New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-18
COUNT CAyOUR.

Camille di Cayour President Of the Council ana
Minister of Finance of the Kingdom Of Sardinia, ded
on the 9Th inst lie wac bonn in Turin, July H. 1913,
and in early life he spent much liwe in England be-
canning deeply iuier,stod in her lien and system OF
government la Is. . he retained TO Italy and began
the uoltical career which made him ~ famous. With
the cr,is Of 1877 both abfolusm and government OF
MI kinds wer. threatened with destruction. Cavour
foe alike 10 anarchy and derpoisn, in conjunction with
other prominent Italim libenl. now established II
Risorgim,n.o lhe Resurreeiionl, "a journal exponent
Of those pincpcs to which be and HE patty have ai-
vay, been pledged. A. the storm grew thicker be he.
came the monhpie,e Of all the Moderate lbersls and
was the fret 10 proclaim Sardnias great whn'-s 'oh
,ti,a,ion Ca,our himself wrote % the King strongly
urgiug the necessity If that measure, and wnbln
week aftersard. Charles Alber granted it. Cavonr
entered the Stfdinian Chamber of Deputies IN lS''
and seated himself auong the Moderate opposition
Soon after the Ministry Of Agriculture and Commerce
wa, conferred npon him. to which, in 1851, was ad-
aed That OF Finance. In 1852 be became President OF
the Counc and with the exception Of short retire
mept in 1855, filed that place until bis death. He nd
d,d much to his repntsioo by opposing the Pope and
the and taking sides against Russia in
The Crinean war. lie signed the manifesto of Sar-
dina during this after period and Of her two
reprrenratives At the Peace Congress Of Paris in 1856
During the FITTINGS Of this Conference lie took occasion
10 protect sennst the continued occupation OF the Pom
tfcal States by foreign troops, and 10 represent The
necessity Of inducing the King OF Naples to moderate
bic Sstem Of government Not lese famous did he be-
come from the part he took in carrying through the
Sardninn Parliament the for suppressiIg con-
vents and nionasercs and secuaiizng their estates
which drew down upon him. and all who participated
in the enactment aud execution Of this statute, the
major accommodation Of tho Pope, and the hostility
of large portion Of the Ssrdiuan clergy and their
supporters in Parliament. Despite the warm opposition
Of many oNerful interests which his reforming ten
denotes offended, the Ministry OF Count Cavonr was
sustained by the masses Of tie people After the
attempt upon the life Of the Emperor Of the French
Jan IL 1885, Count Csvonr acceIed 10 tie requests
Of the French Minister Of Foreign Affairs, add pro-
posed aud carried through The Legislature TN act in
reference ~ political refugees and consprsors against
the life Of foreign overeigDs, which was denounced
by the Democratic members Of the Sandman Chamber
Of Deputies. The act conceded special jury Of 2OJ
to be designated by the Mayor and Municipal Council
oi the town in which the Court Of Appeal il estab
lished for the trial OF conspiraos against foreign po
tentates On tie various questions which have arisen
between tue contracting parties concerning the con
structon Of the European Treaty of Peace Of 1886,
palities, tho Ministry Of Count Cavour supported
French We've, and uniformly Get themselves il
opposition to the policy Of Austria.