The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-09 00:00:00

ITALY.

LOMBARDY AND PIEDMONT.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE LATE
BATTLES.

The following proclamations have been published
by the Provisional Government of Lombardy :
« PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF LOMBARDY.
" Milan, May 31, 1848.
" The Italian army, as was announced in the extra-
ordinary bulletin of this morning, obtained on the 30th of
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" The enemy of Italy was vanquished on the plains of
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publish some particulars come to-day by official letters
from the camp, whilst we await the relation from the
General Stato Maggiore of the army upon the heroic
deeds of this day.
,4 on the 29th a numerous Austrian corps made an
unexpected sally from the walls of Mantua, assailing
tho extreme right of our army from the part of the
Tuscan quarters between the Gracie and Curtatone.
The brave Tuscans, although inferior in number, op-
posed the most heroic resistance to the first impetus
of the enemy. The university battalion fought bravely,
but valour was obliged to cede to the great dispropor-
tion of the numbers. The Tuscans retreats d beyond
the "Vinci°, leaving about 180 d- ad upon the field, and
300 wounded. The names of those who fell for our
liberty will live for ever in all Italian hearts.
" On the same day (the 29th) the enemy rushing upon
the left wing of our army, attacked our troops in the
plain of Rivoli, thinking, perhaps, with such a 'force it
might give some succour to Peschiera, already reduced
to extremity. But the Piedmontese brigade sustained
the shock with indomitable firmness, and made the
enemy (N.ho was repulied with conAderable loss) repent
of his vain attempt.
" Meanwhile General Bava, commandinc, the right
wing, had reunited his troops on the part of''Goito, and
morning of the 30th the King Charles Albert
on the mor
came into the field from the quarter-general of Vallegio,
perceiving that the hour for a great battle was come;
since, if the Austrians had succeeded in crossing the
Oglio, and throwing themselves on the part of Cremona,
all Lower Lombardy and Milan itself would have been
menaced.
" The Austrians were in number 30,000, and had with
them 130 pieces of artillery.
"At the encounter our troops had only about 20,000
and 46 cannon. The battle was tremendous; the
Treen
of the artillery lasted about seven hours from both
parts. The King and the Duke of Savoy both exposed
themselves to the continual fire of the enemy, animating
with their example the valour of the soldiers.
"At nightfall the enemy was repulsed upou the whole

line.
"In the moment of the victory the announcement
arrived that the fortress of Peschiera had capitulated,
and the King ratified the honourable conditions stipu-
lated for the surrender by the Duke of Genoa.
"Towards midnight, when the King returned to the
quarter-general, two regiments of cavalry were still in
pursuit of the enemy. At the re-entrance of the King,
Yallegio was illuminated to celebrate a victory which
will perhaps decide the destinies of Italy.
"PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF LOMBARDY.
"Milan, June 1, 10 o'clock morning.
"We announce other particulars just now arrived of
the glorious deeds of the 29th and 30th of May.
"The enemy, which until now by his movement had
almost allowed us to expect an approaching retreat, made
a powerful effort, attacking our troops upon the whole
line ; at the same time the Tuscans were assailed on the
extreme right, and the Piedmontese in the plans of Pas-
trengo and Rivoli at the extreme left. If the memorable
valour of the Tuscans was not sufficient against the
crushing number of the Austrians, that of the Pied-
montese from the other point succeeded in repulsing
them with much advantage, the enemy having left in
those plains 600 dead, amongst whom are many officers.
"Scarcely had the King Charles Albert heard that a
great body of Austrians was directed from Verona to-
wards Mantua, when be hastened in person along the
line of his army, reinforced its positions, and principally
that of Goito.
"It was there that the battle of the 30th was fought.
The combat began about half-past three o'clock, and
lasted till night-tall.
" The victory was ours without very serious loss ;
two of our officers remained upon the field, and many
others wero honourably wounded. Of the enemy's
troops a great number were killed, andr
many made pri-
soners, amongst whom were Majo Bentheim and
several superior officers.
" On the same day, as was announced, the enemy
shut in Peschiera hoisted the white flag; the garrison
obtained from the generosity of the King Charles Albert
honourable conditions, consigning meanwhile to our
troops one of the gates of the fortress.
" Yesterday, the 31st of May, the enemy, althoits eugh
long followed by our cavalry, was able to unite lf
under Mantua, and there was recommenced yesterday a
second battle. Of this we know nothing more as yet;
but we hope that it will give to our brethren a second
victory.

" June 1, Six o'clock (Evening).
" The particular facts which from time to time reach
us from various parts put always in clearer light the
valour of the Italian army, and the importance of the
terrible actions against the enemy in the latter days of

May.
" The Austrian column which on the 29th attacked
the left wing of our army, whilst that which came out
from Mantua threw itself upon the opposite wing, had
,moved by Bardulino and Lazise with the view of coming

to the besieged Pescbiera. Banklino was sacked with
the accustomed atrocity of the enemy. On that point
the attack was first sustained by the corps of Pavian
volunteers ; this gave place to three detachments cf the
regiments of Savoy cavalry, Savoy iniantry, and 14th
Piedmont, and these succeeded in dispersing the enemy,
which, with a severe loss, retreated to the country of
Caprino.
" On the other side—that is to say, the side of Man-
tua—the Austrians put into the field 20,000 men. They
attacked the Tuscan quarter from three sides—the
Grazie, Curtatone, and Montanara. The Tuscans, atter
having vigorously sustained the battle in the two first
positions, retired in good order towards Goito.
" It was then that all the strength of the enemy was
turned against the entrenchments of Montanara, which
were only guarded by two thousand Neapolitans and
Tuscans. These opposed a heroic resistance for six
hours under the most destructive fire, but at the end
were obliged to cede :ground, and collect themselves in
Bozzolo. A column of those brave soldiery, separated
from the greater body, surrounded by a too prevailing
force, and deprived of ammunition from the bursting of
a bomb upon the convoy which transported it, was,
after a fresh loss, constrained to retire to Guidizzolo.

" This most valiant resistance of the Tuscans gave
time to the Piedmontese to collect themselves with much
force in the vicinities of Goito, where, on the morning
of the 30th, the battle was recommenced.
" Scarcely did the King Charles Albert and the Duke
of Savoy hear the cannon of Goito, when they moved
with two divisions to that point; when arrived there, the
action already proceeded bravely. The enemy attempted
to force the passage of Goito with the view of taking all
our positions; but the power of the Piedmontese artillery
repulsed them from the centre. There was a moment
that the Austrians, perceiving the right wing not suffi-
ciently defended by artillery, exerted there their greatest
effort, and that part began to cede to the prevailing
force, when the Duke of Savoy advanced the 2d Regi-
ment of the Guards.

" The Austrians were then repulsed on that side also,
and towards half-past seven of the evening they were in
full flight.
" It was said that a corps of 6,000 Austrians, sepa-
rated from the rest of the army, had disbanded itself on
the left of the Oglio. Troops of Tuscans and Neapoli-
tans were accordingly sent to reinforce the passes of the
liver, to cut off their retreat.
" The precise number of our wounded is not yet
known ; the number is great, but that of the enemy
much exceeds it.

" This day (in which the King Charles Albert and his
sons were always in the midst of the fire, as the humblest
of their soldiers) was aot only glorious for us, but of the
gravest moment in the war ; since the bold plan of our
enemy was discovered, which was to surround our army
onlall sides. It was seen that the Austrians, however
strong, cannot in the open field sustain an encounter
with the valour of the Italians.

" By order of the Provisional Government,
" G. CARCANO, Secretary."

General PEPE published an order of the day, dated
Bologna, 29th ult., stating that a number of soldiers,
sub•officers, and even officers, belonging to the first
division of the Neapolitan army, seduced by Austrian
agents, had abandoned their colours. The General
declares tliat those who do not return to Ferrara in
the course of three days will be considered and
treated as deserters.

A Neapolitan battalion had crossed the Po to join
the Italian army.
A letter, dated Costa di Parengo e Rovigno, 28th
ult., mentions that the combined Italian squadron
was then lying at anchor in the roads. The
Neapolitan force was reduced to two frigates
and a brig, the steamers having all returned to
Naples. A corvette, commanded by a Rear-Admiral,
had reinforced the Venetian squadron. The Austrian
ships of war were still at Trieste. The votes in the
different parishes of Milan, in favour of the incor-
poration of Lombardy with Piedmont, down to the
31st ult., amounted to 32,162. The dissenting votes
did not exceed 290.

L' Italia Centrale (Modena paper), of May 30, pub

lishes a proclamation of the Provisional Government
of that city, decreeing the immediate annexation of
the provinces of Modena, Reggio, Guastalla, Frig-
nano, &c., to the states of Sardinia, with the view of
constituting a constitutional kingdom of Upper Italy
under the sway of the House of Savoy. The local
privileges of the provinces are not to be infringed.
The Pensiero Italiano of Genoa, of the 3d, gives
some particulars about the public rejoicings that took
place at Milan on the Ist, on the occasion of the
Piedmontese victories. The whole of the National
Guard was under arms ; the people bore banners
with the words, " Long live CHARLES ALBERT, King
of the Italians !" A procession of young maidens
bore the effigy of CHARLES ALBERT crowned with
flowers. President CASATI addressed the multitude,
and assured them that the KING consented to all the
guarantees of liberty they had demanded ; and con-
cluded with " Long live CHARLES ALBERT, King of
the Italians !"

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE-FRIDAY.

The present week's arrivals of English Wheat for our
market, coastwise, have been considerably on the in-
crease. By land carriage, however, the receipts have
been trifling. The show of samples to-day was limited,
yet the demand for all descriptions was heavy, at barely
Monday's reduced currencies, and a clearance was not
effected. Foreign Wheat, the imports of which have
been only 3,570 quarters, moved off slowly, but we have
no alteration to notice in value. In Barley next to
nothing was doing, at late rates. The supply on
offer was trifling in the extreme, but it was quite
adequate to meet the wants of the dealers.
Superfine Malt was quite as dear ; but other qualities
were neglected. In prices we have no change to notice.
The Oat trade was in a very sluggish state, at Monday's
prices. Beans were is per quarter lower. Peas, Indian
Corn and Meal, as last advised. The top prices of the
best town-made Flour was 44s per 2801bs.

Engllsh ••• • • •

ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK.

Wheat.
5,020 qrs.

liari.y„
730 qrs.
330
_ 1:270
Malt, 2,20 qrs.
SIVEXTEEPIELD.

Oats. I Flour.
2,230 qrs. 1,4;0 sky.
3,210 1 --
3,030 1

Irish. .... • • • •
Foreign

3,570

Notwithstanding the supply of Beasts here to-day was
but moderate, the time of year considered, the beef trade
was excessively dull at barely, but at nothing quotable
beneath, Monday's prices. The show of Foreign Stock
was on the increase, but from Scotland only 210 beasts
came fresh to hand. There was a further increase in
the numbers of Slieep. All breeds were heavy in the
extreme, but we have no actual decline to notice in
value. The prirnest old Downs sold at from 4s. 10d. to
ss. per 8 lbs. From the Isle of Wight 257 Lambs came
fresh to hand, and the arrivals from other quarters were
liberal. The Lamb trade was in a very inactive state,
at barely the late decline in the currencies. An im-
mense supply of Calves was brought forward, and which
sold at a decline of 2d per 8 lbs. Pigs were very dull at
late rates. Mitch Cows sold at from 151. to 181. each,
including their small Calf.

Per Sibs. to s
s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts.. 3 0 3 4
Second quality 3 4 3 6
Prime large Oxen 3 6 3 8
Prime Scots
Large coarse Calves 3 4 4 0
Prime small ditto 4 2 4 4
Suckling Calves l7 0 26 0
Inferior Sheep •• • 4 0 4 4

;Ink the offal.

s. d. to s. d.
Second quality ditto 4 4 4 6
Coarse-woolled ditto 4 G 4 8
Southdown Wether 410 5 0
Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0
Large Hogs ... ••• 3 10 4 4
Small Porkers .• . • 4 6 4 10
Quarter old Pigs •• 16 0 23 0
Lambs •••••• • • • • 5 0 6 0

TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Sheep. I Calves. I
Pin.
I 12.770 1 635 395
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. I Pigs.
146 910 211
NEWG.A.TE AND XMADENHAI.36.

It taste.
822

We had a very dull trade to-day, and prices were with
difficulty supported.
At per stone by the Carcase. - -

s. il. to s. d.
s. d. to s. d.
Beef,inferlor.• ••.• 2 10 3 0 Mutton, Inferior •• 3 4 3 6
middling •••• 3 0 3 2 middling.. 3 8 4 4
-- primelarge •• 3 2 3 4 prime —— 4 6 4 8
--- prime small .. 3 4 3 ki Pork, 1arge...... 3 8 4 4
4 4I small ——— 4 6 410
Lamb. 4s 10d to 5s 10d.
BOILOIIGEL EOM' lIILLLUILET.

As the plantation accounts come somewhat favourable,
and as the supply of flops on offer is increasing, the de-
mand for all descriptions is heavy, at barely last week's
quotations. Duty, 155,000/. to 160,000/. Sussex pockets,
31. to 3/. 6s. ; Weald of Kent ditto, 3/. ss. to 3/. 10s. ;
Mid and East Kent ditto, 3/. 7s. to 51. Bs. per cwt.

The market for 'British Plantation has been dull, and
with a larger supply; prices have declined about 6d tol
is per cwt.
REFINED.—This article is also heavy; Lumps, 55s 6d
per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-5,829 bags Bengal partly found buyers
at steady prices: Benares fine white 438 to 44s Gd, good
soft yellow 395, and fine brown 30s to 32s per cwt.
Penang, 274 baskets 156 bags 15 boxes went rather
lower; good damp yellow 36s to 36s 6d, low 32s to 335,
and good and fine brown 30s 6d to 31s 6d per cwt. Mau-
ritius, 10,292 bags 180 casks sold Gd to is lower, fine
yellow 41s to 425, good and line brown 34s to 35s 6d,
and very ord 29s to 30s.
FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah mostly sold at 38s 6d to
40s for low and mid, and at 40s 6d to 42s 6d for good
and fine Molasses. There has been less demand.
CoFlEE.—Jamaica good and fine partly sold at 77s to
115 s, at 49s to 70s for low mid to mid, at 37s to 46s 6d
for fair and fine fine ord, and at 308 to 36s for ord and
good ord. Ceylon has been cheaper; ord bold pale 30s,
low mid 42s to:4ss 6d, fine ord 32s 6d to 365, and ord
27s Gd per cwt, pea-berry 40s to 455. Mocha has been
deciuedly lower; fair and good bold rile greenish long
berry 51s to 545. Rio has been at 33s to 35s for fine
fine ord, and at 30s to 338 for fine ord.
COCOA.—The market has been rather dull. Trinidad
38s to 42s Der cwt.
RlcE.—Bengal has been taken in at 9s 6d to 103' and
some good mid and good white, rather dusty, has been
sold at 9s to lOs per cwt.
SPICES.—BIack Pepper has been taken in at 24d to
2P per lb., and white at 48d ; clean Tellicherry has
realised 2d per lb.; Pimento has been dearer, good mid
3.0 to 34d per lb.
SALTPETRE.—CSICUtta has been 2s to 2s 6d per cwt.
lower; mid grey 84 per cent. refraction 25s 6d to 265.
Ruat.—East India proof has been is 4d to Is 5d per
gallon, and Leeward Island is 7d, being dull.

TV.A.—The market has been steady.
COTTON.—There is but a limitvd business doing.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 45s per cwf. on the spot.

CHAINCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court at 'Westminster,
to-day, to hear unopposed lunatic petitions, appeals, and
appeal motions.

IN THE MATTER OF NISBETT, AN ALLEGED LUNATIC.
Upon this petition being called on, the object or which
was to obtain a commission de lirdatico inquireado
against a lady at Yarmouth.

, .
Mr. STUART stated that after thu report of Dr. Clut •
terbuck, of which his Lordship was in possession, the
parties presenting the petition thought it the most pru-
dent course to withdraw it.

The petition was accordingly withdrawn, and the
costs ordered to stand over until a petition had been pre-
sented with respect to them.

ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
KNIGHT V. IKAJORIBANKS.
The further argument's in this case occupied his Lord-
ship the Master of the Rolls the whole day. The suit
was instituted for the purpose of setting aside certain
deeds executed in 1829 and 1836, by Colonel Peter
Augustus Lantour, under circumstances as alleged,
which i❑ equity wou!d be considered as amounting to
fraud. The arguments have already occupied two days,
and appear likely to take up the time of the Court for
some days to come.

VICE-CHANCERY-(THIS DAY.)

(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England was
occupied the whole morning with unopposed cause
petitions, short causes, and cause petitions.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
Cause petitions of no general interest occupied his
Honour the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce the whole
morning.

(Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.)
lIONRO V. TAYLOR.

The arguments in this part-heard case were resumed
to-day. The bill was filed by a vendor against a
purchaser for the specific performance of the con-
tract. By a written memorandum, dated -the
31st of July, 1845, the defendant agreed to purchase
Belmont House, Vauxhall, together with a plot of ground
adjoining, for 7,7501. The property was stated to be
partly leasehold, held under the Dean and Chapter of
Canterbury, and partly freehold. The purchase was to
be completed in the following November, and on giving
up possession a formal agreement was to be executed.
, The defendant was to take the same title as the plaintiff
received from the devisees and executors of the late Duke
of Brunswick. Soon after the date of this memorandum
the plaintiff applied to the Dean and Chapter for a re-
newal of the lease, when it was ascertained that they
claimed as leasehold a portion of the land which was
supposed to be freehold. The defendant required that
boundaries should be ascertained and defined, but the
plaintiff entirely failing to distinguish the boundary line
between the freehold and leasehold, the defendant re-
fused to complete the contract. The further arguments
occupied the Court the whole morning.

.QUEEN'S BENCH-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in BalICO.)
COUNTY COURTS.-FOSTER AND ANOTHER V. TEMPLE
AND ANOTHER.
The defendant was the executor of a person named
Taylor, and was summoned to. the County Court by the
plaintiff for the payment of a sum in which Taylor had
died indebted to him. The plaint called Taylor
"Thompson." The matter was referred to the Judge of
the Court (the Westminster County Court), who decided
that the first plaint was invalid in consequence of the
mhdescription, and ordered a second one to be made out;
but before it was executed the Statute of Limi-
tations had run out in respect to the claim, as it
hsd been contracted more than six years before.
The Judge, however, considered that the proceedings
had commenced with the first summons, and decided
for the plaintiff. A rule was subsequently obtained by
Mr. llorry, calling upon the Judge ot the Court to show
cause why a prohibition should not issue on the ground
that the claim was barred by the Statute of Limitations.
The matter came on for argument to-day.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL showed cause against the
rule being made absolute, and contended that the Judge,
according to the Act, was perfectly right in ordering the
summons to be corrected.
Mr. HORRY followed in support of the rule.,
The COURT considered that the judge hal acted
properly, and discharged the rule.
Rule discharged accordingly.

SECONDARIES'..—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary JANE E.)
WARD V. COX.

This was an action to recover damages for breach of
contract. The plaintiff is an inn-keeper, at Grafton
Regis, and defendant is an ironmonger at Northampton.
The facts of the case were these, in November, 1844.
the plaintiff put his son apprentice, with a premium of
491.—the apprentice remained with his master till Oct.
1847. in consequence of the death of another son, plain-
tiff wrote to detendaut for permission for the apprentice
to attend his brother's funeral, but the request was re-
fused, and the lad, acting under the influence of strong
feeling, went home without leave. On his return the
defendant refused to take him hack, not, however, on
the ground of disobedience, but because he did not con-
sider the premium was sufficient, and said he would not
take him back unless he was paid 201. more, which was
refused, and after some negotiation the boy was received
back in January this year.
For the plaintiff it was contended that the defendant
by not pleading admitted that the apprentice had reason-
, able ground for absenting himself, and that he (de-
fendant) was not justified in refusing to receive film
back. The question, therefore, was the amount of da-
mages to which plaintiff was entitled. On the other
hand, however, it was shown that after a negotiation
the lad was received back; it was, therefore, contended
that the plaintiff could only recover for the time the de-
fendant refused to receive him.

The Learned SECONDARY was of that opinion—the
jury had nothing to do with private arrangements inde-
pendent of the contract. They could only find that the
boy was absent for a certain time, whereby he had lost
instruction, and plaintiff had been put to expense.
Whatever might have been the inducement for the par-
ties to agree, they had certainly again adopted the in-
denture.
The jury gave a verdict for 64

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
John Sanders and William Underwood were charged,
the former with stealing, and the latter with receiving, a
watch chain and a fourpenny-piece, the property of Miss
Anderson, the landlady of the Rose and Crown, Clare-
court, Clare-market.
The prosecutrix stated that about fire o'clock last
evening she was lying in bed, being indisposed, when
she heard a footstep in her room. Supposing that it was
some of the people of the house, she took no notice of
the occurrence. She heard a noise as of some one
moving a chain which she had left in a paper box on
her dressing table, but still had no suspicion. A few
minutes afterwards, however, she got up, and finding
that the chain was gone, went to the bar to inquire who
had been up stairs.
Other witnesses showed that Sanders had been seen
to go up stairs a few minutes before the prosecutrix
made known her loss. Ho was given in custody, and
shortly afterwards Underwood gave up the chain, saying
that Sanders had given it to him. On the way to the
station something was heard to fall on the footway, and
a fourpenny, piece, which Miss Anderson identified
as having been attached to the chain, was found near
Sanders's feet.

They were committed for trial on this charge, but as
it was understood there was another charge against
them, they were ordered to be brought up again on
Tuesday.