The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-06 00:00:00

THE SUM, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1859.

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CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS.—TO-NIGHT aL
and a Grand Day Performance every Saturday After-
noon at 3, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly. Chancre of Programme,
New Songs—continued success, and crowded houses.—Stalls,
3s. ; unreserved seats, 2s. ; gallery, is Tickets and places
may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old
Bond-street, and at the Hall.

REMORN E. -CONCERT BALLET -
V Marionettes —Grand Cirque—Fireworks Fire Kitq
—llluminations—Bal al fresco, commencing at half-past 8, anc
continued throughout the evening.—One Shilling. The Cre•
morne Supper from 9,2 s 6d each.
N.B.—The celebrated Tiger Jungla to be seen daily.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High
Holborn, formerly Casino de Venise.—This establish-
ment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegance and
matchless beatfty of its decorations, combined with the per-
fection of its management, is OPEN every EVENING.
The celebrated band, under the diredion of Mr. W.M.Packer,
plays a nightly varied selection of the most approved classical
and modern music. Doors open at half-past 8; overture at
9 ; closing at :12 punctually. Admission is.

ARGYLL-ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly.
These popular and celebrated rooms are open every
Evening, with R. R. Bignell's Grand Orchestra, conducted by
that great composer, Mons. Antony Lamotte, of Paris.
Leader, Charles HalL Mons. Boulconrt, the celebrated cornet-
a-piston player, performs nightly, with other talented
artistes. Selections from Rigoletto, I 1 Trovatore, La Traviata,
Huguenots, Robert le Diable, and the new opera Martha.
Manager, •R. R. Bignell. Doors open at half-past 8, close
ten minutes before 12. Admission, to, to Promenade.
N.B.—All applications for the above band for Concerts and
Balls, to be made to Mr. William Price. treasurer, at the
Rooms.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, Leicester-
Square. —First Appearance of the Prince of Fun, Wit,
and Humour, Mr. W. B. DONALDSON, the Ethiopian
Clown and Musician—Debut of Mr. T. MeCOLLUM, the
celebrated two-horse rider, in his principal Equestrian Acts
—LA PETITE ENDRE, the wonderful Russian Prodigy, in
a Miniature Jockey Act, together with the usual members of
the Anglo-Saxon Circus Troupe, all blending and forming
the most delightful and interesting entertainment in London.
-On WHIT MONDAY will ha produced the grand and gor-
geous Fairy Spectacle of CINDERELLA, or the Little Glass
Slipper.
Two Performances Daily, commencing at 2 and 8 p.m.

ATAN AND HIS HABITS.—THIS DAY, at
--TA- Three and Half-past Eight, Dr. KAHN will deliver
Lectures at his unrivalled and Original Museum, 3, Tich-
borne-street, facing the Haymarket.
SYLLABUS—ldentity of Self-love and Social- -The Philosophy
and Physiology of Marriage--Happy and Unhappy Unions—
Whom and when to Marry—The Great Social Evil, its real
Cure—Philanthropists and their Schemes—New Views of Men
and Things—Dangers of Youth—Rocks of Advanced Age—
The true Glory of Middle Age—My Memoirs—Much in Little.
The Museum is open daily (for Gentlemen only) from
Twelve till Five and from Seven till Ten. Explanations of
the Models every half-hour. Admission One Shilling in-
cluding Handbook : to which is appended " ,TAN
AND HIS HABITS." By JOSEPH KAHN, M.D., Gra-
duate in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, of the Im-
perial University of Vienna, &e.: free by post for twelve
stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish-
square.

]IPPS'S COCOA.—Epps, homceopathic 'chemist,
London.—This excellent preparation, originally pro-
duced specially for the use of homoeopathic patients, having
been adopted by the Et eneral public, can now be had of the
principal grocers. Each packet is labelled James Epps,
homoeopathic chemist, London.

VINEGAR. Patronised by her Majesty's
Government.—CONDY'S PATENT PURE CONCEN-
TRATED MALT VlNEGAR.—Families, by using this de-
licious Vinegar, insure purity, and effect a saving of 50 per
cent. See Report of Dr. Letheby, City Officer of Health ;Dr
Hassall, of the "Lancet" Commission, and others. Sold by
the Trade, in bottles labelled and capsuled. Whalesale, 63,
Ring William-street, London-bridge, E. C.—Six Quart Sample
sent free to any Railway for 3s. 6d.

nRNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
\-7 and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant
acsortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obe-
lisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &C.,
in Italian Alabaster, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c.
Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine-
ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, London, W.C.
Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS,
MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the
interesting study of MINERALOGY, CONCHOLOGY, and
GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each.
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand.

SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY MOVEMENT.
JAMES SPENCE & Co., Silk Mercers, Drapers, &c., 77
and 78, St. Paul's Churchyard, desirous of promoting this
laudable object, have decided upon CLOSING their "MSTA-
BLISHMENT during the months ofJUNE, JULY, AUGUST,
and SEPTEMBER, at FIVE O'CLOCK on SATURDAYS,
which, if found practicable, will be PERMANENTLY CON-
TINUED.

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27, flegent•street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W.
Life Assurance, Annuities, and Endowments.
Loans on real and personal security.
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THE LONDON.--S AW Y E R'S famous
LONDON DINNER, consisting of two soups, two
fish, two entrees, joints, two sweets, cheese, and salad, at a
fixed charge of 2s. 6d. (attendance, 3d.), is served from Two
till Eight in the spacious Saloon.
In the Coffee-room, Dinners from the Joint, with vegetables,
cheeserand salad, ls. 6d. (attendance 3d.), and soup, fish, en-
trees, &c., a la carte, are served from One till Nine o'clock.
Ladies' Private Rooms and Dining Saloons. Spacious and
well-ventilated Wine, Coffee, and Smoking Saloon.
An extensive and carefully selected stock of Rhenish, Mo-
selle, and other Wines, imported expressly for the London
Dinner. Open on Sundays from Four till Nine.
F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street.

bearing., you would recognize them in a moment, I
even were there not Crimean medals Which you I
see sprinkled about in the different regiments.
By yesterday afternoon a Considerable par'
the French troops destined to cross were -6 Of
left bank of the Sesia, and ever sincetr on the
has been pouring over the brie- _,en a stream
cavalry, artillery, ammunition .ges. Infantry,
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Sardinian, pass in an up, stores, French and
when ambulance war -..dterrupted line, except
side with the 0 -
o-g ns return from the other
.aided—friends and foes—for them
every one sakes room. What is most striking is
the quiet and good humour which prevails, in spite
of the frequent delays and contretemps which natu-
rally occur under such circumstances.
Yesterday, the 11th anniversary of the battle of
Goito, when the Piedmontese effected so brilliant a
passage across the Mineio, was chosen as the day for
advancing.
The PiedrnontesQ had yesterday, too, the honour
of beginning the forward movement under the per-
sonal direction of the King. As you will have read
in the bulletin, they took possession, after an obsti-
nate resistance, of the three villages of Pale'stro,
Casalino, and Vinzaglio,:all three in advance on the
road to Mortara. Two cannon and aborat 300 pri-
soners and wounded were the trophir,s. The glory
is entirely due to the Piedmontev., ; for, although
considerable masses of the French troops had already
crossed, they took no part in the action. Thu
Piedmontese deserve it amply, for, according to all
accounts, they fought with great bravery. It is in
a great measure due to the nature of the ground, so
favourable for the defenders, that the Austrians
could oppose the resistance they did. Fancy a low
country, intersected with ditches and dikes, and
studded with wood just sufficiently thick to afford
shelter to the defenders and to impede the deploy-
ing of large masses. The villages themselves are
all built of stone and brick, every house easily crJe-
verted into a little stronghold, while the farm-
houses, which are dispersed. all about the. 'country,
form so many positions. It is altogether a country
made for retarding the advance of an e:iemy.
Curiously enough, the Austrian troops which were
in the front were Italian, and most of the prisoners,
of whom 206 have been brougb#,, in from this first
engagement, belong to a Lore}Jard regiment. They
have been shut up in a elrurch, where they have
become the objects of cor.siderable curiosity.
Yesterday, while the battle was still going on,
about 4 o'clock in. the afternoon, his Majesty the
Emperor arrived here. In spite of the rain, which
had lasted since the morning, a considerable crowd
had collected at the railway station, and cheered
him heartily on his arrival. He drove off to the
Bishop's Palace, a building situate on the out-
skirts of the town, close to the high road to No-
vara. The crowd followed and collected before the
he-ase, which has since become the great centre of
attraction. Almost immediately after his arrival
he went out to the battlefield, from which he
returned at sunset. In the evening the town was
illuminated. There is a quaint old Place in the cen-
tre of the town, which is picturesque with all the
irregularity of a medixval Italian town. All
round this Place runs a row of arcades supported
by massive, pointed arches, and with copious
remains of a very original tracery in brick. This
square forms the great lounging place, which is one
of the never failing features of every Italian city.
The Emperor, leaning on the arm of one of his
Generals, made a tour in the town in the evening,
Passing through this square, on which the greatest
efforts at illumination had been made, and which
showed itself even to greater advantage in this
attire, amid the cheers of the crowd. It is not
astonishing to see the Italians in good humour with
him—they certainly have reason to be so; but what
one cannot help remarking is the excitement which
his passage causes among his own troops. They
throng on his road as if they had never seen him,
and the cheers which his presence elicits from them
show how popular he must be among them.
The cheers with which the Emperor was received
had scarcely died away when several carts of
wounded passed, forming one of those strange con-
trasts which are so common in war time.

This morning the whole infantry of the Guard
arrived here, the Chasseurs-a-Pied, the beau ideal
of an infantry soldiery, leading the way. Although
they came in after a tolerable march, having passed
the night at Trino, they looked as game, if not as
ornamental, as if they had just come out of their
barracks, and the dust and mud only gave them a
more martial and serviceable appearance. They
passed through the streets, which were thronged by
a shouting crowd, while from the windows rained
down upon them showers of flowers. Although the
appearance of French troops has ceased to be a
novelty in these parts, the enthusiasm of the popu-
lation seems inexhaustible. This festive reception
cannot but pro luce a great effect on the morale of
the soldier, and the disposition is such that positive
disappointment is felt at the continual retreat of
the Austrians. The only fear with the troops seem
to be lest the Austrians should deprive them of the
chance of beating them in the open field. This ap-
prehension is explained by the seemingly incompre-
hensible movements of the Austrians, who allowed
the French army to take its own time for prepara-
tion, satisfying themselves with feeling about
their way in the most cautious manner ; it is
strengthened by their slow retreat now before the
Piedmontese army. A few days will very likely
show the true state of the matter. It may be that
they have chosen their own battle ground, or that
they have been out-manoeuvred by the sudden
movement to the Sesia of the French army, which,
after the affair at Montebello, they must have known
to be concentrated behind the Po. The most pro-
bable supposition is, that both these reasons have
combined to induce them to fall back. It is well
known that a strong force of Austrians were two
days ago on the right bank of the Po. The last
French soldier had scarcely left Voghera when
already the Austrian drums were heard. They
occupied Voghera the day befo re yesterday, and
burnt it down. As a reason for this, it is said that
at the time of the first occupation of Voghera by the
Austrians the National Guard and the population
had attacked and cut off some of the Austrian
patrols.
Of one thing there can be no doubt—the Austri-
ans are retiring slowly before the Piedmontese in
the direction of Mortara, and that they have like-
wise retreated, but without fighting, toward Novara.
This morning, just at the moment when the Pied-
montese army was on the point of following up its
success of yesterday and breaking forth from the
villages occupied yesterday, an Austrian force,
which had marked its advance behind the trees,
which border almost ever field, and behind the high
crops, came up to attack it. They came up at the
same time from the side of Palestro and Confienza,
two villages, from both of which a road leads to
Robbio and Mortara. Thanks to the nature of the
ground, they had placed their batteries on the
banks of a little stream, a branch of the little river
Boggia Sartorina, which runs about parallel to
the road leading from Confienza to Robbio. The
force which the Austrians brought to bear to-day
is estimated at more than 20,000, and the result of
the whole was, that after several hours of hard
fighting, the Austrians were not only driven from
their original position, but pressed back as far
as Robbio. The trophies of to-day are more con-
siderable than those of yesterday, eight guns and
several hundred prisoners, but the details in this
respect are as yet imperfectly known. With the
exception of a regiment of Zouaves, no French
troops were engaged in this action. so that the
Piedmontese may claim the victory for themselves.
If one is to judge from the number of wounded
which have been brought in, the fighting must
have been obstinate, and must have cost them dear.
This is not surprising, for the guns which the Aus •
trians had put in position had to be taken at the
point of the bayonet. The Zouaves surpassed