The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-04 00:00:00

ITALY.

We learn from Florence that AL Guerrazzi, who
has been confined ever since the restoration of the
Grand Duke. of Tuscany, was on the eve of being
_brought to trial. He had applied for leave to sons.
man the Grand Duke as a witness, but the High
Court of Justice denied him that right by a decree
of the -15th, A letter, which 'the ex-Dictator
had jut published, made known the points re-
specting which he claimed the evidence of his
Sovereign. He positively declares that in
1148 he entreated the Grand Duke not to join
Charles Albert in his war against Austria, be-
cause, if the King of Piedmont was defeated, the
wrath of Austria would alight upon Tuscany, his
ally,• and, if he conquered, there was little doubt
that he would profit of his victory to establish an
Italian kingdom, and sooner or later absorb Tuscany.
The Roman police apposed by all means the in-
troduction of foreign journals into the Pontifical
dominions. The Englith papers were charged like
letters, and made to pay in proportion to their
Nireight. The Times so; :e-ames casts 6f., 7f., and Bf.
a number. •
i 7,21 Russian Grand Dukes bad scatred money
'P.Tcfusion among the people of Rome. The
4FPLItan GZ,V,fr,lll.l't wan `,O dof their 4""Yed " the. '143-; • •
oneZ g.tve orders to i
o the;rlt
ortsou the latter (a very ungrateful set
were- direettd rrib.4). The drivers of the coricolos
the residence ')
of thvie n, their Suuday dresses during
who stand•beh.ina
these vuihcoleess.and act as servants,
were all ordered to Pat o

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C,AIVIRIAs ,
th OS CODE.
The following are
...e
_, b articles of the atrocious
eial code promulgated
14 ' ;ated his 3r. this _ notorious scoundrel,
who recently exp. , villanies. at Valparaiso :
MILITARY CRIMES alt 1) T*Rta co .
NaEBPONDING
PUNISEmENTs.
Art. 1. Every inferior
bweho
. shall raise his hand against
'Peaks disrespectfully of
his superior officer shall iradiatolY shot.
Art. 2. Every
r shall be Immediate'
inferior who
his superior office 7 hung.
Art. 3. If an inferior strix ma soPerior efa
11 be burnt alive cer) with
or without arms he at'a
traitor t .
Art. 4. He who should be a _ o the flag
topieces, alive, lull
_Lvare have
sworn to, shall be cut afterwards
burnt. incurs
• Art. 5. He who is guilty of perjury, the same
punishment
• Art with the enemy, 6. He who communicates
3 m•
—ears
the same punishment.
• t the service, incurs the
lArt. 7. He who speaks against
same punishment.
. Art. 8. Robbery—He who steals apy object, money,
or any article whatever, shall be hung.
person in the
_Art, S. Want of Punctuality—lf any ••1 bA wan
military. service (no matter in what capacity/ --. ----
ing in his duty, and does not present himself in the
place and at the hour he has been ordered to cl,Petlrs
shall be tried and shot. •
:Art. 10. Cowardica—P
—verY man who, for want of
courage, flies from the enemy, shall be put to deata by
the bayonet; and his eyes shall be telt= out to prove
the tact The body of a coward shall be burnt.
Art. 11. If any traitor be, seised, his tongue shall
be cut, it being the instraweat ofhis talsehood. He shall
be' btirnt with a red hot- iron, and .he shall afterwards
suffer, the. punishments he has incurred, according to
articles sth and 6th.
Art. 12, sentinels found asleep ft,. •
their. posts, shall
be:immediately hung, they being the only persons re-
sponsible for said post's security. Therefore, the ser-
geants are requested to visit the posts every ten mi-
nutes, for the observation of this article.
Art. 13. He who in battle gives quarter to an enemy
out of pity or any other cdnsileration, shall be imme-
diately shot.
. Art 14. The officer, sergeant, or soldier, who is not
vigilant when on guard, shall be tried and shot.
Art 15. The infractor of any of these laws, if an offi-
cer, shall be hung; if soldier,
a shot.
Art. 16. All ,-
military persons are charged with the
fulfilment at .the
toe rueceding articles. This is particularly
recommended
to inform their ,__po:iour officers, and they are requested
boo
will
not
ex“"euut°
__ that want of information on this
them from undergoing the punish-
ments expressed.
sort.A 17. Ho who 'should steal or
hide, or abet.. another
in og,sy powder,
'delta' or ariieles of war, shall
NattOarlat alive.
A9l-6411!*0 in: battle, or on march
4, 4vs-TtliFt.srtAkes given him,. d,,,irn.. _
'7: illbB-Joieleft':ot of\relie Ong
r
, should throw
vka,3 of not injuring
himself of their wei ht shall
oe ...:;,-,,ie,attelis plena`._ ivo, joint by joint,-betinni g ~
--,ril4(444.:itith 'Ole users of the right hand.
G .„- , .
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O miller' - burnt.
c'S"\'
ng, in pre-
His remains
£2