The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-01 00:00:00

THE ITALIAN CONSPIRATORS.

Mr. COX-1 wish to put a question to the bon member
for Halifax (Mr. Stansfe/d). I beg to ask him whether his
attention las been railed to what Ma taken place in Paris
daring the recent trial, and to what fell from the crown
prosecutor on that occasion. The Grown prosecutor is re-
ported to have used these words :—•' He said that Greco was
in want of money, that his address was as follows—• Mr.
Flower, Thurloe-iquare3s, Brownlee, London.'" He went
on to say- -•• I searched the London Directory, and at page
170 I found what I was looting for, sad it was not without
widow that I recognised the same of a member of the parlia-
ment of Elegised, who already, in 1857, bad been appointed
by Massini treasurer to the Tibaldi plot, which was con-
cocted against the life of the Emperor." I have, myself,
referred to the London Directory, and I find the name of
the hon. member for Halifax at the addless alluded to.
STANSFk.LD—Sir, I am indebted to the hon. mem-
ber for linsbery for having enabled me to answer at once
the question of which he gave me notice at an early period
of the evening. My attention was directed this worming to
the speech of the Procureur, from which he has just read an
extract, and I must say that the astooishaient with which I
read that speech was mingled with somewhat of a stronger
feeling. It appears to me, air, that for the crown prosecutor
of a friendly power to imagine in the first instance, and in
the second place to venture to insinuate, that one who has
the bower of a seat in the British House of Commons, and
who, however unworthily, beepsr to occupy the position
of a minister of the mown, that he could, directly or indi-
rectly, have ever participated, maven have been conscious of
any supposed implication in attempt. which. if serious, mast
excite the execration of mankind. Such a statement
Is sufficient to excite feelings not only of asto-
nishment, but also of indignation. (Hear, hear.) I trust it
is quite unnecessary—in fact I confess I should feel it an in-
dignity, if I were called upon to plead to an indictment like
this, and I declare in this house that I share in the feel-
lags of all decent men with regard to attempts of this kind,
about which there can be but one opinion ; but if there be
to my mind some counter-eatedaction io the indignity of
such a suspicion as this, it is that it gives me the opportu-
nity. upon this occasioo, and from this place, to bear my
testimooy to the character of a man whom I have known for
some 18 years, and than whom I have never seen, I have
Dever heird or read of a man who has been more cruelly and
more ehamef oly maligned. (Hear. hew.) I speak, as I bare
said, from an iatousite persoitel knowledge of eighteen years,
and I have yet to learn that that knowledge, and the
, convictioos which it produced will sot have loan
elect upon the minds of this hour.. and of the
public. The name of AI. Martini has been area.
elated with this attempt, but I pledge my minimal
knowledge of him for the conviction that he is absolutely
incapable of having had any concern io it. (Hear, hear.)
I will go further. It Le impossible that 1 could have read
the extract which my hon. friend has given to the house
without having occupied the time which has intervened in
making somas inquiries and in ascertaining how it was pos.
bible that such an iminuatioa could have been uttered. I
have made inquiries, and I am satisfied in my owe hind—l
will sot anticipate declarations which it i► the right of
others to wake la the first place, but I have satisfied my
own mind that d sod when the ewe should come to be
fairly tried, the answer will be complete and eansfactory is
every respect. (Chlorc)

Mr. RENNFIIST—I think it is somewhat unfortunate,
looking to the fact that the lion. gentleman—ferias of
" order.")—l shall (occlude with a motion. TM bolus
must feel that the honourable gentleman was en-
titled to the fullest latitude in all that he said
referring to himself, bat be has introduced other
topka not strictly personal to himself, sod which
having come before the house should be put before it in
th-ir title colours. Reference has beau made to N. tlassini.
wish to my what I believe to be the opinion of many gee-
tlemea in this hones, that it is unfortunate that the cha-
racter of M. Mamma sod hie pmceediags should be brought
before us is this way without notice, and when so one ex-
pected it ; and 1 will venture to my at the same
time that the languor'e published within the last
few weeks by Marzioi himself leads every man who
reads is to believe that grave suspicion attaches to
Menial. What has be recently written! A certain
pen°. named Greco was arrested is Fresco, along with
other persons, for weeping &mutat the life of the Emperor.
314:alai writes letters to the newspepers in which he calls
Green "an enthusiastic patriot ;" sad he admits that be was
to personal oornmnuicatioa with him last year. Now I put
it to the house is Greco an enthusiastic patriot! What is
the theory of those who believe that Green sad his accom-
plices were in fact the instruments of the French
rice They allege that Greco wan a spy. (Hear,
Mat.) The honourable member for Bright°n says yes,
sod yet Mazzini calls him an enthusiastic patriot.
I will not now enter into the Question, as it is not denied
by tbo hon. gentleman that M. Barrio' was living at the
address designated by the writer of the letter to Como.
Rot I soul/ ask was any mosey collected (Cries of
" Oh, oh.")

Hr. STA. SFELD-1 bog the boo. geotleman's pardon.
(Ci we of "Order, order.")
Sir G. GREY—Wait until be has done.
Mr. HENN 03SY—Tbeso are facts which have not been
denied, and which are meet material to the people of this
country—viz., whether money was collected, as Sc hon.
friend beside me suggest., coder a false same. (Hear,
hest.) Them are matters of interest to us. You are here as
the repreamtativas. I am happy to say, of • °poetry
is !timidly alliaoat with Frame. and if attempts of this hied
are to he mule—l know it is said by the friends of this per-
son that in truth M. Hamill sever attempted to murder
the Emperor of the Freon'', his sole object being to terrify
him and to keep him is terror-does aoybodv believe that
Ruth Y
adefesee which will be tolerated! Y. llsuioi rnay be-
hove that the cause which be supports may be benefited by
keeping the Emperor of the French is terror; bus. sir, is
doing that be renders himself responsible for the acts of his
subordinate emaciates, and I vesture to thick that is this
country, and in this boom, such cooduct will meet with Rah
vetsal reprobation : bat I beg to move the adjouroment of
the hoops.

Mr. COX—I rise to wood the motion, sod p.rbigps I
way be permitted to my tbat I lardly expected my boa.