The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-28 00:00:00

(OFFICIAL.)

This morning the insurgent bands were attacked
by our troops, beaten, and driven from a strong po-
sition at Parco, now occupied by our columns. The
insurgents have sustained great losses. Another
column is pursuing them in the direction of Plana.

PALERMO, MAY 22.

The English and French residents have em-
barked on board the steamers of their respective

nations.
An attack by the insurgents is imminent,
The Neapolitan General will defend the town.
The insurgents occupy the heights surrounding
Palermo.

MARSEILLES, MAY 26.

The packet which left Naples on the 22d inst.
has arrived, and brings letters from Palermo dated
the 21st inst., which state that the anxiety was in-
creasing, and that the popular passions were in-
flamed.

On the evening of the 20th inst. several shots
were fired from the balconies in the Rue Toledo.
The police returned the fire and wounded some
persons.

Strangers had taken refuge under their national
flags. The authorities had ordered the doors of the
public buildings to be built up to half their height.
There was a panic among the public functiona-
ries, and the director of the official journal had
taken to flight. The churches were opened on
Sunday, but remained deserted.
Yesterday the fire of an insurgent bivouac was
seen on the heights surrounding Palermo, and it
was asserted that a battle had taken place.
The population were anxiously expecting the re-
sult, which was not known.

A very conciliatory proclamation of General
Lanza to the army had been coldly received.
The regular mail steamer from Italy has arrived

here.
The greater part of the bankers and Neapolitan
merchants have sent their money and valuables out
of the kingdom.
Advices from Messina to the 233 inst. state that
a gloomy- tranquillity prevailed.
Emigration continued.
The Governor of Malta, who had arrived at Mar-
seilles in the Indian mail steamer, leaves this even-
ing for London.

PARIS, MAY 26.

The Patrie of this evening publishes details
identical with those contained in the despatch from
Marseilles, and adds—" It was believed that the
assault on Palermo will not take place before the
27th inst."

ANTIBES, MAY 27.

Some inhabitants of the County of Nice are get,
ting up a petition against the disraeml,erment of
the communes of Tende and Briga, notwithstanding
the unanimous voting in favour of annexation to
France.

Addresses to the Emperor are being signed.

VIENNA, MAY 28.

The first session of the enlarged Council of the
Empire will according to the programme of the
Cabinet, only be of a preparatory character, and
will merely deliberate upon the organic bases of
the future governmental edifice. The Emperor will
not, therefore, open the session of the 31st inst. by
a speech, nor will the present president be replaced.
The Archduke Renier will continue to preside
over the Council of the Empire.
After this preparatory sitting the Council will be
formally constituted by the deputies of the pro-
vincial diets, and by those Archdukes who will take
their seat in the Council by order of the Em-
peror.

It is supposed that the Archduke Ferdinand
Maximilian will then be definitively appointed
President of the Council of the Empire.

THE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY ANI) NICE.
TURIN, MAY 26.
The discussion upon the Treaty of Cession of
Savoy and Nice was continued to-day.
Signor Ratazzi enumerated the inconVeniencies
of the treaty, which ho rejected by reason that the
Government in ceding the Italian provinces had
violated the principle of Italian independence and
weakened Royalty. He also said, " France setting
foot in Italy can go further. The new kingdom has
lost its weight abroad, and Europe looks upon this
traffic of peoples with distrust." Signor Ratazzi
then spoke on the questions of boundaries and
voting. The latter he declared to be illegal, as it
was effected without the consent of the Parliament,
and concluded by saying—" A gunrantee of the
possession of Central Italy to Sardinia should have
been inserted in the treaty. The autonomy of Tus-
cany, desired by the maker of this treaty, proves
the existence of other views on the part of France.
We have ceded two provinces in order to obtain
others, the keeping of which is problematical. The
Chamber is still free to reject this treaty." He ad-
vised his party to abstain from voting.
Count Cavour, in his reply, admitted the sacrifice
of the two provinces to be a grievous one, and that
the state was weakened thereby. In reference to
Nice he said, " The passages of the Alps will re-
main to us," and ccntinued—" The policy of Italian
independence rendered the treaty necessary; since
1848 the policy of concluding au alliance became
expedient." The Emperor having shown sym-
pathy for Italy, we are attached to France.
The state of Italy does not permit us to stop.
Austria has not recognised the annexation, and we
are threatened on all sides. The Pope has
rejected our overtures, and has opened a crusade
against Italy. We meet everywhere with the grave
dangers of war; the armaments which are going on
prove it. We cannot therefore modify our policy,
which necessitates the maintenance of an alliance
with France. All parties in France not being
favourable to Italy, it was necessary to satisfy them
by ceding Savoy and Nice, as otherwise the Em-
peror would have been unable to continue to mani-
fest his sympathies with us. For a long time Nice
and Savoy have expressed their French tendencies,
and Nice is not an Italian province." Count Ca-
your concluded by declaring that if the acquisition
of Venice were to cost one foot of Italian soil he ,
would refuse it.

MAY 27.

The discussion on the Troaty of Cession was
resumed to-day in the Chamber of Deputies. De-
puty Botteru demonstrated that Nice never had
any sympathies with France, and declared that,