ARRIVAL OF"THE ROYAL CHARTER. FOUR DAYS' LATER ENGLISH NEWS.

Colonist, Volume II, Issue 188, 9 August 1859, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF"THE ROYAL CHARTER. FOUR DAYS' LATER ENGLISH NEWS.

{From the Melbourne Argus, July 23.) The Royal Charter arrived at the Heads during Thursday night from Liverpool, with English dates to the 22nd of May. We have received from our Queenscliffe correspondent the following important items of intelligence respecting the E iropean war. The Moniteur publishes the following telegram :— Alessandria, May 19..... ; "The Emperor inspected to-day the positions, of the Ist'arid 3rd Corps .d'Arintie at Tortona and Ponte Curorie. 'Yesterday''the Austrians eudea'vored to fortify and block-up the windows of a house on the left, bank of the Po, and by entrenching themselves within it to dispute the •passing of the river at Valenza. A few discharges, however, of French cannon from a distance of 2,(500 metres sufficed to dislodge them from their, sheltered position; whioh they have since abandoned: : : ; :,. " Af. 11 this morning the Austrians withdrew from Vercelli, and have blown up the bridge over the Sesia." , , 7, Spigno, May 17. The Archduke Ferdinand "Maximilian returned to this place shortly before the French squadron \rus hi view at Ragusa. : Turin, May 19. Official Bulletin published to1 day at 10.10 p. m. :— " Yesterday evening several detachments of the Austrians advanced ts Capria.sc*>, near San Germano, driving off cattle and firing at the peasants. ' ■ " Our troops desiring to fight, awaited the euemy at San Germano, but they withdrew to Vercelli, which they this morning evacuated, after blowing up two arches of the bridge over the Sesia. " Our troops; occupied Vercelli at 4.30 this afternoon. " The Austrians, with their artillery, are still on the left bank of the river. "Yesterday. the enemy endeavored to. fortify a house on the left bank of the Po, opposite Yalenza, in order to hinder, the passage of the river, by us, but a few discharges of. French camion* from a distance of 2600 metres forced them to abandon their, intention." Turin, May 20. Official Bulletin published to-day:-*— " 12,000 Austriaus advanced to-day from ! Stradello towards Gasteggio, where the streets had been barricaded since Wednesday; and three unimportant attacks were repulsed. Two strong columns of our troops marched to meet the Austriaus. , : " The prisoners have been already brought to Voifliera, but ail details of the fight are as yet ■ wanting. ■ " It is asserted that the Emperor of Austria arrived-yesterday, at Milan, and that he left directly for Pavia, accompanied by General Hess/ - . ■ Trieste, May 19." The Austrian barq_no.Genro, laden with coals, has arrived here from Liverpool. Twenty Austrian vessels have been captured by.the French. Berne', May 20. The Federal Diet has resolve;! on prohibiting the exportation of arms to, and the collection of arras by, the inhabitants of the places in the I immediate viciuity of the Italian frontier, and rilso the purcbiisa of arms from deserters, — fugitives, old men,- women, anil sick excep'ed ; 1 ni}d deserters able to bear arms are'to be for bidden to puss from the territories of onei belligerent Puwer into the territories of another. The number of fugitives in the Canton of Tessiu is increasing. Dresden, May 20. A fortnightly transport of Austrian troops to the Federal fortresses begins on Sunday next, with the.first despatch of 31,000 infautry, 4 regiments of cavalry, 3900 horses, and 80 pieces of cannon. Mayence, May 20. The Mayence Journal states that, according to authentic information, 25,000 Bavarians are next week to enter the Rhine Palatinate, to protect the frontiers. Frankfort-on-the-Maiu, May 20. Baron Ruebeck is designated as the future President of the Federal Diet. Paris, May 20, 11.35 a.m. j Rentes were first down at 60£ 90c, and have;since risen to 61^. . ' 12:27 p.m.—The Bourse operations firm. Rentes, 61§ 10c. 1.5 p.m.—Little doing on the Bourse. Rentes have declined |, being now 60J 75c. 3.35 p.m.—The Bourse closed firm. Rentes. 61i 10c for money, and 61-| sc. f;>c the account being a fractional rise since yesterday..