The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-30 00:00:00

The Battle of Custozza.

PARIS, June 28.
The following detailed account of the battle of
Custozza, from the pen of Signor Petrucelli de la
Gattina, is published by the Journal des Debats;—
" GOITO, June 25.
" On the morning of the 24th we were encamped
on Austrian territory from Montanara to Somma
Campagna. We crossed the Mincio the previous
night at Goito and Borghetto, and we extended our
line, alas! along the left bank of the river. The
headquarters were at Cerlungo, three kilometres
from Goito, commanding the position. Now, what
was the object of General La Marmora ? If I con-
j2cture rightly, he wished by a bold movement to
open a passage between Peschiera, and Verona and
to take up a position on the heights of the latter
fortress. The plan was good, but the troops to
whom this bold stroke was entrusted were but few
in number, consisting of a part only of the Bixio
and Cuja divisions, with four squadrons, .two of
lancers, two of hussars, and two batteries of artil-
lery, in all 10,000 or 12,000 men.
" I ought to add that my information upon this
matter is very incomplete, for while they were fight-
ing we were being sent, escorted by two carabineers,
to obtain passes at headquarters. The day before
yesterday (23d inst.), at one o'clock in the morning,
an officer of the staff brought an order for the troops
which had scarcely arrivei to march, and encamp
between Salionse and d'Oliosi. Before them in the
distance, shining under the moonlight, lay the suc-
cession of plateaux rising one above the other which
extends between Peschiera and Verona. At three
o'clock in the morning the Italians rested on the
western side of Somma Campagna, and the Aus-
trians on the eastern side, facing' Verona. The
object of the Italians was to exercise a pressure
on this side of the Austrians in order to drive them
into a sort of hollow at the foot of the hill, and then
to surround and beat them. Such, at least, is what
I learn from an officer who took a brilliant part in
the action. This plan succeeded. The Austrians
were dislodged from their position by the Italian
artillery, aided by an attack of the Bersaglieri, not-
withstanding their determined resistance with the
bayonet, and the shower of grape kept up by their
batteries, which were posted upon a more elevated
plateau.

" In descending into the valley a part of the Aus

,trians took to flight, while the rest occupied a
country house and the neighbouring farms, every-
where defending themselves with artillery. The
Italian artillery arrives in its turn. The 64th wheels
round upon the position, and the Austrians are
again dislodged. They then ascended another
height, and an Austrian battery was at the same time
unmasked. It was now noon, and the army had
been fighting since three o'clock in the morning.
The 3d and 4th Italian line regiments, exposed to
oblique artillery fire, laid down behind the walls of
a farm, and remained impassable beneath the mur-
derous hail showered upon them. They re-
mained there until four o'clock in the afternoon.
General Cugia comes to their assistance. His sol-
diers leave their knapsacks in the corn fields and
advance at quick step up the hill, in order to silence
the fatal battery which mowed down and paralysed
part of our forces. They charge three times, and
are as often repulsed. But the 3d and 4th line re-
giments had already re-formed and entered action,
being protected by a battery placed on their flank.
At the same moment an officer of the staff brings
the news that a column of fresh troopst having left
Verona without knapsacks, is rapidly advancing
upon them. They look for help on all sides, but
not a single Italian soldier comes to their as-
sistance.

" The order for retreat is given. It was executed
with regularity, under the protection of the Italian
battery, until a fresh Austrian battery, planted upon
another and higher hill, commanded the Italian
guns. The Italian drivers could then no longer
control their horses, the battery was dislodged, and
the retreat thus no longer protected. 'The Italians
fall back rapidly, leaving their knapsacks where
they had set them down among the corn before at-
tempting to carry the hill by assault.
"Such, without reticence, is the recital which has
been made to me. A retaliation for this check will

probably be made shortly. No news of either
Garibaldi, Cialdini, or the fleet at present. Many
rumours, but these Ido not mention. I shall re-
turn to this matter when I obtain official informa-
tion, but not too official.

" The Italians have been beaten, but the temper
of the army has been tried and found excellent, and
that is all—fourteen hours' battle. The fault of
not sending up reinforcements in time, which would
have decided the day in our favoar, will be re -
paired, if only there were not so many killed
and wounded on both sides.

Mit. GEORGE HUDSON.--At the Judge's Cham-
bers yesterday, in the case of " Bartlett v. Hudson," an
application was made to Mr. Justice Shee for the dis-
charge of Mr. George Hudson, the defendant, who had
been arrested when it was alleged he was privileged, and
taken to Whitecross-street prison. Mr. Cohen, barrister,
appeared in support of the application, and Mr. Roll
showed. cause. On the sth inst. Mr. Hudson had attended
the chambers of the Master of the Rolls in reference to his
estates in Yorkshire, and in Pall-mall, opposite the Carlton
Club, was arrested at the suit of the plaintiff, a mortgage
creditor for upwards of £13,000. He was taken to White-
cross-street prison, where he had remained. There was
some discrepancy as to the time Mr. Hudson had left the
chambers and when he reached Pall-mall. He had been

in conversation with his attorney, and Mr. Cohen showed
from a cited case that on the way home of a party in a
cause reasonable time was to be allowed, and ho might
even dine with his attorney. Mr. 101 l left the question of
privilege to the learned Judge. Of course thero would
be no action for the arrest. His Lordship held that Mr.
Hudson was privileged, and made an order for his dis-
charge from the custody of the sheriff. Mr. Constable,
the keeper of Whitecross-street priscn, was in attendance.
The defendant was ordered to be released.

THE MARRIAGE PREPARATIONS AT WINDSOR
CASTLE.—Yesterday the preparations at Windsor
Castle for zho marriage of her Royal Highness Princess
Helena and Prince Christian wore in a very forward state.
In the private chapel, which is a small apartment situated
in tho midst of the suite of rooms occupied by the Queen
and royal family, and adjoining St. George's-hall, a tem-
porary gallery has been fitted with rows of seats reaching
nearly to the ceiling, and covered with crimson cloth. At
present the body of the chapel is without sittings, having
been cleared in a similar manner to Kew Church on the
occasion of the marriage of Princess Mary, though doubt-
less chairs will be placed for the use of the Queen and
royal family. Tho state apartments on the north side, in-
cluding the Vandyke Gallery, Zuccarelli Room, and King's
and Queen's closets, are nearly ready for the nuptial festi-
vities, having been furnished in the same style as when
occupied by the Emperor and Empress of the French.
We understand that the marriage of the Earl of
Brecknock with Lady Cornelia Churchill is to be solem-
nised on the 12th proximo.
The Countess of Portsmouth has left Cataldi's
Hotel for Devonshire.

TROTTING MATCH AGAINST TIME FOR £so.—Yes-
terday the match in which Capt. Ohieholm engaged to trot
his mare Clarissa a distance of three miles in 11 minutes,
for £5O, was decided over a level piece of ground near
Croydon. The mare covered the first mile in 3 min. 42
sec. ; the second mile was got over in 3 min. 45 sec. ; and
tke whole distance, without one break, in 10 min. 40 sec.
A WIDOW LADY FOUND DROWNED.—On Thurs-
day an inquest was held in the Holloway-road, on
the body of Mrs. Frances Milton, a widow lady, aged 60.
The body was taken out of the New River, near the Canon-
bu►y-road-bridge, on Saturday night last, about an hour
after the deceased had loft her home to get a lotion for
application to a bad eye. The evidence entirely contra-
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dieted any supposition that the deceased had meditated
suicide, and her daughter was of opinion that she bad
gone to the river to damp her handkerchief to place on her
eye, and fell into the water. The jury returned a verdict
of Found Drowned.

VOLUNTEER REV lEW.—Every arrangement has
beeri made at Woolwich garrison for the annual
review and field day of the whole of the artillery and rifle
volunteer force of the county of Kent, in conjunction with
the regular troops, which will take place this afternoon on
Woolwich Common. Tho volunteers will assemble at
three- o'clock, when the prizes won by the successful com-
petitors at the annual prize shooting at Ilythe will be dis-
tributed by Viscount Sydney, lord lieutenant of the county,
after which the Sold operations will commence, the pro-
gramme of which includes the complete details of a sham
fight, and an attack and defence of Seven Droog Castle on
Shooter's Hill. The batteries of siege and foot artillery,
and the royal marines as infantry will take part with the
volunteers in the evolutions of the day ; and the whole
force will be under the direction of Major-General Warde,
commandant of the garrison.

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WINDSOR CASTLE, June 29.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena.
Her Majesty, with Princess Helena and Princess
Beatrice, drove in the grounds this morning. Prin-
cess Louise and Prince Leopold also went out
driving.

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Royal Visit to linole.

Yesterday their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales honoured the Earl and Countess
Delawarr with their company at a fete at Knole, the
ancient seat of the Sackville family in Kent. The
inhabitants of Sevenoaks made an extraordinary
demonstration on the occasion. In addition to
triumphal arches, adorned with the heraldic bear-
ings of the noble house of Dorset, on several parts
of the road were erected arches entwined with the
hppbine, representing the great crop of the county,
and decorated with armour and banners. Almost
without exception every house was decorated, and
in many instances provision was made for illumina-
tion at night.

The Prince and Princess of Leiningen and family
have arrived at the International Hotel, London-bridge,
from Bavaria.

The Prince of Augustenburg is now making a
tour amongst the courts of Southern Germany, doubtless
to rekindle their zeal for his candidateship. He has gone
to Munich, after having visited Meiningen and Coburg.
Artemus Ward is in town, and will probably
appear shortly as a [humorous lecturer under the
auspices of Spiers and Pond.-- Orchestra.

The cholera is diminishing rapidly at Amiens ;
the daily number of deaths, which was 28, has been re -
duced to 12.

Mgr. Dubreuil, Archbishop of Avignon, and Mgr.
Meignan, Bishop of Chalons, aro in Paris to attond the
Council of Public Instruction.

General Beauregard, who obtained such celebrity
by his defence of Charleston, and who has been some short
time in Paris, left yesterday for London. During his stay
he was received by the Emperor.

Gen. Pinnelli has taken the command of the Ita-
lian first corps d'armee, in consequence of the wound of
Gen. :Durand°. He has:established his head-quarters at
Milan.

To-day there is no alteration in the general con-
dition of the money market, the inquiries being
moderate, and the rates as before.
A sum of £33,000 was taken into the Bank of
England yesterday afternoon.
It was announced yesterday that the Consolidated
Bank would resume business on Monday next, at
52, Threadneedle-street ; 450, West Strand ; and
46, Pall-mall, Manchester. _

kr. Frederick Maynard, accountant, has been
appointed provisional liquidator of the Cork and
Youghal Railway Company.

At the meeting of the Ebbw Vale Company,
yesterday, the report and dividend of 15s. per share
were unanimously agreed to, being equal to 81 per

cent. per annum.

The Douro has arrived from Lisbon, with specie
to the amount of £46,398, and the Etna from New
York, with £164,563. _

The specie Movement during the past week has
been of an extensive character. The imports,
owing to arrivals from New York, New Zealand,
the West Indies, and the North of Europe, have
amounted to about £1,195,741, while the exports,
which have been chiefly to the Continent, have been
to the extent of £1,406,662.
The directors of the St. John d'el Rey Mining
Company (Limited) have received, per Douro, the
following report,idated Morro Velho, 29th May,
1866 :—Produce, 2d division of May, 11 days,
10,565 oitavas ; yield, 10,518 oitavas per ton ; re-
mittance, 105,484 oitavas 1,013 1-3 lbs.

Two O'CLOCK.

The Stock Exchange Markets are excessively
dull, and there is scarcely any change of prices.
Consols close at 868 1 for money, and 861 I for the
account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities
have been dealt in at 851 1 ; Exchequer Bills, par
to Bs. dis. ; Bank Stock, 240 242 ; India 5 per
Cents. 103 f, ; and ditto Bonds, 3s. prem.
In the Foreign Stock Market there is a great
scarcity of business. Spanish Passive have advanced
to 19 if ; Certificates, fto 141 151. On the
other hand the Brazilian Scrip has declined I to 3f
dis. ; Turkish 5 per Ceuts. remain at 24, Mexican
at 141 1, Greek, at 104 111 ; Italian, at 39f ;
and the ditto New, at 50, 52. United States 5-20
Bonds have advanced to 65f 66 ; Erie, to 398 ;
and Illinois to 74
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been on a very limited scale, and prices in most in-
stances have shown increased depression. North-
Western have receded 55., South-Eastern 10s.,
Midland 10s., Metropolitan 155., Great Northern
A Stock £1 10s., Great Western £2, and London,
Chatham, and Dover S 3.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very in-
active, without any material change as regards
prices.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. Alliance
are marked 22f ; Chartered Mercantile of India,
London, and China, 30/ 31; London and County,
65} G 6 ; Oriental Bank, 41f ; Union of London,
434 441 ; General Credit and Finance are marked
11 dis. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England,
dis. ; Egyptian Trading Company, 52 dis. ; and
National Discount Company, 7} prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 per Cent. Consols ........................... 1 1
Do. Account, July 10. 8G
3 per Cent. Reduced ........................... 5i 1
8
New 3 per Cent ................................. 85, I
Now 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 ..................
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 ..................
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885...
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908...
Mardi.

June.

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent •
Do. £5OO ... . . . .. .
Do £lOO and £2OO - par 8 dis pm
Bank of England Stock, 5 por Cent —
Do Account —
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 10i per Cent., AprillB74 Shut
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5i per Cent, May 1879 .. .. .
Do. Deb., 4 per Cont., Aug. 1866
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO
Do. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm .
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863

Do. 1865 —
Do Account 7l 2
Do. Scrip, £55 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Milian 6 per Cent
Do. 4i per Cent —
Do. 6 per Cent
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Do Scrip, £5O paid
Colombian 6 per Cent. —
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Danubian Principalities
Do. Account
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Land Warrant —
Do Deferred
Egyptian 7 per Cent
Do., Second Issue —
Do £lOO Bonds
Do. 1864 79
Do £lOO Bonds BO
Do. Government Railway Debentures —
Do. £lO paid
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Italian 5 per Cent 1865
Do Account
Do. Maremmana Railway
Mexican 3 per Cent
Do. Account . l4l
Do 1864 lli
Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French
Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent —
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) —
New Granada
Do 2 per Cent
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Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865
Do. Account
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Portsgueso 3 per Cont., 1853
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, —}
Do. Account 43f
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do 44 per Cent. 1850
Do 44 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent. 1859
Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Bl
Do 5 per Cent. 1864 —
Sardinian 5 per Cent -
-
Do. Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do Now Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Acc*unt —
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
15
Do Account l4l
Swedish 4 per Cent. —
Do. 41 per Cent. 1864
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Do Account —
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 —
Do. Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent., 1863
Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip
Do Account .
Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed
Venezuela 3 per Cent
Ditto account —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
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Do. Account
Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 —
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes 3 per Cent —
INliai. 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. '
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for money . 864 4
Do. Account

Liverpool Cotton Market—(This Day.)

T

Market opens quiet. Sales probably 8,000 bales.

THE 'NEW LAW COURTS.—Yesterday, at the
Westminster Palace Hotel, the case of Professor Holloway
versus the Commissioners of the Now Law Courts, was re-
sumed before the arbitrator, Mr. Clank (Clark, Farebrother,
and Co.) The case of Mr. Holloway was opened on the
Ist inst., when a claim was made in reference to his patent
medicine business at Temple-bar, of about £40,000. It is
expected to occupy several days. Mr. Lloyd and Mr. liiron
were for the claimant; Mr. Hawkins, Q.C.,and Mr.M‘Mahon
appeared for the commissioners. The proceedings were
closed to the public. The award will not be made for dome
time,