The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-12 00:00:00

ITALY.

Accounts have been received from Rome to the 2d
May. The French had retired to Castel di Guedo
seven miles from
i the city, and GARIBALDI had de-
tached forces to interrupt their supply of provisions
and to break up the roads. The fortification of
the city was going on, and barricades were erected
in every street. The sth article of the French
Constitution has been printed in large characters,
and posted on every barricade and along the whole
line of march, which the French army will have to
pursue in order to reach Rome. It is as follows :
" The French Republic respects FOREIGN NA-
TIONALITIES, as she intends to cause her own to be
respected; she will not undertake any war for the
purposes of conquest, and WILL NEVER EMPLOY HER
ARMS AGAINST THE LIBERTY OF ANY PEOPLE."

An exchange of prisoners took place on the Ist
between the French and the Romans.

The Concordia of Turin of the 7th says RADETZKY
is at Mestra, and that General BRUCK would repair
there to consult with him. According to reports of
Austrian officers, they begin to despair of taking
Venice, and that RADETZKY will cut the same figure
there that General WELDEN has done in Hungary.
The Austrians have attempted to enforce the con-
scription in Lombardy, but up to the present moment
not a single conscript has presented himself, and
the peasants are everywhere rising in insurrection.
In many instances they have killed the Austrian
soldiers who have been sent to superintend the draw-
ing of the conscription.
General RAMORINO has appealed against the sen-
tence of death passed upon him by the Council of War.
The Marquis D'AZEGLIO has been appointed by
the King of SARDINIA President of the Council and
Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
Tu THE EDITOR OF TYE SUN.
Sin,—l am reported to have said at the Eastern Coun-
ties Railway meeting that the line had never earned
30,000/. in any half-year. What I did say was, that
545,7141. had been paid away in dividends as the net
earning of the line, whereas if the amounts unfairly
cchiaatrg
ioned,
estimated
capital,timate 308,47dbythei 11.,
row ntoogtlleetheersr
awt i2th the d
01,3091.7 pehra(i
been charged to revenue, making a total of 509,7801.,
then it is indisputably clear since its opening it has only
earned 35,934/. net profit.
If you will insert this correction I shall feel obliged.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
HUMPHREY BROWN.
House of Commons, May 11th, 1849.

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.-This agreeable
place of amusement is announced to open for the season
on Monday next, and the manager has prepared a
startling novelty for the occasion in the shape of a grand
pictorial representation of the " Storming of Badajoz."
Mr. Danson is the artist who has executed this interest-
ing work;
and, judging from the effect produced by the
rehearsal, which took place on Thursday evening, we
should say it is by far the best panorama this artist has
painted. As a picture alone, it is well worth the cost of
a visit to the gardens; but it has the additional recom-
mendation of auxiliaries such as have never yet been seen
in a work of this description. An attempt has been
made to follow the historical account of this great
achievement in the peninsular war; and the scenic effect
is so well contrived that the exhibition presents all the
appearance of reality. The booming of the guns as the
cluck strikes ten—the storming of the fortress by the
British .troops, and the sudden illumination which is
produced by the blaze of cannon and musketry, are por•
trayed in tho most life-like manner. The soldiers are
real men, and the guns fired are not mere skyrockets,
but such implements as are calculated to do all the exe-
cution which a " storming party" might desire. The
broad effect of this exhibition is of a very striking cha-
racter, and the explosion with which the affair con-
cludes gives one a good idea of the "noise and din" of
battle. We should say that Mr. Danson's praiseworthy
efforts will not have been thrown away, for this new
spectacle is well calculated to prove a source of attrac-
tion. The gardens have been much improved since last
season, and preparaticns are being made for opening a
refreshment room, the absence of which has hitherto
created much dissatisfaction amongst the visitors,

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The Duke of St. Alban's is steadily recovering
from his very dangerous illness. Ills Grace, with the
Duchess and the youthful members of his family, remain
in town.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from the
Colonial Office, for the Governors of the North American
Colonies. Dispatches were. also scat off last evening for
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