The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-18 00:00:00

HANOVER.

In his reply to the memorial of the inhabitants of
Hanover, the KING thus endeavours to explain away
the obnoxious passages of his manifesto of the 7th
of July :
"His Majesty observes with regret that his conduct in
relation to those matters was .00t at first rightly un-
derstood. But he confidently anticipates that when
.hereafter it is reviewed as a whole, every good and
loyal Hanoverian will admit, that his Majesty has sin-
cerely at heart the unity and rights of Germany. The
memorialists allude to possible collisions between the
Hanoverian Government and the central authority,
which would be much to be regretted. It is sufficient
,for the vindication of the Government to state that
there is no ground for such apprehensions ; that, on
the contrary, the most amicable relations exist between
the two high parties ; and that, in particular, the re-
lation on which our troops are henceforth to stand to
the central authority has been formally intimated to
them by a general order of the Gth of this month.
In addition to this his Majesty has resolved that the
Hanoverian troops shall adopt the German colours in
their cockades and flags, and this will be intimated to
the army without delay."
HANOVER, AUG. 12.—His MAJESTY has caused an
army order to be issued, commanding his troops to
adopt the German colours, and to attach the ribbons
and the flags, the same having been adopted by the
greater part of the German States.
The disease in potatoes is unhappily spreading in
Osnabruck, and excites much apprehension.

ITALY.

TUSCANY.

The corps diplomatique at Florence, on the arrival
in that city of the intelligence of the bombardment
of Bologna, addressed the following protest to Gen.
WELDEN

" We, the undersigned Ambassadors, accredited to
the Grand Duke of Tuscany, yielding to the desire to
see a stop put to the deplorable effusion of blood, protest
to your, Excellency of the feelings of pain we have ex-
perienced at the account of the events which caused
blood to fl'sw yesterday in Bologna, and to pray you to
cease en attack which fills an entire population with
anguish, and which is reproved by the laws of humanity
and the maxims of civilisation. The undersigned, being
convinced that the sentiments with which they are
animated will be appreciated by your Excellency, seize
this opportunity ^of giving you the assurance of their
distinguished consideration."
The Bologna Gazette, of the 9th instant, contains
the following :
"Council of Ministers, August B.—His Holiness is
firmly resolved to defend his dominions against Austrian
invasion by all the means which the State and the well-
combined enthusiasm of his people shall place at his
disposal. His Holiness loudly contradicts, through our
medium, the words of Major-General Weldon, protest-
ing against any sinister interpretation that might be
given to them, and declaring that the conduct of M.
Weldon is considered by his Holiness as hostile towards
the Holy See, and our Master, who cannot have and
has not the intention of separating the cause of his
people from his own, and regards any offence, any in-
jury inflicted on the people, as offered to and inflicted on
himself. His Holiness has already declared this by
solemn acts and with all the authority of his supreme
rank of Prince and Pontiff. (Signed)—G. Cardinal
Soglia, President of the Council of Ministers ; P. E.
Fabbri, P. de Rossi, ,L. Lauri, P. Quarini, F. Perfettil
Assessor-General of Police, in the absence of the Mi-
nisters."