The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-30 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

COMMENCEMENT

HOSTILITIES

SARDINIA.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

BERNE, APRIL 30.

According to official advices just received hcrQ,
the Austrians, after having crossed the Ticino
yesterday, at 4 o'clock p.m., commenced hostilities
in the evening.

PARIS, SATURDAY, 10 O'CLOCK.
The Austrians have passed the Ticino, and have
commenced hostilities:
This is official.

TURIN, APRIL 29, 11 P.m.

The Austrians crossed the frontier this after-
noon in small numbers. They are expected in force

to-morrow morning.
Fifteen thousand Imperial Guards landed
to-night, making 40,000 French at Genoa.
The force at Susa is increasing fast.

PARIS, APRIL 29.
La Patrie publishes a long article on the medi-
ation, which concludes as follows :
If England will unite her influence to ours to
make Austria accept the conditions necessary for
the independence of Italy, her mediation may still
prevent a collision, and save the peace of the world.

A despatch from Turin, dated 28th of April,

says :

All despatches coming via Genoa suffer a delay
of one or two days.

The steamer which arrived at Genoa on th©
27th brought a proclamation to the Tuscan army,
inviting it to await the signal of war, to advance
in a compact body of 12,000 men to reinforce
Piedmont.

A similar proclamation has been addressed to
the troops in the Romagna.

Advices from Rome of the 27th of April announce
that on Easter Sunday, after the benediction
given to the people and French and Pontifical
troops, groups assembled round General Guyon and
the Due de Grammont, greeting them with cries of
" Long live France !" Long live the Emperor !"
" Long live Italy !"
On the following evening theananifestations were
renewed in front of the palace of the Due de
Grammont.

There was a report that the Pope intended to
retire to Bologna or Gaeta.

TURIN, APRIL 29.

Generals Canrobert and Niel have arrived here
and have gone to join the King. The disembarka-
tion of French troops at Genoa continues. A con-
siderable part of the division of the Alps has
encamped at Susa in Piedmont.

The Austrians are concentrating in great masses
at Piacenza, where a proclamation has been issued
by an A ustriam Commissioner Extraordinary.

VIENNA, APRIL 29.

The official Wiener Zeitung publishes an Im-
perial manifesto, explaining in energetic terms the
necessity of war with Sardinia.
The manifesto appeals to the patriotism of the
faithful subjects of Austria, and hopes for the
assistance of the kindred German race, connected
as it is with Austria by origin and by common
danger.

The following is a more detailed summary of the
last official article of the Austrian Correspondence,
a resume of which appeared yesterday :

" VIENNA, APRIL 29.

" The Austrian Correspondence gives an account
of the present state of affairs, and states that the
negotiations have failed, because France, at the last
hour, demanded the admission of Piedmont into the
Congress. Austria had accepted the proposed
mediation of England, but France refused it. The
Austrian Correspondence further mentions the entry
of the French troops into Piedmont, which it de-
clares to be a violation of neutral territory. The
article goes on to state the recent occurrences
in Florence, Massa, and Ferrara (Carrara ?),
where provisional Governments have been esta-
blished, and concludes thus :—Austria, faithful to
her mission in the political world, has drawn the
sword to defend the rights which treaties have
given her, and to maintain the independence of
European States."

BERNE, APRIL 29.

The news of the offensive movement of the Aus-
trians over the Ticino, which was telegraphed by
the General of Division Bontemps in his despatch
to the Federal Diet of the 27th inst., appears to be
unfounded.

The Austrians were already in motion, but re-
ceived counter-orders, and halted on the eastern
bank of the Ticino.

The passes over Mont Cenis are stated to have
become impracticable.

MARSEILLES, APRIL 29.
Advices have been received from Rome to the
26th inst.

A proclamation has been issued by Gen. Guyon,
recommending the inhabitants to remain tranquil,
disapproving of any manifestations even of a pacific
nature, and reminding the populace that the
assembling of street crowds has been already for-
bidden,

Letters from Ancona state the arrival of 8,000
Austrians in that town.

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, APRIL 29.

In yesterday's sitting of the Federal Diet, Den-
mark, Luxemburg, and the States of Thuringia,
gave their assent to the last resolution taken by
the Diet, to place the Federal troops in readiness
to march.

CARLSRUHE, APRIL 29.

The President of the Chamber of the Grand
Duchy of Baden has summoned the members to
meet at Baden-Baden.

HAGUE, APRIL 29.

A report is current that the Dutch Government
will shortly ask the Chambers to increase the wax
budget by two or three million florins.

VI IsTA, APRIL 30.
The official Wiener Zietung publishes the follow-
ing iinanci4l decrees

Ist. The Income•fax of the 3d cla.sa is to be re-
tqined by flip pumer4 office immediately upon the
ipterest of i the public funds being paid.
2d. A. lean of 200,000,000 florins is ordered, but

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