The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-15 00:00:00

LO3IBARDY.

The Milan Gazette of the 7th has advices from the
camp under Peschiera, the right bank of the Mincio,
up to the sth. The garrison had effected the night
before two sorties on that side of the river, and three
on the opposite bank, but were repulsed with loss on
every side. The Piedmontese were actively engaged
in opening trenches and completing their works of
attack; the bombardment was to begin on the 6th,
and letters from Desenzano announce that the roar of
artillery was heard during the whole of that day. The
head-quarters of CHARLES ALBERT were still at
Somme Campagna. Operations are also in progress
against Mantua. On the 4th inst. the garrison of that
place sent a party of 2,000 men against the volunteers
stationed at some distance. The latter retreated
slowly, and keeping on the defensive, till at a certain
point they suddenly separated in two wings, and dis-
covered a battalion of regular troops, with four pieces
of cannon, who immediately received the Austrians
with grape-shot, and put them to flight.
The Ventidue 2llarzo of Milan, of the 7th, pub-
lishes an address to the POPE, signed by the repre-
sentatives of Milan, Venice, and Sicily, in which the
terms of the POPE'S allocution to the Consistory are
energetically, though respectfully refuted, on the
ground that the independence of Italy is a natural
right, and the war against Austria for the purpose of
regaining it is an act of mere justice.
The following is the official bulletin from the seat
of War, issued by the Provisional Government :
MILAN, MAY 9.—On the Bth General Ferrari was to
have 7,500 mem assembled at Trevisa. If to these troops
be joined the volunteers under the orders of General de
la Marmera, and the Pontifical troops under General
Durando, it will make an army of 18,000 men, ready to
defend the passage of the Piavie, and to resume the
°filinsiM The Neapolitan cavalry and infantry are
exPected. Cadore has vigorusly resisted the Austrians
during five hours. The end of it was, that the Austrians
driven back as far as Aquabona beyond the fron
hara sof the Tyrol. Belluna has yielded, and the place
been taken
Ant . possession of by the Austrians. General
who arrived on the 6th at Padua, with the
Legion, which the Lombard Government sent
utepotn
henaid. of the Venetian provinces, left for Feltre
receiving that news. General Nugent is at the
head of 15
!?00 men in Friuli, but he has not more than
4, 20,,a orreg.a,..troops. The upper part of Friuli, called
, still holds out in favour of the tricoloured
afitvreof
In the aff •
r wenty•
d t St. Silvestre, near Mantua, the enemy
Curtato . men killed and twenty wounded. At
the T us, m the same neighbourhood, the grape shot of
affair usocfans killed thirty of the Austrian troops. In the
Austrians c?t. Silvestre a stratagem adopted by the
trieolou id not serve them much. They mounted
some 3 r cockades, and cried " Viva (Italia," and sent
leers ruts ill front of them to announce them as volun-
Nea Font Florence, in the hope of deceiving the
Pentans who had only recently arrived, but the
stratagem did not succeed.

RREST AND COMMITTAL OF
Mit. JOHN MITCHEL.
DUBLIN, SATURDAY NIGHT.
Soon after six o'clock this evening Inspector Guy,
of the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force, proceeded
to the residence of Mr. John Mitchel, proprietor of
the United Irishman newspaper, at Ontario-terrace,
in the south suburbs, and arrested that gentleman,
OH a warrant issued by the magistrates of the
Head -Police-office, charging him with felony
12nder
the Act " for the better Security of
the Ciown and Government of these King-
dorns,,,
passed in the present session of Parlia-
ment. Mr. Mitchel, accompanied by Mr. Devin
Reilly, one of the editors of that paper, who happened
to be at the residence of that gentleman at the
moment, was conducted by the officer to covered
car, in which they proceededtothoffice,the
Where they arrived at seven o'clock.
Two
of head
h Wyse, were then ine
magistrates Mr. Porter and ir
attendance in the boardroom.as Mr. Kemmis, Crown
Counsel for the Crown,
Were also is waiting.
solicitor, and Mr. Perrin
Inspector Guy, with his
Prisoner, approached the bench, when Mr. Porter,
addressing the
officer, said, " Have you executed
your warrant ?"—lnspector Guy, " Yes, sir; here is
the body of Mr. John Mitchel.
Mr. Porter—Mr. Mitchel, informations have been
sworn before me that you have committed felonies
under the Act of 11th Victoria, by writing and pub-
lishing, in the United Irishman newspaper, certain
articles on the 6th and 13th of this month, addressed
"to the Protestant farmers, labourers, and artizans
-af the north of Ireland." The informations are
framed under the third section of that Act, and it
became my duty to issue a warrant for your appre-
hension. I will read the articles on which the infor-
mations are framed, if you desire me to do so.
Mr. Mitchel—lf you please, Sir.
Mr. Porter was then proceeding to read the articles
referred to when Mr. Mitchel said he would not give
Mr. Porter the trouble, as he was fully aware of their
contents already.
Mr. Porter--Mr. Mitchel, these informations, under
Which you stand arrested, have been sworn by Super-
intendants Walsh and Selwood, of the metropolitan
police; and upon those informations it becomes my
41Perative duty to send you to trial.
Mr. Mitchel—To what court, Sir ?
Mr. Porter—To the next Commission.
Mr. liemrnis, Crown solicitor, addressing the ma-
g"trates, said : Mr. Mitchel is at liberty to put any
questions he thinks proper to the parties by whom
the informations have been sworn. They are both
present.
Porter—Mr. Mitchel, do you wish to ask
those parties any questions ?
Mr. Mitchel—No, Sir, I have no question to ask.
r. Mitchel (addressing the Crown Solicitor) said
Kemmis, when will the Commission sit ?
"'en:mils—On the 20th instant (this day week).
ehel committal was then made out, when Mr. Mit-
tO /cell.'" conveyed, in the custody of Inspector Guy,
durio agate
Prison. The demeanour of Mr. Mitchel
reser!d,h 14 extraordinary proceeding was calm and
the Seri and he appeared to be deeply impressed with
been to °lls responsibilities of his position. He had
to f
eo
apriksoe: from
his
family dinner circle, consigned
Without the privilege of bail, and in case
_nvictio
leparn the penalty upon his offence might
ate him from his family for ever.
Under
the pr. the treason-felony Act, the accused has not
wilege of giving bail—of course, Mr. Mitchel
remain •
bare in custody till the charge against him
st4,,,gare been disposed of by a jury. This, as
eue''_at the time the Bill was under discussion, was
.ike,,°f the principal objects for the passing of the
fainin order to prevent parties accused from re-
the eh g at large pending the litigation arising out of
it arges against them.
Treason stated that other prosecutions under the
il 'Felonies Act had been commenced for
speeches delivered during the recent crusade in the
Guth ;but
Smith O'Brien, in consequence of the
rejaullries he sustained at Limerick has escaped those
The
serious prosecutions.
coup imagine of Dublin perfectly tranquil. No one
" that any prosecution of any kind could
bare been instituted.
Raraniusur
txthart.
Gae A..TION or YORII.—We are informed
o:quisitlon is in contemplation, calling upon
to allow Leema
hirnselt on, the eminent solicitor of York,
vacancy for the eit be put in nomination to fill the
cocerkeated by the unfortunate death
of Mr. Redhead
among the ultra.Lihera•l Air. Leeman ranks high
with aitsofl York. He has been
identified for years
ocal interests and pros-
perity, and as he will its
genePoriti Mr. Hume's motion,
which we understand is
is
approved of by the
Liberals of York, his suceesarahs
ouatde!rtain even in the
event of a contest, which we
Iplicoevisedblateral
inasmuch as being a man of ap r imagine
anced in the
Ples, and the two parties being
allowed to
city, he will, in all probability, be
" walk over the ground."

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Viscount Pahnerston received numerous
Of his political friends at dinner last evening, at hi circle
, man_
sion in Carlton. gardens.
The
Earl and Countess of Eglinton entertained
Louis Napoleon, the Earl of Strathmore, the
Countess (dowager) of Glasgow and Lady Diana and
the Hon. E. 11. Stanley, the Hon. Mr. Boyle, Mr. and
Lady Margaret Lushington, Sir Adolphus and Lady
ball.) mple, Mr. and Mrs. Coventry, Mr. Leslie, Mr.
Sinclair, Mr. and Mrs. Matheson, Miss Dundas, &c., at
dinner on Saturda
square. Y. at their residence in St. James's-
The" Earl and Countess of Jersey give a grand
Dt6 tg-morrovr evening to his Royal Highness the Prince
• Pruasia. 'rue Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and
V,uchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and Marchioness of
-F,zeter, Count Dietrichstein, and a brilliant circle, are
invited to meet the Prince at the banquet, after which
Mere will be an assembly.
titt
_The . Right lion. Sir Robert and Lady Peel enter-
nid distinguished circle to dinner on Saturda,
4mgy residence in Whitehall-gardens. yat
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