The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-30 00:00:00

TUSCANY.

The Opinione of' Turin has the following article
OT the abdication of the Grand Duke of Tuscany :

" The Grand Duke Leopold has abdicated ix
favour of his son e Archduk Ferdinand.
" He was called upon to abdicate by those who
Were least averse to his dynasty when such an act
Would have prevented complications foreseen and
Which eventually occurred.
" What does abdication signify now ?
" The Grand Duke abdicates power which he no
longer possesses. He renounces in favour of his
60n rights which are no longer his, of which he
has been deprived.
" He has understood that his restoration is im-
possible; but he wishes to save his dynasty.
" Tuscany has the right, and it is her duty, to
give as a reply It is too late.' She will have
nothing more to do with Austrian Princes, colonels
and proprietors
Austria.regiments,
" And in favour
of Austrian vassals of
dicate? of whom does he wish to ab-
" Of
Prince
Ferdinand, who, on the 24th of Stine,
Was present at the battle of Solferino in the Aus-
trian camp, hoping
troops. to see the defeat of the Italian
His brother, Prince Charles, is the man
Who made the noble proposal to bombard Florence.
And men fancy that national questions are to
be settled by such expedients public opinion
calmed and nations tranquillized!
the Tuscany has not asked for the abdication of
e Grand Duke, but has decreed the overthrow
of his dynasty, and she must see that her decree is
respected."

VENITIA.
The following is a translation of the address
'voted by the Venetian people to King Victor Ern-
raanuel,through the medium of Count Cavaur, which
131aY be taken as a clear indication of their deter-
Mination not to submit to the Villafranca peace
e°ll'ditions without a severe struggle :
ADDRESS OF THE PEOPLE OF VENETIA.
As soon as the terms of the preliminary treaty of
Villafranca became known, a feeling of quivering
Passion seized the whole population of the territory
f Venice.
The most respectable men of the different pro-
"daces have agreed upon an address to Count Ca-
-
h.vour, as President of the Council of Ministers to
Majesty Victor Emmanuel, requesting the
gs protection for the unhappy provinces. The
address was presented to the Government by a
commission of Venetians chosen by their fellow-
citizens.
The address runs as follows :—'
To his Excellency Count Cavour, President of the
Council of Ministers to his Majesty King Victor
Emraanuel 11.
Your Excellency,—Since 1848 the people of
Venice have, amidst great sufferings,
acted in spontaneously
fusion with the kingdom of Piedmont.
tThe misfortunes of war have limited the effects of
his act to the expression of a simple desire. But
desire grew and became more ardent in suc-
ceedin
te g years—years marked by such slavery as
ndered the hatred of the Venetians to the Aus-
trian Government immortal, while it increased
their attachment to Piedmont.
thThe incontestable proofs of this hatred are, that
ousands of young men, of all classes, have left
their families and well-being, to exp
on The battle-field against the enemyose their lives.
proof of this hatred are, the generosity and
eagerness of those that could not become soldiers
to risk their liberty and give their money in aid of
the brave who had entered the ranks under the
King's banner.
The proofs of this hatred are, the general shudder
Pervading the people the day before yesterday at
ROathe remotest suspicion that the preliminaries of
ke could contemplate the separation of the
enetians from their brethren of Piedmont and
Lombardy, and leave them in their former miseries
under the yoke of Austria.
, whether this yoke be imposed direct by the Aus-
t,irilan Government, or through the hands of an Arch-
-11!• ke, under the garlands of flowers chains would
ar,ways be hidden sufficient to annihilate the impe-
ial promise of Italian independence, for whatever
tie,,,, may exist between Italy and the House of
napsburg, it can only be a tie of slavery for Italy.
selv
Your Excellency, the Venetians address them-
es with confidence to you,
beforelnedhlin to their King (for they
and. through your
may call him so
God and man), well knowing that the one
as well as the other appreciates what they desire
and hope, what they have done and are doing,
what they have suffered and are still suffer' d
that ing, an
you would at this momentous time do all in
your power to obtain for the people of Venice the
accomplishment of a desire and necessity f e 1 t for

more than ten years past. This desire and neces-
sity is linked with life itself, and its accomplish-
ment alone can guarantee peace to the whole
peninsula.
The flame of revolution—always calamitous, and
often fruitless—smoulders in Italy, and may every
instant burst forth into instant conflagration.
If the clink of arms, which could prevent its ex-
plosion has ceased, there remains but one method
by which the evil consequence can be averted ; this
remedy is that your just voice defend and maintain
the sacred cause of this country in the European
discussions which are about to decide upon the des-
tinies of laly.
Your Excellency, our country confides its cause
entirely to the protection of our loyal and intrepid
King, to the wisdom of your counsels, to your warm
heart, to the well-known eloquence of your voice.
THE PEOPLE OF VENICE.

INDIA, CHINA, & AUSTRALIA.

MARSEILLES, FRIDAY.

The India, China and Australian mail leaves to-
day with dates, Hong-Kong, June 4 ; Calcutta, 17 ;
Madras, 29; Sydney, Xay 14; Melbourne, 19;
Kangaroo, 22 ; Adelaide, Tune 1 ; Sound, 9 ; Port
Louis, 1. _ _

The Oneida, with the February mails, arrived
out on the 30th of April; the E;mares, with the
March mail, arrived there on the 1101 of May. The
Kent and the Marco Polo had arrived.

The banks had lowered their rates of discount on
three months' bills to (?—indistinctly telegruhed)
per cent., and had raised the rate of exchange on
London to 11 per cent. Their stock of specie was
large, despite an export of £174,000.
The traffic returns of the Government railways
for four weeks amount to £5,840.

The following shipments of gold had taken place
since the 17th of April :—The Lincolnshire, April
23, 46,000 ounces ; the Prince of Wales, April 30,
42,000 ounces; the Lightning, May 11, 65,000
ounces.

Great excitement prevailed in Melbourne through
the Chinese refusing to pay the residence tax.
Numbers had been arrested.

Produce firm. Imports active. Exchange, 1
to 2 per cent. premium.
Calcutta.—Produce inactive. Imports dull. Ex-
change, 2s. Old.
Madras.—Trade dull. Exchange 2s. ON.
Hong Kong.—Exchange, 4s. 101 d. to 11d.
Honan, June I.—lmports in steady demand.
Little doing in tea ; prices higher.
Fou-Tchow, May, 28.—Imports inactive. Tea :
market active; prices higher. Exchange ss. 2d.
to ss. 3d.

Shanghae, May 26.—Imports dull. Transac-
tions in silk limited ; prices rather higher. Tea :
dull. Exchange 6s. Bd.
Singapore, June 11.—The inhabitants at Ban-
jermassin have risen and murdered nearly every
Euro'

pean.

FATAL EXPLOSION 1N BIRMINGHAM

BIRMINGHAM, Thursday Evening.—This even-
ing, at seven o'clock, a disastrous explosion oc-
cured at the manufactory of Messrs. Ludlow,
Brothers, percussion cap makers to the Board of
Ordnance, Legge•street. It is supposed that an
old woman, named Booth, who has been similarly
employed by the firm and predecessors for the last
thirty years, was engaged in the hazardous opera-
tion of mixing fulminating powder used in the
manufacture. She had a room for herself at the
top of the main building, and here the explosion
took place. The poor woman must have been
instantly blown and torn to fragments, as
no portion of her remains larger than a person's
hand has been picked up. A man named Perricoe,
engaged in another part of the building, was killed
by the roof falling in. A person named James had
both his legs broken. A woman named Warren is
badly burnt about tke hands and face ; and several
other persons employed in the manufactory were
injured. The premises were completely gutted,
and thrown open to the sky. The explosion was
heard at a distance of two miles.