The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-01 00:00:00

No. 3.

SIR HENRY BULWER TO THE EARL OF DIALMESBURY.
(Received June 25.)
Florence, June 18, 1852.

My Lord,—Your Lordship will md the correspon-
dence which has taken place between the Duke of Oa_
sigliano and myself, and appreciate the difficulties which
I have had to encounter previous to obtaining the note
from the Duke which I did myself the honour to forward.
In regard to the two most important of her Majesty's
Government's demands, the answer of the Duke of Casig.
liano seems to me in perfect conformity with the letter
and spirit of those demands.
In the third there is a slight variation between the
terms of my request and the terms of the Duke's reply,
though it appears to me there is no essential difference
between the fact consummated in the one case and the
object sought for in the other.
Her Majesty's Government requires the withdrawal of
the Duke of Casigliano's note of the 10th of May, and
the cancelling of Mr. Scarlett's note of the 11th of
May; and I am also authorised by your Lordship to
withdraw Mr. Scarlett's note of the 6th of May, Which
gave rise to the subsequent correspondence.
The Duke of Casigliano accepts the disavowal of Mr.
Scarlett's note of the 6th of May, and recognises that all
the subsequent correspondence is annulled or annihilated
by that disavowal, and is to be considered as if it had
never existed.
The main point at issue is the annihilation of Mr.
Scarlett's proposal, and of the notes pro and con, founded
thereupon, with the view that neither the me nor the
other can ever be hereafter cited; and according to the
Duke of Casigliano's present communication, not only is
this point obtained, but a principle directly the reverse
of teat suggested by Mr. Scarlett, and laid down in re-
ply by the Duke of Casigliano, is clearly and solemnly
recognised.
WI h respect, however, to the especial form of with-
drawing the notes in question, the Grand Duke has a
personal and very strong objection. He considers it is
a degradation which he has not merited, and an acknow-
ledgment that he intended to inflict an insult which he
never did intend to inflict.
The Duke of Casigliano's note, written by his autho-
rity, was not a note that he volunteered—it was a note
elicited from him by a proposal from her Majesty's
charg6 d'affaires; the answer was in the spirit of the
proposal it replied to. An act of liberality was asked
for; it was granted.
It might be improper to ask for this act as an act
of liberality, but it cannot be deemed an offence, or
at all events a voluntary, offence to grant what is
asked for.

Such is argument of the Duke of Casigliano. 1
important matter any more than
not agreeiewnitt it in one particular. Ido not see any
do
at the same time, having in
the
ehact of mutually withdrawing notes
degradation
act of mutually destroying them; but
obtained a complete concession
being
thusm m. hitherto under discusaift,
on the really
that settled,concerning
must prevent all future
as change, as a matter of course
anddispuwthe disputes similarchby
Foreign force llionrgetim a has
elapsed, the pecnliar nature of ,ere
the Dahla -;
sent employed in this country, I have eognnsideread atthPtrt
would be injudicious to refuse to receive
Casigliano's note, and to break off a negotiation so -d;?.1
ficult, and which is so successful in every other NZ
cular, on so comparatively small an issue.
I should add that the Duke of Casigliano has begged
me to intercede with her Majesty's Government _
respect to this matter; and I myself deem it not unwise
or unfair to show some consideration for the Grand
Duke's feelings on a mere matter of form which is 0;11_u
practical value, the more especially as it is always "
to b°
remembered that, however irregular the bargain, there 6
was a bargain made with respect to the Messrs. Strat-
ford, and those gentlemen are now free in consequone
Your Lord.
circumstances,
an their liberation being, under any circu
an act of grace on the part of the Grand Duke, oonsen ?
tell
to under the idea that it would be agreeable to the Bri-
tish Government.
At all events the question is still lefr, for
ship to decide. I have, 840.,
(Signed) EL L. BuLwER.

No. 4.
SIR HENRY BULWER TO THE EARL OF IL""881:111:r.
(Received June 25.)
Florence,June 19, 1852.
My Lord,—ln order to place beyond all doubt the
real meaning of the Duke of Casigliano's reply of the
Istb to my note of the 11th, I acknowledged it by the
enclosed communication. I have. &0.,„
(Signed) IL •DULWER.

(Inclosure in No. 4.) r ASIGLIAN
EIR HENRY DULWER TO THE DUKE OF •--- , (4
I have received your Excellency' communica-
tion tion of the 16th, in reply to the one I had the honour of
addressing to Florence, June 17, 18a2,
Sir,—
you on the 11th instant.
I understand by that communication:-
1. That the Tuscan Government, whilst painfully sur-
prised at My communication to the effect that gr. Sear-
le is arrangem2nt was disavowed, appreciates the rea-
-80115 for that act which I developed.
2 . That the Government of his Imperial and
Royal
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the 6th May is disavowed, it is in fact annulled, and that
consequently all the correspondence which followed that
note, including your Excellency's of the 10h of May,
and Mr. Scarlett's reply thereto, is annulled also, and is
to be considered as if it had never been written.

3. That the TWIC3II Governmt.nt expresses its pro-
found regret at the violence inflicted on Mr. Mather, and
repels all idea of that unhappy event being considered us
in any wise testifying disrespect towards her Majesty or
the English nation; and

4. The Government of Tuscany recognises in its ful-
lest sense the duty of protecting British subjects by the
ordinary tribunals as a general rule, and by the
executive authority in all those cases in which the
ordinary tribunals cannot be applied to, including such
as may arise during the present arrangement with Aus-
tria respecting the auxilliary troops of that Government
stationed in the Tuscan territory; and that his Imperial
and Royal Highness accepts the full responsibility at-
tached to the duty of the aforesaid protection.
With the understandieg that I have thus repeated the
sense of that note which I have just had the honour to
receive, I beg to acknowledge tho same, and to state tht:
I shall instantly forward the correspondence which hes
passed between us to her Majesty's Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, who, I have no doubt, whilst at
tentively considering that correspondence, will set a due
value on the expressions by which your Excellency so
unequivocally denotes the desire to maintain the most
friendly relations between our two Governments; awl
will also duly appreciate those which as strongly testify
the determination of the Tuscan Government to main-
tain the independent position of the Grand Duchy of
Tuscany.

It only remains for me to thank your Excellency for
your courteous mention of the efforts which I have
naturally made with the view of terminating so painful
a question as that of which wo have had to treat, in a
manner honourable to cll parties, and to assure you that
I likewise set a proper value on the friendly desire
which you have manifested throughout our negotiation,
to satisfy the just expectation of my Government whilst
upholding the honour of your own. I have, &c.,
(Signed) H. L. BIILWER.

No. 5.
THE EARL OF MALHESBURY TO SIR HENRY BI7LWER.
Foreign Office, June 26, 1852.
is with great satisfaction that her Majesty's Go-
vernment have received your dispatches of the 18th and
19th instant, which announce the result of your negotia-
tion with the Court of Tuscany on the subject of the as-
sault on Mr. Mather.
Her Majesty's Government entirely approve of the
able and judicious manner in which you have brought
this intricate affair to a conclusion, which, while affir w-
ing the important principle which they asserted as due
to th©
British nation, equally tends to maintain the
dignity and independenne of Tuscany herself.
You will inform the Duke of Casigliano that her Ma-
jesty's Government have received with unfeigned satis-
factionpressions of regret which his Excellency
at those unfortunate occurrences which have
caused an estrangement between two Courts
ancient associations and mutual interests should
s
unite in the most friendly alliance. You will
always
lately
hashteiw sol offered
hs t he expressions
also assure his Excellency, that in urgently contending
for that recognition of responsibility from Tuscany
.which Mr. Scarlett so inconsiderately waived, her Ma-
jesty's Government felt assured that they were consult-
ing not less the honour and independence of the Tuscan
Government than the protection due to British subjects.
Until lately these have always found hospitality and pro-
tection in the Grand Ducal territory; and her Majesty's
Government earnestly hope that the exceptional posi-
tion in which the Tuscan Government is now placed by,
the apparently necessary presence of a foreign auxi-
liary army will induce the Tusoan Government to be
even more jealous than ever to assert its independence
by a ready and attentive recognition of international law.
Her Majesty's Government consent to cede the point
urged by the Duke of Casigliano, and agree to con-
sider the two notes of the 10th and 11th of May as
cancelled.

You will read this dispatch to his Excellency, and
assure him of the sincere desire of her Majesty's Go-
vernment to maintain with the Court of Tuscany the
most friendly relations.—l am, &c.,
(Signed) MALMESBURY.

No. 6.

SIR HENRY BULWER TO THE EARL Or MALMESBURY.

(Received June 28.)
Florence, June 21, 1852.
. . . .

,
My Lord,—l think it right to make known to your
Lordship that I have heard a fact, upon good authority,
which may in some degree account for, though it can in
no wise excuse, the conduct of the Austrian officer to-
wards Mr. Erskine Mather on the 29th of December.
This fact is, that two days previous, when some Aus-
trian troops were marching through the streets of
Florence, in somewhat the same manner as on the day
in question, a sergeant was struck with a knife by some
person in the crowd jostling against him; a circumstance
which tended to make the officers more than usually
scrupulous as to persons who appeared to be Italians
following and coming too near to their ranks.
am not aware whether this incident has ever before
been brought to your Lordship's notice, but as it bears
upon the case, and has been communicated to me by a
person likely to be well informed, and on whose veraeity
I can rely, I have deemed it fair to state it to your
Lordship.—l have, &e.,
(Signed) H. L. BIILWER.