The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-16 00:00:00

THE NAVY. Her Majesty's steam sloop Virago, 6, Commander Dunn, returned to Falmouth on Monday afternoon from Pembroke, to embark the remainder of the Rants Artillery for that place, having been absent on her last trip but 48 hours. Lieut. W. H. Cuming has been appointed to the screw steamship Trafalgar, 91. Rear-Admiral Sir C. Fremantle, K.C.8., made arrangements to leave Plymouth Sound yesterday aftrrnoon for Portland, in the screw steamship Royal Albert, 121, Capt. E. B. Rice. Twenty seamen for the navy arrive 2o d at Plymouth on Tuesday morning by rail , and by from Liverpool. The training brig Nautilus, 6, Lieut. W. B. Grant, left Plymouth on Tuesday for Dartmouth. The naval transport Diligence, E. Crook master, with old stores from Pembroke, arrived at Ply- mouth on Tuesday. The repairs of the screw steam troopship . Hima lays, Commander J. Seccombe, are progressing ex peditiously in No. 1 dock, Keyham, Plymouth, and it is expected tha t she will be ready to leave the yard by the end of the week. About nine months since she r eceived a coat of Peacock and Buchan's co mposition, which seems to have contributed in a great degree to the rapidity of her movements. On the voyage to and from the Cape of Good Hope 58 days only were occupied at sea. Since the applica tion of the composition the Himalaya has traversed 26,000 miles, and the authorities at Keyham are well satisfied with the result. Usually with such an amount of service a coat is given every six months. In the present case, notwithstand ing the lengthened interval, the plates and rivet heads continue in excellent preservation, and the bottom presents a very smooth appearance, being merely covered with a dark thin slimy sub stance. It is, however, remarkable that grass has art grown on the " pressure" p of the screw, portion of the rudde r, and those p arts of the on a bow and water line -where the composition seems to have been rubbed off, and that encouragement has been thus given to vegetation by the exposure of the under coating of red lead. To prevent a repetition of this evil, red lead will not be used now, but two coats of the composition will be applied, the under one direct against the bottom. The Himalaya is re ceiving 1,000 tons of coal in dock. The Urgent screw steam troopship, Com. Hire, will be placed in dock for overhaul and repair at Portsmouth to-morrow. Her crew will be paid down and granted 10 days' leave of absence. The Neptune, 91, screw steamship, Capt. Sir W. Hoste, completed shipping her tanks in the steam basin at Portsmouth yesterday. The Pearl, 21, Captain E. S. Sotheby, C.B. and A.D.C. will be paid off at Portsmouth this day. The Royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert was placed in No. 7 dock at Portsmouth yesterday to ascertain the amount of damage she may have re ceived on the occasion of getting on shore at the mouth of the Scheldt. The Vulcan screw steam troopship was yesterday warped alongside the north quay of the steam basin, to receive her tanks, &c. The Melpomene, 51, screw steam frigate, Capt. Ewart, and the Pioneer, 6, screw steam despatch vessel, both at Spithead, are under orders to pro ceed to the Mersey, to enter seamen. The former vessel in " clearing hawse " on Tuesday carried away one of her hawse pipes, which may possibly delay her a short time at Spithead. The Locust, paddlewheel steamer, Com. Field, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from the eastward with supernumeraries, and sailed again in the afternoon. An order has been received in Portsmouth Dock yard that any of the Marine pensioners at present serving under the steam reserve as labourers who may wish for their discharge can at once obtain it by making application on board her Majesty's ship Asia, the ordinary gnardship of steam reserve. A large number of these men have been non-commis sioned officers of Marines, and at the time they were called upon to serve were either in a small way of business or in some situation. A number of others have been musicians, and at the time they were called upon were adding a little to their pen sion in teaching music. Both classes were evi dently quite unfit for dockyard labourers, and the present order is hailed by them as a great boon. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty . :—Capt. Richard Moorman to the Cossack, commissioned ; Lieut. George Todd to the Agamemnon ; Lieut. Thomas Stackhouse to the Hogue ' • Lieut. Bernard I. Cooper to the Ex cellent ; and Lieut. William Menzies to the Scout. THE ARMY. On Tuesday a party of officers of the several ser vices—viz., the navy, army, Royal Artillery, and Royal Engineers assembled on board the gunboat Redwing, tender to the gunnery-ship Cambridge, Capt. Jerningham, in Hamoaze, for the purpose of inspecting the sea defences and firtificatinns of the inner harbour and of Plymouth Sound. They con sisted of Capt. N. Spencer Robinson, commanding the steam reserve ; Col. Wright, commanding Royal Engineers; Capt. Jerningham, Col. Dixon, Royal Artillery.; Capt. Stace, R.E. ; Capt. Stewart, R.N. ; Capt. Pitman, R.M.A., Cambridge ; Capt. Cox, R.N., on the Admiralty survey ; Mr. Thompson, Queen's Harbour Master; Lieut. Dawson, Gunnery Lieut. of the Cambridge, and Major White, Royal Engineers. The party proceeded first to Drake's Island in the Sound, and then to the Eastern de fences at Bovisand and on Staddon-heights. The Redwing then crossed the Sound from east to west, and the officers landed in Cawsand-bay, which was closely surveyed. An examination of Mount Edge cumbe and the fort on Picklecombe-point closed the day's labour, which, it is stated, was not under• taken through instructions from headquarters, but purely with the view of obtaining information so as to be prepared for any contingency. Major-Gen. Sir R. Dacres, K.C.8., recently ap pointed Commandant at Woolwich, has been granted 14 days' leave of absence. The principal command of the garrison yesterday devolved on Col. Teesdale senior officer in succession, Major-Gen. Bloomfield, lately 2d Commandant, having taken up his new appointment as inspector-General of Artillery at the Horse Guards. Every available spot in the Arsenal at Woolwich is now ordered to be taken up by the Laboratory Department, so as to extend the facilities for the manufacture of shot and shell by accommodating as many additional hands as may be requisite to meet the unprecedented demands now on hand. The present factories have been considerably en larged by the erection of large sheds of corrugated iron, raised against the outer walls, which afford much convenience and space to the factories, crowded to excess and danger. With an establish ment far outnumbering that of any previous date, the works are briskly carried on by relays of men, without intermission, day and night. Yesterday the following draught left Colchester camp and embarked at Gravesend to join the service companies of their regiment, now in Bengal :—Two sergeants and 60 privates of the 38th Regiment and 50 privates of the 97th Regiment, under the com mand of Lieut. Walker, of the 38th, who was ac companied by Ensigns N. W. D. Pringle, J. B. Brady, and W. H. Miller, all of the same regiment . A draught of 400 men has also marched from War. ley Barracks forthe same destination, and embarked os board the Kirkham. • The annual inspection of the Portsmouth division of Royal Marines took place at Forton yesterday, by Major-Gen. Wesley, the deputy-adjutant-gene ral of the corps. The inspection commenced at half past 10 a.m., and concluded at three P.m. A more minute inspection of the men, their kits, accounts, barrack quarters, and accommodation was probably never known by the Portsmouth division. No one escaped, from the officer down to the smallest bugler who was made to sound a call. After the men had been inspected the non-commissioned officers fell in, with company sergeants on the right, when the Major-General addressed them in encouraging terms, and complimented them upon the general appearance of the men, who are mostly recruits or militia volunteers, no less than 250 men having been received at this division from various sources within the last fortnight. The barrack rooms were afterwards visitedl and the men, who were at din ner, were asked the usual questions as to their food, and gave perfectly satisfactory answers. The rooms, bedding, &c.,were remarkably clean, although only a day's notice had been given of the inspection. The Major-General expressed himself highly pleased with his first day's inspection, which was closed by his visiting the schools, offices, &c. To-day the men will be formed for battalion drill, and the artillery companies at Gosport inspected. The men will also be inspected at ship gun drill in the Forton battery, and at rifle shooting on Brown-down. A bombar dier, who had only come out of Haslar Hospital the w day previous, fell from one o'f the first-storey mdows while the men were marcNing round dur ing the inspection, and was so muc. l i injured that he was not expected to reach the hosp.;tal alive. Tlvoofficers and 50 non-commissioned o ffi cers and men of the Royal Limerick County Militia will proceed this rison for Portlandmorning from Portsmo.nth Gar- The Royal Perthsire Rifles will assemble at Perth, under the comm an d of Lieut.-Col. H. M - Drummond, on Tuesd ay , the 12th o f J u ly, for 21 days' training. The Royal South Glocester Militia, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Commandant H. W. New man, assembled on Tuesday last for 21 days' train ing. The regiment is in excellent order, and there is an unusually strung muster. Lieut.-Col. the Duke of Wellington inspected the Victoria Rifle corps yesterday afternoon at Kilburn, the streets bright and sunny—in fact, everything and expressed himself highly gratified at the smart beautiful. and satisfactory. and soldierlike manner in which the various evolu- " The Emperor was received by the clergy at the tions were performed. The Kilburn rifle ground door, and the whole ceremony passed off as these has of late become one of the great centres of attrac- things usually do. Only the attitude of the people tion. The Queen has b een pl ease d t o accept the re- was interesting, for rarely was there a thanksgiv signation of Major the Earl of Perth. It isrumoured ing, I believe, in which so many hearts sincerely that the commission will be offered to the senior joined—not only those privileged to go inside, but officer, Capt. Clifford. the thousands and thousands outside. Imagine The detachment of the Fifeshire Militia, to re- besides this the splendid cathedral and the square place the Hants at Pendenni9, have not yet reached before it, the magnificent troops, still surrounded that garrison. with all the halo of a. recent victory, and an Italian The Royal Radnor Rifles assembled for training sun, rather hot, but brilliant. It was a sight such on Tuesday last, under command of Major Peel. as it rarely fails to the lot of man to see. " MILAN, JUNE 10. " I gave you some of the most salient features of the events which have occurred in Milan since the retreat of the Austrians, but as the process by which Lombardy is progressing by degrees to the formation of a provisional Government may not be without interest to you, I will attempt to bring it before you in chronological order. " The turning point was on Sunday, the 9th inst., the day after the battle of Magenta. Some time before that, however, rumours were afloat that the Austrians were preparing for the evacuation of the town. In spite of the measures taken to keep the population in the dark about the rapid advance of the Allies, the news spread, and it was in a great measure due to the gradually increasing probability of.being delivered so soon from the Austrians by the efforts of the Allies alone that the population kept its temper, and did not do anything to pro voke a collision with the Austrian troops. In the evening of the 4th and the night following it, a considerable number of troops arriving from the frontier passed through the town to the Citadel, and the Piazza d'Armi before it, where they stopped only sufficient time to rest, and then went on in different directions. This retreat lasted the whole night and the next day till 9 10 a.m., by , which time almost everything had been cleared. out. Before the last troops left the populace had already made its way into the Citadel in search of the things left there. Three boxes with silver coin, the remains of 12,000,000 (?) lire, lately brought here, were found left behind ; one of them was forced, but the two others were saved in time by the authorities. A great mass of provisions, grain, flour, rice, &c., was likewise found, and in part carried away under the very eyes of the Austrians, who took no notice of the proceeding. Probably, they thought it wise to occupy the popu lace and humour it while they were effecting their retreat. They were successful enough in this, for, except one insignificant collision between two soldiers and some of the people, nothing seems to have occurred to spoil this mutally satisfactory ar rangement. "By 10 o'clock, with the exception of a few stragglers, all the Austrians had left, and the people, who had found, besides the provisions and money, a number of muskets in the Citadel, and taken possession of them, disarmed all these stragglers, without any resistance on their part. " The town of Milan was thus left without a Government ; the allied army was seven or eight leagues off as yet, and the old masters had departed. The moment was critical, for in a large town there are always, and must be copious elements of dis order, which would not have failed to take advan tage of the interregnum. There remained of the established authorities only the Municipal Council, and the Podesta at the head of it. Under the old regime this latter had all the power, and was con sequently always a creature of the Austrian Govern ment, while the Council was little more than a shadow. "The Podesta was naturally impossible, so he withdrew, and the Municipal Council, or congre guzigne, as it is called, took the government of the city into its hands. "Its first care was to provide for the maintenance of order and tranquillity ; as soon, therefore, as it had become the only power in the city, it appointed trustworthy and influential petsons in each parish to maintain order and security in its precincts, and published a proclamation summoning all respectable citizens to range themselves under these chiefs. At the same time another proclamation threatened with all the rigour of the law those who should make themselves guilty of an attempt against persons or property. There must have been an apprehension of the evil propensities of the mob, for every one who had something to lose flocked under the banner of his parish, where a number of them were pro vided with the arms found in the Citadel, or those they had themselves, and a kind of national guard was thus organised, of which Carlo Prinetti, one of the popular men, was named commander. " All those who were in possession of arms of any kind were called upon to bring them to the head quarters of the National Guard in the Palazzo Marico, and deliver them against a receipt. Those who kept their arms without entering the lists of the National Guard were declared at the same time suspect. "In order to protect the town against the marauders of the enemy, and perhaps likewise to give the mob an innocent occupation, the citizens were requested to erect barricades at the entrance of the principal streets. The alarm bells were to be the signal for resistance. " As soon as these provisions had been made for the security of the town, a proclamation appeared, signed by all the members of the municipal body, which asked the citizens to prepare for the reception of the Emperor and the King who had done so much for the freedom of Italy, and to proclaim King Victor Emmanuel, who has prepared the war of in dependence for the last ten years, to renew the connection of Lombardy with generous Piedmont. " Everything went on as orderly as possible, so that in the evening the provisional postmaster could announce that the mails would leave for Turin as well as Switzerland." THE HEAD-QUARTERS OF THE ARMIES IN ITALY. (From the Times.) We have been favoured with the following letters from the same correspondent who described the Battle of Magenta : " Malegnano (Half -way between Milan and Lodi), June 9, Morning. " While Milan was still in a frenzy of joy at the arrival of the two allied Sovereigns, this place was the scene of a sharp combat with the Austrian rear g uard, which had occupied and fortified this large town with a considerable force, intending to gain time for the retreat of their army and baggage from Pavia to Lodi and across the Adda. This time it was the first corps of Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers which had its turn. Three divisions of it—Bazaine's, Forey's ' and l'Amirault's—had left the neighbourhood of Milan only yesterday morning, to advance on the high road in the direction of Lodi, while other troops went in different directions to gain the Adda, and thus to cut off, if possible, some of the Austrian troops. " One look at the map will show you how import ant the position of Malegnano was for the Austrians in their retreat, for its possession by the Allies cut off the retreat of everything coming from Pavia which had not yet passed San Angiolo. Besides, Ma legnano is on the river Lambro, which, although a small river in itself, is a tolerable obstacle to the advance of an army from the complicated system of irrigation for which it has been employed. Just before the place itself three little streams, diverted into no end of small channels, unite into one, the Vittabia, coming from Milan, and skirting the road is a deep canal of considerable width. It crosses the road at some hundred yards from the village, and unites to the left of it with the two others (the Lambro and Muzza), coming down in a northerly and north-easterly direction ; all three united flow through the town and fructify all the neighbour hood, famous for the produce of its dairies. The country is the same alluvial plain as heretofore, with the ditches and willow trees around the fields, the only difference being that the corn becomes rarer and hayfields abound. " It was known that the enemy had occupied the town and its neighbourhood since Sunday last, the day of his retreat from Milan, and that he had con siderable forces assembled there. The dispositions were, that the Division Bazaine was to attack the position in front from the high road, the Division Forey from the right, by one of the numerous byroads which connect the villages on both sides with the main road, while the Division l'Amirault had to take the town likewise by one of the byroads from the left. "The three columns advanced accordingly. They halted on the road to cook their coffee, which is to the French soldier what grog is to the English. After a short rest on they went again, until at 5 p.m., they arrived in sight of the town. The day had been close, the road dusty, and the march long, yet as soon as they arrived at the point of attack the order of battle was formed ; the centre column with the Ist Zouaves and the left with the 15th of the Line a-head, and the 10th Chasseurs-i-Pied and the broken ground in the interval between the two. The right column was used more for a flank ing movement than an actual attack, for the road from Magenta leads out to the right of the town, and it was not presumable that the enemy would hold much on the opposite side of it. The real object of this column was to gain the high road and molest or intercept the enemy's retreat. " Before attacking, a few cannon shot were fired from the bridge before the town, which the Aus trians had again left standing. These latter did not reply ; on this the order to advance was given, and the Zouaves, full of desire to emulate their comrades, who had distinguished themselves at Palestro and Magenta, rushed on with, even for them, unusual elan. No resistance was met until they came to a cemetery to the left of the road, just before the entrance to the town. It is surrounded by a wall from 15 to 18 feet high, and covered outside with tombstones of black marble imbedded in it. The only entrance to it is a large, massive iron gate. This cemetery the enemy occupied in strength. Benches, from a little chapel which is enclosed by the wall, and ladders were placed against the enclosure to serve as a banquette to the defenders. In spite of these preparations the ro sistance on this point was not great, for already had the 10th Chasseurs, to the left, turned the position. When they arrived at the river, which, as I said before, crosses the main road, and runs to the other side of the town, they found the bridge leading over it broken. Nothing daunted by this, they jumped into the stream and made their way through it in spite of its depth. Immediately behind the cemetery is a large farmhouse, which forms the first house of the town on this side. The wall of it had been loopholed, and the windows were occupied by riflemen. This was attacked first, and carried. What follows after it was a street fight, the Ist Zouaves, supported by the 3d of the Line, on one side, and the 10th Chasseurs and the 15th of the Line on the other. Every house was s trongly ec occu pied and obstinately defended. Concealpr oted laehind the windows, the enemy, sufficiently ted, directed a murderous fire on the attacking columns. They never showed themselves for an instant in the open, but, loading behind the walls, ran out and fired. In spite of this disadvantage, which occa• sioned a good deal of loss, one house after another was cleared of the Austrians. Just on the outskitts of the town is a large building, once a chateau, and lately used by the Austrians as a House of Correction; it stands in the midst of a square, and is surrounded by a large dry ditch. To this square a large mass of Austrians was pressed back. There is a double gateway, the outer a square tower, having evi dently once been connected by a drawbridge with the inner one ; now a causeway leads over it, and through this the Austrians had to make their way. They were caught by the Zouaves, and a number of them bayonetted. Those who could get through in time ran to the garden which leads off the courtyard into the fields. A massive iron gate separates the two, and the Austrians found means to shut this. The building on all other sides is surrounded by a ditch, flanked with masonry, about 15 to 20 feet high, so that there was no issue on that side. Besides, the Austrians had thrown up some earthworks in the fields facing it. But this interruption lasted only just long enough to allow another body to go round, and, once in the open field, it was child's play. "In an hour and a•half the Austrians were driven out of the town with a loss of 1,000 priso ners, one gun, and at least 4,000 dead and wounded. By the time this was done the Division Forey had come up on a byroad on the flank of the Austrian line of retreat, and opened out with two batteries upon the close columns which had to defile before them. I need not say that it rendered the retreat of the Austrians more precipitate. '° I'h kelnooivn sses , on our side, although not yet dis arectlyare severe, as must always be the ca se in a st ree t fight, especially if, out of considera tion for the property of our friends, we abstain from using cannon, usually the most effective means in such a case . " Such combats, however, have this advantage — they give confidence to the soldier, for if he can be victorious under such difficult circumstances he thinks he can do al most anything. " MILAN, JUNE 9, EVENING. " The cannon at Malegnano did not much disturb yesterday the j o y of the Milanese, but so much the more did the rain, wand came down in torrents considerably the other gaietieswith ' in their e h i t r c he cause have cel s e p h o i i. a le t a ed the arrival of the Yeterd Milanese Y illuminationse e v r e enati and dg b ~ bered that two Sovereigns. But if the Milanese forgot in t a h f e e i w r jo m y il t e h s at off o , th th er e s y fightingwere e em after the fight it was their duty to do everything to alleviate the sufferings of the wean • ded Last night, indeed, but more especially this morning, hundreds of pri vate carriages, from the most stylish equipage down to the common two-wheeled cart of the country, went down to the battle-field as improvised ambu lances, and they came back with the wounded. Every family who can afford it gives linen,bedding, and chorine ; the ladies go as volunteer n urs es to the hospitals, sends all kind of dainties —do, in fact, everything that can be desired; and all this is done spontaneously, and with a good-will and readiness which show that they know how to appreciate services of their ' liberators.' " If the Milanese had their pleasure rather spoiled yesterday by the storm, they were indemnified for that by the splendid sight which the procession to the Duomo and the Te Delon offered them. The whole Infantry of the Guard, coming from the Piazza d'Aymi, near the arena where they are encamped, traversed the streets, music in front, and then formed in line all along the Corso, through which the 3mperor went to the church. I should have only to' report myself in recounting the reception ; it raioed flowers and laurel crowns, the air resounded with enthusiastic hurrahs, every one was radiant, TUSCANY. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) FLORENCE, JUNE 11. The confusion in the Tuscan Cabinet, about which I gave you some hint in my letter of yesterday, is becoming worse confounded as time wears on. Last evening it was the State Secretary-General Celes tino Bianchi, who tendered his resignation. He is ' a young literary man of some repute, who made himself conspicuous about two months ago as the writer of that pamphlet, Toscano eel 'Austria, to which Ridolfi, Ricasoli, Peruzzi, Cempini, and 1 others appended their signatures, and which sounded the death-knell to the Tuscan branch of 1 the Hapsburg-Lorraine dynasty. Signor Bianchi was the other evening coming out of the Teatro Cocomero, when he was met by a party of young men of the Fusionist party, who reminded him in no very mild or conciliatory terms, that he had been an Italian patriot, and that it was unbecoming for one like him to lend his help to a Government which seemed unmindful of its mission, as far as the independence and union of Italy are concerned. Bianchi stammered out some apologies, stating that he was only a secretary, and had no control over the resolutions of the Government, but it seems some twinges of self-reproach visited him at night, as on the morrow he signified to Buoncompagni that he could not conscientiously continue in office. The Royal Commissioners and the Ministers suc ceeded in pacifying htm, on the ground, especially, that for the last four or five days everything had been done by the Government which could safely be ventured upon, in order to lead Tuscany to its annexation to the Italian kingdom. I have been assured that no man has been more earnestly urging the Ministers to this course than Prince Napoleon, who represented to them that the Unionist party was both strong in number and resolution; that they could with great difficulty be restrained from carrying their point by open violence, and in the event of a disturbance he (the Prince) reminded the Tuscan Government that his mission here was purely military, and that he would not allow a single French soldier under his Orders to take part in any civil commotion, either on one side or the other, but would leave the Ministers to fight their own battles as they best could. As a contrast to the dastardly desertion of his post by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and to the absurd bravadoes of the Duke of Modena, it is but justice to place the conduct of the Bourbon lady who has just left her capital at Parma for the second and, in all probability, the last time. Married in the house of another Bourbon line, whose males have in all instances proved themselves less then men, Louisa, the sister of the Duke cf Bordeaux, was silent and resigned during the reign of that harebrained spendthrift Charles 11., a man who began by ruining, and ended by robbing, his small State of Lucca, and who, even before his removal from that throne to that of Parma, had quit interestous bargain w already manage d b o th to rob and ruin his hereditary made domains, by g i v i ng f or a trivial consideration his consent to the sal e o f the Duchy of Guastalla, an ini ith the Duke of Modena, wholly in and at tip im b r e o h e e e s i t hl o e f Austria. Charles modern 11. the phrase is, at P arma a f ter 1848, and his son, Charles a worse scapegrace, reigned in his stead. The follies and crime s o f the youg Duke no man ever a ttempted to excu se or pa lli ate; except on t h e p l ea of iall reign al `vasr ight such or a shocking series principle, t h a t when at last an assassin' s k n if e r id th e coun try o f the miniature Caligula his poor widow see med, in spite of herse lf , to breathe freely, and nsoi and outrages his short against did not hesitate in the proclamation by which she announced her regency in the name of her eldest son, Duke Robert, to recognise in that deed of blood "the finger of Providence." Since the death of Charles lII.—I do not think any man of any party will dare to gainsay it—the Government of Parma has been as good as it was possible under all circumstances for an Italian Government to be, and the merit of it is most decidedly to be ascribed to the good intentions, and also to the discerntuent and character, of the Duchess-Regent. She et - tiled to her Council well-meaning, sane, moderate, and liberal men ; the Finance Minister, Lombart lini, whose equity, truth, and moral worth were pro verbial in the country; the Home:Secretary, ()ot tani, a man taken from the ranks of the sincerest patriots ; the Marquis Pallavicino, a man who was said to be an aristocrat, but only because he could not help having some of the best blood of Italy in his veins. These men, however, knew well that if Parma proposed Austria disposed. All their en deavours for the last four or five years were turned. to the emancipation of their little State from the thraldom to which it had been doomed, by the recklessness of the two worthless Charlesses, to that common scourge of Italy, Austrian supremacy. Their efforts were crowned with partial yet signal success. Commercially and military they shook off the yoke, and they did their best equally to rid themselves of political ascendancy ; but they had to confess in the end that the independence of a small State, placed in the middle of great conflict ing Powers, could never be more than nominal. Unfortunately, or fortunately, Italian States could not stand or fall by their own merits. The subjects of the Duchess of Parma were Italians, and since 1814 they were foremost in the struggle br national independence. GENOA. (From a Correspondent of the Times.) GENOA, JUNE 12. Since the day of Napoleon's arrival, when the artillery made a fair show, we have had, as I have repeatedly mentioned, an extraordinary dearth of cannon, as compared with the number of troops passing through the town, and more especially with the quantities of ammunition waggons and appur tenances that have been collected here and for warded from time to time. The few that I have seen in the streets have been invariably field-pieces of light calibre, but yesterday arrived a park of siege artillery, quite apropos to the allied advance towards " the four fortresses," of which I am afraid we shall hear more than enough during the summer. They are long, heavy looking 12 -pounders, probably, however, carrying a ball of nearly double that weight, having been lately rifled, no doubt for the oblong ball. They were cast chiefly in 1841, 1848, and 1852, so that Louis Philippe, Liberte Egalite, and the dawning Emperor will batter Mantua side by side. Four horses dragged them pretty easily from the landing place up a sharp slope to the road ' • but then the avant train box, on which the Artil lerymen sit, was empty, and that must make some difference, for I saw four men with levers working at one the other day. Wonders are prophesied of them. The especial use of rifled-cannon is against walls, not in open fighting ; people say " They will carry 4,000 metres, and breach at 3,000 ;" and, indeed, if this be true, many a point may be found to command a bastion or fort safe against all attack from guns carrying but half as far. At all events, last night they started for the scene of action, and by the time these lines reach you may be thunder ing at the gate of Pizzighettone, which the French must mask or take. - On the 9th a good many Austrian and French wounded were brought down to the quay in carts, and put on board great flatbottomed boats for transport to the ship's side. In spite of the dis graceful falsehoods circulated among the Austrians as to the treatment to be expected from the Allies to those who might fall into their hands, I can assure you that, as is but natural in a civilised people, the prisoners were treated with the greatest kindness. I saw one strong , little Frenchman of the train carry to the boat pick-a-back, or in his arms, five or six of his wounded enemies, one after another, with sympathetic; soldierly care, avoiding pressing on their injured egs or shoulders. For those who were badly hurt of both nations alike stretchers were brought, into and from which they were gently lifted, and they stood or lay without distinc tion in the same barge, where a young Alsatian, a medical attendant, I suppose, rattled away in Ger man to them, cheering, consoling, and exhorting ; foraging for oranges and cigars for those who could only lie still and watch his bright face as he danced about like a spirit of fun without touching one poor wounded limb. He'll be worth his weight in gold to them when the ship rolls and tosses and fever parches their lips during their weary 24 hours' passage. Not a cry nor a groan was heard among them, though every now and then, when one was forced to move, he would turn white and clench his teeth. An Austrian, shot through both his legs, would not submit to be carried like a baby in arms, and called for a litter, into which he shifted himself slowly, not letting any one touch him, and using his hands as means of progression as a child does who cannot walk ; then, finding it beneath his dignity to lie back, he sat up and stared round haughtily, like some Eastern King in his palanquin. The sentries let any one pass who wished to give their charges money or cigars; the latter especially were very acceptable. I doubt whether any old snuff-taker would sneer at the more modern vice of smoking who had seen the joy with which a young Frenchman of the 74th bit off the end of his cigar. He was a smooth faced, woman-featured boy, desperately wounded in the chest—" doomed," said a surgeon standing by—who had dragged himself painfully to the side to get fresher air than reached him in the centre of his comrades, and his face fairly beamed with joy at the prospect of his consoling " weed." His was one of the few bad cases ; broken and woundedlegs formed the mass—l imagine, because a broken arm is considered too slight a hurt to be sent home, and when the body is touched a long journey often be comes impossible. As it is, a poor fellow who came down by train was unfit for the trial of a rough sea, and died in the streets before reaching the hospital. The whole scene was very sad, and suggested the thought that if, as I see some think even now in England, one man's ambition has caused this war, no punishment would be too great for him. But here we are more firm than ever in our faith in Napoleon's truth and honesty, especially , since the proclamation from Milan, which, acknow ledging the Emperor's wish for moral influence in Italy, rubs off some of the philanthropic varnish usually spread on such documents, and exposes a more natural, human motive, for his exertions. In the Bisagno valley, besides some 200 ammuni tion waggons, are a body of 250 men belonging to the French Foreign Legion, who are going up to the front as reinforcements, and are meanwhile kept very uncomfortably under canvas, idle and rained upon regularly every night, and sometimes &Ling the day, in the fickle season from which the summer should have freed us long ago. The corps was formed about 1830, I fancy, and includes foreign workmen living in France who have imbibed mili tary tastes, sons of old soldiers of the Grande Armee, Bavarians, Prussians, Spaniards, a 'few negroes, and a good many vauriens who have found their re spective countries top hot for them. They engage for five years, and last year, for the first time, none were enrolled—a proof, perhaps, that Napoleon at least did not foresee the war, and that Cavour is the original motive power; but now they are to be brought up. to their former strength. At the practising-ground further on were about 50 ma rines firing at a mark 200 yards distant with rifled muskets and fixed bayonets. The prac tice was decidedly good, particularly at first, when the guns were clean, not more than one out of seven or eight shots missing altogether, including those which did not take the groove, and many being well placed. A register of each man's shooting is kept, the markers at the butts giving one note on a trumpet for a hit and two for a shot within the ring, answered from the stand by the same number. Striking the bull's eye produces quite a ceremony ; three trumpet notes and a flourish are given and answered, and the lucky marksman runs over to receive the bull's eye itself, which has become his property, and en titles him to a small reward in money. To-day a l'e Deum will be chanted at the Cathe dral San Lorenzo in honour of the victory of Ma genta, and the ceremony will be attended in State by the municipality, and by the superior officers of both arms in the town ; but the Syndic does not stop there, but gives a grand dinner, to which he has asked the corps Consulaire—a most unfortu nate idea, for no such invations were issued on the occasion of Princess Clothilde's marriage, when every one might be supposed to rejoice, and the representatives of neutral powers are now placed in the disagreeable 'dilemma of showing joy at Austrian defeat or being indifferent to Allied suc cess. Hungarian deserters wearing the national rosette, which was at first taken for the Italian tricolor, and differs fro n it only in the larger size of its green centre, have been seen free in the town, and will no doubt become part of the legion form ing under General Klapka, whose proclamation annonnces that they . a, e to ",fight in Lombardy before liberating their own country," which they will hardly attempt without French help, "and that. he has had audiences from the Emperor and the King on the subject ;" so that we may banish all hope of localising the war, unless, indeed, A-is tria accepts peace on the terms of giving freedom to Hungary and Lombardy. An Exhibition of fine arts, manufactures, &c., was opened at St. Leonard's new Schools, Bilston, on Monday, by the Right Hon. the Earl of Dartmouth. There was a numerous attendance; and among those who took part in the proceedings were the Right Hon. C. P. Vil liers, M.P., the Mayor of Wolverhampton, and several clergymen and other influential gentlemen. .The exhibi tOn is for the benefit of *t, Leonard's schools, POLIO. INTELLIGENCE June 15. MANSION-HOUSE.—M.Edwardßoussell (said ,o be an officer in the French_ army) was charged upon the information of John J. Dean, an officer of Customs, with being concerned in importing certain restricted goods, to wit, three gallons of spirits, contrary to the 232 d section of the Customs Conso lidation Act, 1853, whereby he had rendered him self liable to a penalty of £lOO, for which the Com missioners of Customs had elected to sue. The defendant, through an interpreter, pleaded not guilty. Mr. Cumberland, solicitor, said he appeared on behalf of the Commissioners f Customs in the case, which was rather an exceptional one. It seemed that on the 7th inst. a free entry was passed at the Custom-house by Messrs. Carey and Sons, Mark -lane, agents, on behalf of the consignees, Messrs. Acheson and Co., 27, Queen-street, City. The article was passed for a cask of cider, containing about 20 gal lons, and as having arrived in the Lord John Rus sell, a steamer tradinc , between Dunkirk and the port of London. The cask of cider was landed at Brewer's-quay on the following day, when Mr. Dean, the Customs officer on duty, as usual in such cases, examined the cask, and on introducing an instrument, called a " spit," into the cask, it en countered some obstruction, and at the same time a strong smell of spirits arose from the cask. Mr. Dean, in consequence of this, had the contents run off into another cask, and removed the head of the cider cask, when he discovered a 'piece of canvas nailed inside, between which and the head itself, were confined four large bladders, each capable of containing a gallon. Three of the bladders were then full of spirits, but the fourth was empty, hav ing been perforated by the spit, so that its contents had escaped and mixed with the cider. Mr. Dean at once communicated with Messrs. Carey, or rather with their clerk, Mr. Ward, who had passed the entry at the Custom House, and who attended at the wharf. He could, however, give no explanation ; but subsequently he brought the defendant there, who had given to him the bill of lading on the pre vious day, and the letter of advice for the goods, endorsing the bill of lading, " Acheson and Co." On that endorsement Messrs. Carey had acted. The defendant, when Mr. Ward went to him, acknowledged that he had endorsed the bill of lading without the consent of Messrs. Acheson, and he added a further endorsement that the cask was to be delivered to him at his address, 34, Redcross-street, Borough. Mr. Ward then told him what the Custom-house officer had discovered, and he then professed to know nothing at all about it, and ex pressed his astonishment at the discovery. It was, however, quite clear that the cask was sent from Dunkirk by the instructions of M. Roussell ; that the bill of lading was endorsed " Acheson and Co." without their authority, according to his own con fession; and that it was by his instructions to be sent to his private address. He (Mr. Cumberland) would prove these facts by evidence, and there could then be no doubt that the defendant had been concerned in importing three gallons of re stricted spirits, contrary to the Customs Act, and that he was therefore liable to the penalty. The Lord Mayor—ls there any proof of his guilty knowledge ? Mr. Cumberland—We have no actual proof of that, but we do not think that necessary to the proceedings. The Lord Mayor—You do what no other persons do. Mr. Cumberland—We are compelled to do it. Smugglers are very sharp in these days, my lord. Witnesses -were then called in support of Mr. Cumberland's statement, and it was also shown that the spirit was merely " common spirit," with no particular name, and considerably below proof, its value being lOs , and the amount of duty to which it was liable £1 2s. 6d. ; but at the same time it was admitted that he had endorsed the names of " Acheson and Co." at the request of Messrs. Carey's clerk, and without any fraudulent inten tion. The evidence having been interpreted to the de fendant, the Lord Mayor desired the interpreter to ask him what he had to say to the charge. Interpreter—He says he had no knowledge of any spirits being in the cask. He has been three months in England, and has been in the habit of going frequently to the Custom-house, and that it is quite impossible he could have been so foolish as to be concerned in this affair in any way. The Lord Mayor—Tell him that the law regards him as being cognisant of the fact. Interpreter—He says it was not spirit that is drinkable at all. The Lord Mayor—No ; nor is it imported for the, purpose of being drunk. Interpreter —e wishes to know, then, why there is a duty on it. Mr. Cumberland—There is a duty on all spirits. Interpreter—He denies that he had any know ledge in any way of spirits being in the cask. The Lord Mayor—Tell him that that does not avail him in such a case as this, and that all I can do is to mitigate thepenalty to the smallest amount. Interpreter—He says he wishes Mr. Ward would speak for him. Mr. Ward (clerk to Messrs. Carey), said he had only a business knowledge of the defendant, who, however, from the fact of his having had to manage some small transactions with hire, seemed to regard him as a friend. He might, however, express his belief that the defendant had no guilty knowledge of the spirit being in the cask of cider, which he believed had been sent to him as a'present by some friends in France. As to the spirit, it was of a kind used by the French peasantry for cooking purposes in the absence of coal, and no doubt the defendant's friends thought they would send him some of that as well, and so they secreted it in the cider. Mr. Cumberland—There can be no doubt that the cask was sent over by his own instructions. The Lord Mayor—lf not it would not avail him. All that I can do is to mitigate the penalty to the lowest amount, and he must pay a fine of £25, or go to prison for six months ; but he can, if he pleases, memorialise the Commissioners of Customs for a further mitigation. Mr. Ward—When can he memorialise ? The Lord Mayor—lmmediately. To-morrow, if you like. ' • Mr. Cumberland—And if they do memorialise, am I at liberty to communicate to the commissioners your lordship's impression that the facts of the case are such as not to warrant any further mitigation ? The Lord Mayor—Certainly. The defendant was then removed in custody. GUILDHALL. —THE BRIDE-LANE NUISANCE. —Mathew Collinson, a respectably-dressed middle aged man, described as a boot-maker, of 26, Hall place,Paddington, was brought up before Alderman Humpbery on the following charge : Benjamin Kirby said he was passing the end of Fleet. street, next Farringdon-street, on Tuesday afternoon, when he saw the defendant knock the complainant down. He saw the complainant go into an insurance-office to pay some money, and had not seen him since. That was all he knew of the transaction. Alderman Humphery—Do you wish to ask this witness any questions? Defendant—None, sir. Alderman Humphery—He says he saw you knock the man down. Defendant—That is quite true, sir. I did knock him down. Alderman Humphery—What is the prosecutor ? Defendant—We are both betting men. Officer—The prosecutor is not here, sir. His name is Joseph Meacher, and he described himself as a gentleman, living in Bridgewater-square. The defendant ran into the Bell public-house, in Fleet street, and I took him into custody just as he was going off in a Hansom cab. I found on him between £4O and £5O in notes and gold, and three betting books. Inspector Shelford—l had been watching Bride lane all that day, and had occasion to caution the defendant earlier in the morning against obstruct ing the thoroughfare. I was also informed he had assaulted other persons previously. Alderman Humphery—What races are there on now ? Inspector Shelford—The Ascot races, and these books are made up to those races. Alderman Humphery—What have you to say to this charge ? Defendant—This Mr. Meacher came up and demanded £3 of me. I told him I did not owe him any money, and he then said that I owed some to a friend of his, and seized hold of me. I pushed him away, and after a struggle and two rounds, I knocked him down. o r three Alderman Humphery—The grand point is to prevent the assemblage of persons in large numbers in the public thoroughfares, in order that no ob• struction may arise. Defendant—l will take care, sir, to cause no ob struction. When the inspector cautioned me, I thanked him, and moved away. Alderman Humphery—Well, it is, perhaps, for tunate that the prosecutor does not appear, at any rate you will have the benefit of his absence. You a rc now discharged , a nd I recommend r t y h o e u fu to tu k re ee . p clear of Bride - lane and its vicinity for Dischargi,d accordingly. STRAN GE ACCIDENT. -- On Tuesd a y morn i ng, while a number of slaters were at work abotuhtesirtoo; colfock, a foundry which is in course of erection in on the Glasgow, the property of W. Laidlaw and Sons, the roof suddenly gave way, precipitating the workmen to th e ground. One of them, named James Stark, was taken up dead, and another, Andrew WLean, wasso severely in 'tired that Dr. Burns ordered hi s removal to the Royal i l n fi tm ary. Fortunately, none of the others sustained very serious hurt,—North Zritifh jiou, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Hunt Cup maintained its reputation for affording the prettiest and most interesting race of the meeting. To-day 35 horses were saddled for it, and as they proceeded to the post, with the sun flashing and glistening on the varied colours of their riders, the spectators were loud in their ex pressions of admiration. No delay was made in despatching the horses from the post, and every jockey who rode in the race bore testimony to the excellence of the start. The people in the vicinity of the winning chair were equally gratified at the brilliant finish, for Schism and King-at-Arms ran home locked together, and the judge, unable to separate them, announced a dead heat between them. Both were outsiders, and great were the joy and enthusiasm of the " ring ' at the judge's verdict. We believe that this is the first instance on record of a dead heat for the Hunt Cup ; and, considering the largeness of the field, and the closely contested issue, the handicapper has cause for gratu lation in the judgment he displayed in distributing the imposts. From our description of the race it will be seen that the favourite, Sam Spode, never took a prominent part in the race. For the deciding heat Schism was at first the favourite, but at last the horse had the call. He waited upon the mare to about the distance, where he quitted her, and won by two lengths. It is said that in the first race King-at- Arms met with a disappointment which materially affected his chance. The " Royal Hunt Cup"is from the establishment of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell. It is a group repre senting an equestrian figure of James 1., a figure, on foot, of Nigel Oliphant, and two staghounds which have just pulled down a stately deer, and illustrates the scene in Greenwich-park described in Sir Wal ter Scott's romance, " The Fortunes of Nigel." It is manufactured in silver in a very elegant manner, and was designed and modellea. by Mr. Archibald J. Barrett. The other races suggest no comments. Although Wednesday is generally deemed what in racing parlance is called an " off day," yet to the genuine turfite it furnishes the most attractive sport. The proceedings, too, are most enjoyable, for there is no crowd nor excitement, and the sport was doubly pleasant to-day owing to the extreme beauty of the weather. Great preparations are being made for the recep tion of the Queen to-morrow, and the accommoda tion of the immense concourse of visitors that is expected. Only fair weather will be required to insure as brilliant a " Cup day" as ever was cele brated. The Fern Hill Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for two and three-year-olds. About half a mile. 21 subs. Mr. Merry's Lady Falconer, 2 yrs, Est 111 b (Bray) 1 Mr. F. Robinson's Actaeon, 3 yrs, 9st (A. Day) 2 Capt. Christie's Spicebox, 2 yrs, Est 111 b.. (L. Snowden) 3 The following also ran :—Fontanze colt, Lucy, and The Van. Betting—Even on Actaeon, 3 to 1 agst Lady Falconer, 5 to 1 agst The Van, 7to 1 agst Spicebox. Spicebox, with a slight lead, Acton next, and Lady Falconer close up next the rails on the inside, ran together to half way up the hill, where they closed; and Lady Falconer getting the best of it in the last few strides, won by a neck; Actmon beating Spicebox by a head only; nothing else near. The Van was very fractious at the post and delayed the start. The Coronation Stakes of 100 soya each, h ft, for three year•old fillies, Bst 71b each ; certain penalties. One mile. 15 subs. Lord Ailesbury's Cantine, by Orlando, Bst 71b (L. Snowden) 1 Mr. Bowes's May Morning, Bst 71b Lord Exeter's Heroine of Lucknow, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 3 The following also ran :—Gunilda, Queen of Prussia, Penalty, and filly by Alarm. Betting-7 to 4 agst Cantine, 4to 1 each agst Queen of Prussia and Penalty, 7 to 1 agst May Morning. May Morning led until nearly a distance from home, when Can tine headed her, and won easily by two lengths ; bad third. At the starting post Cantine showed temper and unseated Snowden. The Royal Hunt Cup, a piece of plate value 200 sous, by subscription of 10 sous each, with 100 added ; winners extra. New Mile. 60 subs. Col. Pearson's King-at-Arms, by Kingston, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Mr. W. Day's Schism, 3 yrs, Est 91b .... (J. Adams) t 2 Baron Rothschild's Brother to Sydney, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Hibberd) 3 The following also ran :—Lord Nelson, Zuyder Zee, Tiara, Mentmore, Glenmasson, Kestrel, Blackthorn,. Star of the East, Botany, Adamas, Queen of the South, Gilliver, Fleet, Lord Berkeley, Sam Spode, Twilight, Glenbuck, Gracchus, Wrestler, Ariadne, Harry Stanley, Artless, Turrett, Pedra, Orleans, Artist, Lord of the Manor, Mar seillaise, Wanderer, Mutineer, Eller, and Woodburn. Betting-4 to 1 agst Sam Spode, 7to 1 agst Kestrel, 12 to 1 each agst Glenmasson. and Eller, 100 to 7 each apt Gilliver and Wrestler, 15 to 1 agst Ariadne, 20 to 1 each agst Lord Nelson, Botany, Adamas, and Orleans ; 25 to 1 agst King-at-Arms, Harry Stanley, and Brother to Syd ney ; 100 to 3 agst any other offered. The 35 competitors were drawn up in a line, almost with the precision and order of a cavalry regiment. The only two animals that evinced impatience were Zuyder Zee and Lord Nelson, but when once under order they did not fall out of the rank. Mr. Hibburd dropped his flag to a start which, for the compact line in which the horses quitted the post, has been rarely equalled and never surpassed. As the glistening colours rose above the hill, those of Woodburn were seen prominent in the van, with Blackthorn, King atArms, and Brother to Sydney slightly in advance of the ruck, which stretched almost in an equal line across the course. Over the road the scarlet of Zuyder Zee showed directly behind the orange jacket and blue belt of Wood burn. It was impossible to discern the changes which the shifting mass of colours presented until the distance was nearly reached, when Zuyder Zee and then Black thorn disappeared from the front; King-at-Arms, Schism, and Brother to Sydney being left in pur suit of Woodburn. Before reaching the Grand Stand enclosure, Woodburn dropped back, and Schism took up the running, with King. at-Arms and Brother to Sydney in close attendance upon her. Midway between the enclosure and the winning chair, Schism seemed to " die away ;" but she rallied again, and, after a very fine race, the judge pronounced a dead heat between her and King-at Arms. The spectators mistook the latter for Blackthorn, whose colours on the card were a black jacket and red cap, those in which King at-Arms ran ; but the cap of Blackthorn was changed to horses.whith, in Th or r d ee er le t o o gt mk hs a fr e th omt e he di fir st s in t t e w tio o n. between Brotherto th sy e dn tw ey o was third, and next, at the head of a body of beaten horses, were Woodburn (fourth), Wanderer, Turret, and Mutineer, The last lot comprised Kestrel, Lord Nelson, Glenmasson, Botany, Blackthorn, Zuyder Zee, Gracchus, and Harry Stanley. Adamas pulled up very lame, and has ended his racing career. DECIDING HEAT.-6 to 5 was alternately betted on each, King-at-Arms having the call at the close. Schism made play to the distance, where she was beaten, and King at-Arms won at his ease by two lengths. Plate of 100 sous, for two and three-yr-olds. Certain allow ances. T.Y.C. Mr. T. Stevens'sArdour, by Archy, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (Keeler) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Herma n , 2 y rs , 6 s t 91b (W. Bottom) 2 Lord Palmerston's Romsey, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (A. Day) 3 The following also ran :—Wedding, Zaretan, Onset, Lovebird, filly by Annandale, Pipo, O'Meara, Polonius. Gridiron, Southampton, colt by Bay Middleton, Monk, and Silversides. Betting-3 to 1 and sto 2 agst Ardour, 4to 1 agst Horn sey, 6to 1 agst Herman. Herman made play to the top of the hill, where Ardour deprived him of the lead, and car ryinge on the running to the end, won by half a len g th ; the third beating the third by the same ; a head between third and fourth; Pipo was fifth; and Zaretan sixth. I t o Sescoovnsd each, r h wi of th th lo e o E a i d g d h o t d h , Ascot Triennial r TereleyTt l d:_ t ac k l:: fBs 71b ; fillies, Bst 4 1 b ; the sec ond to receive 50 soya out of the stakes. New mile. 28 subs. () (Aldcr oft French) 2 3 Mr. Bowes's May Morn in g , Bst 4lb Mrs. Osbaldistone's St. C larence, Bst 71b .... (Charlton)Chrlt 1 Lord Dorchester's Rey nard, Bst 71b The following also ran : Hap Merchant , Bribery colt, Tomboy, Emotion, Old Point, and ra d 4 to 1 agst Crafton, 7 t o 1 B e tting-6 to 5 agst Bear Yn agst Mary Morning. Hop M erchant a nd Reynard ran and May Morning close ,w i t h Crafton up. Crafton was beaten about a q uarter of a mile from hom e; and just before reaching the stand May Morning and St. Clarence joined R e ynard, St. Clarence winning by a head; the second beating the third by the same ; two lengths between third and fourth. Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft, for 3-yr-olds—colts, Bst 71b , fillies, Bst 31b ; the winner to be sold for 400 soya; if demanded, &c. Three , quarters of a mile. 8 subs. . Mr. Gulliver's Contract, Bst 31b (Keeler I Mr. Saxon's Vigo, Bst 71b (L . Snowden 2 Mr. Thelluson's Orleans, B s t 71b (French 3 Betting-6 to 5 agst Contract, 6to 4 agst Orleans, and 3 to 1 agst Vigo. Won by a neck ; a head between the second and third. • BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOLD CEP. sto 2 agst North Lincoln • 4to 1 agst Fisherman ' sto 1 agst Bevis The above quotations are merely nominal, for the Cup was scarcely mentioned during the afternoon. Lifeboat was struck out at 5 p.m. this day! DERBY (1860). 15 to 1 agst Mainstone (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Canezou colt (taken) MANCHESTER RACES. WEDNESDAY. The Trafford Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added. Winners extra. One mile. 15 su bs. Mr. Thorpe's Jick Spring, by Spri n gy Jack, 5 y 93, 7st 51b (Grimshaw) 1 Mr. W. Topham's Knockburn, 4 yrs, 7st.. (Smethurst) 2 Mr. J. T. Aspinall's Susannah, 3 yrs, 65t.... (S. Foster) 3 The following also ran :—Awful, Trabueo, Griffin, The Liveryman, and Lassie. Betting-2 to-1 agst Jack Spring, 3to 1 agst Griffin, 4to 1 agst Knockburn, and sto 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths; three lengths between the second and third; a neck between the third and fourth. The Manchester Produce Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added—for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; 31b. Winners extra. The seco n d t o rece i ve 50 sovs out of the stakes. One mile and thre e - quar t ers . 31 subs. Mr. J. Osborne's Little Agnes, by th e C ure , Bst (G r i m shaw) 1 (Ch Mr. J. Osborne's Red Eagle, Bst 41b fillies, Bst alloner) 2 Mr. Gid's The Squire, Bst 41b Canty Bay also ran. Betting-7 to 4 and 2tol on Red Eagle (with whom Mr, Mr. J. Osborne declared to win), and 5 to 1 agat The. Squire. Won by two lengths ; a short neck between the second and third; Canty Bay was well up. The Union Cup of 200 soya, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each; winners extra; the second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. One mile and a quarter. 63 subs. Mr. J. Thompson's Tunstall Maid, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (Bullock) 1 Mr. Merry's Meg Me rr ili es , 3 yrs, 6 st (Edwards 2. Mr. Copeland's Thor n hill, 4 yrs , Est 9113, • (Little 3 Mr. J. Whittaker's liaspberry, 3 yrs, 6st Mb (Challoner) 4 The following also ran :—Hegira, Gammon, Prince d Denmark, Princess of Orange, Clara Webster, Lovett, Little Girl, and Adelaide. Betting-2 to 1 agst Tunstall Maid, sto 2 agst Meg Merrilies, 10 to 1 each agst Begirt t, Clara Webster, BAP" berry, and Adelaide, 12 to 1 agst Thornhill, 15. to IGO Lovett. A fine race ; won by a neck ; a length between the second and third ; s a me distance b e t ween the third 1 1 ,m` fourth. The Phillips' Handicap Plate of 70 sovs. Winners extra• . About half a. mile... Mr. T. Dawson's Mrs. Stowe, 3 yrs, 6st IMb.. (Bullock) t Mr. E. Gill's Surprise, 3 y r s, 6st 61b (J. Snowden) „ Mr. Wilso n ' s Killingworth, 3 yrs, 6st 51b.... (Forster) 3 The following also ran :—Caliph and The Creeper. Won by two lengths ; same distance between the second and third. Creeper bolted up the last turn. The Tappling Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds—colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. Winners eat's. T.Y.C. 31 subs. Mr. Merry's Trovatore 1 .............. Mr. Eastwood's Sparrow Hawk . .... Seven ran. Won easily. COUNTRY MARKETS. MARKET HARBOROUGH..—JUNE 14. , There was a very fair supply of -wheat to-daY', 101 9" sold at the following prices—White., 52s to 54s per quarte r ; red, 47s to 49s ; the barley trade w a s slow, at ranging from 30s to 40s per qr.. • _ , oats, 26s to. 4 2 . Per -4 " x stone ; beans, 40s to 44s per 38 stone. gnotationl NEWARK—JUNE 15. A small supply of wheat, and sales diftleult, at a decline of 2s per qr. Oats were rather l o wer. Barley wa s tril l' in retail at former prices. Bea ns no t in much request, an: scarce. White wheat, new, 52s to 54s B ar l e y, grin ding* • 28s t°4, $ 31 1 : Red do. 4Bs to 50s O a t s , old, . ...... 2 8 —1, Old white s2s to 54s New , do .... .. ... .. 28528 s to 3 Red do. 46s to 52s Be a ns Barley, malting—. 38s to 41s Beans, new ..... • 488 t° 526 MELTON MOWBRAY—JUNE 14. and At this corn-market wheat was in fair supplY, prices ranged from 48s to 54s per 36 stone. There was n" much passing in spring corn, oats being quoted at 30s to w 34s per 24 stone r• ; beans, 48s to 52s per q • malting ish 40s per qr. HULL—JuNE 14. The weather during the week has been hot and forcing,. The wheat plant is just coming into ear, and looks well' The supply of English wheat to-day was moderate. The millers offered 3s to 4s per qr reduction, which farmers re fused to accept, and but a small business was done at a re duction of 2s per qr. Spring corn dull, but PH* cannot be quoted cheaper. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr .. 47s Od to 4 98 O d Old red ), New white .. „ New red .... „ Dantzic, Konb , 6tc. old white 50s Od to 538 Od Dutch, Belgian, and French 4ss Od to 46s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red . . 43s Od to 458 Od St. Petersburg and Riga, Old 3BB Od to 398 Od Barley... . English malting 33s Od to 370 Od Grinding 2Bs Od to 308 Od Saal and. Oderbruck Od Holstein and Danish 29 s O d to 3 1 s 0 Grinding Oatg English, old ' Archangel and Riga, per st Os lld to ilkd Friesland and Dutch Osllid to la Od Swedish and Danish Oslla to ogiie Beans ....English, old, per qr 448 Od'to 468 ocA New pigeon 4 os Od to 42s oa New ti c k Egyptian Peas . Foreign breakers Grinding 3 Bs Od to 49s Od s ad Tares ....Winter B5B Od to 90 Indian Corn Linseed, feeding 448 Od to 51s Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 5 oto L 9 10 0 Foreign ........ . . 6 1 0 0 00 to 8 to 6 1 5 5 0 Rape cakes 512 6to 615 0 Bones There was an el:: e tL e II de k t and the transactions were confined to the supply of immediate wants. Wheat was fully is and oats 6d cheaper than on —JUNE e to-dal Friday. Barley, though scarce, barely !;upperted last day'S currencies. Indian corn only sakable in retail at a reduc tion of ls. s. d. s. 4 1 . Wheat, white.. 28 oto 3o 0 Do new 111 0 to 1 2 6 6 to 13 0 Do., red 27 6to 28 0 Bere ... . ..... Do., new .... 23 0t026 0 Rapeseed .... 26 oto 6 to 2 16 0 9 0 Barley Oats ' l4 oto 15 3 Bakers' flour .. 1 6.0 0 to 20 0 0 Do., black l3 6 t0 15 0 Indian corn .. to 32 COAL MARK (Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. Buddle's West Hartleyl6 0 Lambert's West. Har tley . . . ...16 6 Tanfield Moor 13 6 Tanfield Moor Butes-13 6 Howard's West Hart -16 0 ley Wylam 16 6 ET --JUNE 15. the close ef the market.) Walls End. N. d. Kell°. l6 Eden Main .......... 6 Haswell .• • ... .. ... l7 6 Hetton „.. . l7 6 South H ar tlepool. 16 0 Belmont ..15 3 South Hetton 17 0 Gosforth 15 3 West Hetton ..15 6 Fowell'aDuffrynSteam2l 0 Dt, 54—Sold, 40. Walls End.,. 15 3 Hatton Ships at marks LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-JUNE 15. The market was good to-day at the opening, buts t the close was heavy at per cent. decline. Dowers , 20 18-- Birkenheads, 69 ;.:70—Leeds Northern, 44 5--Blackburnet 111 I—North British, 0 56—G re at Western of Ca nada, 14 I—Grand Trunk of Canada, 8/I—GreatW estern, 541-- heffields, 36/—Caledonians, 81—Lancashire and York shire, 90—London and North-Westerns, 89, 90i—Dutch enish, dis.—East Lancashire, 88 89--Berwicke• 88 Rh 1--Midl 6l and l s, 991 991 --Chester and Holyheacis• 48 Eastern Counties, 11 1, MANCHESTER —JUNE 15. There was a limited business doing, but the market closed at noon. Prices rather firm. Blackburn, 111- - ir Midlands 99f I—North1 —Nor th Staffordshires, 4j d. c.—Lanca shire and' Yorks hi re , 90__Sheffie1ds, —Ditto, £6 Pref. , pm.—Dowers, 20 7-16. __—__ • BIRMINGHAM —JUNE 15. There was a dull business done to-day in this marke t to-day. Great Western, Birmingham GuaTanteed, Midland stock, 991--South.Staffordshire, ham B a nk Co., 26k 271--Birmingham Canals, 92. EADvEnTisEmTi - T.]—Holloway's Ointment and Pte, Cramps, Neuralgia, Spasms.—These severe nervous af f ,. e° „ o , .tions are happily moderated in their intensity and duns 'e by the soothing and purifying powers of these inestin l6 „, preparations. Whether the c ra mp be in the stomach , . lesa or toes, it yields with eq ua l facility to the appliusti °l l o .. the ointment ; and th e recurrence o f these distressing orders is effectually prevented by a course of Hollt vi l i t pills, which so well regulate the stomach and beivew ;de d. perfect and easy digestion is insured, and spasms The ointment ointment gives local, the pills general relief.. ment of the glands, obstructed or defective circulation/ .„0, likewise soon corrected by these invaluable• preps which purify and strengthen the blood, and impart t°ll every organ in the body. _ BIRTHS. Cox.—On the 13th inst., at 13, Weymouth-street", Poi, land-place, the wife of R. S. Cox, Esq., of a daught°' FALCONAR. —On the 11th inst., at Douglas, Isle a 1 4144 the wife of Lieut.-Colonel Falconer, of a (laughter. GARDNER.—On the 12th inst., at Westbourne•terre!.: Villa, 'Upper Westbourne-terrace, the wife of ila" Gardner, - M.D., of a son. ROUTLEDGE.—On the 14th inst., at 15, Russell -squat Mrs. George Routledge, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. POWYS—BRANDLING.—On the 14th inst., at St. George Hanover-square, the Hon. Thomas Ly ttelton Powys, till! eldest son of Lord Lilford, to Emma Elizabeth, youngess daughter of the late Robert William Brandling, of Le l Gosforth, Northumberland. LOTT.—CULL.—On the 15th inst., at St. Clement Dant Strand, Frederic Tully, eldest son of F. A. Loft, EsWin' q., u` Exeter, to Katharine Elizabeth, only child of Mr. Cull, of the Strand. _ . DEATHS. BADGER.—On the 13th inst., at Rotherham, Mary, wife of Thomas Badger, Esq., solicitor and coroner, aged 61. CLARKS.—OF the Bth inst., Mr. John Clarke, of St. John's-wood -terrace, and Frith-street, Soho, aged 7 2 . FISITER.—On tho 11th inst., at Alcester, suddenly, Sarah the wife 'of Richard Fisher, Esq., of King's ougim- House. G a ths ro A aan i mt l oo : rri : .o i tT . ah — dr, O n ilDa n dtaea tle o as 26 egpe t hd h 32 April,G raham, E Ralph s Woodford udciBr u Graham; 8 IlorcuiXs.—On the 14th inst., at 33, Albert- s quare, clar Hutchins, Esq. PIGOTT.—On the 7th inst., Margaret, wife of Hy. r je tt i o Esq., of Eaglehill, co. Galwa, and eldest daught er - the late Si Scrope Bernard-Mo y rland, Bart. WALLINGER.—On the 7th inst., a t Gibson-square, CaPeilt. W. A. Wallinger, late of the Ist W.I. Regt~ aged 34 LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOU of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Bun Office, No• 1 1 :1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the ming Middlesex, Thursday, Tune_l6, 1859.