The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-12 00:00:00

dagger in the head. The wounded man immediately
got down from his seat. His son, who was sitting
beside him, did the same ; and the father, frightened
out of his wits, and covered with blood, set off in the
direction of the Palace of the Count de Syracuse, whilst
the little boy, equally terrified, rushed, with loud cries
for help, to the guard-house of the Place Garofalo.
The National Guard, who were there, instantly repaired
to the Largo San Pasquale, but it was toe late ; they
found only the dead Frenchman, his chest pierced with
seven stabs with a poignard. The assassins had had
time to make off, and no trace of them has yet been
found. On the body of the young man there were found
two Napoleons, an equal amount in silver, a watch and
gold chain, and some letters of recent date, one of which
announced the despatch to him of a sum of considerable
amount. The French Consul, on being informed of
the murder, satisfied himself of the nationality of the
victim:

This affords another lamentable proof of the
scenes of violence and disorder which at present
disgrace. the city of Naples: A strong and united
governthent cannot be organikd too soon:
Another letter froni 11416; anted the
.411;
thus alludes to the disturbances at Caseitii,
had rendered it necessary to disband the Gari-
baldian Volunteers:—

The news which we receive from Capua, Santa Maria,
and Caserta is more satisfactory. The country is more
tranquil. The Government in order to avoid fresh dis-
turbances, similar to those to which I previously alluded,
is hastening to disband the Garibaldians. Yesterday and
the day before a vast number of passports were issued ;
the men are to be sent to their destinations, and they
only wait for vessels to send off the greater part of the
volunteers of Garibaldi. We hope that their departure
will be follolVed by,trauquillity ;, and yet it must not be
dissembled that the discOriteht Terxa
,del Lahore
is general. The inhabitants have had for the last thiee
months to suffer cruelly from the occupation of tik"
undisciplined bands of the Dictator; and it will be wise
on the part of Piedmont not to leave this province
without the protection of regular troops. Reaction
would soon foment insurrection, and it will be absolutely
necessary to, send troops there at once.
As so often happens ni such cases the inhabi-
tants suffer as much from the visits of friends as
from the attacks of enemies.

Rente continues firm, and to show an upward
tendency. It closed for the account, yesterday,
at 68f. 75c.

TAE CT INSE NUMBERS,
COMPOSITION, AND ARMS:
No. 11.
CORRESPONDENT.)

SHANGHAI, 16th Sept., 1860.
The second corps of the "Eight Standards," Tsien-
fong-yng, entirely composed of Mantchou Tartars and
Mongols chosen from among the best soldiers of the
Eight Standards, is entrusted with the guard of a portion
of the gates of the Tartar city of Pekin. This corps,
performing, in time of war, the duties of the advanced
plaid, is divided into two companies of foot soldiers of
966 iiiett aeli; the .dust df *Web is arnied with swords
acid dfid the i'eberld iritln bthirii And arrows:
The third corps, How-Kinn-yng, composed of Atant,
thous and of Mongols selected out of the troops of the
" Standßrac is divided. in emint nr.nartions. into
ragut,
horsemen and footmen : they in time of war, perform
the duties of videttes, of orderlies, and of light
troops thrown out to supped the flanks df the army ; in
thine of peace thby d4ctiaige the duties of 6rdoi4nance,
.of,**lgri;, and
~patrol§: They are aimed, like the
Tsien-fong-yng, with muskets; sabre's, lbws, And arrows,
and foini a total of 15,274 Men, of whom 1;260 aie
officers.

The fourth corps Hiao-ky-yng, composed Of
thous, Mongols, and of Han-kin, includes an infantry
division, a division of cavalry, a brigade of artillery, and
the general commissariat of the eight banners. It
forms a total of 68,000 men, of whom 3,340 are officers,
36,000 non-commissioned officers and privates, 27,000
juvenile or pupil soldiers; and 2,500 sappers and miners.
This Corps, -*Mai is the iiioet riunibfdets Of those com-
prising the eight banners, performs all the administratiie
duties of the whole army—maintenance, pay, and rationS
of the troops; arms, equipment and munitions of war ;
the ordering and general control of the expenses ; and
the division of the civil and military services.
seldiers who form part of the corps Hiao-Ky-Yng
are deseribed by the name dr Makia, which signifies
" coat of mail,"—in fact, all of them, *liether belong-.
ing to the infantry, to the cavalry, the artillery, or the
commlisariat„ are armed With a coat of mail. The
clier 6OniPanies;thOse are with siv?rdii
or muskets, carry besides, a large shield coveted with iron
plates in the interior, and ornamented on the outside
with fantastic figares, destined doubtless to terrify the
enemy.
The fifth corps, composed of Tartars of the province
Tse'-tchuen, and the Chinese of the Forkiew, form the.
attacking troops in pitched battles, and are employed in
shell services as:assaults. All the men of this corps, to the
number of 4;000, are daily exercised in travaux de force
and exercises of skill, in whiCh they exhibit great pro-
fiCiency, They wear a small coat of Mail, a helmet on
their heads, and a small yellow jacket trimmed with
blue. The only arms they carry are a large sword and
a species of halberd terminated by an iron point.
The sixth corps, Ho-ki-yng, composed of 8,000
Tartars and Mongols, whose special duties in time of
war are the firing of the cannon and the arquebuse, forms
two divisions,—the one is set apart for the defence of
the capital, and keeps garrison there ; and the other,
which is Called the exterior corps, is in cantonments out-
side the city. The first, armed with arquebuses, which
the men tarry in a shOulder belt, perform the duty of
the artillery tin the ramparts: The second; armed solely
with a small sword and heaYy artitiebiise, discharge the
duties of sharpshooters. The privates Wear an otercoat
of some kind of skin and a metal helmet, and the °leers
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are armed with a short swan: and bow and arrow.
The seventh corps, Pon-kuin-yng, a s,;. of constabu-
lary
force, consisting of infantry and cavalry, form.
total of 23,000 men, of whom 575 are officers. This
corps, whose elements are recruited from among the
Mantchous, the Mongols, and the Chinese soldiers of
the banner and the green flag, is under the command of
a Mantchou mandarin of the first class, selected from
the ministers of the Emperor. Its duty is to watch over
public order and the general safety, to act as the police
of the Imperial city, as guards at the gates, inspectors
of the streets, the barriers, and the drawbridges. Every
time that the Emperor goes out, a portion of his escort
is furnished by this corps, which accompanies him
wherever he goes. These Pou-kuin have to see that the
" sumptuary " laws are put in force in all that concerns
the palanquins and the colour of their hangings, the
keeping clear of the public highways, the cleaning of
the streets, the stalls of the shops allowed on the public
thoroughfares, and the special police of the Imperial
Palace.

The eighth corps, composed of 6,000 Tartars, Mongols,
and Chinese Yuen-ming-yuen-yng, shares with the
preceding corps the service of going the rounds, and
the patrols, and is formed of several companies of footmen
and horsemen, one of which is armed with bows, another
with swords, another with muskets, and a fourth with
the halberd. These troops wear a cuirass, and red and
white jackets.
The ninth corps, Bing-si-yng, charged with the
external defence of the Imperial province, forms a total
of 18,000 men.

Lastly, the tenth corps, Ling-tsin-yng, the guards of
the Mausoleums, composed of 1,200 men, are charged
with the special protection of the Mausoleums, the
number of which, in the Imperial Province, amounts
to seventeen.

The troops of the Eight Banners scattered throughout
the different gatTisous of the provinces of the Chinese
Empire, and which come into the Tche-li only on the
special order of the Emperor, are thus designated :
Officers. Privates.
11th corps, province Shan-Si .... 183 9,284

12th ,,- Chan-Tong
13th „ Ho-Nan
14th „ Kiang-Sou
15th „ Tche-Kiang ll6 3,944
16th „ Fou-Kien 59 2,463
17th „ Kouang-Tong .... 100 5,265
18th „ Sse-Tchnen
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