, 1860-06-02

The Sardiuiau Government is about to toke
an unusually severe step, but not, it seems,
without good reasons. AfeW days before King
Victor Emanuel went to Piaccnza, one of the
priests, who acts as director OF the college,
said to one Of tho pupils, known to be OF IN
enthusiastic turn Of mind, III you were good
Christian you would shoot the King, who Is e1-
communicated. Of course. the students OBJ
tuned holiday during the King 8 visit, and the
youth who had received the ghostlY counsel
aforementioned, wss candid enough to NEIL
tion it at home. His father became furious,
md refused to send his son back to college, but
lie imprudently gave the priests both time and
cation. In the meantime the attair got wind,
md as it WINS not an isolated case, the citizens
looked upon'lt in very graye light the Gov
ernment reflected upon the best means fer turn
ing these batchers oftzeason ont Of their nests,
aud the people thrcateaed to make short work
instant, 1t was decided that the College should
be closed forthwith, aud the priests who incul-
cate regictde are to be placed under the surTeil-
lanoe Of the polico.
TRIAL OF PRIEST roB 1u1nTY.TaaEE cAsRs or
SEDUCTION.
From the London Morning post.l
The Csimiupl Court Of Turin has lately been
occupied with the hearing Of 4 case which has
spread constcrnation aud shame through many
Of the most respectfully connected families 10
the Sardiufan capital. The trial which has ex-
cited such q sensation in Turin was that Of Don
Gurlino, attached, in thecapacity Of second Gu
rate, first to the church Of Sau Carlo afterwards
10 that Of the Carmellte order. Amongst his
regular professional duties were, Of course,
those connected with the confessional, md
these duties he violated in manner SO foul and
80 atrocious TINT no less than thirty young
girls would appear to have fallen victims to bis
Systematic md scientific proaigaoJ.- Not more
than forty years Of age, possessing singulnrly
handsome face and figure, Don Guslno, COM
bined with tic uatural influence welded oyer
the mind Of the youthful penltent By spiritual
guide, the Influence, NOT less natural, of his
own personal attractions.
The wretch was, it appears, in the habit Of
accompanying his oral temptations with the ap-
pliances and means Of obscene books .ard las.
ciyious prints, to hcigh!en and accelerate Their
effect. Working on the passions by gradua-
ted scale Of literary aud pictorial excitement,
the curste Of St. Charles and the Carmelites
could seize for lis Internal ends the exact mo-
ment when the unsuspecting confidence Of girl
hood prepared for him an easy prey.
Don Gurilno WIS at last detected by the verr
means which be had employed. The relations
Of Young creature, one Of his latest victims,
found in her possession an obscene print, and
procured it. The girl refused for some time,
but yielIing to their menaces, stammered forth
the name OF her priest and confessor. She ad-
ded that not she alone, but likewise ecFerrl Of
her young friends: Ind received from Don Cur
1ino immoral books aud prints, and debauched
BY his arts, had yielded up their honor to their
spiritual adviser. The relations at once COM
municate1 the facts to and deposited tho print
with The district police magistrate, who lost no
time in communicating with the higher Law au-
thorities, and these iatter' ut once instituted
criminal proceedings against the priest. Al
though the trial was conducted with closed
doors, enough Of the evidence transpired to
fill alI Turin with horror and indignation. The
guilty acts Of the criminal appear 10 hare ex-
tended over term Of several years. The full
extent 0: his debaueneries during all that peri
cd, canno. Of course be ascertained. One fact,
however, is beyond alt doubt-that on the trial
itself thirty three young girls bore testimony to
the adoption towards themselves of the wicked
arts of seduction With which the criminal stood
charged. ! -:
Gurliuo was found guilty, and sentenced b1 the
criminal court Of Turin to scven years SOLITARY
confinement. The term of the sentence will
probably be abridged by naturnl cauces. Shame
il not remorse, has already worked such fear
full rayases OF the prisoner that on the last day
Of the trial he was hardly any longer rcrogni-
sable.