The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-30 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONIANT.)
PARIS, Ott. 27.
I have still to repeat that all the movements
of Austrian troops, of which-we hear so muoh• at
present, haVe more of a defensive than of an,
aggressive character.
The Austrian army in Venetia could not, I am
assured, bring into the field more than 60,000
men. The troops last sent in the direction of
Italy, have been echelomied on the road from
Vienna to Trieste, and in the Italian Tyrol. The
most important change have reference to the
materiel and artillery ; it is in the reconstitution
of what may be called the commissariat, from
the vices and defects of which the Austrians
suffered so much in the last campaign, that the
bellicose element, if any where, is recognisable.
The medical staff also has been placed in a state
of Complete efficiency, and the ambulances got in
readiness •just as at the beginning of a new
campaign. A great number of different kinds of
surgical instruments, of much finer make than
any which can be manufactured in Germany,
have been recently purchased for the use of the
Austrian surgeons, both here and in Loudon.
I am also informed that endeavours are being
made to lay down, in different parts of the
lagunes of the Venetian coast, a number of electric
infernal machines, similar to those which were,
essayed to be used in the Baltic, for the protection
of Cronstadt. The inventor is said to have now
perfected his system of destruction, and to have
entered into a treaty to supply his machines• to
the Austrian Government for ten years. The,
most severe measures are put in force in Ve,netia:-
against foreigners—a single imprudent word 113'
the signal for their immediate expulsion from the.
territory.
While on the subject of war, " and rumours of
war," I may add that a report has found its way
to the Bourse, to the effect that the Emperor of
Russia has authorised General Todleben, who is
at present at Sebastopol, to visit Gaeta, and that
he is to embark immediately from Constanti-
nople for that destination. He would certainly
be a most formidable opponent, and few places
would be found to afford greater scope for his
astonishing genius than the fortress in which
Francis 11. has concentrated all his remaining
strength
It is said that Prince Metternich on his return
to Paris brought with him to the Emperor Napo-
leon, an autograph letter from the Emperor
Joseph. M. Negra, is also daily expected on a
special mission, the object of which is supposed
to be to ascertain how far the Piedmontese
Government can calculate upon the support of
France in certain eventualities which are looming
in the future.

The following letter from Rome, of a very
recent date, shows the straits to which the Holy
Father is reduced for the necessary means of
" carrying on the war." It would seem that the
invaluable treasures of art and archmology in the
Holy City are ih great danger :
The finances are the great affair of the day, for the
wants of the State have increased tenfold now that the
Coverwnent is deprived of the revenue derived from the
provinces which have been withdrawn from its authority.
The army must be reconstituted or reconstructed, and
men mitred at fifty crowns a head; appointments must
be fours(' for the prelates and other employes in the
Marches, and the Umbria, and elsewhere, who, having
remained faithful to His Holiness, are thrown back
upon Rome itself for support. With a view to provide
for all those heavy expenses, it has been necessary to
have recourse to extreme means. The Queen of Spain,
has sent a sum of from 150 to 200 millions, but that
will go very little way to supply present wants. The
greatest resourse is the St. Peter's Penny. The com-
mittee which was formed in the capital, under the
presidency of Prince Orsini, has taken a determination
more pressing than any of the others. It was at first
wished that they should call at every house ; but few of the
members were willing to expose themselves to a churlish
refusal from the wealthy inhabitants'; they therefore
appointed delegates for the purpose in all the quarters
of the city, who are to receive denations at their own
houses, and to stimulate the zeal of the faithful by their
preaching. In short, as no means must be neglected to
obtain the needful supplies, they have resorted to pub-
licity, thereby flattering some and intimidating others.
The Journal de _Rome publishes the names of the sub-
scribers. We have already seen some lists of them, and
we observe that some of the donors give in a single sum,
and others in monthly payments. Thus the family of
the Princess Chigi has given 119 crowns, Canon Zanelli
one crown per month, and the Archpriest of Palo two
crowns per month. The country Catholics are united
to form similar committees, and even to place in the
churches, boxes, with the inscription in large letters
above, " Penny of St. Peter." When the Austrians
saw themselves forced to evacuate Lombardy, they
turned everything into money. His Holiness has
been advised to do the same with the innumerable trea-
sures of art and arcbmology which are contained in our
museums and libraries, but he hesitates. We know
that some pictures are already gone to Holland, and
some cameos and ancient manuscripts to England. But
it is urged that all these are private property—we hope,
this may be the case; but if France, in the name 01
civilisation, prevented at one time Mehemet Ali from
destroying the Pyramid of Cheops to form an embank-
ment of the Nile, ought she not to oppose the dispenieu
of the treasures of the capital of the arts? France hal
here 24,000 men--she can hinder this sacrilegious
exportation if Pius IX. should hereafter yield to the
suggestions that are made to him. France can say.
that she conquered Rome in 1849, that since then suif
has supported a garrison at her own expense, and that,
she has the right to oppose a veritable act of vandalism.
As for the means, of retrieving the finances the ICil!g.
of Piedmont himself offers to pay to the Pope OP

gdiei'equivalent to those which he may draw foie the
provinces which have passed from the authority of His
• Holiness to his own, provided His Holiness recognises
the necessity of these provinces being governed a little
better than they have been up to the present time,
which would not be difficult.
The apprehensions expressed by this writer on
the subject of the contents of the public
museums, libraries, and picture galleries, with
which Rome abounds, are far from unnatural in
the circumstances ; but if it be true, as is now
generally believed, that his Holiness himself will
not be allowed to leave his capital, it is not likely
that the French will permit him to dispose of
any of the property of which he is the custodies
for the benefit of Europe, and the civilised
World at large.
Since the recent transformation of the Champs
Elysees, they have become the most agreeable
and the most beautiful promenade in Paris
Nothing can be more animated or more carious
than the appearance of this favourite place of
resort on a Sunday, which is always, as you
know, set apart by the Parisians as the great day
for amusements and recreation of all kinds. The
walks and terraces, where formerly the fair
denizens of the beau monde would not have
ventured to set their foot, are now transformed
into charming gardens, laid out with the most per-
fect taste. Here may be found united almost
every possible kind of amusement and entertain-
ment which the Parisian delights in—cafés, con-
certs, wooden horses, aerial navigation, marionette
theatres, restaurants, brasseries, pistol and rifle
galleries, and an infinite variety of other attrac-
tions far too numerous to mention. The appear-
ance of crowds of people as they move about,
indicates the usual overplits of aniMation, gaiety,
sauciness and delight, which distinguish our
volatile neighbours; and if the adjoining Palais
de l'lndustrie were not the desert that it now is,
Owing to the Exhibition having closed, the scene
Would be unequalled. Various schemes have
been suggested for turning this beautiful building
to account, which are received with different
degrees of favour. One proposition is,—atid it
receives a good deal of support,—to hold within
its spacious and elegant encloshres, in the spring
and autumn, a horse fair, the usefulness and great
kmportance of Which in this capital, where a vast
deal of attention has been given to the subject of
improvitl the breed of horses of late, would soon
~
very highly appreciated. Other parties suggest
that the building should be used as a concert
room on a large scale • but it is very doubtful
whetter the acoustic Objections to such a measure
could not be found insurmountable. . Others
again suggest that a portion of the area, at all
events, might be, with great advantage converted
into a gymnasium; while another portion of the
public demands loudly, that the whole should be
converted into a gigantic winter hippodrome.
The attractions of this species of amusement are
greater than almost any other in Paris at present.
But the entertainment being all al fresco, they
are frequently interrupted by bad weather,
greatly to the disappointment of the eager multi-
tudes who collect to witness the performances.
If the Palace of Industry belonged still to a
private company, doubtless one or other of these
objects would, ere this, have been realised ; but
it is to be hoped that the Government, which, is
at present engaged in giving the subject its con-
sideration, will contrive, for once, to combine
some degree of utility with the purely amusing
objects which the thoughtless Parisians . seem
alone to care for. The Palace, situated as it is
in one of the wealthiest quarters of the metro-
polis, and one to which foreigners are ceaselessly
attracted by the magnificent panorama formed' by
the Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysees,
and the Arc de Triomphe, would at all times
secure both a crowded and fashionable gathering,
for almost any purpose which the Government
did not forbid, which presented any ordinary
amount of entertainment and attraction.
Business at the Bourse has again become very
dull.

LATEST NEWS.

ANNEXATION OF SICILY.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The official journal at Naples has just published
the decree by which the Dictator has proclaimed
the two Sicilies an integral part of the states of
Victor Emmanuel. The publication of this
decree in Sicily is accompanied with the follow-
ing proclamation :
" ITALIANS OF SICILY !
"The venerated and solemn word of your great
Dictator has been kept. By his decree of the
15th October, he said to you that the moment had
come for the desired annexation. In four days
your plebiscite will set the seal to the great cause
which will re-unite in one single and indivisible
family, 22,000,000 of Italians; and, meanwhile,
having been called upon to fulfil this last vow of
the Dictator, as soon as a representative of Victor
Emmanuel arrives among you, I will lay down
the power which has been entrusted to me.
"ITALIANS OF SICILY !
" History will one day relate to astonished de-
scendants how in six months only, a man, greater
than his renowned prototype, has restored life to
a free people—the moiety of a nation. To this
man—to Garibaldi—ltaly will raise an imperish-
able monument in the heart of future generations ;
and the inhabitants of the Peninsula will bow at
the mere mention of his name, as do the children
nf free America at the great name of Washington.
" You will be the first to give an example of this.
Long live Italy ! Long
.live Victor Emmanuel!
Long live Garibaldi ! . .

" MORDINI, Pro-Dictator.
" Palermo, 17th October, 1860."

(BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
NAPLES.

NAPLES, Oct. 28.

The official return of the voting'on the question
of annexation in the city and provinces of Naples
is as follows :—Total number of votes registered,
229,780; ayes, 185,468; noes, 1,609.' In the
other provinces the votes are equally favourable
to annexation.