The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-23 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern . 921 25 .. 923 75
New ditto BlO .. 810
Lyons and Mediterranean 865 .. 868 75
Geneva 530 .. 535
Southern
Western 557 50 .. 560
Eastern 650 .. 650
Sardinian 4lO ..
Austrian
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 121 c. ; money,
25f 10c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 971 c.; money, 24f. 95c.

The following is the most striking passage of an
article in the Patrie upon the necessity of a
European congress :
Sardinia and Austria, then, are incompatible
at Zurich. Their plenipotentiaries already decline
direct communication with each other ; they only
communicate through the medium of the French
representative. So, before an agreement could
have been come to, they won't even listen any
longer to each other. This is a situation that
greatly impedes a mutual understanding.
" France, it is true, does all she can to allay this
antagonism. She arbitrates with an authority
equal to her wisdom. She brings to the negotia-
tions a spirit of business that undoubtedly would
succeed were it not confronted by the obstinate
resistance of Austria.

" Great, however, as is the conciliatory dispos]

tion of France, she nevertheless cannot go to such
a length as to yield to Austria what she cannot
abandon, and what she has the right to consider as
the fruit of her victories.

" France wishes Italy to be independent; Aus-
tria does not wish it.
" France wishes the confederation to be Italian ;
Austria wishes it to be Austrian.
" France wishes the Pope to consolidate his power
by prudent reforms ; Austria wishes the Pope to
remain subject to influences antipathetic to the
French mind.

" France desires that the Dukes of Tuscany and
Modena may be able loyally to become reconciled
with their people; Austria desires to impose then
by force.

" France wants the fortresses of the quadrangle

to be occupied by a federal army; Austria wants
these fortresses to be occupied as barracks by her
army, that this may remain as a permanent menace
against the independence of Italy.
" Notwithstanding her spirit of generous and
wise conciliation, we greatly fear that France her-
self will be unable to carry out her arbitration,
between Austria and Piedmont.

" Recourse must be had, then, to another juris-
diction. Europe alone is competent to judge and
solve such great difficulties, such serious interests.
" For all these reasons, tho Italian question, in
short, as it appears to us, can only be settled by a
European congres. The sword of France has cut
through the treaties that consecrated the domain
of Austria in the States of the Peninsula. It is
to the authority of Europe that it appertains to
complete the work."

The King of Sardinia has directed that 12,000 f.
out of his privy purse shall be distributed to the
poor families of Milan, especially those who have
had one of their number wounded or killed during
the war. his Majesty has likewise caused 500 fr.
to be handed over to Mme. Bacchetta. the mother
of a lieutenant in the Ist Regiment of Grenadiers
of Sardinia, who was killed at Solferino.

A Vienna letter states that out of the generals
of the army of Italy whose conduct had not given
satisfaction to the Government, only one, General
Count Zodwitz, has been brought to a court-mar-
tial, lie has been tried at Padua and condemned.