The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-27
VICTOR EMANUELS NAME.
THE FORTHCOMING TRIM or An
ITALIAN FINdNCIER.
The Successful Foraery Of Two Lnrge Biiis Il
Excbange-One Huadred Thousand Lire
Drawn from the ia moo PopeIa re Of BoIogns

IRON me London DriD NetDs.
ROME, Aug. 13-The trial that com.
mences In Bologna on Wednesday, In which the
we-knOwn Marchese Mantegazza figures "a de-
PENDANT, differs only In the august character Of
the victim from many others Of similar naturs
and Of recent date. just when Italy WAS this
year divided between the enjoyment Of Carnival
and the excitement Of the reassembling Of Par.
lament. she was startled by the announcement
that King Victor Emanuel's name had been
forged on two bills Of exchange for 10000 lir.
with the Banco Popolare OF Bologna. The
comptrollers of his Maiestys civil list no soone,
found that the bills were afloat than they set ON
foot Inquiries which led to the arrest OF SigDon
Gommi, ferlini. and Ridol1 on suspicion, and
subsequently to that Of the Marchese I,agnasco,
aide-de-camp to the King While these gentle
men were still In custody the Marchese Mantle
gaia came forward and made confession
which had the effect of setting them at liberty.
According to the Marchese Mantegazza he one
day found means Of obtaining admission to
his egress Ms To meet the Marchese Bagnasco In
the ante-chanber He then told the latter ia
confidence that the King had employed him to
procure an immediate supply OF money IN proof
Of which he produced the guarantee bearing
what seemed to the Marchese Bagnasco his
Maiestys sign-manual. adding, however, that r
the Marchcse's written attestatiOn that such
was the royal handwriting might DO necessarji.
doubted fact Of Mantegalza having just come
out Of the Kings apartments and also 10y what
he knew Of him AS a inancier In the Kings con-
ndence, Iiagnasco had no hesitation In certify
ing to what he believed the royal signature,
while as he afterwhrd said. II never occurred 10
him then and there to consult the Re GdldntuOne
himself. who might have resented his intrusion
on the occasion Armed with the attestatiOn OF
the King aidc-dc-camp the Marchcse Mantle.
gaia proceeded To business and got two bills of
exchange. each for 100000 lire, discounted as foI
the accommodation of the King.
Shortly after the detection Of the fraud, II
was reported that other bills were also In the
market and with equal fasity bearing hii
Maiestys signature, report which wa
strengthened 10y tho fact that several form
used In similar negotiations, likewise with tn,
Kings name attached to them, were found 10
the Marchese's house. The excitement was, 10
consequence, very great, but believe that the
Marchese's fraud will he found to have been
limited To the two bills discounted by the Bance
Popolare Of Bologna
Meanwhile the trial has been awaited with
much interest II being the general notion that
disclosures IA to the destination ~ much of the
Kings money will come out In cross.cAamna
tion. OF this however. there Will, In M
opinion be little or nothing said while
1t ought none the less To be remem
bered that large IL the sum set apart for his
Majesty's clvil list, there Il no monarch In
Europe who has so many palaces to keep up,
bequeat he'd a. these have been to him by the
events which expelled their former owners, and
recurring as they do his periodical presence at
them. II only to crafty the wishes OF the com
munities who have always associated them with
n sal resident. From Milan to Palermo there
Is not an annexed kingdom or duchy In the
Peninsula where the King docs not own palace.
civil list. and the suppression or non recognition
OF which would cause much local discomfort.
In the reign OF his successor these establish
ments may be reduced In number. In the mean
| time such reduction would DO impracticable.
because impolitic.