The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-04 00:00:00

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A letter from Florence, dated AptiFZ, :says /:7
" Florence has this day been the setp!..if4cfret
hither perhaps umknown in th,e worldlqa bad-
less .1
revolution. A week since the throne of the
-- Grand Duke seemed no more insecure than that of
most Italian potentates in times of popui,?r com-
motion ; for the last few days, however, the excite-
ment has been gradually rising among all classes,
burning to know the course the Grand Duke in.
tended to pursue in the now inevitable struggle.
The procrastination of the Court has vastly in-
creased this feeling, and, though a week since a,
declaration of neutrality might possibly have
checked for the moment the passions of the
people, it wag felt throughout yesterday that
nothing short of an immediate decision in
favour of Piedmont could prevent a popu-
lar demonstration, which could have but one
issue. General Ferrari, the head of the Tuscan
forces, yesterday sent in hie resignation, while
bands of soldiers and citizens pata,:l4lcl the streets,
singing patriotic songs and minghOg the names
of Victor Emmanuel and Italian imiependence.
Throughout the day emissaries of the National
party might be seen posting up addresses to the
citizens in the most public manner, urgiL7T
them to throw off the yoke of Austria and.
rise in behalf of Italian Independence. At art
early hour this morning the people (to the number
of 20,000) assembled in the Piazza Santa Maria
Antonia. Here the tricolour of Italy was raised
amid rapturous acclamations, and bands of men of
all classes, soldiers and citizens, dispersed them-
selves in every direction, each troop led by a bearer
of the national standard. In less than an hour
the tricolour was floating ever the tower of the
Palazzo Vecchio and the fortresses of San Giorgio
and San Giovanni. The greater portion of the
assembly proceeded at once to the Palace of the
French Minister, who thanked the people for their
sympathy with the Emperor and France ; they then
proceeded to the Sardinian Ambassador's. Amid
a thousand vivas and the waving of banners he pre-
sented himself to the people, reminded them that
the eyes of Italy and Piedmont were upon them,
exhorted them to respect religion, law, and pro-
perty, and recommended discipline to the army,
quiet and order to all. "The moment will come," he
exclaimed, " nay, is now at hand, when you will be
called upon to employ your arms in defence of your
country." He next announced that the Grand Duke
had declared his intention of abandoning Tuscany,
demanded in the name of Victor Emmanuel and the
national honour that respect should be paid him,
and trusted that the citizens would obey the
Government that should be organised to meet
the present emergency. He then disclaimed on the
part of Sardinia any intention of interfering in the
affairs of Tuscany, further than to provide for the
public tranquillity and the exigencies of war. The
object for which Piedmont drew the sword was inde-
pendence, not ambition. Let them all remember that
liberty was only acquired by great sacrifices, by acts of
virtue and entire obedience. Under these cireu.m -
stancesthe Grand Duke at an early hour called upon
Don Neri Corsini, Marquis of Lajatico, to aid his
counsels. On his declaring that abdication in favour
of his son was the only course that could save the
succession, the Grand Duke summoned the corps
diplomatique and declared that he preferred quitting
the country to condescending to this step. Before
the public announcement of this the scene before
the Palazzo Pitti was most exciting. The very
guards and servants of the Grand Duke had
mounted the tricolour, while thousands were moving
to and fro across the Grand Piazza. The most im-
portant fact was the perfect command which the
leaders of the people seemed to possess over each
and all. They might be seen going from group
to group recommending order and tranquillity.
Throughout the entire day no single act of turbu-
lence occurred, as far as I have been able to dis-
cover. The cause of this can only be found in the
entire unanimity of the people in their hatred of
Austria, which, so far from being confined to
Lombardy and Piedmont, is universal throughout
the Peninsula. Before four in the afternoon it was
known that the Grand Duke would quit Tuscany
with all his family rather than abdicate in favour
of the Hereditary Archduke. An address was im-
mediately issued to the people, declaring that
Leopold 11., though his opinions coincided with.
those of Tuscany, was on the point of abandoning
his country a second time, with all his family. In
order to avoid allowing the country to run the risk
of a state of anarchy, a Junta was in process of for-
mation, which, without wishing in any way to
influence the future, would undertake to maintain
order and give up its authority at the earliest pos-
sible moment. In the meantime, the wishes of the
army of Tuscany would be satisfied, and the Dic-
tatorship of Tuscany offered to Victor Emmanuel
during the war. General Ulloa (it continued), the
illustrious defender of Venice, was already on his
way to Florence, sent by the King of Piedmont.
The Tuscan army would be proud to find him at its
head. After an exhortation to order, the first and
most solemn act of patriotism, the address wound
up
.with the statement that the names of the Pro-
visional Government would be given at the earliest
moment.

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or addition of artificial food.
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