The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-25 00:00:00

PIEDMONT.

The new Cabinet of Turin has published a decla-
ration, in which it declares that it accepts the
armistice as a military contract, but not as a basis
of peace. The members of the late Cabinet have
published the following protest :
" The undersigned Council of Ministers, strictly re-
specting those duties imposed on it by its title, has ab-
stained from making known to the public the acts which
have distinguished its administration. But now that the
same considerations can no longer restrain it, it feels
itself compelled to publish a statement of its operations,
reserving to itself, according to the custom of free coun-
tries, to give to the national Parliament those ample and
minute explanations which may be demanded from them.
It accepts to the fullest extent all ministerial respon-
sibility; it is ready to answer for all its acts, and to
prove that so long as it was in power, it never failed in
any of those obligations which was imposed on it by
the
state of the country, and the serious situation of cir-
cumstances.

" Even after having placed its resignation in the
hands of the Prince, it did not consider that for the
few remaining days in which it still remained in office
it should discontinue to give all its care to the prin •
ciples and 'to the interests of Italian nationality, the
idea of which from its first declaration had guided all
its acts.

" In consequence its first care was by every means in
its power to recognise the army, to increase the dipos-
a ble forces, to mobilise the Nationalse
pctoe
complete,
Guardlierten,eibxnut
tos
butiecrthtea;
manner that by the beginning of re-
giments
would have been not only
disciplined than before.
" It adopted the necessary measures to enable the
finances of the State to meet the expenses demanded
the maintenance of the national honour, and without for
weight of those expenses failing too heavily on the tax-
pay
ers.
" It protested to all free Governments again 3 the il-
legality and political nullity of the convention of Milan
of the 9th August, signed by Count Salesco. It formally
demanded a judicial investigation into the conduct of
the military chiefs who had taken part in the late dis-
orders.
" It decided on demanding the assistance of a foreign
army on just and honourable conditions, and which should
not expose our institutions to the dangers of a political
propagandism. For that purpose it addressed itself to
France, a generous nation, which had not forgotten her

Italian brethren in arms, who shared with her the laurels
of the field of battle under the glorious standard of
Napoleon. _ _

h persisted in demanding the intervention of
France, even after foreign diplomacy had suggested the
idea of mediation.

"It gave to our diplomatic agents instructions in
conformity with public law, contracted obligations, and
the dignity of the country. It engaged them, as far as
it could be done, to turn the forces of the Peninsula to
the profit of the Italian cause. Although it has not
been allowed the time to bring to a conclusion the
major part of the operations they commenced, or to
witness their good effects, it has a firm persuasion that
good fortune will not be wanting to Italy, provided
that she be not wanting to herself, and that she imitates
the courage of the Prince, who, at the moment of the
greatest reverses, exclaimed, The Italian cause is not
lost.'

" There would be an indignity in losing, for ten days'
fortuitous disasters, the confidence due to four months of
prosperous events and heroic sacrifices: it is great im-
prudence to believe that a shameful pence can be better
than an honourable war to secure the material interests
and honour of Piedmont, the stability of the constitu-
tional monarchy, the integrity and the independence of
the Italian territory, the concord and peace of the whole
of Europe.
(Signed)

" CASATI, " DURINI,
RICCI, GIVIA,
COLLEGNO, PALLOCOPA,
PARED), GIOBBRTI,
PLEZZA, RATAZZO. "

NAPLES.

Accounts from Naples of the 12th inst. state that
the expedition to Sicily, which was to have sailed on
that day, had been countermanded, in consequence, it
was believed, of the interference of the British and
French Ministers.