The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-24 00:00:00

TII.EI SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1860.

Paris Conference, in the Piedmontese Chamber,
when an Austrian invasion was impending, and
when Italy's liberties were compromised at Villa-
franca, he was the Italian, not merely the Pied-
montese Minister. He acted in the interest of Italy,
resigned in the interest of Italy, and now resumes
office in the interest of Italy.

The late Ministry, we are told by the correspon-
dent of the Daily News, wished to employ him as
ambassador to London, and plenipotentiary to the
Congress. Count CAVOUR, however, insisted on the
immediate assembling of the Chambers as an indis-
pensable prerequisite. RATTAZZI and his colleagues
objected on account of the impossibility of violating
certain technical and legal forms which they them-
selves had originated. The Count continued firm.
The Ministry resigned and left him to form another.
Some think that having done their work by getting
through the Treaty of Zurich without compromising
Piedmont, they were not sorry for a pretext to give
way. This, however, is little likely. They had for-
tified their position by creating, and dispensing, all
the patronage they could; but the position given
to Count CAVOUR by England, with his manifest
right to it, was too much for less capable and
loyal men to resist.
We may surely hope well, now, for the anncxa-

tion of the States to Piedmont, and the formation
of a powerful free kingdom in the north of Italy.
The statesman whose aim this has always been is
now at the head of affairs by the wish of England,
and with the good-will of France. His own Sovereign

trusts him as he does no other public servant. The
Duchies are taking steps to facilitate the union by
election of delegates to Turin, conducted on the
Sardinian model. And, it may be, that very soon
we shall hear that the Central States and Sardinia
have exercised their undoubted right, and amal-
gamated their Governments without waiting to ask
leave of any congress of foreigners, who have no
title whatever to grant or to refuse it. Fortune
favours the bold is a proverb which was never
more applicable than in the present case. Let Sar-
dinia and the States join themselves together, and
what power will ever attempt to put them
asunder?

OPENING OF • PARLIAMENT.

Parliament was opened to-day by the Queen in
person.

Her Majesty's State visits to the Senate of Great
Britain have ever been marked by loyal manifesta-
tions on the part of her subjects of all classes, from
the humblest of those who crowd the streets to the
peers and peeresses who have the honour to form
part of the brilliant assembly that receives the
Queen ; but to-day the crowds in the parks and the
streets leading to the Palace of Westminster were
almost beyond precedent; the display of coloured
flags and decked-out balconies and windows was
much more numerous than on former occasions. St.
James's Park, 'Whitehall, and Parliament-street
were well lined at twelve o'clock, and at that hour
the equipages of the nobility were arriving it rapid
succession at the entrances to the House of Lords.

The State procession left Buckingham Palace
shortly before 2 o'clock in the following order :
A carriage, drawn by six bays, conveying the
gentlemen ushers, and axon in waiting.
A carriage, drawn by six bays, conveying the
groom in waiting to the Queen, the groom in wait-
ing to the Prince, and the pages- of honour in wait-
ing.

A carriage, drawn by six bays, conveying the
equerry to the Queen, the equerry to the Prince,
the comptroller of the household, and the groom of
the robes.

A carriage, drawn by six bays, conveying the sil-
ver stick in waiting, the clerk marshal, the field
officer in waiting,,ana the treasurer of the house-
hold.

A carriage, drawn by six bays, conveying the
captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the lord in
waiting to the Queen, and the lord in waiting to
the Prince.

A carriage, drawn by six black horses, conveying
the lady in waiting, the lord steward, and the gold
stick in waiting.
The Queen's marshalmen.
The Queen's footmen.

A party of the Yeomen of the Guard.
The State coach drawn by eight cream-coloured
horses, and conveying her Majesty the Queen, his
Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the mistress of
the robes, and the master of the horse.
A detachment of the Horse Guards formed the
escort of her Majesty.