The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-14 00:00:00

THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN
GENOA.

TURIN, JULY 10.
The Senate met to-day to discuss several bills
sent up by the Lower House ; but before proceed-
ing to that consideration Marquis Paltxvicini-
Mossi asked and obtained the permission to put
some questions to the Cabinet about the late occur-
rences at Genoa. Mat quis Pollavicini declared that
he placed the greatest confidence in his Majesly's
Ministers ; he deeply lamented the events which
had lately taken place at Genoa, and he asked
whether it would not be convenient to separate
the administration of the police from that of the
general affairs of the home department.
Signor Ratazzi, the Minister of the Interior, rose
and said :

" I thank the honourable senator for having afforded
me the opportunity of giving some explanations to the
house and to the county about the late deplorable events
which have taken mace at Genoa. I declare that on
the 18th of May last I warned the Intendente of Genoa
to be upon his guard, because the incorrigible Mazzinian
sect were contemplating some fresh attacks on the
public peace. In the first days of June last I got
from the French police the advice that on the 9th ef
that month a revolution w nl i break out at Genoa, and
in consequence of that advice I repeated my warning to
the Intendente of Genoa. My honourable colleague the
Minister of War did the same towards the general
commander of the military division of Genoa.
These warnings were again repeated on the 27th
of the same month, and I have before me the answer
of the Intendente, of the date of June 28, in which he
assured me that the authorities were on their guard, and
that measures of precaution had been taken in order to
Prevent any disturbance ; and so it happened, because it
cannot be said that an insurrectionary movement took
Place at Genoa. On the night of 29th of June the troops,
under the direction of the civil authorities, efft,eted a num
ber of arrests, and seized a quantity of arms and arninuei-
tion ; but no outbreak actually took place ; that is to say,
the authorities succeeded in preventing the intended
insurrection. The only positively seditious act perpe-
trated was the attack on the fort of Diarnant,, which in
reality was an cceurrence of little importance. I meet
ad-I that fear as usual has greatly exaegerated the
real state of the case. For instance, it has been said
that the whole of the town of Genoa was undermined,
Whilst the fact is that there were preparations for
mining only, and the powder at hand tor the purpose.
It has also been stated that the number of muskets
seized amounted to eeveral thousands, whil-t the fact is
that their total number does not exe,ed COO. I have
"thing more to add, but to assure the Senate that the
judicial inquiry is actively progressing, and that the
authors of this !eolith and criminal attempt will be pro-
secuted with all the severity of the law. The Govern-
ment of the King, feeling confidence in the power of the
and assured of the support of the Parliament and
of the country, is convinced that it pommies ouch a

strength as wll suffice to defy all his enemies without
having reourse to extraordinary power,."
General La Mermora, Minister of War, rose and
said :
" I have a few moments ago returned from Spezia,
where I have been to meet the gallant Admiral
L. ons, and on my way I stopped at Genoa. I am
g!ad to declare that the alarm caused by the late
events has completely sul:sided, and that the inha-
bitants of that illustrious city have no feelings
but of di,gu,t towards the authors of the la‘e insane
att'mpt, which I don't know whether to call stupid or
infamous. I heve only a few words to add tr what has
been said by my colleague M. Ratazzi. The exression,
'Fort of Diarnante,' is not correct. The Diatnante'
is by no means a fort, it is only an advanced
post (co; po di guardiu), which is guarded by a de-
!achir,ent of a dozen colliers, commanded by a
sergeat. The ' guardarme ' (chat is to say the man
who Lves there in charge of the building) is now
under t•ial, because it has become known that in the
course of th- 29,-.1 June he introduced sonic civilians
into the post, and drank wine with them, so that the
conspirators, taking advantage of this circum,ta,,ce, were
able to get, into the post at n'g!-.t to the number of
,40
or 50."
After these declarations the subject dropped,
and the Senate resumed the order of the d;.y.