The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-26 00:00:00

NEWS OF THE DAY.
There . ,
is a very Warlike Cast snout ilie intelligence
which we publish to-day: It arises from the publicatidn
in the Cipiriion Nationale of an article headed, " The way
to prevent war," which we are told *as not sent to the
press " Until it was ascertained that its contents would
not be displeasing to the Emperdr Ndpoleon," and
from the sentiments uttered by King Victor Emmanuel
in answer to an addresi from a Neapolitan deputation.
- The autliiir df the article in the Opinion declares that
it is of no use saying that Austria has made up her
mind to remain in a defensive attitude in Itali.
states—assuming his information to be correct—that
the plan of Austria is, to /eaVe Lombardy alone for the
Present, but to occupy Modena, Bologna, and Florence,
and then to ask d Convene to re-establish her in
Italy, on a footing little different from that Of Yingiranea.
Once mistress of the heart of Italy, the recovery of Lom-
bardy would only be a question of opportunity, which
else Wotild ohlie Recording to time and circumstances ;
and he concludes by stigeSihig the folloWing, counter-
moves as the means by which the Austrian eiTernment
may be again checkmated :----" Let France recognise
Victor Emmanuel as King of united Italy. Let her
notify to the Pope that the necessities of the European
situation make it impossible any longer to protect the
temporal power in Rome, and let her negotiate an
hdhoiirahle fiats een the hedel ofcatholicism
and Victor Emmaniiei: Let her tell AUstria that any
attack against Italy, any offensiie rno'venient,beidad the
Po or the Mincio, will be considered by Priv& as a
declaration of war, and followed by an immediate inter=
vention, and then we venture to say that all the warlike
propensities of Austria will evaporate." In his speech
to the members of the deputation from Naples, King
Victor Emmanuel plainly indicates that he has no
confidence in the maintenance of peace with
Austria, and he makes no secret that his preparations
for the coming struggle are very far advanced. "If
we only wish it," he says, "we can be a great people.
Austria continues to threaten me. Not long since
received a note from her, through the Emperor of the
French, which was full of passion. I care little for it.
Austria let slip the favourable moment for attacking me
She is preparing for next spring; but then, with
your'
assistance, I shall have 400,000 men in arms;
and
Italians, thank God ! still know how to fight." Most
certainly language such as this is not likely to induce
Austria to forego any future opportunity of promptly
replying to such a challenge.
The Warsaw Conference also is regarded by the
journal above quoted as "nothing else than a conspi-
racy against France ;" and the English Cabinet, aided
by Prussia, as "the instigator and go-between of thi
bastard reconstitution of the Holy Alliance." But th
latest news front the seat of the conference is also most
likely to be nearest the truth—viz., that the Powers
assembled have agreed upon the principle of an European
Congress, which may mean either nothing or a great
dealjust as the parties concerned may please.
The English Volunteer Legion, which arrived a few
days agei at Naples, had an. opportunity, on the 19th
instant, of flashing their maiden swords, on the occasion
of their successfully repulsing a strong sortie on the part
of the garrison of Capua. Two of their number were
slain. The Naples correspondent of the Debats thus
alludes to our countrymen, and the' opinion which is en-
tertained of them by Garibaldi :—" The English Legion