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

ITALY.

In the sitting of the 29th ult. of the Royal Court
at Florence, Guerra zzi'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,
be 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, Lunigians,
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 an 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 tho country,
and the latter was to meet at Rome, and
decide upon the f, of govern., nit. By
these concessions he (6-uerrazzi) hoped to gain
time, and succeed in overreaching the dominant
party. But the impatience of the republicans defeated
his plans. On the 18:h of February, a tumultuous
crowd, headed by Joseph Mazzini, poured into the
Piazva del Gran Dues, 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 battle of Novara, when he (Guerrazzi) could ex-
plain his views to Me ntanelblui,twqhuiicthtedtheFllaotrteenrc,e andhow-
ever, did not approve of,
even Tuscany. An unforeseen circumstance has-
tened the crisis, and deprived him (Guerrazzi) of the
merit of restoring the constitutional throne in Tus-
cany. After these statements, the sitting was sus-
pended.

PERSIA.
Letters from Tauris of the 26th August bring the
news wws
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monarch,l
under pretence of presenting a petition, which he re-
fused to accept. Two of the fellows then seined the
horse's bridle, 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, and keep off his assailants until his suite
came up. Two of the assassins were literally hewn
to pieces ; the others, who were taken alive, de-
clared that they had no accomplices, but that belong-
ing to the Babis, they had determined to avenge the
death of their chief by murdering the Shah. Dr.
Cloquet has extracted two of the bullets, but has not
succeeded with a third. I* 13 added that the Shah is
not supposed to be in dangr. The cholera is making
terrible ravages in Persia.

We are glad to bear that the youthful Lord
Stanhope (son of the Earl of Chesterfield), who is at present
quartered with his regiment in the Regent's-park barracks,
and has been confined to his room for a considerable time is
consequence of having sprained his knee, sso far recovered
as to be enabled to dine at mess,