The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-06 00:00:00

TUSCANY.

In the sitting of the Royal Court of Fl-renec of
the 25th ult.. Oucrrani continued his deli tiro.. Ho
denied hawing come to en understanding with the
Florence Club, on the night of Feb. 7, IN-39, e.. 11
corning what was to be done under the circuMOILLICUI.
Hi statement of facts was as follows:--
Os the Bth, Mordini, whom 0 i did not know, was
president of the club. The news of the Grand Duke's
de-
parturs from Siena was et once communicated by tha
ministers to Dr. Cosimo Venni, then President of the
Chamber of Deputies, who proposed to convoke the chamber '
and bold a private sitting. Gummi opposed this course
as calculated to mislead the public as to the real stale of
affairs, whereas it would be brat to let them know the
truth at once ; the more so, as the Grand Duke hal re-
commended the President of the Cabinet to give the
greatest publicity to his letters. The chamber was
therefore convoked me equal ; the troops were confined to
their barracks, the Civil guard usembled, and every other
measure taken to ensure public. tranquillity. The ehsmber
was defended by 60 men of the civic guard, under the cont-
ented of a captain, little more than the usual number ;
malty deputies came to the sitting, Dr. Vann( took the
chair, Nlontanelli ascended the tribune, related that the
Grand Duke left Siena without announcing where he wsq
ening, and rend the two letters lett by his highness, and
delivered to Montanelli by the director of the post-offlce.
At this moment a handful cf miscreants (" acherani" was
the word used by Oirerreui), headed by Nicolini, pene-
'Mai into the hall. Nicolini delivered the plehnocite

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the papaw dab, declaring the dethresionsat
limed Duke, sod warning a pruisieeal some*
ith special lastrutiess M preeleim the republic
!rates lesion with Rene. Nisetial imperiti
the deputies to withdraw, declaring
re sethetity to have ceased. Upas which Overran(
nee sod bid Mondial leave the place with his
followers ; bet use deputies left their seat, sad Dr. Venal
covered himself, declaring the sitting to be aloud. Gaiit-
tend thee adaisssed some to tbs deputies who
wets going awsy, sad setweedsd in »Wising ems; and
subsequently by permissions sad argaraeut he induced the
intruders to withdraw, and leave the deputies at full liberty
to deliberate on the course to be permed. But hers a sew
mob invaded the house, uttering temultuous miss. Gast-
falai then, ad bevies/ the means of eapelliog the intruders
by fermi, exclaimed : Let the people guard the people!'
thereby meaning that thaws who bad already been per-
suaded by his arguments sheeld assist blot is persuading
the others. Order wu restovel, tie sitting resumed, and
the emotion of a provisional goverument, consisting of
Ouerraui, Montanelli, and Msuori, voted by the chamber.
Front these statements Uuerrazzl deduced in his
defence : lit, that he was not, as bad been said, an
accomplice of Nicolini, since ho did all that was in
his power to oppose him on that occasion; 2nd, that
the vote of the Chamber was free, seeing that many
remained there of their own free will, and others
stayed away, without the slightest coercion in either
ease. He observed amung other things that when
there was a tumult in the public square, he alone
wont to stop the current of popular fury, but that no
employe, attempted to give him the slightest moist-
sow He contended that he accepted the danger-
ous post entrusted to his bands by the Chamber, be-
cause public safuty required it ; that he did it to save
the lives and property of many citizens, and that had
he refused, the state would have fallen into the hands
of men like Nicolini.—After this defence the Court
adjourned to the 28th ult.