The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-09 00:00:00

ADELPHI.

The attractive programme at this theatre was
pleasantly diversified on Thursday night by the
introduction of Mr. and Mrs. Henri Drayton in
their popular " drawing-room opera" of " Never
Judge by Appearance," a very amusing entertain-
ment, in which the musical and histrionic talents
of both artistes are displayed to conspicuous advan-
tage. Mr. Drayton and his wife play with much
spirit and effect in this pretty little piece, and sing
a variety of ballads and duets in a style that affords
manifest gratification to the audience. The excel-
lence of the arrangements at Mr. Webster's beau-
tiful theatre, and the perfect adaptation of the
house itself in the plan of its construction to the
comfort and convenience of the audience, are now
agreeably apparent. By the system of providing
each seat with " arms," so as to ensure sufficient
space for every occupant, the evil of extreme pres-
sure is prevented ; while the supply of light and
air is so judiciously- managed that a pleasant tem-
perature is maintained, and, notwithstanding the
warmth of the weather out of doors, the house is
both bright and cool all the night long.

The Countess de Persigny has issued cords for an
assembly on Wednesday next at Albert-gate House. His
Excellency Count de Persigny will have dinner parties on
the 13th, 16th, and 20th instant.
Frances Countess Waldegrave has issued cards
for afternoon parties on Saturdays the 16th, 23d, and 30th
instant, at Strawberry Hill, from three until seven o'clock.
The Countess of Yarborough's ball is unavoidably
postponed from Monday next to Tuesday, the 19th instant.
Viscountess Palmerston will have an assembly
this evening at Cambridge House.
Lord Abinger has arrived at the Brunswick
Hotel, Jermyn-street, from his seat, Abinger Hall, near
Dorking, Surrey. •
CHERTSEY CURFEW BELL.—The genuine cur-
few bell that had hung in Chertsey Abbey since the days
of William the Conqueror has been sent by the churchwar-
dens to Meares', Whitechapel, to be recast
THE GREAT CLOCK AT WESTMINSTER.—Mr.
Hankey intends, on Monday, to ask the Chief Commis-
sioner of Works, in the House of Commons, the reason
why only two faces of the clock in the Palace at West-
minster are made use of.
THE INCOME-TAX.—On the same evening Mr.
Butler intends asking the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether any measure will be introduced in the present
session by which the mode of assessment and collection of
the income-tax by local unpaid commissioners will be
altered, and if so, what are the measures proposed ?
HARBOURS OF REFUGE. —On Thursday next
Mr. Lindsay will call the attention of the House of Com-
mons to the report of the Royal Commissioners appointed
in 1858 to inquire into the Harbours of Refuge, and move
that no further grants of money be made for the Harbour
of Refuge at Dover, beyond what is necessary for the com-
pletion of existing contracts.
NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE FORCE.—Mr.
Lindsay intends, on Monday evening, to oppose the vote
of £lOO,OOO, to meet the expenses of' forming a volunteer
reserve force of seamen.
FIRE INSURANCE.—Mr. H. B. Sheridan intends
ia.
cto fire
isiioL insurances.
i‘
next week to ask leave to introduce a bill to amend the law
relating
ANSTEY.—Mr. Edwin James, on
Tuesday, intends to move for the correspondence relating
to the resignation of Mr. Chisholm Anstey of the Justice-
ship of the Peace:for Hong Kong.
(owner), Albert Pattenden, and G. Pawson,
LOSS OF THE ALBATROSS YACIIT.--Last evening
an inquest was held at Gravesend on the bodies of Mr. An-
wdrhe
running foul of another yacht shortly after the
ow4errne astie
drowned by the sinking of this yacht off Graves-
end on Sunday morning last. The accident was caused by
as heaved, and the tide running strong.
the yacht
Thole were eight p ersons on board at the time, and Mr.
Berneastle was at the helm when the accident happened.
The jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned.

LATEST NEWS.

THE ARMISTICE.

SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES

BETWEEN

FRANCE AND AUSTRIA

FOR FIVE WEEKS.

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

VERONA (VIA VIENNA), JULY 8.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH.

In consequence of the receipt of a letter from
the Emperor Francis Joseph, negotiations for an
armistice were begun, the result of which is the
suspension of hostilities for five weeks.

PARIS, JULY 9.

The Moniteur of to-day contains the following :
The Armistice was signed at Villafranca, on
lie Bth inst., between Marshal Vaillant and

Baron Hess.

The term is fixed for the 15th August.

It is stipulated that commercial vessels, without
distinction of flag, shall be allowed to navigate the
Adriatic unmolested.

PARIS, FRIDAY, JULY 8.
The Paine says :-" It is good to put public
opinion upon its guard against every surprise."
Speaking of the approaching negotiations, with
which the public will be occupied during the

armistice, the Patrie calls to mind the programme
traced by the Emperor before his departure for
the army, which pointed out that Italy must be
independent from the Alps to the Adriatic. The
campaign in Italy has given to this, project the
sanction of a victory ; therefore, if the negotiations
take place, they can only have as a basis the com-
plete independence of Italy.
The Presse explains the note of the Moniteur,
and the official communication, as intended to put
the public upon their guard against being carried
away by visions of peace.

All the other papers express the same opinion.

VIENNA, JULY 8.
The Austrian Correspondence contains the fo:

Lowing:—
The French frigate Impetueuse bombarded Zara

yesterday.
The fortress returned the fire.
The Impetueuse at last broke off the contest,
appearing to have suffered injury.

TRIESTE, JULY 8,

The Austrian war steamer, Curtatone, backed by
the garrison of the fortress, sustained a successful
contest yesterday in the channel of Zara with the
French frigate Impetuese.

TURIN, JULY 8.

Advices have been reoeived from Florence. The
French General Wimpfen had arrived there yester-
day and had again left taking the direction of
Rimini, with instructions for the fleet.

The Consulta has been convoked for to-morrow.
After a few words of preamble the Ministers will
present their reports on the management of public
affairs on the law of elective municipalities, the
formation of the town guard, the project for a pub-
lic loan and other administrative questions.
The division Mezzacapo has arrived at Porrenta,
and is expected on the 6th at Bologna.
The Marquis Pepoli has left Bologna for Florence
in order to confer with the Marquis d'Azelio.

AMSTERDAM, JULY 8.
Austrian Metalliques have risen 9 per cent.

STOCKHOLM, JULY 8.
His Majesty King Oscar died to-day. He was
born on the 4th of July, 1799.

ATHENS, JULY 7.

Kalergis has been appointed Ambassador to
Paris, and Soutzas Ambassador to St. Petersburg.

The Vienna Gazette at last publishes a long
official account of the battle of Solferino, but the
main facts do not differ from those narrated in the
French account. We give a few extracts to show
how the Austrians represent some of the principal
incidents of the battle. The reason of the Austrian
army assuming the offensive is thus explained :
" The army having been strengthened by all the
available reinforcements, and in a measure enabled
to assume vigorously and with some chance of
success the offensive against the enemy, an at-
tack was decided on, though the Austrians were
still overmatched in number. Moreover, the latest
intelligence we had received of the probable move-
ments and intentions of the enemy made us think
it advisable to hasten the attack as much as pos-
sible. The 23d of June was consequently fixed for
the crossing of the Mincio. The enemy had for
the moment been satisfied with strongly occupying
the line of the Chiese, and did not follow the army
in its retreat across the Mincio. A patrol com-
posed of a squadron of the Emperor's Hussars,
another of the Sicily Hulans, and two pieces of
artillery, under Major Appell, has been charged to
reconnoitre the hilly country between the two
rivers, which it did without encountering any force
except a few isolated detachments."
The resistance at Solferino is thus spoken of :
" In the first rank, the Bels and Puchner brigades
(Kinsky and Culoz infantry, Ist battalion Ogulins,
and 4th battalion of the Emperor's Chasseurs) gave
proof of admirable bravery and energy, repulsing
with the bayonet until 11 o'clock in the forenoon
all the attacks of an enemy thrice their number,
who continually sent forward fresh troops, placed
new guns in battery, and at a distance of 3,000
paces poured a shower of grenades on Solferino.
Meanwhile, when the enemy, with a strong di-
vision, also penetrated into the valley north of
Solferino and the Quadri valley, thus threaten-
ing to outflank the position of the brigades
above mentioned, it was impossible, even with the
resistance opposed by the Koller and Gaal brigades
of the sth corps darmee, which came up in the in-
terval, to restore the combat, which about noon
began to take an unfavourable turn."
The order to abandon the position was accord-
ingly given, and the French remained masters of
the chief point of the whole attack. Speaking of
the cavalry, the report says :
" The Mensdorff division of cavalry, composed of
three brigades, had early in the morning, advanced
in the plain beyond the Val del Termine to take
possession of the open ground favourable to the
movements of cavalry. It attacked the enemy's
batteries placed across the road and the detach•
ments of cavalry, but it had to suffer from a violent
cross fire' from four or five batteries, and was com-
pelled to retire. Whilst the ith corps was ad-
vancing this division of cavalry endeavoured to use
its artillery to support the movements of that body,
but was unable to sustain the enemy's fire from a
greater number of guns."
The attack on the Austrian left by the French is
also admitted to be successful :

" On the left wing the detachments of the first
army sent forward to Medola on the evening of

the 23d—two battalions of the infantry regiment
Archduke Francis-Charles—were fiercely attacked
at daybreak, and after a desperate struggle driven
back towards Guidizzolo. The enemy, in pursuing
them, took the village of Rebecco, between Guidiz-
zolo and Medola, and occupied it with imposing
forcos. The left wing, under the Emperor's orders,
attempted once more about three in the afternoon to
resume the offensive. After Greschke's brigade of
the 11th corps d'arntee had advanced to Guidizzolo
to rally the detachments already giving way of its
own corps and the 9th, the last two batteries of re-
serve were brought, under the protection of two
battalion and two divisions of cavalry, to cannonade
the enemy's artillery, whilst relying on the support
of the reserve cavalry the troops were again to
make a general attack. But it was in vain ; vigo•
rously and unceasingly pressed on the left flank,
these troops were again unable to obtain a satisfac-
tory result. About the same time Cavriana, after
a gallant resistance, also fell into the power of the
enemy."
The result of the day is thus admitted to have
been disastrous :

" The centre having thus given way at Solferino
and Cavriana, the left wing was unable to force the
enemy's position, and at four o'clock a general re-
treat was decided on."

The report terminates in these words :
" The Austrian army is unshaken, and remains
ready for battle in the positions assigned to it by
the Emperor. If the superior forces of the enemy
and a concurrence of adverse circumstances have
once more withheld from it the palm of victory, it
is still encouraged by the consciousness not only of
having given the arrogant aggressor repeated proofs
of its bravery and firmness, but also in this last
encounter of having considerably shattered his
forces, and thereby contributed, at least in part, to
secure ultimate success."

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY.

PARIS BOURSE, July B.—The suspension of hos-
tilities announced by the Moniteur has produced
a great sensation at the Bourse, and considerable
purchases have taken place on all scouritios. Threes
opened at 66f., and advanced to 66f. 60c. ; Mobilier
have been done at from 710 f. to 775 f. ; Austrian,
510 f. to 555 f. ; Orleans, 1,200 f. to 1,240 f.. ; Lyons,
860 f. to 865 f.; Southern, 505 f. to 515 f.; Northern,
930 f. to 940 f. ; Lombardo-Venetian, 505 f. to 525 f.
The market continued improving to the close, when
the following were the last quotations :

44- per Cents. 96 Credit Fonder 630 -
Do. end month .. 96 Belgian 4i
3 per Cents 66 40 Piedmontesa (5) ..
Do. end month 66 60 Roman
Bank Shares 2750 Austrian

84 50

Credit Mobilier 760 50 Spanish Threes
Do. Account ..... 765 Home Debt

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 935 .. 942 50
New ditto 822 50 .. 825
Lyons and Mediterranean B6O .. 862 50
Geneva — .. 525
Southern
Western 532 50 .. 535 ..
Eastern
Sardinian 430 ..
Austrian
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 10c. ; money,
25f 2c.; three months, paper, 24f. 95c.; money, 24f. 90c.