The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-27 00:00:00

VOTE OF ANNEXATION TO PIEDItfONT.

FLORENCE, AUG. 21.—Yesterday Florence was
again witness of a grand public act indicative of
that true and universal feeling of the country which
so many have questioned, not a few denied. On
the 16th August the representatives of Tuscany
met in the old Hall of the Cinquecento, and there,
without one dissentient voice, proclaimed the dy-
nasty of the House of Lorraine incompatible with
the true interests and happiness of Tuscany. it
was on this occasion that the Marchese Manzi pro-
pesed the annexation of the Grand Duchy to the
kingdom of Sardinia, and it was to vote upon this
motion that the Assembly was yesterday convoked-
At 1 o'clock precisely the chair Was taken by. the ' '
president, Signor Coppi; and shoutly after the Pro-
fessor Giorgini proceeded to read ,the report of the,:
sections on the motion of the Marchese Manzi.
After showing that the exclusion of the Austro- ~ •
Lorraine dynasty from the throne of Tuscany, akicT
the union of Tuscany with as many Italian states
as possible under the sceptre of Victor Em-
manuel, were two inseparable consequences of one...
premise, he proceeded—There was at the present
moment one universalbelief prevailing in Tuscalle
viz., that the aggregation of the smaller states
under the sceptre of Savoy was the political form
most adapted to the demands of nationality. This
was the new order of things, courted by all minds,
the object of all wishes, the only end which could
finally bring about the quiet and repose of Ralf-
How this idea of a great monarchy under the
sceptre of Savoy had sprung up and become of late
years identified with and inseparable from the send-
ment of nationality was known to all. He would •
only remind them that the idea of Italian Confede-
ration, so prevalent in '49, would be universally re-
jected were it now brought forward—a fact very
remarkable, but notorious to all who had observed
and meditated on the events of the last ten years.
This change was doubtless brought about by the ex-
perience of '4B, when the idea of a confederation,
though enthusiastically received by the people and ,
openly professed by Italian princes, was found inca-
pable of adapting itself or giving a form to the
national movement. Nor could this idea be repro-
duced under better auspices, since the mutual dis-
trust and aversion of the princes who would be there
brought together had led to a positive incompatibi- ,
lity, the more so that the peace allowed the Austrian
domination in Italy to continue, and held out no hopes
of seeing corrected the abuses of the clerical govern-
ment and the theocratic regime.of the Papal States.
The princes of the House of Lorraine, moreover, had
avowed an anti-national policy, and rejected the
love of people who now refuse to permit their ' '
return under any possible contingency. Then'
too, the pious and noble example of Charles Albert,
the warrior and martyr of independence, who ex-
pired on the Douro dreaming of Italy ; the ten.
years of the new reign ; and, lastly, the figure °I
the King exulting in the dangers ho so generous',"
encountered on the fields of Palestro and S. Mar-
tino, had so worked upon the hearts and imagine.
tion of the people, had won for the princes of Savoy
so entire a confidence, that the idea of a confedera-
tion, in itself too complex and, at ,the same time
abstract and refined an idea ever to be truly popW ‘.
lar, had day by day become less prominent, in
opinion of Tuscany, while the name:of Victor Ent:
manuel was bound up in the minds of all with that,
of Italy. After a digression to show that this tie ,
between Italy and the House of Savoy was no net
bond, but the inevitable conclusion of three centuries
of Italian history, he continued—The commission
which had sat on this motion came before them as
interpreters of the prevailing sentiment of Tuscany*
the .
not conceiving themselves called upon to examine if,
or when, in the present condition of Europe, the,
desire of the country would, be listened to. They
were there united to depose to present facts, not to
events future
and etrhtheimns;eltvoetsemlol lvthuantqTuuessteianony: ,
ably knew ; not what Europe desired, which they
neither did nor could know, and which possibly - -
w h anatd theunye
Europe did not know herself. No ! ' They stood
not there to divine sagaciously the wishes of others,
but frankly and consistently to affirm their own.
The vote which they proposed to declare had in
it nothing that could offend Europe, either in sub-
stance or in form : in substance, since their object
was solely the vindication of their own sacred and ',
incontestable rights, not the usurpation of those of
another ; in form, since their earnest solicitation
—being, in fact, nought but the expression of a,
desire recognised and respected that supreme ,
arbitration whereby. Europe would finally decide
upon their lot. This brought him to whatihe was,
most desirous of doing, and what the motion had
already done—viz., to the recommendation of thou"
cause to the wisdom and justice of.
Europe, to the
liberal sentiments of the Government and people of
England, and in an especial manner to the Emperer ,
Napoleon 111., that whom Italy never had a mere_
pOwerful or generous protector. His sword wee
sheathed, not broken ; nor was it possible to say the
advantage his ;patronage
Itight be to them' in the
councils of Europe. Nay, even if the justice of
men failed them, and their votes were unable to
obtain the immediate effects they proposed, their
deliberation would remain a great national act, and
afford an additional reason for not despairing "
Italy, being a solemn manifestation of that send' '
ment whereby the Italians 'after ages of mutual
ignorance and bloodshed recognised each other as ,
brethren ; of that sentiment which was blood, life'
and new youth infused' into Italy, and cast by, the,
hand of God as a germ for a new structure, after
ages and ages of ruin.
After a few words from the Avvocatp Massei, ist
which he reminded the Assembly of the importance
of an unanimity of opinion, and instituted a coot- ,
parison between the condition of Tuscany at the
present moment and that'of England in 1689, and' ,
France in 1830 and 1848, it was proposed and car-
ried that the secret vote byhallot-should be adopted.
An hour passed by before therepresentatives had de-
posited their votes in the urns'. When the last name
—the well-known one of Zanetti—had been called,
the President rose from his chair, and after a M Ck•
mentary examination pronounced that the motion
had been unanimously carried. One hundred and
sixty-three delegates were present; one hundred
and sixty-three black balls announced the unanimity
of their opinions. , The applause and enthusiastic
cheers which ensued were checked in a few minutes,
and the white and black balls counted and verifit
The President then proposed a vote of co
fidence in the Government, and the assembly W
prorogued.
The moment the President quitted his chair, the
joy and enthusiasm, so ,long restrained,
burst forth
in all its force. The signal was given by the depu-
ties, who sprang from the benches, waving Lo
hats, with loud cries of "Viva l'ltalia!" " Long 11"
the. King !" In a moment the vast crowd who
oc-
cupied the other end of the hall replied with a std"
louder shout that made the old roof ring, and they-
the numerous throng without gave back au answer''
o
ing cheer that was heard far along tho Arno.
the news spread, the streets and squares, the cafes
and market places broke out into acclamations,
while the banner of Italy and the cross of Sal'
were in ten minutes waving from every wind°
and parapet in the city. The feelings of the crow
who thronged the old hall had been worked up t
such a pitch that men were seen sobbing in ea
other's arms, while others were giving way' to
every sign of extravagant joy.

185A3, Li‘oirs.T
Charles MAN F
Green,OUN D FOUND.—In
small
a ithl the
farmer, monthe
001 die
axle of • his farm and farming stock, and on the evening.
receiving the money called at his brother-in-law%
Anker, a retired farmer, living in his own house at "Whittl
That
end, and deposited with him the money, save £l5.
night he left March without ipformiug any one of his desti-
nation. In April, 1855, rumours were circulated that 130
was murdered, and his body buried in Mr. Anker's barn.
flipPieetetodber:
The police were called upon to make the search, and gr.
Lee, the superintendent, and another policeman, mad on
a
search there, and the result was noticed in this paper
tio
(1
April 6of that year. They were perfectly satisfied that
one had been buried there. Afterwards an old scarecrow Ws!
ploughed up in a farm near the banks of the river, Ifil
and that
was reported to be the remains of Mr. Charles Green.
Wednesday, the li-th last., about 9 o'clock in the at
evenin
the very identical Charles Green arrived in good health
.aS•
Mr. Anker's house from New York, in America, whore
lt
had been sojournilig;=-:Stamfordifereury. •