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FRIDAY,

JULY 1, 1859,

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THE DAY'S NEWS

The House of Commons met, yesterday, after a
recess of some ten days. The new Ministry, those
who had been elected, were sworn in ; and, after a
notice of motion by Lord Elcho, that he should, on
an early day, bring forward a resolution to the effect
that the late Government, in reference to forei.n
affairs, deserved the approval of the House, and was
consistent with the honour and dignity of the
country ; and expressed a hope that the policy of
neutrality would be strictly adhered to. Lord Pal-
merston afterwards entered into some explanations
regarding the future policy of the new Ministry.
They would observe a strict neutrality, following the
footsteps of their predecessors ; and, as the session
was now so far gone, he thought it would be unwise
to bring in a Reform Bill just now ; but, in the next
session, he would endeavour to bring in a bill com-
mensurate with the exigencies of the times. A
similar statement was made by Lord Granville in the

Upper House.
The news from the seat of war is very scant.
It is reported in the Paris correspondence of the
Times that the military commission of the Diet
of Frankfort have approved of the demand
to move an army of observation to the Rhine.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times says the
loss of the Austrian army on the 24th inst., in killed,
wounded, and missing, is estimated at 20,000 men.
The Herald's Paris correspondent says that a
squadron, now organising at Cherbourg, is to
receive the appellation of the Channel Squadron.
A Berlin letter, in the Ilcunburgh News, says it may
be considered as certain that the Prussian government
has opened negociations with England and Russia,
in order to establish a common basis of mediation.

The bishops of Lombardy have been instructed by
the Sardinian governor of Milan to introduce in the
liturgy prayers for the king and for the success of
the allied armies. They are also invited to issue
pastoral . letters explaining the advantages of
the new national
_government. According to all

accounts, both public and private, the battle of
Solferino was a second Inkerman. The French and

Sardinians were surprised at early dawn, before the
mists _ that roll from the Tyrolese waters had dis-

persed ; Louis Napoleon was summoned to the field
by an, unexpected peal of cannon; Victor Emmanuel
took horse when half his troops were engaged; the
Piedmontese at one moment were enveloped by a
whirlwind of Austrian cavalry; their allies on the

right were broken ; it was the central column,
bayoneting its way to Volto, that retrieved the.
fortunes of France and Italy. and converted a defeat

into a triumph.

It is impossible not to admire the

splendid energies of. tl4' French divisional com-
manders. As M‘Mahon saved Magenta, so
Niel rescued Solferino. But the price of blood,
was paid. Neither of the belligerents appears
willing to avow his losses ; the bulletins announce no

totals- of slaughter ; no catalogues of dead .and
wounded are gazetted, either at Vienna or Paris.
What carnage stained those slopeg and. crags will
never be known ; the men who fell at Austerlitz and
Jerfit were never counted, nor will any statesman

ever calculate at what cost was purchased the victory
of the Mincio. That river has been passed ; but
how -rnafiv who marched from Paris and Turin are

iieft behind in the hospitals of Milan, or under the

Sods of the Chiesan valley ? .The Austrians stand
at arms within their. secure entrenchments ; but

how many did they leave to be trampled over
by the Red Hussars, and the lightly-stepping
volunteers of Savoy. A London contemporary
in allusion to ths t great battle on Friday, the 24th
ultimo, says : " However warmly we must appre-

ciate the successful bravery of the allies, it is im—pos-

sible not to sympathise with the disappointed courage

of their enemy, who was within a few degrees of

forcing a drawn battle, and whose tactics were admi-
rable. First, the Austrians evacuated their positions
on the right bank of the Mincio; thus completely
deluding the invaders. Following up this Movement,
they suddenly and swiftly returned ; their battering-
train thundered through - the gates of Peschiera,
across the armed bridges, and upon the last Lombard
plain. Simultaneously they attacked both French
and•Piedmentese. Their masses, matched against
equal. if not superior numbers, everywhere pressed
back the foe ; theii standards glittered Within sight
of the Chieia ; when, like the launching of a thunder-
bolt, General Niel's division smote their central
front. The blow struck through their most gallant
ranks; its recoil was felt from Volta; the victorious

wings of the Austrian army were compelled to close

up for mutual safety; and, after' sixteen hours of

terrible effort, the assailants, repulsed along their
whole line, withdrew, leaving the field in possession
of its gallant defenders. No pursuit was possible ;
the Austrians retired in perfect order ; they had
been repulsed, not overthrown; they retraced their
way leisurely across the Min*); remained for some
time unmolested at Villa Franca; and finally, in
accordance with the new programme drawn up by
General Hess, fell back on the base *hence they have
resolved to direct their future operations. -
The West India mail brings us an account "of:
serious accident to the clipper ship Indian- Queen, on
her voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne. She
struck an iceberg, April Ist, in lat. 60 •S., lon. 169,W.
Captain Brewer, the first mate, thirteen men., and
two passengers, lowered the life-boat and left the
ship. Came alongside again, after an, interval of a
quarter of an hour, and, finding the ship was making
no water, they tried to get on board ; but .losing" their
oars when near the ship, and being too far off to
catch any rope thrown to them, the ship. drifted.
clear of ice, and the boat was never seen afterwards.
The Indian Queen reached Valpariso on the 10th of
liday, entirely dismantled. We give a list of the
passengers arrived in safety at Valparaiso..: _
The quarterly Revenue accounts were made up
last evening, and they are of a 'very favourable
character. In Customs the increase is about
£280,000, and the Excise shows an increase of 'about
£320,000. Land and assessed taxes, Post-office,
crown land, and miscellaneous items will yield an
increase Of about £200,000,=-thus, then, will be a
total increase in the above heads of revenue of about
three quarters of a million sterling. . Against this
there is a falling off of about £120,4300 on stamps..
The fall in the Income tax from 7d. to 'pa. in the £,
occasions a loss of .about £420,000. In the account
for the year now ending June 30th, there is a loSs on
income tax of upwards of £4,000,000, owing to the
collection for the year being at -an average rate of
6d.', instead of 10-0., in, consequence of. the varia-
tionsof the rate. In every other branch of revenne,
the year's account yields increased, receipts. The
increase on customs to £1,500,000 ; the excise,
£270,000 ; stamps, £230,000 ;, land and assessed
tales; £30,000; post-office, £210;000 ;' Crown lands
about £4,000; miscellaneous items, about £600,000.
The loss of income tax is £4,000,000, but the
increase as above, reduced the nett loss on the year
to about 11,200,000, ,thus:making •up about
£2,800,000 of the loss sustained by the reduction of
the income tax.
_There is no_ domestic news of any importance this
morning, - At the close of the poll yesterday, in the
Oxford University, Mr.'dladstone was in advance of
Lord ChandoS,' by about 'lOO votes. The liPrning
Herald had *said that. Thursday was the day on
which the supporters. of Lord Chamlos were likely
to rally- in great numberi; but yesterday's voting
does not bear out the prediction. An official notice
has been issued calling out all the militia regiments
of Ireland, with two exceptions.
At the Dock Board, yesterday, some discussion
took place in reference to a letter from the timber
trade,' whocemplained of.beingdeprived of a por-
tion of the storage ground assigned to them at the
north end, in order that the excavations for the new
steam dock, in connection'with the-Huskisson Dock,
may go On. "Mr. Smith contended that the timber
trade had a just cause of complainf ; but the Chair-
man urged that the inconvenience would be merely
temporary ; and that, in the meantime, suitable
accsmmodation w -mid be provided for the timber
trade. The subject was referred to the Works Com-
mittee, with tbe:.Engineer to provide the necessary
accommodation.
The Health of the ,Town;' according to the report
of the medical officers of the borough, read at the
meeting of the Health Cominittee yesterday, is in a
very satisfabtory state, the mortality being less than
in any corresponding week during the past ten
years. This is very cheering, and no doubt, is much
owing to the attention paid by the Sanatory officers
to the cleanliness, &c., of the bye and other streets.
Two interesting cases will be found ill:our paper
today, the details of which transpired at the Police
Court yesterday-one a case of elopement,and seduc-
tion, the other a fight about open-air preaching.
We have stated heretofore, that, unless the latter is

at once stopped, blood will be shed in the end

GERMANY TO THE RESCUE

IT must have been foreseen all along, one would
think, thal'in the war which has been so' wantonly
provoked in Italy, ustin proportion as Austria was
defeated and France provoked, would the feeling of
Germany be aroused, and her resistance called forth.
And so it is coming to pass. The battle of Solferino
may for the moment be hailed by the French as a
famous victory; but it is not improbable that it may
prove to be one of a series of 'successes which may
lead, in the long run, to calamitous results. They
are successes which, in their achievements, have
involved an enormous sacrifice on the part of the
victors, not less than on that of th'e vanquished.
Blood and treasure have been wasted to an awful
amount ; and it very likely it may turn out to be
for no better purpose, than was that similar sacrifice,
on nearly the same arena, now more than half