The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-08 00:00:00

ITALY.

In the sitting of the 29th ult. of the Royal Court
at Florence, Guerrazzi's examination was continued
and an opportunity offered him of explaining his plan
respecting the restoration of the monarchy in Tus-
cany. He first contended that the convocation of a
Tuscan Assembly elected by universal suffrage, was
a necessary consequence of the Grand Duke's de-
parture ; so that the abolition of the Chambers by
the Provisional Government was, in fact, a mere
matter of form, since it was a right on account
of the absence of the Sovereign. In support of
this view he pointed to the proceedings of the
British Parliament at the time when James 11. left
the throne vacant. The Provisional Government felt,
he said, the necessity of giving Tuscany a stable form
of government. Now as the faction then in power
declared that it acknowledged no other authority
save that which emanated from the people, there
was no choice but to have recourse to universal
suffrage, to which the Grand Duke owed the
extension of his territory by the aggregation
of the provinces of Massa, Carrara, Lunigiana,
and Garfagnana. He (Guerrazzi) therefore thought
it could not be displeasing to the Grand Duke to
return to his throne by the unanimous vote of his
subjects, as that would have been au evident proof
of true attachment to his person and dynasty. The
elections therefore took place simultaneously for the
Tuscan Legislative Assembly and for the Italian
Constituent Assembly, the former of which was to
conduct the ordnary business of the country,
and the latter was to meet at Rome, and
decide upon the form of government. By
these concessions he (Guerrazzi) hoped to gain
time, and succeed in overreaching the dominant
party. But the impatience of the republicans defeated
his plans. On the 18th of February, a tumultuous
crowd, headed by Joseph Mazzini, poured into the
Piazva del Gran Duca, and loudly called for the pro-
clamation of the Republic. Finding himself nearly
driven to the last extremity, he (Guerrazzi) had re-
course to a stratagem, and answered that, since the
Tuscan people wanted the Republic, they must be
prepared to support it, and that, consequently, if two
thousand armed men appeared on the morrow ready
to fight for the Republic, it should then be
proclaimed. It being impossible to fulfil this
condition, and no 2,000 men having made their
appearance, the Republic was not proclaimed.
But now he (Guerrazzi) had lost the confidence
of the Republicans ; he therefore quitted Flo-
rence; on his return he found that Montanelli had
prepared a preliminary agreement with M. Maestri,
an Envoy from Rome, for the unification of the
Roman States with Tuscany. He (Guerrazzi) re-
fused to join in this plan. After the opening of the
Tuscan Assembly, he (Guerrazzi) took particular
care to avoid any explanations which might bind
him for the future, and prevent him from exe-
cuting his plan for the restoration of a
onstitutional Monarchy, as soon as a favour-
b'e opportunity should offer. Taking advantage of
a short absence of Montanelli and Mazzini from
Florence, he (Guerrazzi), by a decree of the 6th of
March, transformed the Legislative Assembly of Tus-
cany into a Constituent one, which was almost entirely
composed of Tuscans. The republicans were furious
at this decree, the drift of which could not escape
them. Montanelli was highly displeased at it,
because it was a mortal blow to the Italian
Constituent Assembly. But a moment arrived after
the bet le of Novara, when he (Guerrazzi) could ex-
plain his views
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PERSIA.
Lett( Ts from Tauris of the 26th August bring the
news of an attempt to assassinate the Shah. While
he was hunting, four men approached the monarch,
under pre tence of presenting a petition, which he re-
fused to a ccept. Two of the fellows then seized the
horse's bri rile, while their companions fired two double-
barrelled pistols at the Shah, who, although wounded
in the thigh and mouth, was still able to quit his
saddle, an d keep off his assailants until his suite
came up. Two of the assassins were literally hewn
to piece% :; the others, who were taken alive, de-
clared tha t they bad no accomplices, but that belong-
ing to Ihe Iriabis, they had determined to avenge the
s
death o f their chief by murdering the Shah. Dr.
Cloquet
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a extracted two
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twoofthaedded bullets,that butthe hag not
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not sed to be in danger. The cholera is making
terrible r; avages in Persia.

we ay, glad to hear that the youthful Lord
Stanhope 4 son of the Earl of Chesterfield), who is at present
quartered • with his regiment in the Regent's-park barracks,
and has too, en confined to his room for a considerable time in
consequf itic aof having sprained his knee, aso tar recovered
as to be , aua, bled to dine at meas.