The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-07 00:00:00

troops fought well, and seem determined to do
all the harm they can before leaving Sicily. Gari-
baldi is said to have threatened to shoot 200 of the
most distinguished of his prisoners it Lanzi does
not discontinue the bombardment. All sensible per-
sons regard the affair as virtually over, and resist-
ance on the part of the troops useless."
The following letter, dated the 30th of May, gives
some new details respecting the cruelties committed
by the Neapolitan soldiery during the bombard-
ment of Palermo :

"Garibaldi really entered Palermo at break of
day on the 27th, with about 1,000 followers. He
penetrated into the city by the gate nearest to the
palace of the Old Kings, and overthrew all the
Neapolitan soldiers who attempted to stop his pro-
gress. Having been supported by 4,000 men who
came down from the mountains and the inhabi-
tants of the city, he soon made himself master
of Palermo. The troops opposed but a feeble
resistance, and fled into the citadel or on board
the ships of war in the port. It was the
military commander who apprised the foreign Ad-
mirals and Consuls that he was about to commence
a bombardment. The Consuls retired on board the
ships of war of their respective nations, and bomb•
shells and every description of incendiary missile
were fired against the town. The bombardment
lasted more than two days, and, terrible to relate,
the soldiers who hat tied without fighting uttered
shouts of joy from the citadel at every house set on
fire. Cries of 'God save the King !' from the sol-
diers were mingled with the screams of the women
and the groans of the wounded. The Neapolitan
monarchy has buried itself under a heap of ruins
and of dead bodies. I am told that 1,000 of the
inhabitants of Palermo have perished during the
bombardment. Let us hope that the number is
exaggerated. An American ship which has just
arrived brings the news that the Neapolitan sol-
diers in their retreat committed all kinds of atro-
cities. Having met the wife of a Sicilian leader of
insurgents who was flying from Palermo, they
covered her with tar and then burnt her to death,"

Her Majesty's ship Intrepid arrived at Malta on
the 2d, bringing news from Palermo to the 31st ult.
After the city of Palermo had been bombarded
by the royal troops for half a day the Neapolitan
General asked an armistice in order to bury the
dead, and General Garibaldi and his Adjutant Tarr
proceeded on board her Majesty's ship Hannibal,
where a conference of all the superior officers was
held, and an armistice of 24 hours was agreed on.
Subsequently the Neapolitan General asked that it
should be extended to three days, which Garibaldi
not only accorded, but offered to prolong it for three
weeks.

The royal troops still occupied the royal palace,
the treasury, and the citadel. The Convent of St.
Catherine and many other buildings were destroyed,
but Garibaldi was certain of success, all the people
being with him.
An English steamer had arrived at Marsala from
Queenstown, conveying 60 volunteers, 4,000 rifles,
and £l,OOO for Garibaldi. Also, a Sardinian
steamer, which landed 80 volunteers, 2,000 rifles,
and 100,000 cartridges. A reinforcement of 2,000
Italians was hourly expected at Marsala yester-
day.
Garibaldi had erected barricades in different parts
of Palermo, and was well supplied with ammunition
and projectiles of war.
The population of Girgenti, on the 23d of May,
voted for a provisional Government, and to the
Advocate Bertolini the reins of Government have
been confided, since confirmed by General Gari-
baldi. The Royalist force, which left Girgenti on
the 15th of May, and were said to have been sur-
rounded by the insurgents on the road to Palermo,
returned to Girgenti on the 20th of May. The
Neapolitan garrison of Girgenti, 2,000 strong, left
that town• on the 23d of May for Messina, and
stopped short on their way near Catania. They
were badly off for provisions, and helped them-
selves from the peasantry. Many have since de-
serted. The Provisional Government has already
abolished several taxes imposed by the King.
The Nazione, of Florence, positively states that
Orsini, stated by the Giornale di Rona to have been
killed in the late attempt of a band of insurgents
to enter the Roman territory, is alive and well.

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY.

Both the Patric and the Pays states that the last
despatches from Sicily positively announce that the
armistice had been indefinitely prolonged.

This resolution has given rise to the supposition
that the Sicilian revolution has become a matter of
diplomatic negotiations.
The Emperor has just decided that the members
of his Privy Council shall for the future have the
rank of Ministers ; they are to take place after the
Ministers as regards functions, and among them-
selves according to the order of their nomination.
M. Edouard Fould has been appointed Chef du
Cabinet of the Minister of State, and M. Pelletier,
Secretary-General of the Ministry of State, has
been named Secretary of the Imperial Family
Council.

BOURSE, June 6.—The market has been heavy,
with very little business doing. Threes, after
having, been done at 70f, are now at 69f 90a ;
Mobilier varied from 670 f to 665 f ; Lyons, 873 f 75c
to 871 f 25c; Orleans, 1,332 f 50c to 1,330 f; Northern
980 f to 9771 50c ; Southern, 517 f 50c to 515 f; Aus-
trian, 515 f to 516 f 25c ; Lombard, 501125 c to 500 f;
Saragossa, 526 f 25c to 522 f 50c. The following
are the last quotations :

It per Cents. .... 9G 10 Credit Foncier 882 50
Do. end month .. i Belgian 41 96 75
3 per Cents 7O —iPiedmontese (5) .. 84
Do. end month 7O ' Roman BO
Bank Shares 2815 Austrian
Credit Mobilier .. 668 75 Spanish Threes
Do. Account ..... 667 50 , Home Debt 46a