The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-30 00:00:00

too late. Some of these ruffians wear the Garibaldian
uniform,,nierely as a diSguiSe. .one of my friends was
stopped and robbed the other evening as early as six o'clock.
Vicciardi, the bass singer of the San Cailo Theatre, was
taking ti walk yesterday near the city gates, on the Capo-
di-Month read; when a' number of armed men suddenly
surrounded him, threatening to end his career if he
made the least noise. His silence, no doubt, saved his
life, but he was robbed of his watch, purse, and even
his paletot. Formerly there was A least the chance of
finding out your robber among the police agents, as
happened to the excellent Maestro Mercadante, under
FerdiAnd 11.

The Globe's correspondent, in referring to the opera=
den'Of 'the •commercial tttaty in connection with tire
political changes in France, remarks that "it is a proud
consciousness of the firm hold the Emperor has of the
7orrifir, whichTas enabled him alone to Carry it out;`'
and he adds, ," there remains within the frontiers of
France, now open to international trade, a multitudinous
aggregate of petty custom-house circuits, fencing all the
large towns under the,narne of Oetroi, by whidh the inter-
course of traffic between rural and city inhabitants is
_clogged ostensibly for municipal profit, but in reality
for the mutual impoverishment of -both agricultural and
town 'population. The knocking down of theise barriers,
and the• Complete abrogation of all impediments to the
free circulation of produce, is One, Of those,,bold' con-
ceptions which Legitimist or Orleanist routine would
shrink from. The project is under Imperial considera-
tion, and a final blow at the passport system is likely to
follow."

It may be noticed that at a meeting of the British
Colportage Society, held last 'Week, the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, referring to the state of Italy, said—"lieleit Sure
that•no one could regard that country without a feeling
of intense thankfulness at its present prospects of civil
religious liberty. Count Cavour had written to the
other day on this subject, assuring him that he Was as
much in favour of civil and'religious liberty as any man
in England, and nothing should. be wanting on his part.
Yct there were great difficulties still to be overcome
from the ecclesiastical prejudices which still remained;
and the only remedy would be the creation of an
enlightened public opinion. The Count went on to beak
high testimony to the character and conduct, during
recent events, of those Italians *hb had seceded from
Rome. It had giVerl hlm a deep impression of the
immense Value of the Bible, and of the right to commu-
nicate it to every individual."
The fact we previously announced of it being intended
that the. French expedition should winter in Syria, is
now confirmed. The localities in which the troops are
encamped are stated to, be remarkably healthy, and to
present at the same time greatpadvantages in a stratege-
tie voint.of view as commanding the whole Of HaoUran
and the road to Damascus. •

About 10,000 sovereigns were shipped by the steamer
to New York on Tuesday, while the Hammonia has
brought £9,000 from that city: The advites telegraphed
by this packet tend to confilin tho impression that any
specie temittaides that may be made to America in
consequence of the exchange, and discouut quotaltions
received on Monday,' will be Jikely to, result in loss',

• The Directors of the Bank of England, after a compa-
ratively short deliberatinn 'yesterday, announced` that
the rate of dicount shall be' henceforth per cent..,
The Bishop of , London,. on Wednegday night,
addressed a crowded-meeting at the Amwell-street,parcP-•
chial schools, Clerkenwell,, on the' •subjept 'church
extension, in a lengthened and eloquent speech. The
meeting was held on the occasion, of the site for a new
church at Clerkenwell having been granted by the Char-
terhouse Co.rporation. The bishop stated that out of a
population of 28,000 souls, church' accOnimodation at
present existed only for 9,000. .
The obituary of the day includes the name of a man
eminent in literature, science, and diplomacy—Chevalier
Bunsen., in his 10th year. He represented the Prussian
Government at the court of St. James from 1841 to 1854,
when Prussia began to show symptoms that her policy
in the European crisis which then occurred would be
regulated by its Russian sympathies. The Chevalier
was not considered safe to be trusted with the represen-
tation of a-policy inspired by such considerations, and
he had to make way for a successor. The reputation of
the deceased was acquired from his literary, rather than
from his diplomatic labours. - He has left behind him
several voluminous works) Which, for the most part,
partake of a semi-theological character ; and some of
the author's views, as was to be expected, have been 'a
good deal controverted.
Several charges of illegally employing children in
factories were tried on Wednesday in Rochdale. Those
against Mr. Ashworth, ex-mayor, fell through ; but
penalties of 20s in each of several cases were inflicted
against Mr. Haigh, for employing boys without school
certificates,

It is stated that two English engineers recently
signified to Dr. Kraetzer-Itassaertz, the French consul
at Manchester, that if an engagement could be procured
for them in the arsenal of France they would be willing
to undertake the manufacture of the Whitworth guns'
In reply to their application a despatch has been received
from Paris, stating that the French government Hoes
not intend to manufacture Whitworth guns,

Mr. Peter Salmon, of Leslie-street, Mile-end-road,
London, writes to the .Tinier as follows :—ln realiing
over the inquest on the burning of the mail steamer
Connaugbt, I think the cause of the fire is very evident,
and should act as a warning to other masters of steamers,
especially new vessels. There were no signs of fire pre-
viously to the port boiler being blown off (or emptied Of
water). The strong inference, therefore, is, that. when
this was done the fires were not drawn
_out ; hence the
plates of the boiler would immediately get red hot and
ignite, or convey ignition to, the woodwork of the ship.

THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT AND THE
SATURDAY, HALF-HOLIDAY.

. , .
THE community, -with reference to the subject of
volunteers, may
,divided into three classes=
namely, those-who approve, those Who disapprove,
and those who secretly' dislike but avowedly sup_
pert::# fpr tqpp9rising success and.
pernianeney of the moven-rep his perhaps least.
to., fear'from those who -openly express their
disapproval of it " a:gooLlia.ter "
• generally—but ;especially so-in :the. 'rnatTer''in
question. Mr. 11.oHEUTs*. Gulisio.Np, and Ai..
STLAINS 111;T7, in our opiniOn, be very far wrong-
in their opposition to volunteering ; but we woUld
much rather encounter their fearless denuncia-
tions of the whole movement, than associate with
Volunteers who have joined the ranks and donned
the patriotic uniform from no proper 'sense of
duty, and despite a secret conviction that the
whole thing is only a passing piece of humbug,
in vogue to-day, and to pass away, as. it-Were,
to-morrow. These men Wotild be the '.first 'te
iespond- to and support any reactionary feeling
'against Ahe.., organisation, and would
most active and powerful., agents in breaking up
• the ranks to cvhiCh they Unworthily. belong. In
the same catei6FY-ive imitate those thoughtless
members of the Cdthinunity witurjoin this as the;
weruld joinurty- other popular _movement, in_erder
that they may not be out of the prevailing
fashion. The forther mere mocking-birds,
that snundi a false4totel the latter are mere birds
of passage, which are with us one day and; gone
the next. 13'nt'perhaPS the heaviest evil' arising
from this lukewatnrness of -professed friends lies
in the strength **. almost -,invariably lend to
the schemes of active opponents for rendering
'ifSoo4-orineffective.the efforts and sacrifices of
the velinteet' fogice,'nal,':if Possible, to turn it.
ißto,ridicule and contempt. The Early Closing
and Saturday Half-holiday • movements, for the
benefit of the volunteers, 'are tests which clearly
bring out the truth as to who are, and who are
not, their hearty friends ameng.the employers of,
labour. The real opponents of the Volunteer
Movement, whether enrolled or not, join hands
in opposing the Early Closing Movement, in the
hope of thereby injuring the fernier.
The longer the Volunteer Movement continues,
the wider it spreads and the deeper it strikes
its roots? there can be no doubt it will more
severely try the soundness of those impulses
which have given it birth and swollen its ranks
to their present noble preportions.' To say
nothing of the pecuniary tax—which is always
so far under control, inasmuch as extravagance
may te either avoided or curtailed—there is one
tax upon the community which must be co-
existent: with efficient volunteering—that is, the •
tax of time required for drill and practice. This
weighs upon .both employers and employes. The
most enthusiastic advocate of the cause may be
excused for being a little staggered the first time
he sees his hands throw down their implements
and leave the workroom during the hours of
business for no other reason than that some novel
authority has issued an order for a " compulsory
parade." The workmen themselves may well
pause when at the end of the week they find their
pay so much less, in consequence of a few hours
devoted to patriotic duty. The sacrifice is certain.
Ti is. sure to be called for again and again. The
quid pro quo is not so immediately apparent.