The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-27 00:00:00

mR. GLADSTONE'S COMMITTEE SITS DAILY, at the UNION HOTEL, Coekspur-street, S.W. Railway passes will be supplied upon application to the Committee, at Oxford, or to the Secretaries. tARTHUR IIILMAN, Esq., M.A., Student of Ch. Ch., JOHN W. OGLE, M.D., Trinity, Hon. Secretaries. GEORGE C. BRODRTCK, Esq., M.A., Fellow of Merton, ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE , Under the Amazement of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be,psesented Shakspeare's historical play of KING HENRY V. King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean. After which, ll' THE CAP FIFS. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. 3. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with rirEIRYBODY'S FRIEND. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Compton, and Bue.kstone ; Mesdames C. Mathews, Wilkins, and Reynolds. After which, MARRIED FOR MONEY. To conclude with THE WATER WITCRES. Commence at 7. I\TEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI. AA Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Chas Selby, billington Misses Keeley, Arden, and Laidlaw. and Mrs. Billington. Followed by THE HOUSE ? or, THE HOME ? Mr. A. Wigan, C, Selby, Blllington ; Mrs. Alfred Wigan, Miss H. iiimma. Miss Laidlaw. And (by desire) THE FIRST NIGHT. Mr. Alfred Wigan, Mr. Billing,ton, Miss M. Keeley. After which, THE RIF I.E VOLUNTEERS. Messrs. C. MelOy and Moreland ; Misses Woolgar and K. Kelly. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5 —no charge for booking. No fees to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING, VANDYKE BROWN. Mr. J. Clark, Miss A. Burditt. After which, CAUGHT BY THE EARS. Mr. J. Rogers and Miss F. Hughes. To conclude with KENILWORTH. Commence at 7 o'clock. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE—This Evening Shakipeare's Tragedy of RICHARD 111. Duke of Gloster, Mr. Hermann Vezin ; supported by Messrs. Charles Calvert, B. Potter, C. Cooper, Vollaire, .T. Neville, Miss Agnes Hemble, Mrs. Atkins, Mrs. Charles Calvert, Miss Ferguson, Miss Yokes. After which, the new comedy, entitled THE VISCOUNT LETORIERES. Mrs. Hermann Vezin. [0 conclude with OUR RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY, Westminster-road.—Open at Seven. EVERT _EVENING during the week will appear THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY, *misting. of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette, and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and EIGHT years. The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios ever written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu siastic' tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France and Belgium. The will perform EVERY EVENING, at NINE and ELE V EN o'clock, in addition to the usual Entertainments. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 26. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 76—highest since noon yesterday. 72—lowest this morning and during the night. 76—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.92. WIND, S.W. ; fresh, with fine weather. There was a thunderstorm early this morning. JUNE 27. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 78—highest since noon yesterday. 71—lowest this morning and during the night. 76—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.19. WIND, Southerly; light, with fine warm weather. During the last forty-five years there has been no such battle fought in Europe as that which has resulted in this great victory of the French at Cavriano and Solferino. Between 300,000 and 400,000 troops were there upon the field. The line of battle extended over a distance of five leagues, or from twelve to fourteen miles. The contest lasted altogether during some sixteen hours. The defeated Austrians were driven back from every one of their positions without excep tion. The victorious Emperor of the FRENCH passed the night after the conflict in the very room occupied during the previous day by his Imperial brother of Austria. According to some ac counts received from the seat of war as many as 50,000 men upon the side of the van quished were placed hors de combat. Even at the most moderate calculation there were 6,000 prisoners —and, as additional trophies of their triumph, the Allies retained in their possession, after the retreat of their discomfited antagonists, numerous stands of arms, a great many flags, and from 30 to 50 pieces of ordnance ! The Austrians themselves, for once, frankly admit they have been defeated. After making as much as possible of a momentary repulse of the Piedmontese by their right wing at Pozzolengo, they honestly subjoin— " BUT, on the other hand, the order of our centre could not be restored." Adding—" Losses ex - traordinarily heavy, a violent thunderstorm, the development of powerful masses of the enemy upon our left wing, and the advance of his main body against Volta, caused our retreat, which began lata in the evening." Yet the whole circum stances under which this mighty and sanguinary engagement took place were of the Austrians' own selection. They chose the day, they chose the hour, they chose the battle-ground. They were perfectly familiar with every inch of the locality over twelve miles of which they fought and were conquered. They had collected together the whole of their available resources. They had concentrated upon their line of battle troops to the number of from 150,000 to 200,000. The Allied armies, though heartened for a decisive engagement by the preliminary triumphs of the campaign, w on successively at Montebello, at Palestro, at Magenta, hesitated prudently before crossing the line of the Mincio into the enemy's territory, in the presence of a powerful array of some 200,000 disciplined soldiers. The Allies refrained from making that bold and adventurous movement, at any rate, until it could take place simultaneously with the advance against the foe of some 40,000 in their rear from the direction of Venice, and of some 40,000 more upon their flank, from Tuscany, under the command of the Prince NAPOLEON. Eager, no doubt, to prevent, if possible, the immense peril of that united assault upon their position by the Allies—the Austrians, who had before wisely enough retreated behind the Mincio, now boldly, and as it proves rashly, determined to retrace their steps across its protective current—to precipitate the collision before NAPOLEON 111. could be aided in his designs by the arrival of 80,000 additional troops, half of them from Venice, half from Tus cany. By an insensate decision of temerity the 'whole mass of the Austrian army recrossed the linq of the Mincio at four different points on Thursday, the 23d of June, 1859—taking up a new ana Powerful position between the Mincio and the Chi ese in a line extending obliquely in a south westerly direction. The centre of this new posi tioct crossing the high road between Goito and Mot itechiaro, caused the left wing to extend to the borders of the river Chiese, occupying as its stra nest point of course the Castel Goffeedo, whil e the right wing extended from Cavri ano and Solferino to a point about three mil( :s below Peschiera, namely, to the :position alre ad y mentioned at Pozzolengo. Upon this chosen . line of about a dozen miles in extent—upon s, t o the Austrian's thi well-known li ne , runn i ng , as we have said, from the Mincio to the Chiese, from the north-east to the south-west—this tre mend( ins conflict, of sixteen hours' duration, raged from o'clock in the morning to .8 9'clock in the evening of February the 24th instant, until the victory was completely assured, indeed, to the Allied Armies, under the Emperor NAPO LEON and King VICTOR EMANNITEL, until every one of the Austrian positions had been yielded up to their heroic conquerors, the van quished retreating across the fatal waters of the Mincio, leaving cannon, flags, and prisoners in the hands of the victors, and upon the " foughten field" a dreadful chaotic mass of from 30,000 to 40,000 Austrian soldiers killed or wounded. Such was the terrible and signal victory won by the French and the Sardinians at the great battle — how it will be designated by history we are yet in doubt—of Cavriano or Solferino. Mr. GLADSTONE has lost no time in paying homage to public opinion. He has disavowed the rumours imputed to him of a retrograde movement in arresting the progress so happily begun and patriotically carried out, in placing our navy in a position to guard and protect the independence of England. So far we are very willing to believe him. But there were some just grounds for apprehension, seeing that orders were given to reduce the working time of our shipwrights. Why was this done ? To save the Exchequer a few thousands, which would ultimately prove no saving at all. Then why was it attempted in the face of an imminent war ? Per haps to try the temper of Englishmen, and feel if the National pulse beat in unison with his own. And what reports the new Doctor of our finances ? Why, that instead of our blood running in dull, slow German veins, it boils to indignation at the very thought of our truckling to any fancied saving in the maintenance of our only true national Bul wark—the Navy. What would England be with out her Navy? Why, nothing. She would not even be a third-rate power, or any power at all. The whole continent would pour in its myriads, and those who owe us most—our Cousin Germans— would be the very first to vent their hate. Yes the Germans are the proudest, most beggarly, mean' and tyrannical oppressors in Europe. Neither for tune nor misfortune tempers the stoic lethargic blood of German despotism into a Christian feeling of humanity. It is all boastful, 'domineering arro gance. The German has no sympathy for his kin dred, and no love for anything but his own precious " Fatherland "—which is for the most part as bar ren as his heart is cold. The Germans hate our Navy because they have little or none of their own. And yet they assume a mastery, through their family alliances with this country, that is quite sickening to English patriot ism. What have we ever gained by our unhappy connection with Austria but loss, loss—loss of money, loss of character and self-esteem; for how ever liberal England has been in her generous folly, the Germans cry—more ! more ! and yet they yield no return. Well, as we have had such sad experience of past deceptions, let us now be wise and trust to our selves. Let us have a fleet, or fleets, worthy of the country, and strong enough to maintain our supre macy on the ocean against " all comers." We can not be blind to what is preparing around us. France has a powerful fleet, and Russia is busy, very busy, in equipping her navy, both in the Bal tic and Nicolaieff. At the latter place she is pre paring men-of-war under the guise of merchant men, or transports. Now we know that under whatever denomination you call a ship, if well built, she can be turned to any purpose. "A rose, by any other name, will smell as sweet." And Russia has not yet forgotten the cunning of her hand, nor relaxed in her wily diplomacy. Not she. The Archduke CONSTANTINE has not gone up the Mediterranean for nothing ; nor paid a visit to the SULTAN but to spy the nakedness of the land. And his visit will one day bring forth some bitter fruits. Then let England be prepared, and her motto be—Ready ! aye, Ready ! Now the only way to keep up our preparations is to have efficient men at the helm. We want no land lubbers to mismanage our Navy. As we must, and do pay, let us have efficient men for our money. Why should our Board of Admiralty be made sub servient to every political shipwreck of party ? If a Ministry falls, the Horse Guards stands as before. Not that we are-over enamoured of its construc tion ; but there it is for better for worse ; but with the Admiralty it is all for the worse, with little hope for the better. What can a civilian know of ships or their internal administration ? Very little, or nothing. What then is the First Lord good for ? To make a speech, and deal out patronage to all the hungry spawn of nobility. In short to sell commissions for political support. To corrupt members by the promise of something to their own advantage, or that of their friends. But is such conduct in public life what men would practice or tolerate in private ? Gentlemen would scorn to submit to such baseness. Then at whose expense are men in office so very liberal ? Surely not at their own—no—nor yet at the questionable bounty of Party. No ; the much-abused Nation is made the scape-goat for all the sins of office. Nor is undue influence confined to Whig or Tory —nor, we fear, would it be better if at the mercy of even a mock heroic Radical corrector of abuses. No,—men are hut men after all, and the crows of place will vin- dicate their grain ! Sir CHARLES NAPIER ought to know something of the Navy ; and yet he often takes a one-sided view of things. We remember well discussing with him, in this room, some years ago, about the neces sity of apply the screw, instead of the paddle to all our men-of-war. With a truly quarter-deck infal libility of assurance—he exclaimed " Nonsense ! There's nothing like the paddle !" " But what if a shot hit the shaft ?" "Nonsense ! It's a hundred to one against it." "Well, but suppose it struck the hundredth time ? Where then would be your paddle ? Besides, a ship with the screw is efficient with a full broadside, which the paddle is not." Bravo !" exclaimed three other Pest Captains then present, for the old Commodore was then only a Captain. Now, what we infer from this is that, bad as is the appointment of civilians to the head of the Admiralty Board, we are not over-satisfied that such dogmatic Reformers as the old Commodore are the best quali fied for the due administration of naval affairs. The question then arises_ hat is best to be done? That there are many places for which civilians are better fitted to act than mere sailors we willingly admit—and for such offices let civilians be ap pointed. But what we object to is the absurd change of men who, when they have just learnt their duty, are turned out for other men who have theirs to learn. Why not have a permanent Board, composed of efficient men, selected, if it must be, from both parties, with a due proportion of men who represent the country and not the factions — men who sink all party spirit in their true love of fair play—men who will not swerve to the right or the left, from favour or affection, to serve the undue interests of others. Aye ; but we shall be asked where's the respon sibility ? We answer, in the character of the men. Let them become responsible to Parliament, and give an account of their conduct. Let a naval re port be annually made L and let the duty in our dockyards be carried out in a business-like man ner. Let the Surveyor of the Navy be accountable for the construction of the ships, or their conver sion, if requisite ; but let no newly-appointed Sur veyor be suffered to make ducks and drakes of the ships of his predecessor. That has been the curse of our fleets. It is said that a new broom sweeps clean, but some of our surveyors sweep the half built vessels of his predecessor right off the stocks ! His jealousy cannot contain itself at the fancied or real excellence of a rival, and the nation has to pay for his presumptuous folly. If he be re strained in any one favourite particular, he takes it so much to heart that he sulks for a season and leaves the "offensive ship" to rot on the stocks ! Thus has it been with ships that have disappeared —or, with those too heavy to be smuggled without observation like the NELSON — that the expense of their building after long Years of uselessnesss, would serve to fit out a respectable fleet. We are glad now to find that our present very excellent surveyor, Sir BALDWIN WALKER, has had the courage to take the Nelson in hand and to cut her down from a first-rate to a second rate of 91 guns. Better late than never ! But what disgrace does that one fact reflect on former surveyors and boards of Admiralty ! No board or set of men can ever be efficient, or do justice to the country, if subject to eternal change. The out-going board scrambles to find places for friends neglected, or for friends that may become useful hereafter; while the incoming party, hungry and sharp-set, hasten to make places—for their friends, or friends in expectancy, and so the country is taxed by the shuffling of both the cormorants and their friends. The system must be altered and the nuisance abated, or Eng land will be ruined. The confidence of the Coalition is beginning to fade out. Their bouncing and braggadocio are no longer audible. They don't, certainly—as yet—cry Peccavinzus. But they begin to look about them with some degree of trepidation. Hitherto they have talked of themselves as a strong, an unassail able, an unprecedentedly powerful, permanent, and peculiar Government. They are, they always have been, we will admit, a peculiar Government. Though not according to their own estimate of the meaning of that phrase—according to a very dif ferent interpretation of it. They are a peculiar Government, for example—for inasmuch as they enter upon office not simply, be it said, with the seeds, but with the burgeoning boughs of disunion among themselves. They undertake to carry on the Government of the empire in the face of the most powerful, the most united, and the most formidable Opposition that has perhaps ever yet confronted an Administration. They do so with a narrow majority of thirteen votes—in other words, of scarcely seven voters—upon that memorable divi sion in the largest House upon record in the annals of Parliament, the division which led to their own instalment in office, under the Premiership of the now once more First Minister of the Crown—Vis count PALMERSTON. They assume the reins of Government when a sanguinary European war is threatening an extraordinary development— and this at the very moment when England is, by a strange anomaly, at one and the same time eager above all things for neutrality, and yet animated from one end of the land to the other by an unusual ardour of warlike enthusiasm The population insisting upon the diplomacy of the country being strictly neutral, even while forming themselves with all speed into volunteer corps in almost every county, in nearly every town, in well nigh every class, and in all but every profession— thus giving an instantaneous response to the appeal of the Laureate— " Riflemen, riflemen, riflemen form, Ready, be ready to meet the storm, Riflemen form, riflemen form :" The Coalition has to preserve peace between itself and the a2tual belligerents—under the conduct of the so-called YEolus, or Firebrand of Europe, Lord PALMERSTON. They have to celebrate this main tenance of peace with a considerable increase of taxation. They have to signalise this unwarrant able increase of taxation most unwarrantably, by imposing the war•tax as the price of the peace thus unaccountably purchased by a monstrous advance in the expenditure, necessitating a more monstrous burden upon the toiling multitude. The Finance Minister who will have to propose to the House of Commons the abrupt reim position of the obnoxious Income Tax upon the nation, upon the very eve of the date of its long-anticipated removal, is that identi cal Chancellor of the Exchequer who devised, a few years back, so ingeniously the method of its gradual extinction by 1860—the twelvemonth which is now, it seems, to witness, not the removal of the income tax, but its whole re-imposition. Precisely when the juncture has arrived for the accumula tion of all these various difficulties around the newly-installed Government of the Coalitionist Palmerstonians, they are contriving ingeniously-to celebrate the inauguration of their rule by an im mense defection from their own already diminished and embarrassed forces Mr. ROEBUCK awaits the new Ministerial explanation on Thursday— armed, formidably enough, with the avenging blue-book of the reviled and maligned, but honest and patriotic Earl of MALMESBURY. Mr. BRIGIIT awaits those explanations powerful, almost, we had said, irresistibly strong, in his seemingly despised, certainly depreciated independence. Indignant, naturally indignant, at the glaring violation of faith which has induced the Chiefs of the new Coalition to exclude his namo among all names from the long list of that hodgepodge Cabinet, including within it men like Mr. CARD WELL and Sir CHARLES WOOD—the popular Tribune sent to the House of Commons by the reforming, constituency of Birmingham, for the express purpose of putting an end to the govern ment of England by the Great Families, has ob viously within his grasp the means of at once wreaking a deadly vengeance upon those who, for theirown selfish ends, have treated him at once so un gratefully and so contumeliously. The persuasions of Mr. BRIGHT, if so directed, we may rest per fectly well assured would be adequate to induce Mr. COBDEN, on his arrival from the United States, to decline the acceptance of that seat in the Cabinet which has been set apart for him, to the discrediting of his eminent associate and compatriot. Once let the member for Birmingham withdraw the member for Rochdale from the Palmerston Coalition Government, and the member for Ashton under-Lyne must, in honour, withdraw also, from that seat, as President of the Poor-law Board, to which he has already been inducted as one among the ranks of our sixteen contrasting administrators. Deprive the Coalition of the support of the Man chester School leaders, and let those leaders lapse in a cluster into a fresh section of the Independent Oppositionists, and the vaunted Strong Govern ment will to-morrow be completely at the mercy of their antagonists. The Coalition will collapse and the Derbyites be at once recalled to power— not merely as the only strong, but as the only possible, Administration. THE RIFF PIRATES.—GIBRALTAR, June 17. The Merced (Austrian barque), Captain Tomichic, from Tunis, reports that on or about the 30th of April sho was chased by a Ruffian boat, off Cape Tres Forcas, fur a consi derable time, but a fresh breeze having sprung up, she was enabled to dear the coast, and thus escaped. , 1 \ '3 • ! , hi , 4-f • )1 brairr " THE SUN. MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1859. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1850, CITY OF LONDON ELECTION. : (THIS DAY.) The re-election of Lord John Russell, as one of the members for the City of London, in the Com mons' House of Parliament, took place this day in the Guildhall. The proceedings seemed to excite but little in terest, as at the hour of commencement (12 o'clock) the ancient hall was not a quarter full. Mr. HARKER, the chief yeoman usher, having read the writ, The LORD MAYOR came forward, and having alluded to the circumstances that led to the defeat of the late Government, said the veteran statesman, Lord Palmerston, had been sent for by her Majesty to form an Administration, and in that difficult task he had succeeded. The noble lord, the member for the City of Lon don, had been called upon to take office as Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs—(hear, hear) — and however much they might estimate the honour, he (the Lord Mayor) felt certain that that dis tinguished nobleman could not be excluded from any Liberal Administration. (Hear, hear.) He trusted that, in the fulfilment of his duties, the noble lord's policy would be one of strict and hon ourable neutrality—(hear, hear)—as that was the course the country had made up its mind to adopt. He begged to propose the re-election of Lord John Russell. (Cheers.) Mr. G. MOORE said he felt it a great honour to second the proposition of the Lord Mayor. He confessed his pleasure would have been greatly heightened had he had the honour of seconding him as Premier, but as it was he thought as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs he would not disap point the country as to his policy. He thought he was the best man that could be selected for that post, because he had—if he (Mr. Moore) might use the term—all the treaties that had been made during the last five and twenty years at his fingers' ends, and therefore was well able to steer the country safely and honourably through the diffi culty with which it was surrounded. He had just returned from Italy, a more misgoverned and oppressed country it would! be impossible to find, and however much might be said he did not think he could augur much for an amelioration of that condition by the interference of a country where liberty was unknown. (Hear, hear.) He hoped non-interference would be the motto of Lord John Russell. (Loud cries of Hear, hear.) They all knew what he had done, and what measures he had passed, so he was relieved from enumerating them. The citizens of London liked men of principle better than men of policy. (Hear, hear.) Lord Palmerston was a man of principle, and when his measures were before the country he felt certain they would be found to be honest and straightforward. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) H e had much pleasure in seconding the nomination of his lordship. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff HALE asked if any other citizen had a candidate to propose ? No response being made, he immediately declared the Right Hon. Lord John Russell duly elected mem ber for the City of London, in the Commons' House of Parliament. Lord JOIIN RUSSELL, on corning forward to return thanks, was received with loud cheers. His lordship said—lfe had to return his grateful thanks to the citizens of London for the honour they had done him in returning him for the ninth time as one of their representatives in Parliament. They were all aware of the occasion that had led to the present election. Lord Derby had thought it right to advise her Majesty to con sult the electors of the United Kingdom whether or not they had confidence in his administration. (Hear, hear.) The challenge had been taken up in the House of Commons, where it was decided that it had not. After such a decision only one course was open to Lord Derby—that was, to ten der to her Majesty his resignation. That course had been adopted ; her Majesty had ac ce pt e d _ _ it, and sent for Lord Palmerston, and imposed upon him the duty offorming an administration. They would recollect, on the occasion of his last election, that, referring to the composition of an administra tion, he stated that nothing would be satisfactory which did not contain representatives of the sec tions that composed the great Liberal party, which accomplished so much. (Hear, hear.) He thought it would be admitted Lord Palmerston had carried out that view, and in doing so, no doubt, had occa sioned much disappointment; but all he asked for the new administration was the support of the country and the confidence of the House of Commons. There were two questions at the present moment he would advert to, and the first was foreign affairs. (Hear, hear.) With every feeling of deference and respect, he felt it incumbent not to go at any length into the matter. He had already, a very short time ago, told them what he thought had occasioned the present war. (Hear, hear.) It was not the ambition of one, two, or three men, but the grievous manner in which Italy was governed. (Hear, hear.) He had told them that the Italians had attempted to throw off the oppression, and he should have been glad if they had accomplished that object—(hear, hear, and cheers)—and he should also have rejoiced had France and Austria agreed in their differences. He deeply deplored such was not case ; instead of which they were now, with Sar dinia, engaging in a bloody and destructive war. He trusted, however, that the modesty of the suc cessful and the wisdom of the defeated would soon lead to peace ; but in the struggle the Cabinet of Lord Palmerstons had determined to pursue a line of strict neutrality. (Hear, hear.) If peace was not restored by moderation and wisdom, it was impossible to say how far the war would extend, or what country would not have to take part in it. It behoved, therefore, this country not to neglect, its army and navy—(hear, hear) — and he repeated here, as he had done in the House of Commons, his readiness to pay his tribute of praise to the First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir John Pakington), and the board that had acted with him, for the energetic steps they had taken to put the navy in an efficient state. When however, the time arrived, and he trusted it was not far dis tant, for the belligerents to terminate the contest it would be the btaginess of the country to give-such counsel as would be honourable to all parties and beneficial to the liberty of Italy. With respect to domestic policy it would be possible during the present session to pass a bill for amending the re presentation of the people in Parliament. He had already said he was in favour of an ex tension of the suffrage, because it would strengthen the institutions of the country by placing it on a broader foundation, but how far that exten sion was to go must be matter for anxious delibe ration in the Cabinet ; but when the measure was produced he firmly believed it would be found satisfactory to the country. The noble lord having again thanked the electors for his re-election, con cluded by moving a vote of thanks to the Sheriff. The compliment having been acknowledged, the proceedings terminated. PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE FIRST LORD.- We understand that the Duke of Somerset has selected Captain John Moore, C. 8., now commanding the Hogue, as his private secretary. This appointment will afford much pleasure to the service. -- FIRE IN THE BIRMINGHAM THEATRE BUILD INGs.—On Friday night, about twenty minutes to ten, persons passing up New-street noticed a thick volume of smoke and fiery flakes rising from the rear of the premises of Mr. Pritchard, gun maker, adjoining the box entrance of the theatre, and forming, in fact, a portion of the theatre build ings. Information of this having been quietly conveyed to Mr. Simpson, the manager, he soon ascertained the locality of the supposed danger. It was in the back premises o Mr. Prit chard, but within a few feet of a closet in the upper box lobby, and not more than five or six yards from the au dience. On opening the door of this closet Mr. Simpson saw that a thick beam was in a blaze. He at once ordered the fire brigades to be summoned, quietly closed the various box doors, and took other measures to prevent the audience being alarmed by either smoke or noise. The engines, on their arrival, were quickly got to work, and the hose being taken in through the Shakspeare rooms ten minutes' well-directed. efforts extinguished the fire. Had a panic arisen in the theatre the result would probably, have been a lamentable catastrophe, as the house was crowded to excess in every part. Some forty or fifty occupants of the lower boxes, nearest the main lobby, alarmed by the shouts of the fire men, left their seats, but. beyond these, few 'in the house were aware anything was wrong. The noise. of the orcheorches trahelped materially to drown all outward sounds.—Bir minghant Journal, LATEST NEWS. THE WAR IN ITALY. The following telegrams have been received al Mr. Reuter's office : VERONA, JUNE 25. The day before yesterday our right wing occupied Pozzolengo, Solferino, and Cavriana, and the left wing pressed forward yesterday as far as Guidizoffo and Castellgoffredo, driving back the enemy. The collision of the two entire armies took place yester day at 10 a.m. Our left wing under General Wimpfen advanced nearly as far as the Chiese. In the afternoon a concentrated assault of the enemy was made upon the heroically defended-town of Solferino. Our right wing repulsed the Pied montese, but on the other hand the order of our centre could not be restored. Losses extraordinarily heavy, a violent thunderstorm, the development of powerful masses of the enemy against our left wing, and the advance of his main body against Volta, caused our retreat, which began late in the evening. (The above is official.) PARIS, JUNE 26. The llioniteur of this day contains the following telegram : THE EMPEROR TO THE EMPRESS. 4 CAVRIANO, Saturday, 1.30 P.M. It is impossible to obtain details of the battle of yesterday. The enemy withdrew last night. I have passed the night in the room occupied on the morning of the battle by the Emperor of Austria. General Niel has been appointed Marshal of France. The 11foniteui• also announces that yesterday the public buildings in Paris were ornamented, and a great number of houses illuminated. TURIN, JUNE 26. A message dated the 25th instant from the head quarters of the Allies announces that a battle has been fought at Solferino against the Austrians, who were commanded by the Emperor. The Allies took 30 cannon, 6,000 prisoners, and several flags. The Austrians have recrossed the Mincio. All the fortified positions of the enemy were taken. ROME, JUNE 25. Ferrara, Ravenna, Forli, Ancona, and other towns have been replaced under the authority of the Pope by intervention of pontifical troops. PARIS, JUNE 26. The Patrie of this evening says that the Pied montese army took part in the battle of Cavriana, under the command of the King. The Pays says the Papal authority has been re-established every where, with the exception of the delegations of Bologna, Ferrara, Ravenna, and Forli. The same journal adds that this version seems to be more probable than that of the message received here from Rome. There are as yet no other official details of the battle than those published yesterday. BERNE, JUNE 25. Advices have been received from a reliable source that 300 Piedmontese have arrived at Tirano, with 700 volunteers, and advanced towards Barmio, at the foot of the Stelvio pass. The telegraph line in course of construction between Verona and Lan deck, through the Tyrol, has been completed as far as .pals. FRANKFORT, JUNE 25. In to•day's sitting of the Federal Diet Prussia made the proposal to place a corps of observation on the Upper Rhine. This proposal was referred to the military committee. VIENNA, JUNE 25. The Austrian Correspondence contains the follow ing: —The day before yesterday the Austrians crossed the Mincio at four points, and yesterday came upon a superior force of the enemy on the Chiese, after an obstinate combat of twelve hours, our army withdrew across the Mincio. Our head-quarters are at Villa Franca. PARIS, JUNE 25. No official message has been received to-day other than the one of this morning. The Paine alleges that our victorious army has crossed the Mincio in pursuit of the Austrians. The Presse says that a private message from Berne has been spoken of, which puts down the Austrian loss at the enormous number of 35,000 hors de combat, and 1,500 taken prisoners, together with 16 flags, and 75 pieces of cannon captured. A message from Berne dated to-day 2.30 p.m. does not mention these particulars. TURIN, JUNE 25. Bulletin No. 99, published to-day, announces that the Piedmontese sent a reconnaissance to Pozzo sengo, and on Wednesday pursued 2 squadrons of the enemy killing 10, wounding 30, and taken 6 prisoners. Our troops suffered no loss. Bulletin No. 100, contains a message from Lonato, confirming the news of the battle of Sol ferino. PARIS, JUNE 26. A supplement to the Moniteur, published this evening, contains a telegram, dated CAVRIANA, JUNE 26, 11.30 A.M. The Austrians, who had crossed the Mincio for the purpose of attacking us with their whole army, have been compelled to abandon their positions and to withdraw to the left bank of the river Mincio. They have blown up the bridge of Goito. The loss of the enemy has been very considerable, but our loss is much less. We have taken 30 cannon, more than 7,000 prisoners, and 3 flags. General Niel and his corps d'arince have covered themselves with glory, as well as the whole army. General Auger has had an arm carried off. The Sardinian army inflicted considerable loss on the enemy after having contended with great fury against superior force. TURIN, JUNE 26. Prince Napoleon arrived yesterday at Parma, where he was received with enthusiasm. No de tails of the late victory have come to hand, nor has any bulletin been published to-day. The town is to be brilliantly illutninated. DRESDEN, JUNE 26. According to private advices from Frankfort, dated Saturday 25, Prussia has made the proposal to the Federal Diet to place a corps of observation on the Rhine, to be composed of the 7th and Bth Federal corps d'arnice, and under the superior orders of Bavaria. It is said that this proposal has been referred to be military committee. ' A letter from Messina, of the 19th, says :—" The first division oP the French siege fleet, commanded by Admiral Bouet-Villaumez, arrived here two days back, after nine days' sail from Toulon. Al- though each frigate had to tow a heavy floating battery, the passage was effcted without obstacle. The Neapolitan authorities manifested some emotion on seeing the frigates and batteries, especially when the vessel carrying the admiral's flag went right into the port, and anchored at the distance of only a pistol-shot from the forts and citadel ; and they re quested the French consul to represent to the admiral that he would do well to take up a less me nacing position. But it was too late ; the vessels had cast anchor, and had already begun taking coal on board. The chiefs of the national party represented to the admiral that they wished to make a demonstra tion in his honour by presenting bouquets, getting up illuminations, &c. ; but he begged them to abstain from so doing. Yesterday an English frigate ar rived, and saluted the admiral's flag with 13 guns. She announced that the English squadron, consist ing of five vessels, was about to pass ; and in the course of the day we saw the fleet go before Mes sina towards Corfu. By to-morrow we shall have embarked all our coa], and shall then leave for the Adriatic. We shall there be joined by Admiral Desfosses, whose vessels are towing the rest of the siege fleet." The Milan Gazette of the 21st announces that about 70,000 Austrians are concentrated in the fortresses of Mantua and Verona. "It is not pos sible for any one," it adds, "to leave either place without a special authorisation of the commander, and no one enters. A forced levy of all men, aged from 18 to 35, capable of bearing arms, has been ordered." FRANCE. PARIS BOURSE, June 25.—The important vic tory announced this morning has had a great in fluence on the market, and securities and particu larly Rente have been in great demand. Threes opened at 62f. 50e., and are now at 62f. 75c. Mobilier varied from 640 f. to 657 f. 50c. ; Austrian, 412 f. 50c. to 415 f. ; Orleans, 1,212 f. 50c. to 1,217 f. 50c.; Lyons, 827 f. 50c. to 832 f. 50c. ; Eastern, 605 f. to 610 f. ; Northern, 922 f. 50c. to 927 r. 50c. The following were the last quotations :- 41 per Cents. .... 92 50 Credit Foncier 630 Do. end month. Belgian 4t 3 per Cents. 62 80 Piedmonteso (5) Do. end month.... 62 70 Roman B2 Bank Shares 2780 Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 650 Spanish Threes — Do. Account 647 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern . 927 50 .. 930 New ditto 785 790 Lyons and Mediterranean B3O .. 827 50 Geneva 5OO .. 500 Southern Western 515 .. 515 Eastern Sardiniaß Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 121 c. ; money, 25f 71c. ; three months, paper, 25f..; money, 24f. 971 e. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, JUNE 22. Matters have been so terribly mismanaged in Austria during the last ten years, that it will be almost miraculous if the Empire escape dissolution. In all the provinces very great discontent prevails, and there is reason to fear that there will be serious disturbances in some of them if a change is not speedily made in the system of government, The Minister of the Interior still clings to the idea that the principle of strict centralisation may be main tained, but the Magyars laugh him to scorn, and openly declare that the present state of things cannot last. The Hungarians, being a loyal race, are not very likely to listen to the blandishments of Kossuth and Klapka, but still it would be good policy to endeavour to satisfy them. A short time ago they would probaably have been content with trifling concessions, but they have now changed their tone, and talk of the absolute necessity for a provincial representation, with a right to exercise a certain degree of control over the expenditure. Persons of respectability have assured me that the Magyars would, if an opportunity presented itself, renounce their alle giance to the Emperor, but I give little credit to such information, as the Hungarians are in general good politicians, and know that they cannot make head against the Sclavonic races by whom they are surrounded, unless they are in intimate connexion with the Germans. The wrong done to the Pro testants in Hungary is one of the causes of the dis affection which prevails in that province, and some time ago the Emperor told the Archduke Albrecht that the matter should be speedily and satisfactorily settled. In obedience to the express orders of his Majesty, the affair was at once taken in hand by Count Leo Thun, and it would by this time have been definitively disposed of had not the Council of the Empire (Reichsrath) raised all kinds of objec tions to the proposals made by the Minister. The Sovereign is said to place great confidence in the above-mentioned august assembly, which is princi pally composed of worn-out statesmen, once eminent lawyers, and several lay Jesuits. The vis inertia of the Reichsrath is so great that it acts on the State machine as a break does on a railway train. The feeling in Croatia and Sclavonia is by no means good, and it will probably become worse now that Count Jellachich has ceased to be. The gallant Ban some years ago told me that M.von Bach "had succeeded in transforming zealous patriots into discontented and sullen taxpayers." At such a moment as the pre sent, when the very existence of the empire is at stake, the Jesuits, who are behind the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs, have induced him to give offence to the Ruthenes, a highly loyal Russo- Sclavonic race living in Galicia. The Ruthenes, who number about 2,900,000 souls, belong to the United Greek Church, and recognise the Pope as their spiritual pastor and master. Their priests, however, address their Maker in the Sclavonic in stead of the Latin language, and take unto them selves wives, and consequently are treated as schismatics by the Jesuits. The latter not long since persuaded Count Leo Thun to order the Ruthenes to substitute the Polish (Latin) for the Cyrillic letters, and the consequence of such un called-for and unwise interference was, that the Russo-Galicians complained to the Government of the conduct of certain high enzployes, " who were surreptitiously endeavouring to rob them of their inherited treasure, the Cyrillic character, and with it of the language and religion which had been theirs for more than 1,000 years." I repeat, that if things long remain as they now are, Austria must necessarily go to pieces. The catastrophe may be, and probably will be avoided, as the Emperor is said to have heard more truth since he has been in Italy than he ever did before. It has struck me during the last day or two that great depression prevails in Governmental circles, and it is not im probable that some of the civil Gyulais begin to think their days are numbered.—Times' Corre spondent. SARDINIA. The Piednzontese Gazette publishes addresses to the King of Sardinia from Pavia, Crema, and Brescia, in which his Majesty is most unequivocally saluted as sovereign of those territories. The Alba of Brescia, a journal the first number of which ap peared on the 18th, heads its columns with an article beginning as follows :—" Victor Emmanuel is in his most faithful town of Brescia." The closing paragraph runs thus : " Brescians ! Let us hasten to arms under the banners of our King; let us prove on the field of battle that we have resolved to conquer and main tain, at the cost of our property and our lives, the indepe n d ence o f our coun t ry , reserv i ng it for the magnanimous King to whom we have subjected ourselves with such devotion. To arms, to arms." The clergy of Brescia has also presented an ad dress to the King, which is equally explicit in its tone. At Piacenza the municipality caused a Te Deuni to be sung for the happy union of that pro vince with the Sardinian States. MURDER IN SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. — The ad journed inquiry into this horrible case took place on Satur day, at the Bull's Head Inn, Princes end, before Mr. G. H. Hinchcliffe. The poor woman Is now supposed to be the daughter of Mr. Jabez Rolands, who formerly lived in Tipton. The coroner stated that the prisoners could not be present during the inquiry unless a writ of habeas corpus was obtained, which would cost about £l7. ' No new addi tional evidence was elicited. After the jury had conferred for about an hour they returned a verdict of " Wilful Mur per against Joseph Allen, Thomas Watkins, E. Faraday, and Acton. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING. The screw-steamer Hammonia, Capt. Schwensen, has arrived off Cowes with New York mails of the 15th, 150,000 dols. in specie, and 25 passengers for this and 61 for Hamburg. The Fulton, hence, reached New York on the 13th, and the Europa, from Liverpool, arrived at Halifax on the night of the 14th. The money market in New York was easier. Stocks continued lifeless. The news from Mexico is important. Miramon and the clergy had fallen out ; the Church tried Miramon for suppressing a manifesto in favour of Zuloaga, who was said to be imprisoned, and Mira mon in turn imprisoned the priests. The town of Morelia had been ravaged, and the women stripped naked and whipped, to make them discover some treasure supposed to be hidden. A bloody battle had ended the revolution in Chili Vidauri triumphed, taking 600 prisoners and all the enemy's guns. Over 2,000 men were slain. The • Government soldiers had taken possession of Cal deria. The revolutionary party had also been beaten in the south. • Trade very dull in Valparaiso. Havannah news to the Bth inst. Markets un altered. Island healthy. Rate of exchange ex pected to advance. New York cotton market firm, but less active ; flour dull, and closed with turn in favour of pur chasers; corn heavy and lower; coffee quiet; freight engagements moderate, and rates unchanged. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY NIGHT. The steamer America, from Boston on the 15th, and Halifax on the night of the 16th, arrived this evening. She brings 99 passengers, and 438,000 dollars specie. The steamer Fulton, from Southampton, arrived at New York on the 13th ; the Europa, hence, at Halifax, and the Argo, from Galway, at New York, on the 14th. The steamer City of Washington, to leave New York on the 18th inst. for this port, it was thought was to call at St. John's, Newfoundland, for the passengers of the steamer Edinburgh, which :re cently sustained damage from collision with an iceberg. It was reported at Washington that the mission to France had been tendered to Mr. Slidell. The views of the Administration on the subject of neutral rights were soon to be• transmitted to Mr. Dallas, for communication to the British Government ; and copies of the despatch were to be furnished by the respective ambassadors to all the European courts. A document defining the position of the Ameri can Government on the rights of naturalised citizens of the United States who might return to their native land, was in course of preparation. The steamer Star of the West had reached Ne w York with Californian mails of May 20, and over a million and a half of dollars in gold. Californian news unimportant. The markets continued dull. The revolution in Chili was ended, after a bloody battle fought between General Viadauri, with 4,000 Government troops, and 3,000 revolutionists under Gallo, near Coquimbo. Viadauri triumphed, taking 600 prisoners and all the guns of the enemy. More than 2,000 men were slain. The Government sol diers had taken possession of Caldera. The re-vo lutionary party had been beaten in the south also. Trade was very dull at Valparaiso. From Nicaragua it was reported that M. Belly still had high hopes of his canal project. Sir Gore Ouseley continued at San Jose. The Italians in New York ivere raising a fund for the benefit of the families of those who might fall in fighting for the independence of Italy. A telegram from New Orleans gives later news from Mexico. Miramon is reported to have sup pressed a pronuneiamento by the priests in favour of Zuloaga. The church tried Miramon, but the padres were arrested, and sent to Vera Cruz. The Marquez expedition against Morella had been driven back, but not until the town had been ravaged, and the women stripped and whipped in order to make them point out the hidden treasure. Miramon had decreed the importations at Vera Cruz confiscated, and modified the ad valorem duties. General Cobas. is reported at Oajaca, and private parties of people are said to have crossed the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Zuloaga is reported to have been imprisoned by Miramon. _ Havana dates are to June 10. Sugars were quiet, and freights inactive. The New York stock market on the 14th opened • firm, but closed lower. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH, VIA HALIFAX. NEW YORK, JUNE 16, EVENING. The steamer CH); of Manchester, from Queens town, arrived here yesterday. The sales of cotton during the past two days were 3,500 bales, at a general advance in price of Ic. per lb. ; middling uplands, 114. The tone of the market at the close is quiet ; breadstuffs generally dull, and quotations slightly lower ; provisions also tend downwards. Neil Brothers and Co. report that the markets at New Orleans and Mobile are excited, under the influ ence of the news by the Europa, and that prices have advanced lc. to lc. per lb. ; in this market they re port an active demand at an improvement of per cent. _ _ NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 15. The sales of cotton yesterday and to-day have been only 2,500 bales, but prices are L-c. higher; middli n g is quoted 111 c., and market closos buoyantly. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY. The Royal Mail steam-ship Phoebe, Captain Clark, arrived here yesterday afternoon with the mails from the Cape of Good Hope, a full cargo, and 47 passengers. The Phcebe left Table Bay on May 22, St. Helena May 31, Ascension June 4, arriving here seven days before her postal date. By this arrival we learn that the Lady Head, a fine vessel of 850 tons, bound from Rangoon to Liverpool, w as wrecked on the 23d April on the east coast, about 90 miles westward of Algoa Bay, having apparently been driven out of her course by a heavy gale which then prevailed. Out of a crew of 29 only three were saved. The Aurifera arrived in Table Bay from South ampton, 84 days out, bringing 236 men, women , and children, as free emigrants. They were landed the same day and taken to the depot. The Cape Town Mail, of 21st May, says :—AV'e have no definite news from the borders of Kaffrarisf but there is some apprehension of a coming storra in that quarter, which the vigilance of the Governor will most probably check and crush in the egg. The long-continued drought had proved injurious to the flocks, but the quantity of wool is reported to be unusually large. TheearreNle B n s u 7, e a o n f d l aistt isy eeaxrpleacrtgeedlytheaxtc there ed will lt beo in of the y a much more considerable increase the year 1859. Both the railways from Cape Town and the har bour or breakwater in Table Bay have fallen into difficulties. The Royal Mail steamer Athens arrived with the English mails of the Gth April, on the 19th May. H.M.S. Calcutta, 84 guns, Captain Hall, C. 8., from Hong Kong, 19th March ; Singapore, 2d April ; Algoa Bay, 11 th May, arrived in Simon `0 Bay, May 15th, bound to England with invalids. H.M.S. Hornet, Captain Lord Guilford, sailed from Simon's Bay for England on the 10th of Mai' H.M.S. Belleisle left for England on 13th May. H.M.S. Hermes left Table Bay for Saldanhs Bay, May 18. The Semaphore of Marseilles says :—" The num ber of Austrian prisoners who have arrived at this port end Toulon since the battle of Magenta is 7,224; so that Gee. Giulay must have made a slight mistake when he limited his loss to 4,000 only." " The Emperor," says the .Moniteur, "has re ceived at his head-quarters addresses from the munici palities of Bergamo, Vares, and Brecia, in which theY express to his Majesty in the name of the inhabitants their sentiments of gratitude and devotedness." THE TIPPERARY BANK.—The official manager has given notice that a further dividend of Is. 6 d. in the poun will bo payable to the unfortunate creditors of the Tipperary Bank on and after the 27th inst. tb