The Express. — London, England, 1866-07-10 00:00:00

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SAMPSON'S, Tailors and Outfitters, 1 and 2. Princes-street, Leicester-square, W. TURTLE, TURTLE, TURTLE. Clear 71dek. and Invalid TURTLE 801TPS always ready. BP. lAS[ffi'LLL, ItAaarrrzriussr, PICCADILLY. - . W![. DONALD, F prtetor. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY lO , 1866. in its policy only half the discernment and pru dence it baa manifested in war, Germany will be i proof against any foreign power that may be dis posed to interfere in its affairs. Everywhere the people are looking forward and trusting that the Fatherland is now entering upon a new era, and that their long-deferred hopes are about to be fulfilled. At the head of twenty-seven millions of Germans, armed with needle guns, Prussia may proclaim a MONROE doctrine for Germany, and boldly warn off all intruders. Of course, the cause of German unity has its enemies as that of Italy had. The devout believers in the " balance of dissatisfactions" are alarmed at the terrible consequences that may ensue if Prussia should be ableto constitute herself anempire of thirty millions. They affect to believe, or perhaps really persuade themselves, that having France with a popu lation of thirty-seven millions on her right flank, Russia with sixty-three millions on her left, and Austria with thirty-two millions in front, Prussia thus enlarged would be a menace to the Conti nent. We do not share this apprehension. The consolidation of North Germany under the Prus sian Government will tend to a more equal distri bution of power in Europe ; it is a natural deve lopment of Germany ; and in so far as it satisfies the aspirations of the Teutonic family, it is an additional guarantee of the peace of Europe. LONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC ROOM for Gentlemen.—Remember, we watt for you at EVANIV." after the Covent (harden Opera and the Theatres. Stitt erprefSlS♦ TO COP.RE3PONDENIB Avartisanients mended for "The Expreee," London Evening Paper, mud be at the Office, 10, Bourerte-etreet, by Two o'clock on the day of publication. ILtYMAEILET. Tim SVKinio, A ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT.—DAVID GARRICK. Menem fleibern, Iktekstone, Chippendade, lingers, Clark, Coe, do ; Km Chippendale. &e .—LORD DUN DREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR.—And A KISS IN THE DARK. PRINCESS'S THIS Eynon% THE HUGUENOT CAPTAIN. Maws. Vining, and 0. Honey: Ilisses Neilson, Augusta Thomson, and lAta. Stirling.—And QUIET LODGINGS. BILITAI 'rata EVENING, CAETOUCiii, THE FRENCH JACK SREP PARD. Mr. Reynolds: Mesdames Mlles, Yarnold, Maearthy, Booth. ac.—Joe LUNG, Madame Hamden. Frank Williams, and . Muter E. Sandera—And THE DOWNFALL OF PRJDE. scarcely necessary to argue that it can neither be consented to by Austria, who has sneoessfully defended these strong positions against attack, nor by France, to whom Austria has peacefully ceded them with the object of putting an end to further trouble in the South. If Italy will not listen to France in this matter, there seems no alternative but the breaking off of the negotiations for peace and the oon tinuance of the war. The war will, however, be waged now under different auspices. Italy, if she attacks Venice, will be attacking France. . . The Tekgraph trusts that the Italians will show that they can afford to be magnanimous, and forgive something to an irritated and not very generous enemy. They can aooept the concession without admitting those interpreta tions of it with which their hereditary foe may hope to gloss over his own humiliation. Italy has no reason to feel ashamed of the battle of Custozza, and will not elevate herself in the eyes of Europe by provoking another contest for no other object than to show that she can fight suc cessfully as well as bravely. An armistice, followed by a congress which should ratify Italy's gains, and establish her position as a great power in Europe, would be a boon cheaply purchased by so slight a sacrifice as the forgive ness of a petty affront. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. oM .--- AliTriroot7. ob. gm. To-mossow—Morning, ob. am... .Afteroooo. lb. 9m. LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 10. IT is with difficulty that the mind can at once adjust itself to the fact that the immense revolu tion in the affairs of Europe which we now witness is the work of a fortnight. It was on this day fortnight that the first battle was fought at Nachod between the Austrian army of the North and the united armies of the King of PRUMIA. A fort night ago public confidence in the masterly generalship of Marshal BENEUEK and the high wrought efficiency of his comitless battalions had the intensity as well as the ignorance of a super stition. There was no undertaking to which they were not equal. When the Marshy allowed die enemy to seize the territory of his master's allies, or to invade the sacred soil of the Empire itself, all was permitted fur the best of reasons. If he did nut march upon Berlin, and dictate peace upon the very capital of Pnissia, it was lie cause he had in reserve a plan for the more complete destruction of the enemy's armies. That the Prussians should cuter Bohemia by three different lines, and succeed at every point in a war of invasion, was an expectation which no prudent man with a decent regard for his reputa tion would venture to acknowledge. In the per fect trust reposed in the unlimited military re sources of an Empire which was a camp rather than a'State, the refinements of calculation were super seded. The army of Bohemia was the finest in the field, and within call, in Salzburg, Moravia, and Silesia, were three powerful army corps avail able for its reinforcement. And if this were not enough, still it must be held impossible that Aus tria should be defeated by a Power whose popula tion was not more than half her own. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) The week which began with June 26th was an extraordinary period of disenchantment. The result of the battles of Nachod, Trautenau, and Gitschin— all of which were reported in the first instance as Austrian victories, embellished by trophies and heightened by the flight of Prussian squadrons and the haughty repulse of suppliant Prussian officers with flags of truce—made intelligent observers re flect. There was evidently something behind which we had yet to learn. The last announce ment which preceded the catastrophe was that in the sanguinary battle at Gitschin the Austrian Ge neral had effectually prevented the junction of the armies of the CROWN PRINCE and Prince FEE DERR K CHARLES, and so frustrated the Prussian plan of campaign. Then came the crisis of the war—the great struggle at Sadowa—to which Kings and Princes hastened as to a world-battle that was to make a King an Emperor, or sink an empire to the rank of a kingdom. It will take months, more likely years, to develop the chief consequences to Austria of the defeat of that ter rible day. Then it was that the prestige of the great military Empire depart/A ; then it was that the headship of Germany passed from the proud House of HAPSBrER: to the ambitious and presuming HOHENZOLLERN ; then it was that the Austrian Court was driven to acknowledge before the world that the dimensions of its empire must be contracted to suit its diminished military strength ; then it was that the Monarch who had believed himself to be the rightful and natural head of Germany was glad to permit France to take in hand the affairs which had passed out of his own grasp, and to interpose between him and his victo rious supplanter. Many of the most painful inci dents of the defeat will prove but temporary. The EMPEROR will be able to replace BENEDEK by a General of at least equal ability ; the gaps in his army will be filled up by recruiting, and the em pire will be relatively stronger in the north than it was before. But the more important effects of the battle of Sadowa are, to all appearance, irreversible. The military greatness of Austria has always stood very much on opinion, and the Power which has proved unable to defend even itself will never again be trusted as a leader by the minor States of Germany, which now lie open and obnoxious to the wrath of Prussia. The victories of the last fortnight have given the German people assurance of a Power capable of giving them the unity and headship which were among their first necessities. This is the se;:ret of the bold attitude of Prussia at this moment, and if its Government shall display 1 27th Prussian Regiment went in nearly 3,000 strong, with 90 officers, and came out on the further side with only two officers and between 300 and 400 men standing ; all the rest were killed or wounded. The Austrian line was now driven in on both flanks. But a new line of battle was formed, and an Austrian battery in a wood above Sadowa told on the Prussian ranks with awful effect. But the assailants fought on, at last broke down the obstacles at the entrance, and then dashed in. The fight ing continued from tree to tree, and the Austrians made many a rush to recover the lost position of the wood, but in this close fighting their boyish troops went down like ninepins before the strong men of the Bth Division ; but when the defenders drew back a little, and their artillery played into the trees, the Prussians suffered fearfully, and about half-way up in the wood the fight became sta tionary. At this time the Austrian artillery were making splendid practice, and about 1 o'clock the whole battle line of the Prussians could gain no more ground' and was obliged to fight bard to retain the position it had won. At one time it seemed as if it would be lost, for guns had been dismounted by the Austrian fire, and in the wooded ground the needle gun had no fair field, and the infantry fight was very equal. Then Prince Fre derick Charles sent the Pith and 6th Divisions forward. They laid down their helmets and knapsacks on the ground, and advanced to the river. The King was now near to Bistritz, and the troops cheered him loudly as they marched into the battle. They went over the Sadowa bridge, disappeared into the wood, and soon the increased noise of musketry told they had begun to fight ; but the Austrian gunners sent salvo after salvo !among them, and they did not push the battle forwards more than a few hundred yards, for they fell back themselves, and they could not reach the enemy. Not only did the fragments of the shells tly about among them, scattering death and awful gashes among their ranks, but the por tions of the trees, torn by the artillery fire, flew thickly about, huge ragged splinters, that caused even more fright ful wounds. The Prussian generals became manifestly uneasy, and the battle might have been lost had not the Crown Prince with the second army at this junc ture attacked the Austrian left flank, which turned the position, and put the Austrians in full retreat. Then the first army took heart again. The Sadowa wood was carried, and the battery beyond was stormed by the Jager.. LORD DICIIBT'S MTATEVINT. The Times represents Lord Derby's acceptance of office as a submission to the penalties of victory and an sat deserving of commiseration. Running over the various divisions of his lordship's statement last night, our contem porary praises him for maintaining a wise and becoming reserve as to his future policy. The pains which he took to refute the silly allegation that a conservative govern ment must necessarily be warlike were more perhaps ,than ouch a statement deserved ; at all events, as lone as Lord Stanley is at the Foreign-office everyone will be satisfied that a profession of neutrality is not a cloak for prejudice or prepossessions. The warm language of approval in which Lord Derby spoke of President Johnson's vigorous measures for the repression of inroads on the Canadian frontier corresponded so thoroughly with what Lord Rus sell said later in the evening as to give an assurance that our relations with the United States will remain unaf fected by the change of ministry. Upon the question of reform, Lord Derby and his colleagues have prudently de termined to abstain altogether from any pledges. The Daily News believes that Lord Derby correctly in terprets the feeling with which his ministry is regarded— namely, as an unlucky accident, which must be made the best of, and which can be borne with the more equanimity because its time will unquestionably be short. Of his lordship's patriotic sacrifices of inclination to a sense of public duty we have heard something too much—such professions following with a singularly ill grace on the suc cessful practice of the most unscrupulous arts of faction. After all, the explanation amounts only to this—that while office could not be had Lord Derby was loftily indifferent to it ; and the fact remains that as soon as there was a chance of gaining it, no effort was spared for its attain ment. His sense of duty can never have gained a more remarkable victory than when it led him to ask Lord Clarendon and the Duke of Somerset to coalesce in .July against the colleagues with whom they had acted in June ; while in betaking himself to the late Marquis of Lansdowne and Earl Grosvenor, he was penetrating to the lower 'edifies' strata in search of a broad basis. If it is true that only minor points of difference remain between himself and the men whose aid he courts, it is because lie has been beaten on all the points which are great. But, be the divergences on small subjects or on great, an irre concilable difference of spirit and temper separates, and always will separate, liberals front conservatives. At times the gulf may seem narrow, but it is always deep. A: to Lord Derby's ministerial programme, it is too meagre to reward or even to afford matter for discussion. In another article the Daily Noes excuses the mernhere of the new ministry for cultivating a judicious reticence in their addresses to their constituents and for taking refuge in evasive generalities, but it ridicules the embarrassed replies of the Adullarnites who have been requested by their liberal supporters Sio explain the contradiction between their professions on the hustings and their votes in the house. Analysing s rite of these singular communications, more particularly those of Mr. It. Duff and Mr. Wentworth Beaumont, the Daily News concludes that these equivocations niaydo very well for thu lobbies and back stairs of the house, but not for the open air. On the next occasion when these hon. gentlemen present themselves as liberal candidates, they will be treated as seceders from the " great liberal party," as they were and are. The Pod reviews Lord Derby's address in an admiring strain, endorsing all his conclusions and sta tements. The Herold is ready to admit that no fault wam to be found with Lord Russell's speech last night on the score of temper or of fairness, and nays that it was right in retiring from office, most probably for ever, he should express his sense of the merits of his colleagues. lint the real interest of the evening attached to the speech of the Earl of Derby, a speech which, marked by all the clearness, the classical grace, and dignified eloquence that charac terise the conservative leader, gave a simple and concise explanation of the circumstances under which his ad ministration huts been formed, a brief but complete vindi cation of his conduct, and 11 frank avowal of his future intentions. The Telegraph thinks no comment could be so damaging as a simple summary of the speech, a speech teeming with those proud blunders of manner and thought that make the tory earl as dangerous to his followers as he is neces sary to them, and winding up with a political anti climax of such a character, that we can add no element of ridicule to its laughable insufficiency. The moment be deserts the safe and colourless ground of negative policy, the moment he attempts anything bigger than bankrupts and paupers, even Adullaniites s iil fall away from him. The Star cannot help noticing the oar►ed contrast between the small and intriguing details of Lord Derby's attempt to form a ministry on an enlarged basis, and the noble testimony borne by Earl Russell to the greatness of his distirguished partner in defeat as a beneficent financier and as an earnest and generous friend of the people. THF AILIIINTIt. E. Hoping that the negotiations for the armistice may be concluded before the combatants have time to proceed to extremities, the Times observes that in effecting a settle ment Nery little uneasiness would arise on the score of Italy, for the Italians mast be aware that Venetia was not to be taken by force of arms, and that it is doubtful whether even Napoleon could have done it for them. The Emperor Francis Joseph, in not treating with them directly, was probably actuated by the consideration that they were bound by the terms of their Prussian eanvention, and the straits to which he was reduced a emitted of no delay. Prussia may possibly renounce all idea of territorial aggrandisement, but she will not give up her scheme of a national parlia ment. Were the upshot of this appeal to be the estab lishment of the supremacy of Prussia it would certainly be unwise for the neutrals to interfere with it. It is greatly to be desired that with respect to Genuan, no less than Italian affairs, the Emperor Napoleon should allow him self to be influenced by what be calls " Dr lovique des The Post does not see why the Italians should complain if they get Venetia without paying for it. Their work will be done when the transfer has been completed, and it is not for them to enter into German entanglements. They may, if they please, believe they are indebted to the Prussian needle-gun, but those who have watched the pro gress of these events, looked under their surface, and traced them to their source, will be of opinion that Italy has succeeded upon higher inspiration, and, we will hope, in accordance with a nobler ambition. The Herald thinks it clear that half the military force at the disposal of Austria is amply sufficient to hold the Italians in cheek. But while Austria thus holds her hands it is unfair that Prussia should continue to use the oppor tunity afforded her by this pause in negotiations to drive her alversary further and further back upon Vienna. The Italian demand to be put in possession of two of the for tresses in at once so foolish and so insolent that it is friTt Court. The Queen will hold a council this day (Tuesday) at Osborne, at 1 o'clock. The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords yes terday afternoon. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, attended by the Countess of Morton. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and St. Helena. STATE CONCERT. By command of the Queen a State Concert was given last evening at Buckingham Palace, to which a party of nearly 800 was invited. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Primes' of Wales, attended by the Countess of Morton, the Hon. Mrs. K Coke, Earl Spencer, Lord Harris, Viscount Ha milton, Major Grey, and the Hon. C. L. Wood, and es corted by a detachment of the 2nd Life Guards, arrived at the garden entrance of the Palace, from Marlborough house, about 10 o'clock. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh arrived from Clarence-house, attended by the Hon. E. Yorke. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived from Gloucester-house, attended by Colonel Clifton. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge arrived from St. James's Palace, attended by the Hon. Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Home Purves. Her Majesty Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands was to have been present at the concert, but was prevented by indisposition from attending. The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty in the interior of the Palace, under the oommand of Colonel 0. P. Bourke, the Eaon-in-Waiting. Lieut.- Colonel Cooke, the lieutenant of the corps, also attended. A guard of honour of the Scots Fusilier Guards was mounted in the court of the Palace. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the members of the royal family, conducted by Viscount Syd ney (the Lord Chamberlain), and attended by their ladies and gentlemen in waiting, entered the saloon at a quarter past ten o'clock, when the concert immediately commenced. The perfonnen, exceeding 160 in number, consisted of her Majesty's private band, aided by several instrumen talists of the Philharmonic Society, Her Majesty's Theatre, and the Royal Italian Opera; the chorus being selected from the Operas and the Sacred Harmonic Society, Exeter-hall. The performance was conducted by Mr. Anderson, the director of her Majesty's private band. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. (THIS DAY.) WIMBLEDON, Tue-mAT MownNG. It, is truly a pleasing and a grand sight to see the camp this morning. The weather is all that could be desired ; the Hags are flying from all parts of the camp, and present a very unique appearance. The " Club," as it is called, is very well patronised, and presents all the conveniences of a well-appointed drawing-room. The presence of the Belgian visitors is still the great feature of the business, and after the report of last night was despatched, there was quite a competition amongst the different corps on the ground to do them honour, They, however, prudently declined many of the kindly offers, and before the " last post" they had all retired to their tents to spend not only their first night under canvas, but on English ground. The programme of business for this day contains no less than 15 items, a mass of work in itself almost sufficient for an ordinary meeting, consisting of 11.1t.H. the Prince of Wales's prize—a cup value 1001. or 1001. in money, with 1001. added, by the National Rifle Association, to be divided into 20 prizes—five shots each at 200, 500, and 600 yards. The next is the St. George's Challenge Vase, value 2501., for volunteer bat. talking of Great Britaiu. The re are various prizes to be obtained absolutely be sides the honour of possessin g the St. George's Vas, until some other competitors are able to take it from them. The third prize is one given by the Duke of Cambridge, being 501. in money, or a cup of the value of 50/. to b•! shot for by breech-losalbig rides, seven shots each at MO yards. Another contest is the Enfield Association ('up, to be competed for by life members of the National Rifle Asso ciation, 5 shots each, at 200 and 500 yards. The contest for the Alexandra prize was also commenced in its first stage this day, and is divided into 90 prizes, viz., 45 prizes of the aggregate value of 250'., for competi tars at 200 yards ; and 4•i prizes of the same aggregate value of 2501. The Secretary of State for War's prize of .101., divided into 13 prizes, live shots each, at Rio yar ls. The Belgians also commenced this morning shooting for the special prize given by the National Rifle issociatioa. PRIVv COI•NCIL.—(THIS DAY. ) Her Majesty held a Privy Council this day at 1 o'clock, at Osborne, which was attended by the Lord Presi dent (the Duke of Buckingham), the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Devon, &c. The out going ministers of the household had audiences with her Majesty, as also the present ministers belonging to the household. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive yes terday afternoon, attended by the Countess of Morton. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll and family will probably proceed ti Inverary C.uule in a few days. In August the coming of age of the Marquis of Lorne will be celebrated with great rejoicings on the ducal estate, and preparations fur the event have already been made. Lord Stanley, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, had a diplomatic levee yesterday afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock, at the Foreign-office, in 'Whitehall-gardens. There were present his Excellency M. Musurus, the Turkish ambassador ; his Excellency Count Apponyi, the Austrian ambassador ; his Excellency Baron de Brunnow, the Russian ambassador; his Excellency Count de Bern storff, the Prussian ambassador ; his Excellency Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, the French ambassador ; his Excel lency Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian minister ; his Excel lency the Marquis d'Azeglio, the Italian minister; his Excellency Count de Las-radio, the Portuguese minister; hie Excellency Mr. Adams, the United States Minister; his Excellency General Negrete, the Salvador Minister ; his Excellency Lieutenant -general Bulow, the Danish Minister; his Excellency the Marquisde Molina, the Spanish Minister; his Excellency Baron de Penedo, the Brazilian Minister ; his Excellency M. Duran, the Mexican Minister ; his Excellency Baron Biome, the Hanoverian Minister ; hia Excellency M. Schleiden, the Hanse Towns Minister ; his Excellency DI. Adam, the Haytian Minister ; General M. Ali Khan, the Persian Charge-d'Affaires ; Baron Beekfrins, the Swedish Charge-d'Affaires; M. Martin, the United States of Columbia Charge-d'Affaires, &c. Their Excellencies the Belgian Minister and Saxon Mi nister were unavoidably absent. The following members of the House of Com mons will shortly be elevated to the peerage :—Sir Balwer Lytton, M.P. for Hertfordshire ; Sir W. H. Jolliffe, for Petersfield ; and Colonel Douglas Pennant, M.P. for Carnarvon shire. The Times has " much pleasure " in announcing that Lord Henry Lennox has been appointed Secretary to the Admiralty. THE AURTRIAN RETREAT. On pining the top of the Lipa slopes the retreating battalions of the Austrians were seen running acme t a hollow in the ground which lies between Lipa and the village of Streselitz, which lies about two miles further south. The Prussian artillery halted on the summit of the Lipa hill and fired shell, rapidly, which burst with terrible precision over the heads of the fugitives. The cavalry flew forward in pursuit, but the Prince, after lead ing a short way, had to go to superintend the general movement, for the Austrian batteries had taken post in the Streselitz ridge, and were firing heavily against the pursuing Prussians. Then the cavalry got out of d, and by small detachments rushed on the Austrian battalions, but these, though retreating fast, were not routed, and in many instances beat off the cavalry, who also suffered much from the Austrian artillery, for the shells burst repeatedly among the squadrons, and killed many men and horses. But the Austrian guns were driven off their ridge by the heavier fire of the more numerous Prussian batteries, and then the pursuit was renewed. Some of the retreating Austrians made for ' the fortress of Kiiniggratz, others for Pardubitz, and troops were seat in pursuit along both roads. The wounded who were lying on the ground shrieked with fear when they saw the cavalry galloping down towards them, but Prince Frederick Charles took care I that they should be avoided, and at one time checked the pursuit, in order to move his squadrons around, and not go through a patch of standing corn, where several wounded Austrians had taken refuge. These, when they saw the lancers coming, thought they were going to be massacred, and cried piteously, waving white handkerchiefs as a sign of truce ; but they had no cause to fear. Large numbers of prisoners were taken, for the pursuit was con tinued to the Elbe, and it was not till J o'clock that all tiring had ceased, but the main body of the army baited about 7. On the night of the 3rd, when this letter was written, every cottage in the neighbourhood that had not been burnt was full of wounded. Conspi cuous in the hospitals, working diligently in their voluntary labour, were the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, by whose voluntary contributions hos pitals are maintained in the nearest towns and in the field. The battle of Sadowa was a great victory for the Prussian army ; the troops fought with the most determined courage, they stood fur hours under a terrible fire, for there are supposed to have been nearly 1,500 guns in action, of which 750 were Prussian. The immediate cause of the victory was the Crown Prince's attack on the Aus trian left flank, which turned the position, but the attack in front had a great effect on tho issue, as unless it had been steadily maintained, the Ana triami might have repulsed the attack in flank. It is the opinion of the Prussian generals that the Austrian retreat was most skilful, and that their artillery was excellently handled. The number of troops engaged on the Prussian side was about 250,000. The Austrians are sup posed to have had almost an equal number. (REITERM TELECRAY.) AUSTRIAN IMPERIAL MANIFESTO. VIENNA. JITY 10. The Emperor of Austria has issued the following manifesto : " To my Peoples, --The heavy misfortune which has befallen my army of the North, notwithstand ing its most heroic resistance to the enemy, the increased dangers thereby menacing the Fatherland, the calamities of war with which my beloved king dom of Bohemia is being desolated, and which threaten other parts of my empire, and the painful and irreparable losses sustained by so many thou sands of families among my subjects, have moved to its utmost core my heart, which beats with so warm and fatherly a feeling for the good of my peoples. But the reliance which I expressed in my manifesto of the lith of June—a reliance on your unalterable and faithful devotion and readiness for any self-sacritice—a reliance on the courage of my army, which even misfortune cannot subdue—a reliance upon God and my good and sacred right—this has not wavered for a single instant. I have addressed myself to the Emperor of the French respecting his good offices: for bringing about an armis tice with Italy. Not merely did the Em peror readily respond to my demand, but with the noble intention of preventing any further bloodshed, he even, of his own accord, offered to mediate with Prussia for a suspension of hostilities and for opening negotiations for peace. This offer I have accepted. lam prepared to make peace upon honourable conditions, in order to put an end to the bloodshed and ravages of war. But I will never sanction a treaty of peace by which the fundamental conditions of Austria's position as a great power would be shaken. Sooner than that this should be the case, I am resolved to carry on the war to the utmost extremity, and in this I am sure of my people's approval. All available troops are being concentrated, and the gape in the ranks of the army are being tilled up by the conscription which has been ordered, and the large enrolments of volunteers called to arms by the newly-awakened spirit of patriotism. Austria has been severely visited by misfortune, but she is not humiliated or bowed down. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE WAR. Whilst the Emperor Napoleon is endeavouring to bring about an armistice, whilst both the King of Prussia and the King of Italy express their readiness to accept it on certain conditions, and whilst the Emperor of Austria, in a proclamation ad dressed this day to his people, professes his desire to see peace restored on fair and honourable conditions, we find that the Italian army, 160,000 strong, has crossed the Po, at Ostiglia, without resistance, and is marching into the Quadrilateral, between Leg nano and Mantua. We find it stated at the same time that a portion of the Austrian troops in Venetia has already been withdrawn in the direction of Vienna, and that General Bene dek has been replaced as commander of the army of the North by General John, head of the staff in the Austrian army of Italy. The first re port of Count Mensdorff, who was sent to inves tigate into the position and condition of the army of the north has been received, and it represents the state of matters as by no means so bad as had been supposed. Three corps d'arm6e are intact, and already in position to the number of 100,000, near Obuutz, whilst the debris of the other corps are being united and re-organised, and present an imposing force, and notwithstanding thegreat loss of guns the number still in the hands of the Austrians is put down at 800. A loss is admitted on the Austrian side of 40,000 men in killed, wounded, and prisoners, but the correspondence from Vienna shows that every exertion is being made there to fill up the gaps which have been made in the Austrian ranks. It remains to be seen whether the Austrians will abandon the Venetian territory altogether, or whether they will confine themselves exclu sively within their fortresses, or whether they will endeavour to make head against the Italians with a diminished force, but the re sources of the empire are evidently being organised at present with the view of mainly strengthening the army of the north. The feeling at Vienna and throughout the empire generally, is tenfold more intense against Prussia than against Italy. The following is an estimate of the force which the abandonment of the Quad rilateral would give Austria in men and stores : Mantua would render 20,000 men disposable and 150 guns; Verona,4o,ooo and 300 ; Peschiera, 10,000 and 50 ; and Legnago, 25,000 and 50. Theentrenched camps, forts, and block-houses ; the garrisons of Mal ghera,Alberoni, Saint-Andre, Saint-Pierre, Albano, and Monteline, w ith the towns of Vicenza,Trev ise , and Robigo, would also furnish enormous quantities of men and guns. Lastly, the Quadrilateral would furnish its army in the field—infantry, cavalry, waggon-train, military stores, guns, etc. ; in all, 150,000 men. All those living and material forces would proceed towards Olmutz. At Olmutz, it will be recollected, was made that convention between Austria and Prussia, which the statesmen of the latter have ever regarded as slower ing of and au insult to the nation. The Prussian press has often boasted that they would efface that dishonour at the spot where it betel them, and it may be that the second of the great battles between the Houses of Hapsburg and Hohenzollern will take place before the ancient capital of Moravia. MEETING OF THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AND THE KING OF SAXONY. On the afternoon of the 4th the King of Saxony arrived at Vienna by the Northern Railway. He was met at the station by the Emperor and all the imperial family. The two sovereigns were deeply moved when they embraced. Late events appear to have greatly aged King John. The Emperor looked pale, and shrinking into the corner of his carriage as if overwhelmed with grief. His first occupation each day since the commencement of this terrible war is to visit the hospitals. THE BATTLE OF SADOWA, The military correspondent of the Times with the Prussian army describes with much exactness in a letter printed this morning, the main incidents of the great battle which was fought at Sadowa this day week. On the night of the 2nd, Prince Frederick Charles, in command of the Ist Prussian Army, sent an aide-dc-camp with a letter to the Crown Prince, asking him to push forward in the morning from Miletin and attack the right flank of the Austrians, while he himself en gaged them in front. The messenger suc ceeded in his dangerous journey and rejoined Prince Frederick Charles at 4 the next morning, bringing to the leader of the first army an assur ance of the co-operation of the second. Long be fore midnight the Prussian troops were all in motion, and at daybreak in a drizzling rain the soldiers, who were short of both sleep and food, had taken up their positions to attack the Aus trians. The first shot was fired about half-past 7, when the Austrian guns opened upon the Prussians from a battery placed in a field near the village of Sadowa. At a quarter before 8 the King of Prussia arrived on the field. As soon as the Prussian tiring actively commenced Austrian guns seemed to appear as if by magic in every point of the position. One shell came slap into a squadron of I:hlans, who were close beside the King ; burying itself with a heavy thud in the ground, it blew up columns of mud some 20 feet in the air, and bursting a moment after, reduced the squadron by four tiles. Gradually the Prussian cannonade appeared to got stronger. The village of Benatek on the Austrians' right catching fire, the Prussians made a dash to secure it, and here, for the first time in the battle, there was hand-to-hand fighting in the orchards, the Prue. sians forcing their enemy back. At 10 o'clock the attack was ordered on Sadowa, Dohelnitz, and Mokrowens, the Prussian columns fighting every inch of the way, over bridges and through villages. The Prussians fired much more quickly tl.an their oppo nents, but they could not see to take their aim ; the houses, trees, and smoke from the Austrian discharges shrouded the villages. Sheltered by this the Austrian Jagera bred blindly where they could tell by hearing that the attacking columns were, and the shots told tremendously on the Prussians in their close formations ; but the latter improved their positions, although 'lowly, and by dint of sheer courage and perse verance, for they lost men at every yard of their advance, and in some places almost paved the way with wounded. Then, to help the infantry, the Prussian artillery turned its fire, regardless of the enemy's batteries, on the villages, and made tremendous havoc among the houses. Mokrowens and Dohelnitr both caught fire, and the shells fell quickly and with fearful effect among the defenders of the flaming hamlets ; the Austrian guns also played upon the attacking infantry, but at this time these were sheltered from their fire by the houses and trees between. In and around the villages the fighting con tinued for nearly an hour ; then the Austrian infantry, who had been there, driven out by a rush of the Prus sians, retired, but only a little way up the slope into a line with their batteries. The wood above Sadowa was strongly held, and that between Sadowa and Benatek teemed with riflemen, and in this wood was fought one of the fiercest battles which the war has seen. The immilir " My Peoples,—Have confidence in yo ur 14 peror. The peoples of Austria have never shows( themselves greater than in misfortune. l in follow the example of my forefathers, and ir in i v; you on with determination, perseverance, sod 16. shakeable confidence in God. " FRANCIS JOIRpt. " Given at my residence in the capital of Vienna, this 10th day of July, 1866." HUNGARY. PINTII, JULY 9, Ev w The Empress of Austria arrived here today, met with an enthusiastic reception. A large her of the members of the Hungarian Diet we l t t . meet her Majesty. An imperial proclamation has been issued h ii, calling upon the volunteers to hasten to enrol t i selves under the banners of the army, in m e% protect the Fatherland, which is threatened by ii s events of the war. PRUSSIA. DEPARTURE OF THE FRENCH Alp ITALIAN AMBASSADORS FOR THE PR% SIAN HEADQUARTERS. ESILLIN, JOLT Herr Taglioni, Secretary of the Prussian 1,;., tion in Paris, has arrived here from that city l ig despatches for the Prussian government. M. Benedetti, the French ambassador at th court, with the secretary of legation and the fit attache, left yesterday evening ; and Cog di Barrel, the Italian ambassador,this morning,* the headquarters of the Prussian army in Basi l . Both ambassadors previous to their depart'. had a long conference at the Ministry for Far* Affairs. SPAIN. MADRID, JOLT 9, Evuusi, It is semi-officially denied that the Spanish p. vernment intends to oontract a new loan. The government will await a more favourable ot portunity. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRULiII MAILS. ALEXANDRIA, JuLY & The Pera for Marseilles, and the China let Southampton, sailed at eight this morning. The former may be expected at Marseille the 14th, and the latter at Southampton on 16 21st. It is Chow Counts ftion 1 Polka/ Presti , at Chaos Dr.l and di =3 , terms Mlle of the Re The e 4 po - bah the Pri pated, those Whith Colons about Mr. credit° bankru deed of mentio shortly Mr. 1 His 1 The Buck', what ) for ha sitting He hu ever Si SOOl the weal and sal wasin.dnea 10 Perm areei of the a CRYII HONDAA )1 moo OUTWARD MARCH MAIL. The Ellora reached Melbourne on the 13th ad Sydney on the 16th March (correct dates). GENERAL EXCHANGE BANN-(THIS DAY.) An extraordinary meeting of the shareholciaj was held et noon, at the London Tavern, to consider tie position of the bank and to determine whether or 130 i new bank should be formed. The chair was taken by lk HATTEMILEY. The eremitic/or introduced the proceedings te ar ra ing regret at the absence of the chairman of the ,Ne, Roebuck, M.P., owing to continued indisposition. • The notice of the meeting referring to the projected* illation of a new bank was received with shouts of denim, The CHAIRMAN, after deprecating any manifestana d feeling, referred to the amalgamation of that bank with* Estate Exchange Bank. There was, he said, no truth hide rumour that the Estates Rank was, at the time wheals illation took place, in an unsound and rotten st* re i t entered into a long detailed statement in suppa of this denial, and said that the lucking up of imolai tat place legitimately in connexion with the building comp*. At this point in the proceeding. there were I* demands for larger space, the room being deudj crowded. The CHAIRMAN, having stated that no larger room** be found in that building, A SHAREHOLDER moved an adjournment to the imp room of the Whittington Club, and this motion ma seconded. On a show of hands the motion was negatived. The CIIAIHMAN then said that without further monk , having regard to the heat and pressure, he would at at move the first resolution. (Loud cries of " No.") Mr. Coomm, provisional liquidator, here read, at ill request of the Chairman, the following statement of counts: " Approximate statement of affairs, July 2 18647.-Dr,: To amount due by the bank on deposit and current* counts, 37,395/. 75. 7d.; on acceptances, 18,14191. lfs; foreign billacoount, 9s. 9d.; on circular notes, Di; to liability in respect of debt claimid by Clench, 84 and Co., but which is disputed, 4,7701. Ba. 2d.; to InIS ties on bills negotiated, 152.800/. 95., a small portion/ which may rank against the bank; to surplus carried SS ficiency account, 40,K10/. 10s. IOU.; total, 10!1,4731.13.4'. Cr.: By cash in hand, 7,803/. 9s. &L ; by bills receive* on hand, 1,374/. 10s. 7d. ; by debts due to the bank, e* sidered good, 22,8751. 15s. 10d. ; by ditto, doubted, 4,218/. 4s. Id. ; estimated at Is. in the pound, 1,C41. 1k; by ditto, bad, 3,3151. Ils. ' • by bank premiss si furniture at head office and branches, 11,73a1. 15s. fit (The deeds of the Strand premises are held by bankers a secure the payment of the company's acceptance fa 5,000/.) By amount secured cm freehold and leasehold estates, /ix. (Strand branch), 64,626/. 9e. 9d. (Arm* ments are being made with the General Providence gar ranee Company to take over these mortgages and give the bonds as an additional security, payable by quarterly M stalments, extending over seven years. A portion of thee bonds are held by the bankers to secure payment of tie company's acceptance for 5,000/.-Total, 169,473/. 12e. " Statement accounting for the deficiency.-Dr.: Capital Account-Amount standing to credit, ioclei ing sum of 29,6561. per contra, 116,0771. 4s. 9d.; is , amount received on forfeited shares (balance of aceellik 24,9011. 19e, 4d.; to difference in books, 104/.175. -tank 141,084/. Is. 6d. Cr.: By surplus brought from state:nee of liabilities and assets, 40,830/. 10s. bit. ; by amount& in ate. ..t of shares issued to shareholders in Ise don, Hamburg, and Continental branch, 291561.: by purchase money of bank business :-Strand. head office, 14,555/. ; together, 28,5.55/. By prelimMS expenses, 6,2001. By amount standing to debit of lise burg branch capital account, 25.031/. ; other awn*. 3,960/. ss. 11d.: together. 28,9rA1'. Si. Ild. (The banns* 30th dune has not yet been received from Hamburg; pia liabilities of that branch are thereforenot yet aseertaisell By loss on bad and doubtful debts, 3,197/. !a. suspense account-amount to debit of estates bank, 1,14 4 ' 15a. 101 ; difference between Head-office and i 0 branch accounts not yet adjusted, 77:i1. 12s. 8,1., togetis 1,9211. Be. fid. ; by amount standing to debit of profits' loss, 1,7631. 74. ld.-total, 141,084/. le. fig." The CHAIRMAN moved the following resolution :-" TIP it has been proved to the satisfaction of this meeting tit' the company cannot, by reason of its liabilitivs, scaly, its business, sad that it is advisable to wind up the sus There were other resolutions providing for a volumed liquidation by Mr. Cooper, and for a transfer of the Ms nee% of the bank to the General Banking Company. The first resolution having been carried nein. roe., On the second resolution, involving the que what shareholder should be associated with the gi'v fessional liquidator. a stormy d is cussion took Pl° The name of Mr. Mercy was hailed with great d iel. ing, and seemed on the point of being sanctioned. rrM Mr. Dean rose to address the meeting, and was recow with great uproar. Mr. DEAN, admitting that Mr. Cooper was a Rent er of the highest respectability. objected to hin, ea the that he was the nominee of the directors. As rega rdedw 14,0001. set down in the accounts as the "Imrchase mead the bank business," he stated that a bill bad beeeltP against those who received it for the purpose of retool it. He concluded by proposing to substitute the na me Mr. Whinney for that of Mr. Piercy. Major STUART objected to Mr. Whinney, on the roi l that he is acting as liquidator of the London, Hambq and Continental Exchange Bank, between which sod is General Exchange Bank there were, he said, grate 0* tions remaining to be settled. o,e• A SHAREHOLDIR, who was received with snyt h • complimentary greetings, then proposed the appoln tad6 of a committee of four gentlemen to act with an amr", liquidator, the names being the Rev. Hobert filagtett , "" Pierce, Mr. White, and Mr. G. A. Head. meeting was proceeding when our report left( The Earl of Longford, Under-Secretary of S We for War, has appointed Mr. S. G. Osborne to be hit O f. secretary. The constituents and friends of Sir Hugh NO intend to entertain him at a banquet on a large sale I Belfast, to celebrate his appointment u AttoMe7 4t aorta. The Yorkshire Fine Art and Industrial 0 11. bition will be opened at York on Tuesday, the '2 40 Oh by the Archbishop of York, assisted by the principal PAP men and gentry of Yorkshire. It is stated that the Prussian government NI already given an order for 40,000 of the newly len American gun, which, it is said, allows 12 shots to be IP. in a minute. Rkh who i the a indict! fully o eeeurit with it the for VOl Ving 1 I SOrt Of of four 1 ' and forp the abet the othe The C months' thence m