The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-29 00:00:00

After which, the new comedy, entitled THE VISCOUNT
LETORIERES. Mrs. Hermann Vezin.
io conclude with OUR RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.

CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS
GALLERY, Westminster-road.—Open at Seven.

EVERY EVENING during the week will appear
THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY,

Consisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette,
and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and
EIGHT years.
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The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some
of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios evu
written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi-
ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu-
siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France
and Belgium.
They will perform EVERY EVENING, at NINE and
ELEVEN o'clock, in addition to the usual Entertainments.

THE WEATHER.--Surr OFFICE, Jurrz 29.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
76—highest since noon yesterday.
59—lowest this morning and during the night.
69—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-30.14—rising rapidly.
WIND, North-Westerly ; heavy rain in the night.'

At length we have some authentic details of the
Battle of Solferino. The Austrians seem to have
played a very desperate game. At first they crossed
the Mincio to make all safe behind that river. But
when the Emperor FRANCIS-JOSEPH arrived in
"hot haste," and placed himself at the head of
his immense army, or armies—for, in fact, there
were three armies, each numerous enough, if pro-
perly led, to conquer a kingdom—his Imperial
wish was to anticipate his fate before the arrival
of the French, hastening from Parma, to cut off his
retreat in the event of discomfiture. To avoid the
effect of this strategy be ordered the main body of
his army to recross the Mincio and attack the
Allies on both wings. This was done with
great alacrity, and in very considerable force.
Indeed, so much so, that the French and Piedmon-
tese were rather taken by surprise and fell
back. This encouraged the Austrians so much,
that, regardless Of consequences, they pushed
on, in the ardour of supposed victory, with
more assurance than the event seemed to jus-
tify. The Piedmontese, on the left wing of
the Allies, fought with a spirit well worthy of their
fame, and actually kept the Austrians at bay not-
withstanding their vast superiority in number,
being nearly two to one. Meantime the right of the
French was driven back or retreated almost to the
Chiese. Now, the extreme distance from the right
wing to that of the left of both armies extended over
a space of more than twelve miles, so that the left
of the one and the right of the other knew little
or nothing what the other left and right were
doing. But the centre of the Austrians proceeded
forward and took possession of the heights of Sol-
ferino and the country around. The Emperor
NAPOLEON, perceiving that the enemy endeavoured
to out-general him, saw with an eagle's eye where
the weakness of the Austrians lay, and converging
his strength, made a grand dash at their centre.
The Austrians hoped to have caught him in a
otraggling position, with his various brigades scat-
tered over a wide space, but to their mortification
they found that everything was so arranged that
the several divisions closed in as if by magic, and
the united body charged the Austrian centre with
such enthusiastic rivalry that the complete over-
throw of the Austrian centre was the bril-
liant consequence of the charge, and the
heights of Solferino were carried as the Bridge
of Lodi was taken by French valour under the
great NAPOLEON. Nor was this all, for the centre
being broken—or, as the Austrians admit, that it
could not be restored to order "—the French
promptly availed themselves of their success, and
turned round on the left wing of the Austrians,
now in full retreat to the Mincio ! While, on the
other hand, the Piedmontese drove back the Aus-
trian right under the walls of Peschiera ; thus
driving the whole Austrian army from all their
positions, with the loss of guns, flags, and all other
disasters incident to a beaten foe. That the Aus-
trians fought with a desperate valour there is no
doubt; but still the impetuous .rush and concentric
fury of the French carried all before them, and the
glory of such a long-contested day redounds to their
honour and chivalrous daring. Indeed, we do not
believe that a harder fought battle was ever
crowned with greater victory than that of Solferino.
:* And what has been the consequence already ?
Why that the Emperor FRANCIS osEria has had
quite enough of the war in that one momentous
battle ; and has retraced his steps to Vienna with
a sad heart and humbled pride.
Re has left the command of his shattered columns
and discomfited army to the command of Marshal
Bass, vho, thinking discretion the better part of
has actually decamped from the banks of
the Minato, and is Ming back on Verona, Vicenza
and Padua. Meantime the victorious Allies are in
full pursuit, so that if the Austrians venture on
another field day,
under the range of their fortresses,
ive may expect seen to hear of their entire over
throw, and the complete evacuation of Italy. They
will not dare to fall back on Venice ; for in that
case they would go into a trap from which they
could not escape, now that the French have the
command of the Adriatic. Their only wise course
is to make a virtue of necessity, and yield with as
mach grace as may be.

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THE SUN.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1859.