The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-30 00:00:00

Carale's division stood. He advanced M his sup-
port, and was, indeed, so far successful as to enable.
the rest of Piss's brigade, which had dreadfully
ARMY.) suffered, to retire from action. This general, who
fought the whole of the day with great daring, car-
CASTIGLIONE DELLS STIVIERE, Juint 27,
Tied the
village of sante Lads,' which his fame
You will be surprised to receive this letter daied
it
from a Lombard city, as three days ago I could not, however, maintain,: overwhelmed, as
was soon afterwards, bi the reserves of the enemy
wrote to you from the banks of the Pe—i.e., about hurried up against it. meanwhile, omen' Pia
100 Italian miles distant. The telegraph, how-. nell, commander of the second divition of the Ist
ever' Will have by this time explained to you the corps, made aware by the roar of the
reason why I hastened my journey to this part of of the action then being fought tae
Lombardy, which, on the 24th, the anniversary of
Ceatrilnuovo, had hastened his marsh.
the battle of Solferino, was the scene of the first p • through momambano and &home,
bloody contest between the armies of Italy and
he marched on Gavel:wells, and tried to get pos-
session of it. But his Columns had scarcely de-
those of Austria. The day after I had posted
the last letter I addressed to you, I was aroused
benched from the 'road leading to it when an ad-
out of my sleep by an officer of Gialdini's
vaned fort of Peachier& opening a tremendous fire
1 corps d'armde, who, bursting into the room
upon them, he was obliged to fallback on &home,
i I was occupying at a miserable hotel, informed me which movement he executed in perfect order,
that news had arrived at the headquarters of Gene- though it had to be accomplished under the cross-
be Cialdin that a great battle had been fought - of
yend the Minoio, between Peachier& and Villa- we the Austrian infantry. Pianell's division'
had scarcely scooMplished this movement when the
franca" Having already anticipated tile PcesibilitY action became • general ail - - along the line'
.a such an event, I bed taken all aorta of precau- of thole ,• ' which extend from vaßeggio
tions to be able to start at a moment's notice. I to vo. ' This . ..A.ii4 a ath. w..
lA* hossat.ti to the bricks Cst tltil AIiseSIMIK-91. enveloped M a nisi nt dottilidfirmoke from Valleffitio
inglifeerMn the! aadbli 164*" WWI •6% 1187 MC' down to Villafranca in-the plain. It was in the
meat, but now that the events of the war had
taken the direction of the Mlncio, I could not last-named town that Prince Humbert, the eldest
son of Victor Emmanuel, showedhimself worthy of
hesitate—and indeed, as you see, 1 did not—in the illustrious name he bears. The Prince, who
may choice. I only regretted that the opportunity was at the head of a battalion of the 49th Regiment
of witaessino me of the most fiercely contested belonging to his division, bad pushed a
mon_
struggles of modern times should have been lost. naissance towards Vill&freaca, when on a sudden
It could notle helped, however ; all I could do he found himself enveloped by two regiments of
was to take the first train to BOlogna;and from Bo- austrian.Lancers. Drawing his sword. and crying„,o
Wm
'te proceed to Milan, and again from *Man out to • his soldiers, " Form square, my boys,-7
and
straight to Lonato. Castiglione dells Stiviere, where teach these Croats how we defend the 'flag of the
I arrived this morning on My way back from regiment," he placed himself, in the centre of the
tbi village of Volta, where Prince Amadeus, square, and at last succeeded in dispersing the
the second son of Victor Emmanuel,. was enemy.
taken on The 24114 after-lie had been glo: I have been told that two of his aideede-
wrap were wounded near him, but fortunately the
riously wounded' it the% beak of his brigade, Prince escaped unhurt. I am certain the Aus-
charging the Austrians—Castiglione, I say, is a trans themselves will do justice to the admirable
pretty city on the slope of a hill.. Monte Belvedere behaviour Of Prince Humbert and his brother,
erects its barren top over it on the left. In the
centre the old Genzaga Castle frowns above the Prince Amadeus of Savoy, not yet 20 years
old, who was also wounded in the chest
houses, with its strongly built round tower. I pur- while leading the Lombard grenadiers to the charge.
poeely indulge in this sheet description of Casti-
glione delle Stiviere, because from. this place may be
Mid to begin the chain of thoee small hills' which,
*etching towards the MinciO as far' as Volta,
encircle the lower part of the ground where
the engagement on Sunday last took place.
The line of battle of the two armies was on
the left bank of the Lib, which, sloping down which,
from the north-west in a southerly direction at
Castiglione, make a bend, and strike the Mincio back on shone, ut neither the valour of the generals, nor the
courage of the soldiers, could emote a victory. The
Austrians had brought into action no less than
60,000 men. 'The Italians had marched the whole
of the previous day, and, from what I heard, had.
had nothing to eat since the middle of Saturday.
At one moment the division of General Pianell,
as 1 have said before, had been com-
pelled by the guns of Peachier& to fall
in a south-esaterly line. The Mincio, proceeding
from the Lake of Garda at Peachier's, runs due
south, with numerous carves, as far as Rivalto,
where it widens and assumes the character of a
lake. The hills I have spoken of above, from Cu- found itself surrounded
by such a swarm of Tyrolians that it was
generally thought it could not escape. Not only
did it succeed, however, in reaching Salionee
in perfect order, but assuming on a sudden the
tiglione to Volta on one side, and from Lonato
to Peachier& on the other, present the form of
a parallelogram, the four angles of which are
Least°, Peschiera, Volta, and Castiglione dells
Stiviere, and runs,
on both banks almost at right
angles towards the Mincio. The area of the paral-
lelogram is intersected by small valleys, approached offensive, it made such a desperate charge on the
Auatrians, that it took a whole battalion of them
prisoners. It was then four o'clock, sad fresh
Austrian troops could be seen coming in haste from
P biers on one aide, and from Verona on the
other. Coming is scarcely the right word ; I
ought to say that they came pouring in from
those places. The assault of these new comers
by gentle or steep slopes, and occasionally cultiveted wee euiptaind , 4y... the Italians; vial. the awn,
wording to the more or lees fertile nature of the
stubborn resistance as before. Count Della Rocca,
soil, which is perhaps the most stony in Lombardy.
the commander of the 3rd army corps, had fortu-
4he declivities of the hills, and the fields into nately extended by this time his line of battle from
which the valleys are divided—fields abounding in
Pozzuolo toValleggio, and directed General Govone
corn, vines, and mulberry-trees—are marked by to carry Custozza at the head of the 9th division.
low walls of large stones, separating the small hold-
Govone not only succeeded in carrying
ings of the numerous landowners. The tableland of Customs,
but held it until night came, and he was then
the higher ridges is sometimes covered with reddish
ordered to retire slowly towards the Mincio. Mon-
heath, sometimes with oak. Farms, hamlets,villages,
return and Montecroce were likewise car-
and country seats add ,more especially onthe Veronese
rigid at the point of the bayonet by
part of the parallelogram, to the beauty of that
General Cuaia, commander of the 2nd divi-
picturesque country, the interest of which is still
'ion of Della Rocca 's corps. Night was
further increased at Ponti, Valeggio, Salionze,
coming on fast when the order was given to General
Borghetta, and Volta, by the many isolated
Bizio to advance, in order that the Ist corp 3
churches and chapels erected by the devotion of
(Durando's) might slowly fall beck to the position
some rich nobleman of old, or some monastic cor-
assigmed to it. Bilk), who was burning with the
porstion, amidst evergreen groves of cypress. The
desire to Inv' ar le man'—i.e., to fight—advanced
position occupied by the Ist division of Durando's
so vigorously with his division (the 7th of the
corps on the 24th was that which from Salionze
army, and let of the 3rd corps), flanked by two
extends to the village of Oliosi. General
regiments of cavalry, that the Alliarians were for
Sirtori was placed with the sth division between
1 a moment compelled to fall back on their reserves.
Monzambano and Salionze, while Pianell (2nd
Thus ended the glorious battle of Sunday last. I say
division of the corps) had been directed to march ,
glorious, for both parties fought bravely to the last-
from Ponti, following the Pozzolengo and Monzam-
Beginning at half-past three in the morning, the
barrio road, and to try to effect his junction with
,_ action lasted till late at night—more than sixteen
the rest of the Ist army corps.
This corps had °'-`ll hours ; at the end, the Italisns and Austrians re-
ordered to occupy Castelnuovo, and cut the railway
manned masters of the positions on which they had
above the Stmda Lugano, with the object of inter-
cepting the communication between Verona and ia° long fought.
Peschiera. It seems that the Austrians had 1
Italians terrible losses. General Villarey was killed
The battle I have sketched in this letter cost the
so closely watched the movements of the ,
Italian army during the 22nd and the 24th, 1 bills
men to the charge. Generals Durand°,
a bullet through the head whilst leading
that they were enabled to occupy the village of .
Castelnuovo with a division of infantry, two It eel wounded ; over one hundred
Cereals
severely wounded
and Dho were more or
ees
battalions of Tyrolese Jaghers, and a large number .
of artillery, which they had placed on the hill I I_Mldianinac'nfay cm)
hundred privates killed. The Italians
I hear, were put hors de combat,
between Ceatelnuovo and Oliosi. This hill is , '
flanked on the left by a road ; on the right by the ' made I,o°° prisoners,
made by the Austrians are quite equal in number.
but it ie reckoned that those
Of the Austrian losses we cannot form an exact
valley of the Tegione. The Austrian reserves ere ,
idea, hut they must have been very heavy. All the
besides ready to ow the
support their main body
strong positions of Somme and Somme Campagna,
n .
various contests having been decided by the
from which they could easily hasten to throw
bayonet, there must have been terrible havoc.
the weight of their battalions where their aid was .
required. I .-------------
Cerale's division which began its forward move- 1 THE BRAZIL MAIL.
meat at half-past three in the morning, unfortu- 1 SOUTRARPTON, June 29, Emento.
nately thought it unnecessary to reconnoitre , The Royal Mail company., steamship Douro
minutely the ground. Once arrived at has arrived here with the above mail, 164 passen-
the outakirts of Castelnuovo, this division uns, 46,3981, in specie, and 1,113 packages of
found itself almost surrounded by an Aus- '-cargo. Among the pamengers are Mr. Green, the
trian corps—four Hungarian regiments and concessionnaire of the Great Southern Railway of
three battalions of sharpshooters—and it was Buenos Ayres, and from Lisbon the Marchiary ey,oness
obliged to fight, unsupported, for several hours Taglisearne, Count de Ribras, an d Mr . H
• t terrible odds. The 29th, 30th, sth, the American minister. The steamer Oneida was
and 6th regiments composing this division were at St. Vincent on the 21st. A storm had occurred
decimated by the powerful artillery the Austrians of unprecedented violence, the rain pouring in tor
brought to play from the commanding post- •
rents for five days and nights consecutively. The
tions they had occupied the evening of
the low lands were flooded, and the Great Southern
previous day. In spite of the terrible firing Railway was much damaged.
brought to bear against their right flank, these two , The Western Railway was for disposal, price
brave regiments succeeded at last in carrying the 3500,000 dollars. Produce was scarce. The
hills close by, which were defended both by the
i British warships Narcissus, Spiteful, and Triton
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dangerously wounded by a bullet, and taken to I Boon, or MADE, Warranam. Jutrit 29.—The
aP/thililleerY thusana
by the
Tyro
sharPaceraille7tewlaaa* li were at Montevideo, and the Egmont at Rio.
the ambulance in an almost dying state. Durando, the,'meanie of Privy
Eight Hrmr6rable, . thaeyelaills. ostd,i the Secretary of
galloping to the front of the charging columns, soon 9.?u,ncil2f
r°;o;eign Affairs, a copy of • despatch Irem her
the Austrians into the valley. But Dureado's exer- British ports with foulubills.of h u row
at t:t ! to
from
tiona led to nothing, because the Austrians were send- sdegedell y'!ucet Tor mahoreed Ist yersia frouilat,Fl
took
the
lead,
and succeeded in forcing the mass a ;iflaalest7s Consul at Tenerife, reespghting meet v
_ _y
the
ing fresh battalions to the rescue, and hewas himself
wounded in the right hand and his horse shot under rantine
ylioibdscenraGtzue. five
Lim. Sirtori was by this time hasteninghismarch to- ports with clean bill! of
uhisityhewslyobe
in ge
ports ictt qua-
CHYSTAL PALACE..— 0113 SHILLING DAT.-e-
-wards &Lorne, and had indeed occupied Oliosi, raw, Jew 29. Admissters.
utaion
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when informed of the critical position in which ditto by season tickets, 1,
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(The following letter baa been addressed by Mr. Glad-
stone to the Dail), News.] •
TO TIM lIDITOR OP TEM MILT IrtllM.
Sia,—lt having been stated in the Times news-
paper of this day that "the ladies of lir. Glad-
stone's family accepted the honour of an ovation"
on Wednesday evening from an assemblage which
the ' lame }mum' describes as persons di *he
lowest clam," I beg, without entering into iely
question as to the delicacy and propriety of this
style of criticism upon those who ought certainly
to be exempt from it, to say, that on the eveleing
in question, during my absence from home, callers
of police came to my house and stated that
in a very
large number of persons who were gathered front
of it along Carlton-house-terrace and towards Nll-
mall would disperse speedily as well as quietly if
Mrs. Gladstone would appear in the balcony, and
they requested that she would be good enough to
Oo so. Accordingly, this desire of the policatiess
conveyed to my wife, and she did what was sated,
as she thought, for the public convenience, mill in
deference to the representatives of public aeltho-

y.rit
1 mast add that Mrs. Gladstone and ether *it.
MOO Alta AFtnick with thus wowMPAI_IIPIPwaran"
and pot order of those who co elpdebd the large
assemblage.—l am, &a,
W. E. GLADSTONE.
11, Carlton-house-tames, 8.W., June 29.

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*parting intellignut.

WORCISTint RACES.
Tins WM' PiAra of SS own. added to a weapon/Ms of
3 son each, tor gyr•olds and wards:
eight for age; the
winner to be sold for 50 son. Five hutongs. 1
. I. Dluic's ROM Beauty
Mr.
Mr. Wallow's laallworth 4
Mr. Wilton's Yemmish
The billowing &au ran:—Ealght Templar, Yellow Girt, lien-
way, Sagacity I, Albert. Flora,_Marte Louise, and Sty Cob.
Betting : 7 to 4 apt Rank Beauty, 4to 1 apt Varnish, 6to 1
yin Klworth, 7 to 1 apt the Sagacity Idly, • mid 8 to 1 ?get
Yellow Girl.
Ilia 00VIIIMIT SIMMS of 10 son. web, with 100 added, for
, gyr-olds ; colts, Est lllb -. Me% Sat lib ; the second Mean lils
\ stake ; penaltlea and allowances. Straight Dee furlongs.
1
Mr. it. Button' s The General
•
Sir C. Desismit's on 2
• Lost Stamford's Lesp Year • c 3
Yillalost Belle ot Cadiz,
Thejoilowing also ran :—The Bassene,
Young Lord, and Grumio.
Betting: Bto Son The General, sto 1 agst Young Lord and
Moonbeam, 8 to 1 apt )(Blab*, and 10 to 1 apt Leap Year.
/St Ftllllo
extra
0 aifincul of 5 sovy. eacholritk 50 added ;
certain winners extra ; the second to save his stake. Straight
hall wile. 000 suns.)
Mr. T. Stevens's Cranbury
Mr. R. law's lacy Lek
3,1. r. Silence's King id Spades
The following abio ran :--Cedrtc, Edinburgh, Wean, The Peer,
Steamboat, Mogan" and UM,.
Betting : bto 4 on tVeabury, 6 to 1 wit Lucy Long, and 10 to
1 each Wet King of Spades. Cadesn, and Cedric. • • •
Tllit WOaCieffan CUP ilaanicap of 100 soya, by subscriedon
of 10 sore. each, li ft,the surplus in specie : for gygolds and
of
c gentlemen riders ; (vermin winners extra One mile
i and 9 furlongs. , a subs.)
I Mr. 3. Than
Wtgand ................................ 1
Mr in I'llaßlil Arkanem 2
Betting : 5 to 2 on Arkansas.
TIM Wen MIDLAND Westin of 5 sole. each, with 25 added ;
for gyr-olds and upwards ; weight for age with selling allow-
ances. Straight ball vntle. •
Mr. Lincoln's Cameo
Mr. Land's Yellow Girl ................................. 2
lir. G. Payne's Late 3
,
Chases alai len.
Betting : 6 to 4 apt Lute, 7 to 4 ao'Colenso, and 100 to 30
apt Yen= Girt
TDB Boeriecs BMilitvoLls? Tulin 51401.6 a handicaand pof 5 a
eon. each, with 30 added ; winners extra. One mile
quarter. (It sobs; )
Sir. J. Woyman s Colonel . ........................ 1
Mr. K. Beckley, juit's WynnetaY ........................ 2
Mr. B. Herbert Tempts Bar.. ... ... .. , . . . IS
Betting : Even on Wynnatay, 6 to 5 ..... Colonel, and 9e.to 1 bar
two.
Tug ComooLAMom PLATT of 30 son. for all ages; whiners
extra. About one mile.
W. PeAtttraiii .. ... ............ .. . : ....... : .......................
Ilr. T. Rickards's illavannati . .. ... . . • 3
The following also ran :—Tbe Count, Fatchwork, Desiree, Fat
Jack, Little Ellen, Sir John, Jolly Boat, and Visionary.
Betting : 2to 1 eget Little Ellen. 4 to 1 sina Stovklrifer, siu 1
...4. Id
.. The Count and Edinburgh, and lo to 1 apt any other.
—...----.
CRICKET.

Glllll.OllO V. FL/VERS.—This match was ern:Matted
yesterday at Kennington Oral. The forlownig score gives the
result of the day*s play :—Players, first innings, tio. Gentlemen,
first innings, hr 2 : second innings, 294 ; total, 390 The game
will be resumed this day
glinlll 801.00 L V. 51 AILLS3ROCOH COLLSOlt.—Tbis match was
commenced yesterday at Lord's. The following gives the result
of the day's play :—ltuOy School, Grog Wino. Oa Saari-
borough College, first innbups, six wickets down, 195. The match
will be resumed this day.
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CONVOCATION OF THE PROVINCE OP CANTER-
BURY.

In the Upper Home yesterday, after our repot
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leßTile Bishop of OXFORD said he should move in con-
nection with the other question that they should re-
commend That an instrument should be pre-
pared declaratory of the doctrine and discipline of the
church of South Africa which every priest and deacon
appointed to any office should be required to subecribe.
2. That a godly and well-learned manto be should
bishop.
the 3.
That the person eo elected should be presented for con-
secration either to the Archbishop of Canterbury or to
the Bishops of the church of South Africa, as might
hereafter be deemed advisable.
The Bishop of ST. Dienis inquired whether the resolu-
tions were to be taken together.
The Bishop of OXFORD sad it was immaterial to him,
bat at all events they might be discussed toge t ultimately
ther.
Considerable discussion then took place, bu
both resolutione were adopetd, with a few verbal altera-
tions.
A gravamen of the Arclideseon of Taunton and forty-six
other members of the Lower House, in opposition toldr.
Glialstone's Church Rate Bill, was brought up and ordered
to lie on the table.
r business having been transacted, their lord-
Some other business having been transacted, their lord-
ships separated without taking into consideration_ the
report on Rituals and 'Vestments, which was brought uP by
the Prolocutor of the Lower House.
THE LOWER HOUSE.
The members of the lower house assembled In the
Jerusalem Chamber ; the Ven. the Paotocuron preriding.
The oblates were read, and ordered to be redeced
to acts.
Mr. KEXKAIVAT gave notice that he should move as
foiloss:" That the best, because the only.just, plans for
the settlement of the church-rate matter is tom ow the
law to remain as it is, and to furnish some hinery
whereby is parishes which have hopelessly their
charch-rates an experiment of the church member may be
made."
The Archdeacon of Tarwros brought up a report trom
the committee
sppi to consider an addrem made to
the convocation of England by the bishops, clergy, and
laity of the Canadian branch of the united church of
England and Ireland, and gave notice of a motion for the
adoption of it.
The Pr.obocuroe brought up
.a resolution which had
been transmitted to bhu as having been adopted by the
Upper Hones, and which was as follows :—" That in the
opinion of this house the church of England holds oom-
mullion with the Bishop of Cape Town and those bishops
who lately with him in synod, declared Dr. Coleneo
to be ipiefaeto execieuounicateiL"
Archdeacon DCRisort moved that the Lower Hones do
concur in the resolution.
The Rev. J. W. lord seconded the motd
theion.
motion, re
The Dean of WitalillOsTEß supporte
!narking that he did not think that the action of the
Bishop of Cape Town and his consignee, in deposing
Bishop Canino, should debar them from communion with
the church of England. (Laughter.)
The motion was unanimously agreed to.
The resolutions agreed to by the Upper Hocese:and which
will be found in our report, having been brought down,
Canoe BMW: moved that they should be agreed to by
this home.
Guns Bunn= moved as an amendment, that these
new resolutions should be printed, to be considered
on
another occasion.
AliSkae•ooa BALI seconded the amendment.
On a show of hands, there were for the amendment, 15 ;
sgainstEventuitallLy the resolutions sent down by the Uiper
IHone, were sC:d to.
The hones adjounied.

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There were two deaths on Wednesday from
Asiatic cliolers in the parish of Bromley. nest Bow.
Death followed in twelve hours after the attack in each
ease.