The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-14 00:00:00

THE SICILIAN REVOLUTION.

LETTERS FROM PALERMO.
The following are extracts from the letters of
the special correspondent of the Tines :

GA.RIBALDI Hi THE STREETS.

In the afternoon Garibaldi made a tour of inspection
round the town. I was there, but find it really im-
possible to give you even a faint idea of the manner in
which he was received everywhere. It was one of those
triumphs which seem to be almost too much for a man.
The most wonderful thing I ever saw in this way was
the reception of Napoleon and Victor Emmanuel
at Milan, just about a year ago, and I am almost
inclined to think that the one yesterday was more
extraordinary. The entry of the sovereigns was
something more formal, which prevented the
full expression of popular enthusiasm. They were on
horseback, and surrounded by their guards, while the
popular idol, Garibaldi, in his red flannel shirt, with
a loose coloured handkerchief round his neck, and
his worn wide-awake, was walking on foot among
those cheering, laughing, crying, mad thousands;
and all that his few followers could do was to
prevent him from being bodily carried off the ground.
The people threw themselves forward to kiss his hands,
or, at least, to touch the hem of his garment, as if it
contained the panacea for all their past, and perhaps
coming sufferings. Children were brought up, and
mothers asked on their knees for his blessing ; and all
the while the object of this idolatry was as calm and
smiling as when in the deadliest fire, taking up the
children and kissing them, trying to quiet the crowd,
stopping at every moment to hear a long complaint of
houses burnt and property sacked by the retreating sol-
diers, giving good advice, comforting, and promising
that all damages should be paid for.
TREASURE GIVEN UP.

Yesterday afternoon (June 1) the Finanze, a large
building in the Toledo, was given up by the royalists.
No one supposed that the money had been left in the
building, but so it was ; the Neapolitans were so sure of
their position that they did not think it necessary to pro-
vide for emergencies, and so above 5,000,000 ducats, or
above 41,200,000, remained in cash. The exact sum is
5,444,444 ducats ; out of this only about 100,000 ducats
are government property, the rest private deposits.
M. Crispi, the Secretary of State, went there in com-
pany with the cashiers and comptrollers of the establish-
ment; a proas-verbal was drawn up and signed by the
above-named employe's, as well as the captain in com-
mand of the post. He had about 125 men with him,
who were allowed to retire with arms and baggage.
They had only one man wounded, which is easily
explained by the good position they held, and
by the fact that no regular attack was ever
undertaken against them. While in their posts, they
amused themselves with firing from sheltered positions
at all passers-by. Even since the armistice two men
are said to have been killed close to the Porta Felice.
From the papers found it appears that 792,000 ducats
were taken out of the government funds to defray the
war expenses, which were rather heavy, as the soldiers
have received double pay ever since the beginning of
the disturbances.