, 1869-07-12
Itn1ys
tFEoM oCa SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Luch political citation prevails In Lisbon, and
the government ls taking unusual measures 10
prevent an outbreak.
Itn1y.
tFEoM oCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
FLoKEscx, June II, 1850.
So unoposoboQs has been The 4esaIon that have
not thought 1t worth while to make cut letter
which could but occupy your space without inter-
esting your TeadetB; but, now that bribery, cor
Fupt!ou and assassination hare brought said aes-
sion TO an unttmely end must sum up the chief
Incidents Of The last three mouthS, 20 that 5ou
maJ not be taken b. snfpnse. whaiestr De the
cTeuts that ara yet II store fot Us Ever since
Montana, the Aenabtean Minister has held fast to
the reIus of power, no Sotes Of EAut Of con1-
ueuce; no rejection Of financial plans Ia the
House, no failures such as the sadeinato tax, oat
Of IT, have ayalled TO inspire the chief members Of
the Cabinet with d sense Of common deesneJ; to
Impress them with the absolute necessity Of re-
signing. Expenditure lncreasea rcveane decreases:
the State lands large poranu Of the ecclcsasti-
chi Lands, are allenAted; the railroads, docks, AZ
senals are, for the most part Ia the bands Of for
egnera; the very sands Of the scashore are sold;
the commonest necessities Of ttfe-sals hour, pc
txtoes, chestnuts-ara heavily taxed. and. VIII
the exception Of a few colossal 1oEtunea, nnex-
plaiDed by succeasful commercial or other legit-
Late undertakings, misery and dlsconte1s are
tile doniuans icaluros Of United Italy. Ever
since 1850, the persistent refusal of successive
governments to present accounts; their pertlnn-
clsus demands for "the provisional inctrase OF
the budget" the fact thst every Minister Of Fl
nance In succession has chanted the sarnc song,
deficit and fresh tazea, hna rooted In the
Minds Of the population the belief TINT
their hartl.ea1n ed pIttance Was Trun9 from them
by unfnlr means for foul purposes. That enor-
nous suu1s are expended b5 the government at
every general or partial election; thAt the Official
4 W. T<ttt thnWH
unsald what suits the powers that be, are we'll
kuowu facts; that Deputies were brtoed to vote
for the Southern Railroad contract Is fact proved
by the Parliamentary inquiry Of 1854, while the
suspicion that Depute1 are regularly paid to vote
70 ard eo-oF, thelr consclencea are not sun-
cienily elastic, to rcman 1t bome and not vote 81
al.-anounts in the public mind to certainty. The
famous tobacco contract, entered into with phi
saie company for the cesston Of the government
monopoly 1t preposterons sacrttce of nauonal
revenue, canscd even the least suspicious 10 open
their eyc4 especially as the emission Of the nrst
shares corTeaponded "w1th tue change Of opln-
lOn'' Of many Deputies who were, in times gone
A., .taaneh Oppoaihonists. The Ministry. fortified
BY TIA paid organs In the pFes4, anctred NJ the
ruDors and, In order 10 defy them, took fresh
lease OF lie By inducing three 0! the ex-Loezais
--Mordtnl, eI.dlctatoe Of Sicily under GaEtbaldi;
Dargonl ex-edtor Of the Dsrstso and Calollri, e1-
Ga1naldian Colonel--to take on1ce: while. fer the
"loye Of concord" MtnShettt, famous chiefly for
financial and administrative failures WIS Induced
to accept the subordinate Fprtfo9o Of Agriculture
snd Commerce. Now, quoth the Moderate Press,
Acnnozra, pIgny Co. may defy tho world. But
storm was brewing unexpected quArter.
A courageous lille paper Of Milan. The Ga-ettfao
Rosa, instead Of con1nIpS iteell TO Sngue rnmers,
Affirmed that Deputy, C1yinini oJ hattie, once
staunch MAzEinlan, the companion Of Gartoa.di
evrn to AapEomoutc, had been paid By the GOV
eminent for hls dssertion Of h!a own party. IN
shares worth two millions, La tho famous tobacco
contract. Ctylnini brought an action against
Btz1on1, the editor Of the Ga=ettino Ro.a. BIZ
xoui SUMMONED Crispi, the wo1ld.be chief Of the
Opposition, as his chief witness. cEspt, *hoAa
hatred Of C1F1n1nl s Nen-knoNr. bchayed II
most unnocoontable manner; declared taat as m
ndyocate ho could not reTcal facts known TO him
under the seal Of his profession, but gave It as bis
private opinion that Cvinlnl WAS guilty. CtEtn1nl,
denying the accusatton, challenged him TO 1ufDssn
proofs. The President and the public urged hin to
speak, hut he maintained his tnexplleable silence
to The LAST, and Dtzzoni and the gtrr7ta OF the
Gqx.x:fsno, were condemned to two ycars' 1Ul-
prtsopueut md heavy 1nc- 4 taT or 60 after
the sentence, Deputy Fe1t1ri rose to propose
Commission Of Inquiry into the tobacco contract
buBtncaA and dwelt On the necessity
In no measured terms: "What We nave
70 md out u whether the government
hands OF pure. It seems probable thss tie mon
st.ous yoractJ ot our ruierb will cad bJ swai-
loving tho entire nn:ioD. MOREOVER, this L
personal question With each Deputy. Tue nation
44ks arc wc honest or dishonest: rogues or up
right pcns" The Ministry and paztisaus Of the
government opposed the Commission of Inquiry
tooth and n24. Finally one Of the most cunning
propofed .aat Crspt should Be summoned to re-
yeaI to the House all that he knew, and deposit the
mocf on the Presidents table The Opposition
n,psetted and reminded the House how In 1864 tho
moofs Of the railroad thefts and bribes had been
stolen from the archives Of the House cstsrt re
fused to open Ills lips, aave In the presence OF
commission, till Donghls molten passed By small
majority. According 10 parliamentary rules, here
the question should hare cnder, but the rumuit Of
rasxons raised wna too tremendous to be s.!enced
| t3ut7Eunl, oue OF the most prominent members Of
the Oppoxi lon, publicly blamed Crfpi for his co.,
| duct, CIrtniui demanded Justice: demanded that
| the House ahpuld decide whether he Uhs !rlou
| or Crtsp, \ calnmiDntpT. hut Cr4pi stood cEua.
"lf Commission Of Inquiry be named. ny
| Clients viii release NC from my pledge: TO the
commission will Fcreal Ill thht know con-
| cesnlug b.bee giyrn and 1rceirrd. and WATT 1ou
| that In ny revelation CsstniAt &ourss Al ~ttTs
| tnetdsnk Last JcAr the Minister OF Finance
promised the report On tho tobacco contract, the
| number Of shares sold. the namca Of the sha'e.
| hplletk cali on hiu1 to fnltl his protniLe. y
Canhr3y D1gnJ, noogcd already By ths rejection ot
bis lsst nnAoclal plan By the commission. which
plan Included fresh edrn=zino or lot, {. e.. Inc
otston bJ contract Of the remainder Of the cecle-
| e.axtlcal nods, tlGste1ed out very lame reply.
sa!d that uADJ OF the sh1res were sold IN fafss:
| tIlat tho government h4i subjected them to
stamp duty; that he Tas trying to get thai iut1
rrpe1!cd; that ha expected 10 be &hia to present
accounts tn riofaa,a, ETC., etc. Tho &odciates
| we're jubllans OF Friday. the slh, Crisp! ktlcnH
! The inquiry bustnefs s1!pcA.cd. 0us on SATURDAY
ptn. Aulus Lobb!A rose md In brief. blunt wcrds
at1lrmc.I TINT hc acid written proofs, and he
showed Two sealed paekct4: that be could produce
witnesses con1rmiug The iact that Deputy had
| received sunls OF money ffum the tobAreo con
ttac. !uu!1s that before Commission Of inquiry
| endowed with the power and guarantee OF ofdl-
nar5 tribunals, he would laJ proofs ana summon
witnesses, bu: that nnlcE no other circumstance ea
! could he rcrea anything. fisd thrndetoo''
fallen Oh the bslh patea Of tha Minister'S their con
| .lrrrai.on could not have been Gteater. Calnofa!
| utgny aud MenAhEca hxd The indeccocy to protest
tttIi against the inquiry; bur- soue senso Of Aoao'
le.pg !cI1 the motion sending the question 10 pta
raic committee pa1led By fstf majority. Iht
Nints,ry, 10 gain time. succeeded in po*tponins
the hnA!r to Monday, the l1tht and the Aoaes@'e'
on SundAI nocs=.. 10 the.s posts. Tns House- o.
Monday, In i11yats c1uluistea, named giH"to 9
seven members, ~ examine Loeota an
c7ispl and rcpnrt, empowering tneu
to dcclie pr eontrd, saa necessary
fos.tnqcirJ. The siuslu reported, or.ninz for tat
inquiry. Spaycnta, t1-Noi-.c1: the recognized
author Of The assassioatlue Of Meic. i3salted tn
9iun!a, although Sanliaia: ell. rsportes. and Heste
President, are staunch Eeuoeu' Of his own party
but tic House voted the Commission Of Inquiry
and nine members, fairly fepEessutiEE The dloe'
cns parties IN the uorSe, we're named, End TIC pr
tt1,parJ business was speedily despatcaes
!, "Wednesday the 1esh ws5 nxed for Lohass* exaE
nation On tie EerJ da5 OF bis ayoxA ne =
been called to account bJ the Minister Of War &c
h,s na.rcpation Il The elections Of 1eguAgo; fro'
that tue 10 the night Of the 18th he wA cons:an
II bannsel bJ police agents. IN disSu:se; snon!
| nous letters, containing Warnings and tareat
poured In upon him DLsTrsszt!ag all, he went
, | midnight to the house Of Aagttn1d, one Of
= chief w.tueasea 70 1isn letter saumoolng auotl
. e witness for the notTow- Almost 1t the Cox
| Al a4axsto stabbed him, aiming II tho heart b
his poetet-book tul, Of papers, sayed him thong
/ | he staggered to tho ground with tha blow. M
:. lug, the wretch wounded hin In the Gu, he I'M
:. and r.tksed. Axatn tho digger WAS aimed At ,
temple, again he t1ed. and the assssztn oed II