The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-02 00:00:00

THE DAY'S NEWS,

It is settled now : we are at war with China.
The reply of the Chinese authorities to the ulti-
matum presented by the allied, powers was
submitted to Parliament on Thursday evening,
and exceeds in barbaric insolence any communi-
cation hitherto received from even the same
source. Mr. Bruce, in a despatch to Lord John
Russell, thus briefly recapitulates its contents :-
1. It refuses any apology or expression of regret
for the treacherous conduct at the mouth of the
Pciho last year.
2. It refuses permission to ascend the Tien-tsin
river, and directs me to proceed, not to Pekin, bat
to Peh=tang, there to await the exchange of rati-
fications ; stating that if I attempt to go by way
of Taku, the officer in charge of the forts will be
called on to act.

3. It refuses to restore the guns or ships aban-
doned at the mouth of the river, or to consider
the payment of an indemnity.
4. It refers me authoritatively to the regula-
tions laid down for the reception of the American
mission last year, appearing to hint at the same
time that these may be in some degree modified
in discussion with Ho.
In the Concluding paragraph the Celestials give
the barbarians a hint on courtesy and politeness.
"The despatch written on this occasion (by the
British Minister) is in much of its language too
insubordinate and extravagant (for the council)
to discuss its pfdpo3itions more than superficially
(lit., to go deep into argument). Vor the
future he must net be so wanting in decorum."
It is, unfortunately, but too evident that where
such a haughty and eonteniptous spirit is evinced,
war is inevitable; and we can only hope that it will
be prosecuted with vigour, and brought to a speedy
and satisfactorY conclusion. We wish we could
feel quite assured that in assuming such a defiant
tone the Celestials have not been availing themselves
of Russian advice and assistance. •In the course
of his communication, Mr. Bruce significantly
declares :—" As to the jnstification put forward
of the proceedings of the Chinese Government
last year, I must remark that it appears that the
determination -to resist by ' force any attempt
of the foreign missions to approach Pekin
by the Peiho, had been communicated some
months previously to the Russian Government.
In the letters addressed to me and my colleagues
by the commissioners at Shanghae, not a word
was said of any such intention, and the same
silence on this point was observed to 111 r. Ward
in their personal intercourse with him." There
are indeed grounds enough for the suspicion that
in their advance, the allies will have to carry
works and batteries planned, if not directed, by
Russian engineers. Of their ultimate success,
however, we may feel the utmost confidence.
Sicily, clearly, is now lost to Naples. At
Palermo, it appears, Garibaldi commenced opera-
tions on Sunday morning at four o'clock, and six
hours of fighting left the people in possession of
a great part of the city in spite of a fierce bom-
bardment. Hostilities, after having been sus-
pended for two hours, were then resumed, the
people assailing the Royal Palace, Custom House,
and other public buildings, which were occupied
by the Neapolitans. Ultimately the Royal
Palace, was attacked, and it was afterwards
burned down. The troops appear to have
retreated to the castle, which Garibaldi assaulted
at noon on the following day, and we may infer,
with success ;—so that the whole interior of the
country, together with its most important city,
have now been wrested from the royal authority.
It is said that Garibaldi is organising a government
as he goes along, and proceeding in his warlike
expedition on the recognised principles of warfare.
He is not a filiburter, but.a general under Victor
Emmanuel. He levies -taxes in the name of
the - King -of Sardinia-, -gad is supplied with
money, provisions, stores, and horses. -The
courts of law sit regularly, and distribute justice
as-if the government of the country were set-
tled, though they adopt the Piedmontese code.
Annexation -is thus being quietly effected; and
the King of Italy, nolens volens, is created ruler
of Sicily. He is one of those who* greatness
thrust upon him ; but it is impossible to view
without apprehension the serious complications
which Garibaldi's success may involve. The

King of Naples is naturally much alarmed ; and
it is believed that, as a precantionarymeasure,
he is removing, through the house of Rothschild,
some of his treasure to Marseilles. It is also
reported that, at Venice, a palace is being pre
pared for the reception of his Majesty ; certainly,
no secure refuge, for when the fla.mes of insurrec-
tion are lighted, it is not, always that their limits
can be assigned.
Louis Napoleon is amazed that•the world will
not believe in his pacific intentions ; and the!
Mon tear of yesterday protests . against the
" malevolent suppositions and accusations"
which have been occasioned by the annexation
of Savoy and Nice. The Emperor, it alleges, hais
made every effort to re-establish in Europe the
confidence which has been shaken : his sole

deSire is to live in peace with other sovereigns
his allies, and to use all his endeavours to actively
develop the resources of France. Yesterday the
Emperor and Ernprees left Paris for Lyons,. with