The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-20 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 873 75 .. 870
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 772 50 .. 767 50
Geneva 438 75 .. 440
Southern
"Western 487 50 .. 485
Eastern
Sardinian 337 50 .. 337 50
Austrian

Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 71e. ; money,
25f. 21e.; three months, paper, 24f. 90e. ; money, 24f. 87Ae.

SARDINIA.

The Piedmontese Gazette announces that when
no bulletins are published it is a sign there is no
news. The 33d bulletin has been anticipated by
telegraph ; the others are as follow :
"No. 34. TURIN, May 16.—A detachment of
our cavalry having met a few hussars made a cor-
poral prisoner and wounded some privates. The
Austrians have retreated beyond Casteggio, setting
the syndic of Broni at liberty. No news from
Vercelli.

*No. 35. TURIN, May 17.—The syndic of Bar-
bion ella and some vice-syndics of the neigh-
bouring communes have been arrested by the
Austrians, for having refused to lend their aid in
calling together the peasants for the purpose of
raising earthworks, in order to prevent the bridge
of La Stella from being carried away by the swollen
waters of the Po. The enemy forced even women
and children to labour at the field works. The
Austrian troops on the right bank of the Po are
partly stationed at the bridge of La Stella, and
partly between Broni and Stradella."

The Piedmontese Gazette publishes a decree by
Prince Eugene of Savoy, extending the forced cur-
rency already enacted for the Bank of Turin, also
to the notes of the Bank of Savoy, which by the
same decree is also authorised to issue notes to the
amount of one million of francs, on condition of
lending three millions of francs to the Government.
Prince Eugene of Savoy, Lieutenant of Pied-
mont, has issued a decree, dated the 14th, enacting
that bills falling due in the administrative divisions
of Novara and Vercelli, and in the provinces of
Voghera and Bobbio, within the 11th and 20th of
May inclusively, are to have ten days additional to
run. This would almost lead to the supposition
that in the opinion of the Sardinian Government
Piedmont will have been delivered from its in-
vaders before the 20th, since a bill falling due on
the 11th will be payable on the 20th.
A Milan letter of the 10th says :—" The military
commandant of this city has published a proclama-
tion which raises the indignation of the Milanese
to the highest pitch, and shows that the Govern-
ment has some fears of an insurrection, which
might be successful. In the proclamation it is
declared that the soldiers of the garrison have re-
ceived orders to kill any Milanese on the spot
who shall be guilty of any offence towards
them. You know that General Benedek has laid
a contribution of half a million of francs on Ver-
celli. The banker Levi immediately called upon
the Austrian general, and told him that unless he
was allowed to go to Milan to get the sum, Ver-
celli could never pay such an. amount. He was
provided without delay with a passport, and yes-
terday he arrived here and obtained the requisite
sum from the banker Mylius. Yesterday, Mgr.
Caccia was elected by the Chapter to the post of
Vicar-General of the vacant see of Milan ; Mgr.
Caccia is anti-Austrian. and was elected by 32 votes
against 28 given to his opponent, Mgr. Ballerini.
Not a single letter nor a single journal has been
received here ffom Piedmont since the war broke
out. The corps of General Wimpffen, 40,000
strong, is on its way to the Ticino. Troops are
still being poured into Lombardy by the railway.
Piacenza has received a large quantity of shells
and 100 siege guns. The outworks of Peschara
have been mined."