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riven up to the colony, and the landlords having withheld, he Quit Regt, and usurped the Fishery Reserves, _ the Iauberals an that the titles should be investigated in a Court of Escheat. Reserves, is sufficient grounds fer an Kscheat, although the | ¢rants do not declare the breach of such conditions to be a ‘orfeiture. But although I bave sapported the motion of| he Liberals, yet to go by the grants, wheréa forfeiture is, Jee'ared fer non-settlement with foreign protestants, 1s—> Ady side of the question.—The grantees were bousd to ottle thelr grants, within ten years with Foreign Protes- | ants, in thé proportion of one person to every two hundret | eres; but the words in the grants which declare the for- viture are as follows:—'t And if the said grantees shall not settle one-third of the said Lot or Township in the proportion | (Gresaid, within four yeass from the dite hereof, then the, zhole of the said Rot or Tuwnship shall become forfeited to | ilis Majesty, bis heirs and successors, and this grant shall be! ‘oi! and of non-effect.” Now, it must be evident to any serson who will give the suject consideration, that as foreigners could not hold free land, and could only hold land 3 tenan‘s toa Biitsh subject; the greuts were made ex- pressly for the settlement of such persons. But it would ave been unjust to place British subjects in the position of} foreigners, because they had as good a right to a share’ of | cne public lands as the grantees, and @ far better right when ‘Ye grentees’ tithe was forfeited. Nothing but the settlement ©” foreign Protestants could perfect the grantees” tenants— could perfect the grantees’ title. The same condition which cevlared the land forfeited by the grantee, declared it to dave reverted to the Crown, and consequently free for the rettlement of B-itish subjects. The conditions of forfeiture bsing in all the grants alike, isa proof of the intention of tne Imperial Government, that un!ess the land was settled with foreigners it should revert to the Crown for the Go- verament to settle the land with frecholders according to the ptactice im other colonies. Even the convicts that were sent > Botany Bay, at a great expense to the country, have been jar better treated tan the people ¢f this Island ; the convicts received grants of land when their servifiile expired. But by the connivance of Ministers at the cupidity of swindlers, tey have impoverished this Colony, and ens'aved the iniabi- tints, These are the wrongs to which Lord Stanley refers in his speech to the [mperial Parliament when applying for & grant of money to settle the land question. Me said, ‘‘ that in assisting the Colony of Prinze Edward Island to relieve itseif from embarrassment, they were not granting any favor, or conferring any boon; but simply, in some cogree, repairing a wrong which had been caused by an act ©! the Government of Great Britain, and for which they ‘vere in justice bound to provide a remedy. The proposal now made would relieve the Island from an embarrassment which it did not ereate for itself, and which had, indeed, been {7¢ direet work of the Imperial Government.” This speech of Lord Stanley is a full admission of the wrongs which | have been exposing these many years; and I Rave no doub. taat matters were ina fair way for a settlement unless the proprictary majority returned at the late Election have pre- ‘vented it.

Some of your readers would, no doubt, like to know why Juord Stanley shou!d have made a specch to the Bvitish Parliament so favorable to the Island to obtain a grant of money go settle the land question? And why Sir Klward 13. Lytioa should send a despatch soon afterwards so very satisfactory to the [lon Gol. Gray aud the proprietors? ‘l'his sheet is full now, but f shal! endeavour to explain matters in the next. Wau. COOPER,

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Six,—An article in the Islander of the 13:h May, under the weading : “ The Pct tion relatiwely to the election of the Hion. Donaid Montgomery,’’ when coupled with the debate on that subject in the tiouse of Avseimnbly,as pubdlished, deminds from me a passing notice, seeing that | was requested by Mr. Davies to accompany lis agent, Mr. Rainssy,to St. Kleanor’s on Heclaration Way, to advise with him as to the proper course to pursue, under such circumstances as might there arise; and comsequently [ must consider myself included among those ** scamps’’ who are said to have ** furmed the idea of falsifying the poll book.’’ Now, sir, | may state in the first place, in reference to our proceedings on that day, that on finding that ¢4r. Montgomery had succeeded in obtaining a majority of votes, we were determined to enter into a ecru'iny, satisfied that enough of those votes could be set aside to give Mr. Davies a majority ; but on enquiry, we found, to our surpris>, that in no cose did the po!l book show on what those persons claimed to vote ; consequently it was useless for us to set about proving votes bad, when it was not stated on what property they had voted; and we atonce gave up the idea of a scrutiny, and decided on protesting, to be supported by petition ; and in due course that petition was prepared and signed by about 140 resident elector3—nearly if not quite one-third more resident: Zhan Mr. Montgomery polled in all ; and there were still seve- ra! electore, who had voted for Mr. Davies, and would doul* less nave signed it, but were missed by the parties who had gone ‘> obtain signatures—eight electors signing it who had not, from variotts causes, voted, but regretted they had not done s». On observing the proceedings of the House on the subject,

| was not a little surprised at the manaer in which the petition was dealt with; but that feeling was in part removed on noticing the remarks of the Eon. Mr. Montgomery—as no inember of that honorab!e Llouse could suppose for a moment that the [lon. the Speaker would rise in his place and delibera- tely state what he did not knovw to be true. But had those hor. centiemen fellowed him throughout his canvass, as { have done, ond there note the monster effort made by him to obtain that seat—to see the paltry means resorted to, to pirate votes from his opponent, and mark the elastic ingenuity exercised by him on that occasion—they would have been prepared to receive with more caution his assertions, when the validity of that seat

was about to be questioned.

But passing ove | hose as: e-tions for the present, and suppo-ing for a moment that they were correct—that the poll book had really been altered or ** falsified,”’ (but we can prove that it was not)—how was that to effect the case of the petitioners? Here “fe about 140 electors, who, feeling themselves agyrieved by ‘the improper and illegal’’ proceedings of the Returning Officer, applying tothe Legislature for redress, but because some other person or persons have or are supposed to have committed another illegal or criminal! act, that respectable body of electors are to be insulted and their petition treated with contempt, while broad and barefaced assertions, without a shadow of evidence, are received as facts! Sure'y, if the oft reiterated desire to aseertain ** the time and piace, the person or persons’’ who committed that act were rea!ly felt, that was the time to do it. Why were not the parties at once suinmoned to the Bar of the House, and the matter there sifted to the bottom? But no, (hat course would not suit the views of at least one hon. member, (the Speaker). lle would rather endeavour to quash the investigation, and attempt, by insinuation, to implicate parties in a transaction that he well knew they would not lend themselves to, lest that investigation might endanger that dear bought seat. If Mr. Coles’s object was, as is ‘* presumed” in the article in the Islander already referred to, ‘* that their de cision which he well knew would necessarily be favourable to Mr. Montgomery, might be paraded before the public as evi- deace of the injustice, partiality, and bigotry of the mj rity,” verily his desire must have been gratified to the full:

In reference to the ground of complaint, as set forth in the petition, *‘that the particulars of property were not taken down,’’ and the declaration of the Hon. the Speaker on the floor of the se, that ‘‘the Returning Officer was not re-

@ivested to take them down,’’ 1 would beg leave to remark, with all due deference to the experience of the Hon. the Speaker in those matters, that it is not the duty of the candi- date or his agent to request them to be taken down ; but so soon as a candidate expressed a desire to have an elector juestioned as to his qualification, it then becomes the impera \we duty of the Returning Officer to put such questions as will elicit the particulars of his qualification, cvusing the same to

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be entered in the poll book, unles tioning candidate expresses himsel to.desist; but should he still require tin,to be sworn, ere the oath can be properly administered, he must read, or cause to be read, to him the particulars of hiS.qualification as taken down, as the words of the oath are, “ You, A. B, do swear that you are by law qualified to vote, &c., in the right of the property and title which Aave now been taken down in the poll book and read to you.”’ !

‘There 1s still one thing more that F would notice ere closing, having reference to the remarks of Mr. Sinclair on that dcca- sion, as reported, wherein he is_ made to state,‘ that, having been present at the Court on Declaration Day, he could not well have avoided hearing any request to record etly vote as objected, had any such request been made.” Now, sir, Mr. Sinclair was not at St. Eleanor’s at all on that day; and I feel satisfied that he did not make the statement referred t>, but has been incorrectly reported, whether from being misunderstood or worse motives, | know not.

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Six,—In looking over the debates of the House of Assembly while in Committee on the Petition against the return of the Hon. Donald Montgomery, | observe that it is there stated that there ts a great discrepancy between the Pol! Book kept by ‘he Sheriff's and the one kept by Mr. Montgomery's Clerk — that there are 26 votes marked objected in the former and only 6 vo'es marked objected in the latter. If it be true, as there stated, my conviction is, there are more votesanarked objected in the fu mer than Fobjected to, and less in the latter, but |

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ore votes than are marked objected in Mr. Montgomery's Pell Book. Mr. Montgomery has avserted befure the Committee that he examined the Sheriff's Poll Book on Declaration Day, and comp»red it with the one kept by his Clerk, and that they corresponded. Now, the truth is, Mr. Montgomery did examine and compare the Pol: Rooks on Declaration Day with reference to the total or aggre- gate of pores polled, which did correspond, but did not examine the Poll Book to ascertain the number of vores marked objected, which the Deputy Sher ff and his Cierk emphatically declares Satisfied am | that if Mr. Montgomery bad examined the Puli Books. in the sense he wished to convey it before the Com- mittee, he could not have any regard for truth, and make sueh declaration; and the Editor of the Islander writea, that Mr. Montgomery emphatically declared that he was prepared to prove that the Poll Books were altered subsequent to th Election. Now, sir, laccuse Mr. Montgomery with asserting a falsehood, and | defy him to prove that the Poll Book had been altered or fa'sified subsequent to the Election or Decla- ration, or at any time previous or subsequent, except such votes as were marked objected by the Poll Clerk ; and any discre pincy that ‘my exist in the Poll Book is applicable to the inefficiency of the Poll Clerk, who marked ail the votes, or nearly go, that were sworn objected on the day of election, and conceived it to be his duty to do so; and ke told me since the election that he had maiked a’! votes sworn objected, and seve- ral other persons wil! testify the same; and | am credibly informed that Mr. Montgomery has asserted and affirmed both in town and country that the Poll Book was altered on the day of declsrition in his absence, during the hour that intervenes between proclamation and declaration. Now, if Mr. Mont- gomery is prepared to prove that the Puli Buok had been altered at the time referred to, then it follows as a matter of course, beyond the shadow of doubt, that the Depu y Sheriff and Mr. McNutt and I must be guilty of the atrocious crime of falsifying the Poll Book; and I again defy Mr. Montgomery to prove anything of the kind; and if Mr. Montgomery possssed the spirit and the ptinciple of a gentleman, he would scorn to make such declaration, to impeach any person or persons without the shadow of proof to convict them. If Mr. Montgoimery has mide the above declaration, | fee! in cuty bound to 8 y, im sel-defence, and employ langnage which | do with great re- luctance, that Mr. Montgoynery asserts a falsehood, and I wil prove it. Let him take up the gauntlet if he dares; and if ] cannot prove to the satisfaction of the pubhe, that. he has asserted falsehnods, then let me for ever be considered in the estimation of all henest and respectable persons ap infamous publie liar.

The Editer of the Bolemder, in his issue of the E}h of May, asserts that the agents of Mr. Divies, with the assistance of ‘the Depuy Sheriff, formed the design of altering the Poll Book, aud he believes they are guilty of the atrocious deed Asto wiat opinion the Editor of the Is/ander may form or en- tertain of mo, 1 care not, for [ assure him I neither covet his applanse nor friendship, nor fear his frowns. -But to assert that 1, a3 one of the agents of Mr. Davies, or Mr. McNutt, solicied the assistance of the D-puty Sheriff, or any one else, or thought of fals'fying the Poll Book, is as great a falsehood ay is possible for the most degraded being to invent, or the power of darkness to devise. I have not seen the Poll Book from the day of election till | saw it on the day of Declaration, and | have not seen it from that day to this; and | can prove that the Poll Book was not altered on the day in question, nor at any other perind. But if | have made a c'umsy jod of-altering the Poil Bok, as asserted by the Editor of the Islander, | assure him that bk have formed the design, and will, with the assistance of others, endeavour to manage him more neatly at the proper time and place, when he will be called upon to prove that | have managed the falsifying of the Poll Book clumsily ; and for the present I shall give bim an idea of the opinion | entertain of him. I believe hint to be a person essed of such a deplorable propensity for low scurrility, and has acquired such a tact for dir'y insinuations, that it is hardly possible for him to write or conduct his paper with the principle and conduct of a gentleman ; for he is everon the ale:t to grasp at shadows, and endeavour to palm them off on his readers for realities. [1 appears to me that he cannot entertain a charitable opinion of any person that may differ with him in politics. But the opinion | generally fucm of persons that are over hasty in im- peaching others with crimes of a crimson dye, is, thai if those persons were in similar circumstances or position, they night be guilty of those very crimes they are so ready to im- puieto others. I defy the Editor of the Islander, in conjunction with Mr. Montgomery, to impeach me with any thing of the kind, or lay ic to my charge for a moment, for though I ama poor man, | hold my character yet unstained, and as sound as theirs, if not sounder, otherwise some of them are ill reputed in this section ofthe Island. [tis true, | have opposed Mr. Montgomery at the recent election, but 1 have not had recourse to anything dishonourable in opposition to him—neither fraud, deception, nor lying—and [ assure him, if he remain in the Speaker’s chair or in the House of Assembly tiM f attempt to falsify the Poll Books, he will till his final dissolution. I have at all times endeavoured to carry truth and honesty with me, and while I do so, [ neither fear the assertions of Mr. Mont- gomery nor the writings of the Editor of the Islander; and I trust that they also will admit that truth is mighty and mus prevail, sooner or later, over the devil and all his lying imps.

The Editor of the Islander attempts, in his usual manner, to vindicate the conduct and course pursued by the House of Assembly relatively to said petition. However, we shall en- deavour to see how consistent their conduct has been, both in point of law and equity. Hon. Mr. Longworth, in the first instance, asserts that the petition contained allegations that were false, for though the qualification was not taken down in the Poll Book, as the law directs, it did not bar the petitioners from a scrutiny. We know, as well as Mr. Longworth, that as the law now is, a candidate or agent can demand a scrutiny if he is disposed to spend time and money to no purpose; but notwithstanding Mr. Longworth’s great attainments and lega! knowledge, we contend that the petitioners were barred from deriving any benetit from a scrutiny, in consequence of the qualification of the several e'ectors whose votes were questioned and objected, not being taken down in the Poll Book, which shall be conclusive evidence against such electors. For what purpose is this, Mr. Longworth, and wher gs the evidence to be acted upon? Not onthe day of polling certainly, it is not required.

| Uhe remaidder of this Jetter is deferred until next week]

I am, Sir, yours truly, Lot 18, June 21, 1859. JOHN RAMSAY.

To tne Eprron or tHe EXAMINER.

Sia,—* The large and beautiful block of granite,’ which is the corner stone of the new Chapel here, was not imported from New York, but a portion of a Boulder obtained from a farm lately in possession of 8. W. Hele, Esq., at Kildare Capes, abont five miles from the site of the new ed fice.

I am, Sir, your obed’t servant, Tignish, June 26, 1859. AN INHABITANT.

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RLOTTETOWN, P. E.1., JULY 4, 1859-

THE NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.

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Tuz English Mail arrived here on Friday morning, with

accounts of the battle of Magenta, of which we previously had intelligence by telegraph via New York and Newfound- land. The intperious ‘‘ three days’? menace from Austria to the Sardinians appears to have met with a fearful response, for the star of the House of Mapsburg has been ever since in the descendant, and the invincible army of Francis Joseph has been compelled to run, after sustaining unparalleled loss,

| from some of its great strongholds in Italy, pursued by an

enemy whose numerical strength was such as to lead the Aus- trian General to believe that'the vast horde under his eommand could easily exterminate them from the face of the earth.

We are not sorry to learn that the truckling Ministry of Lord Derby—who obtained power by an accident, and retain- it under false pretences—has been deservedly knocked in the head by an adyerse vote in the House of Comnions ; and Lord Palmerston, with a good Liberal Ministry, in which Lord John Russel is Foreign Secretary, is again at the head of affairs. We observe that the Duke of Newcastle has returned to the administretion of tHe Colonial Office. His Grace was not particularly brilliant while at the head of this depart- ment in former years; but he had the good sense to leave the ‘Colonies to manage their own affairs ; he did not distinguish himself as an: absurd and impracticable theorist like the late iacumbent ; and, so’ far as the Government of this Island is concerned, he did not appear to be under the influence of the absentee Proprietors. His a»pointment as successor to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton will, therefore, be hailed with some degree of satisfaction by our fellow Colonists.

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FALL OF THE DERBY MINISTRY.

INEFFECTUAL ATTEMPTS OF LORD GRANVILLE TO FORM A NEW ADMINISTRATION—LOKD PALMERSTON SENT FOR BY THE QUEEN, AND TAKES OFFICE.

The No-confidence Debate ended at half-past two o’clock on Saturday morning, when Ministers were defeated by a majority of 13; the numbers being:—For Ministers, 310; against them, 323. It was nearly two o’clock when the Speaker rose to put the question, but he sat down again, a member haying risen to address the House. Great excitement was provoked by this discovery, and tremendous shouts of ‘« Divide’? drowned the voice of the hon. gentleman, After a minute or two he sat down, and the Speaker put the ques- tion. The response on either side was given with immense fenergy. After the usual interval of three minutes, the ‘qnestion was again put, with the same result as before. The ‘Louse then divided, and the dense crowd slowly parted through the doorway on either side. A great crowd remained stand- ing in the lobby and below the bar. When the teHers made their appearance Mr. Mayter was to the right—a symbol of success for the Opposition that was hailed with great cheering, which was repeated when the numbers were declared. Lord John Russell was observed to go over to Lord Palmerston, which was received by the minority with loud derisive cheer- ing. It was then resolved that Lord Palmerston, Lord John Ras iell, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Mr. Milner Gibson, and other hon. members, should constitute the committee to prepare ti @ Address. The mention of Mr. Gibson’s name provoked some laughter, and eries of «* Brighg’’ from the Ministeralists. The t ilouse then adjourned

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing- street. When it broke up Lord Derby waited on Lier Majesty at Buckingham Palace, and tendered the resignation of the entire administration. The Queen then sent for Earl Gran- ville, who had an audience of Mer Majesty in the course of ‘the afternoon, and was invited by Ler Majesty to form a Government. For nearly twenty-foer hours the impression was that his lordship was to be the new Premier. But the noble lord, after consulting various political friends, again saw the Queen on Sunday afternoon, and was engazed for some time at the Palace. It is stated that Lord John Russell declined to serve under Lord Granville. Ie had ne objection tu take office under Lord Palmerston, but he would not be second to any one else. Lord Granville was therefore obligec to decline the task which he had expressed his willingness to undertake. After the departure of the noble earl, one of the Queen's messengers proceeded to Cambridge ilouse, Piccadilly, requesting Lord Palmerston’s attendance at the Palace. Vis- count Palmerston, in compliance with Her Majesty's com- mands, attended at Buckingham Palace, and was oecupied for a considerable space of time in consultation with the Queen. The noble Visceunt did not leave the Palace till seven o'clock. He then proceeded to Pembroke Lodge, Richmond, to visit Lord John Russell.

THE NEW MINISTRY

We believe we are correct in stating that the following is the list of the New Ministry which is to be submitted by Lord Palmerston for the approbation of Her Majesty :—

First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Palmerston ; Lord Chan- cellor, Lord Campbeli; Foreign Secretary, Lord J. Russell ; Home Secretary, Sir G. C. Lewis; Secretary for Colonies, Duke of Newcastle ; Secretary for War, Mr. Sidney Herbert ; Secretary for India, Sir (*. Wood; First Lord of the Admi- ralty, Duke of Somerset; Chancellor of Exchequer, Mr. Gladstone ; President of Council, Lord Granville ; Board of Works, Sir B. Hall; Poor Law Board, Mr. Milner Gibson ; Board of Trade, Mr. Cobden; Postmaster-General. Lord Stanley, of Alderley ; Duchy of Lancaster, Mr. C. P. Vil-| liers ; Privy Seal, Earl of Ripon.

Nor in tue Castner.

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Earl of Carlisle ; Secretary for Ireland, Mr. Ilenry Herbert ; Attorney General, Sir R. Beth- ell; Solicitor General, Sir H. Keating; Attorney General for Ireland, Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald ; Solicitor General for Ireland, Mr. Serjeant own Secretaries of the Treasury, Mr. F. Peel and Mr. Brand ; Secretary of the Admiralty, Mr. R. Lowe.

Unper Seckerarres or Stare:

Home, Mr. ent i War, Lord Wodhouse ; Foreign, Lord Shelburne ; Colonial, Lord Bury ; India, Mr. Digby Seymour ; Lords of the Treasury, Mr. Hugesson, Mr. Cogan, and Mr. E. Ellice. jan.

It is further stated that Sir Alexander Cockburn is to be raised to the Peerage—that Lord Cranworth is to haye the Chief Justiceship (vaeant by the elevation of Lord Campbell) offered to him—that Sir William Hayter, though offered office has declined to accept any place—and that Mr. Brand is to be the new Whipper-in of the House of Commons, in the room of Sir William Hayter.

Another account says that Sir A. Cockburn will take Lord Campbell's present place, and that Lord Cranworth will find

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THE WAR IN ITALY.

| Tue AUSTRIANS BEATEN EVERYWHERE, AND RETREATING |— PARTICULARS OF THE BaTTies oF Pavestro anp Ba»

Genta —Gen CaNnRoBeERT Nor WOUNDED—ANOTHER GREAT

BarTce art HAND—/! RUSSIA PREPARING FOR War.

The Cunard Steamship Persia, arrived at New Y , k on Qist inst., bringing later intelligence fi "\ revo we aes sence from the Seat of War than he vote of want of confidence in the House of c was carried 323 to 310,—but nothing was known of thn ‘ena of Ministry when the Persia sailed. On the 9th Mr. Disraeli lad on the table the promised correspondence on the Italian question,—and on motion of Lord John Russell the following

Liverpool dates to the 18th ult., by which we have detajled |

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Fiiday was appointed to take the Queen’s speech into consi. deration.

The Paris Botrse was depressed and lower.

It was reported that a British ship-of-war had been capsized, and 107 lives lost.

S ven British ships-of-war arr.ved at Naples on the Oth.

Aterrible storm had raged along the Indian coast. One French vessel passed 60 wrecks and a uu nber of dead bodieg,.

THE WAR.-

Detaila of the battle of Magenta ere slowly received, and not change the first comp!exon. .

{t is reported, but not confic nad, (Pit Gyor! hes been dig. missed and Hess appointed Connaaiter-in-Uret of the Aluse trian army.

All accounts give the glory of the day to McMahon. He had no orders to proeced to Mageuta, but heard the roar of battle, rnashed on, and saved the army.

The Austrians are at Lodi, on which place the Allies are advancing.

The Paria correspondent of the Times says that the latest accounts from Italy state that both the Aled aud: Austrian ar.nies are preparing for another general engagement.

La'est accounts say the Ailies were advancing from Milian, and that Prussia showed eigns of aiding Austria.

It 1s reported that the Prussian army 1s to be mobilized, and that Prussia wili soon take purt in the conflict.

{t is also reported that Prussia is negociating for the passage of troops through Germany.

Garibaldi was between Aastrian furces and Brescia.

The officio] Austrian Correspondence of the 10h states that the Austrian army was continuing its retreat beyond the Adda, its head quarters were at Cavatiguzz', before Cromoni.

It turns out that Gen. Canrobert 1s not wounded.

Military men are unanimous in their praise of the stragetic combinations of the E-nperor.

A Uufgarian Legion has been formed at Turin.

The intelligence of the battle of Magenta bid caused great sensation at Venn». Military men seem indignant that the finest army Austria ever had should have been entrusted to such a bungler as Count Gyuali appears to be.

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SANGUINARY BATTIR AT THE BRIDGE OF MAGENTA.

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Macenta, June 5.— Yesterday our army was under orders to march on Milan across the bridge thrown over the Ticino at Turbigo. The operation was well executed, although the enemy, whobad repassed the Ticino in great forte, offered a most determined resistance. The roadways were narrow, and during two hours the Imperial Guard sustained unsup- ported the shock of the enemy. In the meantime General McMahon made himself master of Magenta. After sanguinary conflicts we repulsed the enemy at every point, with the loss on eur side of about 2,000 men placed hors de combat. The loss of the exemy is estimated at 15,000 killed and wounded. 5000 Austrian prisoners remained im our bunds.

June 5, Evening.— Resume of the details of the batrle of Magenta :—Austrians taken prisoners, at least 7000. Aus- trians placed hors de combat, 20,000. Three pieces of cannon and two flags captured from the enemy. To-day our army rests for the purpose of reorganising itself. Our loss is about 3000 killed and wounded, and one cannon taken by the eneny.

Magenta, which will henceforth become illustrious in story, isa small town of about 6000 inhabitants, situated near Naviglio-Grande. It is the first stage on the road to Milan from Novara, by Buffalora. ‘Three roads lead from Novara to the bank of the Ticino. The first and the most direct passes by Cameri, and ends at the bridge of Buffalora; the second, more to the north, pas-es through Galliate and descends to the river nearly opposite the village of Turbigo ; and the third, still more to the north, passes through Cameri and Picehcton, and by a curve joins the jic’no at some dis- tance from the Gailiate road, At the moment when the Fiench troops crossed the Ticino, General Gyulai, who was evacuating the Lomellina, had quitted Garlasco and trams. ferred his head-quarters to Abbiate Grasso, on the Jeft bank of the river, a few kilometres above Buffalora. The passage of the French army was, theve‘ore, effected in view of the Austrians, who endeavoured to oppose it, but were repulsed with cousiderable loss. That took place on Friday; and as the advance of the French aud Piedmonrese treops had evi- dently, from the simultaneousness of their late movements, been skillfully prepared beforehand, and formed part of a regular strategical com)ination, we may suppose that the allied troops, immediately on the banks of the Ticino becoming free, huried forward by every available passage, so as the next day to be in as great force as possible at the Opposite side of the river. The Austrians, ou their part, seeing that their opponents would march straight for Milan, had eoncen- trated their forces to prevent them, and the consequence was the series of combats of which tne geueral results are so briefly but eloquently told in the telegraphic de-patches. It is known from late telegrams that the operations of the army of General Gyulai were directed by Baion de Hess in person ; so that it is the best general in the Austrian army that has just been defeated in a battle where not fewer than from 160,000 to 170,000 men must have been engaged, the numbers being certainly the greater on the Austrian side: Magenta is only about 15 miles from Milan.

THE AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT.

Vienna, Sunday, June 5.—Authentic communications of the details and result of the Battle of Magenta are still expected from the Austrian head quarters. According, however, to reliable news, the head quarters of the Austrian army have been transferred during the night from the 4th to the Sth inst. to Abbiate Grasso. The same news states

that the combat was undecided, and that a fi i neue an a further fight is

AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF MAGENTA.

Vignna, Monday.—A desperate combat took place day betore yesterday between the first and second Cont Clam’s and Prince Edward Lichteustein’s) corps d’armee and the enemy, who had passed the Ticino with very con- siderable forces. The result of the contest was undecided. The combat continued yesterday (Sunday.) Our troops threw themselves upon the enemy’s ranks with ardour, and showed a valour and perseverance worthy of the most glorious feats of arms of the Imperial army. Milan is perfectly tranquil. The bead quarters yesterday were still at Abbiate Grasso.

THE AUSTRIANS KILLED AND WOUNDED.

Vienna, Tueslay.—Amongst the wounded at the battle of Magenta are Baron Reissebach, three Generals, and three officers of the staff. ‘Two officers of the staff are missing, and one major is killed. The loss on both sides is very gteat. Milan is entirely evacuated by our troops. FURTHER PARTICULAKS.

It is estimated that the Austrian forces concentrated at Abbiate Grasso were little short of 150,000. The Frenck army crossed the Ticino at Buffalora, whilst the Ewperor Napoleon had taken up bis head quarters at Novara,’ Geveral Gyulai had made Abbiate Grasso his head quarters in order to oppose the advance of the allies, who threatened to divide the Austrian army and cut off their retreat. The action therefore, was, it would appear, necessitated by the opera- tions of the French.

The Emperor, it appears, was in the midst of the Imperial Guard during the stand they made for two hours against the Austrians, who, it appears, were aware of the fact. The

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