The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-08 00:00:00

THE WAR IN SICILY.

It was believed in Paris yesterday that hostili-
ties will not be resumed at Palermo. The autho-
rities are engaged in devising the means for pre-
venting the further effusion of blood.
It was on the 30th of May that General Letitia,
delegated by General Lanza, met Garibaldi on
board the Hannibal, English man-of-war, and de-
clared that he was charged to demand an armistice.
The conditions which he proposed were :

The retention of their respective positions by

both parties.
2. Liberty to attend to the wounded, and to
remove them on board the fleet.
3. Permission to supply provisions to the Hos-
pital for the poor.
4. That the municipality should address to the
Royal Commissioner a petition for the con-
cession of such reforms and institutions as
might be necessary for the country.
The first points were consented to by Garibaldi
without difficulty ; but he peremptorily rejected
the fourth, and the conference was broken off.
Nevertheless, hostilities did not recommence on the
following day, and the armistice, which was fixed
to terminate to-day, was still under discussion.

The Patrie of yesterday says that, according to
the latest despatches, nothing had changed at
Palermo. The capitulation had not yet been
signed. Garibaldi had constituted a Ministry, and
had appointed a governor of Palermo and of tho
province. He had likewise ordered an extraordi-
nary levy, and had issued many decrees for ener-
getically carrying on the war. One of Garibaldi's
proclamations threatened with heavy punishments
those who should commit thefts or assassinations.

A letter from Turin, in the Siecle, states that M.
Canofari, the Neapolitan Minister at the Court of
Piedmont, seems to perceive that the affairs of his
Government are in a very unsatisfactory state, and
that he is not likely to remain long in his post, as
he is selling off his furniture.

It is reported that during the negotiations about
the armistice General Letizia proposed to take the
opinion of the senate of Palermo, and that Garibaldi
answered, " I am the Senate."

The following telegram has been received from
Turin, dated the 6th inst. :

" GENOA, JUNE 6

" General Letizia, who was the bearer of orders
to General Lauza not to treat with Garibaldi, but
rather to destroy the town, left again for Naples
on Sunday. It is believed his mission is to make
representations caused by numerou4 desertions, and
on the refusal of the troops to fight:"

We have been favoured with the following from

Messina :

"MESSINA, JUNE 2.

" We are expecting every moment news of the
fall of Palermo. Yesterday a Royal steamer came
in from Catania, bringing the remnant of the
garrison of that place, whence we conclude that all
was up with the Royalists there. Here all is per-
fectly quiet, _but commerce is not thought of.
Exchange, GO."

ROME, JUNE 7

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FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY.

ti per Cents. 96 25
Do. end month —
3 per Cents 6B 40
Do. end month 6B 30
Bank Shares 2830 H
Credit /thobilier
Do. Account

The Baron Constantin Bardini has been ap-
pointed Minister of Commerce and Public Works,
in place of Monsignor Amici, who remains in the
Cabinet without a Po:tfolio.

BOURSE, June 7.—Threes have been quoted to-
day ex-div. The opening prices showed an advance
to 68f 65c, but they afterwards declined to 68f 40c.
A rise of 3f per sack on the flour at yesterday's
Halle aux Bles, had also a depressing effect on
speculation. Mobilier varied from 667 f 50c to 665 f;
Lyons, 875 f to 873 f 75e; Orleans, 1,332 f 50c to 1,333 f
75e; Northern, 977 f 50c to 980 f; Austrian, 512 f
50c to 511 f 25c. The following are the last quo-
tations :

Credit Foncier 880
Belgian 41 —
Piedmontese (5)
Roman Bl
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt .. 46 75

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 978 75 .. 977 50
New ditto 872 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 872 50 .. 870
G alev a 407 50
Southern
Western 570
Eastern
Sardinian 415
Austrian
Lombard .
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 121 e. ; money,
25f. 12e.; three months, parer, 24f. 90c. ; money, 24f 871 c.

THE GUNBOATS FOR CHlNA.—lntelligence has
been received at the Admiralty of the safe arrival at Sin-
gapore of the gunboats Grasshopper, Bouncer, Havoc,
Weazel, Hardy, Cockchafer, Flamer, and Snap, all of which
sailed from England in the early part of November last.
TIIE GREAT EASTERN.—An instance of the
thorough seaman-like bearing of Captain Hall, the suc-
cessor to the much-regretted Captain Harrison, in comman I
of the big ship, when in charge of the general screw steamer
Crcesug, is deserving of mention. On this occasion the
Crcesus had 170 passengers, and was on her voyage between
England and Australia. Meeting with an accident, a sur-
vey took place at Sydney, and there being no dock that she
could go into, Captain Ilall built a caisson round her stern,
and started afresh upon the voyage. The injury being,
however, very far beneath the reach of any one, for four
months and twenty days the crew had to pump incessantly;
and to add to their perils the screw was lost, and the vessel
was lett with adverse winds at the mercy of the waters.
Aided by the purser, Mr. Cox, the passengers were kept in
ignorance of their danger, and this officer sat at the piano,
sang, read, and otherwise amused the company as though
it had been a party of pleasure rather than a run for dear
life. The ship was ultimately brought safely into port, and
then it was discovered that her stern must have shortly
parted entirely from her hull; and now, in after years, the
captain and Mr. Cox find themselves on board the Great
Eastern in the same relative situations. The latter com-
menced his career as purser on board an Indiaman ; he was
afterwards on board the British Queen, then the larget
steamer that went to America. He was subsequently in
the service of the Peninsular and Oriental Company. as
superintendent purser of its fleet in Calcutta, and during
the Crimean war he held all the contracts for victualling the
troops for the Crimea.