The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-14 00:00:00

THE CONSPIRACY IN PARIS.

The Drat gives the following details concerning
the four persons engaged in this affair :--
"From information received, and from the docu-
ments which have been seized, it appears that Maz•
zini has been the organiser and director of the plot,
and that he was to pay the expenses of it. It is he
who at Lugano paid the men to assassinate the Em-
peror. Greco seems to have been chosen by ,Altizztni
to be the chief of the undertaking, and ImperaOri
and Saglio were adjoined to him. Trabucco, who
has been condemned at Paris and at London as a
thief and a swindler, solicited by a letter to Mazzini
the honour of becoming one of Greco's lieutenants.
The request appears to have been favourably re-
ceived, since the letter from him, addressed to Maz-
zini, was found at Greco's lodgings. The four left
Lugano, bringing with them about 4,000 f., handed
by Mazzini to Greco ; also poignards, revolvers,
percussion caps, and explosive bombs of the kind
used by Orsini. They are about the size of a man's
hand, and have 12 fuse-holes, intended to receive
as many caps. Eight of these bombs were found at
the time of the seizure. After passing through
Switzerland and France the four arrived in Paris
on the 25th of December. They thought it best to
separate, reside in different hotels, and frequently
change their lodgings. Several days were passed by
them in ascertaining the places to which the Emperor
was likely to go, and the hour at which he would
leave the palace. They consequently repaired to the
Tuileries, to the Champs-Elysees, and to the Bois de
Boulogne, bat fortunately their movements attracted
attention, and allowed the police to arrest them be-
fore the execution of their odious project. The arms
found in their possession, the bombs, the destina-
tion of which was but too certain, the letters, and
in particular a writing concealed in the lining of
Greco's trousers—a writing which appeared to
emanate from the hand of Mazzini—rendered any
denial on the part of the prisoners impossible, and
all of them have it is said made avowals. Accord.
ing to the explanations which they have given each
man was to carry a poignard, a revolver, and two
bombs. The eight bombs were to be thrown into
or under the Emperor's carriage. If his Majesty
should not have been injured by projectiles the four
Italians were to take advantage] of the confusion,
rush forward, and use their revolvers and poignards.
The examination of these daggers showed that the
blades bore the trace of a very subtle poison. These
persons had expended all the money they had
brought with them from Lugano, and letters sent
by them to Mazzini not having been followed by
the remittance of the sums demanded, the execu-
tion of their projeet became imminent. What leaves
no doubt on this subject is the preparation of the
bombs, which were found ready charged for use,
and were to be employed the following day."

The Gazette des Tribuneaux tarnishes the follow-
ing further details, which differ in some particulars
from what has just been given :
" Immediately after the arrest it was easy to see
that Greco, from his demeanour, his violence, and
the command he appeared to exercise over his com-
panions, was their chief. At the moment when he
was laid hold of by the police agents he attempted
to use force in order to escape, and when he saw the
impossibility of effecting his purpose he broke out
into imprecations and insults, and soon after avowed
what his project was, by whom it had been formed,
and how it was to have been accomplished. In
September or October Greco and his three accom-
plices were sent for to Lugano by Mazzini, with
whom they had been for some time in correspon-
dence. At the meeting which took place it was
decided that the four should proceed to Paris, and
make an attempt on the life of the Emperor.
Mazzini at the same time gave them several bombs
which he had brought with him from England, four
revolvers, and four poignards. At the moment of
their departure Mazzini gave Greco a sum of money,
and told him that he (Mazzini) should go to Lon-
don, and there await the result of the undertaking,
and gave him an address to which a letter was to be
sent when they required more money. That address
in Mazzini's handwriting, was seized, with other
papers of Greco. Mazzini at the same time deli-
vered to Greco a cipher of correspondence with the

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