The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-02 00:00:00

ITALY.

In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies of Turin
on the 26th, the Minister of the Interior, M. RA,
TAM, announced officially that the KING on the 23d
of March had abdicated his crown in favour of his
eldest son, the Duke of Sevor. He added, that he
had also been informed that hostilities were suspended,
though he was not apprised of the conditions imposed.
He consequently did not think it advisable to pro-
rogue Parliament, as had been intended. Deputy
JOSTI, after severely animadverting on the facility,
with which an armistice had been entered upon, con •
tinued as follows :—" Gentlemen, let us show our-
selves worthy of our mission. In the midst of so
many paltry figures I see a venerable head, that of
CHARLES ALBERT—(Enthusiastic cries of ' Charles
Albert for ever !') ay, there he is, this mar-
tyr of Italy ! (here the orator pointed to the portrait
of the KING.) All Italy will repeat our acclamations;
history will recompense this man, it will render him
justice; and the memory of CHARLES ALBERT will
ever be venerated !" This speech was received with
the most enthusiastic expressions of sympathy. Some
Deputies asked whether it was impossible to resume
hostilities. The members of the Cabinet answered
they were entirely ignorant of the state of the army, but
could assure the country that King VICTOR EMMANUEL
would be a worthy successor to the magnanimous
King CHARLES ALBERT. Minister BUFFA then read
two bulletins giving the details of the battle. The
troops were fatigued with the long marches and
countermarches of the two preceding days, but
the battle could not be deferred. The line
of battle extended from the Bicocca, near
the road to Mortara, as far as the canal, situated a
little behind Cortcnuova, on the side of the road to
Vercelli. At 11, A.M. the Austrians attacked the
Bicocea on the left of the Piedmontese army. The
firing soon extended along the whole line. The left
wing, after having lost ground, soon rallied again; and
the Austrians concentrated all their efforts upon the
centre at La Cittadella, which was several times taken
and re-taken. The Austrians renewed their efforts on
the left, the Bicocca was ultimately lost, and this
decided the day. The reserve of the Duke of
GENOA came up; the Duke fought nobly, had
several hOrses killed under him, but his efforts
were useless. The action continued on the centre
and the left ; but at nightfall the Piedmontese were
forced to retreat. CHARLES ALBERT was con-
stantly exposed to the fire where there was the
greatest danger. Balls were whistling round him,
several men at his side were killed. During the
night he continued to direct the defence, reduced to
the town. General D URAND in vain tried to take
him by the arm and lead him away, " General," said
the KING, "it is my last day, let me die." When
the KING saw that the army could not hold out any
longer, and that he was forced to demand a suspen-
sion of hostilities, he said, "My task is now accom-
plished; I can no longer render my country the
services to which I have consecrated my life. In
vain I have hoped to find my death in the
battle ; after mature reflection I have resolved to
abdicate." The Dukes of SAVOY and GENOA, Minis-
ter CADORNA, the General-in-Chief, and the aides-de-
camp surrounded him, and entreated him to relinquish
this design. He answered with firmness, " No, my
resolution is taken. lam no longer King, the King
is VICTOR my son." He embraced all present, and
thanked them for the services they had rendered to
him and to the state; at midnight he set out accom-
panied by two servants only. The principal head-
quarters of the royal army are at Momo.
After these bulletins had been read, the President
of the Chamber announced that Deputy JOSTI had
moved that the Chamber should declare King
CHARLES ALBERT to have deserved well of the
country. Vehement applause followed this announce-
ment. Deputy JOST' expressed a hope that the son
would prove himself worthy of his father, and repair
his misfortunes. The Chamber responded with
" VICTOR EMMANUEL for ever ! The statute for
ever ! " Deputy LANZA added—" The example of a
magnanimous King imposes great duties upon us.
We must follow his footsteps. Let us swear to de-
fend the throne of his son, and the country to the last
drop of our blood. As we demand the independence
of the country, we shall obtain it or die."—(Loud
applause.) Deputy CHENAL then, in an affecting
speech, proposed the erection of a statue to the unfor-
tunate KING, as a memorial of the admiration they
felt for him. Deputy RATINA proposed that, while
CHENAL'S motion for a statue was being regularly
discussed by the Chamber, a commission should be
named for an address to the KING, for the purpose of
affording him some consolation. This motion was
adopted, and the Chamber adjourned.
On the evening of the 26th the new Ministry was
constituted as follows. The Ministers are all mem-
bers of the re-actionary party :
Chevalier Delaunay—Foreign Affairs and Presi-
dent of the Council.
Chevalier Pinelli—lnterior.
General Dabermida—War.
Chevalier Nigro—Finances.
Count Cristiani—Justice.
Chevalier Marmili—Public 'Works.

At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, on the
evening of the 27th, the Minister PINELLI presented
the following document :

" Armistice between his Majesty the King of Sardinia,
Victor Emmanuel, and Field-Marshal Count Ra-
detzky, commanding the troops of his Majesty the
Emperor of Austria, concluded the 26th Mcarch,
after the abdication of his Majesty Charles Albert.
" The King of Sardinia passes his solemn and forma:
euriair esgeil -t
assurance to conclude, in so far as it depenlidelid._eenriahnist
honour, a treaty of peace on the bases folleowingn:g—
-" The King of Sardinia will disband th.
Polish,tho aenrdeLf
°rmetabiarnidnigan
certain
regiments,ischearlrsle isoneftrevi reserving
ttoohwith the
to the Hungarian,
menta that he shall choose.
Em"pAerrt.or2t.oTbbbatatiCboaucnbtgußpTedteetzakmybesty
Polish, and Lombardian soldiers, subject to his au-
thority.
" Art. 3. The King of Sardinia will allow 18,000 in-
fantry and 2,000 cavalry to occupy the territory com-
prised betweenog fatrhArei
us Posntor,
ioaftnht ethreoTo ep citadel
i Il ,T
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shallha thinaidl
sthedeinfluence over the civil and judicial adminis-
bibeactohmalpfo
exercise no
tration of the division of Novara: 3.000 men are ap-
pointed as the Austrian moiety, and the same number for
the Sardinian half of the garrison of Alessandria. Tits
Austrians shall have free communication between Ales-
sandria and Lomellina, by Valencia. A mixed militia)
commission shall be named to regulate the maintenance
Of the Austrian troops. The Sardinian troops shall
evacuate the duchies of Modena, Plaisance, and Tuscany,
that is, all the territories which before the war did not
belong to Piedmont.

Art• te Win entry 9t. th 9 Agetriou napiety iu9i:

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is not g able to take effect for three or font
days, is aranteed by the Sardinian Government
" Art. 5. The Sardinian fleet shall leave the Adriatic,
with all the steamers, within a fortnight, and return to
their own ports; and the Piedmontese troops in Venice
shall be ordered to return home within the same space.
" Art. 6. The King Victor Emmanuel promises to
conclude a prompt and durable peace, and to reduce his
army to its peace footing.
" Art. 7. The King of Sardinia regards inviolable all
the above stipulation&
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"Art. 8. Plenipotentiaries shall be sent by both the
parties hereto treating, to such place'as 'shall be here-
after named to conclude a definitive peace.
" Art. 9. Peace shall be made independent of the 811.
pulations of the present armistice.
" Art. 10. If peace is not concluded, the • armistice
shall be denounced ten days before the resumption of
hostilities.
"Art. 11. All prisoners of war shall be immediately
reciprocally set at liberty.
-so
" Art 12. All the Austrians who have passed,
the
Sesia shall be ordered to return int) their own territories
within the limits above stated.
(Signed)

" CUazoNowsKr.
RADETZKY."
The reading of the above was attended with /mid,
murmurs, and when be came to the end of the third
article the Minister was so violently interrupted that
he descended from the tribuue till order was restored.
At the conclusion, loud cries were uttered in con-
demnation of the armistice and against the Ministry.
It was then proposed and carried, that the Chamber
should declare its sittings permanent ; and resolu-
tions were adopted, " that the armistice was uncon-
stitutional,
and that the Executive Power cannot
adopt it without violating the law ;" and ." that the. Ministers would be guilty of high treason if they. permitted the Austrians to enter Alessandria, or if
they withdrew the fleet from the Adriatic." -
King CHARLES ALBERT has, it is said, arrived at
Geneva. It was reported that a Republican move-
ment bad taken place at Cbarnberry on the 27th. RA-
MORINO was brought as a prisoner to Turin on the
28th.

A Turin letter of the 26th, in the Patrie, says—
"Do not believe all that you are told about the Lom.
bards. The first fault comes from the Pinelli Ministry
having had the weakness to yield to the pressure of the
clubs, by putting at the head of the Lombard legion a
man who, already, in 1831, in Poland, was accused, if
not of treason, at least of great want of judgment; for he
retired within the Austrian territory, instead of follow.
ing the orders given to him to form a junction with Ge-,
neral Riminski. Raniorino, at the passage of the Ticino,
has committed a similar fault, which, alas 1 has been
followed by similar consequences. Instead of opposing
himself, as he ought to have done, to the passage of the
bridge of Mezzanacarti, lie gave orders to make a move
to the rear. A Lombard battalion disbanded, crying
out Treason!' The rest defended themselves valiantly,
but were obliged to give way to superior numbers.
The 23d Lombard battalion no longer exists. General
Duperron has honourably sustained the French name.
He is not killed, as has been said, but only wounded."
The Alba says that news reached Ferrara on the
23d March, that on the 21st and 22d, 6,000 of the
garrison of Venice made a sortie in the direction of
Padua, where they vigorously attacked the Austrians,
and drove them to Pieve di Sacco, five miles from
Padua.
The Tuscan Constituent opened on the 23d March,
and the Government pronounced in favour of a union
with Rome.

It is said that a movement has taken place in Flo-
.ence in favour of the GRAND DUKE.

NAPLES AND SICILY.
The Neapolitan General denounced the armistice to
the Sicilian Provisional Government on the 19th
ult., consequently hostilities would re-commence on.
the 29th.