- rVktlo. ?two, f3.iker c.....erfau,:.
threo tO,e4.ollci- yivid, list, Agl;O34 *4
The tanog got becalmed ill tai, U. do
a saAinynAr for 4 prize of 20 &ay.,- - .mod,
won by I#s, Thij.(l4. The only -•- • •xeigni, was
11041 in gncs Maley. Ts competitors for the
• feigns, wer" " ... itailway prize of 25 scrie•
- - tne Gleam and the Lightning, which
I'l7...iced, after a well-contested race, in the sueeega
lof the Gleam. _.: ,f..,.,t .. -:......

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 12.
The Royal Mail Company's steamer Shannon,
Captain Abbott, with the West India and Pacific
mails, has arrived. She -brings 209 passengers,
and $773,721 in specie, and a general cargo. She
left St. Thomas on the 29th ultimo. The news is
unimportant. The West India Islands were
healthy. Chili is still unsettled.
At Valparaiso mining and agricultural opera-
tions were prospering. The country was peaceful.
Business at Bolivia was at a standstill. On account
of the interdiction with Bolivia, business was
dull at Paita.

There was no news from Guayaquil. The diffi-
culty between Lima and France was amicably
settled en the 4th ult.

At Trinidad, the sugar and cocoa craps were
completed with satisfactory results. A shock of
earthquake was felt on the 15th ult. The barque
Hunter, with emigrants from Madras, has arrived.
Freights were low. Exchange at 96 days was
quoted $4BO per £lOO. At Barbacloes native pro-
visions were dear. The crops were nearly finished.
The sugar crop waa considered an average one.
Exchange at 40 days, 9490.
At Demerara there was every.prospect of a
good crop. Sugar was scarce, Freight had risen.
Trade was dull. Two vessels had arrived with
emigrants from Calcutta and China. Business at
L*maica was quiet a the coming crop of pimento
was freely of fired at 2id ; Coffee, 448 to 45s per
10011 as i sugar, 16s to 20s. Freights were quiet.
Exchange on London, thirty days, 1 per cent.
premium, sixty days per cent. premium, ninety
days par. Governor So114!el left St. Thomas on
tlu, steamer Flora, -for the 27th ult. inCopen-
hagen.

Tike Abliovving appeared in our later editions of
yesterday :

CHINA.

A telegram from China, dated Hong Kong,
23rd May, quotes the rates of exchange without
material alteration—namely, 4s. 10d. at Hong
Kong, and 6s. 7d. at Shanghai. The exports