The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-03 00:00:00

heaviest calibre, from the Lake of Guarda into the
Mantua art ficial lake. Before the tremendous fire of
these boats (iischarging, in conjunction with the
batteries, no less than 12,000 sh, is in 24 hours), the
defences of the fortress speedily gave way, and in six
days the garrison were compelled to surrender (30th
July, 1799). It is proper to mention, however, that
the fortifications of Mantua have, like those of
Verona, been considerably strengthened since the for-
tress returned into the hands of the Austrians.

The above remarks may, with the assistance of a
glance at the map, help us to an idea of General
RADETSKY'S plan of defence. The strong concentra-
tion of his forces on Verona answers to the double
importance of that town, as commanding northwards
the defiles forming the high road from the Tyrol to
Lombardy (of which the upper ingress is defended
by Trento, still in the Austrian hands) and, south-
wards, the entrance to the line of the Adige, further
secure d by the posses ion of the fortress of Legnano
—a line considered by NAPOLEON of such importance
that he ascribed the ultimate disasters of the French
in Italy to its neglect. Into Mantua, the key of
Lombardy, RADETSKY has thrown a garrison so pro-
portioned, apparently, as to meet the requirements of
its extensive ramparts, without pressing too severel:,,
Olt its internal resources ; while the position of
Peachiera secures a branch issue of the home com-
munications, and blocks at the same time the entrance
from the Lake of Guarda into the Mincio. These three
several positions are all more or less important, and
if the reports now fi,ating of the bombarding and
capture of Peachiera are correct, the gain is one on
which Italy may justly found a temperate and a
manly exultation—such exultation as befits the
noble cause in which she is engaged.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY
A very limited quantity of English Wheat has been
received up to our mirket this seek. *Although the
show of samples was small the demand for all descrip-
tions, owing to the limited attendance of buyer?, and the
fineness of the weather for sowing spring corn, was in a
very sluggish state, at barely M, nday's quotations. The
best foreign Wheats were mostly held at full prices; but
the middling and inferior kinds were much neglected,
end, in,some instances, rather lower to purchase. Barley
was in moderate request, but not dearer. In Malt very
few sales took place. The best atts moved off steadily;
all other kinds slowly, at Monday's pikes. Beans, Peas,
and Flour, as well as Indian Curn, were unaltered in
value.

ARRIVALS.
What. liarlay. Mktg. I vir,,l,
ZigRIR •• •- • • 1,633 qrs. 1,010 qrs. 1,47# qrs. I 2,420 sk.
4,110 I
Foreign ••••• .• 6,110 tlO i I.=

Malt, 3.670 qrs.
WEIX-rzcumpEL.
Beef ronved off sloly, at, in some instances, a slight
reduction in value. All other kinfht of meat were firm,
at fully last week's quotations. Poe, from 2i 8d to 3.
6d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8,1; Lamb, 5s 8d to 68 6d; Veal,
4s to Ss; and Pork, 3s 10d to 53 per 81b* by the carcase.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
ZIPIJRTE THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, NEWINGTON.
Mr. LUSH moved for a rule to show cause why a man-
damus ,should not issue, directed to the authorities of the
parish. of St. Mary, Newington, commanding them to
summon a vestry meeting for the election of new
governor's of the pariah, in the room of those who went
out on Easter Monday last. The pariah was governed
wider the provisions of a local Act of Parliament,namely,
the 54th George.M., csp. 113, which provided that 12 of
the governors should annually go out of office in rota-
tion, and their vacancies should be filled up by a vestry
Meeting, either by poll or ballot, in such way as should
be deemed most proper by the meeting itself. Now at
the election on Easter Tuesday these were several
opposing candidates, and the Chairman decided the
election by a show of hands. A poll was demanded;
but there being no precedent for such a proceeding, the
(chairman, refused to accede to the request, while in
one instance where there were three candidates nomi-
nated, the chairman. screening himself behind the ex-
cuse of there being no precedent, refused to put more
than two names to the vote at once.

Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—Was the opinion of the
tneeting taken as to how the election should be decided?
Mr. Lusts said it was not, but one of the ratepayers
suggested to the chairman that he had better call upon
the meeting to decide how the election should be de-
, termined. The question had been discussed in the parish
for a long time, and the parishioners were now pafti •
ocularly anxious that the Court should decide whether
She election should be regulated according to the rules
'of the common law, or in accordance with the prece-
dents established under the local act.—Rule nisi.