New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-18
ITALY.
How they do Justice In Rome.

Among the prisoners who have just been put
to death tt Sinigaglia, Grolamo Simoncellt tie
about 30years Of age OF good connections aheosn
in bufness merchant, handsome and mucn csteemes
He had been Lieutenan Colonel the National uuaru,
and in the time OF popular power had Distinguished NM
self by obtaining loncnt confederation tor several peo
pie He was senteno ed To DEATH and the sentence was
executed, although he was innocent" Such at least
the statement OF his friends and there are severW
reasons supposng that he was innocent OF the CRIME
imputed to him We say in spite OF our Ignorance "A
10 the actual nature OF that and the reader wa
presently perceive why we say The charge against
himself with his ell0wpTisoners has not been puonsn
ed or rather il was published IN such manner ~ W
prevent general knowledge OF It's nature some copies
Of the sentence including general statement Oh the
offence, were posted up at smigagm but tho eop,ss
were surrounded by carbneer- and constables and he
public suffered 10 approach. IN some peihs
few words Of the posted bill were gathered but they
amounted only to general statement that, certain
persons had conspred to ovcrurn every order OF cvi
society," in order 10 do which they had resoed 10 fraud
terror aud neutrality-suspicious. bands in various parts
of the Pontifcs States, and committing seditions and
violence"
II there was anything more Of specific kind In the
accusation has reached public II Ia probable,
however that there something OF distinct
ture since Smonce expressed the latest day the be-
lief that his innocence would be recognized and does
not appear that any authorized contradiction that b..
lief made TO HIM From the character ascrbei to
him by ALL may be supposed that no could not repci
general charge OF having Joined the Liberal f0rces but
that he expected 10 stand absoyed from any specific act
of violence treachey. The efforts made his behalf
by many people in esteem tended to confirm the conf
dcnce in his pardon Testimonials in his favor hal been
seht 10 the Government nom the local authorities and
from the clergy. The Archbishop had warmly
nicnded him TO the PGpal cemency and IL Is said that
the sister OF Plus TX had joined in these
mendatons. Il is probable that large cumulative
siimonis could not have been obtained behalf Of
any msn who're general character and conduct would
not admit of lenient construction. The very grief
ovnced for hs fate tends 10 confirm the opinion vi the
few by the feelings OF the many.
difficulty Is thrown IN the way OF more exact con-
srctio by the fact that all tho proceedings were car
ned on under the strictest secrecy. Ndon'y me ns
ure OF the charge unknown 20 the public. but the evil
dence adduced in court II also Secret IL u not known
Who were the witnesses their very names are eon.
&c aled The only thing known, II may be said, u the
fact that he judged BY the ministers Of th9 re
dictionary Government Who defended him Even
this II not known and there reason to suppose that
the appearance OF a defense was perf9rrned ~ some
agent OF that Government In short some SInd oiiorm
was gone through 10 sasfy the conscience that WIN
cling 10 my Of men but whether he was tried IN
the English OF the wordwhat was the evidence
who were the wiinesses--who were hs JudScs-of
for what he was condo mned-sre al matters Of pro
found mystery. The OF Sinloncei Is that " all
the "a prisoners who were put 70 death On The three
days OF that honicidal ceremony the 18th and JON on
September and 81 OF October The same secresy was
observed in all respects, the strict secsion rom
the riends OF the accused
From the Sunday preceding the execution Of the sen.
tence the prisons closed ~ everybody nssnnch
that the prisoners themselves must have remained IN
state OF uncertainty 10 the ite OF their companions
Although largest Of socal interest appeared
10 attach 10 Smonceli from the personal acquaintance
which he had with many in good circumstances, the con-
duct OF all the prisoners in the presence oil DEAN YVES
such az 10 mark them for o. courage snd nrn-
ness There appears % be no exception. The only
traces that remain Of words which they bequea.hed 70
their countrymen are ihose Of encouragement simon
cell died singing the Marsesse another OF the prs
ouers LETT message his friends 10 defend their eoun
try against her enemies and any weakness was
,hown al ell il was In the by.tsnders, not In the suffer-
ers Besides those who have been killed, many 9th
ers are condemned the galieys or 20 imprisonment
But II the case Of Simoncel u multiplied by the
her of his colleagues in death and imprisonment at Sin
izagha t may be multiplied indefinitely by the future
Sian ghers Of which this supposed 10 be only the first
We may expect the fate with the secrcsy,
and the same certainty that ii among the number some
few may have been guilty Of high sreasoD, many slso
will be really innocent OF any crime whatsoever The
object terror the terror being administered by under
Ings who do not 10 observe the virtues of
Absouti< nl Such u the fate 10 which the people are
condemned by the dominant influences In the Roman
States. lSpectstor.
II The English Board Of Trade returns
n ow that the importation Of American sperm oil into
Engsnd u rapidly increasing; ia le4e Il SIS tuns,
In ESQ, 3l45. The British whslemen have almost en-.
iirey abandoned the business.